Ross Forsyth

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Ross Forsyth
Personal information
Full name Ross Forsyth
Date of birth (1982-11-20) 20 November 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
St Johnstone 'S' Form
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2005 St Johnstone 76 (2)
2005–2011 Stirling Albion 168 (5)
2011–2012 Greenock Morton 26 (0)
2012–2013 Dumbarton 15 (0)
2013–2017 Stirling Albion 104 (7)
2017–2019 Clydebank
Managerial career
2016–2017 Stirling Albion (Player/Assistant Manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:23, 2 March 2020 (UTC)~

Ross Forsyth (born 20 November 1982 in Glasgow) is a Scottish semi-professional footballer and coach who last played for Clydebank. Forsyth has previously played for St Johnstone, Greenock Morton, Dumbarton and Stirling Albion.

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Career

Playing

Forsyth started his professional career at Perth side St Johnstone where he made his debut against Hibernian on 30 September 2000 in the Scottish Premier League. Forsyth continued to play for St Johnstone until 2005 making over 60 league appearances and scoring three goals for the club before joining Stirling Albion in the summer of 2005.

Forsyth made his Stirling Albion debut on 30 July 2005 against Ayr United. Forsyth scored his first goal against Greenock Morton on 25 October 2005. Forsyth has made over 150 league appearances for Stirling. In the 2006–07 season, Forsyth was awarded the Supporters Trust player of the year award.

At the end of the 2010–11 season, Forsyth signed for full-time side Greenock Morton, [1] but remained part-time. He was released after one season in May 2012, [2] and signed for nearby Dumbarton along with teammate Andy Graham. [3]

Coaching

Forsyth was appointed assistant manager to new Stirling manager Dave Mackay in December 2016, whilst also continuing as a member of the playing squad. [4] Forsyth left Stirling in June 2017. [5]

He joined Clydebank in July 2017 [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (16 May 2011). "Forsyth signs on". Greenock Telegraph . Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  2. ↑ Steele, Russell (8 May 2012). "Players axed at Morton". Greenock Telegraph . Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Andy Graham checks in". Dumbarton F.C. 7 June 2012. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "Assistant manager". Stirling Albion FC. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ross moves on". Stirling Albion FC. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Forsyth joins the Bankies". Clydebank Football Club. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
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