Ross Perry

Ross Perry (born 7 February 1990) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a centre back for Darvel.

Ross Perry

Personal information
Full name	Ross Perry
Date of birth	(1990-02-07) 7 February 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth	Falkirk, Scotland
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Darvel
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2014	Rangers	29	(0)
2009–2010	→ Oxford United (loan)	8	(0)
2011	→ Falkirk (loan)	12	(0)
2014–2015	Raith Rovers	11	(0)
2015	Northampton Town	0	(0)
2015–2016	Brechin City	8	(0)
2016–2017	Clyde	21	(0)
2017–2018	Albion Rovers	29	(1)
2018–2019	Dumbarton	11	(1)
2019–	Darvel
International career‡
2008–2009	Scotland U19	6	(1)
2009–2012	Scotland U21	16	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:28, 6 June 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:44, 13 March 2015 (UTC)

He has previously played for Rangers, Oxford United, Falkirk, Raith Rovers, Northampton Town, Brechin City, Clyde, Albion Rovers and Dumbarton.

Career

Perry's first appearance for Rangers came in a post-season friendly match against Los Angeles Galaxy at the Home Depot Center, coming on as a substitute for David Weir. This made him the first player born in the 1990s to play for the Rangers first team. Perry signed a two-year contract extension in October 2007.^[1]

On 28 August 2009, he joined Oxford United on a season-long loan.^[2] On 11 February 2011, he joined Falkirk in another loan spell, until the end of the 2010–11 season.^[3]

Perry made his professional Rangers debut in the Scottish Premier League on 13 August 2011, replacing Kyle Bartley in a match against Inverness CT.^[4] A week later, Perry was given his first start for Rangers, and played the full 90 minutes, helping keep a clean sheet in a 3–0 win away to Motherwell.^[5]

On 9 September 2011, Perry signed a new four-year contract with Rangers.^[6] Rangers entered administration in 2012 and were unable to agree a deal with its creditors. Perry agreed to transfer his contract.^[7]

Perry suffered ankle ligament damage during a pre-season friendly which meant that he did not play at all during the 2013–14 season.^[8] His contract with Rangers was cancelled by mutual consent in June 2014.^[9] In July 2014 Perry signed for Raith Rovers on a short-term deal.^[8][10] He left when this expired in early January 2015.^[11] He signed a short-term contract with Northampton Town in March 2015,^[12] however left the club in May 2015 without making any appearances.^[13] Perry then signed for Scottish League One side Brechin City in July 2015.^[14] He subsequently signed for Clyde in 2016, where he spent one season before being released in May 2017.^[15] He signed for Albion Rovers in July 2017,^[16] after a year at the club he signed for Dumbarton.^[17] Following an injury hit season with the Sons, Perry was released in May 2019^[18] and signed for SJFA West Region Championship side Darvel.^[19]

Career statistics

As of 18:28, 23 February 2019 (UTC)

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rangers	2009–10	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2010–11		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2011–12		12	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13	0
	2012–13	Scottish Third Division	17	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	20	0
	2013–14	Scottish League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		29	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	33	0
Oxford United (loan)	2009–10	Conference Premier	8	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
Falkirk (loan)	2010–11	Scottish First Division	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
Raith Rovers	2014–15	Scottish Championship	11	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	16	0
Northampton Town	2014–15	Football League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brechin City	2015–16	Scottish League One	8	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	10	0
Clyde	2016–17	Scottish League Two	21	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	26	0
Albion Rovers	2017–18	Scottish League One	29	1	1	0	4	0	1	0	35	1
Dumbarton	2018–19	Scottish League One	11	1	1	0	4	0	1	0	17	1
Career Total			129	2	14	0	13	0	4	0	160	2

Honours

Rangers

• Scottish Third Division (1): 2012–13