Eric Ross

{{short description|Northern Irish footballer}}

{{for|the American writer and LGBT activist|Eric Rosswood}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Eric Ross

| fullname = William Eric Ross

| image =

| caption =

| height =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1944|9|19}}

| birth_place = Belfast, Northern Ireland

| position = Inside forward, midfielder

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1962

| youthclubs1 = Boyland F.C.

| years1 = 1962–1967

| clubs1 = Glentoran

| caps1 = 148

| goals1 = 32

| years2 = 1967

| clubs2 = → Detroit Cougars (guest)

| caps2 = 8

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 1967–1969

| clubs3 = Newcastle United

| caps3 = 2

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1969–1972

| clubs4 = Northampton Town

| caps4 = 57

| goals4 = 5

| years5 = 1971–1972

| clubs5 = → Hartlepool United (loan)

| caps5 = 2

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 1972–1973

| clubs6 = North Shields

| caps6 =

| goals6 =

| totalcaps = 217+

| totalgoals = 38+

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 = Northern Ireland Schools

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| nationalyears2 = 1966

| nationalteam2 = Irish League XI

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 1967

| nationalteam3 = Northern Ireland U23

| nationalcaps3 = 1

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 1968

| nationalteam4 = Northern Ireland

| nationalcaps4 = 1

| nationalgoals4 = 0

}}

William Eric Ross (born 19 September 1944) is a Northern Irish former footballer who played as an inside forward or midfielder and made one appearance for the Northern Ireland national team.{{WorldFootball.net}}{{cite web |url=http://nifootball.blogspot.com/2007/09/eric-ross.html |title=Eric Ross |work=Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats |date=28 September 2007 |access-date=21 April 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817185728/http://nifootball.blogspot.com/2007/09/eric-ross.html |archive-date=17 August 2016}}

He was noted for wearing glasses while playing.{{citeweb|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/football-eric-had-an-eye-for-the-game/28308014.html|title=Football: Eric had an eye for the game|publisher=Belfast Telegraph|date=17 June 2000}}