Ross Dyer (footballer)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ross Dyer

| image =

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| fullname = Ross David Dyer{{Cite web

| title = English National Football Archive

| url = http://www.enfa.co.uk/

| publisher = English National Football Archive

| accessdate = 25 October 2013}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|05|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Stafford, England

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=2}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

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| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 200?–2010 | clubs1 = Hednesford Town | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 2010–2011 | clubs2 = Forest Green Rovers | caps2 = 31 | goals2 = 5

| years3 = 2011–2014 | clubs3 = Mansfield Town | caps3 = 58 | goals3 = 10

| years4 = 2013 | clubs4 = → Hereford United (loan) | caps4 = 5 | goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2014–2015 | clubs5 = Halifax Town | caps5 = 13 | goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2014 | clubs6 = → Southport (loan) | caps6 = 6 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2015 | clubs7 = → AFC Telford United (loan) | caps7 = 14 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2015–2017 | clubs8 = Tamworth | caps8 = 77 | goals8 = 17

| club-update = 00:00, 29 January 2018 (UTC)

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Ross David Dyer (born 12 May 1988) is an English semi-professional footballer who last played for Conference North side Tamworth, where he played as a striker.

He can name Mansfield Town, Hednesford Town, Forest Green Rovers and Halifax Town among his previous clubs.

Playing career

=Hednesford Town=

Dyer began his career with Hednesford Town, where after coming through the youth system, he eventually progressed to become the club's first team captain.

=Forest Green Rovers=

He joined Forest Green Rovers in May 2010 on a one-year deal.{{Cite web| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/forest_green_rovers/8710517.stm |title=Forest Green Rovers sign striker Ross Dyer |publisher=BBC Sport |date=28 May 2010}}{{Cite web| url=http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/Dyer-relishes-chance-make-big-jump/story-11922090-detail/story.html#axzz2b1RBhC5k |title=New Forest Green striker Ross Dyer relishes chance to make big jump |publisher=thisisgloucestershire |date=10 July 2010}} However he suffered an ankle injury in September 2010 that ruled him out temporarily.{{Cite web| url=http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/Rovers-road-Dyer/story-11927653-detail/story.html#axzz2b1RBhC5k |title=Rovers back on the road without Dyer |publisher=thisisgloucestershire |date=17 September 2010}} He scored five goals in 32 games in the 2010–11 season for Forest Green.

=Mansfield Town=

Dyer then joined Mansfield Town in August 2011, with his £6,000 compensation fee being paid by Mansfield Town's fundraising group the 12th Stag.{{cite news|title=Mansfield's supporters group donate Dyer compensation fee|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/14378595|accessdate=4 August 2013|newspaper=BBC Sport|date=2 August 2011}} He scored nine goals in 47 appearances in the 2011–12 season.

He was limited to one appearance in the 2012–13 campaign after picking up a cruciate knee ligament injury,{{cite news|title=Mansfield Town striker Ross Dyer set to miss rest of season|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19331016|accessdate=4 August 2013|newspaper=BBC Sport|date=21 August 2012}} as the "Stags" won promotion to the Football League as champions of the Conference Premier. He made his Football League debut on 3 August 2013, starting in a 2–0 defeat to Scunthorpe United.{{Cite web| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23474860 |title=Scunthorpe 2–0 Mansfield |publisher=BBC Sport |date=3 August 2013}}

=Hereford United (loan)=

On 11 October 2013, he joined Hereford United on a one-month loan deal.{{Cite web| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24495657 |title=Hereford loans: Bristol City's Kevin Krans and Mansfield's Ross Dyer |publisher=BBC Sport |date=11 October 2013 |accessdate=11 October 2013}} After three seasons with Mansfield he was released at the end of the 2013–14 season.{{Cite web| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27356821 |title=Alan Marriott one of six offered new contracts |publisher=BBC Sport |date=10 May 2014 |accessdate=10 May 2014}}

=F.C. Halifax Town=

On Friday 27 June 2014, it was announced that Dyer had signed for Conference Premier FC Halifax Town.{{Cite web| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28062275 |title=Ross Dyer joins after Mansfield Town exit |publisher=BBC Sport |date=27 June 2014 |accessdate=27 June 2014}}