Jack Ross

Early career

Ross had spells as a youth player at Dundee and Forfar Athletic. He then moved to Camelon Juniors, where he featured in their 1996 Scottish Junior Cup run, before losing in the final. He joined Clyde in 1999, playing in many different positions before settling in the right midfield role. He was made captain of the team when Ian Spittal was the team coach.

Moving to England

Ross signed a pre-contractual agreement with Hartlepool United in April 2004. Ross suffered ankle ligament damage and spent a large part of his time on the sidelines. Hartlepool funded his rehabilitation and also allowed him to return home. However, Ross refused to return to Hartlepool, train or play for the club and asked Hartlepool's chairman Ken Hodcroft to tear up his contract claiming he was homesick. Hartlepool refused and asked for compensation and a refund of agent fees. Ross left without consent and later went on sick and claimed that he would not return to Hartlepool even if "they were in the Champions League". He also criticised Hartlepool manager Neale Cooper for feeling let down by his actions, stating that "maybe the manager thinks I have let him down but that's nothing compared with how I feel about him". On 31 July 2005, Hartlepool agreed to terminate his contract after finally receiving compensation, which included a refund of the fees paid to Ross's agent.

Return to Scotland

Ross transferred to his home town club, Falkirk, in 2005 and was a regular…

Early career

In 2011, Ross joined Dumbarton as assistant manager to Alan Adamson. He became caretaker manager following Adamson's sacking in October 2012. During this spell he led Dumbarton to their first Scottish First Division victory in 16 years, with a 1–0 victory over Cowdenbeath. Despite this he was overlooked for the job and continued as the assistant manager to Adamson's successor Ian Murray in November of that year. On 1 July 2014, Ross joined the Heart of Midlothian coaching staff. He left this position in October 2015.

Alloa Athletic

In December 2015, Ross was appointed manager of Scottish Championship club Alloa Athletic. He was unable to stop the part-time club from being relegated from the second tier. Despite their relegation to Scottish League One, Ross was given a new contract by Alloa in April 2016. He led Alloa Athletic to a club-record 10-game winning streak in all competitions at the start of season 2016–17. His part-time side held Celtic to a 0–0 draw for the first 83 minutes at Celtic Park in the Scottish League Cup on 21 September 2016, before conceding two late goals to exit the competition. Ross left the side in second place in the Scottish League One table before leaving. His last game in charge was a 4–2 victory at Bala Town in the Scottish Challenge Cup.

St Mirren

Ross was appointed manager of St Mirren in October 2016. His first game in charge was a 2–0 home loss to Dundee United, but he guided St Mirren to safety in…

Player

Camelon

Scottish Junior Cup runner-up: 1995–96 Clyde

Scottish Second Division: 1999–2000 St Mirren

Scottish League Cup runner-up: 2009–10 Renfrewshire Cup: 2009–10

Manager

St. Mirren

Scottish Championship: 2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup runner-up: 2016–17 Sunderland

EFL Trophy runner-up: 2018–19 Hibernian

Scottish Cup runner-up: 2020–21 Individual

PFA Scotland Manager of the Year: 2017–18 Scottish Championship Manager of the Year: 2017–18 EFL League One Manager of the Month: February 2019