Jimmy Ross (footballer born 1866)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Daniel Ross | ||
| Date of birth | 28 March 1866 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 12 June 1902 (aged 36) | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | St Bernard's | ||
| 1888–1894 | Preston North End | 130 | (85) |
| 1894–1896 | Liverpool | 73 | (27) |
| 1896–1898 | Burnley | 51 | (29) |
| 1898–1901 | Manchester City | 67 | (21) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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James Daniel "Jimmy" Ross (28 March 1866 – 12 June 1902), nicknamed the "Little Demon", was a Scottish footballer of the Victorian era, younger brother of Nick Ross. Born in Edinburgh, in the beginning of his career he played for Edinburgh's St Bernard's F.C., but he came to prominence as part of the Preston North End team known as "The Invincibles", who won the Football League during its first and second seasons, the first one being a double of the league and the FA Cup.
Jimmy Ross was the second-best scorer during the first league season, with 18 goals in 21 matches, and the best during the second season the second season, with 24 goals in 21 matches. He is said to have scored 250 goals in only 220 appearances for Preston. Among his goals were one that he scored against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 1889 FA Cup Final, when Preston secured the double.
In 1894 Ross was signed to Liverpool by the club's manager John McKenna for £75. He made his debut for his new club in a Football League Division One match on 13 September 1894 and went on to score 12 times during the season, which ended with Liverpool being relegated. A prolific goalscorer in his time at Liverpool, Jimmy found the Second Division defences more to his liking managing to hit the net 23 times in 25 outings, spearheading the Reds charge back to the top tier.
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