A utility player, Ross's debut was for
Liverpool on 14 January 1967 at
Sheffield Wednesday in the
First Division. Although never establishing himself as a first team choice, Ross served Liverpool well, often being used to mark the stars of opposing teams. He then moved to
Aston Villa for £60,000 in February 1972, where he captained the side that gained promotion to the top flight and also won the
1975 Football League Cup final. After falling out of favour at Villa, he had spells on loan at
Notts County and
Northampton Town before joining
Peterborough United in December 1976. Here, he amassed over 100 appearances during two and a half seasons, in which he also served the club in a coaching role. He joined
First Division Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1979 as a coach, following his former Peterborough manager
John Barnwell. He remained a registered player but never played a first team game for the club. He stepped in as caretaker manager after Barnwell's eventual sacking in January 1982, taking charge of five games, losing all. Ross left the club soon after, joining
Hereford United in a similar role, though here he did make 15 first team appearances during the 1982–83 season. where he stayed until February 1991, when he took a job as an assistant manager to
Huddersfield Town. He served as the manager of Huddersfield from 1992 to 1993 before returning to Iceland in November 1993 when he took over as manager of
Keflavík. He unexpectectly resigned from Keflavík on 2 July 1994. He subsequently managed
Berwick Rangers in 1996. ==Death==