Ross Dyer (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ross David Dyer[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Stafford, England[1] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 200?–2010 | Hednesford Town | ||
| 2010–2011 | Forest Green Rovers | 31 | (5) |
| 2011–2014 | Mansfield Town | 58 | (10) |
| 2013 | → Hereford United (loan) | 5 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Halifax Town | 13 | (1) |
| 2014 | → Southport (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2015 | → AFC Telford United (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Tamworth | 77 | (17) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 29 January 2018 (UTC) | |||
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
[edit]Hednesford Town
[edit]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
[edit]He joined Forest Green Rovers in May 2010 on a one-year deal.[2][3] However he suffered an ankle injury in September 2010 that ruled him out temporarily.[4] He scored five goals in 32 games in the 2010–11 season for Forest Green.
Mansfield Town
[edit]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.[5] 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,[6] 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.[7]
Hereford United (loan)
[edit]On 11 October 2013, he joined Hereford United on a one-month loan deal.[8] After three seasons with Mansfield he was released at the end of the 2013–14 season.[9]
F.C. Halifax Town
[edit]On Friday 27 June 2014, it was announced that Dyer had signed for Conference Premier FC Halifax Town.[10]
Tamworth
[edit]On 18 June 2015, Dyer joined Conference North side Tamworth on a one-year deal, following his release from FC Halifax Town.
Honours
[edit]Mansfield Town
References
[edit]- ^ a b "English National Football Archive". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ^ "Forest Green Rovers sign striker Ross Dyer". BBC Sport. 28 May 2010.
- ^ "New Forest Green striker Ross Dyer relishes chance to make big jump". thisisgloucestershire. 10 July 2010.
- ^ "Rovers back on the road without Dyer". thisisgloucestershire. 17 September 2010.
- ^ "Mansfield's supporters group donate Dyer compensation fee". BBC Sport. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ "Mansfield Town striker Ross Dyer set to miss rest of season". BBC Sport. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ "Scunthorpe 2–0 Mansfield". BBC Sport. 3 August 2013.
- ^ "Hereford loans: Bristol City's Kevin Krans and Mansfield's Ross Dyer". BBC Sport. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ "Alan Marriott one of six offered new contracts". BBC Sport. 10 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ "Ross Dyer joins after Mansfield Town exit". BBC Sport. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
External links
[edit]- Ross Dyer at Soccerbase
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Stafford
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Hednesford Town F.C. players
- Forest Green Rovers F.C. players
- Mansfield Town F.C. players
- Hereford United F.C. players
- FC Halifax Town players
- Southport F.C. players
- AFC Telford United players
- Tamworth F.C. players
- National League (English football) players
- English Football League players
- 21st-century English sportsmen