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Ross McCormack drops down the leagues to sign for National League outfit

Surprising news on Friday morning as Ross McCormack drops down the English football leagues pyramid to sign for a National League outfit.

McCormack started his career with Rangers in 2002, where he made few appearances and was loaned to Doncaster in January 2006. At the end of the season he was released by Rangers and joined Motherwell. Although his first season was disrupted by a long illness, he became a regular player and scorer in his second season there. In 2008, McCormack then joined Cardiff upon the expiry of his contract.

In 2010, he moved to Leeds for a fee of around £350,000, eventually becoming their captain. In the 2013–14 season, he was the Championship top scorer with 28 goals, prompting a transfer to Fulham in July 2014 for an undisclosed fee. He scored 42 goals in 100 competitive appearances over two years at Fulham, and was signed by Aston Villa for a £12 million fee. He fell out of favour with Villa boss Steve Bruce and was loaned to Nottingham Forest, Melbourne City, Central Coast Mariners and Motherwell before being released in 2019.

McCormack played ten times for Scotland U21s, scoring three goals, and he was also capped once for the Scotland B team. He made his full international debut for Scotland in 2008 and has been capped 13 times overall, scoring twice.

CLUB STATEMENT:

Aldershot Town are delighted to announce that Ross McCormack has agreed to commit to the club for the 2020/21 Season!

The former Scotland international has a very established career at Championship level, scoring lots of goals in a number of productive seasons for Cardiff City, Leeds United, Fulham and Aston Villa.

The 34-year-old, who has been signed for a combined fee of nearly £25 million during his career, will bring a huge amount of experience and quality to Danny Searle’s squad.

After signing, Ross said: “It wasn’t a hard decision to make to be honest (on joining the club), but now is the right time to come back and get going again in England.

“Having spoken to Tanns (Craig Tanner), the gaffer and and speaking to the staff and the lads here, I feel like it’s right place to do it.”

Everyone at the club would like to welcome Ross on his commitment to the Shots for the 2020/21 season.

Welcome to Aldershot Town Ross!

If you would like to sponsor Ross’ shirt for the 2020/21 season then please contact Commercial Manager Mark Butler on mark.butler@theshots.co.uk or call 01252 320211.

MCCORMACK’S CAREER:

2004–2006 – Rangers – 11 games (2 goals)
2006 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) – 19 games (5 goals)
2006–2008 – Motherwell – 48 games (10 goals)
2008–2010 – Cardiff City – 74 games (25 goals)
2010–2014 – Leeds United – 144 games (53 goals)
2014–2016 – Fulham – 89 games (38 goals)
2016–2019 – Aston Villa – 20 games (3 goals)
2017 → Nottingham Forest (loan) – 7 games (1 goal)
2017–2018 → Melbourne City (loan) – 17 games (14 goals)
2018–2019 → Central Coast Mariners (loan) – 5 games (1 goal)
2019 → Motherwell (loan) – 3 games (0 goals)
2020– Aldershot Town

National team
2006–2008 – Scotland U21 – 10 games (3 goals)
2007 – Scotland B – 1 game (0 goals)
2008–2016 – Scotland – 13 games (2 goals)

There was a huge amount of reaction as Ross McCormack drops down the leagues to sign for National League outfit Aldershot…

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