Ross returned on 19 October 2021 to the club where his Northern League career began.

He originally came up through the ranks of the club’s U21s, and made his first-team debut aged just 17 in March 2017.

That was the first of 9 appearances by the season’s end, and he was learning his trade with every game.

The 2017-18 season saw him enjoy an extended run in the starting XI again, before an injury at Whitley Bay cost him his place.

After making a total of 45 appearances for his hometown club Ross moved to South Shields early in the 2018-19 campaign.

He spent two seasons with the Northern Premier League club, making five first-team appearances, as well as having a spell on loan at Stockton Town.

After spending time with Whickham and West Auckland Town, he returned to Consett, still aged just 22.