Ross Philip Montague is an English

England

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 professional footballer who plays for Basingstoke Town. Montague is a striker who progressed from the youth team at Brentford

Brentford F.C.

Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....

, where he made his debut in a 4-2 defeat to Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest F.C.

Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...

 in League One

Football League One

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 on 14 April 2007.

On 16 May 2007, it was announced that Montague had signed a professional contract with Brentford. On 2 August, Montague (along with Brentford team-mate Darius Charles

Darius Charles

Wesley Darius Donald Charles , more commonly known as Darius Charles, is an English footballer who plays for Stevenage as a defender....

) joined Sutton United

Sutton United F.C.

Sutton United Football Club is an English football club currently playing in the Conference South. They are based in Sutton, London, and play their home games at the Borough Sports Ground in Gander Green Lane....

 on loan, where he scored three goals in seven appearances before being recalled by Brentford. He joined Welling United

Welling United F.C.

Welling United Football Club are an English football club, based in Welling in the London Borough of Bexley. They currently play in the Conference South. The 2010–11 season was not a good one for them as the club had financial problems, nearly going bankrupt but lots of supporters chipped in and...

 on loan soon afterwards, proceeding to score three goals in five appearances there.

Later that season, Montague appeared regularly for the Brentford first team, partnering Alan Connell

Alan Connell

Alan John Connell is an English professional footballer who plays for Football League Two side Swindon Town as a striker.He has previously played for Ipswich Town, A.F.C...

 up front. He scored one goal and set up another in a 3-0 win over Chester City

Chester City F.C.

Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the...

, and assisted the winning goal against Dagenham & Redbridge

Dagenham & Redbridge F.C.

Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club , informally known as Daggers, is an English association football club based in Dagenham, in the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, East London. It was formed in 1992 after a merger between Redbridge Forest and Dagenham...

, before a back injury caused him to miss the last three months of the campaign. On 17 April 2008, it was announced that his contract would be extended for a further season. Montague spent some time on loan at Basingstoke Town

Basingstoke Town F.C.

Basingstoke Town Football Club is an English football club based in Basingstoke, Hampshire. The club are currently members of the Conference South and play at the Camrose, named after their late benefactor, Lord Camrose. Their motto, 'Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum', means 'No stepping...

, where he scored three goals in six appearances.

Montague signed for then-Conference

Conference National

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 side AFC Wimbledon

AFC Wimbledon

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 on 28 August 2009. Montague scored his first AFC Wimbledon goal against Ebbsfleet United in a 2-2 draw, scoring a late equaliser in the 95th minute. He also scored the only goal of the game with a 25-yard strike in a 1-0 win against Rushden & Diamonds

Rushden & Diamonds F.C.

Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Formed by a merger of Rushden Town and Irthlingborough Diamonds in 1992, the club played in the Conference National following a short spell in the Football League at the start of...

.

After being injured again , Montague joined Basingstoke Town F.C.

Basingstoke Town F.C.

Basingstoke Town Football Club is an English football club based in Basingstoke, Hampshire. The club are currently members of the Conference South and play at the Camrose, named after their late benefactor, Lord Camrose. Their motto, 'Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum', means 'No stepping...

 of the Conference South

Conference South

Conference South is one of the second divisions of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National...

, although he missed the 2010-11 season with a cruciate ligament injury .

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