Matthew John William Crossley (born 18 March 1968) is an English former footballer who played as a central defender.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew John William Crossley | ||
| Date of birth | 18 March 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Basingstoke, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1987 | Overton United | ||
| 1987–1997 | Wycombe Wanderers | 330 | (11) |
| 1997–2000 | Kingstonian | 167 | (3) |
| 2000–2001 | Aldershot | ||
| Basingstoke Town | |||
| Newbury Town | |||
| Rushden & Diamonds | |||
| Aldershot Town | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editBorn in Basingstoke,[1] Crossley played for Aldershot, Basingstoke Town, Newbury Town, Overton United, Wycombe Wanderers, Rushden & Diamonds, Kingstonian and Aldershot Town.[2]
Management career
editCrossley was appointed assistant manager at Woking in November 2002, to work alongside Glenn Cockerill.[3]
During Woking's 1-0 victory over York City on 29 December 2006, Crossley head-butted York substitute James Dudgeon, after he had tried to intervene as a peacemaker during a touchline tussle between Neal Bishop and Woking's Danny Bunce.[4] Crossley and Cockerill were sacked by Woking in March 2007.[5]
Honours
editWycombe Wanderers
References
edit- ^ a b "Matt Crossley". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ Matt Crossley at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ "Woking appoint Cockerill". BBC Sport. 8 November 2002. Retrieved 29 June 2007.
- ^ "Posh push for Donaldson". The Press. 30 December 2006. Retrieved 29 June 2007.
- ^ "Woking axe Cockerill and Crossley". BBC Sport. 29 March 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2007.
- ^ "Wanderers' Magic Moment at Wembley 1991". chairboys.co.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Wycombe Wanderers 1992-1993 - retro". chairboys.co.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
External links
edit- Matt Crossley at Soccerbase
