| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Finlay Douglas Cross-Adair [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 2005 [2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Prescot Cables | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Preston North End | 4 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Annan Athletic (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Prescot Cables (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Fleetwood Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Warrington Town (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2025– | Prescot Cables | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:05, 25 April 2025 (UTC) | |||
Finlay Douglas Cross-Adair (born 11 January 2005) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Northern Premier League club Prescot Cables.
Cross-Adair joined the Preston North End academy aged ten, making his debut for the club on 15 October 2022 as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat to Stoke City. [3] In December 2022, he signed a two-and-a-half year deal with the club, his first professional contract. [4]
On 3 August 2023, Cross-Adair joined Scottish League One club Annan Athletic on loan until 31 January 2024. [5] In October 2023, he suffered serious injuries following a car accident on the A6 in Lancaster. [6] He underwent two operations later in the month, [7] being given the 'all clear' by his surgeon in January 2024. [8]
In August 2024, he joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Prescot Cables on loan until 1 December 2024. [9]
In November 2024, Cross-Adair was spotted on trial with League Two club Fleetwood Town. [10] The following month, the move was confirmed after he joined National League North side Warrington Town on loan from Fleetwood. [11] On 1 April 2025, he made his debut as a late substitute in a 4–1 victory over Accrington Stanley. [12]
In June 2025, Cross-Adair returned to Prescot Cables following his departure from Fleetwood Town. [13] In December 2025, after campaign groups Her Game Too and White Ribbon UK sent an open letter to all sponsors and local supporter groups [14] , Prescot Cables announced the departure of Cross-Adair. [15] In December 2025, Cross-Adair signed for Ramsbottom Utd FC who play in the North West Counties League. [16]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup [a] | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Preston North End | 2022–23 [17] | Championship | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Annan Athletic (loan) | 2023–24 [18] | Scottish League One | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [b] | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Prescot Cables (loan) | 2024–25 [19] | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Fleetwood Town | 2024–25 [20] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Warrington Town (loan) | 2024–25 [2] | National League North | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| Total | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
In January 2024, Cross-Adair was sentenced to an eighteen-month community order having pleaded guilty to assault in regards to an attack on a woman in May 2023. [21]