Matt Crossley

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Matt Crossley
Personal information
Full name Matthew John William Crossley
Date of birth (1968-03-18) 18 March 1968 (age 57)
Place of birth Basingstoke, England
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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

Matthew John William Crossley (born 18 March 1968) is an English former footballer who played as a central defender. [1]

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Playing career

Born in Basingstoke, [1] Crossley played for Aldershot, Basingstoke Town, Newbury Town, Overton United, Wycombe Wanderers, Rushden & Diamonds, Kingstonian and Aldershot Town. [2]

Management career

Crossley 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

Wycombe Wanderers

Kingstonian

Andover

References

  1. 1 2 "Matt Crossley". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  2. Matt Crossley at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  3. "Woking appoint Cockerill". BBC Sport. 8 November 2002. Retrieved 29 June 2007.
  4. "Posh push for Donaldson". The Press. 30 December 2006. Retrieved 29 June 2007.
  5. "Woking axe Cockerill and Crossley". BBC Sport. 29 March 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2007.
  6. Thomas, Russell (30 May 1994). "Wycombe earn new rise". The Guardian. p. 17. Retrieved 19 August 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Wanderers' Magic Moment at Wembley 1991". chairboys.co.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  8. "Wycombe Wanderers 1992-1993 - retro". chairboys.co.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2022.