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 56)
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

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References

  1. 1 2 "Matt Crossley". Barry Hugman's Footballers. 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. ↑ "Wanderers' Magic Moment at Wembley 1991". chairboys.co.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Wycombe Wanderers 1992-1993 - retro". chairboys.co.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
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