| 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* | |||
| 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 | |||
Matthew John William Crossley (born 18 March 1968) is an English former footballer who played as a central defender.
Playing career
Born in Basingstoke, Crossley played for Aldershot, Basingstoke Town, Newbury Town, Overton United, Wycombe Wanderers, Rushden & Diamonds, Kingstonian and Aldershot Town.
Management career
Crossley was appointed assistant manager at Woking in November 2002, to work alongside Glenn Cockerill.
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. Crossley and Cockerill were sacked by Woking in March 2007.
Honours
Wycombe Wanderers
- FA Trophy: 1990–91, 1992–93
- Conference winner 1992-93
- League 2 play off winner 1994
- kingstonian
- Ryman League Winner 1997-98
- FA Trophy Winner 1999
- FA Trophy Winner 2000
- Andover
- Wessex league winner 2002
References
- ^ "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
- Matt Crossley at Soccerbase
