Johnny Crossan
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Andrew Crossan | ||
Date of birth | 29 November 1938 | ||
Place of birth | Derry, Northern Ireland | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1954–1958 | Derry City | ? | (5) |
1958 | Coleraine | 0 | (0) |
1958–1959 | Bristol City | 0 | (0) |
1959–1961 | Sparta Rotterdam | 20 | (5) |
1961–1962 | Standard Liège | 33 | (6) |
1962–1965 | Sunderland | 82 | (39) |
1965–1967 | Manchester City | 94 | (24) |
1967–1970 | Middlesbrough | 56 | (7) |
1970–1975 |
KSK Tongeren | 108 | (5) |
Total | 370 + | (80 +) | |
International career | |||
1959 | Northern Ireland B | 1 | (0) |
1959–1967 | Northern Ireland | 24 | (10) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Andrew Crossan (born 29 November 1938) is a Northern Irish author, radio sports analyst, entrepreneur, and former footballer. His brother Eddie was also a player.
Club career
Crossan began his career playing for
In January 1959, a commission of inquiry imposed small fines on Derry and Coleraine, but banned Crossan from all forms of football for life. A partial lifting of the ban was allowed following an appeal, in May 1959 the inside forward signed for Dutch Champions
He went from there to
International career
Internationally, he was capped 24 times by Northern Ireland and scored 10 goals.
International goals
Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
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1 | 28 November 1961 | Belfast, Northern Ireland | Poland | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 1964 qualifying |
2 | 20 November 1963 | London, England | England | 3–8 | 1964 British Home Championship
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3 | 29 April 1964 | Belfast, Northern Ireland | Uruguay | 3–0 | Friendly match
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4 | |||||
5 | 14 October 1964 | Belfast, Northern Ireland | Switzerland | 1–0 | 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification |
6 | 17 March 1965 | Belfast, Northern Ireland | Netherlands | 2–1 | 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification |
7 | 7 May 1965 | Belfast, Northern Ireland | Albania | 4–1 | 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification |
8 | 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||
9 | 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||
10 | 2 October 1965 | Belfast, Northern Ireland | Scotland | 3–2 | 1966 British Home Championship
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Management
After his playing days, Crossan had a spell in management and took the top job at
Media career
He also commentates for BBC Radio Foyle when they cover Derry City games.
References
- ISSN 0791-5144 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1959/0523/Pg003.html#Ar00307:78A3FB7A941080945A82746F7B43FC7F3411.)
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External links
- Johnny Crossan at WorldFootball.net
- Johnny Crossan at National-Football-Teams.com
- Johnny Crossan at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- The forgotten story of John Crossan's lifetime ban by Simon Burnton, The Guardian 2 Nov 2011