Mark Crossley

Who is this?

Mark Geoffrey Crossley (born 16 June 1969) is a football coach and former Wales international footballer. As a player, he was a goalkeeper from 1988 until 2011 and he has previously played for numerous clubs in England's top flight, notably for Nottingham Forest, where he became the only goalkeeper to save a Matt Le Tissier penalty kick. He has also played for Manchester United, Millwall, Middlesbrough, Stoke City, Fulham, Sheffield Wednesday, Oldham Athletic and Chesterfield. He earned three caps for the England U21 team, but opted to switch allegiance to Wales and received eight full international caps between 1997 and 2004. Following retirement, he moved into coaching and has worked as a goalkeeping coach at Chesterfield, Sheffield Wednesday, Barnsley and Notts County. During these times he has spent two spells in caretaker charge of a club, having managed Chesterfield in 2012 and Notts County in 2018.

Career

1. 1969
   Born
2. 1989
   Joined Nottingham Forest F.C.
3. 1990
   Joined Manchester United F.C.
4. 1990
   Joined England national under-21 association football team
5. 1997
   Joined Wales men's national association football team
6. 1998
   Joined Millwall F.C.
7. 2000
   Joined Middlesbrough F.C.
8. 2002
   Joined Stoke City F.C.
9. 2003
   Joined Fulham F.C.
10. 2003
    Joined Stoke City F.C.
11. 2006
    Joined Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
12. 2007
    Joined Oldham Athletic A.F.C.
13. 2009
    Joined Chesterfield F.C.

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Barnsley
• •Citizenship: United Kingdom
• •Known as: association football player, association football coach
• •Sport: association football