Graham Cross

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Graham Cross
Personal information
Full name	Graham Frederick Cross
Date of birth	(1943-11-15) 15 November 1943
Place of birth	Leicester, England
Playing position	Defender/Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1960-1976	Leicester City	498	(29)
1975-1976	→ Chesterfield (loan)	12	(0)
1976-1977	Brighton & Hove Albion	46	(3)
1977-1979	Preston North End	45	(1)
1978-1979	Lincoln City	19	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Graham Frederick Cross (born 15 November 1943 in Leicester) is a former professional footballer and cricketer. He is the record appearance holder for Leicester City, making 599 appearances for the club in all competitions.

He spent most of his career playing for Leicester City originally as an inside forward, then later as a centre-half and occasionally a right half. At Leicester he holds the record for the most appearances for the club with 599 between 1961 and 1975. He went on to join Brighton & Hove Albion and then Preston North End. He made the record number of appearances for the England Under 23 side but never made a full international appearance.

He also represented Leicestershire as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler between 1961 and 1977. In 83 first-class matches, he scored 2,079 runs (average 18.39), highest score 78 with eight fifties and 61 catches. He took 92 wickets (average 29.95), best bowling 4/28. In 51 ListA matches, he scored 701 runs (average 20.61), highest score 57* with three fifties and 17 catches. He took 63 wickets (average 20.23), best bowling 4/11.

Appearing irregularly because of his football commitments, Cross was nevertheless a good enough player to find a place in Ray Illingworth's successful county side of the late seventies. Cross's last appearance came when the side was striken by illness in May 1977. A scratch side had to be assembled to play Hampshire at Grace Road in the B&H Cup. Showing his habitual adaptability, he kept wicket for the only time during his career.

Honours

As a player

Leicester City F.C.

FA Cup runner-up: 1963, 1969
League Cup winner: 1964
League Cup runner-up: 1965
Second Division champion: 1970-71

Leicestershire County Cricket Club

Benson and Hedges Cup winner 1975

External links

v t e 1976–77 Football League Third Division PFA Team of the Year

GK: Tom McAlister DF: John McMahon DF: Ian Evans DF: Graham Cross DF: Kenny Sansom MF: Arfon Griffiths MF: Brian Horton MF: Alan Crawford FW: Peter Ward FW: Billy Ashcroft FW: Alan Buckley

Persondata
Name	Cross, Graham
Alternative names
Short description	English footballer
Date of birth	15 November 1943
Place of birth	Leicester, England
Date of death
Place of death

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