Errol Crossan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Errol Gilmour Crossan | ||
| Date of birth | 6 October 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Montreal, Canada | ||
| Playing position | Right winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1949 | Marpole Athletic Club | ||
| 1953 | New Westminster Royals | ||
| 1954–1955 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 1955–1957 | Gillingham | 76 | (16) |
| 1957–1958 | Southend United | 40 | (11) |
| 1958–1961 | Norwich City | 102 | (28) |
| 1961 | Leyton Orient | 8 | (2) |
| 1961 | Toronto City | ||
| 1962 | New Westminster Royals | ||
| Total | 226 | (57) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Errol Gilmour Crossan (born 6 October 1930) is a Canadian former professional soccer player, active primarily in England, who played as a right winger.
Early and personal life
Born in Montreal, Crossan's family moved to the Isle of Man when he was eight, before returning to Canada in 1949, where he began his career with the Marpole Athletic Club.[1]
Career
Crossan was playing soccer for the New Westminster Royals, when a proposed move to England to play for Liverpool in 1953 fell through.[1] After signing for Manchester City in January 1954, he later played for Gillingham, Southend United, Norwich City and Leyton Orient, scoring 57 goals in 226 games in the Football League.[2]
He later returned to Canada to play for Toronto City, before ending his career with the New Westminster Royals in 1962.[3]
Crossan was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame in 2000 and the Norwich City Hall of Fame in 2002.[1]
Honours
Individual
- Norwich City Hall of Fame: 2002
- Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame: 2000
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Errol Gilmour Crossan". Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame.
- ↑ "Errol Crossan". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database.
- ↑ Jukich, Roy (23 June 1962). "Crossan, Woods Banned 2 Years for Pay Rebellion". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 13 June 2011.