Malcolm Crosby
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Malcolm Crosby | ||
| Date of birth | 4 July 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | South Shields, England | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Blackpool (Head of Recruitment) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1972–1981 | Aldershot | 294 | (23) |
| 1973–1974 | → Wimbledon (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 1981–1984 | York City | 103 | (4) |
| 1984 | → Wrexham (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1991–1993 | Sunderland | ||
| 1997–1998 | Oxford United (caretaker) | ||
| 2011 | Northampton Town (caretaker) | ||
| 2014 | Birmingham City (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Malcolm Crosby (born 4 July 1954) is an English former footballer and manager. He is currently Head of Recruitment at Blackpool.
Career
Playing career
Born in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, Crosby played his football for Aldershot, making 258 appearances between 1971 and 1980 and netting 21 goals. In an exchange deal involving Ian MacDonald he moved to York City and was a vital part of their 1984, record breaking, 4th division champions team. He also had loan spells at Wrexham and Cheltenham Town.
Coaching and management
He became an assistant manager to Denis Smith at York City, and followed Smith when he became manager at Sunderland in 1988.
When Smith was sacked in 1991, Crosby took over as a caretaker manager until a replacement could be found. Sunderland struggled to find a new manager, and during this protracted period, Crosby took Sunderland to only the 4th FA Cup Final in their history. After sympathetic calls from fans, Crosby was formally offered the manager's post. Sunderland lost the final 2–0 to Liverpool. Despite reaching the Cup Final, Crosby failed to inspire Sunderland in the league, and he was sacked in February 1993 to be replaced by Terry Butcher.[1]
Crosby has also briefly managed Oxford United where he was also an assistant, worked as an assistant manager at West Brom, and as an assistant to Jim Smith at Derby County.
In July 2004 Steve McClaren appointed Crosby as reserve team manager at Middlesbrough. When McClaren was appointed as England manager in the summer of 2006, new Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate appointed Crosby as assistant manager. He was released by Middlesbrough in June 2009, following their relegation to the Championship.[2] In September 2009, Crosby took on a coaching role at Northampton Town.[3] Following the sacking of Ian Sampson[4] on 2 March 2011 he took on the temporary running of the club until a full-time replacement is found.
On 30 May 2011, it was announced Crosby would make a return to Oxford United in the role of Head of Youth Development.
Crosby was appointed chief scout at Birmingham City in July 2012 as part of Lee Clark's backroom staff.[5] He briefly served as joint caretaker manager with Richard Beale after Clark was sacked in October 2014 - equalling the club's record league defeat by losing 8-0 to Bournemouth - and left the club following the appointment of new manager Gary Rowett.[6]
On 21 November 2014, he linked up with Clark once again at Blackpool, assuming the role of Head of Recruitment.[7]
References
- ↑ Shaw, Phil (1993-02-02). "Football: Sunderland dismiss Crosby". The Independent. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
- ↑ "Coach Crosby leaves Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. 2009-06-17. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
- ↑ "Crosby here to help Sampson". Northampton Town. 2009-09-14. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- ↑ "Sampson Sacked from Northampton Town".
- ↑ Tattum, Colin (6 July 2012). "Birmingham City name new chief scout while Lee Clark allays Jack Butland fears". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ↑ Tattum, Colin (27 October 2014). "Birmingham City confirm Gary Rowett as their new manager". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ↑ Watt, William (21 November 2014). "Vastly experienced pair join Clark's staff". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
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