Eddie Crossan
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Edward Crossan | ||
Date of birth | 17 November 1925 | ||
Place of birth | Derry, Northern Ireland | ||
Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | ||
Place of death | Derry, Northern Ireland | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Glentoran | ? | (?) | |
Derry City | ? | (?) | |
1947–1957 | Blackburn Rovers | 287 | (73) |
1957–1958 | Tranmere Rovers | 39 | (6) |
Cork Hibernians | ? | (?) | |
Total | 326 + | (79 +) | |
International career | |||
1949–1955 | Northern Ireland | 3 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Edward Crossan (17 November 1925 – 13 June 2006) was a Northern Irish footballer who played at both professional and international levels, as an inside forward.
Career
Born in Derry, Crossan spent his early career in his native Northern Ireland with Glentoran and Derry City, before signing with English club Blackburn Rovers in November 1947.[1] Crossan spent eleven seasons in the Football League with both Blackburn and Tranmere Rovers, scoring 79 goals in 326 games.[2] He later played for Cork Hibernians.[2]
Crossan also earned three caps for Northern Ireland between 1949 and 1955, scoring one goal,[1][2] including appearing in one FIFA World Cup qualifying match.[3]
Personal life
Crossan retired to Derry, where he raised nine children.[1]
His younger brother Johnny was also a footballer.[1]
References
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- 1925 births
- 2006 deaths
- Association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Expatriate association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Northern Ireland international footballers
- Glentoran F.C. players
- Derry City F.C. players
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
- Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
- Cork Hibernians F.C. players
- The Football League players
- NIFL Premiership players
- League of Ireland players
- Pre-1950 IFA international footballers