Full name Errol Gilmour Crossan 1949 Marpole Athletic Club Name Errol Crossan | Playing position Role Soccer player Years Team | |
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Date of birth (1930-10-06) 6 October 1930 (age 85) | ||
Errol Gilmour Crossan (6 October 1930 – 23 April 2016) was a Canadian professional soccer player, active primarily in England, who played as a right winger.
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Early and personal life
Crossan was born in Montreal. His 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.
Career
Crossan was playing soccer for the New Westminster Royals when a proposed move to England to play for Liverpool in 1953 fell through. 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.
Crossan played a significant role in Norwich's 1959 FA Cup run, when the team from the Third Division reached the semifinal, beating Manchester United along the way. Crossan played in all 11 ties, scoring four goals.
He later returned to Canada to play for Toronto City, before ending his career with the New Westminster Royals in 1962.
Crossan was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame in 2000 and the Norwich City Hall of Fame in 2002.
He died on 23 April 2016 in Langley, British Columbia.