Andy Crosby

Andrew Keith Crosby (born 3 March 1973) is an English assistant football manager, who played as a defender. He is known for his association with Nigel Adkins, having worked under him at Scunthorpe United, Southampton, Reading, Sheffield United and Hull City.

For the Canadian Olympic rower, see Andrew Crosby.

Andy Crosby
Personal information
Full name Andrew Keith Crosby[1]
Date of birth (1973-03-03) 3 March 1973[1]
Place of birth Rotherham,[1] England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Northern Ireland U21 (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1991 Leeds United 0 (0)
1991–1993 Doncaster Rovers 51 (0)
1993–1998 Darlington 181 (3)
1998–1999 Chester City 41 (4)
1999–2001 Brighton & Hove Albion 73 (5)
2001–2004 Oxford United 111 (12)
2004–2010 Scunthorpe United 167 (16)
Total 624 (40)
Teams managed
2020– Northern Ireland U21
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Crosby was born in Rotherham, West Riding of Yorkshire. He began his football career as a trainee with Leeds United but was released to Doncaster Rovers after failing to break through. While at Leeds United, Crosby made a name for himself as a typical industrious English defender. After making over 50 appearances for Doncaster Rovers he, attracted the attention of Darlington, where he spent five years, making 215 appearances in all competitions and scoring five goals. He joined Chester City after coming to the end of his contract at Darlington. Crosby scored five times in 80 appearances before moving on to Brighton & Hove Albion for a fee of £10,000. During his four-year stay, Crosby helped Brighton win League 2 and be promoted into Division One but decided to move on due to a lack of playing time. He joined Oxford United where he played more than 100 league games before moving to Scunthorpe United in 2004.

Crosby became assistant manager at Scunthorpe and played some vital roles in the 2008–09 season, including scoring a penalty in the shoot-out against Milton Keynes Dons in the League One play-off semi-finals and also put in an impeccable performance against Millwall in the following final.

Crosby was a regular first choice penalty taker throughout his career, only once missing from the penalty spot in a first team match (though he scored from the rebound).

On 12 September 2010, Crosby joined Southampton as assistant manager under his former manager Nigel Adkins.[3] He was dismissed, along with Adkins, on 18 January 2013.[4] On 26 March 2013, he rejoined Adkins as his assistant at Reading.[5] On 2 June 2015, joined Adkins at Sheffield United FC in the role of assistant manager.

On 7 December 2017, he was appointed as Adkins' assistant at Hull City on an 18-month contract.[6]

On 8 June 2019, Atkins indicated that he would not take up the offer of a new contact with the club and would leave the club before the start of the season, together with Crosby.[7]

Honours

Darlington

Brighton and Hove Albion

Scunthorpe United

Southampton

  • Football League One runner up 2010-11
  • Football League Championship runners up 2011-12

References
  1. "Andy Crosby". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  2. Sewell, Albert, ed. (1996). News of the World Football Annual 1996–97. London: Invincible Press. p. 430. ISBN 978-0-00-218737-4.
  3. "New First Team Manager Appointed". Southampton FC. 12 September 2010. Archived from the original on 13 September 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  4. Winter, Henry (18 January 2013). "Nigel Adkins stabbed in the back by Southampton as Argentina Mauricio Pochettino steps in as manager". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
    - Szczepanik, Nick (20 January 2013). "Saints fans protest with white hankies to greet Mauricio Pochettino". The Independent. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  5. "Nigel Adkins takes over as Reading manager". BBC Sport. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  6. "Tigers Appoint Nigel Adkins". Hull City A.F.C. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  7. "Nigel Adkins: Hull City boss to leave club at end of contract". BBC Sport. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
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