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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark Geoffrey Crossley | ||
| Date of birth | 16 June 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Barnsley, England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1989 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–2000 | Nottingham Forest | 303 | (0) |
| 1990 | → Manchester United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1998 | → Millwall (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | Middlesbrough | 23 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Stoke City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Stoke City (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2003–2007 | Fulham | 20 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Oldham Athletic | 59 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Chesterfield | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 452 | (1) | |
| International career | |||
| 1990 | England U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 1997–2004 | Wales | 8 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012 | Chesterfield (caretaker) | ||
| 2018 | Notts County (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mark Geoffrey Crossley (born 16 June 1969) is a football coach and former professional footballer.
As a player, he was a goalkeeper from 1988 until 2011 and he has previously played for numerous clubs in England's top flight, notably for Nottingham Forest, where he became the only goalkeeper to block a Matt Le Tissier penalty kick.[1] He has also played for Manchester United, Millwall, Middlesbrough, Stoke City, Fulham, Sheffield Wednesday, Oldham Athletic and Chesterfield. He earned three caps for the England U21 team, but opted to switch allegiance to Wales and received eight full international caps between 1997 and 2004.
Following retirement, he moved into coaching and has worked as a goalkeeping coach at Chesterfield, Sheffield Wednesday, Barnsley and Notts County. During these times he has spent two spells in caretaker charge of a club, having managed Chesterfield in 2012 and Notts County in 2018.
- ^ Honeyball, Lee (6 January 2002). "How to...save a penalty". The Observer. London. Retrieved 26 May 2009.