Eddie Crossan

Eddie Crossan

Personal information
Full name	Edward Crossan
Date of birth	(1925-11-17)17 November 1925
Place of birth	Derry, Northern Ireland
Date of death	13 June 2006(2006-06-13) (aged 80)
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. Crossan spent eleven seasons in the Football League with both Blackburn and Tranmere Rovers, scoring 79 goals in 326 games. He later played for Cork Hibernians.

Crossan also earned three caps for Northern Ireland between 1949 and 1955, scoring one goal, including appearing in one FIFA World Cup qualifying match.

Personal life

Crossan retired to Derry, where he raised nine children.

His younger brother Johnny was also a footballer.

External links

• Eddie Crossan at WorldFootball.net
• Eddie Crossan at National-Football-Teams.com