Malcolm Crosby
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 July 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | South Shields, England | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1981 | Aldershot | 294 | (23) |
| 1973–1974 | → Wimbledon (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 1981–1984 | York City | 103 | (4) |
| 1984 | → Wrexham (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 418 | (29) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1991–1993 | Sunderland | ||
| 1997–1998 | Oxford United (caretaker) | ||
| 2011 | Northampton Town (caretaker) | ||
| 2014 | Birmingham City (caretaker) | ||
| 2015 | Gateshead | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Malcolm Crosby (born 4 July 1954) is an English former professional footballer and manager. He was last employed as chief scout at Wigan Athletic in 2016.
Born in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, Crosby played his football for Aldershot, making 258 appearances between 1971 and 1980 and netting 21 goals. In an exchange deal involving Ian MacDonald he moved to York City and was a vital part of their 1984, record breaking, 4th division champions team. He also had loan spells at Wrexham and Cheltenham Town.
He became an assistant manager to Denis Smith at York City, and followed Smith when he became manager at Sunderland in 1988.
When Smith was sacked in 1991, Crosby took over as a caretaker manager until a replacement could be found. Sunderland struggled to find a new manager, and during this protracted period, Crosby took Sunderland to only the 4th FA Cup Final in their history. After sympathetic calls from fans, Crosby was formally offered the manager's post. Sunderland lost the final 2–0 to Liverpool. Despite reaching the Cup Final, Crosby failed to inspire Sunderland in the league, and he was sacked in February 1993 to be replaced by Terry Butcher.
Crosby has also briefly managed Oxford United where he was also an assistant, worked as an assistant manager at West Bromwich Albion, and as an assistant to Jim Smith at Derby County.
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