Steve Cross (footballer)

Stephen Charles Cross (born 22 December 1959) is a former professional footballer from Wolverhampton.

Steve Cross
Personal information
Full name Stephen Charles Cross
Date of birth (1959-12-22) 22 December 1959
Place of birth Wolverhampton, England
Playing position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1986 Shrewsbury Town 262 (33)
1986–1991 Derby County 73 (3)
1991–1993 Bristol Rovers 43 (2)
Mangotsfield United
Bath City
Teams managed
1993 Bristol Rovers (caretaker)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Cross began his career at Shrewsbury Town, following a written request for a trial. He made 262 appearances, scoring 33 goals for the club. After leaving Shrewsbury he played for Derby County and Bristol Rovers. Following the departure of Malcolm Allison as Bristol Rovers manager, Cross was appointed caretaker manager for three games, until the appointment of John Ward. Following this, Cross dropped down to play in non-league football for Mangotsfield United and Bath City.

Post retirement

After retiring from Football, Cross briefly worked for the Royal Mail before he went on to develop a career in media, and after several guest appearances as co-commentator on BBC Radio Shropshire for Shrewsbury Town games, Cross took on the role for every game, entertaining listeners with his over-exuberant style of co-commentary.

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gollark: - that would either involve erasing i.e. killing all extant humans, or overwriting/meddling with their minds and bodies (so basically the same thing) - obviously problematic- anthropomorphic animals probably wouldn't work very well either, inasmuch as most animals are quadrupeds and we're bipeds, along with probably a ton of other things- Marxism bad
gollark: no.
gollark: I do not. That would be terrible for many reasons.
gollark: Really okay animation?

References
    • Steve Cross's new Shrews diary
    • "Steve Cross - Derby County". Sporting Heroes. Retrieved 24 October 2007.
    • "Bristol Rovers : 1946/47 - 2006/07". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 24 October 2007.

    Further reading
    • Byrne, Stephen; Jay, Mike (2003). Bristol Rovers Football Club - The Definitive History 1883-2003. Stroud: Tempus. ISBN 0-7524-2717-2.


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