Frederic Crossley

Frederic Crossley
Personal information
Full name	Frederic James Crossley
Date of birth	7 May 1870
Place of birth	Richmond, England
Date of death	1960s (age 89–99)
Place of death	Whanganui, New Zealand
Playing position	Inside forward, wing half
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Frederic James Crossley (7 May 1870 – 1960s) was an English footballer. Born in Richmond, Surrey, he played four games for St. Mary's YMA in the Hampshire Junior Cup, primarily as a left-half, between 1887 and 1888.

Life and career

Crossley made his debut for St. Mary's YMA in their first ever Hampshire Junior Cup match on 26 November 1887, playing at inside-right in the 1–0 victory over Totton.^[1] He played at left-half in the final against Southampton Harriers, which ended in a 2–2 draw, but did not feature in the replay two weeks later.^[1] Crossley returned at left-half in the first match of the following season's cup run against Havant, but retired from football shortly thereafter.^[1] After emigrating to New Zealand's North Island in 1890, he worked as a carpenter in Cardiff and later a farmer in Kapuni, before retiring to Whanganui where he would die in the 1960s.^[1]

Career statistics

Season	Club	Hampshire Junior Cup		Total
Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1887–88	St. Mary's	3	0	3	0
1888–89	St. Mary's	1	0	1	0
St. Mary's total		4	0	4	0

References

1 2 3 4 Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan; Bull, David (2013). All the Saints: A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC. Hagiology Publishing. p. 49. ISBN 978-0992686406.

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[ATS-1] 1 2 3 4 Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan; Bull, David (2013). All the Saints: A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC. Hagiology Publishing. p. 49. ISBN 978-0992686406.