Malcolm Crosby was born on 4 July 1954 and is an English former professional footballer and manager.
15 Facts About Malcolm Crosby
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Malcolm Crosby is currently working for Exeter City as the club's Chief Scout under former Wigan Athletic manager Gary Caldwell.
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Malcolm Crosby had loan spells at Wrexham and Cheltenham Town.
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Malcolm Crosby became an assistant manager to Denis Smith at York City, and followed Smith when he became manager at Sunderland in 1988.
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When Smith was sacked in 1991, Malcolm Crosby took over as a caretaker manager until a replacement could be found.
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Sunderland struggled to find a new manager, and during this protracted period, Malcolm Crosby took Sunderland to only the 4th FA Cup Final in their history.
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Malcolm Crosby has briefly managed Oxford United where he was 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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Malcolm Crosby was released by Middlesbrough in June 2009, following their relegation to the Championship.
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In September 2009, Malcolm Crosby took on a coaching role at Northampton Town.
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On 30 May 2011, it was announced Malcolm Crosby would make a return to Oxford United in the role of Head of Youth Development.
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Malcolm Crosby was appointed chief scout at Birmingham City in July 2012 as part of Lee Clark's backroom staff.
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Malcolm Crosby briefly served as joint caretaker manager with Richard Beale after Clark was sacked in October 2014.
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Malcolm Crosby left the club following the appointment of new manager Gary Rowett.
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Malcolm Crosby was appointed manager of Gateshead, of the National League, on a one-year rolling contract on 5 June 2015, but was sacked by the new owners of the club in November of the same year after leading the club to its best ever start in the National League.
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Malcolm Crosby was appointed Wigan Athletic Chief Scout in summer 2016 and left the club on 27 October 2016 following the sacking of Gary Caldwell.