Introduction
Andrew Keith Crosby (born 3 March 1973) is an English assistant football manager currently at Hull City, who played as a defender. He is known for his association with Nigel Adkins, having worked under him at Scunthorpe United, Southampton, Reading, Sheffield United and Hull City.
Career
Crosby was born in Rotherham, West Riding of Yorkshire. He began his football career as a trainee with Leeds United but was released to Doncaster Rovers after failing to break through. While at Leeds United, Crosby made a name for himself as a typical industrious English defender. After making over 50 appearances for Doncaster Rovers he, attracted the attention of Darlington, where he spent five years, making 215 appearances in all competitions and scoring five goals. He joined Chester City after coming to the end of his contract at Darlington. Crosby scored five times in 80 appearances before moving on to Brighton & Hove Albion for a fee of £10,000. During his four-year stay, Crosby helped Brighton win League 2 and be promoted into Division One but decided to move on due to a lack of playing time. He joined Oxford United where he played more than 100 league games before moving to Scunthorpe United in 2004.
Crosby became assistant manager at Scunthorpe and played some vital roles in the 2008–09 season, including scoring a penalty in the shoot-out against Milton Keynes Dons in the League One play-off semi-finals and also put in an impeccable performance against Millwall in the following final.
Crosby was a regular first choice penalty taker throughout his career, only once missing from the penalty spot in a first team match (though he scored from the rebound).
On 12 September 2010, Crosby joined Southampton as assistant manager under his former manager Nigel Adkins. He was dismissed, along with Adkins, on 18 January 2013. On 26 March 2013, he rejoined Adkins as his assistant at Reading. On 2 June 2015, joined Adkins at Sheffield United FC in the role of assistant manager.
On 7 December 2017, he was appointed as Adkins' assistant at Hull City on an 18-month contract.
On 8 June 2019, Atkins indicated that he would not take up the offer of a new contact with the club and would leave the club before the start of the season, together with Crosby.
Honours
Darlington
- Division Three play-off final runner-up: 1995–96
Brighton and Hove Albion
- Football League Two winners: 2000–01
Scunthorpe United
- Football League Two runner-up: 2004–05
- Football League One winner: 2006–07
- Football League One play-offs final winner: 2008–09
Southampton
- Football League One runner up 2010-11
- Football League Championship runners up 2011-12