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Crossan, Johnny Used to pop in and have a chat with him when he had his sports shop in Pennyburn, Derry. Frequently seen at Derry city home matches. Had a good laugh at some of his stories he told me when Alan Brown was Manager at Sunderland and he said he shared a room with Monty when playing away from home also when Cloughie used to phone him. Haven't been back to Derry since my wife passed away 3 years ago and greatly miss it. Crackin place crackin people.
13-02-23 John Davison
Crossan, Johnny He was my first football hero when he was captain of Man City. He literally had the lot. A good passer of the ball, vision and tenacity and also scored a few goals.
22-05-22 Tony Craddock
Crossan, Johnny As a young boy mum took me to the local bowling alley where some Sunderland players were. My hero Johnny Crossan sang Hippy Hippy Shake to me.
27-06-21 John Kassim
Crossan, Johnny A great player also in Belgium where I admired him for 5 seasons with KSK Tongeren. A hard working midfielder!
19-07-20 Dany Van Craesbeek
Crossan, Johnny Johnny was a real hard man on the pitch. At half time Charley Hurley would say "Johnny, sort out number so and so". Johnny would reply "OK CHAS" and the request was always carried out.
18-06-19 Dennis Dalzell
Crossan, Johnny Wonderful player. Never thought he got on too well with Malcolm Allison though
Richard Lyons
Crossan, Johnny John 'Jobby' Crossan had terrific technique, wonderful vision, clever feet and canny awareness - he could find the target too - played for Belgium side Standard Leige who reached the S\F OF the European Cup, Man.City & Sunderland - was capped 24 times for Northern Ireland scoring 10. Derry's best ever player.
Neil Murray
Crossan, Johnny Johnny sat on the backseat of the sunderland coach
sharing a bottle of lemonade with ambrose fogarty after a 3-3 draw at middlesbrough
Crossan, Johnny He was a wonderful player, last goal he scored was against Leeds United, put there team on its back side and scored, city won 2-1.