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

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

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.^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

• 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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