Errol Gilmour Crossan is a Canadian

Canada

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 former professional soccer player, active primarily in England, who played as a right winger.

Early and personal life

Born in Montreal

Montreal

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, Crossan's family moved to the Isle of Man

Isle of Man

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 when he was eight, before returning to Canada in 1949, where he began his career with the Marpole Athletic Club.

Career

Crossan was playing soccer for the New Westminster Royals

Westminster Royals

The Westminster Royals is a Canadian soccer club. It has the distinction of winning the Canadian National Challenge Cup eight times, setting the existing record for most domestic cup championships by a team in Canada....

, when a proposed move to England to play for Liverpool

Liverpool F.C.

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 in 1953 fell through. After signing for Manchester City

Manchester City F.C.

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 in January 1954, he later played for Gillingham

Gillingham F.C.

Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium...

, Southend United

Southend United F.C.

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, Norwich City

Norwich City F.C.

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 and Leyton Orient

Leyton Orient F.C.

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, scoring 57 goals in 226 games in the Football League

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.

He later returned to Canada to play for Toronto City

Toronto City

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, before ending his career with the New Westminster Royals

Westminster Royals

The Westminster Royals is a Canadian soccer club. It has the distinction of winning the Canadian National Challenge Cup eight times, setting the existing record for most domestic cup championships by a team in Canada....

 in 1962.

Crossan was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame

Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame

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in 2000 and the Norwich City Hall of Fame in 2002.