Staff · Retired

Mark Crossley

Born 16 Jun 1969 · Barnsley (age 53)

  • Wales
  • Continental Pro License
  • Staff

Personality calc

  • Light-Hearted

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2022

Current ability
105 of 200
Best job (calc)
123 Gk Coach First Team
World reputation
2,5000 / 5 calc
Current reputation
5,250
Wage
—
Contract until
—

Tactics

Preferred approach

Playing style
Standard
Pressing style
—
Mentality
Balanced
Coaching style
Mental

Tactical tendencies

  • Attacking10
  • Directness7
  • Pressing—
  • Sitting back—
  • Tempo11
  • Width13
  • Depth5
  • Flamboyancy5
  • Flexibility8

Team management

  • Free roles—
  • Marking—
  • Offside trap—
  • Set pieces—
  • Squad rotation—
  • Use of playmaker—
  • Use of substitutes—
  • Dirtiness allowance—

Stored preferences and tactical tendencies. Each tendency uses the game’s 1–20 scale.

Staff attributes

Coaching 12

  • Attacking11
  • Defending13
  • Fitness8
  • Mental14
  • Tactical5
  • Technical7
  • Working with youngsters12
  • GK distribution—
  • GK handling—
  • GK shot stopping—
  • Coaching (general)—
  • Technique (coaching)—

Mental 4

  • Determination12
  • Discipline13
  • Man management11
  • Motivating—

Knowledge 8

  • Judging player ability—
  • Judging player potential—
  • Judging staff ability—
  • Tactical knowledge—
  • Negotiating—
  • Analysing data—
  • Presenting data—
  • Judging team data—

Medical 2

  • Physiotherapy—
  • Injury management—

Board 9

  • Business—
  • Buying players—
  • Hardness of training10
  • Interference—
  • Mind games—
  • Patience—
  • Resources—
  • Versatility—
  • Eccentricity—

Personality 8

  • Adaptability9
  • Ambition10
  • Controversy14
  • Loyalty14
  • Pressure16
  • Professionalism16
  • Sportsmanship16
  • Temperament16

Stored staff attributes, 1–20. A dash means the attribute is not recorded for this person in this build.

Coaching stars (calc)

  • Overall3 of 5 stars3
  • Quickness——
  • Strength——
  • GK shot stopping——
  • GK handling——
  • Defending (tactical)——
  • Defending (technical)——
  • Possession (tactical)——
  • Possession (technical)——
  • Attacking (tactical)——
  • Attacking (technical)——

Calculated by fm-reader per training category, as FM shows them. Missing ratings remain blank.

Job ratings (calc)

JobRatingStars calc Preference
Gk Coach First Team1233 of 5 stars20
Coach First Team912.5 of 5 stars18
Assistant Manager First Team862.5 of 5 stars16
Director of football60.5 of 5 stars—
Scout60.5 of 5 stars—
Physio First Team60.5 of 5 stars—
Loan Manager60.5 of 5 stars—
Performance Analyst First Team60.5 of 5 stars—
Manager First Team50.5 of 5 stars—
Fitness Coach First Team50.5 of 5 stars—
Head of Youth Development50.5 of 5 stars—
Sports Scientist First Team50.5 of 5 stars—
Technical Director50.5 of 5 stars—

Calculated by fm-reader (1–200); preference is the stored 1–20 wish for the job.

Staff profile

Coaching badge
Continental Pro License
Potential ability
125
Best job (calc)
Gk Coach First Team
Home reputation
5,250
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Personality (calc)
Light-Hearted
Media handling (calc)
—

What the best job values

Gk Coach First Team: stored job weights
AttributeWeight
GK distribution4
GK handling4
GK shot stopping4
Motivating3
Determination2
Judging player ability2
Judging player potential2
Man management2
Mental2
Tactical knowledge1

The game’s stored attribute weights for the job type of this person’s calculated best job. Weights are 1–10; these are weighting inputs, not attribute or job ratings.

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Mark
Last name
Crossley
Common name
—
Date of birth
16 Jun 1969 age 53 at game start
Place of birth
Barnsley
Nationality
Wales
Other nationalities
England Eligible For Nation, England Eligible For Nation
Height
—
Weight
—
Languages
English

Contract

Club
Unattached
Job
—
Contract type
—
Joined club
28 Jan 2017
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
—
Leaves at end of contract
—
Needs work permit
—
Retired
30 Jun 2011 (Total player retirement)

Playing career

28
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2010 Chesterfield Sky Bet League Two 00 £0
2009 Chesterfield Sky Bet League Two 40 Unknown fee
2008 Oldham Athletic Sky Bet League One 210 £0
2007 Oldham Athletic Sky Bet League One 380 Unknown fee
2006 Sheffield Wednesday Loan Sky Bet Championship 191 Unknown fee
2006 Fulham English Premier Division 00 £0
2005 Fulham English Premier Division 130 Unknown fee
2004 Fulham English Premier Division 60 Unknown fee
2003 Fulham English Premier Division 10 Unknown fee
2002 Stoke City Loan Sky Bet Championship 120 Unknown fee
2002 Middlesbrough English Premier Division 00 £0
2001 Middlesbrough English Premier Division 180 Unknown fee
2000 Middlesbrough English Premier Division 50 Unknown fee
1999 Nottingham Forest Sky Bet Championship 200 £0
1998 Nottingham Forest English Premier Division 120 Unknown fee
1997 Millwall Loan Sky Bet League One 130 Unknown fee
1997 Nottingham Forest Sky Bet Championship 00 Unknown fee
1996 Nottingham Forest English Premier Division 330 Unknown fee
1995 Nottingham Forest English Premier Division 380 Unknown fee
1994 Nottingham Forest English Premier Division 420 Unknown fee
1993 Nottingham Forest Sky Bet Championship 370 Unknown fee
1992 Nottingham Forest English Premier Division 370 Unknown fee
1991 Nottingham Forest English Premier Division 360 Unknown fee
1990 Nottingham Forest English Premier Division 380 Unknown fee
1989 Manchester UFC Loan English Premier Division 00 Unknown fee
1989 Nottingham Forest English Premier Division 80 Unknown fee
1988 Nottingham Forest English Premier Division 20 Unknown fee
1987 Nottingham Forest English Premier Division 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)45328/28 recorded128/28 recorded

Up to 200 stored seasons. The site's sums cover the displayed rows only; missing appearances and goals are excluded separately.

Honours

WinnerPapa Johns Trophy1×2012
WinnerCarabao Cup1×1990
WinnerSky Bet League Two1×2011
Runner-UpSky Bet Championship1×1994
Runner-UpCarabao Cup1×1992
Runner-UpEnglish FA Cup1×1991
Third PlaceEnglish Premier Division1×1995

Grouped by the site from the stored career highlights (winners, runners-up, third place, play-off winners).

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
Wales800 / 0

Staff career

8
  1. Notts County

    28 Jan 2017 – —

    Coach First Team

  2. Notts County

    27 May 2016 – 28 Jan 2017

    Assistant Manager First Team

  3. Chesterfield

    21 May 2015 – 27 May 2016

    Gk Coach First Team

  4. Northern Ireland

    11 May 2015 – 21 May 2015

    Gk Coach (U21 Team)

  5. Barnsley

    27 Mar 2014 – 21 May 2015

    Gk Coach First Team

  6. Sheffield Wednesday

    14 Aug 2013 – 26 Mar 2014

    Gk Coach (U18 Team)

  7. Chesterfield

    29 Apr 2011 – 20 May 2013

    Coach First Team

  8. Chesterfield

    9 Jun 2009 – 29 Apr 2011

    Player/Coach First Team

Up to 200 stored career entries. A missing departure date remains unknown.

Career highlights

8

Favourite people

John Sheridan Teammate/Former Teammate90

Favourite clubs

Disliked people

About this record

  1. calc marks a calculated figure. Position and role ratings, values, personality, job ratings and stars come from fm-reader.
  2. A dash means this build does not store the value. Numeric zero is shown as stored.
  3. Ages, employment and contracts are at game start, 1 Jul 2022.