Paul Crosbie

Paul Crosbie

Personal information
Date of birth	25 November 1976
Place of birth	Scotland
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	March Town United (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	ProvoPool Celtic
National team
2004–2006	Turks and Caicos Islands	4	(0)
Teams managed
2003–2004	Turks and Caicos Islands
2012–	March Town United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Paul Crosbie (born 25 November 1976) is a football player and manager who manages English non-league team March Town United.

Career

Crosbie was a community football coach for Wimbledon F.C. but was made redundant due to the club's financial position. When unemployed, he found a job opening on the internet for the Technical Director position at the Turks and Caicos Islands Football Association, two weeks after first hearing of the Islands at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.^[1][2]

Crosbie became manager of the Turks and Caicos Islands national team in August 2003.^[3]

He made four international appearances for Turks and Caicos Islands between 2004 and 2006,^[4] appearing in two 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for them.^[5]

In June 2012, Crosbie became manager of English non-league team March Town United.^[6][7]

References

1. Broadfoot, Darryl (17 December 2003). "Island life for a wandering Womble". The Herald  – via Highbeam (subscription required) . Retrieved 30 June 2014.
2. McCarthy, David (6 February 2004). "I Hit the Wrong Key on the Internet and Swapped P45 for a Palm Tree Paradise". Daily Record  – via Highbeam (subscription required) . Retrieved 30 June 2014.
3. Paolo Bandini, James Dart and Tom Lutz (25 October 2006). "Which country boasts the most island clubs?". The Guardian.
4. Paul Crosbie at National-Football-Teams.com
5. Paul Crosbie – FIFA competition record
6. Rob Setchell (5 June 2012). "BREAKING NEWS: Paul Crosbie appointed as March Town United manager". Cambs Times.
7. "MARCH APPOINT CROSBIE". NonLeagueDaily.com. 6 June 2012.