Crossing - Best Crossers in Football (and Charlton)

Off_it

Johnny Humphrey always seemed to put in a good cross on the run, back in the day.

I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY

Di Canio

Taxi_Lad

Googled it and found a Top 15 ranking of premier league crossers which brought up a few names not yet mentioned, like Steve Guppy, Morton Gamst Pedersen and David Bentley

Cafc43v3r

Taxi_Lad said:

Googled it and found a Top 15 ranking of premier league crossers which brought up a few names not yet mentioned, like Steve Guppy, Morton Gamst Pedersen and David Bentley

I mentioned Guppy, the other 2 were very good as well.  No one mentioned Stuart Downing yet?

Remember Liverpool bought him and Jordan Henderson because they were the best left and right footed cross (according to the stats) the season before. 

i_b_b_o_r_g

Remember Paul Stewart at Spurs was pretty pin point 

jac52

Chris Brunt 

Penfolds Perm

Peter Barnes in his pomp at Man City. 

jamiebcool

I've always thought the way Lyle Taylor drives balls across the 6yd box is pretty De Bruynesque

Blackheathen

Chizz said:

Colin Powell is the stand-out for me

Quote from Keith Peacock’s 2004 autobiography:

I rate Colin Powell the best crosser of the ball the club has ever had.

JohnBoyUK

i_b_b_o_r_g said:

Remember Paul Stewart at Spurs was pretty pin point 

Hmmm wouldnt be anywhere near my list of Tottenham crossers...

Anderton
Ginola
Hughton
Ziege

They're the stand out ones.

Selected others...

Beckham.  Kanchelskis.  Limpar.  Giggs.  Matt Taylor.  Bentley.  John Barnes.  Trevor Steven.

Big William

When he wasn't getting arrested or driving into things, Jermaine Pennant could hit a wicked cross.

Arkwright

John Aston - murdered us in a 1-5 home drubbing by Luton after we had taken the lead - he had had a career before that with Man U so had some pedigree. I can remember those curling crosses from my viewpoint half way up the east terrace. I was actually sick for a week after that game. 

O_Andy_Hunt

Johann Berg Gudmundsson 

covered_end_junior

De Bruyne and Alexander-Arnold the best around at the moment imo. 

SoundAsa£

Steve Highway for Liverpool was excellent. For us Colin Powell was consistently good.

Dugdaleclass

Forwards: Colin Powell, Len Glover, JB Gudmundsson, John Robinson.

Full backs: Chris Powell, John Humphrey, Phil Warman (who was originally a winger).

robroy

Does a Rory Delap thrown cross count? 

superclive

Mark Robson could cross a ball. 

Ross

cafctom said:

David Beckham is as good as it gets for passing/crossing accuracy.

For Charlton, the best I’ve seen have been Danny Green and Kyel Reid. Both underrated players during their time with us. Thinking it through, we haven’t really had that many wingers where crossing has stood out in recent history

Danny Green's cross for Yann's header away at MK Dons was exceptional.

Stig

Dean Kiely was an impressive crosser. Never played a match without checking spectacles, testicles...

The_President

Very recently, Oshilaja shows real promise in the crossing dept.

Six-a-bag-of-nuts

The_President said:

Very recently, Oshilaja shows real promise in the crossing dept.

He made me cross the way he got outmuscled at that freaking corner on Saturday 

Six-a-bag-of-nuts

Dugdaleclass said:

Full backs:  Phil Warman (who was originally a winger).

Good call.
Ditto Brian Kinsey

Dugdaleclass

And a good call Brian Kinsey. He used to run coaching sessions at my school. Taking corners and crossing the ball were a focus.