David Cross

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

11th all-time scorer65th for appearances

Born: 8 Dec 1950Heywood, Lancashire
Shirt: #9, #12
Debut: 17 Dec 1977at West Bromwich Albion, aged 27
Last game: 15 May 1982at Wolverhampton Wanderers, aged 31

The West Ham career

all competitions, matches with line-up data

214

Appearances

213 starts, 1 from the bench

Goals

0.43 per game

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Assists

not recorded

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Minutes

not recorded

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Cards

not recorded

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Average rating

not rated

Best season for goals: 1980/81, 27 in 50 appearances.

Standard Stats by season, all competitions

	Playing Time		Performance
Season	MP	Starts	Gls	CrdR
1981/82	45	45	19	0
1980/81	50	50	27	0
1979/80	53	52	18	0
1978/79	42	42	18	1
1977/78	24	24	9	0
Career	214	213	91	1

Same definitions as the season Players tab. Shots exclude blocked shots; on/off figures are approximate. Hover a heading for its meaning. Detailed numbers exist from 2015/16; older seasons show appearances, goals and cards where recorded. The Career row adds the seasons shown.

Goals

91 for West Ham

At home

Away

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Penalties

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Open play

Hat-tricks

By competition

Second Division	52	120 apps
First Division	25	59 apps
League Cup	12	21 apps
FA Cup	2	14 apps

Scored against most

When he scores

No goal minutes recorded.

First goal: 31 Dec 1977, v Leicester City 3–2

Latest goal: 15 May 1982, at Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1

Hat-trick: 24 Mar 1978, v Ipswich Town 3–0

Hat-trick: 19 Aug 1978, v Notts County 5–2

4 goals: 11 Apr 1981, at Grimsby Town 1–5

4 goals: 2 Sept 1981, at Tottenham Hotspur 0–4

With him, without him

17 Dec 1977 to 15 May 1982

When he played

1.18

points per game

98 W 56 D 60 L

214 games · 1.53 scored · 1.08 conceded

46% wins

When he didn't

1.73

points per game

11 W 4 D 0 L

15 games · 1.93 scored · 0.8 conceded

73% wins

All competitions, between his first and last appearance, using matches with a recorded line-up. Injuries, rotation and who the opposition were all affect this, so treat it as context, not proof.

Milestones

17 Dec 1977Debutat West Bromwich Albion 1–0 1977/78
31 Dec 1977First goalv Leicester City 3–2 1977/78
24 Mar 1978Hat-trickv Ipswich Town 3–0 1977/78
19 Aug 197810th goalv Notts County 5–2 1978/79
19 Aug 1978Hat-trickv Notts County 5–2 1978/79
24 Feb 197950th appearancev Oldham Athletic 3–0 1978/79
26 Feb 197925th goalat Luton Town 1–4 1978/79
23 Feb 1980100th appearancev Leicester City 3–1 1979/80
20 Sept 198050th goalv Watford 3–2 1980/81
6 Jan 1981150th appearanceat Wrexham 0–0 1980/81
11 Apr 19814 goals in a matchat Grimsby Town 1–5 1980/81
2 Sept 19814 goals in a matchat Tottenham Hotspur 0–4 1981/82
20 Feb 1982200th appearanceat Southampton 2–1 1981/82
15 May 1982Last appearanceat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 1981/82

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

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Fouls committed

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Fouls drawn

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Penalties won

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Penalties conceded

Season	Min	Yel	Red	Fouls	Drawn	Pen won	Pen cons.
1981/82
1980/81
1979/80
1978/79			1
1977/78

Based on matches with line-up data (1900/01–1914/15, 1919/20–1938/39, 1945/46–2009/10 and 2015/16–2026/27); not a full career record.

By season and competition

Season	Competition	Apps	Starts	Mins	G	A
1981/82	FA Cup	2	2	–	1	–
1981/82	League Cup	5	5	–	2	–
1981/82	First Division	38	38	–	16	–
1980/81	FA Cup	3	3	–	0	–
1980/81	League Cup	6	6	–	5	–
1980/81	Second Division	41	41	–	22	–
1979/80	FA Cup	5	5	–	1	–
1979/80	League Cup	9	9	–	5	–
1979/80	Second Division	39	38	–	12	–
1978/79	FA Cup	1	1	–	0	–
1978/79	League Cup	1	1	–	0	–
1978/79	Second Division	40	40	–	18	–
1977/78	FA Cup	3	3	–	0	–
1977/78	First Division	21	21	–	9	–

Appearances

Date	Comp	Opponent	Score	Res	Min	G
15 May 1982	D1	at Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–2	L		1
10 May 1982	D1	Tottenham Hotspur	2–2	D
8 May 1982	D1	Manchester United	1–1	D		1
4 May 1982	D1	Sunderland	1–1	D
1 May 1982	D1	at Arsenal	0–2	L
24 Apr 1982	D1	Leeds United	4–3	W		1
17 Apr 1982	D1	at Coventry City	0–1	L
13 Apr 1982	D1	at Ipswich Town	2–3	L		2
10 Apr 1982	D1	Swansea City	1–1	D
6 Apr 1982	D1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–1	W
3 Apr 1982	D1	at Manchester City	1–0	W
30 Mar 1982	D1	at Swansea City	1–0	W
27 Mar 1982	D1	Nottingham Forest	0–1	L
13 Mar 1982	D1	Notts County	1–0	W
20 Feb 1982	D1	at Southampton	1–2	L
13 Feb 1982	D1	Birmingham City	2–2	D
6 Feb 1982	D1	at Stoke City	1–2	L
2 Feb 1982	D1	Manchester City	1–1	D
30 Jan 1982	D1	West Bromwich Albion	3–1	W		2
27 Jan 1982	D1	at Manchester United	0–1	L
23 Jan 1982	FAC	at Watford	0–2	L
16 Jan 1982	D1	at Brighton & Hove Albion	0–1	L
5 Jan 1982	D1	at Liverpool	0–3	L
2 Jan 1982	FAC	Everton	2–1	W		1
5 Dec 1981	D1	Arsenal	1–2	L
1 Dec 1981	LC	West Bromwich Albion	0–1	L
28 Nov 1981	D1	at Leeds United	3–3	D		1
24 Nov 1981	LC	at West Bromwich Albion	1–1	D
21 Nov 1981	D1	Coventry City	5–2	W
10 Nov 1981	LC	West Bromwich Albion	2–2	D		1
7 Nov 1981	D1	at Nottingham Forest	0–0	D
31 Oct 1981	D1	Middlesbrough	3–2	W
27 Oct 1981	LC	Derby County	2–0	W
24 Oct 1981	D1	at Notts County	1–1	D
17 Oct 1981	D1	at Aston Villa	2–3	L		1
10 Oct 1981	D1	Everton	1–1	D
7 Oct 1981	LC	at Derby County	3–2	W		1
3 Oct 1981	D1	at Birmingham City	2–2	D		2
26 Sept 1981	D1	Liverpool	1–1	D
22 Sept 1981	D1	Southampton	4–2	W
19 Sept 1981	D1	at West Bromwich Albion	0–0	D
12 Sept 1981	D1	Stoke City	3–2	W
5 Sept 1981	D1	at Sunderland	2–0	W		1
2 Sept 1981	D1	at Tottenham Hotspur	4–0	W		4
29 Aug 1981	D1	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	D
8 May 1981	D2	at Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	W
6 May 1981	D2	at Cardiff City	0–0	D
2 May 1981	D2	Wrexham	1–0	W
21 Apr 1981	D2	Queens Park Rangers	3–0	W
18 Apr 1981	D2	at Leyton Orient	2–0	W
11 Apr 1981	D2	at Grimsby Town	5–1	W		4
4 Apr 1981	D2	Bristol Rovers	2–0	W
28 Mar 1981	D2	at Bolton Wanderers	1–1	D
21 Mar 1981	D2	Oldham Athletic	1–1	D
7 Mar 1981	D2	Newcastle United	1–0	W		1
28 Feb 1981	D2	at Watford	2–1	W		2
21 Feb 1981	D2	Cambridge United	4–2	W
14 Feb 1981	D2	Chelsea	4–0	W		1
10 Feb 1981	LC	Coventry City	2–0	W
7 Feb 1981	D2	at Shrewsbury Town	2–0	W		1
31 Jan 1981	D2	Preston North End	5–0	W
19 Jan 1981	FAC	at Wrexham	0–1	L
17 Jan 1981	D2	at Notts County	1–1	D
10 Jan 1981	D2	at Swansea City	3–1	W		1
6 Jan 1981	FAC	at Wrexham	0–0	D
3 Jan 1981	FAC	Wrexham	1–1	D
26 Dec 1980	D2	at Queens Park Rangers	0–3	L
20 Dec 1980	D2	Derby County	3–1	W		1
13 Dec 1980	D2	at Blackburn Rovers	0–0	D
6 Dec 1980	D2	Sheffield Wednesday	2–1	W
2 Dec 1980	LC	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	W		1
29 Nov 1980	D2	at Wrexham	2–2	D
26 Nov 1980	D2	at Derby County	0–2	L
22 Nov 1980	D2	Swansea City	2–0	W		1
15 Nov 1980	D2	at Luton Town	2–3	L
11 Nov 1980	D2	Bristol City	5–0	W		1
8 Nov 1980	D2	Grimsby Town	2–1	W		2
1 Nov 1980	D2	at Bristol Rovers	1–0	W
28 Oct 1980	LC	Barnsley	2–1	W		1
25 Oct 1980	D2	Bolton Wanderers	2–1	W
18 Oct 1980	D2	at Oldham Athletic	0–0	D
11 Oct 1980	D2	Blackburn Rovers	2–0	W		2
7 Oct 1980	D2	Cardiff City	1–0	W
4 Oct 1980	D2	at Newcastle United	0–0	D
27 Sept 1980	D2	at Cambridge United	2–1	W		1
23 Sept 1980	LC	at Charlton Athletic	2–1	W		2
20 Sept 1980	D2	Watford	3–2	W		1
13 Sept 1980	D2	Shrewsbury Town	3–0	W		1
6 Sept 1980	D2	at Chelsea	1–0	W
2 Sept 1980	LC	Burnley	4–0	W
30 Aug 1980	D2	Notts County	4–0	W		1
26 Aug 1980	LC	at Burnley	2–0	W		1
23 Aug 1980	D2	at Preston North End	0–0	D
19 Aug 1980	D2	at Bristol City	1–1	D		1
16 Aug 1980	D2	Luton Town	1–2	L
12 May 1980	D2	at Sunderland	0–2	L
10 May 1980	FAC	Arsenal	1–0	W
5 May 1980	D2	Charlton Athletic	4–1	W		1
3 May 1980	D2	at Bristol Rovers	2–0	W		1
29 Apr 1980	D2	at Oldham Athletic	0–0	D
26 Apr 1980	D2	Shrewsbury Town	1–3	L
22 Apr 1980	D2	Birmingham City	1–2	L
19 Apr 1980	D2	at Cardiff City	1–0	W
16 Apr 1980	FAC	Everton	2–1	W
12 Apr 1980	FAC	Everton	1–1	D
7 Apr 1980	D2	at Birmingham City	0–0	D
5 Apr 1980	D2	Leyton Orient	2–0	W
1 Apr 1980	D2	at Cambridge United	0–2	L
29 Mar 1980	D2	at Swansea City	1–2	L	(sub)
22 Mar 1980	D2	Fulham	2–3	L
15 Mar 1980	D2	at Newcastle United	0–0	D
11 Mar 1980	D2	Notts County	1–2	L
8 Mar 1980	FAC	Aston Villa	1–0	W
1 Mar 1980	D2	at Luton Town	1–1	D
23 Feb 1980	D2	Leicester City	3–1	W		1
19 Feb 1980	D2	at Burnley	1–0	W
16 Feb 1980	FAC	Swansea City	2–0	W		1
9 Feb 1980	D2	Queens Park Rangers	2–1	W
21 Dec 1979	D2	Cambridge United	3–1	W
15 Dec 1979	D2	at Shrewsbury Town	0–3	L
12 Dec 1979	LC	at Nottingham Forest	0–3	L
8 Dec 1979	D2	Bristol Rovers	2–1	W		2
4 Dec 1979	LC	Nottingham Forest	0–0	D
1 Dec 1979	D2	at Charlton Athletic	0–1	L
24 Nov 1979	D2	Cardiff City	3–0	W		1
17 Nov 1979	D2	Swansea City	2–0	W		1
14 Nov 1979	D2	at Chelsea	1–2	L
10 Nov 1979	D2	at Fulham	2–1	W		1
5 Nov 1979	LC	Sunderland	2–1	W		1
3 Nov 1979	D2	Wrexham	1–0	W
31 Oct 1979	LC	at Sunderland	1–1	D
27 Oct 1979	D2	at Notts County	1–0	W
20 Oct 1979	D2	Luton Town	1–2	L
13 Oct 1979	D2	at Leicester City	2–1	W		1
8 Oct 1979	LC	Southend United	5–1	W
6 Oct 1979	D2	Newcastle United	1–1	D		1
1 Oct 1979	LC	at Southend United	0–0	D
29 Sept 1979	D2	Burnley	2–1	W
25 Sept 1979	LC	Southend United	1–1	D		1
22 Sept 1979	D2	at Queens Park Rangers	0–3	L
15 Sept 1979	D2	Sunderland	2–0	W		1
8 Sept 1979	D2	at Preston North End	1–1	D		1
4 Sept 1979	LC	at Barnsley	2–0	W		2
1 Sept 1979	D2	at Watford	0–2	L
28 Aug 1979	LC	Barnsley	3–1	W		1
25 Aug 1979	D2	Oldham Athletic	1–0	W
20 Aug 1979	D2	Chelsea	0–1	L
18 Aug 1979	D2	at Wrexham	0–1	L
14 May 1979	D2	at Millwall	1–2	L
11 May 1979	D2	at Cardiff City	0–0	D
5 May 1979	D2	at Blackburn Rovers	0–1	L
28 Apr 1979	D2	Wrexham	1–1	D
24 Apr 1979	D2	Burnley	3–1	W		1
21 Apr 1979	D2	at Charlton Athletic	0–0	D
16 Apr 1979	D2	Cardiff City	1–1	D
14 Apr 1979	D2	at Leyton Orient	2–0	W
7 Apr 1979	D2	at Cambridge United	0–0	D
2 Apr 1979	D2	at Sheffield United	0–3	L
31 Mar 1979	D2	Leicester City	1–1	D
24 Mar 1979	D2	Newcastle United	5–0	W
17 Mar 1979	D2	at Preston North End	0–0	D
10 Mar 1979	D2	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–0	D
3 Mar 1979	D2	at Stoke City	0–2	L
26 Feb 1979	D2	at Luton Town	4–1	W		2
24 Feb 1979	D2	Oldham Athletic	3–0	W
10 Feb 1979	D2	Sunderland	3–3	D		2
20 Jan 1979	D2	at Bristol Rovers	1–0	W
9 Jan 1979	FAC	at Newport County	1–2	L
30 Dec 1978	D2	Blackburn Rovers	4–0	W		1
26 Dec 1978	D2	Leyton Orient	0–2	L
16 Dec 1978	D2	Charlton Athletic	2–0	W		1
9 Dec 1978	D2	at Wrexham	3–4	L		1
2 Dec 1978	D2	Cambridge United	5–0	W
25 Nov 1978	D2	at Leicester City	2–1	W		2
21 Nov 1978	D2	at Fulham	0–0	D
18 Nov 1978	D2	Crystal Palace	1–1	D
11 Nov 1978	D2	at Notts County	0–1	L
4 Nov 1978	D2	Preston North End	3–1	W		1
28 Oct 1978	D2	at Brighton & Hove Albion	2–1	W
21 Oct 1978	D2	Stoke City	1–1	D
14 Oct 1978	D2	at Oldham Athletic	2–2	D
7 Oct 1978	D2	Millwall	3–0	W
30 Sept 1978	D2	at Sunderland	1–2	L		1
16 Sept 1978	D2	Bristol Rovers	2–0	W
9 Sept 1978	D2	at Burnley	2–3	L		2
2 Sept 1978	D2	Fulham	0–1	L
30 Aug 1978	LC	Swindon Town	1–2	L
26 Aug 1978	D2	at Crystal Palace	1–1	D
23 Aug 1978	D2	at Newcastle United	3–0	W		1
19 Aug 1978	D2	Notts County	5–2	W		3
29 Apr 1978	D1	Liverpool	0–2	L
25 Apr 1978	D1	at Middlesbrough	2–1	W		2
22 Apr 1978	D1	at Manchester United	0–3	L
15 Apr 1978	D1	Derby County	3–0	W		1
28 Mar 1978	D1	at Birmingham City	0–3	L
25 Mar 1978	D1	Chelsea	3–1	W
24 Mar 1978	D1	Ipswich Town	3–0	W		3
18 Mar 1978	D1	at Aston Villa	1–4	L
14 Mar 1978	D1	at Queens Park Rangers	0–1	L
11 Mar 1978	D1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–2	L
4 Mar 1978	D1	at Nottingham Forest	0–2	L
25 Feb 1978	D1	Arsenal	2–2	D		1
18 Feb 1978	D1	at Everton	1–2	L
11 Feb 1978	D1	Bristol City	1–2	L
31 Jan 1978	FAC	at Queens Park Rangers	1–6	L
28 Jan 1978	FAC	Queens Park Rangers	1–1	D
21 Jan 1978	D1	Newcastle United	1–0	W
14 Jan 1978	D1	at Manchester City	2–3	L		1
7 Jan 1978	FAC	Watford	1–0	W
2 Jan 1978	D1	at Norwich City	2–2	D
31 Dec 1977	D1	Leicester City	3–2	W		1
27 Dec 1977	D1	at Chelsea	1–2	L
26 Dec 1977	D1	Birmingham City	1–0	W
17 Dec 1977	D1	at West Bromwich Albion	0–1	L

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