Lance Cronin (born 11 September 1985) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made seven international appearances for the England C national team. In 2016 he was assistant manager at Whitehawk, the last club he played for.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 September 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Brighton, England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2005 | Crystal Palace | 0 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Oldham Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 2006 | Shrewsbury Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2010 | Ebbsfleet United | 176 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Gillingham | 7 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Bristol Rovers | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Ebbsfleet United (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Macclesfield Town | 28 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Whitehawk | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 225 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2015 | England C | 7 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016 | Whitehawk (assistant manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Cronin was born in Brighton. He came up through the youth system at Crystal Palace.[1] He joined Wycombe Wanderers on loan during the 2004–05 season, where he made one appearance for the club in League Two.[2] He was released by Crystal Palace at the end of the 2004–05 without playing for the first-team and joined Oldham Athletic on a non-contract basis in November 2005 to provide cover for an FA Cup tie against Chasetown,[3] in which he made a substitute appearance.[1] He then joined Shrewsbury Town on non-contract terms in February 2006 to provide cover for regular goalkeeper Joe Hart.[1] Cronin left Shrewsbury in April 2006,[4] and after a trial with Grimsby Town,[5] joined Gravesend and Northfleet (now Ebbsfleet United) to cover a long-term injury to regular goalkeeper Craig Holloway.[6]
After a good start to his first season at Ebbsfleet, Cronin was called up for the England National Game XI (now the England C team) squad for the first time in November 2006,[7] and made his debut against Holland as a substitute nine minutes from time as England won the European Challenge Trophy.[8] Cronin collected a winner's medal when Ebbsfleet won the FA Trophy at Wembley Stadium in May 2008.[9]
In July 2010, he joined Gillingham on a free transfer after a successful trial.[10] He made his debut in a 1–1 draw away to Morecambe on 28 August. Cronin was released from his contract at the end of the 2010–11 season, joining recently relegated Bristol Rovers.[11] He made his Rovers debut in the New Year's Eve match against Crewe Alexandra replacing Scott Bevan at half-time who had conceded four goals in the first half. In February 2012, Cronin re-joined Ebbsfleet United on a month's loan,[12] which was later extended until the end of April 2012.[13] In June 2012, he joined Macclesfield Town having been told he was surplus to requirements at Bristol Rovers.[14] He left the club in May 2013.[15]
In May 2014, he followed his former manager at Macclesfield Town Steve King to Whitehawk, having taken a year out of football to set up his own business.[16] Cronin was appointed Assistant Manager at Whitehawk under Pablo Asensio after King was sacked in January 2016.[17] He left after two games of the 2016–17 season, for personal reasons.
Personal life
In 2012, Cronin set up Repainted, a painting and property maintenance company.[18]
Honours
- FA Trophy: 2008
References
External links
- Profile at Ebbsfleet United website
- Lance Cronin at Soccerbase
