Jim Crossan is a former Northern Irish footballer and footballing manager.

Crossan played with Derry City F.C.

Derry City F.C.

Derry City Football Club is a professional football club based in Derry, Northern Ireland. It plays in the League of Ireland Premier Division...

 when they played in the Irish League

IFA Premiership

The IFA Premiership – formerly the Irish Premier League, and before that the Irish Football League–and still known in popular parlance simply as the Irish League, is the national football league in Northern Ireland, and was historically the league for the whole of Ireland. Clubs in the league are...

 and later managed them when they began competing in the League of Ireland

League of Ireland

The League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...

. http://www.derrycityfc.net/cityweb/Article-History/derry-city-fc-a-concise-history.html. He was Derry's first League of Ireland manager, although his spell at the club, which began in 1985, did not last a full season.