David Crown

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David Crown
Personal information
Full name David Ian Crown[1]
Date of birth (1958-02-16) 16 February 1958 (age 68)
Place of birth Enfield, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1979 Grays Athletic
1979–1980 Walthamstow Avenue
1980–1981 Brentford 46 (8)
1981–1983 Portsmouth 28 (2)
1983 → Exeter City (loan) 7 (3)
1983–1985 Reading 88 (14)
1985–1987 Cambridge United 116 (45)
1987–1990 Southend United 113 (61)
1990–1993 Gillingham 87 (40)
1993–1994 Dagenham & Redbridge 33 (9)
1994–1995 Purfleet
1995–1996 Aylesbury United
1996 Sudbury Town
1996– Billericay Town
–1997 Concord Rangers
1997–2001 Purfleet
Managerial career
Purfleet (player-manager)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Ian Crown (born 16 February 1958) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League, most notably for Cambridge United and Southend United.[1][3] He also played for Reading, Gillingham, Brentford, Portsmouth and Exeter City.[4] Until March 2021, Crown's 24 goals in a Football League season stood as Cambridge United's club record.[5] He later player-managed Purfleet in non-League football and served as assistant manager at Concord Rangers and Southend United.[6][7]

Personal life

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As of October 2000, Crown was running an accountancy firm in Leigh-on-Sea.[8] As of February 2020, he was working as a matchday host at former club Southend United.[9]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1980–81[10] Third Division 38 6 3 1 2 1 — 43 8
1981–82[10] 8 2 — 2 0 — 10 2
Total 46 8 3 1 4 1 — 53 10
Portsmouth 1981–82[11] Third Division 27 2 2 0 — 1[a] 1 30 3
1982–83[11] 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 28 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 31 3
Exeter City (loan) 1982–83[6] Third Division 7 3 — — — 7 3
Reading 1983–84[12] Fourth Division 45 7 3 0 2 0 1[b] 0 51 7
1984–85[13] Third Division 43 7 3 1 2 2 2[b] 0 50 10
Total 88 14 6 1 4 2 3 0 101 17
Southend United Total 113 61 4 0 8 4 7 4 132 69
Gillingham 1990–91[14] Fourth Division 30 12 1 1 0 0 3[b] 1 34 14
1991–92[14] 37 23 2 0 2 1 2[b] 1 43 25
1992–93[14] Third Division 20 5 2 2 2 2 0 0 24 9
Total 87 40 5 3 4 3 5 2 101 48
Aylesbury United 1995–96[15] Isthmian League Premier Division 11 4 — — 1[c] 0 12 4
Career total 380 132 20 5 20 10 17 7 437 154
  1. ^ Appearance in Hampshire Professional Cup
  2. ^ a b c d Appearances in Football League Trophy
  3. ^ Appearance in Berks & Bucks Senior Cup

Honours

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Southend United

Individual

References

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