David Ian Crown (born 16 February 1958) is an English retired professional
footballer
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who played as a
forward in the
Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...
, most notably for
Cambridge United
Cambridge United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Cambridge, England. They compete in EFL League one , the 3rd tier of the English football league system. The club is based at the Abbey Stadium on N ...
and
Southend United
Southend United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of English football. Southend are known as ...
.
He also played for
Reading
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For educators and researchers, reading is a multifaceted process invo ...
,
Gillingham,
Brentford
Brentford is a suburban town in West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, west of Charing Cross.
Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings w ...
,
Portsmouth
Portsmouth ( ) is a port and city status in the United Kingdom, city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. The city of Portsmouth has been a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority since 1 April 1997 and is admi ...
and
Exeter City. Until March 2021, Crown's 24 goals in a Football League season stood as Cambridge United's club record. He later
player-managed Purfleet
Purfleet-on-Thames is a town in the Thurrock unitary authority, Essex, England. It is bordered by the A13 road to the north and the River Thames to the south and is within the easternmost part of the M25 motorway but just outside the Greater Lond ...
in
non-League football
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and served as assistant manager at
Concord Rangers and Southend United.
Personal life
As of October 2000, Crown was running an
accountancy
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firm in
Leigh-on-Sea
Leigh-on-Sea (), commonly referred to simply as Leigh, is a town and civil parish in the City of Southend-on-Sea, in the ceremonial county of Essex, England. In 2011, it had a population of 22,509.
Geography
Leigh-on-Sea is on the northern ...
.
As of February 2020, he was working as a matchday host at former club Southend United.
Career statistics
Honours
Southend United
*
Football League Fourth Division
The Football League Fourth Division was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958–59 season until the creation of the Premier League prior to the 1992–93 season. Whilst the division disappeared in name i ...
third-place promotion:
1989–90
Individual
*
Southend United
Southend United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of English football. Southend are known as ...
Player of the Year:
1988–89
References
External links
Official website
1958 births
Living people
English footballers
Grays Athletic F.C. players
Walthamstow Avenue F.C. players
Brentford F.C. players
Portsmouth F.C. players
Exeter City F.C. players
Reading F.C. players
Cambridge United F.C. players
Southend United F.C. players
Gillingham F.C. players
Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players
Thurrock F.C. players
Aylesbury United F.C. players
Sudbury Town F.C. players
Billericay Town F.C. players
Concord Rangers F.C. players
English Football League players
Footballers from Enfield, London
English accountants
Thurrock F.C. managers
National League (English football) players
Southend United F.C. non-playing staff
Isthmian League managers
Isthmian League players
Association football forwards
Association football wingers
English football managers
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