David Crown
English footballer (born 1958)
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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 information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Ian Crown[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 February 1958 | ||
| 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 | |||
Personal life
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
| 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 | ||
- Appearance in Hampshire Professional Cup
- Appearances in Football League Trophy
- Appearance in Berks & Bucks Senior Cup
Honours
Southend United
- Football League Fourth Division third-place promotion: 1989–90[8]
Individual
- PFA Football League Fourth Division Team of the Year: 1989–90[16]
- Southend United Player of the Year: 1988–89[17]
