David Crown
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][2] He also played for Reading, Gillingham, Brentford, Portsmouth and Exeter City.[3] He later player-managed Purfleet in non-league football and after retiring, was assistant manager at former club Southend United.[4]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | David Ian Crown[1] | ||
Date of birth | 16 February 1958 | ||
Place of birth | Enfield, England | ||
Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||
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 | ||
Teams managed | |||
Purfleet (player-manager) | |||
–2003 | Southend United (assistant) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brentford | 1980–81[6] | Third Division | 38 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 43 | 8 | |
1981–82[6] | 8 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | ||||
Total | 46 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 53 | 10 | |||
Portsmouth | 1981–82[7] | Third Division | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 30 | 3 | |
1982–83[7] | 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[8] | Third Division | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | |||
Reading | 1983–84[5] | Fourth Division | 45 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 51 | 7 |
1984–85[9] | Third Division | 43 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 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[10] | Fourth Division | 30 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 34 | 14 |
1991–92[10] | 37 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 43 | 25 | ||
1992–93[10] | 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[11] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 11 | 4 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 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
References
- "David Crown". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- "Player Profile". SUFCdb. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. pp. 99–100. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
- "On This Day... – News". Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- "Reading 1983–84". www.royalsrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 394–397. ISBN 0951526200.
- "David Crown". PompeyRama. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- "Crown, David". The Grecian Archive. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- "Reading 1984–85". www.royalsrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- "Gillingham FC – Career Details". Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- "David Crown Profile". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
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