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. He also played for Reading, Gillingham, Brentford, Portsmouth 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 in non-League football and served as assistant manager at Concord Rangers and Southend United.

Personal life

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

David Crown

Career statistics

Honours

Southend United

Football League Fourth Division third-place promotion: 1989–90

Individual

PFA Football League Fourth Division Team of the Year: 1989–90

Southend United Player of the Year: 1988–89

References

External links

Official website

1958 births

Living people

English men's 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

Men's association football forwards

Men's association football wingers

English football managers

David Crown