David Crown


David Ian Crown 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.

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Honours

Southend United
Individual