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Danny Crow 
Personal information Full name Daniel Stephen Crow Date of birth 26 January 1986 Place of birth Great Yarmouth, England Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) Playing position Striker / Attacking midfielder Club information Current club Luton Town FC Number 10 Youth career 1994–2004 Norwich City Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2004–2005 Norwich City 4 (0) 2005 → Northampton Town (loan) 10 (2) 2005–2008 Peterborough United 77 (23) 2007 → Notts County (loan) 1 (0) 2008 → Notts County (loan) 13 (2) 2008–2010 Cambridge United 61 (22) 2010– Luton Town 42 (10) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:30, 22 October 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Daniel Stephen "Danny" Crow (born 26 January 1986 in Great Yarmouth) is a footballer currently playing for Luton Town. He has previously played for Cambridge United, Norwich City, Northampton Town and Peterborough United.
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Career
Crow made his senior debut as a substitute for Norwich City in a Premier League match against Middlesbrough on 28 December 2004. He was loaned to Northampton Town towards the end of the 2004–05 season, where he scored two goals in ten games, and released by Norwich that summer.
Crow playing for Cambridge United in 2008
He signed for League Two side Peterborough United at the start of the 2005–06 season, becoming the club's top goalscorer with 17 goals. The next season was less successful, with Crow scoring 10 goals in 42 games. During the campaign, Crow featured on the Sky One documentary Big Ron Manager, and was criticised for his poor attitude and for being overweight.[1]
On 9 October 2007 he signed an initial one-month loan deal at Notts County.[2] However, during his first game for The Magpies he suffered a broken fifth metatarsal, and was sent back to Peterborough.[3] He rejoined Notts County in February 2008, scoring against Chester City in his first game back at the club.[4] He went on to make twelve further appearances, scoring once more, as Notts County avoided relegation from The Football League.
After being told by then-Peterborough manager Darren Ferguson that he was "surplus to requirements", Crow had his contract terminated at Peterborough by mutual consent on 1 September 2008.[5][6] Ten days later, Crow agreed to join Posh's local rivals Cambridge United on a free transfer move that took him to the Abbey Stadium on a contract until May 2010.
His first season at Cambridge proved to be ultimately unsuccessful, scoring only 3 goals as the club lost in the play-off final at Wembley Stadium. The next season saw Crow flourish under new manager Martin Ling, even through Cambridge finished in mid-table. Crow was named Cambridge United player of the year for the 2009–10 season, having finished the campaign as top scorer with 19 goals. The decision was made via an online vote on the club's official website, where he gained 85.3% of the votes.[7]
On 21 May 2010, with his Cambridge contract having expired, Crow signed for Luton Town, joining up with former U's teammate Dan Gleeson.[8] Crow scored his first goal for the club on 28 September 2010 against Mansfield Town, despite missing a penalty earlier in the game. He then went onto score four goals in four days in mid-October; two against Eastbourne Borough and two more against Forest Green Rovers. Two further goals later in the month against St Albans City in the FA Cup and Bath City in the league led to Crow being named Conference National Player of the Month for October.[9]
Honours
Individual
- Conference National Player of the Month: October 2010[9]
References
- ^ "Danny Crow - On The Spot". Cambridge United F.C.. 2009-11-10. http://www.cambridge-united.co.uk/page/FeaturedPlayer/0,,10423~1872192,00.html. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ^ "Notts County sign Crow from Posh". BBC Sport. 2007-10-09. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/7035728.stm. Retrieved 2007-10-16.
- ^ "Crow breaks foot in Magpies loss". BBC Sport. 2007-10-14. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/7043862.stm. Retrieved 2007-10-16.
- ^ "Chester City 0-1 Notts County". BBC Sport. 2008-02-16. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/7236408.stm. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ^ "Crow unhappy with Posh rejection". BBC Sport. 2008-05-08. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/peterborough_united/7388585.stm. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ^ "Posh let Crow go by mutual consent". TeamTalk. 2008-09-01. http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,1827_4082370,00.html. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
- ^ "Player of the Season Awards". Cambridge United F.C.. 2010-04-19. http://www.cambridge-united.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10423~2029204,00.html. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ^ "Luton Town sign Danny Crow and Kevin Pilkington". BBC Sport. 2010-05-21. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/luton_town/8696736.stm. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ^ a b "Rushden & Diamonds boss Edinburgh wins manager award". BBC Sport. 2010-11-02. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/9149976.stm. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
External links
- Danny Crow career stats at Soccerbase
- Profile at UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database
- Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk
Luton Town F.C. – current squad 1 Tyler · 2 Gleeson · 3 Taylor · 4 Keane · 5 Beckwith · 6 G. Pilkington (c) · 7 Lawless · 8 Morgan-Smith · 10 Crow · 11 Willmott · 12 Blackett · 13 Fleetwood · 14 O'Connor · 15 Howells · 16 Asafu-Adjaye · 17 Antwi · 18 Osano · 19 Dance · 20 Kissock · 21 Henry · 22 Carden · 23 Samuel · 27 Hand · 28 Watkins · 30 K. Pilkington · 31 Kidd · 33 Dasilva · 34 Kovács · 36 Tavernier · 39 Wright · Manager: Brabin
Categories:- 1986 births
- Living people
- People from Great Yarmouth
- English footballers
- Association football forwards
- Norwich City F.C. players
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- Peterborough United F.C. players
- Notts County F.C. players
- Cambridge United F.C. players
- Premier League players
- The Football League players
- Conference National players
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