Danny Crow

Danny Crow

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Stephen Crow
Date of birth	26 January 1986 (1986-01-26)
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	51	(16)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:50, 27 January 2012 (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.

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.

On 9 October 2007 he signed an initial one-month loan deal at Notts County. However, during his first game for The Magpies he suffered a broken fifth metatarsal, and was sent back to Peterborough. He rejoined Notts County in February 2008, scoring against Chester City in his first game back at the club. 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. 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.

On 21 May 2010, with his Cambridge contract having expired, Crow signed for Luton Town, joining up with former U's teammate Dan Gleeson. 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.

Honours

Individual

• Conference National Player of the Month: October 2010

External links

• Danny Crow career stats at Soccerbase
• Profile at UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database
• Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk