Steve Crane

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Steve Crane
Personal information
Full name Steven John Crane [1]
Date of birth (1972-06-03) 3 June 1972 (age 51)
Place of birth Grays, England
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1988–1990 Charlton Athletic
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–1992 Tusculum Pioneers (99)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1990–1991 Charlton Athletic 0 (0)
1990 → Margate (loan) 6 (2)
1991 Margate 8 (0)
1993–1994 Aveley
1994–1995 Gillingham 13 (1)
1995 Hornchurch
1995–1996 Chelmsford City 11 (1)
1996 Tilbury
1996 East Thurrock United
1996–1997 Papatoetoe
1997 Torquay United
1997–1998 Hastings Town 2 (0)
1998– Billericay Town 2 (?)
1999–c. 2008 Essex Police
1999 Great Wakering Rovers 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Steven John Crane (born 3 June 1972) is an English former professional footballer.

Crane started his professional career with Charlton Athletic in July 1990 as a trainee. In November 1990 he played for Margate on loan, but was recalled by Charlton only a month later. [2] He did not qualify as a member of the Charlton first team and left them in February 1991 without having played in any game. He finally made his first professional appearances on the field when he rejoined Margate in 1991, playing with them for two pre-season games. He left shortly thereafter when he garnered a football scholarship to Tusculum College in the United States, where he studied foreign languages. [2] While at Tusculum he had an impressive playing career, scoring 99 goals in just two seasons. [3] He returned to the UK in December 1992 to join Aveley.

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References

  1. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (1998). The PFA Premier and Football League Players' Records 1946-1998. Queen Anne Press. ISBN   1-85291-585-4.
  2. 1 2 "Steve Crane". Margate F.C. History. Archived from the original on 5 October 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
  3. ↑ "NAIA Men's Soccer regular season records" (PDF). Retrieved 30 January 2009.[ permanent dead link ]


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