Dean Anthony Crowe (born 6 June 1979) is an English former

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Career

Crowe shot to prominence at

Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...

as a youngster with his goalscoring exploits, when handed a place in the team. However, Crowe fell out of favour and departed on loan to several clubs before being released by Stoke in 2001. Crowe signed for

Luton Town Luton Town Football Club () is a professional association football club based in the town of Luton, Bedfordshire, England, that competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1885, it is nicknam ...

, after a successful loan spell prior to his departure from Stoke. Crowe scored 12 goals in 43 starts for Luton, however a broken leg halted his progress in March 2003. He could not hold down a regular starting place and joined

York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team compete in the National League, at the fifth tier of the English football league sys ...

on loan in 2003. He signed for

Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The history of Oldham Athletic ...

in early 2004, but only made 5 appearances at the club before leaving. He had a brief trial at Stafford Rangers before joining Leek Town in September 2004. He then returned to the professional game, when he signed for

Stockport County Stockport County Football Club are a professional association football, football club in Stockport, England, who compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, they wer ...

on non-contract terms in August 2005, but only made one start for the club prior to being released in February 2006. Crowe joined non-league

Witton Albion Witton may refer to one of several places in England: *Witton, historic name of an area of Northwich, Cheshire **Witton Albion F.C. *Witton Gilbert, County Durham *Witton-le-Wear, County Durham *Witton, an area of Blackburn, Lancashire * Witton, B ...

in 2006. He then spent some time out of the game to work on his fitness, before re-signing for Witton ahead of the 2007–08 season. However, his fitness never reached the level required by the

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leaders, and he was released in late November, having made little impact on those occasions when he appeared for the club. In December 2009 Crowe joined Leek Town and went on to make his first appearance in the 2–2 draw against

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. He later went on to play for

New Mills New Mills is a town in the Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, England, south-east of Stockport and from Manchester at the confluence of the River Goyt and Sett. It is close to the border with Cheshire and above the Torrs, a deep gorge cut thro ...

Career statistics

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Honours

; Luton Town *

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runner-up: 2001–02

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Crowe, Dean 1979 births Living people Footballers from Stockport English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Cheadle Town F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players Leek Town F.C. players Scarborough F.C. players York City F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Bury F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Luton Town F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Northern Premier League players New Mills A.F.C. players Witton Albion F.C. players English Football League players