Jason William Robert Crowe (born 30 September 1978) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right back, and midfielder from 1996 to 2013. Crowe a former England Under-20 international started his career at Arsenal as a junior and was handed a professional contract at the beginning of the 1996–97 season. He only played a few matches for The Gunners. He later went on to join Crystal Palace on loan before signing permanently with Portsmouth in 1999. He spent time on loan with Brentford in 2000 before helping secure Premier League promotion for Pompey in 2003. He was sold to Grimsby Town shortly afterwards and he spent two seasons there before moving on to Northampton Town in 2005. Four years later he secured a move to Leeds United before going on to Leyton Orient, then back to Northampton Town. In the summer of 2012 he dropped out of the Football League for the first time by signing with Conference North club Corby Town. Career Arsenal Crowe started his career as a trainee at Arsenal, although he was unable to break into the first team, with veteran right back Lee Dixon usually occupying the slot. He made his debut as substitute in a League Cup tie against Birmingham City on 14 October 1997 but was sent off after just 33 seconds by referee Uriah Rennie for a foul on Martin O'Connor. It was the fastest debut sending-off in English football history. That season he also contributed to Arsenal's run in the FA Cup, coming on as a substitute against Crystal Palace in the fifth round. However, he wasn't part of the squad when they won the 1998 FA Cup Final. He played one more match for Arsenal (in the League Cup against Derby County). After a loan spell at Crystal Palace he moved to Portsmouth in July 1999, with Arsène Wenger deeming him surplus to requirements. Portsmouth After joining Portsmouth for a fee of £1,000,000, Crowe played 29 games during his first season at the club before being transfer-listed by Tony Pulis at the start of the 2000–01 season. Crowe joined Brentford on loan, and played 9 League games for the Bees before returning to Portsmouth where he made a further 24 appearances. During his third season with Portsmouth, Crowe made 23 appearances and scored his first goal for the club during a 2–2 draw with Wolves at Molineux.