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2016–17 Crawley Town F.C. season

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Crawley Town
2016–17 season
ChairmanZiya Eren
ManagerDermot Drummy
(until 4 May 2017) Matt Harrold (caretaker)
(6 May 2017)
StadiumBroadfield Stadium
League Two19th
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophySecond round
Sussex Senior CupRunners up
Top goalscorerLeague: James Collins (20 goals)
All: James Collins (22 goals)
Highest home attendance5,350 vs Portsmouth
(7 March 2017)[1]
Lowest home attendance881 vs Colchester United
(30 August 2016)[2]
Average home league attendance2,457

The 2016–17 season will be Crawley Town's 121st season in their history and their second consecutive season in League Two.[3] Along with League Two, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Players

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First team squad

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As of 6 May 2017
No. Name Nat Position Since Date of birth (Age) Signed from Games Goals
Goalkeepers
12 Glenn Morris England GK 2016 (1983-12-20) 20 December 1983 (age 41) England Gillingham 41 0
13 Yusuf Mersin Turkey GK 2016 (1994-09-23) 23 September 1994 (age 30) Turkey Kasımpaşa 10 0
Defenders
2 Lewis Young England RB 2014 (1989-09-27) 27 September 1989 (age 35) England Bury 134 0
3 Chris Arthur England LB 2016 (1990-01-25) 25 January 1990 (age 34) England Woking 12 0
6 Mark Connolly Republic of Ireland CB 2016 (1991-12-16) 16 December 1991 (age 33) Scotland Kilmarnock 126 6
14 Andre Blackman England LB 2016 (1990-11-10) 10 November 1990 (age 34) Morocco MAS Fez 35 0
15 Josh Yorwerth Wales CB 2016 (1995-02-28) 28 February 1995 (age 29) England Ipswich Town 48 3
16 Addison Garnett England CB 2016 (1996-09-13) 13 September 1996 (age 28) England Hendon 4 0
22 Joe McNerney England CB 2015 (1990-01-24) 24 January 1990 (age 34) England Woking 48 4
25 Josh Lelan Kenya CB 2017 (1994-12-21) 21 December 1994 (age 29) England Derby County 13 0
Midfielders
4 Josh Payne England DM 2016 (1990-11-25) 25 November 1990 (age 34) England Eastleigh 33 1
7 Enzio Boldewijn Netherlands RW 2016 (1992-11-17) 17 November 1992 (age 32) Netherlands Almere City 52 6
8 Jimmy Smith England CM 2014 (1987-01-07) 7 January 1987 (age 37) England Stevenage 126 9
11 Jordan Roberts England LW 2016 (1994-01-05) 5 January 1994 (age 30) Scotland Inverness Caledonian Thistle 26 4
17 Bobson Bawling England RM 2014 (1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 (age 29) England Watford 81 0
18 Billy Clifford England CM 2016 (1992-10-18) 18 October 1992 (age 32) England Boreham Wood 42 1
20 Aryan Tajbakhsh England DM 2016 (1990-10-27) 27 October 1990 (age 34) England Cray Wanderers 9 0
24 Kaby Djaló Guinea-Bissau CM 2016 (1992-02-05) 5 February 1992 (age 32) Finland PS Kemi 33 1
28 Dean Cox England LW 2016 (1987-08-12) 12 August 1987 (age 37) England Leyton Orient 22 2
44 Conor Henderson Republic of Ireland CM 2016 (1991-09-08) 8 September 1991 (age 33) England Grimsby Town 36 2
Forwards
9 Matt Harrold England FW 2014 (1984-07-25) 25 July 1984 (age 40) England Bristol Rovers 77 11
19 James Collins Republic of Ireland FW 2016 (1990-12-01) 1 December 1990 (age 34) England Shrewsbury Town 51 22
39 Rhys Murphy Republic of Ireland FW 2017 (1990-11-06) 6 November 1990 (age 34) on loan from England Forest Green Rovers 31 10

New contracts

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Date Position Nationality Name Contract length Contract end Ref.
28 October 2016 CM England Jimmy Smith 2 years 2019 [4]
3 March 2017 CB England Joe McNerney 2 years 2019 [5]
10 March 2017 GK England Glenn Morris 2 years 2019 [6]
30 May 2017 CB Wales Josh Yorwerth 1 year 2018 [7]
29 June 2017 CF England Matt Harrold 1 year 2018 [8]

Transfers

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In

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 LB England Chris Arthur Woking Free transfer [9]
1 July 2016 LM England Jason Banton Notts County Free transfer [10]
1 July 2016 RW Netherlands Enzio Boldewijn Almere City Free transfer [11]
1 July 2016 GK Turkey Yusuf Mersin Kasımpaşa Free transfer [12]
1 July 2016 GK England Glenn Morris Gillingham Free transfer [13]
1 July 2016 DM England Josh Payne Eastleigh Free transfer [14]
1 July 2016 LM England Jordan Roberts Inverness Caledonian Thistle Free transfer [15]
1 July 2016 CB Wales Josh Yorwerth Ipswich Town Free transfer [16]
2 July 2016 CB Republic of Ireland Mark Connolly Kilmarnock Free transfer [17]
2 July 2016 RB Turkey Alper Tursun Alanyaspor Free transfer [18]
11 July 2016 CF Republic of Ireland James Collins Shrewsbury Town Free transfer [19]
12 July 2016 RM England Aryan Tajbakhsh Cray Wanderers Free transfer [20]
13 July 2016 CB England Addison Garnett Hendon Free transfer [21]
19 July 2016 LB England Andre Blackman MAS Fez Free transfer [22]
20 July 2016 CM England Billy Clifford Boreham Wood Free transfer [23]
9 August 2016 CB Ghana Daniel Pappoe Hemel Hempstead Town Free transfer [24]
31 August 2016 CM Guinea-Bissau Kaby Djaló PS Kemi Free transfer [25]
13 September 2016 LW England Dean Cox Leyton Orient Free transfer [26]
1 November 2016 CM Republic of Ireland Conor Henderson Grimsby Town Free transfer [27]
1 November 2016 LW England Sanchez Watt Kerala Blasters Free transfer [27]
26 January 2017 CB Kenya Josh Lelan Derby County Free transfer [28]

Out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 CB England Jon Ashton Braintree Town [a] Released [29]
1 July 2016 CF England Lee Barnard Braintree Town [b] Released [31]
1 July 2016 CM England Andy Bond AFC Fylde [c] Released [31]
1 July 2016 LM England Roarie Deacon Sutton United [d] Released [31]
1 July 2016 LW England Lyle Della-Verde Welling United [e] Released [31]
1 July 2016 RW Wales Gwion Edwards Peterborough United Undisclosed [35]
1 July 2016 CF Republic of Ireland Shamir Fenelon Aldershot Town [f] Released [37]
1 July 2016 RB Republic of Ireland Lanre Oyebanjo York City [g] Released [39]
1 July 2016 GK Wales Callum Preston Altrincham [h] Released [31]
1 July 2016 CF England Gavin Tomlin Dulwich Hamlet [i] Released [37]
1 July 2016 CM England Simon Walton Garforth Town [j] Released [41]
11 July 2016 CB England Sonny Bradley Plymouth Argyle Free transfer [42]
3 August 2016 RB Turkey Alper Tursun Darıca Gençlerbirliği [k] Released [43]
11 January 2017 CB Ghana Daniel Pappoe New Radiant Free transfer [44]
31 January 2017 LW England Sanchez Watt Billericay Town [l] Released [27]
  1. ^ Following Ashton's release, he joined Braintree Town.[29]
  2. ^ Following Barnard's release, he joined Braintree Town.[30]
  3. ^ Following Bond's release, he joined AFC Fylde.[32]
  4. ^ Following Deacon's release, he joined Sutton United.[33]
  5. ^ Following Della-Verde's release, he joined Welling United.[34]
  6. ^ Following Fenelon's release, he joined Aldershot Town.[36]
  7. ^ Following Oyebanjo's release, he joined York City.[38]
  8. ^ Following Preston's release, he joined Altrincham.[40]
  9. ^ Following Tomlin's release, he joined Dulwich Hamlet.
  10. ^ Following Walton's release, he joined Garforth Town.
  11. ^ Following Tursun's release, he joined Darıca Gençlerbirliği.
  12. ^ Following Watt's release, he joined Billericay Town.[45]

Loans in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
1 July 2016 GK England Mitchell Beeney Chelsea 3 January 2017 [46]
2 August 2016 CF Tanzania Adi Yussuf Mansfield Town 1 January 2017 [a] [48]
11 August 2016 CB Scotland Alex Davey Chelsea 3 January 2017 [49]
31 January 2017 CF Republic of Ireland Rhys Murphy Forest Green Rovers End of Season [50]
  1. ^ Yussuf's loan was terminated on 1 January 2017.[47]

Loans out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
22 September 2016 LW England Dean Cox Burgess Hill Town 1 January 2017 [51]
8 October 2016 CB Wales Josh Yorwerth Merthyr Town 14 November 2016 [a] [b] [54][55]
31 January 2017 LB England Chris Arthur Woking 8 April 2017 [c] [57]
31 January 2017 LM England Jason Banton Partick Thistle End of Season [58]
17 February 2017 DM England Aryan Tajbakhsh Wealdstone 18 April 2017 [d] [60]
  1. ^ Yorwerth's loan was extended on 4 November 2016, until 4 January 2017.[52]
  2. ^ Yorwerth's loan was terminated on 14 November 2016.[53]
  3. ^ Arthur's loan was extended on 3 March 2017, until 8 April 2017.[56]
  4. ^ Tajbakhsh's loan was extended on 17 March 2017, until 18 April 2017.[59]

Friendlies

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Pre-season friendlies

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9 July 2016 (2016-07-09) Friendly East Grinstead Town 2–9 Crawley Town East Grinstead
15:00 BST Hayes 21'
Healy 73'
Report Clifford 7'
Adarabioyo 8'
Roberts 22'
Smith 35' (pen.)
Young 62', 70', 74'
Banton 75', 80'
Stadium: East Court
Attendance: 420
12 July 2016 (2016-07-12) Friendly Three Bridges 0–6 Crawley Town Three Bridges
19:45 BST Report Collins 8', 15'
Oyebanjo 12'
Roberts 33'
Payne 42'
Banton 44'
Stadium: Jubilee Field
16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) Friendly Crawley Town 0–4 Brighton & Hove Albion Crawley
15:00 BST Report Kayal 18'
Hemed 32'
Murray 49'
Manu 86'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,197
19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) Friendly Crawley Town 2–1 Worthing Three Bridges
19:45 BST Banton 16'
Bawling 54'
Report Sparkes 41' Stadium: Jubilee Field
Attendance: 350
23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) Friendly Crawley Town 2–3 Millwall Crawley
15:00 BST Boldewijn 22'
Roberts 35'
Report Gregory 17'
Williams 66'
Morison 82'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,278
Referee: Tim Lawrence
26 July 2016 (2016-07-26) Friendly Lewes 1–3 Crawley Town Lewes
19:45 BST Perry 72' Report Bawling 2', 19'
Clifford 86'
Stadium: The Dripping Pan
30 July 2016 (2016-07-30) Friendly Aldershot Town 0–0 Crawley Town Aldershot
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Recreation Ground

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
League Two 46 13 12 21 53 71 −18 028.26
FA Cup 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 000.00
EFL Cup 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
EFL Trophy 4 2 0 2 3 5 −2 050.00
Total 53 15 13 25 60 83 −23 028.30

Updated to match played 6 May 2017
Source: Competitions

League Two

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
17 Crewe Alexandra 46 14 13 19 58 67 −9 55
18 Morecambe 46 14 10 22 53 73 −20 52
19 Crawley Town 46 13 12 21 53 71 −18 51
20 Yeovil Town 46 11 17 18 49 64 −15 50
21 Cheltenham Town 46 12 14 20 49 69 −20 50
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2017. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 13 12 21 53 71  −18 51 8 7 8 29 30  −1 5 5 13 24 41  −17

Last updated: 6 May 2017.
Source: League Two

Results by matchday

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Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAAHAAHHAHAAAHAHHHAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultWDWDLLLWWDWDLDLLLWLWWLLWWLLDLWLWLDLDLDWLLDLDLD
Position88429131813111256991013161616151114151313151616171516161616161617191718181920192119
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2017. Source: Fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

The fixtures for the 2016–17 season were announced on 22 June 2016 at 9am.[61]

6 August 2016 1 Crawley Town 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers Crawley
15:00 BST Smith 59'
Blackman Yellow card 54' Yellow-red card 90+2'
Harrold Yellow card 90+4'
Report Jacobson Yellow card 78' Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,471
Referee: Nick Kinseley
13 August 2016 2 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Crawley Town Doncaster
15:00 BST Coppinger 49'
Houghton Yellow card 83'
Report Collins 26'
Davey Yellow card 89'
Smith Yellow card 90+2'
Blackman Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 4,327
Referee: Brett Huxtable
16 August 2016 3 Exeter City 0–1 Crawley Town Exeter
19:45 BST Simpson Yellow card 66'
James Yellow card 81'
Report Collins Yellow card 47'
Yorwerth 83'
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 2,660
Referee: Lee Collins
20 August 2016 4 Crawley Town 1–1 Barnet Crawley
15:00 BST McNerney 67' Report Akinde 3'
Watson Yellow card 53'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,929
Referee: Lee Probert
27 August 2016 5 Crawley Town 1–3 Notts County Crawley
15:00 BST Collins Yellow card 4'
Boldewijn 47'
McNerney Yellow card 81'
Young Yellow card 81'
Report Collins 54' (og.)
Campbell 61'
Dickinson Yellow card 64'
Oliver Yellow card 72'
Stead 87' (pen.)
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,087
Referee: John Busby
3 September 2016 6 Portsmouth 3–0 Crawley Town Portsmouth
15:00 BST Main 9', 37', Yellow card 33'
Roberts 12'
Davies Yellow card 63'
Report Blackman Yellow card 30' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 16,347
Referee: Ben Toner
10 September 2016 7 Stevenage 2–1 Crawley Town Stevenage
15:00 BST Walker 44', Yellow card 76'
King 55', Yellow card 73'
Pett Yellow card 64'
Report Collins 86', Yellow card 88'
Payne Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 2,157
Referee: Trevor Kettle
17 September 2016 8 Crawley Town 2–0 Luton Town Crawley
15:00 BST Djaló Yellow card 39'
Collins 43'
Banton Yellow card 65'
Boldewijn 90+3'
Report Lee Yellow card 22'
Sheehan Yellow card 78'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,904
Referee: Gavin Ward
24 September 2016 9 Morecambe 2–3 Crawley Town Morecambe
15:00 BST Barkhuizen Yellow card 49'
Rose 89'
Stockton 90+3'
Report Yussuf 72'
Collins 83'
McNerney Yellow card 88'
Smith 90+1'
Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,304
Referee: Chris Sarginson
27 September 2016 10 Crawley Town 1–1 Colchester United Crawley
19:45 BST Yussuf 18'
Young Yellow card 35'
Djaló Yellow card 84'
Report Fosu Yellow card 26'
Porter 88'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,851
Referee: Andy Haines
1 October 2016 11 Crawley Town 1–0 Blackpool Crawley
15:00 BST Connolly Yellow card 50', 69' Report Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Brett Huxtable
8 October 2016 12 Hartlepool United 1–1 Crawley Town Hartlepool
15:00 BST Alessandra 18'
Carroll Yellow card 73'
Harrison Yellow card 74'
Report Blackman Yellow card 54'
Collins 74' (pen.)
Clifford Yellow card 77'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,693
Referee: Robert Jones
15 October 2016 13 Cheltenham Town 2–1 Crawley Town Cheltenham
15:00 BST Waters 3'
Cranston Yellow card 45'
Munns 62'
Wright Yellow card 79'
Report McNerney Yellow card 48'
Young Yellow card 73'
Djaló 78'
Tajbakhsh Yellow card 81'
Boldewijn Yellow card 86'
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 2,678
Referee: Graham Horwood
22 October 2016 14 Crawley Town 0–0 Accrington Stanley Crawley
15:00 BST Djaló Yellow card 64'
Tajbakhsh Yellow card 89'
Report Pearson Yellow card 45+2' Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,092
Referee: Brendan Malone
29 October 2016 15 Carlisle United 3–1 Crawley Town Carlisle
15:00 BST Ibehre 5'
Kennedy 28'
Joyce 45'
Ellis Yellow card 79'
Report Davey Yellow card 66'
Connolly 90+4'
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 5,619
Referee: Ollie Yates
12 November 2016 16 Crawley Town 1–3 Cambridge United Crawley
15:00 GMT Collins 8'
Yussuf Yellow card 59'
Djaló Yellow card 60'
Roberts Yellow card 80'
Report Taylor 19', Yellow card 64'
Ikpeazu 28', Yellow card 83'
Berry 51'
Dunne Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,408
Referee: John Busby
19 November 2016 17 Mansfield Town 3–1 Crawley Town Mansfield
15:00 GMT Clements 50', 60'
Benning Yellow card 53'
Hoban 54'
Report Clifford Yellow card 37'
Young Yellow card 45+2'
Davey Yellow card 55'
Bennett 82' (og.)
Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 2,984
Referee: Carl Boyeson
26 November 2016 18 Crawley Town 3–2 Grimsby Town Crawley
15:00 GMT Yorwerth Yellow card 20'
Young Yellow card 26'
Collins 31'
Roberts 56', 79'
Payne Yellow card 88'
Boldewijn Yellow card 90+5'
Report Bogle 45+2', 90'
Mills Yellow card 63'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,315
Referee: Graham Salisbury
3 December 2016 19 Yeovil Town 5–0 Crawley Town Yeovil
15:00 GMT Eaves 16'
Hedges 28'
Shephard Yellow card 38'
Khan 42', 51'
Zoko 73'
Report Davey Yellow card 10'
Payne Yellow card 21'
Tajbakhsh Yellow card 41'
Roberts Yellow card 48'
Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 2,817
Referee: Charles Breakspear
10 December 2016 20 Crewe Alexandra 0–2 Crawley Town Crewe
15:00 GMT Davis Yellow card 90+4' Report Collins 21', 75' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,392
Referee: David Webb
17 December 2016 21 Crawley Town 3–1 Newport County Crawley
15:00 GMT Collins 3'
Blackman Yellow card 6'
Roberts Yellow card 26'
Boldewijn Yellow card 27'
Yorwerth 48'
Connolly Yellow card 50'
Smith 52'
Report Labadie Yellow card 12', 33'
O'Hanlon Yellow card 25'
Jones Yellow card 27'
Bennett Yellow card 28'
Jackson Yellow card 37'
Myrie-Williams Yellow card 48'
Healey Yellow card 61'
Tozer Yellow card 66'
Barnum-Bobb Yellow card 82'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,022
Referee: Nick Kinseley
26 December 2016 22 Leyton Orient 3–2 Crawley Town Leyton
13:00 GMT Dalby 4'
McCallum 11', 45+5' (pen.) Yellow card 86'
Bowery Yellow card 75'
Atangana Yellow card 82'
Hunt Yellow card 90'
Report Roberts Yellow card 45+4'
Mézague 54' (o.g.)
Yorwerth Yellow card 72'
Boldewijn 78'
Young Yellow card 89'
Collins Yellow card 90'
Payne Yellow card 90+1'
Connolly Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: Matchroom Stadium
Attendance: 4,486
Referee: Trevor Kettle
31 December 2016 23 Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Crawley Town Plymouth
15:00 GMT Miller Yellow card 35'
Songo'o Yellow card 44'
Threlkeld 69' Yellow card 69'
Purrington Yellow card 75'
Smith Yellow card 78'
Tanner 90+5'
Report Roberts Yellow card 35'
Yorwerth Yellow card 48'
Connolly Yellow card 53'
Young Yellow card 68'
Collins Yellow card 72'
Smith Yellow card 84'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 9,039
Referee: Brendan Malone
2 January 2017 24 Crawley Town 2–0 Yeovil Town Crawley
15:00 GMT Yorwerth 29', Yellow card 83'
Collins 38' (pen.)
Young Yellow card 68'
Payne Yellow card 72'
Report Mugabi Yellow card 40'
Zoko Yellow card 71'
Eaves Yellow card 73'
Lawless Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,304
Referee: John Busby
14 January 2017 25 Crawley Town 1–0 Hartlepool United Crawley
15:00 GMT Collins Yellow card 30', 63'
Connolly Yellow card 67'
Young Yellow card 90+3'
Report Donnelly Yellow card 28'
Woods Yellow card 42'
Laurent Yellow card 65'
Walker Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,266
Referee: Darren Handley
28 January 2017 26 Notts County 2–1 Crawley Town Nottingham
15:00 GMT Thompson Yellow card 30' Yellow-red card 72'
Audel 75'
Forte 90'
Report Yorwerth Yellow card 30'
Young Yellow card 65'
Connolly Yellow card 65'
Collins 86'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 5,023
Referee: Nick Kinseley
4 February 2017 27 Crawley Town 1–2 Stevenage Crawley
15:00 GMT Collins 28' (pen.), Yellow card 89'
Yorwerth Yellow card 45'
Report Godden 76', 90+5'
Lee Yellow card 81'
Franks Yellow card 90+6'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,124
Referee: Lee Swabey
7 February 2017 28 Blackpool 0–0 Crawley Town Blackpool
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 2,080
Referee: Nigel Miller
11 February 2017 29 Luton Town 2–1 Crawley Town Luton
15:00 GMT Hylton 70', 76'
Palmer Yellow card 90'
Rea Yellow card 90+7'
Report Lelan Yellow card 48'
Collins 60'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 7,316
Referee: Chris Sarginson
14 February 2017 30 Colchester United 2–3 Crawley Town Colchester
19:45 GMT Johnstone 18'
Dickenson 90+3'
Report Smith 23', 34', 51' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,675
Referee: Lee Collins
18 February 2017 31 Crawley Town 1–3 Morecambe Crawley
15:00 GMT Collins 77' (pen.)
Lelan Yellow card 87'
Boldewijn Yellow card 89'
Report Turner 3'
Mullin Yellow card 6', 7', 40'
Evans Yellow card 52'
Wakefield Yellow card 76'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,091
Referee: Charles Breakspear
25 February 2017 32 Wycombe Wanderers 1–2 Crawley Town High Wycombe
15:00 GMT Akinfenwa 15'
de Havilland Yellow card 49'
Cowan-Hall Yellow card 55'
O'Nien Yellow card 83'
Müller Yellow card 90+2'
Report McNerney 43'
Connolly Yellow card 69'
Payne 84'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 3,206
Referee: Gavin Ward
28 February 2017 33 Crawley Town 1–2 Exeter City Crawley
19:45 GMT Djaló Yellow card 48'
Connolly 90+1'
Clifford Yellow card 90+2'
Report Watkins 50'
Moore-Taylor 68'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,826
Referee: Dean Whitestone
4 March 2017 34 Crawley Town 0–0 Doncaster Rovers Crawley
15:00 GMT McNerney Yellow card 54'
Smith Yellow card 55'
Boldewijn Yellow card 83'
Report Baudry Yellow card 63'
Alcock Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,417
Referee: Michael Salisbury
7 March 2017 35 Crawley Town 0–2 Portsmouth Crawley
19:45 GMT Young Yellow card 38' Report Burgess 54'
Bennett 71'
Hunt Yellow card 72'
Doyle Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,350
Referee: Kevin Johnson
11 March 2017 36 Barnet 2–2 Crawley Town Canons Park
15:00 GMT Akinola 39'
Campbell-Ryce 88', Yellow card 89'
Report Murphy 31'
Henderson Yellow card 38'
Boldewijn 54'
Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Attendance: 1,701
Referee: David Webb
14 March 2017 37 Crawley Town 0–3 Crewe Alexandra Crawley
19:45 GMT Smith Yellow card 35'
Yorwerth Yellow card 82'
Report Jones 37' (pen.)
Bowery 50'
Dagnall 52'
Bakayogo Yellow card 73'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,566
Referee: Darren Deadman
18 March 2017 38 Grimsby Town 1–1 Crawley Town Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Jones 22'
Collins Yellow card 49' Yellow-red card 81'
Pearson Yellow card 83'
Report Collins 45+1'
Payne Yellow card 80'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,263
Referee: Carl Boyeson
25 March 2017 39 Crawley Town 3–0 Leyton Orient Crawley
15:00 GMT Collins 23'
McNerney 29'
Boldewijn 32'
Clifford Yellow card 84'
Report Kelly Yellow card 28' Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,918
Referee: Trevor Kettle
1 April 2017 40 Newport County 1–0 Crawley Town Newport
15:00 BST Demetriou 18' Yellow card 80'
Labadie Red card 51'
Report Djaló Yellow card 21'
Yorwerth Red card 51'
Payne Yellow card 64'
Boldewijn Yellow card 85'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,946
Referee: Darren England
8 April 2017 41 Crawley Town 1–2 Plymouth Argyle Crawley
15:00 BST Cox 28'
Collins Yellow card 60' Yellow-red card 79'
McNerney Yellow card 67'
Report Carey 63' (pen.)
Taylor 90+4'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,432
Referee: Ben Toner
14 April 2017 42 Crawley Town 0–0 Cheltenham Town Crawley
15:00 BST Smith Yellow card 21'
Blackman Yellow card 26'
Payne Yellow card 88'
Report Wright Yellow card 37'
Davis Yellow card 42'
Pell Yellow card 52'
Boyle Yellow card 82'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,008
Referee: Charles Breakspear
17 April 2017 43 Accrington Stanley 1–0 Crawley Town Accrington
15:00 BST Hughes Yellow card 40'
McCartan 48'
Report McNerney Yellow card 53' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,652
Referee: David Webb
22 April 2017 44 Crawley Town 3–3 Carlisle United Crawley
15:00 BST Collins 12', 25' (pen.)
Smith Yellow card 45+1', 90+2'
Yorwerth Yellow card 45+4'
Report Gillespie Yellow card 25'
Ibehre 29'
Proctor 42'
Lambe 59', Yellow card 71'
Bailey Yellow card 85'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,003
Referee: Darren Deadman
29 April 2017 45 Cambridge United 2–0 Crawley Town Cambridge
15:00 BST Wharton 35'
Legge Yellow card 45'
McDonagh Yellow card 62'
Berry 90' (pen.)
Report Djaló Yellow card 43'
Blackman Yellow card 45+1'
Smith Yellow card 82'
Payne Red card 89'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 5,675
Referee: Brett Huxtable
6 May 2017 46 Crawley Town 2–2 Mansfield Town Crawley
17:30 BST Cox 34', Yellow card 57'
Connolly Yellow card 54'
Roberts 55', Yellow card 77'
Report Rose 12'
Whiteman 23'
Pearce Yellow card 29'
White Yellow card 57'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,635
Referee: Carl Boyeson

FA Cup

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  Win   Draw   Loss

5 November 2016 First round Crawley Town 1–1 Bristol Rovers Crawley
12:00 GMT Blackman Yellow card 19' Yellow-red card 69'
Smith Yellow card 32'
Clifford 35'
Report Brown 15'
Harrison Yellow card 72'
Stadium: Checkatrade.com Stadium
Attendance: 2,281
Referee: Darren Deadman
15 November 2016 First round replay Bristol Rovers 4–2 (a.e.t.) Crawley Town Bristol
19:45 GMT Taylor 34', 102' (pen.)
Gaffney 52', 96'
Report Roberts 45+1'
Harrold 65'
Garnett Yellow card 80'
Collins Yellow card 114'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 3,676
Referee: Ben Toner

EFL Cup

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  Win   Draw   Loss

9 August 2016 First round Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Crawley Town Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Mason 7'
Teixeira Yellow card 57'
Coady 76'
Report Connolly Yellow card 2' Yellow-red card 89'
Boldewijn 13'
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 8,252
Referee: Ross Joyce

EFL Trophy

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Group stage

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Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA Southampton U21 3 2 0 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Crawley Town 3 2 0 0 1 3 4 −1 6
3 L1 Charlton Athletic 3 0 1 1 1 1 3 −2 3
4 L2 Colchester United 3 0 1 0 2 2 4 −2 2
Source: Sky Sports
30 August 2016 1 Crawley Town 1–0 Colchester United Crawley
19:45 BST Collins 34'
Tajbakhsh Yellow card 74'
Yorwerth Yellow card 75'
Szmodics Yellow card 50'
Bonne Yellow card 54'
Kinsella Yellow card 60'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 881
Referee: Tim Robinson
4 October 2016 2 Charlton Athletic 0–2 Crawley Town Charlton
19:45 BST Report Yussuf 44'
Collins 50'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 1,186
Referee: James Linington
9 November 2016 3 Southampton U23 4–0 Crawley Town Southampton
19:45 GMT Mersin 3' (og.)
Mdlalose 9'
Slattery 34', Yellow card 58'
Olomola 78'
Report Djaló Yellow card 50' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 495
Referee: Keith Stroud

Knockout phase

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7 December 2016 Second round Coventry City 1–0 Crawley Town Coventry
19:45 GMT Sordell 28'
Turnbull Yellow card 45'
Report Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 1,338
Referee: Graham Horwood

Sussex Senior Cup

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29 November 2016 Second round Langney Wanderers 1–3 Crawley Town Eastbourne
19:45 GMT 58' (pen.) Report Henderson 5', 28'
Boldewijn 8'
Stadium: The Oval
Referee: Matthew Goldsmith
13 December 2016 Third round Horsham YMCA 0–3 Crawley Town Horsham
19:45 GMT Report Yussuf 36'
Henderson 44'
Watt 65'
Stadium: Gorings Mead
Referee: Jacob Miles
10 January 2017 Quarter final Crawley Town 3–1 Whitehawk Crawley
19:45 GMT Henderson 4'
Bawling 12', 26'
Report Lisbie 3' Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 390
Referee: Marc Meeten
21 February 2017 Semi final Bognor Regis Town 2–3 (a.e.t.) Crawley Town Lancing
19:15 GMT El-Abd 27'
Pearce 90'
Report Young 8'
Bawling 78'
Boldewijn 119'
Stadium: Culver Road
Attendance: 507
Referee: Marc Meeten
3 May 2017 Final Brighton & Hove Albion 3–0 (a.e.t.) Crawley Town Brighton
19:45 BST Hutchinson Yellow card 67'
Tilley 96'
Towell 111'
Ward 114'
Report Roberts Yellow card 65' Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 1,316
Referee: Jacob Miles

Statistics

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Appearances

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No. Pos. Name League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF England Lewis Young 42 (1) 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 48 (1) 0 11 0
3 DF England Chris Arthur 3 (3) 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 9 (3) 0 0 0
4 MF England Josh Payne 23 (9) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 24 (9) 1 8 1
6 DF Republic of Ireland Mark Connolly 40 (1) 3 1 0 1 0 3 0 45 (1) 3 9 1
7 MF Netherlands Enzio Boldewijn 43 (3) 5 1 (1) 0 1 1 1 (2) 0 46 (6) 6 6 0
8 MF England Jimmy Smith 46 7 2 0 1 0 0 (1) 0 49 (1) 7 8 0
9 FW England Matt Harrold 1 (10) 0 0 (2) 1 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 1 (14) 1 1 0
11 MF England Jordan Roberts 14 (9) 3 1 1 1 0 0 (1) 0 16 (10) 4 6 0
12 GK England Glenn Morris 39 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 41 0 0 0
13 GK Turkey Yusuf Mersin 6 (2) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 8 (2) 0 0 0
14 DF England Andre Blackman 31 (1) 0 1 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 33 (2) 0 8 2
15 DF Wales Josh Yorwerth 14 (7) 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 (7) 3 8 1
16 DF England Addison Garnett 1 (1) 0 1 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 2 (2) 0 1 0
17 MF England Bobson Bawling 1 (27) 0 1 0 0 (1) 0 3 0 4 (28) 0 0 0
18 MF England Billy Clifford 26 (10) 0 2 1 0 0 3 (1) 0 31 (11) 1 4 0
19 FW Republic of Ireland James Collins 45 20 2 0 1 0 2 (1) 2 50 (1) 22 9 1
20 MF England Aryan Tajbakhsh 2 (2) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 4 0 6 (3) 0 4 0
22 DF England Joe McNerney 33 (1) 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 34 (1) 3 6 0
24 MF Guinea-Bissau Kaby Djaló 24 (4) 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 29 (4) 1 8 0
25 DF Kenya Josh Lelan 10 (3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 (3) 0 2 0
28 MF England Dean Cox 20 (2) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 (2) 2 1 0
39 FW Republic of Ireland Rhys Murphy 7 (8) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 (8) 1 0 0
44 MF Republic of Ireland Conor Henderson 8 (4) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 8 (6) 0 1 0
Players who left the club in August/January transfer window or on loan
1 GK England Mitchell Beeney 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0
5 DF Scotland Alex Davey 8 (6) 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 12 (6) 0 4 0
10 MF England Jason Banton 11 (3) 0 0 0 1 0 3 (1) 0 15 (4) 0 2 0
21 FW Tanzania Adi Yussuf 6 (10) 2 1 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 4 1 11 (12) 3 1 0
23 DF Ghana Daniel Pappoe 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 1 (1) 0 0 0
33 MF England Sanchez Watt 0 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 (2) 0 0 0

Last updated: 6 May 2017.
Source: Crawley Town F.C.

Top scorers

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The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
1 FW 19 Republic of Ireland James Collins 20 0 0 2 22
2 MF 8 England Jimmy Smith 7 0 0 0 7
3 MF 7 Netherlands Enzio Boldewijn 5 0 1 0 6
4 MF 11 England Jordan Roberts 3 1 0 0 4
5 DF 6 Republic of Ireland Mark Connolly 3 0 0 0 3
DF 15 Wales Josh Yorwerth 3 0 0 0 3
FW 21 Tanzania Adi Yussuf 2 0 0 1 3
DF 22 England Joe McNerney 3 0 0 0 3
9 MF 28 England Dean Cox 2 0 0 0 2
10 MF 4 England Josh Payne 1 0 0 0 1
FW 9 England Matt Harrold 0 1 0 0 1
MF 18 England Billy Clifford 0 1 0 0 1
MF 24 Guinea-Bissau Kaby Djaló 1 0 0 0 1
FW 39 Republic of Ireland Rhys Murphy 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 2 0 0 0 2
Total 53 3 1 3 60

Last updated: 6 May 2017.
Source: Crawley Town F.C.

Clean sheets

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The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal.

Rnk No. Player League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
1 12 England Glenn Morris 10 0 0 0 10
2 1 England Mitchell Beeney 0 0 0 2 2
13 Turkey Yusuf Mersin 2 0 0 0 2
Total 12 0 0 2 14

Last updated: 14 April 2017.
Source: Crawley Town F.C.

Summary

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Games played 53 (46 League Two) (2 FA Cup) (1 EFL Cup) (4 EFL Trophy)
Games won 15 (13 League Two) (2 EFL Trophy)
Games drawn 13 (12 League Two) (1 FA Cup)
Games lost 25 (21 League Two) (1 FA Cup) (1 EFL Cup) (2 EFL Trophy)
Goals scored 60 (53 League Two) (3 FA Cup) (1 EFL Cup) (3 EFL Trophy)
Goals conceded 83 (71 League Two) (5 FA Cup) (2 EFL Cup) (5 EFL Trophy)
Goal difference –23 (–18 League Two) (–2 FA Cup) (–1 EFL Cup) (–2 EFL Trophy)
Clean sheets 14 (12 League Two) (2 EFL Trophy)
Yellow cards 110 (102 League Two) (4 FA Cup) (1 EFL Cup) (3 EFL Trophy)
Red cards 6 (4 League Two) (1 FA Cup) (1 EFL Cup)
Most appearances Netherlands Enzio Boldewijn (52 appearances)
Top scorer Republic of Ireland James Collins (22 goals)
Winning Percentage Overall: 15/53 (28.30%)

Last updated: 6 May 2017.
Source: Crawley Town F.C.

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