2017–18 Crawley Town F.C. season
| 2017–18 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Ziya Eren | ||
| Manager | Harry Kewell | ||
| Stadium | Broadfield Stadium | ||
| League Two | 14th | ||
| FA Cup | First round | ||
| EFL Cup | First round | ||
| EFL Trophy | Group stage | ||
| Sussex Senior Cup | Runners up | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Enzio Boldewijn (10 goals) Jimmy Smith (10 goals) All: Enzio Boldewijn (10 goals) Jimmy Smith (10 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 5,008 vs Swindon Town (2 April 2018) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 435 vs Fulham U23s (29 November 2017) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 2,268 | ||
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The 2017–18 season will be Crawley Town's 122nd season in their history and their third consecutive season in League Two.[1] 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 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Players
[edit]First team squad
[edit]- As of 5 May 2018
| No. | Name | Nat | Position | Since | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||
| 1 | Glenn Morris | 
|
GK | 2016 | 20 December 1983 | Gillingham
|
87 | 0 |
| 12 | Yusuf Mersin | 
|
GK | 2016 | 23 September 1994 | Kasımpaşa
|
15 | 0 |
| Defenders | ||||||||
| 2 | Lewis Young |
|
RB | 2014 | 27 September 1989 | Bury
|
177 | 3 |
| 3 | Josh Doherty | 
|
LB | 2017 | 15 March 1996 | Ards
|
16 | 0 |
| 5 | Joe McNerney |
|
CB | 2015 | 24 January 1990 | Woking
|
69 | 5 |
| 6 | Mark Connolly | 
|
CB | 2016 | 16 December 1991 |  Kilmarnock
|
167 | 8 |
| 15 | Josh Yorwerth | 
|
CB | 2016 | 28 February 1995 | Ipswich Town
|
91 | 4 |
| 19 | Cedric Evina | 
|
LB | 2017 | 16 November 1991 | Doncaster Rovers
|
34 | 0 |
| 22 | Josh Lelan | 
|
CB | 2017 | 21 December 1994 | Derby County
|
46 | 0 |
| Midfielders | ||||||||
| 4 | Josh Payne |
|
DM | 2016 | 25 November 1990 | Eastleigh
|
72 | 6 |
| 8 | Jimmy Smith |
|
CM | 2014 | 7 January 1987 | Stevenage
|
165 | 19 |
| 9 | Karlan Ahearne-Grant |
|
AM | 2018 | 18 September 1997 | Charlton Athletic
|
15 | 9 |
| 10 | Dean Cox |
|
LW | 2016 | 12 August 1987 | Leyton Orient
|
27 | 2 |
| 11 | Jordan Roberts |
|
LW | 2016 | 5 January 1994 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle
|
62 | 11 |
| 17 | Kaby Djaló | 
|
CM | 2016 | 5 February 1992 |  PS Kemi
|
39 | 1 |
| 18 | Billy Clifford |
|
CM | 2016 | 18 October 1992 | Boreham Wood
|
54 | 2 |
| 20 | Aryan Tajbakhsh |
|
DM | 2016 | 27 October 1990 | Cray Wanderers
|
31 | 0 |
| 21 | Dannie Bulman |
|
CM | 2017 | 24 January 1979 | AFC Wimbledon
|
328 | 12 |
| 25 | Mark Randall |
|
CM | 2017 | 28 September 1989 | Newport County
|
33 | 1 |
| 27 | Moussa Sanoh | 
|
RW | 2017 | 20 July 1995 | RKC Waalwijk
|
16 | 1 |
| Forwards | ||||||||
| 7 | Enzio Boldewijn |
|
RW | 2016 | 17 November 1992 | Almere City
|
100 | 16 |
| 23 | Thomas Verheydt |
|
CF | 2017 | 24 January 1992 | MVV Maastricht
|
22 | 2 |
| 28 | Panutche Camará |
|
CF | 2017 | 28 February 1997 | Dulwich Hamlet
|
34 | 3 |
New contracts
[edit]| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Contract length | Contract end | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2017 | CB | |
Josh Yorwerth | 3 years | 2020 | [2] |
| 31 January 2018 | GK | |
Glenn Morris | 2.5 years | 2020 | [3] |
| 1 February 2018 | CM | |
Josh Payne | 2.5 years | 2020 | [4] |
| 2 May 2018 | RB | |
Josh Doherty | 2 years | 2020 | [5] |
Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2017 | CM | |
Dannie Bulman | AFC Wimbledon | Free | [6] |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | |
Panutche Camará | Dulwich Hamlet | Free | [7] |
| 1 July 2017 | CM | |
Mark Randall | Newport County | Free | [8] |
| 1 July 2017 | RW | |
Moussa Sanoh | RKC Waalwijk | Free | [9] |
| 6 July 2017 | CF | |
Thomas Verheydt | MVV Maastricht | Undisclosed | [10] |
| 5 September 2017 | CB | |
Josh Doherty | Ards | Free | [11] |
| 13 October 2017 | CB |  |
Nathan Okoye | Waltham Forest | Free | [12] |
Out
[edit]| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2017 | LW | |
Jason Banton | Woking | Released | [13][a] |
| 30 June 2017 | RM | |
Bobson Bawling | Woking | Released | [13][b] |
| 30 June 2017 | CM | |
Conor Henderson | Eastbourne Borough | Released | [13][c] |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | |
James Collins | Luton Town | Undisclosed | [17] |
| 1 August 2017 | LB | |
Chris Arthur | Aldershot Town | Mutual consent | [18][d] |
| 25 August 2017 | LB | |
Andre Blackman | Barnet | Mutual consent | [20][e] |
| 31 August 2017 | CF | |
Matt Harrold | Leyton Orient | Free | [22] |
| 18 January 2018 | CB | |
Addison Garnett | Bedfont Sports | Mutual consent | [23][f] |
| 13 February 2018 | CB | |
Nathan Okoye | Romford | Free | [25] |
- ^ Jason Banton joined Woking following his release.[14]
- ^ Bobson Bawling joined Woking following his release.[15]
- ^ Conor Henderson joined Eastbourne Borough following his release.[16]
- ^ Chris Arthur joined Aldershot Town following his release.[19]
- ^ Andre Blackman joined Barnet following his release.[21]
- ^ Addison Garnett joined Bedfont Sports following his release.[24]
Loans in
[edit]| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2017 | LB | |
Cedric Evina | Doncaster Rovers | 30 June 2018 | [26] |
| 6 July 2017 | RW | |
Dennon Lewis | Watford | 31 December 2017 | [27] |
| 25 August 2017 | CF | |
Ibrahim Meite | Cardiff City | 1 January 2018 | [28] |
| 30 January 2018 | FW | |
Karlan Ahearne-Grant | Charlton Athletic | 30 June 2018 | [29] |
Loans out
[edit]| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 August 2017 | CB | |
Addison Garnett | Whitehawk | 7 October 2017 | [20] |
Pre-season
[edit]As of 22 June 2017, Crawley Town have announced seven pre-season fixtures against Brighton & Hove Albion,[30] East Grinstead Town,[31] Dulwich Hamlet, Bognor Regis Town,[32] Oakwood,[33] Chelsea XI[34] and Portsmouth.[35]
Win Draw Loss
| 8 July 2017 | East Grinstead Town | 1–6 | Crawley Town | East Grinstead |
| 15:00 BST | Elliott  18' |
Report | Boldewijn 10' Smith 45'Cox 45'Camara 52'Harrold 61', 85' |
Stadium: East Court |
| 11 July 2017 | Oakwood | 0–2 | Crawley Town | Crawley |
| 19:00 BST | Report | Randall 48' Young 52' |
Stadium: Tinsley Lane |
| 11 July 2017 | Oakwood | 0–9 | Crawley Town | Crawley |
| 20:15 BST | Report | Roberts 2', 25' Harrold 6', 20', 30'Tajbakhsh 13'Camara 30'Sanoh 33' 42' (og.) |
Stadium: Tinsley Lane |
| 15 July 2017 | Crawley Town | 1–1 | Chelsea XI | Crawley |
| 15:00 BST | McNerney 87' |
Report | Brown 75' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 3,546 |
| 18 July 2017 | Dulwich Hamlet | 2–4 | Crawley Town | East Dulwich |
| 19:45 BST | Dumaka 30', 42' |
Report | Boldewijn 2' Camara 29', 53'Harrold 85' |
Stadium: Champion Hill Attendance: 392 |
| 22 July 2017 | Crawley Town | 0–6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Crawley |
| 15:00 BST | Report | March 3' Groß 30'Hemed 38'Murphy 41'Goldson 67'Murray 78' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium |
| 26 July 2017 | Bognor Regis Town | 1–2 | Crawley Town | Bognor Regis |
| 19:45 BST | Pearce 22' |
Report | Sanoh 83' Lewis 90' |
Stadium: Nyewood Lane |
| 29 July 2017 | Crawley Town | 1–2 | Portsmouth | Crawley |
| 15:00 BST | Verheydt 3' |
Report | Pitman 55', 75' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,603 |
Competitions
[edit]Overview
[edit]| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| League Two | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 58 | 66 | −8 | 34.78 |
| FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| EFL Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0.00 |
| EFL Trophy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0.00 |
| Total | 51 | 16 | 11 | 24 | 62 | 81 | −19 | 31.37 |
Updated to match played 5 May 2018
Source: Competitions
League Two
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Cambridge United | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 64 |
| 13 | Colchester United | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 62 |
| 14 | Crawley Town | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 58 | 66 | −8 | 59 |
| 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 17 | 5 | 24 | 62 | 75 | −13 | 56 |
| 16 | Stevenage | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 60 | 65 | −5 | 55 |
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Results summary
[edit]| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 58 | 66 | −8 | 59 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 41 | −10 |
Last updated: 5 May 2018.
Source: [citation needed]
Results by matchday
[edit]Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2018. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
[edit]Win Draw Loss
The fixtures for the 2017–18 season were announced on 21 June 2017 at 9am.[36]
| 5 August 2017 1 | Crawley Town | 1–3 | Port Vale | Crawley |
| 15:00 BST | Roberts  25'Boldewijn 53'Randall 69' |
Report | Tonge 9' Kay 26'Turner 82' 84'Reeves 86'Gunning 89' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,270 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 12 August 2017 2 | Cheltenham Town | 1–0 | Crawley Town | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 BST | Eisa 38' |
Report | Payne 63' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,384 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 19 August 2017 3 | Crawley Town | 0–1 | Cambridge United | Crawley |
| 15:00 BST | Roberts 34' |
Report | Legge 10' Ikpeazu 40'Ibehre 63' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,059 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 26 August 2017 4 | Swindon Town | 0–3 | Crawley Town | Swindon |
| 15:00 BST | Conroy 45+2' Lancashire 71' |
Report | Evina 26' Lancashire 36' (o.g.)Smith 79', 85' |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,613 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 2 September 2017 5 | Crawley Town | 2–0 | Yeovil Town | Crawley |
| 15:00 BST | Roberts 12', 51' Young 27'Smith 29'Bulman 61'Meite 88' |
Report | Nelson 17' Khan 60'Smith 69' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,024 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 9 September 2017 6 | Colchester United | 3–1 | Crawley Town | Colchester |
| 15:00 BST | Szmodics 8' Jackson 14'Kinsella 21'Mandron 38'Walker 67'Lapslie 90+1' |
Report | Cox 23' Smith 66'Lewis 90' |
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 2,923 Referee: Graham Horwood |
| 12 September 2017 7 | Stevenage | 1–1 | Crawley Town | Stevenage |
| 19:45 BST | Newton 45+1' |
Report | Meite 49' |
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 1,922 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 16 September 2017 8 | Crawley Town | 0–1 | Notts County | Crawley |
| 15:00 BST | Yorwerth 79' |
Report | Grant 55' Forte 88' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,352 Referee: John Busby |
| 23 September 2017 9 | Barnet | 1–2 | Crawley Town | Canons Park |
| 15:00 BST | Akinola 65' Tutonda 79' |
Report | Lelan 28' Smith 63', 89'Connolly 68' |
Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 1,602 Referee: Darren Handley |
| 26 September 2017 10 | Crawley Town | 1–2 | Newport County | Crawley |
| 19:45 BST | Connolly 30' Tajbakhsh 78'Roberts 85' |
Report | Demetriou 40', 51' Butler 48'Labadie 51'Tozer 79' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,455 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 30 September 2017 11 | Crawley Town | 0–1 | Carlisle United | Crawley |
| 15:00 BST | Roberts 40' Evina 64'Yorwerth  90+4'Young 90+5'Boldewijn 90+5' |
Report | Hope 51' Hill 56'Bennett 74'Parkes 90+5'Jones 90+6' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,021 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 7 October 2017 12 | Morecambe | 0–1 | Crawley Town | Morecambe |
| 15:00 BST | Campbell 29' Ellison 34' |
Report | Clifford 18' Sanoh 36'Roberts 45+2'McNerney 87' |
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,222 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 14 October 2017 13 | Grimsby Town | 0–0 | Crawley Town | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Smith 40' Bulman 76' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,007 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 17 October 2017 14 | Crawley Town | 0–2 | Chesterfield | Crawley |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Weir 22' Dennis 73'Rowley 75'Flores 88' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,516 Referee: Nick Kinseley |
| 21 October 2017 15 | Crawley Town | 0–0 | Luton Town | Crawley |
| 15:00 BST | Lelan 83' |
Report | Berry 33' Stacey 38'Sheehan 53'Potts 68' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 3,494 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 28 October 2017 16 | Lincoln City | 0–0 | Crawley Town | Lincoln |
| 15:00 BST | Woodyard 41' Rhead 67' |
Report | Yorwerth 51' Randall 84' |
Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,038 Referee: Darren Handley |
| 11 November 2017 17 | Crawley Town | 1–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Crawley |
| 15:00 GMT | Morris 37' Connolly 42'Payne 70'Verheydt 79' |
Report | Monthé 46' Doidge 67' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,149 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 18 November 2017 18 | Wycombe Wanderers | 4–0 | Crawley Town | High Wycombe |
| 15:00 GMT | Mackail-Smith 30', 72', 81', 83' Eze 50'Bloomfield 76'Brown 86' |
Report | Evina 33' Connolly 73' |
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,494 Referee: Anthony Coggins |
| 21 November 2017 19 | Crawley Town | 3–1 | Exeter City | Crawley |
| 19:45 GMT | Payne 34' (pen.), 90+2' Roberts 60', 81' |
Report | Moxey 23', 78' Woodman 33'Taylor 35'Brown 68'Reid 85' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,580 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 25 November 2017 20 | Coventry City | 1–1 | Crawley Town | Coventry |
| 15:00 GMT | Davies 30' Haynes 60'McNulty 74'McDonald 90+4' |
Report | Randall 3' Roberts 42' |
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 6,381 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 9 December 2017 21 | Crawley Town | 2–0 | Mansfield Town | Crawley |
| 15:00 GMT | Smith 42' McNerney 63'Meite 90+1' 90+3' |
Report | MacDonald 53' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,791 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 16 December 2017 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 3–0 | Crawley Town | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Ainley 40' Dagnall 45', 90+4'Raynes 49'Pickering 75' |
Report | Yorwerth 23' Morris 34'Evina 56'Roberts 59'  Smith 61'Meite 88' |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,155 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 23 December 2017 23 | Accrington Stanley | 2–3 | Crawley Town | Accrington |
| 15:00 GMT | Kee 45+5' (pen.) Richards-Everton 53' |
Report | Clark 9' (og.) Boldewijn 10', 41', 44'Randall 27'Yorwerth 39'Meite 52'Evina 89'Clifford 89' |
Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,295 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 26 December 2017 24 | Crawley Town | 0–2 | Colchester United | Crawley |
| 15:00 GMT | Lelan 45+2' |
Report | Mandron 4' Kent 45+1'Szmodics 57', 86' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,154 Referee: Anthony Coggins |
| 30 December 2017 25 | Crawley Town | 1–0 | Stevenage | Crawley |
| 15:00 GMT | Boldewijn 33' Payne 35' |
Report | Godden 75' King 77'Gray 90+1' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,075 Referee: John Busby |
| 1 January 2018 26 | Yeovil Town | 1–2 | Crawley Town | Yeovil |
| 15:00 GMT | Surridge 19' Smith 24' 37'Sowunmi 45+3'Zoko 90+13' |
Report | Roberts 14' Morris 15'Young 31'Yorwerth 32'Randall 38', 44'Verheydt 90+8' |
Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 2,635 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 13 January 2018 27 | Crawley Town | 2–0 | Barnet | Crawley |
| 15:00 GMT | Connolly 11' Randall 15'Boldewijn 75', 86' |
Report | Clough 37' Coulthirst 54' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,874 Referee: Nick Kinseley |
| 19 January 2018 28 | Newport County | 2–1 | Crawley Town | Newport |
| 19:45 GMT | Amond 40' Demetriou 44' (pen.)Pipe 72' |
Report | Smith 48' Connolly 90' |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,741 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 23 January 2018 29 | Notts County | 1–2 | Crawley Town | Nottingham |
| 19:45 GMT | Virtue 28' 90' Brisley 45'Stead 58' (pen.)Fitzsimons 90+3'Hewitt 90+5' |
Report | Smith 25' Verheydt 37'Lelan 48'Payne 90+5' (pen.) |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 3,738 Referee: Rob Lewis |
| 27 January 2018 30 | Crawley Town | 2–1 | Accrington Stanley | Crawley |
| 15:00 GMT | Boldewijn 15', 33', 90+5' Young 73' |
Report | Yorwerth 57' (og.) Johnson 62'Hughes 66'McConville 85' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,153 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 3 February 2018 31 | Chesterfield | 1–2 | Crawley Town | Chesterfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Reed 18' Kay 47' |
Report | Randall 45+2' Ahearne-Grant 57'Young 90+3' |
Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 5,159 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 10 February 2018 32 | Crawley Town | 3–0 | Grimsby Town | Crawley |
| 15:00 GMT | Yorwerth 39' Smith 45+1' (pen.)Ahearne-Grant 62'Boldewijn 69' |
Report | Wilks 10' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,055 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 13 February 2018 33 | Luton Town | 4–1 | Crawley Town | Luton |
| 19:45 GMT | Downes 15' Lee 29'Collins 45', 75' (pen.)Berry 55', 80' |
Report | Payne 58' Ahearne-Grant 87' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,020 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 17 February 2018 34 | Crawley Town | 3–1 | Lincoln City | Crawley |
| 15:00 GMT | Smith 15' Payne 48', 68' (pen.)Roberts 68'Connolly 72'Yorwerth 85'Randall 86' |
Report | Green 18', 52' Waterfall 45+2'Wharton 67'Woodyard 90+1' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,809 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 24 February 2018 35 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–0 | Crawley Town | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 GMT | Reid 10' Doidge 24'Osbourne 79' |
Report | Yorwerth 36' Connolly 90+5' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,346 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 10 March 2018 36 | Crawley Town | 1–1 | Morecambe | Crawley |
| 15:00 GMT | Payne 69' Connolly 83'Yorwerth 90'Ahearne-Grant 90+3' |
Report | Lavelle 59' Lang 90+1', 90+2' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,642 Referee: Brendan Malone |
| 17 March 2018 37 | Carlisle United | 2–2 | Crawley Town | Carlisle |
| 15:00 GMT | Bennett 38' Hill 45+2'Hope 47', 60'Parkes 48' |
Report | Ahearne-Grant 56', 81' Boldewijn 60' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,097 Referee: Martin Coy |
| 21 March 2018 38 | Crawley Town | 2–3 | Wycombe Wanderers | Crawley |
| 19:45 GMT | Ahearne-Grant 33' Payne 45+5'Smith 56'Camará 83'Connolly 88' 91' |
Report | Tyson 25' Moore 31'Akinfenwa 39'Jombati 62'Jacobson 87' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,133 Referee: Graham Horwood |
| 24 March 2018 39 | Crawley Town | 3–5 | Cheltenham Town | Crawley |
| 15:00 GMT | Ahearne-Grant 50' Camará 73'Young 84'McNerney 90+3' |
Report | Pell 7', 12', 75' Eisa 36', 47'Boyle 53' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,172 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 30 March 2018 40 | Cambridge United | 3–1 | Crawley Town | Cambridge |
| 15:00 BST | Ibehre 4' Maris 22'Brown 58' |
Report | Payne 49' (pen.) |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,131 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 2 April 2018 41 | Crawley Town | 1–1 | Swindon Town | Crawley |
| 15:00 BST | Smith 25', 83' |
Report | Richards 70', 85' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 5,008 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 7 April 2018 42 | Port Vale | 1–2 | Crawley Town | Stoke-on-Trent |
| 15:00 BST | Pope 20', 22' Smith 29'Montaño 80'Gibbons 84' |
Report | Payne 29' (pen.) Tajbakhsh 40'Camará 47'Smith 82' (og.)Sanoh 90+6' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,005 Referee: Mike Jones |
| 14 April 2018 43 | Crawley Town | 1–2 | Coventry City | Crawley |
| 15:00 BST | Young 13' Tajbakhsh 29' |
Report | Ponticelli 5', 77' Doyle 64' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 3,294 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 21 April 2018 44 | Exeter City | 2–2 | Crawley Town | Exeter |
| 15:00 BST | Stockley 42', 57' James 72'Wilson 73' |
Report | Boldewijn 29', 64' Young 65'Yorwerth 66' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,998 Referee: Anthony Coggins |
| 28 April 2018 45 | Crawley Town | 1–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Crawley |
| 15:00 BST | Smith 9' Yorwerth 90+5' |
Report | Ng 5' Pickering 51' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,089 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 5 May 2018 46 | Mansfield Town | 1–1 | Crawley Town | Mansfield |
| 15:00 BST | Hemmings 64' |
Report | Ahearne-Grant 7' Young 68'Connolly 75' |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 4,734 Referee: Ben Toner |
FA Cup
[edit]Win Draw Loss
| 4 November 2017 First round | Wigan Athletic | 2–1 | Crawley Town | Wigan |
| 15:00 GMT | Morsy 26' Toney 29'Evans 71' |
Report | Roberts 20' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 3,288 Referee: Martin Coy |
EFL Cup
[edit]Win Draw Loss
On 16 June 2017, Crawley Town were drawn away to Birmingham City in the first round.[37]
| 8 August 2017 First round | Birmingham City | 5–1 | Crawley Town | Birmingham |
| 19:45 BST | Adams 27', 42', 66' Davis 38'Tesche 49' |
Report | Payne 43' Clifford 75'Camará 86' |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 7,814 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
EFL Trophy
[edit]On 12 July 2017, Crawley Town were drawn in Southern Group A against Charlton Athletic, Fulham U23s and Portsmouth.[38][39]
| Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L1 | Portsmouth (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Charlton Athletic (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | ACA | Fulham U21 (E) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 5 | |
| 4 | L2 | Crawley Town (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Win Draw Loss
| 29 August 2017 1 | Crawley Town | 0–2 | Charlton Athletic | Crawley |
| 19:45 BST | Djaló 10' Yorwerth 43'Sanoh 59' |
Report | Reeves 37' Lapslie 70' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,666 Referee: Nick Kinseley |
| 3 October 2017 2 | Portsmouth | 3–1 | Crawley Town | Portsmouth |
| 19:45 BST | May 27' Clarke 30'Hawkins 35'O'Keefe 71' |
Report | Djaló 53' Sanoh 65' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 1,527 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 29 November 2017 3 | Crawley Town | 1–3 | Fulham U23s | Crawley |
| 19:45 GMT | Meite 74' |
Report | Adebayo 31' Graham 45', 85' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 435 Referee: John Busby |
Sussex Senior Cup
[edit]| 31 October 2017 Second round | Crawley Town | 3–1 | Bognor Regis Town | Crawley |
| 19:45 GMT | Clifford 44' Meite 57'Boldewijn 80' |
Report | Pearce 75' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 208 Referee: Matthew Goldsmith |
| 18 December 2017 Third round | Hastings United | 0–2 | Crawley Town | Hastings |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Lelan 5' Meite 37' |
Stadium: The Pilot Field Attendance: 161 Referee: Steven Hughes |
| 9 January 2018 Quarter-final | Eastbourne Borough | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Crawley Town | Eastbourne |
| 19:45 GMT | Dawes 16', 67' McCallum 69' |
Report | Verheydt 43', 96' (pen.) Haran 58' (og.)Cox 90+4' |
Stadium: Priory Lane Attendance: 184 Referee: John Pike |
| 6 March 2018 Semi-final | Saltdean United | 0–6 | Crawley Town | Lancing |
| 19:15 GMT | Report | Smith 30', 56' (pen.), 60' Randall 35'Camará 54', 90' |
Stadium: Culver Road Referee: David Spain |
| 9 May 2018 Final | Brighton & Hove Albion U23 | 2–1 | Crawley Town | Brighton |
| 19:45 GMT | Tilley 82' Kerr 85' |
Report | Kerr 69' (og.) |
Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 1,503 Referee: Matthew Goldsmith |
Statistics
[edit]Appearances
[edit]| No. | Pos. | Name | League Two | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Total | Discipline | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | 
|
| |||||
| 1 | GK | Glenn Morris
|
44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2 | DF | Lewis Young
|
41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | Josh Doherty
|
11 (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | MF | Josh Payne
|
23 (12) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 (12) | 5 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 5 | DF | Joe McNerney
|
10 (6) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 (6) | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF | Mark Connolly
|
40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 7 | FW | Enzio Boldewijn
|
44 (1) | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 45 (3) | 10 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | Jimmy Smith
|
36 (1) | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 37 (2) | 10 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 9 | MF | Karlan Ahearne-Grant
|
15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | MF | Dean Cox
|
3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 11 | MF | Jordan Roberts
|
25 (10) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 (10) | 7 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 12 | GK | Yusuf Mersin
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF | Josh Yorwerth
|
37 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 (2) | 1 | 11 | 1 | ||
| 17 | MF | Kaby Djaló
|
1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 18 | MF | Billy Clifford
|
4 (3) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 5 (7) | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 19 | DF | Cedric Evina
|
32 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 (2) | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 20 | MF | Aryan Tajbakhsh
|
8 (9) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 10 (12) | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 21 | MF | Dannie Bulman
|
34 (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 (3) | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 22 | DF | Josh Lelan
|
29 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 (2) | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 23 | FW | Thomas Verheydt
|
16 (4) | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 (5) | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 25 | MF | Mark Randall
|
24 (8) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 (8) | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 27 | MF | Moussa Sanoh
|
4 (8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (2) | 1 | 6 (10) | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 28 | FW | Panutche Camará
|
14 (15) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 18 (16) | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Players who left the club in August/January transfer window or on loan | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | Matt Harrold
|
0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | DF | Andre Blackman
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | DF | Addison Garnett
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | MF | Dennon Lewis
|
3 (7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 6 (8) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 26 | FW | Ibrahim Meite
|
6 (13) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 (13) | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 29 | DF | Nathan Okoye
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Last updated: 5 May 2018.
Source: Crawley Town F.C.
Top scorers
[edit]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 | 7 | Enzio Boldewijn
|
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| MF | 8 | Jimmy Smith
|
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 3 | MF | 9 | Karlan Ahearne-Grant
|
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | MF | 11 | Jordan Roberts
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | MF | 4 | Josh Payne
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | DF | 2 | Lewis Young
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| FW | 26 | Ibrahim Meite
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| FW | 28 | Panutche Camará
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 9 | DF | 6 | Mark Connolly
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| FW | 23 | Thomas Verheydt
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | DF | 5 | Joe McNerney
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | 15 | Josh Yorwerth
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 18 | Billy Clifford
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 25 | Mark Randall
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 27 | Moussa Sanoh
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| Total | 58 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 62 | |||
Last updated: 5 May 2018.
Source: Crawley Town F.C.
Clean sheets
[edit]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 | 1 | Glenn Morris
|
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | 12 | Yusuf Mersin
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
Last updated: 13 February 2018.
Source: Crawley Town F.C.
Summary
[edit]| Games played | 51 (46 League Two) (1 FA Cup) (1 EFL Cup) (3 EFL Trophy) |
| Games won | 16 (16 League Two) |
| Games drawn | 11 (11 League Two) |
| Games lost | 24 (19 League Two) (1 FA Cup) (1 EFL Cup) (3 EFL Trophy) |
| Goals scored | 62 (58 League Two) (1 FA Cup) (1 EFL Cup) (2 EFL Trophy) |
| Goals conceded | 81 (66 League Two) (2 FA Cup) (5 EFL Cup) (8 EFL Trophy) |
| Goal difference | –19 (−8 League Two) (−1 FA Cup) (−4 EFL Cup) (−6 EFL Trophy) |
| Clean sheets | 10 (10 League Two) |
| Yellow cards | 94 (88 League Two) (2 EFL Cup) (4 EFL Trophy) |
| Red cards | 5 (5 League Two) |
| Most appearances | Enzio Boldewijn (48 appearances)
|
| Top scorer | Enzio Boldewijn (10 goals) Jimmy Smith (10 goals)
|
| Winning Percentage | Overall: 16/51 (31.37%) |
Last updated: 5 May 2018.
Source: Crawley Town F.C.
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