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2017–18 Crawley Town F.C. season

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.

Crawley Town
2017–18 season
ChairmanZiya Eren
ManagerHarry Kewell
StadiumBroadfield Stadium
League Two14th
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Sussex Senior CupRunners up
Top goalscorerLeague: Enzio Boldewijn (10 goals)
Jimmy Smith (10 goals)
All: Enzio Boldewijn (10 goals)
Jimmy Smith (10 goals)
Highest home attendance5,008 vs Swindon Town
(2 April 2018)
Lowest home attendance435 vs Fulham U23s
(29 November 2017)
Average home league attendance2,268

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 (1983-12-20) 20 December 1983 (age 40)   Gillingham 87 0
12 Yusuf Mersin   GK 2016 (1994-09-23) 23 September 1994 (age 29)   Kasımpaşa 15 0
Defenders
2 Lewis Young   RB 2014 (1989-09-27) 27 September 1989 (age 34)   Bury 177 3
3 Josh Doherty   LB 2017 (1996-03-15) 15 March 1996 (age 28)   Ards 16 0
5 Joe McNerney   CB 2015 (1990-01-24) 24 January 1990 (age 34)   Woking 69 5
6 Mark Connolly   CB 2016 (1991-12-16) 16 December 1991 (age 32)   Kilmarnock 167 8
15 Josh Yorwerth   CB 2016 (1995-02-28) 28 February 1995 (age 29)   Ipswich Town 91 4
19 Cedric Evina   LB 2017 (1991-11-16) 16 November 1991 (age 32)   Doncaster Rovers 34 0
22 Josh Lelan   CB 2017 (1994-12-21) 21 December 1994 (age 29)   Derby County 46 0
Midfielders
4 Josh Payne   DM 2016 (1990-11-25) 25 November 1990 (age 33)   Eastleigh 72 6
8 Jimmy Smith   CM 2014 (1987-01-07) 7 January 1987 (age 37)   Stevenage 165 19
9 Karlan Ahearne-Grant   AM 2018 (1997-09-18) 18 September 1997 (age 26)   Charlton Athletic 15 9
10 Dean Cox   LW 2016 (1987-08-12) 12 August 1987 (age 36)   Leyton Orient 27 2
11 Jordan Roberts   LW 2016 (1994-01-05) 5 January 1994 (age 30)   Inverness Caledonian Thistle 62 11
17 Kaby Djaló   CM 2016 (1992-02-05) 5 February 1992 (age 32)   PS Kemi 39 1
18 Billy Clifford   CM 2016 (1992-10-18) 18 October 1992 (age 31)   Boreham Wood 54 2
20 Aryan Tajbakhsh   DM 2016 (1990-10-27) 27 October 1990 (age 33)   Cray Wanderers 31 0
21 Dannie Bulman   CM 2017 (1979-01-24) 24 January 1979 (age 45)   AFC Wimbledon 328 12
25 Mark Randall   CM 2017 (1989-09-28) 28 September 1989 (age 34)   Newport County 33 1
27 Moussa Sanoh   RW 2017 (1995-07-20) 20 July 1995 (age 28)   RKC Waalwijk 16 1
Forwards
7 Enzio Boldewijn   RW 2016 (1992-11-17) 17 November 1992 (age 31)   Almere City 100 16
23 Thomas Verheydt   CF 2017 (1992-01-24) 24 January 1992 (age 32)   MVV Maastricht 22 2
28 Panutche Camará   CF 2017 (1997-02-28) 28 February 1997 (age 27)   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]
  1. ^ Jason Banton joined Woking following his release.[14]
  2. ^ Bobson Bawling joined Woking following his release.[15]
  3. ^ Conor Henderson joined Eastbourne Borough following his release.[16]
  4. ^ Chris Arthur joined Aldershot Town following his release.[19]
  5. ^ Andre Blackman joined Barnet following his release.[21]
  6. ^ 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 −8 034.78
FA Cup 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
EFL Cup 1 0 0 1 1 5 −4 000.00
EFL Trophy 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 000.00
Total 51 16 11 24 62 81 −19 031.37

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

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

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHAAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA
ResultLLLWWLDLWLLWDLDDDLWDWLWLWWWLWWWWLWLDDLLLDWLDLD
Position2223242016181820171920181819191918201717171717181816141412121210119111212121314131213131414
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2018. Source: Statto.com
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

Main article: 2017–18 FA Cup

  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

Main article: 2017–18 EFL Cup

  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

Main article: 2017–18 EFL Trophy

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

  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

Main article: Sussex Senior Challenge Cup
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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