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2016–17 Crawley Town F.C. season

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.

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

Players edit

First team squad edit

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

New contracts edit

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

Transfers edit

In edit

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

Out edit

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 CB   Jon Ashton Braintree Town [a] Released [29]
1 July 2016 CF   Lee Barnard Braintree Town [b] Released [31]
1 July 2016 CM   Andy Bond AFC Fylde [c] Released [31]
1 July 2016 LM   Roarie Deacon Sutton United [d] Released [31]
1 July 2016 LW   Lyle Della-Verde Welling United [e] Released [31]
1 July 2016 RW   Gwion Edwards Peterborough United Undisclosed [35]
1 July 2016 CF   Shamir Fenelon Aldershot Town [f] Released [37]
1 July 2016 RB   Lanre Oyebanjo York City [g] Released [39]
1 July 2016 GK   Callum Preston Altrincham [h] Released [31]
1 July 2016 CF   Gavin Tomlin Dulwich Hamlet [i] Released [37]
1 July 2016 CM   Simon Walton Garforth Town [j] Released [41]
11 July 2016 CB   Sonny Bradley Plymouth Argyle Free transfer [42]
3 August 2016 RB   Alper Tursun Darıca Gençlerbirliği [k] Released [43]
11 January 2017 CB   Daniel Pappoe New Radiant Free transfer [44]
31 January 2017 LW   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 edit

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

Loans out edit

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
22 September 2016 LW   Dean Cox Burgess Hill Town 1 January 2017 [51]
8 October 2016 CB   Josh Yorwerth Merthyr Town 14 November 2016 [a] [b] [54][55]
31 January 2017 LB   Chris Arthur Woking 8 April 2017 [c] [57]
31 January 2017 LM   Jason Banton Partick Thistle End of Season [58]
17 February 2017 DM   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 edit

Pre-season friendlies edit

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 edit

Overview edit

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 edit

Main article: 2016–17 EFL League Two

League table edit

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 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 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 edit

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

Matches edit

  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   54'   90+2'
Harrold   90+4'		 Report Jacobson   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   83'		 Report Collins   26'
Davey   89'
Smith   90+2'
Blackman   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   66'
James   81'		 Report Collins   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   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   4'
Boldewijn   47'
McNerney   81'
Young   81'		 Report Collins   54' (og.)
Campbell   61'
Dickinson   64'
Oliver   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',   33'
Roberts   12'
Davies   63'		 Report Blackman   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',   76'
King   55',   73'
Pett   64'		 Report Collins   86',   88'
Payne   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   39'
Collins   43'
Banton   65'
Boldewijn   90+3'		 Report Lee   22'
Sheehan   78'		 Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,904
Referee: Gavin Ward
24 September 2016 9 Morecambe 2–3 Crawley Town Morecambe
15:00 BST Barkhuizen   49'
Rose   89'
Stockton   90+3'		 Report Yussuf   72'
Collins   83'
McNerney   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   35'
Djaló   84'		 Report Fosu   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   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   73'
Harrison   74'		 Report Blackman   54'
Collins   74' (pen.)
Clifford   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   45'
Munns   62'
Wright   79'		 Report McNerney   48'
Young   73'
Djaló   78'
Tajbakhsh   81'
Boldewijn   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   64'
Tajbakhsh   89'		 Report Pearson   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   79'		 Report Davey   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   59'
Djaló   60'
Roberts   80'		 Report Taylor   19',   64'
Ikpeazu   28',   83'
Berry   51'
Dunne   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   53'
Hoban   54'		 Report Clifford   37'
Young   45+2'
Davey   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   20'
Young   26'
Collins   31'
Roberts   56', 79'
Payne   88'
Boldewijn   90+5'		 Report Bogle   45+2', 90'
Mills   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   38'
Khan   42', 51'
Zoko   73'		 Report Davey   10'
Payne   21'
Tajbakhsh   41'
Roberts   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   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   6'
Roberts   26'
Boldewijn   27'
Yorwerth   48'
Connolly   50'
Smith   52'		 Report Labadie   12',   33'
O'Hanlon   25'
Jones   27'
Bennett   28'
Jackson   37'
Myrie-Williams   48'
Healey   61'
Tozer   66'
Barnum-Bobb   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.)   86'
Bowery   75'
Atangana   82'
Hunt   90'		 Report Roberts   45+4'
Mézague   54' (o.g.)
Yorwerth   72'
Boldewijn   78'
Young   89'
Collins   90'
Payne   90+1'
Connolly   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   35'
Songo'o   44'
Threlkeld   69'   69'
Purrington   75'
Smith   78'
Tanner   90+5'		 Report Roberts   35'
Yorwerth   48'
Connolly   53'
Young   68'
Collins   72'
Smith   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',   83'
Collins   38' (pen.)
Young   68'
Payne   72'		 Report Mugabi   40'
Zoko   71'
Eaves   73'
Lawless   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   30',   63'
Connolly   67'
Young   90+3'		 Report Donnelly   28'
Woods   42'
Laurent   65'
Walker   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   30'   72'
Audel   75'
Forte   90'		 Report Yorwerth   30'
Young   65'
Connolly   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.),   89'
Yorwerth   45'		 Report Godden   76', 90+5'
Lee   81'
Franks   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   90'
Rea   90+7'		 Report Lelan   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   87'
Boldewijn   89'		 Report Turner   3'
Mullin   6',   7', 40'
Evans   52'
Wakefield   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   49'
Cowan-Hall   55'
O'Nien   83'
Müller   90+2'		 Report McNerney   43'
Connolly   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   48'
Connolly   90+1'
Clifford   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   54'
Smith   55'
Boldewijn   83'		 Report Baudry   63'
Alcock   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   38' Report Burgess   54'
Bennett   71'
Hunt   72'
Doyle   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',   89'		 Report Murphy   31'
Henderson   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   35'
Yorwerth   82'		 Report Jones   37' (pen.)
Bowery   50'
Dagnall   52'
Bakayogo   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   49'   81'
Pearson   83'		 Report Collins   45+1'
Payne   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   84'		 Report Kelly   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'   80'
Labadie   51'		 Report Djaló   21'
Yorwerth   51'
Payne   64'
Boldewijn   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   60'   79'
McNerney   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   21'
Blackman   26'
Payne   88'		 Report Wright   37'
Davis   42'
Pell   52'
Boyle   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   40'
McCartan   48'		 Report McNerney   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   45+1',   90+2'
Yorwerth   45+4'		 Report Gillespie   25'
Ibehre   29'
Proctor   42'
Lambe   59',   71'
Bailey   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   45'
McDonagh   62'
Berry   90' (pen.)		 Report Djaló   43'
Blackman   45+1'
Smith   82'
Payne   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',   57'
Connolly   54'
Roberts   55',   77'		 Report Rose   12'
Whiteman   23'
Pearce   29'
White   57'		 Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,635
Referee: Carl Boyeson

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

5 November 2016 First round Crawley Town 1–1 Bristol Rovers Crawley
12:00 GMT Blackman   19'   69'
Smith   32'
Clifford   35'		 Report Brown   15'
Harrison   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   80'
Collins   114'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 3,676
Referee: Ben Toner

EFL Cup edit

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

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

EFL Trophy edit

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Trophy

Group stage edit

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   74'
Yorwerth   75'		 Szmodics   50'
Bonne   54'
Kinsella   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',   58'
Olomola   78'		 Report Djaló   50' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 495
Referee: Keith Stroud

Knockout phase edit

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

Sussex Senior Cup edit

Main article: Sussex Senior Challenge Cup
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   67'
Tilley   96'
Towell   111'
Ward   114'		 Report Roberts   65' Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 1,316
Referee: Jacob Miles

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    
2 DF   Lewis Young 42 (1) 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 48 (1) 0 11 0
3 DF   Chris Arthur 3 (3) 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 9 (3) 0 0 0
4 MF   Josh Payne 23 (9) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 24 (9) 1 8 1
6 DF   Mark Connolly 40 (1) 3 1 0 1 0 3 0 45 (1) 3 9 1
7 MF   Enzio Boldewijn 43 (3) 5 1 (1) 0 1 1 1 (2) 0 46 (6) 6 6 0
8 MF   Jimmy Smith 46 7 2 0 1 0 0 (1) 0 49 (1) 7 8 0
9 FW   Matt Harrold 1 (10) 0 0 (2) 1 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 1 (14) 1 1 0
11 MF   Jordan Roberts 14 (9) 3 1 1 1 0 0 (1) 0 16 (10) 4 6 0
12 GK   Glenn Morris 39 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 41 0 0 0
13 GK   Yusuf Mersin 6 (2) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 8 (2) 0 0 0
14 DF   Andre Blackman 31 (1) 0 1 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 33 (2) 0 8 2
15 DF   Josh Yorwerth 14 (7) 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 (7) 3 8 1
16 DF   Addison Garnett 1 (1) 0 1 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 2 (2) 0 1 0
17 MF   Bobson Bawling 1 (27) 0 1 0 0 (1) 0 3 0 4 (28) 0 0 0
18 MF   Billy Clifford 26 (10) 0 2 1 0 0 3 (1) 0 31 (11) 1 4 0
19 FW   James Collins 45 20 2 0 1 0 2 (1) 2 50 (1) 22 9 1
20 MF   Aryan Tajbakhsh 2 (2) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 4 0 6 (3) 0 4 0
22 DF   Joe McNerney 33 (1) 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 34 (1) 3 6 0
24 MF   Kaby Djaló 24 (4) 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 29 (4) 1 8 0
25 DF   Josh Lelan 10 (3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 (3) 0 2 0
28 MF   Dean Cox 20 (2) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 (2) 2 1 0
39 FW   Rhys Murphy 7 (8) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 (8) 1 0 0
44 MF   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   Mitchell Beeney 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0
5 DF   Alex Davey 8 (6) 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 12 (6) 0 4 0
10 MF   Jason Banton 11 (3) 0 0 0 1 0 3 (1) 0 15 (4) 0 2 0
21 FW   Adi Yussuf 6 (10) 2 1 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 4 1 11 (12) 3 1 0
23 DF   Daniel Pappoe 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 1 (1) 0 0 0
33 MF   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 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 19   James Collins 20 0 0 2 22
2 MF 8   Jimmy Smith 7 0 0 0 7
3 MF 7   Enzio Boldewijn 5 0 1 0 6
4 MF 11   Jordan Roberts 3 1 0 0 4
5 DF 6   Mark Connolly 3 0 0 0 3
DF 15   Josh Yorwerth 3 0 0 0 3
FW 21   Adi Yussuf 2 0 0 1 3
DF 22   Joe McNerney 3 0 0 0 3
9 MF 28   Dean Cox 2 0 0 0 2
10 MF 4   Josh Payne 1 0 0 0 1
FW 9   Matt Harrold 0 1 0 0 1
MF 18   Billy Clifford 0 1 0 0 1
MF 24   Kaby Djaló 1 0 0 0 1
FW 39   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 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 12   Glenn Morris 10 0 0 0 10
2 1   Mitchell Beeney 0 0 0 2 2
13   Yusuf Mersin 2 0 0 0 2
Total 12 0 0 2 14

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

Summary edit

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   Enzio Boldewijn (52 appearances)
Top scorer   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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