Crawley Town 2018–19 football season
Crawley Town 2018–19 season Chairman Ziya Eren Manager Harry Kewell (until 31 August 2018)
Filipe Morais (caretaker)(until 7 September 2018)
Jimmy Smith (caretaker)(until 7 September 2018)
Gabriele Cioffi (7 September 2018) Stadium Broadfield Stadium League Two 19th FA Cup First round EFL Cup First round EFL Trophy Group stage Top goalscorer League: Ollie Palmer (9 goals) All: Ollie Palmer (9 goals) Highest home attendance 3,335 vs Lincoln (23 March 2018) Lowest home attendance 1,268 vs Portsmouth (9 October 2018) Average home league attendance 2,290[1]
The 2018–19 season will be Crawley Town 's 123rd season in their history and their fourth consecutive season in League Two .[2] 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 2018 to 30 June 2019.
Players [ ]
First team squad [ ]
As of 3 November 2018.[3]
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 37)
Gillingham
104
0
12
Yusuf Mersin
GK
2016
(1994-09-23 ) 23 September 1994 (age 26)
Kasımpaşa
18
0
Defenders
2
Lewis Young
RB /RM/LM
2014
(1989-09-27 ) 27 September 1989 (age 31)
Bury
194
3
3
Josh Doherty
CB /RB/LB
2017
(1996-03-15 ) 15 March 1996 (age 25)
Ards
30
0
5
Joe McNerney
CB
2015
(1990-01-24 ) 24 January 1990 (age 31)
Woking
75
5
6
Mark Connolly
CB /DM /RB
2016
(1991-12-16 ) 16 December 1991 (age 29)
Kilmarnock
183
9
16
Joe Maguire
LB /CB /RB
2018
(1996-01-18 ) 18 January 1996 (age 25)
Fleetwood Town
13
1
18
David Sesay
RB
2018
(1998-09-18 ) 18 September 1998 (age 22)
Watford
2
0
20
Romain Vincelot
CB /DM /CM
2018
(1985-10-29 ) 29 October 1985 (age 35)
Bradford City
14
0
33
Bondz N'Gala
CB
2018
(1989-09-13 ) 13 September 1989 (age 31)
Dagenham & Redbridge
8
1
Midfielders
4
Josh Payne
DM
2016
(1990-11-25 ) 25 November 1990 (age 30)
Eastleigh
83
6
7
Reece Grego-Cox
CF /RW
2018
(1996-11-12 ) 12 November 1996 (age 24)
Woking
5
0
8
Jimmy Smith
CM /RM /RB
2014
(1987-01-07 ) 7 January 1987 (age 34)
Stevenage
168
20
11
Luke Gambin
LW /LM
2018
(1993-03-16 ) 16 March 1993 (age 28)
Luton Town
9
1
14
George Francomb
RM /RB /CM
2018
(1991-09-08 ) 8 September 1991 (age 30)
AFC Wimbledon
17
0
15
Ashley Nathaniel-George
RW
2018
(1995-05-14 ) 14 May 1995 (age 26)
Hendon
14
3
21
Dannie Bulman
CM /DM
2017
(1979-01-24 ) 24 January 1979 (age 42)
AFC Wimbledon
342
13
22
Filipe Morais
RW/LW /AM
2018
(1985-11-21 ) 21 November 1985 (age 35)
Bolton Wanderers
17
4
25
Mark Randall
CM /DM /AM
2017
(1989-09-28 ) 28 September 1989 (age 31)
Newport County
42
1
Forwards
9
Ollie Palmer
CF
2018
(1992-01-21 ) 21 January 1992 (age 29)
Lincoln City
18
9
10
Dominic Poleon
CF /LW/RW
2018
(1993-09-07 ) 7 September 1993 (age 28)
Bradford City
15
1
26
Brian Galach
CF
2018
(2001-05-16 ) 16 May 2001 (age 20)
Aldershot Town
2
0
27
Tarryn Allarakhia
LW
2018
(1997-10-17 ) 17 October 1997 (age 23)
Colchester United
7
0
28
Panutche Camará
CF /RW
2017
(1997-02-28 ) 28 February 1997 (age 24)
Dulwich Hamlet
53
5
New contracts [ ]
Date
Position
Nationality
Name
Contract length
Contract end
Ref.
4 July 2018
RB
Lewis Young
2 years
2020
[4]
Transfers [ ]
In [ ]
Out [ ]
Loans in [ ]
Loans out [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
To
Date until
Ref.
31 August 2018
CM
Robert Milsom
Notts County
31 December 2018
[41] [42] [33]
17 November 2018
CF
Brian Galach
Burgess Hill Town
17 December 2018
[43]
8 January 2019
RM
Tarryn Allarakhia
Wealdstone
5 February 2019
[44]
Pre-season [ ]
Crawley Town announced friendlies with Fulham , Ipswich Town , Charlton Athletic .[45] [46] [47]
Norwich City v Crawley Town
12 July 2018 Friendly Norwich City 2–0 Crawley Town show Norwich 16:30 BST
Srbeny 71' Stiepermann 79'
Report
Stadium: Colney Training Centre
Crawley Town v Ipswich Town
17 July 2018 Friendly Crawley Town 0–1 Ipswich Town show East Grinstead 19:30 BST
Report
Ward 5'
Stadium: East Court Attendance: 475
Crawley Town v Charlton Athletic
21 July 2018 Friendly Crawley Town 0–2 Charlton Athletic show East Grinstead 15:00 BST
Report
Aribo 8' Ahearne-Grant 62'
Stadium: East Court Attendance: 450 Referee: Gavin Ward
Crawley Town v Roeselare
28 July 2018 Friendly Crawley Town 1–1 Roeselare show Crawley 15:00 BST
Palmer 66'
Report
Abraw 90'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,481
Competitions [ ]
League Two [ ]
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
17
Grimsby Town
46
16
8
22
45
56
−11
56
18
Morecambe
46
14
12
20
54
70
−16
54
19
Crawley Town
46
15
8
23
51
68
−17
53
20
Port Vale
46
12
13
21
39
55
−16
49
21
Cambridge United
46
12
11
23
40
66
−26
47
Source:
EFL Official Website Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results
[48]
Results summary [ ]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
46
15
8
23
51
68
−17
53
10
5
8
34
31
+3
5
3
15
17
37
−20
Last updated: 4 May 2019.
Source:[citation needed ]
Results by matchday [ ]
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground A H A H H A A H A H A H A H H A H A H H A H A A H H A A H A A H A H A H H A H A H A A H A H Result W L L D W L W W L W L W L W D L L L W L L L L D W W L L L W D L D D L W D L L L L W W D L W Position 9 13 19 18 14 16 15 10 15 10 12 9 10 8 9 10 12 13 12 16 16 17 18 18 17 15 17 17 17 16 16 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 20 21 20 18 19 19 19
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2019. Source:
Statto.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches [ ]
Win
Draw
Loss
The fixtures for the 2018–19 season were announced on 21 June 2018 at 9am.[49]
Cheltenham Town v Crawley Town
4 August 2018 1 Cheltenham Town 0–1 Crawley Town show Cheltenham 15:00 BST
Flinders 36'
Report
Palmer 63'
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,719 Referee: Thomas Bramall
Crawley Town v Stevenage
11 August 2018 2 Crawley Town 1–3 Stevenage show Crawley 15:00 BST
Palmer 53'
Report
Reid 48' Revell 88' , 90+5'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,102 Referee: Peter Wright
Port Vale v Crawley Town
18 August 2018 3 Port Vale 1–0 Crawley Town show Stoke-on-Trent 15:00 BST
Hannant 20' Worrall 61'
Report
Vincelot 57' Morais 90+6'
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,159 Referee: Paul Marsden
Crawley Town v Swindon Town
Crawley Town v Bury
25 August 2018 5 Crawley Town 3–2 Bury show Crawley 15:00 BST
Smith 4' Camará 81' Connolly 87' Palmer 88'
Report
Dagnall 45+2' , 56' Mayor 78' , 79' Adams 81'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,036 Referee: Craig Hicks
Oldham Athletic v Crawley Town
1 September 2018 6 Oldham Athletic 2–1 Crawley Town show Oldham 15:00 BST
Nepomuceno 8' Edmundson 78' Baxter 85' Surridge 89'
Report
Bulman 22' Connolly 76' Morais 79'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,160 Referee: Michael Salisbury
Lincoln City v Crawley Town
8 September 2018 7 Lincoln City 0–1 Crawley Town show Lincoln 15:00 BST
Frecklington 55' Bostwick 75'
Report
N'Gala 12' Bulman 22' Bostwick 45' (og.) Maguire 46' Connolly 68' Palmer 90+2'
Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,321 Referee: Matt Donohue
Forest Green Rovers v Crawley Town
Crawley Town v Yeovil Town
Notts County v Crawley Town
Crawley Town v Cambridge United
6 October 2018 12 Crawley Town 2–0 Cambridge United show Crawley 15:00 BST
Payne 26' Gambin 71' Palmer 77'
Report
Lambe 26' Maris 64'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,151 Referee: Gavin Ward
Colchester United v Crawley Town
13 October 2018 13 Colchester United 3–1 Crawley Town show Colchester 15:00 BST
Szmodics 27' , 34' Eastman 40' Nouble 57' Vincent-Young 76' Norris 90'
Report
Morais 40' (pen. ) , 43' Connolly 45+1' Payne 59' N'Gala 90+6'
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,208 Referee: Trevor Kettle
Crawley Town v Exeter City
Tranmere Rovers v Crawley Town
27 October 2018 16 Tranmere Rovers 5–1 Crawley Town show Birkenhead 15:00 BST
Jennings 25' Norwood 43' , 54' Buxton 58' (pen. ) Mullin 60'
Report
Francomb 18' Palmer 65'
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,445 Referee: Tom Nield
Crawley Town v Milton Keynes Dons
3 November 2018 (2018-11-03 ) 17 Crawley Town 0–4 Milton Keynes Dons show Crawley 15:00 GMT
Vincelot 64'
Report
Healey 7' , 45+1' Agard 18' Aneke 63'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,667 Referee: Anthony Coggins
Grimsby Town v Crawley Town
17 November 2018 (2018-11-17 ) 18 Grimsby Town 1–0 Crawley Town show Cleethorpes 15:00 GMT
Rose 86'
Report
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,459 Referee: Andy Haines
Crawley Town v Crewe Alexandra
24 November 2018 (2018-11-24 ) 19 Crawley Town 3–0 Crewe Alexandra show Crawley 15:00 GMT
Payne 15' (pen. ) McNerney 81' Bulman 90+5'
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,734 Referee: Lee Collins
Crawley Town v Northampton Town
8 December 2018 (2018-12-08 ) 20 Crawley Town 0–1 Northampton Town show Crawley 15:00 GMT
Palmer 55'
Report
van Veen 53' (pen. )
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,389 Referee: Craig Hicks
Macclesfield Town v Crawley Town
15 December 2018 (2018-12-15 ) 21 Macclesfield Town 2–0 Crawley Town show Macclesfield 15:00 GMT
Durrell 31' Smith 85'
Report
Maguire 19'
Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 1,362 Referee: Kevin Johnson
Crawley Town v Carlisle United
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22 ) 22 Crawley Town 2–3 Carlisle United show Crawley 15:00 GMT
Poleon 8' , 40' Francomb 37' Payne 57' McNerney 62'
Report
Yates 12' 14' Grainger 37' (pen. ) Sowerby 56'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,176 Referee: Nick Kinseley
Cambridge United v Crawley Town
26 December 2018 (2018-12-26 ) 23 Cambridge United 2–1 Crawley Town show Cambridge 13:00 GMT
Maris 27' 32' Deegan 38' Ibehre 88'
Report
Poleon 16' Bulman 80' McNerney 86'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,601 Referee: Neil Hair
Crawley Town v Colchester United
1 January 2019 (2019-01-01 ) 25 Crawley Town 2–0 Colchester United show Crawley 15:00 GMT
McNerney 32' Connolly 45+1' Gambin 60' , 90'
Report
Kent 49' 89'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,765 Referee: Andy Davies
Crawley Town v Cheltenham Town
5 January 2019 (2019-01-05 ) 26 Crawley Town 1–0 Cheltenham Town show Crawley 15:00 GMT
Palmer 39' (pen. )
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,623 Referee: Chris Sarginson
Mansfield Town v Crawley Town
Crawley Town v Port Vale
19 January 2019 (2019-01-19 ) 29 Crawley Town 0–1 Port Vale show Crawley 15:00 GMT
Gambin 81'
Report
Miller 27' 75' Conlon 89'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,089 Referee: Dean Whitestone
Swindon Town v Crawley Town
26 January 2019 (2019-01-26 ) 30 Swindon Town 0–1 Crawley Town show Swindon 15:00 GMT
Anderson 90'
Report
Sesay 40' Camará 42' Morais 45+1' McNerney 80'
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,026 Referee: Lee Swabey
Bury v Crawley Town
2 February 2019 (2019-02-02 ) 31 Bury 1–1 Crawley Town show Bury 15:00 GMT
Maynard 83'
Report
Dallison 43' Palmer 87'
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,625 Referee: Neil Hair
Crawley Town v Oldham Athletic
Northampton Town v Crawley Town
16 February 2019 (2019-02-16 ) 33 Northampton Town 0–0 Crawley Town show Northampton 15:00 GMT
Elšnik 56' Powell 66' Hoskins 89'
Report
Poleon 85'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,581 Referee: Nick Kinseley
Crawley Town v Macclesfield Town
Milton Keynes Dons v Crawley Town
2 March 2019 (2019-03-02 ) 35 Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 Crawley Town show Denbigh 15:00 GMT
McGrandles 12' Agard 41' Walsh 80'
Report
Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 6,889 Referee: Thomas Bramall
Crawley Town v Grimsby Town
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09 ) 36 Crawley Town 2–1 Grimsby Town show Crawley 15:00 GMT
Palmer 21' 26' , 40'
Report
Thomas 6' Woolford 15' Embleton 70' Öhman 79'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,043 Referee: Brett Huxtable
Crawley Town v Mansfield Town
12 March 2019 (2019-03-12 ) 37 Crawley Town 0–0 Mansfield Town show Crawley 19:45 GMT
Francomb 85' Willock 90+4'
Report
Turner 48'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,909 Referee: Lee Collins
Crewe Alexandra v Crawley Town
16 March 2019 (2019-03-16 ) 38 Crewe Alexandra 6–1 Crawley Town show Crewe 15:00 GMT
Bowery 36' Dallison 38' (o.g. ) Porter 42' Green 43' Kirk 47' Hunt 79' Dale 83'
Report
Palmer 13' (pen. ) Meite 80'
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,220 Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge
Crawley Town v Lincoln City
23 March 2019 (2019-03-23 ) 39 Crawley Town 0–3 Lincoln City show Crawley 15:00 GMT
Dallison 39'
Report
Andrade 37' McCartan 76' Bolger 85'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 3,335 Referee: Craig Hicks
Morecambe v Crawley Town
30 March 2019 (2019-03-30 ) 40 Morecambe 1–0 Crawley Town show Morecambe 15:00 GMT
Mandeville 82'
Report
McNerney 66'
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 2,445 Referee: Eddie Ilderton
Crawley Town v Forest Green Rovers
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06 ) 41 Crawley Town 1–2 Forest Green Rovers show Crawley 15:00 BST
Bulman 24' Morais 65' McNerney 85'
Report
Doidge 23' 34' , 88'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,088 Referee: Darren Drysdale
Yeovil Town v Crawley Town
13 April 2019 (2019-04-13 ) 42 Yeovil Town 0–1 Crawley Town show Yeovil 15:00 BST
Warren 39' Ojo 58' D'Almeida 90+1'
Report
Morais 60' 72' Nathaniel-George 63' Young 79'
Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 3,232 Referee: Ben Toner
Exeter City v Crawley Town
Crawley Town v Notts County
Carlisle United v Crawley Town
Crawley Town v Tranmere Rovers
4 May 2019 (2019-05-04 ) 46 Crawley Town 3–1 Tranmere Rovers show Crawley 15:00 BST
Nathaniel-George 36' Morais 42' Camará 90+2'
Report
Norwood 50' (pen. ) Buxton 76'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 3,183 Referee: Andy Haines
FA Cup [ ]
The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.[50]
Southend United v Crawley Town
10 November 2018 (2018-11-10 ) First round Southend United 1–1 Crawley Town show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 GMT
Kightly 9'
Report
White 85' (o.g. )
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 3,935 Referee: Scott Oldham
Crawley Town v Southend United
20 November 2018 (2018-11-20 ) First round replay Crawley Town 2–6 (a.e.t. ) Southend United show Crawley 19:45 GMT
Palmer 55' , 68'
Report
Doherty 17' (o.g. ) Bunn 31' Cox 92' White 97' Mantom 106' McLaughlin 114'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 3,120 Referee: Charles Breakspear
EFL Cup [ ]
On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam .[51]
Bristol Rovers v Crawley Town
14 August 2018 First round Bristol Rovers 2–1 Crawley Town show Bristol 19:45 BST
Bennett 32' Payne 56' Clarke 67' , 84' Smith 90+4'
Report
Randall 40' Connolly 88' Poleon 85' 90+4'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,336 Referee: Lee Swabey
EFL Trophy [ ]
On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.[52]
Pos
Lge
Team
Pld
W
PW
PL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
L1
Portsmouth
3
3
0
0
0
8
2
+6
9
Round 2
2
ACA
Tottenham Hotspur U21
3
1
0
1
1
7
4
+3
4
3
L1
Gillingham
3
1
0
0
2
2
9
−7
3
4
L2
Crawley Town
3
0
1
0
2
2
4
−2
2
Source: EFL.com
Crawley Town v Tottenham Hotspur U23s
4 September 2018 Group stages Crawley Town 1–1 (5–3 p ) Tottenham Hotspur U23s show Crawley 20:00 BST
N'Gala 59' Randall 85'
Report
Harrison 49'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,403 Referee: Tim Robinson Penalties
Young Poleon Randall Palmer Sesay
Binks Roles Bowden
Crawley Town v Portsmouth
Gillingham v Crawley Town
Statistics [ ]
Appearances [ ]
Top scorers [ ]
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
Clean sheets [ ]
The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal.
1
1
Glenn Morris
4
0
0
0
4
2
12
Yusuf Mersin
0
0
0
0
0
Total
4
0
0
0
4
Summary [ ]
Games played
20 (17 League Two ) (1 EFL Cup ) (2 EFL Trophy )
Games won
7 (7 League Two )
Games drawn
3 (2 League Two ) (1 EFL Trophy )
Games lost
10 (8 League Two ) (1 EFL Cup ) (1 EFL Trophy )
Goals scored
26 (24 League Two ) (1 EFL Cup ) (1 EFL Trophy )
Goals conceded
33 (29 League Two ) (2 EFL Cup ) (2 EFL Trophy )
Goal difference
–7 (−5 League Two ) (−1 EFL Cup ) (−1 EFL Trophy )
Clean sheets
4 (4 League Two )
Yellow cards
42 (37 League Two ) (2 EFL Cup ) (3 EFL Trophy )
Red cards
4 (3 League Two ) (1 EFL Cup )
Most appearances
Panutche Camará (19 appearances)
Top scorer
Ollie Palmer (9 goals)
Winning Percentage
Overall: 7/20 (35.00%)
References [ ]
show Overview Grounds
Town Mead
Broadfield Stadium
Seasons
show National teams
Senior (2018–19 UEFA Nations League group stage , finals ) (UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying )
U21 (UEFA Euro 2019 qualifying , finals )
U19 (UEFA Euro 2019 qualifying )
U17 (UEFA Euro 2019 qualifying , finals )
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier , One )
East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Midland League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
North West Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Southern Combination League (Premier , One )
Southern Counties East League (Premier , One )
South West Peninsula League Premier Division (level 10 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
Western League (Premier , One )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only )
Cup competitions
Youth competitions