2021–22 Crawley Town F.C. season

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Crawley Town
2021–22 season
ChairmanZiya Eren
ManagerJohn Yems
StadiumBroadfield Stadium
League Two19th
EFL CupFirst round (eliminated by Gillingham)
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Jake Hessenthaler (3)
All: Jake Hessenthaler (3)
Highest home attendance2,254 (vs Northampton Town, 28 August 2021)
Lowest home attendance1,904 (vs Gillingham, EFL Cup, 10 August 2021)
Away colours
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All statistics correct as of 07:58, 12 September 2021 (UTC).

The 2021–22 season is Crawley Town's 126th year in their history and seventh consecutive season in League Two. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Background and pre-season[]

Pre-season[]

Crawley Town announced their would play friendly matches against Walton Casuals,[1] Horley Town,[2] Burgess Hill Town,[3] Three Bridges,[4] Horsham,[5] Southampton U23s,[6] East Grinstead Town,[1] West Ham United U23,[7] Tottenham Hotspur U23[8] and Beckenham Town[9] as part of their pre-season preparations. However, the scheduled fixture against Southampton U23s was later confirmed as cancelled.[10]

Win Draw Loss
Date Time Opponent Venue Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref.
6 July 2021 19:45 Walton Casuals Away 3–0 Trialist, Nichols (2, 1 pen.) [11]
10 July 2021 15:00 Horley Town Away 6–1 Nadesan, o.g., Matthews, Trialist (3) [12]
13 July 2021 19:30 Burgess Hill Town Away 1–1 Hessenthaler 27' [13][14]
16 July 2021 19:00 Three Bridges Away 1–0 Rodari 26' 350 [15]
17 July 2021 15:00 Horsham Away 5–0 Nichols 13', Powell 24', Matthews 45+1', Hessenthaler 60', Frost 73' 887 [15]
24 July 2021 15:00 East Grinstead Town Away 3–0 Ashford, Rodari, Trialist [16]
26 July 2021 19:00 West Ham United U23 Home 2–1 Trialist 10', Ashford 83' 1,478 [17]
31 July 2021 15:00 Tottenham Hotspur U23 Home 2–1 Nadesan, Rodari 1,449 [18]
3 August 2021 19:00 Beckenham Town Away 0–1 — [19]

Review[]

August[]

Crawley's first match was away to the previous season's National League play-off winners, Hartlepool United which they lost 1–0 after a late winner from Gavan Holohan.[20] The club then faced League One side Gillingham in the first round of the EFL Cup and the away side went ahead in the 3rd minute after Gerald Sithole scored in "controversial circumstances".[21] Crawley equalised in the 55th minute when Sam Ashford tapped in from close range and after a Daniel Phillips volley put the visitors ahead for the second time in stoppage time, Archie Davies equalised for the hosts on the 90+7th minute to take the match to a penalty shoot-out.[21] Crawley lost 10–9 in the penalty shoot-out, with Crawley scoring their first nine penalties of the shoot-out before a miss from Ludwig Francillette.[21] The match against Harrogate Town on 14 August 2021 was postponed due positive cases of COVID-19 within the Harrogate Town squad.[22]

Competitions[]

League Two[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL League Two

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Tranmere Rovers 8 3 2 3 4 3 +1 11
12 Newport County 8 3 2 3 9 11 −2 11
13 Carlisle United 8 2 4 2 9 9 0 10
14 Crawley Town 7 3 1 3 8 10 −2 10
15 Barrow 8 2 3 3 11 10 +1 9
16 Colchester United 7 2 3 2 7 7 0 9
17 Salford City 8 2 2 4 7 8 −1 8
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[23]


Matches[]

Crawley Town's fixtures were released on 24 June 2021.[24]

Win Draw Loss
Date Time Opponent Venue Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance League
position		 Ref.
7 August 2021 15:00 Hartlepool United Away 0–1 — 5,184 20th [20]
17 August 2021 19:45 Salford City Home 2–1 Nadesan 38', Hessenthaler 75' 2,167 13th [25]
21 August 2021 15:00 Forest Green Rovers Away 3–6 Hessenthaler 14', 30', Appiah 86' 1,922 19th [26]
28 August 2021 15:00 Northampton Town Home 0–0 — 2,254 20th [27]
4 September 2021 15:00 Bristol Rovers Away 0–1 — 6,513 22nd [28]
11 September 2021 15:00 Carlisle United Home 2–1 Nichols 32', Tsaroulla 90' 2,151 19th [29]

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Crawley were drawn at home to Gillingham in the first round.[30][31]

Win Draw Loss
Date Round Time Opponent Venue Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref.
10 August 2021 First round 19:30 Gillingham Home 2–2 (9–10 p) Ashford 55', Davies 90+7' 1,904 [21]

EFL Trophy[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy
Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Charlton Athletic 1 1 0 0 0 6 1 +5 3 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Leyton Orient 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 +1 3
3 ACA Southampton U21 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
4 L2 Crawley Town 1 0 0 0 1 1 6 −5 0
Updated to match(es) played on 14 September 2021. Source: EFL.com
Win Draw Loss
Date Time Opponent Venue Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref.
31 August 2021 19:00 Charlton Athletic Away 1–6 Appiah 75' (pen.) 1,404[32] [33]
5 October 2021 19:00 Leyton Orient Home
9 November 2021 19:00 Southampton U21 Home

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date Position Name Previous club[a] Fee Ref.
1 July 2021 DF Owen Gallacher (Burton Albion) Free transfer [34]
1 July 2021 MF Jack Payne Eastleigh Undisclosed [35]
1 July 2021 DF Harry Ransom (Millwall) Free transfer [36]
5 August 2021 DF Ludwig Francillette (Newcastle United) Free transfer [37]
16 August 2021 FW Kwesi Appiah (NorthEast United) Free transfer [38]
4 September 2021 FW Alex Battle (Truro City) Free transfer [39]
7 September 2021 DF Joel Lynch Free agent N/A [40]

Loans in[]

Date Position Name Club Return Ref.
16 July 2021 GK Blondy Nna Noukeu Stoke City End of season [41]
3 August 2021 DF Will Ferry Southampton End of season [42]
31 August 2021 MF Amrit Bansal-McNulty Queens Park Rangers 3 January 2022 [43]

Transfers out[]

Date Position Name Subsequent club[b] Fee Ref.
1 July 2021 MF Tarryn Allarakhia (Woking) Released [44][45]
1 July 2021 DF Josh Doherty (Barnet) Released [44][46]
1 July 2021 DF Joe McNerney (Woking) Released [44][47]
1 July 2021 GK Stuart Nelson Released [44]
1 July 2021 DF David Sesay (Barnet) Released [44][48]
1 July 2021 DF Mark Wright Released [44]
16 August 2021 DF Lewis Young Retired [49]
3 September 2021 MF Josh Wright Mutual consent [50]

Loans out[]

Date Position Name Club Return Ref.
12 August 2021 DF Emmanuel Adebowale Havant & Waterlooville End of season [51]
31 August 2021 MF James Tilley Dorking Wanderers 28 September 2021 [52]
14 September DF Harry Ransom Dover Athletic 3 January 2022 [53]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Brackets around club names denote the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined Crawley
  2. ^ Brackets around club names denote the player joined that club after his contract with Crawley expired

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