2018–19 Crawley Town F.C. season

Crawley Town
2018–19 season
ChairmanZiya Eren
ManagerHarry Kewell
(until 31 August 2018)


Filipe Morais (caretaker)
(until 7 September 2018)
Jimmy Smith (caretaker)
(until 7 September 2018)

Gabriele Cioffi
(7 September 2018)
StadiumBroadfield Stadium
League Two19th
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ollie Palmer (9 goals)
All:
Ollie Palmer (9 goals)
Highest home attendance3,335 vs Lincoln
(23 March 2018)
Lowest home attendance1,268 vs Portsmouth
(9 October 2018)
Average home league attendance2,290[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 England GK 2016 (1983-12-20) 20 December 1983 (age 40) England Gillingham 104 0
12 Yusuf Mersin Turkey GK 2016 (1994-09-23) 23 September 1994 (age 29) Turkey Kasımpaşa 18 0
Defenders
2 Lewis Young England RB/RM/LM 2014 (1989-09-27) 27 September 1989 (age 34) England Bury 194 3
3 Josh Doherty Northern Ireland CB/RB/LB 2017 (1996-03-15) 15 March 1996 (age 27) Northern Ireland Ards 30 0
5 Joe McNerney England CB 2015 (1990-01-24) 24 January 1990 (age 34) England Woking 75 5
6 Mark Connolly Republic of Ireland CB/DM/RB 2016 (1991-12-16) 16 December 1991 (age 32) Scotland Kilmarnock 183 9
16 Joe Maguire England LB/CB/RB 2018 (1996-01-18) 18 January 1996 (age 28) England Fleetwood Town 13 1
18 David Sesay England RB 2018 (1998-09-18) 18 September 1998 (age 25) England Watford 2 0
20 Romain Vincelot France CB/DM/CM 2018 (1985-10-29) 29 October 1985 (age 38) England Bradford City 14 0
33 Bondz N'Gala England CB 2018 (1989-09-13) 13 September 1989 (age 34) England Dagenham & Redbridge 8 1
Midfielders
4 Josh Payne England DM 2016 (1990-11-25) 25 November 1990 (age 33) England Eastleigh 83 6
7 Reece Grego-Cox Republic of Ireland CF/RW 2018 (1996-11-12) 12 November 1996 (age 27) England Woking 5 0
8 Jimmy Smith England CM/RM/RB 2014 (1987-01-07) 7 January 1987 (age 37) England Stevenage 168 20
11 Luke Gambin Malta LW/LM 2018 (1993-03-16) 16 March 1993 (age 30) England Luton Town 9 1
14 George Francomb England RM/RB/CM 2018 (1991-09-08) 8 September 1991 (age 32) England AFC Wimbledon 17 0
15 Ashley Nathaniel-George England RW 2018 (1995-05-14) 14 May 1995 (age 28) England Hendon 14 3
21 Dannie Bulman England CM/DM 2017 (1979-01-24) 24 January 1979 (age 45) England AFC Wimbledon 342 13
22 Filipe Morais Portugal RW/LW/AM 2018 (1985-11-21) 21 November 1985 (age 38) England Bolton Wanderers 17 4
25 Mark Randall England CM/DM/AM 2017 (1989-09-28) 28 September 1989 (age 34) Wales Newport County 42 1
Forwards
9 Ollie Palmer England CF 2018 (1992-01-21) 21 January 1992 (age 32) England Lincoln City 18 9
10 Dominic Poleon England CF/LW/RW 2018 (1993-09-07) 7 September 1993 (age 30) England Bradford City 15 1
26 Brian Galach Poland CF 2018 (2001-05-16) 16 May 2001 (age 22) England Aldershot Town 2 0
27 Tarryn Allarakhia England LW 2018 (1997-10-17) 17 October 1997 (age 26) England Colchester United 7 0
28 Panutche Camará Guinea-Bissau CF/RW 2017 (1997-02-28) 28 February 1997 (age 26) England Dulwich Hamlet 53 5

New contracts

Date Position Nationality Name Contract length Contract end Ref.
4 July 2018 RB England Lewis Young 2 years 2020 [4]

Transfers

In

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 RM England George Francomb AFC Wimbledon Free transfer [5]
1 July 2018 CF Poland Brian Galach Aldershot Town Free transfer [6]
1 July 2018 RW England Ashley Nathaniel-George Hendon Free transfer [7]
1 July 2018 CF England Ollie Palmer Lincoln City Undisclosed [8]
5 July 2018 CF England Dominic Poleon Bradford City Undisclosed [9]
16 July 2018 CF Republic of Ireland Reece Grego-Cox Woking Free transfer [10]
19 July 2018 RW Portugal Filipe Morais Bolton Wanderers Free transfer [11]
19 July 2018 DM France Romain Vincelot Bradford City Undisclosed [12]
1 August 2018 LW England Tarryn Allarakhia Colchester United Free transfer [13]
1 August 2018 RB England David Sesay Watford Free transfer [14]
13 August 2018 CM England Robert Milsom Notts County Free transfer [15]
31 August 2018 CB England Bondz N'Gala Dagenham & Redbridge Free transfer [16]
1 January 2019 CF England Ricky German Hendon Undisclosed [17]
8 January 2019 CB England Tom Dallison Scotland Falkirk Free transfer [18]
1 February 2019 CF England Ibrahim Meite Wales Cardiff City Free transfer [19]

Out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
28 June 2018 LW England Dean Cox Eastbourne Borough Mutual consent [20][a]
30 June 2018 CM England Billy Clifford Boreham Wood Released [22][b]
30 June 2018 CM Guinea-Bissau Kaby Djaló Unattached Released [22]
30 June 2018 CB Kenya Josh Lelan Aldershot Town Released [22][c]
30 June 2018 LW England Jordan Roberts Ipswich Town Released [22][d]
30 June 2018 DM England Aryan Tajbakhsh Dover Athletic Released [26][27]
3 July 2018 RW Netherlands Moussa Sanoh Romania CSM Politehnica Iași Mutual consent [28][e]
4 July 2018 RW Netherlands Enzio Boldewijn Notts County Undisclosed [30]
6 July 2018 CB Wales Josh Yorwerth Peterborough United Undisclosed [31]
16 July 2018 CF Netherlands Thomas Verheydt Netherlands Go Ahead Eagles Undisclosed [32]
14 January 2019 CM England Robert Milsom Notts County Free transfer [33]
22 January 2019 DM France Romain Vincelot Shrewsbury Town Undisclosed [34]
31 January 2019 CB Republic of Ireland Mark Connolly Scotland Dundee United Undisclosed [35]
5 February 2019 CM England Mark Randall Free agent Mutual consent [36]
  1. ^ Dean Cox joined Eastbourne Borough following his release.[21]
  2. ^ Billy Clifford joined Boreham Wood following his release.[23]
  3. ^ Josh Lelan joined Aldershot Town following his release.[24]
  4. ^ Jordan Roberts joined Ipswich Town following his release.[25]
  5. ^ Moussa Sanoh joined CSM Politehnica Iași following his release.[29]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
31 August 2018 LW Malta Luke Gambin Luton Town 31 May 2019 [37]
31 August 2018 LB England Joe Maguire Fleetwood Town 31 May 2019 [38][39]
31 January 2019 CM England Matty Willock Manchester United 31 May 2019 [40]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
31 August 2018 CM England Robert Milsom Notts County 31 December 2018 [41][42][33]
17 November 2018 CF Poland Brian Galach Burgess Hill Town 17 December 2018 [43]
8 January 2019 RM England Tarryn Allarakhia Wealdstone 5 February 2019 [44]

Pre-season

Crawley Town announced friendlies with Fulham, Ipswich Town, Charlton Athletic.[45][46][47]

7 July 2018 Friendly Fulham 4–2 Crawley Town New Malden
12:30 BST Käit 23'
Ayité 49'
Djaló 58'
Kebano 72'		 Report Palmer 9'
Verheydt 73'		 Stadium: Motspur Park
12 July 2018 Friendly Norwich City 2–0 Crawley Town Norwich
16:30 BST Srbeny 71'
Stiepermann 79'		 Report Stadium: Colney Training Centre
17 July 2018 Friendly Crawley Town 0–1 Ipswich Town East Grinstead
19:30 BST Report Ward 5' Stadium: East Court
Attendance: 475
20 July 2018 Friendly Brighton & Hove Albion 3–0 Crawley Town Lancing
11:00 BST Bernardo 26'
Tomer Hemed 32'
Markus Suttner 48'		 Report Stadium: AMEX Training Centre
21 July 2018 Friendly Crawley Town 0–2 Charlton Athletic East Grinstead
15:00 BST Report Aribo 8'
Ahearne-Grant 62'		 Stadium: East Court
Attendance: 450
Referee: Gavin Ward
28 July 2018 Friendly Crawley Town 1–1 Roeselare 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

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAAHHAAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAH
ResultWLLDWLWWLWLWLWDLLLWLLLLDWWLLLWDLDDLWDLLLLWWDLW
Position9131918141615101510129108910121312161617181817151717171616171718181818181820212018191919
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]

4 August 2018 1 Cheltenham Town 0–1 Crawley Town Cheltenham
15:00 BST Flinders Yellow card 36' Report Palmer 63' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 2,719
Referee: Thomas Bramall
11 August 2018 2 Crawley Town 1–3 Stevenage Crawley
15:00 BST Palmer 53' Report Reid 48'
Revell 88', 90+5'		 Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,102
Referee: Peter Wright
18 August 2018 3 Port Vale 1–0 Crawley Town Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST Hannant 20'
Worrall Yellow card 61'		 Report Vincelot Yellow card 57'
Morais Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,159
Referee: Paul Marsden
21 August 2018 4 Crawley Town 2–2 Swindon Town Crawley
19:45 BST Doherty Yellow card 27'
Palmer 51', 90+9'
Payne Red card 90+6'		 Report Dunne 13', Red card 53'
Anderson 37'
Diagouraga Red card 51'
Nelson Yellow card 77'
Doughty Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,050
Referee: Charles Breakspear
25 August 2018 5 Crawley Town 3–2 Bury Crawley
15:00 BST Smith 4'
Camará 81'
Connolly Yellow card 87'
Palmer 88'		 Report Dagnall Yellow card 45+2', 56'
Mayor 78', Yellow card 79'
Adams Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,036
Referee: Craig Hicks
1 September 2018 6 Oldham Athletic 2–1 Crawley Town Oldham
15:00 BST Nepomuceno 8'
Edmundson Yellow card 78'
Baxter Yellow card 85'
Surridge 89'		 Report Bulman 22'
Connolly Yellow card 76'
Morais Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,160
Referee: Michael Salisbury
8 September 2018 7 Lincoln City 0–1 Crawley Town Lincoln
15:00 BST Frecklington Red card 55'
Bostwick Yellow card 75'		 Report N'Gala Yellow card 12'
Bulman Yellow card 22'
Bostwick 45' (og.)
Maguire Yellow card 46'
Connolly Yellow card 68'
Palmer Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 8,321
Referee: Matt Donohue
15 September 2018 8 Crawley Town 2–0 Morecambe Crawley
15:00 BST Bulman Yellow card 28'
Connolly Yellow card 35'
Nathaniel-George 52'
Camará 55', Yellow card 88'		 Report Yarney Yellow card 23'
Piggott Yellow card 50'
Cranston Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,895
Referee: Allan Young
22 September 2018 9 Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Crawley Town Nailsworth
15:00 BST Campbell Yellow card 62'
Reid 70'
Mills Yellow card 73'
Brown Yellow card 85'		 Report Connolly Yellow card 3'
Camará Yellow card 28'
Palmer Yellow card 83'
McNerney Yellow card 85' Yellow-red card		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,089
Referee: Tom Nield
29 September 2018 10 Crawley Town 3–1 Yeovil Town Crawley
15:00 BST Palmer 25', Yellow card 85'
Maguire Yellow card 29'
Randall Yellow card 33'
Nathaniel-George 68'
Morais 90+4'		 Report D'Almeida Yellow card 32'
Dickinson 42'		 Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,142
Referee: Neil Hair
2 October 2018 11 Notts County 3–1 Crawley Town Nottingham
19:45 BST Hemmings 9'
Stead 33'
Milsom Red card 66'
Thomas 87'
Ward Yellow card 89'		 Report Payne Yellow card 61'
Vincelot Yellow card 85'
Palmer Yellow card 90'
Poleon 90+3'		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 5,098
Referee: David Webb
6 October 2018 12 Crawley Town 2–0 Cambridge United Crawley
15:00 BST Payne Yellow card 26'
Gambin 71'
Palmer 77'		 Report Lambe Yellow card 26'
Maris Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,151
Referee: Gavin Ward
13 October 2018 13 Colchester United 3–1 Crawley Town Colchester
15:00 BST Szmodics 27', Yellow card 34'
Eastman Yellow card 40'
Nouble 57'
Vincent-Young Yellow card 76'
Norris 90'		 Report Morais 40' (pen.), Yellow card 43'
Connolly Yellow card 45+1'
Payne Yellow card 59'
N'Gala Red card 90+6'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,208
Referee: Trevor Kettle
20 October 2018 14 Crawley Town 4–1 Newport County Crawley
15:00 BST Maguire 1'
Payne Yellow card 51'
Connolly Yellow card 53'
Morais 64' (pen.), Yellow card 64'
Palmer 72'
Nathaniel-George 79'
Francomb Yellow card 85'		 Report Matt 59'
Butler Yellow card 67'
Franks Red card 82'		 Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,157
Referee: Craig Breakspear
23 October 2018 15 Crawley Town 1–1 Exeter City Crawley
19:45 BST Gambin Yellow card 7'
Vincelot Yellow card 41'
Morais 61'
Payne Yellow card 80'
Nathaniel-George Yellow card 83'		 Report Tillson Yellow card 50'
Holmes 79'
Taylor Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,095
Referee: John Busby
27 October 2018 16 Tranmere Rovers 5–1 Crawley Town Birkenhead
15:00 BST Jennings 25'
Norwood 43', 54'
Buxton 58' (pen.)
Mullin 60'		 Report Francomb Yellow card 18'
Palmer 65'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,445
Referee: Tom Nield
3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 17 Crawley Town 0–4 Milton Keynes Dons Crawley
15:00 GMT Vincelot Yellow card 64' Report Healey 7', 45+1'
Agard 18'
Aneke 63'		 Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,667
Referee: Anthony Coggins
17 November 2018 (2018-11-17) 18 Grimsby Town 1–0 Crawley Town Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Rose 86' Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,459
Referee: Andy Haines
24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 19 Crawley Town 3–0 Crewe Alexandra Crawley
15:00 GMT Payne 15' (pen.)
McNerney 81'
Bulman 90+5'		 Report Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,734
Referee: Lee Collins
8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 20 Crawley Town 0–1 Northampton Town Crawley
15:00 GMT Palmer Red card 55' Report van Veen 53' (pen.) Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,389
Referee: Craig Hicks
15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 21 Macclesfield Town 2–0 Crawley Town Macclesfield
15:00 GMT Durrell 31'
Smith 85'		 Report Maguire Yellow card 19' Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 1,362
Referee: Kevin Johnson
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 22 Crawley Town 2–3 Carlisle United Crawley
15:00 GMT Poleon 8', 40'
Francomb Yellow card 37'
Payne Yellow card 57'
McNerney Yellow card 62'		 Report Yates Yellow card 12' 14'
Grainger 37' (pen.)
Sowerby 56'		 Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,176
Referee: Nick Kinseley
26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 23 Cambridge United 2–1 Crawley Town Cambridge
13:00 GMT Maris 27' Yellow card 32'
Deegan Yellow card 38'
Ibehre 88'		 Report Poleon 16'
Bulman Yellow card 80'
McNerney Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 4,601
Referee: Neil Hair
29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 24 Newport County 0–0 Crawley Town Newport
15:00 GMT Harris Yellow card 88' Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,166
Referee: Antony Coggins
1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 25 Crawley Town 2–0 Colchester United Crawley
15:00 GMT McNerney Red card 32'
Connolly Yellow card 45+1'
Gambin 60', 90'		 Report Kent Yellow card 49' Yellow-red card 89' Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,765
Referee: Andy Davies
5 January 2019 (2019-01-05) 26 Crawley Town 1–0 Cheltenham Town Crawley
15:00 GMT Palmer 39' (pen.) Report Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,623
Referee: Chris Sarginson
12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 27 Stevenage 2–1 Crawley Town Stevenage
15:00 GMT Ball 24', 40' Report Poleon 36'
Payne Yellow card 42'		 Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 2,347
Referee: Thomas Bramall
15 January 2019 (2019-01-15) 28 Mansfield Town 1–0 Crawley Town Mansfield
19:45 GMT Grant Yellow card 42'
Bishop Yellow card 64'
Walker 88'		 Report Dallison Yellow card 30'
Young Yellow card 36'
Payne Yellow card 45+4'
Connolly Yellow card 74'
Francomb Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 3,739
Referee: Martin Coy
19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 29 Crawley Town 0–1 Port Vale Crawley
15:00 GMT Gambin Yellow card 81' Report Miller 27' Yellow card 75'
Conlon Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,089
Referee: Dean Whitestone
26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) 30 Swindon Town 0–1 Crawley Town Swindon
15:00 GMT Anderson soccer ball with red X 90' Report Sesay Yellow card 40'
Camará Yellow card 42'
Morais 45+1'
McNerney Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,026
Referee: Lee Swabey
2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 31 Bury 1–1 Crawley Town Bury
15:00 GMT Maynard 83' Report Dallison Yellow card 43'
Palmer 87'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,625
Referee: Neil Hair
9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 32 Crawley Town 0–3 Oldham Athletic Crawley
15:00 GMT Young Yellow card 35'
Francomb Yellow card 73'		 Report Missilou Yellow card 64'
Maouche Yellow card 71'
Branger 74'
Dearnley 86'
Nepomuceno 90+4'		 Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,058
Referee: John Busby
16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) 33 Northampton Town 0–0 Crawley Town Northampton
15:00 GMT Elšnik Yellow card 56'
Powell Yellow card 66'
Hoskins Yellow card 89'		 Report Poleon Yellow card 85' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,581
Referee: Nick Kinseley
23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 34 Crawley Town 1–1 Macclesfield Town Crawley
15:00 GMT Willock Yellow card 54'
Sesay Yellow card 57'
Dallison Yellow card 65'
Young 84'
McNerney Yellow card 86'		 Report Smith 40'
Rose Yellow card 45+2'
Demetriou Yellow card 50'
Wilson Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,190
Referee: Alan Young
2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 35 Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 Crawley Town Denbigh
15:00 GMT McGrandles Yellow card 12'
Agard 41'
Walsh Yellow card 80'		 Report Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 6,889
Referee: Thomas Bramall
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 36 Crawley Town 2–1 Grimsby Town Crawley
15:00 GMT Palmer Yellow card 21' 26', 40' Report Thomas 6'
Woolford Yellow card 15'
Embleton Yellow card 70'
Öhman Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,043
Referee: Brett Huxtable
12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 37 Crawley Town 0–0 Mansfield Town Crawley
19:45 GMT Francomb Yellow card 85'
Willock Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Turner Yellow card 48' Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,909
Referee: Lee Collins
16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 38 Crewe Alexandra 6–1 Crawley Town Crewe
15:00 GMT Bowery 36'
Dallison 38' (o.g.)
Porter 42'
Green 43'
Kirk 47'
Hunt Yellow card 79'
Dale 83'		 Report Palmer 13' (pen.)
Meite Red card 80'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,220
Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge
23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) 39 Crawley Town 0–3 Lincoln City Crawley
15:00 GMT Dallison Yellow card 39' Report Andrade 37'
McCartan 76'
Bolger 85'		 Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,335
Referee: Craig Hicks
30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 40 Morecambe 1–0 Crawley Town Morecambe
15:00 GMT Mandeville 82' Report McNerney Yellow card 66' Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 2,445
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 41 Crawley Town 1–2 Forest Green Rovers Crawley
15:00 BST Bulman 24'
Morais Yellow card 65'
McNerney Yellow card 85'		 Report Doidge Yellow card 23' 34', 88' Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,088
Referee: Darren Drysdale
13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 42 Yeovil Town 0–1 Crawley Town Yeovil
15:00 BST Warren Yellow card 39'
Ojo Yellow card 58'
D'Almeida Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Morais Yellow card 60' 72'
Nathaniel-George Yellow card 63'
Young Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 3,232
Referee: Ben Toner
19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 43 Exeter City 1–3 Crawley Town Exeter
13:00 BST Bowman 50'
Sweeney Yellow card 80'		 Report Morais 26'
Grego-Cox 34', 60'
Sesay Yellow card 38'
Bulman Yellow card 59'
McNerney Yellow card 73'
Maguire Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 5,054
Referee: Thomas Bramall
22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 44 Crawley Town 1–1 Notts County Crawley
15:00 BST Nathaniel-George 19' Report Mackail-Smith 8'
Milsom Yellow card 45'
Barclay Red card 54'		 Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Graham Salisbury
27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 45 Carlisle United 4–2 Crawley Town Carlisle
15:00 BST Thomas 7', 9'
O'Hare 20'
Hope 31'		 Report McNerney Yellow card 21'
Nathaniel-George 44'
Gerrard 77' (og.)
Dallison Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4,514
Referee: Scott Oldham
4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 46 Crawley Town 3–1 Tranmere Rovers Crawley
15:00 BST Nathaniel-George 36'
Morais 42'
Camará 90+2'		 Report Norwood 50' (pen.)
Buxton Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,183
Referee: Andy Haines

FA Cup

Main article: 2018–19 FA Cup

The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.[50]

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) First round Southend United 1–1 Crawley Town Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT Kightly 9' Report White 85' (o.g.) Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 3,935
Referee: Scott Oldham
20 November 2018 (2018-11-20) First round replay Crawley Town 2–6 (a.e.t.) Southend United 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

Main article: 2018–19 EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.[51]

14 August 2018 First round Bristol Rovers 2–1 Crawley Town Bristol
19:45 BST Bennett 32'
Payne Yellow card 56'
Clarke Yellow card 67', 84'
Smith Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Randall Yellow card 40'
Connolly 88'
Poleon Yellow card 85' Yellow-red card 90+4'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,336
Referee: Lee Swabey

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2018–19 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
4 September 2018 Group stages Crawley Town 1–1
(5–3 p)		 Tottenham Hotspur U23s Crawley
20:00 BST N'Gala 59'
Randall Yellow card 85'		 Report Harrison 49' Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,403
Referee: Tim Robinson
Penalties
Young soccer ball with check mark
Poleon soccer ball with check mark
Randall soccer ball with check mark
Palmer soccer ball with check mark
Sesay soccer ball with check mark		 Binks soccer ball with check mark
Roles soccer ball with check mark
Bowden soccer ball with check mark
Maghoma soccer ball with red X
9 October 2018 Group stages Crawley Town 0–1 Portsmouth Crawley
19:45 BST Vincelot Yellow card 43'
Randall Yellow card 69'		 Report Donohue 37' Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,268
Referee: Gavin Ward
13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) Group stages Gillingham 2–1 Crawley Town Gillingham
19:45 GMT List 59'
Stevenson 88'		 Report Poleon 18' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium

Statistics

Appearances

Players included in matchday squads
No. Pos. Nat. Name League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals A yellow rectangle, denoting the yellow penalty card shown to a player being cautioned A red rectangle, denoting the red penalty card shown to a player being sent off
1 GK  ENG Glenn Morris 45 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 47 0 0 0
2 DF  ENG Lewis Young 33 (4) 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 37 (4) 1 4 0
3 DF  NIR Josh Doherty 12 (6) 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 16 (6) 0 2 0
4 MF  ENG Josh Payne 24 (3) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 26 (3) 1 11 1
5 DF  ENG Joe McNerney 25 (3) 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 29 (3) 1 10 2
7 MF  IRL Reece Grego-Cox 14 (13) 2 0 (2) 0 1 0 1 0 16 (15) 2 0 0
8 MF  ENG Jimmy Smith 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0
9 FW  ENG Ollie Palmer 39 14 2 2 0 0 0 (1) 0 41 (1) 16 7 1
10 FW  ENG Dominic Poleon 21 (9) 5 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 3 1 24 (11) 6 2 1
11 MF  MLT Luke Gambin 21 (5) 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 23 (5) 3 2 0
12 GK  TUR Yusuf Mersin 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 0 0 0
13 FW  ENG Ricky German 0 (4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (4) 0 0 0
14 MF  ENG George Francomb 38 (2) 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 43 (2) 0 7 0
15 MF  ENG Ashley Nathaniel-George 14 (15) 5 0 (2) 0 0 (1) 0 2 0 16 (18) 5 2 0
16 DF  ENG Joe Maguire 24 (3) 1 1 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 26 (4) 1 6 0
17 DF  ENG Tom Dallison 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 5 0
18 MF  ENG David Sesay 15 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 1 (2) 0 16 (4) 0 3 0
19 MF  ENG Matty Willock 6 (4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 (4) 0 2 0
21 MF  ENG Dannie Bulman 29 (7) 3 0 0 0 (1) 0 3 0 32 (8) 3 4 0
22 MF  POR Filipe Morais 30 (3) 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 32 (3) 7 6 0
26 FW  POL Brian Galach 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 1 (1) 0 0 0
28 FW  GNB Panutche Camará 33 (11) 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 38 (11) 2 5 0
29 FW  ENG Ibrahim Meite 0 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (2) 0 0 1
33 DF  ENG Bondz N'Gala 12 (1) 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 15 (1) 1 1 1
Players who left the club in August/January transfer window or on loan
6 DF  IRL Mark Connolly 23 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 26 1 10 0
20 DF  FRA Romain Vincelot 12 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 15 0 6 0
24 MF  ENG Robert Milsom 2 (1) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 (1) 0 0 0
25 MF  ENG Mark Randall 2 (4) 0 0 0 1 0 1 (2) 0 4 (6) 0 4 0
27 FW  ENG Tarryn Allarakhia 0 (5) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 (5) 0 0 0

Last updated: 27 April 2019.
Source: Crawley Town F.C.

Top scorers

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 9 England Ollie Palmer 9 0 0 0 9
2 MF 22 Portugal Filipe Morais 4 0 0 0 4
3 MF 15 England Ashley Nathaniel-George 3 0 0 0 3
4 FW 28 Guinea-Bissau Panutche Camará 2 0 0 0 2
5 DF 6 Republic of Ireland Mark Connolly 0 0 1 0 1
MF 8 England Jimmy Smith 1 0 0 0 1
FW 10 England Dominic Poleon 1 0 0 0 1
MF 11 Malta Luke Gambin 1 0 0 0 1
DF 16 England Joe Maguire 1 0 0 0 1
MF 21 England Dannie Bulman 1 0 0 0 1
DF 33 England Bondz N'Gala 0 0 0 1 1
Own goals 1 0 0 0 1
Total 24 0 1 1 26

Last updated: 3 November 2018.
Source: Crawley Town F.C.

Clean sheets

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 England Glenn Morris 4 0 0 0 4
2 12 Turkey Yusuf Mersin 0 0 0 0 0
Total 4 0 0 0 4

Last updated: 6 October 2018.
Source: Crawley Town F.C.

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 Guinea-Bissau Panutche Camará (19 appearances)
Top scorer England Ollie Palmer (9 goals)
Winning Percentage Overall: 7/20 (35.00%)

Last updated: 3 November 2018.
Source: Crawley Town F.C.

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