2015–16 Crawley Town F.C. season
2015–16 season | |
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Chairman |
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Manager |
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Stadium | Broadfield Stadium |
League Two | 20th |
FA Cup |
OUT - First Round vs Luton Town |
League Cup |
OUT – Second Round vs Peterborough United |
League Trophy |
OUT – Third Round vs Southend United |
Highest home attendance |
4,003 vs Portsmouth F.C. |
Lowest home attendance |
1,543 vs Dagenham |
The 2015–16 season will be Crawley Town's 120th season in their history and their first season back in League Two since being relegated from League One the previous season.[1] Along with League Two, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.
Transfers
Transfers in
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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1 July 2015 | DF | Joe McNerney | Woking | Free transfer | [2] | |
1 July 2015 | MF | Simon Walton | Stevenage | Free transfer | [3] | |
1 July 2015 | MF | Luke Rooney | Ebbsfleet United | Free transfer | [4] | |
1 July 2015 | FW | Shamir Fenelon | Brighton & Hove Albion | Free transfer | [5] | |
8 July 2015 | DF | Jon Ashton | Stevenage | Free transfer | [6] | |
27 July 2015 | FW | Lee Barnard | Southend United | Free transfer | [7] | |
27 July 2015 | MF | Roarie Deacon | Stevenage | Free transfer | [7] | |
29 July 2015 | GK | Callum Preston | Birmingham City | Free transfer | [8] | |
7 August 2015 | DF | Bryan van den Bogaert | Royal Antwerp | Free transfer | [9] | |
17 September 2015 | MF | Ross Jenkins | Watford | Free transfer | [10] |
Transfers out
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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1 July 2015 | MF | Blair Anderson | Basford United | Released | [11] | |
1 July 2015 | MF | Charles Banya | Maidstone United | Released | [11] [lower-alpha 1] | |
1 July 2015 | FW | John Cofie | Wrexham F.C. | Released | [11] [lower-alpha 2] | |
1 July 2015 | DF | Ryan Dickson | Yeovil Town | Nominal | [14] | |
1 July 2015 | MF | Marvin Elliott | - | Released | [11] | |
1 July 2015 | MF | Bradley Issacs | - | Released | [11] | |
1 July 2015 | GK | Brian Jensen | Mansfield Town [lower-alpha 3] | Free transfer | [11] | |
1 July 2015 | DF | Dean Leacock | Whitehawk F.C. | Released | [11] | |
1 July 2015 | MF | Dean Morgan | U.S. Ancona 1905 | Released | [11] | |
1 July 2015 | MF | Emmett O'Connor | - | Released | [11] | |
1 July 2015 | MF | Ryan Richefond | Loxwood F.C. | Released | [11] | |
1 July 2015 | MF | Josh Simpson | Plymouth Argyle [lower-alpha 4] | Free transfer | [11]\ | |
1 July 2015 | DF | Joe Walsh | Milton Keynes Dons | Undisclosed | [17] | |
1 July 2015 | MF | Kelly Youga | - | Released | [11] | |
22 August 2015 | FW | Izale McLeod | Notts County | Undisclosed | [18] |
- ↑ Following Banya's release, he joined Maidstone United in November 2015[12]
- ↑ Following Cofie's release, he later joined Wrexham F.C. in November 2015, on non-contract terms[13]
- ↑ Following Jensen's release on 10 June 2015, he later joined Mansfield Town on 24 June 2015.[15]
- ↑ Following Simpson's release on 10 June 2015, he later joined Plymouth Argyle on 6 July 2015.[16]
Loans in
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
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29 July 2015 | GK | Freddie Woodman | Newcastle United | 2 January 2016 | [19] | |
31 July 2015 | DF | Liam Donnelly | Fulham | 27 August 2015 | [20][lower-alpha 1] | |
20 August 2015 | DF | Christian Scales | Crystal Palace | 2 January 2016 | [22] | |
17 September 2015 | FW | Rhys Murphy | Oldham Athletic | 19 December 2015 | [23] | |
29 September 2015 | DF | Josh Yorwerth | Ipswich Town | 25 October 2015 | [24] |
Loans out
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
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29 August 2015 | FW | Shamir Fenelon | Whitehawk | 26 September 2015 | [25] |
Competitions
Pre-season friendlies
On 5 May 2015, Crawley Town announced a friendly against Brighton & Hove Albion on 22 July 2015.[26] On 6 May 2015, Crawley added a trip to Burgess Hill Town on 15 July 2015 as part of their pre-season schedule.[27] On 12 May 2015, Crawley Town announced a third friendly, they will visit Maidstone United on 25 July 2015.[28] On 27 May 2015, Crawley Town announced another two friendlies against Reading[29] and Nuneaton Town.[30] A day later the club confirmed Fulham will visit on 18 July 2015.[31] On 16 June 2015, Crawley Town announced they will visit Whitehawk during pre-season.[32]
15 July 2015 Friendly | Burgess Hill Town | 0–4 | Crawley Town | Burgess Hill |
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19:30 BST | Report | Deacon Fenelon McLeod |
Stadium: Leylands Park Attendance: 863 Referee: John Pike |
18 July 2015 Friendly | Crawley Town | 1–3 | Fulham | Crawley |
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15:00 BST | McLeod |
Report | Cairney Richards Donnelly |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,215 (917 Fulham) |
22 July 2015 Friendly | Crawley Town | 0–3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Crawley |
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19:45 BST | Report | Stephens Hemed Kayal |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,200 (933 Seagulls' fans) |
27 July 2015 Friendly | Crawley Town | 1–0 | Reading | Crawley |
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19:45 BST | Henderson |
Report | Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,288 |
29 July 2015 Friendly | Nuneaton Town | 0–3 | Crawley Town | Nuneaton |
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19:45 BST | Report | Walton McNerney Harrold |
Stadium: JDRF James Parnell Stadium |
League Two
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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18 | Stevenage | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 52 | 67 | −15 | 48 |
19 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 48 |
20 | Crawley Town | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 45 | 78 | −33 | 47 |
21 | Morecambe | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 69 | 91 | −22 | 46 |
22 | Newport County | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 43 | 64 | −21 | 43 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Matches
On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[33]
8 August 2015 1 | Oxford United | 1–1 | Crawley Town | Oxford |
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15:00 BST | Taylor Hylton |
Report | Walton Edwards Joe McNerney Young |
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 6,349 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
15 August 2015 2 | Crawley Town | 1–2 | AFC Wimbledon | Crawley |
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15:00 BST | Edwards |
Report | Akinfenwa Barcham |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,988 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
18 August 2015 3 | Crawley Town | 0–0 | Portsmouth | Crawley |
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19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 4,003 Referee: Fred Graham |
22 August 2015 4 | Cambridge United | 0–3 | Crawley Town | Cambridge |
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15:00 BST | Report | Deacon Edwards Donnelly |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,459 Referee: Nigel Miller |
29 August 2015 5 | Crawley Town | 0–0 | Wycombe Wanderers | Crawley |
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15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,466 Referee: Lee Swabey |
12 September 2015 6 | Mansfield Town | 4–0 | Crawley Town | Mansfield |
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15:00 BST | N. Thomas Rose Green Westcarr |
Report | Edwards |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2,524 Referee: Andy Madley |
19 September 2015 7 | Crawley Town | 0–1 | Yeovil Town | Crawley |
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15:00 BST | Report | Cornick |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,112 Referee: Ben Toner |
22 September 2015 8 | Notts County | 4–1 | Crawley Town | Nottingham |
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19:45 BST | Edwards Noble |
Report | Murphy |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 3,267 Referee: Gary Sutton |
26 September 2015 9 | Crawley Town | 0–3 | Accrington Stanley | Crawley |
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15:00 BST | Rooney |
Report | Windass Crooks Kee |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,659 Referee: Andy Davies |
29 September 2015 10 | Newport County | 0–3 | Crawley Town | Newport |
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19:45 BST | Report | Edwards Harrold |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,137 Referee: Oliver Langford |
3 October 2015 11 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–1 | Crawley Town | Plymouth |
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15:00 BST | Reid Boateng |
Report | Deacon |
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 7,173 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
10 October 2015 12 | Crawley Town | 3–2 | Leyton Orient | Crawley |
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15:00 BST | Deacon Hancox Walton |
Report | Simpson |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,575 Referee: Kevin Wright |
17 October 2015 13 | Crawley Town | 2–1 | Luton Town | Crawley |
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15:00 BST | Murphy Harrold |
Report | McGeehan |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 3,335 Referee: Gavin Ward |
20 October 2015 14 | Morecambe | 3–1 | Crawley Town | Crawley |
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19:45 BST | Miller Ellison Beeley Mullin |
Report | Edwards Murphy |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,098 Referee: Darren Handley |
24 October 2015 15 | Hartlepool United | 1–2 | Crawley Town | Hartlepool |
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15:00 BST | Harrison Paynter Woods |
Report | Walton Harrold Murphy |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,262 Referee: Mark Heywood |
31 October 2015 16 | Crawley Town | 1–0 | York City | Crawley |
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15:00 GMT | Walton |
Report | Nolan Oliver Berrett Coulson |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,950 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
14 November 2015 17 | Exeter City | 2–2 | Crawley Town | Exeter |
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15:00 GMT | Nicholls Nichols Brown |
Report | Bradley Harrold Rooney |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,664 Referee: James Adcock |
21 November 2015 18 | Crawley Town | 2–1 | Bristol Rovers | Bristol |
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15:00 GMT | Murphy Smith Yorwerth |
Report | Brown Lockyer Taylor |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,612 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
24 November 2015 19 | Crawley Town | 1–2 | Northampton Town | Crawley |
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19:45 GMT | Deacon Walton Yorwerth |
Report | Byrom O'Toole Cresswell Maloney |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,325 Referee: Steve Martin |
28 November 2015 20 | Carlisle United | 3–1 | Crawley Town | Carlisle |
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15:00 GMT | Wyke Ibehre Ellis |
Report | Murphy Walton |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,641 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
12 December 2015 21 | Crawley Town | 3–2 | Dagenham & Redbridge | Crawley |
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15:00 GMT | Harrold Murphy Yorwerth |
Report | Widdowson Labadie Doidge Cureton |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,543 Referee: Brendan Malone |
19 December 2015 22 | Barnet | 4–2 | Crawley Town | Edgware |
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15:00 GMT | Young Deacon Hancox Smith |
Report | Dembélé Clarke Akinde Young |
Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 1,888 Referee: Iain Williamson |
26 December 2015 23 | Crawley Town | 2–1 | Stevenage | Crawley |
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15:00 GMT | Edwards Walton Yorwerth Deacon |
Report | Tonge |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,289 Referee: Michael Bull |
28 December 2015 24 | Wycombe Wanderers | 2–0 | Crawley Town | High Wycombe |
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15:00 GMT | Kretzschmar O'Nien Wood |
Report | Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,153 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
2 January 2016 25 | Portsmouth | 3–0 | Crawley Town | Portsmouth |
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15:00 GMT | Clarke McNulty Roberts Stevens |
Report | Walton |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 16,606 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
9 January 2016 26 | Crawley Town | 1–0 | Cambridge United | Crawley |
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15:00 GMT | Bradley Harrold |
Report | Berry Newton |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,320 Referee: Lee Swabey |
16 January 2016 27 | Crawley Town | 0–1 | Notts County | Crawley |
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15:00 GMT | Harrold |
Report | Milsom Valenčič Campbell |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,320 Referee: Keith Stroud |
23 January 2016 28 | Yeovil Town | 2–1 | Crawley Town | Yeovil |
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15:00 GMT | Walsh Bird Campbell |
Report | Yorwerth Barnard Tomlin Bradley |
Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 3,423 Referee: Kevin Attwell |
30 January 2016 29 | Crawley Town | 0–1 | Mansfield Town | Crawley |
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15:00 GMT | Smith |
Report | Beardsley Green |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,981 Referee: Graham Horwood |
6 February 2016 30 | Stevenage | 0–1 | Crawley Town | Stevenage |
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15:00 GMT | Wilkinson Zanzala |
Report | Harrold Yorwerth |
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,639 Referee: Gavin Ward |
13 February 2016 31 | Accrington Stanley | 4–1 | Crawley Town | Accrington |
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15:00 GMT | Kee McCartan Mooney McConville Pearson Crooks Conneely Mingoia |
Edwards Ashton Walton |
Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,374 Referee: Andy Haines |
20 February 2016 32 | Crawley Town | 1–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Crawley |
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15:00 GMT | Jones Tomlin Fenelon |
Report | Brunt Forster |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 3,522 Referee: Peter Bankes |
27 February 2016 33 | Leyton Orient | 2–0 | Crawley Town | Leyton |
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15:00 GMT | Gnanduillet |
Report | Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 4,610 Referee: Lee Collins |
1 March 2016 34 | Crawley Town | 2–0 | Newport County | Crawley |
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19:45 GMT | Boden Fenelon Della Verde |
Report | Davies Wilkinson Elito |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,003 Referee: Tim Robinson |
5 March 2016 35 | Crawley Town | 1–1 | Morecambe | Crawley |
---|---|---|---|---|
15:00 GMT | Harrold |
Report | Beeley Miller |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,697 Referee: Iain Williamson |
12 March 2016 36 | Luton Town | 0–1 | Crawley Town | Luton |
---|---|---|---|---|
15:00 GMT | Report | Harrold McAlinden |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,264 Referee: Michael Bull |
19 March 2016 37 | Crawley Town | 0–0 | Hartlepool United | Crawley |
---|---|---|---|---|
15:00 GMT | Ashton Walton |
Report | Carroll |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,883 Referee: David Coote |
25 March 2016 38 | York City | 2–2 | Crawley Town | York |
---|---|---|---|---|
15:00 GMT | Summerfield Coulson |
Report | Harrold McAlinden Walton |
Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 2,942 Referee: Phil Gibbs |
28 March 2016 39 | Crawley Town | 0–2 | Exeter City | Crawley |
---|---|---|---|---|
15:00 BST | Bond |
Report | Taylor Watkins |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,416 Referee: Andy Haines |
2 April 2016 40 | Bristol Rovers | 3–0 | Crawley Town | Bristol |
---|---|---|---|---|
15:00 BST | Lines Taylor Lawrence |
Report | Yorwerth Della Verde Fenelon Sutherland |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,250 Referee: Fred Graham |
9 April 2016 41 | Crawley Town | 1–5 | Oxford United | Bristol |
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15:00 BST | McNerney Sutherland |
Report | Maguire O'Dowda Sercombe Waring |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,340 Referee: Nick Kinseley |
16 April 2016 42 | AFC Wimbledon | 1–0 | Crawley Town | London |
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15:00 BST | Smith Meades Robinson |
Report | Della Verde Dunne |
Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 4,356 Referee: Tim Robinson |
19 April 2016 43 | Northampton Town | 2–1 | Crawley Town | Northampton |
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19:45 BST | Holmes Potter O'Toole McDonald |
Report | Bradley Edwards Bond Dunne |
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,327 Referee: Lee Swabey |
23 April 2016 44 | Crawley Town | 0–1 | Carlisle United | Crawley |
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15:00 BST | Bradley |
Report | Joyce Wyke |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,940 Referee: Gavin Ward |
30 April 2016 45 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 3–0 | Crawley Town | Dagenham |
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15:00 BST | Doidge Hemmings |
Report | Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 1,643 |
7 May 2016 46 | Crawley Town | 0–3 | Barnet | Crawley |
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15:00 BST | Report | Johnson Akinde |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,293 |
FA Cup
7 November 2015 First round | Crawley Town | 1–2 | Luton Town | Crawley |
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Harrold |
Report | McQuoid |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,929 |
League Cup
On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Crawley Town were drawn away against Peterborough United.[34]
11 August 2015 First round | Peterborough United | 2–0 | Crawley Town | Peterborough |
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19:45 BST | Washington Maddison |
Report | Stadium: London Road Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Robert Lewis |
Football League Trophy
On 5 September 2015, the second round draw was shown live on Soccer AM and drawn by Charlie Austin and Ed Skrein. Crawley are to host Southend United.[35]
6 October 2015 Second round | Crawley Town | 0-3 | Southend United | Crawley |
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19:45 BST | Myles Weston Joe Pigott |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,139 Referee: Tim Robinson |
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