2015–16 Crawley Town F.C. season
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 also competed in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.
2015–16 season | ||||
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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 | |||
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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] |
- Donnelly's loan was extended on 28 August 2015, until 2 January 2016.[21]
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
19:45 BST | Henderson |
Report | Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,288 |
29 July 2015 Friendly | Nuneaton Town | 0–3 | Crawley Town | Nuneaton |
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 |
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 |
15:00 BST | Edwards Walton Donnelly |
Report | Akinfenwa Taylor Barcham |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,988 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
18 August 2015 3 | Crawley Town | 0–0 | Portsmouth | Crawley |
19:45 BST | Rooney Smith |
Report | Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 4,003 Referee: Fred Graham |
22 August 2015 4 | Cambridge United | 0–3 | Crawley Town | Cambridge |
15:00 BST | Taft |
Report | Young Donnelly Edwards |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,459 Referee: Nigel Miller |
29 August 2015 5 | Crawley Town | 0–0 | Wycombe Wanderers | Crawley |
15:00 BST | Rooney Smith Ashton |
Report | Bean |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,466 Referee: Lee Swabey |
12 September 2015 6 | Mansfield Town | 4–0 | Crawley Town | Mansfield |
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 |
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 |
19:45 BST | Edwards Noble McLeod Stead |
Report | Bradley Murphy Jenkins Rooney Scales Ashton |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 3,267 Referee: Gary Sutton |
26 September 2015 9 | Crawley Town | 0–3 | Accrington Stanley | Crawley |
15:00 BST | Jenkins Rooney |
Report | Kee Windass Crooks Conneely |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,659 Referee: Andy Davies |
29 September 2015 10 | Newport County | 0–3 | Crawley Town | Newport |
19:45 BST | Boden Owen-Evans |
Report | Edwards Harrold Jenkins Donnelly |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,137 Referee: Oliver Langford |
3 October 2015 11 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–1 | Crawley Town | Plymouth |
15:00 BST | Sawyer Mellor Reid McHugh Boateng |
Report | Young Donnelly Hancox Deacon |
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 7,173 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
10 October 2015 12 | Crawley Town | 3–2 | Leyton Orient | Crawley |
15:00 BST | Deacon Hancox Walton Gavin Tomlin |
Report | Simpson Dunne |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,575 Referee: Kevin Wright |
17 October 2015 13 | Crawley Town | 2–1 | Luton Town | Crawley |
15:00 BST | Smith Murphy Harrold |
Report | McGeehan Long Lee Doyle |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 3,335 Referee: Gavin Ward |
20 October 2015 14 | Morecambe | 3–1 | Crawley Town | Crawley |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
15:00 BST | Doidge Hemmings |
Report | Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 1,643 Referee: Mark Brown |
7 May 2016 46 | Crawley Town | 0–3 | Barnet | Crawley |
15:00 BST | Bawling Tomlin Edwards Sutherland |
Report | Johnson Fonguck Akinde |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,293 Referee: David Coote |
FA Cup
7 November 2015 First round | Crawley Town | 1–2 | Luton Town | Crawley |
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 |
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 |
19:45 BST | Myles Weston Joe Pigott |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,139 Referee: Tim Robinson |
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