Crawley also retained the Sussex Senior Cup by defeating Ringmer. OFFICIAL: Gabriele Cioffi named new Crawley Town manager. [5] They played in the Sussex County Emergency League in 1945–45, before returning to the Brighton, Hove & District League in 1946–47, becoming members of Division One. [7] Town retained their amateur status and went on to win the Metropolitan League Challenge Cup in 1959. [8], Crawley turned semi-professional in 1962 and the following year they joined Division One of the Southern League. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. [81] Kewell managed Crawley to a 14th-placed finish, which was their best since their relegation from League One. A Crawley coffee shop has given a lifetime ban to the towns MP, Henry Smith, in a defiant stand against what they called a act of ‘ discrimination and lack of humanity’. Caretaker manager Mark Trueman insists he and the City squad are “fully focussed” on turning their form - ahead of this evening’s meeting with Crawley Town. The two sides did not play each other between 2012 and 2015 due to Crawley's promotion to League One. [33] The investment allowed manager Steve Evans to start rebuilding the squad, which saw 23 players signed over a six-month period including Matt Tubbs, for £70,000,[34] Sergio Torres for a record £100,000,[35] and Richard Brodie for an undisclosed fee,[36] which was estimated to be a new Conference record of £275,000. With HMRC unwilling to move on its demand and being the biggest creditor (the Majeeds were unable to vote on the matter despite being owed money), it looked unlikely that the club would be saved. Francis Vines was subsequently sacked and replaced by former Chelsea FC manager and player John Hollins and his assistant Alan Lewer. [67] Under Barker's management the club had a successful debut season in League One, challenging for the play-offs for much of the campaign and finishing comfortably in tenth place. [24] Azwar Majeed was later jailed for tax fraud relating to his various other businesses.[25]. Having played friendly matches from 1890, with the club's first match played on 22 November 1890 at home to Lingfield,[3] Crawley Town were formed in 1896, and became founding members of the West Sussex Football League that year, joining the Junior Division. [29], On Saturday 5 May Crawley secured League One promotion, courtesy of a 67th minute Scott Neilson strike against Accrington Stanley. Boss Nigel Clough believes Stags ‘thoroughly deserved’ to win today’s 3-3 draw with Crawley Town, but praised the ‘resilience’ shown by his players to stage a late fightback at One Call Stadium. [22] However, a couple of days later, in one final attempt to rescue the club, the creditors met again to decide on a final offer. Max Watters (Crawley Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. The club were docked three points at the end of the season for breaching the annual playing budget but this had no effect on the final standings and Crawley's league status was safe. Crawley Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England.The club was founded as Crawley Football Club in 1896, changed its name to Crawley Town Football Club in 1958. Read full article. [72], While Crawley were among the pre-season promotion favourites, a run of just one win in their first ten games quickly put paid to any such hopes. [43] The fifth round draw saw Crawley face away tie with then Premier League leaders Manchester United, with manager Steve Evans admitting it was 'the tie of his dreams'. Founded in 1896, Crawley helped to found the West Sussex League later that year before transferring to the Mid-Sussex League. He was appointed as manager four days later. Five players from both clubs were suspended in total[55] equalling the record for the most dismissals in an English game. The club was told that if the offer was rejected then the club would fold there and then, and there would be no going back. Geo Restrictions and T&Cs. Crawley finished 2011 at the top of League Two; a positive start to their first campaign in league football. A mixed set of recent results has seen Crawley Town collect wins versus Barrow, AFC Wimbledon, Cambridge United & Tranmere Rovers while suffering adverse results at Grimsby Town, Carlisle United & Walsall. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Club News GALLERY | TRAINING 11/12/2020 Visit the Live Match Centre to access form guides, live text commentary and live access to the match on iFollow [62] Evans had previously admitted frustration over the departures of Matt Tubbs and Tyrone Barnett. He was replaced by John Gregory, who steered the club to another mid-table finish despite a poor late run. [62] Evans revealed "In my opinion, how far can I take Crawley Town? In 1999, the club entered administration with debts estimated to be around £400,000. [87] He was replaced by John Yems on a temporary deal until the end of the season. By July of that year the debts were closer to £1.4 million, including money owed to current and former staff, and an offer of 25p in the pound was rejected by the creditors. Previous managers have included the famous English football league managers Dean Saunders, John Gregory, Sean O’Driscoll and Steve Evans. [91] The upgrade is required to meet the league rules which require a minimum 5,000 capacity stadium. [18] It was revealed by local newspaper the Argus several days later that the chairman Chas Majeed was an undischarged bankrupt and therefore banned from holding a high position within the club. Crawley finished the season in a respectable 15th place, and were runners-up in the Sussex Senior Cup, despite the club's financial position and points deduction. [96] This is partly due to their relatively close proximity, and partly due to their frequent meetings since 2009. The club turned fully professional in 2005 but faced immediate financial difficulties and entered administration the following year. The Bantams travel to The People’s Pension Stadium with Trueman and Conor Sellars in temporary charge of the first team, after parting company Yems is something of a left-field appointment in many ways. Mansfield Town Football Club can confirm that it has parted company with manager Graham Coughlan. Crawley manager John Gregory has stepped down and will be replaced by Dean Saunders on an interim basis. Crawley Town FC spent 48 years at their Town Mead home until the land was sold to developers in 1997. We’ll get you noticed. Harrogate Town draw 1-1 at home to Crawley Town thanks to Jack Muldoon's late headed equaliser. However, they later went into administration, with insolvency specialists Begbies Traynor placed in control of the club.[19]. In 1969 they were promoted to Premier Division of the Southern League but the joy was short lived as the following season they were relegated back to the first division where they remained until the 1983–84 season when they were promoted as runners-up. Evans led them into the Football League as champions of the Conference in 2010–11 and then secured promotion in their first season in League Two. In January 2012 the application for the new 2,000-seater East Stand (and facilities including new turnstiles and Premier League standard flood lights) was accepted by Crawley Borough Council. Crawley Town started the 2019-20 season brightly, with wins over Premier League Norwich and Championship Stoke in an EFL Cup[85][86] that would take them to the fourth round of the competition. [80] Warren Feeney was appointed Assistant Manager to Kewell. The survey also indicates that Town fans view Brighton & Hove Albion and Swindon Town as their second and third largest rivals respectively.[96]. Having secured the Southern League Championship in the 2003-2004 season, they were then looking to gain promotion out of the Conference and they finally achieved that feat in the 2010-2011 season as they breezed to the championship with a staggering 105 points to venture into League Two under the stewardship of Steve Evans. Their form improved as the season progressed, with the west Yorkshire outfit 12th by 26 December. Offer valid from 09:00BST on 26/05/2020. Assistant manager Paul Raynor also left the club with immediate effect, with coach Craig Brewster taking over as manager for the remainder of the season. It is John’s second spell in charge of the Reds. Card payments only. next.co.uk - shop online for the latest fashion for women, men, children and homeware. Next Shrewsbury Town Manager: Paul Hurst an early contender to replace Sam Ricketts by Jack Kitson / 25 November 2020, 12:31 Tweet Shrewsbury Town have become the latest Football League club to open up the search for a new manager after the League One club parted ways with Sam Ricketts - the eleventh casualty of the campaign so far. Established in 1896, Crawley have gradually worked their way up through the Non-League system and are now looking to progress through the Football League. Ridleys coffee shop, based in Worth Park, made the decision over the weekend, announcing it on their facebook page yesterday 25th Oct. Between 17 December 2011, and 13 March 2012, Crawley won just two league games out of a possible 14. Matched bonus paid in free bets; 7 day expiry. Between 2013 and 2018, the stadium was called The Checkatrade.com Stadium as part of a sponsorship deal with the online trades comparison company Checkatrade. The creditors would meet 14 days later to decide on an offer of 50p in the pound. All three players have since released apology statements, and were all fined two weeks' wages. [28] It is believed that Crawley failed to confirm to the league that the debts had been paid. Crawley were promoted out of the Southern League Southern Section 1983–84 and spent the next 21 seasons in the Premier Division, before winning promotion into the Conference as champions of the Southern League in 2003–04. The club then moved to the Broadfield Stadium, about two miles across town. Crawley Town's Max Watters has scored 12 goals in just 14 games and tempted scouts from a number of top-flight clubs to the Broadfield Stadium to run the rule over him. A final position of 12th in their first season in the National Division was considered an impressive achievement for the club who finished as the highest ranked part-time team in the country. Writing on his personal blog Cllr Lamb said: “For the last six years, Crawley Borough Council has bucked the trend. [82] Kewell left the club shortly into the 2018–19 season, to manage fellow League Two club Notts County. [65] Despite Crawley chief executive Alan Williams being convinced they had made 'the perfect appointment', he left on 12 July, to become the new manager of Nottingham Forest, meaning that he did not take charge of Crawley for a single game. New Customers deposit and bet up to £30 at odds of 2.0 or greater within 7 days of registration, Cashed out bets excluded. Crawley Town sack manager Mark Yates and assistant Jimmy Dack following a run of six successive defeats in League Two. This was Crawley's first match against Premier League opposition at the Broadfield Stadium. Crawley Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England. [60] He was released by the club at the conclusion of the 2011/12 season. [49][50] They suffered a 2–0 defeat against Stoke City in the fifth round. The title was secured with four matches remaining with a 3–0 victory at Welling United, sparking celebrations from a large travelling contingent. However, Dermot Drummy and his assistant Matt Gray were both to see the door after a year in charge after a very worrying dip in from which would see Crawley fight the relegation zone. Upon completion, Crawley's first game with the new stand was against League Two side Crewe Alexandra on 6 April. In the 2011–12 season, they once again enjoyed success in the FA Cup, beating Championship clubs Bristol City and Hull City both 1–0 home and away respectively. [95] [74][75][76] Following a run of 6 consecutive defeats, Yates was sacked just before the season ended,[77] with Dermot Drummy appointed as his successor.[78]. They secured promotion out of Division One in 1968–69, only to suffer relegation the next season. [56] Following an FA inquiry into the events that took place, Kyle McFadzean[57] was handed a four-game suspension after being found guilty of violent conduct. Crawley Town supporters view AFC Wimbledon as their biggest rivals in a 2012 survey. The home of Crawley Town on BBC Sport online. Alongside Ben Judge and Dave Woozley, he led Reds to Conference safety on the last day of the 2006-07 season after we had started the campaign with a ten-point deduction. Get instant job matches for companies hiring now for Manager jobs in Crawley like Marketing Manager, Marketing & Communications Manager, Design Manager and more. [70] Dean Saunders was appointed to replace him on an interim basis,[71] and despite an upturn in form, was unable to get the club out of trouble. There is now whole list of candidates for the role, with former manager Nathan Jones leading the way as the bookies favourite. In a joint statement, chairman John Radford and co-chairwoman Carolyn Radford said: “Unfortunately, despite an overhaul in the playing squad during the close season, and with significant backing, we have not acquired the results needed at this stage of the season. had been in administration in the late 1990s,[11] trouble began in March 2006 when the club's players and staff were made to take a 50% pay cut and the entire squad was put up for sale; Crawley went into administration in June of that year. | Crawley Happy Times Online", "2012–13 Football Rivalry Survey Results", https://www.crawleytownfc.com/news/2020/september/squad-numbers1/, Friary Church of St Francis and St Anthony, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Crawley_Town_F.C.&oldid=994262171, Association football clubs established in 1896, Brighton, Hove & District Football League, Companies that have entered administration in the United Kingdom, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 14 December 2020, at 21:04. The Grimsby Town manager has his say following his side's 2-1 win in League Two. The club caused controversy, however, by banning a reporter from Crawley News because the club's management disliked two of his paper's headlines. After drawing at home to Carlisle United 3–3 after captain Jimmy Smith's late goal, Crawley would be kept in the EFL League Two at least another season. [73] In March 2016, the club was purchased by Turkish businessman Ziya Eren, who set a target for the club to be playing in the Championship within 8–10 years. Consequently, Crawley were fined £18,000. [14] Crawley would now be playing in the Football Conference, the highest level of non-League football, for the first time in their history. 18+ | begambleaware.org | Please gamble responsibly. Crawley Town manager Gabriele Cioffi feels love as lowest-ranked side enjoy League Cup run’s emotion ... T hough what happened the next day was that reality intruded on his dream. Saunders' short-term deal was not renewed after the season ended, and he was replaced by Mark Yates. [92][93], The record attendance reached 5,880 on Saturday 5 January 2013 when Crawley Town hosted Reading in the FA Cup.[94]. The news did not go down well with the fans as the pair had stuck with Crawley when others decided to leave and they had managed to lift the club off the bottom despite a 10-point deduction. [13] Whilst Crawley finished 7th in 2002-03, the Reds found success in the 2003-04 season, when they ended their 20-season stay in the Premier Division of the Southern League by winning the division with 84 points, 12 points clear of second-placed Weymouth, and winning the Southern League Cup for the second successive season. The club switched to the Sussex County League in 1951 and then moved on to the Metropolitan League five years later. Crawley Town Football Club - get the latest news, fixtures, results, match reports, videos, photos, squad and player stats on Sky Sports Football [61], On 9 April, it was announced that Steve Evans had parted company with Crawley to take up a post at Rotherham United. The chief among these is the fact that the Crawley Town job is his first senior role as a manager at any level. Victories over Newport County,[38] Guiseley[39] and Swindon Town[40] saw the club progress to a third round tie at home to Championship side Derby County. On Thursday 4 May, the Club parted company with Assistant Matt Gray and Head coach Dermot Drummy. Next Match ; Back; Club Shop ; Club . Many argued the sales of Matt Tubbs and Tyrone Barnett for £800,000[51] and £1,100,000[52] respectively, as well as failing to reach a deal over Andy Drury[53] contributed to their dip in form. Established in 1896, Crawley have gradually worked their way up through the Non-League system and are now looking to progress through the Football League. Read full article. Crawley are managed by John Yems who replaced Gabriele Cioffi in December 2019. Under a tight budget at Doncaster Rovers he achieved promotion to the Football League Championship in his first full season. The match ended in a 1–1 draw, with a new record crowd of 4,723, the previous best being 4,522. [47] Despite their cup run and the death of owner Bruce Winfield, Crawley didn't halt their progress in the league as just 19 days after Winfield's death, Crawley secured the 2010–11 Football Conference title by beating Tamworth 3–0 and reaching the Football League for the first time in the club's history.[48]. [44][45] Crawley lost the fifth round tie 1–0 in front of 9,000 Crawley fans, though were denied a draw when Richard Brodie's header hit the bar in the 93rd minute. Kent Travel News. Yems is something of a left-field appointment in many ways. Interviews Manager left with mixed emotions after incredible comeback 5 December 2020. [68] The club were condemned for this in a motion signed by 23 MPs on 10 December 2013. In […] [9], Crawley's most successful cup run at the time was in the 1991–92 season when they reached The FA Cup third round proper and played local rivals Brighton & Hove Albion, losing 5–0 in front of 18,301 at the Goldstone Ground.[10]. [31], In a move that showed confidence in the new management, on 29 March 2010 Crawley Borough Council agreed to lease the Broadfield Stadium to Crawley Town F.C., and to help secure the long-term sustainability of the club. In April 2008 Prospect Estate Holdings Limited took control of Crawley after buying it from the SA Group in conjunction with former owner John Duly. Since December 2018 the stadium has been named The People’s Pension Stadium. Crawley Town will be hoping for a better result following the 1-0 League Two defeat last time out to Walsall.. Mat Sadler (74') was the scorer for Walsall. [32], In 2010, Bruce Winfield announced that he and Susan Carter had become majority shareholders and had attracted new investment for the club, some of which came from overseas. Crawley Town 4, Barrow 2. [69], The 2014–15 season saw Crawley struggle for form, and Gregory resigned for health reasons near the end of 2014, with the club in the relegation zone. The club was founded as Crawley Football Club in 1896, changed its name to Crawley Town Football Club in 1958. [13] Whilst the 2000-2001 season saw Town finish 11th, Crawley were much improved in a 2001-2002 campaign which saw them finish fourth. 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