2016–17 Crawley Town F.C. season

Crawley Town
2016–17 season
Chairman Ziya Eren
Manager Dermot Drummy
Stadium Broadfield Stadium
League Two 16th
FA Cup First round
EFL Cup First round
EFL Trophy Second round
Top goalscorer League: James Collins (7 goals)
All: James Collins (9 goals)
Highest home attendance 2,904 vs Luton Town
(17 August 2016)[1]
Lowest home attendance 881 vs Colchester United
(30 August 2016)[2]
Average home league attendance 2,233
Home colours
Away colours

The 2016–17 season will be Crawley Town's 121st season in their history and their second consecutive season in League Two.[3] 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.

Players

First team squad

As of 3 December 2016
No. Name Nat Position Since Date of birth (Age) Signed from Games Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Mitchell Beeney England GK 2016 3 October 1995 on loan from England Chelsea 3 0
12 Glenn Morris England GK 2016 20 December 1983 England Gillingham 14 0
13 Yusuf Mersin Turkey GK 2016 23 September 1994 Turkey Kasımpaşa 8 0
Defenders
2 Lewis Young England RB 2014 27 September 1989 England Bury 108 0
3 Chris Arthur England LB 2016 25 January 1990 England Woking 11 0
5 Alex Davey Scotland CB 2016 24 November 1994 on loan from England Chelsea 18 0
6 Mark Connolly Republic of Ireland CB 2016 16 December 1991 Scotland Kilmarnock 101 5
14 Andre Blackman England LB 2016 10 November 1990 Morocco MAS Fez 20 0
15 Josh Yorwerth Wales CB 2016 28 February 1995 England Ipswich Town 32 1
16 Addison Garnett England CB 2016 13 September 1996 England Hendon 4 0
22 Joe McNerney England CB 2015 24 January 1990 England Woking 26 2
23 Daniel Pappoe Ghana CB 2016 30 December 1993 England Hemel Hempstead Town 2 0
Midfielders
4 Josh Payne England DM 2016 November 25, 1990 England Eastleigh 9 0
7 Enzio Boldewijn Netherlands RW 2016 17 November 1992 Netherlands Almere City 24 3
8 Jimmy Smith England CM 2014 7 January 1987 England Stevenage 99 4
10 Jason Banton England LW 2016 15 December 1992 England Notts County 18 0
11 Jordan Roberts England LW 2016 5 January 1994 Scotland Inverness Caledonian Thistle 9 3
17 Bobson Bawling England RM 2014 21 September 1995 England Watford 67 0
18 Billy Clifford England CM 2016 18 October 1992 England Boreham Wood 23 1
20 Aryan Tajbakhsh England DM 2016 27 October 1990 England Cray Wanderers 8 0
24 Kaby Djaló Guinea-Bissau CM 2016 5 February 1992 Finland PS Kemi 15 1
33 Sanchez Watt England LW 2016 14 February 1991 India Kerala Blasters 16 2
44 Conor Henderson Republic of Ireland CM 2016 8 September 1991 England Grimsby Town 24 2
Forwards
9 Matt Harrold England FW 2014 25 July 1984 England Bristol Rovers 72 11
19 James Collins Republic of Ireland FW 2016 1 December 1990 England Shrewsbury Town 24 9
21 Adi Yussuf Tanzania FW 2016 20 February 1992 on loan from England Mansfield Town 20 3

Transfers

In

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 LB England Chris Arthur Woking Free transfer [4]
1 July 2016 LM England Jason Banton Notts County Free transfer [5]
1 July 2016 RW Netherlands Enzio Boldewijn Almere City Free transfer [6]
1 July 2016 GK Turkey Yusuf Mersin Kasımpaşa Free transfer [7]
1 July 2016 GK England Glenn Morris Gillingham Free transfer [8]
1 July 2016 DM England Josh Payne Eastleigh Free transfer [9]
1 July 2016 LM England Jordan Roberts Inverness Caledonian Thistle Free transfer [10]
1 July 2016 CB Wales Josh Yorwerth Ipswich Town Free transfer [11]
2 July 2016 CB Republic of Ireland Mark Connolly Kilmarnock Free transfer [12]
2 July 2016 RB Turkey Alper Tursun Alanyaspor Free transfer [13]
11 July 2016 CF Republic of Ireland James Collins Shrewsbury Town Free transfer [14]
12 July 2016 RM England Aryan Tajbakhsh Cray Wanderers Free transfer [15]
13 July 2016 CB England Addison Garnett Hendon Free transfer [16]
19 July 2016 LB England Andre Blackman MAS Fez Free transfer [17]
20 July 2016 CM England Billy Clifford Boreham Wood Free transfer [18]
9 August 2016 CB Ghana Daniel Pappoe Hemel Hempstead Town Free transfer [19]
31 August 2016 CM Guinea-Bissau Kaby Djaló PS Kemi Free transfer [20]
13 September 2016 LW England Dean Cox Leyton Orient Free transfer [21]
1 November 2016 CM Republic of Ireland Conor Henderson Grimsby Town Free transfer [22]
1 November 2016 LW England Sanchez Watt Kerala Blasters Free transfer [22]

Out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 CB England Jon Ashton Braintree Town [lower-alpha 1] Released [23]
1 July 2016 CF England Lee Barnard Braintree Town [lower-alpha 2] Released [25]
1 July 2016 CM England Andy Bond AFC Fylde [lower-alpha 3] Released [25]
1 July 2016 LM England Roarie Deacon Sutton United [lower-alpha 4] Released [25]
1 July 2016 LW England Lyle Della-Verde Welling United [lower-alpha 5] Released [25]
1 July 2016 RW Wales Gwion Edwards Peterborough United Undisclosed [29]
1 July 2016 CF Republic of Ireland Shamir Fenelon Aldershot Town [lower-alpha 6] Released [31]
1 July 2016 RB Republic of Ireland Lanre Oyebanjo York City [lower-alpha 7] Released [33]
1 July 2016 GK Wales Callum Preston Altrincham [lower-alpha 8] Released [25]
1 July 2016 CF England Gavin Tomlin Dulwich Hamlet [lower-alpha 9] Released [31]
1 July 2016 CM England Simon Walton Garforth Town [lower-alpha 10] Released [35]
11 July 2016 CB England Sonny Bradley Plymouth Argyle Free transfer [36]
3 August 2016 RB Turkey Alper Tursun Darıca Gençlerbirliği [lower-alpha 11] Released [37]
  1. Following Ashton's release, he joined Braintree Town.[23]
  2. Following Barnard's release, he joined Braintree Town.[24]
  3. Following Bond's release, he joined AFC Fylde.[26]
  4. Following Deacon's release, he joined Sutton United.[27]
  5. Following Della-Verde's release, he joined Welling United.[28]
  6. Following Fenelon's release, he joined Aldershot Town.[30]
  7. Following Oyebanjo's release, he joined York City.[32]
  8. Following Preston's release, he joined Altrincham.[34]
  9. Following Tomlin's release, he joined Dulwich Hamlet.
  10. Following Walton's release, he joined Garforth Town.
  11. Following Tursun's release, he joined Darıca Gençlerbirliği.

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
1 July 2016 GK England Mitchell Beeney Chelsea 3 January 2017 [38]
2 August 2016 CF Tanzania Adi Yussuf Mansfield Town 22 January 2017 [39]
11 August 2016 CB Scotland Alex Davey Chelsea 3 January 2017 [40]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
22 September 2016 LW England Dean Cox Burgess Hill Town 1 January 2017 [41]
8 October 2016 CB Wales Josh Yorwerth Merthyr Town 14 November 2016 [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] [44][45]
  1. Yorwerth's loan was extended on 4 November 2016, until 4 January 2017.[42]
  2. Yorwerth's loan was terminated on 14 November 2016.[43]

Friendlies

Pre-season friendlies

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
League Two 19 6 5 8 21 32 −11 31.58
FA Cup 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 00.00
EFL Cup 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 00.00
EFL Trophy 3 2 0 1 3 4 −1 66.67
Total 25 8 6 11 28 43 −15 32.00

Last updated: 3 December 2016
Source: Competitions

League Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Stevenage 18 7 3 8 28 29 1 24
15 Colchester United 19 6 5 8 27 26 +1 23
16 Crawley Town 19 6 5 8 21 32 11 23
17 Morecambe 19 7 2 10 23 36 13 23
18 Hartlepool United 19 5 7 7 28 32 4 22
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
19 6 5 8 21 32  −11 23 4 3 2 11 10  +1 2 2 6 10 22  −12

Last updated: 3 December 2016.
Source: League Two

Results by matchday


Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAA
Result W D W D L L L W W D W D L D L L L W L
Position 8 8 4 2 9 13 18 13 11 12 5 6 9 9 10 13 16 16 16

Last updated: 3 December 2016.
Source: Fixtures
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Score overview

  Win   Draw   Loss

Opposition Home score Away score Double
Accrington Stanley 0–0
Barnet 1–1
Blackpool 1–0
Cambridge United 1–3
Carlisle United 1–3
Cheltenham Town 1–2
Colchester United 1–1
Crewe Alexandra
Doncaster Rovers 1–1
Exeter City 1–0
Grimsby Town 3–2
Hartlepool United 1–1
Leyton Orient
Luton Town 2–0
Mansfield Town 1–3
Morecambe 3–2
Newport County
Notts County 1–3
Plymouth Argyle
Portsmouth 0–3
Stevenage 1–2
Wycombe Wanderers 1–0
Yeovil Town 0–5

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

The fixtures for the 2016–17 season were announced on 22 June 2016 at 9am.[46]

FA Cup

Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

EFL Cup

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Trophy

Group stage

Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA Southampton U23 (Q) 3 2 0 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Round 2
2 L2 Crawley Town (Q) 3 2 0 0 1 3 4 1 6
3 L1 Charlton Athletic (E) 3 0 1 1 1 1 3 2 3
4 L2 Colchester United (E) 3 0 1 0 2 2 4 2 2
First match(es) will be played on 29 August – 4 September 2016. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Knockout phase

Sussex Senior Cup

Statistics

Appearances

No. Pos. Name League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Mitchell Beeney 100000203000
2 DF England Lewis Young 18020102023050
3 DF England Chris Arthur 3 (3)01010308 (3)000
4 MF England Josh Payne 7 (1)00010008 (1)030
5 DF Scotland Alex Davey 8 (6)020002012 (6)040
6 DF Republic of Ireland Mark Connolly 16 (1)210102020 (1)221
7 MF Netherlands Enzio Boldewijn 17 (2)21 (1)0111 (1)020 (4)320
8 MF England Jimmy Smith 19220100 (1)022 (1)220
9 FW England Matt Harrold 1 (5)00 (2)10 (1)00 (1)01 (9)110
10 MF England Jason Banton 11 (3)000103015 (3)020
11 MF England Jordan Roberts 4 (2)211100 (1)06 (3)320
12 GK England Glenn Morris 12020000014000
13 GK Turkey Yusuf Mersin 600010108000
14 DF England Andre Blackman 16 (1)010001 (1)017 (2)052
15 DF Wales Josh Yorwerth 3 (3)10000104 (3)120
16 DF England Addison Garnett 1 (1)010000 (1)02 (2)010
17 MF England Bobson Bawling 1 (13)0100 (1)0304 (14)000
18 MF England Billy Clifford 16 (2)021002 (1)020 (3)120
19 FW Republic of Ireland James Collins 19720101 (1)223 (1)940
20 MF England Aryan Tajbakhsh 2 (2)00 (1)000305 (3)040
21 FW Tanzania Adi Yussuf 6 (8)21 (1)00 (1)03110 (10)310
22 DF England Joe McNerney 12100100013130
23 DF Ghana Daniel Pappoe 0000001 (1)01 (1)000
24 MF Guinea-Bissau Kaby Djaló 9 (2)120002012 (2)150
33 MF England Sanchez Watt 000000000000
44 MF Republic of Ireland Conor Henderson 0 (1)00 (1)000000 (2)000
Players who left the club in August/January transfer window or on loan

Last updated: 3 December 2016.
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 19 Republic of Ireland James Collins 70029
2 MF 7 Netherlands Enzio Boldewijn 20103
MF 11 England Jordan Roberts 21003
FW 21 Tanzania Adi Yussuf 20013
4 DF 6 Republic of Ireland Mark Connolly 20002
MF 8 England Jimmy Smith 20002
6 FW 9 England Matt Harrold 01001
DF 15 Wales Josh Yorwerth 10001
MF 18 England Billy Clifford 01001
DF 22 England Joe McNerney 10001
MF 24 Guinea-Bissau Kaby Djaló 10001
Own goals 1 0 0 0 1
Total 21 3 1 3 28

Last updated: 26 November 2016.
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 12 England Glenn Morris 30003
2 1 England Mitchell Beeney 00022
13 Turkey Yusuf Mersin 20002
Total 50027

Last updated: 22 October 2016.
Source: Crawley Town F.C.

Summary

Games played 25 (19 League Two) (2 FA Cup) (1 EFL Cup) (3 EFL Trophy)
Games won 8 (6 League Two) (2 EFL Trophy)
Games drawn 6 (5 League Two) (1 FA Cup)
Games lost 11 (8 League Two) (1 FA Cup) (1 EFL Cup) (1 EFL Trophy)
Goals scored 28 (21 League Two) (3 FA Cup) (1 EFL Cup) (3 EFL Trophy)
Goals conceded 43 (32 League Two) (5 FA Cup) (2 EFL Cup) (4 EFL Trophy)
Goal difference –15 (–11 League Two) (–2 FA Cup) (–1 EFL Cup) (–1 EFL Trophy)
Clean sheets 7 (5 League Two) (2 EFL Trophy)
Yellow cards 50 (42 League Two) (4 FA Cup) (1 EFL Cup) (3 EFL Trophy)
Red cards 3 (1 League Two) (1 FA Cup) (1 EFL Cup)
Most appearances 24 Appearances (2 players)
Top scorer 9 (James Collins)
Winning Percentage Overall: 8/25 (32.00%)

Last updated: 3 December 2016.
Source: Crawley Town F.C.

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