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    W. Andrew Robinson

    Crawley Town
    2023–24 season
    OwnerWAGMI United
    ChairmanPreston Johnson & Eben Smith
    ManagerScott Lindsey
    StadiumBroadfield Stadium
    League Two7th (promoted)
    FA CupFirst round
    EFL CupFirst round
    EFL TrophyRound of 16
    Top goalscorerLeague: Danilo Orsi (23)
    All: Danilo Orsi (25)
    Highest home attendance5,572 vs Wrexham, League Two, 7 October 2023
    Lowest home attendance865 vs Aston Villa U21, EFL Trophy, 14 November 2023

    The 2023–24 season was the 128th season in the history of Crawley Town and their ninth consecutive season in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. Whilst the club occupied a mid-table position for much of the League Two campaign, a run of form towards the end of the season allowed saw the club finish in 7th, the final spot to qualify for the play-offs. After defeating Milton Keynes Dons over two legs, the club were promoted to League One, the third tier of English football, after beating Crewe Alexandra 2–0 at Wembley Stadium in the play-off final. The club also competed in three cup competitions; they were eliminated in the first round of both the FA Cup and the EFL Cup, and whilst they progressed beyond the group stage in the EFL Trophy, they were eliminated in the round of 16 by Peterborough United.

    Background and pre-season

    In April 2022, the club was taken over by American cyptocurrency investment group WAGMI United,[1] whose stated goal was "to reinvent broken legacy sports management models" and wanted to turn the club into "the internet's team".[2] Upon taking over the club they set the target of achieving promotion to EFL League One by the end of their second season.[1] After manager John Yems was suspended by the club and later banned from football for 18 months for racist abuse of his own playing squad,[3] the club brought in Kevin Betsy as manager ahead of the 2022–23 season,[4] who wanted to implement a possession-based style of football and instilled new training methods to the club, such as the use of a drone to record training sessions, and collecting urine samples from players to monitor hydration levels.[5] Betsy was sacked on 9 October 2022 however, with the club bottom of League Two and having won one of 12 league matches,[6] and his assistant manager Lewis Young took over on an interim basis. Young's tenure at Crawley saw the club pick up 12 points from seven matches, but despite his expectation to be given the manager role on a permanent basis, the club instead decided to appoint Matthew Etherington as manager on an 18-month contract.[7][8] However Etherington was sacked a month later, having managed just three matches as manager, and Darren Byfield took over from him on an interim basis.[9] Swindon Town manager Scott Lindsey took over as manager on 11 January 2023 alongside his assistant Jamie Day, with the club 21st in the league.[10] Linsey won his first match as manager of Crawley, a 3–2 win at home to Salford City,[11] but were winless in their following 8 matches.[2] Despite this, a 2–0 win away to relegation rivals Hartlepool United on 22 April left the club needing a single point from their remaining two matches to confirm safety,[12] which they picked up in the following match with a 0–0 draw against Walsall.[13]

    On 11 May, Crawley Town announced their first two pre-season matches, against local sides East Grinstead Town and Three Bridges.[14] A week later, a third friendly was announced against Dover Athletic.[15] Two further friendlies, Crystal Palace at home and Bromley away, were later added to the schedule.[16][17]

    Win Draw Loss
    Date Time Opponent Venue Result
    F–A    		 Scorers Attendance Ref.
    11 July 2023 19:30 East Grinstead Town Away 2–1 Tsaroulla 66', Kastrati 90' [18]
    15 July 2023 15:00 Three Bridges Away 2–1 Orsi (2) 9', 44' [19]
    18 July 2023 19:45 Dover Athletic Away 2–1 Tsaroulla 32', Nadesan 78' [20]
    19 July 2023 19:45 Crystal Palace Home 0–4 5,562 [21]
    22 July 2023 15:00 Portsmouth Away[a] 1–9 Forster 40' 0[b] [22]
    25 July 2023 19:00 Heybridge Swifts Away 7–1 Tsaroulla 4', Orsi (2) 43', 54', Telford (2) 45', 62' pen., Lolos 51', Kastrati 74' 173 [23]
    29 July 2023 15:00 Bromley Away 2–1 Lolos 33', Orsi 56' [24]

    Players

    Manager Scott Lindsey wanted to overhaul the playing squad due to concerns over his inherited squads' attitude – he told BBC Radio Surrey that after his appointment in January 2023, it took 28 days before every player turned up on time.[25] Lindsey said that he "had to put that straight" and that "some players had to go" and "we had to bring in - in my opinion - better people, better staff, better players in terms of their attitude and professionalism".[25] Like in the previous season, the club adopted a data-based recruitment strategy, though co-owner Preston Johnson told The Athletic that they placed more trust in this approach compared to the previous season, saying "we just decided to trust in math".[2] He added that the approach was to "find players who has been overlooked or under-regarded but had good underlying numbers for creating, or limiting, expected goals".[2]

    Following the end of the previous season, it was announced that Ludwig Francillette, Ben Wells, Jordon Mutch, Anthony Grant and Davide Rodari were to be released upon the expiry of their contracts, whilst three other out-of-contract players remained in contract negotiations with the club;[26] Grant later re-signed for the club on a short-term deal, before leaving the club early in the season to sign for Welling United.[27][28] Of the other three players, midfielder Rafiq Khaleel later signed a new two-year contract with the club,[29] and goalkeeper Roshan Greensall signed a one-year contract,[30] whilst forward Aramide Oteh left to sign for Walsall.[31] Defenders Tony Craig,[32] Brandon Mason[33] and Joel Lynch,[34] midfielder Jake Hessenthaler[35] and forward Kwesi Appiah[36] all had their contracts terminated by mutual consent. Meanwhile, four players were transferred out to fellow League Two clubs during the summer transfer window: forward James Tilley joined AFC Wimbledon for an undisclosed fee,[37] fellow forward Ashley Nadesan joined Gillingham for an undisclosed fee,[38] midfielder Jack Powell, who was given the club's Player of the Season award for the previous season, transferred to Crewe Alexandra,[39] and on 25 August 2023, striker Dom Telford who was the club's top scorer in the 2022–23 season, joined Barrow for an undisclosed fee.[40] The club did however exercise options within defenders Harry Ransom and Nick Tsaroulla's contracts to extend them by a further year.[26]

    On 22 June 2023, the club announced the signing of midfielder Liam Kelly on a two-year deal following the end of his Rochdale contract.[41] A week later, forward Danilo Orsi joined from Grimsby Town for an undisclosed fee, with Johnson claiming Orsi's impressive expected goals numbers were what motivated the club to sign him.[2][42] Defender Joy Mukena, forward Klaidi Lolos and winger Ade Adeyemo all joined on free transfers, with all three players having played for non-League teams during the previous season.[43][44][45] Winger Harry Forster also joined the club with Crawley paying his former club Bromley "undisclosed compensation".[46] Jay Williams joined the club for an undisclosed fee from Brackley Town; Williams was described as a defender on the club website,[47] but ultimately manager Lindsey opted to play him as a defensive midfielder, later describing him as a "tough-tackling, aggressive midfield player" and "one of the best midfielders in this division".[48][49] Defender Will Wright, midfielder Ronan Darcy and forward Adam Campbell also joined the club on undisclosed fees, from Gillingham, Swindon Town and Gateshead respectively,[50][51][52] whilst the club also brought in three loanees before the start of the league season: goalkeeper Luca Ashby-Hammond from Fulham, attacking midfielder Kamarai Swyer from West Ham United and defensive midfielder Aaron Henry from Charlton Athletic.[53][54][55] Defender Laurence Maguire joined the club on loan from Chesterfield on 30 August on a loan initially until January, though that loan was later extended until the end of the season.[56][57]

    Forward Sonny Fish had joined the club on a free transfer on 8 August,[58] but would not make a league appearance,[59] and would instead have loan spells at Worthing, Tonbridge Angels, Welling United and Gateshead over the course of the season.[60][61][62][63] Roshan Greensall also went out on loan, and joined Broadbridge Heath on loan until January 2025,[64] and midfielder Jayden Davis spent the season out on loan, first at Farnborough and later at Braintree Town.[65][66]

    During the January transfer window, loanees Ashby-Hammond, Swyer and Henry were all recalled by their parent clubs.[67][68][69] The club brought in goalkeeper Ryan Sandford and midfielder Jeremy Kelly on free transfers, both signing short term contracts until the end of the season.[70][71] Defender Mustapha Olagunju also joined the club on a loan until the end of the season, from Huddersfield Town.[72]

    Transfers

    In

    Date Pos. Player Transferred from† Fee Ref.
    29 June 2023 FW  Danilo Orsi (ENG) Grimsby Town Undisclosed [42]
    1 July 2023 MF  Liam Kelly (IRL) (Rochdale) Free transfer [41]
    3 July 2023 DF  Joy Mukena (ENG) (St Albans City) Free transfer [43]
    4 July 2023 MF  Harry Forster (ENG) (Bromley) Undisclosed compensation [46]
    15 July 2023 FW  Klaidi Lolos (GRE) (Oxford City) Free transfer [44]
    18 July 2023 FW  Ade Adeyemo (ENG) (Cray Valley Paper Mills) Free transfer [45]
    18 July 2023 MF  Jay Williams (ENG) Brackley Town Undisclosed [47]
    28 July 2023 MF  Ronan Darcy (ENG) Swindon Town Undisclosed [51]
    1 August 2023 DF  Will Wright (ENG) Gillingham Undisclosed [50]
    5 August 2023 FW  Adam Campbell (ENG) Gateshead Undisclosed [52]
    8 August 2023 FW  Sonny Fish (WAL) (Leyton Orient) Free transfer [58]
    9 January 2024 GK  Ryan Sandford (ENG) (Dartford) Free transfer [70]
    1 February 2024 MF  Jeremy Kelly (USA) ( FC Tulsa (USA)) Free transfer [71][73]
    † Brackets around club names denote the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined Crawley.

    Out

    Date Pos. Player Transferred to† Fee Ref.
    2 June 2023 DF  Tony Craig (ENG) (Dorking Wanderers) Mutual consent [32][74]
    22 June 2023 MF  James Tilley (ENG) AFC Wimbledon Undisclosed [37]
    29 June 2023 DF  Brandon Mason (ENG) Mutual consent [33]
    30 June 2023 DF  Ludwig Francillette (GLP) (Eastleigh) Released [26][75]
    30 June 2023 MF  Jordon Mutch (ENG) Released [26]
    30 June 2023 FW  Aramide Oteh (ENG) (Walsall) End of contract [31]
    30 June 2023 MF  Jack Powell (ENG) Crewe Alexandra Free transfer [39]
    30 June 2023 FW  Davide Rodari (SUI) Released [26]
    30 June 2023 DF  Ben Wells (IRL) Released [26]
    2 July 2023 FW  Kwesi Appiah (GHA) (Boreham Wood) Mutual consent [36][76]
    20 July 2023 MF  Jake Hessenthaler (ENG) (Dagenham and Redbridge) Mutual consent [35][77]
    27 July 2023 FW  Ashley Nadesan (ENG) Gillingham Undisclosed [38]
    13 August 2023 DF  Joel Lynch (WAL) Mutual consent [34]
    25 August 2023 FW  Dom Telford (ENG) Barrow Undisclosed [40]
    25 November 2023 MF  Anthony Grant (JAM) (Welling United) End of contract [28]
    † Brackets around club names denote the player joined that club after his Crawley contract expired.

    Loaned in

    Date from Pos. Player Loaned from Date until Ref.
    14 July 2023 GK  Luca Ashby-Hammond (ENG) Fulham 10 January 2024 [53][67]
    29 July 2023 MF  Kamarai Swyer (ENG) West Ham United 15 January 2024 [54][68]
    4 August 2023 MF  Aaron Henry (ENG) Charlton Athletic 5 January 2024 [55][69]
    30 August 2023 DF  Laurence Maguire (ENG) Chesterfield End of season [56][57]
    1 February 2024 DF  Mustapha Olagunju (ENG) Huddersfield Town End of season [72]

    Loaned out

    Date from Pos. Player Loaned to Date until Ref.
    3 August 2023 GK  Roshan Greensall (ENG) Broadbridge Heath 1 January 2024 [64]
    25 August 2023 MF  Jayden Davis (ENG) Farnborough 16 January 2024 [65][66]
    25 August 2023 FW  Sonny Fish (WAL) Worthing 29 September 2023 [60]
    29 September 2023 FW  Sonny Fish (WAL) Tonbridge Angels 8 February 2024 [61][62]
    16 January 2024 MF  Jayden Davis (ENG) Braintree Town End of season [66]
    8 February 2024 FW  Sonny Fish (WAL) Welling United 28 March 2024 [62][63]
    28 March 2024 FW  Sonny Fish (WAL) Gateshead End of season [63]

    Competitions

    League Two

    Main article: 2023–24 EFL League Two

    League table

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
    4 Milton Keynes Dons 46 23 9 14 83 68 +15 78 Qualified for League Two play-offs
    5 Doncaster Rovers 46 21 8 17 73 68 +5 71
    6 Crewe Alexandra 46 19 14 13 69 65 +4 71
    7 Crawley Town (O, P) 46 21 7 18 73 67 +6 70
    8 Barrow 46 18 15 13 62 56 +6 69
    9 Bradford City 46 19 12 15 61 59 +2 69
    10 AFC Wimbledon 46 17 14 15 64 51 +13 65
    Source: EFL Official Website
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[78]
    (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted


    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 21 7 18 73 67  +6 70 11 3 9 37 30  +7 10 4 9 36 37  −1

    Last updated: 20 April 2024.
    Source: Soccerway

    Matches

    On 22 June, the EFL League Two fixtures were released.[79]

    Win Draw Loss
    League Two match details
    Date Time Opponent Venue Result
    F–A    		 Scorers Attendance League
    position    		 Ref.
    5 August 2023 15:00 Bradford City Home 1–0 Wright 14' 3,883 7th [80]
    12 August 2023 15:00 Salford City Away 1–1 Garbutt 40' (o.g.) 2,255 6th [81]
    15 August 2023 19:45 Milton Keynes Dons Home 2–1 Tsaroulla 16', Orsi 52' 3,282 3rd [82]
    19 August 2023 15:00 Gillingham Home 0–1 — 4,310 8th [83]
    26 August 2023 15:00 Swindon Town Away 0–6 — 8,658 13th [84]
    2 September 2023 15:00 Stockport County Away 3–3 Campbell 42', Maguire 54', Orsi 66' 7,986 16th [85]
    9 September 2023 15:00 Newport County Home 4–1 Tsaroulla 5', Campbell (2) 54', 67', Gladwin 79' 2,663 10th [86]
    16 September 2023 15:00 Tranmere Rovers Home 3–2 Darcy 61', Tsaroulla 68', Lolos 90+6' 2,961 6th [87]
    23 September 2023 15:00 Grimsby Town Away 3–2 L. Kelly 32', Darcy 35', Orsi 90+6' 6,357 4th [88]
    30 September 2023 15:00 Sutton United Home 3–0 Campbell 6', Maguire 53', Orsi 66' 3,559 2nd [89]
    3 October 2023 19:45 Doncaster Rovers Away 0–2 — 5,501 5th [90]
    7 October 2023 15:00 Wrexham Home 0–1 — 5,572 8th [91]
    21 October 2023 15:00 Crewe Alexandra Home 2–4 Lolos 15', Darcy 28' 3,028 12th [92]
    24 October 2023 19:45 Walsall Away 1–1 Orsi 90+4' 4,108 12th [93]
    28 October 2023 15:00 Forest Green Rovers Away 1–2 Darcy 7' 1,898 14th [94]
    11 November 2023 15:00 Accrington Stanley Home 3–1 Orsi (2) 8', 76' (pen.), Wright 48' 2,887 11th [95]
    18 November 2023 15:00 Barrow Away 0–1 — 3,512 12th [96]
    25 November 2023 15:00 Harrogate Town Home 2–1 Gladwin 23', Lolos 71' 2,829 11th [97]
    28 November 2023 19:45 Notts County Away 1–3 Campbell 10' 7,716 13th [98]
    9 December 2023 15:00 Colchester United Away 2–1 L. Kelly 41',Orsi 64' (pen.) 3,132 11th [99]
    16 December 2023 15:00 Mansfield Town Home 1–3 Orsi 36' (pen.) 2,817 13th [100]
    22 December 2023 19:45 AFC Wimbledon Home 1–2 Wright 83' 4,792 15th [101]
    26 December 2023 13:00 Gillingham Away 2–0 Wright 24', Roles 71' 7,150 11th [102]
    29 December 2023 19:45 Milton Keynes Dons Away 0–2 — 5,945 14th [103]
    1 January 2024 15:00 Swindon Town Home 3–1 Orsi (2) 9', 53', Roles 26' 3,636 12th [104]
    6 January 2024 15:00 Bradford City Away 4–2 Orsi (2) 12', 90+7' (pen.), Campbell 85', Lolos 90+10 16,699 9th [105]
    13 January 2024 15:00 Salford City Home 0–1 — 2,970 11th [106]
    3 February 2024 15:00 Morecambe Home 1–2 Forster 17' 2,856 14th [107]
    10 February 2024 15:00 Crewe Alexandra Away 0–1 — 4,189 15th [108]
    13 February 2024 19:45 Walsall Home 1–1 L. Kelly 64' 2,450 15th [109]
    17 February 2024 15:00 Forest Green Rovers Home 2–0 Orsi 39', Lolos 87' 2,838 15th [110]
    20 February 2024 19:45 AFC Wimbledon Away 1–0 Orsi 78' 7,397 14th [111]
    24 February 2024 15:00 Accrington Stanley Away 1–0 Ransom 68' 2,216 10th [112]
    5 March 2024 19:45 Morecambe Away 0–1 — 2,297 11th [113]
    9 March 2024 15:00 Harrogate Town Away 2–1 Forster 58', Lolos 66' 2,124 11th [114]
    12 March 2024 19:45 Notts County Home 2–1 Lolos 79', Adeyemo 84' 2,542 9th [115]
    18 March 2024 19:45 Stockport County Home 1–1 Lolos 83' 3,339 9th [116]
    23 March 2024 15:00 Tranmere Rovers Away 3–1 J. Kelly 2', Williams 10', Orsi 79' 5,829 7th [117]
    29 March 2024 15:00 Doncaster Rovers Home 0–2 — 5,336 8th [118]
    1 April 2024 15:00 Newport County Away 4–0 Conroy 1', Darcy 26', Maguire 69', Campbell 90+1' 4,643 7th [119]
    6 April 2024 15:00 Mansfield Town Away 4–1 Gordon 4', Tsaroulla 24', Orsi 55', Lolos 56' 7,342 7th [120]
    9 April 2024 19:45 Wrexham Away 1–4 Lolos 90+4' 11,544 7th [121]
    13 April 2024 15:00 Colchester United Home 2–3 Lolos 42', Forster 90+7' 5,223 7th [122]
    16 April 2024 19:45 Barrow Home 1–1 Orsi 64' (pen.) 3,155 7th [123]
    20 April 2024 15:00 Sutton United Away 2–2 L. Kelly 42', Lolos 90+1' 4,675 7th [124]
    27 April 2024 15:00 Grimsby Town Home 2–0 Orsi 24', Lolos 34' 4,885 7th [125][126]

    Play-offs

    Win Draw Loss
    Round Date Time Opponent Venue Result
    F–A    		 Scorers Attendance Ref.
    Semi-final first leg 7 May 2024 19:30 Milton Keynes Dons Home 3–0 L. Kelly 5', Williams 45+1', Darcy 65' 5,564 [127][128]
    Semi-final second leg 11 May 2024 19:45 Milton Keynes Dons Away 5–1 Williams 3', Orsi 30', 48', 90+2', Roles 80' 10,053 [129][130]
    Final 19 May 2024 13:00 Crewe Alexandra Neutral 2–0 Orsi 41', L. Kelly 85' 33,341 [131]

    FA Cup

    Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

    Crawley were drawn away to Notts County in the first round.[132]

    Win Draw Loss
    Round Date Time Opponent Venue Result
    F–A    		 Scorers Attendance Ref.
    First round 4 November 2023 15:00 Notts County Away 2–3 Orsi (2) 3', 66' 3,952 [133]

    EFL Cup

    Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

    Crawley were drawn away to Exeter City in the first round.[134]

    Win Draw Loss
    Round Date Time Opponent Venue Result
    F–A    		 Scorers Attendance Ref.
    First round 8 August 2023 19:45 Exeter City Away 1–2 Lolos 15' 3,560 [135]

    EFL Trophy

    Main article: 2023–24 EFL Trophy

    In the group stage, Crawley Town were drawn into Southern Group B alongside Charlton Athletic, Sutton United and Aston Villa U21.[136][137] After topping the group, they were drawn at home to Bristol Rovers in the second round[138] and away to Peterborough United in the third round.[139][140]

    Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 L2 Crawley Town 3 2 0 1 0 7 5 +2 7 Advance to Round 2
    2 L1 Charlton Athletic 3 2 0 0 1 10 6 +4 6
    3 L2 Sutton United 3 0 1 1 1 2 5 −3 3
    4 ACA Aston Villa U21 3 0 1 0 2 6 9 −3 2
    Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2023. Source: EFL.com
    Win Draw Loss
    Round Date Time Opponent Venue Result
    F–A    		 Scorers Attendance Ref.
    Group stage 5 September 2023 19:45 Charlton Athletic Home 4–3 Forster 1', Lolos 45+4', Tsaroulla 70', Khaleel 81' 1,973 [141]
    Group stage 10 October 2023 19:45 Sutton United Away 0–0 (4–5 p) — 928 [142]
    Group stage 14 November 2023 19:45 Aston Villa U21 Home 3–2 Roles (2) 7', 55', Simon-Swyer 15' 865 [143]
    Second round 5 December 2023 19:45 Bristol Rovers Home 2–1 Roles 56', Forster 69' 896 [144]
    Third round 23 January 2024[145] 19:30 Peterborough United Away 1–2 Tsaroulla 23' [146]

    Notes

    1. ^ Match played at Copnor Road Training Ground
    2. ^ Match played behind closed doors

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