2010–11 Crawley Town F.C. season explained
The 2010–11 season was the 61st season in which Crawley Town played senior football, and their seventh in the Football Conference. On 1 July 2010, following a number of signings, the club held a press conference to declare their intentions for the coming season. They confirmed that the club had cleared £1,000,000 of debt and was now debt-free, and that Bruce Winfield has bought the shareholding formerly held by the Prospect Estates group. On 9 April, Crawley won the Conference National, beating Tamworth 3–0, and by doing this they will be a Football League club for the first time in their history.
Season summary
Prior to the beginning of the season, the club spent around £600,000 on players, signing the likes of Matt Tubbs from Salisbury City, Sergio Torres from Peterborough United and Richard Brodie from York City for a non-league record fee, financed in part by anonymous Far Eastern investors.[1] [2] The club saw success in the league losing just thrice all season before being promoted to the Football League for the first time in their history on 9 April 2011 following a 3–0 victory away to Tamworth.[3] [4] They finished top of the league on 105 points, a division record. The club also saw success in the FA Cup, reaching the fifth round of the competition before being eliminated by eventual Premier League champions and FA Cup semi-finalists Manchester United.[5]
In 2017, football magazine FourFourTwo rated the Crawley Town team of the 2010–11 season the 21st most hated team of all time in British football, as a result of the club's significant financial backing and their unpopular manager Steve Evans, who was found guilty of tax evasion at his previous club Boston United.[6] Due to the club's significant financial backing from anonymous foreign investors, they were referred to as the 'Manchester City' of non-league football.[7] [8] The anonymous owner was later revealed to be Hong-Kong-based Paul Hayward.
Match results
Crawley Town results given first
Legend
Friendlies
[19] Conference National
!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers!!Notes14 August 2010 | Grimsby Town | Home | 0–1 | 2428 | | [20] |
17 August 2010 | Cambridge United | Away | 2–2 | 2558 | Tubbs (2) | [21] |
21 August 2010 | Altrincham | Away | 1–0 | 776 | Masterton | [22] |
24 August 2010 | Bath City | Home | 2–1 | 1,252 | Tubbs, McAllister(pen) | [23] |
28 August 2010 | Hayes & Yeading United | Away | 3–0 | 320 | McAllister (2) Torres | [24] |
30 August 2010 | Forest Green Rovers | Home | 1–0 | 1,458 | Tubbs | [25] |
4 September 2010 | Fleetwood Town | Home | 1–1 | 1,637 | McAllister | [26] |
11 September 2010 | Histon | Away | 2–0 | 497 | McFadzean, Brodie | [27] |
18 September 2010 | Gateshead | Home | 2–1 | 1,412 | Tubbs (2) | [28] |
21 September 2010 | AFC Wimbledon | Away | 1–2 | 4,018 | Tubbs | [29] |
25 September 2010 | Rushden & Diamonds | Away | 1–0 | 1,162 | Tubbs | [30] |
28 September 2010 | Tamworth | Home | 3–1 | 1,355 | Tubbs (2) Smith | [31] |
2 October 2010 | Kidderminster Harriers | Home | 2–0 | 1,483 | McAllister, Neilson | [32] |
5 October 2010 | Luton Town | Away | 2–1 | 6,895 | Brodie, McAllister | [33] |
9 October 2010 | Barrow | Away | 1–1 | 1,155 | Tubbs | [34] |
16 October 2010 | Newport County | Home | 2–3 | 2,566 | Brodie, Neilson | [35] |
30 October 2010 | Mansfield Town | Away | 4–1 | 2,615 | Bulman McAllister (2) Tubbs | [36] |
13 November 2010 | Darlington | Away | 1–1 | 2,012 | Neilson | [37] |
20 November 2010 | Altrincham | Home | 7–0 | 1,331 | Tubbs (3) Brodie (2) Torres, Neilson | [38] |
1 January 2011 | Eastbourne Borough | Home | 3–1 | 1,894 | Smith, Tubbs (2) | [39] |
3 January 2011 | Forest Green Rovers | Away | 3–0 | 1,027 | McAllister Tubbs (2) | [40] |
15 January 2011 | Kettering Town | Home | 2–1 | 1,812 | Tubbs, Brodie | [41] |
18 January 2011 | Bath City | Away | 2–0 | 836 | Tubbs (2) | [42] |
22 January 2011 | Grimsby Town | Away | 0–0 | 3,382 | | [43] |
25 January 2011 | Cambridge United | Home | 3–0 | 3,241 | McAllister (2) Cook | [44] |
3 February 2011 | Kettering Town | Away | 0–0 | 1,216 | | [45] |
12 February 2011 | Wrexham | Home | 3–2 | 3,331 | Tubbs (3) | [46] |
15 February 2011 | Wrexham | Away | 0–0 | 4,630 | | [47] |
22 February 2011 | Southport | Home | 1–0 | 3,721 | Mills | [48] |
26 February 2011 | Barrow | Home | 3–2 | 3,941 | Brodie, McAllister, Mills | [49] |
5 March 2011 | Histon | Home | 5–0 | 3,031 | Tubbs, Smith, Simpson, Hunt, Gibson | [50] |
8 March 2011 | Kidderminster Harriers | Away | 0–0 | 1,816 | | [51] |
12 March 2011 | Fleetwood Town | Away | 2–1 | 2,027 | Brodie, Tubbs | [52] |
15 March 2011 | Hayes & Yeading United | Home | 5–2 | 2,236 | Dempster, Simpson, Tubbs (2), Mills | [53] |
18 March 2011 | AFC Wimbledon | Home | 3–1 | 4,054 | Tubbs, McFadzean, Dance | [54] |
22 March 2011 | Eastbourne Borough | Away | 2–1 | 2,054 | Wassmer, Torres | [55] |
26 March 2011 | Gateshead | Away | 0–0 | 751 | | [56] |
29 March 2011 | Mansfield Town | Home | 2–0 | 3,162 | McFadzean, Tubbs | [57] |
2 April 2011 | Darlington | Home | 1–0 | 3,554 | Smith | [58] |
5 April 2011 | York City | Away | 1–1 | 3,060 | Torres | [59] |
9 April 2011 | Tamworth | Away | 3–0 | 1,569 | Tubbs (2) Wassmer | [60] C |
12 April 2011 | Luton Town | Home | 1–1 | 3,326 | Brodie | [61] |
16 April 2011 | Southport | Away | 4–0 | 1,011 | Brodie (2), Neilson, Simpson | [62] |
22 April 2011 | Rushden & Diamonds | Home | 4–0 | 3,083 | Cook, Tubbs (3) | [63] |
25 April 2011 | Newport County | Away | 1–0 | 2,026 | Howell | [64] |
30 April 2011 | York City | Home | 1–1 | 2,945 | Tubbs | [65] | |
FA Cup
!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers!!Notes4Q | 23 October 2010 | Newport County | Away | 1–0 | 2,274 | Craig McAllister | |
1R | 6 November 2010 | Guiseley AFC | Away | 5–0 | | Matt Tubbs, Scott Neilson, Danny Hall, Richard Brodie, Sergio Torres | |
2R | 26 November 2010 | Swindon Town | Home | 1–1 | 3,895 | Matt Tubbs | |
2RR | 7 December 2010 | Swindon Town | Away | 3–2 AET | 2,995 | Ben Smith, Michael Rose (OG), Ben Smith | |
3R | 10 January 2011 | Derby County | Home | 2–1 | 4,145 | Craig McAllister, Sergio Torres | |
4R | 29 January 2011 | Torquay United | Away | 1–0 | 5,065 | Matt Tubbs | |
5R | 19 February 2011 | Manchester United | Away | 0–1 | 74,778 | | | |
FA Trophy
!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers!!Notes1 | 11 December 2010 | Dartford | Home | 3–3 | 1,031 | Brodie, Mcallister, Howell | |
1R | 14 December 2010 | Dartford | Away | 0–1 | 605 | | | |
Sussex Senior Cup
!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers!!Notes2 | 16 November 2010 | | Away | 0–2 | 180 | – | [66] | |
Player statistics
Correct as of 23 April 2011. Players with a zero in every column only appeared as unused substitutes.
Annual awards
Crawley News Player of the Year
Matt Tubbs
Crawley Observer Player of the Year
Pablo Mills
Crawley Observer Young Player of the Year
Kyle McFadzean
CTFC.net Player of the Year
Kyle McFadzean
Transfers
In
Out
See also
References
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Notes and References
- News: Conn . David . 18 February 2011 . Ownership doubts threaten to ruin romance of Crawley Town's FA Cup tie . en . The Guardian . 8 August 2020.
- News: 23 June 2020 . When Crawley Town succeeded in 'Project Promotion' . en-GB . The Non-League Paper . 8 August 2020.
- News: Jackson . Jamie . 9 April 2011 . Crawley Town achieve Football League status to match their millions . en-GB . The Guardian . 8 August 2020 . 0261-3077.
- Web site: 9 April 2011 . Tamworth 0–3 Crawley Town . 8 August 2020 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
- News: Wilson . Paul . 19 February 2011 . Manchester United 1–0 Crawley Town – FA Cup fifth-round match report . en-GB . The Observer . 8 August 2020 . 0029-7712.
- Web site: Lea . Greg . 12 April 2017 . Ranked! The 30 most hated ever teams in British football: 30–21 . 8 August 2020 . . en.
- Web site: Doyle . Joe . 18 February 2011 . Introducing Crawley Town – The Manchester City Of Non-League Football With Their Sights Set On An Old Trafford Upset . 8 August 2020 . Goal.
- News: 30 January 2011 . Non league Crawley to play Man Utd in FA Cup dream tie . en . . 8 August 2020 . 0140-0460.
- Web site: 11 July 2010 . Up and running . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120908075748/http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10367~2089187%2C00.html . 8 September 2012 . 16 October 2013 . Millwall F.C..
- Web site: 14 July 2010 . Friendly : Crawley 1 Palace 0 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111025021105/http://www.cpfc.co.uk/page/News/0%2C%2C10323~2091633%2C00.html . 25 October 2011 . 16 October 2013 . Crystal Palace F.C..
- News: 16 July 2010 . Big-spending Crawley run riot . Dorset Echo . 17 July 2010.
- News: 17 July 2010 . Weymouth 0 v 2 Crawley Town 17th July 2010 . Weymouth FC . 19 July 2010.
- Web site: 21 July 2010 . Crawley Town 2–2 Arsenal XI . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708203506/http://www.crawleytownfc.com/newsdetails.php?ID=1597 . 8 July 2011 . 16 October 2013 . Crawley Town F.C..
- News: 24 July 2010 . Crawley Town 3 Chelsea XI 0 . Crawley Observer . 16 October 2013.
- News: 29 July 2010 . Crawley Town 2–2 Arsenal XI . Crawley Observer . 16 October 2013.
- News: 29 July 2010 . Crawley Town 2–2 Arsenal XI . Crawley Observer . 16 October 2013.
- News: 8 August 2010 . Bromley 1–0 Crawley Town . Bromley FC . dead . 18 August 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724171622/http://www.bromleyfc.tv/season1011/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=739:bromley-1-0-crawley-town&catid=42:news&Itemid=200 . 24 July 2011.
- News: 7 September 2010 . Reds striker hits hat-trick . en . . 11 August 2020.
- News: 30 June 2010 . Crawley Town Football Club . Crawley Town FC . 30 June 2010.
- News: 7 August 2010 . Crawley Town 0–1 Grimsby . BBC Sport . 18 August 2010.
- News: 7 August 2010 . Cambridge Utd 2–2 Crawley Town . BBC Sport . 18 August 2010.
- Web site: Altrincham 0–1 Crawley Town. 21 August 2010. 14 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: Crawley Town 2–1 Bath City. 24 August 2010. 14 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: Hayes & Yeading 0–3 Crawley Town. 28 August 2010. 14 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: Crawley Town 1–0 Forest Green. 30 August 2010. 14 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: Crawley Town 1–1 Fleetwood Town. 4 September 2010. 14 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: Histon 0–2 Crawley. 11 September 2010. 14 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: Crawley Town 2–1 Gateshead. 18 September 2010. 14 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: AFC Wimbledon 2–1 Crawley Town. 23 September 2010. 14 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: Rushden & Diamonds 0–1 Crawley. 26 September 2010. 14 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: Crawley Town 3–1 Tamworth. 29 September 2010. 14 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: Crawley Town 2–0 Kidderminster. 2 October 2010. 14 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: Luton Town 1–2 Crawley Town. 5 October 2010. 14 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: Barrow 1–1 Crawley Town. 9 October 2010. 14 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: Crawley Town 2–3 Newport County. 16 October 2010. 14 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: Mansfield 1–4 Crawley Town. 30 October 2010. 14 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: Darlington 1–1 Crawley. 13 November 2010. 14 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: Crawley Town 7–0 Altrincham. 20 November 2010. 14 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: Crawley Town 3–1 Eastbourne Boro. 1 January 2011. 14 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: Forest Green 0–3 Crawley Town. 3 January 2011. 15 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: Crawley Town 2–1 Kettering. 15 January 2011. 15 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: Bath City 0–2 Crawley Town. 18 January 2011. 15 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: Grimsby 0–0 Crawley. 22 January 2011. 15 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: Crawley Town 3–0 Cambridge Utd. 25 January 2011. 15 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: Kettering 0–0 Crawley Town. 3 February 2011. 15 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: Crawley Town 3–2 Wrexham. 12 February 2011. 15 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: Wrexham 0–0 Crawley Town. 15 February 2011. 15 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: Crawley Town 1–0 Southport. 22 February 2011. 15 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: Crawley Town 3–2 Barrow. 26 February 2011. 15 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: Crawley Town 5–0 Histon. 5 March 2011. 15 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: Kidderminster 0–0 Crawley Town. 8 March 2011. 15 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: Fleetwood 1–2 Crawley. 12 March 2011. 15 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: Crawley Town 5–2 Hayes & Yeading. 15 March 2011. 15 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: Crawley Town 3–1 AFC Wimbledon. 18 March 2011. 15 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: Eastbourne Borough 1–2 Crawley. 22 March 2011. 15 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: Gateshead 0–0 Crawley Town. 26 March 2011. 15 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: Crawley 2–0 Mansfield. 29 March 2011. 15 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: Crawley Town 1–0 Darlington. 2 April 2011. 15 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: York 1–1 Crawley Town. 5 April 2011. 15 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: Tamworth 0–3 Crawley Town. 9 April 2011. 15 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: Crawley Town 1–1 Luton. 12 April 2011. 15 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: Southport 0–4 Crawley Town. 16 April 2011. 15 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: Crawley Town 4–0 Rushden & D'mnds. 22 April 2011. 15 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: Newport County 0–1 Crawley Town. 25 April 2011. 15 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: Crawley Town 1–1 York. 30 April 2011. 15 November 2020. BBC Sport.
- Web site: Hornets Review: All the news from Horsham Football Club . 25 April 2011 . 24 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724175137/http://www.hornetsreview.co.uk/2010-11/Reports/Crawley.html . dead .
- Web site: BREAKING NEWS – Boss lands his Number 1 Target . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708201655/http://www.crawleytownfc.com/newsdetails.php?ID=1559 . 8 July 2011. Crawley Town F.C.. 19 May 2010. 16 October 2013.
- Web site: EXCLUSIVE – Hall joins The Reds . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708201433/http://www.crawleytownfc.com/newsdetails.php?ID=1564 . 8 July 2011. Crawley Town F.C.. 26 May 2010. 16 October 2013.
- Web site: Reds win race to secure Masterton signature . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708201728/http://www.crawleytownfc.com/newsdetails.php?ID=1572 . 8 July 2011. Crawley Town F.C.. 3 June 2010. 16 October 2013.
- Web site: EXCLUSIVE – Reds sign 2 new signings – plus more to come!! . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708201901/http://www.crawleytownfc.com/newsdetails.php?ID=1583 . 8 July 2011. Crawley Town F.C.. 23 June 2010. 16 October 2013.
- Web site: EXCLUSIVE – League One McAllister joins Reds . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708201944/http://www.crawleytownfc.com/newsdetails.php?ID=1586 . 8 July 2011. Crawley Town F.C.. 28 June 2010. 16 October 2013.
- Web site: EXCLUSIVE – Star Striker Cook returns home to The Reds . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708201539/http://www.crawleytownfc.com/newsdetails.php?ID=1587 . 8 July 2011. Crawley Town F.C.. 29 June 2010. 16 October 2013.
- Web site: BREAKING NEWS – Evans lands his Number 9 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708201640/http://www.crawleytownfc.com/newsdetails.php?ID=1588 . 8 July 2011. Crawley Town F.C.. 1 July 2010. 16 October 2013.
- Web site: Ademeno leaves and Malcolm returns! . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708201655/http://www.crawleytownfc.com/newsdetails.php?ID=1591 . 8 July 2011. Crawley Town F.C.. 2 July 2010. 16 October 2013.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/crawley_town/8794707.stm Crawley Town sign ex-Rotherham midfielder Pablo Mills
- Web site: Torres Signs For Ambitious Crawley . https://web.archive.org/web/20120304010410/http://www.theposh.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10427~2087131%2C00.html . 4 March 2012 . Peterborough United F.C. . 8 July 2010 . 16 October 2013 . dead .
- Web site: EXCLUSIVE – Youngster Flood becomes a Red . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708202107/http://www.crawleytownfc.com/newsdetails.php?ID=1598 . 8 July 2011. Crawley Town F.C.. 22 July 2010. 16 October 2013.
- Web site: BREAKING NEWS – Howell joins up at the Broadfield . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708203451/http://www.crawleytownfc.com/newsdetails.php?ID=1600 . 8 July 2011. Crawley Town F.C.. 23 July 2010. 16 October 2013.
- Web site: BREAKING NEWS – Young Bantam Joins Reds Retrieved . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708201822/http://www.crawleytownfc.com/newsdetails.php?ID=1611 . 8 July 2011. Crawley Town F.C.. 16 August 2010. 16 October 2013.
- Web site: Cambridge Preview . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708201938/http://www.crawleytownfc.com/newsdetails.php?ID=1613 . 8 July 2011. Crawley Town F.C.. 17 August 2010. 16 October 2013.
- News: Law not fazed by McFadzean exit . BBC News . 26 August 2010.
- News: Crawley land York striker Brodie . BBC News . 1 September 2010.
- News: Bulman to stay with Crawley Town . BBC News . 20 December 2010.
- News: Crawley swoop for Posh's Simpson . BBC News . 31 December 2010.
- News: Crawley sign goalkeeper Shearer . BBC News . 22 December 2010.
- News: Crawley sign Kettering's Dempster . BBC News . 6 January 2011.
- News: Crawley sign Poppies winger Dance . BBC News . 10 January 2011.
- News: Crawley sign Dunfermline's Gibson . BBC News . 31 January 2011.
- Web site: EXCLUSIVE – Jeff leaves The Broadfield . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708201951/http://www.crawleytownfc.com/newsdetails.php?ID=1549 . 8 July 2011. Crawley Town F.C.. 10 May 2010. 16 October 2013.
- Web site: Contract talks concluded . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708201347/http://www.crawleytownfc.com/newsdetails.php?ID=1554 . 8 July 2011. Crawley Town F.C.. 14 May 2010. 16 October 2013.
- News: Crawley defender Ryan leaves club . BBC News . 6 September 2010.
- News: Crawley release midfielder Reason . BBC News . 22 September 2010.
- News: Hutchinson departs Crawley Town . BBC News . 8 November 2010.
- News: Strike pair head for Crawley exit . BBC News . 14 December 2010.
- News: Darlington complete double swoop . BBC News . 7 January 2011.
- News: Dorchester sign Crawley's Flood . BBC News . 14 February 2011.