List of Crawley Town F.C. seasons explained

Crawley Town Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Crawley, West Sussex. Founded in 1896 as Crawley F.C., the team played in junior leagues until 1951 when they were admitted to the Sussex County League as part of its attempted expansion.[1] [2] In their second season, they finished bottom of that league's First Division with only 4 points from 26 matches, but regulations prevented any team being relegated until the division reached its full complement of 16 teams.[3] After another last-place finish two seasons later, they were relegated, but a runners-up spot in the Second Division in 1955–56 preceded a move into the Metropolitan & District League.

In 1958, under its new name of Crawley Town, the club entered the FA Cup for the first time; its team lost in the preliminary round at home to Horsham. It adopted professional status four years later,[1] and entered the Southern League in 1963–64. Crawley gained promotion to that league's Premier Division for the 1969–70 season, but dropped straight back to Division One. When the league expanded to create two regional second-tier divisions, Crawley were placed in the southern division. They remained in the southern half when the creation of the Alliance Premier League as the top non-league division forced another restructure of the Southern League, this time with parallel Midland and Southern Divisions. Crawley's lowly finish in 1981–82 meant they failed to benefit from yet another reorganisation, whereby the top ten teams in each regional division formed a new Premier Division, but two years later they were promoted as runners-up.[4]

They remained at that level for the next twenty years, until they won their first Southern League title in 2003–04 and consequent promotion to the new Conference National.[4] Despite a variety of points deductions, including ten points in 2006–07 for entering administration and six the following season for financial irregularities, as well as a transfer embargo,[5] they held on to their Conference status. In 2010–11, they not only progressed to the fifth round of the FA Cup, coming "within inches" of drawing with Manchester United at Old Trafford via Richard Brodie's header against the crossbar,[6] they were not distracted from the league campaign; a 30-match unbeaten run and a Conference record 105 points earned them the 2010–11 title and promotion to the Football League.[1] As well as reaching the FA Cup fifth round again, they came third in their first season in League Two, so went up to League One, where they remained for three seasons before returning to the fourth tier. Having narrowly avoided a return to non-league football in 2023, results on the final day of the 2023–24 season meant Crawley finished in the play-off places. They beat Milton Keynes Dons 8–1 on aggregate in the semi-final, an EFL play-off record, and in their first ever match at Wembley Stadium, beat Crewe Alexandra 2–0 to gain promotion to League One.[7]

The table details the team's achievements in senior first-team competitions and the top league goalscorer(s) from Crawley's first season in the Sussex County League in 1951–52 to the end of the most recently completed season.

Key

Key to league record:

Symbol!scope=col
Meaning-style=background:gold1st or W Winners
style=background:silver2nd or F Runners-up-->-style=background:#cfcPromoted
style=background:MistyRoseRelegated
style=background:yellow♦ Top league scorer in Crawley's division

Key to divisions:

Key to rounds:

Seasons

List of seasons, including league division and statistics, cup results and top league scorer(s)
SeasonLeague[8] [9] FA Cup[10] League Cup[11] OtherTop league scorer(s)[12]
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scope=row1951–52Sussex28771457892113th—style=text-align:left—
scope=row1952–53Sussex 126122330112414th—style=text-align:left—
scope=row1953–54Sussex 1281121555702411th—style=text-align:left—
scope=row1954–55style=background:MistyRoseSussex 1 321041847702417th—style=text-align:left—
scope=row1955–56Sussex 22620249628412nd—style=text-align:left—
scope=row1956–5734971861752514th—style=text-align:left—
scope=row1957–58341271570753111th—style=text-align:left—
scope=row1958–59361271765863114thPrelim—style=text-align:left—
scope=row1959–60389227521162020thQR3—style=text-align:left—
scope=row1960–61345425391231417thQR1—style=text-align:left—
scope=row1961–6232192119055405thQR4—style=text-align:left—
scope=row1962–633219498249426thQR3—style=text-align:left—
scope=row1963–64South 1422022081714212thQR4—style=text-align:left—
scope=row1964–65South 142225158352497thQR4—style=text-align:left—
scope=row1965–66South 14617101972714412thQR4—style=text-align:left—
scope=row1966–67South 146268128148606thQR3—style=text-align:left—
scope=row1967–68South 1421082454852818thQR3—style=text-align:left—
scope=row1968–69style=background:#cfcSouth 1 42211386532554thQR1—style=text-align:left—
scope=row1969–70style=background:MistyRose4261521531012721stQR4FA TrophyQR2style=text-align:left—
scope=row1970–71South 13815111284684110thR1FA TrophyQR1style=text-align:left—
scope=row1971–72South 1S30155106755354thR1FA TrophyQR2style=text-align:left—
scope=row1972–73South 1S4214111759763914thQR4FA TrophyQR2style=text-align:left—
scope=row1973–74South 1S38692335792120thQR2FA TrophyQR2style=text-align:left—
scope=row1974–75South 1S383530311021120thQR2FA TrophyPrelimstyle=text-align:left—
scope=row1975–76South 1S389101946662818thQR4FA TrophyQR1style=text-align:left—
scope=row1976–77South 1S34149115342379thQR1FA TrophyPrelimstyle=text-align:left—
scope=row1977–78South 1S381491561603712thQR3FA TrophyQR2style=text-align:left—
scope=row1978–79South 1S40992244752720thQR2FA TrophyQR1style=text-align:left—
scope=row1979–80South S4613112255723720thQR1FA TrophyPrelimstyle=text-align:left—
scope=row1980–81South S461842464784015thQR2FA TrophyQR2style=text-align:left—
scope=row1981–82South S469122546813021stQR1FA TrophyQR1style=text-align:left—
scope=row1982–83South S34149115143517thQR1FA TrophyQR3style=text-align:left—
scope=row1983–84style=background:#cfcSouth S 382297682875style=background:silver2ndPrelimFA TrophyQR3style=text-align:left—
scope=row1984–853822887652743rdQR2FA TrophyQR1style=text-align:left—
scope=row1985–8638185157659596thQR3FA TrophyR2style=text-align:left—
scope=row1986–874214111759605313thQR3FA TrophyR1style=text-align:left—
scope=row1987–88421714117363656thQR1FA TrophyR2style=text-align:left—
scope=row1988–894214161261565812thQR4FA TrophyQR3style=text-align:left—
scope=row1989–904213121753575115thQR1FA TrophyQR3style=text-align:left—
scope=row1990–914212121845674819thQR2FA TrophyQR2style=text-align:left—
scope=row1991–924212121862674817thR3FA TrophyQR1style=text-align:left—
scope=row1992–93401612126859606thQR4FA TrophyQR2style=text-align:left—
scope=row1993–94422110115642735thR2FA TrophyQR3style=text-align:left—
scope=row1994–954215101764715511thR1FA TrophyQR3style=text-align:left—
scope=row1995–96421513145756589thQR4FA TrophyQR2style=text-align:left—
scope=row1996–9742138214967477thQR2FA TrophyQR3style=text-align:left—
scope=row1997–98421781763605910thQR1FA TrophyQR2style=text-align:left—
scope=row1998–994217101557586111thQR4FA TrophyR3style=text-align:left—
scope=row1999–2000421581968825312thQR2FA TrophyR2style=text-align:left—
scope=row2000–014217101561546111thQR2FA TrophyR3style=text-align:left—
scope=row2001–02422110116748734thQR3FA TrophyR1style=text-align:left—
scope=row2002–03421713126451647thR2FA TrophyR3style=text-align:left—
scope=row2003–04style=background:#cfc422598774384style=background:gold1stR1FA TrophyR3style=text-align:left[13] 17
scope=row2004–05421691750505712thQR4FA TrophyR4style=text-align:left10
scope=row2005–064212111948554417thQR4style=text-align:left11
scope=row2006–074617121752525318thQR4FA TrophyR1style=text-align:left11
scope=row2007–08461991873676015thQR4FA Trophystyle=text-align:left16
scope=row2008–09461914137755709thQR4FA TrophyR3style=text-align:left13
scope=row2009–1044199165057667thQR4FA TrophyR2style=text-align:left11
scope=row2010–11style=background:#cfc46311239330105style=background:gold1stR5FA TrophyR1style=text-align:left[14] style=background:yellow37 ♦
scope=row2011–12style=background:#cfc46231587654843rdR5R1data-sort-value="EFL T"Football League Trophystyle=text-align:left14
scope=row2012–134618141459586810thR3R3data-sort-value="EFL T"Football League Trophystyle=text-align:left10
scope=row2013–144614151748545714thR2R1data-sort-value="EFL T"Football League Trophystyle=text-align:left8
scope=row2014–15style=background:MistyRose4613112253795022ndR1R2data-sort-value="EFL T"Football League Trophystyle=text-align:left19
scope=row2015–16461382545784720thR1R1data-sort-value="EFL T"Football League Trophystyle=text-align:left9
scope=row2016–174613122153715119thR1R1EFL Trophystyle=text-align:left20
scope=row2017–184616111958666914thR1R1EFL Trophy10
scope=row2018–19461582351685319thR1R1EFL Trophystyle=text-align:left14
scope=row2019–203711151151474813thR2R4EFL Trophystyle=text-align:left13
scope=row2020–214616131756626112thR4R1EFL Trophystyle=text-align:left13
scope=row2021–224617101956666112thR1R1EFL Trophystyle=text-align:left11
scope=row2022–234611132248714622ndR1R3EFL Trophystyle=text-align:left12
scope=row2023–24style=background:#cfc46217187367707thR1R1EFL Trophystyle=text-align:left19

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Crawley Town FC history . Crawley Town F.C. . 11 May 2016 . 3 June 2016.
  2. News: Biggest County League ever starts tomorrow . County Rover . Sussex Express & County Herald . Lewes . 24 August 1951 . 8.
  3. News: Farncombe: what will be the next move? . County Rover . Sussex Express & County Herald . Lewes . 13 March 1953 . 12 . Funny, but in all probability the club who finish at the bottom of the Sussex County League (Division I) this season will not welcome the safeguard against relegation which the rule amendments, approved by the County F.A. Council on Wednesday, will give. It is more than likely that the bottom team will be Crawley, and under the new rule which says there will be no relegation until Division I has 16 teams, Crawley will be doomed to struggle on in Division I. They would, I should think, be far happier in Division II, and their small gate would probably increase if there were a few wins to stimulate interest..
  4. Web site: Southern League . Football Club History Database . Richard Rundle . 3 June 2016.
  5. News: Crawley docked six points . Tom . Gurney . The Argus . Brighton . 7 August 2007 . 29 September 2020.
  6. News: United edge past brave Crawley . Sky Sports . 20 February 2011 . 3 June 2016.
  7. News: League Two – Promotion Play-offs – Semi-finals: Milton Keynes Dons 1 – Crawley Town 5 . David . McIntyre . BBC Sport . 11 May 2024 . 24 May 2024.
    News: Liam Kelly clinches League One spot for Crawley with playoff defeat of Crewe . Simon . Burnton . The Guardian . 19 May 2024 . 24 May 2024.
  8. Web site: Crawley . none. and Web site: Crawley Town . Football Club History Database . Richard Rundle . 24 May 2024.
  9. Web site: Crawley Town league performance history . 11v11.com . AFS Enterprises . 24 May 2024.
  10. Web site: Past Results . The Football Association (The FA) . 24 May 2024. Individual seasons accessed via dropdown menu.
  11. Web site: Crawley Town football club complete match record . 11v11.com . AFS Enterprises . 24 May 2024.
  12. For seasons from 2004–05 onwards: Web site: Crawley: player appearances . Soccerbase . Centurycomm . 24 May 2024. Access season required via dropdown menu.
  13. Web site: 1st team fixtures – Season 2003–04 . Crawley Town F.C. . https://web.archive.org/web/20041123050126/http://crawley-town-fc.co.uk/season/0304/fixtures.htm . 23 November 2004.
  14. Web site: Blue Sq Premier Table – April 30 2011 . Bluesq Premier . https://web.archive.org/web/20110513214313/http://www.bluesqfootball.com/tables/0%2C20984%2C1441%2C00.html . 13 May 2011.

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