The 2016–17 season will be Crawley Town's 121st season in their history and their second consecutive season in League Two. Along with League Two, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.
Players
First team squad
Name Nat Position Since Date of birth (age) Signed from Goalkeepers 12 Glenn Morris GK 2016 Gillingham 41 0 13 Yusuf Mersin GK 2016 Kasımpaşa 10 0 Defenders 2 Lewis Young RB 2014 Bury 134 0 3 Chris Arthur LB 2016 Woking 12 0 6 Mark Connolly CB 2016 Kilmarnock 126 6 14 Andre Blackman LB 2016 MAS Fez 35 0 15 Josh Yorwerth CB 2016 Ipswich Town 48 3 16 Addison Garnett CB 2016 Hendon 4 0 22 Joe McNerney CB 2015 Woking 48 4 25 Josh Lelan CB 2017 Derby County 13 0 Midfielders 4 Josh Payne DM 2016 Eastleigh 33 1 7 Enzio Boldewijn RW 2016 Almere City 52 6 8 Jimmy Smith CM 2014 Stevenage 126 9 11 Jordan Roberts LW 2016 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 26 4 17 Bobson Bawling RM 2014 Watford 81 0 18 Billy Clifford CM 2016 Boreham Wood 42 1 20 Aryan Tajbakhsh DM 2016 Cray Wanderers 9 0 24 Kaby Djaló CM 2016 PS Kemi 33 1 28 Dean Cox LW 2016 Leyton Orient 22 2 44 Conor Henderson CM 2016 Grimsby Town 36 2 Forwards 9 Matt Harrold FW 2014 Bristol Rovers 77 11 19 James Collins FW 2016 Shrewsbury Town 51 22 39 Rhys Murphy FW 2017 on loan from Forest Green Rovers 31 10
New contracts
Date Position Nationality Name Contract length Contract end Ref. 28 October 2016 CM Jimmy Smith 2 years 2019 3 March 2017 CB Joe McNerney 2 years 2019 10 March 2017 GK Glenn Morris 2 years 2019 30 May 2017 CB Josh Yorwerth 1 year 2018 29 June 2017 CF Matt Harrold 1 year 2018
Transfers
In Date fromPositionNationalityNameFromFeeRef. 1 July 2016 LB Chris Arthur Woking Free transfer 1 July 2016 LM Jason Banton Notts County Free transfer 1 July 2016 RW Enzio Boldewijn Almere City Free transfer 1 July 2016 GK Yusuf Mersin Kasımpaşa Free transfer 1 July 2016 GK Glenn Morris Gillingham Free transfer 1 July 2016 DM Josh Payne Eastleigh Free transfer 1 July 2016 LM Jordan Roberts Inverness Caledonian Thistle Free transfer 1 July 2016 CB Josh Yorwerth Ipswich Town Free transfer 2 July 2016 CB Mark Connolly Kilmarnock Free transfer 2 July 2016 RB Alper Tursun Alanyaspor Free transfer 11 July 2016 CF James Collins Shrewsbury Town Free transfer 12 July 2016 RM Aryan Tajbakhsh Cray Wanderers Free transfer 13 July 2016 CB Addison Garnett Hendon Free transfer 19 July 2016 LB Andre Blackman MAS Fez Free transfer 20 July 2016 CM Billy Clifford Boreham Wood Free transfer 9 August 2016 CB Daniel Pappoe Hemel Hempstead Town Free transfer 31 August 2016 CM Kaby Djaló PS Kemi Free transfer 13 September 2016 LW Dean Cox Leyton Orient Free transfer 1 November 2016 CM Conor Henderson Grimsby Town Free transfer 1 November 2016 LW Sanchez Watt Kerala Blasters Free transfer 26 January 2017 CB Josh Lelan Derby County Free transfer
Out Date fromPositionNationalityNameToFeeRef. 1 July 2016 CB Jon Ashton Braintree Town Released 1 July 2016 CF Lee Barnard Braintree Town Released 1 July 2016 CM Andy Bond AFC Fylde Released 1 July 2016 LM Roarie Deacon Sutton United Released 1 July 2016 LW Lyle Della-Verde Welling United Released 24 June 2016 RW Gwion Edwards Peterborough United Undisclosed 1 July 2016 CF Shamir Fenelon Aldershot Town Released 1 July 2016 RB Lanre Oyebanjo York City Released 1 July 2016 GK Callum Preston Altrincham Released 1 July 2016 CF Gavin Tomlin Dulwich Hamlet Released 1 July 2016 CM Simon Walton Garforth Town Released 11 July 2016 CB Sonny Bradley Plymouth Argyle Free transfer 3 August 2016 RB Alper Tursun Darıca Gençlerbirliği Released 11 January 2017 CB Daniel Pappoe New Radiant Free transfer 31 January 2017 LW Sanchez Watt Billericay Town Released
Loans in Date fromPositionNationalityNameFromDate untilRef. 1 July 2016 GK Mitchell Beeney Chelsea 3 January 2017 2 August 2016 CF Adi Yussuf Mansfield Town 1 January 2017 11 August 2016 CB Alex Davey Chelsea 3 January 2017 31 January 2017 CF Rhys Murphy Forest Green Rovers End of Season
Loans out Date fromPositionNationalityNameToDate untilRef. 22 September 2016 LW Dean Cox Burgess Hill Town 1 January 2017 8 October 2016 CB Josh Yorwerth Merthyr Town 14 November 2016 31 January 2017 LB Chris Arthur Woking 8 April 2017 31 January 2017 LM Jason Banton Partick Thistle End of season 17 February 2017 DM Aryan Tajbakhsh Wealdstone 18 April 2017
Friendlies
Pre-season friendlies
Competitions
Overview
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League Two
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches
The fixtures for the 2016–17 season were announced on 22 June 2016 at 9am.
FA Cup
EFL Cup
EFL Trophy
Group stage
Knockout phase
Sussex Senior Cup
Statistics
Appearances No.Pos.NameLeague TwoFA CupEFL CupEFL TrophyTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals 2 DF Lewis Young42 (1)020103048 (1)0110 3 DF Chris Arthur3 (3)01010409 (3)000 4 MF Josh Payne23 (9)100100024 (9)181 6 DF Mark Connolly40 (1)310103045 (1)391 7 MF Enzio Boldewijn43 (3)51 (1)0111 (2)046 (6)660 8 MF Jimmy Smith46720100 (1)049 (1)780 9 FW Matt Harrold1 (10)00 (2)10 (1)00 (1)01 (14)110 11 MF Jordan Roberts14 (9)311100 (1)016 (10)460 12 GK Glenn Morris39020000041000 13 GK Yusuf Mersin6 (2)00010108 (2)000 14 DF Andre Blackman31 (1)010001 (1)033 (2)082 15 DF Josh Yorwerth14 (7)300002016 (7)381 16 DF Addison Garnett1 (1)010000 (1)02 (2)010 17 MF Bobson Bawling1 (27)0100 (1)0304 (28)000 18 MF Billy Clifford26 (10)021003 (1)031 (11)140 19 FW James Collins452020102 (1)250 (1)2291 20 MF Aryan Tajbakhsh2 (2)00 (1)000406 (3)040 22 DF Joe McNerney33 (1)300100034 (1)360 24 MF Kaby Djaló24 (4)120003029 (4)180 25 DF Josh Lelan10 (3)000000010 (3)020 28 MF Dean Cox20 (2)200000020 (2)210 39 FW Rhys Murphy7 (8)10000007 (8)100 44 MF Conor Henderson8 (4)00 (1)0000 (1)08 (6)010Players who left the club in August/January transfer window or on loan 1 GK Mitchell Beeney100000304000 5 DF Alex Davey8 (6)020002012 (6)040 10 MF Jason Banton11 (3)000103 (1)015 (4)020 21 FW Adi Yussuf6 (10)21 (1)00 (1)04111 (12)310 23 DF Daniel Pappoe0000001 (1)01 (1)000 33 MF Sanchez Watt0 (2)00000101 (2)000
Top scorers The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal. PlayerLeague TwoFA CupEFL CupEFL TrophyTotal1FW19 James Collins20002222MF8 Jimmy Smith700073MF7 Enzio Boldewijn501064MF11 Jordan Roberts310045DF6 Mark Connolly30003DF15 Josh Yorwerth30003FW21 Adi Yussuf20013DF22 Joe McNerney300039MF28 Dean Cox2000210MF4 Josh Payne10001FW9 Matt Harrold01001MF18 Billy Clifford01001MF24 Kaby Djaló10001FW39 Rhys Murphy10001Own goals20 002 Total5331360
Clean sheets The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal. PlayerLeague TwoFA CupEFL CupEFL TrophyTotal112 Glenn Morris100001021 Mitchell Beeney0002213 Yusuf Mersin20002Total1200214
Summary Games played 53 (46 League Two) (2 FA Cup) (1 EFL Cup) (4 EFL Trophy)Games won 15 (13 League Two) (2 EFL Trophy)Games drawn 13 (12 League Two) (1 FA Cup)Games lost 25 (21 League Two) (1 FA Cup) (1 EFL Cup) (2 EFL Trophy)Goals scored 60 (53 League Two) (3 FA Cup) (1 EFL Cup) (3 EFL Trophy)Goals conceded 83 (71 League Two) (5 FA Cup) (2 EFL Cup) (5 EFL Trophy)Goal difference –23 (–18 League Two) (–2 FA Cup) (–1 EFL Cup) (–2 EFL Trophy) Clean sheets 14 (12 League Two) (2 EFL Trophy)Yellow cards 110 (102 League Two) (4 FA Cup) (1 EFL Cup) (3 EFL Trophy)Red cards 6 (4 League Two) (1 FA Cup) (1 EFL Cup) Most appearances Enzio Boldewijn (52 appearances)Top scorer James Collins (22 goals)Winning Percentage Overall: 15/53 (28.30%)
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