The 2011–12 season was the 62nd season in which Crawley Town have played senior football, and the seventh as a fully professional team. It was the first time in the club's history that they competed in The Football League. Crawley Town competed in the Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, where they finished 3rd, gaining promotion to League One, the third tier of English football. The club also competed in the FA Cup, where they reached the fifth round, prior to being knocked out by then Premier League club Stoke City. They also competed in the League Cup and the Football League Trophy, where they were knocked out in the first round.
League table
Results Friendly matches
League Two
FA Cup
Football League Cup
Football League Trophy
Squad statistics Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players featured for Crawley but left before the end of the season:
|colspan="14"|Players on loan for Crawley Town who returned to their parent club:
Top scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameLeague TwoFA CupLeague CupFL TrophyTotal1 FW 9 Matt Tubbs 12 5 1 0 182 FW 23 Tyrone Barnett 13 1 0 0 143 FW 9 Gary Alexander 7 0 0 0 74 MF 8 Sergio Torres 3 0 1 0 4= MF 27 Andy Drury 3 1 0 0 46 DF 3 Dean Howell 3 0 0 0 3= MF 15 Dannie Bulman 3 0 0 0 3= DF 28 Claude Davis 3 0 0 0 3= FW 7 Billy Clarke 3 0 0 0 3= MF 22 Scott Neilson 3 0 0 0 3= DF 5 Kyle McFadzean 2 1 0 0 312 MF 11 Josh Simpson 2 0 0 0 2= MF 2 Scott Davies 2 0 0 0 2= MF 10 Sanchez Watt 2 0 0 0 2= DF 4 Pablo Mills 2 0 0 0 2= DF 20 Charlie Wassmer 2 0 0 0 2= MF 6 Hope Akpan 1 0 1 0 2= MF 21 Michael Doughty 1 1 0 0 219 MF 12 Ben Smith 1 0 0 0 1= FW 10 Wesley Thomas 1 0 0 0 1= FW 17 John Akinde 1 0 0 0 1= FW 29 Jon-Paul Pittman 1 0 0 0 1= FW 39 Leon Clarke 1 0 0 0 1= DF 18 John Dempster 1 0 0 0 1TOTALS 73 9 3 0 85
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameLeague TwoFA CupLeague CupFL TrophyTotal1 GK Michel Kuipers 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 02 MF Scott Davies 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 03 DF Dean Howell 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 04 DF Pablo Mills 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 DF Kyle McFadzean 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 06 MF Hope Akpan 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 6 28 MF Sergio Torres 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 19 FW Gary Alexander 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 09 FW Matt Tubbs 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 010 FW Wesley Thomas 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 010 MF Sanchez Watt 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 012 MF Ben Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 013 MF David Hunt 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 015 MF Dannie Bulman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 016 MF Glenn Wilson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 017 FW John Akinde 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 018 DF John Dempster 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 119 DF Scott Griffiths 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 020 DF Charlie Wassmer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 021 MF Michael Doughty 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 021 MF Shaun Batt 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 022 MF Scott Neilson 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 023 FW Tyrone Barnett 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 026 DF Tom Eastman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 027 DF Andy Drury 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 028 DF Claude Davis 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 229 FW Jon-Paul Pittman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 030 DF Warren Cummings 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 039 FW Leon Clarke 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0TOTALS636406120757
Transfers Transfers in DatePositionNameFromFee27 May 2011DFJamie DayRushden & DiamondsFree27 May 2011FWJohn AkindeBristol CityFree31 May 2011MFScott DaviesReadingFree31 May 2011FWWesley ThomasCheltenham TownFree14 June 2011MFHope AkpanEvertonFree29 June 2011FWTyrone BarnettMacclesfield TownUndisclosed16 September 2011DFClaude DavisFree agentFree31 January 2012FWBilly ClarkeBlackpoolUndisclosed Loans in Date fromPositionNameFromDate until19 August 2011MFMichael DoughtyQueens Park Rangers19 February 20118 September 2011DFScott GriffithsPeterborough United8 October 201112 September 2011FWJon-Paul PittmanOxford United12 December 201113 September 2011DFTom EastmanColchester United13 October 201115 September 2011MFAndy DruryIpswich Town17 December 201126 January 2012MFSanchez WattArsenal30 June 201231 January 2012FWKarl HawleyNotts County30 June 201217 February 2012GKRene GilmartinWatford17 March 201221 February 2012MFShaun BattMillwall21 March 20122 March 2012DFWarren CummingsBournemouth2 April 20122 March 2012DFLloyd JamesColchester United2 April 20128 March 2012FWGary AlexanderBrentford30 June 201217 March 2012FWLeon ClarkeCharlton Athletic30 June 2012 Transfers out DatePositionNameToFee13 May 2011MFSimon RuskRetired13 May 2011GKNick Jordan Free13 May 2011DFDanny HallStockport CountyFree13 May 2011DFSam RentsGatesheadFree13 May 2011FWJamie CookBath CityFree13 May 2011FWCraig McAllisterNewport CountyFree13 May 2011MFSteven Masterton MontroseFree13 May 2011FWTommy Brewer Free13 June 2011FWBen WrightBraintree TownFree18 July 2011MFJames Dance Luton TownUndisclosed1 January 2012FWWesley ThomasBournemouth£200,00031 January 2012FWMatt TubbsBournemouth£800,00031 January 2012MFWillie Gibson FalkirkFree Loans out Date fromPositionNameToDate until24 August 2011MFWillie Gibson St Johnstone24 January 20119 September 2011FWWesley ThomasBournemouth11 December 201123 September 2011DFJohn DempsterKettering Town23 October 201123 September 2011MFBen SmithKettering Town23 October 201112 October 2011DFCharlie WassmerFleetwood Town14 January 201212 October 2011 DFGlenn WilsonFleetwood Town14 January 201227 October 2011MFScott DaviesAldershot Town1 January 201227 October 2011DFJamie DayAldershot Town1 January 201222 November 2011DFJohn DempsterMansfield Town23 February 201225 November 2011MFBen SmithWoking25 December 201131 January 2012MFBen SmithAldershot Town3 May 201221 February 2012FWTyrone BarnettPeterborough United30 June 201217 March 2012DFCharlie WassmerDagenham & Redbridge30 June 201217 March 2012FWJohn AkindeDagenham & Redbridge30 June 2012
Awards End of Season AwardsWinner Player of the Year Dannie Bulman Young Player of the Year Hope Akpan Goal of the Season Scott Davies vs Torquay United Best Individual Performance Michel Kuipers vs Crewe Alexandra
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