The 2017–18 season was Crawley Town's 122nd season in their history and their third consecutive season in League Two. Along with League Two, the club also competed in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Players
First team squad
Name Nat Position Since Date of birth (age) Signed from Goalkeepers 1 Glenn Morris GK 2016 Gillingham 87 0 12 Yusuf Mersin GK 2016 Kasımpaşa 15 0 Defenders 2 Lewis Young RB 2014 Bury 177 3 3 Josh Doherty LB 2017 Ards 16 0 5 Joe McNerney CB 2015 Woking 69 5 6 Mark Connolly CB 2016 Kilmarnock 167 8 15 Josh Yorwerth CB 2016 Ipswich Town 91 4 19 Cedric Evina LB 2017 Doncaster Rovers 34 0 22 Josh Lelan CB 2017 Derby County 46 0 Midfielders 4 Josh Payne DM 2016 Eastleigh 72 6 8 Jimmy Smith CM 2014 Stevenage 165 19 9 Karlan Ahearne-Grant AM 2018 Charlton Athletic 15 9 10 Dean Cox LW 2016 Leyton Orient 27 2 11 Jordan Roberts LW 2016 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 62 11 17 Kaby Djaló CM 2016 PS Kemi 39 1 18 Billy Clifford CM 2016 Boreham Wood 54 2 20 Aryan Tajbakhsh DM 2016 Cray Wanderers 31 0 21 Dannie Bulman CM 2017 AFC Wimbledon 328 12 25 Mark Randall CM 2017 Newport County 33 1 27 Moussa Sanoh RW 2017 RKC Waalwijk 16 1 Forwards 7 Enzio Boldewijn RW 2016 Almere City 100 16 23 Thomas Verheydt CF 2017 MVV Maastricht 22 2 28 Panutche Camará CF 2017 Dulwich Hamlet 34 3
New contracts
Date Position Nationality Name Contract length Contract end Ref. 19 September 2017 CB Josh Yorwerth 3 years 2020 31 January 2018 GK Glenn Morris 2.5 years 2020 1 February 2018 CM Josh Payne 2.5 years 2020 2 May 2018 RB Josh Doherty 2 years 2020
Transfers
In Date fromPositionNationalityNameFromFeeRef. 1 July 2017 CM Dannie Bulman AFC Wimbledon Free 1 July 2017 CF Panutche Camará Dulwich Hamlet Free 1 July 2017 CM Mark Randall Newport County Free 1 July 2017 RW Moussa Sanoh RKC Waalwijk Free 6 July 2017 CF Thomas Verheydt MVV Maastricht Undisclosed 5 September 2017 CB Josh Doherty Ards Free 13 October 2017 CB Nathan Okoye Waltham Forest Free
Out Date fromPositionNationalityNameToFeeRef. 30 June 2017 LW Jason Banton Woking Released 30 June 2017 RM Bobson Bawling Woking Released 30 June 2017 CM Conor Henderson Eastbourne Borough Released 1 July 2017 CF James Collins Luton Town Undisclosed 1 August 2017 LB Chris Arthur Aldershot Town Mutual consent 25 August 2017 LB Andre Blackman Barnet Mutual consent 31 August 2017 CF Matt Harrold Leyton Orient Free 18 January 2018 CB Addison Garnett Bedfont Sports Mutual consent 13 February 2018 CB Nathan Okoye Romford Free
Loans in Date fromPositionNationalityNameFromDate untilRef. 1 July 2017 LB Cedric Evina Doncaster Rovers 30 June 2018 6 July 2017 RW Dennon Lewis Watford 31 December 2017 25 August 2017 CF Ibrahim Meite Cardiff City 1 January 2018 30 January 2018 FW Karlan Ahearne-Grant Charlton Athletic 30 June 2018
Loans out Date fromPositionNationalityNameToDate untilRef. 25 August 2017 CB Addison Garnett Whitehawk 7 October 2017
Pre-season As of 22 June 2017, Crawley Town have announced seven pre-season fixtures against Brighton & Hove Albion, East Grinstead Town, Dulwich Hamlet, Bognor Regis Town, Oakwood, Chelsea XI and Portsmouth.
Competitions
Overview
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League Two
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches
The fixtures for the 2017–18 season were announced on 21 June 2017 at 9am.
FA Cup
EFL Cup
On 16 June 2017, Crawley Town were drawn away to Birmingham City in the first round.
EFL Trophy
On 12 July 2017, Crawley Town were drawn in Southern Group A against Charlton Athletic, Fulham U23s and Portsmouth.
Sussex Senior Cup
Statistics
Appearances No.Pos.NameLeague TwoFA CupEFL CupEFL TrophyTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals 1 GK Glenn Morris44010100046030 2 DF Lewis Young41310001043360 3 DF Josh Doherty11 (3)010001013 (3)000 4 MF Josh Payne23 (12)500103027 (12)581 5 DF Joe McNerney10 (6)110103015 (6)120 6 DF Mark Connolly40210000041291 7 FW Enzio Boldewijn44 (1)10100 (1)00 (1)045 (3)1050 8 MF Jimmy Smith36 (1)1010000 (1)037 (2)1051 9 MF Karlan Ahearne-Grant15900000015900 10 MF Dean Cox3 (1)00010004 (1)010 11 MF Jordan Roberts25 (10)611000026 (10)771 12 GK Yusuf Mersin200000305000 15 DF Josh Yorwerth37 (2)100103041 (2)1111 17 MF Kaby Djaló1 (1)00010305 (1)020 18 MF Billy Clifford4 (3)10 (1)00 (1)01 (2)05 (7)120 19 DF Cedric Evina32 (2)000000032 (2)050 20 MF Aryan Tajbakhsh8 (9)00 (1)0101 (2)010 (12)020 21 MF Dannie Bulman34 (3)010002037 (3)020 22 DF Josh Lelan29 (2)010001031 (2)040 23 FW Thomas Verheydt16 (4)20 (1)0001017 (5)210 25 MF Mark Randall24 (8)100001025 (8)180 27 MF Moussa Sanoh4 (8)000101 (2)16 (10)130 28 FW Panutche Camará14 (15)2100 (1)13018 (16)310Players who left the club in August/January transfer window or on loan 9 FW Matt Harrold0 (2)00010001 (2)000 14 DF Andre Blackman000010001000 16 DF Addison Garnett000000000000 24 MF Dennon Lewis3 (7)000102 (1)06 (8)010 26 FW Ibrahim Meite6 (13)20000319 (13)340 29 DF Nathan Okoye000000000000
Top scorers The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal. PlayerLeague TwoFA CupEFL CupEFL TrophyTotal1FW7 Enzio Boldewijn1000010MF8 Jimmy Smith10000103MF9 Karlan Ahearne-Grant900094MF11 Jordan Roberts610075MF4 Josh Payne500056DF2 Lewis Young30003FW26 Ibrahim Meite20013FW28 Panutche Camará201039DF6 Mark Connolly20002FW23 Thomas Verheydt2000211DF5 Joe McNerney10001DF15 Josh Yorwerth10001MF18 Billy Clifford10001MF25 Mark Randall10001MF27 Moussa Sanoh00011Own goals30 003 Total5811262
Clean sheets The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal. PlayerLeague TwoFA CupEFL CupEFL TrophyTotal11 Glenn Morris1000010212 Yusuf Mersin00000Total1000010
Summary Games played 51 (46 League Two) (1 FA Cup) (1 EFL Cup) (3 EFL Trophy)Games won 16 (16 League Two)Games drawn 11 (11 League Two)Games lost 24 (19 League Two) (1 FA Cup) (1 EFL Cup) (3 EFL Trophy)Goals scored 62 (58 League Two) (1 FA Cup) (1 EFL Cup) (2 EFL Trophy)Goals conceded 81 (66 League Two) (2 FA Cup) (5 EFL Cup) (8 EFL Trophy)Goal difference –19 (−8 League Two) (−1 FA Cup) (−4 EFL Cup) (−6 EFL Trophy)Clean sheets 10 (10 League Two)Yellow cards 94 (88 League Two) (2 EFL Cup) (4 EFL Trophy)Red cards 5 (5 League Two)Most appearances Enzio Boldewijn (48 appearances)Top scorer Enzio Boldewijn (10 goals) Jimmy Smith (10 goals)Winning Percentage Overall: 16/51 (31.37%)
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