The 2019–20 season was Crawley Town's 124th season in their history and their fifth consecutive season in League Two. The club finished 13th in League Two, whilst they also competed in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy, where they were eliminated in the second round, Fourth round and Group stage respectively. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.
Season summary The 2019–20 season saw Crawley Town compete in League Two for the fifth consecutive season. Despite the club reaching the fourth round of the EFL Cup, their best performance in the competition, manager Gabriele Cioffi left the club by mutual consent on 2 December 2019, with the club having won just once in their previous 11 matches with the club 17th in League Two. Cioffi was replaced by former manager John Yems three days later on a deal until the end of the season. Following an upturn in the club's form, with Crawley losing just 2 of their following 11 matches, Yems' contract was extended until the end of the 2022–23 season in late January 2020. However, in March 2020, the League Two season was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Crawley still having a further 9 games to play. The season was later cancelled, with Crawley finishing 13th after clubs agreed to base the final table on points per game.
Players
Players' ages as of 7 March 2020 Name Nat Position Since Date of birth (age) Signed from Note Goalkeepers 1 Glenn Morris GK 2016 Gillingham24Alfie JonesGK2019 Milton Keynes Dons27Tom McGillGK2020 Brighton & Hove Albion (on loan) Defenders 2 Lewis Young RB/RM/LM 2014 Bury 3 Josh Doherty CB/RB/LB 2017 Ards 5 Joe McNerney CB 2015 Woking 6 Tom Dallison CB 2019 Falkirk 18 David Sesay RB/LB/RM 2018 Watford 19Jordan TunnicliffeCB2019 AFC Fylde23George ForrestCB2019Free agent25Josh Dacres-CogleyRB2019 Birmingham City (on loan)37Emmanuel AdebowaleCB2020 Eastbourne Borough Midfielders 7Reece Grego-Cox CF/RW 2018 Woking 8Jimmy Smith CM/RM/RB 2014 Stevenage 12Nathan FergusonCM2019 Dulwich Hamlet 14 George Francomb RM/RB/CM 2018 AFC Wimbledon 15 Ashley Nathaniel-George RW 2018 Hendon 21Dannie Bulman CM/DM 2017 AFC Wimbledon 28Panutche Camará CAM/CF/RW 2017 Dulwich Hamlet 30Bez LubalaCAM/CF 2019 Birmingham City 34Jack PowellCM/CAM/LM2019 Maidstone UnitedKhaleel Rafiq Salah-EdineCM2020 Cheshunt Forwards 9 Ollie Palmer CF 2018 Lincoln City10Ashley NadesanCF2019 Fleetwood Town11Gyliano van VelzenLW2019 Roda JC Kerkrade13Ricky GermanCF2019 Hendon16Mason BloomfieldCF2019 Norwich City (on loan) 17Tarryn AllarakhiaLW 2018 Colchester United 26Brian GalachCF 2018 Aldershot Town29Ibrahim MeiteCF2019 Cardiff City33Paolo OkoyeCF2019 Left club during season 4 Josh Payne DM 2016 Eastleigh 11Dominic PoleonCF/LW/RW 2018 Bradford City 22 Filipe Morais RW/LW/AM 2018 Bolton Wanderers 31Denzeil Boadu CF 2020 Borussia Dortmund II
Transfers Transfers in DatePositionNamePrevious clubFee 1 July 2019 MF Nathan Ferguson Dulwich Hamlet Undisclosed 1 July 2019 MF Beryly Lubala Birmingham City Undisclosed 1 July 2019 FW Ashley Nadesan (Fleetwood Town) Free transfer 5 July 2019 MF Jack Powell (Maidstone United) Free transfer 11 July 2019 DF Jordan Tunnicliffe (AFC Fylde) Free transfer 26 July 2019 DF George Forrest Free agent Free transfer 8 August 2019 GK Alfie Jones (Milton Keynes Dons) Free transfer 2 September 2019 DF Jamie Sendles-White (Torquay United) Free transfer 3 September 2019 MF Denzeil Boadu ( Borussia Dortmund) Free transfer 5 September 2019 MF Gyliano van Velzen ( Roda JC) Free transfer 31 January 2020 DF Emmanuel Adebowale Eastbourne Borough Undisclosed 28 February 2020 MF Rafiq Khaleel Free agent Free transfer
Loans in Date fromPositionNameFromDate until 1 July 2019 FW Mason Bloomfield Norwich City 30 June 2020 12 July 2019 GK Michael Luyambula Birmingham City 20 January 2020 8 August 2019 DF Josh Dacres-Cogley Birmingham City 30 June 2020 24 January 2020 GK Tom McGill Brighton & Hove Albion 30 June 2020
Transfers out DatePositionNameSubsequent clubFee 1 July 2019 GK Yusuf Mersin (Dover Athletic) Released 1 July 2019 DF Bondz N'Gala (Ebbsfleet United) Released 2 September 2019 FW Dominic Poleon (Newport County) Contract cancelled 20 January 2020 MF Denzeil Boadu Free agent Mutual consent
Loans out Date fromPositionNameToDate until 1 July 2019 FW Ricky German Hemel Hempstead Town 2 January 2020 3 August 2019 FW Ibrahim Meite Woking October 2019 2 September 2019 MF Filipe Morais Oldham Athletic 30 June 2020 6 September 2019 DF George Forrest Leiston October 2019 9 September 2019 MF Jimmy Smith Yeovil Town 1 January 2020 12 September 2019 MF Jack Powell Aldershot Town 1 January 2020 3 October 2019 MF Josh Payne Ebbsfleet United 30 June 2020 November 2019 DF George Forrest Brightlingsea Regent 30 June 2020 3 January 2020 FW Brian Galach Billericay Town February 2020 21 February 2020 MF Gyliano van Velzen Aldershot Town March 2020 4 March 2020 FW Ibrahim Meite Pirin Blagoevgrad 30 June 2020
Pre-season The Reds have announced pre-season friendlies against Swansea City, Brighton & Hove Albion, Horsham and Portsmouth.
Competitions League Two League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League Two fixtures were revealed.
On 13 March 2020, the EFL, alongside the FA announced the suspension of all domestic football until 3 April due to the rapidly developing COVID-19 pandemic. On 3 April 2020, this suspension was extended indefinitely.
On 15 May 2020, the clubs voted to end the season with immediate effect with the final table being determined on a points-per-game basis. No decision was made as to promotion and relegation. The play-offs would be played as normal. The decision meant Swindon Town would be crowned champions and would be joined by Crewe Alexandra and Plymouth Argyle in League One the following season.
FA Cup
The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019. The second round draw was made live on 11 November from Chichester City's stadium, Oaklands Park.
EFL Cup
The first round draw was made on 20 June. The second round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first-round matches. The third round draw was confirmed on 28 August 2019, live on Sky Sports. The draw for the fourth round was made on 25 September 2019.
EFL Trophy
On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.
Statistics Appearances and goals
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