The 2026–27 season is the 131st season in the history of Crawley Town Football Club and their second consecutive season being in League Two. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.
Managerial changes Prior to the season starting Colin Kazim-Richards was appointed as the club's permanent head coach after guiding Crawley to safety from relegation in the preceding season.
Transfers and contracts In DatePlayerFromFee 1 July 2026 CB Pele Arganese-McDermott Tottenham Hotspur Free 1 July 2026 RWB Stephen Duke-McKenna Harrogate Town 1 July 2026 CB Priestley Farquharson Walsall 1 July 2026 GK Vito Mannone Retired Free 3 July 2026 CM Jude Arthurs Bromley Free 10 July 2026 SS Gianmarco Di Biase Juventus Undisclosed 24 July 2026 RW Malcolm Ebiowei Free agent CDM Klaudio Krasniqi Glacis United Free 25 July 2026 GK Jackson Izquierdo Crystal Palace 28 July 2026 RB Omari Mrisho Huddersfield Town 28 August 2026 LW Dylan Morgan Torquay United Undisclosed
Loaned in DatePlayerFromUntil 9 July 2026 CB Ty Ewens-Findlay Charlton Athletic End of Season 10 July 2026 CF Pemi Aderoju Peterborough United 1 August 2026 LW Osman Kamara Blackburn Rovers GK Nicholas Michalski CM Nathan Tinsdale Hull City 17 August 2026 DM Kai Jennings Wimbledon
Loaned out DatePlayerToLoaned until 1 August 2026 CB Ben Radcliffe Yeovil Town 31 January 2027 3 August 2026 CF Danny Cashman Boreham Wood End of Season
Out DatePlayerToFee 1 September 2026 CDM Jay Williams Colchester United Undisclosed
Released / Out of Contract DatePlayerSubsequent clubJoin date 30 June 2026 CM Antony Papadopoulos Dagenham & Redbridge 1 July 2026 LM Harry Forster Dorking Wanderers 1 August 2026 CM Max Anderson CM Reece Brown CB Josh Flint CF Louis Flower GK Will Heater LB Scott Malone Three Bridges 29 August 2026 CF Harry McKirdy CM Taylor Richards CB Theo Vassell GK Jojo Wollacott 21 July 2026 CB Dion Conroy Wealdstone 7 August 2026
New Contract DatePlayerContract expiry 13 May 2026 RW Ade Adeyemo 30 June 2027 23 June 2026 CM Louie Watson 30 June 2028 6 July 2026 RW Ade Adeyemo 30 June 2028
Pre-season and friendlies On 8 June, Crawley announced a pre-season friendly against Woking. Four days later, three further friendlies were confirmed against Eastleigh, Oxford United and Reading. The final friendly against Woking was cancelled as Crawley were drawn to play in the Preliminary round of the EFL Cup.
Competitions League Two
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches On 25 June, the League Two fixtures were revealed.
FA Cup
EFL Cup
Crawley were drawn away to York City in the preliminary round.
EFL Trophy
Group stage
Crawley were drawn against Bromley, Milton Keynes Dons and Brentford U21 into Southern Group H.
Statistics Appearances and goals
Players with no appearances are not included on the list, italics indicate a loaned in player
|colspan="14"|Players who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
Disciplinary record
Rank Name League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total 1 5 CB Charlie Barker 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 20 CM Jude Arthurs 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 3 2 RWB Kellan Gordon 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 CB Priestley Farquharson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 7 RW Malcolm Ebiowei 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 25 CDM Klaudio Krasniqi 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 7 8 CAM Louie Watson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16 LB Jonny Russell 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 27 LW Dylan Morgan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 10 11 CF Pemi Aderoju 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 GK Nicholas Michalski 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 LW Osman Kamara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 21 CM Justin Ferizaj 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 22 LWB Ade Adeyemo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 35 CB Ty Ewens-Findlay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 56 CM Jude Robertson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Total 21 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 5 0 0 32 0 2
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