The 2018–19 season was Crawley Town's 123rd season in their history and their fourth 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 2018 to 30 June 2019.
Players
First team squad
Name Nat Position Since Date of birth (age) Signed from Goalkeepers 1 Glenn Morris GK 2016 Gillingham 104 0 12 Yusuf Mersin GK 2016 Kasımpaşa 18 0 Defenders 2 Lewis Young RB/RM/LM 2014 Bury 194 3 3 Josh Doherty CB/RB/LB 2017 Ards 30 0 5 Joe McNerney CB 2015 Woking 75 5 6 Mark Connolly CB/DM/RB 2016 Kilmarnock 183 9 16 Joe Maguire LB/CB/RB 2018 Fleetwood Town 13 1 18 David Sesay RB 2018 Watford 2 0 20 Romain Vincelot CB/DM/CM 2018 Bradford City 14 0 33 Bondz N'Gala CB 2018 Dagenham & Redbridge 8 1 Midfielders 4 Josh Payne DM 2016 Eastleigh 83 6 7 Reece Grego-Cox CF/RW 2018 Woking 5 0 8 Jimmy Smith CM/RM/RB 2014 Stevenage 168 20 11 Luke Gambin LW/LM 2018 Luton Town 9 1 14 George Francomb RM/RB/CM 2018 AFC Wimbledon 17 0 15 Ashley Nathaniel-George RW 2018 Hendon 14 3 21 Dannie Bulman CM/DM 2017 AFC Wimbledon 342 13 22 Filipe Morais RW/LW/AM 2018 Bolton Wanderers 17 4 25 Mark Randall CM/DM/AM 2017 Newport County 42 1 Forwards 9 Ollie Palmer CF 2018 Lincoln City 18 9 10 Dominic Poleon CF/LW/RW 2018 Bradford City 15 1 26 Brian Galach CF 2018 Aldershot Town 2 0 27 Tarryn Allarakhia LW 2018 Colchester United 7 0 28 Panutche Camará CF/RW 2017 Dulwich Hamlet 53 5
New contracts
Date Position Nationality Name Contract length Contract end Ref. 4 July 2018 RB Lewis Young 2 years 2020
Transfers
In Date fromPositionNationalityNameFromFeeRef. 1 July 2018 RM George Francomb AFC Wimbledon Free transfer 1 July 2018 CF Brian Galach Aldershot Town Free transfer 1 July 2018 RW Ashley Nathaniel-George Hendon Free transfer 1 July 2018 CF Ollie Palmer Lincoln City Undisclosed 5 July 2018 CF Dominic Poleon Bradford City Undisclosed 16 July 2018 CF Reece Grego-Cox Woking Free transfer 19 July 2018 RW Filipe Morais Bolton Wanderers Free transfer 19 July 2018 DM Romain Vincelot Bradford City Undisclosed 1 August 2018 LW Tarryn Allarakhia Colchester United Free transfer 1 August 2018 RB David Sesay Watford Free transfer 13 August 2018 CM Robert Milsom Notts County Free transfer 31 August 2018 CB Bondz N'Gala Dagenham & Redbridge Free transfer 1 January 2019 CF Ricky German Hendon Undisclosed 8 January 2019 CB Tom Dallison Falkirk Free transfer 1 February 2019 CF Ibrahim Meite Cardiff City Free transfer
Out Date fromPositionNationalityNameToFeeRef. 28 June 2018 LW Dean Cox Eastbourne Borough Mutual consent 30 June 2018 CM Billy Clifford Boreham Wood Released 30 June 2018 CM Kaby Djaló Unattached Released 30 June 2018 CB Josh Lelan Aldershot Town Released 30 June 2018 LW Jordan Roberts Ipswich Town Released 30 June 2018 DM Aryan Tajbakhsh Dover Athletic Released 3 July 2018 RW Moussa Sanoh CSM Politehnica Iași Mutual consent 4 July 2018 RW Enzio Boldewijn Notts County Undisclosed 6 July 2018 CB Josh Yorwerth Peterborough United Undisclosed 16 July 2018 CF Thomas Verheydt Go Ahead Eagles Undisclosed 14 January 2019 CM Robert Milsom Notts County Free transfer 22 January 2019 DM Romain Vincelot Shrewsbury Town Undisclosed 31 January 2019 CB Mark Connolly Dundee United Undisclosed 5 February 2019 CM Mark Randall Free agent Mutual consent
Loans in Date fromPositionNationalityNameFromDate untilRef. 31 August 2018 LW Luke Gambin Luton Town 31 May 2019 31 August 2018 LB Joe Maguire Fleetwood Town 31 May 2019 31 January 2019 CM Matty Willock Manchester United 31 May 2019
Loans out Date fromPositionNationalityNameToDate untilRef. 31 August 2018 CM Robert Milsom Notts County 31 December 2018 17 November 2018 CF Brian Galach Burgess Hill Town 17 December 2018 8 January 2019 RM Tarryn Allarakhia Wealdstone 5 February 2019
Pre-season Crawley Town announced friendlies with Fulham, Ipswich Town, Charlton Athletic.
Competitions
League Two
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches
The fixtures for the 2018–19 season were announced on 21 June 2018 at 9am.
FA Cup
The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.
EFL Cup
On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.
EFL Trophy
On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.
Statistics
Appearances + Players included in matchday squadsNo.Pos.Nat.NameLeague TwoFA CupEFL CupEFL TrophyTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals 1 GKGlenn Morris45020000047000 2 DFLewis Young33 (4)120101037 (4)140 3 DFJosh Doherty12 (6)010102016 (6)020 4 MFJosh Payne24 (3)120000026 (3)1111 5 DFJoe McNerney25 (3)110003029 (3)1102 7 MFReece Grego-Cox14 (13)20 (2)0101016 (15)200 8 MFJimmy Smith310000003100 9 FWOllie Palmer391422000 (1)041 (1)1671 10 FWDominic Poleon21 (9)50 (1)00 (1)03124 (11)621 11 MFLuke Gambin21 (5)320000023 (5)320 12 GKYusuf Mersin000010304000 13 FWRicky German0 (4)00000000 (4)000 14 MFGeorge Francomb38 (2)020102043 (2)070 15 MFAshley Nathaniel-George14 (15)50 (2)00 (1)02016 (18)520 16 DFJoe Maguire24 (3)110001 (1)026 (4)160 17 DFTom Dallison18000000018050 18 MFDavid Sesay15 (2)000001 (2)016 (4)030 19 MFMatty Willock6 (4)00000006 (4)020 21 MFDannie Bulman29 (7)3000 (1)03032 (8)340 22 MFFilipe Morais30 (3)720000032 (3)760 26 FWBrian Galach0000001 (1)01 (1)000 28 FWPanutche Camará33 (11)220102038 (11)250 29 FWIbrahim Meite0 (2)00000000 (2)001 33 DFBondz N'Gala12 (1)010002115 (1)111Players who left the club in August/January transfer window or on loan 6 DFMark Connolly230201100261100 20 DFRomain Vincelot12000102015060 24 MFRobert Milsom2 (1)00010003 (1)000 25 MFMark Randall2 (4)000101 (2)04 (6)040 27 FWTarryn Allarakhia0 (5)00010304 (5)000
Clean sheets The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal. PlayerLeague TwoFA CupEFL CupEFL TrophyTotal11 Glenn Morris40004212 Yusuf Mersin00000Total40004
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