Year formed | 1896 |
Turned professional | 1962 |
Limited company | 1999 |
Previous names | Crawley: 1896 - 1958 Crawley Town: 1958 to date |
Ground | Broadfield Stadium, Winfield Way, Crawley, West Sussex RH11 9RX (for pictures of the ground click here) previous names: 2013 - 2018: Checkatrade.com Stadium |
Club's ground since | 1997 |
Pitch measurements | 110 x 72 yards (100 x 66 metres) |
Ground capacity | 6,134 |
Record attendance at present ground | 5,880 v Reading, FA Cup 3rd round, 5th January 2013 (lost 1-3) |
Record League Cup attendance at present ground | 5,612 v Colchester United, Carabao Cup 4th round, 29 October 2019 (lost 1-3) |
Lowest League Cup attendance at present ground | 1,860 v Bristol Rovers, Carabao Cup 1st round, 9 August 2022 (won 1-0) |
First game at present ground | 23 August 1997 v Gloucester City, Southern League Premier Division (won 3-1) |
Previous grounds | 1949 - 1997: Town Mead or Town Meadow 1953 - 1954: Ifield Green due to construction works at Town Mead |
League career | West Sussex League: 1896 - 1901 Mid-Sussex League: 1901 - 1945 Sussex County League Eastern division: 1945 - 1946 Sussex County League Division One: 1951 - 1955 Sussex County League Division Two: 1955 - 1956 Metropolitan & District League: 1956 - 1963 Southern League Division One: 1963 - 1969 Southern League Premier Division: 1969 - 1970 Southern League Division One: 1970 - 1971 Southern League Southern Division One: 1971 - 1979 Southern League Southern Division: 1979 - 1984 Southern League Premier Division: 1984 - 2004 Conference: 2004 - 2011 League Two: 2011 - 2012 League One: 2012 - 2015 League Two: 2015 - 2024 League One: 2024 - 2025 League Two: 2025 - . |
First Football League game | 6th August 2011 v Port Vale, League Two, drew 2-2 (lost 1-3) |
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Honours | |
European | None |
Domestic - League | Conference champions: 2010-11 Southern League Premier champions: 2003-04 Southern League Southern division runners-up: 1983-84 Sussex County League Division Two runners-up: 1955-56 Mid-Sussex League champions: 1902-03 |
Domestic - Cup | Southern League Cup winners: 2002-03, 2003-04 Southern League Championship Trophy: 2003-04, 2004-05 Montgomery Cup: 1925-26 Sussex Intermediate Cup: 1927-28 Metropolitan League Challenge Cup: 1958-59 Sussex Professional Cup: 1969-70 Southern League Merit Cup: 1970-71 Gilbert Rice Floodlight Cup: 1979-80, 1983-84 Sussex Senior Cup: 1989-90, 1990-91, 2002-03, 2004-05 Sussex Floodlight Cup: 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1998-99 Roy Hayden Trophy: 1990-91, 1991-92 William Hill Senior Cup: 1992-93 |
Best League position | 10th, League One, 2012-13 |
Lowest League position | 22nd, League Two, 2022-23 |
Furthest in FA Cup | 5th round, 2011-12 |
Furthest in League Cup | 4th round, 2019-20 |
Most League points | |
2 for a win | n/a |
3 for a win | 84, League Two, 2011-12 |
Fewest League points | |
2 for a win | n/a |
3 for a win | 46, League One, 2024-25 46, League Two, 2022-23 |
Most League goals scored | 76, League Two, 2011-12 |
Most League goals conceded | 79, League One, 2014-15 |
Fewest League goals scored | 45, League Two, 2015-16 |
Fewest League goals conceded | 47, League Two, 2019-20 |
Most wins in a League season | 23, League Two, 2011-12 |
Fewest wins in a League season | 7, League Two, 2023-24 |
Most draws in a League season | 15, League One, 2013-14 15, League Two, 2011-12, 2019-20 |
Fewest draws in a League season | 8, League Two, 2015-16, 2018-19 |
Most losses in a League season | 25, League Two, 2015-16 |
Fewest losses in a League season | 8, League Two, 2011-12 |
Record victory | 8-0 v Droylsden, FA Trophy, 2nd February 2008 |
Record League Cup win | 4-2 v Swindon Town, Carabao Cup 1st round, 13 August 2024 |
Record defeat | 0-7 v Bath City, Southern League Premier division, 8th January 2000 |
Record League Cup defeat | 1-5 v Birmingham City, Carabao Cup 1st round, 8 August 2017 |
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Highest number of League goals scored | |
in a season | tba |
in total | tba |
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Most League goals scored in one match | tba |
Top League Cup goalscorer | 3, Nicky Adams, 2012-14 3, Hope Akpan, 2011-13 |
Most League appearances | tba |
Most capped player | tba |
Youngest League player | tba |
Highest transfer fee received | £1,188,000 for Tyrone Barnett to Peterborough United, August 2012 |
Highest transfer fee paid | £220,000 for Richard Brodie from York City, August 2010 |