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Crawley Town F.C.

2012–13 season
Chairman	Victor Marley
Manager	Sean O'Driscoll (until 19 July) Richie Barker
League One	10th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Third round
Football League Trophy	Second round (southern)
Top goalscorer	League: Billy Clarke (8) Nicky Adams (8) All: Billy Clarke (12)
Highest home attendance	League: 5,058 (vs. Portsmouth, 9 September) All: 5,880 (vs. Reading, 5 January)
Lowest home attendance	League: 2,544 (vs. Crewe Alexandra, 26 March) All: 1,249 (vs. Gillingham, 4 September)
Average home league attendance	3,351
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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The 2012–13 season was the 63rd season in which Crawley Town played senior football, and the eighth as a fully professional team. Crawley Town competed in Football League One, the third tier of English football, following consecutive automatic promotions from the 2010–11 Football Conference and the 2011–12 Football League Two during the past two seasons.

Sean O'Driscoll, who was appointed Crawley manager in May 2012, left the club just two months later to manage Nottingham Forest, despite not having taken charge of a competitive game. Richie Barker succeeded as manager on 7 August 2012, after agreeing compensation with Bury.

On 5 January 2013, in their third round FA Cup tie with Premier League side Reading, Crawley had a record attendance of 5,880 at Broadfield Stadium.

Crawley finished the season in 10th place.

Table

Results

Pre-season

17 July 2012	Woking	1–0	Crawley Town	Woking
19:45 BST	St Aimie 18'	Report		Stadium: Kingfield Stadium Attendance: 639

21 July 2012	Crawley Town	1–0	Peterborough United	Crawley
	Alexander 14'	Report		Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,032

28 July 2012	Crawley Town	2–0	Millwall	Crawley
	Clarke 30' Alexander 49' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,679

League One

Results

18 August 2012 1	Crawley Town	3–0	Scunthorpe United	Crawley
15:00	Alexander 33', 64' (pen.) Forte 80'	Report		Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 3,172 Referee: Malone

21 August 2012 2	Swindon Town	3–0	Crawley Town	Swindon
19:45	Ritchie 25' Miller 44' De Vita 63'			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,658 Referee: Stroud

25 August 2012 3	Doncaster Rovers	0–1	Crawley Town	Doncaster
15:00		Report	87' Ajose	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,403 Referee: Kettle

1 September 2012 4	Crawley Town	1–0	Leyton Orient	Crawley
15:00 BST	Ajose 72'	Report		Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 4,287 Referee: Gibbs

9 September 2012 5	Crawley Town	0–3	Portsmouth	Crawley
15:30 BST		Report	74' Harris 83' Rodgers 85' McLeod	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 5,058 Referee: Deadman

15 September 2012 6	Preston North End	1–2	Crawley Town	Preston
15:00 BST	Huntington 90+1'	Report	54', 68' Alexander	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 9,812 Referee: Webb

18 September 2012 7	Colchester United	1–1	Crawley Town	Colchester
19:45 BST	Wordsworth 87' (pen.)	Report	McFadzean 71'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 2,484 Referee: Woolmer

22 September 2012 8	Crawley Town	2–5	Tranmere Rovers	Crawley
15:00 BST	Simpson 12' McFadzean 16'	Report	Holmes 2' Cassidy 39', 53' Akpa Akpro 46' Robinson 90'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 3,099 Referee: Russell

29 September 2012 9	Carlisle United	0–2	Crawley Town	Carlisle
15:00 BST		Report	Byrne 64' Adams 73'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,221 Referee: Heywood

2 October 2012 10	Crawley Town	3–1	Bournemouth	Crawley
19:45 BST	Akpan 31' Walsh 45' Adams 62'	Report	Barnard 52'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,928 Referee: Davies

6 October 2012 11	Brentford	2–1	Crawley Town	Brentford
15:00 BST	Donaldson 23', 76'	Report	Adams 59'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 5,607 Referee: Naylor

13 October 2012 12	Crawley Town	3–2	Bury	Crawley
15:00 BST	Adams 43', 90' Akpan 53'	Report	Hopper 66' Bishop 69'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Langford

20 October 2012 13	Hartlepool United	0–1	Crawley Town	Hartlepool
15:00 BST		Report	Akpan 15'	Stadium: Victoria Park (Hartlepool) Attendance: 3,852 Referee: Wright

23 October 2012 14	Crawley Town	2–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Crawley
19:45 BST	Clarke 21', 90'	Report		Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,853 Referee: Hooper

27 October 2012 15	Crawley Town	1–1	Oldham Athletic	Crawley
15:00 BST	McFadzean 79'	Report	Baxter 67'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 3,375 Referee: Ward

6 November 2012 16	Coventry City	3–1	Crawley Town	Coventry
19:45	Fleck 56' McGoldrick 45', 65'	Report	Clarke 56'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 8,862 Referee: Rushton

10 November 2012 17	Notts County	1–1	Crawley Town	Nottingham
15:00	Bishop 12'	Report	Forte 45'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,685 Referee: Haines

17 November 2012 18	Crawley Town	2–2	Walsall	Crawley
15:00	Clarke 22' Forte 81'	Report	Brandy 14' Hemmings 74'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 3,039 Referee: Phillips

20 November 2012 19	Crawley Town	0–1	Yeovil Town	Crawley
19:45		Report	Hunt 90' (o.g.)	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,912 Referee: D'Urso

24 November 2012 20	Crewe Alexandra	2–0	Crawley Town	Crewe
15:00	Dalla Valle 62', 65'	Report		Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 5,236 Referee: Bond

8 December 2012 21	Crawley Town	2–2	Shrewsbury Town	Crawley
15:00	Simpson 1', 81'	Report	Richards 14' Taylor 34'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,770 Referee: Woolmer

15 December 2012 22	Stevenage	1–2	Crawley Town	Stevenage
15:00	Shroot 55'	Report	Akpan 65' Bulman 69'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,066 Referee: Oliver

22 December 2012 23	Crawley Town	0–2	Sheffield United	Crawley
15:00		Report	McMahon 29', 72'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 4,604 Referee: Ward

26 December 2012 24	Portsmouth	1–2	Crawley Town	Portsmouth
15:00	Benson 11'	Report	Adams 28' Clarke 73'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 13,169 Referee: East

29 December 2012 25	Bournemouth	3–0	Crawley Town	Bournemouth
15:00	Alexander 16' (o.g.) Pitman 40' O'Kane 84'	Report		Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 7,855 Referee: Probert

1 January 2013 26	Crawley Town	3–0	Colchester United	Crawley
15:00	Connolly 5' Clarke 71' Adams 87'	Report		Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 3,160 Referee: Scott

12 January 2013 27	Tranmere Rovers	2–0	Crawley Town	Birkenhead
15:00	Amoo 30' Bakayogo 39'	Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,011 Referee: Mason

2 February 2013 28	Crawley Town	1–1	Swindon Town	Crawley
17:20	Clarke 23' (pen.)	Report	Rooney 59' (pen.)	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 3,558 Referee: Madley

9 February 2013 29	Scunthorpe United	2–1	Crawley Town	Scunthorpe
15:00	Ryan 67' Canavan 79'	Report	Sparrow 48'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,124 Referee: Sarginson

18 February 2013 30	Crawley Town	1–1	Doncaster Rovers	Crawley
19:45	Simpson 25'	Report	Husaband 43'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 3,267 Referee: D'Urso

23 February 2013 31	Leyton Orient	0–1	Crawley Town	Leyton
15:00		Report	Clarke 11'	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 3,463 Referee: Rushton

26 February 2013 32	Crawley Town	1–2	Brentford	Crawley
19:45	Adams 65'	Report	Saunders 16' Donaldson 32'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Referee: Collins

2 March 2013 33	Bury	0–2	Crawley Town	Bury
15:00		Report	Proctor 17', 48'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,491 Referee: Clark

5 March 2013 34	Crawley Town	1–1	Carlisle United	Crawley
19:45	Sadler 56'	Report	McGovern 23'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,654 Referee: Sutton

12 March 2013 36	Yeovil Town	2–2	Crawley Town	Yeovil
19:45	Webster 5' Madden 18'	Report	Walsh 46' Sparrow 62'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 3,338 Referee: Adcock

16 March 2013 37	Walsall	2–2	Crawley Town	Walsall
15:00	Paterson 90' Grigg 90'	Report	Proctor 52' Hayes 71'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,003 Referee: Simpson

26 March 2013 38	Crawley Town	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	Crawley
19:45	Proctor 77', 78'	Report		Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,544 Referee: Graham

29 March 2013 39	Crawley Town	1–1	Stevenage	Crawley
15:00	Sparrow 55'	Report	Roberts 40'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 3,395 Referee: Malone

1 April 2013 40	Shrewsbury Town	3–0	Crawley Town	Shrewsbury
15:00	Eaves 48', 67', 85'	Report		Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 5,196 Referee: Linington

FA Cup

3 November 2012 First round	Metropolitan Police	1–2	Crawley Town	East Molesey
15:00	Tait 83'	Report	Simpson 36' Clarke 69'	Stadium: Imber Court Attendance: 1,485 Referee: Trevor Kettle

1 December 2012 Second round	Crawley Town	3–0	Chelmsford City	Crawley
15:00	Adams 23' Clarke 41' Alexander 89' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 3,012 Referee: Sarginson

5 January 2013 Third round	Crawley Town	1–3	Reading	Crawley
15:00	Adams 1'	Report	Le Fondre 13' Hunt 44', 49' (pen.)	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 5,880 Referee: Taylor

Football League Cup

14 August 2012 First round	Millwall	2–2 (a.e.t.) (1–4 p)	Crawley Town	The Den, London
19:45 BST	Ward 23' Batt 85'	Report	Akpan 16' Adams 56'	Attendance: 4,050 Referee: Whitestone
	Penalties
	Henderson Smith Trotter		Alexander Bulman McFadzean Hunt

28 August 2012 Second round	Crawley Town	2–1	Bolton Wanderers	Crawley
19:45 BST	Clarke 81' Ajose 90+2'	Report	Afobe 21'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,678 Referee: Scott

25 September 2012 Third round	Crawley Town	2–3	Swansea City	Crawley
19:45 BST	Simpson 45+1' Akpan 62'	Report	Michu 27' Graham 74' Monk 90+2'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 3,963 Referee: Madley

Football League Trophy

4 September 2012 First round	Crawley Town	3–2	Gillingham	Crawley
19:45	Walsh 40' Clarke 47' Neilson 86'	Report	Dack 22' Montrose 49'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,249 Referee: Bratt

9 October 2012 Second round	Brentford	1–0	Crawley Town	Brentford
19:45	Saunders 73'	Report		Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 2,739 Referee: Williamson

Transfers

Transfers in

Although the list below displays a previous club column, many of the players were free agents at the time of signing. The column also refers to the clubs the players were most recently contracted to, although many of them were on loan before joining Crawley.

Date	Position	Player	Previous Club	Fee	Ref.
28 May 2012	GK	Paul Jones	Peterborough United	Free
8 June 2012	DF	Mat Sadler	Walsall	Free
8 June 2012	MF	Nicky Adams	Rochdale	Free
9 July 2012	DF	Mark Connolly	Bolton Wanderers	Free
25 July 2012	DF	Shaun Cooper	Bournemouth	Free
24 August 2012	DF	Joe Walsh	Swansea City	Free
31 August 2012	MF	Mike Jones	Sheffield Wednesday	Undisclosed
1 January 2013	FW	Lateef Elford-Alliyu	Bury	Free
10 January 2013	MF	Matt Sparrow	Brighton & Hove Albion	Free
16 January 2013	FW	Jamie Proctor	Swansea City	Undisclosed
23 January 2013	DF	Mustapha Dumbuya	Portsmouth	Free
23 January 2013	DF	Connor Essam	Gillingham	Free

Loans in

Transfers out

Loaned out

Statistics

All statistics accurate as of 7 June 2013.

Quick Stats/Facts

Top scorers

Player	Position	Nation	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
Billy Clarke	FW		8	2	1	1	12
Nicky Adams	MF		8	2	1	0	11
Hope Akpan	MF		4	0	2	0	6
Josh Simpson	MF		4	1	1	0	6
Jamie Proctor	FW		5	0	0	0	5
Gary Alexander	FW		4	1	0	0	5
Kyle McFadzean	DF		3	0	0	0	3
Jonathan Forte	FW		3	0	0	0	3
Matt Sparrow	MF		3	0	0	0	3
Nicky Ajose	FW		2	0	1	0	3
Joe Walsh	DF		2	0	0	1	3
Nathan Byrne	DF		1	0	0	0	1
Dannie Bulman	MF		1	0	0	0	1
Mark Connolly	DF		1	0	0	0	1
Paul Hayes	FW		1	0	0	0	1
Mat Sadler	DF		1	0	0	0	1
Scott Neilson	MF		0	0	0	1	1
Total			51	6	6	3	66

Win Percentage

References

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