# 2014–15 Crawley Town F.C. season

The 2014–15 season was the 65th season in which Crawley Town played senior football, and the 9th as a fully professional team. Crawley Town competed in Football League One, the third tier of English football, following automatic promotion from League Two during the 2011–12 season.

## Season summary

The 2014–15 season saw Crawley struggle for form, and Gregory resigned for health reasons near the end of 2014, with the club in the relegation zone. Dean Saunders was appointed to replace him on an interim basis, and despite an upturn in form, was unable to get the club out of trouble. On Sunday 3 May 2015, Crawley were relegated to League Two, following a 1–2 defeat at home to Coventry City. Saunders' short-term deal was not renewed after the season ended, and he was replaced by Mark Yates.

## First team squad

    As of 4 May 2015 Players' ages are as of 1 August 2014.
| No. | Name | Date of birth (Age) | Place of birth | Signed from | Note |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Brian Jensen | (1975-06-08)8 June 1975 (aged 39) | Copenhagen | Bury | |
| 25 | Jamie Ashdown | (1980-11-30)30 November 1980 (aged 33) | Reading | Leeds United | released in November 2014 |
| 25 | Raphael Spiegel | (1992-12-19)19 December 1992 (aged 21) | Rüttenen | on loan from West Ham United | on loan from West Ham United |
| 27 | Scott Dutton | (1995-10-27)27 October 1995 (aged 18) | Coventry | on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers | on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 27 | Evandro Rachoni | (1989-11-24)24 November 1989 (aged 24) | | Concord Rangers | |
| 27/30 | Lewis Price | (1984-07-19)19 July 1984 (aged 30) | Bournemouth | on loan from Crystal Palace | on loan from Crystal Palace |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | Lanre Oyebanjo | (1990-04-27)27 April 1990 (aged 24) | Hackney | York City | |
| 3 | Ryan Dickson | (1986-12-14)14 December 1986 (aged 27) | Saltash | Colchester United | |
| 5 | Dean Leacock | (1984-06-10)10 June 1984 (aged 30) | Croydon | Notts County | |
| 6 | Sonny Bradley | (1991-09-13)13 September 1991 (aged 22) | Hull | Portsmouth | |
| 12 | Joe Walsh | (1992-05-13)13 May 1992 (aged 22) | Cardiff | Swansea City | |
| 16 | Connor Essam | (1992-07-09)9 July 1992 (aged 22) | Sheerness | Gillingham | released in September 2014 |
| 16 | Keith Keane | (1986-11-20)20 November 1986 (aged 27) | Luton | on loan from Preston North End | on loan from Preston North End |
| 25 | Darren Ward | (1978-09-13)13 September 1978 (aged 35) | Kenton | on loan from Swindon Town | on loan from Swindon Town |
| 29 | Richard Wood | (1985-07-05)5 July 1985 (aged 29) | Ossett | on loan from Rotherham United | on loan from Rotherham United |
| 32 | Kelly Youga | (1985-09-22)22 September 1985 (aged 28) | Bangui | Qingdao Hainiu | |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 4 | Conor Henderson | (1991-09-08)8 September 1991 (aged 22) | Sidcup | Hull City | |
| 7 | Gwion Edwards | (1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 21) | Lampeter | Swansea City | |
| 8 | Jimmy Smith | (1987-01-07)7 January 1987 (aged 27) | Newham | Stevenage | |
| 10 | Josh Wright | (1989-11-06)6 November 1989 (aged 24) | Bethnal Green | on loan from Millwall | on loan from Millwall |
| 11 | Josh Simpson | (1987-03-06)6 March 1987 (aged 27) | Harlow | Peterborough United | |
| 14 | Lewis Young | (1989-09-27)27 September 1989 (aged 24) | Stevenage | Bury | |
| 15 | Charles Banya | (1993-09-18)18 September 1993 (aged 20) | Lambeth | Fulham | |
| 16 | Lee Fowler | (1983-06-10)10 June 1983 (aged 31) | Cardiff | on loan from Nuneaton Town | on loan from Nuneaton Town |
| 17 | Blair Anderson | (1992-07-01)1 July 1992 (aged 22) | | Basford United | |
| 17 | Mitch Rose | (1994-07-04)4 July 1994 (aged 20) | Doncaster | on loan from Rotherham United | on loan from Rotherham United |
| 20 | Bobson Bawling | (1995-09-21)21 September 1995 (aged 18) | Islington | Watford | |
| 22 | Emmett O'Connor | (1992-09-13)13 September 1992 (aged 21) | Ajax | none | |
| 23 | Ryan Richefond | (1996-06-16)16 June 1996 (aged 18) | Tower Hamlets | none | |
| 24 | Bradley Isaacs | (1995-12-02)2 December 1995 (aged 18) | Crawley | none | |
| 26 | Anthony Wordsworth | (1989-01-03)3 January 1989 (aged 25) | Camden | on loan from Ipswich Town | on loan from Ipswich Town |
| 33 | Marvin Elliott | (1984-09-15)15 September 1984 (aged 29) | Wandsworth | Bristol City | |
| Forwards |||||||
| 9 | Izale McLeod | (1984-10-15)15 October 1984 (aged 29) | Perry Barr | Milton Keynes Dons | |
| 10 | Dean Morgan | (1983-10-03)3 October 1983 (aged 30) | Edmonton | on loan from Woking | on loan from Woking |
| 17 | Shaun Miller | (1987-09-25)25 September 1987 (aged 26) | Alsager | on loan from Coventry City | on loan from Coventry City |
| 18 | Matt Harrold | (1984-07-25)25 July 1984 (aged 30) | Leyton | Bristol Rovers | |
| 21 | Gavin Tomlin | (1983-08-21)21 August 1983 (aged 30) | Gillingham | Port Vale | |
| 28 | Mathias Pogba | (1990-08-19)19 August 1990 (aged 23) | Conakry | Pescara | |
| 31 | John Cofie | (1993-01-21)21 January 1993 (aged 21) | Aboso | Molde | |

## Match details
### Pre-season friendlies

Friendly match details :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 19 July 2014 | 15:00 | Fulham | Home | 0–2 | | 3,390 |
| 23 July 2014 | 19:45 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Home | 1–1 | John 14' | 2,874 |
| 26 July 2014 | 15:00 | Eastleigh | Away | 3–3 | Tomlin 13', 44', Young 37' | |
| 28 July 2014 | 19:45 | Three Bridges | Away | 2–1 | Stewart 50', Burford 90+1' | |
| 30 July 2014 | 19:45 | Woking | Away | 2–1 | McLeod 34' pen., O'Connor 70' | 437 |
| 2 August 2014 | 15:00 | Chelsea XI | Home | 2–3 | Simpson 34', McLeod 44' | 1,508 |

### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 20 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 43 | 75 | −32 | 52 | |
| 21 | Notts County (R) | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 45 | 63 | −18 | 50 | Relegation to Football League Two |
| 22 | Crawley Town (R) | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 53 | 79 | −26 | 50 | Relegation to Football League Two |
| 23 | Leyton Orient (R) | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 59 | 69 | −10 | 49 | Relegation to Football League Two |
| 24 | Yeovil Town (R) | 46 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 75 | −39 | 40 | Relegation to Football League Two |

#### Matches

The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.
League One match details :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Referee |
| 9 August 2014 | 15:00 | Barnsley | Away | 1–0 | McLeod 82' | 10,105 | Simpson |
| 16 August 2014 | 15:00 | Swindon Town | Home | 1–0 | McLeod 51' pen. | 2,710 | Linington |
| 19 August 2014 | 19:45 | Bradford City | Home | 1–3 | Walsh 54' | 2,225 | Berry |
| 23 August 2014 | 15:00 | Sheffield United | Away | 0–1 | | 18,178 | D'Urso |
| 30 August 2014 | 15:00 | Milton Keynes Dons | Away | 0–2 | | 7,148 | Heywood |
| 6 September 2014 | 15:00 | Rochdale | Home | 0–4 | | 2,534 | Scott |
| 13 September 2014 | 15:00 | Fleetwood Town | Home | 1–0 | McLeod 78' | 1,905 | Malone |
| 16 September 2014 | 19:45 | Doncaster Rovers | Away | 0–0 | | 5,197 | Ilderton |
| 20 September 2014 | 15:00 | Preston North End | Away | 0–2 | | 10,388 | Wright |
| 27 September 2014 | 15:00 | Yeovil Town | Home | 2–0 | Elliott 57', 59' | 2,351 | Breakspear |
| 4 October 2014 | 15:00 | Coventry City | Away | 2–2 | Edwards 33', McLeod 37' | 7,708 | Salisbury |
| 11 October 2014 | 15:00 | Peterborough United | Home | 1–4 | McLeod 2' | 2,832 | Bull |
| 18 October 2014 | 15:00 | Notts County | Away | 3–5 | Edwards 50', Harrold 55', Elliott 84' | 6,086 | Bankes |
| 21 October 2014 | 19:45 | Walsall | Home | 1–0 | Henderson 89' | 2,204 | Stroud |
| 25 October 2014 | 15:00 | Gillingham | Away | 1–1 | Edwards 29' | 4,850 | Kavanagh |
| 1 November 2014 | 15:00 | Crewe Alexandra | Home | 1–1 | McLeod 68' | 2,329 | Malone |
| 15 November 2014 | 13:00 | Oldham Athletic | Away | 1–1 | Edwards 42' | 3,924 | Heywood |
| 22 November 2014 | 15:00 | Scunthorpe United | Home | 2–2 | Leacock 76', McLeod 80' pen. | 2,178 | Hooper |
| 29 November 2014 | 15:00 | Chesterfield | Home | 1–1 | Tomlin 70' | 2,459 | Horwood |
| 13 December 2014 | 15:00 | Bristol City | Away | 0–1 | | 11,660 | Bull |
| 20 December 2014 | 15:00 | Port Vale | Home | 1–2 | Henderson 88' | 2,320 | Robinson |
| 26 December 2014 | 15:00 | Leyton Orient | Away | 1–4 | Smith 10' | 4,108 | Gibbs |
| 28 December 2014 | 15:00 | Colchester United | Home | 0–0 | | 2,046 | Miller |
| 10 January 2015 | 15:00 | Milton Keynes Dons | Home | 2–2 | McLeod 14' pen., 48' | 2,468 | Salisbury |
| 17 January 2015 | 15:00 | Rochdale | Away | 1–4 | Elliott 76' | 2,255 | Kettle |
| 24 January 2015 | 15:00 | Fleetwood Town | Away | 0–1 | | 2,601 | Stockbridge |
| 27 January 2015 | 19:45 | Chesterfield | Away | 0–3 | | 5,329 | Attwell |
| 31 January 2015 | 15:00 | Preston North End | Home | 2–1 | Wordsworth 18', Fowler 87' | 2,550 | Adcock |
| 7 February 2015 | 15:00 | Yeovil Town | Away | 1–2 | McLeod 27' | 3.807 | Miller |
| 10 February 2015 | 19:45 | Doncaster Rovers | Home | 0–5 | | 2,581 | Collins |
| 14 February 2015 | 15:00 | Barnsley | Home | 5–1 | McLeod 45+2', 73', 83', Bradley 48', Elliot 59' | 2,296 | Sheldrake |
| 21 February 2015 | 15:00 | Swindon Town | Away | 2–1 | Wordsworth 5', Tomlin 88' | 7,692 | Horwood |
| 28 February 2015 | 15:00 | Sheffield United | Home | 1–1 | Wood 63' | 3,320 | Breakspear |
| 3 March 2015 | 19:45 | Bradford City | Away | 0–1 | | 11,683 | Drysdale |
| 7 March 2015 | 15:00 | Bristol City | Home | 1–2 | Wordsworth 60' | 3,333 | D'Urso |
| 14 March 2015 | 15:00 | Colchester United | Away | 3–2 | Dickson 15', Tomlin 41', McLeod 75' pen. | 3,592 | Adcock |
| 17 March 2015 | 19:45 | Port Vale | Away | 3–2 | Wordsworth 43', McLeod 56', Wood 69' | 3,852 | Wright |
| 21 March 2015 | 15:00 | Leyton Orient | Home | 1–0 | McLeod 33' pen. | 3,255 | Davies |
| 28 March 2015 | 15:00 | Gillingham | Home | 1–2 | McLeod 63' | 3,570 | Kettle |
| 3 April 2015 | 15:00 | Crewe Alexandra | Away | 0–0 | | 5,353 | Boyeson |
| 6 April 2015 | 15:00 | Oldham Athletic | Home | 2–0 | McLeod 15', Wood 33' | 2,520 | Langford |
| 11 April 2015 | 15:00 | Scunthorpe United | Away | 1–2 | McLeod 77' | 3,009 | Johnson |
| 14 April 2015 | 19:45 | Walsall | Away | 0–5 | | 3,296 | Bull |
| 18 April 2015 | 15:00 | Notts County | Home | 2–0 | Youga 14', Ward 16' | 2,580 | Collins |
| 25 April 2015 | 15:00 | Peterborough United | Away | 3–4 | Elliott 29', Pogba 57', Simpson 66' | 6,270 | Breakspear |
| 3 May 2015 | 12:15 | Coventry City | Home | 1–2 | Pogba 49' | 5,744 | Martin |

### FA Cup

The draw for the first round of the FA Cup was made on 27 October 2014.
FA Cup match details :
| Round | Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Referee | Ref. |
| First round | 8 November 2014 | 15:00 | Yeovil Town | Away | 1–0 | | 2,355 | Gibbs | |

### League Cup

The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Crawley Town were drawn at home to Ipswich Town.
League Cup match details :
| Round | Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Referee | Ref. |
| First round | 12 August 2014 | 19:45 | Ipswich Town | Home | 1–0 aet | McLeod 111' | 3,043 | Haines | |
| Second round | 26 August 2014 | 19:45 | Norwich City | Away | 1–3 | Cuéllar 55' o.g. | 14,414 | Deadman | |

### Football League Trophy

Football League Trophy match details :
| Round | Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Referee |
| First round | 2 September 2014 | 19:45 | Cambridge United | Home | 2–0 | Tait 54' o.g., Banya 77' | 1,252 | Ward |
| Second round | 7 October 2014 | 19:45 | Luton Town | Away | 1–0 | Edwards 51' | 2,186 | Woolmer |
| Third round | 11 November 2014 | 19:45 | Gillingham | Home | 1–2 | McLeod 21' pen. | 1,305 | Sheldrake |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Player | From | Fee |
| 18 May 2014 | MF | Jimmy Smith | Stevenage | Undisclosed |
| 27 May 2014 | GK | Brian Jensen | Bury | Free |
| 4 June 2014 | DF | Ryan Dickson | Colchester United | Free |
| 4 June 2014 | DF | Lanre Oyebanjo | York City | Free |
| 17 June 2014 | DF | Sonny Bradley | Portsmouth | Undisclosed |
| 18 June 2014 | FW | Gavin Tomlin | Port Vale | Undisclosed |
| 25 June 2014 | FW | Izale McLeod | Milton Keynes Dons | Free |
| 26 June 2014 | MF | Conor Henderson | Hull City | Free |
| 27 June 2014 | FW | Matt Harrold | Bristol Rovers | Free |
| 11 July 2014 | MF | Gwion Edwards | Swansea City | Undisclosed |
| 14 July 2014 | MF | Lewis Young | Bury | Free |
| 17 July 2014 | DF | Dean Leacock | Notts County | Free |
| 23 July 2014 | MF | Emmett O'Connor | Scarborough City Celtic | Free |
| 25 July 2014 | MF | Bobson Bawling | Watford | Free |
| 7 August 2014 | MF | Charles Banya | Fulham | Free |
| 29 August 2014 | GK | Jamie Ashdown | Leeds United | Free |
| 18 September 2014 | MF | Marvin Elliott | Bristol City | Free |
| 9 January 2015 | MF | Blair Anderson | Basford United | Undisclosed |
| 13 January 2015 | GK | Evandro Rachoni De Lima | Unattached | Free |
| 4 February 2015 | FW | Mathias Pogba | Pescara | Free |
| 25 March 2015 | FW | John Cofie | Molde | Free |
| 26 March 2015 | DF | Kelly Youga | Qingdao Hainiu | Free |

### Out

| Date | Position | Player | Subsequent Club | Fee |
| 5 May 2014 | FW | Billy Clarke | Bradford City | Free |
| 5 May 2014 | DF | Mark Connolly | Kilmarnock | Free |
| 5 May 2014 | DF | Paul Connolly | Luton Town | Free |
| 5 May 2014 | MF | Gary Dicker | Carlisle United | Free |
| 5 May 2014 | FW | Rory Fallon | Scunthorpe United | Free |
| 5 May 2014 | GK | Paul Jones | Portsmouth | Free |
| 5 May 2014 | GK | Jonny Maddison | Leicester City | Free |
| 5 May 2014 | DF | Alex Malins | Lewes | Free |
| 5 May 2014 | FW | Jonte Smith | Kemi Kings | Free |
| 5 May 2014 | MF | Sergio Torres | Whitehawk | Free |
| 10 June 2014 | MF | Mike Jones | Oldham Athletic | Free |
| 10 June 2014 | MF | Dannie Bulman | AFC Wimbledon | Free |
| 17 June 2014 | DF | Mat Sadler | Rotherham United | Free |
| 20 June 2014 | DF | Kyle McFadzean | Milton Keynes Dons | Undisclosed |
| 24 June 2014 | FW | Jamie Proctor | Fleetwood Town | Free |
| 30 June 2014 | MF | Andy Drury | Luton Town | £100,000 |
| 28 November 2014 | GK | Jamie Ashdown | Oxford United | Free |

### Loans in

| Date | Position | Player | From | End date |
| 18 July 2014 | GK | Raphael Spiegel | West Ham United | 16 August 2014 |
| 31 July 2014 | MF | Mitch Rose | Rotherham United | 7 October 2014 |
| 9 September 2014 | MF | Josh Wright | Millwall | 10 October 2014 |
| 9 September 2014 | DF | Keith Keane | Preston North End | 11 December 2014 |
| 11 September 2014 | DF | Mat Sadler | Rotherham United | 11 November 2014 |
| 17 November 2014 | GK | Lewis Price | Crystal Palace | 20 December 2014 |
| 27 November 2014 | FW | Shaun Miller | Coventry City | 28 December 2014 |
| 9 January 2015 | DF | Darren Ward | Swindon Town | 30 June 2015 |
| 15 January 2015 | MF | Anthony Wordsworth | Ipswich Town | 12 April 2015 |
| 16 January 2015 | GK | Lewis Price | Crystal Palace | 30 June 2015 |
| 23 January 2015 | FW | Dean Morgan | Woking | 30 June 2015 |
| 23 January 2015 | GK | Scott Dutton | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 February 2015 |
| 30 January 2015 | MF | Lee Fowler | Nuneaton Town | 3 May 2015 |
| 20 February 2015 | DF | Richard Wood | Rotherham United | 30 June 2015 |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Player | To | End date |
| 23 January 2015 | MF | Charles Banya | Woking | 30 June 2015 |
| 23 February 2015 | FW | Matt Harrold | Cambridge United | 30 June 2015 |
| 2 March 2015 | DF | Joe Walsh | Milton Keynes Dons | 30 June 2015 |
| 25 March 2015 | MF | Emmett O'Connor | Lewes | 24 April 2015 |