# 2011–12 Crawley Town F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was the 62nd season in which Crawley Town have played senior football, and the seventh as a fully professional team. It was the first time in the club's history that they competed in The Football League. Crawley Town competed in the Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, where they finished 3rd, gaining promotion to League One, the third tier of English football. The club also competed in the FA Cup, where they reached the fifth round, prior to being knocked out by then Premier League club Stoke City. They also competed in the League Cup and the Football League Trophy, where they were knocked out in the first round.

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Swindon Town (C, P) | 46 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 75 | 32 | +43 | 93 | Promotion to Football League One |
| 2 | Shrewsbury Town (P) | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 66 | 41 | +25 | 88 | Promotion to Football League One |
| 3 | Crawley Town (P) | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 76 | 54 | +22 | 84 | Promotion to Football League One |
| 4 | Southend United | 46 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 77 | 48 | +29 | 83 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 5 | Torquay United | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 81 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | FL Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | NED | Michel Kuipers | 17 | 0 | 15+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | EIR | Scott Davies | 21 | 2 | 17+3 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Dean Howell | 44 | 3 | 36+1 | 3 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Pablo Mills | 25 | 2 | 19+2 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Kyle McFadzean | 45 | 3 | 36+1 | 2 | 5+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | NGA | Hope Akpan | 33 | 2 | 17+9 | 1 | 0+4 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | EIR | Billy Clarke | 21 | 3 | 16+1 | 3 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ARG | Sergio Torres | 46 | 4 | 37+1 | 3 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Gary Alexander | 14 | 7 | 14+0 | 7 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Josh Simpson | 47 | 2 | 31+9 | 2 | 4+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Ben Smith | 7 | 1 | 3+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | ENG | David Hunt | 35 | 0 | 26+1 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Dannie Bulman | 48 | 3 | 41+0 | 3 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | WAL | Glenn Wilson | 7 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | John Akinde | 29 | 1 | 7+18 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | SCO | John Dempster | 10 | 1 | 6+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Charlie Wassmer | 15 | 2 | 12+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | WAL | Scott Neilson | 35 | 3 | 11+19 | 3 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Tyrone Barnett | 33 | 14 | 25+1 | 13 | 5+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | SCO | Scott Shearer | 30 | 0 | 25+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | JAM | Claude Davis | 33 | 3 | 27+2 | 3 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Players featured for Crawley but left before the end of the season: ||||||||||||||
| 10 | FW | ENG | Wesley Thomas | 7 | 1 | 2+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Matt Tubbs | 31 | 18 | 23+1 | 12 | 4+0 | 5 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| Players on loan for Crawley Town who returned to their parent club: ||||||||||||||
| 26 | DF | ENG | Tom Eastman | 6 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Scott Griffiths | 6 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | WAL | Michael Doughty | 18 | 2 | 2+14 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Jon-Paul Pittman | 4 | 1 | 0+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Sanchez Watt | 16 | 2 | 6+8 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | SCO | Warren Cummings | 9 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | WAL | Lloyd James | 6 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | ENG | Leon Clarke | 4 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | EIR | Rene Gilmartin | 7 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Andy Drury | 15 | 4 | 13+0 | 3 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Karl Hawley | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Shaun Batt | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 27 May 2011 | DF | Jamie Day | Rushden & Diamonds | Free |
| 27 May 2011 | FW | John Akinde | Bristol City | Free |
| 31 May 2011 | MF | Scott Davies | Reading | Free |
| 31 May 2011 | FW | Wesley Thomas | Cheltenham Town | Free |
| 14 June 2011 | MF | Hope Akpan | Everton | Free |
| 29 June 2011 | FW | Tyrone Barnett | Macclesfield Town | Undisclosed |
| 16 September 2011 | DF | Claude Davis | Free Agent | Free |
| 31 January 2012 | FW | Billy Clarke | Blackpool | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 19 August 2011 | MF | Michael Doughty | Queens Park Rangers | 19 February 2011 |
| 8 September 2011 | DF | Scott Griffiths | Peterborough United | 8 October 2011 |
| 12 September 2011 | FW | Jon-Paul Pittman | Oxford United | 12 December 2011 |
| 13 September 2011 | DF | Tom Eastman | Colchester United | 13 October 2011 |
| 15 September 2011 | MF | Andy Drury | Ipswich Town | 17 December 2011 |
| 26 January 2012 | MF | Sanchez Watt | Arsenal | 30 June 2012 |
| 31 January 2012 | FW | Karl Hawley | Notts County | 30 June 2012 |
| 17 February 2012 | GK | Rene Gilmartin | Watford | 17 March 2012 |
| 21 February 2012 | MF | Shaun Batt | Millwall | 21 March 2012 |
| 2 March 2012 | DF | Warren Cummings | Bournemouth | 2 April 2012 |
| 2 March 2012 | DF | Lloyd James | Colchester United | 2 April 2012 |
| 8 March 2012 | FW | Gary Alexander | Brentford | 30 June 2012 |
| 17 March 2012 | FW | Leon Clarke | Charlton Athletic | 30 June 2012 |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 13 May 2011 | MF | Simon Rusk | Retired | Retired |
| 13 May 2011 | GK | Nick Jordan | | Free |
| 13 May 2011 | DF | Danny Hall | Stockport County | Free |
| 13 May 2011 | DF | Sam Rents | Gateshead | Free |
| 13 May 2011 | FW | Jamie Cook | Bath City | Free |
| 13 May 2011 | FW | Craig McAllister | Newport County | Free |
| 13 May 2011 | MF | Steven Masterton | Montrose | Free |
| 13 May 2011 | FW | Tommy Brewer | | Free |
| 13 June 2011 | FW | Ben Wright | Braintree Town | Free |
| 18 July 2011 | MF | James Dance | Luton Town | Undisclosed |
| 1 January 2012 | FW | Wesley Thomas | Bournemouth | £200,000 |
| 31 January 2012 | FW | Matt Tubbs | Bournemouth | £800,000 |
| 31 January 2012 | MF | Willie Gibson | Falkirk | Free |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 24 August 2011 | MF | Willie Gibson | St Johnstone | 24 January 2011 |
| 9 September 2011 | FW | Wesley Thomas | Bournemouth | 11 December 2011 |
| 23 September 2011 | DF | John Dempster | Kettering Town | 23 October 2011 |
| 23 September 2011 | MF | Ben Smith | Kettering Town | 23 October 2011 |
| 12 October 2011 | DF | Charlie Wassmer | Fleetwood Town | 14 January 2012 |
| 12 October 2011 | DF | Glenn Wilson | Fleetwood Town | 14 January 2012 |
| 27 October 2011 | MF | Scott Davies | Aldershot Town | 1 January 2012 |
| 27 October 2011 | DF | Jamie Day | Aldershot Town | 1 January 2012 |
| 22 November 2011 | DF | John Dempster | Mansfield Town | 23 February 2012 |
| 25 November 2011 | MF | Ben Smith | Woking | 25 December 2011 |
| 31 January 2012 | MF | Ben Smith | Aldershot Town | 3 May 2012 |
| 21 February 2012 | FW | Tyrone Barnett | Peterborough United | 30 June 2012 |
| 17 March 2012 | DF | Charlie Wassmer | Dagenham & Redbridge | 30 June 2012 |
| 17 March 2012 | FW | John Akinde | Dagenham & Redbridge | 30 June 2012 |

## Awards

| End of Season Awards | Winner |
| Player of the Year | Dannie Bulman |
| Young Player of the Year | Hope Akpan |
| Goal of the Season | Scott Davies vs Torquay United |
| Best Individual Performance | Michel Kuipers vs Crewe Alexandra |