2013–14 Crawley Town F.C. season
# 2013–14 Crawley Town F.C. season

The 2013–14 season was the 64th season in which Crawley Town played senior football, and the eight as a fully professional team. Crawley Town competed in Football League One for the second consecutive season, the third tier of English football, following automatic promotion from League Two during the 2011–12 season. They finished 14th in League One, and also competed in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and Football League Trophy, where they were eliminated in the second round, first round and second round respectively.

## First-team squad

    As of 5 May 2014
    Players' ages are as of 1 August 2013.

| No. | Nat | Name | Date of birth (Age) | Place of birth | Signed from | Note |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | ENG | Paul Jones | (1986-06-28)28 June 1986 (aged 27) | Maidstone | Peterborough United | |
| 25 | ENG | Jonny Maddison | (1994-09-04)4 September 1994 (aged 18) | Chester-le-Street | Sunderland | |
| 32 | ENG | Ross Atkins | (1989-11-03)3 November 1989 (aged 23) | Derby | on loan from Derby County | on loan from Derby County |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | ENG | James Hurst | (1992-01-31)31 January 1992 (aged 21) | Sutton Coldfield | Valur | |
| 3 | ENG | Mat Sadler | (1985-02-26)26 February 1985 (aged 28) | Birmingham | Walsall | |
| 4 | IRL | Mark Connolly | (1991-12-16)16 December 1991 (aged 21) | Monaghan | Bolton Wanderers | |
| 5 | ENG | Kyle McFadzean | (1987-02-20)20 February 1987 (aged 26) | Sheffield | Alfreton Town | |
| 6 | ENG | Connor Essam | (1992-07-09)9 July 1992 (aged 21) | Sheerness | Gillingham | |
| 12 | WAL | Joe Walsh | (1992-05-13)13 May 1992 (aged 21) | Cardiff | Swansea City | |
| 22 | ENG | Louis John | (1994-04-19)19 April 1994 (aged 19) | Croydon | none | |
| 24 | ENG | Alex Malins | (1994-11-10)10 November 1994 (aged 18) | Horsham | none | |
| 29 | ENG | Paul Connolly | (1983-09-29)29 September 1983 (aged 29) | Liverpool | Millwall | |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 8 | ARG | Sergio Torres | (1981-07-11)11 July 1981 (aged 32) | Mar del Plata | Peterborough United | |
| 10 | ENG | Andy Drury | (1983-11-28)28 November 1983 (aged 29) | Sittingbourne | Ipswich Town | |
| 11 | ENG | Josh Simpson | (1987-03-06)6 March 1987 (aged 26) | Harlow | Peterborough United | |
| 15 | ENG | Dannie Bulman | (1979-01-24)24 January 1979 (aged 34) | Ashford | Oxford United | |
| 16 | WAL | Nicky Adams | (1986-10-16)16 October 1986 (aged 26) | Bolton | Rochdale | |
| 17 | ENG | Hiram Boateng | (1996-01-08)8 January 1996 (aged 17) | Wandsworth | on loan from Crystal Palace | on loan from Crystal Palace |
| 18 | ENG | Luke Rooney | (1990-12-28)28 December 1990 (aged 22) | Bermondsey | on loan from Swindon Town | on loan from Swindon Town |
| 19 | ENG | Jeffrey Monakana | (1993-11-05)5 November 1993 (aged 19) | Edmonton | on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion | on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion |
| 21 | ENG | Mike Jones | (1987-08-15)15 August 1987 (aged 25) | Birkenhead | Sheffield Wednesday | |
| 26 | WAL | Gwion Edwards | (1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 20) | Lampeter | on loan from Swansea City | on loan from Swansea City |
| 28 | IRL | Gary Dicker | (1986-07-31)31 July 1986 (aged 27) | Dublin | Rochdale | |
| 32 | ENG | Kyle Bennett | (1990-09-09)9 September 1990 (aged 22) | Telford | on loan from Doncaster Rovers | on loan from Doncaster Rovers |
| 33 | ENG | Bradley Isaacs | (1995-12-02)2 December 1995 (aged 17) | Crawley | none | |
| 34 | ENG | Ryan Richefond | (1996-06-16)16 June 1996 (aged 17) | Tower Hamlets | none | |
| Forwards |||||||
| 7 | IRL | Billy Clarke | (1987-12-13)13 December 1987 (aged 25) | Cork | Blackpool | |
| 9 | ENG | Gary Alexander | (1979-08-15)15 August 1979 (aged 33) | Lambeth | Brentford | |
| 9 | NZL | Rory Fallon | (1982-03-20)20 March 1982 (aged 31) | Gisbourne | St Johnstone | |
| 14 | ENG | Jamie Proctor | (1992-03-25)25 March 1992 (aged 21) | Preston | Swansea City | |
| 16 | ENG | Sullay Kaikai | (1995-08-26)26 August 1995 (aged 17) | Southwark | on loan from Crystal Palace | on loan from Crystal Palace |
| 18 | ENG | Matt Tubbs | (1984-07-15)15 July 1984 (aged 29) | Salisbury | on loan from A.F.C. Bournemouth | on loan from A.F.C. Bournemouth |
| 20 | ENG | Emile Sinclair | (1987-12-29)29 December 1987 (aged 25) | Leeds | Peterborough United | |
| 23 | BER | Jonté Smith | (1994-07-10)10 July 1994 (aged 19) | Hamilton | Sutton United | |

## Competitions

### League One

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 | Bristol City | 46 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 70 | 67 | +3 | 58 |
| 13 | Walsall | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 58 |
| 14 | Crawley Town | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 57 |
| 15 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 50 | 59 | −9 | 56 |
| 16 | Colchester United | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 53 | 61 | −8 | 53 |

## Transfers

### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 May 2013 | GK | Jonny Maddison | Sunderland | Free |
| 17 June 2013 | MF | Andy Drury | Ipswich Town | Free |
| 1 July 2013 | DF | James Hurst | Valur | Free |
| 29 August 2013 | FW | Emile Sinclair | Peterborough United | £100,000 |
| 23 January 2014 | MF | Gary Dicker | Rochdale | Free |
| 17 February 2014 | FW | Rory Fallon | St Johnstone | Free |
| 18 February 2014 | DF | Paul Connolly | Millwall | Free |

### Out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 30 June 2013 | MF | Matt Sparrow | Scunthorpe United | Released |
| 30 June 2013 | DF | Mustapha Dumbuya | Notts County | Released |
| 30 June 2013 | FW | Lateef Elford-Alliyu | Tamworth | Released |
| 30 June 2013 | DF | David Hunt | Oxford United | Released |
| 30 June 2013 | MF | Aaron Wickham | Aldershot Town | Released |
| 30 June 2013 | DF | Jon Dollery | Lewes | Released |
| 30 June 2013 | DF | Shaun Cooper | Portsmouth | Released |
| 30 June 2013 | FW | Richard Brodie | Gateshead | Released |
| 31 January 2014 | FW | Gary Alexander | Burton Albion | ? |
| 31 January 2014 | MF | Nicky Adams | Rotherham United | Undisclosed |
| 27 February 2014 | DF | James Hurst | Valur | Released |

* ↑ Sparrow joined Scunthorpe United after his release.
* ↑ Dumbuya joined Notts County after his release.
* ↑ Elford-Alliyu signed for Tamworth following his release.
* ↑ David Hunt joined Oxford United following his release.
* ↑ Wickham signed for Aldershot Town following his release.
* ↑ Dollery signed for Lewes following his release.
* ↑ Cooper signed for Portsmouth following his release.
* ↑ Brodie signed for Gateshead after his release
* ↑ Hurst signed for Valur following the termination of his contract.

### Loans in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 August 2013 | MF | Luke Rooney | Swindon Town | 1 January 2014 |
| 25 October 2013 | MF | Kyle Bennett | Doncaster Rovers | 25 November 2013 |
| 6 January 2014 | FW | Matt Tubbs | A.F.C. Bournemouth | 31 May 2014 |
| 31 January 2014 | GK | Ross Atkins | Derby County | 28 February 2014 |
| 7 February 2014 | MF | Hiram Boateng | Crystal Palace | 5 April 2014 |
| 7 February 2014 | FW | Sullay Kaikai | Crystal Palace | 5 April 2014 |
| 27 March 2014 | MF | Jeffrey Monakana | Brighton & Hove Albion | 24 April 2014 |
| 27 March 2014 | MF | Gwion Edwards | Swansea City | 31 May 2014 |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 September 2013 | FW | Jonté Smith | Havant & Waterlooville | 10 October 2013 |
| October 2013 | FW | Jonté Smith | Metropolitan Police | November 2013 |
| 22 November 2013 | DF | Connor Essam | Dartford | 22 December 2013 |
| November 2013 | DF | Alex Malins | Bognor Regis Town | ? |
| 17 January 2014 | DF | James Hurst | Northampton Town | 17 February 2014 |
| 21 January 2014 | FW | Jonté Smith | Gosport Borough | 21 February 2014 |
| 31 January 2014 | FW | Emile Sinclair | Northampton Town | 31 May 2013 |
| 13 March 2014 | FW | Jonté Smith | PS Kemi Kings | 30 June 2014 |
| March 2014 | DF | Alex Malins | Lewes | ? |

## Player statistics

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | Football League Cup | Football League Cup | Football League Trophy | Football League Trophy |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Paul Jones | 51 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | James Hurst | 21 | 0 | 11+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Mat Sadler | 51 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | EIR | Mark Connolly | 40 | 1 | 32+4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Kyle McFadzean | 46 | 1 | 41+1 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Connor Essam | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | IRL | Billy Clarke | 31 | 7 | 28+1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ARG | Sergio Torres | 24 | 0 | 6+16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | NZL | Rory Fallon | 8 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Gary Alexander | 26 | 5 | 9+12 | 4 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Andy Drury | 46 | 5 | 36+5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Josh Simpson | 41 | 2 | 37+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | WAL | Joe Walsh | 43 | 5 | 39 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Jamie Proctor | 49 | 7 | 21+23 | 6 | 2+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Dannie Bulman | 43 | 0 | 34+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | ENG | Sullay Kaikai | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | WAL | Nicky Adams | 29 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Hiram Boateng | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Luke Rooney | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Matt Tubbs | 18 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Jeffrey Monakana | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Emile Sinclair | 19 | 4 | 9+6 | 2 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Mike Jones | 46 | 4 | 40+2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Louis John | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | BER | Jonte Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Alex Mallins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | ENG | Jonny Maddison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | WAL | Gwion Edwards | 6 | 2 | 5+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | EIR | Gary Dicker | 11 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Paul Connolly | 7 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | ENG | Kyle Bennett | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | ENG | Ross Atkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | ENG | Bradley Isaacs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | ENG | Ryan Richefond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

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