Crawley Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England.
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15 Facts About Crawley Town
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Crawley Town spent three seasons in League One before their relegation in 2015.
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Crawley Town retained their amateur status and went on to win the Metropolitan League Challenge Cup in 1959.
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Crawley Town turned semi-professional in 1962 and the following year they joined Division One of the Southern League.
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The offer of 50p in the pound was later accepted and Crawley Town was able to continue playing for the time being, though this didn't stop HMRC from trying to wind up the SAGroup over unpaid taxes.
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Crawley Town finished 18th in the division and managed to beat the drop after securing the point they needed on the final day of the season.
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However, complications arose and as a result Crawley Town were given a six-point penalty for the new season and a transfer embargo was put in place because of financial irregularities.
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Crawley Town finished the season in a respectable 15th place, and were runners-up in the Sussex Senior Cup, despite the club's financial position and points deduction.
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Investment paid off as Crawley Town were challenging for promotion to the Football League and embarked on a remarkable FA Cup run.
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Victories over Newport County, Guiseley and Swindon Crawley Town saw the club progress to a third round tie at home to Championship side Derby County.
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Crawley Town finished 2011 at the top of League Two; a positive start to their first campaign in league football.
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Three Crawley Town players were involved in a post-match brawl against Bradford City, including former club captain Pablo Mills and fellow defender Claude Davis.
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On 7 August 2012, Crawley Town appointed Bury FC manager Richie Barker as their new manager.
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Crawley Town was replaced by John Gregory, who steered the club to another mid-table finish despite a poor late run.
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Crawley Town FC spent 48 years at their Town Mead home until the land was sold to developers in 1997.
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