HARKIN AND ARMO SIGN
Midfielders Mo Harkin and Paul Armstrong have put pen to paper and signed up for the Conference campaign.

Manager Francis Vines said: “With our promotion to the Conference National and the subsequent additional training and travelling, we understand that personal circumstances may restrict some players' commitment to just next season initially. I am delighted to sign Mo and Paul for another season.”

- posted by Webmaster @ 2:29 AM

 
GREGORY LISTED
CTFC.net player of the season Justin Gregory has been placed on the transfer list. After talks with the club Gregory has decided that he is unable to give the commitment required by the club for next season.

- posted by Webmaster @ 2:26 AM

 
READY GOES TO BORO
Reds defender Karl Ready has joined Conference rivals Farnborough Town not being offered a deal for next season. Ready was given the chance to return for pre-season training at Crawley but has decided to join Farnborough instead. Ready joined from Aylesbury United during last season but was unable to break up the central defensive partnership of Kevin Hemsley and Marc Pullan so only had a bit part in the title winning campaign.

- posted by Webmaster @ 2:23 AM

 
TWO MORE FRIENDLIES ANNOUNCED
In addition to those friendlies already announced Crawley Town have added two more games to the list. The latest games added are against Horsham on Thursday 22nd July and Hampton & Richmond on Thursday 29th July. Both games are away from home.

- posted by Webmaster @ 12:23 AM

 
PRE-FRIENDLIES TAKE SHAPE
Details of Crawley Town's pre-season friendlies have been released, with the Reds first game being away to local side Horley Town on Tuesday 13th July, kick-off 7.45pm. On the following Saturday they play host to Nationwide league side Brighton & Hove Albion before venturing to Lewes on Tuesday 20th July. Folkestone Invicta, Hornchurch, Three Bridges and Moor Green are the other sides arranged so far. The opponents on Saturday 24th July has yet to be confirmed.
Click here for a full list of the friendlies.

- posted by Webmaster @ 5:16 PM

 
FRIENDLY NEWS
Two sides have given dates of friendlies against Crawley Town. Newly promoted Conference South side Lewes have revealed that Crawley will visit the Dripping Pan on Tuesday 20th July, whilst Folkestone Invcita have Crawley down to visit them on Tuesday 27th July. The match at Folkestone is part of the deal that saw Allan Tait move to Crawley towards the end of last season.

- posted by Webmaster @ 10:25 PM

 
CONFERENCE COMPOSITION REVEALED
The FA published details of next seasons Conference set-up this week. The top Conference division, which Crawley will play in, will be called Conference National. The sides announced by the FA as being Crawley's opponents for next season are:

Accrington Stanley, Barnet, Burton Albion, Canvey Island, Carlisle United, Dagenham & Redbridge, Exeter City, Farnborough Town, Forest Green Rovers, Gravesend & Northfleet, Halifax Town, Hereford United, Margate*, Morecambe, Scarborough, Stevenage Borough, Tamworth, Telford United, Woking, York City and either Alderstot Town or Shrewsbury Town

* Margate's position in the league is subject to confirmation.

- posted by Webmaster @ 10:04 PM

 
VINES IS DMLP MANAGER OF THE SEASON
Francis Vines has been named the Southern League Premier Division Manager of the Season for 2003/04. This follows Crawley's successful season where he led the team not only to the Premier Division title for the first time but also the League Cup for the second successive season. The double win was also the first by a Premier Division side since Wimbledon achieved the feat back in 1976.

- posted by Webmaster @ 9:59 PM

 
REDS END WITH A WIN
After losing to Newport County earlier in the week in injury time it was Crawley's turn to score late on Saturday as Robert Traynor scored from the penalty spot in time added on. It was the home side who took the lead however, after 19 minutes, when Mark McGregor fired home from just outside the Reds' penalty area. Their lead didn't last long though, with Allan Tait knocking the ball home after a cross from the left was headed down by Paul Armstrong a minute later.

With time running out Tait was brought down as he ran past a couple of defenders into the home side's penalty area. With regular taker Charlie MacDonald off the pitch, after being substituted during the second half, Traynor stepped home to secure all three points in what was Crawley's last game in the Dr Martens League.

- posted by Webmaster @ 2:48 PM