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Crawley Town are on the lookout for a new manager following the departure of Rob Elliot and betting sites have already drawn up a list of candidates to replace him.Next Crawley Town Manager Odds & Analysis | Gambling.com
After just six wins in 31 matches, they parted company with the former Newcastle and Charlton keeper with the club in desperate trouble.Next Crawley Town Manager Odds & Analysis | Gambling.com
Having gained promotion to League One last season via the play-offs, Town have struggled for most of the campaign and are now languishing in 22nd in the table, 12 points from safety.Next Crawley Town Manager Odds & Analysis | Gambling.com
If they are to avoid an immediate return to English football’s fourth tier, they will have to turn things around quickly, and whoever gets the job will have a mountain to climb.
So let’s take a look at some of the names in the frame in the next Crawley manager market.
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Scott Lindsey is a fan favourite at the Sussex club, having led Crawley to promotion to tier three last season with a victory over Crewe in the League Two play-off final at Wembley.
But despite that success, the 52-year-old left for MK Dons last September in what seemed like a move to bigger things at the time.
However, after just five months in the job, he is available for work once more as a poor run of form at Stadium MK led to his departure.
The former boss is currently 4/6 favourite with football betting sites to make a return.
Manager | Odds | Bookmaker |
Scott Lindsey | 4/6 | |
Ian Evatt | 6/1 | |
Jon Brady | 8/1 | |
Richie Barker | 10/1 | |
Louis Storey | 12/1 | |
Luke Williams | 14/1 | |
Ryan Mason | 14/1 | |
Mike Williamson | 16/1 | |
Nigel Adkins | 16/1 |
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Ian Evatt was relieved of his duties in January following a long spell in charge of Bolton.
Evatt steered the Trotters to promotion from League Two with a third-place finish during his debut 2020/21 season and two years later he engineered an EFL Trophy final victory at Wembley.
The former Blackpool and Chesterfield player had also guided Barrow back to the Football League for the first time in 48 years during his second season in charge and is 6/1 for the Crawley role.
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Jon Brady is currently out of work, so could Crawley Town be his next port of call?
In his first full season managing League Two side Northampton, Brady's team narrowly missed out on automatic promotion due to a remarkable 7-0 victory by Bristol Rovers on the final day of the 2021/22 season.
The Cobblers then lost their two-legged play-off against Mansfield, but bounced back the following season, securing a third-place finish and earning automatic promotion to League One.
Brady spent three and a half years at Northampton but stepped down in December with the club sitting in the bottom four and the Australian is 8/1 with betting apps to return to the dugout with Crawley.
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Richie Barker's reputation grew when, as assistant manager, he played a key role in Rotherham's promotion to the Championship in 2022.
His first managerial role came at Bury back in 2011, where he guided the club to League One survival.
He later moved to Crawley, overseeing a stable mid-table finish before joining Portsmouth in 2013, but his time on the south coast was short-lived, lasting just 20 games.
Barker’s most recent role was as assistant manager to Paul Warne at Derby County, but the pair departed in February and he is 10/1 to return as Town's new boss.
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The man taking charge of first-team affairs for now as interim boss is Louis Storey, who is currently 12/1 to make the position his own.
Storey had been the club's assistant having joined from Gateshead alongside Elliot and first-team coach Antony Sweeney.
During their time in the North East, the pair led the team to a sixth-place finish in the National League and secured the Isuzu FA Trophy in 2024.
The former defender, who also made 139 appearances for Gateshead, appears to have made a smooth transition into coaching and will be keen to prove his credentials.
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After cutting his managerial teeth at Swindon, Luke Williams (14/1) took charge of Notts County in 2022, leading them to a record-breaking season with 107 points and promotion to the Football League via the play-offs.
His success with the Magpies led to his appointment as head coach of Swansea City in January 2024. However, after a series of poor performances, Williams was dismissed in February 2025 and is currently looking for his next challenge.
Crawley could try to persuade Williams to get back into the dugout, but it would be a hard sell as he would presumably be reluctant to drop back down at least one division.
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Forced to retire as a player at the age of 26 after fracturing his skull, Ryan Mason (14/1) quickly decided to pursue a career in coaching.
Since then he has been a member of Tottenham's backroom staff when Antonio Conte and Ange Postecoglou were in charge.
Twice Mason has served as the club’s interim manager following the departure of both managers and the 33-year-old doubtless wants to lead a team of his own one day.
Elsewhere, former Carlisle boss Mike Williamson and ex-Tranmere manager Nigel Adkins are both priced at 16/1 in the next Crawley manager market.
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