Colchester United 2-3 Crawley Town: result and report

League Two · Tuesday 14 February 2017

Result

Colchester United 2-3 Crawley Town

League Two · Tuesday 14 February 2017, 19:45 UTC · half-time 1-2

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Colchester United 2-3 Crawley Town: match report

Colchester United lost to Crawley Town 2-3 in the League Two on Tuesday 14 February 2017. The half-time score was 1-2.

Denny Johnstone opened the scoring in the 18th minute. Colchester United's goals came from Denny Johnstone (18') and Brennan Dickenson (90+3'). Crawley Town scored through Jimmy Smith (23'), Jimmy Smith (34') and Jimmy Smith (51').

Neither side received a card.

Going into the game Colchester United were 9th on 44 points from 29 and Crawley Town 17th on 36 points from 29. Colchester United went on to finish that season 8th with 69 points, and Crawley Town 19th with 51.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Colchester United wins, 4 draws and 3 for Crawley Town.

Going into the match Colchester United's last five read W-D-L-D-W and Crawley Town's L-D-L-L-W.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 18'Goal · Denny JohnstoneColchester United · 1-0
  • 23'Goal · Jimmy SmithCrawley Town · 1-1
  • 34'Goal · Jimmy SmithCrawley Town · 1-2
  • 51'Goal · Jimmy SmithCrawley Town · 1-3
  • 90+3'Goal · Brennan DickensonColchester United · 2-3

Head-to-head

7 meetings: Colchester United 0, draws 4, Crawley Town 3.

Team news

Colchester United line-up

Sam Walker, Richard Brindley, Alex Wynter, George Elokobi, Matthew Briggs, Tom Lapslie, Brennan Dickenson, Owen Garvan, Tariqe Fosu-Henry, Denny Johnstone, Kurtis Guthrie

Crawley Town line-up

Glenn Morris, Lewis Young, Mark Connolly, Kaby, Josh Lelan, Enzio Boldewijn, Jimmy Smith, Jordan Roberts, Dean Cox, Conor Henderson, James Collins