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Crawley Town have signed defender Will Wright from fellow League Two club Gillingham for an undisclosed fee.

The 26-year-old centre-back has agreed a one-year contract with the Reds, with the option to extend the deal by a further 12 months.

Wright scored two goals in 46 appearances for the Gills last season after joining from National League side Dagenham & Redbridge.

He becomes Crawley's 11th signing of the summer transfer window.

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Crawley Town have signed Charlton Athletic midfielder Aaron Henry on a season-long loan.

The 19-year-old's move was completed in time for him to be available for Saturday's League Two opener at home to Mark Hughes' Bradford City.

Despite his age, Henry has made 14 league appearances for parent club Charlton, three of them starts.

He also spent the second half of the 2021-22 season on loan at Wealdstone, playing 20 National League games.

Henry signed a new two-year contract with Charlton, with an option of a third, in May.

His arrival comes just a day after Crawley re-signed experienced Anthony Grant on a short-term deal.

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Veteran defender Joel Lynch has left Crawley Town after agreeing to end his contract with the League Two club.

The 35-year-old made 45 appearances for the Reds and scored two goals after joining them almost two years ago.

Lynch, who won one full international cap for Wales in 2012, has spent the bulk of his club career at Championship level.

He started out at Brighton before moving on to Nottingham Forest, Huddersfield, QPR and Sunderland.

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Crawley Town have signed Chesterfield defender Laurence Maguire on loan until the end of January.

The 26-year-old centre-back has made 150 league appearances for the Spireites since making his first-team debut in August 2016.

The younger brother of Manchester United and England defender Harry, he has also played for AFC Fylde on loan.

The England C international becomes the League Two club's 15th signing of the summer transfer window.

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Crawley Town have signed former Millwall goalkeeper Ryan Sandford on a deal until the end of the season.

The 24-year-old came through the academy at The Den but did not play a first-team game for the Lions.

He had loan spells with Welling, Dover, Dorking, Maidstone, and Weymouth before short stays at AFC Wimbledon and Dartford on leaving Millwall last year.

"Five different goalkeeping coaches all gave him glowing references," said Crawley goalkeeping coach Steve Hale.

Sandford becomes Crawley's first signing of the January transfer window.

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Crawley Town have extended the loan of Chesterfield defender Laurence Maguire until the end of January.

The 26-year-old centre-back has made 21 starts for the Reds this season, scoring twice in League Two.

"I am excited to see what the next part of the season holds," Maguire told the club website.

"He has been a big player for us so far this season, and out of all the loans, this has been the most successful," manager Scott Lindsey added.

The younger brother of Manchester United and England defender Harry, the England C international has also played for AFC Fylde on loan.

He said: "I am very happy to be here for the remainder of the season. I really enjoyed the first part of the season, and it has been a great experience playing in a side that has done really well so far."

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Crawley have signed midfielder Jeremy Kelly on a short-term deal and Huddersfield defender Mustapha Olagunju on loan until the end of the season.

Kelly, 26, has spent his professional career in the United States and was recently with FC Tulsa.

Olagunju, 22, made eight league appearances for National League Ebbsfleet earlier this season.

Both players could feature for the Red Devils in Saturday's home game against Morecambe in League Two.

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Crawley Town have extended the contract of top scorer Danilo Orsi following their promotion to League One.

Orsi, 28, scored 25 goals this season, including the opener in their League Two play-off final win over Crewe and a hat-trick in the 5-1 victory at MK Dons in the second leg of the semi-finals.

Orsi moved to the club last summer from Grimsby on a free transfer having previously played non-league football.

Goalkeeper Corey AddaI, 26, has also had his contract extended.

The club remain in talks with defenders Will Wright and Nick Tsaroulla, who were regulars in the side, along with Adam Campbell, Jeremy Kelly, Kellan Gordon, Jack Roles and Ben Gladwin.

Jed Brown, Travis Johnson, Tobi Omole, Florian Kastrati, Jayden Davis, Harry Ransom and Roshan Greensall have all been released.

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American midfielder Jeremy Kelly has agreed a new two-year contract with newly-promoted Crawley Town.

Kelly joined the Red Devils on a short-term deal in January and went on to become a key member of the side that triumphed in the League Two play-offs.

The 26-year-old, who can also play in defence, previously spent a season in Major League Soccer with Colorado Rapids.

"We are delighted to have secured the services of Jeremy - he was fantastic for us at the back end of last season," Crawley manager Scott Lindsey told the club website., external

"I think he is a player who can play in many positions. He's a great lad and fits into the environment here at Crawley really well."

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Crawley Town midfielder Jack Roles has signed a new two-year contract with the Sussex club.

The 25-year-old made 37 appearances for the Reds last season as they won promotion to League One via the play-offs.

Roles scored six goals during the campaign, the last of which came in the play-off semi-final second leg 5-1 thrashing of MK Dons.

He came off the bench deep into second-half stoppage time at Wembley as Crawley beat Crewe Alexandra 2-0 in the final.

"It is an amazing feeling signing my new contract with the club, especially considering the season we have just had getting promoted to League One," he told the club's website., external

Roles came through the academy at Tottenham Hotspur, taking on loan spells at Cambridge United, Burton Albion and Stevenage, before moving to Crystal Palace in 2021.

He moved to Woking just six months later before signing for Crawley in January 2023.

The club announced fellow midfielder Jeremy Kelly had also agreed a two-year contract on Monday.