 Crawley Town competed in Football League One, the third tier of English football, following automatic promotion from League Two during the 2011–12 season.The 2014–15 season saw Crawley struggle for form, and Gregory resigned for health reasons near the end of 2014, with the club in the relegation zone.Dean Saunders was appointed to replace him on an interim basis, and despite an upturn in form, was unable to get the club out of trouble.