 McAllister then dropped back down to non-League football, joining Crawley Town where he played at Old Trafford; his team was defeated 1–0 by Manchester United in their FA Cup fifth round tie.He rejected a new contract from Crawley at the end of the 2010–11, subsequently joining Newport County.McAllister won his first major honour in 2011, helping Crawley Town win the Conference Premier for the first time in their history.