Crawley Town to celebrate 130th anniversary with special edition shirt for Newport County game
Crawley Town Football Club is celebrating its 130th anniversary in December, with a week of activity culminating in the players wearing a special edition 130th Anniversary shirt for the game against Newport County on Saturday, December 12.
To kick off the week, supporters will have the chance to purchase 1 of only 130 limited-edition shirts. The shirts will come in a commemorative box, along with a special 130th key ring and pin badge set, an anniversary scarf and commemorative certificate of authenticity. The shirt will be revealed on the morning of Monday, the 7th and will be released on sale shortly after, both in-store and online.
Each fan-edition shirt will have an embedded commemorative patch, making each shirt unique, as they will all have a different edition number between 1-130. More details on the sale process will be released in due course.
Following specialised social media coverage on Tuesday, the club will then celebrate the anniversary with an evening in the Innovation Group Executive Suite on Wednesday, December 9.
Tickets for the event will cost £30pp and include an inside look at the workings of the Broadfield Stadium, a curry meal service including poppadoms and sundries, and a look around a specially curated exhibition that captures parts of the club’s rich history. After the food service, the club will host a series of interview panels with former and current players from different eras, giving them a chance to tell their stories and chat about the best moments from their time at the club. Ticket sale proceeds from the evening will be donated to the club’s Community Foundation.
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On Thursday, the club will host an online auction with various pieces of memorabilia on sale for supporters to buy.
Finally, on Saturday, the 12th December, the players will wear the commemorative shirts for the match against Newport County, with the matchday being themed around the 130-year celebration. More former players will be in attendance as the club’s guests of honour, and will be hosted in hospitality for the match before being paraded to fans at half-time. A special edition of Red Devils Diary will be produced, and further commemorative items will be available to purchase from the club shop! Following the fixture, the specially tagged ‘player edition’ shirts will then be added to the online auction for fans to purchase - of which the proceeds will, again,l go to the Community Foundation.
Further details about the week will be released in due course, including a list of confirmed players for the celebration evening.