Crawley Town’s former play-off winning boss Scott Lindsey has been named as the new head coach of League Two new boys York City – just one day after the Minstermen sacked title-winning manager Stuart Maynard.

Maynard guided York to National League glory last season after a thrilling win at title rivals Rochdale on the final day of the 2025-26 campaign.

But the former Wealdstone and Notts County boss but was relieved of his duties on Sunday (April, 26) due to what the Minstermen board called a ‘difference in direction and vision for the football club’.

Lindsey will be assisted by assistant manager Joao Alves and first-team coach Gary Elphick – and will take charge of his first game against former club Crawley in the Carabao Cup preliminary round on Monday, August 3.

Having joined the Reds in January 2023, the 54-year-old steered the club away from relegation to the National League despite the club being in a precarious position with only a few games of the season remaining.

By the end of the next season, Lindsey secured play-off football for the first time in Crawley’s history.

An EFL record 8-1 semi-final aggregate victory over Milton Keynes Dons saw Crawley visit Wembley for the first time, where Lindsey’s men saw off Crewe Alexandra 2-0 in the final.

The third tier of English football beckoned, and Crawley got off to a flying start with victories over Blackpool on opening day and Cambridge United a week later.

Scott Lindsey celebrates with the League Two play-off final trophy after Crawley Town's victory over Crewe at Wembley in May 2024. Picture by Paul Harding/Getty Images

placeholder image — Scott Lindsey celebrates with the League Two play-off final trophy after Crawley Town's victory over Crewe at Wembley in May 2024. Picture by Paul Harding/Getty Images

But Lindsey departed Crawley in September 2024 – before returning six months after leaving to take charge at Milton Keynes Dons.

He re-joined Crawley with the club 12 points from safety in the relegation places in League One and had some initial success – with wins in his first two games – but they lost their next three matches.

Despite ending the season with three wins and a draw from their final four games, they were relegated after finishing a point and a place from safety.

And the Reds’ struggled continued following their relegation back to League Two. Crawley parted company with Lindsey in March after a run of 10 games without a win.