Crawley part company with manager Elliot
Crawley Town have parted company with manager Rob Elliot with the club 12 points adrift of safety in League One.The former Gateshead manager, 38, took over at Broadfield Stadium in October after Scott Lindsey left to go to League Two MK Dons.
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