Crawley Town defeat Crewe Alexandra to win promotion

The Red Devils defeated Crewe Alexandra 2-0 at Wembley to book their place in the third tier.

Their promotion, meanwhile, takes another long trip off relegated United's calendar for the 2024/25 campaign.

And Crewe's failure to go up adds further to the northern feel of the fourth tier next season.

Scott Lindsey's Crawley got the better of Lee Bell's Alex with a goal in either half at the national stadium.

Danilo Orsi shot the Sussex outfit ahead four minutes before the interval, with Liam Kelly making victory secure in the 85th minute.

Crawley fans celebrate at Wembley (Image: PA)

It saw Crawley seal a return to League One for the first time since 2015, as they joined Stockport County, Wrexham and Mansfield Town - the automatically-promoted trio - in going up.

They take the places of the relegated quartet of Carlisle, Fleetwood Town, Port Vale and Cheltenham Town.

Crawley's first ever game at Wembley saw former Carlisle United loanee Adam Campbell celebrating.

The forward, who had two spells with the Cumbrians, started for Lindsey's side before being replaced in the 54th minute.

The result at Wembley means the full 24-team make-up of League Two in 2024/25 is now confirmed, ahead of the fixtures being released on Wednesday, June 26.

It is set to be a much more northern-heavy fixture list for the Cumbrians than for many years, with the likes of Accrington Stanley, Barrow, Morecambe, Fleetwood Town, Salford City, Harrogate Town, Bradford City, Tranmere Rovers and Crewe all involved in the division.

The 2024/25 League Two line-up is:

ACCRINGTON STANLEY

AFC WIMBLEDON

BARROW

BRADFORD CITY

BROMLEY

CARLISLE UNITED

CHELTENHAM TOWN

CHESTERFIELD

COLCHESTER UNITED

CREWE ALEXANDRA

DONCASTER ROVERS

FLEETWOOD TOWN

GILLINGHAM

GRIMSBY TOWN

HARROGATE TOWN

MK DONS

MORECAMBE

NEWPORT COUNTY

NOTTS COUNTY

PORT VALE

SALFORD CITY

SWINDON TOWN

TRANMERE ROVERS

WALSALL