Assistant Louis Storey, who had been made interim head coach in the hours following Elliott’s departure, and fellow coaches Anthony Sweeney and Steve Hafner have all left the club.
Lindsey has appointed Neil Smith, who leaves his role in charge of Isthmian League side Cray Wanderers, as his assistant manager, with his first game back in charge set to be Saturday’s match at home to fellow strugglers Bristol Rovers.
Lindsey was sacked by MK Dons after just five months on 2 March, having lost 11 of his past 16 matches and picking up only nine points from a possible 48 to drop to 17th in the League Two table.
The 52-year-old’s first Crawley tenure saw him take the club to the third tier for the first time since 2015, following an 8-1 thrashing of MK Dons in the play-offs, before they beat Crewe 2-0 in the Wembley final.
In total, Lindsey was in charge for 87 Crawley games, winning 36 and losing 35.
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