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Crewe Alexandra 2007–08 football season

Crewe Alexandra

2007–08 season

Chairman

Manager

Football League Trophy

First round

Top goalscorer

League:Maynard (11)
All: Maynard (11)

Highest home attendance

6,771 (14 January vsLeeds United)

Lowest home attendance

2,862 (15 August vsHull City)

Home colours

Away colours

← 2006–07

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The2007–08 season ofCrewe Alexandra Football Club's 84th competitive season. They competed inFootball League One.

Events

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This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2007–08 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include transfers (which are listed in thetransfers section below), match results (which are in thematches section) or awards (which are in theawards section).

2007

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20 April:Dario Gradi announces that as from 1 July, would take up a new role as the club's Technical Director whilst gradually allowing first-team coachSteve Holland control of the team.
18 June: Crewe win theBobby Moore Fair Play award for their outstanding conduct and discipline throughout the 2006/07 season.^[1]
11 August: The opening day of the season sees young strikerNicky Maynard fracture his fibula. He was diagnosed to be out for 3–4 months.^[2] Maynard returned as a 46th-minute substitute 112 days later in theFA Cup.
11 August:Crewe end the day top of the league after their 2–1 win overBrighton & Hove Albion.^[3]
15 August: Crewe are eliminated from theCarling Cup byChampionship sideHull City after a 3–0 loss athome.
25 August: Crewe drop out of the play-off zone after a 2–0 loss toLeyton Orient.^[4]
4 September: Crewe are eliminated from theJohnstone's Paint Trophy by Cheshire-neighboursChester City after a penalty shootout defeat in theFirst round
1 December: Crewe are eliminated from theFA Cup byLeague One sideOldham Athletic away from home. This result means that Crewe are eliminated from all cup competitions for the 2007–08 season.
3 December:Sky Sports confirm that Crewe's home tie withLeeds United will be shown live on TV. The kickoff was changed to 19:45GMT on Monday 14 January 2008. Crewe lost the match 1–0.^[5]

2008

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29 January: Crewe enter the relegation zone in League One after a 1–1 draw withBristol Rovers.^[6]
9 February: Crewe climb out the relegation zone to 20th after a 2–2 draw with top-of-the-tableSwansea City.^[7]
26 March:Michael O'Connor makes his senior international debut forNorthern Ireland in a 4–1 win againstGeorgia.^[8]

Players

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Squad information

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This article needs to beupdated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.(November 2010)

N	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	GK	Williams	24	EU	2004	90	0	30 June 2008	Free
2	DF	Woodards	23	EU	2007	12	0	30 June 2010	£30,000
3	DF	B. Jones	24	EU	2007	0	0	30 June 2010	£65,000
4	MF	Roberts	20	EU	2004	81	7	30 June 2009	Youth system
5	DF	Cox (captain)	35	EU	2006	32	1	30 June 2008	Free
6	DF	Baudet (VC)	28	EU	2006	43	1	30 June 2009	Free
7	MF	Schumacher	23	EU	2007	1	0	30 June 2010	Free
8	MF	O'Connor	19	EU	2005	30	0	30 June 2009	Youth system
9	FW	Maynard	20	EU	2005	33	17	30 June 2010	Youth system
10	MF	Bopp	23	EU	2007	0	0	30 June 2010	Free
12	MF	Rix	23	EU	2001	103	4	30 June 2009	Youth system
13	GK	Tomlinson	22	EU	2001	11	0	30 June 2008	Youth system	On loan atBurton Albion until 21 March 2008
14	DF	McCready	25	EU	2007	61	17	30 June 2009	Free
15	FW	Pope	21	EU	2005	6	1	30 June 2009	Free
16	FW	Lowe	28	EU	2006	31	7	30 June 2009	Free
17	MF	Carrington	20	EU	2005	0	0	30 June 2009	Youth system
18	FW	Moore	18	EU	2007	1	0	30 June 2010	Youth system
19	FW	Miller	19	EU	2006	11	3	30 June 2009	Youth system
20	DF	M Bailey	21	EU	2005	0	0	30 June 2008	Free
21	GK	Fôn Williams	20	EU	2006	0	0	30 June 2008	Youth system
22	DF	Daniel	19	EU	2007	0	0	30 June 2009	Free
23	DF	O'Donnell	21	EU	2007	25	1	30 June 2010	Free
24	FW	Farquharson	18	EU	2007	0	0	30 June 2008	Youth system	On loan atNantwich Town until 28 March 2008
25	MF	J Bailey	18	EU	2007	0	0	30 June 2008	Youth system
26	FW	Brown	18	EU	2007	0	0	30 June 2008	Youth system	On loan atKidsgrove Athletic until January 2008
28	DF	Abbey	28	EU	2007	0	0	30 June 2008	Free
29	DF	Lynch	20	EU	2007	0	0	30 June 2008	Free
30	DF	Boyle	20	EU	2007	0	0	21 February 2008	Loan	On loan fromEverton
32	MF	G. M. Roberts	23	EU	2007	0	0	12 March 2008	Loan	On loan fromIpswich Town
34	MF	Lunt	27	EU	2007	0	0	19 March 2008	Loan	On loan fromSheffield Wednesday

Last updated: 12 February 2008 (all stats except appearances and goals)
Source: Wikipedia players' articles,Crewe Alexandra,crewe-mad
Ordered by Squad Number.
Player must own an EU passport or be a full, current, 'A' international to legally play inEnglish football.(Source)
Squad size is unlimited.

Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in theLeague One (andplayoffs),FA Cup,League Cup andFootball League Trophy.

Squad stats

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				Total			Football League One		FA Cup		Football League Cup		Johnstone's Paint Trophy		Notes
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Sts	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	Notes
1	GK		Williams	43	43		40		2		1
2	DF		Woodards	38	38		34		2		1		1
3	DF		Jones	25	25		21		2		1		1		Knee injury (requires surgery) – back in training
4	MF		G. S. Roberts	36	38	5	35	5	2		1
5	DF		Cox	23	29	1	27		2	1
6	DF		Baudet	33	33	1	30	1	1		1		1
7	MF		Schumacher	21	24	1	21	1	1		1		1
8	MF		O'Connor	16	21		21
9	FW		Maynard	19	22	6	21	6	1
10	MF		Bopp	6	11	1	9	1			1		1
11	MF		Vaughan		1		1								Transferred toReal Sociedad on 23 August 2007^[9]
12	MF		Rix	25	30		26		2		1		1		Hip (requires surgery) – expected back start2008–09 season
13	GK		Tomlinson	1	1								1		Cruciate ligament – expected back 2009
14	DF		McCready	30	31	2	28	1	2	1	1
15	FW		Pope	14	24	6	22	6			1		1
16	FW		Lowe	19	31	5	28	4	2				1	1
17	MF		Carrington	2	7		5				1		1
18	FW		Moore	27	33	2	30	2	2		1
19	FW		Miller	7	18	1	16	1			1		1
20	DF		Bailey	1	3		2		1
21	GK		Fôn Williams
22	DF		Daniel		1		1
23	DF		O'Donnell	18	24	1	23	1					1
24	FW		Farquharson	1	1								1
25	MF		Bailey		1		1
26	FW		Brown		1		1
27	DF		Dugdale												Transferred toDroylsden on 26 December 2007
28	DF		Abbey	14	17		17
29	DF		Lynch	1	3		2						1
30	FW		Barnard	9	10	3	10	3							On loan between 30 Aug and 3 Jan fromTottenham Hotspur
30	DF		Boyle	14	14		14								On loan from 21 Jan fromEverton
31	FW		Dickson	2	3		3								On loan between 15 Aug and 13 Sep fromCharlton
31	FW		Church	13	14	1	12	1	2						On loan between 19 Oct and 28 Jan fromReading
32	MF		Bennett	4	10	1	8	1	2						On loan between 26 Oct and 3 Jan fromWolverhampton Wanderers
32	MF		G. M. Roberts	4	4		4								On loan from 12 Feb fromIpswich Town
33	FW		Baseya	1	4		3		1						On loan between 16 Nov and 19 Dec fromSouthampton
34	DF		Gray	2	2		2								On loan between 23 Nov and 19 Dec fromManchester United
34	MF		Lunt	7	7		7								On loan from 19 Feb fromSheffield Wednesday
35	MF		Anyinsah	2	4		4								On loan fromPreston North End
36	FW		Morgan	5	5	2	5	2							On loan fromLuton Town

Last updated: 24 March 2008
Source:Crewe Alexandra
Ordered by Squad Numbers
0 shown as blank

Disciplinary record

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N	Pos.	Name			Notes
4	MF	G. S. Roberts	4	1	Conceded onepenalty kick
6	DF	Baudet	4	0	Conceded one penalty kick
30	DF	Boyle	2	0	On loan
8	MF	O'Connor	2	0	Conceded two penalty kicks
12	MF	Rix	2	0
30	FW	Barnard	1	0	On loan
32	MF	Bennett	1	0	On loan
34	MF	Lunt	1	0	On loan
29	DF	Lynch	1	0
9	FW	Maynard	1	0
14	DF	McCready	1	0	Conceded two penalty kicks
19	FW	Miller	1	0
7	MF	Schumacher	1	0
1	GK	Williams	0	0	Conceded one penalty kick
2	DF	Woodards	1	0	Conceded one penalty kick

Last updated: 24 March 2008
Source:Crewe Alexandra
Only competitive matches
= Number ofbookings; = Number ofsending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Crewe currently have the best disciplinary record inThe Football League^[10]

Awards

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Individual

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Date	N	P	Name	Award	Notes
13 August 2007	4	MF	G. S. Roberts	Team of the Week	Source
20 August 2007	2	DF	Woodards	Team of the Week	Source^{[permanent dead link]}
10 September 2007	10	MF	Bopp	Team of the Week	Source
24 September 2007	1	GK	Williams	Team of the Week	Source^{[permanent dead link]}
1 October 2007	3	DF	Jones	Team of the Week	Source^{[permanent dead link]}
22 October 2007	16	FW	Lowe	Team of the Week	Source^{[permanent dead link]}
5 November 2007	18	FW	Moore	Team of the Week	Source^{[permanent dead link]}
19 November 2007	2	DF	Woodards	Team of the Week (2)	Source^{[permanent dead link]}
10 December 2007	2	DF	Woodards	Team of the Week (3)	Source^{[permanent dead link]}
28 January 2008	1	GK	Williams	Team of the Week (2)	Source^{[permanent dead link]}
3 March 2008	1	GK	Williams	Team of the Week (3)	Source^{[permanent dead link]}
17 March 2008	8	MF	O'Connor	Team of the Week	Source^{[permanent dead link]}

Club

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Date	Period	Award	Notes
18 June	Season 2006/07	Bobby Moore Fair Play award	^[1]

Players in / out

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In

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No.	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
10	MF	Bopp	23	EU	Rotherham United	TransferredY	Summer		Free
15	FW	Pope	21	EU		Youth teamY	Summer		Free
17	MF	Carrington	20	EU		Youth teamY	Summer		Free
21	GK	Fôn Williams	20	EU		Youth teamY	Summer		Free
29	DF	Lynch	20	EU		UnattachedY	Summer		Free
28	DF	Abbey	28	EU		UnattachedY	Summer		Free
14	DF	McCready	25	EU		UnattachedY	Summer		Free
3	DF	Jones	23	EU	Exeter City	TransferredY	Summer		£65,000
7	MF	Schumacher	23	EU	Bradford City	TransferredY	Summer		Free
30	FW	Barnard	23	EU	Tottenham Hotspur	Loan end	Summer	3 January 2008	Loan
31	FW	Dickson	22	EU	Charlton Athletic	Loan end	Summer	13 September 2007	Loan
31	FW	Church	18	EU	Reading	Loan end	Winter	28 January 2008	Loan	Crewe Alexandra
32	MF	Bennett	18	EU	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Loan end	Winter	3 January 2008	Loan	Crewe Alexandra
33	FW	Baseya	19	EU	Southampton	Loan end	Winter	19 December 2007	Loan	Crewe Alexandra^{[permanent dead link]}
34		Gray	19	EU	Manchester United	Loan end	Winter	3 January 2008	Loan	Crewe Alexandra
30	DF	Boyle	20	EU	Everton	LoanY	Winter	21 February 2008	Loan	Crewe Alexandra
32	MF	G. M. Roberts	23	EU	Ipswich Town	LoanY	Winter	12 March 2008	Loan	Crewe Alexandra^{[permanent dead link]}
34	MF	Lunt	28	EU	Sheffield Wednesday	LoanY	Winter	19 March 2008	Loan
35	FW	Anyinsah	23	EU	Preston North End	LoanY	Winter		Loan
36	MF	Morgan	24	EU	Luton Town	LoanY	Winter		Loan

Out

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No.	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
2	FW	Otsemobor	24	EU	Norwich City	TransferY	Summer	Free
3	DF	Jones	20	EU	Preston North End	TransferY	Summer	£500,000^[*]
12	FW	Varney	24	EU	Charlton Athletic	TransferY	Summer	£2,500,000
11	MF	Vaughan	24	EU	Real Sociedad	TransferY	Summer	£300,000	Crewe Alexandra
26	MF	Brown	19	EU	Kidsgrove Athletic	LoanY	Winter	Loan
24	FW	Farquharson	19	EU	Northwich Victoria	Loan end	Winter	Loan
29	DF	Lynch	21	EU	Stafford Rangers	LoanY	Winter	Loan
22	MF	Daniel	19	EU	Grays Athletic	LoanY	Winter	Loan
27	DF	Dugdale	20	EU	Droylsden	FreeY	Winter	Free
24	FW	Farquharson	19	EU	Nantwich Town	LoanY	Winter	Loan
13	GK	Tomlinson	22	EU	Burton Albion	LoanY	Winter	Loan	BBC Sport

Last updated: 8 March 2008
EU = if holds or not aEuropean Union passport;Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth;N = number on jersey;P =Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation);Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name);Age = age on the day of the signing;Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column;Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column;Ends = when the player's current contract ends;n/a = Not applicable.

^{^} Initial fee of £500,000, plus clauses:

£62,500 for 15, 30 and 45 appearances forPreston North End
20% sell-on clause
£250,000 should Jones achieve promotion whilst at Preston North End.

Club

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Coaching staff

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Position	Staff
Technical Director	Dario Gradi MBE
First team coach / Academy Director	Steve Holland
Assistant manager	Neil Baker
Assistant Academy manager	James Collins
Assistant Academy manager	Neil Critchley
Chief scout	Glyn Chamberlain
Senior physiotherapist	Matt Radcliffe
Physiotherapist	Steve Walker
Fitness coach	Andy Franks
Academy Recruitment Officer	Phil Swift
Academy Welfare Officer / Academy Administration	Malcolm Hughes

Last updated: 26 August 2007
Source:Crewe Alexandra Staff

Other information

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Chairman	John Bowler
Vice Chairman	Norman Hassell
Director	Richard Clayton
Director	Dario Gradi MBE
Director	Mark Hassell
Director	Jim McMillan
Director	Daniel Potts
Director	David Rowlinson
Director	Jimmy Rowlinson
Head Groundsman	John Huxley

Ground(capacity and dimensions)	Alexandra Stadium(10,153 / 100 x 66 yd (60 m))

Updated to match played 26 August 2007
Source: Crewe Alexandra Staff

Kits

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Home
Supplier:Diadora
Sponsors:Mornflake Oats

Away
Supplier:Diadora
Sponsors:Mornflake Oats

Home goalkeepers
Supplier:Diadora
Sponsors:Mornflake Oats

Away goalkeepers
Supplier:Diadora
Sponsors:Mornflake Oats

Competitions

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Overall

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Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Football League One	—	20	11 August 2007	3 May 2008
Football League Cup	1st round	1st round	15 August 2007
Johnstone's Paint Trophy	1st round	1st round	4 September 2007
FA Cup	1st round	2nd round	10 November 2007	1 December 2007

Updated to match played 24 March 2008
Source:Competitions

League One

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Table

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
18	Yeovil Town	46	14	10	22	38	59	−21	52
19	Cheltenham Town	46	13	12	21	42	64	−22	51
20	Crewe Alexandra	46	12	14	20	47	65	−18	50
21	AFC Bournemouth(R)	46	17	7	22	62	72	−10	48^[a]	Relegation toFootball League Two
22	Gillingham(R)	46	11	13	22	44	73	−29	46	Relegation toFootball League Two

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2008. Source:The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:

^Luton and Bournemouth deducted 10 points each for entering administration.

Results summary

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
45	12	14	19	46	61	−15	50	8	6	8	26	29	−3	4	8	11	20	32	−12

Last updated: 29 April 2008.
Source:Sky Sports

Results by round

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Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	L	D	W	L	D	L	D	L	L	W	D	W	W	W	L	L	D	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	D	D	L	D	W	D	L	D	D	L	W	W	D	L	L	W	W	L	L

Updated to match(es) played on 24 March 2008. Source:Sky Sports
A = Away;H = Home;W = Win;D = Draw;L = Loss

Matches

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Crewe Alexandra vBrighton & Hove Albion

11 August 20071	Crewe Alexandra	2–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Crewe
	G. S. Roberts 22' (pen.) G. S. Roberts 79'	Report	Dean Cox 14' Andy Whing 57'(Unsporting behavior) Dean Cox 86'(Unsporting behavior)	Stadium:Gresty Road Attendance: 5,394 Referee: S Bratt

Bristol Rovers vCrewe Alexandra

18 August 20072	Bristol Rovers	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Bristol
	Joe Jacobson 25'(Unsporting behaviour) Craig Disley 32'	Report	Tom Pope 34'	Stadium:The Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,750 Referee: G Salisbury

Crewe Alexandra vLeyton Orient

25 August 20073	Crewe Alexandra	0–2	Leyton Orient	Crewe
	G. S. Roberts 83'(Unsporting behaviour)	Report	JJ Melligan 35' Adam Boyd 85' (pen.)	Stadium:Gresty Road Attendance: 4,683 Referee:D Drysdale

Swindon Town vCrewe Alexandra

1 September 20074	Swindon Town	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Swindon
	Michael Pook 24'	Report	Steven Schumacher 42'	Stadium:County Ground Attendance: 6,595 Referee: K Friend

Crewe Alexandra vHuddersfield Town

8 September 20075	Crewe Alexandra	2–0	Huddersfield Town	Crewe
	Lee Barnard 16' Eugen Bopp 39'	Report	Andy Booth 20'(Unsporting behavior)	Stadium:Gresty Road Attendance: 5,164 Referee: N Swarbrick

Doncaster Rovers vCrewe Alexandra

16 September 20076	Doncaster Rovers	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	Doncaster
	Paul Heffernan 31' Danny Woodards 48' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium:Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,726 Referee: D Deadman

Crewe Alexandra vMillwall

22 September 20077	Crewe Alexandra	0–0	Millwall	Crewe
		Report	Gary Alexander 36'(Unsporting behavior) Ben May 72'(Unsporting behavior)	Stadium:Gresty Road Attendance: 4,478 Referee: P Joslin

Oldham Athletic vCrewe Alexandra

29 September 20078	Oldham Athletic	3–2	Crewe Alexandra	Oldham
	Mark Allott 36' Matthew Wolfenden 83' Neil Kilkenny 90+1'	Report	Lee Barnard 17' Byron Moore 26'	Stadium:Boundary Park Attendance: 5,082 Referee:A Taylor

Tranmere Rovers vCrewe Alexandra

2 October 20079	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Birkenhead
	Chris Shuker 65' Shane Cansdell-Sheriff 87'(Unsporting behavior)	Report	G. S. Roberts 56' (pen.)	Stadium:Prenton Park Attendance: 6,155 Referee: S Mathieson

Crewe Alexandra vBournemouth

6 October 200710	Crewe Alexandra	1–4	Bournemouth	Crewe
	Shaun Miller 89'	Report	Lee Bradbury 37' Max Gradel 61', 77' Darren Anderton 85'	Stadium:Gresty Road Attendance: 4,799 Referee: C Webster

Southend United vCrewe Alexandra

13 October 200711	Southend United	3–0	Crewe Alexandra	Southend-on-Sea
	Nick Bailey 17' Adam Barrett 18'(Unsporting behavior) Gary Hooper 63' Leon Clarke 82' (pen.)	Report	Lee Barnard 5'(Unsporting behaviour) Ben Rix 82'(Dissent)	Stadium:Roots Hall Attendance: 6,927 Referee: A Penn

Crewe Alexandra vLuton Town

20 October 200712	Crewe Alexandra	2–0	Luton Town	Crewe
	Ryan Lowe 14', 40'	Report	Alan Goodall 25'(Unsporting behavior)	Stadium:Gresty Road Attendance: 4,490 Referee: E Ilderton

Cheltenham Town vCrewe Alexandra

27 October 200713	Cheltenham Town	2–2	Crewe Alexandra	Cheltenham
	Alan Wright 85' David Bird 89'	Report	Simon Church 74' Ryan Lowe 78'	Stadium:Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,605 Referee: D McDermidd

Crewe Alexandra vYeovil Town

3 November 200714	Crewe Alexandra	2–0	Yeovil Town	Crewe
	Chris McCready 28' Byron Moore 40'	Report	Justin Cochrane 34'(Unsporting behavior) Terrell Forbes 44'(Unsporting behavior) Scott Guyett 89'(Unsporting behavior)	Stadium:Gresty Road Attendance: 4,363 Referee: J Moss

Port Vale vCrewe Alexandra

6 November 200715	Port Vale	0–1	Crewe Alexandra	Burslem,Stoke-on-Trent
	Craig Rocastle 72'(Dissent)	Report	Ben Rix 22'(Unsporting behaviour) Elliott Bennett 70'(Unsporting behaviour), 76'	Stadium:Vale Park Attendance: 5,329 Referee: R Beeby

Crewe Alexandra vNorthampton Town

17 November 200716	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Northampton Town	Crewe
	Ryan Lowe 59'	Report	Guy Branston 31'(Unsporting behaviour) Ryan Gilligan 43'(Unsporting behaviour)	Stadium:Gresty Road Attendance: 4,531 Referee: A Haines

Nottingham Forest vCrewe Alexandra

24 November 200717	Nottingham Forest	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	Nottingham
	Arron Davies 45' Sammy Clingan 52'	Report	Danny Woodards 51'(Unsporting behaviour)	Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 16,650 Referee: M Oliver

Crewe Alexandra vGillingham

4 December 200718	Crewe Alexandra	2–3	Gillingham	Crewe
	Byron Moore 43' G. S. Roberts 49' Chris McCready 56'(Unsporting behaviour)	Report	Mark Bentley 8' Andrew Crofts 27'(Unsporting behaviour) Mark Bentley 51'(Unsporting behaviour) Chris Dickson 56' (pen.) Chris Dickson 73'	Stadium:Gresty Road Attendance: 3,929 Referee: G Laws

Crewe Alexandra vWalsall

8 December 200719	Crewe Alexandra	0–0	Walsall	Crewe
		Report	Michael Ricketts 83'(Unsporting behaviour)	Stadium:Gresty Road Attendance: 4,639 Referee: S Mathieson

Hartlepool United vCrewe Alexandra

15 December 200720	Hartlepool United	3–0	Crewe Alexandra	Hartlepool
	Michael Nelson 67' Richard Barker 85' Richard Barker 88' (pen.)	Report		Stadium:Victoria Park Attendance: 3,915 Referee: M Haywood

Crewe Alexandra vDoncaster Rovers

22 December 200721	Crewe Alexandra	0–4	Doncaster Rovers	Crewe
	G. S. Roberts 12'(Unsporting behaviour) Shaun Miller 71'(Unsporting behaviour) G. S. Roberts 80' (Second bookable offence)	Report	Stephen Roberts 24'(Unsporting behaviour) Jason Price 38' Jason Price 50' Paul Green 90+1' Lewis Guy 90+3'	Stadium:Gresty Road Attendance: 4,122 Referee: D Foster

Huddersfield Town vCrewe Alexandra

26 December 200722	Huddersfield Town	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Huddersfield
	Nathan Clarke 31'(Unsporting behaviour) Andy Holdsworth 46'(Unsporting behaviour) Andy Booth 85' Jon Worthington 86'(Unsporting behaviour)	Report	Lee Barnard 19'	Stadium:Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 9,795 Referee:D Drysdale

Millwall vCrewe Alexandra

29 December 200723	Millwall	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	Bermondsey, London
	Neil Harris 49' (pen.) Ahmet Brković 53'	Report	Michael O'Connor 90'(Dissent)	Stadium:New Den Stadium Attendance: 8,068 Referee: T Kettle

Crewe Alexandra vTranmere Rovers

1 January 200824	Crewe Alexandra	4–3	Tranmere Rovers	Crewe
	G. S. Roberts 30' (pen.) G. S. Roberts 40'(Unsporting behaviour) G. S. Roberts 48' Ryan Lynch 62'(Unsporting behaviour) Nicky Maynard 67' Danny O'Donnell 89'	Report	Andy Taylor 8' Chris Greenacre 31' Antony Kay 33'(Unsporting behaviour) Ian Goodison 65'(Violent conduct) Paul McLaren 74'	Stadium:Gresty Road Attendance: 5,137 Referee: J Moss

Crewe Alexandra vLeeds United

14 January 200825	Crewe Alexandra	0–1	Leeds United	Crewe
		Report	Darren Kenton 35'(Unsporting behaviour) Jermaine Beckford 36'	Stadium:Gresty Road Attendance: 6,771 Referee: K Friend
Note: Live onSky Sports

Carlisle United vCrewe Alexandra

19 January 200826	Carlisle United	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Carlisle
	Joe Garner 52' Peter Murphy 71'	Report	Nicky Maynard 90+1'(Unsporting behaviour)	Stadium:Brunton Park Attendance: 6,449 Referee: C Webster

Swansea City vCrewe Alexandra

22 January 200827	Swansea City	2–1	Crewe Alexandra	Swansea
	Thomas Butler 14' Paul Anderson 77'	Report	Steven Schumacher 90+2'(Unsporting behaviour) Tom Pope 90+3'	Stadium:Liberty Stadium Attendance: 11,200 Referee: A Woolmer
Note: Match postponed on 5 January 2008 due to FA Cup fixtures

Crewe Alexandra vSwindon Town

26 January 200828	Crewe Alexandra	0–0	Swindon Town	Crewe
	Julien Baudet 80'(Unsporting behaviour)	Report	Michael Pook 40'(Unsporting behaviour) Billy Paynter 74'(Serious Foul Play) Jon-Paul McGovern 78'(Unsporting behaviour)	Stadium:Gresty Road Attendance: 4,344 Referee: K Evans

Crewe Alexandra vBristol Rovers

29 January 200829	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Crewe
	Tom Pope 47'	Report	Ben Williams 45' (o.g.)	Stadium:Gresty Road Attendance: 3,942 Referee:P Taylor

Brighton & Hove Albion vCrewe Alexandra

2 February 200830	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–0	Crewe Alexandra	Brighton
	Glenn Murray 23' Guy Butters 41' Glenn Murray 45'	Report		Stadium:Withdean Stadium Attendance: 4,802 Referee: D Whitestone

Crewe Alexandra vSwansea City

9 February 200831	Crewe Alexandra	2–2	Swansea City	Crewe
	Julien Baudet 82' Tom Pope 90'	Report	Jason Scotland 9' (pen.) G. S. Roberts 40' (o.g.)	Stadium:Gresty Road Attendance: 4,955 Referee: N Miller

Leyton Orient vCrewe Alexandra

12 February 200832	Leyton Orient	0–1	Crewe Alexandra	Leyton, London
	Charlie Daniels 31'(Unsporting behaviour)	Report	Nicky Maynard 26' Julien Baudet 45+1'(Unsporting behavior)	Stadium:Brisbane Road Attendance: 3,881 Referee: G Hegley

Leeds United vCrewe Alexandra

23 February 200833	Leeds United	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Leeds
	Ľubomír Michalík 15'(Unsporting behaviour) Trésor Kandol 85'	Report	Patrick Boyle 29'(Dissent) Nicky Maynard 47'	Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 21,223 Referee: M Pike

Crewe Alexandra vCarlisle United

26 February 200834	Crewe Alexandra	0–1	Carlisle United	Crewe
	Julien Baudet 83'(Unsporting behaviour)	Report	Scott Dobie 64'	Stadium:Gresty Road Attendance: 4,786 Referee: P Taylor
Note: Match postponed on 16 February 2008 due to frozen pitch

Northampton Town vCrewe Alexandra

1 March 200835	Northampton Town	0–0	Crewe Alexandra	Northampton
		Report	Kenny Lunt 63'(Unsporting behaviour)	Stadium:Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,507 Referee: M Haywood

Crewe Alexandra vNottingham Forest

8 March 200836	Crewe Alexandra	0–0	Nottingham Forest	Crewe
		Report	Arron Davies 25'(Unsporting behaviour) Chris Cohen 48'(Dissent) Julian Bennett 69'(Unsporting behaviour)	Stadium:Gresty Road Attendance: 6,314 Referee: J Singh

Crewe Alexandra vPort Vale

11 March 200837	Crewe Alexandra	0–2	Port Vale	Crewe
	Patrick Boyle 15'(Unsporting behaviour) Michael O'Connor 68'(Unsporting behaviour)	Report	Paul Harsley 57' (pen.) Robin Hulbert 65'(Unsporting behaviour) Marc Richards 68'(Unsporting behaviour) Luke Rodgers 81'	Stadium:Gresty Road Attendance: 5,229 Referee:M Dean

Gillingham vCrewe Alexandra

15 March 200838	Gillingham	0–3	Crewe Alexandra	Gillingham
	Kevin Maher 57'(Professional foul)	Report	Tom Pope 9' Nicky Maynard 50' Dean Morgan 76'	Stadium:Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,956 Referee:P Joslin

Crewe Alexandra vHartlepool United

22 March 200839	Crewe Alexandra	3–1	Hartlepool United	Crewe
	Nicky Maynard 20' Nicky Maynard 30' Julien Baudet 60'(Unsporting behaviour) Nicky Maynard 70'(Unsporting behaviour) Tom Pope 85'	Report	Joel Porter 81'	Stadium:Gresty Road Attendance: 4,412 Referee: S Attwell

Walsall vCrewe Alexandra

24 March 200840	Walsall	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Walsall
	Ian Roper 90+4'	Report	Nicky Maynard 61'	Stadium:Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,741 Referee: F Graham

Luton Town vCrewe Alexandra

29 March 200841	Luton Town	2–1	Crewe Alexandra	Luton
	Matthew Spring 4' Matthew Spring 70'(Unsporting Behavior) Matthew Spring 78' (Pen.)	Report	Danny Woodards 47'(Unsporting Behavior) Michael O'Connor 53'(Unsporting Behavior) Nicky Maynard 58'	Stadium:Kenilworth Road Attendance: 5,465 Referee: M Oliver

Crewe Alexandra vSouthend United

5 April 200842	Crewe Alexandra	1–3	Southend United	Crewe
	Nicky Maynard 74'	Report	Lee Barnard 2' James Walker 19' Charlie Mulgrew 38'(Unsporting Behavior) Simon Francis 77'(Unsporting Behavior) Lee Barnard 80'	Stadium:Gresty Road Attendance: 4,895 Referee: A Haines

Yeovil Town vCrewe Alexandra

12 April 200843	Yeovil Town	0–3	Crewe Alexandra	Yeovil
	Marc Bircham 62'(Unsporting Behavior)	Report	Nicky Maynard 8' Nicky Maynard 58' Tom Pope 90'	Stadium:Huish Park Attendance: 4,785 Referee: R Booth

Crewe Alexandra vCheltenham Town

19 April 200844	Crewe Alexandra	3–1	Cheltenham Town	Crewe
	Nicky Maynard 14' Nicky Maynard 68' Nicky Maynard 76'	Report	Alan Wright 60'(Unsporting Behavior) Steven Gillespie 62'	Stadium:Gresty Road Attendance: 5,279 Referee:Andy D'Urso

Bournemouth vCrewe Alexandra

26 April 200845	Bournemouth	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Bournemouth
	Sam Vokes 55' Lee Bradbury 80'(Unsporting Behavior)	Report		Stadium:Dean Court Attendance: 8,621 Referee: Keith Hill

Crewe Alexandra vOldham Athletic

3 May 200846	Crewe Alexandra	1–4	Oldham Athletic	Crewe
	Roberts 70' Jones 84'	Report	Smalley 5' Eardley 32',59' Gregan 67' McDonald 69'	Stadium:Gresty Road Attendance: 6,786 Referee: Mike Russell

FA Cup

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Crewe Alexandra vMilton Keynes Dons

10 November 2007First round	Crewe Alexandra	2–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Crewe
	Chris McCready 3' Neil Cox 65'	Report	Gareth Edds 15'(Unsporting behaviour) Dean Lewington 60'(Unsporting behaviour) Jemal Johnson 69' (pen.)	Stadium:Gresty Road Attendance: 3,049 Referee: K Hill

Oldham Athletic vCrewe Alexandra

1 December 2007Second round	Oldham Athletic	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Oldham
	Lee Hughes 41'	Report		Stadium:Boundary Park Attendance: 3,900 Referee: J Moss

League Cup

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Crewe Alexandra vHull City

15 August 2007First round	Crewe Alexandra	0–3	Hull City	Crewe
	G. S. Roberts 32'(Unsporting behaviour)	Report	Nathan Doyle 23'(Unsporting behavior) Michael Bridges 44' Richard Garcia 55' Stephen McPhee 70'	Stadium:Gresty Road Attendance: 2,862 Referee: P Miller

Football League Trophy

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Chester City vCrewe Alexandra

4 September 2007First round	Chester City	1–1 (4–3p)	Crewe Alexandra	Chester
	Richie Partridge 61' Kevin Ellison 90'(Unsporting behavior)	Report	Ryan Lowe 37'	Stadium:Deva Stadium Attendance: 2,162 Referee: K Evans
	Penalties
	Paul Butler Richie Partridge Nathan Lowndes James Vaughan John Murphy		Steven Schumacher Billy Jones Ryan Lowe Julien Baudet Eugen Bopp

Trivia

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Gillingham'sChris Dickson scored the winning goal against Crewe on 5 December atGresty Road after spending one month on loan for theRailwaymen.
Walsall's goalkeeperClayton Ince received the NovemberPowerade Player of the Month award just four days before playing against his former club. Ince, who spent six years at Crewe, said of the occasion, "...my feelings for the club will be put to one side for 90 minutes on Saturday." Ince kept a clean sheet in the match which resulted in a 0–0 draw.
On 12 February, Crewe signedIpswich Town midfielder Gary Roberts. Unusually, he is the second player with the name Gary Roberts at Crewe. He was assigned the shirt number 32, whilst the otherGary Roberts has the number 4 shirt.
Ex-Crewe strikerLuke Rodgers scored the final goal in the local derby againstPort Vale, just as he did last season.

References

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^^a ^bCrewe Win Bobby Moore Trophy Archived 17 September 2007 at theWayback Machine
^Maynard Out For 3–4 Months
^League Table – 11/08/2007
^League Table – 25/08/2007
^Leeds Game to Be Screened On TV
^League Table – 29/01/2008
^League Table – 09/02/2008
^O'Connor makes Northern Ireland senior debut
^"Vaughan Completes Sociedad Switch".crewealex.net. 23 August 2007. Archived fromthe original on 30 June 2012.
^Foul Play League (Football League website)

External links

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v t e Crewe Alexandra Football Club
The club	Players Managers Academy Seasons Records and statistics Women's team
Grounds	Alexandra Recreation Ground Gresty Road
Matches	1993 Football League Third Division play-off final 1997 Football League Second Division play-off final 2012 Football League Two play-off final 2013 Football League Trophy final 2024 EFL League Two play-off final
Other	Blue Moon Norman Rowlinson (chairman 1964–1988) John Bowler (chairman 1988–2021) Sexual abuse scandal
Seasons	1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

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League
competitions

Level 1	Premier League
Levels 2–4	Football League(Championship,League One,League Two,play-offs)
Levels 5–6	Football Conference(Premier,North,South)
Levels 7–8	Isthmian League(Premier,North,South) Northern Premier League(Premier,North,South) Southern Football League(Premier,Midlands,South & West)
Levels 9–10	Combined Counties League(Premier,One) Eastern Counties League(Premier,One) Essex Senior League (level 9 only) Hellenic League(Premier,One East,One West) Kent League (level 9 only) Midland Alliance (level 9 only) Midland Football Combination (level 10 only) North West Counties League(One,Two) Northern Counties East League(Premier,One) Northern League(One,Two) South West Peninsula League (level 10 only) Spartan South Midlands League(Premier,One) Sussex County League(One,Two) United Counties League(Premier,One) Wessex League(Premier,One) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only) Western League(Premier,One)

Cup
competitions

FA cups	FA Cup(Qualifying rounds,Final) Community Shield FA Trophy(Final) FA Vase(Final)
Football League cups	League Cup(Final) Football League Trophy(Final)

Other

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Club seasons
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Championship	Barnsley Blackpool Bristol City Burnley Cardiff City Charlton Athletic Colchester United Coventry City Crystal Palace Hull City Ipswich Town Leicester City Norwich City Plymouth Argyle Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Scunthorpe United Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Stoke City Watford West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers
League One	Bournemouth Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol Rovers Carlisle United Cheltenham Town Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers Gillingham Hartlepool United Huddersfield Town Leeds United Leyton Orient Luton Town Millwall Northampton Town Nottingham Forest Oldham Athletic Port Vale Southend United Swansea City Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Walsall Yeovil Town
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Non-League	Torquay United York City

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