| 2019–20 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | John Bowler |
| Manager | David Artell |
| Stadium | Gresty Road |
| League Two | 2nd |
| FA Cup | Third round |
| EFL Cup | Second round |
| EFL Trophy | Group stage |
| Top goalscorer | League:Chris Porter (12) All: Chris Porter (14) |
The2019–20 season wasCrewe Alexandra's 143rd season in their history, their 96th in theEnglish Football League and fourth consecutive inLeague Two.[1] Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in theFA Cup,EFL Cup andEFL Trophy.
The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.
Crewe vied for promotion to theEFL League One for much of the 2019–20 season, and were top of the table (ahead ofSwindon Town on goal difference) when the football season was suspended on 13 March 2020 during theCOVID-19 pandemic. On 9 June, Crewe's promotion to League One was confirmed, but Swindon were crowned League Two champions on the basis of average points per game.[2]
The Railwaymen have announced pre-season friendlies againstNantwich Town,[3]Altrincham,[4]Witton Albion,[3]Curzon Ashton[3]Burnley[4] andWrexham.[5]
| 6 July 2019 (2019-07-06)Friendly | Nantwich Town | 2–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Nantwich |
| 15:00BST | Cooke 9'Lawrie 84' | Report | Powell 58' | Stadium:Weaver Stadium |
| 13 July 2019 (2019-07-13)Friendly | Altrincham | 0–6 | Crewe Alexandra | Altrincham |
| 15:00BST | Report | Nicholls 23',44' Kirk 25' (pen.)Finney 62',67',82' | Stadium:Moss Lane |
| 16 July 2019 (2019-07-16)Friendly | Curzon Ashton | 1–5 | Crewe Alexandra | Ashton-under-Lyne |
| 19:45BST | Davies 84' | Report | Taylor 23' Kirk 39'Reilly 52'Smith 57'Green 62' | Stadium:Tameside Stadium |
| 16 July 2019 (2019-07-16)Friendly | Witton Albion | 0–3 | Crewe Alexandra | Wincham |
| 19:45BST | Report | Powell 28',58' Miller 78' | Stadium:Wincham Park |
| 20 July 2019 (2019-07-20)Friendly | Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Burnley | Crewe |
| 15:00BST | Kirk 22' | Report | Stadium:Gresty Road |
| 23 July 2019 (2019-07-23)Friendly | Bala Town | 2–5 | Crewe Alexandra | Bala |
| 19:45BST | Venables 64' Hayes 81' | Report | Kirk 2' Ainley 11',74'Wintle 27'Reilly 43' | Stadium:Maes Tegid |
| 27 July 2019 (2019-07-27)Friendly | Wrexham | 0–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Wrexham |
| 15:00BST | Report | Kirk 74' | Stadium:Racecourse Ground |
| 30 July 2019 (2019-07-30)Friendly | Colwyn Bay | 1–5 | Crewe Alexandra U23 | Old Colwyn |
| 19:45BST | Downes | Report | Reilly (2) Offord Ainley Heath | Stadium:Llanelian Road |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swindon Town(C, P) | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 62 | 39 | +23 | 69 | 1.92 | Promotion toEFL League One |
| 2 | Crewe Alexandra(P) | 37 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 67 | 43 | +24 | 69 | 1.86 | |
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle(P) | 37 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 61 | 39 | +22 | 68 | 1.84 | |
| 4 | Cheltenham Town | 36 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 52 | 27 | +25 | 64 | 1.78 | Qualification forLeague Two play-offs[a] |
| 5 | Exeter City | 37 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 65 | 1.76 | |
| 6 | Colchester United | 37 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 58 | 1.57 | |
| 7 | Northampton Town(O, P) | 37 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 54 | 40 | +14 | 58 | 1.57 | |
| 8 | Port Vale | 37 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 57 | 1.54 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 37 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 67 | 43 | +24 | 69 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 17 | +21 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 26 | +3 |
Last updated: 7 March 2020.
Source:BBC
| Matchday | 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 |
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| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | D | D | W | W | D | L | L | W | D | D | W | L | W | W | L | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | D | W |
| Position | 24 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
On Thursday, 20 June 2019, theEFL League Two fixtures were revealed.[7]
| 3 August 2019 (2019-08-03)1 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–3 | Plymouth Argyle | Crewe |
| 15:00BST | Nolan 20'Kirk 77'Ng 90+6' | Report | McFadzean 4',90+2' Grant 26'Edwards 36'Wharton 57'Sawyer 74'Palmer 75'Mayor 90+6' | Stadium:Gresty Road Attendance: 5,273 Referee: Matt Donohue |
| 10 August 2019 (2019-08-10)2 | Oldham Athletic | 1–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Oldham |
| 15:00BST | Missilou 2' Haymer 37'Wilson 63' | Report | Porter 22',41' (pen.) Dale 90+2' | Stadium:Boundary Park Attendance: 3,884 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 17 August 2019 (2019-08-17)3 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Walsall | Crewe |
| 15:00BST | Nolan 61' Lancashire 73'  90'Ng 78' | Report | Pring 90+2' Scarr 90+4' | Stadium:Gresty Road Attendance: 4,629 Referee: Alan Young |
| 20 August 2019 (2019-08-20)4 | Crawley Town | 1–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Crawley |
| 19:45BST | Lubala 16' 51' | Report | Wintle 30' Green 55' | Stadium:The People's Pension Stadium Attendance: 2,006 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 24 August 2019 (2019-08-24)5 | Newport County | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Newport |
| 15:00BST | Amond 90+3' | Report | Lancashire 9' | Stadium:Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,712 Referee: Leigh Doughty |
| 31 August 2019 (2019-08-31)6 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–1 | Bradford City | Crewe |
| 15:00BST | Pickering 7' Kirk 42'Lowery 60' 74'Ng 77'Dale 90+4' | Report | Vaughan 32' | Stadium:Alexandra Stadium Referee: Darren Handley |
| 7 September 2019 (2019-09-07)7 | Grimsby Town | 0–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00BST | Hanson 49' | Report | Lowery 46' Powell 62'Kirk 90+1' 90+2' | Stadium:Blundell Park Attendance: 4,679 Referee: Anthony Coggins |
| 14 September 2019 (2019-09-14)8 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–3 | Cambridge United | Crewe |
| 15:00BST | Green 41'Nolan 63'Anene 67' | Report | Smith 12',72' (pen.) Knoyle 49'Darling 58'Lewis 69'Hannant 83' | Stadium:Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,568 Referee: David Rock |
| 17 September 2019 (2019-09-17)9 | Leyton Orient | 1–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Leyton |
| 19:45BST | Maguire-Drew 42' 57'Dennis 66'Marsh 90+3' | Report | Nolan 32' Jones 90' | Stadium:The Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 4,289 Referee: Joshua Smith |
| 21 September 2019 (2019-09-21)10 | Crewe Alexandra | 4–1 | Salford City | Crewe |
| 15:00BST | Porter 50' Lowery 57',82'Pickering 62' | Report | Hughes 34' Rooney 39' | Stadium:Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,714 Referee: Will Finnie |
| 28 September 2019 (2019-09-28)11 | Cheltenham Town | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Cheltenham |
| 15:00BST | Reilly 9' Doyle-Hayes 40'Hussey 54'Varney 66' | Report | Hunt 17' Powell 44'Porter 45+1'Ng 49' 70'Jones 58' | Stadium:Jonny-Rocks Stadium Attendance: 3,549 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 5 October 2019 (2019-10-05)12 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Exeter City | Crewe |
| 15:00BST | Dale 43' Hunt 70'Anene 76'Kirk 79' | Report | Moxey 2' Sparkes 62' | Stadium:Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 5,131 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 12 October 2019 (2019-10-12)13 | Carlisle United | 2–4 | Crewe Alexandra | Carlisle |
| 15:00BST | Hope 59' Elliott 64' | Report | Hunt 7' Powell 27'Porter 78'Jones 85' (o.g.)Nolan 86' | Stadium:Brunton Park Attendance: 4,521 Referee: Darren England |
| 19 October 2019 (2019-10-19)14 | Crewe Alexandra | 3–1 | Swindon Town | Crewe |
| 15:00BST | Porter 59',90' Kirk 90+4' | Report | Doyle 37' 83' Woolery 76'Rose 78'Lyden 80' | Stadium:Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,792 Referee: Marc Edwards |
| 22 October 2019 (2019-10-22)15 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–0 | Colchester United | Crewe |
| 19:45BST | Lowery 71' Pickering 80'Hunt 90+5' | Report | Comley 45' Eastman 83'Robinson 90+5'Nouble 90+7' | Stadium:Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,659 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) | Forest Green Rovers | v | Crewe Alexandra | Nailsworth |
| 15:00BST | Report | Stadium:The New Lawn | ||
| Note: Fixture was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[8] | ||||
| 2 November 2019 (2019-11-02)16 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | Port Vale | Crewe |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Taylor 61' Legge 80'Brown 90+3' | Stadium:Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 7,705 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 16 November 2019 (2019-11-16)17 | Northampton Town | 4–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Northampton |
| 15:00GMT | Wharton 10',18' Hoskins 24' (pen.)Williams 56'Pollock 90+8' | Report | Porter 37' Mbulu 81' | Stadium:PTS Academy Stadium Attendance: 5,236 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 23 November 2019 (2019-11-23)18 | Crewe Alexandra | 5–0 | Morecambe | Crewe |
| 15:00GMT | Finney 22',90+1' Lowery 31'Kirk 38'Wintle 58' | Report | Lavelle 34' | Stadium:Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,149 Referee: Martin Coy |
| 26 November 2019 (2019-11-26)19 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Nailsworth |
| 19:45GMT | Kitching 44' Rawson 49'Mills 66' | Report | Stadium:The New Lawn Attendance: 2,192 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) | Macclesfield Town | v | Crewe Alexandra | Macclesfield |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Moss Rose | ||
| Note: The fixture was suspended by theEnglish Football League on 6 December.[9] | ||||
| 14 December 2019 (2019-12-14)20 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Mansfield Town | Crewe |
| 15:00GMT | Anene 8' | Report | Cook 27' MacDonald 83'Preston 84' | Stadium:Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,060 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 21 December 2019 (2019-12-21)21 | Stevenage | 1–5 | Crewe Alexandra | Stevenage |
| 15:00GMT | Cuthbert 28' 84' Sonupe 90+1' | Report | Anene 29',65' Finney 32'Powell 57'Cuthbert 70' (o.g.) | Stadium:The Lamex Stadium Attendance: 2,993 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 26 December 2019 (2019-12-26)22 | Salford City | 3–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Salford |
| 15:00GMT | Towell 7' Thomas-Asante 12'Jones 14'Neal 40'Touray 44'Wintle 85' (o.g.) | Report | Powell 45+1' Pickering 82' | Stadium:The Peninsula Stadium Attendance: 3,031 Referee: Peter Wright |
| 29 December 2019 (2019-12-29)23 | Crewe Alexandra | 3–1 | Scunthorpe United | Crewe |
| 15:00GMT | Powell 20',83' Green 40'Hunt 51' | Report | Perch 45' McArdle 53'Lund 66'Novak 81' | Stadium:Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,578 Referee: Marc Edwards |
| 1 January 2020 (2020-01-01)24 | Crewe Alexandra | 4–1 | Carlisle United | Crewe |
| 15:00GMT | Ainley 17' Powell 26',31'Anene 34'Dale 72' | Report | Sagaf 24' Loft 30'Iredale 56' | Stadium:Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,316 Referee: John Busby |
| 11 January 2020 (2020-01-11)25 | Swindon Town | 3–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Swindon |
| 15:00GMT | Hunt 32' Yates 69'Rose 72'Caddis 80'Woolery 90+5' | Report | Anene 61' | Stadium:County Ground Attendance: 7,601 Referee: Darren Handley |
| 18 January 2020 (2020-01-18)26 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Cheltenham Town | Crewe |
| 15:00GMT | Ng 69' | Report | Long 78' Greaves 84'May 90+3' | Stadium:Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,478 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 21 January 2020 (2020-01-21)27 | Macclesfield Town | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Macclesfield |
| 19:45GMT | Green 44' (o.g.) Gnahoua 65'O'Keeffe 87' | Report | Ainley 90+5' Hunt 90+6' | Stadium:Moss Rose Attendance: 2,435 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
| 25 January 2020 (2020-01-25)28 | Scunthorpe United | 2–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00GMT | Bedeau 15' Lund 61'van Veen 73' | Report | Powell 46' Finney 69' | Stadium:Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 3,139 Referee: Christopher Sarginson |
| 28 January 2020 (2020-01-28)29 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | Leyton Orient | Crewe |
| 19:45GMT | Kirk 2' Pickering 81'Powell 88' | Report | Marsh 59' | Stadium:Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,249 Referee: Leigh Doughty |
| 1 February 2020 (2020-02-01)30 | Walsall | 1–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Bescot |
| 15:00GMT | Lavery 15' 88' Kinsella 64'Facey 79' | Report | Powell 50' Finney 68' | Stadium:Banks's Stadium Attendance: 4,610 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 8 February 2020 (2020-02-08)31 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–1 | Oldham Athletic | Crewe |
| 15:00GMT | Jones 55' Kirk 90+6' 90+7' | Report | Smith 48' 54' Nepomuceno 86' | Stadium:Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 5,271 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
| 11 February 2020 (2020-02-11)32 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–1 | Crawley Town | Crewe |
| 19:45GMT | Porter 72' (pen.),90' Offord 83'Ainley 90+1' | Report | Francomb 51' Bulman 67'Grego-Cox 68'Ferguson 84' (pen.) | Stadium:Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,314 Referee: Antony Coggins |
| 15 February 2020 (2020-02-15)33 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Plymouth |
| 15:00GMT | Jephcott 57' Sarcevic 71' (pen.) | Report | Pickering 52' Offord 66' | Stadium:Home Park Attendance: 11,567 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 22 February 2020 (2020-02-22)34 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | Macclesfield Town | Crewe |
| 15:00GMT | Porter 11' (pen.) Walker 35'Wintle 44' | Report | Kelleher 53' | Stadium:Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 5,413 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 29 February 2020 (2020-02-29)35 | Morecambe | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Morecambe |
| 15:00GMT | Wildig 55' 68' Phillips 90+4' | Report | Ng 47' | Stadium:Globe Arena Attendance: 2,872 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 3 March 2020 (2020-03-03)36 | Exeter City | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Exeter |
| 19:45GMT | Martin 24' Parkes 32' | Report | Nottingham 61' Kirk 81' | Stadium:St James Park Attendance: 4,221 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 7 March 2020 (2020-03-07)37 | Crewe Alexandra | 3–1 | Stevenage | Crewe |
| 15:00GMT | Porter 15' Kirk 63'Wintle 67' | Report | Lakin 57' Mackail-Smith 75'Carter 90' | Stadium:Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,263 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 14 March 2020 (2020-03-14) | Mansfield Town | v | Crewe Alexandra | Mansfield |
| 15:00GMT | Stadium:One Call Stadium | |||
| Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[10] | ||||
| 17 March 2020 (2020-03-17) | Colchester United | v | Crewe Alexandra | Colchester |
| 19:45GMT | Stadium:JobServe Community Stadium | |||
| Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[10] | ||||
| 21 March 2020 (2020-03-21) | Crewe Alexandra | v | Forest Green Rovers | Crewe |
| 15:00GMT | Stadium:Alexandra Stadium | |||
| Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[10] | ||||
| 28 March 2020 (2020-03-28) | Port Vale | v | Crewe Alexandra | Burslem |
| 15:00GMT | Stadium:Vale Park | |||
| Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[10] | ||||
| 4 April 2020 (2020-04-04) | Crewe Alexandra | v | Northampton Town | Crewe |
| 15:00BST | Stadium:Alexandra Stadium | |||
| Note: On 3 April, theEnglish Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[11] | ||||
| 10 April 2020 (2020-04-10) | Crewe Alexandra | v | Newport County | Crewe |
| 15:00BST | Stadium:Alexandra Stadium | |||
| Note: On 3 April, theEnglish Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[11] | ||||
| 13 April 2020 (2020-04-13) | Bradford City | v | Crewe Alexandra | Bradford |
| 13:00BST | Stadium:The Utilita Energy Stadium | |||
| Note: On 3 April, theEnglish Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[11] | ||||
| 18 April 2020 (2020-04-18) | Crewe Alexandra | v | Grimsby Town | Crewe |
| 15:00BST | Stadium:Alexandra Stadium | |||
| Note: On 3 April, theEnglish Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[11] | ||||
| 25 April 2020 (2020-04-25) | Cambridge United | v | Crewe Alexandra | Cambridge |
| 15:00BST | Stadium:Abbey Stadium | |||
| Note: On 3 April, theEnglish Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[11] | ||||
The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019.[12] The second round draw was made live on 11 November fromChichester City's stadium, Oaklands Park.[13] The third round draw was made live onBBC Two fromEtihad Stadium,Micah Richards andTony Adams conducted the draw.[14]
| 9 November 2019 (2019-11-09)First round | Accrington Stanley | 0–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Accrington |
| 15:00GMT | Opoku 38' Hughes 77'Carvalho 86' | Report | Kirk 45+2' Porter 67' (pen.)Jääskeläinen 69'Lowery 83' | Stadium:Wham Stadium Attendance: 1,655 Referee: Neil Hair |
| 30 November 2019 (2019-11-30)Second round | Eastleigh | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Eastleigh |
| 17:30GMT | Barnett 55' Hollands 73'Barnes 86' | Report | Dale 36' Ng 75' | Stadium:Silverlake Stadium Attendance: 1,806 Referee: John Busby |
| 10 December 2019 (2019-12-10)Second round replay | Crewe Alexandra | 3–1 | Eastleigh | Crewe |
| 19:45GMT | Anene 39',63' Johnson 55' (o.g.)Kirk 90+3' | Report | Payne 47' Barnes 90' | Stadium:Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 2,184 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
| 4 January 2020 (2020-01-04)Third round | Crewe Alexandra | 1–3 | Barnsley | Crewe |
| 15:00GMT | Green 48' | Report | Brown 3' Chaplin 75'Thomas 90+4' | Stadium:Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 5,158 Referee: James Linington |
The first round draw was made on 20 June.[15] The second round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first-round matches.[16]
| 13 August 2019 (2019-08-13)First round | Middlesbrough | 2–2 (2–4p) | Crewe Alexandra | Middlesbrough |
| 19:45BST | Saville 60' Fletcher 75'Bola 90+1' | Report | Porter 42' Kirk 45+1'Ng 69' | Stadium:Riverside Stadium Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| Penalties | ||||
| Assombalonga Fletcher  McNair Browne | Porter Green Pickering Jones | |||
| 27 August 2019 (2019-08-27)Second round | Crewe Alexandra | 1–6 | Aston Villa | Crewe |
| 19:45BST | Lancashire 71' Wintle 84' | Report | Konsa 4' Hourihane 24',45+3'Lansbury 58'Davis 69'Guilbert 76'Grealish 87' | Stadium:Gresty Road Attendance: 7,173 Referee:Jarred Gillett |
On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.[17]
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACA | Everton U21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Advance toRound 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Mansfield Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | L2 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 | L1 | Burton Albion | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
| 3 September 2019 (2019-09-03)Group stage | Crewe Alexandra | 1–3 | Burton Albion | Crewe |
| 19:30BST | Kirk 81' Green 87' | Report | Quinn 13' Fraser 23'Akins 45+1'Brayford 82'Wallace 89' | Stadium:Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 917 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 8 October 2019 (2019-10-08)Group stage | Mansfield Town | 1–1 (3–4p) | Crewe Alexandra | Mansfield |
| 19:45BST | Knowles 18' Cook 27' | Report | Johnson 30' Finney 45' 87' | Stadium:One Call Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: James Oldham |
| Penalties | ||||
| Hamilton Cook Afolayan Smith Benning | Ng Jones Pickering Finney Kirk | |||
| 5 November 2019 (2019-11-05)Group stage | Crewe Alexandra | 2–2 (7–6p) | Everton U21 | Crewe |
| 19:30GMT | Ainley 43' Mbulu 50'Dale 78' | Report | Niasse 3',75' Baningime 45'Denny 77' | Stadium:Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 851 Referee: Christopher Sarginson |
| Penalties | ||||
| Jones Ainley Pickering Finney Ng | Foulds Anderson Astley Niasse Markelo | |||
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2019 | CB |  | Olly Lancashire | Swindon Town | Free transfer | [18] |
| 1 July 2019 | RW | | Daniel Powell | Northampton Town | Free transfer | [19] |
| 30 October 2019 | CB | | Christian Mbulu |  Motherwell | Free transfer | [20] |
| 12 March 2020 | GK |  | Dino Visser | Exeter City | Free transfer | [21] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August 2019 | CF |  | Chuma Anene |  FC Midtjylland | 30 June 2020 | [22] |
| 16 January 2020 | RB |  | Michael Nottingham | Blackpool | 30 June 2020 | [23] |
| 31 January 2020 | CF | | Stephen Walker | Middlesbrough | 30 June 2020 | [24] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 July 2019 | CF | | Shaun Miller | Morecambe | 30 June 2020 | [25] |
| 23 August 2019 | CF | | Lewis Reilly | AFC Telford United | September 2019 | [26] |
| 19 September 2019 | CB |  | Billy Sass-Davies | AFC Telford United | 2 December 2019 | [27][28] |
| 4 October 2019 | CM | | Connor Heath | Witton Albion | November 2019 | [29] |
| 24 October 2019 | CF | | Lewis Reilly | Curzon Ashton | December 2019 | [30][31] |
| 15 November 2019 | CM | | Josh Lundstram | Kidsgrove Athletic | December 2019 | [32] |
| 13 December 2019 | RB | | Luke Offord | Nantwich Town | 21 January 2020 | [33] |
| 3 January 2020 | FW | | Aaron Lomas | Nantwich Town | Dual Registration | [34] |
| 17 January 2020 | CM | | Josh Lundstram | Altrincham | 24 March 2020 | [35][36] |
| 22 January 2020 | CM | | Connor Heath | Colwyn Bay | 26 April 2020 | [37] |
| 4 February 2020 | CB | | Billy Sass-Davies | Ashton United | March 2020 | [38] |
| 14 February 2020 | LM | | Regan Griffiths | Kidsgrove Athletic | 17 March 2020 | [39] |
| 13 March 2020 | RB | | Travis Johnson | Witton Albion | 25 April 2020 | [40] |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2019 | CF | | Jordan Bowery | Milton Keynes Dons | Free transfer | [41] |
| 1 July 2019 | GK | | Ben Garratt | Burton Albion | Released | [42][43] |
| 1 July 2019 | AM | | Joe Lynch | Morecambe | Released | [42][44] |
| 1 July 2019 | RW | | Alex Nicholls | Solihull Moors | Released | [42][45] |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | | George Ray | Tranmere Rovers | Rejected contract | [42][46] |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | | Michael Raynes | Hartlepool United | Released | [42][47] |
| 24 January 2020 | CB | | Christian Mbulu | Morecambe | Mutual consent | [48][49] |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League Two | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  FIN | Will Jääskeläinen | 39 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Perry Ng | 45 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Harry Pickering | 43 | 3 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Ryan Wintle | 46 | 4 | 37 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Olly Lancashire | 11 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF |  EIR | Eddie Nolan | 26 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Daniel Powell | 33 | 9 | 24+6 | 9 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | James Jones | 29 | 2 | 13+10 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Chris Porter | 31 | 14 | 25+1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Charlie Kirk | 44 | 9 | 35+1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Callum Ainley | 31 | 3 | 6+19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | EIR | Paul Green | 33 | 4 | 22+4 | 2 | 3+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 13 | GK | WAL | Dave Richards | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Oliver Finney | 24 | 6 | 11+7 | 5 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Nicky Hunt | 29 | 1 | 22+3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Tom Lowery | 36 | 5 | 28+1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | NOR | Chuma Anene | 34 | 9 | 12+16 | 7 | 1+1 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Regan Griffiths | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Owen Dale | 36 | 2 | 7+20 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Josh Lundstram | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Luke Offord | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | WAL | Billy Sass-Davies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Travis Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Lewis Reilly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Rio Adebisi | 5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Connor Heath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | ENG | Sam Booth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | SKN | Michael Nottingham | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Stephen Walker | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | ENG | Christian Mbulu | 7 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | RSA | Dino Visser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |