| 2014–15 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | John Bowler | ||
| Manager | Steve Davis | ||
| Stadium | Alexandra Stadium | ||
| League One | 20th | ||
| FA Cup | First round | ||
| League Cup | Second round | ||
| Football League Trophy | First round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League:Marcus Haber (7) All: Marcus Haber (8) | ||
During the2014–15 English football season,Crewe Alexandra F.C. competed inFootball League One, their 91st season in theEnglish Football League.
| 11 July 2014 | Norton United | 0–4 | Crewe Alexandra | Norton Cricket Club & Miners Welfare Institute,Smallthorne |
| 19:30BST | Report | Pogba Grant Inman Orenuga |
| 13 July 2014 | Nantwich Town | 1–4 | Crewe Alexandra | The Weaver Stadium,Nantwich |
| 15:00BST | Jones | Report | Inman Waters Phillips Saunders |
| 19 July 2014 | Chester | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Deva Stadium,Chester |
| 15:00BST | Rooney | Report | Atkinson | Attendance: 1,134 |
| 26 July 2014 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Gresty Road,Crewe |
| 15:00BST | Report | Dicko |
| 29 July 2014 | Southport | 1–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Haig Avenue,Southport |
| 19:45BST | Evans | Report | Turton Waters |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Port Vale | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 55 | 65 | −10 | 54 | |
| 19 | Colchester United | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 58 | 77 | −19 | 52 | |
| 20 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 43 | 75 | −32 | 52 | |
| 21 | Notts County(R) | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 45 | 63 | −18 | 50 | Relegation toFootball League Two |
| 22 | Crawley Town(R) | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 53 | 79 | −26 | 50 |
The fixtures for the2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.[1]
| 9 August 20141 | Fleetwood Town | 2–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Highbury Stadium,Fleetwood |
| 15:00 | Ball Proctor Hogan | Report | Inman | Attendance: 3,774 Referee:Gary Sutton |
| 16 August 20142 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | Barnsley | Gresty Road,Crewe |
| 15:00 | Waters Oliver | Lita Winnall Cranie | Attendance: 4,502 Referee:Andy Davies |
| 19 August 20143 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–5 | Rochdale | Gresty Road,Crewe |
| 19:45 | Haber Ness | Henderson Done Héry Vincenti Rafferty | Attendance: 3,742 Referee:Keith Stroud |
| 23 August 20144 | Swindon Town | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra | County Ground,Swindon |
| 15:00 | Kasim Williams | Report | Attendance: 6,530 Referee:Lee Collins |
| 30 August 20145 | Gillingham | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Priestfield Stadium,Gillingham |
| 15:00 | Dack McDonald | Report | Attendance: 4,998 Referee:Andrew Madley |
| 13 September 20146 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–1 | Port Vale | Gresty Road,Crewe |
| 15:00 | Ray Oliver | Report | Slew | Attendance: 6,357 Referee:Simon Hooper |
| 16 September 20147 | Yeovil Town | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Huish Park,Yeovil |
| 19:45 | Moore | Report | Waters | Attendance: 3,509 Referee: Michael Bull |
| 20 September 20148 | Milton Keynes Dons | 6–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Stadium mk,Milton Keynes |
| 15:00 | Alli Grigg Afobe Reeves | [1] | McFadzean Ray | Attendance: 7,049 Referee: Darren Bond |
| 27 September 20149 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–3 | Colchester United | Gresty Road,Crewe |
| 15:00 | Report | Sears Healey Watt | Attendance: 3,909 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
| 30 September 201410 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–3 | Notts County | Gresty Road,Crewe |
| 19:45 | Grant Atkinson | Report | Cassidy Tate Thompson | Attendance: 3,495 Referee: Keith Hill |
| 4 October 201411 | Bradford City | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Valley Parade,Bradford |
| 15:00 | Davies Liddle McLean | Report | Dugdale | Attendance: 12,386 Referee: Darren Deadman |
| 11 October 201412 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–1 | Coventry City | Gresty Road,Crewe |
| 15:00 | Brandy Cooper Dugdale Grant Ray Inman | Report | Fleck Finch Grant | Attendance: 5,058 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 18 October 201413 | Walsall | 0–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Bescot Stadium,Walsall |
| 15:00 | Report | Cooper Turton Dugdale | Attendance: 4,127 Referee: Darren Handley |
| 21 October 201414 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Peterborough United | Gresty Road,Crewe |
| 19:45 | Turton Haber Grant Cooper | Report | Bostwick Payne Baldwin | Attendance: 3,524 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 25 October 201415 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | Sheffield United | Gresty Road,Crewe |
| 15:00 | Grant Ray | Report | Basham Scougall McNulty Wallace | Attendance: 5,699 Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 1 November 201416 | Crawley Town | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Broadfield Stadium,Crawley |
| 15:00 | McLeod | Report | Cooper | Attendance: 2,329 Referee: Brendan Malone |
| 15 November 201417 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–0 | Chesterfield | Gresty Road,Crewe |
| 15:00 | Turton | BBC Report | Evatt Morsy | Attendance: 4,557 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
| 22 November 201418 | Leyton Orient | 4–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Brisbane Road,Leyton |
| 15:00 | Plasmati Wright Omozusi Dagnall Cox Vincelot Mooney | Report | Grant Cooper | Attendance: 5,516 Referee: Steve Martin |
| 29 November 201419 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Doncaster Rovers | Gresty Road,Crewe |
| 15:00 | Ikpeazu Ness | Report | Butler Coppinger | Attendance: 4,530 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 13 December 201420 | Scunthorpe United | 2–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Glanford Park,Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 | Williams Llera | Report | Ajose Ness Leigh | Attendance: 3,006 Referee: Darren Sheldrake |
| 20 December 201421 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Bristol City | Gresty Road,Crewe |
| 15:00 | Ikpeazu Ray Ness | Report | Williams | Attendance: 4,927 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 26 December 201422 | Oldham Athletic | 1–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Boundary Park,Oldham |
| 15:00 | Elokobi | Report | Ray Grant Ajose | Attendance: 4,782 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 28 December 201423 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Preston North End | Gresty Road,Crewe |
| 15:00 | Cooper | Report | Beckford | Attendance: 6,429 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 10 January 201524 | Crewe Alexandra | 3–1 | Gillingham | Gresty Road,Crewe |
| 15:00 | Ajose Davis Ikpeazu | Report | Legge Ehmer Dack McDonald | Attendance: 4,436 Referee: Mark Brown |
| 17 January 201525 | Notts County | 2–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Meadow Lane,Nottingham |
| 15:00 | Mullins Hollis Noble Daniels | Report | Guthrie Ness Dugdale | Attendance: 4,643 Referee: Iain Williamson |
| 24 January 201526 | Port Vale | 0–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Vale Park,Burslem |
| 15:00 | O'Connor | Report | Ajose Davis | Attendance: 8,002 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 31 January 201527 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–5 | Milton Keynes Dons | Gresty Road,Crewe |
| 15:00 | Stewart | Report | Cole Bowditch McFadzean Alli Spence Baker Powell | Attendance: 4,319 Referee: Kevin Wright |
| 7 February 201528 | Colchester United | 2–3 | Crewe Alexandra | Colchester Community Stadium,Colchester |
| 15:00 | Porter Eastman Marriott | Report | Davis Jones Ajose Grant | Attendance: 3,134 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 10 February 201529 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Yeovil Town | Gresty Road,Crewe |
| 19:45 | Ray Ajose Ness | Report | Arthurworrey Berrett | Attendance: 3,523 Referee: Darren Handley |
| 14 February 201530 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | Fleetwood Town | Gresty Road,Crewe |
| 15:00 | Ajose Haber | Report | McLaughlin | Attendance: 4,135 Referee:Stuart Attwell |
| 17 February 201531 | Doncaster Rovers | 2–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Keepmoat Stadium,Doncaster |
| 19:45 | Furman Wellens | Report | Ray Tate | Attendance: 6,164 Referee: Darren Sheldrake |
| 21 February 2015 (2015-02-21)32 | Barnsley | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Barnsley |
| 15:00GMT | Nyatanga Rachubka | Report | Grant Jones | Stadium:Oakwell Attendance: 8,635 Referee: Darren Deadman |
| 28 February 2015 (2015-02-28)33 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–0 | Swindon Town | Gresty Road,Crewe |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Attendance: 4,781 Referee:Graham Salisbury |
| 3 March 201534 | Rochdale | 4–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Spotland Stadium,Rochdale |
| 19:45GMT | Bennett Henderson Bunney | Report | Davis | Attendance: 1,954 Referee: |
| 7 March 201535 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | Scunthorpe United | Gresty Road,Crewe |
| 15:00GMT | Leigh Haber | Report | Osbourne | Attendance: 4,213 Referee: |
| 14 March 201536 | Preston North End | 5–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Deepdale,Preston, Lancashire |
| 15:00GMT | Garner Welsh Beckford | Report | Turton | Attendance: 10,203 Referee: |
| 17 March 201537 | Bristol City | 3–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Ashton Gate Stadium,Bristol |
| 19:45GMT | Wilbraham Flint Emmanuel-Thomas | Report | Ikpeazu | Attendance: 10,719 Referee: |
| 21 March 201538 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | Oldham Athletic | Gresty Road,Crewe |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Brown Wilkinson | Attendance: 4,669 Referee: |
| 28 March 201539 | Sheffield United | 1–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Bramall Lane,Sheffield |
| 15:00GMT | Davies Holt Davies | Report | Dalla Valle Tate Atkinson Colclough | Attendance: 19,672 Referee: |
| 3 April 201540 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–0 | Crawley Town | Gresty Road,Crewe |
| 15:00GMT | Grant Colclough | Report | Wordsworth Oyebanjo | Attendance: 5,353 Referee: |
| 6 April 201541 | Chesterfield | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Proact Stadium,Chesterfield |
| 15:00GMT | Darikwa | Report | Ness Jones | Attendance: 6,942 Referee: |
| 11 April 201542 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Leyton Orient | Gresty Road,Crewe |
| 15:00GMT | Dalla Valle Tate | Report | Henderson McAnuff | Attendance: 4,419 Referee: |
| 14 April 201543 | Peterborough United | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | London Road Stadium,Peterborough |
| 19:45GMT | Bostwick Washington Norris | Report | Dalla Valle Grant Leigh Guthrie | Attendance: 4,338 Referee: |
| 18 April 201544 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Walsall | Gresty Road,Crewe |
| 15:00GMT | Haber | Report | Bradshaw | Attendance: 4,644 Referee: |
| 25 April 201545 | Coventry City | 1–3 | Crewe Alexandra | Ricoh Arena,Coventry |
| 15:00GMT | Proschwitz Johnson | Report | Dalla Valle Colclough Haber | Attendance: 13,983 Referee: |
| 3 May 201546 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | Bradford City | Gresty Road,Crewe |
| 12:15GMT | Grant Davis | Report | Clarke Anthony McMahon Stead | Attendance: 7,608 Referee: |
The draw for the first round of theFA Cup was made on 27 October 2014.[2]
| 8 November 2014First round | Crewe Alexandra | 0–0 | Sheffield United | Gresty Road,Crewe |
| 15:00 | Davis Grant | Report | Attendance: 3,222 Referee: Mick Russell |
| 18 November 2014First round replay | Sheffield United | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Bramall Lane,Sheffield |
| 19:45 | Flynn | Report | Guthrie Turton | Attendance: 5,987 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Crewe Alexandra were drawn at away to Barnsley.[3]
| 12 August 2014Round One | Barnsley | 0–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Oakwell,Barnsley |
| 19:45 | Report | Waters Tootle | Attendance: 4,391 Referee:Chris Sarginson |
| 26 August 2014Round Two | Crewe Alexandra | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Bolton Wanderers | Gresty Road,Crewe |
| 19:45 | Inman Haber | Report | Pratley Beckford | Attendance: 2,642 Referee:Tony Harrington |
| 2 September 2014Round One | Crewe Alexandra | 0–3 | Rochdale | Gresty Road,Crewe |
| 19:30 | Report | Done Vincenti Andrew | Attendance: 1,529 Referee:Scott Duncan |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Scott Shearer | 33 | EU | Rotherham United | Free transfer | Summer | 2016 | Free | [4] | |
| 8 | MF | Chris Atkinson | 22 | EU | Huddersfield Town | Free transfer | Summer | 2016 | Free | [5] | |
| 25 | FW | Marcus Haber | 25 | EU | Stevenage | Free transfer | Summer | 2016 | Free | [6] | |
| 12 | FW | Lauri Dalla Valle | 23 | EU | Sint-Truiden | Free transfer | During season | 2016 | Free | [7] | |
| 33 | DF | Anthony Stewart | 22 | EU | Wycombe Wanderers | Free transfer | Winter | 2015 | Free | [8] | |
| 44 | GK | Paul Rachubka | 33 | EU | Oldham Athletic | Free transfer | During season | 2015 | Free | [9] |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | DF | Mark Ellis | 25 | EU | Shrewsbury Town | Released | Summer | Free | [10][11] | |
| 10 | FW | A-Jay Leitch-Smith | 24 | EU | Yeovil Town | Released | Summer | Free | [10][12] | |
| 3 | DF | Kelvin Mellor | 23 | EU | Plymouth Argyle | Released | Summer | Free | [10][13] | |
| 11 | MF | Byron Moore | 25 | EU | Port Vale | Released | Summer | Free | [14][15] | |
| 8 | MF | Abdul Osman | 27 | EU | Partick Thistle | Released | Summer | Free | [10][16] | |
| 1 | GK | Steve Phillips | 36 | EU | Nantwich Town | Released | Summer | Free | [10][17] | |
| 9 | FW | Mathias Pogba | 23 | EU | Pescara | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | [18] | |
| 7 | FW | Max Clayton | 20 | EU | Bolton Wanderers | Transfer | Summer | £300,000 | [19] | |
| 21 | MF | Lee Molyneux | 25 | EU | Tranmere Rovers | Free transfer | Winter | Free | [20] | |
| 6 | DF | Adam Dugdale | 27 | EU | Tranmere Rovers | Free transfer | Winter | Free | [21] |
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.
| No. | Pos. | Name | Country | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended | Start source | End source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | DF | Greg Leigh | 19 | Manchester City | 12 August 2014 | 30 June 2015 | [22][23] | ||
| 28 | MF | Jamie Ness | 23 | Stoke City | 14 August 2014 | 5 January 2015 | [24] | ||
| 29 | FW | Febian Brandy | 25 | Rotherham United | 17 September 2014 | 25 November 2014 | [25][26] | [27] | |
| 30 | DF | Alan Tate | 32 | Swansea City | 24 September 2014 | 24 December 2014 | [28] | ||
| 31 | FW | Danny Haynes | 26 | Notts County | 21 October 2014 | 25 November 2014 | [29] | [27] | |
| 34 | FW | Uche Ikpeazu | 19 | Watford | 26 November 2014 | 25 January 2015 | [30] | ||
| 35 | FW | Nicky Ajose | 23 | Leeds United | 26 November 2014 | 5 January 2015 | [31] | ||
| 33 | DF | Anthony Stewart | 22 | Wycombe Wanderers | 27 November 2014 | 6 January 2015 | [32] | [8] | |
| 30 | DF | Alan Tate | 32 | Swansea City | 5 January 2015 | 30 June 2015 | [33] | ||
| 34 | FW | Uche Ikpeazu | 20 | Watford | 13 March 2015 | 30 June 2015 | [34] |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Country | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended | Start source | End source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | MF | Lee Molyneux | 25 | Accrington Stanley | 3 October 2014 | 13 January 2015 | [35] | [20] | |
| 15 | DF | Thierry Audel | 27 | Lincoln City | 17 October 2014 | 17 January 2015 | [36] | ||
| 9 | FW | Vadaine Oliver | 23 | Mansfield Town | 24 October 2014 | 30 June 2015 | [37][38][39] | ||
| 1 | GK | Scott Shearer | 33 | Burton Albion | 2 January 2015 | 30 June 2015 | [40] | ||
| 23 | DF | Perry Ng | 18 | Hyde | 30 January 2015 | 2 March 2015 | [41] |