2013–14 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season

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Crewe Alexandra
2013–14 season
ChairmanJohn Bowler
ManagerSteve Davis
StadiumGresty Road
League One19th
FA CupFirst round
League CupFirst round
Football League TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerChuks Aneke (15)

The 2013–14 season was Crewe Alexandra F.C.'s 90th in the English Football League. They competed in Football League One, the third division of professional football in England, the 2013–14 FA Cup, 2013–14 Football League Cup, and 2013–14 Football League Trophy.

Final league table[]

Main article: 2013–14 Football League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
17 Gillingham 46 15 8 23 60 79 −19 53
18 Coventry City 46 16 13 17 74 77 −3 51[a]
19 Crewe Alexandra 46 13 12 21 54 80 −26 51
20 Notts County 46 15 5 26 64 77 −13 50
21 Tranmere Rovers (R) 46 12 11 23 52 79 −27 47 Relegation to Football League Two
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2014. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ On 2 August Coventry City were deducted 10 points for exiting administration without a CVA.[1]

Results[]

Football League One[]

Main article: 2013–14 Football League One

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

3 August 2013 1 Crewe Alexandra 3–3 Rotherham United Crewe
15:00 Grant 3'
Clayton 9'
Davis 47' (pen.)		 Report Frecklington 10', 90'
Pringle 86'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,926
Referee: Scott Duncan
10 August 2013 (2013-08-10) 2 Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Milton Keynes
15:00 Bamford 20' Report Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 6,911
Referee: Rob Lewis
17 August 2013 3 Crewe Alexandra 2–1 Tranmere Rovers Crewe
15:00 Colclough 42', 85'
Osman Yellow card 76'		 Report Holmes Yellow card 12' Yellow-red card 33'
Thompson Yellow card 16'
Akpa Akpro 87'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,720
Referee: Andrew Madley
24 August 2013 4 Leyton Orient 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Leyton
15:00 Odubajo 7'
Mooney 37' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 4,455
Referee: Keith Stroud
31 August 2013 5 Swindon Town 5–0 Crewe Alexandra Swindon
15:00 Ranger 38'
Luongo 44'
Mason 46' 54' (pen) 70'		 Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,419
Referee: Andy Davies (Hampshire)
7 September 2013 6 Crewe Alexandra 2–2 Peterborough United Crewe
15:00 Oliver 15'
Leitch-Smith 21'		 Report Barnett 45'
Bostwick 90'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,509
Referee: Lee Collins
14 September 2013 (2013-09-14) 7 Crewe Alexandra 0–3 Walsall Crewe
Report Westcarr 66', 69' (pen.)
Baxendale 84'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,260
Referee: Keith Hill
21 September 2013 8 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Oldham
15:00 MacDonald 54' Report Turton 13' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,273
Referee: Carl Boyeson
28 September 2013 9 Crewe Alexandra 0–3 Gillingham Crewe
Report McDonald 39'
Martin
50'
Barrett 70'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,254
Referee: Oliver Langford
5 October 2013 10 Notts County 4–0 Crewe Alexandra Nottingham
15:00 BST McGregor 33', 41'
Haynes 66'
Haber 83'		 Report Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 1,249
Referee: Phil Gibbs
12 October 2013 11 Preston North End 0–2 Crewe Alexandra Preston
15:00 BST Report 27' Moore
64' Inman		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 9,268
Referee: Trevor Kettle
19 October 2013 (2013-10-19) 12 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Bristol City Crewe
15:00 BST Moore 90' (pen.) Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,781
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
22 October 2013 (2013-10-22) 13 Crewe Alexandra 0–3 Stevenage Crewe
Report Morais 11', 20'
Freeman 13'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,682
Referee: Steve Martin
26 October 2013 (2013-10-26) 14 Sheffield United 3–1 Crewe Alexandra Sheffield
15:00 Maguire 18', 29'
Flynn 55'		 Report Clayton 77' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 18,784
Referee: Brendan Malone
2 November 2013 (2013-11-02) 15 Crewe Alexandra 0–0 Bradford City Crewe
Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,428
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
16 November 2013 (2013-11-16) 16 Brentford 5–0 Crewe Alexandra Brentford, London
15:00 Trotta 43'
Forshaw 46'
Saville 58'
Donaldson 63', 73'		 Report Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 6,616
Referee: Michael Bull
23 November 2013 (2013-11-23) 17 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Port Vale Crewe
15:00 Evans 35' Report Taylor 43'
Myrie-Williams 83'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 6,820
Referee:
26 November 2013 (2013-11-26) 18 Carlisle United 2–1 Crewe Alexandra Carlisle
19:45 Symington 45'
Robson 45+2'		 Report Davis 90+4' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 2,969
Referee: Andy Haines
30 November 2013 (2013-11-30) 19 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Crawley Town Crewe
Oliver Yellow card 46' Yellow-red card 55'
Aneke 81'		 Report Connolly Yellow card 77'
Hurst Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,001
Referee: James Adcock
14 December 2013 20 Coventry City 2–2 Crewe Alexandra Northampton
15:00 GMT Moussa 36'
Wilson 56' (pen)
Maguire Yellow card 84'		 report Hitchcock 14'
Aneke 66'
Davis Yellow card 41'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 1,618
Referee:
21 December 2013 21 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Crewe
15:00 GMT Hitchcock 21' Report Taylor 56' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,801
Referee: Malone
26 December 2013 22 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Jacobs 3'
Griffiths 90+2'		 Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 22,693
Referee: Stuart Attwell
29 December 2013 (2013-12-29) 23 Colchester United 1–2 Crewe Alexandra Colchester
15:00 GMT Garbutt 29' Report Aneke 73'
Hitchcock 76'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,430
Referee: Lee Collins
1 January 2014 24 Crewe Alexandra 2–1 Carlisle United Crewe
15:00 GMT Aneke 53'
Mesca 64'		 Report Lawrence 78' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,458
Referee: Darren Drysdale
11 January 2014 25 Rotherham United 4–2 Crewe Alexandra Rotherham
15:00 GMT Agard 29'
Frecklington 68' (pen.), 90'
Revell 74'		 Report Inman 12'
Mellor 61'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 7,737
Referee: Keith Hill
18 January 2014 26 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Leyton Orient Crewe
15:00 GMT Byron Moore 53' Report Chris Dagnall 60', 67' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,830
Referee: Andy Woolmer
21 January 2014 27 Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Milton Keynes Dons Crewe
19:45 GMT Aneke 35'
Leitch-Smith 69'		 Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,613
Referee: Richard Clark
25 January 2014 28 Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Birkenhead
15:00 GMT Pennington 28'
Kennedy Yellow card 36'
Koumas Yellow card 83'		 Report Evans Yellow card 37'
Mellor Yellow card 39'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,045
Referee: Scott Mathieson
1 February 2014 29 Crewe Alexandra 3–0 Sheffield United Crewe
15:00 GMT Aneke 37', 45'
Moore 90+4'		 Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,437
Referee: Chris Sarginson
8 February 2014 (2014-02-08) 30 Bradford City 3–3 Crewe Alexandra Bradford
15:00 GMT Hanson 58'
Jones 59', 84'		 Report Ikpeazu 12', 54'
Pogba 78'		 Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 13,343
Referee: Graham Horwood
15 February 2014 31 Crewe Alexandra 1–3 Brentford Crewe
15:00 GMT Aneke 70' (pen.) Report Judge 9', 52'
Forshaw 61'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,812
Referee: Salisbury
22 February 2014 32 Port Vale 1–3 Crewe Alexandra Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Pope 76' Report Pogba 15'
Aneke 48' (pen.)
Inman 73'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 7,812
Referee: Roger East
25 February 2014 (2014-02-25) 33 Stevenage 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Stevenage
19:45 GMT Zoko 5' Report Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 1,970
Referee: Darren Sheldrake
1 March 2014 34 Crewe Alexandra 0–0 Swindon Town Crewe
15:00 GMT Oliver 77' Report Harley 45' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,433
Referee: Robert Lewis
8 March 2014 (2014-03-08) 35 Peterborough United 4–2 Crewe Alexandra Peterborough
Assombalonga 15' (pen.)
Ajose 41'
Swanson 60'
Washington 88'		 Report Aneke 13', 58' Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 5,109
Referee: Gary Sutton
11 March 2014 (2014-03-11) 36 Walsall 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Bescot, Walsall
19:45 GMT Ellis 90+1' (o.g.) Report Aneke 51' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 3,777
Referee: Tony Harrington
15 March 2014 (2014-03-15) 37 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Oldham Athletic Crewe
15:00 GMT Davis 90+4' Report Gary Harkins 52' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,258
Referee: David Phillips
22 March 2014 (2014-03-22) 38 Gillingham 1–3 Crewe Alexandra Gillingham
15:00 GMT Linganzi 30' Report Aneke 5', 53'
Pogba 83'
Grant 2' (88), 90'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,767
Referee: Steve Bratt
25 March 2014 (2014-03-25) 39 Crewe Alexandra 1–3 Notts County Crewe
19:45 GMT Ellis 90+4' Report 10' Liddle
79', 87' Murray		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,895
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
29 March 2014 (2014-03-29) 40 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Coventry City Crewe
15:00 GMT J. Clarke 62' (o.g.) report Wilson 27', 81'
Prutton Yellow card 8'
Moussa Yellow card 37'
Robinson Yellow card 60'
Thomas Yellow card 64'
J. Clarke Yellow card 72'
Marshall Yellow card 83'
Baker Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,042
Referee: Andy Davies
5 April 2014 (2014-04-05) 41 Crawley Town 1–2 Crewe Alexandra Crawley
15:00 BST Proctor 69' Report Ikpeazu 19'
Inman 80'		 Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,024
Referee: Trevor Kettle
12 April 2014 42 Crewe Alexandra 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Crewe
15:00 BST Report McDonald 45'
Edwards 66'		 Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 6,424
Referee:
18 April 2014 43 Shrewsbury Town 1–3 Crewe Alexandra Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Bradshaw 90+1' Report Pogba 38'
Ikpeazu 51'
Grant 89'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 6,947
Referee: Gavin Ward
21 April 2014 (2014-04-21) 44 Crewe Alexandra 0–0 Colchester United Crewe
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,603
Referee: Kevin Wright
26 April 2014 45 Bristol City 0–0 Crewe Alexandra Bristol
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 14,477
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
3 May 2014 46 Crewe Alexandra 2–1 Preston North End Crewe
15:00 BST Dugdale 10'
Pogba 60'
Ellis Yellow card 65'		 Report Wiseman Yellow card 24'
Welsh 90'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 7,458
Referee: Andy Haines


FA Cup[]

Main article: 2013–14 FA Cup
9 November 2013 1 Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 Crewe Alexandra High Wycombe
15:00 Cowan-Hall 37' Report Grant 4' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 1,929
Referee:
19 November 2013 1 Replay Crewe Alexandra 0–2 Wycombe Wanderers Crewe
19:45 Report Craig 50' (pen.)
Doherty 70'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 1,695
Referee:

League Cup[]

Main article: 2013–14 Football League Cup
6 August 2013 1 Bury 3–2 Crewe Alexandra Bury
19:45 BST Beeley 20'
Harrad 29' (pen.)
Hinds 49'		 Report Aneke 5'
Davis 75' (pen.)		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,146
Referee:

Football League Trophy[]

Main article: 2013–14 Football League Trophy
3 September 2013 1 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Accrington Stanley Crewe
19:30 Aneke 79' Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 2,077
Referee: Tony Harrington
8 October 2013 2 Fleetwood Town 4–0 Crewe Alexandra Fleetwood
19:45 BST Ball 40'
Parkin 44'
Pond 47'
Blair 90'		 Report Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 1,928
Referee: Eddie Ilderton

First-team squad[]

[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Steve Phillips
2 DF England ENG Matt Tootle
3 DF England ENG Kelvin Mellor[a]
4 DF England ENG Harry Davis
5 DF England ENG Mark Ellis
6 DF England ENG Adam Dugdale
7 FW England ENG Max Clayton
8 MF England ENG Abdul Osman[b]
9 FW Guinea GUI Mathias Pogba
10 FW England ENG A-Jay Leitch-Smith
11 FW England ENG Byron Moore
12 DF Wales WAL George Ray[c]
14 MF Scotland SCO Bradden Inman[d]
16 DF England ENG Jon Guthrie
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF England ENG Liam Nolan
19 FW England ENG Vadaine Oliver
20 MF England ENG Ollie Turton
21 GK England ENG Ben Garratt
22 MF England ENG George Evans (on loan from Manchester City)
23 MF England ENG John Johnston
25 DF France FRA Thierry Audel
26 FW England ENG Chuks Aneke (on loan from Arsenal)
27 FW England ENG Ryan Colclough
29 MF England ENG Billy Waters
30 FW England ENG Uche Ikpeazu (on loan from Watford)
31 MF England ENG Cameron Park (on loan from Middlesbrough)
38 GK Philippines PHI Neil Etheridge (on loan from Fulham[e])
42 MF England ENG Anthony Grant

Left club during the season[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK Scotland SCO Alan Martin (to Aldershot Town)
15 DF Scotland SCO Gregor Robertson (to Northampton Town)
17 FW England ENG Tom Hitchcock (on loan from Queens Park Rangers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF England ENG Michael West (to Ebbsfleet United)
24 DF England ENG Lee Molyneux (on loan to Accrington Stanley)
28 MF Guinea-Bissau GNB Mesca (on loan from Fulham)

Notes[]

  1. ^ Mellor was born in Copenhagen, Denmark.
  2. ^ Osman was born in Accra, Ghana.
  3. ^ Ray was born in Warrington, England.
  4. ^ Inman was born in Adelaide, Australia, but also qualifies to represent Scotland internationally through his mother and has represented Scotland at U-19 and U-21.
  5. ^ Etheridge was born in Enfield, England and represented them at U-16 level, but also qualifies to represent the Philippines internationally through his mother and made his international debut for the Philippines in May 2008.

References[]

  1. ^ "Coventry City: Football League docks Sky Blues 10 points". BBC Sport. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Crewe Alexandra". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
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