Crewe Alexandra 2017–18 football season
The 2017–18 season was Crewe Alexandra 's 141st season in their history, their 94th in the English Football League and second consecutive in League Two .[1] Along with competing in League Two, the club participated in the FA Cup , EFL Cup and EFL Trophy .
The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2038
Competitions [ ]
Friendlies [ ]
As of 5 June 2017, Crewe Alexandra have announced seven pre-season friendlies against Stoke City ,[2] Macclesfield Town ,[3] Buxton , Barrow , Alsager Town ,[4] Bury ,[5] Kidsgrove Athletic .[6]
Buxton v Crewe Alexandra
11 July 2017 Buxton 1–3 Crewe Alexandra show Buxton 19:45 BST
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Report
Reilly x2' Walker
Stadium: The Silverlands
Kidsgrove Athletic v Crewe Alexandra
11 July 2017 Kidsgrove Athletic 2–7 Crewe Alexandra show Kidsgrove 19:45 BST
2'
Report
Kirk x3' Porter x2' [[George Cooper (footballer,
born 1996)|Cooper]] Lowery
Stadium: The Novus Stadium
Barrow v Crewe Alexandra
18 July 2017 Barrow 0–0 Crewe Alexandra show Barrow-in-Furness 19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Holker Street
Bury v Crewe Alexandra
22 July 2017 Bury 1–1 Crewe Alexandra show Bury 15:00 BST
Beckford 85'
Report
Walker 10'
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Macclesfield Town v Crewe Alexandra
25 July 2017 Macclesfield Town 3–0 Crewe Alexandra show Macclesfield 19:30 BST
65' (pen. ) Trialist 74' Lloyd 90+3'
Report
Stadium: Moss Rose
Crewe Alexandra v Stoke City XI
League Two [ ]
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
13
Colchester United
46
16
14
16
53
52
+1
62
14
Crawley Town
46
16
11
19
58
66
−8
59
15
Crewe Alexandra
46
17
5
24
62
75
−13
56
16
Stevenage
46
14
13
19
60
65
−5
55
17
Cheltenham Town
46
13
12
21
67
73
−6
51
Source:
BBC Sport Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Result summary [ ]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
46
17
5
24
62
75
−13
56
10
4
9
32
32
0
7
1
15
30
43
−13
Last updated: 8 May 2018.
Source:[citation needed ]
Results by matchday [ ]
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 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground H H H A A H H A H A A H A H H A H A A H A H H A A H A H A A H A H H A A H H A A H A A H A H Result D D W W L W L L L L L W L W L L L L W L L W L W L W L L L L D L W L W D L W W L D W L W W W Position 12 18 10 4 8 4 10 15 16 18 19 17 19 17 17 18 20 22 19 19 22 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 21 21 21 22 20 21 18 18 20 19 17 17 18 17 17 17 16 15
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2018. Source:
Statto.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches [ ]
On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.[7] [8]
Crewe Alexandra v Mansfield Town
Port Vale v Crewe Alexandra
26 August 2017 4 Port Vale 0–1 Crewe Alexandra show Burslem 15:00 BST
Harness 9' Tonge 34'
Report
Dagnall 30' Nolan 76' Bakayogo 90+4'
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 6,299 Referee:
Grimsby Town v Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra v Chesterfield
Crewe Alexandra v Cambridge United
12 September 2017 7 Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Cambridge United show Crewe 19:45 BST
Report
Ibehre 35'
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,042 Referee:
Exeter City v Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra v Carlisle United
23 September 2017 9 Crewe Alexandra 0–5 Carlisle United show Crewe 15:00 BST
Raynes 48'
Report
Grainger 13' , 48' (pen. ) Raynes 72' (o.g. ) Lambe 75' Hope 90+4'
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,021 Referee:
Wycombe Wanderers v Crewe Alexandra
Coventry City v Crewe Alexandra
30 September 2017 11 Coventry City 1–0 Crewe Alexandra show Coventry 15:00 BST
Nazon 9' Jones 87'
Report
Lowery 46'
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 7,664 Referee:
Yeovil Town v Crewe Alexandra
14 October 2017 13 Yeovil Town 2–0 Crewe Alexandra show Yeovil 15:00 BST
Browne 15' Olomola 56' Zoko 89'
Report
Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 2,360 Referee:
Crewe Alexandra v Notts County
Colchester United v Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra v Lincoln City
Forest Green Rovers v Crewe Alexandra
Morecambe v Crewe Alexandra
21 November 2017 19 Morecambe 0–1 Crewe Alexandra show Morecambe 19:45 GMT
Report
Ng 61' 85'
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 927 Referee:
Crewe Alexandra v Luton Town
25 November 2017 20 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Luton Town show Crewe 15:00 GMT
Ng 48' Mullins 81' (o.g. ) Dagnall 84'
Report
Hylton 63' 87' Berry 67'
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,571 Referee:
Cheltenham Town v Crewe Alexandra
9 December 2017 21 Cheltenham Town 1–0 Crewe Alexandra show Cheltenham 15:00 GMT
Grimes 52'
Report
Ng 43' Walker 60'
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,795 Referee:
Crewe Alexandra v Crawley Town
Crewe Alexandra v Swindon Town
23 December 2017 23 Crewe Alexandra 0–3 Swindon Town show Crewe 15:00
Pickering 54'
Report
Woolery 8' 84' Linganzi 17' Norris 20' (pen. ) 63' Taylor 68' Purkiss 71'
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,736 Referee: Eddie Ilderton
Chesterfield v Crewe Alexandra
26 December 2017 24 Chesterfield 0–2 Crewe Alexandra show Chesterfield 15:00
Report
Porter 7' Kirk 26' Cooper 90+4'
Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 5,904 Referee: Tom Nield
Cambridge United v Crewe Alexandra
30 December 2017 25 Cambridge United 3–1 Crewe Alexandra show Cambridge 15:00
Maris 1' Amoo 27' Ikpeazu 70' Ibehre 90+2'
Report
Dagnall 30' Stubbs 57'
Stadium: Cambs Glass Stadium Attendance: 4,165 Referee: Craig Hicks
Crewe Alexandra v Grimsby Town
1 January 2018 26 Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Grimsby Town show Crewe 15:00
Porter 12' Ng 12' Walker 34'
Report
Woolford 34' Berrett 34'
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,292 Referee: Seb Stockbridge
Carlisle United v Crewe Alexandra
13 January 2018 27 Carlisle United 1–0 Crewe Alexandra show Carlisle 15:00
Cosgrove 76' Bennett 80'
Report
Walker 74' Raynes 75'
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,467 Referee: Chris Sarginson
Crewe Alexandra v Wycombe Wanderers
20 January 2018 28 Crewe Alexandra 2–3 Wycombe Wanderers show Crewe 15:00
Report
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,645 Referee: Martin Coy
Swindon Town v Crewe Alexandra
27 January 2018 29 Swindon Town 4–3 Crewe Alexandra show Swindon 15:00
Stadium: Energy Check County Ground Attendance: 5,439 Referee: Graham Salisbury
Notts County v Crewe Alexandra
3 February 2017 30 Notts County 4–1 Crewe Alexandra show Nottingham 15:00
Noor Husin 15' 65' Hewitt 41' 60' Bennett 89'
Report
Miller 8' Nolan 43'
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 17,274 Referee: Brett Huxtable
Crewe Alexandra v Yeovil Town
Crewe Alexandra v Colchester United
17 February 2018 33 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Colchester United show Crewe 15:00 GMT
Miller 60'
Report
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,548 Referee: Michael Salisbury
Crewe Alexandra v Exeter City
Lincoln City v Crewe Alexandra
24 February 2018 35 Lincoln City 1–4 Crewe Alexandra show Lincoln 15:00 GMT
Bostwick 36'
Report
Pickering 45' Bowery 48' , 68' Green 54' (pen. )
Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,272 Referee: Carl Boyeson
Crewe Alexandra v Coventry City
17 March 2018 37 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Coventry City show Crewe 15:00 GMT
Bowery 33'
Report
Clarke-Harris 5' Bayliss 43'
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,666 Referee: Antony Coggins
Crewe Alexandra v Forest Green Rovers
20 March 2018 38 Crewe Alexandra 3–1 Forest Green Rovers show Crewe 19:45 GMT
Bowery 44' , 61' Kirk 59'
Report
Grubb 64'
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,158 Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Barnet v Crewe Alexandra
30 March 2018 40 Barnet 2–1 Crewe Alexandra show Edgware , London 15:00 BST
Akinde 51' (pen. ) 87' (pen. )
Report
McKirdy 70'
Stadium: The Hive Attendance: 1,951 Referee: Lee Swabey
Crewe Alexandra v Port Vale
2 April 2018 41 Crewe Alexandra 2–2 Port Vale show Crewe 15:00 BST
Wintle 7' Kirk 90+3'
Report
Pope 36' (pen. ) Kay 71'
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 6,680 Referee: Andy Woolmer
Mansfield Town v Crewe Alexandra
7 April 2018 42 Mansfield Town 3–4 Crewe Alexandra show Mansfield 15:00 BST
Angol 15' Hemmings 50' Miller 76'
Report
Jones 7' Bowery 10' Pickering 25' Kirk 27'
Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 3,480 Referee: Richard Clark
Luton Town v Crewe Alexandra
14 April 2018 43 Luton Town 3–1 Crewe Alexandra show Luton 15:00 BST
McCormack 31' Hylton 39' , 69' Lee 45+2' Mpanzu 51'
Report
Bowery 35' Green 41' Nolan 88'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 9,202 Referee: Ben Toner
Crewe Alexandra v Morecambe
21 April 2018 44 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Morecambe show Crewe 15:00 BST
Miller 88'
Report
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,942 Referee: Charles Breakspear
Crawley Town v Crewe Alexandra
28 April 2018 45 Crawley Town 1–2 Crewe Alexandra show Crawley 15:00 BST
Smith 9' Yorwerth 90+5'
Report
Ng 5' Pickering 51'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,089 Referee: Tom Neild
Crewe Alexandra v Cheltenham Town
5 May 2018 46 Crewe Alexandra 2–1 Cheltenham Town show Crewe 15:00 BST
Ray 6' Miller 17' , 62'
Report
Lloyd 34' Morrell 68'
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,350 Referee: Michael Salisbury
FA Cup [ ]
On 16 October 2017, Crewe Alexandra were drawn at home to Rotherham United in the first round.[9] In the second round Alex were given an away tie against Blackburn Rovers .[10]
Crewe Alexandra v Rotherham United
Blackburn Rovers v Crewe Alexandra
3 December 2017 Second round Blackburn Rovers 3–3 Crewe Alexandra show Blackburn 14:00 GMT
Samuel 11' , 20' Graham 15' Harper 33' Bennett 56'
Report
Walker 27' Porter 35' (pen. ) , 66' Nolan 63' Ng 90'
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 4,472 Referee:
Crewe Alexandra v Blackburn Rovers
^ On 12 December, both clubs agreed to reschedule the second round replay fixture 24 hours later due to adverse weather conditions.[11]
EFL Cup [ ]
On 16 June 2017, Crewe Alexandra were drawn at home to Bolton Wanderers in the first round.[12]
Crewe Alexandra v Bolton Wanderers
EFL Trophy [ ]
On 12 July 2017, Crewe Alexandra were drawn against Newcastle United U23s , Oldham Athletic and Port Vale in Northern Group D.[13] [14]
Pos
Lge
Team
Pld
W
PW
PL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
L2
Port Vale (Q)
3
2
1
0
0
5
2
+3
8
Round 2
2
L1
Oldham Athletic (Q)
3
2
0
1
0
5
1
+4
7
3
ACA
Newcastle United U21 (E)
3
1
0
0
2
3
6
−3
3
4
L2
Crewe Alexandra (E)
3
0
0
0
3
3
7
−4
0
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source:
EFL.com (E) Eliminated;
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Crewe Alexandra v Newcastle United U23s
Crewe Alexandra v Oldham Athletic
Port Vale v Crewe Alexandra
Transfers [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
Transfers out [ ]
Loans in [ ]
Start date
Position
Nationality
Name
From
End date
Ref.
29 August 2017
CB
Sam Stubbs
Wigan Athletic
10 January 2018
[34] [35]
30 August 2017
MF
Conor Grant
Everton
10 January 2018
[36] [35]
11 January 2018
MF
Paul Green
Oldham Athletic
May 2018
[37]
19 January 2018
MF
/
Daniel Barlaser
Newcastle United
9 April 2018
[38] [39]
19 January 2018
FW
Harry McKirdy
Aston Villa
May 2018
[40]
25 January 2018
FW
Shaun Miller
Carlisle United
May 2018
[41]
31 January 2018
RB
Jamie Sterry
Newcastle United
May 2018
[42]
Loans out [ ]
References [ ]
show Crewe Alexandra Football Club
The club Grounds 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
Other Seasons
show National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier , One )
East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Midland League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
North West Counties League (Premier , One )
Southern Combination League (Premier , One )
Southern Counties East League (Premier , One )
South West Peninsula League Premier Division (level 10 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
Western League (Premier , One )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only )
Cup competitions
Youth competitions