2007–08 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season

Crewe Alexandra

2007–08 season

Chairman

John Bowler

Manager

Football League Trophy

First Round

Top goalscorer

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

Highest home attendance

6,771 (14 January vs Leeds United)

Lowest home attendance

2,862 (15 August vs Hull City)

Home colours

Away colours

← 2006–07

2008–09 →

The 2007–08 season of Crewe Alexandra Football Club's 84th competitive season. They competed in Football League One.

Events

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 the transfers section below), match results (which are in the matches section) or awards (which are in the awards section).

2007

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 coach Steve Holland control of the team.
18 June: Crewe win the Bobby 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 striker Nicky 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 the FA Cup.
11 August: Crewe end the day top of the league after their 2−1 win over Brighton and Hove Albion.^[3]
15 August: Crewe are eliminated from the Carling Cup by Championship side Hull City after a 3-0 loss at home.
25 August: Crewe drop out of the play-off zone after a 2−0 loss to Leyton Orient.^[4]
4 September: Crewe are eliminated from the Johnstone's Paint Trophy by Cheshire-neighbours Chester City after a penalty shootout defeat in the First round
1 December: Crewe are eliminated from the FA Cup by League One side Oldham 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 with Leeds United will be shown live on TV. Ths kickoff was changed to 19:45 GMT on Monday 14 January 2008. Crewe lost the match 1-0.^[5]

2008

29 January: Crewe enter the relegation zone in League One after a 1−1 draw with Bristol Rovers.^[6]
9 February: Crewe climb out the relegation zone to 20th after a 2−2 draw with top-of-the-table Swansea City.^[7]
26 March: Michael O'Connor makes his senior international debut for Northern Ireland in a 4-1 win against Georgia.^[8]

Players

Squad information

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

Last updated: 12 Feb 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 in English football. (Source)
Squad size is unlimited.

Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in the League One (and playoffs), FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

Squad stats

				Total			Football League One		FA Cup		Football League Cup		Johnstone's Paint Trophy
No.	P	Nat.	Name	Sts	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls
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
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
12	MF		Rix	25	30		26		2		1		1
13	GK		Tomlinson	1	1								1
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
28	DF		Abbey	14	17		17
29	DF		Lynch	1	3		2						1
30	FW		Barnard	9	10	3	10	3
30	DF		Boyle	14	14		14
31	FW		Dickson	2	3		3
31	FW		Church	13	14	1	12	1	2
32	MF		Bennett	4	10	1	8	1	2
32	MF		G. M. Roberts	4	4		4
33	FW		Baseya	1	4		3		1
34	DF		Gray	2	2		2
34	MF		Lunt	7	7		7
35	MF		Anyinsah	2	4		4
36	FW		Morgan	5	5	2	5	2

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

Disciplinary record

N	P	Name			Notes
4	MF	G. S. Roberts	4	1	Conceded one penalty 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 Mar 2008
Source: Crewe Alexandra
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Crewe currently have the best disciplinary record in The Football League^[9]

Awards

Individual

Date	N	P	Name	Award	Notes
13 Aug 2007	4	MF	G. S. Roberts	Team of the Week	Source
20 Aug 2007	2	DF	Woodards	Team of the Week	Source
10 Sep 2007	10	MF	Bopp	Team of the Week	Source
24 Sep 2007	1	GK	Williams	Team of the Week	Source
1 Oct 2007	3	DF	Jones	Team of the Week	Source
22 Oct 2007	16	FW	Lowe	Team of the Week	Source
5 Nov 2007	18	FW	Moore	Team of the Week	Source
19 Nov 2007	2	DF	Woodards	Team of the Week (2)	Source
10 Dec 2007	2	DF	Woodards	Team of the Week (3)	Source
28 Jan 2008	1	GK	Williams	Team of the Week (2)	Source
3 Mar 2008	1	GK	Williams	Team of the Week (3)	Source
17 Mar 2008	8	MF	O'Connor	Team of the Week	Source

Club

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

Players in / out

In

N	P	Name	EU	Age	Type	Moving from	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
10	MF	Bopp	EU	23	Transferred Y	Rotherham United !Rotherham United	Summer		Free
15	FW	Pope	EU	21	Youth team Y		Summer		Free
17	MF	Carrington	EU	20	Youth team Y		Summer		Free
21	GK	Fôn Williams	EU	20	Youth team Y		Summer		Free
29	DF	Lynch	EU	20	Unattached Y		Summer		Free
28	DF	Abbey	EU	28	Unattached Y		Summer		Free
14	DF	McCready	EU	25	Unattached Y		Summer		Free
3	DF	Jones	EU	23	Transferred Y	Exeter City !Exeter City	Summer		£65,000
7	MF	Schumacher	EU	23	Transferred Y	Bradford City !Bradford City	Summer		Free
30	FW	Barnard	EU	23	Loan	Tottenham Hotspur !Tottenham Hotspur	Summer	3 Jan 2008	Loan
31	FW	Dickson	EU	22	Loan	Charlton Athletic !Charlton Athletic	Summer	13 Sep 2007	Loan
31	FW	Church	EU	18	Loan	Reading !Reading	Winter	28 Jan 2007	Loan	Crewe Alexandra
32	MF	Bennett	EU	18	Loan	Wolverhampton Wanderers !Wolverhampton Wanderers	Winter	3 Jan 2008	Loan	Crewe Alexandra
33	FW	Baseya	EU	19	Loan	Southampton !Southampton	Winter	19 Dec 2007	Loan	Crewe Alexandra
34		Gray	EU	19	Loan	Manchester United !Manchester United	Winter	3 Jan 2008	Loan	Crewe Alexandra
30	DF	Boyle	EU	20	Loan Y	Everton !Everton	Winter	21 Feb 2008	Loan	Crewe Alexandra
32	MF	G. M. Roberts	EU	23	Loan Y	Ipswich Town !Ipswich Town	Winter	12 March 2008	Loan	Crewe Alexandra
34	MF	Lunt	EU	28	Loan Y	Sheffield Wednesday !Sheffield Wednesday	Winter	19 March 2008	Loan
35	FW	Anyinsah	EU	23	Loan Y	Preston North End !Preston North End	Winter		Loan
36	MF	Morgan	EU	24	Loan Y	Luton Town !Luton Town	Winter		Loan

Out

N	P	Name	EU	Age	Status	Moving to	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
2	FW	Otsemobor	EU	24	Transfer Y	Norwich City !Norwich City	Summer	Free
3	DF	Jones	EU	20	Transfer Y	Preston North End !Preston North End	Summer	£500,000^[*]
12	FW	Varney	EU	24	Transfer Y	Charlton Athletic !Charlton Athletic	Summer	£2,500,000
11	MF	Vaughan	EU	24	Transfer Y	Real Sociedad !Real Sociedad	Summer	£300,000	Crewe Alexandra
26	MF	Brown	EU	19	Loan Y	Kidsgrove Athletic !Kidsgrove Athletic	Winter	Loan
24	FW	Farquharson	EU	19	Loan	Northwich Victoria !Northwich Victoria	Winter	Loan
29	DF	Lynch	EU	21	Loan Y	Stafford Rangers !Stafford Rangers	Winter	Loan
22	MF	Daniel	EU	19	Loan Y	Grays Athletic !Grays Athletic	Winter	Loan
27	DF	Dugdale	EU	20	Free Y	Droylsden !Droylsden	Winter	Free
24	FW	Farquharson	EU	19	Loan Y	Nantwich Town !Nantwich Town	Winter	Loan
13	GK	Tomlinson	EU	22	Loan Y	Burton Albion !Burton Albion	Winter	Loan	BBC Sport

Last updated: 8 Mar 2008
EU = if holds or not a European 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 for Preston North End
20% sell-on clause
£250,000 should Jones achieve promotion whilst at Preston North End.

Club

Coaching staff

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 Aug 2007
Source: Crewe Alexandra Staff

Other information

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))

Last updated: 26 Aug 2007
Source: Crewe Alexandra Staff

Kits

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

Overall

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

Last updated: 24 Mar 2008
Source: Competitions

League One

Table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Swansea City !Swansea City	45	26	11	8	81	42	+39	89	Promotion to the League Championship
2	Nottingham Forest !Nottingham Forest	45	23	11	11	64	39	+25	80	Promotion to the League Championship
3	Doncaster Rovers !Doncaster Rovers	45	21	16	8	61	30	+31	79	Qualification to the Football League One playoffs
4	Carlisle United !Carlisle United	45	23	10	12	63	45	+18	79
5	Southend United !Southend United	45	22	9	14	69	54	+15	75
6	Leeds United !Leeds United	45	26	10	9	70	37	+33	073^¹
7	Brighton & Hove Albion !Brighton & Hove Albion	45	19	12	14	58	49	+9	69
8	Tranmere Rovers !Tranmere Rovers	45	18	11	16	51	45	+6	65
9	Oldham Athletic !Oldham Athletic	45	17	13	15	54	45	+9	64
10	Walsall !Walsall	45	16	15	14	50	44	+6	63
11	Northampton Town !Northampton Town	45	16	15	14	58	54	+4	63
12	Huddersfield Town !Huddersfield Town	45	19	6	20	49	62	−13	63
13	Swindon Town !Swindon Town	45	15	13	17	61	55	+6	58
14	Leyton Orient !Leyton Orient	45	15	12	18	46	62	−16	57
15	Hartlepool United !Hartlepool United	45	15	8	22	61	64	−3	53
16	Bristol Rovers !Bristol Rovers	45	12	17	16	44	50	−6	53
17	Millwall !Millwall	45	14	10	21	44	58	−14	52
18	Yeovil Town !Yeovil Town	45	14	10	21	36	56	−20	52
	Crewe Alexandra !Crewe Alexandra	45	12	14	19	46	61	−15	50
20	Cheltenham Town !Cheltenham Town	45	12	12	21	40	63	−23	48
21	Bournemouth !Bournemouth	45	17	6	22	61	71	−10	047^²	Relegation to the League Two
22	Gillingham !Gillingham	45	11	13	21	43	71	−28	46
23	Port Vale !Port Vale	45	9	10	26	46	80	−34	37
24	Luton Town !Luton Town	45	11	10	24	43	62	−19	033^²

Updated to games played on 29 April 2008.
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
¹ Deducted 15 points for failure to comply with rules on insolvency.
² Deducted 10 points for entering administration
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

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

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
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

Last updated: 24 Mar 2008.
Source: Sky Sports
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

11 Aug 2007

Crewe Alexandra	2 – 1	Brighton & Hove Albion
G. S. Roberts 22' (pen.) G. S. Roberts 79'	Report	Dean Cox 14' Andrew Whing 57' (Unsporting behavior) Dean Cox 86' (Unsporting behavior)

Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 5,394
Referee: S Bratt

Crewe Alexandra v Hull City

15 Aug 2007
Carling Cup
First Round

Crewe Alexandra	0 – 3	Hull City
G. S. Roberts 32' (Unsporting behaviour)	Report	Nathan Doyle 23' (Unsporting behavior) Michael Bridges 44' Richard Garcia 55' Stephen McPhee 70'

Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 2,862
Referee: P Miller

Bristol Rovers v Crewe Alexandra

18 Aug 2007

Bristol Rovers	1 – 1	Crewe Alexandra
Joe Jacobson 25' (Unsporting behaviour) Craig Disley 32'	Report	Tom Pope 34'

The Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,750
Referee: G Salisbury

Crewe Alexandra v Leyton Orient

25 Aug 2007

Crewe Alexandra	0 – 2	Leyton Orient
G. S. Roberts 83' (Unsporting behaviour)	Report	JJ Melligan 35' Adam Boyd 85' (pen.)

Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,683
Referee: D Drysdale

Swindon Town v Crewe Alexandra

1 Sep 2007

Swindon Town	1 – 1	Crewe Alexandra
Michael Pook 24'	Report	Steven Schumacher 42'

County Ground
Attendance: 6,595
Referee: K Friend

Chester City v Crewe Alexandra

4 Sep 2007
Johnstone's Paint Trophy
First Round (N)

Chester City	1 – 1	Crewe Alexandra
Richie Partridge 61' Kevin Ellison 90' (Unsporting behavior)	Report	Ryan Lowe 37'
	Penalties
Paul Butler Richie Partridge Nathan Lowndes James Vaughan John Murphy	4 – 3	Steven Schumacher Billy Jones Ryan Lowe Julien Baudet Eugen Bopp

Deva Stadium
Attendance: 2,162
Referee: K Evans

Crewe Alexandra v Huddersfield Town

8 Sep 2007

Crewe Alexandra	2 – 0	Huddersfield Town
Lee Barnard 16' Eugen Bopp 39'	Report	Andy Booth 20' (Unsporting behavior)

Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 5,164
Referee: N Swarbrick

Doncaster Rovers v Crewe Alexandra

16 Sep 2007

Doncaster Rovers	2 – 0	Crewe Alexandra
Paul Heffernan 31' Dan Woodards 48' (o.g.)	Report

Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 6,726
Referee: D Deadman

Crewe Alexandra v Millwall

22 Sep 2007

Crewe Alexandra	0 – 0	Millwall
	Report	Gary Alexander 36' (Unsporting behavior) Ben May 72' (Unsporting behavior)

Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,478
Referee: P Joslin

Oldham Athletic v Crewe Alexandra

29 Sep 2007

Oldham Athletic	3 – 2	Crewe Alexandra
Mark Allott 36' Matthew Wolfenden 83' Neil Kilkenny 90+1'	Report	Lee Barnard 17' Byron Moore 26'

Boundary Park
Attendance: 5,082
Referee: A Taylor

Tranmere Rovers v Crewe Alexandra

2 Oct 2007

Tranmere Rovers	1 – 1	Crewe Alexandra
Chris Shuker 65' Shane Cansdell-Sheriff 87' (Unsporting behavior)	Report	G. S. Roberts 56' (pen.)

Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,155
Referee: S Mathieson

Crewe Alexandra v Bournemouth

6 Oct 2007

Crewe Alexandra	1 – 4	Bournemouth
Shaun Miller 89'	Report	Lee Bradbury 37' Max Gradel 61', 77' Darren Anderton 85'

Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,799
Referee: C Webster

Southend United v Crewe Alexandra

13 Oct 2007

Southend United	3 – 0	Crewe Alexandra
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)

Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,927
Referee: A Penn

Crewe Alexandra v Luton Town

20 Oct 2007

Crewe Alexandra	2 – 0	Luton Town
Ryan Lowe 14', 40'	Report	Alan Goodall 25' (Unsporting behavior)

Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,490
Referee: E Ilderton

Cheltenham Town v Crewe Alexandra

27 Oct 2007

Cheltenham Town	2 – 2	Crewe Alexandra
Alan Wright 85' David Bird 89'	Report	Simon Church 74' Ryan Lowe 78'

Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,605
Referee: D McDermidd

Crewe Alexandra v Yeovil Town

3 Nov 2007

Crewe Alexandra	2 – 0	Yeovil Town
Chris McCready 28' Byron Moore 40'	Report	Justin Cochrane 34' (Unsporting behavior) Terrell Forbes 44' (Unsporting behavior) Scott Guyett 89' (Unsporting behavior)

Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,363
Referee: J Moss

Port Vale v Crewe Alexandra

6 Nov 2007

Port Vale	0 – 1	Crewe Alexandra
Craig Rocastle 72' (Dissent)	Report	Ben Rix 22' (Unsporting behaviour) Elliott Bennett 70' (Unsporting behaviour), 76'

Vale Park
Attendance: 5,329
Referee: R Beeby

Crewe Alexandra v Milton Keynes Dons

10 Nov 2007
FA Cup
First Round

Crewe Alexandra	2 – 1	Milton Keynes Dons
Chris McCready 3' Neil Cox 65'	Report	Gareth Edds 15' (Unsporting behaviour) Dean Lewington 60' (Unsporting behaviour) Jemal Johnson 69' (pen.)

Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 3,049
Referee: K Hill

Crewe Alexandra v Northampton Town

17 Nov 2007

Crewe Alexandra	1 – 0	Northampton Town
Ryan Lowe 59'	Report	Guy Branston 31' (Unsporting behaviour) Ryan Gilligan 43' (Unsporting behaviour)

Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,531
Referee: A Haines

Nottingham Forest v Crewe Alexandra

24 Nov 2007

Nottingham Forest	2 – 0	Crewe Alexandra
Arron Davies 45' Sammy Clingan 52'	Report	Dan Woodards 51' (Unsporting behaviour)

City Ground
Attendance: 16,650
Referee: M Oliver

Oldham Athletic v Crewe Alexandra

1 Dec 2007
FA Cup
Second Round

Oldham Athletic	1 – 0	Crewe Alexandra
Lee Hughes 41'	Report

Boundary Park
Attendance: 3,900
Referee: J Moss

Crewe Alexandra v Gillingham

4 Dec 2007

Crewe Alexandra	2 – 3	Gillingham
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'

Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 3,929
Referee: G Laws

Crewe Alexandra v Walsall

8 Dec 2007

Crewe Alexandra	0 – 0	Walsall
	Report	Michael Ricketts 83' (Unsporting behaviour)

Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,639
Referee: S Mathieson

Hartlepool United v Crewe Alexandra

15 Dec 2007

Hartlepool United	3 – 0	Crewe Alexandra
Michael Nelson 67' Richard Barker 85' Richard Barker 88' (pen.)	Report

Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,915
Referee: M Haywood

Crewe Alexandra v Doncaster Rovers

22 Dec 2007

Crewe Alexandra	0 – 4	Doncaster Rovers
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'

Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,122
Referee: D Foster

Huddersfield Town v Crewe Alexandra

26 Dec 2007

Huddersfield Town	1 – 1	Crewe Alexandra
Nathan Clarke 31' (Unsporting behaviour) Andy Holdsworth 46' (Unsporting behaviour) Andy Booth 85' Jon Worthington 86' (Unsporting behaviour)	Report	Lee Barnard 19'

Galpharm Stadium
Attendance: 9,795
Referee: D Drysdale

Millwall v Crewe Alexandra

29 Dec 2007

Millwall	2 – 0	Crewe Alexandra
Neil Harris 49' (pen.) Ahmet Brković 53'	Report	Michael O'Connor 90' (Dissent)

New Den Stadium
Attendance: 8,068
Referee: T Kettle

Crewe Alexandra v Tranmere Rovers

1 Jan 2008

Crewe Alexandra	4 – 3	Tranmere Rovers
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'

Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 5,137
Referee: J Moss

Crewe Alexandra v Leeds United

14 Jan 2008

Crewe Alexandra	0 – 1	Leeds United
	Live on Sky Sports Report	Darren Kenton 35' (Unsporting behaviour) Jermaine Beckford 36'

Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 6,771
Referee: K Friend

Carlisle United v Crewe Alexandra

19 Jan 2008

Carlisle United	1 – 0	Crewe Alexandra
Joe Garner 52' Peter Murphy 71'	Report	Nicky Maynard 90+1' (Unsporting behaviour)

Brunton Park
Attendance: 6,449
Referee: C Webster

Swansea City v Crewe Alexandra

22 Jan 2008
Match postponed on 5 Jan 2008 due to FA Cup fixtures

Swansea City	2 – 1	Crewe Alexandra
Thomas Butler 14' Paul Anderson 77'	Report	Steven Schumacher 90+2' (Unsporting behaviour) Tom Pope 90+3'

Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 11,200
Referee: A Woolmer

Crewe Alexandra v Swindon Town

26 Jan 2008

Crewe Alexandra	0 – 0	Swindon Town
Julien Baudet 80' (Unsporting behaviour)	Report	Michael Pook 40' (Unsporting behaviour) Billy Paynter 74' (Serious Foul Play) Jon-Paul McGovern 78' (Unsporting behaviour)

Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,344
Referee: K Evans

Crewe Alexandra v Bristol Rovers

29 Jan 2008

Crewe Alexandra	1 – 1	Bristol Rovers
Tom Pope 47'	Report	Ben Williams 45' (o.g.)

Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 3,942
Referee: P Taylor

2 Feb 2008

Brighton & Hove Albion	3 – 0	Crewe Alexandra
Glenn Murray 23' Guy Butters 41' Glenn Murray 45'	Report

Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 4,802
Referee: D Whitestone

Crewe Alexandra v Swansea City

9 Feb 2008

Crewe Alexandra	2 – 2	Swansea City
Julien Baudet 82' Tom Pope 90'	Report	Jason Scotland 9' (pen.) G. S. Roberts 40' (o.g.)

Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,955
Referee: N Miller

Leyton Orient v Crewe Alexandra

12 Feb 2008

Leyton Orient	0 – 1	Crewe Alexandra
Charlie Daniels 31' (Unsporting behaviour)	Report	Nicky Maynard 26' Julien Baudet 45+1' (Unsporting behavior)

Brisbane Road
Attendance: 3,881
Referee: G Hegley

Leeds United v Crewe Alexandra

23 Feb 2008

Leeds United	1 – 1	Crewe Alexandra
Ľubomír Michalík 15' (Unsporting behaviour) Tresor Kandol 85'	Report	Patrick Boyle 29' (Dissent) Nicky Maynard 47'

Elland Road
Attendance: 21,223
Referee: M Pike

Crewe Alexandra v Carlisle United

26 Feb 2008
Match postponed on 16 Feb 2008 due to frozen pitch

Crewe Alexandra	0 – 1	Carlisle United
Julien Baudet 83' (Unsporting behaviour)	Report	Scott Dobie 64'

Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,786
Referee: P Taylor

Northampton Town v Crewe Alexandra

1 Mar 2008

Northampton Town	0 – 0	Crewe Alexandra
	Report	Kenny Lunt 63' (Unsporting behaviour)

Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,507
Referee: M Haywood

Crewe Alexandra v Nottingham Forest

8 Mar 2008

Crewe Alexandra	0 – 0	Nottingham Forest
	Report	Arron Davies 25' (Unsporting behaviour) Chris Cohen 48' (Dissent) Julian Bennett 69' (Unsporting behaviour)

Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 6,314
Referee: J Singh

Crewe Alexandra v Port Vale

11 Mar 2008

Crewe Alexandra	0 – 2	Port Vale
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'

Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 5,229
Referee: M Dean

Gillingham v Crewe Alexandra

15 Mar 2008

Gillingham	0 – 3	Crewe Alexandra
Kevin Maher 57' (Professional foul)	Report	Tom Pope 9' Nicky Maynard 50' Dean Morgan 76'

Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,956
Referee: P Joslin

Crewe Alexandra v Hartlepool United

22 Mar 2008

Crewe Alexandra	3 – 1	Hartlepool United
Nicky Maynard 20' Nicky Maynard 30' Julien Baudet 60' (Unsporting behaviour) Nicky Maynard 70' (Unsporting behaviour) Tom Pope 85'	Report	Joel Porter 81'

Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,412
Referee: S Attwell

Walsall v Crewe Alexandra

24 Mar 2008

Walsall	1 – 1	Crewe Alexandra
Ian Roper 90+4'	Report	Nicky Maynard 61'

Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,741
Referee: F Graham

Luton Town v Crewe Alexandra

29 Mar 2008

Luton Town	2 1	Crewe Alexandra
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'

Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 5,465
Referee: M Oliver

Crewe Alexandra v Southend United

5 Apr 2008

Crewe Alexandra	1 3	Southend United
Nicky Maynard 74'	Report	Lee Barnard 2' James Walker 19' Charlie Mulgrew 38' (Unsporting Behavior) Simon Francis 77' (Unsporting Behavior) Lee Barnard 80'

Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,895
Referee: A Haines

Yeovil Town v Crewe Alexandra

12 Apr 2008

Yeovil Town	0 3	Crewe Alexandra
Marc Bircham 62' (Unsporting Behavior)	Report	Nicky Maynard 8' Nicky Maynard 58' Tom Pope 90'

Huish Park
Attendance: 4,785
Referee: R Booth

Crewe Alexandra v Cheltenham Town

19 Apr 2008

Crewe Alexandra	3 1	Cheltenham Town
Nicky Maynard 14' Nicky Maynard 68' Nicky Maynard 76'	Report	Alan Wright 60' (Unsporting Behavior) Steven Gillespie 62'

Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 5,279
Referee: Andy D'Urso

Bournemouth v Crewe Alexandra

26 Apr 2008

Bournemouth	1 0	Crewe Alexandra
Sam Vokes 55' Lee Bradbury 80' (Unsporting Behavior)	Report

Fitness First Stadium
Attendance: 8,621
Referee: Keith Hill

Crewe Alexandra v

3 May 2008

Crewe Alexandra

Alexandra Stadium

Last updated: 24 Mar 2008
Source: Crewe Alexandra
Notes: League One fixtures not listed due to copyright. Results will be shown.

Trivia

Gillingham's Chris Dickson scored the winning goal against Crewe on 5 December at Gresty Road after spending one month on loan for the Railwaymen.
Walsall's goalkeeper Clayton Ince received the November Powerade 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 signed Ipswich 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 other Gary Roberts has the number 4 shirt.
Ex-Crewe striker Luke Rodgers scored the final goal in the local derby against Port Vale, just as he did last season.

References

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