2011–12 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season

Crewe Alexandra F.C. 2011–12 football season

Crewe Alexandra F.C.

2011–12 season

Chairman

John Bowler

Manager

Dario Gradi (until 10 November 2011)
Steve Davis

League Two

7th – Play Off Winners

FA Cup

1st round

League Cup

1st round

Football League Trophy

Quarter-final (North)

Top goalscorer

League: Nick Powell (13)
All: Nick Powell (15)

Highest home attendance

League: 6,919 vs Aldershot Town (5 May 2012)
All: 7,221 vs Southend United (12 May 2012)

Lowest home attendance

League: 3,142 vs Barnet (10 September 2011)
All: 2,271 vs Macclesfield Town (5 October 2011)

Average home league attendance

4,124

Home colours

Away colours

← 2010–11

2012–13 →

This article details Crewe Alexandra's 2011–12 season in League Two. This will be Crewe's 88th competitive season in the English Football League and third successive in League Two.

Players

Squad information

N	Pos.	Name	Age	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee
1	GK	Phillips	46	2010	32	0	30 Jun 2012	Free
2	DF	Tootle	33	2009	71	1	30 Jun 2014	Youth system
3	DF	Davis	32	2009	1	0	30 Jun 2012	Youth system
4	DF	Westwood	34	2008	90	12	30 Jun 2014	Youth system
5	DF	Artell	43	2010	43	5	30 Jun 2012	Free
6	DF	Dugdale	36	2010	20	0	30 Jun 2012	Free
7	MF	Bell	41	2010	49	2	30 Jun 2012	Free
8	MF	Murphy	34	2008	89	8	30 Jun 2013	Youth system
9	FW	Miller	36	2006	141	36	30 Jun 2013	Youth system
10	FW	Leitch-Smith	34	2008	19	5	30 Jun 2012	Youth system
11	FW	Moore	35	2007	154	15	30 Jun 2012	Youth system
12	DF	Shelley	34	2008	49	6	30 Jun 2012	Youth system
13	GK	A Martin	35	2011	0	0	30 Jun 2012	Free
14	MF	Sarcevic	32	2010	5	1	30 Jun 2012	Undisclosed
15	DF	C Martin	37	2009	6	1	30 Jun 2012	Undisclosed
16	FW	Connerton	34	2009	2	0	30 Jun 2012	Undisclosed
17	MF	Mellor	33	2009	1	0		Youth system
18	GK	Garratt	30	2011	0	0	30 Jun 2013	Youth system
19	MF	Clayton	29	2011	2	0	30 Jun 2014	Youth system
20	MF	Turton	31	2011	1	0	30 Jun 2012	Youth system
21	DF	White	31	2011	0	0	30 Jun 2012	Youth system
22	DF	Ray	30	2011	0	0	30 Jun 2012	Youth system
23	FW	Daniels	30	2011	0	0	30 Jun 2012	Youth system
24	MF	Hughes	31	2011	1	0	30 Jun 2012	Youth system
25	FW	Powell	30	2010	19	0	30 Jun 2014	Youth system
	FW	Koral	31	2011	0	0	30 Jun 2012	Youth system
	FW	Oswell	31	2011	0	0	30 Jun 2012	Youth system
	DF	Ting	31	2011	0	0	30 Jun 2012	Youth system

Last updated: 25 July 2011
Source: Wikipedia players' articles, Crewe Alexandra, soccerbase
Ordered by Squad numbers.

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

Squad stats

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		FA Cup		League Cup		FL Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Steve Phillips	54	0	49+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Matthew Tootle	44	0	39+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Harry Davis	47	5	42+2	5	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
4	MF	ENG	Ashley Westwood	47	3	42+2	3	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
5	DF	GIB	David Artell	38	3	33+1	2	1+0	0	1+0	1	2+0	0
6	DF	ENG	Adam Dugdale	51	3	46+0	3	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
7	MF	ENG	Lee Bell	36	0	23+10	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
8	MF	ENG	Luke Murphy	49	7	41+3	7	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Shaun Miller	36	5	26+7	4	0+0	0	1+0	1	2+0	0
10	FW	ENG	A-Jay Leitch-Smith	44	10	34+7	10	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
11	FW	ENG	Byron Moore	49	11	45+0	10	1+0	1	1+0	0	2+0	0
12	MF	ENG	Danny Shelley	29	1	12+14	1	0+0	0	0+1	0	1+1	0
14	MF	ENG	Antoni Sarcevic	10	0	1+5	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
15	DF	ENG	Carl Martin	34	0	27+4	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
17	DF	ENG	Kelvin Mellor	17	1	9+6	1	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
19	FW	ENG	Max Clayton	30	5	1+26	4	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+2	1
20	DF	ENG	Ollie Turton	3	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
24	MF	ENG	Caspar Hughes	7	0	0+4	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
25	MF	ENG	Nick Powell	45	15	37+4	14	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	1
33	DF	ENG	Jordan Brown	7	0	2+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players on loan to Crewe who returned to their parent club:
27	FW	ENG	Wes Fletcher	6	1	3+3	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	MF	ENG	Jamie Lowry	10	0	9+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	FW	ENG	Greg Pearson	9	3	8+1	3	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	DF	ENG	James Tunnicliffe	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
34	FW	WAL	Billy Bodin	9	0	8+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Top scorers

Source:^[1]^[2]

Place	Position	Number	Name	League Two¹	FA Cup	League Cup	FL Trophy	Total
1	MF	25	Nick Powell	15	0	0	1	16
2	FW	11	Byron Moore	9	1	0	0	11
3	FW	10	A-Jay Leitch-Smith	9	0	0	0	9
4	MF	8	Luke Murphy	8	0	0	0	8
5	FW	9	Shaun Miller	5	0	1	0	6
			TOTALS	46	1	1	1	50

¹Includes 2012 Football League play-offs.

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	League Two		FA Cup		League Cup		FL Trophy		Total
7		MF	Lee Bell	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
5		DF	David Artell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3		DF	Harry Davis	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
6		DF	Adam Dugdale	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9		FW	Shaun Miller	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
12		MF	Danny Shelley	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	0

Players in and out

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
13	GK		A Martin	22	Ayr United	Free Transfer	Summer	30 Jun 2012	Free	Source

Out

N	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
6	DF	Ada	26	Kilmarnock	Released	Summer	Free	Source
15	DF	Mitchel-King	27	AFC Wimbledon	Released	Summer	Free	Source
9	FW	Zola	26	Burton Albion	Released	Summer	Free	Source
11	MF	Grant	23	Wycombe Wanderers	Released	Summer	Free	Source
3	DF	Blanchett	24	Burton Albion	Released	Summer	Free	Source
27	MF	Short	20	Free agent	Released	Summer	Free	Source
28	DF	AM Westwood	34	Free agent	Released	Summer	Free	Source
24	GK	Fogler	26	Free agent	Released	Summer	Free	Source
7	FW	Donaldson	27	Brentford	Out of contract	Summer	Free	Source

Last updated: 2 July 2011
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.

Club

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
First Team Manager	Dario Gradi MBE
Assistant Manager	Steve Davis
Assistant Manager (Player Recruitment)	Neil Baker
Assistant Academy Manager	James Collins
Assistant Academy Manager	Neil Critchley
Head physiotherapist	Rob Sharp
Physiotherapist	Nick Oakley
Fitness Coach	Andy Franks
Academy Recruitment Officer	Phil Swift
Academy Operations Manager	Paul Anthrobus

Last updated: 21 May 2011
Source: Crewe Alexandra Staff

Other information

Chairman	John Bowler
Vice Chairman	David Rowlinson
Director	Richard Clayton
Director	Dario Gradi MBE
Director	Mark Hassall
Director	Jim McMillan
Director	Daniel Potts
Director	Norman Hassall
Director	Jimmy Rowlinson
Head Groundsman	John Huxley
Assistant Groundsman	Andrew Wareham
Club Doctor	Dr Mike Freeman
Club Masseur	Roy Ambrose
Club Chaplain	Steve Clapham
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Alexandra Stadium (10,153 / 100 × 66 yd)

Updated to match played 21 May 2011
Source: Crewe Alexandra Staff

Kits

Home
Supplier: Carbrini
Sponsors: Mornflake Oats

Away
Supplier: Carbrini
Sponsors: Mornflake Oats

Home goalkeepers
Supplier: Carbrini
Sponsors: Mornflake Oats

Away goalkeepers
Supplier: Carbrini
Sponsors: Mornflake Oats

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Football League Two	—	10	7	6 August 2011	5 May 2012
Football League Cup	1st round	1st round		9 August 2011
Football League Trophy	1st round	Area Quarter Finals		w/c 29 August 2011
FA Cup	1st round	1st round		November 2011

Updated to match played 1 July 2011
Source: Competitions

League Two

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
5	Torquay United	46	23	12	11	63	50	+13	81	Qualification for League Two play-offs^[a]
6	Cheltenham Town	46	23	8	15	66	50	+16	77
7	Crewe Alexandra (O, P)	46	20	12	14	67	59	+8	72
8	Gillingham	46	20	10	16	79	62	+17	70
9	Oxford United	46	17	17	12	59	48	+11	68

Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2012. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

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
46	20	12	14	67	59	+8	72	11	6	6	38	28	+10	9	6	8	29	31	−2

Last updated: 5 May 2012.
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/crewe_alexandra/tables/default.stm

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	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	L	L	W	W	W	L	W	D	L	L	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	D	D	L	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	L	D	D	D	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	D	W	D	D
Position	24	23	23	24	22	20	15	20	15	16	19	19	15	16	14	17	18	16	15	16	14	15	15	15	14	13	11	12	12	12	10	9	10	10	10	10	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7

Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2012. Source: Crewe Alexandra
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Won Drawn Lost Postponed

Pre-Season Friendlies

Rhyl v Crewe Alexandra

11 July 2011	Rhyl	0–0	Crewe Alexandra	Belle Vue
19:30		Report		Attendance: 250

Congleton Town v Crewe Alexandra

11 July 2011	Congleton Town	0–4	Crewe Alexandra	Congleton
19:30		Report	Moore Moore Daniels Trialist (McCammon)	Stadium: Booth Street

Crewe Alexandra v Wolverhampton Wanderers

16 July 2011	Crewe Alexandra	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Alexandra Stadium
15:00	Miller 44' Sarcevic 85'	Report	Doyle 81'	Attendance: 2,567 Referee: Tony Bates

Newcastle Town v Crewe Alexandra

19 July 2011	Newcastle Town	1–3	Crewe Alexandra	Newcastle-under-Lyme
19:30	Gartside	Report	Powell Pires Sarcevic pen'	Stadium: Lyme Valley Stadium

Quorn v Crewe Alexandra

19 July 2011	Quorn	1–9	Crewe Alexandra	Quorn
19:45	87'	Report	Miller 5' (20), 38' (51) Westwood 33' Shelley 40' Moore 51' Oswell	Stadium: Sutton Park

Nantwich Town v Crewe Alexandra

22 July 2011	Nantwich Town	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Nantwich
19:30	Nicholls 89'	Report	Daniels 90'	Stadium: The Weaver Stadium Attendance: 1,084

Crewe Alexandra v Derby County

26 July 2011	Crewe Alexandra	2–1	Derby County	Alexandra Stadium
19:30	Moore Shelley 46'	Report	Riggott 14'	Attendance: 2,063 Referee: Steve Rushton

Crewe Alexandra v Rochdale

30 July 2011	Crewe Alexandra	2–1	Rochdale	Alexandra Stadium
15:00	Miller 2' Shelley 18' (pen)	Report	Marshall 78'

Wealdstone v Crewe Alexandra

1 August 2011	Wealdstone	2–3	Crewe Alexandra	Ruislip, London Borough of Hillingdon
19:30		Report		Stadium: St Georges Stadium

Last updated: 4 May 2011

League Two

Swindon Town v Crewe Alexandra

6 August 2011 1	Swindon Town	3–0	Crewe Alexandra	The County Ground
15:00	Kennedy 45' (pen.) Risser 63' Flint 77'	Report		Attendance: 8,248

Crewe Alexandra v Gillingham

13 August 2011 2	Crewe Alexandra	1–2	Gillingham	Alexandra Stadium
15:00	Miller 74'		Whelpdale 23' Spiller 25'	Attendance: 3,401

Crewe Alexandra v Rotherham United

16 August 2011 3	Crewe Alexandra	1–2	Rotherham United	Alexandra Stadium
19:45	Moore 74'		Le Fondre 15' Pringle 72'	Attendance: 3,458

Shrewsbury Town v Crewe Alexandra

20 August 2011 4	Shrewsbury Town	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	Greenhous Meadow
15:00	McAllister 23' Wroe 90+1'			Attendance: 5,050

Plymouth Argyle v Crewe Alexandra

27 August 2011 5	Plymouth Argyle	0–1	Crewe Alexandra	Home Park
15:00			Miller 42'	Attendance: 5,720

Crewe Alexandra v Oxford United

3 September 2011 6	Crewe Alexandra	3–1	Oxford United	Alexandra Stadium
15:00	Miller 30' (37) Leitch-Smith 65'		Davis 77'	Attendance: 3,680

Crewe Alexandra v Barnet

10 September 2011 7	Crewe Alexandra	3–1	Barnet	Alexandra Stadium
15:00	Murphy 27' Miller 55' Dugdale 90+1'		McLeod 81'	Attendance: 3,142

Burton Albion v Crewe Alexandra

13 September 2011 8	Burton Albion	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Pirelli Stadium
19:45	Richards 34'			Attendance: 2,246

Accrington Stanley v Crewe Alexandra

17 September 2011 9	Accrington Stanley	0–2	Crewe Alexandra	Crown Ground
15:00			Leitch-Smith 11' Moore 14'	Attendance: 1,503

Crewe Alexandra v Port Vale

24 September 2011 10	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Port Vale	Alexandra Stadium
15:00	Moore 72'		Pope 74'	Attendance: 6,613

Dagenham & Redbridge v Crewe Alexandra

1 October 2011 11	Dagenham & Redbridge	2–1	Crewe Alexandra	Victoria Road
15:00	Williams 76' Rose 90+5'		Moore 75'	Attendance: 1,725

Crewe Alexandra v Southend United

8 October 2011 12	Crewe Alexandra	1–3	Southend United	Alexandra Stadium
15:00	Davis 75'		Ferdinand 37' Mohsni 88' 90+1'	Attendance: 3,808

AFC Wimbledon v Crewe Alexandra

15 October 2011 13	AFC Wimbledon	1–3	Crewe Alexandra	Kingsmeadow
15:00	Jolley 60'		Powell 46' Dugdale 79' Leitch-Smith 88'	Attendance: 4,604

Crewe Alexandra v Port Vale

22 October 2011 14	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Port Vale	Alexandra Stadium
15:00	Moore 72'		Pope 74'	Attendance: 6,613

Crewe Alexandra v Port Vale

22 October 2011 14	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Port Vale	Alexandra Stadium
15:00	Moore 72'		Pope 74'	Attendance: 6,613

Cheltenham Town F.C. v Crewe Alexandra

25 October 2011 15	Cheltenham Town F.C.	0–1	Crewe Alexandra	Abbey Business Stadium
19:45			Davis 54' (pen.)	Attendance: 3,089

Aldershot Town v Crewe Alexandra

29 October 2011 16	Aldershot Town	3–1	Crewe Alexandra	Recreation Ground
15:00	Hylton 23' (62) McGlashan 48'		Leitch-Smith 30'	Attendance: 2,552

Crewe Alexandra v Torquay United

5 November 2011 17	Crewe Alexandra	0–3	Torquay United	Alexandra Stadium
15:00			Howe 9' Mansell 53' Bodin 68'	Attendance: 3,521

Morecambe v Crewe Alexandra

19 November 2011 18	Morecambe	1–2	Crewe Alexandra	Globe Arena
15:00	Ellison 69'		Powell 79' Clayton 90+5'	Attendance: 2,169

Crewe Alexandra v Hereford United

26 November 2011 19	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Hereford United	Alexandra Stadium
15:00	Powell 60'			Attendance: 3,591

Northampton Town v Crewe Alexandra

10 December 2011 20	Northampton Town	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Sixfields Stadium
15:00	Akinfenwa 16'		Moore 61'	Attendance: 4,579

Crewe Alexandra v Crawley Town

17 December 2011 21	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Crawley Town	Alexandra Stadium
15:00	Fletcher 9'		Tubbs 31'	Attendance: 3,635

Bradford City v Crewe Alexandra

26 December 2011 22	Bradford City	3–0	Crewe Alexandra	Valley Parade
15:00	Wells 2' Hanson 64' (84)			Attendance: 11,060

Bristol Rovers v Crewe Alexandra

31 December 2011 23	Bristol Rovers	2–5	Crewe Alexandra	Memorial Stadium
15:00	Harrold 9' Bolger 27' (OG) McGleish 48'		Leitch-Smith 2' Powell 33' Artell 44' Powell 93'	Attendance: 5,037

Crewe Alexandra v Morecambe

2 January 2012 24	Crewe Alexandra	0–1	Morecambe	Alexandra Stadium
15:00			Ellison 28'	Attendance: 3,840

Crewe Alexandra v Plymouth Argyle

7 January 2012 24	Crewe Alexandra	3–2	Plymouth Argyle	Alexandra Stadium
15:00	Murphy 20' (44) Westwood 53' (pen.)		Walton 50' (pen.) LeCointe 66'	Attendance: 3.707

Oxford United v Crewe Alexandra

14 January 2012 25	Oxford United	0–1	Crewe Alexandra	Kassam Stadium
15:00			Pearson 89'	Attendance: 7,052

Crewe Alexandra v Dagenham & Redbridge

21 January 2012 26	Crewe Alexandra	4–1	Dagenham & Redbridge	Alexandra Stadium
15:00	Pearson 41' Ogogo 71' (o.g.) Dugdale 83' Powell 86'		Woodall 17' Ahmed Abdulla 83'	Attendance: 3,282

Barnet v Crewe Alexandra

28 January 2012 27	Barnet	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	Underhill Stadium
15:00	McLeod 30' (pen.) Hector 77'		Artell 29' Dugdale 44'	Attendance: 2,263

Crewe Alexandra v Burton Albion

14 February 2012 28	Crewe Alexandra	3–2	Burton Albion	Alexandra Stadium
19:45	Shelley 30' Westwood 55' Murphy 87' Martin 90+1'		McGrath 25' Driver 57' Stanton 66' Zola 90'	Attendance: 3,157

Southend United v Crewe Alexandra

18 February 2012 29	Southend United	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Roots Hall
15:00	Kalala 61' Mohsni 74'		Martin 73' Phillips 79'	Attendance: 5,645

Crewe Alexandra v Accrington Stanley

21 February 2012 30	Crewe Alexandra	2–0	Accrington Stanley	Alexandra Stadium
19:45	Westwood 20' Powell 39' Clayton 81' Murphy 90+2'		McIntyre 43'	Attendance: 3,179

Crewe Alexandra v AFC Wimbledon

25 February 2012 31	Crewe Alexandra	3–3	AFC Wimbledon	Alexandra Stadium
15:00	Moore 10' Powell 11' Pearson 31' Bell 90+3'		Knott 7' Bush 47' Moore 52' 81' Jolley 90+2'	Attendance: 4,240

Port Vale v Crewe Alexandra

28 February 2012 32	Port Vale	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Vale Park
19:45	Artell 49' (o.g.)		Moore 80' Bell 86'	Attendance: 6,356

Crewe Alexandra v Shrewsbury Town

3 March 2012 33	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Shrewsbury Town	Alexandra Stadium
15:00	Martin 15' Powell 22' Murphy 33'		Collins 5' Richards 54' McLaughlin 72'	Attendance: 5,086

Rotherham United v Crewe Alexandra

6 March 2012 34	Rotherham United	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Don Valley Stadium
19:45	Grabban 62' Wood 72' Pringle 82'		Davis 16' (pen.)	Attendance: 2,447

Gillingham v Crewe Alexandra

10 March 2012 35	Gillingham	3–4	Crewe Alexandra	Priestfield Stadium
15:00	Lee 16' Jackman 42' Payne 48' 79' Whelpdale 67' Montrose 71' Miller 73' Spiller 80'		Powell 27' (53) Leitch-Smith 52' Davis 76' Tootle 83' Clayton 90+5'	Attendance: 5,428

Crewe Alexandra v Swindon Town

17 March 2012 36	Crewe Alexandra	2–0	Swindon Town	Alexandra Stadium
15:00	Powell 29' Westwood 65'		McCormack 39' Flint 69'	Attendance: 4,641

Crewe Alexandra v Bradford City

20 March 2012 37	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Bradford City	Alexandra Stadium
19:45	Davis 22' (pen.)			Attendance: 3,556

Hereford United v Crewe Alexandra

24 March 2012 38	Hereford United	0–1	Crewe Alexandra	Edgar Street
15:00	Stam 56'		Murphy 79' 88'	Attendance: 2,326

Crewe Alexandra v Northampton Town

31 March 2012 39	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Northampton Town	Alexandra Stadium
15:00	Murphy 17' Artell 45+1'		Akinfenwa 59' Williams 67'	Attendance: 4,893

Crawley Town v Crewe Alexandra

6 April 2012 40	Crawley Town	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Broadfield Stadium
15:00	Alexander 43' 88' (pen.)		Moore 29' Phillips 87' Artell 89'	Attendance: 4,723

Crewe Alexandra v Bristol Rovers

9 April 2012 41	Crewe Alexandra	3–0	Bristol Rovers	Alexandra Stadium
15:00	Leitch-Smith 2' Mellor 6' Davis 49' (pen.)		Lund 18' Bolger 76'	Attendance: 4,139

Macclesfield Town v Crewe Alexandra

14 April 2012 43	Macclesfield Town	2–2	Crewe Alexandra	Moss Rose
15:00	Chalmers 17' (pen.) 68' Hamshaw 64' Daniel 80' Tomlinson 90+5'		Powell 40' (58) Murphy 69'	Attendance: 3,434

Crewe Alexandra v Cheltenham Town

21 April 2012 44	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Cheltenham Town	Alexandra Stadium
15:00	Artell 44'			Attendance: 5,495

Torquay United v Crewe Alexandra

28 April 2012 45	Torquay United	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Plainmoor
15:00	Stevens 53' Ellis 73' Howe 87' O'Kane 90+7'		Davis 17' Dugdale 70' Powell 90+4' Leitch-Smith 90+7'	Attendance: 3,802

Crewe Alexandra v Aldershot Town

5 May 2012 46	Crewe Alexandra	2–2	Aldershot Town	Alexandra Stadium
15:00	Leitch-Smith 4' Davis 31' (o.g.) Murphy 76'		Molesley 45' Payne 51'	Attendance: 6,919

Football League Cup

Preston North End v Crewe Alexandra

9 August 2011 First round	Preston North End	3–2	Crewe Alexandra	Deepdale
19:45	Tootle 3' (o.g.) Mellor 84' Hume 90'	Report	Miller 18' Artell 40'	Attendance: 5,401 Referee: Webb

Last updated: 1 July 2011

Football League Trophy

Bury v Crewe Alexandra

30 August 2011 First round	Bury	0–0 (2–4 p)	Crewe Alexandra	Gigg Lane Stadium
				Attendance: 1,295 Referee: Robert Madley
	Penalties
	Cregg Bishop Worrall Picken		Westwood Shelley Davis Bell

Crewe Alexandra v Macclesfield Town

5 October 2011 Second round	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Macclesfield Town	Alexandra Stadium
	Clayton 76' Powell 87'		Brown 78'	Attendance: 2,271 Referee: Jock Waugh Assistant referees: Dave Naylor Iain Siddall Fourth official: Daniel Meeson

Oldham Athletic v Crewe Alexandra

8 November 2011 Quarter Final	Oldham Athletic	3–1	Crewe Alexandra	Boundary Park
	Kuqi 12' (59) M'voto 23' Scapuzzi 72'		Powell 54'	Attendance: 2,163 Referee: Graham Salisbury Assistant referees: Paul Kettlewell David Benton Fourth official: Tony Peart

FA Cup

Crewe Alexandra v Colchester United

12 November 2011 First round	Crewe Alexandra	1–4	Colchester United	Alexandra Stadium
15:00	Moore 19'		James 60' Bond 75' Cocker 87' James 92'	Attendance: 2,325 Referee: David Coote Assistant referees: Alf Greenwood Scott Oldham Fourth official: Gary Hilton

Last updated: 12 November 2011

References

The following references are from crewealex.net, unless otherwise specified.

^ Goal scorers
^ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | C | Crewe | Club Stats". news.bbc.co.uk.

External links

Official Website
Sky Sports
BBC Football

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The club	Players Managers Academy Seasons Records and statistics Women's team
Grounds	Alexandra Recreation Ground Gresty Road
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 2024 EFL League Two play-off final
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UEFA Euro 2012 qualification (Group G)

League competitions

Level 1	Premier League
Levels 2–4	Football League (Championship, League One, League Two, play-offs)
Levels 5–6	Football Conference (Premier, North, South)
Levels 7–8	Isthmian League (Premier, North, South) Northern Premier League (Premier, North, South)*Southern Football League (Premier, Central, South & West)
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) Kent League (level 9 only) Kent Invicta League (level 10 only) Midland Alliance (level 9 only) Midland Combination (level 10 only) North West Counties League (Premier, One) Northern Counties East League (Premier, One) Northern League (One, Two) South West Peninsula League (level 10 only) Spartan South Midlands League (Premier, One) Sussex County League (One, Two) United Counties League (Premier, One) Wessex League (Premier, One) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only) Western League (Premier, One)

Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) FA Community Shield FA Trophy (Final) FA Vase (Final)
Football League cups	Football League Cup (Final) Football League Trophy (Final)

Youth competitions

FA Youth Cup

Women's competitions

FA Women's Premier League
Super League ('11, '12)
FA Women's Cup (Final)
FA WSL Cup
- '11
  - final
- '12
  - final

Club seasons
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Championship	Barnsley Birmingham City Blackpool Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol City Burnley Cardiff City Coventry City Crystal Palace Derby County Doncaster Rovers Hull City Ipswich Town Leeds United Leicester City Middlesbrough Millwall Nottingham Forest Peterborough United Portsmouth Reading Southampton Watford West Ham United
League One	Bournemouth Brentford Bury Carlisle United Charlton Athletic Chesterfield Colchester United Exeter City Hartlepool United Huddersfield Town Leyton Orient Milton Keynes Dons Notts County Oldham Athletic Preston North End Rochdale Scunthorpe United Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Stevenage Tranmere Rovers Walsall Wycombe Wanderers Yeovil Town
League Two	Accrington Stanley AFC Wimbledon Aldershot Town Barnet Bradford City Bristol Rovers Burton Albion Cheltenham Town Crawley Town Crewe Alexandra Dagenham & Redbridge Gillingham Hereford United Macclesfield Town Morecambe Northampton Town Oxford United Plymouth Argyle Port Vale Rotherham United Shrewsbury Town Southend United Swindon Town Torquay United
Conference Premier	Luton Town Newport County Stockport County York City