2007–08 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season

Crewe Alexandra

2007–08 season
Chairman	John Bowler
Manager	Steve Holland
League One	13th
FA Cup	Second round
League Cup	First round
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

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.
• 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. 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 & Hove Albion.
• 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 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. The kickoff was changed to 19:45 GMT on Monday 14 January 2008. Crewe lost the match 1–0.

2008

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

Players

Squad information

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

• Last updated: 12 February 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		Notes
No.	Pos.	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		Knee injury (requires surgery) – back in training
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								Transferred to Real Sociedad on 23 August 2007
12	MF		Rix	25	30		26		2		1		1		Hip (requires surgery) – expected back start 2008–09 season
13	GK		Tomlinson	1	1								1		Cruciate ligament – expected back 2009
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												Transferred to Droylsden on 26 December 2007
28	DF		Abbey	14	17		17
29	DF		Lynch	1	3		2						1
30	FW		Barnard	9	10	3	10	3							On loan between 30 Aug and 3 Jan from Tottenham Hotspur
30	DF		Boyle	14	14		14								On loan from 21 Jan from Everton
31	FW		Dickson	2	3		3								On loan between 15 Aug and 13 Sep from Charlton
31	FW		Church	13	14	1	12	1	2						On loan between 19 Oct and 28 Jan from Reading
32	MF		Bennett	4	10	1	8	1	2						On loan between 26 Oct and 3 Jan from Wolverhampton Wanderers
32	MF		G. M. Roberts	4	4		4								On loan from 12 Feb from Ipswich Town
33	FW		Baseya	1	4		3		1						On loan between 16 Nov and 19 Dec from Southampton
34	DF		Gray	2	2		2								On loan between 23 Nov and 19 Dec from Manchester United
34	MF		Lunt	7	7		7								On loan from 19 Feb from Sheffield Wednesday
35	MF		Anyinsah	2	4		4								On loan from Preston North End
36	FW		Morgan	5	5	2	5	2							On loan from Luton Town

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

Disciplinary record

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name				Notes
4	MF		G. S. Roberts	4	1	0	Conceded one penalty kick
6	DF		Baudet	4	0	0	Conceded one penalty kick
30	DF		Boyle	2	0	0	On loan
8	MF		O'Connor	2	0	0	Conceded two penalty kicks
12	MF		Rix	2	0	0
30	FW		Barnard	1	0	0	On loan
32	MF		Bennett	1	0	0	On loan
34	MF		Lunt	1	0	0	On loan
29	DF		Lynch	1	0	0
9	FW		Maynard	1	0	0
14	DF		McCready	1	0	0	Conceded two penalty kicks
19	FW		Miller	1	0	0
7	MF		Schumacher	1	0	0
1	GK		Williams	0	0	0	Conceded one penalty kick
2	DF		Woodards	1	0	0	Conceded one penalty kick

Last updated: 24 March 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

Awards

Individual

Date	Country	N	P	Name	Award	Notes
13 August 2007		4	MF	G. S. Roberts	Team of the Week	Source
20 August 2007		2	DF	Woodards	Team of the Week	Source
10 September 2007		10	MF	Bopp	Team of the Week	Source
24 September 2007		1	GK	Williams	Team of the Week	Source
1 October 2007		3	DF	Jones	Team of the Week	Source
22 October 2007		16	FW	Lowe	Team of the Week	Source
5 November 2007		18	FW	Moore	Team of the Week	Source
19 November 2007		2	DF	Woodards	Team of the Week (2)	Source
10 December 2007		2	DF	Woodards	Team of the Week (3)	Source
28 January 2008		1	GK	Williams	Team of the Week (2)	Source
3 March 2008		1	GK	Williams	Team of the Week (3)	Source
17 March 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

Players in / out

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
10	MF		Bopp	23	EU	Rotherham United	Transferred Y	Summer		Free
15	FW		Pope	21	EU		Youth team Y	Summer		Free
17	MF		Carrington	20	EU		Youth team Y	Summer		Free
21	GK		Fôn Williams	20	EU		Youth team Y	Summer		Free
29	DF		Lynch	20	EU		Unattached Y	Summer		Free
28	DF		Abbey	28	EU		Unattached Y	Summer		Free
14	DF		McCready	25	EU		Unattached Y	Summer		Free
3	DF		Jones	23	EU	Exeter City	Transferred Y	Summer		£65,000
7	MF		Schumacher	23	EU	Bradford City	Transferred Y	Summer		Free
30	FW		Barnard	23	EU	Tottenham Hotspur	Loan end	Summer	3 January 2008	Loan
31	FW		Dickson	22	EU	Charlton Athletic	Loan end	Summer	13 September 2007	Loan
31	FW		Church	18	EU	Reading	Loan end	Winter	28 January 2008	Loan	Crewe Alexandra
32	MF		Bennett	18	EU	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Loan end	Winter	3 January 2008	Loan	Crewe Alexandra
33	FW		Baseya	19	EU	Southampton	Loan end	Winter	19 December 2007	Loan	Crewe Alexandra
34			Gray	19	EU	Manchester United	Loan end	Winter	3 January 2008	Loan	Crewe Alexandra
30	DF		Boyle	20	EU	Everton	Loan Y	Winter	21 February 2008	Loan	Crewe Alexandra
32	MF		G. M. Roberts	23	EU	Ipswich Town	Loan Y	Winter	12 March 2008	Loan	Crewe Alexandra
34	MF		Lunt	28	EU	Sheffield Wednesday	Loan Y	Winter	19 March 2008	Loan
35	FW		Anyinsah	23	EU	Preston North End	Loan Y	Winter		Loan
36	MF		Morgan	24	EU	Luton Town	Loan Y	Winter		Loan

Out

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

Last updated: 8 March 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 August 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))

Updated to match played 26 August 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 August 2007	3 May 2008
Football League Cup	1st round	1st round	15 August 2007
Johnstone's Paint Trophy	1st round	1st round	4 September 2007
FA Cup	1st round	2nd round	10 November 2007	1 December 2007

Updated to match played 24 March 2008
Source: Competitions

League One

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
18	Yeovil Town	46	14	10	22	38	59	−21	52
19	Cheltenham Town	46	13	12	21	42	64	−22	51
20	Crewe Alexandra	46	12	14	20	47	65	−18	50
21	AFC Bournemouth (R)	46	17	7	22	62	72	−10	48	Relegation to Football League Two
22	Gillingham (R)	46	11	13	22	44	73	−29	46

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2008. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:

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	H
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	L

Updated to match(es) played on 24 March 2008. Source: Sky Sports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Crewe Alexandra v Brighton & Hove Albion

11 August 2007 1	Crewe Alexandra	2–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Crewe
	G. S. Roberts 22' (pen.) G. S. Roberts 79'	Report	Dean Cox 14' Andy Whing  57' (Unsporting behavior) Dean Cox  86' (Unsporting behavior)	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 5,394 Referee: S Bratt

Bristol Rovers v Crewe Alexandra

18 August 2007 2	Bristol Rovers	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Bristol
	Joe Jacobson  25' (Unsporting behaviour) Craig Disley 32'	Report	Tom Pope 34'	Stadium: The Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,750 Referee: G Salisbury

Crewe Alexandra v Leyton Orient

25 August 2007 3	Crewe Alexandra	0–2	Leyton Orient	Crewe
	G. S. Roberts  83' (Unsporting behaviour)	Report	JJ Melligan 35' Adam Boyd 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,683 Referee: D Drysdale

Swindon Town v Crewe Alexandra

1 September 2007 4	Swindon Town	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Swindon
	Michael Pook 24'	Report	Steven Schumacher 42'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,595 Referee: K Friend

Crewe Alexandra v Huddersfield Town

8 September 2007 5	Crewe Alexandra	2–0	Huddersfield Town	Crewe
	Lee Barnard 16' Eugen Bopp 39'	Report	Andy Booth  20' (Unsporting behavior)	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 5,164 Referee: N Swarbrick

Doncaster Rovers v Crewe Alexandra

16 September 2007 6	Doncaster Rovers	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	Doncaster
	Paul Heffernan 31' Danny Woodards 48' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,726 Referee: D Deadman

Crewe Alexandra v Millwall

22 September 2007 7	Crewe Alexandra	0–0	Millwall	Crewe
		Report	Gary Alexander  36' (Unsporting behavior) Ben May  72' (Unsporting behavior)	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,478 Referee: P Joslin

Oldham Athletic v Crewe Alexandra

29 September 2007 8	Oldham Athletic	3–2	Crewe Alexandra	Oldham
	Mark Allott 36' Matthew Wolfenden 83' Neil Kilkenny 90+1'	Report	Lee Barnard 17' Byron Moore 26'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,082 Referee: A Taylor

Tranmere Rovers v Crewe Alexandra

2 October 2007 9	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Birkenhead
	Chris Shuker 65' Shane Cansdell-Sheriff  87' (Unsporting behavior)	Report	G. S. Roberts 56' (pen.)	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,155 Referee: S Mathieson

Crewe Alexandra v Bournemouth

6 October 2007 10	Crewe Alexandra	1–4	Bournemouth	Crewe
	Shaun Miller 89'	Report	Lee Bradbury 37' Max Gradel 61', 77' Darren Anderton 85'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,799 Referee: C Webster

Southend United v Crewe Alexandra

13 October 2007 11	Southend United	3–0	Crewe Alexandra	Southend-on-Sea
	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)	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,927 Referee: A Penn

Crewe Alexandra v Luton Town

20 October 2007 12	Crewe Alexandra	2–0	Luton Town	Crewe
	Ryan Lowe 14', 40'	Report	Alan Goodall  25' (Unsporting behavior)	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,490 Referee: E Ilderton

Cheltenham Town v Crewe Alexandra

27 October 2007 13	Cheltenham Town	2–2	Crewe Alexandra	Cheltenham
	Alan Wright 85' David Bird 89'	Report	Simon Church 74' Ryan Lowe 78'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,605 Referee: D McDermidd

Crewe Alexandra v Yeovil Town

3 November 2007 14	Crewe Alexandra	2–0	Yeovil Town	Crewe
	Chris McCready 28' Byron Moore 40'	Report	Justin Cochrane  34' (Unsporting behavior) Terrell Forbes  44' (Unsporting behavior) Scott Guyett  89' (Unsporting behavior)	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,363 Referee: J Moss

Port Vale v Crewe Alexandra

6 November 2007 15	Port Vale	0–1	Crewe Alexandra	Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent
	Craig Rocastle  72' (Dissent)	Report	Ben Rix  22' (Unsporting behaviour) Elliott Bennett  70' (Unsporting behaviour), 76'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,329 Referee: R Beeby

Crewe Alexandra v Northampton Town

17 November 2007 16	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Northampton Town	Crewe
	Ryan Lowe 59'	Report	Guy Branston  31' (Unsporting behaviour) Ryan Gilligan  43' (Unsporting behaviour)	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,531 Referee: A Haines

Nottingham Forest v Crewe Alexandra

24 November 2007 17	Nottingham Forest	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	Nottingham
	Arron Davies 45' Sammy Clingan 52'	Report	Danny Woodards  51' (Unsporting behaviour)	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 16,650 Referee: M Oliver

Crewe Alexandra v Gillingham

4 December 2007 18	Crewe Alexandra	2–3	Gillingham	Crewe
	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'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,929 Referee: G Laws

Crewe Alexandra v Walsall

8 December 2007 19	Crewe Alexandra	0–0	Walsall	Crewe
		Report	Michael Ricketts  83' (Unsporting behaviour)	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,639 Referee: S Mathieson

Hartlepool United v Crewe Alexandra

15 December 2007 20	Hartlepool United	3–0	Crewe Alexandra	Hartlepool
	Michael Nelson 67' Richard Barker 85' Richard Barker 88' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,915 Referee: M Haywood

Crewe Alexandra v Doncaster Rovers

22 December 2007 21	Crewe Alexandra	0–4	Doncaster Rovers	Crewe
	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'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,122 Referee: D Foster

Huddersfield Town v Crewe Alexandra

26 December 2007 22	Huddersfield Town	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Huddersfield
	Nathan Clarke  31' (Unsporting behaviour) Andy Holdsworth  46' (Unsporting behaviour) Andy Booth 85' Jon Worthington  86' (Unsporting behaviour)	Report	Lee Barnard 19'	Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 9,795 Referee: D Drysdale

Millwall v Crewe Alexandra

29 December 2007 23	Millwall	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	Bermondsey, London
	Neil Harris 49' (pen.) Ahmet Brković 53'	Report	Michael O'Connor  90' (Dissent)	Stadium: New Den Stadium Attendance: 8,068 Referee: T Kettle

Crewe Alexandra v Tranmere Rovers

1 January 2008 24	Crewe Alexandra	4–3	Tranmere Rovers	Crewe
	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'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 5,137 Referee: J Moss

Crewe Alexandra v Leeds United

14 January 2008 25	Crewe Alexandra	0–1	Leeds United	Crewe
		Report	Darren Kenton  35' (Unsporting behaviour) Jermaine Beckford 36'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 6,771 Referee: K Friend
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Carlisle United v Crewe Alexandra

19 January 2008 26	Carlisle United	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Carlisle
	Joe Garner 52' Peter Murphy  71'	Report	Nicky Maynard  90+1' (Unsporting behaviour)	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 6,449 Referee: C Webster

Swansea City v Crewe Alexandra

22 January 2008 27	Swansea City	2–1	Crewe Alexandra	Swansea
	Thomas Butler 14' Paul Anderson 77'	Report	Steven Schumacher  90+2' (Unsporting behaviour) Tom Pope 90+3'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 11,200 Referee: A Woolmer
Note: Match postponed on 5 January 2008 due to FA Cup fixtures

Crewe Alexandra v Swindon Town

26 January 2008 28	Crewe Alexandra	0–0	Swindon Town	Crewe
	Julien Baudet  80' (Unsporting behaviour)	Report	Michael Pook  40' (Unsporting behaviour) Billy Paynter  74' (Serious Foul Play) Jon-Paul McGovern  78' (Unsporting behaviour)	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,344 Referee: K Evans

Crewe Alexandra v Bristol Rovers

29 January 2008 29	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Crewe
	Tom Pope 47'	Report	Ben Williams 45' (o.g.)	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,942 Referee: P Taylor

Brighton & Hove Albion v Crewe Alexandra

2 February 2008 30	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–0	Crewe Alexandra	Brighton
	Glenn Murray 23' Guy Butters 41' Glenn Murray 45'	Report		Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 4,802 Referee: D Whitestone

Crewe Alexandra v Swansea City

9 February 2008 31	Crewe Alexandra	2–2	Swansea City	Crewe
	Julien Baudet 82' Tom Pope 90'	Report	Jason Scotland 9' (pen.) G. S. Roberts 40' (o.g.)	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,955 Referee: N Miller

Leyton Orient v Crewe Alexandra

12 February 2008 32	Leyton Orient	0–1	Crewe Alexandra	Leyton, London
	Charlie Daniels  31' (Unsporting behaviour)	Report	Nicky Maynard 26' Julien Baudet  45+1' (Unsporting behavior)	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 3,881 Referee: G Hegley

Leeds United v Crewe Alexandra

23 February 2008 33	Leeds United	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Leeds
	Ľubomír Michalík  15' (Unsporting behaviour) Trésor Kandol 85'	Report	Patrick Boyle  29' (Dissent) Nicky Maynard 47'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 21,223 Referee: M Pike

Crewe Alexandra v Carlisle United

26 February 2008 34	Crewe Alexandra	0–1	Carlisle United	Crewe
	Julien Baudet  83' (Unsporting behaviour)	Report	Scott Dobie 64'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,786 Referee: P Taylor
Note: Match postponed on 16 February 2008 due to frozen pitch

Northampton Town v Crewe Alexandra

1 March 2008 35	Northampton Town	0–0	Crewe Alexandra	Northampton
		Report	Kenny Lunt  63' (Unsporting behaviour)	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,507 Referee: M Haywood

Crewe Alexandra v Nottingham Forest

8 March 2008 36	Crewe Alexandra	0–0	Nottingham Forest	Crewe
		Report	Arron Davies  25' (Unsporting behaviour) Chris Cohen  48' (Dissent) Julian Bennett  69' (Unsporting behaviour)	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 6,314 Referee: J Singh

Crewe Alexandra v Port Vale

11 March 2008 37	Crewe Alexandra	0–2	Port Vale	Crewe
	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'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 5,229 Referee: M Dean

Gillingham v Crewe Alexandra

15 March 2008 38	Gillingham	0–3	Crewe Alexandra	Gillingham
	Kevin Maher  57' (Professional foul)	Report	Tom Pope 9' Nicky Maynard 50' Dean Morgan 76'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,956 Referee: P Joslin

Crewe Alexandra v Hartlepool United

22 March 2008 39	Crewe Alexandra	3–1	Hartlepool United	Crewe
	Nicky Maynard 20' Nicky Maynard 30' Julien Baudet  60' (Unsporting behaviour) Nicky Maynard  70' (Unsporting behaviour) Tom Pope 85'	Report	Joel Porter 81'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,412 Referee: S Attwell

Walsall v Crewe Alexandra

24 March 2008 40	Walsall	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Walsall
	Ian Roper 90+4'	Report	Nicky Maynard 61'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,741 Referee: F Graham

Luton Town v Crewe Alexandra

29 March 2008 41	Luton Town	2–1	Crewe Alexandra	Luton
	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'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 5,465 Referee: M Oliver

Crewe Alexandra v Southend United

5 April 2008 42	Crewe Alexandra	1–3	Southend United	Crewe
	Nicky Maynard 74'	Report	Lee Barnard 2' James Walker 19' Charlie Mulgrew  38' (Unsporting Behavior) Simon Francis 77' (Unsporting Behavior) Lee Barnard 80'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,895 Referee: A Haines

Yeovil Town v Crewe Alexandra

12 April 2008 43	Yeovil Town	0–3	Crewe Alexandra	Yeovil
	Marc Bircham  62' (Unsporting Behavior)	Report	Nicky Maynard 8' Nicky Maynard 58' Tom Pope 90'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 4,785 Referee: R Booth

Crewe Alexandra v Cheltenham Town

19 April 2008 44	Crewe Alexandra	3–1	Cheltenham Town	Crewe
	Nicky Maynard 14' Nicky Maynard 68' Nicky Maynard 76'	Report	Alan Wright  60' (Unsporting Behavior) Steven Gillespie 62'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 5,279 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Bournemouth v Crewe Alexandra

26 April 2008 45	Bournemouth	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Bournemouth
	Sam Vokes 55' Lee Bradbury  80' (Unsporting Behavior)	Report		Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 8,621 Referee: Keith Hill

Crewe Alexandra v Oldham Athletic

3 May 2008 46	Crewe Alexandra	1–4	Oldham Athletic	Crewe
	Roberts  70' Jones 84'	Report	Smalley 5' Eardley 32', 59' Gregan  67' McDonald 69'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 6,786 Referee: Mike Russell

FA Cup

Crewe Alexandra v Milton Keynes Dons

10 November 2007 First round	Crewe Alexandra	2–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Crewe
	Chris McCready 3' Neil Cox 65'	Report	Gareth Edds  15' (Unsporting behaviour) Dean Lewington  60' (Unsporting behaviour) Jemal Johnson 69' (pen.)	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,049 Referee: K Hill

Oldham Athletic v Crewe Alexandra

1 December 2007 Second round	Oldham Athletic	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Oldham
	Lee Hughes 41'	Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,900 Referee: J Moss

League Cup

Crewe Alexandra v Hull City

15 August 2007 First round	Crewe Alexandra	0–3	Hull City	Crewe
	G. S. Roberts  32' (Unsporting behaviour)	Report	Nathan Doyle  23' (Unsporting behavior) Michael Bridges 44' Richard Garcia 55' Stephen McPhee 70'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2,862 Referee: P Miller

Football League Trophy

Chester City v Crewe Alexandra

4 September 2007 First round	Chester City	1–1 (4–3 p)	Crewe Alexandra	Chester
	Richie Partridge 61' Kevin Ellison  90' (Unsporting behavior)	Report	Ryan Lowe 37'	Stadium: Deva Stadium Attendance: 2,162 Referee: K Evans
	Penalties
	Paul Butler Richie Partridge Nathan Lowndes James Vaughan John Murphy		Steven Schumacher Billy Jones Ryan Lowe Julien Baudet Eugen Bopp

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.

External links

• Official Website
• Sky Sports
• BBC Football