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Crewe Alexandra
2015–16 season
ChairmanJohn Bowler
ManagerSteve Davis
StadiumGresty Road
League One24th (relegated)
FA CupFirst round
League CupFirst round
(knocked out by Preston North End)
JP TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Brad Inman (10)
All:
Brad Inman
Marcus Haber
(10 each)

The 2015–16 season was Crewe Alexandra's 139th season in their history, their 92nd in the English Football League and fourth consecutive season in League One.[1] Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and JP Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 ST England Andre Brown Academy Trainee [2]
1 July 2015 CM England Joe Howell Academy Trainee [3]
1 July 2015 CB England Joe Kearns Academy Trainee [4]
1 July 2015 FW England Liam O'Neill Academy Trainee [5]
1 July 2015 CM England Toby Mullarkey Academy Trainee [6]
6 July 2015 CM England Billy Bingham Dagenham & Redbridge Free transfer [7]
14 July 2015 CM England David Fox Colchester United Free transfer [8]
28 July 2015 GK Wales Dave Richards Bristol City Free transfer [9]
3 August 2015 DF England Ben Nugent Cardiff City Free transfer [10]
21 March 2016 FW Nigeria Daniel Udoh Ilkeston – [11]
6 May 2016 FW England Tom Lowery Academy Trainee [12]

Transfers out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 CM England Anthony Grant Port Vale Free transfer [13]
1 July 2015 CM Northern Ireland Liam Nolan Southport[a] Released [15]
1 July 2015 CF England Vadaine Oliver York City[b] Free transfer [17]
1 July 2015 GK Scotland Scott Shearer Mansfield Town[c] Free transfer [19]
1 July 2015 CB England Anthony Stewart Wycombe Wanderers[d] Free transfer [17]
1 July 2015 RB England Matt Tootle Shrewsbury Town Free transfer [21]
1 July 2015 DM England Billy Waters Cheltenham Town[e] Free transfer [15]
5 September 2015 GK United States Paul Rachubka Bolton Wanderers Free transfer [23]
  1. ^ Following Nolan's release he joined Southport.[14]
  2. ^ Following Oliver's release he joined York City.[16]
  3. ^ Following Shearer's release he joined Mansfield Town.[18]
  4. ^ Following Stewart's release he joined Wycombe Wanderers.[20]
  5. ^ Following Waters' release he joined Cheltenham Town.[22]

Loans in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
6 July 2015 CM Scotland Adam King Swansea City 5 January 2016 [24]
26 August 2015 LB Scotland Stephen Kingsley Swansea City 27 November 2015 [25]
26 August 2015 LW Wales Harry Wilson Liverpool 5 January 2016 [26]
1 October 2015 GK Australia Danijel Nizic Burnley 1 November 2015 [27]
26 November 2015 CB Nigeria Semi Ajayi Cardiff City 26 January 2016 [28]
29 January 2016 ST England Ryan Seager Southampton 17 February [29]
23 February 2016 ST England Tom Hitchcock Milton Keynes Dons End of season [30]

Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of 10 October 2016
No. Pos. Nat. Name League One FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  ENG Ben Garratt 46 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 49 0
2 DF  ENG Ollie Turton 46 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 49 1
3 DF  ENG Jon Guthrie 38 (1) 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 41 (1) 1
4 DF  ENG Harry Davis 10 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 (1) 0
5 DF  WAL George Ray 19 (3) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 22 (3) 0
6 DF  ENG Ben Nugent 39 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 42 1
8 MF  ENG Chris Atkinson 7 (9) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 8 (10) 0
9 ST  CAN Marcus Haber 36 (4) 9 1 0 1 0 1 1 39 (4) 10
10 MF  AUS Bradden Inman 33 (6) 10 1 0 1 0 1 0 36 (6) 10
11 FW  ENG George Cooper 13 (14) 1 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 1 0 14 (16) 1
12 FW  FIN Lauri Dalla Valle 10 (4) 2 0 (1) 0 1 0 0 (1) 0 11 (6) 2
13 GK  WAL David Richards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW  WAL Callum Saunders 6 (12) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 (12) 2
15 MF  ENG David Fox 39 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 41 2
16 MF  SCO Adam King 22 (2) 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 24 (2) 5
17 DF  SCO Stephen Kingsley 9 (3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 (3) 0
18 MF  ENG Billy Bingham 17 (4) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18 (4) 0
19 DF  ENG James Baillie 1 (3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 1 (4) 0
20 MF  SCO James Jones 29 (2) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 (2) 0
21 MF  ENG Ryan Wintle 0 (3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (3) 0
22 ST  SCO Fraser Murdoch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF  ENG Perry Ng 1 (5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (5) 0
24 FW  WAL Harry Wilson 3 (4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 (4) 0
25 MF  ENG Callum Ainley 6 (10) 1 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 6 (11) 1
27 FW  ENG Ryan Colclough 10 (2) 2 0 0 0 (1) 0 1 1 11 (3) 3
28 DF  ENG Toby Mullarkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF  NGA Semi Ajayi 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
30 GK  AUS Danijel Nizic 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
32 MD  ENG Joe Howell 0 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (2) 0
33 FW  ENG Ryan Seager 3 (1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 (1) 1
36 FW  ENG Tom Hitchcock 6 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 (1) 0
39 FW  NGA Daniel Udoh 1 (5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (5) 0
41 DF  CIV Zoumana Bakayogo 16 (6) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 (6) 0

Source: Soccerbase and 11v11.com Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with number struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.

Top scorers

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As of 9 October 2016
Place Position Nationality Number Name League One FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 MF Australia 10 Bradden Inman 10 0 0 0 10
FW Canada 9 Marcus Haber 9 0 0 1 10
3 MF Scotland 16 Adam King 4 0 1 0 5
4 MF England 27 Ryan Colclough 2 0 0 1 3
5 FW Finland 12 Lauri Dalla Valle 2 0 0 0 2
MF England 15 David Fox 2 0 0 0 2
FW Wales 14 Callum Saunders 2 0 0 0 2
8 MF England 25 Callum Ainley 1 0 0 0 1
DF Ivory Coast 11 Zoumana Bakayogo 1 0 0 0 1
FW England 11 George Cooper 1 0 0 0 1
DF England 3 Jon Guthrie 1 0 0 0 1
DF England 6 Ben Nugent 1 0 0 0 1
FW England 33 Ryan Seager 1 0 0 0 1
DF England 2 Ollie Turton 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 38 0 1 2 41

Source: Soccerbase and 11v11.com

Disciplinary record

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As of 12 October 2016
Number Nationality Position Name League One FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
6 England DF Ben Nugent 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
5 Wales DF George Ray 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2 England DF Ollie Turton 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
20 Scotland MF James Jones 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
15 England MF David Fox 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
3 England DF Jon Guthrie 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
9 Canada FW Marcus Haber 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
29 Nigeria DF Semi Ajayi 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
41 Ivory Coast DF Zoumana Bakayogo 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
27 England FW Ryan Colclough 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
14 Wales FW Callum Saunders 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1 England GK Ben Garratt 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
8 England MF Chris Atkinson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 England DF James Baillie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 England MF Billy Bingham 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
11 England FW George Cooper 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
4 England DF Harry Davis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 Scotland MF Adam King 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 England DF Perry Ng 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 47 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 51 1

Source: Soccerbase and 11v11.com

Clean sheets

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As of 8 October 2016
Place Nationality Number Name League One FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 England 1 Ben Garratt 7 0 0 0 7
TOTALS 7 0 0 0 7

Source: 11v11.com (Ben Garratt)

Competitions

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Pre-season friendlies

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On 7 May 2015, Crewe Alexandra announced they would travel to Nantwich Town for a pre-season friendly on 19 July 2015.[31] On 13 May 2015, a further six friendlies were announced against, Congleton Town, Alsager Town, Newcastle Town, Kidsgrove Athletic, Altrincham and Kirby Muxloe.[32] On 18 June 2015, a friendly against Chester was announced.[33]

10 July 2015 (2015-07-10) Friendly Congleton Town 1–3 Crewe Alexandra Congleton
19:45 BST Smith 66' Report Dalla Valle 29'
Coulibaly 87'
Saunders 89'		 Stadium: Richborough Estates Stadium
11 July 2015 (2015-07-11) Friendly Alsager Town 1–7 Crewe Alexandra Alsager
15:00 BST 79' Report Coulibaly 4', 34'
Turton 14'
Saunders 41'
Inman 47'
Dalla Valle 55'
Baillie 64'		 Stadium: Wood Park Stadium
17 July 2015 (2015-07-17) Friendly Newcastle Town 0–3 Crewe Alexandra Newcastle-under-Lyme
19:30 BST Report Atkinson 22'
Brennan 41'
O'Neill 90'		 Stadium: Lyme Valley Stadium
19 July 2015 (2015-07-19) Friendly Nantwich Town 1–4 Crewe Alexandra Nantwich
14:00 BST Ray 33' (o.g.) Report Davis 7'
Dalla Valle 55'
Cooper 76'
Saunders 81'		 Stadium: The Weaver Stadium
Attendance: 1,067
22 July 2015 (2015-07-22) Friendly Kidsgrove Athletic 1–2 Crewe Alexandra Kidsgrove
19:30 BST Woolley 32' Report Saunders 13'
Ng 69'		 Stadium: The Novus Stadium
24 July 2015 (2015-07-24) Friendly Altrincham 0–3 Crewe Alexandra Altrincham
19:30 BST Report Inman 1', 55'
Wintle 77'		 Stadium: Moss Lane
Attendance: 390
1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) Friendly Chester 3–2 Crewe Alexandra Chester
15:00 BST Rooney 4'
Hannah 57'
Peers 74'		 Report Turton 21'
Cooper 72'		 Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium
3 August 2015 (2015-08-03) Friendly Kirby Muxloe 0–3 Crewe Alexandra Kirby Muxloe
19:30 BST Report Howell 2'
Cooper 7'
Atkinson 74'		 Stadium: Ratby Lane

League One

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Main article: 2015–16 Football League One

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
20 Shrewsbury Town 46 13 11 22 58 79 −21 50
21 Doncaster Rovers (R) 46 11 13 22 48 64 −16 46 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Blackpool (R) 46 12 10 24 40 63 −23 46
23 Colchester United (R) 46 9 13 24 57 99 −42 40
24 Crewe Alexandra (R) 46 7 13 26 46 83 −37 34
Updated to match(es) played on 1 July 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated

Matches

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On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[34]

8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 1 Crewe Alexandra 0–0 Port Vale Crewe
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 6,751
Referee: Dean Whitestone
15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 2 Scunthorpe United 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Scunthorpe
15:00 BST Madden 10', 65' Report Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 3,188
Referee: Trevor Kettle
18 August 2015 (2015-08-18) 3 Coventry City 3–2 Crewe Alexandra Coventry
19:45 BST Fleck 14'
Armstrong 51'
O'Brien 83'		 Report Inman 31'
Haber 53'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 11,511
Referee: Tim Robinson
22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 4 Crewe Alexandra 3–3 Bury Crewe
15:00 BST King 3'
Colclough 37'
Inman 80'		 Report Mayor 23'
Soares 45'
Rose 58'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,125
Referee: Oliver Langford
29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 5 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Wigan
15:00 BST Jacobs 12' Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,647
Referee: David Coote
5 September 2015 (2015-09-05) 6 Crewe Alexandra 1–3 Swindon Town Crewe
15:00 BST King 61' Report Smith 63'
Thomas 82'
Ajose 90'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,400
Referee: Richard Clark
12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 7 Crewe Alexandra 1–3 Millwall Crewe
15:00 BST Dalla Valle 36' Report O'Brien 21', 64', 74' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,293
Referee: Darren Handley
19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 8 Shrewsbury Town 0–1 Crewe Alexandra Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Report King 2' Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 5,481
Referee: Andy Madley
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 9 Walsall 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Bescot
15:00 BST Bradshaw 3' Report Nugent 18' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,229
Referee: James Linington
29 September 2015 (2015-09-29) 10 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Southend United Crewe
19:45 BST Inman 49' Report Pigott 47', 53' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,404
Referee: Darren Bond
3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 11 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Chesterfield Crewe
15:00 BST Fox 36' Report Gardner 8', 57' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,053
Referee: Ross Joyce
10 October 2015 (2015-10-10) 12 Barnsley 1–2 Crewe Alexandra Barnsley
15:00 BST Mawson 16' Report Ryan Colclough 14'
Lauri Dalla Valle 79'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 8,406
Referee: Mark Brown
17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 13 Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Gillingham Crewe
15:00 BST Report Donnelly 90+2' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,924
Referee: David Webb
20 October 2015 (2015-10-20) 14 Burton Albion 0–0 Crewe Alexandra Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,666
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 15 Blackpool 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Blackpool
15:00 BST White 64'
Redshaw 87' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 6,970
Referee: Mark Haywood
31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 16 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Sheffield United Crewe
15:00 GMT Colclough 71' Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,227
Referee: Fred Graham
14 November 2015 (2015-11-14) 17 Bradford 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Bradford
15:00 GMT Liddle 45+2'
B. Clarke 58'		 Report Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 17,546
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 18 Crewe Alexandra 1–5 Peterborough Crewe
15:00 GMT Colclough 64' Report Taylor 6'
Washington 46'
Anderson 47', 82'
Angol 54'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,094
Referee: Charles Breakspear
24 November 2015 (2015-11-24) 19 Colchester 2–3 Crewe Alexandra Colchester
19:45 GMT Harriott 40'
Moncur 48'		 Report Colclough 61'
Haber 80'
Lowe 90+3'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,602
Referee: Chris Sarginson
28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 20 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Oldham Athletic Crewe
15:00 GMT King 21' Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,969
Referee: Simon Hooper
12 December 2015 (2015-12-12) 21 Doncaster Rovers 3–2 Crewe Alexandra Crewe
15:00 GMT Grant 32'
Stewart 90+3'
Williams 90+5'		 Report Haber 26'
Saunders 90'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,342
Referee: Darren Drysdale
19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 22 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Fleetwood Town Crewe
15:00 GMT Lowe 5' Report Ball 10' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,749
Referee: Andy Madley
28 December 2015 (2015-12-28) 24 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Shrewsbury Town Crewe
15:00 GMT Colclough 26'
Haber Yellow card 55'		 Report Cole 11'
Gerrard Yellow card 64'
Whalley 90'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,506
Referee: England Andy Haines
2 January 2016 25 Crewe Alexandra 0–5 Coventry City Crewe
15:00 GMT Report Armstrong 11' 30' (pen.) 45'
Murphy 27' 85'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,946
Referee: England Mark Haywood
16 January 2016 26 Swindon Town 4–3 Crewe Alexandra Swindon
15:00 GMT Ajose 14' 90+1'
Obika 47'
Nugent 52' (o.g.)		 Report Inman 20' 40'
Colclough 26'
Jones Yellow card 26'
Nugent Yellow card 28'
Turton Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,888
Referee: England Lee Collins
23 January 2016 27 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Wigan Athletic Crewe
15:00 GMT Inman 43'
Cooper Yellow card 63'		 Report Wabara 16'
Perkins Yellow card 47'
McCann Yellow card 53'
Power Yellow card 59'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 6,010
Referee: England Nick Kinseley
26 January 2016 28 Bury 0–0 Crewe Alexandra Bury
19:45 GMT O'Sullivan Yellow card 65'
Etuhu Yellow card 88'		 Report Guthrie Yellow card 63' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,343
Referee: England Darren England
30 January 2016 29 Millwall 1–1 Crewe Alexandra London
15:00 GMT Archer Yellow card 59'
Gregory 64' (pen.)
Williams Yellow card 89'		 Report Inman 59' (pen.)
Nugent Yellow card 63'
Ajayi Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 9,044
Referee: England Chris Kavanagh
6 February 2016 30 Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Rochdale Crewe
15:00 GMT Fox Yellow card 7'
Haber 31'
Inman 45'		 Report Rafferty Yellow card 49'
Lund Yellow card 57'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,130
Referee: England Ross Joyce
13 February 2016 31 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Walsall Crewe
15:00 GMT Inman 49' Report Bradshaw 32' (pen.) Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,132
Referee: England Darren Handley
16 February 2016 23 Rochdale 2–2 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
19:45 GMT Bennett 2'
Bunney 6'
Lund Yellow card 45+6'
Rose Yellow card 45+6'		 Report Haber 24'
Seager 27'
Bakayogo Yellow card 45+5'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,985
Referee: England Eddie Ilderton
20 February 2016 32 Chesterfield 3–1 Crewe Alexandra Chesterfield
15:00 GMT Ebanks-Blake 7'
Novak 12'
Dimaio 56'		 Report Jones Yellow card 20'
Bakayogo 27'
Guthrie Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 6,264
Referee: England Gavin Ward
27 February 2016 33 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Barnsley Crewe
15:00 GMT Fox Yellow card 5'
Guthrie 32'
Nugent Yellow card 66'		 Report Bree Yellow card 45+1'
Winnall 53'
Watkins Yellow card 62'
Mawson 67' Yellow card 67'
Isgrove Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,451
Referee: England Seb Stockbridge
1 March 2016 34 Southend United 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Southend-on-Sea
19:45 GMT Wordsworth Yellow card 58'
Worrall Yellow card 86'
Barnett Yellow card 87'
Coker Yellow card 87'
Payne 90+4' (pen.)		 Report Hitchcock Yellow card 54'
Cooper 86'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 5,444
Referee: England Dean Whitestone
5 March 2016 35 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Burton Albion Crewe
15:00 GMT Haber 14'
Turton Yellow card 32'
Jones Yellow card 70'
Ng Yellow card 80'
Nugent Yellow card 87'		 Report Akins 35'
McCrory Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,380
Referee: England Peter Bankes
12 March 2016 36 Gillingham 3–0 Crewe Alexandra Gillingham, Kent
15:00 GMT Samuel 12'
El-Abd Yellow card 38'
Guthrie 61' (o.g.)
Wright 90+2'		 Report Nugent Yellow card 67' Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,656
Referee: England Keith Hill
19 March 2016 37 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Blackpool Crewe
15:00 GMT Haber Yellow card 47' 83' Report Redshaw 34' Yellow card 35' Yellow-red card
Aldred 84'
Potts Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,480
Referee: England Kevin Johnson
25 March 2016 38 Sheffield United 3–2 Crewe Alexandra Sheffield
15:00 GMT Adams 18'
Flynn 61'
Sharp 87'
Calvert-Lewin Yellow card 90+7'		 Report Guthrie Yellow card 58'
Fox 68'
Davis 82'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 18,539
Referee: England Andy Woolmer
28 March 2016 39 Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Bradford City Crewe
15:00 GMT Ray Yellow card 62' Report Proctor 50'
McMahon Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 5,320
Referee: England Kevin Wright
2 April 2016 40 Peterborough United 3–0 Crewe Alexandra Peterborough
15:00 GMT Beautyman 14' 40' Yellow card 55'
Fox Yellow card 23'
Angol 67'		 Report Bakayogo Yellow card 12' Stadium: ABAX Stadium
Attendance: 4,881
Referee: England Lee Collins
9 April 2016 41 Port Vale 3–0 Crewe Alexandra Burslem
15:00 GMT Dodds 3' 83'
Streete Yellow card 73'
Hooper 90+2'		 Report Ray Yellow card 1' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5,771
Referee: England Paul Tierney (referee)
16 April 2016 42 Crewe Alexandra 2–3 Scunthorpe United Crewe
15:00 GMT Turton 15'
Ainley Yellow card 71'
Haber 79'		 Report Williams 43' 75'
Adelakun 64'		 Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 3,852
Referee: England Darren England
19 April 2016 43 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Colchester United Crewe
19:45 GMT Turton Yellow card 26'
Saunders 90+1'
Ray Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Edwards Yellow card 25'
Moncur 65' (pen.)		 Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 3,094
Referee: England Scott Duncan (referee)
23 April 2016 44 Oldham Athletic 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Oldham
15:00 GMT Forte 59'
Croft Yellow card 65'		 Report Ray Yellow card 39'
Turton Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,571
Referee: England Michael Bull
30 April 2016 45 Crewe Alexandra 3–1 Doncaster Rovers Crewe
15:00 GMT Ainley 43'
Haber 57'
Inman 89'		 Report Rowe 28' Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,403
Referee: England Lee Swabey
8 May 2016 46 Fleetwood Town 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Fleetwood
12:30 GMT Grant 21'
Cole 24'		 Report Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,302

FA Cup

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7 November 2015 First round Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Eastleigh Crewe
15:00 Garratt Red card 63' Report Strevens 75' (pen.) Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,008
Referee: Carl Boyeson

League Cup

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On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Crewe Alexandra were drawn at home against Preston North End.[35]

12 August 2015 (2015-08-12) First round Crewe Alexandra 1–3 Preston North End Crewe
19:45 BST King 36' Report Hugill 5'
Keane 13'
Brownhill 86'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 2,852
Referee: Scott Duncan

Football League Trophy

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On 5 September 2015, the second round draw was shown live on Soccer AM and drawn by Charlie Austin and Ed Skrein. Crewe will host Wigan Athletic.[36]

6 October 2015 (2015-10-06) Second round Crewe Alexandra 2–3 Wigan Athletic Crewe
19:45 BST Haber 6'
Colclough 36'		 Report Hiwula 10', 70'
Wildschut 76'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 2,168
Referee: James Adcock

Cheshire Senior Cup

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On the Cheshire FA website the preliminary round details were announced, Crewe Alex will face Witton Albion.[37]

27 October 2015 (2015-10-27) Preliminary round Crewe Alexandra 5–0 Witton Albion Crewe
19:45 BST Ryan Wintle 41'
Liam O'Neil 45'
Saunders
Andre Brown 		Report Stadium: Gresty Road
3 February 2016 First Round Crewe Alexandra 6–0 Altrincham Crewe
19:45 BST Joe Howell 19'
Andre Brown 23'
Charlie Kirk 50'
Baillie 60'
Saunders 80'		 Report Stadium: Gresty Road
9 February 2016 Second round Stockport County 4–1 Crewe Alexandra Stockport
19:45 BST Karl Ledsham 2'
Montrose 16'
Brodie 59'
John Mardsen 90+1'		 Report Saunders 18' Stadium: Edgeley Park

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