This article details Crewe Alexandra's 2009–10 season in League Two, their 86th competitive season in the English Football League.
2009–2010 season | |
---|---|
Chairman | John Bowler |
Manager | Guðjón Þórðarson Dario Gradi |
Stadium | Gresty Road |
League Two | 18th |
FA Cup | First round |
League Cup | First round |
Football League Trophy | First round |
Top goalscorer | League: Calvin Zola (15) All: Calvin Zola (18) |
Highest home attendance | 6,943 (vs Port Vale, 17 October 2009) |
Lowest home attendance | 2,331 (vs Stockport County, 1 September 2009) |
Events
editThis is a list of the significant events to occur at the club before and during the 2009–10 season, presented in chronological order.
2009
editPre-season
edit- 2 May: Crewe are relegated to League Two after a 3–0 loss at home to League One champions Leicester City.
- 7 May: Manager Gudjon Thordarson releases 10 players from the squad, including captain Julien Baudet to the MLS, leading to 19 players being left from the previous season.
- 19 May: Pre-season games are announced against three Premier League sides, Wigan Athletic, a Wolverhampton Wanderers select XI and Birmingham City.
- 21 May: Crewe announce their first signing of the summer, with central defender Patrick Ada signing from Histon, while assistant manager, Neil Baker, leaves his position.
- 4 June: Chief scout Glyn Chamberlain leaves the club after four years.[1] and Crewe make their first sale for money after Tom Pope agrees a £150,000 move to Rotherham United.
- 17 June: The same day the fixtures are released, Crewe announce that Nantwich Town manager Steve Davis has been appointed new assistant manager.[2]
- 5 July: Prior to a 7–0 win over Newcastle Town in a friendly,[3] Billy Jones is made the forthcoming season's captain, with Anthony Elding as vice-captain.[4]
2009–10 season begins- August
edit- 8 August: Crewe start off their season with a 2–1 defeat at home by Dagenham & Redbridge.[5]
- 11 August: Crewe's League Cup campaign ends in the first round after a 2–1 defeat at home to Championship side Blackpool.[6]
- 15 August: Crewe get their two away wins of the season after a 0–4 win over Grimsby Town,[7] then a narrow 0–1 win over Darlington three days later.[8]
- 20 August: Tottenham Hotspur recall on-loan 'keeper David Button.[9]
- 22 August: Crewe get their first win at home, and a third straight clean sheet with a 1–0 win over Hereford United after Billy Jones scored the rebound from his saved penalty kick.[10]
- 29 August: Crewe fail to score for the first time this season, and suffer their first away loss after losing at Bournemouth 1–0.[11]
September
edit- 1 September: Crewe lose in the Football League Trophy to Stockport County, the first Cheshire derby of the season.[12] and re-sign David Button on loan until 3 January.[13]
- 5 September: Crewe's second Cheshire derby of the season ends with a Crewe win, 2–1 against Macclesfield Town at home, to send Crewe up to fifth in the table.[14]
- 12 September: Crewe travel 30 miles to Shrewsbury Town, where their inconsistent season continues with a 2–0 loss.[15]
- 19 September: Crewe's 23 shots against Aldershot Town's six do not help as they lose 2–1.[16]
- 25 September: Crewe honour Accrington Stanley's request to play on a Friday night to help with Accrington's debt, but end up losing 5–3.[17]
- 29 September: Crewe have two men sent off in a match for the first time since 1996, in a 3–2 loss at home to Bury, with former Crewe striker Ryan Lowe scoring for the visitors.[18]
October
edit- 2 October: Crewe part company with Gudjon Thordarson with immediate effect after a board meeting,[19] with Dario Gradi again taking the position as caretaker manager.
- 9 October: Bolton Wanderers recall on loan goalkeeper Ádám Bogdán.[20]
- 24 October: After Crewe lose away at Notts County,[21] striker Anthony Elding is placed on the transfer list.[22]
- 27 October: Tottenham Hotspur recall on loan 'keeper David Button again.[23]
November
edit- 7 November: Crewe lose in the First round of the FA Cup to Blue Square Premier side York City.[24]
- 21 November: Following Crewe's 2–2 draw away at Northampton Town, Crewe become the last Football League side to draw a game in the new season.
December
edit- 2 December: Steve Phillips saves two penalties as Crewe are the first team to win at Saltergate this season after a 3–2 win at 5th placed Chesterfield.[25]
- 5 December: Crewe draw at home with Lincoln City 0–0, Crewe's first no-score draw of the season, and first since April 2009.[26]
- 12 December: Crewe become the first team to beat Barnet at home after a 1–2 win.[27] Matthew Tootle is later cleared of diving by the FA, but his yellow card is not rescinded.[28]
- 19 December: Crewe's home match with Torquay United is postponed due to a frozen pitch at The Alexandra Stadium.[29]
- 26 December: Crewe come from behind twice to secure a 2–2 draw with top of the table Rochdale, who were looking for a record sixth successive away win.[30]
- 28 December: Crewe's final match of 2009 is a 4–1 loss away at Macclesfield Town.[31] The result means Crewe finish the year in 12th position in the league.[32]
- 29 December: Harry Worley's loan is extended until the end of the season.[33]
2010
editJanuary
edit- 1 January: Crewe's first two games of the New Year against Hereford and Grimsby are postponed, due to the heavy snow around Britain.
- 5 January: Striker Anthony Elding and the club agree to mutually terminate Eldgin's contract with immediate effect.[34]
- 6 January: Steve Phillips extends his loan until 30 May.[35]
February
edit- 23 February: Crewe's match with Chesterfield is put back by 24 hours due to a bad weather forecast.
March
edit- 19 March: Crewe sign Lancaster City striker Jordan Connerton for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract. Crewe loan Connerton back to Lancaster City for the remainder of the season.[36] A-Jay Leitch-Smith also goes out on loan, to Curzon Ashton until the end of the season.[37]
April
edit- 26 April: Ashley Westwood is awarded the Player of the Season award at the Crewe ASi Award Night. Westwood also picked up the Newcomer of the Season award, whilst Calvin Zola's goal against Bradford City on 10 October is voted as the Goal of the Season.[38]
- 27 April: Crewe retain the Cheshire Premier Cup after an extra-time win over Macclesfield Town at Gresty Road.
May
edit- 1 May: Assistant Manager Steve Davis takes control of the first team's goalless draw at Rotherham United whilst Dario Gradi went on scouting duties.[39]
- 8 May: Crewe's final match of the season is a 1–0 loss at home to Bradford City, leaving Crewe finishing 18th in the league table.
Players
editSquad information
editN |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Since |
App |
Goals |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Collis | 28 | EU | 2008 | 26 | 0 | 30 Jun 2010 | Free | ||
2 | DF | Brayford | 21 | EU | 2008 | 86 | 3 | 30 Jun 2010 | £210,000 | ||
3 | DF | Jones (captain) | 26 | EU | 2007 | 85 | 9 | 30 Jun 2010 | £ 65,000 | ||
4 | MF | Schumacher | 25 | EU | 2007 | 82 | 8 | 30 Jun 2010 | Free | ||
5 | DF | O'Donnell (VC2) | 23 | EU | 2007 | 147 | 4 | 30 Jun 2010 | £100,000 | ||
6 | DF | Ada | 24 | Non-EU | 2009 | 21 | 0 | 30 Jun 2011 | Free | ||
8 | FW | Donaldson | 25 | EU | 2008 | 82 | 20 | 2011 | £125,000 | ||
9 | FW | Elding (VC1) | 27 | EU | 2008 | 32 | 4 | 2011 | Undisclosed | ||
10 | FW | Zola | 24 | Non-EU | 2008 | 69 | 23 | 2011 | £200,000 | ||
11 | MF | Grant | 21 | EU | 2008 | 77 | 13 | 2011 | £130,000 | ||
12 | DF | Mitchel-King | 25 | EU | 2009 | 35 | 0 | 30 Jun 2011 | Free | ||
13 | GK | Legzdins | 22 | EU | 2008 | 8 | 0 | 30 Jun 2010 | Free | ||
14 | FW | Moore | 20 | EU | 2007 | 110 | 9 | 30 Jun 2010 | Youth system | ||
15 | FW | Miller | 21 | EU | 2006 | 99 | 19 | 30 Jun 2011 | Youth system | ||
16 | DF | Bailey | 20 | EU | 2007 | 55 | 0 | 30 Jun 2011 | Youth system | ||
17 | DF | McManus | 20 | EU | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 30 Jun 2010 | Free | ||
18 | MF | Murphy | 19 | EU | 2008 | 45 | 4 | 30 Jun 2011 | Youth system | ||
19 | DF | Westwood | 19 | EU | 2008 | 40 | 6 | 30 Jun 2009 | Youth system | ||
20 | DF | Shelley | 19 | EU | 2008 | 22 | 2 | 30 Jun 2011 | Youth system | ||
21 | MF | Clements | 19 | EU | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 30 Jun 2010 | Youth system | ||
22 | FW | Leitch-Smith | 19 | EU | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 30 Jun 2010 | Youth system | ||
23 | DF | Tootle | 18 | EU | 2009 | 28 | 1 | 30 Jun 2010 | Youth system | ||
26 | DF | Davis | 17 | EU | 2009 | 1 | 0 | Youth system | |||
27 | DF | Worley | 20 | EU | 2009 | 23 | 0 | 14 May 2010 | Loan | From Leicester City | |
28 | MF | Walton | 21 | EU | 2009 | 33 | 1 | 30 Jun 2010 | Loan | From Plymouth Argyle | |
30 | DF | Martin | 22 | EU | 2009 | 5 | 1 | £5,000 | |||
31 | GK | Phillips | 31 | EU | 2009 | 29 | 0 | 3 Jan 2010 | Loan | From Bristol Rovers | |
35 | DF | Stokes | 18 | EU | 2009 | 2 | 0 | 11 Apr 2010 | Loan | From Bolton Wanderers |
- Last updated: 11 May 2010
- Source: Wikipedia players' articles, Crewe Alexandra, crewe-mad, soccerbase
- Ordered by Squad Number.
Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in the League (and playoffs), FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.
Squad stats
editTotal | League Two | FA Cup | Football League Cup | Football League Trophy | Notes | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Sts |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls | |
1 | GK | Collis | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
2 | DF | Brayford | 47 | 47 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
3 | DF | Jones | 13 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
4 | MF | Schumacher | 28 | 33 | 4 | 32 | 4 | 1 | |||||||
5 | DF | O'Donnell | 27 | 27 | 27 | ||||||||||
6 | DF | Ada | 19 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
8 | FW | Donaldson | 28 | 39 | 12 | 37 | 12 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
9 | FW | Elding | 4 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
10 | FW | Zola | 33 | 37 | 17 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
11 | MF | |
Grant | 44 | 46 | 9 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
12 | DF | Mitchel-King | 34 | 35 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
13 | GK | Legzdins | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
14 | FW | Moore | 16 | 32 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
15 | FW | Miller | 22 | 34 | 7 | 33 | 7 | 1 | |||||||
16 | MF | Bailey | 22 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
17 | DF | McManus | |||||||||||||
18 | MF | Murphy | 23 | 34 | 5 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
19 | MF | Westwood | 35 | 37 | 6 | 36 | 6 | 1 | |||||||
20 | MF | Shelley | 8 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
21 | MF | Clements | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
22 | FW | Leitch-Smith | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
23 | DF | Tootle | 26 | 28 | 1 | 28 | 1 | ||||||||
24 | GK | Button | 10 | 10 | 10 | On loan from 22 July 09 to 3 Jan 10 (recalled on 20 Aug 09[6]) Back on loan from 1 Sep 09 to 3 Jan 10[13] (recalled on 27 Oct 09[23]) | |||||||||
25 | MF | Verma | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | On loan from 10 Aug 09 to 10 Nov 09 | |||||||
26 | DF | Davis | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
27 | DF | Worley | 22 | 24 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | On loan from 14 Aug 09 to 14 Jan 10 | ||||||
28 | MF | Walton | 27 | 33 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | On loan from 31 Aug 09 to 30 Jun 10 | |||||
29 | GK | Bogdán | 1 | 1 | 1 | On loan from 29 Sep 09 to 26 Oct 09 (recalled on 9 Oct 09[20]) | |||||||||
30 | DF | Martin | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||
31 | GK | Phillips | 29 | 29 | 28 | 1 | On loan from 2 Nov 09 to 3 Jan 10 | ||||||||
35 | DF | Stokes | 2 | 2 | 2 | On loan from 12 Mar 10 to 11 Apr 10 |
Disciplinary record
editN |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Notes | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19 | MF | Westwood | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||
6 | DF | Ada | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
3 | DF | Jones | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
2p | DF | Martin | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
15 | FW | Miller | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
28 | MF | Walton | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
4 | MF | Schumacher | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
12 | DF | Mitchel-King | 2 | 0 | 0 | Conceded two penalties | |
27 | DF | Worley | 2 | 0 | 0 | Conceded one penalty | |
10 | FW | Zola | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
8 | FW | Donaldson | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
25 | MF | Verma | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
18 | MF | Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
16 | DF | Bailey | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
23 | DF | Tootle | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 11 May 2010
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.
Awards
editIndividual
editDate | N |
P |
Nat. |
Name |
Award | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17 Aug 2009 | 10 | FW | Zola | League Two Team of the Week | Source | |
24 Aug 2009 | 13 | GK | Legzdins | League Two Team of the Week | Source | |
12 Oct 2009 | 10 | FW | Zola | League Two Team of the Week | Source | |
October 2009 | 10 | FW | Zola | PFA Player-of-the-Month | Source | |
2 Nov 2009 | 20 | DF | Shelley | League Two Team of the Week | Source | |
2 Nov 2009 | 4 | MF | Schumacher | League Two Team of the Week | Source | |
2 Nov 2009 | 10 | FW | Zola | League Two Team of the Week | Source | |
7 Dec 2009 | 23 | DF | Tootle | League Two Team of the Week | Source | |
12 Dec 2009 | 11 | MF | Grant | League Two Team of the Week | Source | |
25 Jan 2010 | 11 | MF | Grant | League Two Team of the Week | Source | |
22 Feb 2010 | 19 | DF | Westwood | League Two Team of the Week | Source | |
8 Mar 2010 | 8 | FW | Donaldson | League Two Team of the Week | Source | |
29 Mar 2010 | 12 | DF | Mitchel-King | League Two Team of the Week | Source | |
26 Apr 2010 | 19 | DF | Westwood | League Two Team of the Week | Source | |
26 Apr 2010 | 10 | FW | Zola | League Two Team of the Week | Source | |
3 May 2010 | 13 | GK | Legzdins | League Two Team of the Week | Source |
Players in and out
editIn
editNo. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
24 | GK | Button | 20 | EU | Tottenham Hotspur | Loan | Summer | 20 Aug 2009 | Loan | Crewe Alexandra | |
24 | GK | Button | 20 | EU | Tottenham Hotspur | Loan | Summer | 27 Oct 2009 | Loan | Crewe Alexandra | |
6 | DF | Ada | 24 | Histon | Transfer | Summer | 30 Jun 2011 | Free | Crewe Alexandra | ||
12 | DF | Mitchel-King | 25 | EU | Histon | Transfer | Summer | 30 Jun 2011 | Free | Crewe Alexandra | |
25 | MF | Verma | 22 | EU | Leicester City | Loan | Summer | 10 Nov 2009 | Loan | Crewe Alexandra | |
27 | DF | Worley | 20 | EU | Leicester City | Loan | Summer | 14 May 2010 | Loan | Crewe Alexandra BBC Sport | |
28 | DF | Walton | 21 | EU | Plymouth Argyle | Loan | Summer | 30 Jun 2010 | Loan | Crewe Alexandra | |
29 | GK | Bogdán | 22 | EU | Bolton Wanderers | Loan | Winter | 9 Oct 2009 | Loan | Crewe Alexandra | |
31 | GK | Phillips | 31 | EU | Bristol Rovers | Loan | Winter | 3 Jan 2010 | Loan | ||
30 | DF | Martin | 22 | EU | Wealdstone | Transfer | Winter | £5,000 |
Out
editN |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | DF | Baudet | 30 | EU | Colorado Rapids | Transferred | Summer | Free | Crewe Alexandra | |
18 | MF | Carrington | 22 | EU | Milton Keynes Dons | Released | Summer | Free | Crewe Alexandra | |
14 | DF | McCready | 27 | EU | Wrexham | Released | Summer | Free | Crewe Alexandra | |
21 | GK | Tomlinson | 24 | EU | Barrow | Released | Summer | Free | Crewe Alexandra | |
Danville | EU | Free agent | Released | Summer | Free | Crewe Alexandra | ||||
Thompson | EU | Free agent | Released | Summer | Free | Crewe Alexandra | ||||
2 | DF | Woodards | 25 | EU | Milton Keynes Dons | Released | Summer | Free | Crewe Alexandra | |
22 | MF | Daniel | 21 | EU | Macclesfield Town | Released | Summer | Free | Crewe Alexandra | |
15 | DF | Abbey | 30 | EU | Free agent | Mutual Consent | Summer | Free | Crewe Alexandra | |
7 | MF | Bopp | 25 | EU | Free agent | Mutual Consent | Summer | Free | Crewe Alexandra | |
19 | FW | Pope | 23 | EU | Rotherham United | Transferred | Summer | £150,000 | Crewe Alexandra | |
8 | MF | O'Connor | 21 | EU | Scunthorpe United | Transferred | Summer | £225,000 | Crewe Alexandra | |
DF | McManus | 20 | EU | Curzon Ashton | Loan | Winter | Loan | Crewe Alexandra |
Last updated: 10 October 2009
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
editCoaching staff
editPosition | Staff |
---|---|
Technical Director and Manager |
Dario Gradi MBE |
Assistant Manager | Steve Davis |
Assistant Academy Manager | James Collins |
Assistant Academy Manager | Neil Critchley |
Chief Scout | Neil Baker |
Senior Physiotherapist | Barry Holmes |
Physiotherapist | Steve Walker |
Fitness Coach | Andy Franks |
Academy Recruitment Officer | Phil Swift |
Academy Welfare Officer / Academy Administration |
Paul Anthrobus |
Last updated: 2 October 2009
Source: Crewe Alexandra Staff
Other information
editChairman | John Bowler |
Vice Chairman | Norman Hassall |
Director | Richard Clayton |
Director | Dario Gradi MBE |
Director | Mark Hassall |
Director | Jim McMillan |
Director | Daniel Potts |
Director | David Rowlinson |
Director | Jimmy Rowlinson |
Head Groundsman | John Huxley |
Assistant Groundsman | Andrew Wareham |
Club Doctor | Dr Mike Freeman |
Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Alexandra Stadium (10,153 / 100 × 66 yd) |
Updated to match played 6 July 2009
Source: Crewe Alexandra Staff
Kits
editCompetitions
editOverall
editCompetition | Started round | Current position / round |
Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
League Two | — | — | 18th | 8 August 2009 | 8 May 2010 |
Football League Cup | 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | 11 August 2009 | |
Football League Trophy | 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | 1 September 2009 | |
FA Cup | 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | 7 November 2009 |
Updated to match played 11 May 2010
Source: Competitions
League Two
editTable
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16 | Hereford United | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 54 | 65 | −11 | 59 |
17 | Torquay United | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 64 | 55 | +9 | 57 |
18 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 68 | 73 | −5 | 55 |
19 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 54 |
20 | Lincoln City | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 42 | 65 | −23 | 50 |
Results summary
editOverall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 68 | 73 | −5 | 55 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 |
Last updated: 11 May 2010.
Source: http://www.crewealexandra-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadlgt.asp
Results by round
editA = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
editWon Drawn Lost
Pre-season friendlies
edit5 July 2009 | Newcastle Town | 0–7 | Crewe Alexandra | Newcastle-under-Lyme |
14:30 | Report | Elding 11' Donaldson 21' Zola 59' Zola 63' Elding ' (pen.) Razak[Note 1] 71' Razak 80' |
Stadium: Lyme Valley Stadium |
16 July 2009 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Wigan Athletic | Alexandra Stadium |
19:30 | Grant 31' | Report | Attendance: 2,063 |
19 July 2009 | Nantwich Town | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Weaver Stadium |
15:00 | Carter 8' | Report | Donaldson 14' | Attendance: 1,022 |
23 July 2009 | Hyde United | 2–4 | Crewe Alexandra | Ewen Fields |
19:30 | Smith 41' Gedman 48' |
Report | Grant 13' O'Donnell 19' Jones 53' (pen.) Grant 69' |
25 July 2009 | Crewe Alexandra | 5–1 | Port Vale | Reaseheath |
Murphy Moore Stephenson Lewis Peel |
Report | Stadium: Reaseheath training ground Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
29 July 2009 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers XI | Alexandra Stadium |
19:30 | Report | Malone 37' | Attendance: 1,741 |
4 August 2009 | Crewe Alexandra | 4–1 | Birmingham City | Alexandra Stadium |
19:30 | Schumacher 45' Queudrue 49' (o.g.) Grant 53' Mitchel-King 65' |
Report | McFadden 17' | Attendance: 1,827 |
- 1. Razak was a trialist for this game, which ended on 13 July.[40]
Last updated: 5 August 2009
League Two
edit8 August 2009 1 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | Dagenham & Redbridge | Alexandra Stadium |
15:00 | Moore 72' | Report | Nurse 43' Benson 74' Doe 73' (unsporting behaviour) Gain 84' (unsporting behaviour) |
Attendance: 3,936 Referee: Simon Hooper |
15 August 2009 2 | Grimsby Town | 0–4 | Crewe Alexandra | Blundell Park |
15:00 | Report | Zola 34' Zola 45' Jones 47' (pen.) Moore 90+4' Jones 24' (unsporting behaviour) |
Attendance: 5,007 Referee: Mark Haywood |
18 August 2009 3 | Darlington | 0–1 | Crewe Alexandra | The Darlington Arena |
19:45 | Report | Zola 87' | Attendance: 1,821 Referee: Jock Waugh |
22 August 2009 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Hereford United | Alexandra Stadium |
15:00 | Jones missed pen (saved), 37' Jones 37' |
Report | Plummer 21' (unsporting behaviour) C Jones 83' (unsporting behaviour) |
Attendance: 3,731 Referee: Karl Evans |
29 August 2009 5 | Bournemouth | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Dean Court |
15:00 | Feeney 51' Molesley 67' (unsporting behaviour) Pitman 90+2' (unsporting behaviour) Bartley 90+3' (unsporting behaviour) |
Report | Jones 59' (dissent) Verma 64' (unsporting behaviour) |
Attendance: 4,563 Referee: Roger East |
5 September 2009 6 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–1 | Macclesfield Town | Alexandra Stadium |
15:00 | Zola 12' Grant 85' Ada 61' (unsporting behaviour) |
Report | Sappleton 32' Bencherif 52' (dissent) Draper 61' (unsporting behaviour) |
Attendance: 4,151 Referee: Steve Bratt |
12 September 2009 7 | Shrewsbury Town | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra | New Meadow |
15:00 | Hibbert 29' Labadie 69' Holden 30' (unsporting behaviour) |
Report | Miller 87' (dissent) | Attendance: 6,204 Referee: Steven Cook |
19 September 2009 8 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | Aldershot Town | Alexandra Stadium |
15:00 | Miller 16' Worley 33' (unsporting behaviour) Walton 82' (unsporting behaviour) Zola 90' (unsporting behaviour) |
Report | Donnelly 33' Hudson 66' Charles 6' (unsporting behaviour) |
Attendance: 3,661 Referee: Andy Hall |
25 September 2009 9 | Accrington Stanley | 5–3 | Crewe Alexandra | Crown Ground |
19:45 | Grant 3' Symes 5' Grant 49' Procter 68' Symes 77' |
Report | Grant 43' Grant 82' Murphy 90+3' |
Attendance: 2,764 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
29 September 2009 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–3 | Bury | Alexandra Stadium |
19:45 | Worley 39' Zola 73' Jones 85' (professional foul) Ada 90+3' (professional foul) Murphy 90+6' (unsporting behaviour) |
Report | Elliott 22' Lowe 41' Dawson 86' (pen.) Newey 28' (unsporting behaviour) Baker 36' (unsporting behaviour) |
Attendance: 3,534 Referee: David Foster |
3 October 2009 11 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–3 | Rotherham United | Alexandra Stadium |
15:00 | Schumacher 6' Zola 51' |
Report | Ellison 15' Le Fondre 58' (pen.) Broughton 85' Fenton 69' (unsporting behaviour) Sharps 76' (unsporting behaviour) |
Attendance: 4,253 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
10 October 2009 12 | Bradford City | 2–3 | Crewe Alexandra | Valley Parade |
15:00 | Boulding 44' Hanson 69' |
Report | Zola 8' Zola 23' Schumacher 65' Mitchel-King 45+1' (unsporting behaviour) Westwood 72' (unsporting behaviour) Bailey 75' (unsporting behaviour) |
Attendance: 11,757 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
17 October 2009 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | Port Vale | Alexandra Stadium |
15:00 | Miller 34' Miller 62' (unsporting behaviour) Westwood 72' (unsporting behaviour) |
Report | Richards 45+1' Taylor 80' McCombe 53' (unsporting behaviour) Jarrett 61' (dissent) |
Attendance: 6,943 Referee: Nigel Miller |
24 October 2009 14 | Notts County | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Meadow Lane |
15:00 | Rodgers 28' Westcarr 66' Lee 21' (unsporting behaviour) Rodgers 32' (unsporting behaviour) Thompson 76' (unsporting behaviour) Akinbiyi 80' (unsporting behaviour) |
Report | Schumacher missed pen (saved), 76' | Attendance: 6,545 Referee: James Linington |
31 October 2009 15 | Cheltenham Town | 0–4 | Crewe Alexandra | Whaddon Road |
15:00 | Eyjólfsson 28' (unsporting behaviour) Hayles 90+2' (unsporting behaviour) |
Report | Zola 29' Schumacher 37' Shelley 69' Zola 73' |
Attendance: 3,124 Referee: Graham Scott |
14 November 2009 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | Morecambe | Alexandra Stadium |
15:00 | Schumacher 77' | Report | Bentley 7' Jevons 37' Hunter 85' (unsporting behaviour) |
Attendance: 4,113 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
21 November 2009 17 | Northampton Town | 2–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Sixfields |
15:00 | Akinfenwa 51' Akinfenwa 62' |
Report | Donaldson 14' Johnson 43' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 5,069 Referee: Graham Horwood |
24 November 2009 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–1 | Burton Albion | Alexandra Stadium |
19:45 | Donaldson 12' Grant 19' |
Report | Walker 90+4' Webster 61' (unsporting behaviour) Walker 90+4' (unsporting behaviour) |
Attendance: 3,446 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
2 December 2009 19 | Chesterfield | 2–3 | Crewe Alexandra | Saltergate |
19:30 | Somma missed pen (saved), 7' Small missed pen (saved), 22' Talbot 73' Lester 89' Page 49' (unsporting behaviour) Breckin 85' (unsporting behaviour) |
Report | Donaldson 25' Westwood 35' Murphy 84' Mitchel-King 22' (unsporting behaviour) |
Attendance: 3,267 Referee: Peter Quinn |
5 December 2009 20 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–0 | Lincoln City | Alexandra Stadium |
15:00 | Report | Herd 46' (unsporting behaviour) | Attendance: 3,632 Referee: Mark Haywood |
12 December 2009 21 | Barnet | 1–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Underhill Stadium |
15:00 | Sinclair 40' Butcher 90+2' (unsporting behaviour) |
Report | Grant 25' Donaldson 67' Tootle 14' (unsporting behaviour) Westwood 58' (unsporting behaviour) |
Attendance: 1,841 Referee: Keith Hill |
19 December 2009 22 | Crewe Alexandra | P–P | Torquay United | Alexandra Stadium |
15:00 | Postponed due to frozen pitch Source |
Referee: Paul Tierney |
26 December 2009 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–2 | Rochdale | Alexandra Stadium |
15:00 | Westwood 71' Tootle 77' |
Report | Dawson 53' Higginbotham 74' Kennedy 90' (unsporting behaviour) |
Attendance: 5,563 Referee: Oliver Langford Assistant referees: Scott Oldham and Andrew Scregg Fourth official: Peter Davies |
28 December 2009 24 | Macclesfield Town | 4–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Moss Rose |
15:00 | Wright 4' Bolland 13' Daniel 30' Sappleton 90+2' Draper 57' (unsporting behaviour) |
Report | Zola 64' Westwood 87' (dissent) |
Attendance: 3,449 Referee: Jock Waugh Assistant referees: Ian Smedley and Nigel Smith Fourth official: Danny Roberts |
1 January 2010 25 | Hereford United | P–P | Crewe Alexandra | Edgar Street |
15:00 | Postponed due to frozen pitch Source |
9 January 2010 26 | Crewe Alexandra | P–P | Grimsby Town | Alexandra Stadium |
15:00 | Postponed due to frozen pitch Source |
16 January 2010 27 | Dagenham and Redbridge | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Victoria Road |
15:00 | Scott 35' Green 41' |
Report | Attendance: 1,951 Referee: Russell Booth |
19 January 2010 25 | Hereford United | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Edgar Street |
19:45 | Constantine 42' Lunt 52' (unsporting behaviour) Jones 64' (unsporting behaviour) |
Report | Donaldson 49' Miller 54' (unsporting behaviour) |
Attendance: 1,367 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
23 January 2010 28 | Crewe Alexandra | 3–0 | Darlington | Alexandra Stadium |
15:00 | Zola 25' Grant 30' Zola 34' Miller 86' (unsporting behaviour) |
Report | Arnison 38' (unsporting behaviour) | Attendance: 3,717 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
30 January 2010 29 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | Bournemouth | Alexandra Stadium |
15:00 | Murphy 66' Schumacher 62' (unsporting behaviour) Donaldson 83' (unsporting behaviour) |
Report | Fletcher 22' Robinson 63' |
Attendance: 3,741 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
2 February 2010 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Torquay United | Alexandra Stadium |
19:45 | Miller 90' | Report | Zebroski 7' | Attendance: 3,421 Referee: Paul Tierney |
6 February 2010 30 | Rochdale | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Spotland |
15:00 | O'Grady 8' Tootle 46' (o.g.) |
Report | Attendance: 3,164 Referee: Steve Rushton Assistant referees: Chris Akers and Jonathan Hunt Fourth official: William Smallwood |
12 February 2010 31 | Burton Albion | 1–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Pirelli Stadium |
19:45 (Game delayed to 20:00 due to match official illness) |
Harrad 28' | Report | Miller 27' Donaldson 84' Worley 82' (unsporting behaviour) |
Attendance: 2,985 Referee: Darren Drysdale Assistant referees: Mark Griffiths and Michael Naylor Fourth official: Roy Burton |
20 February 2010 32 | Crewe Alexandra | 3–2 | Northampton Town | Alexandra Stadium |
15:00 | Westwood 16' Westwood 66' Walton 69' Miller 19' (unsporting behaviour) Walton 53' (unsporting behaviour) |
Report | Gilligan 45+1' Akinfenwa 57' Hinton 42' (unsporting behaviour) Gilbert 65' (unsporting behaviour) Beckwith 73' (unsporting behaviour) Gilligan 80' (dissent) Guttridge 90+3' (dissent) |
Attendance: 4,036 Referee: Peter Quinn Assistant referees: Matthew Bristow and Peter Davies Fourth official: Russell Fletcher |
23 February 2010 33 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | Chesterfield | Alexandra Stadium |
19:45 | Report | Talbot 27' Gray 59' (unsporting behaviour) |
Attendance: 3,278 Referee: Steve Tanner Assistant referees: Darren Bond and Dean Mohareb Fourth official: Steven Copeland |
27 February 2010 34 | Lincoln City | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Sincil Bank |
15:00 | Somma 46' Hughton 82' (unsporting behaviour) |
Report | Miller 84' | Attendance: 3,110 Referee: Eddie Ilderton Assistant referees: Matthew Dicicco and Stephen Smith Fourth official: Stephen Ross |
6 March 2010 35 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–2 | Barnet | Alexandra Stadium |
15:00 | Donaldson 13' Donaldson 82' |
Report | O'Flynn 23' Lockwood 29' Breen 90+1' (unsporting behaviour) |
Attendance: 3,551 Referee: Gary Sutton Assistant referees: Kevin Mattocks and Iain Siddall Fourth official: Mark Heywood |
9 March 2010 26 | Crewe Alexandra | 4–2 | Grimsby Town | Alexandra Stadium |
19:45 | Moore 29' Grant 35' Westwood 55' Donaldson 90+1' Martin 86' (violent conduct) |
Report | Akpa Akpro 32' Sinclair 41' Sweeney 62' (unsporting behaviour) Linwood 72' (unsporting behaviour) |
Attendance: 3,272 Referee: Colin Webster Assistant referees: Martin Dexter and Darren Handley Fourth official: Chris Kavanagh |
13 March 2010 36 | Torquay United | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Plainmoor |
15:00 | Rendell 38' Zebroski 48' (unsporting behaviour) Carlisle 62' (unsporting behaviour) Mansell 87' (unsporting behaviour) |
Report | Donaldson 85' Miller missed pen (saved), 77' |
Attendance: 2,507 Referee: Rob Shoebridge |
20 March 2010 37 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | Notts County | Alexandra Stadium |
15:00 | Westwood 90+2' (violent conduct) | Report | Edwards 51' Ravenhill 12' (unsporting behaviour) Davies missed pen (saved), 34' Hunt 38' (unsporting behaviour) Thompson 65' (unsporting behaviour) Rodgers 90+3' (unsporting behaviour) Rodgers 90+5' (violent conduct) |
Attendance: 5,003 Referee: Darren Sheldrake Assistant referees: Danny Roberts and Peter Wright Fourth official: Andy Newell |
27 March 2010 38 | Port Vale | 0–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Vale Park |
15:00 | Owen 59' (unsporting behaviour) Taylor 68' (unsporting behaviour) Griffith 71' (unsporting behaviour) |
Report | Miller 60' (pen.) Schumacher 72' (unsporting behaviour) |
Attendance: 7,232 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
2 April 2010 39 | Morecambe | 4–3 | Crewe Alexandra | Christie Park |
15:00 | Jevons 53' Curtis 87' Mullin 90+2' Artell 90+5' Parrish 71' (professional foul) Duffy 80' (unsporting behaviour) Wilson 84' (unsporting behaviour) |
Report | Grant 17' Miller 30' Donaldson 62' Miller 30' (unsporting behaviour) |
Attendance: 2,347 Referee: David Foster Assistant referees: Paul Davison and Kevin Mattocks Fourth official: Paul Kettlewell |
5 April 2010 40 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | Cheltenham Town | Alexandra Stadium |
15:00 | Martin 90' | Report | Richards 25' Richards 71' (pen.) Hayles 90' (unsporting behaviour) |
Attendance: 3,488 Referee: Andy Haines |
10 April 2010 41 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–3 | Shrewsbury Town | Alexandra Stadium |
15:00 | Schumacher 35' Walton 77' |
Report | Hibbert 30' Bradshaw 86' Bradshaw 90+1' Skarz 66' |
Attendance: 4,283 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
13 April 2010 42 | Bury | 3–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Gigg Lane |
19:45 | Morrell 30' Lowe 48' Bishop 88' |
report | Attendance: 2,178 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
17 April 2010 43 | Aldershot Town | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Recreation Ground |
15:00 | Harding 41' Winfield 79' (unsporting behaviour) Bozanic 90+1' |
report | Donaldson 1' Zola 87' |
Attendance: 2,966 Referee: Darren Deadman |
24 April 2010 44 | Crewe Alexandra | 5–1 | Accrington Stanley | Alexandra Stadium |
15:00 | Zola 5' Donaldson 62' Westwood missed pen (saved), 70' Westwood 70' Grant 81' Zola 90+2' Donaldson 37' Walton 45+1' (unsporting behaviour) |
Report | Brayford 65' (o.g.) Dunbavin 67' (professional foul) |
Attendance: 3,810 Referee: Oliver Langford |
1 May 2010 45 | Rotherham United | 0–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Don Valley Stadium |
15:00 | Ellison 34' | Report | Attendance: 4,142 Referee: Russell Booth Assistant referees: Russell Fletcher and Danny Gratton Fourth official: Tony Peart |
8 May 2010 46 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | Bradford City | Alexandra Stadium |
15:00 | Report | Kendall 67' Williams 51' (unsporting behaviour) |
Attendance: 5,172 Referee: Steven Cook |
Last updated: 11 May 2010
Football League Cup
edit11 August 2009 First round | Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | Blackpool (FLC) | Alexandra Stadium |
19:45 | Zola 73' Ada 57' (unsporting behaviour) |
Report | Nowland 51' Nardiello 79' Taylor-Fletcher 56' (unsporting behaviour) |
Attendance: 2,991 Referee: Phil Gibbs |
Last updated: 15 August 2009
Football League Trophy
edit1 September 2009 First round | Crewe Alexandra | 1–4 | Stockport County (FL1) | Alexandra Stadium |
Zola 90+3' Walton 59' (unsporting behaviour) |
Report | Baker 8' Baker 33' Bignall 41' Baker 90+4' Halls 55' (unsporting behaviour) |
Attendance: 2,331 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
Last updated: 1 September 2009
FA Cup
edit7 November 2009 First round | (BSP) York City | 3–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Bootham Crescent |
15:00 | Brodie 39' Pacquette 86' Brodie 88' |
Report | Grant 33' Zola 41' |
Attendance: 3,070 Referee: Gary Sutton |
Last updated: 8 November 2009
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