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Crewe Alexandra 2017–18 football season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2017–18 season was Crewe Alexandra's 141st season in their history, their 94th in the English Football League and second consecutive in League Two.[1] Along with competing in League Two, the club participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
2017–18 season | |
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Chairman | John Bowler |
Manager | David Artell |
Stadium | Gresty Road |
League Two | 15th |
FA Cup | Second round |
EFL Cup | First round (vs. Bolton Wanderers) |
EFL Trophy | Group stage |
Top goalscorer | League: Jordan Bowery (12) All: Jordan Bowery (13) |
The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018
As of 5 June 2017, Crewe Alexandra have announced seven pre-season friendlies against Stoke City,[2] Macclesfield Town,[3] Buxton, Barrow, Alsager Town,[4] Bury,[5] Kidsgrove Athletic.[6]
11 July 2017 | Buxton | 1–3 | Crewe Alexandra | Buxton |
19:45 BST | ? | Report | Reilly x2' Walker |
Stadium: The Silverlands |
11 July 2017 | Kidsgrove Athletic | 2–7 | Crewe Alexandra | Kidsgrove |
19:45 BST | Cropper 2' | Report | Kirk x3' Porter x2' [[George Cooper (footballer, born 1996)|Cooper]] Lowery |
Stadium: The Novus Stadium |
18 July 2017 | Barrow | 0–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Barrow-in-Furness |
19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Holker Street |
19 July 2017 | Alsager Town | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Alsager |
19:30 BST | Ryan 62' | Report | Dale 53' | Stadium: Wood Park Stadium |
22 July 2017 | Bury | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Bury |
15:00 BST | Beckford 85' | Report | Walker 10' | Stadium: Gigg Lane |
25 July 2017 | Macclesfield Town | 3–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Macclesfield |
19:30 BST | Whittaker 65' (pen.) Trialist 74' Lloyd 90+3' |
Report | Stadium: Moss Rose |
30 July 2017 | Crewe Alexandra | 3–1 | Stoke City XI | Crewe |
15:00 BST | Cooper 25' Porter 39' Nolan 43' |
Report | Waddington 86' | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2,528 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 | Colchester United | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 62 |
14 | Crawley Town | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 58 | 66 | −8 | 59 |
15 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 17 | 5 | 24 | 62 | 75 | −13 | 56 |
16 | Stevenage | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 60 | 65 | −5 | 55 |
17 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 67 | 73 | −6 | 51 |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
46 | 17 | 5 | 24 | 62 | 75 | −13 | 56 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 30 | 43 | −13 |
Last updated: 8 May 2018.
Source: [citation needed]
On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.[7][8]
5 August 2017 1 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–2 | Mansfield Town | Crewe |
15:00 BST | Nolan 25' Porter 45', 63' Walker 62' Raynes 66' Ainley 75' |
Report | Mellis 34' Rose 45+3' 55' Mirfin 66' Byrom 70' White 76' Sterling-James 79' |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,933 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
12 August 2017 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Newport County | Crewe |
15:00 BST | Ng 9' 17' Dagnall 18' |
Report | Nouble 13' Demetriou 83' O'Brien 88' |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,400 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
19 August 2017 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Barnet | Crewe |
15:00 BST | Pickering 57' Porter 75' |
Report | Taylor 77' Tutonda 87' |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,217 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
26 August 2017 4 | Port Vale | 0–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Burslem |
15:00 BST | Harness 9' Tonge 34' |
Report | Dagnall 30' Nolan 76' Bakayogo 90+4' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 6,299 Referee: Darren Handley |
2 September 2017 5 | Grimsby Town | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Cleethorpes |
15:00 BST | Rose 36' 58' Dembélé 48' |
Report | Cooper 11' Raynes 33' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,066 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
9 September 2017 6 | Crewe Alexandra | 5–1 | Chesterfield | Crewe |
15:00 BST | Porter 6', 47' Ng 54' Cooper 66' Ainley 81' |
Report | Nolan 72' (o.g.) Reed 90' |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,513 Referee: Martin Coy |
12 September 2017 7 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | Cambridge United | Crewe |
19:45 BST | Report | Ibehre 35' | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,042 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
16 September 2017 8 | Exeter City | 3–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Exeter |
15:00 BST | Tillson 7' Taylor 38' Stockley 76' |
Report | Nolan 35' Walker 52' Dale 79' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,218 Referee: Antony Coggins |
23 September 2017 9 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–5 | Carlisle United | Crewe |
15:00 BST | Raynes 48' | Report | Grainger 13', 48' (pen.) Raynes 72' (o.g.) Lambe 75' Hope 90+4' |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,021 Referee: Ross Joyce |
26 September 2017 10 | Wycombe Wanderers | 3–2 | Crewe Alexandra | High Wycombe |
19:45 BST | Mackail-Smith 29' 65' Harriman 88' Tyson 90' Jacobson 90+2' |
Report | Dagnall 42', 66' Bakayogo 45+1' Ng 55' Raynes 89' |
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,295 Referee: Andy Haines |
30 September 2017 11 | Coventry City | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Coventry |
15:00 BST | Nazon 9' Jones 87' |
Report | Lowery 46' | Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 7,664 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
7 October 2017 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Stevenage | Crewe |
15:00 BST | Nolan 36' Bowery 90+4' |
Report | Conlon 34' Franks 42' Wilkinson 44' |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,679 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
14 October 2017 13 | Yeovil Town | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Yeovil |
15:00 BST | Browne 15' Olomola 56' Zoko 89' |
Report | Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 2,360 Referee: Ben Toner |
17 October 2017 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | Notts County | Crewe |
19:45 BST | Lowery 31' Raynes 44' Bowery 66' Ng 68' Porter 88' |
Report | Yates 64' Ameobi 70' Dickinson 82' |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,339 Referee: Robert Jones |
21 October 2017 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–2 | Accrington Stanley | Crewe |
15:00 BST | Raynes 2' 83' Lowery 86' |
Report | Kee 3' (pen.) Clark 11' Conneely 77' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,849 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
28 October 2017 16 | Colchester United | 3–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Colchester |
15:00 BST | Mandron 39', 71' Reid 54' Eastman 60' Loft 76' |
Report | Bowery 22' | Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,088 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
11 November 2017 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–4 | Lincoln City | Crewe |
15:00 GMT | Raynes 8' | Report | Anderson 50', 67' Raynes 70' (o.g.) Bostwick 90' Whitehouse 90+4' |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,723 Referee: Craig Hicks |
18 November 2017 18 | Forest Green Rovers | 3–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Nailsworth |
15:00 GMT | Doidge 44', 83' Traoré 66' Bugiel 90+1' Iacovitti 90+2' |
Report | Porter 14' Bowery 54' Dagnall 67' Grant 87' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,221 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
21 November 2017 19 | Morecambe | 0–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Morecambe |
19:45 GMT | Report | Ng 61' 85' | Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 927 Referee: Scott Oldham |
25 November 2017 20 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | Luton Town | Crewe |
15:00 GMT | Ng 48' Mullins 81' (o.g.) Dagnall 84' |
Report | Hylton 63' 87' Berry 67' |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,571 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
9 December 2017 21 | Cheltenham Town | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Cheltenham |
15:00 GMT | Grimes 52' | Report | Ng 43' Walker 60' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,795 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
16 December 2017 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 3–0 | Crawley Town | Crewe |
15:00 | Ainley 40' Dagnall 45' 90+4' Raynes 49' Pickering 75' |
Report | Yorwerth 23' Morris 34' Evina 56' Roberts 59' Smith 61' Boldewijn 88' |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,155 Referee: Ben Toner |
23 December 2017 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–3 | Swindon Town | Crewe |
15:00 | Pickering 54' | Report | Woolery 8' 84' Linganzi 17' Norris 20' (pen.) 63' Taylor 68' Purkiss 71' |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,736 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
26 December 2017 24 | Chesterfield | 0–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Chesterfield |
15:00 | Report | Porter 7' Kirk 26' Cooper 90+4' |
Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 5,904 Referee: Tom Nield |
30 December 2017 25 | Cambridge United | 3–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Cambridge |
15:00 | Maris 1' Amoo 27' Ikpeazu 70' Ibehre 90+2' |
Report | Dagnall 30' Stubbs 57' |
Stadium: Cambs Glass Stadium Attendance: 4,165 Referee: Craig Hicks |
1 January 2018 26 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | Grimsby Town | Crewe |
15:00 | Porter 12' Ng 12' Walker 34' |
Report | Woolford 34' Berrett 34' |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,292 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
13 January 2018 27 | Carlisle United | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Carlisle |
15:00 | Cosgrove 76' Bennett 80' |
Report | Walker 74' Raynes 75' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,467 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
20 January 2018 28 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–3 | Wycombe Wanderers | Crewe |
15:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,645 Referee: Martin Coy |
27 January 2018 29 | Swindon Town | 4–3 | Crewe Alexandra | Swindon |
15:00 | Stadium: Energy Check County Ground Attendance: 5,439 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
3 February 2017 30 | Notts County | 4–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Nottingham |
15:00 | Noor Husin 15' 65' Hewitt 41' 60' Bennett 89' |
Report | Miller 8' Nolan 43' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 17,274 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
10 February 2018 31 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–0 | Yeovil Town | Crewe |
15:00 GMT | Report | Whelan 21' Dickson 90' |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,498 Referee: Robert Lewis |
13 February 2018 32 | Accrington Stanley | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Accrington |
19:45 GMT | Jackson 42' Donacien 73' |
Report | Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 1,254 Referee: David Webb |
17 February 2018 33 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Colchester United | Crewe |
15:00 GMT | Miller 60' | Report | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,548 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
20 February 2018 34 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | Exeter City | Crewe |
19:45 GMT | Miller 67', 88' Raynes 78' |
Report | Stockley 78', 90+5' Pym 89' Moore-Taylor 90+2' |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,081 Referee: Ben Toner |
24 February 2018 35 | Lincoln City | 1–4 | Crewe Alexandra | Lincoln |
15:00 GMT | Bostwick 36' | Report | Pickering 45' Bowery 48', 68' Green 54' (pen.) |
Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,272 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
10 March 2018 36 | Stevenage | 2–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Stevenage |
15:00 GMT | Bowditch 14', 50' | Report | Ng 80' Kirk 90+7' |
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,032 Referee: Graham Horwood |
17 March 2018 37 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | Coventry City | Crewe |
15:00 GMT | Bowery 33' | Report | Clarke-Harris 5' Bayliss 43' |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,666 Referee: Antony Coggins |
20 March 2018 38 | Crewe Alexandra | 3–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Crewe |
19:45 GMT | Bowery 44', 61' Kirk 59' |
Report | Grubb 64' | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,158 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
24 March 2018 39 | Newport County | 1–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Newport |
15:00 GMT | Demetriou 81' | Report | McKirdy 26' Bowery 60' |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,638 Referee: Darren Handley |
30 March 2018 40 | Barnet | 2–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Edgware, London |
15:00 BST | Akinde 51' (pen.) 87' (pen.) | Report | McKirdy 70' | Stadium: The Hive Attendance: 1,951 Referee: Lee Swabey |
2 April 2018 41 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–2 | Port Vale | Crewe |
15:00 BST | Wintle 7' Kirk 90+3' |
Report | Pope 36' (pen.) Kay 71' |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 6,680 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
7 April 2018 42 | Mansfield Town | 3–4 | Crewe Alexandra | Mansfield |
15:00 BST | Angol 15' Hemmings 50' Miller 76' |
Report | Jones 7' Bowery 10' Pickering 25' Kirk 27' |
Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 3,480 Referee: Richard Clark |
14 April 2018 43 | Luton Town | 3–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Luton |
15:00 BST | McCormack 31' Hylton 39', 69' Lee 45+2' Mpanzu 51' |
Report | Bowery 35' Green 41' Nolan 88' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 9,202 Referee: Ben Toner |
21 April 2018 44 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Morecambe | Crewe |
15:00 BST | Miller 88' | Report | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,942 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
28 April 2018 45 | Crawley Town | 1–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Crawley |
15:00 BST | Smith 9' Yorwerth 90+5' |
Report | Ng 5' Pickering 51' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,089 Referee: Tom Neild |
5 May 2018 46 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–1 | Cheltenham Town | Crewe |
15:00 BST | Ray 6' Miller 17', 62' |
Report | Lloyd 34' Morrell 68' |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,350 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
On 16 October 2017, Crewe Alexandra were drawn at home to Rotherham United in the first round.[9] In the second round Alex were given an away tie against Blackburn Rovers.[10]
4 November 2017 First round | Crewe Alexandra | 2–1 | Rotherham United | Crewe |
15:00 GMT | Walker 47' 72' Ainley 89' |
Report | Vaulks 21' Williams 59' Cummings 63' Moore 90+3' |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2,597 Referee: Scott Oldham |
3 December 2017 Second round | Blackburn Rovers | 3–3 | Crewe Alexandra | Blackburn |
14:00 GMT | Samuel 11', 20' Graham 15' Harper 33' Bennett 56' |
Report | Walker 27' Porter 35' (pen.), 66' Nolan 63' Ng 90' |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 4,472 Referee: David Webb |
13 December 2017[lower-alpha 1] Second round replay | Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Crewe |
19:45 GMT | Report | Graham 24' Harper 29' Ward 89' |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2,241 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
On 16 June 2017, Crewe Alexandra were drawn at home to Bolton Wanderers in the first round.[12]
9 August 2017 First round | Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Crewe |
19:45 BST | Porter 42' Walker 52' |
Report | Pratley 57' Armstrong 70' Derik 81' |
Stadium: Gresty Road Referee: Mark Heywood |
On 12 July 2017, Crewe Alexandra were drawn against Newcastle United U23s, Oldham Athletic and Port Vale in Northern Group D.[13][14]
Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | L2 | Port Vale (Q) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 8 | Round 2 |
2 | L1 | Oldham Athletic (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | |
3 | ACA | Newcastle United U21 (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | L2 | Crewe Alexandra (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 |
29 August 2017 Group Game 1 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | Newcastle United U23s | Crewe |
19:30 BST | Bowery 88' | report | Smith 4' Charman 68' |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 1,351 |
3 October 2017 Group Game 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | Oldham Athletic | Crewe |
19:30 BST | Porter 34' Stubbs 69' |
Report | Byrne 38' 42' | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 976 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2017 | CF | Jordan Bowery | Leyton Orient | Free | [15] | |
1 July 2017 | CF | Chris Porter | Colchester United | Free | [16] | |
1 July 2017 | CB | Michael Raynes | Carlisle United | Free | [17] | |
3 July 2017 | LB | Eddie Nolan | Blackpool | Free | [18] | |
4 July 2017 | CM | Brad Walker | Hartlepool United | Undisclosed | [19] | |
15 August 2017 | GK | Will Jääskeläinen | Leek Town | Free | [20][21][22] |
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2017 | CM | Billy Bingham | Gillingham | Released | [23][lower-alpha 1] | |
1 July 2017 | CB | Harry Davis | St Mirren | Released | [23][25][lower-alpha 2] | |
1 July 2017 | GK | Andrew Dawber | Free agent | Released | [23] | |
1 July 2017 | CB | Jon Guthrie | Walsall | Free | [26] | |
1 July 2017 | CM | Danny Hollands | Eastleigh | Rejected contract | [23][lower-alpha 3] | |
1 July 2017 | CB | Ben Nugent | Gillingham | Released | [28][lower-alpha 4] | |
1 July 2017 | DF | Marcus Poscha | Ramsbottom United | Released | [23][lower-alpha 5] | |
1 July 2017 | CF | Callum Saunders | Notts County | Released | [23][lower-alpha 6] | |
1 July 2017 | RB | Ollie Turton | Blackpool | Rejected contract | [31][lower-alpha 7] | |
18 January 2018 | CM | George Cooper | Peterborough United | Undisclosed fee | [33] |
Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
29 August 2017 | CB | Sam Stubbs | Wigan Athletic | 10 January 2018 | [34][35] | |
30 August 2017 | MF | Conor Grant | Everton | 10 January 2018 | [36][35] | |
11 January 2018 | MF | Paul Green | Oldham Athletic | May 2018 | [37] | |
19 January 2018 | MF | / | Daniel Barlaser | Newcastle United | 9 April 2018 | [38][39] |
19 January 2018 | FW | Harry McKirdy | Aston Villa | May 2018 | [40] | |
25 January 2018 | FW | Shaun Miller | Carlisle United | May 2018 | [41] | |
31 January 2018 | RB | Jamie Sterry | Newcastle United | May 2018 | [42] |
Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 September 2017 | CM | Oliver Finney | Halesowen Town | 31 October 2017 | [43] | |
1 September 2017 | CF | Daniel Udoh | Halesowen Town | 30 November 2017 | [43][lower-alpha 1] | |
14 September 2017 | GK | William Jääskeläinen | Loughborough Dynamo | 10 October 2017 | [45] | |
10 October 2017 | GK | William Jääskeläinen | Nantwich Town | 11 December 2017 | [46][lower-alpha 2] | |
1 November 2017 | CF | Owen Dale | Witton Albion | 30 November 2017 | [44] | |
7 December 2017 | CF | Daniel Udoh | Chester | 8 January 2018 | [48] | |
4 January 2018 | GK | William Jääskeläinen | Buxton | 4 February 2018 | [49] | |
11 January 2018 | CF | Daniel Udoh | Leamington | 11 February 2018 | [50] | |
1 March 2018 | GK | William Jääskeläinen | Chester | 1 April 2018 | [51] |
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