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Crewe Alexandra
Full name	Crewe Alexandra Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Railwaymen, The Alex
Founded	1877 (as Crewe)
Ground	Alexandra Stadium (Gresty Road) Crewe (Capacity: 10,046)
Chairman	John Bowler
Technical Director Head Coach	Dario Gradi Steve Holland
League	League One
2007-08	League One, 20th
Home colours Away colours

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Honours

• Milk Cup:
  • Premier section winners 1987, 1999
  • Junior section winners 1990, 1998
• Cheshire Senior Cup
  • Winner 1910, 1912, 1913, 1923, 2002, 2003
• Welsh Cup
  • Winner 1936, 1937.

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Players

Current squad

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No. Position Player 2 DF Dan Woodards 3 DF Billy Jones 4 MF Gary Roberts 6 DF Julien Baudet 7 MF Steven Schumacher 8 MF Michael O'Connor 9 FW Nicky Maynard 10 MF Eugen Bopp 12 MF Ben Rix 13 GK Stuart Tomlinson 14 DF Chris McCready 15 FW Tom Pope 16 FW Ryan Lowe 17 MF Mark Carrington 18 FW Byron Moore

No. Position Player 19 FW Shaun Miller 22 MF Colin Daniel 23 DF Danny O'Donnell 25 MF James Bailey 28 DF George Abbey DF Chris Clements DF Luke Danville FW AJ Leitch-Smith MF Luke Murphy FW Josh Thompson DF Ashley Westwood GK Adam Legzdins MF Joel Grant FW Calvin Zola

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Out on loan

No. Position Player –– MF John Dillon (on loan to ÍBV)

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Crewe Alexandra L.F.C

Crewe Alexandra Also have a Ladies Team that currently compete in the FA Women's Northern Premier League. For more information see Crewe Alexandra L.F.C. Crewe Alexandra L.F.C are a Ladies football side that play in the FA Womens Premier League Northern Division. ...

Notable former players

See also: List of Crewe Alexandra F.C. players

Embolded players have represented their respective countries at full international level

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Managers

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Name	Nat	From	To	Record
				P	W	D	L	Win %
W.C. McNeill (Secretary-Manager)		August 1892	May 1894	50	12	10	28	24.00
J.G. Hall (Secretary-Manager)		August 1895	May 1896	31	5	3	23	16.13
R. Roberts (Secretary-Manager)		January 1897	December 1897	0	0	0	0	0.00
J.B. Bloomley (Secretary-Manager to 1911 Honorary Secretary to 1925)		January 1898	May 1925	169	56	44	69	33.14
Tom Bailey		August 1925	May 1938	578	223	113	242	38.58
George Lillycrop		August 1938	July 1944	45	20	7	18	44.44
Frank Hill		July 1944	October 1948	102	45	19	38	44.12
Arthur Turner		October 1948	December 1951	149	56	39	54	37.58
Harry Catterick		December 1951	June 1953	74	31	11	32	41.89
Ralph Ward		June 1953	May 1955	96	25	28	43	26.04
Maurice Lindley		August 1955	May 1958	143	23	28	92	16.08
Harry Ware		August 1958	May 1960	100	36	22	42	36.00
Jimmy McGuigan		June 1960	November 1964	222	87	50	50	39.19
Ernie Tagg		November 1964	October 1970	273	105	69	99	38.46
Dennis Viollet		August 1971	November 1971	15	4	2	9	26.67
Jimmy Melia		May 1972	December 1973	70	16	23	31	22.86
Ernie Tagg		January 1974	December 1974	48	13	12	23	27.08
Harry Gregg		January 1975	May 1978	163	53	53	57	32.52
Warwick Rimmer		August 1978	May 1979	46	6	14	26	13.04
Tony Waddington		June 1979	July 1981	93	24	27	42	25.81
Arfon Griffiths		August 1981	October 1982	59	9	10	40	15.25
Peter Morris		November 1982	June 1983	33	8	7	18	24.24
Dario Gradi1		June 1983	July 2007	1235	460	474	301	37.25
Dario Gradi2 / Steve Holland3	/	July 2007	present	19	7	6	6	36.84

¹As sole Manager. Between 22 September and 17 October 2003, Gradi underwent heart surgery. Assistant Manager Neil Baker took charge of the team for this period (P6, W0, D1, L5).
²As Technical Director
³As First Team Coach
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Early years

Crewe Alexandra were formed in 1877 as Crewe Football Club as a separate organisation from the successful Crewe Cricket Club. Crewe Football Club played their first ever match, against North Staffs, the same year, the match ended 1-1. In 1884, Crewe Alexandra's first match in the FA Cup was against Queens Park of Glasgow, losing 10-0. The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1884 throughout the world. ... This article is about the English FA Cup. ...

Crewe were one of the founding members of Division 2 in 1892, having previously been members of the Football Alliance, but became a non-league side after only five seasons. The following year the club managed to sign all their players as professionals. They rejoined the Football League in the 1920s, during which time a new record of 15,102 packed into Gresty Road to watch Crewe entertain local rivals Stoke City. The Potters won the game 2-0. Crewe earned their first honours by winning the Welsh Cup in 1936 and 1937, before being barred from entering (not least since they were not in Wales). In 1936, Herbert Swindells scored his 100th League goal for Crewe Alexandra. He would go on to score a record 126 goals for the club - a record that still stands today. The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1892 throughout the world. ... The Football Alliance was an association football league in England from 1889 to 1892. ... View from the north eastern corner of the ground after Crewe Alexandras defeat by Reading, 4th February 2006 (photo by Andrew Smith) The Alexandra Stadium (formerly known as Gresty Road, due to its location in a road of that name) is a multi-use stadium in Crewe, England. ... Stoke City Football Club is a football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, England. ... The Welsh Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from Wales. ... The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1936 throughout the world. ... The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1937 throughout the world. ... This article is about the country. ...

1955 saw Crewe embark on a sequence where they did not win away from home for 56 matches. The dismal run ended with a 1-0 win at Southport. One of Crewe's most famous matches took place against Spurs in the FA Cup. A new record attendance of 20,000 saw lowly Crewe hold Spurs to a 2-2 draw. Bert Llewellyn and Merfyn Jones scored for the Railwaymen. In the replay, Tottenham won convincingly 13-2 - still a record defeat for the club. Llewellyn and Nev Coleman scored for Crewe at White Hart Lane. The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1955 throughout the world. ... Southport Football Club are an English football club, based in Southport, Merseyside. ... Current season Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. ... This article is about the English FA Cup. ... Professor Merfyn Jones is a historian, broadcaster, governor of the BBC and vice-chancellor of the University of Wales, Bangor. ... For the railway station of the same name, see White Hart Lane railway station. ...

1961 saw Crewe's most notable win in their history, Jimmy McGuigan's side defeated Chelsea 2-1 in the FA Cup at Stamford Bridge. That particular Chelsea side contained former Crewe player Frank Blunstone, Jimmy Greaves, Peter Bonetti and Terry Venables. The Crewe goals were scored by Billy Stark and Barrie Wheatley. Spurs won by a more modest 5-1 in the Fourth Round. In 1963, Crewe gained promotion for the first time in their history with a 1-0 win over Exeter City. Frank Lord became the local hero, scoring the only goal in front a crowd of 9,807. Lord also holds the record for most hat-tricks for the club - he amassed eight hat-tricks during his time at Gresty Road. The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1961 throughout the world. ... Current season Chelsea Football Club (also known as The Blues or previously The Pensioners) are a professional English football club based in west London. ... Stamford Bridge is a football stadium on the border of Fulham and Chelsea, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham that is home to Chelsea Football Club. ... Frank Blunstone (born 17 October 1934 in Crewe) is an English former footballer who played for Crewe Alexandra and Chelsea as an outside left. ... James Peter Jimmy Greaves (born 20 February 1940) is an English former football player, Englands third highest goalscorer, and more recently a television pundit. ... Peter The Cat Bonetti (born September 27, 1941 in Putney, London, of Swiss parents) was a football goalkeeper for Chelsea F.C., the St. ... Terence Frederick Terry Venables (born 6 January 1943 in Dagenham, London) is an English football manager and former player. ... The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1963 throughout the world. ... Exeter City Football Club are an English football club, based in Exeter, who were members of the Football League from 1920 to 2003, and will rejoin the league for the 2008-09 season, after 5 seasons in the Conference National. ... Frank Lord (13 March 1936 – June 2005) was an English footballer and manager. ...

A year later, Terry Harkin scored a record 35 league goals for a season. 1977 saw Tommy Lowry play his record-breaking 475th and last game for the Railwaymen. 1979 would see manager Warwick Rimmer's most notable signing when Bruce Grobbelaar joined Crewe and played his first match against Wigan Athletic. During the season he would score from the penalty spot against York City and kept 8 clean-sheets in his 24 matches played. In the same year the club went a record 15 matches without winning at Gresty Road. The period from the 1950s to the early 1980s were generally not a successful time for the Alex, and few would have argued with Michael Palin's comment, in the 1979 BBC Great Railway Journeys of the World documentary when, in a shot over Gresty Road filmed from the roof of the adjacent Rail House he described Crewe as "like those other railway towns, Swindon and Doncaster, possessed of a football team which is perpetually propping up the bottom of the Fourth Division". The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1977 throughout the world. ... The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1979 throughout the world. ... Bruce David Grobbelaar (born October 6, 1957 in Durban, South Africa) is a former football goalkeeper for Zimbabwe and a number of clubs, most notably Liverpool F.C. during their dominant 1980s period. ... Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional football team based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. ... York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. ... Michael Edward Palin, CBE (born 5 May 1943) is an English comedian, actor, writer and television presenter best known for being one of the members of the comedy group Monty Python and for his travel documentaries. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... , For other places with the same name, see Swindon (disambiguation). ... For other places with the same name, see Doncaster (disambiguation). ...

It is believed that Crewe's fans were the first to ever sing the famous football song 'Blue Moon'. The song was sung to represent the gloomy days at Gresty Road during the mid-1900s. Since then Manchester City have copied the chant and it is often sung by their fans.

The Gradi era

In June 1983, Crewe appointed Milan-born Dario Gradi as manager. At that time, Crewe had again just avoided being voted out of the Football League. Gradi quickly gained a reputation for developing young talent, Gradi let Steve Walters become the youngest ever player to pull on a Crewe shirt: aged just 16 years and 119 days he played against Peterborough United on 6 May. Gradi's efforts paid off in 1989 when Crewe won promotion to the Third Division. They went back down two years later, but were promoted again in 1994. In the same year, Neil Lennon became the first Crewe Alexandra player to gain an International cap for 60 years when he was selected to play for Northern Ireland against Mexico. Gradi then led his charges to the unprecedented height of Division One in 1997, after victory over Brentford in the Division Two playoff final, and kept his team there until 2002, despite a club income on which many more lowly clubs could not survive. The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1983 throughout the world. ... For other uses, see Milan (disambiguation). ... Dario Gradi MBE (born Milan, Italy, 8 July 1941) has become one of English footballs most respected managers and coaches. ... Steve Walters or Box head is an Australian former rugby league player who, at the peak of his career, was considered the best hooker in the game. ... Peterborough United Football Club are an English football team currently playing in League Two for the 2007-08 season. ... is the 126th day of the year (127th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Neil Francis Lennon (born 25 June 1971 in Lurgan, County Armagh) is a former professional footballer from Northern Ireland. ... For the Irish FAs all-Ireland international team, see Ireland national football team (IFA). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Brentford Football Club are an English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. ... The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 2002 throughout the world. ...

After one season in the Division Two the club were promoted back to Division One at the end of the 2002-03 season, having finished in second place; the first time the club had finished in the top two of any division. From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. ... The 2002-2003 season was the 123rd season of competitive football (soccer) in England, from August 2002 to July 2003: // England national team Key: ECQ = 2004 European Championship qualifiers, F = Friendly; scores are written England first European club competitions UEFA Champions League Manchester United - Quarter finals Arsenal - Second group phase...

Although managing to retain their place in the renamed Championship in the 2003-04 season, at the start of the 2004-05 season they were rated one of the likeliest teams to be relegated. In the event, they put in a good showing in the first half of the season, but after selling Dean Ashton to Norwich City for a record £3 million in the January 2005 transfer window, Crewe failed to win any more games until the final match of the season, when they defeated Coventry City 2-1 and narrowly escaped relegation on goal difference, Crewe having a GD of -20 and Gillingham -21. The 2003-2004 season was the 124th season of competitive football in England. ... The 2004-2005 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England. ... Dean Ashton (born November 24, 1983 in Swindon, Wiltshire) is an English footballer who currently plays for West Ham United in the Premiership. ... Norwich City Football Club (also known as The Canaries) is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. ... The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 2005 throughout the world. ... Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, is an association football club based in Coventry, England. ... Gillingham F.C. is a football team based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. ...

The following year they were not so fortunate. Despite a good run towards the end of the season, they were relegated to League 1 at the end of the 2005-06 season. The 2005–06 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England. ...

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Prior to their 3-0 home defeat to Bradford, the club learnt that their previous chairman, Norman Rowlinson, had died of cancer at the age of 83. The club then held a minute's silence for Rowlinson at their next home game, against Huddersfield Town. Bradford City Association Football Club is a football team based at the Bradford and Bingley Stadium (formerly known as Valley Parade) in Bradford, England. ... Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. ...

Gradi legacy

As of the summer of 2007, Gradi was the longest serving manager in English league football; he celebrated his 1,000th game in charge of Crewe on 20 November 2001 - an away fixture at Carrow Road, the home of Norwich City F.C., and completed 24 years in sole charge of the club, although assistant manager Neil Baker took temporary charge between 22 September and 17 October 2003 while Gradi underwent heart surgery. Crewe only managed one point while Baker was in charge. is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Norwich City Football Club (also known as The Canaries) is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. ... is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

During Gradi's control, the club gained a strong reputation for its youth policy, and gained official status as an FA Youth Academy. By concentrating on developing its own players the club remained profitable (a rare thing in lower division football at the time) by selling them on after they have gained experience with Crewe. The Academy is known to stress technical excellence, which accords with Gradi's aim to have his sides play attractive, passing football. Youth system is a football (soccer) terminology used to refer to a particular teams youth investment program, which develops and nurtures young (often local) talent, with the vision of using them in the first team if they show enough promise. ...

Players who passed through the ranks at Crewe include the England international players Geoff Thomas, David Platt and Rob Jones, Welshman Robbie Savage, and Northern Ireland internationals Neil Lennon and Steve Jones (Platt was the most successful, totalling more than £20 million in transfers and captaining the England team). All these were youngsters signed from other clubs, but Gradi also had considerable success in nurturing Crewe's own trainees - notably full England internationals Danny Murphy and Seth Johnson, under-21 England international Dean Ashton and Wales international David Vaughan. Geoff Thomas (born August 5, 1964) is a former English footballer who captained Crystal Palace to the F.A Cup final in 1990, where they drew 3-3 with Manchester United at Wembley before losing 1-0 in the replay. ... David Andrew Platt (born June 10, 1966 in Chadderton, near Oldham, in Lancashire) is a former English footballer, who played in midfield. ... Robert Marc Jones (born November 5, 1971 in Wrexham, Wales) is an English former professional footballer who made his name whilst he was with Liverpool. ... For the English footballer of the same name who was born in 1960, see Robert James Savage Robbie Savage (born October 18, 1974) is a professional footballer. ... Neil Francis Lennon (born 25 June 1971 in Lurgan, County Armagh) is a former professional footballer from Northern Ireland. ... Steve Graham Jones (born October 25, 1976 in Derry, Ulster) is a Northern Irish professional football player, currently with Burnley. ... Daniel Benjamin Danny Murphy (born 18 March 1977 in Chester) is an English football player. ... Seth Art Maurice Johnson (born March 12, 1979 in Birmingham) is a former England international footballer, currently without a club after his second spell as a player with Derby County finished as Billy Davies decided to release him. ... Dean Ashton (born November 24, 1983 in Swindon, Wiltshire) is an English footballer who currently plays for West Ham United in the Premiership. ... David Vaughan may be: David vaughan a junior at oak harbor high school loves sadi foltz and is extremely gay. ...

On 20 April 2007 Crewe Alexandra announced that, as of 1 July 2007, Gradi would take up a new role as the club's Technical Director whilst gradually allowing newly appointed first-team coach Steve Holland control of the team. is the 110th day of the year (111th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Steve Holland (born Derby, United Kingdom, 1969) is a football coach and is currently the First-Team Coach of Crewe Alexandra, due share management duties with Technical Director Dario Gradi as of July 1, 2007. ...

Holland's first season in this role, 2007-08, was a disappointment as they narrowly avoided relegation, finishing in 20th place with a mere 50 points. [1] The 2007–08 season is the 128th season of competitive football in England. ...

Stadium

Picture of Alexandra Stadium.

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Overview

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The ground is comprised of four stands:

• The Air Products Stand (formerly the Railtrack Stand, before a change in sponsors) - built in 2000 at a cost of £5.2 million. It accommodates 6,776 spectators, together with the club's office accommodation.
• The AB Nutrition Stand, (formerly The Advance Personnel Stand, before a change in sponsors ^[2]) - also known as the Gresty Road End, accommodates 1000 spectators and 4 disabled spectators.
• The Charles Audi Stand, also known as the Railway End, accommodates 645 spectators.
• The BMW Bluebell Stand, formerly the Pop Side, accommodates 1687 away spectators.

Getting there

By rail

Gresty Road is immediately adjacent to Crewe mainline railway station. Turn left when exiting the station, and Gresty Road is the next street on the left. Crewe station is one of the most historic railway stations in the world. ...

By road

From the North: Exit M6 at junction 17 (A534). At the T-junction turn right for Crewe and follow A534 (signposted Crewe, Nantwich). After about six miles, at the third roundabout in the space of about a mile, you pass the Crewe Arms on your right and Crewe Station on your left. Gresty Road is the first left after the Station. Beware: on match days this left turn may be closed, and traffic may be redirected to the next left (100 yards, South St, at the traffic lights).

From the South and East: Exit M6 at junction 16 (A500). At the roundabout follow signs for Crewe. After about two miles, turn right at roundabout (A5020) towards Crewe; left at the next roundabout (0.8m); straight on at the next (Rookery pub on right), passing the Brocklebank pub on the left; then left at the next - and final - roundabout, taking traffic into Nantwich Road, passing the Crewe Arms Hotel on the right and Crewe Station on the left.

Alternatively, from M6 junction 16, stay on the A500 beyond the A5020 roundabout for a further two miles until the B5071 roundabout (signposted Shavington); exit the A500 and at the T-junction (traffic lights) turn right, cross the A500 on the bridge, passing Crewe Alexandra's Soccer School on the left; follow the B5071 past the Cheshire Cheese pub; from the railway bridge the ground is less than half a mile - a large pay-and-display carpark is on the right hand side next to the stadium.

From the West: From Nantwich, follow Crewe Road, A534 (signs to Crewe Station, 4 miles), which will eventually bring you along Nantwich Road. Turn right into South Street (Domino's Pizza is on the corner), as the former right turn into Gresty Road is no longer permitted following the remodelling of the junction.

Footnotes

References

External links

• Official website
• Crewe Alexandra F.C. on BBC Sport: Club News - Recent results - Upcoming fixtures - Club stats
• Soccerbase.com's entry on Crewe Alexandra
• Dario Gradi's win/loss record on soccerbase.com
• Unofficial Fan Sites:
  • Vital Crewe - Vital Football

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