2014–15 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season

During the 2014–15 English football season, Crewe Alexandra F.C. competed in Football League One, their 91st season in the English Football League.

Crewe Alexandra

2014–15 season
Chairman	John Bowler
Manager	Steve Davis
Stadium	Alexandra Stadium
League One	20th
FA Cup	First round
League Cup	Second round
Football League Trophy	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Marcus Haber (7) All: Marcus Haber (8)
Home colours Away colours

Match details

Pre-season

Norton United v Crewe Alexandra

11 July 2014	Norton United	0–4	Crewe Alexandra	Norton Cricket Club & Miners Welfare Institute, Smallthorne
19:30 BST		Report	Pogba 13' Grant 25' Inman 45' Orenuga 75' (pen.)

Nantwich Town v Crewe Alexandra

13 July 2014	Nantwich Town	1–4	Crewe Alexandra	The Weaver Stadium, Nantwich
15:00 BST	Jones 12'	Report	Inman 4' Waters 28' Phillips 30' Saunders 52'

Chester v Crewe Alexandra

19 July 2014	Chester	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Deva Stadium, Chester
15:00 BST	Rooney 68'	Report	Atkinson 28'	Attendance: 1,134

Crewe Alexandra v Wolverhampton Wanderers

26 July 2014	Crewe Alexandra	0–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Gresty Road, Crewe
15:00 BST		Report	Dicko 90+2'

Southport v Crewe Alexandra

29 July 2014	Southport	1–2	Crewe Alexandra	Haig Avenue, Southport
19:45 BST	Evans 63'	Report	Turton 3' Waters 23'

League One

Main article: 2014–15 Football League One

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
18	Port Vale	46	15	9	22	55	65	−10	54
19	Colchester United	46	14	10	22	58	77	−19	52
20	Crewe Alexandra	46	14	10	22	43	75	−32	52
21	Notts County (R)	46	12	14	20	45	63	−18	50	Relegation to Football League Two
22	Crawley Town (R)	46	13	11	22	53	79	−26	50

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2015. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated

Matches

The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.

Fleetwood Town v Crewe Alexandra

9 August 2014 1	Fleetwood Town	2–1	Crewe Alexandra	Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood
15:00	Ball 47' Proctor 54' Hogan  90+3'	Report	Inman  79' 90+4' (pen.)	Attendance: 3,774 Referee: Gary Sutton

Crewe Alexandra v Barnsley

16 August 2014 2	Crewe Alexandra	1–2	Barnsley	Gresty Road, Crewe
15:00	Waters 22' Oliver  63'		Lita 57' Winnall  71' Cranie  73' 75'	Attendance: 4,502 Referee: Andy Davies

Crewe Alexandra v Rochdale

19 August 2014 3	Crewe Alexandra	2–5	Rochdale	Gresty Road, Crewe
19:45	Haber 9' 62' Ness  74'		Henderson 31' Done 42' 55' 72' Héry  57' Vincenti 66' Rafferty  85'	Attendance: 3,742 Referee: Keith Stroud

Swindon Town v Crewe Alexandra

23 August 2014 4	Swindon Town	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	County Ground, Swindon
15:00	Kasim 34' Williams 77'	Report		Attendance: 6,530 Referee: Lee Collins

Gillingham v Crewe Alexandra

30 August 2014 5	Gillingham	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
15:00	Dack 18' McDonald 45+1'	Report		Attendance: 4,998 Referee: Andrew Madley

Crewe Alexandra v Port Vale

13 September 2014 6	Crewe Alexandra	2–1	Port Vale	Gresty Road, Crewe
15:00	Ray 6' Oliver 19'	Report	Slew 32'	Attendance: 6,357 Referee: Simon Hooper

Yeovil Town v Crewe Alexandra

16 September 2014 7	Yeovil Town	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Huish Park, Yeovil
19:45	Moore 72'	Report	Waters 62'	Attendance: 3,509 Referee: Michael Bull

Milton Keynes Dons v Crewe Alexandra

20 September 2014 8	Milton Keynes Dons	6–1	Crewe Alexandra	Stadium mk, Milton Keynes
15:00	Alli 3' 48' 84' Grigg 16' Afobe 70' Reeves 90'	[1]	McFadzean 7' (o.g.) Ray  54'	Attendance: 7,049 Referee: Darren Bond

Crewe Alexandra v Colchester United

27 September 2014 9	Crewe Alexandra	0–3	Colchester United	Gresty Road, Crewe
15:00		Report	Sears 57' Healey 63' Watt 67'	Attendance: 3,909 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Crewe Alexandra v Notts County

30 September 2014 10	Crewe Alexandra	0–3	Notts County	Gresty Road, Crewe
19:45	Grant  17' Atkinson  76'	Report	Cassidy 44', 62' Tate 52' (o.g.) Thompson  66'	Attendance: 3,495 Referee: Keith Hill

Bradford City v Crewe Alexandra

4 October 2014 11	Bradford City	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	Valley Parade, Bradford
15:00	Davies  35' Liddle  63' 74' McLean 72'	Report	Dugdale  74'	Attendance: 12,386 Referee: Darren Deadman

Crewe Alexandra v Coventry City

11 October 2014 12	Crewe Alexandra	2–1	Coventry City	Gresty Road, Crewe
15:00	Brandy 26' Cooper 32' Dugdale  35' Grant  48' Ray  57' Inman  78'	Report	Fleck  20' Finch  31'  82' Grant 48' (o.g.)	Attendance: 5,058 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Walsall v Crewe Alexandra

18 October 2014 13	Walsall	0–1	Crewe Alexandra	Bescot Stadium, Walsall
15:00		Report	Cooper  56' Turton  70' Dugdale 84'	Attendance: 4,127 Referee: Darren Handley

Crewe Alexandra v Peterborough United

21 October 2014 14	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Peterborough United	Gresty Road, Crewe
19:45	Turton  26' Haber 31' (pen.) Grant  86' Cooper  90'	Report	Bostwick  30' Payne  66' Baldwin  83'  90+5'	Attendance: 3,524 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Crewe Alexandra v Sheffield United

25 October 2014 15	Crewe Alexandra	0–1	Sheffield United	Gresty Road, Crewe
15:00	Grant  10' Ray  87'	Report	Basham  51' Scougall 69' McNulty  90+9' Wallace  90+11'	Attendance: 5,699 Referee: Peter Bankes

Crawley Town v Crewe Alexandra

1 November 2014 16	Crawley Town	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Broadfield Stadium, Crawley
15:00	McLeod 68'	Report	Cooper 19'	Attendance: 2,329 Referee: Brendan Malone

Crewe Alexandra v Chesterfield

15 November 2014 17	Crewe Alexandra	0–0	Chesterfield	Gresty Road, Crewe
15:00	Turton  80'	BBC Report	Evatt  22' Morsy  45'	Attendance: 4,557 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Leyton Orient v Crewe Alexandra

22 November 2014 18	Leyton Orient	4–1	Crewe Alexandra	Brisbane Road, Leyton
15:00	Plasmati 23' Wright  27' Omozusi  34' Dagnall 35' Cox  42' 61' Vincelot  75' Mooney 86'	Report	Grant 70' Cooper  84'	Attendance: 5,516 Referee: Steve Martin

Crewe Alexandra v Doncaster Rovers

29 November 2014 19	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Doncaster Rovers	Gresty Road, Crewe
15:00	Ikpeazu 30' Ness  66'	Report	Butler  38' Coppinger 80'	Attendance: 4,530 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Scunthorpe United v Crewe Alexandra

13 December 2014 20	Scunthorpe United	2–1	Crewe Alexandra	Glanford Park, Scunthorpe
15:00	Williams 10' Llera 77'	Report	Ajose 30' Ness  77' Leigh  90+2'	Attendance: 3,006 Referee: Darren Sheldrake

Crewe Alexandra v Bristol City

20 December 2014 21	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Bristol City	Gresty Road, Crewe
15:00	Ikpeazu  45+2' Ray  53' Ness 74'	Report	Williams  29'  50'	Attendance: 4,927 Referee: Andy Haines

Oldham Athletic v Crewe Alexandra

26 December 2014 22	Oldham Athletic	1–2	Crewe Alexandra	Boundary Park, Oldham
15:00	Elokobi 75'	Report	Ray  56' Grant  67' Ajose 70' (pen.), 86'	Attendance: 4,782 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Crewe Alexandra v Preston North End

28 December 2014 23	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Preston North End	Gresty Road, Crewe
15:00	Cooper 81'	Report	Beckford 83'	Attendance: 6,429 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Crewe Alexandra v Gillingham

10 January 2015 24	Crewe Alexandra	3–1	Gillingham	Gresty Road, Crewe
15:00	Ajose 27' (pen.) Davis 32' Ikpeazu 84'	Report	Legge  30' Ehmer  34' Dack 55' McDonald  85'	Attendance: 4,436 Referee: Mark Brown

Notts County v Crewe Alexandra

17 January 2015 25	Notts County	2–1	Crewe Alexandra	Meadow Lane, Nottingham
15:00	Mullins  23' Hollis  35' Noble 45+5' (pen.)  48'  90+5' Daniels 86'	Report	Guthrie  45+4' Ness 47' Dugdale  55'	Attendance: 4,643 Referee: Iain Williamson

Port Vale v Crewe Alexandra

24 January 2015 26	Port Vale	0–1	Crewe Alexandra	Vale Park, Burslem
15:00	O'Connor  51'	Report	Ajose 39' Davis  82'	Attendance: 8,002 Referee: Gavin Ward

Crewe Alexandra v Milton Keynes Dons

31 January 2015 27	Crewe Alexandra	0–5	Milton Keynes Dons	Gresty Road, Crewe
15:00	Stewart  75'	Report	Cole 12', 38' Bowditch 28' McFadzean  34' Alli  36' Spence  55' Baker 72' Powell 90'	Attendance: 4,319 Referee: Kevin Wright

Colchester United v Crewe Alexandra

7 February 2015 28	Colchester United	2–3	Crewe Alexandra	Colchester Community Stadium, Colchester
15:00	Porter 45+1' Eastman  59' Marriott 84'	Report	Davis  2' Jones 68' Ajose 73' Grant 81'	Attendance: 3,134 Referee: Tim Robinson

Crewe Alexandra v Yeovil Town

10 February 2015 29	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Yeovil Town	Gresty Road, Crewe
19:45	Ray  21' Ajose 38' Ness  63'	Report	Arthurworrey  59' Berrett  69'	Attendance: 3,523 Referee: Darren Handley

Crewe Alexandra v Fleetwood Town

14 February 2015 30	Crewe Alexandra	2–0	Fleetwood Town	Gresty Road, Crewe
15:00	Ajose 42' Haber 59'	Report	McLaughlin  20'	Attendance: 4,135 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Doncaster Rovers v Crewe Alexandra

17 February 2015 31	Doncaster Rovers	2–1	Crewe Alexandra	Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster
19:45	Furman 62' Wellens 90'	Report	Ray 8' Tate  61'	Attendance: 6,164 Referee: Darren Sheldrake

Barnsley v Crewe Alexandra

21 February 2015 (2015-02-21) 32	Barnsley	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Nyatanga 66' Rachubka 79' (o.g.)	Report	Grant  65' Jones  78'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 8,635 Referee: Darren Deadman

Crewe Alexandra v Swindon Town

28 February 2015 (2015-02-28) 33	Crewe Alexandra	0–0	Swindon Town	Gresty Road, Crewe
15:00 GMT		Report		Attendance: 4,781 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Rochdale v Crewe Alexandra

3 March 2015 34	Rochdale	4–0	Crewe Alexandra	Spotland Stadium, Rochdale
19:45 GMT	Bennett  29' Henderson 38' (pen.) 73' (pen.) Bunney 57' 80'	Report	Davis  26'	Attendance: 1,954 Referee: Paul Tierney (referee)

Crewe Alexandra v Scunthorpe United

7 March 2015 35	Crewe Alexandra	2–0	Scunthorpe United	Gresty Road, Crewe
15:00 GMT	Leigh 54' Haber 55'	Report	Osbourne  19'	Attendance: 4,213 Referee: Richard Clark

Preston North End v Crewe Alexandra

14 March 2015 36	Preston North End	5–1	Crewe Alexandra	Deepdale, Preston, Lancashire
15:00 GMT	Garner 11' 24' 72' 79' Welsh  66' Beckford 82'	Report	Turton 34'	Attendance: 10,203 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Bristol City v Crewe Alexandra

17 March 2015 37	Bristol City	3–0	Crewe Alexandra	Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol
19:45 GMT	Wilbraham 32' Flint 42' Emmanuel-Thomas 84'	Report	Ikpeazu  45+1'	Attendance: 10,719 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Crewe Alexandra v Oldham Athletic

21 March 2015 38	Crewe Alexandra	0–1	Oldham Athletic	Gresty Road, Crewe
15:00 GMT		Report	Brown  38' Wilkinson 74'	Attendance: 4,669 Referee: Patrick Miller

Sheffield United v Crewe Alexandra

28 March 2015 39	Sheffield United	1–2	Crewe Alexandra	Bramall Lane, Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Davies  54' Holt 55' Davies  89'	Report	Dalla Valle 12' Tate  45' Atkinson  67' Colclough 90'	Attendance: 19,672 Referee: James Adcock

Crewe Alexandra v Crawley Town

3 April 2015 40	Crewe Alexandra	0–0	Crawley Town	Gresty Road, Crewe
15:00 GMT	Grant  42' Colclough  78'	Report	Wordsworth  66' Oyebanjo  90+2'	Attendance: 5,353 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Chesterfield v Crewe Alexandra

6 April 2015 41	Chesterfield	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Proact Stadium, Chesterfield
15:00 GMT	Darikwa 26'	Report	Ness  42' Jones  54'	Attendance: 6,942 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Crewe Alexandra v Leyton Orient

11 April 2015 42	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Leyton Orient	Gresty Road, Crewe
15:00 GMT	Dalla Valle 10' Tate  54'	Report	Henderson 30' McAnuff  70'	Attendance: 4,419 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Peterborough United v Crewe Alexandra

14 April 2015 43	Peterborough United	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	London Road Stadium, Peterborough
19:45 GMT	Bostwick  18' Washington 66' Norris  81'	Report	Dalla Valle 3'  44' Grant  19' Leigh  34' Guthrie  81'	Attendance: 4,338 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Crewe Alexandra v Walsall

18 April 2015 44	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Walsall	Gresty Road, Crewe
15:00 GMT	Haber 13'	Report	Bradshaw 81'	Attendance: 4,644 Referee: Scott Duncan

Coventry City v Crewe Alexandra

25 April 2015 45	Coventry City	1–3	Crewe Alexandra	Ricoh Arena, Coventry
15:00 GMT	Proschwitz 85' Johnson  86'	Report	Dalla Valle 23' Colclough 35' Haber 73'	Attendance: 13,983 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Crewe Alexandra v Bradford City

3 May 2015 46	Crewe Alexandra	0–1	Bradford City	Gresty Road, Crewe
12:15 GMT	Grant  85' Davis  90+3'	Report	Clarke 23'  83' Anthony McMahon  79' Stead  86'	Attendance: 7,608 Referee: Tony Harrington

FA Cup

Main article: 2014–15 FA Cup

The draw for the first round of the FA Cup was made on 27 October 2014.

Crewe Alexandra v Sheffield United

8 November 2014 First round	Crewe Alexandra	0–0	Sheffield United	Gresty Road, Crewe
15:00	Davis  52' Grant  74'	Report		Attendance: 3,222 Referee: Mick Russell

Sheffield United v Crewe Alexandra

18 November 2014 First round replay	Sheffield United	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	Bramall Lane, Sheffield
19:45	Flynn 19', 77'	Report	Guthrie  83' Turton  87'	Attendance: 5,987 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

League Cup

Main article: 2014–15 Football League Cup

The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Crewe Alexandra were drawn at away to Barnsley.

Barnsley v Crewe Alexandra

12 August 2014 Round One	Barnsley	0–2	Crewe Alexandra	Oakwell, Barnsley
19:45		Report	Waters 32' Tootle 84'	Attendance: 4,391 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Crewe Alexandra v Bolton Wanderers

26 August 2014 Round Two	Crewe Alexandra	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Bolton Wanderers	Gresty Road, Crewe
19:45	Inman 2' Haber 90+8'	Report	Pratley 40' Beckford 90+2', 107'	Attendance: 2,642 Referee: Tony Harrington

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2014–15 Football League Trophy

Crewe Alexandra v Rochdale

2 September 2014 Round One	Crewe Alexandra	0–3	Rochdale	Gresty Road, Crewe
19:30		Report	Done 42' Vincenti 64' Andrew 88'	Attendance: 1,529 Referee: Scott Duncan

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
1	GK		Scott Shearer	33	EU	Rotherham United	Free transfer	Summer	2016	Free	Crewe Alexandra F.C
8	MF		Chris Atkinson	22	EU	Huddersfield Town	Free transfer	Summer	2016	Free	Crewe Alexandra F.C
25	FW		Marcus Haber	25	EU	Stevenage	Free transfer	Summer	2016	Free	Crewe Alexandra F.C
12	FW		Lauri Dalla Valle	23	EU	Sint-Truiden	Free transfer	During season	2016	Free	Crewe Alexandra F.C
33	DF		Anthony Stewart	22	EU	Wycombe Wanderers	Free transfer	Winter	2015	Free	Crewe Alexandra F.C
44	GK		Paul Rachubka	33	EU	Oldham Athletic	Free transfer	During season	2015	Free	Crewe Alexandra F.C

Out

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
5	DF		Mark Ellis	25	EU	Shrewsbury Town	Released	Summer	Free	Football League Crewe Alexandra F.C
10	FW		A-Jay Leitch-Smith	24	EU	Yeovil Town	Released	Summer	Free	Football League BBC Sport
3	DF		Kelvin Mellor	23	EU	Plymouth Argyle	Released	Summer	Free	Football League Crewe Alexandra F.C
11	MF		Byron Moore	25	EU	Port Vale	Released	Summer	Free	Crewe Alexandra F.C Signal 2
8	MF		Abdul Osman	27	EU	Partick Thistle	Released	Summer	Free	Football League Crewe Alexandra F.C
1	GK		Steve Phillips	36	EU	Nantwich Town	Released	Summer	Free	Football League The Sentinel
9	FW		Mathias Pogba	23	EU	Pescara	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	Crewe Alexandra F.C
7	FW		Max Clayton	20	EU	Bolton Wanderers	Transfer	Summer	£300,000	Crewe Alexandra F.C
21	MF		Lee Molyneux	25	EU	Tranmere Rovers	Free transfer	Winter	Free	Crewe Alexandra F.C
6	DF		Adam Dugdale	27	EU	Tranmere Rovers	Free transfer	Winter	Free	Crewe Alexandra F.C

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.

Loans in

No.	P	Name	Country	Age	Loan club	Started	Ended	Start source	End source
24	DF	Greg Leigh		19	Manchester City	12 August 2014	30 June 2015	Crewe Alexandra F.C Crewe Alexandra F.C
28	MF	Jamie Ness		23	Stoke City	14 August 2014	5 January 2015	Crewe Alexandra F.C
29	FW	Febian Brandy		25	Rotherham United	17 September 2014	25 November 2014	Crewe Alexandra F.C Crewe Alexandra F.C	Crewe Alexandra F.C
30	DF	Alan Tate		32	Swansea City	24 September 2014	24 December 2014	Crewe Alexandra F.C
31	FW	Danny Haynes		26	Notts County	21 October 2014	25 November 2014	Crewe Alexandra F.C	Crewe Alexandra F.C
34	FW	Uche Ikpeazu		19	Watford	26 November 2014	25 January 2015	Crewe Alexandra F.C
35	FW	Nicky Ajose		23	Leeds United	26 November 2014	5 January 2015	Crewe Alexandra F.C
33	DF	Anthony Stewart		22	Wycombe Wanderers	27 November 2014	6 January 2015	Crewe Alexandra F.C	Crewe Alexandra F.C
30	DF	Alan Tate		32	Swansea City	5 January 2015	30 June 2015	Crewe Alexandra F.C
34	FW	Uche Ikpeazu		20	Watford	13 March 2015	30 June 2015	Crewe Alexandra F.C

Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
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; No. = 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); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Loans out

No.	P	Name	Country	Age	Loan club	Started	Ended	Start source	End source
21	MF	Lee Molyneux		25	Accrington Stanley	3 October 2014	13 January 2015	Crewe Alexandra F.C	Crewe Alexandra F.C
15	DF	Thierry Audel		27	Lincoln City	17 October 2014	17 January 2015	Crewe ALexandra F.C
9	FW	Vadaine Oliver		23	Mansfield Town	24 October 2014	30 June 2015	Crewe Alexandra F.C Crewe Alexandra F.C Crewe Alexandra F.C
1	GK	Scott Shearer		33	Burton Albion	2 January 2015	30 June 2015	Crewe Alexandra F.C
23	DF	Perry Ng		18	Hyde	30 January 2015	2 March 2015	Crewe Alexandra F.C

Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
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; No. = 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); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.