The 2024–25 season is the 148th season in the history of Crewe Alexandra Football Club and their third consecutive season in League Two. The club are participating in the League Two, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.
2024–25 season | |
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Chairman | Charles Grant |
Manager | Lee Bell |
Stadium | Gresty Road |
Transfers
editIn
editDate | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
27 June 2024 | RW | Jack Lankester | Cambridge United | Undisclosed | [1] |
1 July 2024[a] | CF | Kane Hemmings | Stevenage | Free | [2] |
1 July 2024[b] | CF | Fin Roberts[c] | Beckenham Town | Free | [3] |
3 July 2024 | CM | Max Sanders | Leyton Orient | Undisclosed | [4] |
Out
editDate | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 June 2024[a] | GK | Dave Richards | Dundee United | Free | [5] |
3 July 2024 | LB | Rio Adebisi | Peterborough United | Undisclosed | [6] |
- ^ The transfer was announced on 7 June, and would become official on June 14 once the transfer window re-opens
Loaned in
editDate | Pos. | Player | From | Date until | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2024[a] | CB | Jamie Knight-Lebel | Bristol City | End of Season | [7] |
- ^ The loan was announced on 24 June, and would officially commence on July 1
Loaned out
editDate | Pos | Player | To | Date until | Ref |
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Released / Out of Contract
editDate | Pos. | Player | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. |
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30 June 2024 | CF | Elliott Nevitt | Gillingham | 1 July 2024 | [8] |
30 June 2024 | CB | Luke Offord | Milton Keynes Dons | 1 July 2024 | [9] |
30 June 2024 | CM | Charlie Colkett | [10] | ||
30 June 2024 | CB | Zak Kempster-Down | [10] | ||
30 June 2024 | LW | Charlie Kirk | [10] | ||
30 June 2024 | CB | Billy Sass-Davies | [10] | ||
30 June 2024 | CF | Max Woodcock | [10] |
Pre-season and friendlies
editOn 4 June, Crewe announced their pre-season preparations, with matches against Newcastle Town, Stafford Rangers, Stoke City, Tamworth and Blackpool.[11] Two weeks later, the club confirmed the squad would travel to Algarve for a five day training camp.[12]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
13 July 2024 Friendly | Newcastle Town | v | Crewe Alexandra | Newcastle-under-Lyme |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Lyme Valley Stadium |
16 July 2024 Friendly | Stafford Rangers | v | Crewe Alexandra | Stafford |
19:30 BST | Stadium: The Stan Robinson Stadium |
23 July 2024 Friendly | Crewe Alexandra | v | Stoke City | Crewe |
19:30 BST | Stadium: Gresty Road |
27 July 2024 Friendly | Tamworth | v | Crewe Alexandra | Tamworth |
15:00 BST | Stadium: The Lamb Ground |
3 August 2024 Friendly | Crewe Alexandra | v | Blackpool | Crewe |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Gresty Road |
Competitions
editLeague Two
editLeague table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | Cheltenham Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
8 | Chesterfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | Colchester United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | Crewe Alexandra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | Doncaster Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | Fleetwood Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
13 | Gillingham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[13]
Results summary
editOverall | 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 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway
Matches
editOn 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.[14]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
10 August 2024 1 | Barrow | v | Crewe Alexandra | Barrow-in-Furness |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Holker Street |
FA Cup
editWin Draw Loss Fixtures
EFL Cup
editOn 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Crewe being drawn away against Rotherham United.[15]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
13 August 2024 First round | Rotherham United | v | Crewe Alexandra | Rotherham |
19:45 BST | Stadium: New York Stadium |
EFL Trophy
editIn the group stage, Crewe were drawn into Northern Group E alongside Blackpool, Harrogate Town and Liverpool U21.[16][17]
Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | L1 | Blackpool | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | L2 | Crewe Alexandra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | L2 | Harrogate Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | ACA | Liverpool U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Statistics
editAppearances and goals
edit- As of pre-season
List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League Two | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
— | GK | ENG | Tom Booth | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Defenders | |||||||||||||
— | DF | ENG | Lewis Billington | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | DF | ENG | Ryan Cooney | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | DF | ENG | Mickey Demetriou | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | DF | CAN | Jamie Knight-Lebel (on loan from Bristol City) | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
— | DF | WAL | Zac Williams | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
— | MF | ENG | Charlie Finney | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | MF | SVK | Matúš Holíček | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | MF | ENG | Owen Lunt | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | MF | ENG | Max Sanders | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | MF | ENG | Joel Tabiner | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | MF | ENG | Conor Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Forwards | |||||||||||||
— | FW | ENG | Kane Hemmings | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | FW | ENG | Jack Lankester | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | FW | ENG | Chris Long | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | FW | ENG | Shilow Tracey | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ "Jack joins The Railwaymen!". Crewe Alexandra FC. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Striker Hemmings joins The Railwaymen!". Crewe Alexandra FC. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Prospect Roberts joins The Railwaymen". Crewe Alexandra FC. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Sanders signs up!". Crewe Alexandra FC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Keeper Richards joins Dundee United". Crewe Alexandra FC. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Adebisi heads to Posh". Crewe Alexandra FC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Alex seal deal for defender Knight-Lebel". Crewe Alexandra FC. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Gills sign Elliott Nevitt". Gillingham FC. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "DonDeal: Offord becomes MK Dons' second summer signing". MK Dons. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Retained List 2024". Crewe Alexandra FC. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "2024/25 Pre-Season schedule". Crewe Alexandra FC. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Railwaymen will jet to Portugal for pre-season training". Crewe Alexandra FC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Bromley face Harrogate in club's first ever EFL match". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Under-21 teams and Group Stage draw confirmed for 2024/25 Bristol Street Motors Trophy". English Football League. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Bristol Street Motors Trophy Group Stage confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.