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2024–25 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season

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.

Crewe Alexandra
2024–25 season
ChairmanCharles Grant
ManagerLee Bell
StadiumGresty Road
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Transfers

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In

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Date 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]
5 July 2024 CF   Omar Bogle   Newport County Free [5]
1 August 2024 CB   James Connolly   Bristol Rovers Undisclosed [6]
20 August 2024 CF   Adrien Thibaut[d]   Bradford (Park Avenue) Free [7]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 21 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Stevenage contract expired
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 26 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Beckenham Town contract expired
  3. ^ Signed initially for the U21s
  4. ^ Signed initially for the U21s

Out

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Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
14 June 2024[a] GK   Dave Richards   Dundee United Free [8]
3 July 2024 LB   Rio Adebisi   Peterborough United Undisclosed [9]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 7 June, and would become official on June 14 once the transfer window re-opens

Loaned in

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Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
1 July 2024[a] CB   Jamie Knight-Lebel   Bristol City End of Season [10]
19 July 2024 GK   Filip Marschall   Aston Villa End of Season [11]
9 August 2024 LB   Max Conway   Bolton Wanderers End of Season [12]
12 August 2024 CM   Kian Breckin   Manchester City End of Season [13]
  1. ^ The loan was announced on 24 June, and would officially commence on July 1

Loaned out

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Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
10 September 2024 LB   Charlie Finney   Buxton 15 October 2024 [14]

Released / Out of Contract

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Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2024 CF   Elliott Nevitt   Gillingham 1 July 2024 [15]
30 June 2024 CB   Luke Offord   Milton Keynes Dons 1 July 2024 [16]
30 June 2024 CF   Courtney Baker-Richardson   Newport County 10 July 2024 [17]
30 June 2024 CB   Billy Sass-Davies   Hartlepool United 3 August 2024 [18][19]
30 June 2024 CM   Charlie Colkett   Gateshead 20 August 2024 [18][20]
30 June 2024 CB   Zak Kempster-Down [18]
30 June 2024 LW   Charlie Kirk [18]
30 June 2024 CF   Max Woodcock [18]

Pre-season and friendlies

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On 4 June, Crewe announced their pre-season preparations, with matches against Newcastle Town, Stafford Rangers, Stoke City, Tamworth and Blackpool.[21] Two weeks later, the club confirmed the squad would travel to Algarve for a five day training camp.[22]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 July 2024 Friendly Newcastle Town 0–5 Crewe Alexandra Newcastle-under-Lyme
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Lyme Valley Stadium
16 July 2024 Friendly Stafford Rangers 1–4 Crewe Alexandra Stafford
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: The Stan Robinson Stadium
22 July 2024 Friendly Crewe Alexandra 1–3 RCD Mallorca Bodymoor Heath
14:00 BST
  • Moore   73'
 Report
Stadium: Bodymoor Heath Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
23 July 2024 Friendly Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Stoke City Crewe
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,831
27 July 2024 Friendly Warrington Rylands 2–3 Crewe Alexandra Warrington
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Gorsey Lane
3 August 2024 Friendly Crewe Alexandra 0–2 Blackpool Crewe
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 1,956
Referee: E Bell

Competitions

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League Two

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Main article: 2024–25 EFL League Two

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
5 AFC Wimbledon 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13 Qualification for League Two play-offs
6 Doncaster Rovers 7 4 1 2 11 9 +2 13
7 Crewe Alexandra 7 4 1 2 7 7 0 13
8 Bradford City 7 3 2 2 9 7 +2 11
9 Port Vale 7 3 2 2 11 10 +1 11
Updated to match(es) played on 23 September 2024. Source: EFL Official Website
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[23]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
7 4 1 2 7 7  0 13 2 1 1 4 5  −1 2 0 1 3 2  +1

Last updated: 21 September 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round1234567
GroundAHHAHAH
ResultLLDWWWW
Position172423181397
Points001471013
Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

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On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.[24]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 August 2024 1 Barrow 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 3,585
Referee: Martin Coy
17 August 2024 2 Crewe Alexandra 0–5 Chesterfield Crewe
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,626
Referee: Scott Tallis
24 August 2024 3 Crewe Alexandra 0–0 Swindon Town Crewe
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,402
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
31 August 2024 4 Bromley 1–2 Crewe Alexandra Bromley
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Hayes Lane
Attendance: 3,322
Referee: Scott Jackson
7 September 2024 5 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Morecambe Crewe
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,868
Referee: Scott Simpson
14 September 2024 6 Accrington Stanley 0–1 Crewe Alexandra Accrington
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,883
Referee: David Rock
21 September 2024 7 Crewe Alexandra 3–0 Harrogate Town Crewe
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,320
Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo
28 September 2024 8 Newport County v Crewe Alexandra Newport
15:00 BST Stadium: Rodney Parade
1 October 2024 9 AFC Wimbledon Postponed Crewe Alexandra Wimbledon
19:45 GMT Stadium: Plough Lane
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 1 October, but was postponed due to Wimbledon's EFL Cup involvements.[25]

FA Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Crewe being drawn away against Rotherham United.[26]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 August 2024 First round Rotherham United 2–1 Crewe Alexandra Rotherham
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 2,182
Referee: Scott Oldham

EFL Trophy

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Main article: 2024–25 EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Crewe were drawn into Northern Group E alongside Blackpool, Harrogate Town and Liverpool U21.[27][28]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Blackpool 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 +3 3 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Crewe Alexandra 2 1 0 0 1 6 5 +1 3
3 L2 Harrogate Town 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2
4 ACA Liverpool U21 2 0 0 1 1 2 6 −4 1
Updated to match(es) played on 3 September 2024. Source: EFL

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

27 August 2024 Group stage Crewe Alexandra 5–1 Liverpool U21 Crewe
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 1,445
Referee: Neil Hair
3 September 2024 Group stage Blackpool 4–1 Crewe Alexandra Blackpool
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 1,474
Referee: Martin Woods

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of match played 21 September 2024

Players with no appearances are not included on the list
Italics indicate a loaned in player

No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF   ENG Ryan Cooney 9 1 4+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 1
3 DF   CAN Jamie Knight-Lebel 9 0 5+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+1 0
4 DF   WAL Zac Williams 9 1 7+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
5 DF   ENG Mickey Demetriou 8 1 7+0 1 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
6 MF   ENG Max Sanders 9 0 6+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
7 FW   ENG Chris Long 5 3 0+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 2
8 MF   ENG Conor Thomas 7 0 7+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW   ENG Omar Bogle 3 1 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 1
10 FW   ENG Shilow Tracey 8 0 5+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF   ENG Joel Tabiner 10 0 6+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+1 0
12 GK   ENG Filip Marschall 10 0 7+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
14 FW   ENG Jack Lankester 10 1 4+3 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+1 0
15 FW   ENG Kane Hemmings 8 3 7+0 3 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
17 MF   SVK Matúš Holíček 10 1 2+5 0 0+0 0 1+0 1 1+1 0
18 DF   WAL James Connolly 8 0 2+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
19 MF   ENG Owen Lunt 3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
20 FW   WAL Calum Agius 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
21 MF   ENG Fin Roberts 2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 1
25 DF   ENG Max Conway 9 0 5+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
26 MF   ENG Kian Breckin 7 0 0+4 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
28 DF   ENG Lewis Billington 5 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
29 FW   IRL Adrien Thibaut 1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 1
Players who featured but departed on loan during the season:
24 MF   ENG Charlie Finney 3 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0

References

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  1. ^ "Jack joins The Railwaymen!". Crewe Alexandra FC. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Striker Hemmings joins The Railwaymen!". Crewe Alexandra FC. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Prospect Roberts joins The Railwaymen". Crewe Alexandra FC. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Sanders signs up!". Crewe Alexandra FC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Bogle is on board!". Crewe Alexandra FC. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Connolly is a Railwayman!". Crewe Alexandra FC. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Adrien Thibaut becomes latest development addition". Crewe Alexandra FC. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Keeper Richards joins Dundee United". Crewe Alexandra FC. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Adebisi heads to Posh". Crewe Alexandra FC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Alex seal deal for defender Knight-Lebel". Crewe Alexandra FC. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  11. ^ "The Gaffer Fils up his goalkeeping department". Crewe Alexandra FC. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Max makes loan switch to Alex!". Crewe Alexandra FC. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Boss bags Breckin on loan". Crewe Alexandra FC. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Finney joins Buxton on loan". Crewe Alexandra FC. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Gills sign Elliott Nevitt". Gillingham FC. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  16. ^ "DonDeal: Offord becomes MK Dons' second summer signing". MK Dons. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  17. ^ "Newport County complete signing of Courtney Baker-Richardson". Newport County AFC. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  18. ^ a b c d e "Retained List 2024". Crewe Alexandra FC. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  19. ^ "Billy Sass-Davies becomes latest addition". Hartlepool United. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  20. ^ "Charlie Colkett joins Gateshead". Gateshead FC. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  21. ^ "2024/25 Pre-Season schedule". Crewe Alexandra FC. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  22. ^ "Railwaymen will jet to Portugal for pre-season training". Crewe Alexandra FC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  23. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  24. ^ "Bromley face Harrogate in club's first ever EFL match". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  25. ^ "AFC Wimbledon fixture postponed". Crewe Alexandra FC. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  26. ^ "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  27. ^ "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.
  28. ^ "Bristol Street Motors Trophy Group Stage confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
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