2015–16 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season

Crewe Alexandra 2015–16 football season

Crewe Alexandra
2015–16 season
Chairman	John Bowler
Manager	Steve Davis
Stadium	Gresty Road
League One	24th (relegated)
FA Cup	First round
League Cup	First round (knocked out by Preston North End)
JP Trophy	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Brad Inman (10) All: Brad Inman Marcus Haber (10 each)
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 season was Crewe Alexandra's 139th season in their history, their 92nd in the English Football League and fourth consecutive season in League One. Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and JP Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee
1 July 2015	ST	Andre Brown	Academy	Trainee
1 July 2015	CM	Joe Howell	Academy	Trainee
1 July 2015	CB	Joe Kearns	Academy	Trainee
1 July 2015	FW	Liam O'Neill	Academy	Trainee
1 July 2015	CM	Toby Mullarkey	Academy	Trainee
6 July 2015	CM	Billy Bingham	Dagenham & Redbridge	Free transfer
14 July 2015	CM	David Fox	Colchester United	Free transfer
28 July 2015	GK	Dave Richards	Bristol City	Free transfer
3 August 2015	DF	Ben Nugent	Cardiff City	Free transfer
21 March 2016	FW	Daniel Udoh	Ilkeston	–
6 May 2016	FW	Tom Lowery	Academy	Trainee

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee
1 July 2015	CM	Anthony Grant	Port Vale	Free transfer
1 July 2015	CM	Liam Nolan	Southport	Released
1 July 2015	CF	Vadaine Oliver	York City	Free transfer
1 July 2015	GK	Scott Shearer	Mansfield Town	Free transfer
1 July 2015	CB	Anthony Stewart	Wycombe Wanderers	Free transfer
1 July 2015	RB	Matt Tootle	Shrewsbury Town	Free transfer
1 July 2015	DM	Billy Waters	Cheltenham Town	Free transfer
5 September 2015	GK	Paul Rachubka	Bolton Wanderers	Free transfer

Following Nolan's release he joined Southport.
Following Oliver's release he joined York City.
Following Shearer's release he joined Mansfield Town.
Following Stewart's release he joined Wycombe Wanderers.
Following Waters' release he joined Cheltenham Town.

Loans in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Date until
6 July 2015	CM	Adam King	Swansea City	5 January 2016
26 August 2015	LB	Stephen Kingsley	Swansea City	27 November 2015
26 August 2015	LW	Harry Wilson	Liverpool	5 January 2016
1 October 2015	GK	Danijel Nizic	Burnley	1 November 2015
26 November 2015	CB	Semi Ajayi	Cardiff City	26 January 2016
29 January 2016	ST	Ryan Seager	Southampton	17 February
23 February 2016	ST	Tom Hitchcock	Milton Keynes Dons	End of season

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 10 October 2016

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	League One		FA Cup		League Cup		Football League Trophy		Total
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Ben Garratt	46	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	49	0
2	DF	ENG	Ollie Turton	46	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	49	1
3	DF	ENG	Jon Guthrie	38 (1)	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	41 (1)	1
4	DF	ENG	Harry Davis	10 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10 (1)	0
5	DF	WAL	George Ray	19 (3)	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	22 (3)	0
6	DF	ENG	Ben Nugent	39	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	42	1
8	MF	ENG	Chris Atkinson	7 (9)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	8 (10)	0
9	ST	CAN	Marcus Haber	36 (4)	9	1	0	1	0	1	1	39 (4)	10
10	MF	AUS	Bradden Inman	33 (6)	10	1	0	1	0	1	0	36 (6)	10
11	FW	ENG	George Cooper	13 (14)	1	0 (1)	0	0 (1)	0	1	0	14 (16)	1
12	FW	FIN	Lauri Dalla Valle	10 (4)	2	0 (1)	0	1	0	0 (1)	0	11 (6)	2
13	GK	WAL	David Richards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	FW	WAL	Callum Saunders	6 (12)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	7 (12)	2
15	MF	ENG	David Fox	39	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	41	2
16	MF	SCO	Adam King	22 (2)	4	1	0	1	1	0	0	24 (2)	5
17	DF	SCO	Stephen Kingsley	9 (3)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9 (3)	0
18	MF	ENG	Billy Bingham	17 (4)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	18 (4)	0
19	DF	ENG	James Baillie	1 (3)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	1 (4)	0
20	MF	SCO	James Jones	29 (2)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	30 (2)	0
21	MF	ENG	Ryan Wintle	0 (3)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (3)	0
22	ST	SCO	Fraser Murdoch	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	DF	ENG	Perry Ng	1 (5)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 (5)	0
24	FW	WAL	Harry Wilson	3 (4)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3 (4)	0
25	MF	ENG	Callum Ainley	6 (10)	1	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	6 (11)	1
27	FW	ENG	Ryan Colclough	10 (2)	2	0	0	0 (1)	0	1	1	11 (3)	3
28	DF	ENG	Toby Mullarkey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	DF	NGA	Semi Ajayi	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
30	GK	AUS	Danijel Nizic	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0
32	MD	ENG	Joe Howell	0 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (2)	0
33	FW	ENG	Ryan Seager	3 (1)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3 (1)	1
36	FW	ENG	Tom Hitchcock	6 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6 (1)	0
39	FW	NGA	Daniel Udoh	1 (5)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 (5)	0
41	DF	CIV	Zoumana Bakayogo	16 (6)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16 (6)	0

Source: Soccerbase and 11v11.com Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with number struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.

Top scorers

As of 9 October 2016

Place	Position	Number	Name	League One	League Cup	Football League Trophy	Total
1	MF	10	Bradden Inman	10	0	0	10
1	FW	9	Marcus Haber	9	0	1	10
3	MF	16	Adam King	4	1	0	5
4	MF	27	Ryan Colclough	2	0	1	3
5	FW	12	Lauri Dalla Valle	2	0	0	2
	MF	15	David Fox	2	0	0	2
	FW	14	Callum Saunders	2	0	0	2
8	MF	25	Callum Ainley	1	0	0	1
	DF	11	Zoumana Bakayogo	1	0	0	1
	FW	11	George Cooper	1	0	0	1
	DF	3	Jon Guthrie	1	0	0	1
	DF	6	Ben Nugent	1	0	0	1
	FW	33	Ryan Seager	1	0	0	1
	DF	2	Ollie Turton	1	0	0	1
TOTALS				38	1	2	41

Source: Soccerbase and 11v11.com

Disciplinary record

As of 12 October 2016

Number	Nationality	Position	Name	League One		FA Cup		League Cup		Football League Trophy		Total
Number	Nationality	Position	Name
6		DF	Ben Nugent	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
5		DF	George Ray	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
2		DF	Ollie Turton	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
20		MF	James Jones	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
15		MF	David Fox	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
3		DF	Jon Guthrie	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
9		FW	Marcus Haber	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
29		DF	Semi Ajayi	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
41		DF	Zoumana Bakayogo	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
27		FW	Ryan Colclough	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
14		FW	Callum Saunders	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1		GK	Ben Garratt	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
8		MF	Chris Atkinson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
19		DF	James Baillie	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
16		MF	Billy Bingham	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11		FW	George Cooper	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4		DF	Harry Davis	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
16		MF	Adam King	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
23		DF	Perry Ng	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total				47	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	51	1

Source: Soccerbase and 11v11.com

Clean sheets

As of 8 October 2016

Place	Nationality	Number	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	Football League Trophy	Total
1		1	Ben Garratt	7	0	0	0	7
TOTALS				7	0	0	0	7

Source: 11v11.com (Ben Garratt)

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

On 7 May 2015, Crewe Alexandra announced they would travel to Nantwich Town for a pre-season friendly on 19 July 2015. On 13 May 2015, a further six friendlies were announced against, Congleton Town, Alsager Town, Newcastle Town, Kidsgrove Athletic, Altrincham and Kirby Muxloe. On 18 June 2015, a friendly against Chester was announced.

Congleton Town v Crewe Alexandra

10 July 2015 (2015-07-10) Friendly	Congleton Town	1–3	Crewe Alexandra	Congleton
19:45 BST	Smith 66'	Report	Dalla Valle 29' Coulibaly 87' Saunders 89'	Stadium: Richborough Estates Stadium

Alsager Town v Crewe Alexandra

11 July 2015 (2015-07-11) Friendly	Alsager Town	1–7	Crewe Alexandra	Alsager
15:00 BST	79'	Report	Coulibaly 4', 34' Turton 14' Saunders 41' Inman 47' Dalla Valle 55' Baillie 64'	Stadium: Wood Park Stadium

Newcastle Town v Crewe Alexandra

17 July 2015 (2015-07-17) Friendly	Newcastle Town	0–3	Crewe Alexandra	Newcastle-under-Lyme
19:30 BST		Report	Atkinson 22' Brennan 41' O'Neill 90'	Stadium: Lyme Valley Stadium

Nantwich Town v Crewe Alexandra

19 July 2015 (2015-07-19) Friendly	Nantwich Town	1–4	Crewe Alexandra	Nantwich
14:00 BST	Ray 33' (o.g.)	Report	Davis 7' Dalla Valle 55' Cooper 76' Saunders 81'	Stadium: The Weaver Stadium Attendance: 1,067

Kidsgrove Athletic v Crewe Alexandra

22 July 2015 (2015-07-22) Friendly	Kidsgrove Athletic	1–2	Crewe Alexandra	Kidsgrove
19:30 BST	Woolley 32'	Report	Saunders 13' Ng 69'	Stadium: The Novus Stadium

Altrincham v Crewe Alexandra

24 July 2015 (2015-07-24) Friendly	Altrincham	0–3	Crewe Alexandra	Altrincham
19:30 BST		Report	Inman 1', 55' Wintle 77'	Stadium: Moss Lane Attendance: 390

Chester v Crewe Alexandra

1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) Friendly	Chester	3–2	Crewe Alexandra	Chester
15:00 BST	Rooney 4' Hannah 57' Peers 74'	Report	Turton 21' Cooper 72'	Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium

Kirby Muxloe v Crewe Alexandra

3 August 2015 (2015-08-03) Friendly	Kirby Muxloe	0–3	Crewe Alexandra	Kirby Muxloe
19:30 BST		Report	Howell 2' Cooper 7' Atkinson 74'	Stadium: Ratby Lane

League One

Main article: 2015–16 Football League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
20	Shrewsbury Town	46	13	11	22	58	79	−21	50
21	Doncaster Rovers (R)	46	11	13	22	48	64	−16	46	Relegation to EFL League Two
22	Blackpool (R)	46	12	10	24	40	63	−23	46
23	Colchester United (R)	46	9	13	24	57	99	−42	40
24	Crewe Alexandra (R)	46	7	13	26	46	83	−37	34

Updated to match(es) played on 1 July 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated

Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.

Crewe Alexandra v Port Vale

8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 1	Crewe Alexandra	0–0	Port Vale	Crewe
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 6,751 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Scunthorpe United v Crewe Alexandra

15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 2	Scunthorpe United	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Madden 10', 65'	Report		Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,188 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Coventry City v Crewe Alexandra

18 August 2015 (2015-08-18) 3	Coventry City	3–2	Crewe Alexandra	Coventry
19:45 BST	Fleck 14' Armstrong 51' O'Brien 83'	Report	Inman 31' Haber 53'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 11,511 Referee: Tim Robinson

Crewe Alexandra v Bury

22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 4	Crewe Alexandra	3–3	Bury	Crewe
15:00 BST	King 3' Colclough 37' Inman 80'	Report	Mayor 23' Soares 45' Rose 58'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,125 Referee: Oliver Langford

Wigan Athletic v Crewe Alexandra

29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 5	Wigan Athletic	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Wigan
15:00 BST	Jacobs 12'	Report		Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,647 Referee: David Coote

Crewe Alexandra v Swindon Town

5 September 2015 (2015-09-05) 6	Crewe Alexandra	1–3	Swindon Town	Crewe
15:00 BST	King 61'	Report	Smith 63' Thomas 82' Ajose 90'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,400 Referee: Richard Clark

Crewe Alexandra v Millwall

12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 7	Crewe Alexandra	1–3	Millwall	Crewe
15:00 BST	Dalla Valle 36'	Report	O'Brien 21', 64', 74'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,293 Referee: Darren Handley

Shrewsbury Town v Crewe Alexandra

19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 8	Shrewsbury Town	0–1	Crewe Alexandra	Shrewsbury
15:00 BST		Report	King 2'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 5,481 Referee: Andy Madley

Walsall v Crewe Alexandra

26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 9	Walsall	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Bescot
15:00 BST	Bradshaw 3'	Report	Nugent 18'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,229 Referee: James Linington

Crewe Alexandra v Southend United

29 September 2015 (2015-09-29) 10	Crewe Alexandra	1–2	Southend United	Crewe
19:45 BST	Inman 49'	Report	Pigott 47', 53'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,404 Referee: Darren Bond

Crewe Alexandra v Chesterfield

3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 11	Crewe Alexandra	1–2	Chesterfield	Crewe
15:00 BST	Fox 36'	Report	Gardner 8', 57'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,053 Referee: Ross Joyce

Barnsley v Crewe Alexandra

10 October 2015 (2015-10-10) 12	Barnsley	1–2	Crewe Alexandra	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Mawson 16'	Report	Ryan Colclough 14' Lauri Dalla Valle 79'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 8,406 Referee: Mark Brown

Crewe Alexandra v Gillingham

17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 13	Crewe Alexandra	0–1	Gillingham	Crewe
15:00 BST		Report	Donnelly 90+2'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,924 Referee: David Webb

Burton Albion v Crewe Alexandra

20 October 2015 (2015-10-20) 14	Burton Albion	0–0	Crewe Alexandra	Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,666 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Blackpool v Crewe Alexandra

24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 15	Blackpool	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	Blackpool
15:00 BST	White 64' Redshaw 87' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 6,970 Referee: Mark Haywood

Crewe Alexandra v Sheffield United

31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 16	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Sheffield United	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Colclough 71'	Report		Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 5,227 Referee: Fred Graham

Bradford v Crewe Alexandra

14 November 2015 (2015-11-14) 17	Bradford	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	Bradford
15:00 GMT	Liddle 45+2' B. Clarke 58'	Report		Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 17,546 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Crewe Alexandra v Peterborough

21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 18	Crewe Alexandra	1–5	Peterborough	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Colclough 64'	Report	Taylor 6' Washington 46' Anderson 47', 82' Angol 54'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,094 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Colchester v Crewe Alexandra

24 November 2015 (2015-11-24) 19	Colchester	2–3	Crewe Alexandra	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Harriott 40' Moncur 48'	Report	Colclough 61' Haber 80' Lowe 90+3'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 2,602 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Crewe Alexandra v Oldham Athletic

28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 20	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Oldham Athletic	Crewe
15:00 GMT	King 21'	Report		Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,969 Referee: Simon Hooper

Doncaster Rovers v Crewe Alexandra

12 December 2015 (2015-12-12) 21	Doncaster Rovers	3–2	Crewe Alexandra	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Grant 32' Stewart 90+3' Williams 90+5'	Report	Haber 26' Saunders 90'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 5,342 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Crewe Alexandra v Fleetwood Town

19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 22	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Fleetwood Town	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Lowe 5'	Report	Ball 10'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,749 Referee: Andy Madley

Crewe Alexandra v Shrewsbury Town

28 December 2015 (2015-12-28) 24	Crewe Alexandra	1–2	Shrewsbury Town	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Colclough 26' Haber 55'	Report	Cole 11' Gerrard 64' Whalley 90'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 5,506 Referee: Andy Haines

Crewe Alexandra v Coventry City

2 January 2016 25	Crewe Alexandra	0–5	Coventry City	Crewe
15:00 GMT		Report	Armstrong 11' 30' (pen.) 45' Murphy 27' 85'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 5,946 Referee: Mark Haywood

Swindon Town v Crewe Alexandra

16 January 2016 26	Swindon Town	4–3	Crewe Alexandra	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Ajose 14' 90+1' Obika 47' Nugent 52' (o.g.)	Report	Inman 20' 40' Colclough 26' Jones 26' Nugent 28' Turton 62'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,888 Referee: Lee Collins

Crewe Alexandra v Wigan Athletic

23 January 2016 27	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Wigan Athletic	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Inman 43' Cooper 63'	Report	Wabara 16' Perkins 47' McCann 53' Power 59'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 6,010 Referee: Nick Kinseley

Bury v Crewe Alexandra

26 January 2016 28	Bury	0–0	Crewe Alexandra	Bury
19:45 GMT	O'Sullivan 65' Etuhu 88'	Report	Guthrie 63'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,343 Referee: Darren England

Millwall v Crewe Alexandra

30 January 2016 29	Millwall	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	London
15:00 GMT	Archer 59' Gregory 64' (pen.) Williams 89'	Report	Inman 59' (pen.) Nugent 63' Ajayi 86'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 9,044 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Crewe Alexandra v Rochdale

6 February 2016 30	Crewe Alexandra	2–0	Rochdale	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Fox 7' Haber 31' Inman 45'	Report	Rafferty 49' Lund 57'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,130 Referee: Ross Joyce

Crewe Alexandra v Walsall

13 February 2016 31	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Walsall	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Inman 49'	Report	Bradshaw 32' (pen.)	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 5,132 Referee: Darren Handley

Rochdale v Crewe Alexandra

16 February 2016 23	Rochdale	2–2	Crewe Alexandra	Rochdale
19:45 GMT	Bennett 2' Bunney 6' Lund 45+6' Rose 45+6'	Report	Haber 24' Seager 27' Bakayogo 45+5'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,985 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Chesterfield v Crewe Alexandra

20 February 2016 32	Chesterfield	3–1	Crewe Alexandra	Chesterfield
15:00 GMT	Ebanks-Blake 7' Novak 12' Dimaio 56'	Report	Jones 20' Bakayogo 27' Guthrie 87'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 6,264 Referee: Gavin Ward

Crewe Alexandra v Barnsley

27 February 2016 33	Crewe Alexandra	1–2	Barnsley	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Fox 5' Guthrie 32' Nugent 66'	Report	Bree 45+1' Winnall 53' Watkins 62' Mawson 67' 67' Isgrove 69'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,451 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Southend United v Crewe Alexandra

1 March 2016 34	Southend United	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Southend-on-Sea
19:45 GMT	Wordsworth 58' Worrall 86' Barnett 87' Coker 87' Payne 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Hitchcock 54' Cooper 86'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,444 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Crewe Alexandra v Burton Albion

5 March 2016 35	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Burton Albion	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Haber 14' Turton 32' Jones 70' Ng 80' Nugent 87'	Report	Akins 35' McCrory 90+1'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,380 Referee: Peter Bankes

Gillingham v Crewe Alexandra

12 March 2016 36	Gillingham	3–0	Crewe Alexandra	Gillingham, Kent
15:00 GMT	Samuel 12' El-Abd 38' Guthrie 61' (o.g.) Wright 90+2'	Report	Nugent 67'	Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,656 Referee: Keith Hill

Crewe Alexandra v Blackpool

19 March 2016 37	Crewe Alexandra	1–2	Blackpool	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Haber 47' 83'	Report	Redshaw 34' 35' Aldred 84' Potts 90+5'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,480 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Sheffield United v Crewe Alexandra

25 March 2016 38	Sheffield United	3–2	Crewe Alexandra	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Adams 18' Flynn 61' Sharp 87' Calvert-Lewin 90+7'	Report	Guthrie 58' Fox 68' Davis 82'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 18,539 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Crewe Alexandra v Bradford City

28 March 2016 39	Crewe Alexandra	0–1	Bradford City	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Ray 62'	Report	Proctor 50' McMahon 70'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 5,320 Referee: Kevin Wright

Peterborough United v Crewe Alexandra

2 April 2016 40	Peterborough United	3–0	Crewe Alexandra	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Beautyman 14' 40' 55' Fox 23' Angol 67'	Report	Bakayogo 12'	Stadium: ABAX Stadium Attendance: 4,881 Referee: Lee Collins

Port Vale v Crewe Alexandra

9 April 2016 41	Port Vale	3–0	Crewe Alexandra	Burslem
15:00 GMT	Dodds 3' 83' Streete 73' Hooper 90+2'	Report	Ray 1'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,771 Referee: Paul Tierney (referee)

Crewe Alexandra v Scunthorpe United

16 April 2016 42	Crewe Alexandra	2–3	Scunthorpe United	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Turton 15' Ainley 71' Haber 79'	Report	Williams 43' 75' Adelakun 64'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,852 Referee: Darren England

Crewe Alexandra v Colchester United

19 April 2016 43	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Colchester United	Crewe
19:45 GMT	Turton 26' Saunders 90+1' Ray 90+3'	Report	Edwards 25' Moncur 65' (pen.)	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,094 Referee: Scott Duncan (referee)

Oldham Athletic v Crewe Alexandra

23 April 2016 44	Oldham Athletic	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Oldham
15:00 GMT	Forte 59' Croft 65'	Report	Ray 39' Turton 81'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,571 Referee: Michael Bull

Crewe Alexandra v Doncaster Rovers

30 April 2016 45	Crewe Alexandra	3–1	Doncaster Rovers	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Ainley 43' Haber 57' Inman 89'	Report	Rowe 28'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,403 Referee: Lee Swabey

Fleetwood Town v Crewe Alexandra

8 May 2016 46	Fleetwood Town	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	Fleetwood
12:30 GMT	Grant 21' Cole 24'	Report		Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,302

FA Cup

Crewe Alexandra v Eastleigh

7 November 2015 First round	Crewe Alexandra	0–1	Eastleigh	Crewe
15:00	Garratt 63'	Report	Strevens 75' (pen.)	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,008 Referee: Carl Boyeson

League Cup

On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Crewe Alexandra were drawn at home against Preston North End.

Crewe Alexandra v Preston North End

12 August 2015 (2015-08-12) First round	Crewe Alexandra	1–3	Preston North End	Crewe
19:45 BST	King 36'	Report	Hugill 5' Keane 13' Brownhill 86'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2,852 Referee: Scott Duncan

Football League Trophy

On 5 September 2015, the second round draw was shown live on Soccer AM and drawn by Charlie Austin and Ed Skrein. Crewe will host Wigan Athletic.

Crewe Alexandra v Wigan Athletic

6 October 2015 (2015-10-06) Second round	Crewe Alexandra	2–3	Wigan Athletic	Crewe
19:45 BST	Haber 6' Colclough 36'	Report	Hiwula 10', 70' Wildschut 76'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2,168 Referee: James Adcock

Cheshire Senior Cup

On the Cheshire FA website the preliminary round details were announced, Crewe Alex will face Witton Albion.

Crewe Alexandra v Witton Albion

27 October 2015 (2015-10-27) Preliminary round	Crewe Alexandra	5–0	Witton Albion	Crewe
19:45 BST	Ryan Wintle 41' Liam O'Neil 45' Saunders Andre Brown	Report		Stadium: Gresty Road

Crewe Alexandra v Altrincham

3 February 2016 First Round	Crewe Alexandra	6–0	Altrincham	Crewe
19:45 BST	Joe Howell 19' Andre Brown 23' Charlie Kirk 50' Baillie 60' Saunders 80'	Report		Stadium: Gresty Road

Stockport County v Crewe Alexandra

9 February 2016 Second round	Stockport County	4–1	Crewe Alexandra	Stockport
19:45 BST	Karl Ledsham 2' Montrose 16' Brodie 59' John Mardsen 90+1'	Report	Saunders 18'	Stadium: Edgeley Park

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v t e Crewe Alexandra Football Club
The club	Players Managers Academy Seasons Records and statistics Women's team
Grounds	Alexandra Recreation Ground Gresty Road
Matches	1993 Football League Third Division play-off final 1997 Football League Second Division play-off final 2012 Football League Two play-off final 2013 Football League Trophy final 2024 EFL League Two play-off final
Other	Blue Moon Norman Rowlinson (chairman 1964–1988) John Bowler (chairman 1988–2021) Sexual abuse scandal
Seasons	1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

2015–16 in English football

« 2014–15 2016–17 »

National teams

Senior (UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying round, finals)
U21 (UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying round)
U19 (UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying round, finals)
U17 (UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying round, finals)

League
competitions

Level 1	Premier League
Levels 2–4	Football League (Championship, League One, League Two, play-offs)
Levels 5–6	National League (National, North, South)
Levels 7–8	Isthmian League (Premier, North, South) Northern Premier League (Premier, North, South) Southern League (Premier, Central, South & West)
Levels 9–10	Combined Counties League (Premier, One) East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only) Eastern Counties League (Premier, One) Essex Senior League (level 9 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One East, One West) Kent Invicta League (level 10 only) Midland League (Premier, One) North West Counties League (Premier, One) Northern Counties East League (Premier, One) Northern League (One, Two) South West Peninsula League Premier Division (level 10 only) Southern Combination League (One, Two) Southern Counties East League (level 9 only) Spartan South Midlands League (Premier, One) United Counties League (Premier, One) Wessex League (Premier, One) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only) Western League (Premier, One)

Cup
competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) FA Community Shield FA Trophy (Final) FA Vase (Final)
Football League cups	Football League Cup (Final) Football League Trophy (Final)

Youth
competitions

Under 21	Professional U21 Development Leagues (League 1, League 2) U21 Premier League Cup
Under 18	Professional U18 Development Leagues (League 1, League 2, League 3) FA Youth Cup

Club seasons
Premier League	Arsenal Aston Villa Bournemouth Chelsea Crystal Palace Everton Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Norwich City Southampton Stoke City Sunderland Swansea City Tottenham Hotspur Watford West Bromwich Albion West Ham United
Championship	Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol City Burnley Cardiff City Charlton Athletic Derby County Fulham Huddersfield Town Hull City Ipswich Town Leeds United Middlesbrough Milton Keynes Dons Nottingham Forest Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Reading Rotherham United Sheffield Wednesday Wolverhampton Wanderers
League One	Barnsley Blackpool Bradford City Burton Albion Bury Chesterfield Colchester United Coventry City Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers Fleetwood Town Gillingham Millwall Oldham Athletic Peterborough United Port Vale Rochdale Scunthorpe United Sheffield United Shrewsbury Town Southend United Swindon Town Walsall Wigan Athletic
League Two	Accrington Stanley AFC Wimbledon Barnet Bristol Rovers Cambridge United Carlisle United Crawley Town Dagenham & Redbridge Exeter City Hartlepool United Leyton Orient Luton Town Mansfield Town Morecambe Newport County Northampton Town Notts County Oxford United Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Stevenage Wycombe Wanderers Yeovil Town York City

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