2014–15 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season
2014–15 season | |||
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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) | ||
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During the 2014–15 English football season, Crewe Alexandra F.C. competed in Football League One, their 91st season in the English Football League.
Match details
[edit]Pre-season
[edit]11 July 2014 | Norton United | 0–4 | Crewe Alexandra | Norton Cricket Club & Miners Welfare Institute, Smallthorne |
19:30 BST | Report | Pogba ![]() Grant ![]() Inman ![]() Orenuga ![]() |
13 July 2014 | Nantwich Town | 1–4 | Crewe Alexandra | The Weaver Stadium, Nantwich |
15:00 BST | Jones ![]() | Report | Inman ![]() Waters ![]() Phillips ![]() Saunders ![]() |
19 July 2014 | Chester | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Deva Stadium, Chester |
15:00 BST | Rooney ![]() | Report | Atkinson ![]() | Attendance: 1,134 |
26 July 2014 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Gresty Road, Crewe |
15:00 BST | Report | Dicko ![]() |
29 July 2014 | Southport | 1–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Haig Avenue, Southport |
19:45 BST | Evans ![]() | Report | Turton ![]() Waters ![]() |
League One
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated
Matches
[edit]The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.[1]
9 August 2014 1 | Fleetwood Town | 2–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood |
15:00 | Ball ![]() Proctor ![]() Hogan ![]() | Report | Inman ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 3,774 Referee: Gary Sutton |
16 August 2014 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | Barnsley | Gresty Road, Crewe |
15:00 | Waters ![]() Oliver ![]() | Lita ![]() Winnall ![]() Cranie ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 4,502 Referee: Andy Davies |
19 August 2014 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–5 | Rochdale | Gresty Road, Crewe |
19:45 | Haber ![]() ![]() Ness ![]() | Henderson ![]() Done ![]() ![]() ![]() Héry ![]() Vincenti ![]() Rafferty ![]() | Attendance: 3,742 Referee: Keith Stroud |
23 August 2014 4 | Swindon Town | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra | County Ground, Swindon |
15:00 | Kasim ![]() Williams ![]() | Report | Attendance: 6,530 Referee: Lee Collins |
30 August 2014 5 | Gillingham | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham |
15:00 | Dack ![]() McDonald ![]() | Report | Attendance: 4,998 Referee: Andrew Madley |
13 September 2014 6 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–1 | Port Vale | Gresty Road, Crewe |
15:00 | Ray ![]() Oliver ![]() | Report | Slew ![]() | Attendance: 6,357 Referee: Simon Hooper |
16 September 2014 7 | Yeovil Town | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Huish Park, Yeovil |
19:45 | Moore ![]() | Report | Waters ![]() | Attendance: 3,509 Referee: Michael Bull |
20 September 2014 8 | Milton Keynes Dons | 6–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Stadium mk, Milton Keynes |
15:00 | Alli ![]() ![]() ![]() Grigg ![]() Afobe ![]() Reeves ![]() | [1] | McFadzean ![]() Ray ![]() | Attendance: 7,049 Referee: Darren Bond |
27 September 2014 9 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–3 | Colchester United | Gresty Road, Crewe |
15:00 | Report | Sears ![]() Healey ![]() Watt ![]() | Attendance: 3,909 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
30 September 2014 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–3 | Notts County | Gresty Road, Crewe |
19:45 | Grant ![]() Atkinson ![]() | Report | Cassidy ![]() Tate ![]() Thompson ![]() | Attendance: 3,495 Referee: Keith Hill |
4 October 2014 11 | Bradford City | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Valley Parade, Bradford |
15:00 | Davies ![]() Liddle ![]() ![]() McLean ![]() | Report | Dugdale ![]() | Attendance: 12,386 Referee: Darren Deadman |
11 October 2014 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–1 | Coventry City | Gresty Road, Crewe |
15:00 | Brandy ![]() Cooper ![]() Dugdale ![]() Grant ![]() Ray ![]() Inman ![]() | Report | Fleck ![]() Finch ![]() ![]() Grant ![]() | Attendance: 5,058 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
18 October 2014 13 | Walsall | 0–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Bescot Stadium, Walsall |
15:00 | Report | Cooper ![]() Turton ![]() Dugdale ![]() | Attendance: 4,127 Referee: Darren Handley |
21 October 2014 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Peterborough United | Gresty Road, Crewe |
19:45 | Turton ![]() Haber ![]() Grant ![]() Cooper ![]() | Report | Bostwick ![]() Payne ![]() Baldwin ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 3,524 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
25 October 2014 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | Sheffield United | Gresty Road, Crewe |
15:00 | Grant ![]() Ray ![]() | Report | Basham ![]() Scougall ![]() McNulty ![]() Wallace ![]() | Attendance: 5,699 Referee: Peter Bankes |
1 November 2014 16 | Crawley Town | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Broadfield Stadium, Crawley |
15:00 | McLeod ![]() | Report | Cooper ![]() | Attendance: 2,329 Referee: Brendan Malone |
15 November 2014 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–0 | Chesterfield | Gresty Road, Crewe |
15:00 | Turton ![]() | BBC Report | Evatt ![]() Morsy ![]() | Attendance: 4,557 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
22 November 2014 18 | Leyton Orient | 4–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Brisbane Road, Leyton |
15:00 | Plasmati ![]() Wright ![]() Omozusi ![]() Dagnall ![]() Cox ![]() ![]() Vincelot ![]() Mooney ![]() | Report | Grant ![]() Cooper ![]() | Attendance: 5,516 Referee: Steve Martin |
29 November 2014 19 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Doncaster Rovers | Gresty Road, Crewe |
15:00 | Ikpeazu ![]() Ness ![]() | Report | Butler ![]() Coppinger ![]() | Attendance: 4,530 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
13 December 2014 20 | Scunthorpe United | 2–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Glanford Park, Scunthorpe |
15:00 | Williams ![]() Llera ![]() | Report | Ajose ![]() Ness ![]() Leigh ![]() | Attendance: 3,006 Referee: Darren Sheldrake |
20 December 2014 21 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Bristol City | Gresty Road, Crewe |
15:00 | Ikpeazu ![]() Ray ![]() Ness ![]() | Report | Williams ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 4,927 Referee: Andy Haines |
26 December 2014 22 | Oldham Athletic | 1–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Boundary Park, Oldham |
15:00 | Elokobi ![]() | Report | Ray ![]() Grant ![]() Ajose ![]() | Attendance: 4,782 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
28 December 2014 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Preston North End | Gresty Road, Crewe |
15:00 | Cooper ![]() | Report | Beckford ![]() | Attendance: 6,429 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
10 January 2015 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 3–1 | Gillingham | Gresty Road, Crewe |
15:00 | Ajose ![]() Davis ![]() Ikpeazu ![]() | Report | Legge ![]() Ehmer ![]() Dack ![]() McDonald ![]() | Attendance: 4,436 Referee: Mark Brown |
17 January 2015 25 | Notts County | 2–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Meadow Lane, Nottingham |
15:00 | Mullins ![]() Hollis ![]() Noble ![]() ![]() ![]() Daniels ![]() | Report | Guthrie ![]() Ness ![]() Dugdale ![]() | Attendance: 4,643 Referee: Iain Williamson |
24 January 2015 26 | Port Vale | 0–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Vale Park, Burslem |
15:00 | O'Connor ![]() | Report | Ajose ![]() Davis ![]() | Attendance: 8,002 Referee: Gavin Ward |
31 January 2015 27 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–5 | Milton Keynes Dons | Gresty Road, Crewe |
15:00 | Stewart ![]() | Report | Cole ![]() Bowditch ![]() McFadzean ![]() Alli ![]() Spence ![]() Baker ![]() Powell ![]() | Attendance: 4,319 Referee: Kevin Wright |
7 February 2015 28 | Colchester United | 2–3 | Crewe Alexandra | Colchester Community Stadium, Colchester |
15:00 | Porter ![]() Eastman ![]() Marriott ![]() | Report | Davis ![]() Jones ![]() Ajose ![]() Grant ![]() | Attendance: 3,134 Referee: Tim Robinson |
10 February 2015 29 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Yeovil Town | Gresty Road, Crewe |
19:45 | Ray ![]() Ajose ![]() Ness ![]() | Report | Arthurworrey ![]() Berrett ![]() | Attendance: 3,523 Referee: Darren Handley |
14 February 2015 30 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | Fleetwood Town | Gresty Road, Crewe |
15:00 | Ajose ![]() Haber ![]() | Report | McLaughlin ![]() | Attendance: 4,135 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
17 February 2015 31 | Doncaster Rovers | 2–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster |
19:45 | Furman ![]() Wellens ![]() | Report | Ray ![]() Tate ![]() | Attendance: 6,164 Referee: Darren Sheldrake |
21 February 2015 32 | Barnsley | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Barnsley |
15:00 GMT | Nyatanga ![]() Rachubka ![]() | Report | Grant ![]() Jones ![]() | Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 8,635 Referee: Darren Deadman |
28 February 2015 33 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–0 | Swindon Town | Gresty Road, Crewe |
15:00 GMT | Report | Attendance: 4,781 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
3 March 2015 34 | Rochdale | 4–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Spotland Stadium, Rochdale |
19:45 GMT | Bennett ![]() Henderson ![]() ![]() Bunney ![]() ![]() | Report | Davis ![]() | Attendance: 1,954 Referee: ![]() |
7 March 2015 35 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | Scunthorpe United | Gresty Road, Crewe |
15:00 GMT | Leigh ![]() Haber ![]() | Report | Osbourne ![]() | Attendance: 4,213 Referee: ![]() |
14 March 2015 36 | Preston North End | 5–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Deepdale, Preston, Lancashire |
15:00 GMT | Garner ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Welsh ![]() Beckford ![]() | Report | Turton ![]() | Attendance: 10,203 Referee: ![]() |
17 March 2015 37 | Bristol City | 3–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol |
19:45 GMT | Wilbraham ![]() Flint ![]() Emmanuel-Thomas ![]() | Report | Ikpeazu ![]() | Attendance: 10,719 Referee: ![]() |
21 March 2015 38 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | Oldham Athletic | Gresty Road, Crewe |
15:00 GMT | Report | Brown ![]() Wilkinson ![]() | Attendance: 4,669 Referee: ![]() |
28 March 2015 39 | Sheffield United | 1–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Bramall Lane, Sheffield |
15:00 GMT | Davies ![]() Holt ![]() Davies ![]() | Report | Dalla Valle ![]() Tate ![]() Atkinson ![]() Colclough ![]() | Attendance: 19,672 Referee: ![]() |
3 April 2015 40 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–0 | Crawley Town | Gresty Road, Crewe |
15:00 GMT | Grant ![]() Colclough ![]() | Report | Wordsworth ![]() Oyebanjo ![]() | Attendance: 5,353 Referee: ![]() |
6 April 2015 41 | Chesterfield | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Proact Stadium, Chesterfield |
15:00 GMT | Darikwa ![]() | Report | Ness ![]() Jones ![]() | Attendance: 6,942 Referee: ![]() |
11 April 2015 42 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Leyton Orient | Gresty Road, Crewe |
15:00 GMT | Dalla Valle ![]() Tate ![]() | Report | Henderson ![]() McAnuff ![]() | Attendance: 4,419 Referee: ![]() |
14 April 2015 43 | Peterborough United | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | London Road Stadium, Peterborough |
19:45 GMT | Bostwick ![]() Washington ![]() Norris ![]() | Report | Dalla Valle ![]() ![]() Grant ![]() Leigh ![]() Guthrie ![]() | Attendance: 4,338 Referee: ![]() |
18 April 2015 44 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Walsall | Gresty Road, Crewe |
15:00 GMT | Haber ![]() | Report | Bradshaw ![]() | Attendance: 4,644 Referee: ![]() |
25 April 2015 45 | Coventry City | 1–3 | Crewe Alexandra | Ricoh Arena, Coventry |
15:00 GMT | Proschwitz ![]() Johnson ![]() | Report | Dalla Valle ![]() Colclough ![]() Haber ![]() | Attendance: 13,983 Referee: ![]() |
3 May 2015 46 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | Bradford City | Gresty Road, Crewe |
12:15 GMT | Grant ![]() Davis ![]() | Report | Clarke ![]() ![]() Anthony McMahon ![]() Stead ![]() | Attendance: 7,608 Referee: ![]() |
FA Cup
[edit]The draw for the first round of the FA Cup was made on 27 October 2014.[2]
8 November 2014 First round | Crewe Alexandra | 0–0 | Sheffield United | Gresty Road, Crewe |
15:00 | Davis ![]() Grant ![]() | Report | Attendance: 3,222 Referee: Mick Russell |
18 November 2014 First round replay | Sheffield United | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Bramall Lane, Sheffield |
19:45 | Flynn ![]() | Report | Guthrie ![]() Turton ![]() | Attendance: 5,987 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
League Cup
[edit]The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Crewe Alexandra were drawn at away to Barnsley.[3]
12 August 2014 Round One | Barnsley | 0–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Oakwell, Barnsley |
19:45 | Report | Waters ![]() Tootle ![]() | Attendance: 4,391 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
26 August 2014 Round Two | Crewe Alexandra | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Bolton Wanderers | Gresty Road, Crewe |
19:45 | Inman ![]() Haber ![]() | Report | Pratley ![]() Beckford ![]() | Attendance: 2,642 Referee: Tony Harrington |
Football League Trophy
[edit]2 September 2014 Round One | Crewe Alexandra | 0–3 | Rochdale | Gresty Road, Crewe |
19:30 | Report | Done ![]() Vincenti ![]() Andrew ![]() | Attendance: 1,529 Referee: Scott Duncan |
Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
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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
[edit]N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]No. | P | Name | Country | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended | Start source | End source |
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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 |
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.
References
[edit]- ^ "Fixtures Released". Crewe Alexandra F.C. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "First round draw". The FA. 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Barnsley Away In Capital One Cup". Crewe Alexandra F.C. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.