2007–08 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season

Crewe Alexandra
2007–08 season
Chairman John Bowler
Manager Steve Holland
League One 13th
FA Cup Second round
League Cup First round
Football League Trophy First Round
Top goalscorer League: Maynard (11)
All: Maynard (11)
Highest home attendance 6,771 (14 January vs Leeds United)
Lowest home attendance 2,862 (15 August vs Hull City)
Home colours
Away colours

The 2007–08 season of Crewe Alexandra Football Club's 84th competitive season. They competed in Football League One.

Events

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2007-08 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include transfers (which are listed in the transfers section below), match results (which are in the matches section) or awards (which are in the awards section).

2007

2008

Players

Squad information

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Since
App
Goals
Ends
Transfer fee
Notes
1 GK England Williams 24EU 2004 90 0 30 Jun 2008 Free
2 DF England Woodards 23EU 2007 12 0 30 Jun 2010 £30,000
3 DF England B. Jones 24EU 2007 0 0 30 Jun 2010 £65,000
4 MF England Roberts 20EU 2004 81 7 30 Jun 2009 Youth system
5 DF England Cox (captain)35EU 2006 32 1 30 Jun 2008 Free
6 DF France Baudet (VC)28EU 2006 43 1 30 Jun 2009 Free
7 MF England Schumacher 23EU 2007 1 0 30 Jun 2010 Free
8 MF Northern Ireland O'Connor 19EU 2005 30 0 30 Jun 2009 Youth system
9 FW England Maynard 20EU 2005 33 17 30 Jun 2010 Youth system
10 MF Germany Bopp 23EU 2007 0 0 30 Jun 2010 Free
12 MF England Rix 23EU 2001 103 4 30 Jun 2009 Youth system
13 GK England Tomlinson 22EU 2001 11 0 30 Jun 2008 Youth system On loan at Burton Albion until 21 Mar 2008
14 DF England McCready 25EU 2007 61 17 30 Jun 2009 Free
15 FW England Pope 21EU 2005 6 1 30 Jun 2009 Free
16 FW England Lowe 28EU 2006 31 7 30 Jun 2009 Free
17 MF England Carrington 20EU 2005 0 0 30 Jun 2009 Youth system
18 FW England Moore 18EU 2007 1 0 30 Jun 2010 Youth system
19 FW England Miller 19EU 2006 11 3 30 Jun 2009 Youth system
20 DF England M Bailey 21EU 2005 0 0 30 Jun 2008 Free
21 GK Wales Fôn Williams 20EU 2006 0 0 30 Jun 2008 Youth system
22 DF England Daniel 19EU 2007 0 0 30 Jun 2009 Free
23 DF England O'Donnell 21EU 2007 25 1 30 Jun 2010 Free
24 FW England Farquharson 18EU 2007 0 0 30 Jun 2008 Youth system On loan at Nantwich Town until 28 Mar 2008
25 MF England J Bailey 18EU 2007 0 0 30 Jun 2008 Youth system
26 FW England Brown 18EU 2007 0 0 30 Jun 2008 Youth system On loan at Kidsgrove Athletic until Jan 2008
28 DF Nigeria Abbey 28EU 2007 0 0 30 Jun 2008 Free
29 DF England Lynch 20EU 2007 0 0 30 Jun 2008 Free
30 DF Scotland Boyle 20EU 2007 0 0 21 Feb 2008 Loan On loan from Everton
32 MF England G. M. Roberts 23EU 2007 0 0 12 March 2008 Loan On loan from Ipswich Town
34 MF England Lunt 27EU 2007 0 0 19 Mar 2008 Loan On loan from Sheffield Wednesday
  • Last updated: 12 Feb 2008 (all stats except appearances and goals)
  • Source: Wikipedia players' articles, Crewe Alexandra, crewe-mad
  • Ordered by Squad Number.
  • Player must own an EU passport or be a full, current, 'A' international to legally play in English football. (Source)
  • Squad size is unlimited.

Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in the League One (and playoffs), FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

Squad stats

Total Football League One FA Cup Football League CupJohnstone's Paint Trophy
No.
P
Nat.
Name
Sts
App
Gls
App
Gls
App
Gls
App
Gls
App
Gls
1 GKEngland Williams 43 43 40 2 1
2 DFEngland Woodards 38 38 34 2 1 1
3 DFEngland Jones 25 25 21 2 1 1
4 MFEngland G. S. Roberts 36 38 5 35 5 2 1
5 DFEngland Cox 23 29 1 27 2 1
6 DFFrance Baudet 33 33 1 30 1 1 1 1
7 MFEngland Schumacher 21 24 1 21 1 1 1 1
8 MFNorthern Ireland O'Connor 16 21 21
9 FWEngland Maynard 19 22 6 21 6 1
10 MFGermany Bopp 6 11 1 9 1 1 1
11 MFWales Vaughan 1 1
12 MFEngland Rix 25 30 26 2 1 1
13 GKEngland Tomlinson 1 1 1
14 DFEngland McCready 30 31 2 28 1 2 1 1
15 FWEngland Pope 14 24 6 22 6 1 1
16 FWEngland Lowe 19 31 5 28 4 2 1 1
17 MFEngland Carrington 2 7 5 1 1
18 FWEngland Moore 27 33 2 30 2 2 1
19 FWEngland Miller 7 18 1 16 1 1 1
20 DFEngland Bailey 1 3 2 1
21 GKWales Fôn Williams
22 DFEngland Daniel 1 1
23 DFEngland O'Donnell 18 24 1 23 1 1
24 FWEngland Farquharson 1 1 1
25 MFEngland Bailey 1 1
26 FWEngland Brown 1 1
27 DFEngland Dugdale
28 DFNigeria Abbey 14 17 17
29 DFEngland Lynch 1 3 2 1
30 FWEngland Barnard 9 10 3 10 3
30 DFScotland Boyle 14 14 14
31 FWEngland Dickson 2 3 3
31 FWWales Church 13 14 1 12 1 2
32 MFEngland Bennett 4 10 1 8 1 2
32 MFEngland G. M. Roberts 4 4 4
33 FWDemocratic Republic of the Congo Baseya 1 4 3 1
34 DFScotland Gray 2 2 2
34 MFEngland Lunt 7 7 7
35 MFEngland Anyinsah 2 4 4
36 FWEngland Morgan 5 5 2 5 2

Last updated: 24 Mar 2008
Source: Crewe Alexandra
Ordered by Squad Numbers
0 shown as blank

Disciplinary record

N
P
Nat.
Name
Notes
4 MF England G. S. Roberts 4 1 0 Conceded one penalty kick
6 DF France Baudet 4 0 0 Conceded one penalty kick
30 DF Scotland Boyle 2 0 0 On loan
8 MF Northern Ireland O'Connor 2 0 0 Conceded two penalty kicks
12 MF England Rix 2 0 0
30 FW England Barnard 1 0 0 On loan
32 MF England Bennett 1 0 0 On loan
34 MF England Lunt 1 0 0 On loan
29 DF England Lynch 1 0 0
9 FW England Maynard 1 0 0
14 DF England McCready 1 0 0 Conceded two penalty kicks
19 FW England Miller 1 0 0
7 MF England Schumacher 1 0 0
1 GK England Williams 0 0 0 Conceded one penalty kick
2 DF England Woodards 1 0 0 Conceded one penalty kick

Last updated: 24 Mar 2008
Source: Crewe Alexandra
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Crewe currently have the best disciplinary record in The Football League[9]

Awards

Individual
Date Country N P Name Award Notes
13 Aug 2007England4MFG. S. RobertsTeam of the WeekSource
20 Aug 2007England2DFWoodardsTeam of the WeekSource
10 Sep 2007Germany10MFBoppTeam of the WeekSource
24 Sep 2007England1GKWilliamsTeam of the WeekSource
1 Oct 2007England3DFJonesTeam of the WeekSource
22 Oct 2007England16FWLoweTeam of the WeekSource
5 Nov 2007England18FWMooreTeam of the WeekSource
19 Nov 2007England2DFWoodardsTeam of the Week (2)Source
10 Dec 2007England2DFWoodardsTeam of the Week (3)Source
28 Jan 2008England1GKWilliamsTeam of the Week (2)Source
3 Mar 2008England1GKWilliamsTeam of the Week (3)Source
17 Mar 2008England8MFO'ConnorTeam of the WeekSource
Club
Date Period Award Notes
18 JuneSeason 2006/07Bobby Moore Fair Play award[1]

Players in / out

In

N
P
Name
EU
Country
Age
Type
Moving from
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
10 MF Bopp EU Germany23 Transferred Green tickY Rotherham United Summer Free
15 FW Pope EU England21 Youth team Green tickY Summer Free
17 MF Carrington EU England20 Youth team Green tickY Summer Free
21 GK Fôn Williams EU England20 Youth team Green tickY Summer Free
29 DF Lynch EU England20 Unattached Green tickY Summer Free
28 DF Abbey EU England28 Unattached Green tickY Summer Free
14 DF McCready EU England25 Unattached Green tickY Summer Free
3 DF Jones EU England23 Transferred Green tickY Exeter City Summer £65,000
7 MF Schumacher EU England23 Transferred Green tickY Bradford City Summer Free
30 FW Barnard EU England23 Loan Tottenham Hotspur Summer 3 Jan 2008 Loan
31 FW Dickson EU England22 Loan Charlton Athletic Summer 13 Sep 2007 Loan
31 FW Church EU Wales18 Loan Reading Winter 28 Jan 2007 Loan Crewe Alexandra
32 MF Bennett EU England18 Loan Wolverhampton Wanderers Winter 3 Jan 2008 Loan Crewe Alexandra
33 FW Baseya EU Democratic Republic of the Congo
France
19 Loan Southampton Winter 19 Dec 2007 Loan Crewe Alexandra
34 Gray EU Scotland19 Loan Manchester United Winter 3 Jan 2008 Loan Crewe Alexandra
30 DF Boyle EU Scotland20 Loan Green tickY Everton Winter 21 Feb 2008 Loan Crewe Alexandra
32 MF G. M. Roberts EU England23 Loan Green tickY Ipswich Town Winter 12 March 2008 Loan Crewe Alexandra
34 MF Lunt EU England28 Loan Green tickY Sheffield Wednesday Winter 19 March 2008 Loan
35 FW Anyinsah EU England23 Loan Green tickY Preston North End Winter Loan
36 MF Morgan EU England24 Loan Green tickY Luton Town Winter Loan

Out

N
P
Name
EU
Country
Age
Status
Moving to
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
2 FW Otsemobor EU England24 Transfer Green tickY Norwich CityEngland Summer Free
3 DF Jones EU England20 Transfer Green tickY Preston North End Summer £500,000[*]
12 FW Varney EU England24 Transfer Green tickY Charlton Athletic Summer £2,500,000
11 MF Vaughan EU Wales24 Transfer Green tickY Real SociedadSpain Summer £300,000 Crewe Alexandra
26 MF Brown EU England19 Loan Green tickY Kidsgrove Athletic Winter Loan
24 FW Farquharson EU England19 Loan Northwich Victoria Winter Loan
29 DF Lynch EU England21 Loan Green tickY Stafford Rangers Winter Loan
22 MF Daniel EU England19 Loan Green tickY Grays Athletic Winter Loan
27 DF Dugdale EU England20 Free Green tickY Droylsden Winter Free
24 FW Farquharson EU England19 Loan Green tickY Nantwich Town Winter Loan
13 GK Tomlinson EU England22 Loan Green tickY Burton Albion Winter Loan BBC Sport

Last updated: 8 Mar 2008
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.

^ Initial fee of £500,000, plus clauses:
  • £62,500 for 15, 30 and 45 appearances for Preston North End
  • 20% sell-on clause
  • £250,000 should Jones achieve promotion whilst at Preston North End.

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Technical Director England Dario Gradi MBE
First team coach / Academy Director England Steve Holland
Assistant manager England Neil Baker
Assistant Academy manager England James Collins
Assistant Academy manager England Neil Critchley
Chief scout England Glyn Chamberlain
Senior physiotherapist England Matt Radcliffe
Physiotherapist England Steve Walker
Fitness coach England Andy Franks
Academy Recruitment Officer England Phil Swift
Academy Welfare Officer / Academy Administration England Malcolm Hughes

Last updated: 26 Aug 2007
Source: Crewe Alexandra Staff

Other information

Chairman John Bowler
Vice Chairman Norman Hassell
Director Richard Clayton
Director Dario Gradi MBE
Director Mark Hassell
Director Jim McMillan
Director Daniel Potts
Director David Rowlinson
Director Jimmy Rowlinson
Head Groundsman John Huxley
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Alexandra Stadium (10,153 / 100 x 66 yd (60 m))

Last updated: 26 Aug 2007
Source: Crewe Alexandra Staff

Kits

Home
Supplier: Diadora
Sponsors: Mornflake Oats
Away
Supplier: Diadora
Sponsors: Mornflake Oats
Home goalkeepers
Supplier: Diadora
Sponsors: Mornflake Oats
Away goalkeepers
Supplier: Diadora
Sponsors: Mornflake Oats

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
Football League One 20 11 Aug 2007 3 May 2008
Football League Cup 1st round 15 Aug 2007
Johnstone's Paint Trophy 1st round 4 Sep 2007
FA Cup 1st round2nd round 10 Nov 2007 1 Dec 2007

Last updated: 24 Mar 2008
Source: Competitions

League One

Table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1 Swansea City 45 26 11 8 81 42+39 89 Promotion to the League Championship
2 Nottingham Forest 45 23 11 11 64 39+25 80
3 Doncaster Rovers 45 21 16 8 61 30+31 79 Qualification to the Football League One playoffs
4 Carlisle United 45 23 10 12 63 45+18 79
5 Southend United 45 22 9 14 69 54+15 75
6 Leeds United 45 26 10 9 70 37+33 073¹
7 Brighton & Hove Albion 45 19 12 14 58 49+9 69
8 Tranmere Rovers 45 18 11 16 51 45+6 65
9 Oldham Athletic 45 17 13 15 54 45+9 64
10 Walsall 45 16 15 14 50 44+6 63
11 Northampton Town 45 16 15 14 58 54+4 63
12 Huddersfield Town 45 19 6 20 49 6213 63
13 Swindon Town 45 15 13 17 61 55+6 58
14 Leyton Orient 45 15 12 18 46 6216 57
15 Hartlepool United 45 15 8 22 61 643 53
16 Bristol Rovers 45 12 17 16 44 506 53
17 Millwall 45 14 10 21 44 5814 52
18 Yeovil Town 45 14 10 21 36 5620 52
Decrease Crewe Alexandra 45 12 14 19 46 6115 50
20 Cheltenham Town 45 12 12 21 40 6323 48
21 AFC Bournemouth 45 17 6 22 61 7110 047² Relegation to the League Two
22 Gillingham 45 11 13 21 43 7128 46
23 Port Vale 45 9 10 26 46 8034 37
24 Luton Town 45 11 10 24 43 6219 033²

Updated to games played on 29 April 2008.
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
¹ Deducted 15 points for failure to comply with rules on insolvency.
² Deducted 10 points for entering administration
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
45 12 14 19 46 61 −15 50 8 6 8 26 29 −3 4 8 11 20 32 −12

Last updated: 29 April 2008.
Source: Sky Sports

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAAHHAHAAHAHHAHAAHAHA
Result W D L D W L D L D L L W D W W W L L D L L D L W L L L D D L D W D L D D L W W D L L W W L

Last updated: 24 Mar 2008.
Source: Sky Sports
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

11 Aug 2007
Crewe Alexandra 2 – 1 Brighton & Hove Albion
G. S. Roberts  22' (pen.)
G. S. Roberts  79'
Report Dean Cox  14'
Andrew Whing  57' (Unsporting behavior)
Dean Cox  86' (Unsporting behavior)
Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 5,394
Referee: S Bratt

Crewe Alexandra 0 – 3 Hull City
G. S. Roberts  32' (Unsporting behaviour) Report Nathan Doyle  23' (Unsporting behavior)
Michael Bridges  44'
Richard Garcia  55'
Stephen McPhee  70'
Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 2,862
Referee: P Miller

18 Aug 2007
Bristol Rovers 1 – 1 Crewe Alexandra
Joe Jacobson  25' (Unsporting behaviour)
Craig Disley  32'
Report Tom Pope  34'
The Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,750
Referee: G Salisbury

25 Aug 2007
Crewe Alexandra 0 – 2 Leyton Orient
G. S. Roberts  83' (Unsporting behaviour) Report JJ Melligan  35'
Adam Boyd  85' (pen.)
Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,683
Referee: D Drysdale

1 Sep 2007
Swindon Town 1 – 1 Crewe Alexandra
Michael Pook  24' Report Steven Schumacher  42'
County Ground
Attendance: 6,595
Referee: K Friend

Chester City 1 – 1 Crewe Alexandra
Richie Partridge  61'
Kevin Ellison  90' (Unsporting behavior)
Report Ryan Lowe  37'
  Penalties  
Paul Butler
Richie Partridge
Nathan Lowndes
James Vaughan
John Murphy
4 – 3 Steven Schumacher
Billy Jones
Ryan Lowe
Julien Baudet
Eugen Bopp
Deva Stadium
Attendance: 2,162
Referee: K Evans

8 Sep 2007
Crewe Alexandra 2 – 0 Huddersfield Town
Lee Barnard  16'
Eugen Bopp  39'
Report Andy Booth  20' (Unsporting behavior)
Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 5,164
Referee: N Swarbrick

16 Sep 2007
Doncaster Rovers 2 – 0 Crewe Alexandra
Paul Heffernan  31'
Dan Woodards  48' (o.g.)
Report
Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 6,726
Referee: D Deadman

22 Sep 2007
Crewe Alexandra 0 – 0 Millwall
Report Gary Alexander  36' (Unsporting behavior)
Ben May  72' (Unsporting behavior)
Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,478
Referee: P Joslin


2 Oct 2007
Tranmere Rovers 1 – 1 Crewe Alexandra
Chris Shuker  65'
Shane Cansdell-Sheriff  87' (Unsporting behavior)
Report G. S. Roberts  56' (pen.)
Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,155
Referee: S Mathieson

6 Oct 2007
Crewe Alexandra 1 – 4 Bournemouth
Shaun Miller  89' Report Lee Bradbury  37'
Max Gradel  61',  77'
Darren Anderton  85'
Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,799
Referee: C Webster

13 Oct 2007
Southend United 3 – 0 Crewe Alexandra
Nick Bailey  17'
Adam Barrett  18' (Unsporting behavior)
Gary Hooper  63'
Leon Clarke  82' (pen.)
Report Lee Barnard  5' (Unsporting behaviour)
Ben Rix  82' (Dissent)
Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,927
Referee: A Penn

20 Oct 2007
Crewe Alexandra 2 – 0 Luton Town
Ryan Lowe  14',  40' Report Alan Goodall  25' (Unsporting behavior)
Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,490
Referee: E Ilderton

27 Oct 2007
Cheltenham Town 2 – 2 Crewe Alexandra
Alan Wright  85'
David Bird  89'
Report Simon Church  74'
Ryan Lowe  78'
Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,605
Referee: D McDermidd

3 Nov 2007
Crewe Alexandra 2 – 0 Yeovil Town
Chris McCready  28'
Byron Moore  40'
Report Justin Cochrane  34' (Unsporting behavior)
Terrell Forbes  44' (Unsporting behavior)
Scott Guyett  89' (Unsporting behavior)
Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,363
Referee: J Moss

6 Nov 2007
Port Vale 0 – 1 Crewe Alexandra
Craig Rocastle  72' (Dissent) Report Ben Rix  22' (Unsporting behaviour)
Elliott Bennett  70' (Unsporting behaviour),  76'
Vale Park
Attendance: 5,329
Referee: R Beeby

Crewe Alexandra 2 – 1 Milton Keynes Dons
Chris McCready  3'
Neil Cox  65'
Report Gareth Edds  15' (Unsporting behaviour)
Dean Lewington  60' (Unsporting behaviour)
Jemal Johnson  69' (pen.)
Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 3,049
Referee: K Hill

17 Nov 2007
Crewe Alexandra 1 – 0 Northampton Town
Ryan Lowe  59' Report Guy Branston  31' (Unsporting behaviour)
Ryan Gilligan  43' (Unsporting behaviour)
Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,531
Referee: A Haines

24 Nov 2007
Nottingham Forest 2 – 0 Crewe Alexandra
Arron Davies  45'
Sammy Clingan  52'
Report Dan Woodards  51' (Unsporting behaviour)
City Ground
Attendance: 16,650
Referee: M Oliver


4 Dec 2007
Crewe Alexandra 2 – 3 Gillingham
Byron Moore  43'
G. S. Roberts  49'
Chris McCready  56' (Unsporting behaviour)
Report Mark Bentley  8'
Andrew Crofts  27' (Unsporting behaviour)
Mark Bentley  51' (Unsporting behaviour)
Chris Dickson  56' (pen.)
Chris Dickson  73'
Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 3,929
Referee: G Laws

8 Dec 2007
Crewe Alexandra 0 – 0 Walsall
Report Michael Ricketts  83' (Unsporting behaviour)
Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,639
Referee: S Mathieson

15 Dec 2007
Hartlepool United 3 – 0 Crewe Alexandra
Michael Nelson  67'
Richard Barker  85'
Richard Barker  88' (pen.)
Report
Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,915
Referee: M Haywood

22 Dec 2007
Crewe Alexandra 0 – 4 Doncaster Rovers
G. S. Roberts  12' (Unsporting behaviour)
Shaun Miller  71' (Unsporting behaviour)
G. S. Roberts Yellow cardRed card 80' (Second bookable offence)
Report Stephen Roberts  24' (Unsporting behaviour)
Jason Price  38'
Jason Price  50'
Paul Green  90+1'
Lewis Guy  90+3'
Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,122
Referee: D Foster

26 Dec 2007
Huddersfield Town 1 – 1 Crewe Alexandra
Nathan Clarke  31' (Unsporting behaviour)
Andy Holdsworth  46' (Unsporting behaviour)
Andy Booth  85'
Jon Worthington  86' (Unsporting behaviour)
Report Lee Barnard  19'
Galpharm Stadium
Attendance: 9,795
Referee: D Drysdale

29 Dec 2007
Millwall 2 – 0 Crewe Alexandra
Neil Harris  49' (pen.)
Ahmet Brković  53'
Report Michael O'Connor  90' (Dissent)
New Den Stadium
Attendance: 8,068
Referee: T Kettle

1 Jan 2008
Crewe Alexandra 4 – 3 Tranmere Rovers
G. S. Roberts  30' (pen.)
G. S. Roberts  40' (Unsporting behaviour)
G. S. Roberts  48'
Ryan Lynch  62' (Unsporting behaviour)
Nicky Maynard  67'
Danny O'Donnell  89'
Report Andy Taylor  8'
Chris Greenacre  31'
Antony Kay  33' (Unsporting behaviour)
Ian Goodison Red card 65' (Violent conduct)
Paul McLaren  74'
Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 5,137
Referee: J Moss

14 Jan 2008
Crewe Alexandra 0 – 1 Leeds United
Live on Sky Sports
Report
Darren Kenton  35' (Unsporting behaviour)
Jermaine Beckford  36'
Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 6,771
Referee: K Friend

19 Jan 2008
Carlisle United 1 – 0 Crewe Alexandra
Joe Garner  52'
Peter Murphy  71'
Report Nicky Maynard  90+1' (Unsporting behaviour)
Brunton Park
Attendance: 6,449
Referee: C Webster

22 Jan 2008
Match postponed on 5 Jan 2008 due to FA Cup fixtures
Swansea City 2 – 1 Crewe Alexandra
Thomas Butler  14'
Paul Anderson  77'
Report Steven Schumacher  90+2' (Unsporting behaviour)
Tom Pope  90+3'
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 11,200
Referee: A Woolmer

26 Jan 2008
Crewe Alexandra 0 – 0 Swindon Town
Julien Baudet  80' (Unsporting behaviour) Report Michael Pook  40' (Unsporting behaviour)
Billy Paynter Red card 74' (Serious Foul Play)
Jon-Paul McGovern  78' (Unsporting behaviour)
Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,344
Referee: K Evans


2 Feb 2008
Brighton & Hove Albion 3 – 0 Crewe Alexandra
Glenn Murray  23'
Guy Butters  41'
Glenn Murray  45'
Report
Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 4,802
Referee: D Whitestone

9 Feb 2008
Crewe Alexandra 2 – 2 Swansea City
Julien Baudet  82'
Tom Pope  90'
Report Jason Scotland  9' (pen.)
G. S. Roberts  40' (o.g.)
Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,955
Referee: N Miller

12 Feb 2008
Leyton Orient 0 – 1 Crewe Alexandra
Charlie Daniels  31' (Unsporting behaviour) Report Nicky Maynard  26'
Julien Baudet  45+1' (Unsporting behavior)
Brisbane Road
Attendance: 3,881
Referee: G Hegley

23 Feb 2008
Leeds United 1 – 1 Crewe Alexandra
Ľubomír Michalík  15' (Unsporting behaviour)
Tresor Kandol  85'
Report Patrick Boyle  29' (Dissent)
Nicky Maynard  47'
Elland Road
Attendance: 21,223
Referee: M Pike

26 Feb 2008
Match postponed on 16 Feb 2008 due to frozen pitch
Crewe Alexandra 0 – 1 Carlisle United
Julien Baudet  83' (Unsporting behaviour) Report Scott Dobie  64'
Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,786
Referee: P Taylor

1 Mar 2008
Northampton Town 0 – 0 Crewe Alexandra
Report Kenny Lunt  63' (Unsporting behaviour)
Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,507
Referee: M Haywood

8 Mar 2008
Crewe Alexandra 0 – 0 Nottingham Forest
Report Arron Davies  25' (Unsporting behaviour)
Chris Cohen  48' (Dissent)
Julian Bennett  69' (Unsporting behaviour)
Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 6,314
Referee: J Singh

11 Mar 2008
Crewe Alexandra 0 – 2 Port Vale
Patrick Boyle  15' (Unsporting behaviour)
Michael O'Connor  68' (Unsporting behaviour)
Report Paul Harsley  57' (pen.)
Robin Hulbert  65' (Unsporting behaviour)
Marc Richards  68' (Unsporting behaviour)
Luke Rodgers  81'
Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 5,229
Referee: M Dean

15 Mar 2008
Gillingham 0 – 3 Crewe Alexandra
Kevin Maher Red card 57' (Professional foul) Report Tom Pope  9'
Nicky Maynard  50'
Dean Morgan  76'
Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,956
Referee: P Joslin

22 Mar 2008
Crewe Alexandra 3 – 1 Hartlepool United
Nicky Maynard  20'
Nicky Maynard  30'
Julien Baudet  60' (Unsporting behaviour)
Nicky Maynard  70' (Unsporting behaviour)
Tom Pope  85'
Report Joel Porter  81'
Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,412
Referee: S Attwell

24 Mar 2008
Walsall 1 – 1 Crewe Alexandra
Ian Roper  90+4' Report Nicky Maynard  61'
Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,741
Referee: F Graham

29 Mar 2008
Luton Town 2   1 Crewe Alexandra
Matthew Spring  4'
Matthew Spring  70' (Unsporting Behavior)
Matthew Spring  78' (Pen.)
Report Danny Woodards  47' (Unsporting Behavior)
Michael O'Connor  53' (Unsporting Behavior)
Nicky Maynard  58'
Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 5,465
Referee: M Oliver

5 Apr 2008
Crewe Alexandra 1   3 Southend United
Nicky Maynard  74' Report Lee Barnard  2'
James Walker  19'
Charlie Mulgrew  38' (Unsporting Behavior)
Simon Francis 77' (Unsporting Behavior)
Lee Barnard  80'
Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,895
Referee: A Haines

12 Apr 2008
Yeovil Town 0   3 Crewe Alexandra
Marc Bircham  62' (Unsporting Behavior) Report Nicky Maynard  8'
Nicky Maynard  58'
Tom Pope  90'
Huish Park
Attendance: 4,785
Referee: R Booth

19 Apr 2008
Crewe Alexandra 3   1 Cheltenham Town
Nicky Maynard  14'
Nicky Maynard  68'
Nicky Maynard  76'
Report Alan Wright  60' (Unsporting Behavior)
Steven Gillespie  62'
Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 5,279
Referee: Andy D'Urso

26 Apr 2008
Bournemouth 1   0 Crewe Alexandra
Sam Vokes  55'
Lee Bradbury  80' (Unsporting Behavior)
Report
Fitness First Stadium
Attendance: 8,621
Referee: Keith Hill

Last updated: 24 Mar 2008
Source: Crewe Alexandra
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