- 2009–10 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season
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This article details Crewe Alexandra's 2009–10 season in League Two. This will be Crewe's 86th competitive season.
Crewe Alexandra Football Club Season 2009–10 Manager Dario Gradi Previous Manager Guðjón Þórðarson (to Oct) Technical Director Dario Gradi Chairman John Bowler League League Two League Position 2008–09: 22nd (League One) Final position: 18th FA Cup First Round (out) League Cup First Round (out) Football League Trophy First Round (out) Top goalscorer League: Zola (15)
All: Zola (18)Most appearances League: Brayford (45)
All: Brayford (48)Highest attendance 6,943 (vs Port Vale, 17 October 2009) Lowest attendance 2,331 (vs Stockport County, 1 September 2009) Last match Bradford City (H), lost 0–1 Next match FL2, 07/08/10 Transfer Spending £ 0 
Transfer Income £ 475,000 Last updated: 11:09, 11 May 2010 (UTC) Contents
Events
This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club before and during the 2009-10 season, presented in chronological order.
2009
Pre-season
- 2 May: Crewe are relegated to League Two after a 3–0 loss at home to League One champions Leicester City.
- 7 May: Manager Gudjon Thordarson releases 10 players from the squad, including captain Julien Baudet to the MLS, leading to 19 players being left from the previous season.
- 19 May: Pre-season games are announced against three Premier League sides, Wigan Athletic, a Wolverhampton Wanderers select XI and Birmingham City.
- 21 May: Crewe announce their first signing of the summer, with central defender Patrick Ada signing from Histon, while assistant manager, Neil Baker, leaves his position.
- 4 June: Chief scount Glyn Chamberlain leaves the club after four years.[1] and Crewe make their first sale for money after Tom Pope agrees a £150,000 move to Rotherham United.
- 17 June: The same day the fixtures are released, Crewe announce that Nantwich Town manager Steve Davis has been appointed new assistant manager.[2]
- 5 July: Prior to a 7-0 win over Newcastle Town in a friendly,[3] Billy Jones is made the forthcoming season's captain, with Anthony Elding as vice-captain.[4]
2009-10 season begins- August
- 8 August: Crewe start off their season with a 2–1 defeat at home by Dagenham & Redbridge.[5]
- 11 August: Crewe's League Cup campaign ends in the First Round after a 2–1 defeat at home to Championship side Blackpool.[6]
- 15 August: Crewe get their two away wins of the season after a 0-4 win over Grimsby Town,[7] then a narrow 0-1 win over Darlington three days later.[8]
- 20 August: Tottenham Hotspur recall on-loan 'keeper David Button.[9]
- 22 August: Crewe get their first win at home, and a third straight clean sheet with a 1–0 win over Hereford United after Billy Jones scored the rebound from his saved penalty kick.[10]
- 29 August: Crewe fail to score for the first time this season, and suffer their first away loss after losing at Bournemouth 1–0.[11]
September
- 1 September: Crewe lose in the Football League Trophy to Stockport County, the first Cheshire derby of the season.[12] and re-sign David Button on loan until 3rd January.[13]
- 5 September: Crewe's second Cheshire derby of the season ends with a Crewe win, 2–1 against Macclesfield Town at home, to send Crewe up to fifth in the table.[14]
- 12 September: Crewe travel 30 miles to Shrewsbury Town, where their inconsistent season continues with a 2–0 loss.[15]
- 19 September: Crewe's 23 shots against Aldershot Town's six do not help as they lose 2–1.[16]
- 25 September: Crewe honour Accrington Stanley's request to play on a Friday night to help with Accrington's debt, but end up losing 5–3.[17]
- 29 September: Crewe have two men sent off in a match for the first time since 1996, in a 3–2 loss at home to Bury, with former Crewe striker Ryan Lowe scoring for the visitors.[18]
October
- 2 October: Crewe part company with Gudjon Thordarson with immediate effect after a board meeting,[19] with Dario Gradi again taking the position as caretaker manager.
- 9 October: Bolton Wanderers recall on loan goalkeeper Ádám Bogdán.[20]
- 24 October: After Crewe lose away at Notts County,[21] striker Anthony Elding is placed on the transfer list.[22]
- 27 October: Tottenham Hotspur recall on loan 'keeper David Button again.[23]
November
- 7 November: Crewe lose in the First Round of the FA Cup to Blue Square Premier side York City.[24]
- 21 November: Following Crewe's 2–2 draw away at Northampton Town, Crewe become the last Football League side to draw a game in the new season.
December
- 2 December: Steve Phillips saves two penalties as Crewe are the first team to win at Saltergate this season after a 3–2 win at 5th placed Chesterfield.[25]
- 5 December: Crewe draw at home with Lincoln City 0–0, Crewe's first no-score draw of the season, and first since April 2009.[26]
- 12 December: Crewe become the first team to beat Barnet at home after a 1-2 win.[27] Matthew Tootle is later cleared of diving by the FA, but his yellow card is not rescinded.[28]
- 19 December: Crewe's home match with Torquay United is postponed due to a frozen pitch at The Alexandra Stadium.[29]
- 26 December: Crewe come from behind twice to secure a 2–2 draw with top of the table Rochdale, who were looking for a record sixth successive away win.[30]
- 28 December: Crewe's final match of 2009 is a 4–1 loss away at Macclesfield Town.[31] The result means Crewe finish the year in 12th position in the league.[32]
- 29 December: Harry Worley's loan is extended until the end of the season.[33]
2010
January
- 1 January: Crewe's first two games of the New Year against Hereford and Grimsby are postponed, due to the heavy snow around Britain.
- 5 January: Striker Anthony Elding and the club agree to mutually terminate Eldgin's contract with immediate effect.[34]
- 6 January: Steve Phillips extends his loan until 30 May.[35]
February
- 23 February: Crewe's match with Chesterfield is put back by 24 hours due to a bad weather forecast.
March
- 19 March: Crewe sign Lancaster City striker Jordan Connerton for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract. Crewe loan Connerton back to Lancaster City for the remainder of the season.[36] AJ Leitch-Smith also goes out on loan, to Curzon Ashton until the end of the season.[37]
April
- 26 April: Ashley Westwood is awarded the Player of the Season award at the Crewe ASi Award Night. Westwood also picked up the Newcomer of the Season award, whilst Calvin Zola's goal against Bradford City on 10 October is voted as the Goal of the Season.[38]
- 27 April: Crewe retain the Cheshire Premier Cup after an extra-time win over Macclesfield Town at Gresty Road.
May
- 1 May: Assistant Manager Steve Davis takes control of the first team's goalless draw at Rotherham United whilst Dario Gradi went on scouting duties.[39]
- 8 May: Crewe's final match of the season is a 1–0 loss at home to Bradford City, leaving Crewe finishing 18th in the league table.
Players
Squad information
N P Nat. Name Age EU Since App Goals Ends Transfer fee Notes 1 GK 
Collis 28 EU 2008 26 0 30 Jun 2010 Free 2 DF Brayford 21 EU 2008 86 3 30 Jun 2010 £210,000 3 DF Jones (captain) 26 EU 2007 85 9 30 Jun 2010 £ 65,000 4 MF Schumacher 25 EU 2007 82 8 30 Jun 2010 Free 5 DF O'Donnell (VC2) 23 EU 2007 147 4 30 Jun 2010 £100,000 6 DF 
Ada 24 Non-EU 2009 21 0 30 Jun 2011 Free 8 FW Donaldson 25 EU 2008 82 20 2011 £125,000 9 FW Elding (VC1) 27 EU 2008 32 4 2011 Undisclosed 10 FW 
Zola 24 Non-EU 2008 69 23 2011 £200,000 11 MF 
Grant 21 EU 2008 77 13 2011 £130,000 12 DF Mitchel-King 25 EU 2009 35 0 30 Jun 2011 Free 13 GK Legzdins 22 EU 2008 8 0 30 Jun 2010 Free 14 FW Moore 20 EU 2007 110 9 30 Jun 2010 Youth system 15 FW Miller 21 EU 2006 99 19 30 Jun 2011 Youth system 16 DF Bailey 20 EU 2007 55 0 30 Jun 2011 Youth system 17 DF McManus 20 EU 2008 1 0 30 Jun 2010 Free 18 MF Murphy 19 EU 2008 45 4 30 Jun 2011 Youth system 19 DF Westwood 19 EU 2008 40 6 30 Jun 2009 Youth system 20 DF Shelley 19 EU 2008 22 2 30 Jun 2011 Youth system 21 MF Clements 19 EU 2008 1 0 30 Jun 2010 Youth system 22 FW Leitch-Smith 19 EU 2008 1 0 30 Jun 2010 Youth system 23 DF Tootle 18 EU 2009 28 1 30 Jun 2010 Youth system 26 DF Davis 17 EU 2009 1 0 Youth system 27 DF Worley 20 EU 2009 23 0 14 May 2010 Loan From Leicester City 28 MF Walton 21 EU 2009 33 1 30 Jun 2010 Loan From Plymouth Argyle 30 DF Martin 22 EU 2009 5 1 £5,000 31 GK Phillips 31 EU 2009 29 0 3 Jan 2010 Loan From Bristol Rovers 35 DF Stokes 18 EU 2009 2 0 11 Apr 2010 Loan From Bolton Wanderers Last updated: 11 May 2010
Source: Wikipedia players' articles, Crewe Alexandra, crewe-mad, soccerbase
Ordered by Squad Number.Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in the League (and playoffs), FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.
Squad stats
Total League Two FA Cup Football League Cup Football League Trophy No. P Nat. Name Sts App Gls App Gls App Gls App Gls App Gls 1 GK Collis 1 1 1 2 DF Brayford 47 47 44 1 1 1 3 DF Jones 13 14 2 12 2 1 1 4 MF Schumacher 28 33 4 32 4 1 5 DF O'Donnell 27 27 27 6 DF Ada 19 21 18 1 1 1 8 FW Donaldson 28 39 12 37 12 1 1 9 FW Elding 4 12 10 1 1 10 FW Zola 33 37 17 34 15 1 1 1 1 1 11 MF
Grant 44 46 9 43 9 1 1 1 12 DF Mitchel-King 34 35 32 1 1 1 13 GK Legzdins 8 8 6 1 1 14 FW Moore 16 32 3 29 3 1 1 1 15 FW Miller 22 34 7 33 7 1 16 MF Bailey 22 23 21 1 1 17 DF McManus 18 MF Murphy 23 34 5 32 5 1 1 19 MF Westwood 35 37 6 36 6 1 20 MF Shelley 8 17 1 16 1 1 21 MF Clements 1 1 22 FW Leitch-Smith 1 1 23 DF Tootle 26 28 1 28 1 24 GK Button 10 10 10 25 MF Verma 6 9 7 1 1 26 DF Davis 1 1 27 DF Worley 22 24 1 23 1 1 28 MF Walton 27 33 1 31 1 1 1 29 GK 
Bogdán 1 1 1 30 DF Martin 1 5 1 5 1 31 GK Phillips 29 29 28 1 35 DF Stokes 2 2 2 Last updated: 11 May 2010
Source: Crewe Alexandra
Ordered by Squad Numbers
0 shown as blankDisciplinary record
N P Nat. Name Y YY R Notes 19 MF Westwood 4 1 6 DF Ada 2 1 3 DF Jones 2 1 2p DF Martin 0 1 15 FW Miller 6 28 MF Walton 5 4 MF Schumacher 3 12 DF Mitchel-King 2 Conceded two penalties 27 DF Worley 2 Conceded one penalty 10 FW Zola 2 8 FW Donaldson 2 25 MF Verma 1 18 MF Murphy 1 16 DF Bailey 1 23 DF Tootle 1 Last updated: 11 May 2010
Source: Crewe Alexandra
Only competitive matches
Y = Number of bookings; 
YY = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; 
R = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.Awards
Individual
Date N P Nat. Name Award Notes 17 Aug 2009 10 FW Zola League Two Team of the Week Source 24 Aug 2009 13 GK Legzdins League Two Team of the Week Source 12 Oct 2009 10 FW Zola League Two Team of the Week Source October 2009 10 FW Zola PFA Player-of-the-Month Source 2 Nov 2009 20 DF Shelley League Two Team of the Week Source 2 Nov 2009 4 MF Schumacher League Two Team of the Week Source 2 Nov 2009 10 FW Zola League Two Team of the Week Source 7 Dec 2009 23 DF Tootle League Two Team of the Week Source 12 Dec 2009 11 MF Grant League Two Team of the Week Source 25 Jan 2010 11 MF Grant League Two Team of the Week Source 22 Feb 2010 19 DF Westwood League Two Team of the Week Source 8 Mar 2010 8 FW Donaldson League Two Team of the Week Source 29 Mar 2010 12 DF Mitchel-King League Two Team of the Week Source 26 Apr 2010 19 DF Westwood League Two Team of the Week Source 26 Apr 2010 10 FW Zola League Two Team of the Week Source 3 May 2010 13 GK Legzdins League Two Team of the Week Source Players in and out
In
N P Name EU Country Age Type Moving from Transfer
windowEnds Transfer
feeSource 24 GK Button EU 20 Loan Tottenham Hotspur Summer 20 Aug 2009 Loan Crewe Alexandra 24 GK Button EU 20 Loan Tottenham Hotspur Summer 27 Oct 2009 Loan Crewe Alexandra 6 DF Ada 24 Transfer Histon Summer 30 Jun 2011 Free Crewe Alexandra 12 DF Mitchel-King EU 25 Transfer Histon Summer 30 Jun 2011 Free Crewe Alexandra 25 MF Verma EU 22 Loan Leicester City Summer 10 Nov 2009 Loan Crewe Alexandra 27 DF Worley EU 20 Loan Leicester City Summer 14 May 2010 Loan Crewe Alexandra
BBC Sport28 DF Walton EU 21 Loan Plymouth Argyle Summer 30 Jun 2010 Loan Crewe Alexandra 29 GK Bogdán EU 22 Loan Bolton Wanderers Winter 9 Oct 2009 Loan Crewe Alexandra 31 GK Phillips EU 31 Loan Bristol Rovers Winter 3 Jan 2010 Loan 30 DF Martin EU 22 Transfer Wealdstone Winter £5,000 Out
N P Name EU Country Age Status Moving to Transfer
windowTransfer
feeSource 6 DF Baudet EU 
30 Transferred Colorado Rapids 
Summer Free Crewe Alexandra 18 MF Carrington EU 22 Released Milton Keynes Dons Summer Free Crewe Alexandra 14 DF McCready EU 27 Released Wrexham 
Summer Free Crewe Alexandra 21 GK Tomlinson EU 24 Released Barrow Summer Free Crewe Alexandra Danville EU Released Free Agent Summer Free Crewe Alexandra Thompson EU Released Free Agent Summer Free Crewe Alexandra 2 DF Woodards EU 25 Released Milton Keynes Dons Summer Free Crewe Alexandra 22 MF Daniel EU 21 Released Macclesfield Town Summer Free Crewe Alexandra 15 DF Abbey EU 30 Mutual Consent Free Agent Summer Free Crewe Alexandra 7 MF Bopp EU 
25 Mutual Consent Free Agent Summer Free Crewe Alexandra 19 FW Pope EU 23 Transferred Rotherham United Summer £150,000 Crewe Alexandra 8 MF O'Connor EU 
21 Transferred Scunthorpe United Summer £225,000 Crewe Alexandra DF McManus EU 20 Loan Curzon Ashton Winter Loan Crewe Alexandra Last updated: 10 October 2009
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.Club
Coaching staff
Position Staff Technical Director and
ManagerDario Gradi MBE Assistant Manager Steve Davis Assistant Academy Manager James Collins Assistant Academy Manager Neil Critchley Chief Scout Neil Baker Senior Physiotherapist Barry Holmes Physiotherapist Steve Walker Fitness Coach Andy Franks Academy Recruitment Officer Phil Swift Academy Welfare Officer /
Academy AdministrationPaul Anthrobus Last updated: 2 October 2009
Source: Crewe Alexandra StaffOther information
Chairman John Bowler Vice Chairman Norman Hassall Director Richard Clayton Director Dario Gradi MBE Director Mark Hassall Director Jim McMillan Director Daniel Potts Director David Rowlinson Director Jimmy Rowlinson Head Groundsman John Huxley Assistant Groundsman Andrew Wareham Club Doctor Dr Mike Freeman Ground (capacity and dimensions) Alexandra Stadium (10,153 / 100 × 66 yd) Last updated: 6 July 2009
Source: Crewe Alexandra StaffKits
Home
Supplier: Lotto
Sponsors: Mornflake Oats
Away
Supplier: Lotto
Sponsors: Mornflake Oats
Home goalkeepers
Supplier: Lotto
Sponsors: Mornflake Oats
Away goalkeepers
Supplier: Lotto
Sponsors: Mornflake OatsCompetitions
Overall
Competition Started round Current
position / roundFinal
position / roundFirst match Last match League Two — — 18th August 8, 2009 May 8, 2010 Football League Cup 1st round 1st round 1st round August 11, 2009 Football League Trophy 1st round 1st round 1st round September 1, 2009 FA Cup 1st round 1st round 1st round November 7, 2009 Last updated: 11 May 2010
Source: CompetitionsLeague Two
Table
46 27 12 7 96 31 +65 93 P Bournemouth 46 25 8 13 61 44 +17 83 P Rochdale 46 25 7 14 82 48 +34 82 Pl Morecambe 46 20 13 13 73 64 +9 73 Pl Rotherham United 46 21 10 15 55 52 +3 73 Pl Aldershot Town 46 20 12 14 69 56 +13 72 Pl Dagenham & Redbridge 46 20 12 14 69 58 +11 72 8 Chesterfield 46 21 7 18 61 62 -1 70 9 Bury 46 19 12 15 54 59 -5 69 10 Port Vale 46 17 17 12 61 50 +11 68 11 Northampton Town 46 18 13 15 62 53 +9 67 12 Shrewsbury Town 46 17 12 17 55 54 +1 63 13 Burton Albion 46 17 11 18 71 71 +0 62 14 Bradford City 46 16 14 16 59 62 -3 62 15 Accrington Stanley 46 18 7 21 62 74 -12 61 16 Hereford United 46 17 8 21 54 65 -11 59 17 Torquay United 46 14 15 17 64 55 +9 57 18 Crewe Alexandra 46 15 10 21 68 73 -5 55 19 Macclesfield Town 46 12 18 16 49 58 -9 54 20 Lincoln City 46 13 11 22 42 65 -23 50 21 Barnet 46 12 12 22 47 63 -16 48 22 Cheltenham Town 46 10 18 18 54 71 -17 48 R Grimsby Town 46 9 17 20 45 71 -26 44 R Darlington 46 8 6 32 33 87 -54 30 Promotion to League One Qualification to League Two playoffs Relegation to Conference National Results summary
Overall Home Away Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD 46 15 10 21 68 73 −5 55 7 4 12 35 36 −1 8 6 9 33 37 −4 Last updated: 11 May 2010
Source: http://www.crewealexandra-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadlgt.aspResults by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground H A A H A H A H A H H A H A A H A H A H A H A A A H H H A A H H A H H A H A A H H A A H A H Result L W W W L W L L L L L W L L W L D W W D W D L L D W L D L W W L D D W D L W L L L L D W D L Position 16 7 5 3 6 5 6 10 10 14 17 15 16 18 15 18 17 15 14 14 13 12 12 13 13 11 15 15 15 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 18 16 18 18 Last updated: 11 May 2010.
Source: Crewe Alexandra
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.Matches
Won Drawn Lost
Pre-Season Friendlies
5 July 2009 Newcastle Town 0 – 7 Crewe Alexandra Newcastle-under-Lyme 14:30 Report Elding 
11'
Donaldson 21'
Zola 59'
Zola 63'
Elding ' (pen.)
Razak[Note 1] 71'
Razak 80'Stadium: Lyme Valley Stadium 16 July 2009 Crewe Alexandra 1 – 0 Wigan AthleticAlexandra Stadium 19:30 Grant 31'Report Attendance: 2,063 19 July 2009 Nantwich Town 1 – 1 Crewe Alexandra Weaver Stadium 15:00 Carter 8'Report Donaldson 14'Attendance: 1,022 23 July 2009 Hyde United 2 – 4 Crewe Alexandra Ewen Fields 19:30 Smith 41'
Gedman 48'Report Grant 13'
O'Donnell 19'
Jones 53' (pen.)
Grant 69'25 July 2009 Crewe Alexandra 5 – 1 Port ValeReaseheath Murphy
Moore
Stephenson
Lewis
PeelReport Stadium: Reaseheath training ground
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)29 July 2009 Crewe Alexandra 0 – 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers XIAlexandra Stadium 19:30 Report Malone 37'Attendance: 1,741 4 August 2009 Crewe Alexandra 4 – 1 Birmingham CityAlexandra Stadium 19:30 Schumacher 45'
Queudrue 49' (o.g.)
Grant 53'
Mitchel-King 65'Report McFadden 17'Attendance: 1,827 -
1. Razak was a trialist for this game, which ended on 13 July.[40]
Last updated: 5 August 2009
League Two
8 August 2009 Crewe Alexandra 1 – 2 Dagenham & Redbridge Alexandra Stadium 15:00 Moore 72'Report Nurse 43'
Benson 74'
Doe 73' (unsporting behaviour)
Gain 84' (unsporting behaviour)Attendance: 3,936
Referee: Simon Hooper15 August 2009 Grimsby Town 0 – 4 Crewe Alexandra Blundell Park 15:00 Report Zola 34'
Zola 45'
Jones 47' (pen.)
Moore 90+4'
Jones 24' (unsporting behaviour)Attendance: 5,007
Referee: Mark Haywood18 August 2009 Darlington 0 – 1 Crewe Alexandra The Darlington Arena 19:45 Report Zola 87'Attendance: 1,821
Referee: Jock Waugh22 August 2009 Crewe Alexandra 1 – 0 Hereford United Alexandra Stadium 15:00 Jones missed pen (saved), 37'
Jones 37'Report Plummer 21' (unsporting behaviour)
C Jones 83' (unsporting behaviour)Attendance: 3,731
Referee: Karl Evans29 August 2009 Bournemouth 1 – 0 Crewe Alexandra Dean Court 15:00 Feeney 51'
Molesley 67' (unsporting behaviour)
Pitman 90+2' (unsporting behaviour)
Bartley 90+3' (unsporting behaviour)Report Jones 59' (dissent)
Verma 64' (unsporting behaviour)Attendance: 4,563
Referee: Roger East5 September 2009 Crewe Alexandra 2 – 1 Macclesfield Town Alexandra Stadium 15:00 Zola 12'
Grant 85'
Ada 61' (unsporting behaviour)Report Sappleton 32'
Bencherif 52' (dissent)
Draper 61' (unsporting behaviour)Attendance: 4,151
Referee: Steve Bratt12 September 2009 Shrewsbury Town 2 – 0 Crewe Alexandra New Meadow 15:00 Hibbert 29'
Labadie 69'
Holden 30' (unsporting behaviour)Report Miller 87' (dissent)Attendance: 6,204
Referee: Steven Cook19 September 2009 Crewe Alexandra 1 – 2 Aldershot Town Alexandra Stadium 15:00 Miller 16'
Worley 33' (unsporting behaviour)
Walton 82' (unsporting behaviour)
Zola 90' (unsporting behaviour)Report Donnelly 33'
Hudson 66'
Charles 6' (unsporting behaviour)Attendance: 3,661
Referee: Andy Hall25 September 2009 Accrington Stanley 5 – 3 Crewe Alexandra Crown Ground 19:45 Grant 3'
Symes 5'
Grant 49'
Procter 68'
Symes 77'Report Grant 43'
Grant 82'
Murphy 90+3'Attendance: 2,764
Referee: Dean Whitestone29 September 2009 Crewe Alexandra 2 – 3 Bury Alexandra Stadium 19:45 Worley 39'
Zola 73'
Jones 85' (professional foul)
Ada 90+3' (professional foul)
Murphy 90+6' (unsporting behaviour)Report Elliott 22'
Lowe 41'
Dawson 86' (pen.)
Newey 28' (unsporting behaviour)
Baker 36' (unsporting behaviour)Attendance: 3,534
Referee: David Foster3 October 2009 Crewe Alexandra 2 – 3 Rotherham United Alexandra Stadium 15:00 Schumacher 6'
Zola 51'Report Ellison 15'
Le Fondre 58' (pen.)
Broughton 85'
Fenton 69' (unsporting behaviour)
Sharps 76' (unsporting behaviour)Attendance: 4,253
Referee: Trevor Kettle10 October 2009 Bradford City 2 – 3 Crewe Alexandra Valley Parade 15:00 Boulding 44'
Hanson 69'Report Zola 8'
Zola 23'
Schumacher 65'
Mitchel-King 45+1' (unsporting behaviour)
Westwood 72' (unsporting behaviour)
Bailey 75' (unsporting behaviour)Attendance: 11,757
Referee: Carl Boyeson17 October 2009 Crewe Alexandra 1 – 2 Port Vale Alexandra Stadium 15:00 Miller 34'
Miller 62' (unsporting behaviour)
Westwood 72' (unsporting behaviour)Report Richards 45+1'
Taylor 80'
McCombe 53' (unsporting behaviour)
Jarrett 61' (dissent)Attendance: 6,943
Referee: Nigel Miller24 October 2009 Notts County 2 – 0 Crewe Alexandra Meadow Lane 15:00 Rodgers 28'
Westcarr 66'
Lee 21' (unsporting behaviour)
Rodgers 32' (unsporting behaviour)
Thompson 76' (unsporting behaviour)
Akinbiyi 80' (unsporting behaviour)Report Schumacher missed pen (saved), 76' Attendance: 6,545
Referee: James Linington24 October 2009 Cheltenham Town 0 – 4 Crewe Alexandra Whaddon Road 15:00 Eyjólfsson 28' (unsporting behaviour)
Hayles 90+2' (unsporting behaviour)Report Zola 29'
Schumacher 37'
Shelley 69'
Zola 73'Attendance: 3,124
Referee: Graham Scott14 November 2009 Crewe Alexandra 1 – 2 Morecambe Alexandra Stadium 15:00 Schumacher 77'Report Bentley 7'
Jevons 37'
Hunter 85' (unsporting behaviour)Attendance: 4,113
Referee: Geoff Eltringham21 November 2009 Northampton Town 2 – 2 Crewe Alexandra Sixfields 15:00 Akinfenwa 51'
Akinfenwa 62'Report Donaldson 14'
Johnson 43' (o.g.)Attendance: 5,069
Referee: Graham Horwood24 November 2009 Crewe Alexandra 2 – 1 Burton Albion Alexandra Stadium 19:45 Donaldson 12'
Grant 19'Report Walker 90+4'
Webster 61' (unsporting behaviour)
Walker 90+4' (unsporting behaviour)Attendance: 3,446
Referee: Graham Salisbury2 December 2009 Chesterfield 2 – 3 Crewe Alexandra Saltergate 19:30 Somma missed pen (saved), 7'
Small missed pen (saved), 22'
Talbot 73'
Lester 89'
Page 49' (unsporting behaviour)
Breckin 85' (unsporting behaviour)Report Donaldson 25'
Westwood 35'
Murphy 84'
Mitchel-King 22' (unsporting behaviour)Attendance: 3,267
Referee: Peter Quinn5 December 2009 Crewe Alexandra 0 – 0 Lincoln City Alexandra Stadium 15:00 Report Herd 46' (unsporting behaviour)Attendance: 3,632
Referee: Mark Haywood12 December 2009 Barnet 1 – 2 Crewe Alexandra Underhill Stadium 15:00 Sinclair 40'
Butcher 90+2' (unsporting behaviour)Report Grant 25'
Donaldson 67'
Tootle 14' (unsporting behaviour)
Westwood 58' (unsporting behaviour)Attendance: 1,841
Referee: Keith Hill19 December 2009 Crewe Alexandra P – P Torquay United Alexandra Stadium 15:00 Postponed due to frozen pitch
SourceReferee: Paul Tierney 26 December 2009 Crewe Alexandra 2 – 2 Rochdale Alexandra Stadium 15:00 Westwood 71'
Tootle 77'Report Dawson 53'
Higginbotham 74'
Kennedy 90' (unsporting behaviour)Attendance: 5,563
Referee: Oliver Langford
Assistant Referees: Scott Oldham and Andrew Scregg
Fourth Official: Peter Davies28 December 2009 Macclesfield Town 4 – 1 Crewe Alexandra Moss Rose 15:00 Wright 4'
Bolland 13'
Daniel 30'
Sappleton 90+2'
Draper 57' (unsporting behaviour)Report Zola 64'
Westwood 87' (dissent)Attendance: 3,449
Referee: Jock Waugh
Assistant Referees: Ian Smedley and Nigel Smith
Fourth Official: Danny Roberts1 January 2010 Hereford United P – P Crewe Alexandra Edgar Street 15:00 Postponed due to frozen pitch
Source9 January 2010 Crewe Alexandra P – P Grimsby Town Alexandra Stadium 15:00 Postponed due to frozen pitch
Source16 January 2010 Dagenham and Redbridge 2 – 0 Crewe Alexandra Victoria Road 15:00 Scott 35'
Green 41'Report Attendance: 1,951
Referee: Russell Booth19 January 2010 Hereford United 1 – 1 Crewe Alexandra Edgar Street 19:45 Constantine 42'
Lunt 52' (unsporting behaviour)
Jones 64' (unsporting behaviour)Report Donaldson 49'
Miller 54' (unsporting behaviour)Attendance: 1,367
Referee: Chris Sarginson23 January 2010 Crewe Alexandra 3 – 0 Darlington Alexandra Stadium 15:00 Zola 25'
Grant 30'
Zola 34'
Miller 86' (unsporting behaviour)Report Arnison 38' (unsporting behaviour)Attendance: 3,717
Referee: Andy Woolmer30 January 2010 Crewe Alexandra 1 – 2 Bournemouth Alexandra Stadium 15:00 Murphy 66'
Schumacher 62' (unsporting behaviour)
Donaldson 83' (unsporting behaviour)Report Fletcher 22'
Robinson 63'Attendance: 3,741
Referee: Anthony Taylor2 February 2010 Crewe Alexandra 1 – 1 Torquay United Alexandra Stadium 19:45 Miller 90'Report Zebroski 7'Attendance: 3,421
Referee: Paul Tierney6 February 2010 Rochdale 2 – 0 Crewe Alexandra Spotland 15:00 O'Grady 8'
Tootle 46' (og)Report Attendance: 3,164
Referee: Steve Rushton
Assistant Referees: Chris Akers and Jonathan Hunt
Fourth Official: William Smallwood12 February 2010 Burton Albion 1 – 2 Crewe Alexandra Pirelli Stadium 19:45
(Game delayed to 20:00 due to match official illness)Harrad 28'Report Miller 27'
Donaldson 84'
Worley 82' (unsporting behaviour)Attendance: 2,985
Referee: Darren Drysdale
Assistant Referees: Mark Griffiths and Michael Naylor
Fourth Official: Roy Burton20 February 2010 Crewe Alexandra 3 – 2 Northampton Town Alexandra Stadium 15:00 Westwood 16'
Westwood 66'
Walton 69'
Miller 19' (unsporting behaviour)
Walton 53' (unsporting behaviour)Report Gilligan 45+1'
Akinfenwa 57'
Hinton 42' (unsporting behaviour)
Gilbert 65' (unsporting behaviour)
Beckwith 73' (unsporting behaviour)
Gilligan 80' (dissent)
Guttridge 90+3' (dissent)Attendance: 4,036
Referee: Peter Quinn
Assistant Referees: Matthew Bristow and Peter Davies
Fourth Official: Russell Fletcher23 February 2010 Crewe Alexandra 0 – 1 Chesterfield Alexandra Stadium 19:45 Report Talbot 27'
Gray 59' (unsporting behaviour)Attendance: 3,278
Referee: Steve Tanner
Assistant Referees: Darren Bond and Dean Mohareb
Fourth Official: Steven Copeland27 February 2010 Lincoln City 1 – 1 Crewe Alexandra Sincil Bank 15:00 Somma 46'
Hughton 82' (unsporting behaviour)Report Miller 84'Attendance: 3,110
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
Assistant Referees: Matthew Dicicco and Stephen Smith
Fourth Official: Stephen Ross6 March 2010 Crewe Alexandra 2 – 2 Barnet Alexandra Stadium 15:00 Donaldson 13'
Donaldson 82'Report O'Flynn 23'
Lockwood 29'
Breen 90+1' (unsporting behaviour)Attendance: 3,551
Referee: Gary Sutton
Assistant Referees: Kevin Mattocks and Iain Siddall
Fourth Official: Mark Heywood9 March 2010 Crewe Alexandra 4 – 2 Grimsby Town Alexandra Stadium 19:45 Moore 29'
Grant 35'
Westwood 55'
Donaldson 90+1'
Martin 86' (violent conduct)Report Akpa Akpro 32'
Sinclair 41'
Sweeney 62' (unsporting behaviour)
Linwood 72' (unsporting behaviour)Attendance: 3,272
Referee: Colin Webster
Assistant Referees: Martin Dexter and Darren Handley
Fourth Official: Chris Kavanagh13 March 2010 Torquay United 1 – 1 Crewe Alexandra Plainmoor 15:00 Rendell 38'
Zebroski 48' (unsporting behaviour)
Carlisle 62' (unsporting behaviour)
Mansell 87' (unsporting behaviour)Report Donaldson 85'
Miller missed pen (saved), 77'Attendance: 2,507
Referee: Rob Shoebridge20 March 2010 Crewe Alexandra 0 – 1 Notts County Alexandra Stadium 15:00 Westwood 90+2' (violent conduct)Report Edwards 51'
Ravenhill 12' (unsporting behaviour)
Davies missed pen (saved), 34'
Hunt 38' (unsporting behaviour)
Thompson 65' (unsporting behaviour)
Rodgers 90+3' (unsporting behaviour)
Rodgers 90+5' (violent conduct)Attendance: 5,003
Referee: Darren Sheldrake
Assistant Referees: Danny Roberts and Peter Wright
Fourth Official: Andy Newell27 March 2010 Port Vale 0 – 1 Crewe Alexandra Vale Park 15:00 Owen 59' (unsporting behaviour)
Taylor 68' (unsporting behaviour)
Griddith 71' (unsporting behaviour)Report Miller 60' (pen.)
Schumacher 72' (unsporting behaviour)Attendance: 7,232
Referee: Chris Sarginson2 April 2010 Morecambe 4 – 3 Crewe Alexandra Christie Park 15:00 Jevons 53'
Curtis 87'
Mullin 90+2'
Artell 90+5'
Parrish 71' (professional foul)
Duffy 80' (unsporting behaviour)
Wilson 84' (unsporting behaviour)Report Grant 17'
Miller 30'
Donaldson 62'
Miller 30' (unsporting behaviour)Attendance: 2,347
Referee: David Foster
Assistant Referees: Paul Davison and Kevin Mattocks
Fourth Official: Paul Kettlewell5 April 2010 Crewe Alexandra 1 – 2 Cheltenham Town Alexandra Stadium 15:00 Martin 90'Report Richards 25'
Richards 71' (pen.)
Hayles 90' (unsporting behaviour)Attendance: 3,488
Referee: Andy Haines10 April 2010 Crewe Alexandra 0 – 3 Shrewsbury Town Alexandra Stadium 15:00 Schumacher 35'
Walton 77'Report Hibbert 30'
Bradshaw 86'
Bradshaw 90+1'
Skarz 66'Attendance: 4,283
Referee: Carl Boyeson13 April 2010 Bury 3 – 0 Crewe Alexandra Gigg Lane 19:45 Morrell 30'
Lowe 48'
Bishop 88'report Attendance: 2,178
Referee: Dean Whitestone17 April 2010 Aldershot Town 1 – 1 Crewe Alexandra Recreation Ground 15:00 Harding 41'
Winfield 79' (unsporting behaviour)
Bozanic 90+1'report Donaldson 1'
Zola 87'Attendance: 2,966
Referee: Darren Deadman24 April 2010 Crewe Alexandra 5 – 1 Accrington Stanley Alexandra Stadium 15:00 Zola 5'
Donaldson 62'
Westwood missed pen (saved), 70'
Westwood 70'
Grant 81'
Zola 90+2'
Donaldson 37'
Walton 45+1' (unsporting behaviour)Report Brayford 65' (o.g.)
Dunbavin 67' (professional foul)Attendance: 3,810
Referee: Oliver Langford1 May 2010 Rotherham United 0 – 0 Crewe Alexandra Don Valley Stadium 15:00 Ellison 34'Report Attendance: 4,142
Referee: Russell Booth
Assistant Referees: Russell Fletcher and Danny Gratton
Fourth Official: Tony Peart8 May 2010 Crewe Alexandra 0 – 1 Bradford City Alexandra Stadium 15:00 Report Kendall 67'
Williams 51' (unsporting behaviour)Attendance: 5,172
Referee: Steven CookLast updated: 11 May 2010
Football League Cup
First Round 11 August 2009 Crewe Alexandra 1 – 2 Blackpool (FLC) Alexandra Stadium 19:45 Zola 73'
Ada 57' (unsporting behaviour)Report Nowland 51'
Nardiello 79'
Taylor-Fletcher 56' (unsporting behaviour)Attendance: 2,991
Referee: Phil GibbsLast updated: 15 August 2009
Football League Trophy
First Round 1 September 2009 Crewe Alexandra 1 – 4 Stockport County (FL1) Alexandra Stadium Zola 90+3'
Walton 59' (unsporting behaviour)Report Baker 8'
Baker 33'
Bignall 41'
Baker 90+4'
Halls 55' (unsporting behaviour)Attendance: 2,331
Referee: Eddie IldertonLast updated: 1 September 2009
FA Cup
First Round 7 November 2009 (BSP) York City 3 – 2 Crewe Alexandra KitKat Crescent 15:00 Brodie 39'
Pacquette 86'
Brodie 88'Report Grant 33'
Zola 41'Attendance: 3,070
Referee: Gary SuttonLast updated: 8 November 2009
References
- The following references are from crewealex.net, unless otherwise specified.
- ^ Chamberlain: "Its Been Terrific"
- ^ Davis Appointed New Assistant Manager
- ^ Crewe Hit Seven At Newcastle
- ^ Gudjon: Good To Get Amongst The Goal
- ^ Dagenham Match Report
- ^ Blackpool Match Report
- ^ Grimsby Match Report
- ^ Darlington Match Report
- ^ Button Recalled By Tottenham
- ^ Hereford Match Report
- ^ Bournemouth Match Report
- ^ Stockport Match Report
- ^ Crewe Re-Sign Button On Loan
- ^ Macclesfield Match Report
- ^ Shrewsbury Match Report
- ^ Aldershot Match Report
- ^ Accrington Stanley Match Report
- ^ Bury Match Report
- ^ Crewe Part Company with Gudjon
- ^ Bogdan Recalled By Bolton
- ^ Notts County Match Report
- ^ Elding Placed On The Transfer List
- ^ Button Recalled By Spurs
- ^ York Match Report
- ^ Chesterfield Match Report
- ^ Lincoln Match Report
- ^ Barnet Match Report
- ^ Tootle Name Is Cleare
- ^ Torquay Game Off
- ^ Rochdale Match Report
- ^ Macclesfield Match Report
- ^ League Two table as at 28 December 2009
- ^ Leicester's Harry Worley extends loan deal at Crewe, BBC Sport
- ^ Elding Departs Crewe Alexandra
- ^ Phillips Agrees Loan Extension
- ^ Connerton Cannot Hide Delight
- ^ AJ Joins Curzon Ashton On Loan
- ^ Crewe ASi Award Night
- ^ Rotherham vs Crewe match report
- ^ Razak Trial Ends
External links
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