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 13' Grant 25' Inman 45' Orenuga 75' (pen.) |
13 July 2014 | Nantwich Town | 1–4 | Crewe Alexandra | The Weaver Stadium, Nantwich |
15:00 BST | Jones 12' | Report | Inman 4' Waters 28' Phillips 30' Saunders 52' |
19 July 2014 | Chester | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Deva Stadium, Chester |
15:00 BST | Rooney 68' | Report | Atkinson 28' | Attendance: 1,134 |
26 July 2014 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Gresty Road, Crewe |
15:00 BST | Report | Dicko 90+2' |
29 July 2014 | Southport | 1–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Haig Avenue, Southport |
19:45 BST | Evans 63' | Report | Turton 3' Waters 23' |
League One
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 47' Proctor 54' Hogan 90+3' |
Report | Inman 79' 90+4' (pen.) | Attendance: 3,774 Referee: Gary Sutton |
16 August 2014 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | Barnsley | Gresty Road, Crewe |
15:00 | Waters 22' Oliver 63' |
Lita 57' Winnall 71' Cranie 73' 75' |
Attendance: 4,502 Referee: Andy Davies |
19 August 2014 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–5 | Rochdale | Gresty Road, Crewe |
19:45 | Haber 9' 62' Ness 74' |
Henderson 31' Done 42' 55' 72' Héry 57' Vincenti 66' Rafferty 85' |
Attendance: 3,742 Referee: Keith Stroud |
23 August 2014 4 | Swindon Town | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra | County Ground, Swindon |
15:00 | Kasim 34' Williams 77' |
Report | Attendance: 6,530 Referee: Lee Collins |
30 August 2014 5 | Gillingham | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham |
15:00 | Dack 18' McDonald 45+1' |
Report | Attendance: 4,998 Referee: Andrew Madley |
13 September 2014 6 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–1 | Port Vale | Gresty Road, Crewe |
15:00 | Ray 6' Oliver 19' |
Report | Slew 32' | Attendance: 6,357 Referee: Simon Hooper |
16 September 2014 7 | Yeovil Town | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Huish Park, Yeovil |
19:45 | Moore 72' | Report | Waters 62' | Attendance: 3,509 Referee: Michael Bull |
20 September 2014 8 | Milton Keynes Dons | 6–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Stadium mk, Milton Keynes |
15:00 | Alli 3' 48' 84' Grigg 16' Afobe 70' Reeves 90' |
[1] | McFadzean 7' (o.g.) Ray 54' |
Attendance: 7,049 Referee: Darren Bond |
27 September 2014 9 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–3 | Colchester United | Gresty Road, Crewe |
15:00 | Report | Sears 57' Healey 63' Watt 67' |
Attendance: 3,909 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
30 September 2014 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–3 | Notts County | Gresty Road, Crewe |
19:45 | Grant 17' Atkinson 76' |
Report | Cassidy 44', 62' Tate 52' (o.g.) Thompson 66' |
Attendance: 3,495 Referee: Keith Hill |
4 October 2014 11 | Bradford City | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Valley Parade, Bradford |
15:00 | Davies 35' Liddle 63' 74' McLean 72' |
Report | Dugdale 74' | Attendance: 12,386 Referee: Darren Deadman |
11 October 2014 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–1 | Coventry City | Gresty Road, Crewe |
15:00 | Brandy 26' Cooper 32' Dugdale 35' Grant 48' Ray 57' Inman 78' |
Report | Fleck 20' Finch 31' 82' Grant 48' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 5,058 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
18 October 2014 13 | Walsall | 0–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Bescot Stadium, Walsall |
15:00 | Report | Cooper 56' Turton 70' Dugdale 84' |
Attendance: 4,127 Referee: Darren Handley |
21 October 2014 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Peterborough United | Gresty Road, Crewe |
19:45 | Turton 26' Haber 31' (pen.) Grant 86' Cooper 90' |
Report | Bostwick 30' Payne 66' Baldwin 83' 90+5' |
Attendance: 3,524 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
25 October 2014 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | Sheffield United | Gresty Road, Crewe |
15:00 | Grant 10' Ray 87' |
Report | Basham 51' Scougall 69' McNulty 90+9' Wallace 90+11' |
Attendance: 5,699 Referee: Peter Bankes |
1 November 2014 16 | Crawley Town | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Broadfield Stadium, Crawley |
15:00 | McLeod 68' | Report | Cooper 19' | Attendance: 2,329 Referee: Brendan Malone |
15 November 2014 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–0 | Chesterfield | Gresty Road, Crewe |
15:00 | Turton 80' | BBC Report | Evatt 22' Morsy 45' |
Attendance: 4,557 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
22 November 2014 18 | Leyton Orient | 4–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Brisbane Road, Leyton |
15:00 | Plasmati 23' Wright 27' Omozusi 34' Dagnall 35' Cox 42' 61' Vincelot 75' Mooney 86' |
Report | Grant 70' Cooper 84' |
Attendance: 5,516 Referee: Steve Martin |
29 November 2014 19 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Doncaster Rovers | Gresty Road, Crewe |
15:00 | Ikpeazu 30' Ness 66' |
Report | Butler 38' Coppinger 80' |
Attendance: 4,530 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
13 December 2014 20 | Scunthorpe United | 2–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Glanford Park, Scunthorpe |
15:00 | Williams 10' Llera 77' |
Report | Ajose 30' Ness 77' Leigh 90+2' |
Attendance: 3,006 Referee: Darren Sheldrake |
20 December 2014 21 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Bristol City | Gresty Road, Crewe |
15:00 | Ikpeazu 45+2' Ray 53' Ness 74' |
Report | Williams 29' 50' | Attendance: 4,927 Referee: Andy Haines |
26 December 2014 22 | Oldham Athletic | 1–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Boundary Park, Oldham |
15:00 | Elokobi 75' | Report | Ray 56' Grant 67' Ajose 70' (pen.), 86' |
Attendance: 4,782 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
28 December 2014 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Preston North End | Gresty Road, Crewe |
15:00 | Cooper 81' | Report | Beckford 83' | Attendance: 6,429 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
10 January 2015 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 3–1 | Gillingham | Gresty Road, Crewe |
15:00 | Ajose 27' (pen.) Davis 32' Ikpeazu 84' |
Report | Legge 30' Ehmer 34' Dack 55' McDonald 85' |
Attendance: 4,436 Referee: Mark Brown |
17 January 2015 25 | Notts County | 2–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Meadow Lane, Nottingham |
15:00 | Mullins 23' Hollis 35' Noble 45+5' (pen.) 48' 90+5' Daniels 86' |
Report | Guthrie 45+4' Ness 47' Dugdale 55' |
Attendance: 4,643 Referee: Iain Williamson |
24 January 2015 26 | Port Vale | 0–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Vale Park, Burslem |
15:00 | O'Connor 51' | Report | Ajose 39' Davis 82' |
Attendance: 8,002 Referee: Gavin Ward |
31 January 2015 27 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–5 | Milton Keynes Dons | Gresty Road, Crewe |
15:00 | Stewart 75' | Report | Cole 12', 38' Bowditch 28' McFadzean 34' Alli 36' Spence 55' Baker 72' Powell 90' |
Attendance: 4,319 Referee: Kevin Wright |
7 February 2015 28 | Colchester United | 2–3 | Crewe Alexandra | Colchester Community Stadium, Colchester |
15:00 | Porter 45+1' Eastman 59' Marriott 84' |
Report | Davis 2' Jones 68' Ajose 73' Grant 81' |
Attendance: 3,134 Referee: Tim Robinson |
10 February 2015 29 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Yeovil Town | Gresty Road, Crewe |
19:45 | Ray 21' Ajose 38' Ness 63' |
Report | Arthurworrey 59' Berrett 69' |
Attendance: 3,523 Referee: Darren Handley |
14 February 2015 30 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | Fleetwood Town | Gresty Road, Crewe |
15:00 | Ajose 42' Haber 59' |
Report | McLaughlin 20' | Attendance: 4,135 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
17 February 2015 31 | Doncaster Rovers | 2–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster |
19:45 | Furman 62' Wellens 90' |
Report | Ray 8' Tate 61' |
Attendance: 6,164 Referee: Darren Sheldrake |
21 February 2015 32 | Barnsley | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Barnsley |
15:00 GMT | Nyatanga 66' Rachubka 79' (o.g.) |
Report | Grant 65' Jones 78' |
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 29' Henderson 38' (pen.) 73' (pen.) Bunney 57' 80' |
Report | Davis 26' | Attendance: 1,954 Referee: Paul Tierney (referee) |
7 March 2015 35 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | Scunthorpe United | Gresty Road, Crewe |
15:00 GMT | Leigh 54' Haber 55' |
Report | Osbourne 19' | Attendance: 4,213 Referee: Richard Clark |
14 March 2015 36 | Preston North End | 5–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Deepdale, Preston, Lancashire |
15:00 GMT | Garner 11' 24' 72' 79' Welsh 66' Beckford 82' |
Report | Turton 34' | Attendance: 10,203 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
17 March 2015 37 | Bristol City | 3–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol |
19:45 GMT | Wilbraham 32' Flint 42' Emmanuel-Thomas 84' |
Report | Ikpeazu 45+1' | Attendance: 10,719 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
21 March 2015 38 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | Oldham Athletic | Gresty Road, Crewe |
15:00 GMT | Report | Brown 38' Wilkinson 74' |
Attendance: 4,669 Referee: Patrick Miller |
28 March 2015 39 | Sheffield United | 1–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Bramall Lane, Sheffield |
15:00 GMT | Davies 54' Holt 55' Davies 89' |
Report | Dalla Valle 12' Tate 45' Atkinson 67' Colclough 90' |
Attendance: 19,672 Referee: James Adcock |
3 April 2015 40 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–0 | Crawley Town | Gresty Road, Crewe |
15:00 GMT | Grant 42' Colclough 78' |
Report | Wordsworth 66' Oyebanjo 90+2' |
Attendance: 5,353 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
6 April 2015 41 | Chesterfield | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Proact Stadium, Chesterfield |
15:00 GMT | Darikwa 26' | Report | Ness 42' Jones 54' |
Attendance: 6,942 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
11 April 2015 42 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Leyton Orient | Gresty Road, Crewe |
15:00 GMT | Dalla Valle 10' Tate 54' |
Report | Henderson 30' McAnuff 70' |
Attendance: 4,419 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
14 April 2015 43 | Peterborough United | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | London Road Stadium, Peterborough |
19:45 GMT | Bostwick 18' Washington 66' Norris 81' |
Report | Dalla Valle 3' 44' Grant 19' Leigh 34' Guthrie 81' |
Attendance: 4,338 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
18 April 2015 44 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Walsall | Gresty Road, Crewe |
15:00 GMT | Haber 13' | Report | Bradshaw 81' | Attendance: 4,644 Referee: Scott Duncan |
25 April 2015 45 | Coventry City | 1–3 | Crewe Alexandra | Ricoh Arena, Coventry |
15:00 GMT | Proschwitz 85' Johnson 86' |
Report | Dalla Valle 23' Colclough 35' Haber 73' |
Attendance: 13,983 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
3 May 2015 46 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | Bradford City | Gresty Road, Crewe |
12:15 GMT | Grant 85' Davis 90+3' |
Report | Clarke 23' 83' Anthony McMahon 79' Stead 86' |
Attendance: 7,608 Referee: Tony Harrington |
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 52' Grant 74' |
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 19', 77' | Report | Guthrie 83' Turton 87' |
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 32' Tootle 84' |
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 2' Haber 90+8' |
Report | Pratley 40' Beckford 90+2', 107' |
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 42' Vincenti 64' Andrew 88' |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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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.