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2024–25 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 148th season in the history of Crewe Alexandra Football Club and their third consecutive season in League Two. The club are participating in the League Two, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

Crewe Alexandra
2024–25 season
ChairmanCharles Grant
ManagerLee Bell
StadiumGresty Road
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Transfers

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In

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Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
27 June 2024 RW   Jack Lankester   Cambridge United Undisclosed [1]
1 July 2024[a] CF   Kane Hemmings   Stevenage Free [2]
1 July 2024[b] CF   Fin Roberts[c]   Beckenham Town Free [3]
3 July 2024 CM   Max Sanders   Leyton Orient Undisclosed [4]
5 July 2024 CF   Omar Bogle   Newport County Free [5]
1 August 2024 CB   James Connolly   Bristol Rovers Undisclosed [6]
20 August 2024 CF   Adrien Thibaut[d]   Bradford (Park Avenue) Free [7]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 21 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Stevenage contract expired
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 26 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Beckenham Town contract expired
  3. ^ Signed initially for the U21s
  4. ^ Signed initially for the U21s

Out

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Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
14 June 2024[a] GK   Dave Richards   Dundee United Free [8]
3 July 2024 LB   Rio Adebisi   Peterborough United Undisclosed [9]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 7 June, and would become official on June 14 once the transfer window re-opens

Loaned in

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Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
1 July 2024[a] CB   Jamie Knight-Lebel   Bristol City End of Season [10]
19 July 2024 GK   Filip Marschall   Aston Villa End of Season [11]
9 August 2024 LB   Max Conway   Bolton Wanderers End of Season [12]
12 August 2024 CM   Kian Breckin   Manchester City End of Season [13]
  1. ^ The loan was announced on 24 June, and would officially commence on July 1

Loaned out

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Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
10 September 2024 LB   Charlie Finney   Buxton 15 October 2024 [14]
8 November 2024 CB   Lucas Sant   Hanley Town 7 December 2024 [15]
22 November 2024 LW   Calum Agius   Marine 2 January 2024 [16]

Released / Out of Contract

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Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2024 CF   Elliott Nevitt   Gillingham 1 July 2024 [17]
30 June 2024 CB   Luke Offord   Milton Keynes Dons 1 July 2024 [18]
30 June 2024 CF   Courtney Baker-Richardson   Newport County 10 July 2024 [19]
30 June 2024 CB   Billy Sass-Davies   Hartlepool United 3 August 2024 [20][21]
30 June 2024 CM   Charlie Colkett   Gateshead 20 August 2024 [20][22]
30 June 2024 LW   Charlie Kirk   Barrow 22 October 2024 [20][23]
30 June 2024 CB   Zak Kempster-Down [20]
30 June 2024 CF   Max Woodcock [20]

Pre-season and friendlies

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On 4 June, Crewe announced their pre-season preparations, with matches against Newcastle Town, Stafford Rangers, Stoke City, Tamworth and Blackpool.[24] Two weeks later, the club confirmed the squad would travel to Algarve for a five day training camp.[25]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 July 2024 Friendly Newcastle Town 0–5 Crewe Alexandra Newcastle-under-Lyme
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Lyme Valley Stadium
16 July 2024 Friendly Stafford Rangers 1–4 Crewe Alexandra Stafford
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: The Stan Robinson Stadium
22 July 2024 Friendly Crewe Alexandra 1–3 RCD Mallorca Bodymoor Heath
14:00 BST
  • Moore   73'
 Report
Stadium: Bodymoor Heath Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
23 July 2024 Friendly Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Stoke City Crewe
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,831
27 July 2024 Friendly Warrington Rylands 2–3 Crewe Alexandra Warrington
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Gorsey Lane
3 August 2024 Friendly Crewe Alexandra 0–2 Blackpool Crewe
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 1,956
Referee: E Bell

Competitions

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League Two

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Main article: 2024–25 EFL League Two

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Port Vale 17 10 4 3 25 17 +8 34 Promotion to EFL League One
2 Walsall 16 9 4 3 30 17 +13 31
3 Crewe Alexandra 17 8 6 3 21 15 +6 30
4 Doncaster Rovers 17 8 5 4 22 18 +4 29 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Notts County 17 7 7 3 23 15 +8 28
Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 2024. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[26]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
16 8 5 3 20 14  +6 29 5 2 1 12 7  +5 3 3 2 8 7  +1

Last updated: 25 November 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round1234567810111213141516171819202122232425262728293031913233
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAAH
ResultLLDWWWWLWDDWWDWD
Position172423181397889965523
Points001471013131617182124252829
Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

Matches

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On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.[27]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 August 2024 1 Barrow 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 3,585
Referee: Martin Coy
17 August 2024 2 Crewe Alexandra 0–5 Chesterfield Crewe
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,626
Referee: Scott Tallis
24 August 2024 3 Crewe Alexandra 0–0 Swindon Town Crewe
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,402
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
31 August 2024 4 Bromley 1–2 Crewe Alexandra Bromley
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Hayes Lane
Attendance: 3,322
Referee: Scott Jackson
7 September 2024 5 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Morecambe Crewe
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,868
Referee: Scott Simpson
14 September 2024 6 Accrington Stanley 0–1 Crewe Alexandra Accrington
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,883
Referee: David Rock
21 September 2024 7 Crewe Alexandra 3–0 Harrogate Town Crewe
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,320
Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo
28 September 2024 8 Newport County 2–1 Crewe Alexandra Newport
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,273
Referee: Alan Young
5 October 2024 10 Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Gillingham Crewe
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
12 October 2024 11 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Doncaster
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
Attendance: 7,472
Referee: Ben Atkinson
19 October 2024 12 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Salford City Crewe
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,936
Referee: Sunny Singh Gill
22 October 2024 13 Fleetwood Town 0–1 Crewe Alexandra Fleetwood
19:45 GMT Report
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,725
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
26 October 2024 14 Crewe Alexandra 3–1 Tranmere Rovers Crewe
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,957
Referee: James Durkin
9 November 2024 15 Walsall 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Bescot
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 8,105
Referee: Stephen Parkinson
16 November 2024 16 Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Notts County Crewe
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 6,127
Referee: Steven Copeland
25 November 2024 17 Port Vale 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Burslem
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 10,022
Referee: Thomas Kirk
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 23 November, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[28]
30 November 2024 18 Carlisle United v Crewe Alexandra Carlisle
12:30 GMT Stadium: Brunton Park
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 3 December, but was moved following both teams exiting the FA Cup.[29]
7 December 2024 19 Crewe Alexandra v Bradford City Crewe
12:30 GMT Stadium: Gresty Road
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[28]
14 December 2024 20 Grimsby Town v Crewe Alexandra Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Stadium: Blundell Park
20 December 2024 21 Crewe Alexandra v Colchester United Crewe
19:45 GMT Stadium: Gresty Road
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 21 December, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[28]
26 December 2024 22 Cheltenham Town v Crewe Alexandra Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Whaddon Road
29 December 2024 23 Milton Keynes Dons v Crewe Alexandra Denbigh
15:00 GMT Stadium: Stadium MK
1 January 2025 24 Crewe Alexandra v Carlisle United Crewe
15:00 GMT Stadium: Gresty Road
5 January 2025 25 Crewe Alexandra v Bromley Crewe
15:00 GMT Stadium: Gresty Road
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 4 January, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[28]
11 January 2025 26 Swindon Town v Crewe Alexandra Swindon
15:00 GMT Stadium: County Ground
18 January 2025 27 Morecambe v Crewe Alexandra Morecambe
15:00 GMT Stadium: Mazuma Mobile Stadium
25 January 2025 28 Crewe Alexandra v Accrington Stanley Crewe
15:00 GMT Stadium: Gresty Road
28 January 2025 29 Crewe Alexandra v AFC Wimbledon Crewe
19:45 GMT Stadium: Gresty Road
1 February 2025 30 Harrogate Town v Crewe Alexandra Harrogate
15:00 GMT Stadium: Wetherby Road
8 February 2025 31 Crewe Alexandra v Newport County Crewe
15:00 GMT Stadium: Gresty Road
11 February 2025 9[30] AFC Wimbledon v Crewe Alexandra Wimbledon
19:45 GMT Stadium: Plough Lane
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 1 October, but was postponed due to Wimbledon's EFL Cup involvements.[31][30]
15 February 2025 32 Gillingham v Crewe Alexandra Gillingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
22 February 2025 33 Crewe Alexandra v Barrow Crewe
12:30 GMT Stadium: Gresty Road
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[32]

FA Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

Crewe Alexandra were drawn at home to Dagenham & Redbridge in the first round.[33]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 November 2024 First round Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Dagenham & Redbridge Crewe
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,133
Referee: John Mulligan

EFL Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Crewe being drawn away against Rotherham United.[34]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 August 2024 First round Rotherham United 2–1 Crewe Alexandra Rotherham
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 2,182
Referee: Scott Oldham

EFL Trophy

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Main article: 2024–25 EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Crewe were drawn into Northern Group E alongside Blackpool, Harrogate Town and Liverpool U21.[35][36] In the round of 32, Crewe were drawn away to Wrexham.[37]

Group stage

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Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Blackpool 3 1 1 1 0 6 3 +3 6 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Crewe Alexandra 3 2 0 0 1 7 5 +2 6
3 ACA Liverpool U21 3 0 1 1 1 2 6 −4 3
4 L2 Harrogate Town 3 0 1 1 1 3 4 −1 3
Updated to match(es) played on 12 November 2024. Source: EFL

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

27 August 2024 Group stage Crewe Alexandra 5–1 Liverpool U21 Crewe
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 1,445
Referee: Neil Hair
3 September 2024 Group stage Blackpool 4–1 Crewe Alexandra Blackpool
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 1,474
Referee: Martin Woods
8 October 2024 Group stage Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Harrogate Town Crewe
19:45 BST
Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 780
Referee: James Oldham

Knockout stages

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w/c 9 December 2024 Round of 32 Wrexham v Crewe Alexandra Wrexham
19:00 GMT Stadium: Racecourse Ground

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of match played 25 November 2024

Players with no appearances are not included on the list
Italics indicate a loaned in player

No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ENG Tom Booth 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF   ENG Ryan Cooney 19 4 13+2 3 0+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 1
3 DF   CAN Jamie Knight-Lebel 6 0 1+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+1 0
4 DF   WAL Zac Williams 19 1 16+0 1 0+1 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
5 DF   ENG Mickey Demetriou 17 1 15+0 1 1+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
6 MF   ENG Max Sanders 18 0 14+1 0 1+0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
7 FW   ENG Chris Long 7 3 0+4 1 0+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 2
8 MF   ENG Conor Thomas 10 0 7+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW   ENG Omar Bogle 10 2 3+5 1 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 1
10 FW   ENG Shilow Tracey 18 5 14+2 5 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF   ENG Joel Tabiner 19 1 14+1 1 1+0 0 0+1 0 1+1 0
12 GK   ENG Filip Marschall 20 0 16+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
14 FW   ENG Jack Lankester 14 2 6+5 2 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+1 0
15 FW   ENG Kane Hemmings 9 3 8+0 3 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
16 DF   ENG Lucas Sant 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
17 MF   SVK Matúš Holíček 19 1 8+6 0 0+1 0 1+0 1 2+1 0
18 DF   WAL James Connolly 17 0 8+5 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
19 MF   ENG Owen Lunt 12 0 1+6 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
20 FW   WAL Calum Agius 5 1 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 1
21 MF   ENG Fin Roberts 4 1 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 2+0 1
22 DF   ENG Stan Dancey 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
23 MF   ENG Jack Powell 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 MF   ENG Charlie Finney 3 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
25 DF   ENG Max Conway 20 1 14+2 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+1 0
26 MF   ENG Kian Breckin 16 0 3+9 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
27 MF   WAL Owen Taylor 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
28 DF   ENG Lewis Billington 9 0 3+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
29 FW   IRL Adrien Thibaut 11 2 2+6 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 1
32 MF   ENG Luca Moore 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
33 MF   ENG Oliver Armstrong 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
34 MF   ENG Will Perry 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
36 MF   ENG Joe Collins 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0

References

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  1. ^ "Jack joins The Railwaymen!". Crewe Alexandra FC. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Striker Hemmings joins The Railwaymen!". Crewe Alexandra FC. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Prospect Roberts joins The Railwaymen". Crewe Alexandra FC. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
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  5. ^ "Bogle is on board!". Crewe Alexandra FC. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
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  8. ^ "Keeper Richards joins Dundee United". Crewe Alexandra FC. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
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  29. ^ "Carlisle clash moved to Saturday, November 30 (12.30pm)". Crewe Alexandra FC. 6 November 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  30. ^ a b "AFC Wimbledon scheduled for February 11". Crewe Alexandra FC. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
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