2008–09 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season
Crewe Alexandra 2008–2009 football season
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This article details Crewe Alexandra's 2008–09 season in League One, their 85th competitive season in the English Football League.
| 2008–2009 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | John Bowler |
| Manager | Guðjón Þórðarson |
| League One | 22nd |
| FA Cup | Third round |
| League Cup | Third round |
| Football League Trophy | Second round |
| Top goalscorer | League: All: Tom Pope (10) |
Events
This will be a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2008–09 season, presented in chronological order.
9 August 2009- season begins with a 2–1 loss at home to Brighton.
26 August 2009- Crewe progress into the third round of the League Cup with wins over Barnsley and then Bristol City, and are drawn to face Liverpool at Anfield.
Statistics
| Technical Director | Dario Gradi |
| Chairman | John Bowler |
| Highest attendance | 7138 |
| Lowest attendance | 3432 |
| Transfer Spending | £ 330,000  |
| Transfer Income | £2,200,000  |
Players
Squad information
| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Since |
App |
Goals |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  |
Collis | 27 | EU | 2008 | 0 | 0 | 30 June 2010 | Free | |
| 2 | DF | |
Woodards | 24 | EU | 2007 | 51 | 0 | 30 June 2010 | £30,000 | |
| 3 | DF | |
Jones | 25 | EU | 2007 | 26 | 0 | 30 June 2010 | £65,000 | |
| 4 | MF | |
Schumacher | 24 | EU | 2007 | 29 | 1 | 30 June 2010 | Free | |
| 6 | DF |  |
Baudet | 29 | EU | 2006 | 77 | 2 | 30 June 2009 | Free | |
| 7 | MF |  |
Bopp | 24 | EU | 2007 | 12 | 1 | 30 June 2010 | Free | |
| 8 | MF |  |
O'Connor | 20 | EU | 2005 | 59 | 1 | 30 June 2010 | Youth system | |
| 9 | FW | |
Elding | 26 | EU | 2008 | 0 | 0 | 30 June 2011 | Undisclosed | |
| 10 | FW |  |
Zola | 23 | Non-EU | 2008 | 0 | 0 | 30 June 2011 | £200,000 | |
| 11 | MF | |
Grant | 20 | EU | 2008 | 0 | 0 | 30 June 2011 | £130,000 | |
| 12 | MF | |
Rix | 24 | EU | 2001 | 152 | 4 | 30 June 2009 | Youth system | |
| 13 | GK | |
Legzdins | 21 | EU | 2008 | 0 | 0 | 30 June 2010 | Free | |
| 14 | DF | |
McCready | 26 | EU | 2007 | 117 | 2 | 30 June 2009 | Free | |
| 15 | DF |  |
Abbey | 29 | EU | 2007 | 23 | 0 | 30 June 2010 | Free | |
| 16 | MF | |
Livermore | 18 | EU | 2008 | 0 | 0 | 11 January 2009 | Loan | On loan from Tottenham Hotspur |
| 17 | FW | |
Moore | 19 | EU | 2007 | 36 | 2 | 30 June 2010 | Youth system | |
| 18 | MF | |
Carrington | 21 | EU | 2005 | 14 | 0 | 30 June 2009 | Youth system | |
| 19 | FW | |
Pope | 22 | EU | 2005 | 32 | 7 | 30 June 2009 | Free | |
| 20 | FW | |
Miller | 20 | EU | 2006 | 25 | 4 | 30 June 2011 | Youth system | |
| 21 | GK | |
Tomlinson | 23 | EU | 2001 | 17 | 0 | 30 June 2009 | Youth system | |
| 22 | DF | |
Daniel | 20 | EU | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 30 June 2009 | Free | |
| 23 | MF | |
Bailey | 19 | EU | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 30 June 2009 | Youth system | |
| 25 | MF | |
Roberts | 21 | EU | 2004 | 129 | 11 | 30 June 2009 | Youth system | |
| 26 | MF | |
Clements | 18 | EU | 2008 | 0 | 0 | 30 June 2009 | Youth system | |
| – | DF | |
Danville | 18 | EU | 2008 | 0 | 0 | 30 June 2009 | Youth system | |
| – | FW | |
Leitch-Smith | 18 | EU | 2008 | 0 | 0 | 30 June 2009 | Youth system | |
| – | MF | |
Murphy | 18 | EU | 2008 | 0 | 0 | 30 June 2009 | Youth system | |
| – | DF | |
O'Donnell | 22 | EU | 2007 | 59 | 2 | 30 June 2010 | £100,000 | |
| – | FW | |
Thompson | 17 | EU | 2008 | 0 | 0 | 30 June 2009 | Youth system | |
| – | DF | |
Westwood | 18 | EU | 2008 | 0 | 0 | 30 June 2009 | Youth system |
- Source: Wikipedia players' articles, Crewe Alexandra, crewe-mad
- Ordered by Squad Number.
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 | League One | FA Cup | Football League Cup | Football League Trophy | Notes | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Sts |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | |
| 1 | GK | |
Collis | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | DF | |
Woodards | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | DF | |
Jones | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 4 | MF | |
Schumacher | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 5 | DF | |
O'Donnell | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 6 | DF | |
Baudet | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| 7 | MF | |
Bopp | 1 | 1 | 1 |  Groin Strain | ||||||||
| 8 | MF | |
O'Connor | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 9 | FW | |
Elding | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 10 | FW | |
Zola | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 11 | MF | |
Grant | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 12 | MF | |
Rix | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 13 | GK | |
Legzdins | ||||||||||||
| 14 | DF | |
McCready | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 15 | DF | |
Abbey | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 16 | MF | |
Livermore | Fractured Fibula | |||||||||||
| 17 | FW | |
Moore | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 18 | MF | |
Carrington | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 19 | FW | |
Pope | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 20 | FW | |
Miller | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| 21 | GK | |
Tomlinson | ||||||||||||
| 22 | MF | |
Daniel | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 23 | MF | |
Bailey | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||
| 25 | MF | |
Roberts | On loan to Yeovil Town. | |||||||||||
| 26 | MF | |
Clements | ||||||||||||
| 27 | FW | |
Donaldson | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 29 | DF | |
Westwood | ||||||||||||
| 30 | DF | |
Brayford | ||||||||||||
Disciplinary record
Source: [citation needed]
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; 
= Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; 
= Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Awards
Individual
| Date | Country | N | P | Name | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-08-26 | ENG |
11 | MF | Grant | League One Team of the Week |
Club
| Date | Period | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 February | Season 2007/08 | Bobby Moore Fair Play award | Source[permanent dead link] |
Players in and out
In
| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age | EU |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | GK | |
Legzdins | 21 | EU | Birmingham City | Transfer  |
Summer | 30 June 2010 | Free | |
| 11 | MF | |
Grant | 20 | EU | Aldershot Town | Transfer |
Summer | 30 June 2011 | £130,000 | |
| 10 | FW | |
Zola | 23 | Non-EU | Tranmere Rovers | Transfer |
Summer | 30 June 2011 | £200,000 | |
| 1 | GK | |
Collis | 27 | EU | Southend United | Transfer |
Summer | 30 June 2010 | Free | |
| 24 | FW | |
Elding | 26 | EU | Leeds United | Transfer |
Summer | 30 June 2011 | Undisclosed | |
| TBA | FW | |
Donaldson | 24 | EU | Hibernian  |
Transfer |
Summer | 30 June 1011 | Undisclosed | |
| TBA | DF | |
McManus | 19 | EU | Manchester United | Transfer |
Summer | 30 June 2010 | Free | |
| 16 | MF | |
Livermore | 18 | EU | Tottenham Hotspur | Loan |
Summer | 11 January 2009 | Loan |
Out
| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age | EU |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | DF | |
Cox | 36 | EU | Retired | Summer | Free | ||
| 20 | FW | |
Bailey | 22 | EU | Northwich Victoria | Transfer |
Summer | Free | |
| 1 | GK | |
Williams | 25 | EU | Carlisle United | Transfer |
Summer | Free | |
| 16 | FW | |
Lowe | 29 | EU | Chester City | Transfer |
Summer | Free | |
| 21 | GK |  |
Fôn Williams | 21 | EU | Stockport County | Transfer |
Summer | Free | |
| 9 | FW | |
Maynard | 22 | Bristol City | Transfer |
Summer | £2.2m | ||
| 29 | DF | |
Lynch | 21 | EU | Considering Retirement | Summer | Free | ||
| 26 | FW | |
Brown | 19 | EU | Darlington | Contract Offer | Summer | Free | |
| 24 | FW | |
Farquharson | 19 | EU | Released | Summer | Free |
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 |
|---|
Source: Crewe Alexandra Staff
Kits
Competitions
League One
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Carlisle United | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 56 | 69 | −13 | 50 | |
| 21 | Northampton Town (R) | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 61 | 65 | −4 | 49 | Relegation to Football League Two |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra (R) | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 59 | 82 | −23 | 46 | |
| 23 | Cheltenham Town (R) | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 51 | 91 | −40 | 39 | |
| 24 | Hereford United (R) | 46 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 42 | 79 | −37 | 34 |
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2009. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
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 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 59 | 82 | −23 | 46 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 44 | −15 |
Last updated: 16 May 2009.
Source: http://www.crewealexandra-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadlgt.asp
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2009. Source: Matches section below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
| 9 August 2008 1 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Crewe |
Zola  85'O'Connor  75' (Unsporting behaviour) |
Report | Virgo 36' Forster 84' (Dissent)Forster 90' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,557 Referee: J Moss |
| 16 August 2008 2 | Carlisle United | 4–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Carlisle |
| Graham 15' Graham 19'Dobie 59'Hackney 76' |
Report | McCready 22' Pope 86'Pope 90' (Dissent) |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 6,919 Referee: M Oliver |
| 23 August 2008 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–1 | Walsall | Crewe |
| Elding 21' Grant 45'O'Connor 68' (Unsporting Behaviour) |
Report | Hughes 59' Hughes 70' (Unsporting Behaviour)Ibehre 76' (Unsporting Behaviour)Reich 79' (Unsporting Behaviour) |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,160 Referee: K Wright |
| 30 August 2008 4 | Hereford United | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Hereford |
| O'Leary 48' Hudson-Odoi 56' |
Report | Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,894 |
| 6 September 2008 5 | Leeds United | 5–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Bescot, Leeds |
| Delph 26' Sheehan 36'Douglas 49'Beckford 67'Michalik 69'Delph 71'Robinson 82'Michalik 90+2'  |
Report | Baudet 86' Zola 90+3'Bopp 90+4' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 20,075 |
| 13 September 2008 6 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | Colchester United | Crewe |
| O'Connor 46' Pope 69' |
Report | Ifil 14' Heath 29'Platt 45+3'Gillespie 87'Hammond 90+5' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,510 |
| 20 September 2008 7 | Crewe Alexandra | 3–4 | Southend United | Crewe |
| O'Connor 25' Pope 42'Zola 66' |
Report | Freedman 4' Baudet 21' (o. g.)Freedman 69'Betsy 86'Grant 88' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,574 |
| 27 September 2008 8 | Bristol Rovers | 0–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Bristol |
| Hinton 85' |
Report | Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,870 |
| 4 October 2008 9 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–3 | Northampton Town | Crewe |
| O'Connor 39' Pope 55' |
Report | Davis 32' Jackman 45+1'Crowe 56'Akinfenwa 64' (pen.)Osman 70' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,977 |
| 11 October 2008 10 | Scunthorpe United | 3–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Scunthorpe |
| Woolford 35' Hayes 67'Iriekpen 80'Mirfin 90' |
Report | Schumacher 25' |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,790 |
| 18 October 2008 11 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–2 | Milton Keynes Dons | Crewe |
| O'Hanlon 32' (o. g. ) Miller 43' |
Report | Baldock 15' O'Hanlon 48'Chadwick 79' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,055 |
| 21 October 2008 12 | Yeovil Town | 3–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Yeovil |
| Owen 37' Schfield 45+1'Schofield 56'Schofield 66'Way 85' |
Report | Zola 45+2' O'Connor 70'Moore 73'Miller 77' |
Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 3,536 |
| 24 October 2008 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Birkenhead |
| Jennings 51' Shotton 53'Shuker 74' |
Report | Miller 77' Jones 87' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,790 |
| 28 October 2008 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Peterborough United | Crewe |
| Pope 88' |
Report | McLean 14' Zakuani 37'Hyde 90' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,699 |
| 1 November 2008 15 | Huddersfield Town | 3–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Huddersfield |
| Butler 20' Parker 36'Craney 39'Worthington 64'Parker 88'Parker 90+3' |
Report | Donaldson 41' Donaldson 59' |
Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 11,679 |
| 15 November 2008 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–2 | Leyton Orient | Crewe |
| Grant 18' O'Connor 58' |
Report | Saah 14' Mkandawire 55'Boyd 74' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,872 |
| 22 November 2008 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–3 | Stockport County | Crewe |
| Jones 71' |
Report | Davies 48' Pilkington 66'Thompson 90+4' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 5,337 |
| 25 November 2008 18 | Leicester City | 2–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Leicester |
| Fryatt 15' King 72' |
Report | Zola 70' |
Stadium: Walkers Stadium Attendance: 16,961 |
| 6 December 2008 19 | Cheltenham Town | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Cheltenham |
| Diallo 48' |
Report | Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 4,052 |
| 13 December 2008 20 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Swindon Town | Crewe |
| Miller 45+4' |
Report | Paynter 67' Ifil 81' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,941 |
| 20 December 2008 21 | Millwall | 0–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Bermondsey, London |
| Robinson 13' Grabban 54' |
Report | Stadium: The Den Attendance: 9,018 |
| 26 December 2008 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–3 | Oldham Athletic | Crewe |
| Report | Byfield 57' Hughes 68'Hazell 73'Hughes 85' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 5,780 |
| 28 December 2008 23 | Hartlepool United | 1–4 | Crewe Alexandra | Hartlepool |
| Porter 48' |
Report | Brayford 45' Nelson 56' (o.g.)Murphy 61'Miller 83' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,877 |
| 17 January 2009 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 3–2 | Scunthorpe United | Crewe |
| O'Connor 60' (pen.) O'Connor 66'Donaldson 72'O'Donnell 90+3' |
Report | Hayes 19' Thompson 54'O'Donnell 70' (o. g. )Byrne 90+2' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,811 |
| 24 January 2009 25 | Northampton Town | 5–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Sixfields, Northampton |
| Clarke 2' Jackman 19'Doig 28'Clarke 55'Davis 57'Clarke 70' (pen.) (Hat-trick) |
Report | Baudet 18' Carrington 19'Daniel 30'Daniel 69'O'Connor 70' |
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,675 |
| 27 January 2009 26 | Peterborough United | 4–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Peterborough |
| Boyd 50' McLean 53'Keates 69'Boyd 87' |
Report | Pope 2' Pope 57' |
Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 5,782 |
| 31 January 2009 27 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Crewe |
| Donaldson 9' Grant 82'Carrington 83'Grant 82' |
Report | Shotton 5' Kray 26'Barnett 72'Chorley 77' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,936 |
| 14 February 2009 28 | Leyton Orient | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Leyton, London |
| Purches 11' Smith 44' |
Report | Baudet 28' Jones 88' |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 3,705 |
| 17 February 2009 29 | Southend United | 0–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Southend-on-Sea |
| Francis 8' Dervite 69' |
Report | Jones 34' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,614 |
| 21 February 2009 30 | Crewe Alexandra | 3–1 | Huddersfield Town | Crewe |
| Moore 32' Pope 58'Donaldson 60'Broomes 63' |
Report | Williams 13' Berrett 30' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 5,056 |
| 24 February 2009 31 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | Yeovil Town | Crewe |
| Donaldson 45+1' Pope 53'Brayford 79' |
Report | Peltier 75' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,432 |
| 28 February 2009 32 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–4 | Crewe Alexandra | Brighton |
| McNulty 32' Cox 54' |
Report | Jones 24' (pen.) Daniel 30'Baudet 40'Schumacher 79'Jones 84'Sigurdsson 89' |
Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 6,366 |
| 3 March 2009 33 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | Carlisle United | Crewe |
| Donaldson 34' Baudet 71' |
Report | Taylor 17' Raven 38'Kavanagh 57'Anyinsah 73' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,759 |
| 7 March 2009 34 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–1 | Hereford United | Crewe |
| Zola 37' Jones 55' (pen.)Jones 82' |
Report | Hewson 55' Diagouraga 79' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 5,195 |
| 10 March 2009 35 | Walsall | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Bescot, Walsall |
| Deeney 57' |
Report | Schumacher 90+3' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3,604 |
| 14 March 2009 36 | Colchester United | 0–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Colchester |
| Izzet 67' |
Report | Sigurdsson 18' Zola 63'Brayford 86' |
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,907 |
| 17 March 2009 37 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Bristol Rovers | Crewe |
| Lawrence 70' |
Report | Disley 33' Duffy 74' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,879 |
| 21 March 2009 38 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–3 | Leeds United | Crewe |
| Jones 17' (Dissent) Jones 17' (Foul & Abusive Language)Pope 60'Pope 73' |
Report | Kilkenny 27' Becchio 30'Snodgrass 32'Naylor 45+4'Ankergren 90'Snodgrass 90+3' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 7,138 |
| 24 March 2009 39 | Milton Keynes Dons | 2–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Denbigh, Milton Keynes |
| Wilbraham 15' Puncheon 19'Guéret 81'O'Hanlon 90'Howell 90+2'Leven 90+3' |
Report | Grant 21' Brayford 38'Pope 66'Carrington 78'Sigurdsson 82' (pen.) |
Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 8,454 |
| 28 March 2009 40 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | Millwall | Crewe |
| Baudet 76' Donaldson 84' |
Report | Whitbread 45+1' Alexander 70'Bolder 73'Henry 90'Price 90+2'Price 90+5' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,680 |
| 4 April 2009 41 | Swindon Town | 0–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Swindon |
| Robson-Kanu 51' Tudur Jones 74'Vincent 86' |
Report | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,165 |
| 11 April 2009 42 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–0 | Hartlepool United | Crewe |
| Report | Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,477 |
| 13 April 2009 43 | Oldham Athletic | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Oldham |
| Hazell 41' |
Report | Baudet 42' Moore 89' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,334 |
| 18 April 2009 44 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | Cheltenham Town | Crewe |
| Sigurdsson 2' |
Report | Artus 38' Finnigan 58' (pen.)Finnigan 81'Connor 84' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,542 |
| 24 April 2009 45 | Stockport County | 4–3 | Crewe Alexandra | Edgeley, Stockport |
| Vincent 13' O'Grady 49'Johnson 65'Johnson 82' |
Report | Jones 24' Lawrence 80'McManus 90+1' |
Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 7,134 |
| 2 May 2009 46 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–3 | Leicester City | Crewe |
| Report | Berner 56' Dyer 66'Fryatt 68' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 6,982 | ||
| Note: Crewe Alexandra are relegated to League Two | ||||
League Cup
| 12 August 2008 First round | Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | Barnsley | Alexandra Stadium |
| O'Connor 14' (pen.) Elding 36' (pen.) |
Report | Kozluk 36' (Unsporting behaviour) Foster 68' (Unsporting behaviour)Odejayi 69' (Unsporting behaviour)León 83' (Unsporting behaviour) |
Attendance: 2,492 Referee: A Taylor |
| 26 August 2008 Second round | Crewe Alexandra | 2–1 | Bristol City | Alexandra Stadium |
| Elding 24' Moore 76' |
Report | Wilson 79' |
Attendance: 3,227 Referee: A Hall |
| 23 September 2008 Third round | Liverpool | 2–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Anfield |
| Agger 15' Lucas 58' |
Report | O'Connor 25' |
Attendance: 28,591 |
FA Cup
| 8 November 2008 First round | Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Ebbsfleet United | Crewe |
| O'Donnell 29' Donaldson 34'Grant 37' |
Report | Hand 64' Ricketts 79'Charles 80' |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2,593 Referee: Richard West |
| 3 December 2008 Second round | Carlisle United | 0–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Carlisle |
| Report | Miller 3', 12' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 2,755 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 3 January 2009 Third round | Millwall | 2–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Bermondsey |
| Frampton 20' 45+2' Laird 40'Laird 58'Kandol 68'Fuseini 78' |
Report | Lawrence 12' Brayford 45+2'Shelley 58'Donaldson 79' |
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 5,754 Referee: Darren Deadman |
| 13 January 2009 Third round replay | Crewe Alexandra | 2–3 | Millwall | Crewe |
| Murphy 7' Miller 58' |
Report | Barron 8' 23' Harris 54'Whitbread 86' |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,060 Referee: Nigel Miller |
Football League Trophy
| 2 September 2008 First round | Crewe Alexandra | 3–0 | Macclesfield Town | Crewe |
| Schumacher 5' Jones 27'O'Donnell 42'Rix 80' |
Report | Gritton 10' Gritton 13' Bell 56'Flynn 62' |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2,463 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 6 October 2008 Second round | Tranmere Rovers | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Birkenhead |
| Shuker 86' |
Report | Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 2,626 Referee: Carl Boyeson |