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2014–15 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season

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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.

ChairmanJohn Bowler
ManagerSteve Davis
StadiumAlexandra Stadium
League One20th
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Crewe Alexandra
2014–15 season
ChairmanJohn Bowler
ManagerSteve Davis
StadiumAlexandra Stadium
League One20th
FA CupFirst round
League CupSecond round
Football League TrophyFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Marcus Haber (7)
All: Marcus Haber (8)
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Match details

Pre-season

11 July 2014 Norton United 0–4 Crewe Alexandra Smallthorne
19:30 BST Report Pogba 13'
Grant 25'
Inman 45'
Orenuga 75' (pen.)		 Stadium: Norton Cricket Club & Miners Welfare Institute
13 July 2014 Nantwich Town 1–4 Crewe Alexandra Nantwich
15:00 BST Jones 12' Report Inman 4'
Waters 28'
Phillips 30'
Saunders 52'		 Stadium: The Weaver Stadium
19 July 2014 Chester 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Chester
15:00 BST Rooney 68' Report Atkinson 28' Stadium: Deva Stadium
Attendance: 1,134
26 July 2014 Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Crewe
15:00 BST Report Dicko 90+2' Stadium: Gresty Road
29 July 2014 Southport 1–2 Crewe Alexandra Southport
19:45 BST Evans 63' Report Turton 3'
Waters 23'		 Stadium: Haig Avenue

League One

Main article: 2014–15 Football League One

League table

More information Pos, Pld ...
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
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Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2015. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated

Matches

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 Fleetwood
15:00 Ball 47'
Proctor 54'
Hogan Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Inman Yellow card 79' 90+4' (pen.) Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,774
Referee: Gary Sutton
16 August 2014 2 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Barnsley Crewe
15:00 Waters 22'
Oliver Yellow card 63'		 Lita 57'
Winnall Yellow card 71'
Cranie Yellow card 73' 75'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,502
Referee: Andy Davies
19 August 2014 3 Crewe Alexandra 2–5 Rochdale Crewe
19:45 Haber 9' 62'
Ness Yellow card 74'		 Henderson 31'
Done 42' 55' 72'
Héry Yellow card 57'
Vincenti 66'
Rafferty Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,742
Referee: Keith Stroud
23 August 2014 4 Swindon Town 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Swindon
15:00 Kasim 34'
Williams 77'		 Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,530
Referee: Lee Collins
30 August 2014 5 Gillingham 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Gillingham
15:00 Dack 18'
McDonald 45+1'		 Report Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,998
Referee: Andrew Madley
13 September 2014 6 Crewe Alexandra 2–1 Port Vale Crewe
15:00 Ray 6'
Oliver 19'		 Report Slew 32' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 6,357
Referee: Simon Hooper
16 September 2014 7 Yeovil Town 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Yeovil
19:45 Moore 72' Report Waters 62' Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 3,509
Referee: Michael Bull
20 September 2014 8 Milton Keynes Dons 6–1 Crewe Alexandra Milton Keynes
15:00 Alli 3' 48' 84'
Grigg 16'
Afobe 70'
Reeves 90'		 McFadzean red-colored football 7' (o.g.)
Ray Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 7,049
Referee: Darren Bond
27 September 2014 9 Crewe Alexandra 0–3 Colchester United Crewe
15:00 Report Sears 57'
Healey 63'
Watt 67'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,909
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
30 September 2014 10 Crewe Alexandra 0–3 Notts County Crewe
19:45 Grant Yellow card 17'
Atkinson Yellow card 76'		 Report Cassidy 44', 62'
Tate red-colored football 52' (o.g.)
Thompson Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,495
Referee: Keith Hill
4 October 2014 11 Bradford City 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Bradford
15:00 Davies Yellow card 35'
Liddle Yellow card 63' 74'
McLean 72'		 Report Dugdale Yellow card 74' Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 12,386
Referee: Darren Deadman
11 October 2014 12 Crewe Alexandra 2–1 Coventry City Crewe
15:00 Brandy 26'
Cooper 32'
Dugdale Yellow card 35'
Grant Yellow card 48'
Ray Yellow card 57'
Inman Yellow card 78'		 Report Fleck Yellow card 20'
Finch Yellow card 31' Yellow-red card 82'
Grant red-colored football 48' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,058
Referee: Charles Breakspear
18 October 2014 13 Walsall 0–1 Crewe Alexandra Walsall
15:00 Report Cooper Yellow card 56'
Turton Yellow card 70'
Dugdale 84'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,127
Referee: Darren Handley
21 October 2014 14 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Peterborough United Crewe
19:45 Turton Yellow card 26'
Haber 31' (pen.)
Grant Yellow card 86'
Cooper Yellow card 90'		 Report Bostwick Red card 30'
Payne Yellow card 66'
Baldwin Yellow card 83' Yellow-red card 90+5'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,524
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
25 October 2014 15 Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Sheffield United Crewe
15:00 Grant Yellow card 10'
Ray Red card 87'		 Report Basham Yellow card 51'
Scougall 69'
McNulty Yellow card 90+9'
Wallace Yellow card 90+11'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,699
Referee: Peter Bankes
1 November 2014 16 Crawley Town 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Crawley
15:00 McLeod 68' Report Cooper 19' Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,329
Referee: Brendan Malone
15 November 2014 17 Crewe Alexandra 0–0 Chesterfield Crewe
15:00 Turton Yellow card 80' BBC Report Evatt Yellow card 22'
Morsy Yellow card 45'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,557
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
22 November 2014 18 Leyton Orient 4–1 Crewe Alexandra Leyton
15:00 Plasmati 23'
Wright Yellow card 27'
Omozusi Yellow card 34'
Dagnall 35'
Cox Yellow card 42' 61'
Vincelot Yellow card 75'
Mooney 86'		 Report Grant 70'
Cooper Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 5,516
Referee: Steve Martin
29 November 2014 19 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Doncaster Rovers Crewe
15:00 Ikpeazu 30'
Ness Yellow card 66'		 Report Butler Yellow card 38'
Coppinger 80'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,530
Referee: Charles Breakspear
13 December 2014 20 Scunthorpe United 2–1 Crewe Alexandra Scunthorpe
15:00 Williams 10'
Llera 77'		 Report Ajose 30'
Ness Yellow card 77'
Leigh Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 3,006
Referee: Darren Sheldrake
20 December 2014 21 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Bristol City Crewe
15:00 Ikpeazu Yellow card 45+2'
Ray Yellow card 53'
Ness 74'		 Report Williams Yellow card 29' Yellow-red card 50' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,927
Referee: Andy Haines
26 December 2014 22 Oldham Athletic 1–2 Crewe Alexandra Oldham
15:00 Elokobi 75' Report Ray Red card 56'
Grant Yellow card 67'
Ajose 70' (pen.), 86'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,782
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
28 December 2014 23 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Preston North End Crewe
15:00 Cooper 81' Report Beckford 83' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 6,429
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
10 January 2015 24 Crewe Alexandra 3–1 Gillingham Crewe
15:00 Ajose 27' (pen.)
Davis 32'
Ikpeazu 84'		 Report Legge Yellow card 30'
Ehmer Yellow card 34'
Dack 55'
McDonald Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,436
Referee: Mark Brown
17 January 2015 25 Notts County 2–1 Crewe Alexandra Nottingham
15:00 Mullins Yellow card 23'
Hollis Yellow card 35'
Noble 45+5' (pen.) Yellow card 48' Yellow-red card 90+5'
Daniels 86'		 Report Guthrie Yellow card 45+4'
Ness 47'
Dugdale Yellow card 55'		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 4,643
Referee: Iain Williamson
24 January 2015 26 Port Vale 0–1 Crewe Alexandra Burslem
15:00 O'Connor Yellow card 51' Report Ajose 39'
Davis Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 8,002
Referee: Gavin Ward
31 January 2015 27 Crewe Alexandra 0–5 Milton Keynes Dons Crewe
15:00 Stewart Yellow card 75' Report Cole 12', 38'
Bowditch 28'
McFadzean Yellow card 34'
Alli Yellow card 36'
Spence Yellow card 55'
Baker 72'
Powell 90'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,319
Referee: Kevin Wright
7 February 2015 28 Colchester United 2–3 Crewe Alexandra Colchester
15:00 Porter 45+1'
Eastman Yellow card 59'
Marriott 84'		 Report Davis Yellow card 2'
Jones 68'
Ajose 73'
Grant 81'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,134
Referee: Tim Robinson
10 February 2015 29 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Yeovil Town Crewe
19:45 Ray Yellow card 21'
Ajose 38'
Ness Yellow card 63'		 Report Arthurworrey Yellow card 59'
Berrett Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,523
Referee: Darren Handley
14 February 2015 30 Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Fleetwood Town Crewe
15:00 Ajose 42'
Haber 59'		 Report McLaughlin Yellow card 20' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,135
Referee: Stuart Attwell
17 February 2015 31 Doncaster Rovers 2–1 Crewe Alexandra Doncaster
19:45 Furman 62'
Wellens 90'		 Report Ray 8'
Tate Yellow card 61'		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 6,164
Referee: Darren Sheldrake
21 February 2015 (2015-02-21) 32 Barnsley 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Barnsley
15:00 GMT Nyatanga 66'
Rachubka red-colored football 79' (o.g.)		 Report Grant Yellow card 65'
Jones Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 8,635
Referee: Darren Deadman
28 February 2015 (2015-02-28) 33 Crewe Alexandra 0–0 Swindon Town Crewe
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,781
Referee: Graham Salisbury
3 March 2015 34 Rochdale 4–0 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
19:45 GMT Bennett Yellow card 29'
Henderson 38' (pen.) 73' (pen.)
Bunney 57' 80'		 Report Davis Yellow card 26' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,954
Referee: England Paul Tierney (referee)
7 March 2015 35 Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Scunthorpe United Crewe
15:00 GMT Leigh 54'
Haber 55'		 Report Osbourne Yellow card 19' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,213
Referee: England Richard Clark
14 March 2015 36 Preston North End 5–1 Crewe Alexandra Preston, Lancashire
15:00 GMT Garner 11' 24' 72' 79'
Welsh Yellow card 66'
Beckford 82'		 Report Turton 34' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,203
Referee: England Chris Kavanagh
17 March 2015 37 Bristol City 3–0 Crewe Alexandra Bristol
19:45 GMT Wilbraham 32'
Flint 42'
Emmanuel-Thomas 84'		 Report Ikpeazu Yellow card 45+1' Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 10,719
Referee: England Trevor Kettle
21 March 2015 38 Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Oldham Athletic Crewe
15:00 GMT Report Brown Yellow card 38'
Wilkinson 74'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,669
Referee: England Patrick Miller
28 March 2015 39 Sheffield United 1–2 Crewe Alexandra Sheffield
15:00 GMT Davies Yellow card 54'
Holt 55'
Davies Yellow card 89'		 Report Dalla Valle 12'
Tate Yellow card 45'
Atkinson Yellow card 67'
Colclough 90'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 19,672
Referee: England James Adcock
3 April 2015 40 Crewe Alexandra 0–0 Crawley Town Crewe
15:00 GMT Grant Yellow card 42'
Colclough Yellow card 78'		 Report Wordsworth Yellow card 66'
Oyebanjo Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,353
Referee: England Carl Boyeson
6 April 2015 41 Chesterfield 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Chesterfield
15:00 GMT Darikwa 26' Report Ness Yellow card 42'
Jones Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 6,942
Referee: England Kevin Johnson
11 April 2015 42 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Leyton Orient Crewe
15:00 GMT Dalla Valle 10'
Tate Yellow card 54'		 Report Henderson 30'
McAnuff Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,419
Referee: England Dean Whitestone
14 April 2015 43 Peterborough United 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Peterborough
19:45 GMT Bostwick Yellow card 18'
Washington 66'
Norris Yellow card 81'		 Report Dalla Valle 3' Yellow card 44'
Grant Yellow card 19'
Leigh Yellow card 34'
Guthrie Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 4,338
Referee: England Andy Woolmer
18 April 2015 44 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Walsall Crewe
15:00 GMT Haber 13' Report Bradshaw 81' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,644
Referee: England Scott Duncan
25 April 2015 45 Coventry City 1–3 Crewe Alexandra Coventry
15:00 GMT Proschwitz 85'
Johnson Yellow card 86'		 Report Dalla Valle 23'
Colclough 35'
Haber 73'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 13,983
Referee: England Chris Sarginson
3 May 2015 46 Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Bradford City Crewe
12:15 GMT Grant Yellow card 85'
Davis Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Clarke 23' Yellow card 83'
Anthony McMahon Yellow card 79'
Stead Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 7,608
Referee: England Tony Harrington

FA Cup

Main article: 2014–15 FA Cup

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 Crewe
15:00 Davis Yellow card 52'
Grant Yellow card 74'		 Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,222
Referee: Mick Russell
18 November 2014 First round
replay		 Sheffield United 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Sheffield
19:45 Flynn 19', 77' Report Guthrie Yellow card 83'
Turton Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 5,987
Referee: Geoff Eltringham

League Cup

Main article: 2014–15 Football League Cup

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 Barnsley
19:45 Report Waters 32'
Tootle 84'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 4,391
Referee: Chris Sarginson
26 August 2014 Round Two Crewe Alexandra 2–3 (a.e.t.) Bolton Wanderers Crewe
19:45 Inman 2'
Haber 90+8'		 Report Pratley 40'
Beckford 90+2', 107'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 2,642
Referee: Tony Harrington

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2014–15 Football League Trophy
2 September 2014 Round One Crewe Alexandra 0–3 Rochdale Crewe
19:30 Report Done 42'
Vincenti 64'
Andrew 88'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 1,529
Referee: Scott Duncan

Transfers

In

More information No., Pos. ...
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
1 GK Scotland Scott Shearer 33EU Rotherham United Free transfer Summer 2016 Free [4]
8 MF England Chris Atkinson 22EU Huddersfield Town Free transfer Summer 2016 Free [5]
25 FW Canada Marcus Haber 25EU Stevenage Free transfer Summer 2016 Free [6]
12 FW Finland Lauri Dalla Valle 23EU Sint-Truiden Belgium Free transfer During season 2016 Free [7]
33 DF England Anthony Stewart 22EU Wycombe Wanderers Free transfer Winter 2015 Free [8]
44 GK England Paul Rachubka 33EU Oldham Athletic Free transfer During season 2015 Free [9]
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Out

More information No., Pos. ...
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
5 DF England Mark Ellis 25EU Shrewsbury Town Released Summer Free [10][11]
10 FW England A-Jay Leitch-Smith 24EU Yeovil Town Released Summer Free [10][12]
3 DF England Kelvin Mellor 23EU Plymouth Argyle Released Summer Free [10][13]
11 MF England Byron Moore 25EU Port Vale Released Summer Free [14][15]
8 MF Ghana Abdul Osman 27EU Partick Thistle Scotland Released Summer Free [10][16]
1 GK England Steve Phillips 36EU Nantwich Town Released Summer Free [10][17]
9 FW Guinea Mathias Pogba 23EU Pescara Italy Transfer Summer Undisclosed [18]
7 FW England Max Clayton 20EU Bolton Wanderers Transfer Summer £300,000 [19]
21 MF England Lee Molyneux 25EU Tranmere Rovers Free transfer Winter Free [20]
6 DF England Adam Dugdale 27EU Tranmere Rovers Free transfer Winter Free [21]
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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

More information No., Pos. ...
No.
 Pos.
 Name
 Country
 Age
 Loan club
 Started
 Ended
 Start source
 End source
24 DF Greg Leigh England19 Manchester City 12 August 2014 30 June 2015 [22][23]
28 MF Jamie Ness Scotland23 Stoke City 14 August 2014 5 January 2015 [24]
29 FW Febian Brandy England25 Rotherham United 17 September 2014 25 November 2014 [25][26] [27]
30 DF Alan Tate England32 Swansea City 24 September 2014 24 December 2014 [28]
31 FW Danny Haynes England26 Notts County 21 October 2014 25 November 2014 [29] [27]
34 FW Uche Ikpeazu England19 Watford 26 November 2014 25 January 2015 [30]
35 FW Nicky Ajose Nigeria23 Leeds United 26 November 2014 5 January 2015 [31]
33 DF Anthony Stewart England22 Wycombe Wanderers 27 November 2014 6 January 2015 [32] [8]
30 DF Alan Tate England32 Swansea City 5 January 2015 30 June 2015 [33]
34 FW Uche Ikpeazu England20 Watford 13 March 2015 30 June 2015 [34]
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Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
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

More information No., Pos. ...
No.
 Pos.
 Name
 Country
 Age
 Loan club
 Started
 Ended
 Start source
 End source
21 MF Lee Molyneux England25 Accrington Stanley 3 October 2014 13 January 2015 [35] [20]
15 DF Thierry Audel France27 Lincoln City 17 October 2014 17 January 2015 [36]
9 FW Vadaine Oliver England23 Mansfield Town 24 October 2014 30 June 2015 [37][38][39]
1 GK Scott Shearer Scotland33 Burton Albion 2 January 2015 30 June 2015 [40]
23 DF Perry Ng England18 Hyde 30 January 2015 2 March 2015 [41]
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Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
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.

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