2022–23 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season
Crewe Alexandra 2022–23 football season
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The 2022–23 season was the 146th season in the existence of Crewe Alexandra Football Club and the club's first season back in League Two since the 2019–20 season following relegation in the previous season. In addition to the league, they also competed in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.
ChairmanCharles Grant
ManagerAlex Morris
(until 4 November)[1]
Lee Bell
(from 1 December)[2]
(until 4 November)[1]
Lee Bell
(from 1 December)[2]
StadiumGresty Road
League Two13th
| 2022–23 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Charles Grant | |||
| Manager | Alex Morris (until 4 November)[1] Lee Bell (from 1 December)[2] | |||
| Stadium | Gresty Road | |||
| League Two | 13th | |||
| FA Cup | Eliminated in the second round (vs. Barnsley) | |||
| EFL Cup | Eliminated in the first round (vs. Grimsby Town) | |||
| EFL Trophy | Eliminated in the group stage | |||
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Players
- As of 29 August 2022[3]
| Squad no. | Player | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | Joined first team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 1 | Dave Richards |  |
31 December 1993 |  Bristol City |
2015 | ||||||
| 13 | Arthur Okonkwo | |
9 September 2001 | Arsenal (loan) |
2022 | ||||||
| 31 | James Beadle | |
16 July 2004 | Brighton (loan) |
2023 | ||||||
| 23 | Tom Booth | |
2 August 2004 | Crewe Academy | 2022 | ||||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 2 | Kelvin Mellor | |
25 January 1991 | Carlisle United |
2022 | ||||||
| 3 | Rio Adebisi | |
27 September 2000 | Crewe Academy | 2019 | ||||||
| 4 | Zac Williams | |
27 March 2004 | Crewe Academy | 2021 | ||||||
| 5 | Rod McDonald | |
11 April 1992 | Carlisle United |
2022 | ||||||
| 6 | Luke Offord (captain) | |
19 November 1999 | Crewe Academy | 2017 | ||||||
| 15 | Connor O'Riordan |  |
19 October 2003 | Crewe Academy | 2020 | ||||||
| 22 | Billy Sass-Davies | |
17 February 2000 | Crewe Academy | 2017 | ||||||
| 28 | Lewis Billington | |
17 February 2004 | Crewe Academy | 2020 | ||||||
| 29 | Sean Lawton | |
12 September 2003 | Crewe Academy | 2020 | ||||||
| 33 | Sean Robertson | |
6 June 2001 | Forest Green (loan) |
2020 | ||||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 8 | Conor Thomas | |
29 October 1993 | Cheltenham Town |
2022 | ||||||
| 10 | Callum Ainley | |
2 November 1997 | Crewe Academy | 2015 | ||||||
| 12 | Regan Griffiths | |
1 May 2000 | Crewe Academy | 2018 | ||||||
| 16 | Charlie Colkett | |
4 September 1996 | Cheltenham Town |
2022 | ||||||
| 18 | Ryan Finnigan | |
23 September 2003 | Southampton (loan) |
2023 | ||||||
| 21 | Tariq Uwakwe | |
19 November 1999 | Chelsea |
2022 | ||||||
| 24 | Charlie Finney | |
28 October 2003 | Crewe Academy | 2021 | ||||||
| 25 | Joel Tabiner | |
30 November 2003 | Crewe Academy | 2020 | ||||||
| 27 | Matúš Holíček |  |
25 January 2005 | Crewe Academy | 2022 | ||||||
| 30 | Owen Lunt | |
2 September 2004 | Crewe Academy | 2022 | ||||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 7 | Chris Long | |
25 February 1995 |  Motherwell |
2021 | ||||||
| 9 | Courtney Baker-Richardson | |
5 December 1995 | Newport County |
2022 | ||||||
| 11 | Dan Agyei | |
1 June 1997 | Oxford United |
2022 | ||||||
| 17 | Lachlan Brook |  |
8 February 2001 | Brentford (loan) |
2022 | ||||||
| 19 | Bassala Sambou |  |
15 October 1997 |  Fortuna Sittard |
2019 | ||||||
| 26 | Connor Evans | |
27 September 2003 | Crewe Academy | 2021 | ||||||
Squad statistics
- As of 17 October 2022
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | WAL |
Dave Richards | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG |
Kelvin Mellor | 21 | 1 | 16+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG |
Rio Adebisi | 11 | 1 | 6+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | WAL |
Zac Williams | 16 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG |
Rod McDonald | 13 | 1 | 11+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG |
Luke Offord | 21 | 0 | 17+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ENG |
Chris Long | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG |
Conor Thomas | 19 | 0 | 17+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG |
Courtney Baker-Richardson | 18 | 8 | 11+4 | 7 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | ENG |
Callum Ainley | 12 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG |
Dan Agyei | 23 | 5 | 17+0 | 5 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG |
Regan Griffiths | 5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG |
Arthur Okonkwo* | 19 | 0 | 17+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG |
Oliver Finney | 9 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG |
Charlie Colkett | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | AUS |
Lachlan Brook* | 14 | 1 | 7+4 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF |  RSA |
Khanya Leshabela* | 13 | 0 | 2+8 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | GER |
Bassala Sambou | 19 | 1 | 10+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | WAL |
Eli King* | 13 | 0 | 8+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG |
Tariq Uwakwe | 19 | 0 | 16+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | WAL |
Billy Sass-Davies | 9 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG |
Charlie Finney | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ENG |
Joel Tabiner | 10 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
Goals record
- As of 8 October 2022
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | | CF | Dan Agyei | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 9 | | CF | Courtney Baker-Richardson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | 15 | | CB | Connor O'Riordan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | | RB | Kelvin Mellor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | | LB | Rio Adebisi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 17 | | RW | Lachlan Brook | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | | CAM | Callum Ainley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | 5 | | CB | Rod McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | | CM | Charlie Colkett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | | CM | Ryan Finnigan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25 | | CM | Joel Tabiner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 | | CM | Tariq Uwakwe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | | ST | Chris Long | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | | ST | Bassala Sambou | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 39 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 | ||||
Disciplinary record
- As of 8 October 2022
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
| 1 | 2 | | RB | Kelvin Mellor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | | CF | Courtney Baker-Richardson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | | CM | Eli King | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 4 | | CB | Zac Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | | DM | Conor Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | | CF | Dan Agyei | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | | CF | Bassala Sambou | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 | | CM | Tariq Uwakwe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 3 | | LB | Rio Adebisi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | | CB | Rod McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | | GK | Arthur Okonkwo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | | CM | Charlie Colkett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | | CM | Khanya Leshabela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | | MF | Joel Tabiner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Transfers
In
| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2022[a] | CF | Courtney Baker-Richardson | Newport County | Free transfer | [4] |
| 1 July 2022[b] | CM | Charlie Colkett | Cheltenham Town | Free transfer | [5] |
| 1 July 2022[c] | CB | Rod McDonald | Carlisle United | Free transfer | [6] |
| 1 July 2022[d] | RB | Kelvin Mellor | Carlisle United | Free transfer | [7] |
| 1 July 2022[e] | DM | Conor Thomas | Cheltenham Town | Free transfer | [8] |
| 11 January 2023 | CF | Elliott Nevitt | Tranmere Rovers | Undisclosed | [9] |
| 19 January 2023 | RW | David Amoo | Stevenage | Undisclosed | [10] |
- The transfer was announced on 31 May, and would become official on July 1, once his Newport County contract expired
- The transfer was announced on 14 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Cheltenham Town contract expired
- The transfer was announced on 28 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Carlisle United contract expired
- The transfer was announced on 20 May, and would become official on July 1, once his Carlisle United contract expired
- The transfer was announced on 19 May, and would become official on July 1, once his Cheltenham Town contract expired
Out
| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 June 2022 | CM |  Madger Gomes |  Unattached | Mutual consent | [11] |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Sam Booth | Kidsgrove Athletic | Released | [12][13] |
| 30 June 2022 | GK |  Will Jääskeläinen | AFC Wimbledon | Released | [12][14] |
| 30 June 2022 | RB | Travis Johnson | Crawley Town | Withdrew contract offer | [15][16] |
| 30 June 2022 | RW | Scott Kashket | Gillingham | Released | [12][17] |
| 30 June 2022 | CF |  Mikael Mandron | Gillingham | Rejected contract | [18][19] |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Luke Murphy | Macclesfield | Released | [12][20] |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Tyreece Onyeka | Stafford Rangers | Released | [12][21] |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Chris Porter | Oldham Athletic | Mutual consent | [22][23] |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Joe Robbins | Bamber Bridge | Released | [12][24] |
| 30 June 2022 | LB | Nathan Woodthorpe | Lancaster City | Released | [12][25] |
| 1 July 2022[a] | CM | Josh Lundstram | Altrincham | Undisclosed | [26] |
| 5 August 2022 | CM | Tom Lowery | Portsmouth | Free Transfer | [27] |
| 31 January 2023 | CM | Oliver Finney | Hartlepool United | Free Transfer | [28] |
- The transfer was announced on 28 May, and would become official on July 1 once the transfer window opened
Loans in
| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | On loan until | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 July 2022 | RW | Lachlan Brook | Brentford | End of Season[a] | [29][30] |
| 26 July 2022 | CM | Khanya Leshabela | Leicester City | 31 January 2023 | [31] |
| 29 July 2022 | GK | Arthur Okonkwo | Arsenal | 13 January 2023[b] | [32][33] |
| 25 August 2022 | CM | Eli King | Cardiff City | January 2023 | [34] |
| 18 January 2023 | GK | James Beadle | Brighton & Hove Albion | 19 April 2023[c] | [35][36] |
| 18 January 2023 | CM | Ryan Finnigan | Southampton | End of Season | [37] |
| 31 January 2023 | RB | Sean Robertson | Forest Green Rovers | End of Season | [38] |
Loans out
| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | On loan until | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2022 | CB | Connor O'Riordan | Raith Rovers | 1 January 2023 | [39] |
| August 2022 | CB | Sean Lawton | Nantwich Town | 24 February 2023[a] | [40][41][42][43] |
| 29 August 2022 | GK | Tom Booth | Kidsgrove Athletic | 29 September 2022 | [44] |
| 7 October 2022 | CF | Connor Evans | Marine | 7 November 2022 | [45] |
| 17 October 2022 | GK | Tom Booth | Nantwich Town | 11 April 2023[b] | [46][47] |
| 2 January 2023 | CB | Lewis Billington | Leek Town | End of Season[c] | [48][49] |
| 24 February 2023 | CF | Connor Evans | Nantwich Town | End of Season | [43] |
| 4 March 2023 | LB | Charlie Finney | Chorley | 1 April 2023 | [50] |
| 4 March 2023 | CB | Billy Sass-Davies | Woking | 1 April 2023 | [51] |
| 17 March 2023 | CF | Bassala Sambou | Oldham Athletic | End of Season | [52] |
| 24 March 2023 | LB | Sean Lawton | Hereford | End of Season | [53] |
- On 18 September, Lawton's loan at Nantwich was extended by a further month. On 18 January, it was extended until the end of the season. On 24 February he returned to Crewe due to the two-player loan rule.
- On 7 January, Booth's loan at Nantwich was extended until the end of the season. On 13 January, he was temporarily recalled by Crewe (for seven days) following Okonkwo's recall by Arsenal. In April, he was recalled by Crewe following an injury to loan keeper James Beadle.
- On 27 February, Billington's loan at Leek was extended until the season end.
Pre-season and friendlies
On 18 May 2022, Crewe announced their finalised pre-season schedule with away trips to Nantwich Town, Macclesfield, Kidsgrove Athletic, Barnsley and Halesowen Town followed by a home game against West Bromwich Albion.[54] A further home friendly with Rotherham United (for 23 July 2022) was also noted, though the match was later removed from the original press release.[55] On 25 July 2022, a trip for an XI side to Whitchurch Alport was confirmed.[56]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 2 July 2022 Friendly | Nantwich Town | 0–3 | Crewe Alexandra | Nantwich |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Butler  4' (o.g.)Wilson  45+5'Sambou 85' |
Stadium: Weaver Stadium |
| 5 July 2022 Friendly | Macclesfield | 2–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Macclesfield |
| 19:45 BST | Berry 37' Owens 90+6' |
Report | Woodcock 62' |
Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium |
| 6 July 2022 Friendly | Kidsgrove Athletic | 0–6 | Crewe Alexandra | Kidsgrove |
| 19:30 BST | Report | Agyei 12' Baker-Richardson 30', 50'Ainley 40', 55'McDonald 60' |
Stadium: Hollinwood Road |
| 9 July 2022 Friendly | Barnsley | 0–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Barnsley |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Barnsley F.C. Training Ground Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors) |
| 12 July 2022 Friendly | Halesowen Town | 2–3 | Crewe Alexandra | Halesowen |
| 19:45 BST | Cobourne 1' Gregory 38' |
Report | Sang 33' Holíček 45'Tabiner 86' |
Stadium: The Grove |
| 16 July 2022 Friendly | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Crewe |
| 15:00 BST | Agyei 73' |
Report | Swift 54' |
Stadium: Mornflake Stadium |
| 23 July 2022 Friendly | Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | Rotherham United | Crewe |
| 15:00 BST | Agyei 40' |
Report | Washington 1' Kelly 39' |
Stadium: Mornflake Stadium |
| 26 July 2022 Friendly | Whitchurch Alport | 0–0 | Crewe Alexandra XI | Whitchurch |
| 19:30 BST | Stadium: KMJ Mortgages Stadium |
Mid-season
During the season, Crewe announced they would face Brentford B in a behind-closed-doors friendly.[57]
| 15 October 2022 Friendly | Crewe Alexandra | 1-5 | Brentford B | TBA |
| TBA BST | Stadium: TBA |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| League Two | 30 July 2022 | 8 May 2023 | Matchday 1 | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 30.43 |
| FA Cup | 5 November 2022 | 3 June 2023 | First round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 50.00 |
| EFL Cup | 9 August 2022 | 26 February 2023 | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0.00 |
| EFL Trophy | 30 August 2022 | 2 April 2023 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 33.33 |
| Total | 52 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 50 | 72 | −22 | 30.77 | |||
Last updated: 12 May 2023
Source: [ Soccerway]
League Two
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Swindon Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 61 |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 49 | 56 | −7 | 61 |
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 58 |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 58 |
| 14 | Sutton United | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 58 |
| 15 | Newport County | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 53 | 56 | −3 | 57 |
| 16 | Walsall | 46 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 55 |
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[58]
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[58]
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 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 58 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 34 | −18 |
Last updated: 8 May 2023.
Source: [ Soccerway]
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2023. Source: [ Soccerway]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Matches
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.[59]
| 30 July 2022 1 | Rochdale | 1–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Spotland |
| 15:00 BST | Ebanks-Landell 13' Ball 51'Rodney 69' |
Report | Williams 10' Agyei 14'Brook 22'Offord 60' |
Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 3,648 Referee: Andrew Kitchen |
| 6 August 2022 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 3–0 | Harrogate Town | Crewe |
| 15:00 BST | Agyei 44' Mellor 45+3'Sambou 65'Baker-Richardson 77'Uwakwe 81' |
Report | Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 3,881 Referee: Declan Bourne |
| 13 August 2022 3 | Salford City | 3–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Salford |
| 15:00 BST | Nartey 14' McAleny 17'Watt 44'Thomas-Asante 50', 53' |
Report | Mellor 29' Sambou 31'Baker-Richardson 90+2' |
Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 2,119 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 16 August 2022 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Sutton United | Crewe |
| 19:45 BST | Baker-Richardson 12' Uwakwe 87' |
Report | Eastmond 38' Beautyman 58' |
Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 3,452 Referee: Thomas Parsons |
| 20 August 2022 5 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–2 | Northampton Town | Crewe |
| 15:00 BST | Baker-Richardson 26', 41' Mellor 63'Agyei 90+5' |
Report | Hoskins 43', 90+7' McWilliams 83'Burge 90+5' |
Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 4,071 Referee: David Webb |
| 27 August 2022 6 | Bradford City | 0–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Bradford |
| 15:00 BST | Banks 30' Halliday 65' |
Report | Stadium: University of Bradford Stadium Attendance: 16,541 Referee: Sunny Gill |
| 3 September 2022 7 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | Stevenage | Crewe |
| 15:00 BST | Thomas  19', 76'McDonald 27'King 41'Baker-Richardson 82' |
Report | Sweeney 37' Reid 48', 67'Reeves 85' |
Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 3,669 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 10 September 2022 | Grimsby Town | Postponed | Crewe Alexandra | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Blundell Park | |||
| Note: Fixture was postponed as a mark of respect following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.[60] | ||||
| 13 September 2022 8 | Hartlepool United | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Hartlepool |
| 19:45 BST | Umerah 33' (pen.) |
Report | Agyei 86' King 90+3' |
Stadium: Suit Direct Stadium Attendance: 4,002 Referee: Martin Coy |
| 17 September 2022 9 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Crawley Town | Crewe |
| 15:00 BST | Baker-Richardson 38', 73' Thomas 86' |
Report | Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 3,717 Referee: Rebecca Welch |
| 24 September 2022 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | Mansfield Town | Crewe |
| 15:00 BST | Leshabela 33' Baker-Richardson 70'Sambou 79' |
Report | Clarke 38' Quinn 64'Swan 87'Hawkins 90+3' |
Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 4,942 Referee: Martin Woods |
| 1 October 2022 11 | Carlisle United | 0–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Carlisle |
| 15:00 BST | Huntington 60' |
Report | Agyei 30' Williams 35'King 65' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 5,012 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 8 October 2022 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Gillingham | Crewe |
| 15:00 BST | Agyei 19' Adebisi 21'Tabiner 90+2' |
Report | Kashket 12' |
Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 3,809 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 14 October 2022 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 3–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Birkenhead |
| 19:45 BST | Simeu 22' Merrie 52'Nevitt 56' 90' |
Report | Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 8,001 Referee: Simon Mather |
| 22 October 2022 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Doncaster Rovers | Crewe |
| 15:00 BST | Baker-Richardson 14' 45' Offord 72'Brook 83' |
Report | Miller 45+1' 77' |
Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 4,099 Referee: Carl Brook |
| 25 October 2022 15 | AFC Wimbledon | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Wimbledon |
| 19:45 BST | Assal 45+1' Chislett 53'Davison 75' |
Report | Thomas 24' Mellor 39'Williams 53'Adebisi 62'Tabiner 70'Offord 88' |
Stadium: The Cherry Red Records Stadium Attendance: 6,984 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 29 October 2022 16 | Barrow | 3–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Barrow-in-Furness |
| 15:00 BST | Waters 8' Gordon 43', 60' 67'Stevens 90'Kenlock 90+2' |
Report | Williams 66' Sambou 72' |
Stadium: Furness Building Society Stadium Attendance: 3,167 Referee: Marc Edwards |
| 12 November 2022 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Colchester United | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Offord 34' Agyei 80'Uwakwe 90+2' |
Report | Ashley 10' Nouble 66'Hannant 72' |
Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 3,814 Referee: Thomas Parsons |
| 19 November 2022 18 | Swindon Town | 0–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Swindon |
| 15:00 GMT | Brennan 40' Iandolo 90+2' |
Report | Agyei 23' (pen.) King 30' |
Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 8,734 Referee: Andrew Kitchen |
| 2 December 2022 19 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | Newport County | Crewe |
| 19:45 GMT | Brook 13' McDonald 84'Offord 87' |
Report | Drysdale 15' Evans 45+2'Norman 62'Zanzala 85'Demetriou 88' |
Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 3,065 Referee: Rebecca Welch |
| 10 December 2022 | Crewe Alexandra | Postponed | Leyton Orient | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Mornflake Stadium | |||
| Note: Fixture was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[61] | ||||
| 17 December 2022 | Walsall | Postponed | Crewe Alexandra | Bescot |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Poundland Bescot Stadium | |||
| Note: Fixture was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[62] | ||||
| 26 December 2022 20 | Stockport County | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Edgeley |
| 15:00 GMT | Madden 55' Collar 68' |
Report | Thomas 52' |
Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 9,837 Referee: Martin Woods |
| 29 December 2022 21 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–3 | Carlisle United | Crewe |
| 19:45 GMT | Mellor 49' Offord 51' |
Report | Feeney 6', 26' Moxon 46'Dennis 72' |
Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 4,493 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 1 January 2023 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Agyei 24' Colkett 34' |
Report | Davies 72' |
Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 5,349 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 7 January 2023 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–0 | AFC Wimbledon | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Brook 72' |
Report | Brown 73' Marsh 84' |
Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 4,379 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
| 14 January 2023 24 | Mansfield Town | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Mansfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Maris 42', 81' Oates 60'Wallace 70' |
Report | Thomas 27' Mellor 55' |
Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 6,142 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 21 January 2023 | Crewe Alexandra | Postponed | Stockport County | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Mornflake Stadium | |||
| Note: Fixture was postponed due to a hard playing surface.[63] | ||||
| 31 January 2023 25 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Stockport County | Crewe |
| 19:45 GMT | O'Riordan 44' |
Report | Wootton 48' Rydel 84'Byrne 86' |
Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 5,877 Referee: Tom Reeves |
| 4 February 2023 26 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–3 | Grimsby Town | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | McAtee 3' Lloyd 31'Green 73'Dickson-Peters 84' |
Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 4,460 Referee: Paul Howard |
| 7 February 2023 27 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–2 | Leyton Orient | Crewe |
| 19:45 GMT | Nevitt 90+2' |
Report | Turns 31' Archibald 59' |
Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 3,462 Referee: Sam Allison |
| 11 February 2023 28 | Crawley Town | 2–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Crawley |
| 15:00 GMT | Telford 6' Francillette 13'Offord 19' (o.g.)Gladwin 90+7' |
Report | Robertson 15' 85' Agyei 51', 61' (pen.), 74'McDonald 90+2' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,589 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 14 February 2023 29 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | Hartlepool United | Crewe |
| 19:45 GMT | Ainley 31' Finnigan 39' |
Report | Sterry 13' Jennings 58'Niang 67' |
Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 3,110 (107 away) Referee: Neil Hair |
| 18 February 2023 30 | Harrogate Town | 2–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Harrogate |
| 15:00 GMT | Muldoon 34' Olaigbe 52' |
Report | Adebisi 61' Finnigan 73'Agyei 83' (pen.)Uwakwe 89' |
Stadium: The EnviroVent Stadium Attendance: 2,607 (590 away) Referee: Lewis Smith |
| 21 February 2023 31 | Walsall | 0–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Bescot |
| 19:45 GMT | Knowles 45+4' Comley 89' |
Report | Offord 34' Robertson 68'Finnigan 90+4' |
Stadium: Poundland Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,071 (301 away) Referee: David Rock |
| 25 February 2023 32 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Rochdale | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Robertson 11' O'Riordan 14' 87'Adebisi 70' |
Report | Odoh 24' Keohane 80' |
Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 4,387 (481 away) Referee: Ben Toner |
| 5 March 2023 33 | Sutton United | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Sutton |
| 15:00 GMT | Eastmond 82' Rowe 90+3' |
Report | Tabiner 20' Agyei 33'Finnigan 35'McDonald 63' |
Stadium: VBS Community Stadium Attendance: 3,954 Referee: Daniel Middleton |
| 10 March 2023 34 | Crewe Alexandra | 4–3 | Salford City | Crewe |
| 19:45 GMT | Agyei 31' (pen.), 90', 90' Tabiner 40'O'Riordan 87', 89'Finnigan 90+7' |
Report | Barry 19' Hendry 45'Mallan 85' |
Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 4,301 Referee: Ben Speedie |
| 14 March 2023 35 | Stevenage | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Stevenage |
| 19:45 GMT | Reeves 52' Reid 79'Rose 85' |
Report | Stadium: The Lamex Stadium Attendance: 2,670 (132 away) Referee: Alan Young |
| 18 March 2023 36 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Northampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Appéré 23' Hondermarck 89' |
Report | Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,673 (248 away) Referee: Andrew Kitchen |
| 21 March 2023 37 | Gillingham | 2–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Gillingham |
| 19:45 GMT | MacDonald 11' Nichols 56'O'Brien 70'Ehmer 90+5' |
Report | Griffiths 42' Ainley 62' |
Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,796 (72 away) Referee: James Oldham |
| 25 March 2023 | Crewe Alexandra | Postponed | Bradford City | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Mornflake Stadium | |||
| Note: Fixture was postponed due to international call-ups within the squad.[64] | ||||
| 1 April 2023 38 | Doncaster Rovers | 0–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Doncaster |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Baker-Richardson 31' O'Riordan 37' |
Stadium: The Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 5,993 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 7 April 2023 39 | Crewe Alexandra | 3–0 | Barrow | Crewe |
| 15:00 BST | Agyei 14' (pen.), 33' (pen.), 52' O'Riordan 37'Thomas 45'Adebisi 79'Long 88' 89' |
Report | Ray 13' Warren 43' |
Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 4,821 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
| 10 April 2023 40 | Colchester United | 4–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Colchester |
| 15:00 BST | Akinde 24', 28' Kelleher 30'Chilvers 40'Tovide 55' |
Report | Tabiner 10' Adebisi 39' |
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 4,158 (188 away) Referee: Will Finnie |
| 15 April 2023 41 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | Walsall | Crewe |
| 15:00 BST | McDonald 2', 79' Long 25'Mellor 67' |
Report | Labadie 49' 61' Knowles 82'McEntee 90' |
Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 4,857 (1,010 away) Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 22 April 2023 42 | Leyton Orient | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Leyton |
| 15:00 BST | El Mizouni 27' Moncur 51' (pen.)Kelman 77' |
Report | Thomas 58' Griffiths 80' |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,311 Referee: Sam Allison |
| 25 April 2023 43 | Grimsby Town | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Cleethorpes |
| 19:45 BST | Holohan 13' Khan 77'Orsi 82' |
Report | Mellor 17' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,482 (63 away) Referee: Darren Handley |
| 29 April 2023 44 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–1 | Swindon Town | Crewe |
| 15:00 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 4,694 Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo |
| 3 May 2023 45 | Crewe Alexandra | 3–2 | Bradford City | Crewe |
| 19:45 BST |
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Report | Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 6,123 (2,314 away) Referee: Adam Herczeg |
| 8 May 2023 46 | Newport County | 2–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Newport |
| 12:30 BST (UTC+1) | Bogle 77' Bogle 90+1' |
Report | Adebisi 56' Brook 90+3' |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,195 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
FA Cup
The Alex were drawn at home to Leyton Orient in the first round[65] and away to Barnsley in the second round.[66]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 5 November 2022 First round | Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Leyton Orient | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Thomas 31' Sambou 90+2' |
Report | Ogie 60' Clay 87' |
Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 2,104 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
EFL Cup
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Crewe were drawn away to Grimsby Town in the first round.[67]
| 9 August 2022 First round | Grimsby Town | 4–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Cleethorpes |
| 19:45 BST | Amos 3' Waterfall 13'Green 34'Smith 56'Wearne 86' |
Report | Mellor 65' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 2,802 Referee: Adam Herczeg |
EFL Trophy
On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Crewe Alexandra with Bolton Wanderers and Tranmere Rovers.[68] Three days later, Leeds United U21s joined Northern Group B.[69]
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L1 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 | |
| 3 | ACA | Leeds United U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | L2 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 2 |
Source: EFL.com
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 30 August 2022 Group stage | Bolton Wanderers | 4–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Horwich |
| 19:00 BST | Bakayoko 5' Aimson 26'Charles 78', 89'Sadlier 86' |
Report | Baker-Richardson 16' |
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 2,115 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 20 September 2022 Group stage | Crewe Alexandra | Postponed | Leeds United U21 | Crewe |
| 19:00 BST | Stadium: Mornflake Stadium | |||
| Note: Fixture was postponed due to international call-ups within the Leeds United U21 squad.[70] | ||||
| 18 October 2022 Group stage | Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Crewe |
| 19:00 BST | Finney 35' |
Report | O'Connor 49' Jameson 55'Nevitt 71' |
Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 888 Referee: Daniel Middleton |
