2013–14 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season

The 2013–14 season was Crewe Alexandra F.C.'s 90th in the English Football League. They competed in Football League One, the third division of professional football in England, the 2013–14 FA Cup, 2013–14 Football League Cup, and 2013–14 Football League Trophy.

Crewe Alexandra
2013–14 season
ChairmanJohn Bowler
ManagerSteve Davis
StadiumGresty Road
League One19th
FA CupFirst round
League CupFirst round
Football League TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerChuks Aneke (15)

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
17 Gillingham 46 15 8 23 60 79 −19 53
18 Coventry City 46 16 13 17 74 77 −3 51[a]
19 Crewe Alexandra 46 13 12 21 54 80 −26 51
20 Notts County 46 15 5 26 64 77 −13 50
21 Tranmere Rovers (R) 46 12 11 23 52 79 −27 47 Relegation to Football League Two
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2014. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ On 2 August Coventry City were deducted 10 points for exiting administration without a CVA.[1]

Results

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Football League One

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

3 August 2013 1 Crewe Alexandra 3–3 Rotherham United Crewe
15:00 Grant   3'
Clayton   9'
Davis   47' (pen.)
Report Frecklington   10', 90'
Pringle   86'
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,926
Referee: Scott Duncan
10 August 2013 (2013-08-10) 2 Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Milton Keynes
15:00 Bamford   20' Report Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 6,911
Referee: Rob Lewis
17 August 2013 3 Crewe Alexandra 2–1 Tranmere Rovers Crewe
15:00 Colclough   42', 85'
Osman   76'
Report Holmes   12'   33'
Thompson   16'
Akpa Akpro   87'
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,720
Referee: Andrew Madley
24 August 2013 4 Leyton Orient 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Leyton
15:00 Odubajo   7'
Mooney   37' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 4,455
Referee: Keith Stroud
31 August 2013 5 Swindon Town 5–0 Crewe Alexandra Swindon
15:00 Ranger   38'
Luongo   44'
Mason   46'   54' (pen)   70'
Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,419
Referee: Andy Davies
7 September 2013 6 Crewe Alexandra 2–2 Peterborough United Crewe
15:00 Oliver   15'
Leitch-Smith   21'
Report Barnett   45'
Bostwick   90'
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,509
Referee: Lee Collins
14 September 2013 (2013-09-14) 7 Crewe Alexandra 0–3 Walsall Crewe
Report Westcarr   66', 69' (pen.)
Baxendale   84'
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,260
Referee: Keith Hill
21 September 2013 8 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Oldham
15:00 MacDonald   54' Report Turton   13' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,273
Referee: Carl Boyeson
28 September 2013 9 Crewe Alexandra 0–3 Gillingham Crewe
Report McDonald   39'
Martin
  50'
Barrett   70'
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,254
Referee: Oliver Langford
5 October 2013 10 Notts County 4–0 Crewe Alexandra Nottingham
15:00 BST McGregor   33', 41'
Haynes   66'
Haber   83'
Report Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 1,249
Referee: Phil Gibbs
12 October 2013 11 Preston North End 0–2 Crewe Alexandra Preston
15:00 BST Report   27' Moore
  64' Inman
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 9,268
Referee: Trevor Kettle
19 October 2013 (2013-10-19) 12 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Bristol City Crewe
15:00 BST Moore   90' (pen.) Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,781
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
22 October 2013 (2013-10-22) 13 Crewe Alexandra 0–3 Stevenage Crewe
Report Morais   11', 20'
Freeman   13'
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,682
Referee: Steve Martin
26 October 2013 (2013-10-26) 14 Sheffield United 3–1 Crewe Alexandra Sheffield
15:00 Maguire   18', 29'
Flynn   55'
Report Clayton   77' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 18,784
Referee: Brendan Malone
2 November 2013 (2013-11-02) 15 Crewe Alexandra 0–0 Bradford City Crewe
Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,428
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
16 November 2013 (2013-11-16) 16 Brentford 5–0 Crewe Alexandra Brentford, London
15:00 Trotta   43'
Forshaw   46'
Saville   58'
Donaldson   63', 73'
Report Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 6,616
Referee: Michael Bull
23 November 2013 (2013-11-23) 17 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Port Vale Crewe
15:00 Evans   35' Report Taylor   43'
Myrie-Williams   83'
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 6,820
Referee: Graham Salisbury
26 November 2013 (2013-11-26) 18 Carlisle United 2–1 Crewe Alexandra Carlisle
19:45 Symington   45'
Robson   45+2'
Report Davis   90+4' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 2,969
Referee: Andy Haines
30 November 2013 (2013-11-30) 19 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Crawley Town Crewe
Oliver   46'   55'
Aneke   81'
Report Connolly   77'
Hurst   84'
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,001
Referee: James Adcock
14 December 2013 20 Coventry City 2–2 Crewe Alexandra Northampton
15:00 GMT Moussa   36'
Wilson   56' (pen)
Maguire   84'
Report Hitchcock   14'
Aneke   66'
Davis   41'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 1,618
Referee: Steve Bratt
21 December 2013 21 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Crewe
15:00 GMT Hitchcock   21' Report Taylor   56' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,801
Referee: Malone
26 December 2013 22 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Jacobs   3'
Griffiths   90+2'
Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 22,693
Referee: Stuart Attwell
29 December 2013 (2013-12-29) 23 Colchester United 1–2 Crewe Alexandra Colchester
15:00 GMT Garbutt   29' Report Aneke   73'
Hitchcock   76'
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,430
Referee: Lee Collins
1 January 2014 24 Crewe Alexandra 2–1 Carlisle United Crewe
15:00 GMT Aneke   53'
Mesca   64'
Report Lawrence   78' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,458
Referee: Darren Drysdale
11 January 2014 25 Rotherham United 4–2 Crewe Alexandra Rotherham
15:00 GMT Agard   29'
Frecklington   68' (pen.), 90'
Revell   74'
Report Inman   12'
Mellor   61'
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 7,737
Referee: Keith Hill
18 January 2014 26 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Leyton Orient Crewe
15:00 GMT Byron Moore   53' Report Chris Dagnall   60',   67' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,830
Referee: Andy Woolmer
21 January 2014 27 Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Milton Keynes Dons Crewe
19:45 GMT Aneke   35'
Leitch-Smith   69'
Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,613
Referee: Richard Clark
25 January 2014 28 Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Birkenhead
15:00 GMT Pennington   28'
Kennedy   36'
Koumas   83'
Report Evans   37'
Mellor   39'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,045
Referee: Scott Mathieson
1 February 2014 29 Crewe Alexandra 3–0 Sheffield United Crewe
15:00 GMT Aneke   37', 45'
Moore   90+4'
Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,437
Referee: Chris Sarginson
8 February 2014 (2014-02-08) 30 Bradford City 3–3 Crewe Alexandra Bradford
15:00 GMT Hanson   58'
Jones   59', 84'
Report Ikpeazu   12', 54'
Pogba   78'
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 13,343
Referee: Graham Horwood
15 February 2014 31 Crewe Alexandra 1–3 Brentford Crewe
15:00 GMT Aneke   70' (pen.) Report Judge   9', 52'
Forshaw   61'
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,812
Referee: Salisbury
22 February 2014 32 Port Vale 1–3 Crewe Alexandra Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Pope   76' Report Pogba   15'
Aneke   48' (pen.)
Inman   73'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 7,812
Referee: Roger East
25 February 2014 (2014-02-25) 33 Stevenage 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Stevenage
19:45 GMT Zoko   5' Report Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 1,970
Referee: Darren Sheldrake
1 March 2014 34 Crewe Alexandra 0–0 Swindon Town Crewe
15:00 GMT Oliver   77' Report Harley   45' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,433
Referee: Robert Lewis
8 March 2014 (2014-03-08) 35 Peterborough United 4–2 Crewe Alexandra Peterborough
Assombalonga   15' (pen.)
Ajose   41'
Swanson   60'
Washington   88'
Report Aneke   13', 58' Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 5,109
Referee: Gary Sutton
11 March 2014 (2014-03-11) 36 Walsall 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Bescot, Walsall
19:45 GMT Ellis   90+1' (o.g.) Report Aneke   51' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 3,777
Referee: Tony Harrington
15 March 2014 (2014-03-15) 37 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Oldham Athletic Crewe
15:00 GMT Davis   90+4' Report Gary Harkins   52' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,258
Referee: David Phillips
22 March 2014 (2014-03-22) 38 Gillingham 1–3 Crewe Alexandra Gillingham
15:00 GMT Linganzi   30' Report Aneke   5', 53'
Pogba   83'
Grant   2' (88), 90'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,767
Referee: Steve Bratt
25 March 2014 (2014-03-25) 39 Crewe Alexandra 1–3 Notts County Crewe
19:45 GMT Ellis   90+4' Report   10' Liddle
  79', 87' Murray
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,895
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
29 March 2014 (2014-03-29) 40 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Coventry City Crewe
15:00 GMT J. Clarke   62' (o.g.) Report Wilson   27', 81'
Prutton   8'
Moussa   37'
Robinson   60'
Thomas   64'
J. Clarke   72'
Marshall   83'
Baker   85'
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,042
Referee: Andy Davies
5 April 2014 (2014-04-05) 41 Crawley Town 1–2 Crewe Alexandra Crawley
15:00 BST Proctor   69' Report Ikpeazu   19'
Inman   80'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,024
Referee: Trevor Kettle
12 April 2014 42 Crewe Alexandra 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Crewe
15:00 BST Report McDonald   45'
Edwards   66'
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 6,424
Referee: Darren Bond
18 April 2014 43 Shrewsbury Town 1–3 Crewe Alexandra Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Bradshaw   90+1' Report Pogba   38'
Ikpeazu   51'
Grant   89'
Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 6,947
Referee: Gavin Ward
21 April 2014 (2014-04-21) 44 Crewe Alexandra 0–0 Colchester United Crewe
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,603
Referee: Kevin Wright
26 April 2014 45 Bristol City 0–0 Crewe Alexandra Bristol
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 14,477
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
3 May 2014 46 Crewe Alexandra 2–1 Preston North End Crewe
15:00 BST Dugdale   10'
Pogba   60'
Ellis   65'
Report Wiseman   24'
Welsh   90'
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 7,458
Referee: Andy Haines

FA Cup

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9 November 2013 First round Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 Crewe Alexandra High Wycombe
15:00 Cowan-Hall   37' Report Grant   4' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 1,929
Referee: David Phillips
19 November 2013 First round replay Crewe Alexandra 0–2 Wycombe Wanderers Crewe
19:45 Report Craig   50' (pen.)
Doherty   70'
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 1,695
Referee: Kevin Wright

League Cup

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6 August 2013 First round Bury 3–2 Crewe Alexandra Bury
19:45 BST Beeley   20'
Harrad   29' (pen.)
Hinds   49'
Report Aneke   5'
Davis   75' (pen.)
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,146
Referee: Mark Brown

Football League Trophy

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3 September 2013 First round Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Accrington Stanley Crewe
19:30 Aneke   79' Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 2,077
Referee: Tony Harrington
8 October 2013 Second round Fleetwood Town 4–0 Crewe Alexandra Fleetwood
19:45 BST Ball   40'
Parkin   44'
Pond   47'
Blair   90'
Report Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 1,928
Referee: Eddie Ilderton

First-team squad

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[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ENG Steve Phillips
2 DF   ENG Matt Tootle
3 DF   ENG Kelvin Mellor[a]
4 DF   ENG Harry Davis
5 DF   ENG Mark Ellis
6 DF   ENG Adam Dugdale
7 FW   ENG Max Clayton
8 MF   ENG Abdul Osman[b]
9 FW   GUI Mathias Pogba
10 FW   ENG A-Jay Leitch-Smith
11 FW   ENG Byron Moore
12 DF   WAL George Ray[c]
14 MF   SCO Bradden Inman[d]
16 DF   ENG Jon Guthrie
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF   ENG Liam Nolan
19 FW   ENG Vadaine Oliver
20 MF   ENG Ollie Turton
21 GK   ENG Ben Garratt
22 MF   ENG George Evans (on loan from Manchester City)
23 MF   ENG John Johnston
25 DF   FRA Thierry Audel
26 FW   ENG Chuks Aneke (on loan from Arsenal)
27 FW   ENG Ryan Colclough
29 MF   ENG Billy Waters
30 FW   ENG Uche Ikpeazu (on loan from Watford)
31 MF   ENG Cameron Park (on loan from Middlesbrough)
38 GK   PHI Neil Etheridge (on loan from Fulham[e])
42 MF   ENG Anthony Grant

Left club during the season

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK   SCO Alan Martin (to Aldershot Town)
15 DF   SCO Gregor Robertson (to Northampton Town)
17 FW   ENG Tom Hitchcock (on loan from Queens Park Rangers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF   ENG Michael West (to Ebbsfleet United)
24 DF   ENG Lee Molyneux (on loan to Accrington Stanley)
28 MF   GNB Mesca (on loan from Fulham)

Notes

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  1. ^ Mellor was born in Copenhagen, Denmark.
  2. ^ Osman was born in Accra, Ghana.
  3. ^ Ray was born in Warrington, England.
  4. ^ Inman was born in Adelaide, Australia, but also qualifies to represent Scotland internationally through his mother and has represented Scotland at U-19 and U-21.
  5. ^ Etheridge was born in Enfield, England and represented them at U-16 level, but also qualifies to represent the Philippines internationally through his mother and made his international debut for the Philippines in May 2008.

References

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  1. ^ "Coventry City: Football League docks Sky Blues 10 points". BBC Sport. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Crewe Alexandra". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2014.