2007–08 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2007-08 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include transfers (which are listed in the transfers section below), match results (which are in the matches section) or awards (which are in the awards section).

2007

20 April: Dario Gradi announces that as from 1 July, would take up a new role as the club's Technical Director whilst gradually allowing first-team coach Steve Holland control of the team.
18 June: Crewe win the Bobby Moore Fair Play award for their outstanding conduct and discipline throughout the 2006/07 season.^[1]
11 August: The opening day of the season sees young striker Nicky Maynard fracture his fibula. He was diagnosed to be out for 3–4 months.^[2] Maynard returned as a 46th minute substitute 112 days later in the FA Cup.
11 August: Crewe end the day top of the league after their 2−1 win over Brighton and Hove Albion.^[3]
15 August: Crewe are eliminated from the Carling Cup by Championship side Hull City after a 3-0 loss at home.
25 August: Crewe drop out of the play-off zone after a 2−0 loss to Leyton Orient.^[4]
4 September: Crewe are eliminated from the Johnstone's Paint Trophy by Cheshire-neighbours Chester City after a penalty shootout defeat in the First round
1 December: Crewe are eliminated from the FA Cup by League One side Oldham Athletic away from home. This result means that Crewe are eliminated from all cup competitions for the 2007–08 season.
3 December: Sky Sports confirm that Crewe's home tie with Leeds United will be shown live on TV. Ths kickoff was changed to 19:45 GMT on Monday 14 January 2008. Crewe lost the match 1-0.^[5]

2008

29 January: Crewe enter the relegation zone in League One after a 1−1 draw with Bristol Rovers.^[6]
9 February: Crewe climb out the relegation zone to 20th after a 2−2 draw with top-of-the-table Swansea City.^[7]
26 March: Michael O'Connor makes his senior international debut for Northern Ireland in a 4-1 win against Georgia.^[8]

Players

Squad information

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	GK	ENG	Williams	24	EU	2004	90	0	30 Jun 2008	Free
2	DF	ENG	Woodards	23	EU	2007	12	0	30 Jun 2010	£30,000
3	DF	ENG	B. Jones	24	EU	2007	0	0	30 Jun 2010	£65,000
4	MF	ENG	Roberts	20	EU	2004	81	7	30 Jun 2009	Youth system
5	DF	ENG	Cox (captain)	35	EU	2006	32	1	30 Jun 2008	Free
6	DF	FRA	Baudet (VC)	28	EU	2006	43	1	30 Jun 2009	Free
7	MF	ENG	Schumacher	23	EU	2007	1	0	30 Jun 2010	Free
8	MF	NIR	O'Connor	19	EU	2005	30	0	30 Jun 2009	Youth system
9	FW	ENG	Maynard	20	EU	2005	33	17	30 Jun 2010	Youth system
10	MF	DEU	Bopp	23	EU	2007	0	0	30 Jun 2010	Free
12	MF	ENG	Rix	23	EU	2001	103	4	30 Jun 2009	Youth system
13	GK	ENG	Tomlinson	22	EU	2001	11	0	30 Jun 2008	Youth system	On loan at Burton Albion until 21 Mar 2008
14	DF	ENG	McCready	25	EU	2007	61	17	30 Jun 2009	Free
15	FW	ENG	Pope	21	EU	2005	6	1	30 Jun 2009	Free
16	FW	ENG	Lowe	28	EU	2006	31	7	30 Jun 2009	Free
17	MF	ENG	Carrington	20	EU	2005	0	0	30 Jun 2009	Youth system
18	FW	ENG	Moore	18	EU	2007	1	0	30 Jun 2010	Youth system
19	FW	ENG	Miller	19	EU	2006	11	3	30 Jun 2009	Youth system
20	DF	ENG	M Bailey	21	EU	2005	0	0	30 Jun 2008	Free
21	GK	WAL	Fôn Williams	20	EU	2006	0	0	30 Jun 2008	Youth system
22	DF	ENG	Daniel	19	EU	2007	0	0	30 Jun 2009	Free
23	DF	ENG	O'Donnell	21	EU	2007	25	1	30 Jun 2010	Free
24	FW	ENG	Farquharson	18	EU	2007	0	0	30 Jun 2008	Youth system	On loan at Nantwich Town until 28 Mar 2008
25	MF	ENG	J Bailey	18	EU	2007	0	0	30 Jun 2008	Youth system
26	FW	ENG	Brown	18	EU	2007	0	0	30 Jun 2008	Youth system	On loan at Kidsgrove Athletic until Jan 2008
28	DF	NGR	Abbey	28	EU	2007	0	0	30 Jun 2008	Free
29	DF	ENG	Lynch	20	EU	2007	0	0	30 Jun 2008	Free
30	DF	SCO	Boyle	20	EU	2007	0	0	21 Feb 2008	Loan	On loan from Everton
32	MF	ENG	G. M. Roberts	23	EU	2007	0	0	12 March 2008	Loan	On loan from Ipswich Town
34	MF	ENG	Lunt	27	EU	2007	0	0	19 Mar 2008	Loan	On loan from Sheffield Wednesday

Last updated: 12 Feb 2008 (all stats except appearances and goals)
Source: Wikipedia players' articles, Crewe Alexandra, crewe-mad
Ordered by Squad Number.
Player must own an EU passport or be a full, current, 'A' international to legally play in English football. (Source)
Squad size is unlimited.
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			Football League One		FA Cup		Football League Cup	Johnstone's Paint Trophy

No.	P	Nat.	Name	Sts	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	App	Gls
1	GK	ENG	Williams	43	43		40		2		1
2	DF	ENG	Woodards	38	38		34		2		1	1
3	DF	ENG	Jones	25	25		21		2		1	1
4	MF	ENG	G. S. Roberts	36	38	5	35	5	2		1
5	DF	ENG	Cox	23	29	1	27		2	1
6	DF	FRA	Baudet	33	33	1	30	1	1		1	1
7	MF	ENG	Schumacher	21	24	1	21	1	1		1	1
8	MF	NIR	O'Connor	16	21		21
9	FW	ENG	Maynard	19	22	6	21	6	1
10	MF	DEU	Bopp	6	11	1	9	1			1	1
11	MF	WAL	Vaughan		1		1
12	MF	ENG	Rix	25	30		26		2		1	1
13	GK	ENG	Tomlinson	1	1							1
14	DF	ENG	McCready	30	31	2	28	1	2	1	1
15	FW	ENG	Pope	14	24	6	22	6			1	1
16	FW	ENG	Lowe	19	31	5	28	4	2			1	1
17	MF	ENG	Carrington	2	7		5				1	1
18	FW	ENG	Moore	27	33	2	30	2	2		1
19	FW	ENG	Miller	7	18	1	16	1			1	1
20	DF	ENG	Bailey	1	3		2		1
21	GK	WAL	Fôn Williams
22	DF	ENG	Daniel		1		1
23	DF	ENG	O'Donnell	18	24	1	23	1				1
24	FW	ENG	Farquharson	1	1							1
25	MF	ENG	Bailey		1		1
26	FW	ENG	Brown		1		1
27	DF	ENG	Dugdale
28	DF	NGR	Abbey	14	17		17
29	DF	ENG	Lynch	1	3		2					1
30	FW	ENG	Barnard	9	10	3	10	3
30	DF	SCO	Boyle	14	14		14
31	FW	ENG	Dickson	2	3		3
31	FW	WAL	Church	13	14	1	12	1	2
32	MF	ENG	Bennett	4	10	1	8	1	2
32	MF	ENG	G. M. Roberts	4	4		4
33	FW	COD	Baseya	1	4		3		1
34	DF	SCO	Gray	2	2		2
34	MF	ENG	Lunt	7	7		7
35	MF	ENG	Anyinsah	2	4		4
36	FW	ENG	Morgan	5	5	2	5	2

Last updated: 24 Mar 2008
Source: Crewe Alexandra
Ordered by Squad Numbers
0 shown as blank

Disciplinary Record

N	P	Nat.	Name	Y	YY	Notes
4	MF	ENG	G. S. Roberts	4	1	Conceded one penalty kick
6	DF	FRA	Baudet	4		Conceded one penalty kick
30	DF	SCO	Boyle	2		On loan
8	MF	NIR	O'Connor	2		Conceded two penalty kicks
12	MF	ENG	Rix	2
30	FW	ENG	Barnard	1		On loan
32	MF	ENG	Bennett	1		On loan
34	MF	ENG	Lunt	1		On loan
29	DF	ENG	Lynch	1
9	FW	ENG	Maynard	1
14	DF	ENG	McCready	1		Conceded two penalty kicks
19	FW	ENG	Miller	1
7	MF	ENG	Schumacher	1
1	GK	ENG	Williams	0		Conceded one penalty kick
2	DF	ENG	Woodards	1		Conceded one penalty kick

Last updated: 24 Mar 2008
Source: Crewe Alexandra
Only competitive matches

Y = Number of bookings;  YY = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  R = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Crewe currently have the best disciplinary record in The Football League^[9]

Awards

Individual

Date	Country	N	P	Name	Award	Notes
13 Aug 2007	ENG	4	MF	G. S. Roberts	Team of the Week	Source
20 Aug 2007	ENG	2	DF	Woodards	Team of the Week	Source
10 Sep 2007	GER	10	MF	Bopp	Team of the Week	Source
24 Sep 2007	ENG	1	GK	Williams	Team of the Week	Source
1 Oct 2007	ENG	3	DF	Jones	Team of the Week	Source
22 Oct 2007	ENG	16	FW	Lowe	Team of the Week	Source
5 Nov 2007	ENG	18	FW	Moore	Team of the Week	Source
19 Nov 2007	ENG	2	DF	Woodards	Team of the Week (2)	Source
10 Dec 2007	ENG	2	DF	Woodards	Team of the Week (3)	Source
28 Jan 2008	ENG	1	GK	Williams	Team of the Week (2)	Source
3 Mar 2008	ENG	1	GK	Williams	Team of the Week (3)	Source
17 Mar 2008	ENG	8	MF	O'Connor	Team of the Week	Source

Club

Date	Period	Award	Notes
18 June	Season 2006/07	Bobby Moore Fair Play award	^[1]

Players in / out

In

N	P	Name	EU	Country	Age	Type	Moving from	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
10	MF	Bopp	EU	DEU	23	Transferred Y	Rotherham United	Summer		Free
15	FW	Pope	EU	ENG	21	Youth team Y		Summer		Free
17	MF	Carrington	EU	ENG	20	Youth team Y		Summer		Free
21	GK	Fôn Williams	EU	ENG	20	Youth team Y		Summer		Free
29	DF	Lynch	EU	ENG	20	Unattached Y		Summer		Free
28	DF	Abbey	EU	ENG	28	Unattached Y		Summer		Free
14	DF	McCready	EU	ENG	25	Unattached Y		Summer		Free
3	DF	Jones	EU	ENG	23	Transferred Y	Exeter City	Summer		£ 65,000
7	MF	Schumacher	EU	ENG	23	Transferred Y	Bradford City	Summer		Free
30	FW	Barnard	EU	ENG	23	Loan	Tottenham Hotspur	Summer	3 Jan 2008	Loan
31	FW	Dickson	EU	ENG	22	Loan	Charlton Athletic	Summer	13 Sep 2007	Loan
31	FW	Church	EU	WAL	18	Loan	Reading	Winter	28 Jan 2007	Loan	Crewe Alexandra
32	MF	Bennett	EU	ENG	18	Loan	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Winter	3 Jan 2008	Loan	Crewe Alexandra
33	FW	Baseya	EU	COD FRA	19	Loan	Southampton	Winter	19 Dec 2007	Loan	Crewe Alexandra
34		Gray	EU	SCO	19	Loan	Manchester United	Winter	3 Jan 2008	Loan	Crewe Alexandra
30	DF	Boyle	EU	SCO	20	Loan Y	Everton	Winter	21 Feb 2008	Loan	Crewe Alexandra
32	MF	G. M. Roberts	EU	ENG	23	Loan Y	Ipswich Town	Winter	12 March 2008	Loan	Crewe Alexandra
34	MF	Lunt	EU	ENG	28	Loan Y	Sheffield Wednesday	Winter	19 March 2008	Loan
35	FW	Anyinsah	EU	ENG	23	Loan Y	Preston North End	Winter		Loan
36	MF	Morgan	EU	ENG	24	Loan Y	Luton Town	Winter		Loan

Out

N	P	Name	EU	Country	Age	Status	Moving to	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
2	FW	Otsemobor	EU	ENG	24	Transfer Y	Norwich City	Summer	Free
3	DF	Jones	EU	ENG	20	Transfer Y	Preston North End	Summer	£ 500,000^[*]
12	FW	Varney	EU	ENG	24	Transfer Y	Charlton Athletic	Summer	£2,500,000
11	MF	Vaughan	EU	WAL	24	Transfer Y	Real Sociedad	Summer	£ 300,000	Crewe Alexandra
26	MF	Brown	EU	ENG	19	Loan Y	Kidsgrove Athletic	Winter	Loan
24	FW	Farquharson	EU	ENG	19	Loan	Northwich Victoria	Winter	Loan
29	DF	Lynch	EU	ENG	21	Loan Y	Stafford Rangers	Winter	Loan
22	MF	Daniel	EU	ENG	19	Loan Y	Grays Athletic	Winter	Loan
27	DF	Dugdale	EU	ENG	20	Free Y	Droylsden	Winter	Free
24	FW	Farquharson	EU	ENG	19	Loan Y	Nantwich Town	Winter	Loan
13	GK	Tomlinson	EU	ENG	22	Loan Y	Burton Albion	Winter	Loan	BBC Sport

Last updated: 8 Mar 2008
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.

^{^} Initial fee of £500,000, plus clauses:

£62,500 for 15, 30 and 45 appearances for Preston North End
20% sell-on clause
£250,000 should Jones achevie promotion whilst at Preston North End.

Club

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Technical Director	Dario Gradi MBE
First team coach / Academy Director	Steve Holland
Assistant manager	Neil Baker
Assistant Academy manager	James Collins
Assistant Academy manager	Neil Critchley
Chief scout	Glyn Chamberlain
Senior physiotherapist	Matt Radcliffe
Physiotherapist	Steve Walker
Fitness coach	Andy Franks
Academy Recruitment Officer	Phil Swift
Academy Welfare Officer / Academy Administration	Malcolm Hughes

Last updated: 26 Aug 2007
Source: Crewe Alexandra Staff

Other information

Chairman	John Bowler
Vice Chairman	Norman Hassell
Director	Richard Clayton
Director	Dario Gradi MBE
Director	Mark Hassell
Director	Jim McMillan
Director	Daniel Potts
Director	David Rowlinson
Director	Jimmy Rowlinson
Head Groundsman	John Huxley

Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Alexandra Stadium (10,153 / 100 x 66 yd (60 m))

Last updated: 26 Aug 2007
Source: Crewe Alexandra Staff

Kits

Home
Supplier: Diadora
Sponsors: Mornflake Oats

Away
Supplier: Diadora
Sponsors: Mornflake Oats

Home goalkeepers
Supplier: Diadora
Sponsors: Mornflake Oats

Away goalkeepers
Supplier: Diadora
Sponsors: Mornflake Oats

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Football League One	—	20	11 Aug 2007	3 May 2008
Football League Cup	1st round		15 Aug 2007
Johnstone's Paint Trophy	1st round		4 Sep 2007
FA Cup	1st round	2nd round	10 Nov 2007	1 Dec 2007

Last updated: 24 Mar 2008
Source: Competitions

League One

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Swansea City	45	26	11	8	81	42	+39	89	Promotion to the League Championship
2	Nottingham Forest	45	23	11	11	64	39	+25	80	Promotion to the League Championship
3	Doncaster Rovers	45	21	16	8	61	30	+31	79	Qualification to the Football League One playoffs
4	Carlisle United	45	23	10	12	63	45	+18	79
5	Southend United	45	22	9	14	69	54	+15	75
6	Leeds United	45	26	10	9	70	37	+33	073^¹
7	Brighton & Hove Albion	45	19	12	14	58	49	+9	69
8	Tranmere Rovers	45	18	11	16	51	45	+6	65
9	Oldham Athletic	45	17	13	15	54	45	+9	64
10	Walsall	45	16	15	14	50	44	+6	63
11	Northampton Town	45	16	15	14	58	54	+4	63
12	Huddersfield Town	45	19	6	20	49	62	−13	63
13	Swindon Town	45	15	13	17	61	55	+6	58
14	Leyton Orient	45	15	12	18	46	62	−16	57
15	Hartlepool United	45	15	8	22	61	64	−3	53
16	Bristol Rovers	45	12	17	16	44	50	−6	53
17	Millwall	45	14	10	21	44	58	−14	52
18	Yeovil Town	45	14	10	21	36	56	−20	52
	Crewe Alexandra	45	12	14	19	46	61	−15	50
20	Cheltenham Town	45	12	12	21	40	63	−23	48
21	Bournemouth	45	17	6	22	61	71	−10	047^²	Relegation to the League Two
22	Gillingham	45	11	13	21	43	71	−28	46
23	Port Vale	45	9	10	26	46	80	−34	37
24	Luton Town	45	11	10	24	43	62	−19	033^²

Updated to games played on 29 April 2008
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
¹ Deducted 15 points for failure to comply with rules on insolvency.
² Deducted 10 points for entering administration
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

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
45	12	14	19	46	61	−15	50	8	6	8	26	29	−3	4	8	11	20	32	−12

Last updated: 29 April 2008
Source: Sky Sports

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	L	D	W	L	D	L	D	L	L	W	D	W	W	W	L	L	D	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	D	D	L	D	W	D	L	D	D	L	W	W	D	L	L	W	W	L

Last updated: 24 Mar 2008.
Source: Sky Sports
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

11 Aug 2007	Crewe Alexandra	2 – 1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 5,394 Referee: S Bratt
	G. S. Roberts 22' (pen.) G. S. Roberts 79'	Report	Dean Cox 14' Andrew Whing 57' (Unsporting behavior) Dean Cox 86' (Unsporting behavior)	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 5,394 Referee: S Bratt

15 Aug 2007 Carling Cup First Round	Crewe Alexandra	0 – 3	Hull City	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 2,862 Referee: P Miller
	G. S. Roberts 32' (Unsporting behaviour)	Report	Nathan Doyle 23' (Unsporting behavior) Michael Bridges 44' Richard Garcia 55' Stephen McPhee 70'	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 2,862 Referee: P Miller

18 Aug 2007	Bristol Rovers	1 – 1	Crewe Alexandra	The Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,750 Referee: G Salisbury
	Joe Jacobson 25' (Unsporting behaviour) Craig Disley 32'	Report	Tom Pope 34'	The Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,750 Referee: G Salisbury

25 Aug 2007	Crewe Alexandra	0 – 2	Leyton Orient	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,683 Referee: D Drysdale
	G. S. Roberts 83' (Unsporting behaviour)	Report	JJ Melligan 35' Adam Boyd 85' (pen.)	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,683 Referee: D Drysdale

1 Sep 2007	Swindon Town	1 – 1	Crewe Alexandra	County Ground Attendance: 6,595 Referee: K Friend
	Michael Pook 24'	Report	Steven Schumacher 42'	County Ground Attendance: 6,595 Referee: K Friend

4 Sep 2007 Johnstone's Paint Trophy First Round (N)	Chester City	1 – 1	Crewe Alexandra	Deva Stadium Attendance: 2,162 Referee: K Evans
	Richie Partridge 61' Kevin Ellison 90' (Unsporting behavior)	Report	Ryan Lowe 37'	Deva Stadium Attendance: 2,162 Referee: K Evans
		Penalties
	Paul Butler Richie Partridge Nathan Lowndes James Vaughan John Murphy	4 – 3	Steven Schumacher Billy Jones Ryan Lowe Julien Baudet Eugen Bopp

8 Sep 2007	Crewe Alexandra	2 – 0	Huddersfield Town	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 5,164 Referee: N Swarbrick
	Lee Barnard 16' Eugen Bopp 39'	Report	Andy Booth 20' (Unsporting behavior)	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 5,164 Referee: N Swarbrick

16 Sep 2007	Doncaster Rovers	2 – 0	Crewe Alexandra	Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,726 Referee: D Deadman
	Paul Heffernan 31' Dan Woodards 48' (o.g.)	Report		Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,726 Referee: D Deadman

22 Sep 2007	Crewe Alexandra	0 – 0	Millwall	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,478 Referee: P Joslin
		Report	Gary Alexander 36' (Unsporting behavior) Ben May 72' (Unsporting behavior)	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,478 Referee: P Joslin

29 Sep 2007	Oldham Athletic	3 – 2	Crewe Alexandra	Boundary Park Attendance: 5,082 Referee: A Taylor
	Mark Allott 36' Matthew Wolfenden 83' Neil Kilkenny 90+1'	Report	Lee Barnard 17' Byron Moore 26'	Boundary Park Attendance: 5,082 Referee: A Taylor

2 Oct 2007	Tranmere Rovers	1 – 1	Crewe Alexandra	Prenton Park Attendance: 6,155 Referee: S Mathieson
	Chris Shuker 65' Shane Cansdell-Sheriff 87' (Unsporting behavior)	Report	G. S. Roberts 56' (pen.)	Prenton Park Attendance: 6,155 Referee: S Mathieson

6 Oct 2007	Crewe Alexandra	1 – 4	Bournemouth	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,799 Referee: C Webster
	Shaun Miller 89'	Report	Lee Bradbury 37' Max Gradel 61', 77' Darren Anderton 85'	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,799 Referee: C Webster

13 Oct 2007	Southend United	3 – 0	Crewe Alexandra	Roots Hall Attendance: 6,927 Referee: A Penn
	Nick Bailey 17' Adam Barrett 18' (Unsporting behavior) Gary Hooper 63' Leon Clarke 82' (pen.)	Report	Lee Barnard 5' (Unsporting behaviour) Ben Rix 82' (Dissent)	Roots Hall Attendance: 6,927 Referee: A Penn

20 Oct 2007	Crewe Alexandra	2 – 0	Luton Town	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,490 Referee: E Ilderton
	Ryan Lowe 14', 40'	Report	Alan Goodall 25' (Unsporting behavior)	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,490 Referee: E Ilderton

27 Oct 2007	Cheltenham Town	2 – 2	Crewe Alexandra	Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,605 Referee: D McDermidd
	Alan Wright 85' David Bird 89'	Report	Simon Church 74' Ryan Lowe 78'	Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,605 Referee: D McDermidd

3 Nov 2007	Crewe Alexandra	2 – 0	Yeovil Town	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,363 Referee: J Moss
	Chris McCready 28' Byron Moore 40'	Report	Justin Cochrane 34' (Unsporting behavior) Terrell Forbes 44' (Unsporting behavior) Scott Guyett 89' (Unsporting behavior)	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,363 Referee: J Moss

6 Nov 2007	Port Vale	0 – 1	Crewe Alexandra	Vale Park Attendance: 5,329 Referee: R Beeby
	Craig Rocastle 72' (Dissent)	Report	Ben Rix 22' (Unsporting behaviour) Elliott Bennett 70' (Unsporting behaviour), 76'	Vale Park Attendance: 5,329 Referee: R Beeby

10 Nov 2007 FA Cup First Round	Crewe Alexandra	2 – 1	Milton Keynes Dons	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,049 Referee: K Hill
	Chris McCready 3' Neil Cox 65'	Report	Gareth Edds 15' (Unsporting behaviour) Dean Lewington 60' (Unsporting behaviour) Jemal Johnson 69' (pen.)	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,049 Referee: K Hill

17 Nov 2007	Crewe Alexandra	1 – 0	Northampton Town	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,531 Referee: A Haines
	Ryan Lowe 59'	Report	Guy Branston 31' (Unsporting behaviour) Ryan Gilligan 43' (Unsporting behaviour)	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,531 Referee: A Haines

24 Nov 2007	Nottingham Forest	2 – 0	Crewe Alexandra	City Ground Attendance: 16,650 Referee: M Oliver
	Arron Davies 45' Sammy Clingan 52'	Report	Dan Woodards 51' (Unsporting behaviour)	City Ground Attendance: 16,650 Referee: M Oliver

1 Dec 2007 FA Cup Second Round	Oldham Athletic	1 – 0	Crewe Alexandra	Boundary Park Attendance: 3,900 Referee: J Moss
	Lee Hughes 41'	Report		Boundary Park Attendance: 3,900 Referee: J Moss

4 Dec 2007	Crewe Alexandra	2 – 3	Gillingham	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,929 Referee: G Laws
	Byron Moore 43' G. S. Roberts 49' Chris McCready 56' (Unsporting behaviour)	Report	Mark Bentley 8' Andrew Crofts 27' (Unsporting behaviour) Mark Bentley 51' (Unsporting behaviour) Chris Dickson 56' (pen.) Chris Dickson 73'	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,929 Referee: G Laws

8 Dec 2007	Crewe Alexandra	0 – 0	Walsall	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,639 Referee: S Mathieson
		Report	Michael Ricketts 83' (Unsporting behaviour)	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,639 Referee: S Mathieson

15 Dec 2007	Hartlepool United	3 – 0	Crewe Alexandra	Victoria Park Attendance: 3,915 Referee: M Haywood
	Michael Nelson 67' Richard Barker 85' Richard Barker 88' (pen.)	Report		Victoria Park Attendance: 3,915 Referee: M Haywood

22 Dec 2007	Crewe Alexandra	0 – 4	Doncaster Rovers	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,122 Referee: D Foster
	G. S. Roberts 12' (Unsporting behaviour) Shaun Miller 71' (Unsporting behaviour) G. S. Roberts 80' (Second bookable offence)	Report	Stephen Roberts 24' (Unsporting behaviour) Jason Price 38' Jason Price 50' Paul Green 90+1' Lewis Guy 90+3'	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,122 Referee: D Foster

26 Dec 2007	Huddersfield Town	1 – 1	Crewe Alexandra	Galpharm Stadium Attendance: 9,795 Referee: D Drysdale
	Nathan Clarke 31' (Unsporting behaviour) Andy Holdsworth 46' (Unsporting behaviour) Andy Booth 85' Jon Worthington 86' (Unsporting behaviour)	Report	Lee Barnard 19'	Galpharm Stadium Attendance: 9,795 Referee: D Drysdale

29 Dec 2007	Millwall	2 – 0	Crewe Alexandra	New Den Stadium Attendance: 8,068 Referee: T Kettle
	Neil Harris 49' (pen.) Ahmet Brković 53'	Report	Micheal O'Connor 90' (Dissent)	New Den Stadium Attendance: 8,068 Referee: T Kettle

1 Jan 2008	Crewe Alexandra	4 – 3	Tranmere Rovers	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 5,137 Referee: J Moss
	G. S. Roberts 30' (pen.) G. S. Roberts 40' (Unsporting behaviour) G. S. Roberts 48' Ryan Lynch 62' (Unsporting behaviour) Nicky Maynard 67' Danny O'Donnell 89'	Report	Andy Taylor 8' Chris Greenacre 31' Antony Kay 33' (Unsporting behaviour) Ian Goodison 65' (Violent conduct) Paul McLaren 74'	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 5,137 Referee: J Moss

14 Jan 2008	Crewe Alexandra	0 – 1	Leeds United	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 6,771 Referee: K Friend
		Live on Sky Sports Report	Darren Kenton 35' (Unsporting behaviour) Jermaine Beckford 36'	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 6,771 Referee: K Friend

19 Jan 2008	Carlisle United	1 – 0	Crewe Alexandra	Brunton Park Attendance: 6,449 Referee: C Webster
	Joe Garner 52' Peter Murphy 71'	Report	Nicky Maynard 90+1' (Unsporting behaviour)	Brunton Park Attendance: 6,449 Referee: C Webster

22 Jan 2008 Match postponed on 5 Jan 2008 due to FA Cup fixtures	Swansea City	2 – 1	Crewe Alexandra	Liberty Stadium, Swansea Attendance: 11,200 Referee: A Woolmer
	Thomas Butler 14' Paul Anderson 77'	Report	Steven Schumacher 90+2' (Unsporting behaviour) Tom Pope 90+3'

26 Jan 2008	Crewe Alexandra	0 – 0	Swindon Town	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,344 Referee: K Evans
	Julien Baudet 80' (Unsporting behaviour)	Report	Michael Pook 40' (Unsporting behaviour) Billy Paynter 74' (Serious Foul Play) Jon-Paul McGovern 78' (Unsporting behaviour)	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,344 Referee: K Evans

29 Jan 2008	Crewe Alexandra	1 – 1	Bristol Rovers	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,942 Referee: P Taylor
	Tom Pope 47'	Report	Ben Williams 45' (o.g.)	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,942 Referee: P Taylor

2 Feb 2008	Brighton & Hove Albion	3 – 0	Crewe Alexandra	Withdean Stadium Attendance: 4,802 Referee: D Whitestone
	Glenn Murray 23' Guy Butters 41' Glenn Murray 45'	Report		Withdean Stadium Attendance: 4,802 Referee: D Whitestone

9 Feb 2008	Crewe Alexandra	2 – 2	Swansea City	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,955 Referee: N Miller
	Julien Baudet 82' Tom Pope 90'	Report	Jason Scotland 9' (pen.) G. S. Roberts 40' (o.g.)	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,955 Referee: N Miller

12 Feb 2008	Leyton Orient	0 – 1	Crewe Alexandra	Brisbane Road Attendance: 3,881 Referee: G Hegley
	Charlie Daniels 31' (Unsporting behaviour)	Report	Nicky Maynard 26' Julien Baudet 45+1' (Unsporting behavior)	Brisbane Road Attendance: 3,881 Referee: G Hegley

23 Feb 2008	Leeds United	1 – 1	Crewe Alexandra	Elland Road Attendance: 21,223 Referee: M Pike
	Ľubomír Michalík 15' (Unsporting behaviour) Tresor Kandol 85'	Report	Patrick Boyle (footballer)Patrick Boyle 29' (Dissent) Nicky Maynard 47'	Elland Road Attendance: 21,223 Referee: M Pike

26 Feb 2008 Match postponed on 16 Feb 2008 due to frozen pitch	Crewe Alexandra	0 – 1	Carlisle United	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,786 Referee: P Taylor
	Julien Baudet 83' (Unsporting behaviour)	Report	Scott Dobie 64'	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,786 Referee: P Taylor

1 Mar 2008	Northampton Town	0 – 0	Crewe Alexandra	Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,507 Referee: M Haywood
		Report	Kenny Lunt 63' (Unsporting behaviour)	Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,507 Referee: M Haywood

8 Mar 2008	Crewe Alexandra	0 – 0	Nottingham Forest	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 6,314 Referee: J Singh
		Report	Arron Davies 25' (Unsporting behaviour) Chris Cohen 48' (Dissent) Julian Bennett 69' (Unsporting behaviour)	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 6,314 Referee: J Singh

11 Mar 2008	Crewe Alexandra	0 – 2	Port Vale	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 5,229 Referee: M Dean
	Patrick Boyle 15' (Unsporting behaviour) Michael O'Connor 68' (Unsporting behaviour)	Report	Paul Harsley 57' (pen.) Robin Hulbert 65' (Unsporting behaviour) Marc Richards 68' (Unsporting behaviour) Luke Rodgers 81'	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 5,229 Referee: M Dean

15 Mar 2008	Gillingham	0 – 3	Crewe Alexandra	Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,956 Referee: P Joslin
	Kevin Maher 57' (Professional foul)	Report	Tom Pope 9' Nicky Maynard 50' Dean Morgan 76'	Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,956 Referee: P Joslin

22 Mar 2008	Crewe Alexandra	3 – 1	Hartlepool United	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,412 Referee: S Attwell
	Nicky Maynard 20' Nicky Maynard 30' Julien Baudet 60' (Unsporting behaviour) Nicky Maynard 70' (Unsporting behaviour) Tom Pope 85'	Report	Joel Porter 81'	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,412 Referee: S Attwell

24 Mar 2008	Walsall	1 – 1	Crewe Alexandra	Banks's Stadium Attendance: 4,741 Referee: F Graham
	Ian Roper 90+4'	Report	Nicky Maynard 61'	Banks's Stadium Attendance: 4,741 Referee: F Graham

29 Mar 2008	Luton Town	2 1	Crewe Alexandra	Kenilworth Road Attendance: 5,465 Referee: M Oliver
	Matthew Spring 4' Matthew Spring 70' (Unsporting Behavior) Matthew Spring 78' (Pen.)	Report	Danny Woodards 47' (Unsporting Behavior) Michael O'Connor 53' (Unsporting Behavior) Nicky Maynard 58'	Kenilworth Road Attendance: 5,465 Referee: M Oliver

5 Apr 2008	Crewe Alexandra	1 3	Southend United	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,895 Referee: A Haines
	Nicky Maynard 74'	Report	Lee Barnard 2' James Walker 19' Charlie Mulgrew 38' (Unsporting Behavior) Simon Francis 77' (Unsporting Behavior) Lee Barnard 80'	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,895 Referee: A Haines

12 Apr 2008	Yeovil Town	0 3	Crewe Alexandra	Huish Park Attendance: 4,785 Referee: R Booth
	Marc Bircham 62' (Unsporting Behavior)	Report	Nicky Maynard 8' Nicky Maynard 58' Tom Pope 90'	Huish Park Attendance: 4,785 Referee: R Booth

19 Apr 2008	Crewe Alexandra	3 1	Cheltenham Town	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 5,279 Referee: Andy D'Urso
	Nicky Maynard 14' Nicky Maynard 68' Nicky Maynard 76'	Report	Alan Wright 60' (Unsporting Behavior) Steven Gillespie 62'	Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 5,279 Referee: Andy D'Urso

26 Apr 2008	Bournemouth	1 0	Crewe Alexandra	Fitness First Stadium Attendance: 8,621 Referee: Keith Hill
	Sam Vokes 55' Lee Bradbury 80' (Unsporting Behavior)	Report		Fitness First Stadium Attendance: 8,621 Referee: Keith Hill

3 May 2008	Crewe Alexandra			Alexandra Stadium
				Alexandra Stadium

Last updated: 24 Mar 2008
Source: Crewe Alexandra
Notes: League One fixtures not listed due to copyright. Results will be shown.

Trivia

Gillingham's Chris Dickson scored the winning goal against Crewe on 5 December at Gresty Road after spending one month on loan for the Railwaymen.
Walsall's goalkeeper Clayton Ince received the November Powerade Player of the Month award just four days before playing against his former club. Ince, who spent six years at Crewe, said of the occasion, “...my feelings for the club will be put to one side for 90 minutes on Saturday.” Ince kept a clean sheet in the match which resulted in a 0-0 draw.
On 12 February, Crewe signed Ipswich Town midfielder Gary Roberts. Unusually, he is the second player with the name Gary Roberts at Crewe. He was assigned the shirt number 32, whilst the other Gary Roberts has the number 4 shirt.
Ex-Crewe striker Luke Rodgers scored the final goal in the local derby against Port Vale, just as he did last season.

References

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Championship	Barnsley · Blackpool · Bristol City · Burnley · Cardiff City · Charlton Athletic · Colchester United · Coventry City · Crystal Palace · Hull City · Ipswich Town · Leicester City · Norwich City · Plymouth Argyle · Preston North End · Queens Park Rangers · Scunthorpe United · Sheffield United · Sheffield Wednesday · Southampton · Stoke City · Watford · West Bromwich Albion · Wolverhampton Wanderers

League One	Bournemouth · Brighton & Hove Albion · Bristol Rovers · Carlisle United · Cheltenham Town · Crewe Alexandra · Doncaster Rovers · Gillingham · Hartlepool United · Huddersfield Town · Leeds United · Leyton Orient · Luton Town · Millwall · Northampton Town · Nottingham Forest · Oldham Athletic · Port Vale · Southend United · Swansea City · Swindon Town · Tranmere Rovers · Walsall · Yeovil Town

League Two	Accrington Stanley · Barnet · Bradford City · Brentford · Bury · Chester City · Chesterfield · Dagenham & Redbridge · Darlington · Grimsby Town · Hereford United · Lincoln City · Macclesfield Town · Mansfield Town · Milton Keynes Dons · Morecambe · Notts County · Peterborough United · Rochdale · Rotherham United · Shrewsbury Town · Stockport County · Wrexham · Wycombe Wanderers

Conference National	Aldershot Town · Altrincham · Burton Albion · Cambridge United · Crawley Town · Droylsden · Ebbsfleet United · Exeter City · Farsley Celtic · Forest Green Rovers · Grays Athletic · Halifax Town · Histon · Kidderminster Harriers · Northwich Victoria · Oxford United · Rushden & Diamonds · Salisbury City · Stafford Rangers · Stevenage Borough · Torquay United · Weymouth · Woking · York City

Conference South	Newport County

Northern Premier League	Gateshead

Summer 2007 transfers · Winter 2007–08 transfers · Summer 2008 transfers

2007–08 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season

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2008

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Overall

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Table

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