2011–12 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season

This article details Crewe Alexandra's 2011–12 season in League Two. This will be Crewe's 88th competitive season and third successive in League Two.

Crewe Alexandra F.C.
2011–12 season
Chairman John Bowler
Manager Dario Gradi (until 10 November 2011)
Steve Davis
League Two 7th - Play Off Winners
FA Cup 1st round
League Cup 1st round
Football League Trophy Quarter Final (North)
Top goalscorer League: Nick Powell (13)
All: Nick Powell (15)
Highest home attendance League: 6,919 vs Aldershot Town (5 May 2012)
All: 7,221 vs Southend United (12 May 2012)
Lowest home attendance League: 3,142 vs Barnet (10 September 2011)
All: 2,271 vs Macclesfield Town (5 October 2011)
Average home league attendance 4,124
Home colours
Away colours
← 2010–11
2012–13 →

Players

Squad information

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
Since
App
Goals
Ends
Transfer fee
Notes
1 GK England Phillips 36 2010 32 0 30 Jun 2012 Free
2 DF England Tootle 24 2009 71 1 30 Jun 2014 Youth system
3 DF England Davis 23 2009 1 0 30 Jun 2012 Youth system
4 DF England Westwood 25 2008 90 12 30 Jun 2014 Youth system
5 DF England Artell 34 2010 43 5 30 Jun 2012 Free
6 DF England Dugdale 27 2010 20 0 30 Jun 2012 Free
7 MF England Bell 32 2010 49 2 30 Jun 2012 Free
8 MF England Murphy 25 2008 89 8 30 Jun 2013 Youth system
9 FW England Miller 27 2006 141 36 30 Jun 2013 Youth system
10 FW England Leitch-Smith 25 2008 19 5 30 Jun 2012 Youth system
11 FW England Moore 26 2007 154 15 30 Jun 2012 Youth system
12 DF England Shelley 24 2008 49 6 30 Jun 2012 Youth system
13 GK Scotland A Martin 26 2011 0 0 30 Jun 2012 Free
14 MF England Sarcevic 23 2010 5 1 30 Jun 2012 Undisclosed
15 DF England C Martin 28 2009 6 1 30 Jun 2012 Undisclosed
16 FW England Connerton 25 2009 2 0 30 Jun 2012 Undisclosed
17 MF England Mellor 24 2009 1 0 Youth system
18 GK England Garratt 21 2011 0 0 30 Jun 2013 Youth system
19 MF England Clayton 20 2011 2 0 30 Jun 2014 Youth system
20 MF England Turton 22 2011 1 0 30 Jun 2012 Youth system
21 DF England White 22 2011 0 0 30 Jun 2012 Youth system
22 DF England Ray 21 2011 0 0 30 Jun 2012 Youth system
23 FW England Daniels 21 2011 0 0 30 Jun 2012 Youth system
24 MF England Hughes 22 2011 1 0 30 Jun 2012 Youth system
25 FW England Powell 21 2010 19 0 30 Jun 2014 Youth system
FW England Koral 22 2011 0 0 30 Jun 2012 Youth system
FW England Oswell 22 2011 0 0 30 Jun 2012 Youth system
DF England Ting 22 2011 0 0 30 Jun 2012 Youth system

Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in the League (and playoffs), FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

Squad stats

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague Two FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Steve Phillips 54 0 49+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
2 DF England Matthew Tootle 44 0 39+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
3 DF England Harry Davis 47 5 42+2 5 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
4 MF England Ashley Westwood 47 3 42+2 3 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
5 DF England David Artell 38 3 33+1 2 1+0 0 1+0 1 2+0 0
6 DF England Adam Dugdale 51 3 46+0 3 1+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
7 MF England Lee Bell 36 0 23+10 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
8 MF England Luke Murphy 49 7 41+3 7 1+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
9 FW England Shaun Miller 36 5 26+7 4 0+0 0 1+0 1 2+0 0
10 FW England AJ Leitch-Smith 44 10 34+7 10 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
11 FW England Byron Moore 49 11 45+0 10 1+0 1 1+0 0 2+0 0
12 MF England Danny Shelley 29 1 12+14 1 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+1 0
14 MF England Antoni Sarcevic 10 0 1+5 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
15 DF England Carl Martin 34 0 27+4 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
17 DF England Kelvin Mellor 17 1 9+6 1 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
19 FW England Max Clayton 30 5 1+26 4 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+2 1
20 DF England Oliver Turton 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
24 MF England Caspar Hughes 7 0 0+4 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
25 MF England Nick Powell 45 15 37+4 14 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 1
33 DF England Jordan Brown 7 0 2+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players on loan to Crewe who returned to their parent club:
27 FW England Wes Fletcher 6 1 3+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 MF England Jamie Lowry 10 0 9+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 FW England Greg Pearson 9 3 8+1 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 DF England James Tunnicliffe 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
34 FW Wales Billy Bodin 9 0 8+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Top scorers

[1][2]

Place Position Nation Number Name League Two1 FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
1 MF England 25 Nick Powell 15 0 0 1 16
2 FW England 11 Byron Moore 9 1 0 0 11
3 FW England 10 AJ Leitch-Smith 9 0 0 0 9
4 MF England 8 Luke Murphy 8 0 0 0 8
5 FW England 9 Shaun Miller 5 0 1 0 6
TOTALS 46 1 1 1 50
1Includes 2012 Football League play-offs.

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name League Two FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card Red card
7 England MF Lee Bell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
5 England DF David Artell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 England DF Harry Davis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
6 England DF Adam Dugdale 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
9 England FW Shaun Miller 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
12 England MF Danny Shelley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0

Awards

Individual
Date N
P
Nat.
Name
Award Notes
Club
Date Period Award Notes

Players in and out

In

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
13 GK Scotland A Martin 22 Ayr United Scotland Free Transfer Summer 30 Jun 2012 Free Source

Out

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
6 DF Cameroon Ada 26 Kilmarnock Scotland Released Summer Free Source
15 DF England Mitchel-King 27 AFC Wimbledon Released Summer Free Source
9 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Zola 26 Burton Albion Released Summer Free Source
11 MF Jamaica Grant 23 Wycombe Wanderers Released Summer Free Source
3 DF England Blanchett 24 Burton Albion Released Summer Free Source
27 MF England Short 20 Free Agent Released Summer Free Source
28 DF England AM Westwood 34 Free Agent Released Summer Free Source
24 GK Poland Fogler 26 Free Agent Released Summer Free Source
7 FW England Donaldson 27 Brentford Out of contract Summer Free Source

Last updated: 2 July 2011
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
First Team Manager Dario Gradi MBE
Assistant Manager Steve Davis
Assistant Manager (Player Recruitment) Neil Baker
Assistant Academy Manager James Collins
Assistant Academy Manager Neil Critchley
Head Physiotherapist Rob Sharp
Physiotherapist Nick Oakley
Fitness Coach Andy Franks
Academy Recruitment Officer Phil Swift
Academy Operations Manager Paul Anthrobus

Last updated: 21 May 2011
Source: Crewe Alexandra Staff

Other information

Chairman John Bowler
Vice Chairman David Rowlinson
Director Richard Clayton
Director Dario Gradi MBE
Director Mark Hassall
Director Jim McMillan
Director Daniel Potts
Director Norman Hassall
Director Jimmy Rowlinson
Head Groundsman John Huxley
Assistant Groundsman Andrew Wareham
Club Doctor Dr Mike Freeman
Club Masseur Roy Ambrose
Club Chaplain Steve Clapham
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Alexandra Stadium (10,153 / 100 × 66 yd)

Last updated: 21 May 2011
Source: Crewe Alexandra Staff

Kits

Home
Supplier: Carbrini
Sponsors: Mornflake Oats
Away
Supplier: Carbrini
Sponsors: Mornflake Oats
Home goalkeepers
Supplier: Carbrini
Sponsors: Mornflake Oats
Away goalkeepers
Supplier: Carbrini
Sponsors: Mornflake Oats

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
Football League Two 10 7 6 August 20115 May 2012
Football League Cup 1st round1st round 9 August 2011
Football League Trophy 1st roundTemplate:Fb round2 2011-12 FL Trophy R4 w/c 29 August 2011
FA Cup 1st round1st round November 2011

Last updated: 1 July 2011
Source: Competitions

League Two

Table

Team
Pld W D L F A GD Pts
C Swindon Town 46 29 6 11 75 32 +43 93
P Shrewsbury Town 46 26 10 10 66 41 +25 88
P Crawley Town 46 23 15 8 76 54 +22 84
4 Southend United 46 25 8 13 77 48 +29 83
5 Torquay United 46 23 12 11 63 50 +13 81
6 Cheltenham Town 46 23 8 15 66 50 +16 77
P Crewe Alexandra 46 20 12 14 67 59 +8 72
8 Gillingham 46 20 10 16 79 62 +17 70
9 Oxford United 46 17 17 12 59 48 +11 68
10 Rotherham United 46 18 13 15 67 63 +4 67
11 Aldershot Town 46 19 9 18 54 52 +2 66
12 Port Vale* 46 20 9 17 68 60 +8 59
13 Bristol Rovers 46 15 12 19 60 70 -10 57
14 Accrington Stanley 46 14 15 17 54 66 -12 57
15 Morecambe 46 14 14 18 63 57 +6 56
16 AFC Wimbledon 46 15 9 22 62 78 -16 54
17 Burton Albion 46 14 12 20 54 81 -27 54
18 Bradford City 46 12 14 20 54 59 -5 50
19 Dagenham & Redbridge 46 14 8 24 50 72 -22 50
20 Northampton Town 46 12 12 22 56 79 -23 48
21 Plymouth Argyle 46 10 16 20 47 64 -17 46
22 Barnet 46 12 10 24 52 79 -27 46
R Hereford United 46 10 14 22 50 70 -20 44
R Macclesfield Town 46 8 13 25 39 64 -25 37

*Port Vale deducted ten points

Promotion to League One
Qualification to League Two playoffs
Relegation to Conference National
Last updated: 15:59, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 20 12 14 67 59 +8 72 11 6 6 38 28 +10 9 6 8 29 31 −2

Last updated: 5 May 2012.
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/crewe_alexandra/tables/default.stm

Results by round

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GroundAHHAAHHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAH
Result L L L L W W W L W D L L W L W L L W W D D L W L W W W L W D W L D D D W W W W D D W D W D D
Position 24 23 23 24 22 20 15 20 15 16 19 19 15 16 14 17 18 16 15 16 14 15 15 15 14 13 11 12 12 12 10 9 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7

Last updated: 5 May 2012.
Source: Crewe Alexandra
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

      Won       Drawn       Lost       Postponed

Pre-Season Friendlies

Last updated: 4 May 2011

League Two

Football League Cup

Last updated: 1 July 2011

Football League Trophy

FA Cup

Last updated: 12 November 2011

References

The following references are from crewealex.net, unless otherwise specified.

External links