Crewe Alexandra Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, England. Nicknamed The Railwaymen because of the town's links with the rail industry, they play at Gresty Road. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system.

History

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Key

Seasons

Year League Lvl Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Position Leading league scorer FA Cup FL Cup FL Trophy Average home
attendance[1][a]
Name Goals Res Rec Res Rec Res Rec
1883–84 R1 0-0-1
1884–85 R2 1-0-1
1885–86 R3 1-3-1
1886–87 R4 2-0-1
1887–88 SF 5-1-1
1888–89 R1 0-1-1
1889–90 Football Alliance 22 11 2 9 68 59 +9 24 5th of 12 QR4 2-0-1
1890–91 22 8 4 10 59 67 -8 20 8th of 12 R1 0-0-1
1891–92 22 7 4 11 44 49 -5 18 6th of 12 R1 4-1-1
Football League Second Division created. The club were invited to join.
1892–93 Football League
Second Division 		2 22 6 3 13 42 69 -27 15 10th of 12 QR1 0-0-1 2,125
1893–94 28 6 7 15 42 73 -31 19 12th of 15 QR4 2-1-1 2,680
1894–95 30 3 4 23 26 103 -77 10 16th of 16 QR2 1-0-1 1,800
1895–96 30 5 3 22 30 95 -65 13 16th of 16 R1 5-2-1 3,400
Failed to be re-elected to the Football League.
1896–97 The Combination 17 5 1 11 35 49 -14 11 9th of 10 QR4 1-0-1
1897–98 24 12 6 6 53 34 +19 30 2nd of 13 QR4 1-1-1
1898–99 Lancashire League 24 11 5 8 61 34 +27 27 4th of 13 QR4 1-0-1
1899–1900 28 16 4 8 87 48 +39 36 4th of 15 QR4 1-1-1
1900–01 20 12 2 6 45 23 +22 26 3rd of 11 IR 3-0-1
1901–02 Birmingham & District League 34 20 4 10 93 54 +39 44 3rd of 18 QR4 1-0-1
1902–03 34 22 2 10 92 51 +41 46 2nd of 18 QR3 0-0-1
1903–04 34 17 7 10 57 57 0 41 4th of 18 QR3 0-1-1
1904–05 34 16 9 9 53 44 +9 41 6th of 18 QR3 0-0-1
1905–06 34 16 12 6 58 39 +19 44 4th of 18 R1 1-1-1
1906–07 34 15 4 15 58 56 +2 34 8th of 18 R1 1-1-1
1907–08 34 20 7 7 80 41 +39 47 2nd of 18 QR5 0-1-1
1908–09 34 24 4 6 99 42 +57 52 2nd of 18 QR5 0-0-1
1909–10 34 23 3 8 117 56 +61 49 2nd of 18 QR5 1-0-1
1910–11 46 16 8 10 85 61 +24 40 5th of 18 R2 3-1-1
1911–12 Central League 32 14 9 9 65 63 +3 37 3rd of 17 R1 2-2-1
1912–13 38 13 5 20 64 68 -4 31 13th of 20 QR4 0-0-1
1913–14 38 20 8 10 57 49 +8 48 2nd of 20 QR5 1-0-1
1914–15 38 14 5 19 54 83 -29 33 15th of 20 QR4 0-1-1
No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the World War I.
1919–20 Central League 42 23 8 11 86 56 +30 54 3rd of 22 QR3 2-1-1
1920–21 42 23 7 12 92 57 +35 53 2nd of 22 QR4 0-0-1
Football League Third Division North created. The club were invited to join.
1921–22 Football League
Third Division North 		3 38 18 5 15 60 56 +4 41 6th of 20 QR5 1-1-1 6,825
1922–23 38 17 9 12 48 38 +10 43 6th of 20 QR4 0-1-1 5,680
1923–24 42 7 13 22 32 58 -26 27 20th of 22 QR5 0-0-1 4,885
1924–25 42 13 13 16 53 78 -25 39 15th of 22 QR4 0-1-1 5,875
1925–26 42 17 9 16 63 61 +2 43 11th of 22 R2 1-2-1 4,981
1926–27 42 14 9 19 71 81 -10 37 15th of 22 R3 2-0-1 5,192
1927–28 42 12 10 20 77 86 -9 34 17th of 22 R4 3-1-1 3,932
1928–29 42 18 8 16 80 68 +12 44 9th of 22 R1 0-0-1 4,026
1929–30 42 17 8 17 82 71 +11 42 11th of 22 R2 1-0-1 4,828
1930–31 42 14 6 22 66 93 -27 34 18th of 22 R2 1-0-1 3.338
1931–32 40 21 6 13 95 66 +29 48 6th of 21 R1 0-1-1 6,002
1932–33 42 20 3 19 80 84 -4 43 10th of 22 R2 1-0-1 4,920
1933–34 42 15 6 21 81 97 -16 36 14th of 22 R1 0-0-1 4,186
1934–35 42 14 11 17 66 86 -20 39 13th of 22 R1 0-0-1 4,196
1935–36 42 19 9 14 80 76 +4 47 6th of 22 R3 2-1-1 4,157
1936–37 42 10 12 20 55 83 -28 32 20th of 22 R3 2-1-1 3,875
1937–38 42 18 9 15 71 53 +18 45 8th of 22 R2 1-1-1 4,347
1938–39 42 19 6 17 82 70 +12 44 8th of 22 R2 1-1-1 5,760
No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to the World War II.
1945–46 R1 1-0-1
1946–47 Football League
Third Division North 		3 42 17 9 16 70 74 -4 43 8th of 22 R1 0-0-1 5,785
1947–48 42 18 7 17 61 63 -2 43 10th of 22 R4 3-0-1 7,544
1948–49 42 16 9 17 52 74 -22 41 12th of 22 R3 2-0-1 7,311
1949–50 42 17 14 11 68 55 +13 48 7th of 22 R2 1-3-1 9,065
1950–51 46 19 10 17 61 60 +1 48 9th of 24 R2 1-1-1 6,736
1951–52 46 17 8 21 63 82 -19 42 16th of 24 R1 0-0-1 6,061
1952–53 46 20 8 18 70 68 +2 48 10th of 24 R1 0-0-1 6,822
1953–54 46 14 13 19 49 67 -18 41 16th of 24 R2 1-1-1 6,148
1954–55 46 10 14 22 68 91 -23 34 22nd of 24 R1 0-0-1 4,785
1955–56 46 9 10 27 50 -105 -55 28 24th of 24 R1 0-1-1 5,288
1956–57 46 6 9 31 43 110 -67 21 24th of 24 R1 0-1-1 4,918
1957–58 46 8 7 31 47 93 -46 23 24th of 24 R1 0-0-1 4,587
Regional Third divisions merged creating nationwide Third Division and Fourth Division. Club has not qualified to join Third Division.
1958–59 Football League
Fourth Division 		4 46 15 10 21 70 82 -12 40 18th of 24 R1 0-1-1 7,443
1959–60 46 18 9 19 79 88 -9 45 14th of 24 R4 3-2-1 7,962
1960–61 46 20 9 17 61 67 -6 49 9th of 24 R4 3-2-1 R3 1-1-1 7,311
1961–62 44 20 6 18 79 70 -9 46 10th of 23 R2 1-1-1 R2 1-0-1 5,428
1962–63 46 24 11 11 86 58 +28 59 3rd of 24
Promoted 		R2 1-1-1 R1 0-0-1 6,436
1963–64 Football League
Third Division 		3 46 11 12 23 50 77 -27 34 22nd of 24
Relegated 		R1 0-1-1 R1 0-0-1 5,501
1964–65 Football League
Fourth Division 		4 46 18 13 15 90 81 -9 49 10th of 24 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-0-1 4,263
1965–66 46 16 9 21 61 63 -2 41 14th of 24 R4 3-1-1 R2 1-1-1 3,873
1966–67 46 21 12 13 70 55 +15 54 5th of 24 R3 2-1-1 R2 1-0-1 5,418
1967–68 46 20 18 8 74 49 +25 58 4th of 24
Promoted 		R1 0-0-1 R1 0-1-1 5,917
1968–69 Football League
Third Division 		3 46 13 9 24 52 76 -24 35 23rd of 24
Relegated 		R2 1-1-1 R2 1-1-1 4,804
1969–70 Football League
Fourth Division 		4 46 16 12 18 51 51 0 44 15th of 24 R1 0-1-1 R1 0-1-1 3,345
1970–71 46 18 8 20 75 76 -1 44 15th of 24 R2 1-1-1 R1 0-1-1 3,029
1971–72 46 10 9 27 43 69 -26 29 24th of 24 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-0-1 2,104
1972–73 46 9 18 19 38 61 -23 36 21st of 24 R3 2-0-1 R1 0-0-1 2,059
1973–74 46 14 10 22 43 71 -28 38 21st of 24 R1 0-1-1 R1 0-1-1 1,921
1974–75 46 11 18 17 34 47 -13 40 18th of 24 R1 0-1-1 R3 2-1-1 2,649
1975–76 46 13 15 18 58 57 +1 41 16th of 24 R1 0-0-1 R3 3-0-2 2,374
1976–77 46 19 11 16 47 60 -13 49 12th of 24 R1 0-2-1 R1 1-0-1 2,379
1977–78 46 15 14 17 50 69 -19 44 15th of 24 R2 1-1-1 R1 0-1-1 2,290
1978–79 46 6 14 26 43 90 -47 26 24th of 24 R2 1-0-1 R3 3-0-1 1,995
1979–80 46 11 13 22 35 68 -33 35 23rd of 24 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-0-2 2,745
1980–81 46 13 14 19 48 61 -13 40 18th of 24 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-1-1 2,909
1981–82 46 6 9 31 29 84 -55 27 24th of 24 R2 1-0-1 R1 0-1-1 2,196
1982–83 46 11 8 27 53 71 -18 41 23rd of 24 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-2-0 2,244
1983–84 46 16 11 19 56 67 -1 59 16th of 24 R1 0-0-1 R2 3-0-1 AQF 0-3-0 2,454
1984–85 46 18 12 16 65 69 -4 66 10th of 24 R1 0-0-1 R1 1-0-1 R1 0-1-1 2,271
1985–86 46 18 9 19 54 61 -7 63 12th of 24 R1 0-0-1 R2 1-1-2 G 1-0-1 1,817
1986–87 46 13 14 19 70 72 -2 53 17th of 24 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-1-1 G 0-0-2 1,932
1987–88 46 13 19 14 57 53 +4 58 17th of 24 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-1-1 R1 0-2-1 2,281
1988–89 46 21 15 10 67 48 +19 78 3rd of 24
Promoted 		R3 2-1-1 R1 0-1-1 ASF 1-3-1 3,296
1989–90 Football League
Third Division 		3 46 15 17 14 56 53 +3 62 12th of 24 R3 2-2-1 R2 2-1-1 G 1-0-1 4,008
1990–91 46 11 11 24 62 80 -18 44 22nd of 24
Relegated 		R5 4-0-1 R2 1-0-3 G 0-1-1 3,748
1991–92 Football League
Fourth Division 		4 42 20 10 12 66 51 +15 70 6th of 22 R3 2-1-1 R2 2-0-2 ASF 3-1-1 3,733
Lost in the play-off semifinal.
Football League divisions renamed after the Premier League creation.
1992–93 Football League
Third Division 		4 42 21 7 14 75 56 +19 70 6th of 22 R4 3-0-1 R3 3-1-1 G 0-1-1 3,455
Lost in the play-off final.
1993–94 42 21 10 11 80 61 +19 73 3rd of 22
Promoted 		R3 2-0-1 R1 0-1-1 AQF 1-2-1 3,991
1994–95 Football League
Second Division 		3 46 25 8 13 80 68 +12 83 3rd of 24 R2 1-0-1 R1 1-0-1 ASF 2-2-1 4,239
Lost in the play-off semifinal.
1995–96 46 22 7 17 77 60 +17 73 5th of 24 R4 3-1-1 R2 1-2-1 R2 1-0-2 3,974
Lost in the play-off semifinal.
1996–97 46 22 7 17 56 47 +9 73 6th of 24 Dele Adebola 16 R3 2-1-1 R1 0-0-2 ASF 2-1-0 3,978
Promoted after winning the play-offs.
1997–98 Football League
First Division 		2 46 18 5 23 58 65 -7 59 11th of 24 Colin Little 13 R3 0-0-1 R1 0-1-1 5,243
1998–99 46 12 12 22 54 78 -24 48 18th of 24 Colin Little 10 R3 0-0-1 R3 2-1-2 5,269
1999–2000 46 14 9 23 46 67 -21 51 19th of 24 Mark Rivers 7 R3 0-0-1 R3 2-2-1 6,248
2000–01 46 15 10 21 47 62 -15 55 14th of 24 Rob Hulse 11 R4 1-1-1 R2 1-1-2 6,742
2001–02 46 12 13 21 47 76 -29 49 22nd of 24
Relegated 		Rob Hulse 11 R5 2-1-1 R3 1-1-1 7,494
2002–03 Football League
Second Division 		3 46 25 11 10 76 40 +36 85 2nd of 24
Promoted 		Rob Hulse 22 R3 2-2-0 R2 1-0-1 ASF 3-0-1 6,735
2003–04 Football League
First Division 		2 46 14 11 21 57 66 -9 53 18th of 24 Dean Ashton 19 R3 0-0-1 R2 1-0-1 7,741
Football League divisions renamed.
2004–05 Football League
Championship 		2 46 12 14 20 66 86 -20 50 21st of 24 Dean Ashton 18 R3 0-0-1 R3 1-1-1 7,403
2005–06 46 9 15 22 57 86 -29 42 22nd of 24
Relegated 		Billy Jones
Luke Rodgers 		6 R3 0-0-1 R1 0-0-1 6,732
2006–07 Football
League One 		3 46 17 9 20 66 72 -6 60 13th of 24 Luke Varney 17 R1 0-0-1 R3 2-0-1 F 2-2-1 5,461
2007–08 46 12 14 20 47 65 -18 50 20th of 24 Nicky Maynard 15 R2 1-0-1 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-1-0 4,932
2008–09 46 12 10 24 59 82 -23 46 22nd of 24
Relegated 		Tom Pope 10 R3 2-1-1 R3 2-0-1 R2 1-0-1 4,537
2009–10 Football
League Two 		4 46 15 10 21 68 73 -5 55 18th of 24 Calvin Zola 15 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-0-1 4,075
2010–11 46 18 11 17 87 65 +22 65 10th of 24 Clayton Donaldson 28 R1 0-0-1 R2 1-0-1 AQF 1-0-1 4,119
2011–12 46 20 12 14 67 59 +8 72 7th of 24 Nick Powell 14 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-0-1 AQF 1-1-1 4,124
Promoted after winning the play-offs.
2012–13 Football
League One 		3 46 18 10 18 54 62 -8 64 13th of 24 Mathias Pogba 12 R2 1-0-1 R2 1-0-1 W 4-1-1 4,903
2013–14 46 13 12 21 54 80 -26 51 19th of 24 Chuks Aneke 14 R1 0-1-1 R1 0-0-1 R2 1-0-1 4,932
2014–15 46 14 10 22 43 75 -32 52 20th of 24 Nicky Ajose 8 R1 0-1-1 R2 1-0-1 R1 0-0-1 4,732
2015–16 46 7 13 26 46 83 -37 34 24th of 24
Relegated 		Brad Inman 10 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-0-1 R2 0-0-1 4,551
2016–17 Football
League Two 		4 46 14 13 19 58 67 -9 55 17th of 24 Chris Dagnall 14 R1 0-1-1 R2 1-0-1 G 1-0-2 3,882
2017–18 46 17 5 24 62 75 -13 56 15th of 24 Jordan Bowery 12 R2 1-1-1 R1 0-0-1 G 0-0-3 3,876
2018–19 46 19 8 19 60 59 +1 56 12th of 24 Charlie Kirk 11 R1 0-0-1 R1 0-0-1 G 0-1-2 4,078
2019–20 37 20 9 8 67 43 +24 69 2nd of 24 Chris Porter 14 R3 2-1-1 R1 1-0-1 G 2-0-1 4,580
Promoted on average points/game after season shortened due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2020–21 Football
League One 		3 46 18 12 16 56 61 -5 66 12th of 24 Mikael Mandron 11 R2 1-0-1 R1 0-0-1 R2 2-0-2 0[b]
2021–22 46 7 8 31 37 83 -46 29 24th of 24
Relegated 		Chris Long 10 R1 0-0-1 R2 1-0-1 R3 4-0-1 4,523
2022–23 Football
League Two 		4 46 14 16 16 48 60 -12 58 13th of 24 Dan Agyei 14 R2 1-0-1 R1 0-0-1 G 0-1-2 4,298
  1. ^ Average home attendance = for league games only
  2. ^ No matchday attendances during COVID-19 pandemic

References

  1. ^ "English attendances archive". EFS. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
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