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Back to the 10th of February 1974 and Crewe Alexandra played their first ever league fixture away from home on a Sunday against Mansfield Town. In front of 2690 spectators the Alex lined up – Parker,Lowry, Stephens,Peat,Nicholas,Lugg, Kelley, Kinsey, Rowlands, Riley and Duffey. Substitute Purdie. Mansfield were defending an unbeaten home record but goals from Hughen Riley and Chris Duffey sealed a 2-1 victory which was our first victory at Field Mill since the 1936-37

Back to the 21st of August 1971 and our last visit to Holker Street, Barrow for a fourth division fixture. In front of 2387 spectators the Alex lined up- Adams,Lowry,Leigh,Gater, Higgins,Summerhill, Bradshaw, Wallace, East, Morrissey and Bowles. In what was to be one of his last appearances in a Crewe shirt the mercurial Stan Bowles gave the Alex a half-time lead only for Barrow to stage a second half comeback to record a 2-1 victory.

Back to Saturday 13th of May 1989 and a memorable day in the history of Crewe Alexandra Football Club. With one game away at Tranmere Rovers to play the Alex sat in fourth place in the Barclays League Divison 4 behind Scunthorpe United on goal difference. Backed by 5,000 travelling supporters in a gate of 15,286 the Alex lined up – Greygoose, Swain, Edwards,Billing, Callaghan, Walters, Jasper, Clayton, Sussex, Gardiner and Fishenden. Substitutes Gage and

Back to Saturday 16th of November 1991 and FA Cup first round action against Carlisle United. In front of just 3106 supporters the Alex lined up – Greygoose, Wilson, McKearney,Carr, Callaghan,Sorvel,Hignett, Naylor, Evans, Gardiner, Edwards Substitutes Futcher and Payne. Prior to the tie we were allocated a small number of tickets priced at £7 which were to be sold on a first come first served basis and the support was large as usual for the

by Andrew Dobson Back to Saturday 22nd October 1988 as the Alex travelled to the Victoria Ground in Hartlepool to take on Bobby Moncur’s side. In front of 1972 spectators we lined up – Greygoose, Swain, Edwards, Callaghan,Macowat, Jones, Jasper, Murphy, Cronin, Gardiner,Fishenden. Substitutes Billing and Morton. Promotion chasing Crewe achieved their best result so far according to manager Dario Gradi after Hartlepool looked as though they were going to bury us in the first

by Andrew Dobson Back on August 22nd, 2006, the Alex were drawn away to League 2 Grimsby Town in the League Cup sponsored by Carling. In front of 1,635 as the Alex lined up as a followed: Tomlinson, Otsemobor, Baudet, O’Donnell, Jones, Lowe, O’Connor, Ricks, Vaughan, Varney, Maynard. Substitutes: Williams, Kempson, Flynn, Higdon, Rodgers. After a winless start to the season, manager Dario Gradi replaced Luke Rodgers and Michael Higdon with the pace and power

by Scott Kynnersley Back to the 19th of November 1994 as the Alex travelled to the Valley Parade to take on Bradford City. In front of 5520 spectators the Alex lined up – M.Smith,Booty,S.Smith, Wilson, Macauley, Whalley, Garvey,Collins,Ward, Lennon,Adebola. Substitutes Gayle, Clarkson , Gardiner. The Alex were on a run of three straight defeats including a 7-1 loss to Hull and 5-0 at Birmingham. Any idea that it was a banker home were quickly dispelled

Back to Saturday 19th November 1983 and Crewe’s annual day out for the first round of the FA Cup. Once again we were drawn away from home,this time a trip to Spotland to take on a Rochdale side managed by Jimmy Greenhoff. For Dario Gradi’s first FA Cup match the Alex lined up – Naylor, Edwards, Brady,King, Scott, Hart,Blissett, Crabbe, Waller, Leonard,Pullar. Substitute Bowers. In front of a gate of 2465 the Alex exited the

By Andrew Dobson Back to the 24th of March 2009 and our first visit to the impressive Stadium:MK for a Sky Bet league one fixture against Roberto Di Matteo’s Milton Keynes Dons. In front of 8454 the Alex lined up- Ruddy,Brayford,Woodards, Broomes,Baudet, Sheehan, Carrington,Sigurdsson, Donaldson,Pope and Grant. Substitutes were Collis, O’Donnell, Moore, Miller and McManus. As usual a large Crewe contingent made the journey as is the norm for a “new ground” but we found

By Andrew Dobson Cheltenham Town versus Crewe Alexandra will always be remembered for the unforgettable Sunday in May 2012 but I’ve chosen a different rewind for this particular fixture. Back to boxing day 2002 and our first ever visit to Whaddon road for a second Division game. The Alex lined up- Ince,Sodje, Walton(Walker), Foster, Tierney(S.Jones), Lunt(Bell),Sorvel,Brammer, Vaughan, Ashton and Jack. Substitutes- Bankole and Hulse. In front of 5548 spectators (including a large away contingent) we

By Andrew Dobson On Friday 2nd March 1962 Accrington Stanley travelled to Crewe for what turned out to be their last league game. In wintry conditions close to a snow storm Barry Wheatley shot the Alex ahead on 24 minutes and Frank Lord headed the second midway through the second half. Ron Smith and Lord both scored again in the last five minutes to complete a 4-0 victory in front of a gate of 4272.

By Andrew Dobson Friday 30th November 1990 Crewe Alexandra travelled to the Abbey Stadium to take on Cambridge United in a Barclays League Division 3 fixture. After the disappointing display in our previous away match at Shrewsbury Town, Dario Gradi admitted he was in a mood more of hope than expectation before the game. In front of 4729 the Alex lined up- Edwards,Swain, Lennon, Callaghan, Carr,Smart,Hignett,Rose,Sussex, Clayton,Ward. Substitutes Mckearney and Edwards. Despite having a midfield

By Andrew Dobson Good Friday 2010 will always be a memorable occasion for all Alex fans but for all the wrong reasons!   On our first league visit to Christie Park, Morecambe we raced into a 2-0 lead thanks to goals in the 17th minute from Joel Grant and Shaun Miller on the half hour. Phil Jevons pulled one back for the hosts but Clayton Donaldson restored our two goal advantage just after the hour

By Andrew Dobson On the 28th of October 2000 the Alex made the long journey to the Priestfield Stadium to take on Gillingham in the old First Division. Prior to the game, no less then ten first team regulars were injured and we lined up with Kearton, Maybury, Macauley, Sodje, Smith, Wright, Lunt, Sorvel, Street, Little and Tait. In front of 8,347 fans, we recorded a 1-0 victory with a 52nd minute Colin Little goal.

By Scott Kynnersley On the 24th of April 1999 bottom of the table Crewe Alexandra travelled to an Ipswich Town team lying second and  hoping to be playing premiership football the next season.   Once again we turned coupon-busters defeating the hosts 2-1 in front of 20,845.On a pitch waterlogged by torrential rain and despite the sending off of Jermaine Wright goals by Mark Rivers and an 84th minute winner from Steve Macauley enabled us

By Tom Kural Crewe Alex have posted losses of £614,131 for the 13 months between June 2019 to July 2020 in the clubs first accounts since the Covid-19 pandemic rocked English football. The Alex have now made a loss in 10 of the last 11 seasons and have lost £4.9m since 2014. The club’s turnover during the year increased from £3.1m to £4.1m, although expenditure also rose by £500k and totalled £4.8m. Spend on wages

By Tom Kural Yesterday was World Mental Health Day. It is a day which has taken on extra significance in a year which has been more challenging than any in our lifetimes. Humans are social animals. And in a world where we can no longer gather in groups of more than 6, or see elderley relatives, there is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has affected us all in different ways. Yet this is not

By Tom Kural There is an expectation that Crewe will be promoted later this week. It should be a cause for wild celebration. Fantastic. Wonderful. Isn’t this what we wanted all along? Recognition for a season of scintillating football in which only Peterborough have scored more goals in the Football League and only Crawley have had more shots. And the financial rewards of playing in League One next season will be worth £600,000 extra in

Crewe Alexandra Word Search Another weekend, another weekend of no live match day at 3pm. Fear not, we can try and fill a few minutes of your time with a Crewe Alexandra word search. It’s a nice big one so kind you find them all? Just click on the first and last letter of where you think the word is and see if it’s right!

By Tom Kural The Crewe Alex accounts for the period covering July 2018 to June 2019 are now available to view on Companies House and give reason for both optimism and despair in these uncertain times. The bottom line shows that the club lost £1.146m or £22k p/w over the last financial year, the single biggest loss in one season in the clubs history, eclipsing the £1.034m loss in 2015. The main reason for this

Today we were meant to be travelling to Port Vale in large numbers to get behind a table topping Crewe Alex team hoping to strengthen our position in the promotion race. Unfortunately it isn’t to be we but we live in hope that the games will be rescheduled when the world begins to return to normal and the football family along with everyone else can move around safely again. Until then, there is a massive

By Richard Benson So here we are, either at home with little to do or working from home or out doing essential key work (a big thanks to all of you in this group). No football except repeats and highlights and if like me you barely acknowledge the EPL. You’ve probably paused your sports packages. So to get my football fix I’ve been rummaging through boxes of random memorabilia and enjoying the memories. I even

On 17th January 2020, Richard Benson was invited into BBC Radio Stoke to talk about the Railwaymen Supporters Society and what we’re trying to achieve with #Project250. Here is his account of the night for anyone that missed it live along with a link so you can listen again:   Let’s start at the end. 7.03pm, walking out of the studio and Matt Sandoz tells me he has just received a text about the programme

This looks like being a great season for the Alex. A potential promotion season and not just via the play-offs either. It also feels like we could even win League Two. Good Cup runs too, have helped the positive vibe. However I have a feeling that there is a Glass ceiling, and that the achievements of smaller clubs are becoming increasingly limited. The Championship is full of ex-Premier League teams with Parachute Payments and Rich

‘Twas the  night before Christmas and young Alexander Fann was tucked up in bed dreaming. He was approached by the ghost of Christmas “Hello young man I am Charles Grant” said the fine figure of a man before him. “You will be visited by three ghosts tonight. The ghosts of football past, present and future. Take heed of what they say!” No sooner had those last words been uttered than Alex found himself in the

The Railywaymen Supporters Society were delighted to announce the launch of Project 250 on the 18th October 2019. Project 250 aims to raise £250,000 by the 28th of February 2020 to enable the Supporters Society to purchase a stake in Crewe Alexandra Football Club. This £250,000 will help to safeguard the future of Crewe Alexandra, ensuring it remains community owned and ran by a group of local people with the best interests of the club

Here we are, 13 league games into the season, sitting pretty at the top of the league, playing a style of football we haven’t seen in years and after listening to the travelling support at Carlisle, it’s clear  we’re enjoying the ride. Dave Artell has the players playing amazing football with a great belief. No more falling behind and knowing we are suffering another defeat, the team dust themselves down and reply with attacking football