2023–24 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season

The 2023–24 season is the 147th season in the history of Crewe Alexandra and their second consecutive season in League Two. The club are participating in League Two, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.

Crewe Alexandra
2023–24 season
ChairmanCharles Grant
ManagerLee Bell
StadiumMornflake Stadium
League Two6th
EFL CupEliminated in the Second round
(vs. Port Vale)
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerChris Long (6)

Current squad

As of 15 September 2023
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
1Harvey DaviesGKEnglandLiverpool (2003-09-03) 3 September 2003Liverpool1 July 2023Loan31 May 2024
13Tom BoothGKEnglandCrewe (2004-08-02) 2 August 2004Academy1 July 202230 June 2025
Defenders
2Ryan CooneyRBEnglandManchester (2000-02-26) 26 February 2000Morecambe1 July 2023Free Transfer30 June 2025
3Rio AdebisiLBEnglandCroydon (2000-09-27) 27 September 2000Academy1 July 201930 June 2024
4Zac WilliamsCBWalesRhyl (2004-03-27) 27 March 2004Academy1 July 202230 June 2024
5Mickey DemetriouCBEnglandDurrington (1990-03-12) 12 March 1990Wales Newport County21 July 2023Free Transfer30 June 2024
6Luke OffordCBEnglandNorthwich (1999-11-19) 19 November 1999Academy1 July 201930 June 2024
15Connor O'RiordanCBRepublic of IrelandEngland Crewe (2003-10-19) 19 October 2003Academy1 July 202130 June 2025
21Aaron RoweRBEnglandHackney (2000-09-07) 7 September 2000Huddersfield Town30 August 2023Loan31 May 2024
28Lewis BillingtonCBEnglandCrewe (2004-02-17) 17 February 2004Academy1 July 202230 June 2024
35Nathan RobinsonCBEngland (2006-02-04) 4 February 2006Academy5 September 202330 June 2024
Midfielders
8Conor ThomasDMEnglandCoventry (1993-10-29) 29 October 1993Cheltenham Town1 July 2022Free Transfer30 June 2024
11Joel TabinerCMEnglandLiverpool (2003-11-30) 30 November 2003Academy1 July 202230 June 2026
16Charlie ColkettCMEnglandNewham (1996-09-04) 4 September 1996Cheltenham Town1 July 2022Free Transfer30 June 2024
17Matúš HolíčekCMSlovakia (2005-01-25) 25 January 2005Academy1 July 202130 June 2025
19Owen LuntDMEnglandPrescot (2004-09-02) 2 September 2004Academy1 July 202230 June 2024
23Jack PowellCMEnglandCanning Town (1994-01-29) 29 January 1994Crawley Town1 July 2023Free Transfer30 June 2025
24Charlie FinneyCMEnglandCrewe (2003-10-28) 28 October 2003Academy1 July 202230 June 2025
30Joe WhiteAMEnglandCarlisle (2002-10-01) 1 October 2002Newcastle United31 August 2023Loan14 January 2024
34Lewis NolanCMEngland (2005-09-06) 6 September 2005Academy5 September 202330 June 2024
Forwards
7Chris LongCFEnglandHuyton (1995-02-25) 25 February 1995Scotland Motherwell1 July 2021Free Transfer30 June 2024
9Courtney Baker-RichardsonCFEnglandCoventry (1995-12-05) 5 December 1995Wales Newport County1 July 2022Free Transfer30 June 2024
10Shilow TraceyRWEnglandNewham (1998-04-29) 29 April 1998Cambridge United1 July 2023Free Transfer30 June 2025
20Elliott NevittCFEnglandLiverpool (1996-10-30) 30 October 1996Tranmere Rovers11 January 2023Undisclosed30 June 2024
33Calum AgiusLWWalesEngland Ellesmere Port (2005-09-05) 5 September 2005Academy1 July 202230 June 2026
Out on Loan
18Regan GriffithsCMEnglandHuyton (2000-05-01) 1 May 2000Academy1 July 201830 June 2024
22Billy Sass-DaviesCBWalesAbergele (2000-02-17) 17 February 2000Academy1 July 201830 June 2024
26Connor EvansCFWales (2003-09-27) 27 September 2003Academy1 July 202230 June 2024
29Zak Kempster-DownCBEngland (2004-09-16) 16 September 2004Academy1 July 202330 June 2024
31Dave RichardsGKWalesAbergavenny (1993-12-31) 31 December 1993Bristol City28 July 2015Free Transfer30 June 2024
32Max WoodcockCFScotlandEngland Congleton (2005-07-29) 29 July 2005Academy1 July 202330 June 2024

Transfers

In

Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
1 July 2023RBEngland Ryan CooneyEngland MorecambeFree Transfer[1]
1 July 2023CMEngland Jack PowellEngland Crawley TownFree Transfer[2]
1 July 2023RWEngland Shilow TraceyEngland Cambridge UnitedFree Transfer[3]
21 July 2023CBEngland Mickey DemetriouWales Newport CountyFree Transfer[4]

Out

Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
8 June 2023CFGermany Bassala SambouCyprus Enosis Neon ParalimniMutual Consent[5][6]
30 June 2023CFEngland Dan AgyeiEngland Leyton OrientFree Transfer[7]
30 June 2023CMEngland Callum AinleyEngland Grimsby TownEnd of Contract[8][9]
30 June 2023RWEngland David AmooEngland Ebbsfleet UnitedReleased[10][11]
30 June 2023LBEngland Sean Lawton Free agentReleased[10]
30 June 2023CBEngland Rod McDonaldEngland Harrogate TownEnd of Contract[12][13]
30 June 2023RBEngland Kelvin MellorEngland Accrington StanleyEnd of Contract[14][15]
30 June 2023LMEngland Tariq UwakweEngland Swindon TownMutual Consent[16][17]
30 June 2023CMEngland Ty WebsterEngland AFC Telford UnitedFree Transfer[18]
22 August 2023GKEngland Jack FlintEngland Bolton WanderersFree Transfer[19]

Loaned in

Date Pos Player Loaned from Fee Ref
1 July 2023GKEngland Harvey DaviesEngland LiverpoolEnd of Season[20]
30 August 2023RBEngland Aaron RoweEngland Huddersfield TownEnd of Season[21]
31 August 2023AMEngland Joe WhiteEngland Newcastle UnitedEnd of Season[22]

Loaned out

Date Pos Player Loaned to Until Ref
11 August 2023GKWales Dave RichardsScotland St JohnstoneEnd of Season[23]
25 August 2023CFWales Connor EvansEngland Chester25 November 2023[24]
25 August 2023CBEngland Zak Kempster-DownEngland Bamber Bridge23 January 2024[24]
25 August 2023CFScotland Max WoodcockEngland Runcorn Linnets24 September 2023[24]
1 September 2023CMEngland Regan GriffithsEngland Boreham Wood31 January 2024[25]
1 September 2023CBWales Billy Sass-DaviesEngland Boreham Wood31 January 2024[25]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 7 June, Crewe announced their pre-season schedule with matches against Halesowen Town, Whitchurch Alport, Burton Albion, Vauxhall Motors, Lincoln City and Barnsley.[26]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8 July 2023 Friendly Halesowen Town 0–5 Crewe Alexandra Halesowen
15:00 BST Report Long 34'
Baker-Richardson 54'
Woodcock 55'
Lunt 66'
Williams 69'
Stadium: The Grove
Attendance: 927
11 July 2023 Friendly Whitchurch Alport 0–5 Crewe Alexandra Whitchurch
19:30 BST Report Long 5' (pen.)
Woodcock 51'
Nevitt 57'
Lunt 68'
Griffiths 76'
Stadium: Yockings Park
15 July 2023 Friendly Crewe Alexandra 2–2 Burton Albion Crewe
15:00 BST Long 17' (pen.)
Baker-Richardson 61'
Report Stockton 19'
Sweeney 45'
Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 1,460 (171 away)
Referee: Oliver Langford
18 July 2023 Friendly Vauxhall Motors 1–2 Crewe Alexandra Ellesmere Port
19:30 BST Buckley 51' (pen.) Report Woodcock 34'
Evans 74'
Stadium: Rivacre Park
22 July 2023 Friendly Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Lincoln City Crewe
15:00 BST Tabiner 57' Report Mandroiu 62', 73' Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 1,216 (112 away)
Referee: Darren Handley
25 July 2023 Friendly Runcorn Linnets 0–3 Crewe Alexandra Runcorn
19:30 BST Report Kempster-Down 23'
Woodcock 38'
Evans 40'
Stadium: APEC Taxis Stadium
29 July 2023 Friendly Barnsley 2–1 Crewe Alexandra Barnsley
15:00 BST Norwood 4'
Łopata 47'
Report Tracey 70' Stadium: Oakwell
Referee: Michael Salisbury

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
League Two 5 August Matchday 1 12 5 5 2 28 21 +7 041.67
FA Cup Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
EFL Cup 8 August 29 August First round Second round 2 0 2 0 1 1 +0 000.00
EFL Trophy 5 September Group stage Group stage 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 000.00
Total 16 5 7 4 29 26 +3 031.25

Last updated: 10 October 2023
Source: Soccerway

League Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
2 Notts County 15 9 3 3 33 26 +7 30 Promotion to EFL League One
3 Wrexham 15 7 6 2 30 27 +3 27
4 Mansfield Town 14 6 8 0 25 11 +14 26 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Crewe Alexandra 15 7 5 3 34 25 +9 26
6 Accrington Stanley 15 8 2 5 24 20 +4 26
7 Gillingham 15 8 1 6 14 18 4 25
8 Morecambe 13 7 3 3 19 15 +4 24
Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2023. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[27]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
15 7 5 3 34 25  +9 26 5 2 1 17 10  +7 2 3 2 17 15  +2

Last updated: 24 October 2023.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415
GroundHAHHAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultDDWDLWWDWDWLWWL
Position10166111411676736435
Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2023. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 22 June, the EFL League Two fixtures were released.[28]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 August 2023 1 Crewe Alexandra 2–2 Mansfield Town Crewe
15:00 BST Demetriou 32'
Offord Yellow card 37'
Adebisi 60'
Thomas Yellow card 90'
Report Keillor-Dunn 22', 26' Yellow card 58'
Macdonald Red card 58'
Kilgour Yellow card 59'
Quinn Yellow card 63'
Reed Yellow card 87'
Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 5,574
Referee: Ben Atkinson
12 August 2023 2 Swindon Town 2–2 Crewe Alexandra Swindon
15:00 BST Godwin-Malife 21'
McEachran Yellow card 26'
Young 47'
Mahoney Yellow card 82'
Blake-Tracy Yellow card 87'
Brewitt Yellow card 90+6'
Report Adebisi Yellow card 15' 85'
Powell Yellow card 15'
Williams Yellow card 20' 60'
Thomas Yellow card 23'
Long Yellow card 67'
Davies Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: The County Ground
Attendance: 9,022
Referee: Scott Jackson
15 August 2023 3 Crewe Alexandra 4–2 Newport County Crewe
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 3,619
Referee: Adam Herczeg
19 August 2023 4 Crewe Alexandra 2–2 Walsall Crewe
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 4,892
Referee: Sam Allison
26 August 2023 5 Bradford City 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Bradford
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: University of Bradford Stadium
Attendance: 16,736
Referee: Darren Drysdale
2 September 2023 6 Crewe Alexandra 3–1 Milton Keynes Dons Crewe
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 3,927
Referee: Christopher Pollard
9 September 2023 7 Forest Green Rovers 1–4 Crewe Alexandra Nailsworth
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 1,855
Referee: Thomas Parsons
16 September 2023 8 AFC Wimbledon 2–2 Crewe Alexandra Wimbledon
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Cherry Red Records Stadium
Attendance: 8,147
Referee: Lewis Smith
23 September 2023 9 Crewe Alexandra 2–1 Colchester United Crewe
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 4,070
Referee: Charles Breakspear
30 September 2023 10 Wrexham 3–3 Crewe Alexandra Wrexham
15:00 BST Palmer Yellow card 11'
Barnett Red card 36'
Mullin 40' (Hayden) 47' (Palmer) Yellow card 90+2'
McClean Yellow card 45+2'
Boyle Yellow card 45+4'
Fletcher 90+5' (Mendy)
Report Demetriou 25' (Tabiner)
Tracey Yellow card 33' 65' (Adebisi)
Long 45+5' (pen)
Williams Yellow card 79'
Davies Yellow card 82'
Holíček Yellow card 87'
Stadium: STōK Cae Ras
Attendance: 10,007
Referee: Lee Swabey
3 October 2023 11 Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Gillingham Crewe
19:45 BST
Report Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 3,427
Referee: Daniel Middleton
7 October 2023 12 Salford City 4–2 Crewe Alexandra Kersal
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
Attendance: 3,025
Referee: Thomas Kirk
14 October 2023 13 Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Tranmere Rovers Crewe
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 5,826
Referee: Ross Joyce
21 October 2023 14 Crawley Town 2–4 Crewe Alexandra Crawley
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,028
Referee: Sam Purkiss
24 October 2023 15 Crewe Alexandra 0–2 Stockport County Crewe
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 6,634
Referee: Martin Woods
28 October 2023 16 Harrogate Town v Crewe Alexandra Harrogate
15:00 BST Stadium: EnviroVent Stadium
11 November 2023 17 Crewe Alexandra v Notts County Crewe
15:00 GMT Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
18 November 2023 18 Morecambe v Crewe Alexandra Morecambe
15:00 GMT Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
25 November 2023 19 Crewe Alexandra v Doncaster Rovers Crewe
15:00 GMT Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
28 November 2023 20 Sutton United v Crewe Alexandra Sutton
19:45 GMT Stadium: VBS Community Stadium
9 December 2023 21 Grimsby Town v Crewe Alexandra Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Stadium: Blundell Park
16 December 2023 22 Crewe Alexandra v Accrington Stanley Crewe
15:00 GMT Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
22 December 2023 23 Crewe Alexandra v Barrow Crewe
19:45 GMT Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 23 December but was moved a day earlier.[29]

FA Cup

Crewe were drawn at home to Derby County in the first round.[30]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

4 November 2023 First Round Crewe Alexandra v Derby County Crewe
15:00 GMT
      Stadium: Mornflake Stadium

      EFL Cup

      Crewe were drawn away to Sunderland in the first round[31] and to Port Vale in the second round.[32]

        Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

      8 August 2023 First round Sunderland 1–1
      (3–5 p)
      Crewe Alexandra Sunderland
      19:45 BST Batth Yellow card 16'
      Bennette Yellow card 31'
      Pritchard Yellow card 33'
      Ba Yellow card 50'
      Rigg 64'
      Report Powell Yellow card 13'
      Offord 45+1' Yellow card 89'
      Holicek Yellow card 83'
      Lunt Yellow card 84'
      Stadium: Stadium of Light
      Attendance: 10,763
      Referee: Scott Oldham
      Penalties
      Dack soccer ball with check mark
      Pritchard soccer ball with check mark
      Ekwah soccer ball with red X
      Triantis soccer ball with check mark
      Nevitt soccer ball with check mark
      Long soccer ball with check mark
      Adebisi soccer ball with check mark
      Tabiner soccer ball with check mark
      Cooney soccer ball with check mark
      29 August 2023 Second round Port Vale 0–0
      (2–0 p)
      Crewe Alexandra Burslem
      19:45 BST Report Stadium: Vale Park
      Attendance: 6,375
      Referee: Seb Stockbridge
      Penalties
      Wilson soccer ball with check mark
      Arblaster soccer ball with check mark
      Sang soccer ball with red X
      Nevitt soccer ball with red X
      Long soccer ball with red X
      Adebisi soccer ball with red X
      Tabiner soccer ball with red X

      EFL Trophy

      In the group stage, Crewe were drawn into Northern Group B alongside Port Vale, Wrexham and Newcastle United Under-21s.[33][34]

      Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
      1 L2 Wrexham (A) 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Advance to Round 2
      2 L1 Port Vale (A) 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 5
      3 ACA Newcastle United U21 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 1
      4 L2 Crewe Alexandra 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 4 0
      Updated to match(es) played on 10 October 2023. Source: EFL.com
      (A) Advances to a further round

        Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

      5 September 2023 Group stage Port Vale 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Burslem
      19:45 BST Garrity 18'
      Shorrock Yellow card 47'
      Lowe Yellow card 78'
      Clark Yellow card 90+8'
      Report Booth Yellow card 33'
      Cooney Yellow card 68' Yellow-red card 90+8'
      Stadium: Vale Park
      Attendance: 2,846
      Referee: Steven Copeland
      10 October 2023 Group stage Crewe Alexandra 0–3 Wrexham Crewe
      19:00 BST Colkett Yellow card 33'
      Offord Red card 72'
      Report Tunnicliffe 5' (Davies)
      Davies Yellow card 11' 13' (Bickerstaff)
      Young 73' (pen)
      Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
      Attendance: 3,571
      Referee: Aaron Jackson

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