2007–08 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season

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Crewe Alexandra
2007–08 season
Chairman John Bowler
Manager Steve Holland
League One 13th
FA Cup Second round
League Cup First round
Football League Trophy First Round
Top goalscorer League: Maynard (11)
All: Maynard (11)
Highest home attendance 6,771 (14 January vs Leeds United)
Lowest home attendance 2,862 (15 August vs Hull City)
Home colours
Away colours
← 2006–07 2008–09 →

The 2007–08 season of Crewe Alexandra Football Club's 84th competitive season. They competed in Football League One.

Events

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

Players

Squad information

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

Template:Fb ss header |- |1 |GK||England | style="text-align:left;" |Williams |43 |43 || |40 || |2 || |||1 || ||| ||

|- |2 |DF||England | style="text-align:left;" |Woodards |38 |38 || |34 || |2 || |||1 || |||1 ||

|- |3 |DF||England | style="text-align:left;" |Jones |25 |25 || |21 || |2 || |||1 || |||1 ||

|- |4 |MF||England | style="text-align:left;" |G. S. Roberts |36 |38 ||5 |35 ||5 |2 || |||1 || ||| ||

|- |5 |DF||England | style="text-align:left;" |Cox |23 |29 ||1 |27 || |2 ||1 ||| || ||| ||

|- |6 |DF||France | style="text-align:left;" |Baudet |33 |33 ||1 |30 ||1 |1 || |||1 || |||1 ||

|- |7 |MF||England | style="text-align:left;" |Schumacher |21 |24 ||1 |21 ||1 |1 || |||1 || |||1 ||

|- |8 |MF||Northern Ireland | style="text-align:left;" |O'Connor |16 |21 || |21 || | || ||| || ||| ||

|- |9 |FW||England | style="text-align:left;" |Maynard |19 |22 ||6 |21 ||6 |1 || ||| || ||| ||

|- |10 |MF||Germany | style="text-align:left;" |Bopp |6 |11 ||1 |9 ||1 | || |||1 || |||1 ||

|-class="odd" style="background:#EEEEEE;" |11 |MF||Wales | style="text-align:left;" |Vaughan | |1 || |1 || | || ||| || ||| ||

|- |12 |MF||England | style="text-align:left;" |Rix |25 |30 || |26 || |2 || |||1 || |||1 ||

|- |13 |GK||England | style="text-align:left;" |Tomlinson |1 |1 || | || | || ||| || |||1 ||

|- |14 |DF||England | style="text-align:left;" |McCready |30 |31 ||2 |28 ||1 |2 ||1 |||1 || ||| ||

|- |15 |FW||England | style="text-align:left;" |Pope |14 |24 ||6 |22 ||6 | || |||1 || |||1 ||

|- |16 |FW||England | style="text-align:left;" |Lowe |19 |31 ||5 |28 ||4 |2 || ||| || |||1 ||1

|- |17 |MF||England | style="text-align:left;" |Carrington |2 |7 || |5 || | || |||1 || |||1 ||

|- |18 |FW||England | style="text-align:left;" |Moore |27 |33 ||2 |30 ||2 |2 || |||1 || ||| ||

|- |19 |FW||England | style="text-align:left;" |Miller |7 |18 ||1 |16 ||1 | || |||1 || |||1 ||

|- |20 |DF||England | style="text-align:left;" |Bailey |1 |3 || |2 || |1 || ||| || ||| ||

|- |21 |GK||Wales | style="text-align:left;" |Fôn Williams | | || | || | || ||| || ||| ||

|- |22 |DF||England | style="text-align:left;" |Daniel | |1 || |1 || | || ||| || ||| ||

|- |23 |DF||England | style="text-align:left;" |O'Donnell |18 |24 ||1 |23 ||1 | || ||| || |||1 ||

|- |24 |FW||England | style="text-align:left;" |Farquharson |1 |1 || | || | || ||| || |||1 ||

|- |25 |MF||England | style="text-align:left;" |Bailey | |1 || |1 || | || ||| || ||| ||

|- |26 |FW||England | style="text-align:left;" |Brown | |1 || |1 || | || ||| || ||| ||

|-class="odd" style="background:#EEEEEE;" |27 |DF||England | style="text-align:left;" |Dugdale | | || | || | || ||| || ||| ||

|- |28 |DF||Nigeria | style="text-align:left;" |Abbey |14 |17 || |17 || | || ||| || ||| ||

|- |29 |DF||England | style="text-align:left;" |Lynch |1 |3 || |2 || | || ||| || |||1 ||

|-class="odd" style="background:#EEEEEE;" |30 |FW||England | style="text-align:left;" |Barnard |9 |10 ||3 |10 ||3 | || ||| || ||| ||

|- |30 |DF||Scotland | style="text-align:left;" |Boyle |14 |14 || |14 || | || ||| || ||| ||

|-class="odd" style="background:#EEEEEE;" |31 |FW||England | style="text-align:left;" |Dickson |2 |3 || |3 || | || ||| || ||| ||

|-class="odd" style="background:#EEEEEE;" |31 |FW||Wales | style="text-align:left;" |Church |13 |14 ||1 |12 ||1 |2 || ||| || ||| ||

|-class="odd" style="background:#EEEEEE;" |32 |MF||England | style="text-align:left;" |Bennett |4 |10 ||1 |8 ||1 |2 || ||| || ||| ||

|- |32 |MF||England | style="text-align:left;" |G. M. Roberts |4 |4 || |4 || | || ||| || ||| ||

|-class="odd" style="background:#EEEEEE;" |33 |FW||Democratic Republic of the Congo | style="text-align:left;" |Baseya |1 |4 || |3 || |1 || ||| || ||| ||

|-class="odd" style="background:#EEEEEE;" |34 |DF||Scotland | style="text-align:left;" |Gray |2 |2 || |2 || | || ||| || ||| ||

|- |34 |MF||England | style="text-align:left;" |Lunt |7 |7 || |7 || | || ||| || ||| ||

|- |35 |MF||England | style="text-align:left;" |Anyinsah |2 |4 || |4 || | || ||| || ||| ||

|- |36 |FW||England | style="text-align:left;" |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
 Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Notes
4 MF England G. S. Roberts 4 1 0 Conceded one penalty kick
6 DF France Baudet 4 0 0 Conceded one penalty kick
30 DF Scotland Boyle 2 0 0 On loan
8 MF Northern Ireland O'Connor 2 0 0 Conceded two penalty kicks
12 MF England Rix 2 0 0
30 FW England Barnard 1 0 0 On loan
32 MF England Bennett 1 0 0 On loan
34 MF England Lunt 1 0 0 On loan
29 DF England Lynch 1 0 0
9 FW England Maynard 1 0 0
14 DF England McCready 1 0 0 Conceded two penalty kicks
19 FW England Miller 1 0 0
7 MF England Schumacher 1 0 0
1 GK England Williams 0 0 0 Conceded one penalty kick
2 DF England Woodards 1 0 0 Conceded one penalty kick

Last updated: 24 Mar 2008
Source: Crewe Alexandra
Only competitive matches
Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = 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 England 4 MF G. S. Roberts Team of the Week Source
20 Aug 2007 England 2 DF Woodards Team of the Week Source
10 Sep 2007 Germany 10 MF Bopp Team of the Week Source
24 Sep 2007 England 1 GK Williams Team of the Week Source
1 Oct 2007 England 3 DF Jones Team of the Week Source
22 Oct 2007 England 16 FW Lowe Team of the Week Source
5 Nov 2007 England 18 FW Moore Team of the Week Source
19 Nov 2007 England 2 DF Woodards Team of the Week (2) Source
10 Dec 2007 England 2 DF Woodards Team of the Week (3) Source
28 Jan 2008 England 1 GK Williams Team of the Week (2) Source
3 Mar 2008 England 1 GK Williams Team of the Week (3) Source
17 Mar 2008 England 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 Germany 23 Transferred Green tickY Rotherham United Summer Free
15 FW Pope EU England 21 Youth team Green tickY Summer Free
17 MF Carrington EU England 20 Youth team Green tickY Summer Free
21 GK Fôn Williams EU England 20 Youth team Green tickY Summer Free
29 DF Lynch EU England 20 Unattached Green tickY Summer Free
28 DF Abbey EU England 28 Unattached Green tickY Summer Free
14 DF McCready EU England 25 Unattached Green tickY Summer Free
3 DF Jones EU England 23 Transferred Green tickY Exeter City Summer £65,000
7 MF Schumacher EU England 23 Transferred Green tickY Bradford City Summer Free
30 FW Barnard EU England 23 Loan End (Script MT Bold).svg Tottenham Hotspur Summer 3 Jan 2008 Loan
31 FW Dickson EU England 22 Loan End (Script MT Bold).svg Charlton Athletic Summer 13 Sep 2007 Loan
31 FW Church EU Wales 18 Loan End (Script MT Bold).svg Reading Winter 28 Jan 2007 Loan Crewe Alexandra
32 MF Bennett EU England 18 Loan End (Script MT Bold).svg Wolverhampton Wanderers Winter 3 Jan 2008 Loan Crewe Alexandra
33 FW Baseya EU Democratic Republic of the Congo
France		 19 Loan End (Script MT Bold).svg Southampton Winter 19 Dec 2007 Loan Crewe Alexandra
34 Gray EU Scotland 19 Loan End (Script MT Bold).svg Manchester United Winter 3 Jan 2008 Loan Crewe Alexandra
30 DF Boyle EU Scotland 20 Loan Green tickY Everton Winter 21 Feb 2008 Loan Crewe Alexandra
32 MF G. M. Roberts EU England 23 Loan Green tickY Ipswich Town Winter 12 March 2008 Loan Crewe Alexandra
34 MF Lunt EU England 28 Loan Green tickY Sheffield Wednesday Winter 19 March 2008 Loan
35 FW Anyinsah EU England 23 Loan Green tickY Preston North End Winter Loan
36 MF Morgan EU England 24 Loan Green tickY Luton Town Winter Loan

Out

N
 P
 Name
 EU
 Country
 Age
 Status
 Moving to
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
2 FW Otsemobor EU England 24 Transfer Green tickY Norwich CityEngland Summer Free
3 DF Jones EU England 20 Transfer Green tickY Preston North End Summer £500,000[*]
12 FW Varney EU England 24 Transfer Green tickY Charlton Athletic Summer £2,500,000
11 MF Vaughan EU Wales 24 Transfer Green tickY Real SociedadSpain Summer £300,000 Crewe Alexandra
26 MF Brown EU England 19 Loan Green tickY Kidsgrove Athletic Winter Loan
24 FW Farquharson EU England 19 Loan End (Script MT Bold).svg Northwich Victoria Winter Loan
29 DF Lynch EU England 21 Loan Green tickY Stafford Rangers Winter Loan
22 MF Daniel EU England 19 Loan Green tickY Grays Athletic Winter Loan
27 DF Dugdale EU England 20 Free Green tickY Droylsden Winter Free
24 FW Farquharson EU England 19 Loan Green tickY Nantwich Town Winter Loan
13 GK Tomlinson EU England 22 Loan Green tickY 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 achieve promotion whilst at Preston North End.

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Technical Director England Dario Gradi MBE
First team coach / Academy Director England Steve Holland
Assistant manager England Neil Baker
Assistant Academy manager England James Collins
Assistant Academy manager England Neil Critchley
Chief scout England Glyn Chamberlain
Senior physiotherapist England Matt Radcliffe
Physiotherapist England Steve Walker
Fitness coach England Andy Franks
Academy Recruitment Officer England Phil Swift
Academy Welfare Officer / Academy Administration England 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
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 073¹
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
Decrease Crewe Alexandra 45 12 14 19 46 61 −15 50
20 Cheltenham Town 45 12 12 21 40 63 −23 48
21 AFC Bournemouth 45 17 6 22 61 71 −10 047² 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 033²

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; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament 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 = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

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

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

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

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

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

Chester City 1 – 1 Crewe Alexandra
Richie Partridge Goal 61'
Kevin Ellison Booked 90' (Unsporting behavior)		 Report Ryan Lowe Goal 37'
  Penalties  
Paul Butler Penalty scored
Richie Partridge Penalty scored
Nathan Lowndes Penalty scored
James Vaughan Penalty missed
John Murphy Penalty scored		 4 – 3 Steven Schumacher Penalty scored
Billy Jones Penalty missed
Ryan Lowe Penalty scored
Julien Baudet Penalty missed
Eugen Bopp Penalty scored
Deva Stadium
Attendance: 2,162
Referee: K Evans

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

19 Jan 2008
Carlisle United 1 – 0 Crewe Alexandra
Joe Garner Goal 52'
Peter Murphy Booked 71'		 Report Nicky Maynard Booked 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
Thomas Butler Goal 14'
Paul Anderson Goal 77'		 Report Steven Schumacher Booked 90+2' (Unsporting behaviour)
Tom Pope Goal 90+3'
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 11,200
Referee: A Woolmer

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

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

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

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

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

23 Feb 2008
Leeds United 1 – 1 Crewe Alexandra
Ľubomír Michalík Booked 15' (Unsporting behaviour)
Tresor Kandol Goal 85'		 Report Patrick Boyle Booked 29' (Dissent)
Nicky Maynard Goal 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
Julien Baudet Booked 83' (Unsporting behaviour) Report Scott Dobie Goal 64'
Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,786
Referee: P Taylor

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3 May 2008
Crewe Alexandra    

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

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Crewe Win Bobby Moore Trophy
  2. ↑ Maynard Out For 3-4 Months
  3. ↑ League Table – 11/08/2007
  4. ↑ League Table – 25/08/2007
  5. ↑ Leeds Game to Be Screened On TV
  6. ↑ League Table – 29/01/2008
  7. ↑ League Table – 09/02/2008
  8. ↑ O'Connor makes Northern Ireland senior debut
  9. ↑ Foul Play League (Football League website)

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