Crewe Alexandra F.C. season 2007-08

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This article details Crewe Alexandra's 2007-08 season in League One. This is Crewe's 84th competitive season.

Crewe Alexandra Football Club
Season 2007–08
Head Coach	Steve Holland
Technical Director	Dario Gradi MBE
Chairman	John Bowler
League	League One
League Position	2006–07: 13th (League One)
	Current: ▬ 20th
FA Cup	Second Round (out)
League Cup	First Round (out)
Johnstone's Paint Trophy	First Round (out)
Top goalscorer	League: Maynard (11) All: Maynard (11)
Most appearances	League: Williams 43 (43) All: Williams 46 (46)
Highest attendance	6,771 (vs Leeds United, 14 January 2008)
Lowest attendance	2,862 (vs Hull City, 15 August 2007, League Cup)
Last match	Yeovil Town (A), won 3−0
Next match	Cheltenham Town (H), FL1, 19/04/08
Last updated: 11:04, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

Contents 1 Events 1.1 2007 1.2 2008 2 Players 2.1 Squad information 2.2 Squad stats 2.2.1 Disciplinary Record 2.2.2 Awards 2.2.2.1 Individual 2.2.2.2 Club 2.3 Players in / out 2.3.1 In 2.3.2 Out 3 Club 3.1 Coaching staff 3.2 Other Information 3.3 Kits 4 Competitions 4.1 Overall 4.2 League One 4.2.1 Table 4.2.2 Results summary 4.2.3 Results by round 5 Matches 6 Trivia 7 References 8 External links

[edit] 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).

[edit] 2007

• 20 April: Dario Gradi announces that as from July 1, 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 our 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]

[edit] 2008

• 29 January: Crewe enter the relegation zone in League One after a 1−1 draw with Bristol Rovers.^[6]
• 9 February: Crewe climb out the relegation zone to 20^th after a 2−2 draw with top-of-the-table Swansea City.^[7]
• 26 March: Michael O'Connor makes his senior international debut for Northern Ireland in a 4-1 win against Georgia. ^[8]

[edit] Players

[edit] Squad information

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EU	Country	N	P	Name	Cap	Age	Since	App		Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
	ENG	1	GK	Williams		25	2004	90	0	30 Jun 2008	Free
	ENG	2	DF	Woodards		24	2007	12	0	30 Jun 2010	£30,000
	ENG	3	DF	B. Jones		24	2007	0	0	30 Jun 2010	£65,000
	ENG	4	MF	Roberts		21	2004	81	7	30 Jun 2009	Youth system
	ENG	5	DF	Cox	Cap	36	2006	32	1	30 Jun 2008	Free
	FRA	6	DF	Baudet	VC	29	2006	43	1	30 Jun 2009	Free
	ENG	7	MF	Schumacher		24	2007	1	0	30 Jun 2010	Free
	NIR	8	MF	O'Connor		20	2005	30	0	30 Jun 2009	Youth system
	ENG	9	FW	Maynard		21	2005	33	17	30 Jun 2010	Youth system
	DEU	10	MF	Bopp		24	2007	0	0	30 Jun 2010	Free
	ENG	12	MF	Rix		24	2001	103	4	30 Jun 2009	Youth system
	ENG	13	GK	Tomlinson		23	2001	11	0	30 Jun 2008	Youth system	On loan at Burton Albion until 21 Mar 2008
	ENG	14	DF	McCready		26	2007	61	17	30 Jun 2009	Free
	ENG	15	FW	Pope		22	2005	6	1	30 Jun 2009	Free
	ENG	16	FW	Lowe		29	2006	31	7	30 Jun 2009	Free
	ENG	17	MF	Carrington		21	2005	0	0	30 Jun 2009	Youth system
	ENG	18	FW	Moore		19	2007	1	0	30 Jun 2010	Youth system
	ENG	19	FW	Miller		20	2006	11	3	30 Jun 2009	Youth system
	ENG	20	DF	M Bailey		22	2005	0	0	30 Jun 2008	Free
	WAL	21	GK	Fôn Williams		21	2006	0	0	30 Jun 2008	Youth system
	ENG	22	DF	Daniel		20	2007	0	0	30 Jun 2009	Free
	ENG	23	DF	O'Donnell		22	2007	25	1	30 Jun 2010	Free
	ENG	24	FW	Farquharson		19	2007	0	0	30 Jun 2008	Youth system	On loan at Nantwich Town until 28 Mar 2008
	ENG	25	MF	J Bailey		19	2007	0	0	30 Jun 2008	Youth system
	ENG	26	FW	Brown		19	2007	0	0	30 Jun 2008	Youth system	On loan at Kidsgrove Athletic until Jan 2008
	NGR	28	DF	Abbey		29	2007	0	0	30 Jun 2008	Free
	ENG	29	DF	Lynch		21	2007	0	0	30 Jun 2008	Free
	SCO	30	DF	Boyle		21	2007	0	0	21 Feb 2008	Loan	On loan from Everton
	ENG	32	MF	G. M. Roberts		24	2007	0	0	12 March 2008	Loan	On loan from Ipswich Town
	ENG	34	MF	Lunt		28	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.
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); Cap: Cap = captain, VC = vice-captain; Age = current age or age on the end of the season; Since = when the player started to be a permanent part of the squad (no icon for summer transfer; for winter transfer); App and = only competitive appearances and goals. See source for more detail; Ends = when the player's contract ends; = undisclosed.
Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in the League One (and playoffs), FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

[edit] Squad stats

				Total			Football League One		FA Cup		Football League Cup		Johnstone's Paint Trophy

Country	N	P	Name	GS	App		App		App		App		App		Notes
ENG	1	GK	Williams	43	43		40		2		1
ENG	2	DF	Woodards	38	38		34		2		1		1
ENG	3	DF	Jones	25	25		21		2		1		1		Knee injury (requires surgery) – back in training
ENG	4	MF	G. S. Roberts	36	38	5	35	5	2		1
ENG	5	DF	Cox	23	29	1	27		2	1
FRA	6	DF	Baudet	33	33	1	30	1	1		1		1
ENG	7	MF	Schumacher	21	24	1	21	1	1		1		1
NIR	8	MF	O'Connor	16	21		21
ENG	9	FW	Maynard	19	22	6	21	6	1
DEU	10	MF	Bopp	6	11	1	9	1			1		1
WAL	11	MF	Vaughan		1		1								Transferred to Real Sociedad on 23 Aug 2007[9]
ENG	12	MF	Rix	25	30		26		2		1		1		Hip (requires surgery) – expected back start 2008-09 season
ENG	13	GK	Tomlinson	1	1								1		Cruciate ligament – expected back 2009
ENG	14	DF	McCready	30	31	2	28	1	2	1	1
ENG	15	FW	Pope	14	24	6	22	6			1		1
ENG	16	FW	Lowe	19	31	5	28	4	2				1	1
ENG	17	MF	Carrington	2	7		5				1		1
ENG	18	FW	Moore	27	33	2	30	2	2		1
ENG	19	FW	Miller	7	18	1	16	1			1		1
ENG	20	DF	Bailey	1	3		2		1
WAL	21	GK	Fôn Williams
ENG	22	DF	Daniel		1		1
ENG	23	DF	O'Donnell	18	24	1	23	1					1
ENG	24	FW	Farquharson	1	1								1
ENG	25	MF	Bailey		1		1
ENG	26	FW	Brown		1		1
ENG	27	DF	Dugdale												Transferred to Droylsden on 26 Dec 2007
NGR	28	DF	Abbey	14	17		17
ENG	29	DF	Lynch	1	3		2						1
ENG	30	FW	Barnard	9	10	3	10	3							On loan between 30 Aug and 3 Jan from Tottenham Hotspur
SCO	30	DF	Boyle	14	14		14								On loan from 21 Jan from Everton
ENG	31	FW	Dickson	2	3		3								On loan between 15 Aug and 13 Sep from Charlton
WAL	31	FW	Church	13	14	1	12	1	2						On loan between 19 Oct and 28 Jan from Reading
ENG	32	MF	Bennett	4	10	1	8	1	2						On loan between 26 Oct and 3 Jan from Wolverhampton Wanderers
ENG	32	MF	G. M. Roberts	4	4		4								On loan from 12 Feb from Ipswich Town
COD	33	FW	Baseya	1	4		3		1						On loan between 16 Nov and 19 Dec from Southampton
SCO	34	DF	Gray	2	2		2								On loan between 23 Nov and 19 Dec from Manchester United
ENG	34	MF	Lunt	7	7		7								On loan from 19 Feb from Sheffield Wednesday
ENG	35	MF	Anyinsah	2	4		4								On loan from Preston North End
ENG	36	FW	Morgan	5	5	2	5	2							On loan from Luton Town

Last updated: 24 Mar 2008
Source: Crewe Alexandra
Ordered by Squad Numbers
0 shown as blank
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); GS = Game Started; App = Appearances.

[edit] Disciplinary Record

Country	N	P	Name				Notes
ENG	4	MF	G. S. Roberts		1	4	Conceded one penalty kick
FRA	6	DF	Baudet			4	Conceded one penalty kick
SCO	30	DF	Boyle			2	On loan
NIR	8	MF	O'Connor			2	Conceded two penalty kicks
ENG	12	MF	Rix			2
ENG	30	FW	Barnard			1	On loan
ENG	32	MF	Bennett			1	On loan
ENG	34	MF	Lunt			1	On loan
ENG	29	DF	Lynch			1
ENG	9	FW	Maynard			1
ENG	14	DF	McCready			1	Conceded two penalty kicks
ENG	19	FW	Miller			1
ENG	7	MF	Schumacher			1
ENG	1	GK	Williams			0	Conceded one penalty kick
ENG	2	DF	Woodards			1	Conceded one penalty kick

Last updated: 24 Mar 2008
Source: Crewe Alexandra
Only competitive matches
Ordered by , and
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); = Number of sending offs by a direct red card; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of bookings.

Crewe currently have the best disciplinary record in The Football League^[10]

[edit] Awards

[edit] Individual

Date	Country	N	P	Name	Award	Notes
13 Aug 2007	ENG	4	MF	G. S. Roberts	Team of the Week	Source
20 Aug 2007	ENG	2	DF	Woodards	Team of the Week	Source
10 Sep 2007	GER	10	MF	Bopp	Team of the Week	Source
24 Sep 2007	ENG	1	GK	Williams	Team of the Week	Source
1 Oct 2007	ENG	3	DF	Jones	Team of the Week	Source
22 Oct 2007	ENG	16	FW	Lowe	Team of the Week	Source
5 Nov 2007	ENG	18	FW	Moore	Team of the Week	Source
19 Nov 2007	ENG	2	DF	Woodards	Team of the Week (2)	Source
10 Dec 2007	ENG	2	DF	Woodards	Team of the Week (3)	Source
28 Jan 2008	ENG	1	GK	Williams	Team of the Week (2)	Source
3 Mar 2008	ENG	1	GK	Williams	Team of the Week (3)	Source
17 Mar 2008	ENG	8	MF	O'Connor	Team of the Week	Source

[edit] Club

Date	Period	Award	Notes
18 June	Season 2006/07	Bobby Moore Fair Play award	[1]

[edit] Players in / out

[edit] In

Status	EU	Country	N	P	Name	Age	Moving from	Transfer Window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
Transferred Y		DEU	10	MF	Bopp	24	Rotherham United			Free
Youth team Y		ENG	15	FW	Pope	22				Free
Youth team Y		ENG	17	MF	Carrington	21				Free
Youth team Y		ENG	21	GK	Fôn Williams	21				Free
Unattached Y		ENG	29	DF	Lynch	21				Free
Unattached Y		ENG	28	DF	Abbey	29				Free
Unattached Y		ENG	14	DF	McCready	26				Free
Transferred Y		ENG	3	DF	Jones	24	Exeter City			£ 65,000
Transferred Y		ENG	7	MF	Schumacher	24	Bradford City			Free
Loan		ENG	30	FW	Barnard	23	Tottenham Hotspur		3 Jan 2008	Loan
Loan		ENG	31	FW	Dickson	23	Charlton Athletic		13 Sep 2007	Loan
Loan		WAL	31	FW	Church	19	Reading		28 Jan 2007	Loan	Crewe Alexandra
Loan		ENG	32	MF	Bennett	19	Wolverhampton Wanderers		3 Jan 2008	Loan	Crewe Alexandra
Loan		COD  FRA	33	FW	Baseya	20	Southampton		19 Dec 2007	Loan	Crewe Alexandra
Loan		SCO	34		Gray	21	Manchester United		3 Jan 2008	Loan	Crewe Alexandra
Loan Y		SCO	30	DF	Boyle	21	Everton		21 Feb 2008	Loan	Crewe Alexandra
Loan Y		ENG	32	MF	G. M. Roberts	24	Ipswich Town		12 March 2008	Loan	Crewe Alexandra
Loan Y		ENG	34	MF	Lunt	28	Sheffield Wednesday		19 March 2008	Loan
Loan Y		ENG	35	FW	Anyinsah	23	Preston North End			Loan
Loan Y		ENG	36	MF	Morgan	24	Luton Town			Loan

[edit] Out

Status	EU	Country	N	P	Name	Age	Moving to	Transfer Window	Transfer fee	Source
Transfer Y		ENG	2	FW	Otsemobor	25	Norwich City		Free
Transfer Y		ENG	3	DF	Jones	21	Preston North End		£ 500,000[*]
Transfer Y		ENG	12	FW	Varney	25	Charlton Athletic		£2,500,000
Transfer Y		WAL	11	MF	Vaughan	25	Real Sociedad		£ 300,000	Crewe Alexandra
Loan Y		ENG	26	MF	Brown	19	Kidsgrove Athletic		Loan
Loan		ENG	24	FW	Farquharson	19	Northwich Victoria		Loan
Loan Y		ENG	29	DF	Lynch	21	Stafford Rangers		Loan
Loan Y		ENG	22	MF	Daniel	20	Grays Athletic		Loan
Free Y		ENG	27	DF	Dugdale	20	Droylsden		Free
Loan Y		ENG	24	FW	Farquharson	19	Nantwich Town		Loan
Loan Y		ENG	13	GK	Tomlinson	23	Burton Albion		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; = Undisclosed; = Summer transfer window; = Winter transfer window; 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 achevie promotion whilst at Preston North End.

[edit] Club

[edit] Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Technical Director	Dario Gradi MBE
First Team Coach / Academy Director	Steve Holland
Assistant Manager	Neil Baker
Assistant Academy Manager	James Collins
Assistant Academy Manager	Neil Critchley
Chief Scout	Glyn Chamberlain
Senior Physiotherapist	Matt Radcliffe
Physiotherapist	Steve Walker
Fitness Coach	Andy Franks
Academy Recruitment Officer	Phil Swift
Academy Welfare Officer / Academy Administration	Malcolm Hughes

Last updated: 26 Aug 2007
Source: Crewe Alexandra Staff

[edit] 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 yds)

Last updated: 26 Aug 2007
Source: Crewe Alexandra Staff

[edit] 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

[edit] Competitions

[edit] 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	2st round	10 Nov 2007	1 Dec 2007

Last updated: 24 Mar 2008
Source: Competitions' Wikipedia articles.

[edit] League One

[edit] Table P 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 League Championship 2 Doncaster Rovers 45 23 11 11 64 39 25 80 3 Nottingham Forest 45 21 16 8 61 30 31 79 Qualification to 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 33 73¹ 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 ▼ Crewe Alexandra 45 12 14 19 46 61 -15 50 20 Cheltenham Town 45 12 12 21 40 63 -23 48 21 Bournemouth 45 17 6 22 61 71 -10 47² Relegation to 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 -19 33² Last updated: 29 April 2008 Source: The Football League Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored. ¹ Deducted 15 points for failure to comply with rules on insolvency. ² Deducted 10 points for entering administration P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted. [edit] Results summary Overall Home Away Pld Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD 45 50 12 14 19 46 61 -15 8 6 8 26 29 -3 4 8 11 20 32 -12 Last updated: 29 April 2008 Source: Sky Sports Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference [edit] Results by round Round 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 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 = Lose; W = Win. [edit] Matches 11 Aug 2007 Crewe Alexandra 2 – 1 Brighton & Hove Albion Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 5,394 Referee: S Bratt G. S. Roberts  22' (pen.) G. S. Roberts  79' Report Dean Cox  14' Andrew Whing 57' (Unsporting behavior) Dean Cox 86' (Unsporting behavior) 15 Aug 2007 Carling Cup First Round Hull City 3 – 0 Crewe Alexandra KC Stadium Attendance: 2,862 Referee: P Miller Nathan Doyle 23' (Unsporting behavior) Michael Bridges  44' Richard Garcia  55' Stephen McPhee  70' Report G. S. Roberts 32' (Unsporting behaviour) 18 Aug 2007 Bristol Rovers 1 – 1 Crewe Alexandra The Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,750 Referee: G Salisbury Joe Jacobson 25' (Unsporting behaviour) Craig Disley  32' Report Tom Pope  34' 25 Aug 2007 Crewe Alexandra 0 – 2 Leyton Orient Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,683 Referee: D Drysdale G. S. Roberts 83' (Unsporting behaviour) Report JJ Melligan  35' Adam Boyd  85' (pen.) 1 Sep 2007 Swindon Town 1 – 1 Crewe Alexandra County Ground Attendance: 6,595 Referee: K Friend Michael Pook  24' Report Steven Schumacher  42' 4 Sep 2007 Johnstone's Paint Trophy First Round (N) Chester City 1 – 1 Crewe Alexandra Deva Stadium Attendance: 2,162 Referee: K Evans Richie Partridge  61' Kevin Ellison 90' (Unsporting behavior) Report Ryan Lowe  37'       Penalties Paul Butler Richie Partridge Nathan Lowndes James Vaughan John Murphy 4 – 3 Penalties Steven Schumacher Billy Jones Ryan Lowe Julien Baudet Eugen Bopp   8 Sep 2007 Crewe Alexandra 2 – 0 Huddersfield Town Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 5,164 Referee: N Swarbrick Lee Barnard  16' Eugen Bopp  39' Report Andy Booth 20' (Unsporting behavior) 16 Sep 2007 Doncaster Rovers 2 – 0 Crewe Alexandra Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,726 Referee: D Deadman Paul Heffernan  31' Dan Woodards  48' (o.g.) Report 22 Sep 2007 Crewe Alexandra 0 – 0 Millwall Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,478 Referee: P Joslin Report Gary Alexander 36' (Unsporting behavior) Ben May 72' (Unsporting behavior) 29 Sep 2007 Oldham Athletic 3 – 2 Crewe Alexandra Boundary Park Attendance: 5,082 Referee: A Taylor Mark Allott  36' Matthew Wolfenden  83' Neil Kilkenny  90+1' Report Lee Barnard  17' Byron Moore  26' 2 Oct 2007 Tranmere Rovers 1 – 1 Crewe Alexandra Prenton Park Attendance: 6,155 Referee: S Mathieson Chris Shuker  65' Shane Cansdell-Sheriff 87' (Unsporting behavior) Report G. S. Roberts  56' (pen.) 6 Oct 2007 Crewe Alexandra 1 – 4 Bournemouth Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,799 Referee: C Webster Shaun Miller  89' Report Lee Bradbury  37' Max Gradel  61',  77' Darren Anderton  85' 13 Oct 2007 Southend United 3 – 0 Crewe Alexandra Roots Hall Attendance: 6,927 Referee: A Penn Nick Bailey  17' Adam Barrett 18' (Unsporting behavior) Gary Hooper  63' Leon Clarke  82' (pen.) Report Lee Barnard 5' (Unsporting behaviour) Ben Rix 82' (Dissent) 20 Oct 2007 Crewe Alexandra 2 – 0 Luton Town Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,490 Referee: E Ilderton Ryan Lowe  14',  40' Report Alan Goodall 25' (Unsporting behavior) 27 Oct 2007 Cheltenham Town 2 – 2 Crewe Alexandra Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,605 Referee: D McDermidd Alan Wright  85' David Bird  89' Report Simon Church  74' Ryan Lowe  78' 3 Nov 2007 Crewe Alexandra 2 – 0 Yeovil Town Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,363 Referee: J Moss Chris McCready  28' Byron Moore  40' Report Justin Cochrane 34' (Unsporting behavior) Terrell Forbes 44' (Unsporting behavior) Scott Guyett 89' (Unsporting behavior) 6 Nov 2007 Port Vale 0 – 1 Crewe Alexandra Vale Park Attendance: 5,329 Referee: R Beeby Craig Rocastle 72' (Dissent) Report Ben Rix 22' (Unsporting behaviour) Elliott Bennett 70' (Unsporting behaviour),  76' 10 Nov 2007 FA Cup First Round Crewe Alexandra 2 – 1 Milton Keynes Dons Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,049 Referee: K Hill Chris McCready  3' Neil Cox  65' Report Gareth Edds 15' (Unsporting behaviour) Dean Lewington 60' (Unsporting behaviour) Jemal Johnson  69' (pen.) 17 Nov 2007 Crewe Alexandra 1 – 0 Northampton Town Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,531 Referee: A Haines Ryan Lowe  59' Report Guy Branston 31' (Unsporting behaviour) Ryan Gilligan 43' (Unsporting behaviour) 24 Nov 2007 Nottingham Forest 2 – 0 Crewe Alexandra City Ground Attendance: 16,650 Referee: M Oliver Arron Davies  45' Sammy Clingan  52' Report Dan Woodards 51' (Unsporting behaviour) 1 Dec 2007 FA Cup Second Round Oldham Athletic 1 – 0 Crewe Alexandra Boundary Park Attendance: 3,900 Referee: J Moss Lee Hughes  41' Report 4 Dec 2007 Crewe Alexandra 2 – 3 Gillingham Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,929 Referee: G Laws Byron Moore  43' G. S. Roberts  49' Chris McCready 56' (Unsporting behaviour) Report Mark Bentley  8' Andrew Crofts 27' (Unsporting behaviour) Mark Bentley 51' (Unsporting behaviour) Chris Dickson  56' (pen.) Chris Dickson  73' 8 Dec 2007 Crewe Alexandra 0 – 0 Walsall Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,639 Referee: S Mathieson Report Michael Ricketts 83' (Unsporting behaviour) 15 Dec 2007 Hartlepool United 3 – 0 Crewe Alexandra Victoria Park Attendance: 3,915 Referee: M Haywood Michael Nelson  67' Richard Barker  85' Richard Barker  88' (pen.) Report 22 Dec 2007 Crewe Alexandra 0 – 4 Doncaster Rovers Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,122 Referee: D Foster G. S. Roberts 12' (Unsporting behaviour) Shaun Miller 71' (Unsporting behaviour) G. S. Roberts  80' (Second bookable offence) Report Stephen Roberts 24' (Unsporting behaviour) Jason Price  38' Jason Price  50' Paul Green  90+1' Lewis Guy  90+3' 26 Dec 2007 Huddersfield Town 1 – 1 Crewe Alexandra Galpharm Stadium Attendance: 9,795 Referee: D Drysdale Nathan Clarke 31' (Unsporting behaviour) Andy Holdsworth 46' (Unsporting behaviour) Andy Booth  85' Jon Worthington 86' (Unsporting behaviour) Report Lee Barnard  19' 29 Dec 2007 Millwall 2 – 0 Crewe Alexandra New Den Stadium Attendance: 8,068 Referee: T Kettle Neil Harris  49' (pen.) Ahmet Brković  53' Report Micheal O'Connor 90' (Dissent) 1 Jan 2008 Crewe Alexandra 4 – 3 Tranmere Rovers Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 5,137 Referee: J Moss G. S. Roberts  30' (pen.) G. S. Roberts 40' (Unsporting behaviour) G. S. Roberts  48' Ryan Lynch 62' (Unsporting behaviour) Nicky Maynard  67' Danny O'Donnell  89' Report Andy Taylor  8' Chris Greenacre  31' Antony Kay 33' (Unsporting behaviour) Ian Goodison  65' (Violent conduct) Paul McLaren  74' 14 Jan 2008 Crewe Alexandra 0 – 1 Leeds United Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 6,771 Referee: K Friend Live on Sky Sports Report Darren Kenton 35' (Unsporting behaviour) Jermaine Beckford  36' 19 Jan 2008 Carlisle United 1 – 0 Crewe Alexandra Brunton Park Attendance: 6,449 Referee: C Webster Joe Garner  52' Peter Murphy 71' Report Nicky Maynard 90+1' (Unsporting behaviour) 22 Jan 2008 Match postponed on 5 Jan 2008 due to FA Cup fixtures Swansea City 2 – 1 Crewe Alexandra Liberty Stadium Attendance: 11,200 Referee: A Woolmer Thomas Butler  14' Paul Anderson  77' Report Steven Schumacher 90+2' (Unsporting behaviour) Tom Pope  90+3' 26 Jan 2008 Crewe Alexandra 0 – 0 Swindon Town Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,344 Referee: K Evans Julien Baudet 80' (Unsporting behaviour) Report Michael Pook 40' (Unsporting behaviour) Billy Paynter  74' (Serious Foul Play) Jon-Paul McGovern 78' (Unsporting behaviour) 29 Jan 2008 Crewe Alexandra 1 – 1 Bristol Rovers Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,942 Referee: P Taylor Tom Pope  47' Report Ben Williams  45' (o.g.) 2 Feb 2008 Brighton & Hove Albion 3 – 0 Crewe Alexandra Withdean Stadium Attendance: 4,802 Referee: D Whitestone Glenn Murray  23' Guy Butters  41' Glenn Murray  45' Report 9 Feb 2008 Crewe Alexandra 2 – 2 Swansea City Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,955 Referee: N Miller Julien Baudet  82' Tom Pope  90' Report Jason Scotland  9' (pen.) G. S. Roberts  40' (o.g.) 12 Feb 2008 Leyton Orient 0 – 1 Crewe Alexandra Brisbane Road Attendance: 3,881 Referee: G Hegley Charlie Daniels 31' (Unsporting behaviour) Report Nicky Maynard  26' Julien Baudet 45+1' (Unsporting behavior) 23 Feb 2008 Leeds United 1 – 1 Crewe Alexandra Elland Road Attendance: 21,223 Referee: M Pike Ľubomír Michalík 15' (Unsporting behaviour) Tresor Kandol  85' Report Patrick Boyle 29' (Dissent) Nicky Maynard  47' 26 Feb 2008 Match postponed on 16 Feb 2008 due to frozen pitch Crewe Alexandra 0 – 1 Carlisle United Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,786 Referee: P Taylor Julien Baudet 83' (Unsporting behaviour) Report Scott Dobie  64' 1 Mar 2008 Northampton Town 0 – 0 Crewe Alexandra Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,507 Referee: M Haywood Report Kenny Lunt 63' (Unsporting behaviour) 8 Mar 2008 Crewe Alexandra 0 – 0 Nottingham Forest Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 6,314 Referee: J Singh Report Arron Davies 25' (Unsporting behaviour) Chris Cohen 48' (Dissent) Julian Bennett 69' (Unsporting behaviour) 11 Mar 2008 Crewe Alexandra 0 – 1 Port Vale Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 5,229 Referee: M Dean Patrick Boyle 15' (Unsporting behaviour) Michael O'Connor 68' (Unsporting behaviour) Report Paul Harsley  57' (pen.) Robin Hulbert 65' (Unsporting behaviour) Marc Richards 68' (Unsporting behaviour) Luke Rodgers  81' 15 Mar 2008 Gillingham 0 – 3 Crewe Alexandra Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,956 Referee: P Joslin Kevin Maher  57' (Professional foul) Report Tom Pope  9' Nicky Maynard  50' Dean Morgan  76' 22 Mar 2008 Crewe Alexandra   Hartlepool United Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,412 Referee: S Attwell Nicky Maynard  20' Nicky Maynard  30' Julien Baudet 60' (Unsporting behaviour) Nicky Maynard 70' (Unsporting behaviour) Tom Pope  85' Report Joel Porter  81' 24 Mar 2008 Walsall 1 – 1 Crewe Alexandra Banks's Stadium Attendance: 4,741 Referee: F Graham Ian Roper  90+4' Report Nicky Maynard  61' 29 Mar 2008 Luton Town 2   1 Crewe Alexandra Kenilworth Road Attendance: 5,465 Referee: M Oliver Matthew Spring  4' Matthew Spring 70' (Unsporting Behavior) Matthew Spring  78' (Pen.) Report Danny Woodards 47' (Unsporting Behavior) Michael O'Connor 53' (Unsporting Behavior) Nicky Maynard  58' 5 Apr 2008 Crewe Alexandra 1   3 Southend United Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,895 Referee: A Haines Nicky Maynard  74' Report Lee Barnard  2' James Walker  19' Charlie Mulgrew 38' (Unsporting Behavior) Simon Francis 77' (Unsporting Behavior) Lee Barnard  80' 12 Apr 2008 Yeovil Town 0   3 Crewe Alexandra Huish Park Attendance: 4,785 Referee: R Booth Marc Bircham 62' (Unsporting Behavior) Report Nicky Maynard  8' Nicky Maynard  58' Tom Pope  90' 19 Apr 2008 Crewe Alexandra 3   1 Cheltenham Town Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 5,279 Referee: Andy D'Urso Nicky Maynard  14' Nicky Maynard  68' Nicky Maynard  76' Report Alan Wright 60' (Unsporting Behavior) Steven Gillespie  62' 26 Apr 2008 Bournemouth 1   0 Crewe Alexandra Fitness First Stadium Attendance: 8,621 Referee: Keith Hill Sam Vokes  55' Lee Bradbury 80' (Unsporting Behavior) Report 3 May 2008 Crewe Alexandra     Alexandra Stadium Last updated: 24 Mar 2008 Source: Crewe Alexandra Notes: League One fixtures not listed due to copyright. Results will be shown. [edit] 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. [edit] References ^ a b Crewe Win Bobby Moore Trophy ^ Maynard Out For 3-4 Months ^ League Table – 11/08/2007 ^ League Table – 25/08/2007 ^ Leeds Game to Be Screened On TV ^ League Table – 29/01/2008 ^ League Table – 09/02/2008 ^ O'Connor makes Northern Ireland senior debut ^ "Vaughan Completes Sociedad Switch", crewealex.net, 23 August 2007.  ^ Foul Play League (Football League website) [edit] External links Official Website Sky Sports BBC Football Crewe Alexandra F.C. v • d • e Club | Players | Managers | Seasons | Club records | Alexandra Stadium Dario Gradi Drive | Blue Moon | Princess Alexandra of Denmark Seasons: 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 2007-08 in English football v • d • e Club football International football Domestic leagues Domestic cups European competitions Related to England national team Premier League FA Cup Qualifying Rounds League Cup Champions League UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group E Football League Community Shield Football League Trophy UEFA Cup Intertoto Cup Steve McClaren Fabio Capello Football Conference FA Trophy Conference League Cup Award winners PFA Award - Cristiano Ronaldo Young Player of the Year - Cesc Fàbregas FWA Award - Cristiano Ronaldo Ballon d'Or - Kaká FIFA World Player of the Year - Kaká Players transferred for over £10 million Afonso Alves • Anderson • Nicolas Anelka • Ryan Babel • Darren Bent • Owen Hargreaves Thierry Henry • Florent Malouda • Nani • Arjen Robben • Fernando Torres • Yakubu Aiyegbeni List of English football transfers Summer 2007 • List of English football transfers Winter 2007-08