2007–08 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season

February 2015 December 2023 Crewe Alexandra 2007–08 Steve Holland John Bowler League One 13th FA Cup Second round League Cup First round Football League Trophy First round Maynard (11) Maynard (11) 6,771 (14 January vs Leeds United) 2,862 (15 August vs Hull City) _whitethinlines ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ffffff ff0000 _thindkbluesides ffffff ffffff ffffff 000080 ffffff 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.Crewe Win Bobby Moore Trophy https://web.archive.org/web/20070917095958/http://www.crewealex.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10414~1053375%2C00.html 17 September 2007 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.https://archive.today/20120630230647/http://www.crewealex.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10414~1090440,00.html Maynard Out For 3–4 Months 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 & Hove Albion.https://archive.today/20120630230658/http://www.crewealex.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10414~20070811,00.html League Table – 11/08/2007 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.https://archive.today/20120630230658/http://www.crewealex.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10414~20070825,00.html League Table – 25/08/2007 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. The kickoff was changed to 19:45 GMT on Monday 14 January 2008. Crewe lost the match 1–0.https://archive.today/20120630230658/http://www.crewealex.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10414~1181889,00.html Leeds Game to Be Screened On TV 2008 29 January: Crewe enter the relegation zone in League One after a 1–1 draw with Bristol Rovers.https://archive.today/20120730235146/http://www.crewealex.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10414~20080129,00.html League Table – 29/01/2008 9 February: Crewe climb out the relegation zone to 20th after a 2–2 draw with top-of-the-table Swansea City.https://archive.today/20120630230657/http://www.crewealex.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10414~20080209,00.html League Table – 09/02/2008 26 March: Michael O'Connor makes his senior international debut for Northern Ireland in a 4–1 win against Georgia.https://archive.today/20120630230654/http://www.crewealex.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10414~1274852,00.html O'Connor makes Northern Ireland senior debut Players Squad information November 2010 y y Williams y ENG 1 GK 1982 9 27 2007 07 01 2004 90 0 30 June 2008 Free Woodards y ENG 2 DF 1983 10 8 2007 07 01 2007 12 0 30 June 2010 £30,000 y B. Jones y ENG 3 DF 1983 6 26 2007 07 01 2007 0 0 30 June 2010 £65,000 Roberts y ENG 4 MF 1987 2 2 2007 07 01 2004 81 7 30 June 2009 YS y Cox y ENG 5 DF 1971 10 8 2007 07 01 2006 32 1 30 June 2008 Free y Baudet y FRA 6 DF 1979 1 13 2007 07 01 2006 43 1 30 June 2009 Free VC y Schumacher y ENG 7 MF 1984 4 30 2007 07 01 2007 1 0 30 June 2010 Free O'Connor y NIR 8 MF 1987 10 6 2007 07 01 2005 30 0 30 June 2009 YS y Maynard y ENG 9 FW 1986 12 11 2007 07 01 2005 33 17 30 June 2010 YS Bopp y DEU 10 MF 1983 11 5 2007 07 01 2007 0 0 30 June 2010 Free y Rix y ENG 12 MF 1983 12 11 2007 07 01 2001 103 4 30 June 2009 YS Tomlinson y ENG 13 GK 1985 5 10 2007 07 01 2001 11 0 30 June 2008 YS On loan at Burton Albion until 21 March 2008 y McCready y ENG 14 DF 1981 11 5 2007 07 01 2007 61 17 30 June 2009 Free Pope y ENG 15 FW 1985 8 27 2007 07 01 2005 6 1 30 June 2009 Free y Lowe y ENG 16 FW 1978 11 18 2007 07 01 2006 31 7 30 June 2009 Free Carrington y ENG 17 MF 1987 5 4 2007 07 01 2005 0 0 30 June 2009 YS y Moore y ENG 18 FW 1988 8 24 2007 07 01 2007 1 0 30 June 2010 YS Miller y ENG 19 FW 1987 9 25 2007 07 01 2006 11 3 30 June 2009 YS y M Bailey y ENG 20 DF 1986 3 12 2007 07 01 2005 0 0 30 June 2008 Free Fôn Williams y WAL 21 GK 1987 3 17 2007 07 01 2006 0 0 30 June 2008 YS y Daniel y ENG 22 DF 1988 2 15 2007 07 01 2007 0 0 30 June 2009 Free O'Donnell y ENG 23 DF 1986 3 10 2007 07 01 2007 25 1 30 June 2010 Free y Farquharson y ENG 24 FW 1988 9 7 2007 07 01 2007 0 0 30 June 2008 YS On loan at Nantwich Town until 28 March 2008 J Bailey y ENG 25 MF 1988 9 18 2007 07 01 2007 0 0 30 June 2008 YS y Brown y ENG 26 FW 1989 5 7 2007 07 01 2007 0 0 30 June 2008 YS On loan at Kidsgrove Athletic until January 2008 Abbey y NGR 28 DF 1978 10 20 2007 07 01 2007 0 0 30 June 2008 Free y Lynch y ENG 29 DF 1987 3 13 2007 07 01 2007 0 0 30 June 2008 Free Boyle y SCO 30 DF 1987 3 20 2007 07 01 2007 0 0 21 February 2008 Loan On loan from Everton y G. M. Roberts y ENG 32 MF 1984 3 18 2007 07 01 2007 0 0 12 March 2008 Loan On loan from Ipswich Town y Lunt y ENG 34 MF 1979 11 20 2007 07 01 2007 0 0 19 March 2008 Loan On loan from Sheffield Wednesday 12 February 2008 (all stats except appearances and goals) ENG 2007 Squad Number Wikipedia players' articles, Crewe Alexandra, crewe-mad pl ENG 2007 November 2010 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 y Football League One FA Cup Football League Cup Johnstone's Paint Trophy Williams ENG 1 GK 43 40 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 Woodards ENG 2 DF 38 34 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 Jones ENG 3 DF 25 21 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 File:Injuryicon.jpg Knee injury (requires surgery) – back in training G. S. Roberts ENG 4 MF 36 35 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 Cox ENG 5 DF 23 27 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Baudet FRA 6 DF 33 30 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 Schumacher ENG 7 MF 21 21 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 O'Connor NIR 8 MF 16 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Maynard ENG 9 FW 19 21 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bopp DEU 10 MF 6 9 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 y Vaughan WAL 11 MF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Transferred to Real Sociedad on 23 August 2007Vaughan Completes Sociedad Switch http://www.crewealex.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10414~1098097,00.html https://archive.today/20120630230657/http://www.crewealex.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10414~1098097,00.html dead 30 June 2012 crewealex.net 23 August 2007 Rix ENG 12 MF 25 26 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 File:Injuryicon.jpg Hip (requires surgery) – expected back start 2008–09 season Tomlinson ENG 13 GK 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 File:Injuryicon.jpg Cruciate ligament – expected back 2009 McCready ENG 14 DF 30 28 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 Pope ENG 15 FW 14 22 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 Lowe ENG 16 FW 19 28 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 Carrington ENG 17 MF 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Moore ENG 18 FW 27 30 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 Miller ENG 19 FW 7 16 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bailey ENG 20 DF 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Fôn Williams WAL 21 GK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Daniel ENG 22 DF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O'Donnell ENG 23 DF 18 23 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Farquharson ENG 24 FW 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Bailey ENG 25 MF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brown ENG 26 FW 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 y Dugdale ENG 27 DF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Transferred to Droylsden on 26 December 2007 Abbey NGR 28 DF 14 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lynch ENG 29 DF 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 y Barnard ENG 30 FW 9 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 On loan between 30 Aug and 3 Jan from Tottenham Hotspur Boyle SCO 30 DF 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 On loan from 21 Jan from Everton y Dickson ENG 31 FW 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 On loan between 15 Aug and 13 Sep from Charlton y Church WAL 31 FW 13 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 On loan between 19 Oct and 28 Jan from Reading y Bennett ENG 32 MF 4 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 On loan between 26 Oct and 3 Jan from Wolverhampton Wanderers G. M. Roberts ENG 32 MF 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 On loan from 12 Feb from Ipswich Town y Baseya COD 33 FW 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 On loan between 16 Nov and 19 Dec from Southampton y Gray SCO 34 DF 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 On loan between 23 Nov and 19 Dec from Manchester United Lunt ENG 34 MF 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 On loan from 19 Feb from Sheffield Wednesday Anyinsah ENG 35 MF 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 On loan from Preston North End Morgan ENG 36 FW 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 On loan from Luton Town 24 March 2008 Squad Numbers Crewe Alexandra November 2010 Disciplinary record ENG 4 G. S. Roberts MF 0 1 4 Conceded one penalty kick y FRA 6 Baudet DF 0 0 4 Conceded one penalty kick SCO 30 Boyle DF 0 0 2 On loan y NIR 8 O'Connor MF 0 0 2 Conceded two penalty kicks ENG 12 Rix MF 0 0 2 y ENG 30 Barnard FW 0 0 1 On loan ENG 32 Bennett MF 0 0 1 On loan y ENG 34 Lunt MF 0 0 1 On loan ENG 29 Lynch DF 0 0 1 y ENG 9 Maynard FW 0 0 1 ENG 14 McCready DF 0 0 1 Conceded two penalty kicks y ENG 19 Miller FW 0 0 1 ENG 7 Schumacher MF 0 0 1 y ENG 1 Williams GK 0 0 0 Conceded one penalty kick ENG 2 Woodards DF 0 0 1 Conceded one penalty kick 24 March 2008 Crewe Alexandra November 2010 Crewe currently have the best disciplinary record in The Football Leaguehttps://archive.today/20120806001729/http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ClubDiscipline/0,,10794~200725,00.html Foul Play League (Football League website) Awards Individual DateCountryNPNameAwardNotes13 August 2007ENG4MFG. S. RobertsTeam of the Weekhttps://archive.today/20121223234449/http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/javaImages/5d/45/0,,10794~3360093,00.jpg Source20 August 2007ENG2DFWoodardsTeam of the WeekSource https://web.archive.org/web/20110807092953/http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/43/77/0,,10794~96067,00.pdf 7 August 2011 10 September 2007GER10MFBoppTeam of the Weekhttps://archive.today/20120803101254/http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/staticFiles/fa/82/0,,10794~99066,00.png Source24 September 2007ENG1GKWilliamsTeam of the WeekSource https://web.archive.org/web/20110811232430/http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/a4/8d/0,,10794~101796,00.pdf 11 August 2011 1 October 2007ENG3DFJonesTeam of the WeekSource https://web.archive.org/web/20110811232442/http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/ae/92/0,,10794~103086,00.pdf 11 August 2011 22 October 2007ENG16FWLoweTeam of the WeekSource https://web.archive.org/web/20110811232602/http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/43/a4/0,,10794~107587,00.pdf 11 August 2011 5 November 2007ENG18FWMooreTeam of the WeekSourceJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes 19 November 2007ENG2DFWoodardsTeam of the Week (2)Source https://web.archive.org/web/20110811233044/http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/3e/b7/0,,10794~112446,00.pdf 11 August 2011 10 December 2007ENG2DFWoodardsTeam of the Week (3)Source https://web.archive.org/web/20110811233135/http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/c3/c4/0,,10794~115907,00.pdf 11 August 2011 28 January 2008ENG1GKWilliamsTeam of the Week (2)SourceApril 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 3 March 2008ENG1GKWilliamsTeam of the Week (3)Source https://web.archive.org/web/20110811234244/http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/aa/dc/0,,10794~122026,00.pdf 11 August 2011 17 March 2008ENG8MFO'ConnorTeam of the WeekSource https://web.archive.org/web/20110811234351/http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/staticFiles/93/e0/0,,10794~123027,00.pdf 11 August 2011 Club DatePeriodAwardNotes18 JuneSeason 2006/07Bobby Moore Fair Play award Players in / out In y ENG Bopp Transferred y DEU 10 MF 1983 11 5 2007 05 30 Rotherham United ENG S Free ENG y Pope Youth team y ENG 15 FW 1985 8 27 2007 07 01 S Free ENG Carrington Youth team y ENG 17 MF 1987 5 4 2007 07 01 S Free ENG y Fôn Williams Youth team y ENG 21 GK 1987 3 17 2007 07 01 S Free ENG Lynch Unattached y ENG 29 DF 1987 3 13 2007 03 17 S Free ENG y Abbey Unattached y ENG 28 DF 1978 10 20 2007 08 01 S Free ENG McCready Unattached y ENG 14 DF 1981 9 5 2007 06 07 S Free ENG y Jones Transferred y ENG 3 DF 1983 6 26 2007 05 30 Exeter City ENG S £65,000 ENG Schumacher Transferred y ENG 7 MF 1984 4 30 2007 05 27 Bradford City ENG S Free ENG y Barnard Loan end y ENG 30 FW 1984 7 18 2007 08 30 Tottenham Hotspur ENG S 3 January 2008 Loan ENG Dickson Loan end y ENG 31 FW 1984 12 28 2007 08 16 Charlton Athletic ENG S 13 September 2007 Loan ENG y Church Loan end y WAL 31 FW 1988 12 10 2007 10 19 Reading ENG W 28 January 2008 Loan https://archive.today/20070616180251/http://www.crewealex.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10414~1146994,00.html Crewe Alexandra ENG Bennett Loan end y ENG 32 MF 1988 12 18 2007 10 25 Wolverhampton Wanderers ENG W 3 January 2008 Loan https://archive.today/20070616180251/http://www.crewealex.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10414~1151586,00.html Crewe Alexandra ENG y Baseya Loan end y FRA 33 FW 1987 12 19 2007 11 16 Southampton England W 19 December 2007 Loan COD Crewe AlexandraJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes ENG Gray Loan end y SCO 34 1988 5 4 2007 11 22 Manchester United ENG W 3 January 2008 Loan Crewe Alexandra ENG y Boyle Loan y SCO 30 DF 1987 3 20 2008 01 21 Everton ENG W 21 February 2008 Loan Crewe Alexandra ENG G. M. Roberts Loan y ENG 32 MF 1984 3 18 2008 01 12 Ipswich Town ENG W 12 March 2008 Loan Crewe AlexandraJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes ENG y Lunt Loan y ENG 34 MF 1979 11 20 2008 02 18 Sheffield Wednesday ENG W 19 March 2008 Loan ENG Anyinsah Loan y ENG 35 FW 1984 10 8 2008 03 07 Preston North End ENG W Loan ENG Morgan Loan y ENG 36 MF 1983 10 3 2008 03 07 Luton Town ENG W Loan November 2010 Out y ENG Otsemobor Transfer y ENG 2 FW 1983 3 23 2007 06 13 Norwich City ENG S Free ENG y Jones Transfer y ENG 3 DF 1987 3 24 2007 06 11 Preston North End ENG S £500,000Jones_Clauses * ^ ENG Varney Transfer y ENG 12 FW 1982 9 28 2007 05 21 Charlton Athletic ENG S £2,500,000 ENG y Vaughan Transfer y WAL 11 MF 1983 2 18 2007 08 23 Real Sociedad ESP S £300,000 https://archive.today/20120630230657/http://www.crewealex.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10414~1098097,00.html Crewe Alexandra ENG Brown Loan y ENG 26 MF 1989 5 7 2008 06 01 Kidsgrove Athletic ENG W Loan ENG y Farquharson Loan end y ENG 24 FW 1988 9 7 2008 06 01 Northwich Victoria ENG W Loan ENG Lynch Loan y ENG 29 DF 1987 3 13 2008 06 01 Stafford Rangers ENG W Loan ENG y Daniel Loan y ENG 22 MF 1988 2 15 2008 01 08 Grays Athletic ENG W Loan ENG Dugdale Free y ENG 27 DF 1987 9 12 2008 01 01 Droylsden ENG W Free ENG y Farquharson Loan y ENG 24 FW 1988 9 7 2008 06 01 Nantwich Town ENG W Loan ENG Tomlinson Loan y ENG 13 GK 1985 5 10 2008 02 21 Burton Albion ENG W Loan BBC Sport ENG 8 March 2008 2007 November 2010 Jones_Clauses * ^ 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 Technical Director England Dario Gradi MBE y First team coach / Academy Director England Steve Holland Assistant manager England Neil Baker y Assistant Academy manager England James Collins Assistant Academy manager England Neil Critchley y Chief scout England Glyn Chamberlain Senior physiotherapist England Matt Radcliffe y Physiotherapist England Steve Walker Fitness coach England Andy Franks y Academy Recruitment Officer England Phil Swift Academy Welfare Officer / Academy Administration England Malcolm Hughes 26 August 2007 Crewe Alexandra Staff November 2010 Other information Chairman John Bowler y Vice Chairman Norman Hassell Director Richard Clayton y Director Dario Gradi MBE Director Mark Hassell y Director Jim McMillan Director Daniel Potts y Director David Rowlinson Director Jimmy Rowlinson y Head Groundsman John Huxley y Alexandra Stadium 10,153 100 x 66 yd on 26 August 2007 Crewe Alexandra Staff November 2010 Kits none center _whitethinlines FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 HomeSupplier: DiadoraSponsors: Mornflake Oats none center _thindkbluesides FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000080 FFFFFF AwaySupplier: DiadoraSponsors: Mornflake Oats none center _whitethinlines 008000 008000 008000 008000 008000 Home goalkeepersSupplier: DiadoraSponsors: Mornflake Oats none center _whitethinlines 4169E1 4169E1 4169E1 4169E1 4169E1 Away goalkeepersSupplier: DiadoraSponsors: Mornflake Oats Competitions Overall Football League One 20 20 11 August 2007 3 May 2008 y Football League Cup 1st round 1st round 15 August 2007 Johnstone's Paint Trophy 1st round 1st round 4 September 2007 y FA Cup 1st round 2nd round 2nd round 10 November 2007 1 December 2007 24 March 2008 League One Table CRE Results summary 8 6 8 26 29 4 8 11 20 32 29 April 2008 Sky Sports November 2010 Results by round table b Round 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/H 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/L Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 24 March 2008 Sky Sports November 2010 Matches 1 11 August 2007 Crewe Alexandra 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion G. S. Roberts 22 pen.G. S. Roberts 79 Dean Cox 14Andy Whing 57 (Unsporting behavior)Dean Cox 86 (Unsporting behavior) Gresty Road Crewe 5,394 S Bratt Report W 2 18 August 2007 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Joe Jacobson 25 (Unsporting behaviour)Craig Disley 32 Tom Pope 34 The Memorial Stadium Bristol 7,750 G Salisbury Report D 3 25 August 2007 Crewe Alexandra 0–2 Leyton Orient G. S. Roberts 83 (Unsporting behaviour) JJ Melligan 35Adam Boyd 85 pen. Gresty Road Crewe 4,683 D Drysdale Report L 4 1 September 2007 Swindon Town 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Michael Pook 24 Steven Schumacher 42 County Ground Swindon 6,595 K Friend Report D 5 8 September 2007 Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Huddersfield Town Lee Barnard 16Eugen Bopp 39 Andy Booth 20 (Unsporting behavior) Gresty Road Crewe 5,164 N Swarbrick Report W 6 16 September 2007 Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Paul Heffernan 31Danny Woodards 48 o.g. Keepmoat Stadium Doncaster 6,726 D Deadman Report L 7 22 September 2007 Crewe Alexandra 0–0 Millwall Gary Alexander 36 (Unsporting behavior)Ben May 72 (Unsporting behavior) Gresty Road Crewe 4,478 P Joslin https://archive.today/20070616180251/http://www.crewealex.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10414~37627,00.html Report D 8 29 September 2007 Oldham Athletic 3–2 Crewe Alexandra Mark Allott 36Matthew Wolfenden 83Neil Kilkenny 90+1 Lee Barnard 17Byron Moore 26 Boundary Park Oldham 5,082 A Taylor Report L 9 2 October 2007 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Chris Shuker 65Shane Cansdell-Sheriff 87 (Unsporting behavior) G. S. Roberts 56 pen. Prenton Park Birkenhead 6,155 S Mathieson Report D 10 6 October 2007 Crewe Alexandra 1–4 Bournemouth Shaun Miller 89 Lee Bradbury 37Max Gradel 61, 77Darren Anderton 85 Gresty Road Crewe 4,799 C Webster https://archive.today/20070616180251/http://www.crewealex.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10414~38076,00.html Report L 11 13 October 2007 Southend United 3–0 Crewe Alexandra Nick Bailey 17Adam Barrett 18 (Unsporting behavior)Gary Hooper 63Leon Clarke 82 pen. Lee Barnard 5 (Unsporting behaviour)Ben Rix 82 (Dissent) Roots Hall Southend-on-Sea 6,927 A Penn https://archive.today/20070616180251/http://www.crewealex.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10414~38105,00.html Report L 12 20 October 2007 Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Luton Town Ryan Lowe 14, 40 Alan Goodall 25 (Unsporting behavior) Gresty Road Crewe 4,490 E Ilderton https://archive.today/20110807195507/http://www.crewealex.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10414~37657,00.html Report W 13 27 October 2007 Cheltenham Town 2–2 Crewe Alexandra Alan Wright 85David Bird 89 Simon Church 74Ryan Lowe 78 Whaddon Road Cheltenham 3,605 D McDermidd https://archive.today/20070616180251/http://www.crewealex.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10414~37712,00.html Report D 14 3 November 2007 Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Yeovil Town Chris McCready 28Byron Moore 40 Justin Cochrane 34 (Unsporting behavior)Terrell Forbes 44 (Unsporting behavior)Scott Guyett 89 (Unsporting behavior) Gresty Road Crewe 4,363 J Moss Report W 15 6 November 2007 Port Vale 0–1 Crewe Alexandra Craig Rocastle 72 (Dissent) Ben Rix 22 (Unsporting behaviour)Elliott Bennett 70 (Unsporting behaviour), 76 Vale Park Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent 5,329 R Beeby Report W 16 17 November 2007 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Northampton Town Ryan Lowe 59 Guy Branston 31 (Unsporting behaviour)Ryan Gilligan 43 (Unsporting behaviour) Gresty Road Crewe 4,531 A Haines Report W 17 24 November 2007 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Arron Davies 45Sammy Clingan 52 Danny Woodards 51 (Unsporting behaviour) City Ground Nottingham 16,650 M Oliver Report L 18 4 December 2007 Crewe Alexandra 2–3 Gillingham Byron Moore 43G. S. Roberts 49Chris McCready 56 (Unsporting behaviour) Mark Bentley 8Andrew Crofts 27 (Unsporting behaviour)Mark Bentley 51 (Unsporting behaviour)Chris Dickson 56 pen.Chris Dickson 73 Gresty Road Crewe 3,929 G Laws https://archive.today/20070616180251/http://www.crewealex.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10414~37954,00.html Report L 19 8 December 2007 Crewe Alexandra 0–0 Walsall Michael Ricketts 83 (Unsporting behaviour) Gresty Road Crewe 4,639 S Mathieson Report D 20 15 December 2007 Hartlepool United 3–0 Crewe Alexandra Michael Nelson 67Richard Barker 85Richard Barker 88 pen. Victoria Park Hartlepool 3,915 M Haywood Report L 21 22 December 2007 Crewe Alexandra 0–4 Doncaster Rovers G. S. Roberts 12 (Unsporting behaviour)Shaun Miller 71 (Unsporting behaviour)G. S. Roberts 1 80 (Second bookable offence) Stephen Roberts 24 (Unsporting behaviour)Jason Price 38Jason Price 50Paul Green 90+1Lewis Guy 90+3 Gresty Road Crewe 4,122 D Foster Report L 22 26 December 2007 Huddersfield Town 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Nathan Clarke 31 (Unsporting behaviour)Andy Holdsworth 46 (Unsporting behaviour)Andy Booth 85Jon Worthington 86 (Unsporting behaviour) Lee Barnard 19 Kirklees Stadium Huddersfield 9,795 D Drysdale Report D 23 29 December 2007 Millwall 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Neil Harris 49 pen.Ahmet Brković 53 Michael O'Connor 90 (Dissent) New Den Stadium Bermondsey, London 8,068 T Kettle Report L 24 1 January 2008 Crewe Alexandra 4–3 Tranmere Rovers G. S. Roberts 30 pen.G. S. Roberts 40 (Unsporting behaviour)G. S. Roberts 48Ryan Lynch 62 (Unsporting behaviour)Nicky Maynard 67Danny O'Donnell 89 Andy Taylor 8Chris Greenacre 31Antony Kay 33 (Unsporting behaviour)Ian Goodison 0 65 (Violent conduct)Paul McLaren 74 Gresty Road Crewe 5,137 J Moss Report W 25 14 January 2008 Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Leeds United Darren Kenton 35 (Unsporting behaviour)Jermaine Beckford 36 Gresty Road Crewe 6,771 K Friend Report Live on Sky Sports L 26 19 January 2008 Carlisle United 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Joe Garner 52Peter Murphy 71 Nicky Maynard 90+1 (Unsporting behaviour) Brunton Park Carlisle 6,449 C Webster Report L 27 22 January 2008 Match postponed on 5 January 2008 due to FA Cup fixtures Swansea City 2–1 Crewe Alexandra Thomas Butler 14Paul Anderson 77 Steven Schumacher 90+2 (Unsporting behaviour)Tom Pope 90+3 Liberty Stadium Swansea 11,200 A Woolmer Report L 28 26 January 2008 Crewe Alexandra 0–0 Swindon Town Julien Baudet 80 (Unsporting behaviour) Michael Pook 40 (Unsporting behaviour)Billy Paynter 0 74 (Serious Foul Play)Jon-Paul McGovern 78 (Unsporting behaviour) Gresty Road Crewe 4,344 K Evans Report D 29 29 January 2008 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Bristol Rovers Tom Pope 47 Ben Williams 45 o.g. Gresty Road Crewe 3,942 P Taylor Report D 30 2 February 2008 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–0 Crewe Alexandra Glenn Murray 23Guy Butters 41Glenn Murray 45 Withdean Stadium Brighton 4,802 D Whitestone Report L 31 9 February 2008 Crewe Alexandra 2–2 Swansea City Julien Baudet 82Tom Pope 90 Jason Scotland 9 pen.G. S. Roberts 40 o.g. Gresty Road Crewe 4,955 N Miller Report D 32 12 February 2008 Leyton Orient 0–1 Crewe Alexandra Charlie Daniels 31 (Unsporting behaviour) Nicky Maynard 26Julien Baudet 45+1 (Unsporting behavior) Brisbane Road Leyton, London 3,881 G Hegley Report W 33 23 February 2008 Leeds United 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Ľubomír Michalík 15 (Unsporting behaviour)Trésor Kandol 85 Patrick Boyle 29 (Dissent)Nicky Maynard 47 Elland Road Leeds 21,223 M Pike Report D 34 26 February 2008 Match postponed on 16 February 2008 due to frozen pitch Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Carlisle United Julien Baudet 83 (Unsporting behaviour) Scott Dobie 64 Gresty Road Crewe 4,786 P Taylor Report L 35 1 March 2008 Northampton Town 0–0 Crewe Alexandra Kenny Lunt 63 (Unsporting behaviour) Sixfields Stadium Northampton 5,507 M Haywood Report D 36 8 March 2008 Crewe Alexandra 0–0 Nottingham Forest Arron Davies 25 (Unsporting behaviour)Chris Cohen 48 (Dissent)Julian Bennett 69 (Unsporting behaviour) Gresty Road Crewe 6,314 J Singh Report D 37 11 March 2008 Crewe Alexandra 0–2 Port Vale Patrick Boyle 15 (Unsporting behaviour)Michael O'Connor 68 (Unsporting behaviour) Paul Harsley 57 pen.Robin Hulbert 65 (Unsporting behaviour)Marc Richards 68 (Unsporting behaviour)Luke Rodgers 81 Gresty Road Crewe 5,229 M Dean Report L 38 15 March 2008 Gillingham 0–3 Crewe Alexandra Kevin Maher 0 57 (Professional foul) Tom Pope 9Nicky Maynard 50Dean Morgan 76 Priestfield Stadium Gillingham 4,956 P Joslin Report W 39 22 March 2008 Crewe Alexandra 3–1 Hartlepool United Nicky Maynard 20Nicky Maynard 30Julien Baudet 60 (Unsporting behaviour)Nicky Maynard 70 (Unsporting behaviour)Tom Pope 85 Joel Porter 81 Gresty Road Crewe 4,412 S Attwell Report W 40 24 March 2008 Walsall 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Ian Roper 90+4 Nicky Maynard 61 Bescot Stadium Walsall 4,741 F Graham Report D 41 29 March 2008 Luton Town 2–1 Crewe Alexandra Matthew Spring 4Matthew Spring 70 (Unsporting Behavior)Matthew Spring 78 (Pen.) Danny Woodards 47 (Unsporting Behavior)Michael O'Connor 53 (Unsporting Behavior)Nicky Maynard 58 Kenilworth Road Luton 5,465 M Oliver Report L 42 5 April 2008 Crewe Alexandra 1–3 Southend United Nicky Maynard 74 Lee Barnard 2James Walker 19Charlie Mulgrew 38 (Unsporting Behavior) Simon Francis77 (Unsporting Behavior) Lee Barnard 80 Gresty Road Crewe 4,895 A Haines Report L 43 12 April 2008 Yeovil Town 0–3 Crewe Alexandra Marc Bircham 62 (Unsporting Behavior) Nicky Maynard 8Nicky Maynard 58Tom Pope 90 Huish Park Yeovil 4,785 R Booth Report W 44 19 April 2008 Crewe Alexandra 3–1 Cheltenham Town Nicky Maynard 14Nicky Maynard 68Nicky Maynard 76 Alan Wright 60 (Unsporting Behavior)Steven Gillespie 62 Gresty Road Crewe 5,279 Andy D'Urso Report W 26 April 2008 Bournemouth 45 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Sam Vokes 55 Lee Bradbury 80 (Unsporting Behavior) Dean Court Bournemouth 8,621 Keith Hill Report L 3 May 2008 46 1–4 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/7368667.stm Crewe Alexandra Roberts 70Jones 84 Oldham Athletic Smalley 5Eardley 32 59Gregan 67McDonald 69 Gresty Road Crewe 6,786 Mike Russell L FA Cup 10 November 2007 First round Crewe Alexandra 2–1 Milton Keynes Dons Chris McCready 3Neil Cox 65 Gareth Edds 15 (Unsporting behaviour)Dean Lewington 60 (Unsporting behaviour)Jemal Johnson 69 pen. Gresty Road Crewe 3,049 K Hill https://archive.today/20070616180251/http://www.crewealex.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10414~43119,00.html Report W 1 December 2007 Second round Oldham Athletic 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Lee Hughes 41 Boundary Park Oldham 3,900 J Moss Report L League Cup 15 August 2007 First round Hull City 0–3 Crewe Alexandra Nathan Doyle 23 (Unsporting behavior)Michael Bridges 44Richard Garcia 55Stephen McPhee 70 G. S. Roberts 32 (Unsporting behaviour) Gresty Road Crewe 2,862 P Miller https://archive.today/20110807194057/http://www.crewealex.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10414~39115,00.html Report L Football League Trophy 4 September 2007 First round Chester City 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Richie Partridge 61Kevin Ellison 90 (Unsporting behavior) Ryan Lowe 37 Deva Stadium Chester 2,162 K Evans Report Paul Butler Richie Partridge Nathan Lowndes James Vaughan John Murphy 4–3 Steven Schumacher Billy Jones Ryan Lowe Julien Baudet Eugen Bopp D 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 External links Official Website Sky Sports BBC Football Category:Crewe Alexandra F.C. seasons Crewe Alexandra