2020–21 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season
| 2020–21 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | John Bowler | ||
| Manager | David Artell | ||
| Stadium | Alexandra Stadium | ||
| League One | 12th | ||
| FA Cup | Second round | ||
| EFL Cup | First round | ||
| EFL Trophy | Second round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Mikael Mandron (11) All: Mikael Mandron (14) | ||
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The 2020–21 season was the 144th season in existence of Crewe Alexandra, their 97th in the English Football League and the first season back in EFL League One following a four-season absence. Along with League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Transfers[edit]
Transfers in[edit]
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2020 | CF |  |
Offrande Zanzala |  Accrington Stanley |
Free transfer | [1] |
| 1 August 2020 | CF |  |
Mikael Mandron | Gillingham |
Free transfer | [2] |
| 27 August 2020 | CB |  |
Donervon Daniels | Luton Town |
Free transfer | [3] |
| 4 September 2020 | CB |  |
Omar Beckles | Shrewsbury Town |
Free transfer | [4] |
| 4 September 2020 | CM | |
Luke Murphy | Bolton Wanderers |
Free transfer | [5] |
Loans in[edit]
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 January 2021 | RB | |
Billy Jones | Rotherham United |
End of season | [6] |
| 22 January 2021 | SS | |
Stephen Walker | Middlesbrough |
End of season | [7] |
| 23 January 2021 | AM | |
Antony Evans |  Paderborn |
End of season | [8] |
| 1 February 2021 | LB | |
Harry Pickering | Blackburn Rovers |
End of season | [9] |
| 1 February 2021 | CB | |
Nathan Wood | Middlesbrough |
End of season | [10] |
Loans out[edit]
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 October 2020 | LM | |
Regan Griffiths | Witton Albion |
November 2020 | [11] |
| 29 October 2020 | MF | |
Joe Robbins | Altrincham |
December 2020 | [12] |
| 6 November 2020 | CB |  |
Billy Sass-Davies | Altrincham |
3 December 2020 | [13] |
| 1 February 2021 | CB |  |
Eddie Nolan |  Motherwell |
End of season | [14] |
| 9 February 2021 | CB | |
Billy Sass-Davies | Yeovil Town |
April 2021 | [15][16] |
| 31 March 2021 | CM | |
Regan Griffiths | Notts County |
End of season | [17] |
Transfers out[edit]
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2020 | CM | |
Paul Green | Boston United |
Released | [18][19] |
| 1 July 2020 | CM | |
Connor Heath | Nantwich Town |
Released | [18][20] |
| 1 July 2020 | CB | |
Nicky Hunt | Darlington |
Released | [18][21] |
| 1 July 2020 | CF | |
Aaron Lomas |  Unattached |
Released | [18] |
| 1 July 2020 | CF | |
Shaun Miller | Bolton Wanderers |
Released | [18][22] |
| 1 July 2020 | CF | |
Lewis Reilly | Chorley |
Released | [18][23] |
| 6 July 2020 | CM | |
James Jones | Lincoln City |
Free transfer | [24] |
| 27 August 2020 | GK |  |
Dino Visser | Port Vale |
Free transfer | [25] |
| 23 October 2020 | CM | |
Ethan Hartshorn | Kidsgrove Athletic |
Free transfer | [26] |
| 2 January 2021 | CF | |
Offrande Zanzala | Carlisle United |
Mutual consent | [27][28] |
| 19 January 2021 | RB | |
Perry Ng | Cardiff City |
Undisclosed | [29] |
| 1 February 2021 | LB | |
Harry Pickering | Blackburn Rovers |
Undisclosed | [9] |
| 23 June 2021 | MF | |
Ryan Wintle | Cardiff City |
Free transfer | [30] |
Pre-season[edit]
| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result[a] | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2020 | Connah's Quay Nomads | Home[b] | 3–1 | [31] |
| 8 August 2020 | Bala Town | Home[b] | 4–0 | [32] |
| 11 August 2020 | Salford City | Away | 4–1 | [33] |
| 14 August 2020 | Accrington Stanley U23 | 4–2 | [34] | |
| 15 August 2020 | Walsall | Home[b] | 2–0 | [35] |
| 19 August 2020 | Witton Albion | Away | 4–0 | [36] |
| 19 August 2020 | Nantwich Town | Away | 2–4 | [37] |
| 22 August 2020 | Barnsley | Home | 0–2 | [38] |
| 25 August 2020 | Newcastle United | Neutral | 0–3 | [39] |
| 26 August 2020 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 | Away | 1–1 | [40] |
| 28 August 2020 | Bolton Wanderers | Away | 3–0 | [41] |
| 2 September 2020 | Kidsgrove Athletic | Away | 1–1 | [42] |
Competitions[edit]
EFL League One[edit]
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Portsmouth | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 65 | 51 | +14 | 72 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 69 |
| 10 | Gillingham | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 63 | 60 | +3 | 67 |
| 11 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 63 | 68 | −5 | 67 |
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 56 | 61 | −5 | 66 |
| 13 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 64 | 62 | +2 | 65 |
| 14 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 63 | 67 | −4 | 64 |
| 15 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 60 |
| 16 | Burton Albion | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 61 | 73 | −12 | 57 |
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[43]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[43]
Results summary[edit]
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 56 | 61 | −5 | 66 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 31 | −7 |
Last updated: 9 May 2021.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday[edit]
Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches[edit]
Win Draw Loss Postponed
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[44]
| 12 September 2020 1 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–2 | Charlton Athletic | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Doughty  24'  80'Washington 43'Amos 71' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 19 September 2020 2 | Hull City | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Kingston upon Hull |
| 15:00 GMT | de Wijs 55' Smallwood 67'Elder 72'Wilks 81' 90'Mayer 83' |
Report | Pickering 70' |
Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 26 September 2020 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | Milton Keynes Dons | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Mandron 13' Finney 20' 56' |
Report | Gladwin 37' Houghton 57'Fraser 65'Morris 90+4' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge |
| 10 October 2020 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 3–0 | Wigan Athletic | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Offord 27' Pickering 40'Mandron 59'Wintle 61' |
Report | Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Coy |
| 17 October 2020 5 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Blackpool | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Mandron 54' Murphy 78'Beckles 83' |
Report | Turton 45' Yates 69'Ward 71' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Wright |
| 20 October 2020 6 | Sunderland | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Sunderland |
| 19:00 GMT | Wyke 45+1' |
Report | Jääskeläinen 66' Ng 71'Wintle 90+1' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 0 Referee: Neil Hair |
| 24 October 2020 7 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Doncaster |
| 15:00 GMT | Sims 27' Halliday 64' |
Report | Kirk 26' Pickering 70' |
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 27 October 2020 8 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | Lincoln City | Crewe |
| 19:00 GMT | Murphy 39' |
Report | Anderson 39' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Speedie |
| 31 October 2020 9 | Ipswich Town | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Ipswich |
| 15:00 GMT | Dozzell 55' Hawkins 62'Judge 66'Jackson 86'Edwards 88' |
Report | Mandron 63' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 3 November 2020 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | Gillingham | Crewe |
| 19:00 GMT | Offord 12' Ng 76'Mandron 83' |
Report | Akinde 58' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 14 November 2020 11 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | Peterborough United | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Pickering 29' Kirk 41' |
Report | Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
| 17 November 2020 12 | Oxford United | 0–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Oxford |
| 19:00 GMT | Shodipo 67' Clare 78'Rodríguez 90' |
Report | Mandron 28' Offord 68'Dale 79' 90+2' |
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Will Finnie |
| 21 November 2020 13 | Portsmouth | 4–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Milton |
| 15:00 GMT | Cannon 15' Curtis 15', 40'Naylor 51'Marquis 56'Harrison 85' |
Report | Ng 57' Finney 90+4' (pen.) |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham |
| 24 November 2020 14 | Accrington Stanley | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Accrington |
| 19:00 GMT | Russell 35' Bishop 59' |
Report | Pickering 58' Dale 62' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 1 December 2020 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 4–2 | Swindon Town | Crewe |
| 19:00 GMT | Powell 39' Ng 54'Lowery 62'Dale 66' |
Report | Grant 20' Smith 37'Broadbent 68' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
| 5 December 2020 16 | Burton Albion | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Burton upon Trent |
| 15:00 GMT | Bostwick 52' Hughes 71' 76'Powell 90+3' |
Report | Johnson 60' Dale 88' |
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 12 December 2020 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–1 | Northampton Town | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Dale 53' Pickering 83'Wintle 90+4' |
Report | Holmes 3' Bolger 15'Martin 26'  70' |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2,000 Referee: John Busby |
| 15 December 2020 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Crewe |
| 19:00 GMT | Kirk 22' Dale 43' |
Report | Fornah 17' Jephcott 85' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 19 December 2020 19 | AFC Wimbledon | 1–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Wimbledon |
| 15:00 GMT | Woodyard 31' Reilly 45+1'Longman 90' |
Report | Mandron 60' Jääskeläinen 83'Beckles 87'Finney 90+1' |
Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: James Linington |
| 26 December 2020 20 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Fleetwood Town | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Beckles 16' Dale 23'Offord 42'Mandron 61' |
Report | Andrew 38' Burns 49'Rossiter 60'Madden 77'Barton |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 9 January 2021 21 | Rochdale | 3–3 | Crewe Alexandra | Rochdale |
| 15:00 GMT | Lund 41', 60', 84' Morley 47' |
Report | Finney 6', 35' Dale 23' |
Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 16 January 2021 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Plymouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Jephcott 11' (pen.) Watts 26'Edwards 58'Opoku 60'Mayor 74'Camará 78' 90+3' |
Report | Finney 64' Offord 80' |
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 19 January 2021 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 3–2 | Bristol Rovers | Crewe |
| 19:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Coy |
| 23 January 2021 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | AFC Wimbledon | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Finney 31' |
Report | Pigott 2' McLoughlin 78' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 26 January 2021 25 | Gillingham | 4–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Gillingham |
| 18:00 GMT | Graham 11' (pen.) Lee 38', 62'Dempsey 45'Oliver 46'Cundy 67'Akinde 90+3' |
Report | Porter 80' Johnson 90+4' |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Young |
| 30 January 2021 26 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Beckles 39' Kirk 59', 73' |
Report | Kenlock 33' Sears 36'Bishop 70' 82'Drinan 75' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 2 February 2021 27 | Shrewsbury Town | 0–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Shrewsbury |
| 19:00 GMT | Whalley 38' Chapman 76' |
Report | Pickering 11' Dale 27'Beckles 74'Lancashire 85' |
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards |
| 6 February 2021 28 | Peterborough United | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Peterborough |
| 15:00 GMT | Szmodics 25' Clarke-Harris 31'Taylor 33'Kent 47'Dembélé 63' |
Report | Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 20 February 2021 29 | Swindon Town | 2–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Swindon |
| 15:00 GMT | Johnson 10' (o.g.) Thompson 84'Twine 90+4' |
Report | Lowery 5', 70' |
Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 23 February 2021 30 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | Accrington Stanley | Crewe |
| 19:00 GMT | Beckles 32' Lowery 45+1'Porter 79' |
Report | Rodgers  50'Hughes 71' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 27 February 2021 31 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–2 | Sunderland | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Porter 30' Lowery 38' |
Report | McFadzean 36' Jones 76'Maguire 90+7' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 2 March 2021 32 | Blackpool | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Blackpool |
| 19:00 GMT | Ballard 41' Lawrence-Gabriel 78'Virtue 90+3'Garbutt 90+3' |
Report | Walker 86' |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 6 March 2021 33 | Lincoln City | 3–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Lincoln |
| 15:00 GMT | Rogers 21' McGrandles 52' Jackson 67' Jones 79' Johnson 80' |
Report | Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: John Busby |
| 9 March 2021 34 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Doncaster Rovers | Crewe |
| 19:00 GMT | Beckles 43' Wintle 53'Mandron 56'Lowery 90+4' |
Report | James 61' Robertson 72' |
Stadium: Gresty Road Referee: Ben Speedie |
| 13 March 2021 35 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–3 | Burton Albion | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Hemmings 9', 23', 34' Taylor 76'Carter 90+4' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 20 March 2021 36 | Northampton Town | 0–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Northampton |
| 15:00 GMT | McWilliams 47' |
Report | Murphy 45' Beckles 45+2'Dale 74' |
Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Sam Allison |
| 2 April 2021 37 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | Hull City | Crewe |
| 15:00 BST | Porter 66' (pen.) Kirk 84' |
Report | Honeyman 63' Lewis-Potter 65'Magennis 71' (pen.)Docherty 73'Wilks 90+1' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
| 5 April 2021 38 | Milton Keynes Dons | 0–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Denbigh |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Mandron 15', 20' Lancashire 77'Wintle 90+5' |
Stadium: Stadium:mk Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 10 April 2021 39 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–6 | Oxford United | Crewe |
| 15:00 BST | Beckles 87' |
Report | Ruffels 36' Henry 40'Moore 45+2'Barker 47'Brannagan  50', 50'Winnall 84' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Howard |
| 13 April 2021 40 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–0 | Portsmouth | Crewe |
| 18:00 BST | Lowery 20' Offord 45+4' |
Report | Raggett 28' Williams 49'Marquis 59'Johnson 77' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 17 April 2021 41 | Wigan Athletic | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Wigan |
| 12:30 BST | Dodoo 15' Darikwa 66'Evans 72' (pen.) |
Report | Beckles 70' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne |
| 20 April 2021 42 | Fleetwood Town | 0–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Fleetwood |
| 19:45 BST | Connolly 14' Vassell 27'Andrew 69'Baggley 76' |
Report | Dale 24' Adebisi 45+4'Murphy 54'Porter 83' (pen.) |
Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 24 April 2021 43 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Rochdale | Crewe |
| 15:00 BST | Evans 52' Kirk 90', 90' |
Report | O'Connell 90' Done 90+7' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 27 April 2021 44 | Charlton Athletic | 2–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Charlton |
| 19:00 BST | Stockley 10' Maatsen 50'Gilbey 60', 83'Pearce 61' |
Report | Dale 29', 67', 90+6' Wood 45+1'Kirk 90' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 1 May 2021 45 | Bristol Rovers | 0–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Horfield |
| 15:00 BST | Baldwin 41' |
Report | Ainley 19' |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 9 May 2021 46 | Crewe Alexandra | 3–2 | Shrewsbury Town | Crewe |
| 12:00 BST | Mandron 10', 21' Porter 81' |
Report | Whalley 34' Udoh 42' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
FA Cup[edit]
The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[45] The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November by Danny Cowley.[46]
Win Draw Loss
| 7 November 2020 First round | Bolton Wanderers | 2–3 | Crewe Alexandra | Bolton |
| 15:00 BST | Delfouneso 37', 78' |
Report | Mandron 29' Finney 70'Kirk 75' |
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 28 November 2020 Second round | Cheltenham Town | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Crewe Alexandra | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 GMT | Azaz 2' Freestone 30'May 80'Lloyd 94' |
Report | Porter 63' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: James Adcock |
EFL Cup[edit]
Win Draw Loss
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[47]
| 5 September 2020 First round | Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | Lincoln City | Crewe |
| 15:00 BST | Dale 47' Sass-Davies 55' |
Report | Hopper 52' Montsma 66' 90+2' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham |
EFL Trophy[edit]
The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[48] The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew's.[49]
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L1 | Shrewsbury Town | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | L2 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | ACA | Newcastle United U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
Source: EFL.com
Win Draw Loss
| 8 September 2020 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–3 | Crewe Alexandra | Horwich |
| 19:00 BST | Delaney 53' Miller 75' |
Report | Mandron 15', 89' (pen.) Dale 66' |
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 29 September 2020 Group stage | Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Newcastle United U21 | Crewe |
| 19:00 BST | Lowery 55' Pickering 66' |
Report | Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 10 November 2020 Group stage | Crewe Alexandra | 3–4 | Shrewsbury Town | Crewe |
| 18:00 GMT | Griffiths 31' Powell 34', 60'Zanzala 40' |
Report | Ebanks-Landell 13' Millar 17'Tracey 25', 76', 82'Pierre 45+2'Love 48'Barnett 90+3' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne |
| 8 December 2020 Round 2 | Hull City | 0–0 (3–2 p) | Crewe Alexandra | Kingston upon Hull |
| 17:30 GMT | Arthur 87' |
Report | Porter 19' Nolan 55' |
Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell |
| Penalties | ||||
| Docherty Chadwick  Coyle Wilks Adelakun |
Porter Finney Griffiths Zanzala Ng |
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Statistics[edit]
- As of 8 May 2021
Appearances[edit]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| 1 | GK |  FIN
|
Will Jääskeläinen | 33 | 0 | 31+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | ENG
|
Harry Pickering | 49 | 4 | 44+0 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | |
| 4 | MF | ENG
|
Ryan Wintle | 48 | 3 | 41+2 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | MSR
|
Donervon Daniels | 16 | 0 | 11+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | IRL
|
Eddie Nolan | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | ENG
|
Daniel Powell | 28 | 3 | 14+11 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 2 | |
| 8 | MF | ENG
|
Tom Lowery | 39 | 3 | 29+7 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | ENG
|
Chris Porter | 37 | 8 | 15+20 | 7 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | ENG
|
Charlie Kirk | 48 | 7 | 41+1 | 6 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | ENG
|
Callum Ainley | 28 | 1 | 12+10 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| 12 | FW | FRA
|
Mikael Mandron | 45 | 14 | 35+7 | 11 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 2 | |
| 13 | GK | WAL
|
Dave Richards | 20 | 0 | 15+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | ENG
|
Oliver Finney | 32 | 8 | 19+7 | 7 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |
| 16 | DF | ENG
|
Olly Lancashire | 26 | 2 | 20+2 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 17 | DF | ENG
|
Luke Offord | 31 | 1 | 28+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | ENG
|
Regan Griffiths | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | ENG
|
Owen Dale | 48 | 10 | 33+10 | 9 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | |
| 20 | MF | ENG
|
Josh Lundstram | 6 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 21 | DF | ENG
|
Rio Adebisi | 18 | 0 | 11+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 22 | DF | WAL
|
Billy Sass-Davies | 4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| 23 | DF | ENG
|
Travis Johnson | 12 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
| 28 | MF | ENG
|
Luke Murphy | 43 | 0 | 28+12 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 29 | DF | GRN
|
Omar Beckles | 43 | 1 | 37+4 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 30 | DF | ENG
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Billy Jones | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 31 | FW | ENG
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Stephen Walker | 10 | 1 | 1+9 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 32 | MF | ENG
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Antony Evans | 13 | 0 | 5+8 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 33 | DF | ENG
|
Nathan Wood | 12 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| Players who left the club: | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG
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Perry Ng | 20 | 1 | 15+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| 15 | FW | CGO
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Offrande Zanzala | 10 | 1 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | |
Goals record[edit]
- As of 8 May 2021
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | |
CF | Mikael Mandron | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | 19 | |
RW | Owen Dale | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 3 | 14 | |
CM | Oliver Finney | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | 10 | |
LW | Charlie Kirk | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | 9 | |
CF | Chris Porter | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | |
LB | Harry Pickering | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | 4 | |
DM | Ryan Wintle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | |
RW | Daniel Powell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 8 | |
CM | Tom Lowery | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 | 16 | |
CB | Olly Lancashire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 2 | |
RB | Perry Ng | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | |
LM | Callum Ainley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
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CF | Offrande Zanzala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 17 | |
CB | Luke Offord | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 22 | |
CB | Billy Sass-Davies | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 29 | |
CB | Omar Beckles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 33 | |
SS | Stephen Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 58 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 69 | ||||
Disciplinary record[edit]
- As of 26 January 2021
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total | ||||||||||
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| 1 | 29 | |
CB | Omar Beckles | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 17 | |
CB | Luke Offord | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 8 | |
CM | Tom Lowery | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | |
RW | Owen Dale | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 3 | |
LB | Harry Pickering | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | |
DM | Ryan Wintle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | |
CM | Luke Murphy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 2 | |
RB | Perry Ng | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | |
RB | Travis Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 1 | |
GK | Will Jääskeläinen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | |
LW | Charlie Kirk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | |
CF | Mikael Mandron | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | |
CM | Oliver Finney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | |
CB | Olly Lancashire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | 6 | |
CB | Eddie Nolan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | |
CF | Chris Porter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | |
RB | Rio Adebisi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | |
AM | Antony Evans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | |
CB | Nathan Wood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Notes[edit]
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