2022–23 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season

Crewe Alexandra
2022–23 season
Chairman	Charles Grant
Manager	Alex Morris; (until 4 November); Lee Bell; (from 1 December)
Stadium	Gresty Road
League Two	13th
FA Cup	Eliminated in the second round; (vs. Barnsley)
EFL Cup	Eliminated in the first round; (vs. Grimsby Town)
EFL Trophy	Eliminated in the group stage
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 season was the 146th season in the existence of Crewe Alexandra Football Club and the club's first season back in League Two since the 2019–20 season following relegation in the previous season. In addition to the league, they also competed in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.

Players[edit]

As of 29 August 2022^[3]

Squad no.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Previous club	Joined first team
Goalkeepers
1	Dave Richards	(1993-12-31) 31 December 1993 (age 30)	Bristol City	2015
13	Arthur Okonkwo	(2001-09-09) 9 September 2001 (age 22)	Arsenal (loan)	2022
31	James Beadle	(2004-07-16) 16 July 2004 (age 19)	Brighton (loan)	2023
23	Tom Booth	(2004-08-02) 2 August 2004 (age 19)	Crewe Academy	2022
Defenders
2	Kelvin Mellor	(1991-01-25) 25 January 1991 (age 33)	Carlisle United	2022
3	Rio Adebisi	(2000-09-27) 27 September 2000 (age 23)	Crewe Academy	2019
4	Zac Williams	(2004-03-27) 27 March 2004 (age 20)	Crewe Academy	2021
5	Rod McDonald	(1992-04-11) 11 April 1992 (age 32)	Carlisle United	2022
6	Luke Offord (captain)	(1999-11-19) 19 November 1999 (age 24)	Crewe Academy	2017
15	Connor O'Riordan	(2003-10-19) 19 October 2003 (age 20)	Crewe Academy	2020
22	Billy Sass-Davies	(2000-02-17) 17 February 2000 (age 24)	Crewe Academy	2017
28	Lewis Billington	(2004-02-17) 17 February 2004 (age 20)	Crewe Academy	2020
29	Sean Lawton	(2003-09-12) 12 September 2003 (age 20)	Crewe Academy	2020
33	Sean Robertson	(2001-06-06) 6 June 2001 (age 22)	Forest Green (loan)	2020
Midfielders
8	Conor Thomas	(1993-10-29) 29 October 1993 (age 30)	Cheltenham Town	2022
10	Callum Ainley	(1997-11-02) 2 November 1997 (age 26)	Crewe Academy	2015
12	Regan Griffiths	(2000-05-01) 1 May 2000 (age 23)	Crewe Academy	2018
16	Charlie Colkett	(1996-09-04) 4 September 1996 (age 27)	Cheltenham Town	2022
18	Ryan Finnigan	(2003-09-23) 23 September 2003 (age 20)	Southampton (loan)	2023
21	Tariq Uwakwe	(1999-11-19) 19 November 1999 (age 24)	Chelsea	2022
24	Charlie Finney	(2003-10-28) 28 October 2003 (age 20)	Crewe Academy	2021
25	Joel Tabiner	(2003-11-30) 30 November 2003 (age 20)	Crewe Academy	2020
27	Matúš Holíček	(2005-01-25) 25 January 2005 (age 19)	Crewe Academy	2022
30	Owen Lunt	(2004-09-02) 2 September 2004 (age 19)	Crewe Academy	2022
Forwards
7	Chris Long	(1995-02-25) 25 February 1995 (age 29)	Motherwell	2021
9	Courtney Baker-Richardson	(1995-12-05) 5 December 1995 (age 28)	Newport County	2022
11	Dan Agyei	(1997-06-01) 1 June 1997 (age 26)	Oxford United	2022
17	Lachlan Brook	(2001-02-08) 8 February 2001 (age 23)	Brentford (loan)	2022
19	Bassala Sambou	(1997-10-15) 15 October 1997 (age 26)	Fortuna Sittard	2019
26	Connor Evans	(2003-09-27) 27 September 2003 (age 20)	Crewe Academy	2021

Squad statistics[edit]

As of 17 October 2022

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	WAL	Dave Richards	3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Kelvin Mellor	21	1	16+0	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+1	0
3	DF	ENG	Rio Adebisi	11	1	6+2	1	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
4	DF	WAL	Zac Williams	16	0	12+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	2+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Rod McDonald	13	1	11+0	1	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
6	DF	ENG	Luke Offord	21	0	17+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
7	FW	ENG	Chris Long	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF	ENG	Conor Thomas	19	0	17+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Courtney Baker-Richardson	18	8	11+4	7	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	1
10	MF	ENG	Callum Ainley	12	0	10+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
11	FW	ENG	Dan Agyei	23	5	17+0	5	2+0	0	0+1	0	1+2	0
12	MF	ENG	Regan Griffiths	5	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
13	GK	ENG	Arthur Okonkwo*	19	0	17+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
14	MF	ENG	Oliver Finney	9	0	0+5	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
16	MF	ENG	Charlie Colkett	4	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
17	FW	AUS	Lachlan Brook*	14	1	7+4	1	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
18	MF	RSA	Khanya Leshabela*	13	0	2+8	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
19	FW	GER	Bassala Sambou	19	1	10+4	0	1+0	1	0+1	0	2+1	0
20	MF	WAL	Eli King*	13	0	8+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
21	MF	ENG	Tariq Uwakwe	19	0	16+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
22	DF	WAL	Billy Sass-Davies	9	0	3+3	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
24	MF	ENG	Charlie Finney	5	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
25	MF	ENG	Joel Tabiner	10	0	5+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0

Goals record[edit]

As of 8 October 2022

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	League Two	FA Cup	League Trophy	Total
1	11	CF	Dan Agyei	14	0	0	14
2	9	CF	Courtney Baker-Richardson	8	0	1	9
3	15	CB	Connor O'Riordan	3	0	0	3
4	2	RB	Kelvin Mellor	2	0	0	2
	3	LB	Rio Adebisi	2	0	0	2
	17	RW	Lachlan Brook	2	0	0	2
	10	CAM	Callum Ainley	2	0	0	2
5	5	CB	Rod McDonald	1	0	0	1
	16	CM	Charlie Colkett	1	0	0	1
	18	CM	Ryan Finnigan	1	0	0	1
	25	CM	Joel Tabiner	1	0	0	1
	21	CM	Tariq Uwakwe	1	0	0	1
	7	ST	Chris Long	1	0	0	1
	19	ST	Bassala Sambou	0	1	0	1
Total				39	1	1	41

Disciplinary record[edit]

As of 8 October 2022

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League Two			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Total
Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name
1	2		RB	Kelvin Mellor	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	9		CF	Courtney Baker-Richardson	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	20		CM	Eli King	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
4	4		CB	Zac Williams	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	8		DM	Conor Thomas	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	11		CF	Dan Agyei	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	19		CF	Bassala Sambou	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
	21		CM	Tariq Uwakwe	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
8	3		LB	Rio Adebisi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	5		CB	Rod McDonald	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	13		GK	Arthur Okonkwo	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	16		CM	Charlie Colkett	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	18		CM	Khanya Leshabela	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	25		MF	Joel Tabiner	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					23	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	0	1

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
1 July 2022^[a]	CF	Courtney Baker-Richardson	Newport County	Free transfer	^[4]
1 July 2022^[b]	CM	Charlie Colkett	Cheltenham Town	Free transfer	^[5]
1 July 2022^[c]	CB	Rod McDonald	Carlisle United	Free transfer	^[6]
1 July 2022^[d]	RB	Kelvin Mellor	Carlisle United	Free transfer	^[7]
1 July 2022^[e]	DM	Conor Thomas	Cheltenham Town	Free transfer	^[8]
11 January 2023	CF	Elliott Nevitt	Tranmere Rovers	Undisclosed	^[9]
19 January 2023	RW	David Amoo	Stevenage	Undisclosed	^[10]

^ The transfer was announced on 31 May, and would become official on July 1, once his Newport County contract expired
^ The transfer was announced on 14 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Cheltenham Town contract expired
^ The transfer was announced on 28 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Carlisle United contract expired
^ The transfer was announced on 20 May, and would become official on July 1, once his Carlisle United contract expired
^ The transfer was announced on 19 May, and would become official on July 1, once his Cheltenham Town contract expired

Out[edit]

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref
23 June 2022	CM	Madger Gomes	Unattached	Mutual consent	^[11]
30 June 2022	GK	Sam Booth	Kidsgrove Athletic	Released	^[12]^[13]
30 June 2022	GK	Will Jääskeläinen	AFC Wimbledon	Released	^[12]^[14]
30 June 2022	RB	Travis Johnson	Crawley Town	Withdrew contract offer	^[15]^[16]
30 June 2022	RW	Scott Kashket	Gillingham	Released	^[12]^[17]
30 June 2022	CF	Mikael Mandron	Gillingham	Rejected contract	^[18]^[19]
30 June 2022	CM	Luke Murphy	Macclesfield	Released	^[12]^[20]
30 June 2022	CF	Tyreece Onyeka	Stafford Rangers	Released	^[12]^[21]
30 June 2022	CF	Chris Porter	Oldham Athletic	Mutual consent	^[22]^[23]
30 June 2022	CM	Joe Robbins	Bamber Bridge	Released	^[12]^[24]
30 June 2022	LB	Nathan Woodthorpe	Lancaster City	Released	^[12]^[25]
1 July 2022^[a]	CM	Josh Lundstram	Altrincham	Undisclosed	^[26]
5 August 2022	CM	Tom Lowery	Portsmouth	Free Transfer	^[27]
31 January 2023	CM	Oliver Finney	Hartlepool United	Free Transfer	^[28]

^ The transfer was announced on 28 May, and would become official on July 1 once the transfer window opened

Loans in[edit]

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	On loan until	Ref
22 July 2022	RW	Lachlan Brook	Brentford	End of Season^[a]	^[29]^[30]
26 July 2022	CM	Khanya Leshabela	Leicester City	31 January 2023	^[31]
29 July 2022	GK	Arthur Okonkwo	Arsenal	13 January 2023^[b]	^[32]^[33]
25 August 2022	CM	Eli King	Cardiff City	January 2023	^[34]
18 January 2023	GK	James Beadle	Brighton & Hove Albion	19 April 2023^[c]	^[35]^[36]
18 January 2023	CM	Ryan Finnigan	Southampton	End of Season	^[37]
31 January 2023	RB	Sean Robertson	Forest Green Rovers	End of Season	^[38]

^ On 4 January, Brook's loan from Brentford was extended until end of the season.
^ Originally on a season-long loan, Okonkwo was recalled by Arsenal on 13 January 2023.
^ Originally on loan to the end of the season, Beadle returned to Brighton after sustaining an ankle injury on 10 April.

Loans out[edit]

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	On loan until	Ref
5 August 2022	CB	Connor O'Riordan	Raith Rovers	1 January 2023	^[39]
August 2022	CB	Sean Lawton	Nantwich Town	24 February 2023^[a]	^[40]^[41]^[42]^[43]
29 August 2022	GK	Tom Booth	Kidsgrove Athletic	29 September 2022	^[44]
7 October 2022	CF	Connor Evans	Marine	7 November 2022	^[45]
17 October 2022	GK	Tom Booth	Nantwich Town	11 April 2023^[b]	^[46]^[47]
2 January 2023	CB	Lewis Billington	Leek Town	End of Season^[c]	^[48]^[49]
24 February 2023	CF	Connor Evans	Nantwich Town	End of Season	^[43]
4 March 2023	LB	Charlie Finney	Chorley	1 April 2023	^[50]
4 March 2023	CB	Billy Sass-Davies	Woking	1 April 2023	^[51]
17 March 2023	CF	Bassala Sambou	Oldham Athletic	End of Season	^[52]
24 March 2023	LB	Sean Lawton	Hereford	End of Season	^[53]

^ On 18 September, Lawton's loan at Nantwich was extended by a further month. On 18 January, it was extended until the end of the season. On 24 February he returned to Crewe due to the two-player loan rule.
^ On 7 January, Booth's loan at Nantwich was extended until the end of the season. On 13 January, he was temporarily recalled by Crewe (for seven days) following Okonkwo's recall by Arsenal. In April, he was recalled by Crewe following an injury to loan keeper James Beadle.
^ On 27 February, Billington's loan at Leek was extended until the season end.

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

On 18 May 2022, Crewe announced their finalised pre-season schedule with away trips to Nantwich Town, Macclesfield, Kidsgrove Athletic, Barnsley and Halesowen Town followed by a home game against West Bromwich Albion.^[54] A further home friendly with Rotherham United (for 23 July 2022) was also noted, though the match was later removed from the original press release.^[55] On 25 July 2022, a trip for an XI side to Whitchurch Alport was confirmed.^[56]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

2 July 2022 Friendly	Nantwich Town	0–3	Crewe Alexandra	Nantwich
15:00 BST		Report	Butler 4' (o.g.) Wilson 45+5' Sambou 85'	Stadium: Weaver Stadium

5 July 2022 Friendly	Macclesfield	2–1	Crewe Alexandra	Macclesfield
19:45 BST	Berry 37' Owens 90+6'	Report	Woodcock 62'	Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium

6 July 2022 Friendly	Kidsgrove Athletic	0–6	Crewe Alexandra	Kidsgrove
19:30 BST		Report	Agyei 12' Baker-Richardson 30', 50' Ainley 40', 55' McDonald 60'	Stadium: Hollinwood Road

9 July 2022 Friendly	Barnsley	0–0	Crewe Alexandra	Barnsley
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Barnsley F.C. Training Ground Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)

12 July 2022 Friendly	Halesowen Town	2–3	Crewe Alexandra	Halesowen
19:45 BST	Cobourne 1' Gregory 38'	Report	Sang 33' Holicek 45' Tabiner 86'	Stadium: The Grove

16 July 2022 Friendly	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	West Bromwich Albion	Crewe
15:00 BST	Agyei 73'	Report	Swift 54'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium

23 July 2022 Friendly	Crewe Alexandra	1–2	Rotherham United	Crewe
15:00 BST	Agyei 40'	Report	Washington 1' Kelly 39'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium

26 July 2022 Friendly	Whitchurch Alport	0–0	Crewe Alexandra XI	Whitchurch
19:30 BST				Stadium: KMJ Mortgages Stadium

Mid-season[edit]

During the season, Crewe announced they would face Brentford B in a behind-closed-doors friendly.^[57]

15 October 2022 (2022-10-15) Friendly	Crewe Alexandra	1-5	Brentford B	TBA
TBA BST				Stadium: TBA

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
League Two	30 July 2022	8 May 2023	Matchday 1	46	14	16	16	48	60	−12	030.43
FA Cup	5 November 2022	3 June 2023	First round	2	1	0	1	1	3	−2	050.00
EFL Cup	9 August 2022	26 February 2023	First round	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4	000.00
EFL Trophy	30 August 2022	2 April 2023	Group stage	3	1	0	2	1	5	−4	033.33
Total				52	16	16	20	50	72	−22	030.77

Last updated: 12 May 2023
Source: [ Soccerway]

League Two[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Swindon Town	46	16	13	17	61	55	+6	61
11	Grimsby Town	46	16	13	17	49	56	−7	61
12	Tranmere Rovers	46	15	13	18	45	48	−3	58
13	Crewe Alexandra	46	14	16	16	48	60	−12	58
14	Sutton United	46	15	13	18	46	58	−12	58
15	Newport County	46	14	15	17	53	56	−3	57
16	Walsall	46	12	19	15	46	49	−3	55

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^[58]

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	14	16	16	48	60	−12	58	11	6	6	32	26	+6	3	10	10	16	34	−18

Last updated: 8 May 2023.
Source: [ Soccerway]

Results by round[edit]

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	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A
Result	W	W	L	W	D	D	L	D	W	L	D	D	L	D	D	L	W	W	L	L	L	W	D	D	D	L	L	D	W	D	D	D	D	W	L	L	L	W	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	D
Position	8	2	7	6	7	7	10	10	9	9	12	13	13	13	14	16	16	15	15	17	17	17	17	17	16	18	18	19	17	17	18	17	16	16	17	18	18	17	16	16	16	18	18	16	13	13

Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2023. Source: [ Soccerway]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches[edit]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.^[59]

30 July 2022 1	Rochdale	1–2	Crewe Alexandra	Spotland
15:00 BST	Ebanks-Landell 13' Ball 51' Rodney 69'	Report	Williams 10' Agyei 14' Brook 22' Offord 60'	Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 3,648 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

6 August 2022 2	Crewe Alexandra	3–0	Harrogate Town	Crewe
15:00 BST	Agyei 44' Mellor 45+3' Sambou 65' Baker-Richardson 77' Uwakwe 81'	Report		Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 3,881 Referee: Declan Bourne

13 August 2022 3	Salford City	3–0	Crewe Alexandra	Salford
15:00 BST	Nartey 14' McAleny 17' Watt 44' Thomas-Asante 50', 53'	Report	Mellor 29' Sambou 31' Baker-Richardson 90+2'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 2,119 Referee: Craig Hicks

16 August 2022 4	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Sutton United	Crewe
19:45 BST	Baker-Richardson 12' Uwakwe 87'	Report	Eastmond 38' Beautyman 58'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 3,452 Referee: Thomas Parsons

20 August 2022 5	Crewe Alexandra	2–2	Northampton Town	Crewe
15:00 BST	Baker-Richardson 26', 41' Mellor 63' Agyei 90+5'	Report	Hoskins 43', 90+7' McWilliams 83' Burge 90+5'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 4,071 Referee: David Webb

27 August 2022 (2022-08-27) 6	Bradford City	0–0	Crewe Alexandra	Bradford
15:00 BST	Banks 30' Halliday 65'	Report		Stadium: University of Bradford Stadium Attendance: 16,541 Referee: Sunny Gill

3 September 2022 (2022-09-03) 7	Crewe Alexandra	1–2	Stevenage	Crewe
15:00 BST	Thomas 19', 76' McDonald 27' King 41' Baker-Richardson 82'	Report	Sweeney 37' Reid 48', 67' Reeves 85'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 3,669 Referee: Tom Nield

10 September 2022 (2022-09-10)	Grimsby Town	Postponed	Crewe Alexandra	Cleethorpes
15:00 BST				Stadium: Blundell Park
Note: Fixture was postponed as a mark of respect following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.^[60]

13 September 2022 (2022-09-13) 8	Hartlepool United	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Hartlepool
19:45 BST	Umerah 33' (pen.)	Report	Agyei 86' King 90+3'	Stadium: Suit Direct Stadium Attendance: 4,002 Referee: Martin Coy

17 September 2022 (2022-09-17) 9	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Crawley Town	Crewe
15:00 BST	Baker-Richardson 38', 73' Thomas 86'	Report		Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 3,717 Referee: Rebecca Welch

24 September 2022 (2022-09-24) 10	Crewe Alexandra	1–2	Mansfield Town	Crewe
15:00 BST	Leshabela 33' Baker-Richardson 70' Sambou 79'	Report	Clarke 38' Quinn 64' Swan 87' Hawkins 90+3'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 4,942 Referee: Martin Woods

1 October 2022 (2022-10-01) 11	Carlisle United	0–0	Crewe Alexandra	Carlisle
15:00 BST	Huntington 60'	Report	Agyei 30' Williams 35' King 65'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 5,012 Referee: Ross Joyce

8 October 2022 (2022-10-08) 12	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Gillingham	Crewe
15:00 BST	Agyei 19' Adebisi 21' Tabiner 90+2'	Report	Kashket 12'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 3,809 Referee: Bobby Madden

14 October 2022 (2022-10-14) 13	Tranmere Rovers	3–0	Crewe Alexandra	Birkenhead
19:45 BST	Simeu 22' Merrie 52' Nevitt 56' 90'	Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 8,001 Referee: Simon Mather

22 October 2022 (2022-10-22) 14	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Doncaster Rovers	Crewe
15:00 BST	Baker-Richardson 14' 45' Offord 72' Brook 83'	Report	Miller 45+1' 77'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 4,099 Referee: Carl Brook

25 October 2022 (2022-10-25) 15	AFC Wimbledon	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Wimbledon
19:45 BST	Assal 45+1' Chislett 53' Davison 75'	Report	Thomas 24' Mellor 39' Williams 53' Adebisi 62' Tabiner 70' Offord 88'	Stadium: The Cherry Red Records Stadium Attendance: 6,984 Referee: Lee Swabey

29 October 2022 (2022-10-29) 16	Barrow	3–0	Crewe Alexandra	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST	Waters 8' Gordon 43', 60' 67' Stevens 90' Kenlock 90+2'	Report	Williams 66' Sambou 72'	Stadium: Furness Building Society Stadium Attendance: 3,167 Referee: Marc Edwards

12 November 2022 (2022-11-12) 17	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Colchester United	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Offord 34' Agyei 80' Uwakwe 90+2'	Report	Ashley 10' Nouble 66' Hannant 72'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 3,814 Referee: Thomas Parsons

19 November 2022 (2022-11-19) 18	Swindon Town	0–1	Crewe Alexandra	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Brennan 40' Iandolo 90+2'	Report	Agyei 23' (pen.) King 30'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 8,734 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

2 December 2022 (2022-12-02) 19	Crewe Alexandra	1–2	Newport County	Crewe
19:45 GMT	Brook 13' McDonald 84' Offord 87'	Report	Drysdale 15' Evans 45+2' Norman 62' Zanzala 85' Demetriou 88'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 3,065 Referee: Rebecca Welch

10 December 2022 (2022-12-10)	Crewe Alexandra	Postponed	Leyton Orient	Crewe
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a frozen pitch.^[61]

17 December 2022 (2022-12-17)	Walsall	Postponed	Crewe Alexandra	Bescot
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Poundland Bescot Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a frozen pitch.^[62]

26 December 2022 (2022-12-26) 20	Stockport County	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	Edgeley
15:00 GMT	Madden 55' Collar 68'	Report	Thomas 52'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 9,837 Referee: Martin Woods

29 December 2022 (2022-12-29) 21	Crewe Alexandra	0–3	Carlisle United	Crewe
19:45 GMT	Mellor 49' Offord 51'	Report	Feeney 6', 26' Moxon 46' Dennis 72'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 4,493 Referee: Andy Haines

1 January 2023 (2023-01-01) 22	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Tranmere Rovers	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Agyei 24' Colkett 34'	Report	Davies 72'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 5,349 Referee: Andy Woolmer

7 January 2023 (2023-01-07) 23	Crewe Alexandra	0–0	AFC Wimbledon	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Brook 72'	Report	Brown 73' Marsh 84'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 4,379 Referee: Christopher Pollard

14 January 2023 (2023-01-14) 24	Mansfield Town	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Mansfield
15:00 GMT	Maris 42', 81' Oates 60' Wallace 70'	Report	Thomas 27' Mellor 55'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 6,142 Referee: Carl Boyeson

21 January 2023 (2023-01-21)	Crewe Alexandra	Postponed	Stockport County	Crewe
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a hard playing surface.^[63]

31 January 2023 (2023-01-31) 25	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Stockport County	Crewe
19:45 GMT	O'Riordan 44'	Report	Wootton 48' Rydel 84' Byrne 86'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 5,877 Referee: Tom Reeves

4 February 2023 (2023-02-04) 26	Crewe Alexandra	0–3	Grimsby Town	Crewe
15:00 GMT		Report	McAtee 3' Lloyd 31' Green 73' Dickson-Peters 84'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 4,460 Referee: Paul Howard

7 February 2023 (2023-02-07) 27	Crewe Alexandra	0–2	Leyton Orient	Crewe
19:45 GMT	Nevitt 90+2'	Report	Turns 31' Archibald 59'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 3,462 Referee: Sam Allison

11 February 2023 (2023-02-11) 28	Crawley Town	2–2	Crewe Alexandra	Crawley
15:00 GMT	Telford 6' Francillette 13' Offord 19' (o.g.) Gladwin 90+7'	Report	Robertson 15' 85' Agyei 51', 61' (pen.), 74' McDonald 90+2'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,589 Referee: Charles Breakspear

14 February 2023 (2023-02-14) 29	Crewe Alexandra	2–0	Hartlepool United	Crewe
19:45 GMT	Ainley 31' Finnigan 39'	Report	Sterry 13' Jennings 58' Niang 67'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 3,110 (107 away) Referee: Neil Hair

18 February 2023 30	Harrogate Town	2–2	Crewe Alexandra	Harrogate
15:00 GMT	Muldoon 34' Olaigbe 52'	Report	Adebisi 61' Finnigan 73' Agyei 83' (pen.) Uwakwe 89'	Stadium: The EnviroVent Stadium Attendance: 2,607 (590 away) Referee: Lewis Smith

21 February 2023 31	Walsall	0–0	Crewe Alexandra	Bescot
19:45 GMT	Knowles 45+4' Comley 89'	Report	Offord 34' Robertson 68' Finnigan 90+4'	Stadium: Poundland Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,071 (301 away) Referee: David Rock

25 February 2023 32	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Rochdale	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Robertson 11' O'Riordan 14' 87' Adebisi 70'	Report	Odoh 24' Keohane 80'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 4,387 (481 away) Referee: Ben Toner

5 March 2023 33	Sutton United	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Sutton
15:00 GMT	Eastmond 82' Rowe 90+3'	Report	Tabiner 20' Agyei 33' Finnigan 35' McDonald 63'	Stadium: VBS Community Stadium Attendance: 3,954 Referee: Daniel Middleton

10 March 2023 34	Crewe Alexandra	4–3	Salford City	Crewe
19:45 GMT	Agyei 31' (pen.), 90', 90' Tabiner 40' O'Riordan 87', 89' Finnigan 90+7'	Report	Barry 19' Hendry 45' Mallan 85'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 4,301 Referee: Ben Speedie

14 March 2023 35	Stevenage	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Stevenage
19:45 GMT	Reeves 52' Reid 79' Rose 85'	Report		Stadium: The Lamex Stadium Attendance: 2,670 (132 away) Referee: Alan Young

18 March 2023 36	Northampton Town	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Appéré 23' Hondermarck 89'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,673 (248 away) Referee: Andrew Kitchen

21 March 2023 37	Gillingham	2–1	Crewe Alexandra	Gillingham
19:45 GMT	MacDonald 11' Nichols 56' O'Brien 70' Ehmer 90+5'	Report	Griffiths 42' Ainley 62'	Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,796 (72 away) Referee: James Oldham

25 March 2023	Crewe Alexandra	Postponed	Bradford City	Crewe
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed due to international call-ups within the squad.^[64]

1 April 2023 38	Doncaster Rovers	0–2	Crewe Alexandra	Doncaster
15:00 BST		Report	Baker-Richardson 31' O'Riordan 37'	Stadium: The Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 5,993 Referee: Ross Joyce

7 April 2023 39	Crewe Alexandra	3–0	Barrow	Crewe
15:00 BST	Agyei 14' (pen.), 33' (pen.), 52' O'Riordan 37' Thomas 45' Adebisi 79' Long 88' 89'	Report	Ray 13' Warren 43'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 4,821 Referee: Sam Purkiss

10 April 2023 40	Colchester United	4–0	Crewe Alexandra	Colchester
15:00 BST	Akinde 24', 28' Kelleher 30' Chilvers 40' Tovide 55'	Report	Tabiner 10' Adebisi 39'	Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 4,158 (188 away) Referee: Will Finnie

15 April 2023 41	Crewe Alexandra	2–0	Walsall	Crewe
15:00 BST	McDonald 2', 79' Long 25' Mellor 67'	Report	Labadie 49' 61' Knowles 82' McEntee 90'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 4,857 (1,010 away) Referee: Carl Boyeson

22 April 2023 42	Leyton Orient	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	Leyton
15:00 BST	El Mizouni 27' Moncur 51' (pen.) Kelman 77'	Report	Thomas 58' Griffiths 80'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,311 Referee: Sam Allison

25 April 2023 43	Grimsby Town	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	Cleethorpes
19:45 BST	Holohan 13' Khan 77' Orsi 82'	Report	Mellor 17'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,482 (63 away) Referee: Darren Handley

29 April 2023 44	Crewe Alexandra	2–1	Swindon Town	Crewe
15:00 BST	O'Riordan 41' Long 70' Thomas 82' Tabiner 86'	Report	Hepburn-Murphy 44' Minturn 65'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 4,694 Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo

3 May 2023 45	Crewe Alexandra	3–2	Bradford City	Crewe
19:45 BST	Williams 15' Agyei 16', 43', 86' Baker-Richardson 90+9' Long 90+11'	Report	Crichlow 8' Cook 46' Walker 55' Banks 78'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 6,123 (2,314 away) Referee: Adam Herczeg

8 May 2023 46	Newport County	2–2	Crewe Alexandra	Newport
12:30 BST (UTC+1)	Bogle 77' Bogle 90+1'	Report	Adebisi 56' Brook 90+3'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,195 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

FA Cup[edit]

The Alex were drawn at home to Leyton Orient in the first round^[65] and away to Barnsley in the second round.^[66]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

5 November 2022 (2022-11-05) First round	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Leyton Orient	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Thomas 31' Sambou 90+2'	Report	Ogie 60' Clay 87'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 2,104 Referee: Sam Purkiss

26 November 2022 (2022-11-26) Second round	Barnsley	3–0	Crewe Alexandra	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Cole 30' Phillips 50' Andersen 53' Benson 57' (pen.)	Report	Sambou 50'	Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 3,967 Referee: Tom Reeves

EFL Cup[edit]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Crewe were drawn away to Grimsby Town in the first round.^[67]

9 August 2022 First round	Grimsby Town	4–0	Crewe Alexandra	Cleethorpes
19:45 BST	Amos 3' Waterfall 13' Green 34' Smith 56' Wearne 86'	Report	Mellor 65'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 2,802 Referee: Adam Herczeg

EFL Trophy[edit]

On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Crewe Alexandra with Bolton Wanderers and Tranmere Rovers.^[68] Three days later, Leeds United U21s joined Northern Group B.^[69]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Bolton Wanderers	3	2	0	1	0	9	3	+6	7	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Tranmere Rovers	3	1	1	0	1	6	7	−1	5	Advance to Round 2
3	ACA	Leeds United U21	3	1	0	1	1	5	6	−1	4
4	L2	Crewe Alexandra	3	0	1	0	2	1	5	−4	2

Source: EFL.com

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

30 August 2022 Group stage	Bolton Wanderers	4–1	Crewe Alexandra	Horwich
19:00 BST	Bakayoko 5' Aimson 26' Charles 78', 89' Sadlier 86'	Report	Baker-Richardson 16'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 2,115 Referee: Scott Oldham

20 September 2022 Group stage	Crewe Alexandra	Postponed	Leeds United U21	Crewe
19:00 BST				Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed due to international call-ups within the Leeds United U21 squad.^[70]

18 October 2022 Group stage	Crewe Alexandra	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Crewe
19:00 BST	Finney 35'	Report	O'Connor 49' Jameson 55' Nevitt 71'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 888 Referee: Daniel Middleton

1 November 2022 Group stage	Crewe Alexandra	0–0	Leeds United U21	Crewe
19:00 GMT	Griffiths 63'	Report		Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 1,236 Referee: Ben Toner
	Penalties
	Agyei Uwakwe Finney Sambou Griffiths		Klich Firpo Fernandez Perkins Gyabi

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[4] The transfer was announced on 31 May, and would become official on July 1, once his Newport County contract expired

[6] The transfer was announced on 14 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Cheltenham Town contract expired

[8] The transfer was announced on 28 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Carlisle United contract expired

[10] The transfer was announced on 20 May, and would become official on July 1, once his Carlisle United contract expired

[12] The transfer was announced on 19 May, and would become official on July 1, once his Cheltenham Town contract expired

[31] The transfer was announced on 28 May, and would become official on July 1 once the transfer window opened

[35] On 4 January, Brook's loan from Brentford was extended until end of the season.

[39] Originally on a season-long loan, Okonkwo was recalled by Arsenal on 13 January 2023.

[43] Originally on loan to the end of the season, Beadle returned to Brighton after sustaining an ankle injury on 10 April.

[49] On 18 September, Lawton's loan at Nantwich was extended by a further month. On 18 January, it was extended until the end of the season. On 24 February he returned to Crewe due to the two-player loan rule.

[56] On 7 January, Booth's loan at Nantwich was extended until the end of the season. On 13 January, he was temporarily recalled by Crewe (for seven days) following Okonkwo's recall by Arsenal. In April, he was recalled by Crewe following an injury to loan keeper James Beadle.

[59] On 27 February, Billington's loan at Leek was extended until the season end.

[1] "Alex Morris steps down as First-Team Manager". Crewe Alexandra FC. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.

[2] "Lee Bell appointed First Team Manager". Crewe Alexandra FC. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.

[3] "First Team Squad". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 16 August 2022.

[5] "Courtney Baker-Richardson Becomes Third Summer Signing". Crewe Alexandra FC. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.

[7] "Colkett Becomes Club's Fourth Summer Signing". Crewe Alexandra FC. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.

[9] "McDonald Becomes Signing Number Five". Crewe Alexandra FC. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[11] "Kelvin Mellor Returns To The Alex!". Crewe Alexandra FC. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.

[13] "Conor Thomas Becomes First Summer Signing". Crewe Alexandra FC. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.

[14] "Striker Nevitt becomes first January signing". Crewe Alexandra FC. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.

[15] "Winger Amoo becomes fourth January signing". Crewe Alexandra FC. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.

[16] "Gomes Leaves By Mutual Consent". Crewe Alexandra FC. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.

[RetainedList-17] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "2021-22 Retained List". Crewe Alexandra FC. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.

[18] "Kidsgrove keeper Sam Booth hoping to guide the Grove into the playoff picture!". Moorland Radio. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2023.

[19] "Jääskeläinen signs short-term". AFC Wimbledon. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.

[20] "Morris Withdraws Johnson's Contract Offer". Crewe Alexandra FC. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.

[21] "Johnson Signs For The Reds". Crawley Town FC. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.

[22] "Scott Kashket joins the Gills". Gillingham FC. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[23] "'Mandron Goes With Our Best Wishes'". Crewe Alexandra FC. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.

[24] "Mika Mandron returns to the Gills!". Gillingham FC. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.

[BBC-28Aug2022-25] "Luke Murphy: Former Leeds United and Bolton Wanderers midfielder signs for Macclesfield FC". BBC Sport. 28 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.

[26] "A warm welcome to Tyreece Onyeka to the match day squad today". Twitter - Stafford Rangers FC. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.

[27] "Chris Porter To Leave The Club This Summer". Crewe Alexandra FC. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.

[28] "Porter To Sign For Oldham Following Crewe Release". Crewe Alexandra FC. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

[29] "Bamber Bridge are better prepared to deal with winter period, says boss Jamie Milligan!". Lancashire Post. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2023.

[30] "Welcome Nathan Woodthorpe!". www.pitchero.com/clubs/lancastercity/. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.

[32] "Lundstram Will Join Altrincham On July 1st". Crewe Alexandra FC. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.

[33] "Pompey Sign Lowery". Portsmouth FC. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.

[34] "Finney joins Hartlepool on permanent deal". Crewe Alexandra FC. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.

[36] "Brentford Forward Lachlan Brook Signs Loan Deal". Crewe Alexandra FC. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.

[37] "Brook extends loan spell". Crewe Alexandra FC. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.

[38] "Leicester Midfielder Khanya Leshabela Signs Loan Deal". Crewe Alexandra FC. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.

[40] "Crewe Sign Arsenal Goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo On Loan". Crewe Alexandra FC. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.

[Baggaley-16Jan2023-41] Baggaley, Michael (16 January 2023). "Arthur Okonkwo message to Crewe Alex as he leaves for Austria". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 16 January 2023.

[42] "Cardiff midfielder Eli King signs loan deal". Crewe Alexandra FC. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.

[44] "Brighton keeper Beadle joins The Railwaymen". Crewe Alexandra FC. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.

[CAFC-19Apr2023-45] "Bell: 'We'll try everything to sign Beadle next term'". CreweAlex.com. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.

[46] "Midfielder Finnigan joins on loan from Saints". Crewe Alexandra FC. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.

[47] "Attacking full-back Robertson joins on loan from Forest Green". Crewe Alexandra FC. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.

[48] "Connor O'Riordan Joins Raith Rovers On Loan". Crewe Alexandra FC. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.

[DabberTweet-50] "Here's how the Dabbers line up this afternoon ... Sean Lawton makes his first competitive start since joining on loan from Crewe Alexandra". Twitter. Nantwich Town F.C. Retrieved 29 August 2022.

[51] "Sean Lawton remains with Nantwich Town". Crewe Alexandra FC. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.

[52] "Nantwich extend Lawton's Loan". Crewe Alexandra FC. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.

[EvansLawton-53] "Evans heads to Nantwich and Lawton returns". Crewe Alexandra FC. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.

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