Talk:Crewe Alexandra F.C.

Redirect
Shouldn't we put a redriect on "Crewe Alex" to this article? As this is the short name for the team. --Skully Collins 18:35, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

Importance scale
I've put the article at mid importance. With all due respect, this club was the first to get a serious youth program and has produced many names that have established themselves at the highest level, most notably David Platt (England captain), Dean Ashton, Seth Johnson, Danny Murphy, etc/ Anyway, I'd like to hear your comments as well.-- S kully Collins Edits 14:36, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

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Who to list as manager when the club do not use that title?
Crewe having abandoned the traditional job descriptions of English football, wiki editors are at a loss as to what to put in infoboxes and on pages like List of English Football League managers by date of appointment‎. From the little I have read, this comment from the chairman comes closest to answering the question, in favour of Gradi retaining the title, but editors closer to Crewe might have other citations. I have no particular interest in which of Holland and Gradi is named, but am seeking consistency across wiki pages. Kevin McE 19:04, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

Pies
Do we really need a paragraph on who supplies the club's pies, and what flavours are available? There has been a paragraph on it before, which was deleted, and now another has been added. Comments? glennb28 t • c 08:00, 5 September 2007 (UTC)


 * I've deleted the paragraph as it seems too insignificant to be retained. Even if it was not insignificant, it was unverified.  DDStretch    (talk)  09:10, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

Tommy Lowry
Do we have a good source for how many games he played for Alex, please? Crewe Alexandra F.C. club records states 436 but List of Crewe Alexandra F.C. players has 482. Smile a While (talk) 03:04, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Both are right - he played 436 League games and 482 altogether including Cup matches (Source - www.allfootballers.com) Daemonic Kangaroo (talk) 22:53, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
 * The Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database confirms 436 league apps, with 2 goals. The same website also has his Liverpool stats - just the one league appearance, no goals. Hope this helps! GiantSnowman 12:11, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

Former stadium / stadia?
Should there not be a mention of where Crewe played before Gresty Road somewhere? Could a Crewe Wikipedian add it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Villafancd (talk • contribs) 20:41, 13 February 2010 (UTC)
 * That's now been sorted - Alexandra Recreation Ground and other places mentioned. Paul W (talk) 11:52, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

Nicknames
Although both nicknames are mentioned in the infobox, the body of the article suggests that The Railwaymen is the more commonly used one. I've been away from Crewe for some years but believe that The Alex - the only nickname I recall hearing when I was there - is still the predominant nickname. At present, it's difficult for me to verify that; perhaps somebody with more recent knowledge and sources could comment? Twistlethrop (talk) 19:28, 28 January 2017 (UTC)
 * As a long-suffering Crewe follower, I can confirm that both nicknames are still used in songs and chants ("one-nil to the Railwaymen," for example, and "Oh, South Cheshire ... is Wonderful..." mentions "the Alex"), alongside other chants and songs (eg: "Blue Moon") that mention neither nickname. Paul W (talk) 09:25, 29 January 2017 (UTC)

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International players
Removed from main article on 28 March 2021 pending replacement by table showing full international appearances by players while at Crewe. Paul W (talk) 15:47, 28 March 2021 (UTC)


 * 🇩🇿 Madjid Bougherra
 * 🇨🇦 Marcus Haber
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Dean Ashton
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Frank Blunstone
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Stan Bowles
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ian Callaghan
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Seth Johnson
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Rob Jones
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Danny Murphy
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 John Pearson1
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 David Platt
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Geoff Thomas
 * 🇬🇮 David Artell
 * 🇬🇳 Mathias Pogba
 * 🇮🇸 Gylfi Sigurðsson
 * 🇮🇪 Paul Green
 * 🇮🇪 Eddie Nolan
 * 🇳🇬 George Abbey
 * 🇳🇬 Efe Sodje
 * Terry Harkin
 * Steve Jones
 * Neil Lennon
 * Michael O'Connor
 * Neil Etheridge
 * Rodney Jack
 * Clayton Ince
 * Dennis Lawrence
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 William Bell
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Alfred Owen Davies
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Bill Goodwin (Wartime international)
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Richard Owen Jones
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Benjamin Lewis
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Billy Lewis
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Trevor Owen
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Robert Roberts
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Robbie Savage
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 David Vaughan
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Edwin Williams
 * 🇿🇼 Bruce Grobbelaar

1John Pearson is the only player to represent England at full international level (i.e.: not at schoolboy, under-17, under 21, etc.) while on the books of Crewe Alexandra.

Split for 'Sexual abuse scandal at Crewe Alexandra F.C.'
During an ongoing Peer Review of this article, it has been suggested that the long section on the football sexual abuse scandal be separated into a new article, leaving a shorter summary of the subject in the Crewe Alex article. This is now on my list of things to do. Paul W (talk) 11:55, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
 * This article fork has been done. Paul W (talk) 17:13, 12 April 2021 (UTC)