This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Crewe Alexandra F.C. Generally, this means players that have played 100 or more first-class matches for the club. However, some players who fell just short of the 100 total but made significant contributions to the club's history are also included.

For a list of all Crewe Alexandra players, major or minor, with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Crewe Alexandra F.C. players. For player appearance records see List of Crewe Alexandra F.C. records and statistics and for the current squad see the main Crewe Alexandra F.C. article.

List of players (Current Crewe players shown in bold, totals as of 13 September 2026)

NameNationalityPositionCrewe Alexandra careerAppearancesGoals FB 1966–1978 482 3 FB 1961–1972 473 2 FB 1991–2002 466 52 MF 1997–2006, 2008 436 37 CB 1958–1969 390 2 MF 1965–1971 323 51 CB 1992–2002 317 27 FB 1946–1953 288 38 FW 2007–2014 297 33 FW 1994–2001, 2004–2006 295 69 MF 1999–2005 283 13 GK 1972–1977 280 0 MF 2015–2023 278 20 MF/ST 1958–1965 277 24 MF 2008–2013, 2020–2022 272 26 FW 1957–1966 272 58 FW 1927–1937 269 139 CB 1979–1986 261 17 ST 1973–1979, 1982–1983 255 44 GK 1987–1993 251 0 GK 2010–2019 246 0 CB 1997–2006 242 18 MF/ST 1988–1995 241 42 RB 1997–2004 240 3 ST 1949–1953, 1962–1967 238 60 GK 1963–1970 239 0 GK 1949–1956 234 0 MF 1992–1997, 2002 232 17 FB 1964–1970 228 2 ST 2006–2012, 2018–2020 227 52 DF 2009–2015 224 3 FW 2016–2021, 2024 222 32 FW 1998–2003, 2006–2007 221 45 GK 1996–2001 220 0 ST 1996–2003 220 45 W 1950–1956 217 34 ST 1972–1977 214 30 W 1974–1981 209 26 MF 2000–2007 209 20 DF 2009–2017 208 13 HB 1964–1970 208 11 FB 1949–1956 202 2 MF 1973–1978 202 12 DF/MF 1988–1996 198 58 DF 1975–1979 195 17 CB 1951–1956 192 5 MF 2016–2022, 2025 192 15 DF 2009–2017 190 4 ST 2017–2022 189 54 ST 1974–1976, 1978–1981 188 34 FW 1982–1986 188 66 MF 2015–2021 186 11 MF 2014–2019 185 12 MF 1996–2002 183 8 FB 1934–1946 182 0 FB 2015–2021 182 7 ST 1948–1954 181 34 MF 1990–1996 178 16 DF 2019–2024, 2026– 178 4 FB 1946–1953 178 8 ST 2000–2005 177 74 FW 2001–2006, 2008 177 46 MF 1994–1997, 1999 176 33 DF 1972–1979 176 8 FB 1979–1984 175 2 MF 1989–1996 173 11 DF 1975–1980 172 7 CB 1997–2003 171 3 DF 1958–1962 170 1 MF 1993–1996, 2001–2003 170 19 W 1934–1939 170 67 DF 2016–2021 168 10 DF 1985–1986, 1988–1992 166 6 MF/ST 1985–1992, 2004 165 57 MF 2001–2009 159 6 ST 1985–1989 156 26 FB 1968–1973 156 5 ST 1983–1987, 1996 155 40 ST 1958–1964 155 49 FB 1948–1952 155 2 ST 1948–1954 154 65 DF 1982–1987 154 11 MF 1984–1987, 2001–2002 154 23 ST 1963–1967 153 47 ST 1990–1994 153 63 DF 1995–2000 153 2 ST 1993–1998 152 46 ST 1961–1965 152 31 DF 1988–1992 152 1 FB 1954–1958 150 6 MF 2002–2008, 2010–2012 148 5 ST 1985–1988 148 61 GK 2004–2008 148 0 DF/MF 2003–2007, 2021 146 9 ST 1977–1981 145 49 DF 1983–1988 145 1 DF 2006–2007, 2010–2015 143 6 MF 2014–2018 142 15 DF 1975–1979 140 0 DF 2023– 137 16 DF 2012–2017 137 1 GK 1999–2005 137 0 DF 2011–2019 137 3 DF 2019–2024 136 6 DF 1985–1988, 1997–1998 136 2 DF 1990–1993 134 7 MF 1988–1991 134 2 MF 2012–2016 134 24 DF 2010–2014, 2022–2023 134 3 MF 2009–2012 133 15 W 1983–1987 132 7 ST 1999–2003 131 51 MF 2004–2008 131 11 ST 2008–2011 130 49 MF 2022– 130 5 DF 2006–2009 127 2 W 1958–1970 126 23 DF 1988–1991 125 36 DF 1995–1998 125 11 MF 2016–2023 124 17 DF 2022–2026 124 3 DF 1993–1996 123 6 CB 1931–1934 123 5 DF 2000–2006, 2007–2009 123 2 GK 1969–1972 122 0 MF 1991–1996 122 31 MF 2022– 122 6 FW 2009–2014 122 21 FB 1979–1982 122 2 GK 2009–2014 122 0 FB 1963–1966 122 0 DF 2022– 121 1 ST 1982–1986 121 11 MF 1971–1975 121 9 CB 1986–1989, 1996–1997 120 1 MF 2020– 119 5 ST 1961–1963 118 73 MF 1979–1983 118 23 DF 1948–1951 118 0 DF 2006–2010 117 4 DF 2000–2003 116 4 CB 1999–2006 115 7 FB 1991–1995 115 0 GK 1962–1968 114 0 MF 1987–1992 113 13 GK 1984–1988 113 0 W 1949–1952 110 15 DF 1963–1967 109 2 FW 2017–2022 109 15 HB 1945–1949 109 23 MF 1991–1998 108 8 DF 1988–1990 108 7 FW 2006–2008, 2015–2017 108 27 MF 1989–1993 108 11 ST 2003–2007 108 35 FB 1972–1976 107 0 FB 1951–1954 107 1 DF 1997–2000 106 0 MF 2008–2011 106 18 ST 1958–1960 106 58 MF 1993–1998 106 12 FW 2021–2025 105 30 DF 2016–2018 104 1 ST 1969–1971 104 31 MF 2001–2004 103 6 GK 1993–1998 103 0 FW 1967–1971 103 21 DF/MF 1996–1999 102 6 W 1955–1958 101 13 DF 1994–1997 100 6 ST 1988–1990 98 31 W 1959–1961 98 16 DF 1996–2001 98 5 GK 1980–1982 95 0 MF 1994–1997 93 11 DF/ST 1937–1947 86 22 FW 1992–1994 76 34 DF 1988–1991 74 2 GK 1996–1998, 2000–2004 70 0 ST 2005–2008 59 37 ST 1970–1971 57 19 DF/MF 1998–1999 55 5 ST 2010–2012 55 14 ST 1951–1952 48 12 GK 1979–1980 24 1

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