Crewe Alexandra Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, England. Nicknamed The Railwaymen because of the town's links with the rail industry, they play at Gresty Road. The team compete in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system.

Key Key to league record

Level = Level of the league in the current league system Pld = Games played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost GF = Goals for GA = Goals against GD = Goals difference Pts = Points Position = Position in the final league table Top scorer and number of goals scored shown in bold when he was also top scorer for the division.

Key to cup records

Res = Final reached round Rec = Final club record in the form of wins-draws-losses PR = Preliminary round QR1 (2, etc.) = Qualifying Cup rounds G = Group stage R1 (2, etc.) = Proper Cup rounds QF = Quarter-finalists SF = Semi-finalists F = Finalists A (QF, SF, F) = Area quarter-, semi-, finalists W = Winners

Seasons Year League Lvl Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Position Leading league scorer FA Cup FL Cup FL Trophy Average homeattendanceAverage home attendance = for league games only Name Goals Res Rec Res Rec Res Rec1883–84 R1 0-0-1 1884–85R2 1-0-1 1885–86R3 1-3-1 1886–87R4 2-0-1 1887–88SF 5-1-1 1888–89R1 0-1-1 1889–90Football Alliance 22 11 2 9 68 59 +9 24 5th of 12 QR4 2-0-1 1890–91 22 8 4 10 59 67 -8 20 8th of 12 R1 0-0-1 1891–92 22 7 4 11 44 49 -5 18 6th of 12 R1 4-1-1 Football League Second Division created. The club were invited to join. 1892–93Football LeagueSecond Division 2 22 6 3 13 42 69 -27 15 10th of 12 QR1 0-0-1 2,125 1893–94 28 6 7 15 42 73 -31 19 12th of 15 QR4 2-1-1 2,680 1894–95 30 3 4 23 26 103 -77 10 16th of 16 QR2 1-0-1 1,800 1895–96 30 5 3 22 30 95 -65 13 16th of 16 R1 5-2-1 3,400Failed to be re-elected to the Football League. 1896–97 The Combination 17 5 1 11 35 49 -14 11 9th of 10 QR4 1-0-1 1897–98 24 12 6 6 53 34 +19 30 2nd of 13QR4 1-1-1 1898–99Lancashire League 24 11 5 8 61 34 +27 27 4th of 13QR4 1-0-1 1899–1900 28 16 4 8 87 48 +39 36 4th of 15QR4 1-1-1 1900–01 20 12 2 6 45 23 +22 26 3rd of 11IR 3-0-1 1901–02Birmingham & District League 34 20 4 10 93 54 +39 44 3rd of 18QR4 1-0-1 1902–03 34 22 2 10 92 51 +41 46 2nd of 18QR3 0-0-1 1903–04 34 17 7 10 57 57 0 41 4th of 18QR3 0-1-1 1904–05 34 16 9 9 53 44 +9 41 6th of 18 QR3 0-0-1 1905–06 34 16 12 6 58 39 +19 44 4th of 18R1 1-1-1 1906–07 34 15 4 15 58 56 +2 34 8th of 18R1 1-1-1 1907–08 34 20 7 7 80 41 +39 47 2nd of 18QR5 0-1-1 1908–09 34 24 4 6 99 42 +57 52 2nd of 18QR5 0-0-1 1909–10 34 23 3 8 117 56 +61 49 2nd of 18QR5 1-0-1 1910–11 46 16 8 10 85 61 +24 40 5th of 18R2 3-1-1 1911–12Central League 32 14 9 9 65 63 +3 37 3rd of 17R1 2-2-1 1912–13 38 13 5 20 64 68 -4 31 13th of 20QR4 0-0-1 1913–14 38 20 8 10 57 49 +8 48 2nd of 20QR5 1-0-1 1914–15 38 14 5 19 54 83 -29 33 15th of 20QR4 0-1-1 No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the World War I. 1919–20Central League 42 23 8 11 86 56 +30 54 3rd of 22 QR3 2-1-1 1920–21 42 23 7 12 92 57 +35 53 2nd of 22QR4 0-0-1 Football League Third Division North created. The club were invited to join. 1921–22Football LeagueThird Division North 3 38 18 5 15 60 56 +4 41 6th of 20 QR5 1-1-1 6,825 1922–23 38 17 9 12 48 38 +10 43 6th of 20 QR4 0-1-1 5,680 1923–24 42 7 13 22 32 58 -26 27 20th of 22 QR5 0-0-1 4,885 1924–25 42 13 13 16 53 78 -25 39 15th of 22 QR4 0-1-1 5,875 1925–26 42 17 9 16 63 61 +2 43 11th of 22 R2 1-2-1 4,981 1926–27 42 14 9 19 71 81 -10 37 15th of 22 R3 2-0-1 5,192 1927–28 42 12 10 20 77 86 -9 34 17th of 22 R4 3-1-1 3,932 1928–29 42 18 8 16 80 68 +12 44 9th of 22 R1 0-0-1 4,026 1929–30 42 17 8 17 82 71 +11 42 11th of 22 R2 1-0-1 4,828 1930–31 42 14 6 22 66 93 -27 34 18th of 22 R2 1-0-1 3.338 1931–32 40 21 6 13 95 66 +29 48 6th of 21 R1 0-1-1 6,002 1932–33 42 20 3 19 80 84 -4 43 10th of 22 R2 1-0-1 4,920 1933–34 42 15 6 21 81 97 -16 36 14th of 22 R1 0-0-1 4,186 1934–35 42 14 11 17 66 86 -20 39 13th of 22 R1 0-0-1 4,196 1935–36 42 19 9 14 80 76 +4 47 6th of 22 R3 2-1-1 4,157 1936–37 42 10 12 20 55 83 -28 32 20th of 22 R3 2-1-1 3,875 1937–38 42 18 9 15 71 53 +18 45 8th of 22 R2 1-1-1 4,347 1938–39 42 19 6 17 82 70 +12 44 8th of 22 R2 1-1-1 5,760No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to the World War II. 1945–46 R1 1-0-1 1946–47Football LeagueThird Division North 3 42 17 9 16 70 74 -4 43 8th of 22 R1 0-0-1 5,785 1947–48 42 18 7 17 61 63 -2 43 10th of 22 R4 3-0-1 7,544 1948–49 42 16 9 17 52 74 -22 41 12th of 22 R3 2-0-1 7,311 1949–50 42 17 14 11 68 55 +13 48 7th of 22 R2 1-3-1 9,065 1950–51 46 19 10 17 61 60 +1 48 9th of 24 R2 1-1-1 6,736 1951–52 46 17 8 21 63 82 -19 42 16th of 24 R1 0-0-1 6,061 1952–53 46 20 8 18 70 68 +2 48 10th of 24 R1 0-0-1 6,822 1953–54 46 14 13 19 49 67 -18 41 16th of 24 R2 1-1-1 6,148 1954–55 46 10 14 22 68 91 -23 34 22nd of 24 R1 0-0-1 4,785 1955–56 46 9 10 27 50 -105 -55 28 24th of 24 R1 0-1-1 5,288 1956–57 46 6 9 31 43 110 -67 21 24th of 24 R1 0-1-1 4,918 1957–58 46 8 7 31 47 93 -46 23 24th of 24 R1 0-0-1 4,587Regional Third divisions merged creating nationwide Third Division and Fourth Division. Club has not qualified to join Third Division. 1958–59Football LeagueFourth Division 4 46 15 10 21 70 82 -12 40 18th of 24 R1 0-1-1 7,443 1959–60 46 18 9 19 79 88 -9 45 14th of 24 R4 3-2-1 7,962 1960–61 46 20 9 17 61 67 -6 49 9th of 24 R4 3-2-1R3 1-1-1 7,311 1961–62 44 20 6 18 79 70 -9 46 10th of 23 R2 1-1-1R2 1-0-1 5,428 1962–63 46 24 11 11 86 58 +28 59 3rd of 24Promoted R2 1-1-1R1 0-0-1 6,436 1963–64Football LeagueThird Division 3 46 11 12 23 50 77 -27 34 22nd of 24Relegated R1 0-1-1R1 0-0-1 5,501 1964–65Football LeagueFourth Division 4 46 18 13 15 90 81 -9 49 10th of 24 R1 0-0-1R1 0-0-1 4,263 1965–66 46 16 9 21 61 63 -2 41 14th of 24 R4 3-1-1R2 1-1-1 3,873 1966–67 46 21 12 13 70 55 +15 54 5th of 24 R3 2-1-1R2 1-0-1 5,418 1967–68 46 20 18 8 74 49 +25 58 4th of 24Promoted R1 0-0-1R1 0-1-1 5,917 1968–69Football LeagueThird Division 3 46 13 9 24 52 76 -24 35 23rd of 24Relegated R2 1-1-1R2 1-1-1 4,804 1969–70Football LeagueFourth Division 4 46 16 12 18 51 51 0 44 15th of 24 R1 0-1-1R1 0-1-1 3,345 1970–71 46 18 8 20 75 76 -1 44 15th of 24 R2 1-1-1R1 0-1-1 3,029 1971–72 46 10 9 27 43 69 -26 29 24th of 24 R1 0-0-1R1 0-0-1 2,104 1972–73 46 9 18 19 38 61 -23 36 21st of 24 R3 2-0-1R1 0-0-1 2,059 1973–74 46 14 10 22 43 71 -28 38 21st of 24 R1 0-1-1R1 0-1-1 1,921 1974–75 46 11 18 17 34 47 -13 40 18th of 24 R1 0-1-1R3 2-1-1 2,649 1975–76 46 13 15 18 58 57 +1 41 16th of 24 R1 0-0-1R3 3-0-2 2,374 1976–77 46 19 11 16 47 60 -13 49 12th of 24 R1 0-2-1R1 1-0-1 2,379 1977–78 46 15 14 17 50 69 -19 44 15th of 24 R2 1-1-1R1 0-1-1 2,290 1978–79 46 6 14 26 43 90 -47 26 24th of 24 R2 1-0-1R3 3-0-1 1,995 1979–80 46 11 13 22 35 68 -33 35 23rd of 24 R1 0-0-1R1 0-0-2 2,745 1980–81 46 13 14 19 48 61 -13 40 18th of 24 R1 0-0-1R1 0-1-1 2,909 1981–82 46 6 9 31 29 84 -55 27 24th of 24 R2 1-0-1R1 0-1-1 2,196 1982–83 46 11 8 27 53 71 -18 41 23rd of 24 R1 0-0-1R1 0-2-0 2,244 1983–84 46 16 11 19 56 67 -1 59 16th of 24 R1 0-0-1R2 3-0-1AQF 0-3-0 2,454 1984–85 46 18 12 16 65 69 -4 66 10th of 24 R1 0-0-1R1 1-0-1R1 0-1-1 2,271 1985–86 46 18 9 19 54 61 -7 63 12th of 24 R1 0-0-1R2 1-1-2G 1-0-1 1,817 1986–87 46 13 14 19 70 72 -2 53 17th of 24 R1 0-0-1R1 0-1-1G 0-0-2 1,932 1987–88 46 13 19 14 57 53 +4 58 17th of 24 R1 0-0-1R1 0-1-1R1 0-2-1 2,281 1988–89 46 21 15 10 67 48 +19 78 3rd of 24Promoted R3 2-1-1R1 0-1-1ASF 1-3-1 3,296 1989–90Football LeagueThird Division 3 46 15 17 14 56 53 +3 62 12th of 24 R3 2-2-1R2 2-1-1G 1-0-1 4,008 1990–91 46 11 11 24 62 80 -18 44 22nd of 24Relegated R5 4-0-1R2 1-0-3G 0-1-1 3,748 1991–92Football LeagueFourth Division 4 42 20 10 12 66 51 +15 70 6th of 22 R3 2-1-1R2 2-0-2ASF 3-1-1 3,733Lost in the play-off semifinal.Football League divisions renamed after the Premier League creation. 1992–93Football LeagueThird Division 4 42 21 7 14 75 56 +19 70 6th of 22 R4 3-0-1R3 3-1-1G 0-1-1 3,455Lost in the play-off final. 1993–94 42 21 10 11 80 61 +19 73 3rd of 22Promoted R3 2-0-1R1 0-1-1AQF 1-2-1 3,991 1994–95Football LeagueSecond Division 3 46 25 8 13 80 68 +12 83 3rd of 24 R2 1-0-1R1 1-0-1ASF 2-2-1 4,239Lost in the play-off semifinal. 1995–96 46 22 7 17 77 60 +17 73 5th of 24 R4 3-1-1R2 1-2-1R2 1-0-2 3,974Lost in the play-off semifinal. 1996–97 46 22 7 17 56 47 +9 73 6th of 24 Dele Adebola 16R3 2-1-1R1 0-0-2ASF 2-1-0 3,978Promoted after winning the play-offs. 1997–98Football LeagueFirst Division 2 46 18 5 23 58 65 -7 59 11th of 24 Colin Little 13R3 0-0-1R1 0-1-1 5,243 1998–99 46 12 12 22 54 78 -24 48 18th of 24 Colin Little 10R3 0-0-1R3 2-1-2 5,269 1999–2000 46 14 9 23 46 67 -21 51 19th of 24 Mark Rivers 7R3 0-0-1R3 2-2-1 6,248 2000–01 46 15 10 21 47 62 -15 55 14th of 24 Rob Hulse 11R4 1-1-1R2 1-1-2 6,742 2001–02 46 12 13 21 47 76 -29 49 22nd of 24Relegated Rob Hulse 11R5 2-1-1R3 1-1-1 7,494 2002–03Football LeagueSecond Division 3 46 25 11 10 76 40 +36 85 2nd of 24Promoted Rob Hulse 22R3 2-2-0R2 1-0-1ASF 3-0-1 6,735 2003–04Football LeagueFirst Division 2 46 14 11 21 57 66 -9 53 18th of 24 Dean Ashton 19R3 0-0-1R2 1-0-1 7,741Football League divisions renamed. 2004–05Football LeagueChampionship 2 46 12 14 20 66 86 -20 50 21st of 24 Dean Ashton 18R3 0-0-1R3 1-1-1 7,403 2005–06 46 9 15 22 57 86 -29 42 22nd of 24Relegated Billy JonesLuke Rodgers 6R3 0-0-1R1 0-0-1 6,732 2006–07FootballLeague One 3 46 17 9 20 66 72 -6 60 13th of 24 Luke Varney 17R1 0-0-1R3 2-0-1F 2-2-1 5,461 2007–08 46 12 14 20 47 65 -18 50 20th of 24 Nicky Maynard 15R2 1-0-1R1 0-0-1R1 0-1-0 4,932 2008–09 46 12 10 24 59 82 -23 46 22nd of 24Relegated Tom Pope 10R3 2-1-1R3 2-0-1R2 1-0-1 4,537 2009–10FootballLeague Two 4 46 15 10 21 68 73 -5 55 18th of 24 Calvin Zola 15R1 0-0-1R1 0-0-1R1 0-0-1 4,075 2010–11 46 18 11 17 87 65 +22 65 10th of 24 Clayton Donaldson 28R1 0-0-1R2 1-0-1AQF 1-0-1 4,119 2011–12 46 20 12 14 67 59 +8 72 7th of 24 Nick Powell 14R1 0-0-1R1 0-0-1AQF 1-1-1 4,124Promoted after winning the play-offs. 2012–13FootballLeague One 3 46 18 10 18 54 62 -8 64 13th of 24 Mathias Pogba 12R2 1-0-1R2 1-0-1W 4-1-1 4,903 2013–14 46 13 12 21 54 80 -26 51 19th of 24 Chuks Aneke 14R1 0-1-1R1 0-0-1R2 1-0-1 4,932 2014–15 46 14 10 22 43 75 -32 52 20th of 24 Nicky Ajose 8R1 0-1-1R2 1-0-1R1 0-0-1 4,732 2015–16 46 7 13 26 46 83 -37 34 24th of 24Relegated Brad Inman 10R1 0-0-1R1 0-0-1R2 0-0-1 4,551 2016–17FootballLeague Two 4 46 14 13 19 58 67 -9 55 17th of 24 Chris Dagnall 14R1 0-1-1R2 1-0-1G 1-0-2 3,882 2017–18 46 17 5 24 62 75 -13 56 15th of 24 Jordan Bowery 12R2 1-1-1R1 0-0-1G 0-0-3 3,876 2018–19 46 19 8 19 60 59 +1 56 12th of 24 Charlie Kirk 11R1 0-0-1R1 0-0-1G 0-1-2 4,078 2019–20 37 20 9 8 67 43 +24 69 2nd of 24 Chris Porter 14R3 2-1-1R1 1-0-1G 2-0-1 4,580Promoted on average points/game after season shortened due to COVID-19 pandemic. 2020–21FootballLeague One 3 46 18 12 16 56 61 -5 66 12th of 24 Mikael Mandron 11R2 1-0-1R1 0-0-1R2 2-0-2 0No matchday attendances during COVID-19 pandemic 2021–22 46 7 8 31 37 83 -46 29 24th of 24Relegated Chris Long 10R1 0-0-1R2 1-0-1R3 4-0-1 4,523 2022–23FootballLeague Two 4 46 14 16 16 48 60 -12 58 13th of 24 Dan Agyei 14R2 1-0-1R1 0-0-1G 0-1-2 4,298 2023–24 46 19 14 13 69 65 +4 71 6th of 24 Elliott Nevitt 16R2 1-1-1R2 0-2-0G 1-0-2 5,090Lost in the play-off final.2024–25 46 15 17 14 49 48 +1 62 13th of 24 Jack Lankester 7R1 0-0-1R1 0-0-1R22-0-25,397

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