2008–09_Crewe_Alexandra_F.C._season

2008–09 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season

2008–09 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season

Crewe Alexandra 2008–2009 football season

This article details Crewe Alexandra's 2008–09 season in League One, their 85th competitive season in the English Football League.

Quick Facts Chairman, Manager ...

Events

This will be a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2008–09 season, presented in chronological order.

9 August 2009- season begins with a 2–1 loss at home to Brighton.
26 August 2009- Crewe progress into the third round of the League Cup with wins over Barnsley and then Bristol City, and are drawn to face Liverpool at Anfield.

Statistics

Technical Director   Dario Gradi
Chairman   John Bowler
Highest attendance 7138
Lowest attendance 3432
Transfer Spending £ 0,330,000 Increase
Transfer Income £2,200,000 Decrease

Players

Squad information

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Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in the League One (and playoffs), FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

Squad stats

More information Total, League One ...
Source: [citation needed]
Ordered by Squad Numbers
0 shown as blank

Disciplinary record

More information N, Pos. ...

Source: [citation needed]
Only competitive matches
Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Awards

Individual
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Club
More information Date, Period ...

Players in and out

In

More information No., Pos. ...

Out

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EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.

Club

Coaching staff

More information Position, Staff ...

Source: Crewe Alexandra Staff

Kits

Competitions

League One

Table

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Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2009. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results summary

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Last updated: 16 May 2009.
Source: http://www.crewealexandra-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadlgt.asp

Results by round

More information Round, Ground ...
Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2009. Source: Matches section below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

9 August 2008 1 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Crewe
Zola 85'
O'Connor Yellow card 75' (Unsporting behaviour)		 Report Virgo 36'
Forster Yellow card 84' (Dissent)
Forster 90'		 Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,557
Referee: J Moss
16 August 2008 2 Carlisle United 4–2 Crewe Alexandra Carlisle
Graham 15'
Graham 19'
Dobie 59'
Hackney 76'		 Report McCready 22'
Pope 86'
Pope Yellow card 90' (Dissent)		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 6,919
Referee: M Oliver
23 August 2008 3 Crewe Alexandra 2–1 Walsall Crewe
Elding 21'
Grant 45'
O'Connor Yellow card 68' (Unsporting Behaviour)		 Report Hughes 59'
Hughes Yellow card 70' (Unsporting Behaviour)
Ibehre Yellow card 76' (Unsporting Behaviour)
Reich Yellow card 79' (Unsporting Behaviour)		 Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,160
Referee: K Wright
30 August 2008 4 Hereford United 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Hereford
O'Leary 48'
Hudson-Odoi 56'		 Report Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2,894
6 September 2008 5 Leeds United 5–2 Crewe Alexandra Bescot, Leeds
Delph 26'
Sheehan 36'
Douglas 49'
Beckford 67'
Michalik Yellow card 69'
Delph Yellow card 71'
Robinson 82'
Michalik Yellow card 90+2' Red card		 Report Baudet Yellow card 86'
Zola 90+3'
Bopp 90+4'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 20,075
13 September 2008 6 Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Colchester United Crewe
O'Connor 46'
Pope 69'		 Report Ifil Yellow card 14'
Heath Yellow card 29'
Platt Yellow card 45+3'
Gillespie Red card 87'
Hammond Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 3,510
20 September 2008 7 Crewe Alexandra 3–4 Southend United Crewe
O'Connor 25'
Pope 42'
Zola 66'		 Report Freedman 4'
Baudet 21' (o. g.)
Freedman 69'
Betsy Yellow card 86'
Grant 88'		 Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 3,574
27 September 2008 8 Bristol Rovers 0–0 Crewe Alexandra Bristol
Hinton Yellow card 85' Report Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 5,870
4 October 2008 9 Crewe Alexandra 1–3 Northampton Town Crewe
O'Connor Yellow card 39'
Pope 55'		 Report Davis Yellow card 32'
Jackman 45+1'
Crowe Yellow card 56'
Akinfenwa 64' (pen.)
Osman 70'		 Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 3,977
11 October 2008 10 Scunthorpe United 3–0 Crewe Alexandra Scunthorpe
Woolford 35'
Hayes 67'
Iriekpen 80'
Mirfin Yellow card 90'		 Report Schumacher Yellow card 25' Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,790
18 October 2008 11 Crewe Alexandra 2–2 Milton Keynes Dons Crewe
O'Hanlon 32' (o. g. )
Miller 43'		 Report Baldock 15'
O'Hanlon Yellow card 48'
Chadwick 79'		 Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,055
21 October 2008 12 Yeovil Town 3–2 Crewe Alexandra Yeovil
Owen Yellow card 37'
Schfield 45+1'
Schofield Yellow card 56'
Schofield 66'
Way 85'		 Report Zola Yellow card 45+2'
O'Connor Yellow card 70'
Moore 73'
Miller 77'		 Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 3,536
24 October 2008 13 Tranmere Rovers 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Birkenhead
Jennings 51'
Shotton Yellow card 53'
Shuker 74'		 Report Miller Yellow card 77'
Jones Red card 87'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,790
28 October 2008 14 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Peterborough United Crewe
Pope 88' Report McLean 14'
Zakuani Yellow card 37'
Hyde 90'		 Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 3,699
1 November 2008 15 Huddersfield Town 3–2 Crewe Alexandra Huddersfield
Butler 20'
Parker Yellow card 36'
Craney 39'
Worthington Yellow card 64'
Parker 88'
Parker Yellow card 90+3' Red card		 Report Donaldson 41'
Donaldson 59'		 Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
Attendance: 11,679
15 November 2008 16 Crewe Alexandra 0–2 Leyton Orient Crewe
Grant Yellow card 18'
O'Connor Yellow card 58'		 Report Saah Yellow card 14'
Mkandawire 55'
Boyd 74'		 Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 3,872
22 November 2008 17 Crewe Alexandra 0–3 Stockport County Crewe
Jones Yellow card 71' Report Davies 48'
Pilkington 66'
Thompson 90+4'		 Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 5,337
25 November 2008 18 Leicester City 2–1 Crewe Alexandra Leicester
Fryatt 15'
King 72'		 Report Zola 70' Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 16,961
6 December 2008 19 Cheltenham Town 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Cheltenham
Diallo 48' Report Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 4,052
13 December 2008 20 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Swindon Town Crewe
Miller 45+4' Report Paynter Red card 67'
Ifil Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 3,941
20 December 2008 21 Millwall 0–0 Crewe Alexandra Bermondsey, London
Robinson Yellow card 13'
Grabban Yellow card 54'		 Report Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 9,018
26 December 2008 22 Crewe Alexandra 0–3 Oldham Athletic Crewe
Report Byfield 57'
Hughes 68'
Hazell Yellow card 73'
Hughes 85'		 Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 5,780
28 December 2008 23 Hartlepool United 1–4 Crewe Alexandra Hartlepool
Porter 48' Report Brayford 45'
Nelson 56' (o. g. )
Murphy 61'
Miller 83'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,877
17 January 2009 24 Crewe Alexandra 3–2 Scunthorpe United Crewe
O'Connor 60' (pen.)
O'Connor Yellow card 66'
Donaldson 72'
O'Donnell 90+3'		 Report Hayes 19'
Thompson Yellow card 54'
O'Donnell 70' (o. g. )
Byrne Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 3,811
24 January 2009 25 Northampton Town 5–1 Crewe Alexandra Sixfields, Northampton
Clarke 2'
Jackman 19'
Doig Yellow card 28'
Clarke 55'
Davis 57'
Clarke 70' (pen.) (Hat-trick)		 Report Baudet Red card 18'
Carrington Yellow card 19'
Daniel 30'
Daniel Yellow card 69'
O'Connor Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,675
27 January 2009 26 Peterborough United 4–2 Crewe Alexandra Peterborough
Boyd 50'
McLean 53'
Keates 69'
Boyd 87'		 Report Pope 2'
Pope 57'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 5,782
31 January 2009 27 Crewe Alexandra 2–1 Tranmere Rovers Crewe
Donaldson Yellow card 9'
Grant Yellow card 82'Carrington 83'
Grant 82'		 Report Shotton Yellow card 5'
Kray 26'
Barnett Yellow card 72'
Chorley Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,936
14 February 2009 28 Leyton Orient 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Leyton, London
Purches 11'
Smith Yellow card 44'		 Report Baudet Yellow card 28'
Jones Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 3,705
17 February 2009 29 Southend United 0–1 Crewe Alexandra Southend-on-Sea
Francis Yellow card 8'
Dervite Yellow card 69'		 Report Jones 34' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,614
21 February 2009 30 Crewe Alexandra 3–1 Huddersfield Town Crewe
Moore 32'
Pope 58'
Donaldson 60'
Broomes Yellow card 63'		 Report Williams Yellow card 13'
Berrett 30'		 Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 5,056
24 February 2009 31 Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Yeovil Town Crewe
Donaldson 45+1'
Pope Yellow card 53'
Brayford 79'		 Report Peltier Yellow card 75' Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 3,432
28 February 2009 32 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–4 Crewe Alexandra Brighton
McNulty Yellow card 32'
Cox Yellow card 54'		 Report Jones 24' (pen.)
Daniel Yellow card 30'
Baudet Yellow card 40'
Schumacher 79'
Jones 84'
Sigurdsson 89'		 Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6,366
3 March 2009 33 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Carlisle United Crewe
Donaldson 34'
Baudet Yellow card 71'		 Report Taylor 17'
Raven Yellow card 38'
Kavanagh Yellow card 57'
Anyinsah 73'		 Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 3,759
7 March 2009 34 Crewe Alexandra 2–1 Hereford United Crewe
Zola Yellow card 37'
Jones 55' (pen.)
Jones 82'		 Report Hewson Yellow card 55'
Diagouraga 79'		 Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 5,195
10 March 2009 35 Walsall 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Bescot, Walsall
Deeney 57' Report Schumacher 90+3' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 3,604
14 March 2009 36 Colchester United 0–1 Crewe Alexandra Colchester
Izzet 67' Report Sigurdsson 18'
Zola 63'
Brayford Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,907
17 March 2009 37 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Bristol Rovers Crewe
Lawrence 70' Report Disley Yellow card 33'
Duffy 74'		 Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 3,879
21 March 2009 38 Crewe Alexandra 2–3 Leeds United Crewe
Jones Yellow card 17' (Dissent)
Jones Red card 17' (Foul & Abusive Language)
Pope 60'
Pope 73'		 Report Kilkenny 27'
Becchio 30'
Snodgrass 32'
Naylor Yellow card 45+4'
Ankergren Yellow card 90'
Snodgrass Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 7,138
24 March 2009 39 Milton Keynes Dons 2–2 Crewe Alexandra Denbigh, Milton Keynes
Wilbraham 15'
Puncheon 19'
Guéret Yellow card 81'
O'Hanlon Yellow card 90'
Howell Yellow card 90+2'
Leven Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Grant Yellow card 21'
Brayford Yellow card 38'
Pope Yellow card 66'
Carrington 78'
Sigurdsson 82' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 8,454
28 March 2009 40 Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Millwall Crewe
Baudet Yellow card 76'
Donaldson Yellow card 84'		 Report Whitbread Yellow card 45+1'
Alexander Yellow card 70'
Bolder Yellow card 73'
Henry Yellow card 90'
Price 90+2'
Price Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,680
4 April 2009 41 Swindon Town 0–0 Crewe Alexandra Swindon
Robson-Kanu Yellow card 51'
Tudur Jones Yellow card 74'
Vincent Yellow card 86'		 Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,165
11 April 2009 42 Crewe Alexandra 0–0 Hartlepool United Crewe
Report Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,477
13 April 2009 43 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Oldham
Hazell 41' Report Baudet Yellow card 42'
Moore 89'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,334
18 April 2009 44 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Cheltenham Town Crewe
Sigurdsson 2' Report Artus Yellow card 38'
Finnigan 58' (pen)
Finnigan Yellow card 81'
Connor 84'		 Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,542
24 April 2009 45 Stockport County 4–3 Crewe Alexandra Edgeley, Stockport
Vincent 13'
O'Grady 49'
Johnson 65'
Johnson 82'		 Report Jones 24'
Lawrence 80'
McManus 90+1'		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 7,134
2 May 2009 46 Crewe Alexandra 0–3 Leicester City Crewe
Report
Crewe Alexandra are relegated to League Two		 Berner 56'
Dyer 66'
Fryatt 68'		 Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 6,982

Last updated: 16 May 2009

League Cup

12 August 2008 First round Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Barnsley Alexandra Stadium
O'Connor 14' (pen.)
Elding 36' (pen.)		 Report Kozluk Yellow card 36' (Unsporting behaviour)
Foster Yellow card 68' (Unsporting behaviour)
Odejayi Yellow card 69' (Unsporting behaviour)
León Yellow card 83' (Unsporting behaviour)		 Attendance: 2,492
Referee: A Taylor
26 August 2008 Second round Crewe Alexandra 2–1 Bristol City Alexandra Stadium
Elding 24'
Moore 76'		 Report Wilson 79' Attendance: 3,227
Referee: A Hall
23 September 2008 Third round Liverpool 2–1 Crewe Alexandra Anfield
Agger 15'
Lucas 58'		 Report O'Connor 25' Attendance: 28,591

FA Cup

8 November 2008 (2008-11-08) First round Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Ebbsfleet United Crewe
O'Donnell Yellow card 29'
Donaldson 34'
Grant Yellow card 37'		 Report Hand Yellow card 64'
Ricketts Yellow card 79'
Charles Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 2,593
Referee: Richard West
3 December 2008 Second round Carlisle United 0–2 Crewe Alexandra Carlisle
Report Miller 3', 12' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 2,755
Referee: Andy Woolmer
3 January 2009 Third round Millwall 2–2 Crewe Alexandra Bermondsey
Frampton Yellow card 20' 45+2'
Laird 40'
Laird Yellow card 58'
Kandol Yellow card 68'
Fuseini Yellow card 78'		 Report Lawrence 12'
Brayford Yellow card 45+2'
Shelley 58'
Donaldson Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 5,754
Referee: Darren Deadman
13 January 2009 Third round replay Crewe Alexandra 2–3 Millwall Crewe
Murphy 7'
Miller 58'		 Report Barron 8' Yellow card 23'
Harris 54'
Whitbread 86'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,060
Referee: Nigel Miller

Football League Trophy

2 September 2008 First round Crewe Alexandra 3–0 Macclesfield Town Crewe
Schumacher 5'
Jones 27'
O'Donnell 42'
Rix Yellow card 80'		 Report Gritton Yellow card 10'
Gritton Yellow card 13' Red card
Bell Yellow card 56'
Flynn Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 2,463
Referee: Chris Sarginson
6 October 2008 Second round Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Birkenhead
Shuker 86' Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 2,626
Referee: Carl Boyeson

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