2020–21_Crewe_Alexandra_F.C._season
2020–21 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season
Crewe Alexandra 2020–21 football season
The 2020–21 season was the 144th season in existence of Crewe Alexandra, their 97th in the English Football League and the first season back in EFL League One following a four-season absence. Along with League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
Quick Facts Chairman, Manager ...
| 2020–21 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | John Bowler | ||
| Manager | David Artell | ||
| Stadium | Alexandra Stadium | ||
| League One | 12th | ||
| FA Cup | Second round | ||
| EFL Cup | First round | ||
| EFL Trophy | Second round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Mikael Mandron (11) All: Mikael Mandron (14) | ||
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The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Transfers in
More information Date, Position ...
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2020 | CF |  | Offrande Zanzala |  Accrington Stanley | Free transfer | [1] |
| 1 August 2020 | CF |  | Mikael Mandron | Gillingham | Free transfer | [2] |
| 27 August 2020 | CB |  | Donervon Daniels | Luton Town | Free transfer | [3] |
| 4 September 2020 | CB |  | Omar Beckles | Shrewsbury Town | Free transfer | [4] |
| 4 September 2020 | CM | | Luke Murphy | Bolton Wanderers | Free transfer | [5] |
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Loans in
More information Date, Position ...
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 January 2021 | RB | | Billy Jones | Rotherham United | End of season | [6] |
| 22 January 2021 | SS | | Stephen Walker | Middlesbrough | End of season | [7] |
| 23 January 2021 | AM | | Antony Evans |  Paderborn | End of season | [8] |
| 1 February 2021 | LB | | Harry Pickering | Blackburn Rovers | End of season | [9] |
| 1 February 2021 | CB | | Nathan Wood | Middlesbrough | End of season | [10] |
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Loans out
More information Date, Position ...
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 October 2020 | LM | | Regan Griffiths | Witton Albion | November 2020 | [11] |
| 29 October 2020 | MF | | Joe Robbins | Altrincham | December 2020 | [12] |
| 6 November 2020 | CB |  | Billy Sass-Davies | Altrincham | 3 December 2020 | [13] |
| 1 February 2021 | CB |  | Eddie Nolan |  Motherwell | End of season | [14] |
| 9 February 2021 | CB | | Billy Sass-Davies | Yeovil Town | April 2021 | [15][16] |
| 31 March 2021 | CM | | Regan Griffiths | Notts County | End of season | [17] |
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Transfers out
More information Date, Position ...
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2020 | CM | | Paul Green | Boston United | Released | [18][19] |
| 1 July 2020 | CM | | Connor Heath | Nantwich Town | Released | [18][20] |
| 1 July 2020 | CB | | Nicky Hunt | Darlington | Released | [18][21] |
| 1 July 2020 | CF | | Aaron Lomas |  Unattached | Released | [18] |
| 1 July 2020 | CF | | Shaun Miller | Bolton Wanderers | Released | [18][22] |
| 1 July 2020 | CF | | Lewis Reilly | Chorley | Released | [18][23] |
| 6 July 2020 | CM | | James Jones | Lincoln City | Free transfer | [24] |
| 27 August 2020 | GK |  | Dino Visser | Port Vale | Free transfer | [25] |
| 23 October 2020 | CM | | Ethan Hartshorn | Kidsgrove Athletic | Free transfer | [26] |
| 2 January 2021 | CF | | Offrande Zanzala | Carlisle United | Mutual consent | [27][28] |
| 19 January 2021 | RB | | Perry Ng | Cardiff City | Undisclosed | [29] |
| 1 February 2021 | LB | | Harry Pickering | Blackburn Rovers | Undisclosed | [9] |
| 23 June 2021 | MF | | Ryan Wintle | Cardiff City | Free transfer | [30] |
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| Win | Draw | Loss |
More information Date, Opponent ...
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result[lower-alpha 1] | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2020 | Connah's Quay Nomads | Home[lower-alpha 2] | 3–1 | [31] |
| 8 August 2020 | Bala Town | Home[lower-alpha 2] | 4–0 | [32] |
| 11 August 2020 | Salford City | Away | 4–1 | [33] |
| 14 August 2020 | Accrington Stanley U23 | 4–2 | [34] | |
| 15 August 2020 | Walsall | Home[lower-alpha 2] | 2–0 | [35] |
| 19 August 2020 | Witton Albion | Away | 4–0 | [36] |
| 19 August 2020 | Nantwich Town | Away | 2–4 | [37] |
| 22 August 2020 | Barnsley | Home | 0–2 | [38] |
| 25 August 2020 | Newcastle United | Neutral | 0–3 | [39] |
| 26 August 2020 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 | Away | 1–1 | [40] |
| 28 August 2020 | Bolton Wanderers | Away | 3–0 | [41] |
| 2 September 2020 | Kidsgrove Athletic | Away | 1–1 | [42] |
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EFL League One
Main article: 2020–21 EFL League One
League table
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Portsmouth | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 65 | 51 | +14 | 72 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 69 |
| 10 | Gillingham | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 63 | 60 | +3 | 67 |
| 11 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 63 | 68 | −5 | 67 |
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 56 | 61 | −5 | 66 |
| 13 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 64 | 62 | +2 | 65 |
| 14 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 63 | 67 | −4 | 64 |
| 15 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 60 |
| 16 | Burton Albion | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 61 | 73 | −12 | 57 |
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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[43]
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[43]
Results summary
More information Overall, Home ...
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 56 | 61 | −5 | 66 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 31 | −7 |
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Last updated: 9 May 2021.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday
More information Matchday, Ground ...
| Matchday | 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 | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | L | L | W | W | D | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | W | D | W | W | W | D | D | D | W | D | L | D | W | L | L | W | D | D | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | D | L | W | D | D | W | W |
| Position | 20 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Win Draw Loss Postponed
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[44]
Crewe Alexandra v Charlton Athletic
| 12 September 2020 1 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–2 | Charlton Athletic | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Doughty  24'  80'Washington 43'Amos 71' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
Hull City v Crewe Alexandra
| 19 September 2020 2 | Hull City | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Kingston upon Hull |
| 15:00 GMT | de Wijs 55' Smallwood 67'Elder 72'Wilks 81' 90'Mayer 83' |
Report | Pickering 70' |
Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Toner |
Crewe Alexandra v Milton Keynes Dons
| 26 September 2020 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | Milton Keynes Dons | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Mandron 13' Finney 20' 56' |
Report | Gladwin 37' Houghton 57'Fraser 65'Morris 90+4' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge |
Crewe Alexandra v Wigan Athletic
| 10 October 2020 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 3–0 | Wigan Athletic | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Offord 27' Pickering 40'Mandron 59'Wintle 61' |
Report | Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Coy |
Crewe Alexandra v Blackpool
| 17 October 2020 5 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Blackpool | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Mandron 54' Murphy 78'Beckles 83' |
Report | Turton 45' Yates 69'Ward 71' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Wright |
Sunderland v Crewe Alexandra
| 20 October 2020 6 | Sunderland | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Sunderland |
| 19:00 GMT | Wyke 45+1' |
Report | Jääskeläinen 66' Ng 71'Wintle 90+1' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 0 Referee: Neil Hair |
Doncaster Rovers v Crewe Alexandra
| 24 October 2020 7 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Doncaster |
| 15:00 GMT | Sims 27' Halliday 64' |
Report | Kirk 26' Pickering 70' |
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks |
Crewe Alexandra v Lincoln City
| 27 October 2020 8 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | Lincoln City | Crewe |
| 19:00 GMT | Murphy 39' |
Report | Anderson 39' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Speedie |
Ipswich Town v Crewe Alexandra
| 31 October 2020 9 | Ipswich Town | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Ipswich |
| 15:00 GMT | Dozzell 55' Hawkins 62'Judge 66'Jackson 86'Edwards 88' |
Report | Mandron 63' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
Crewe Alexandra v Gillingham
| 3 November 2020 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | Gillingham | Crewe |
| 19:00 GMT | Offord 12' Ng 76'Mandron 83' |
Report | Akinde 58' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
Crewe Alexandra v Peterborough United
| 14 November 2020 11 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | Peterborough United | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Pickering 29' Kirk 41' |
Report | Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
Oxford United v Crewe Alexandra
| 17 November 2020 12 | Oxford United | 0–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Oxford |
| 19:00 GMT | Shodipo 67' Clare 78'Rodríguez 90' |
Report | Mandron 28' Offord 68'Dale 79' 90+2' |
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Will Finnie |
Portsmouth v Crewe Alexandra
| 21 November 2020 13 | Portsmouth | 4–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Milton |
| 15:00 GMT | Cannon 15' Curtis 15', 40'Naylor 51'Marquis 56'Harrison 85' |
Report | Ng 57' Finney 90+4' (pen.) |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham |
Accrington Stanley v Crewe Alexandra
| 24 November 2020 14 | Accrington Stanley | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Accrington |
| 19:00 GMT | Russell 35' Bishop 59' |
Report | Pickering 58' Dale 62' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
Crewe Alexandra v Swindon Town
| 1 December 2020 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 4–2 | Swindon Town | Crewe |
| 19:00 GMT | Powell 39' Ng 54'Lowery 62'Dale 66' |
Report | Grant 20' Smith 37'Broadbent 68' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
Burton Albion v Crewe Alexandra
| 5 December 2020 16 | Burton Albion | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Burton upon Trent |
| 15:00 GMT | Bostwick 52' Hughes 71' 76'Powell 90+3' |
Report | Johnson 60' Dale 88' |
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Haines |
Crewe Alexandra v Northampton Town
| 12 December 2020 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–1 | Northampton Town | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Dale 53' Pickering 83'Wintle 90+4' |
Report | Holmes 3' Bolger 15'Martin 26'  70' |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2,000 Referee: John Busby |
Crewe Alexandra v Plymouth Argyle
| 15 December 2020 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Crewe |
| 19:00 GMT | Kirk 22' Dale 43' |
Report | Fornah 17' Jephcott 85' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Scott Oldham |
AFC Wimbledon v Crewe Alexandra
| 19 December 2020 19 | AFC Wimbledon | 1–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Wimbledon |
| 15:00 GMT | Woodyard 31' Reilly 45+1'Longman 90' |
Report | Mandron 60' Jääskeläinen 83'Beckles 87'Finney 90+1' |
Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: James Linington |
Crewe Alexandra v Fleetwood Town
| 26 December 2020 20 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Fleetwood Town | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Beckles 16' Dale 23'Offord 42'Mandron 61' |
Report | Andrew 38' Burns 49'Rossiter 60'Madden 77'Barton |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield |
Rochdale v Crewe Alexandra
| 9 January 2021 21 | Rochdale | 3–3 | Crewe Alexandra | Rochdale |
| 15:00 GMT | Lund 41', 60', 84' Morley 47' |
Report | Finney 6', 35' Dale 23' |
Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce |
Plymouth Argyle v Crewe Alexandra
| 16 January 2021 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Plymouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Jephcott 11' (pen.) Watts 26'Edwards 58'Opoku 60'Mayor 74'Camará 78' 90+3' |
Report | Finney 64' Offord 80' |
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
Crewe Alexandra v Bristol Rovers
| 19 January 2021 (2021-01-19) 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 3–2 | Bristol Rovers | Crewe |
| 19:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Coy |
Crewe Alexandra v AFC Wimbledon
| 23 January 2021 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | AFC Wimbledon | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Finney 31' |
Report | Pigott 2' McLoughlin 78' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
Gillingham v Crewe Alexandra
| 26 January 2021 25 | Gillingham | 4–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Gillingham |
| 18:00 GMT | Graham 11' (pen.) Lee 38', 62'Dempsey 45'Oliver 46'Cundy 67'Akinde 90+3' |
Report | Porter 80' Johnson 90+4' |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Young |
Crewe Alexandra v Ipswich Town
| 30 January 2021 26 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Beckles 39' Kirk 59', 73' |
Report | Kenlock 33' Sears 36'Bishop 70' 82'Drinan 75' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce |
Shrewsbury Town v Crewe Alexandra
| 2 February 2021 (2021-02-02) 27 | Shrewsbury Town | 0–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Shrewsbury |
| 19:00 GMT | Whalley 38' Chapman 76' |
Report | Pickering 11' Dale 27'Beckles 74'Lancashire 85' |
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards |
Peterborough United v Crewe Alexandra
| 6 February 2021 28 | Peterborough United | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Peterborough |
| 15:00 GMT | Szmodics 25' Clarke-Harris 31'Taylor 33'Kent 47'Dembélé 63' |
Report | Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
Swindon Town v Crewe Alexandra
| 20 February 2021 29 | Swindon Town | 2–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Swindon |
| 15:00 GMT | Johnson 10' (o.g.) Thompson 84'Twine 90+4' |
Report | Lowery 5', 70' |
Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Toner |
Crewe Alexandra v Accrington Stanley
| 23 February 2021 30 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | Accrington Stanley | Crewe |
| 19:00 GMT | Beckles 32' Lowery 45+1'Porter 79' |
Report | Rodgers  50'Hughes 71' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
Crewe Alexandra v Sunderland
| 27 February 2021 31 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–2 | Sunderland | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Porter 30' Lowery 38' |
Report | McFadzean 36' Jones 76'Maguire 90+7' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
Blackpool v Crewe Alexandra
| 2 March 2021 32 | Blackpool | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Blackpool |
| 19:00 GMT | Ballard 41' Lawrence-Gabriel 78'Virtue 90+3'Garbutt 90+3' |
Report | Walker 86' |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
Lincoln City v Crewe Alexandra
| 6 March 2021 33 | Lincoln City | 3–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Lincoln |
| 15:00 GMT | Rogers 21' McGrandles 52' Jackson 67' Jones 79' Johnson 80' |
Report | Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: John Busby |
Crewe Alexandra v Doncaster Rovers
| 9 March 2021 34 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Doncaster Rovers | Crewe |
| 19:00 GMT | Beckles 43' Wintle 53'Mandron 56'Lowery 90+4' |
Report | James 61' Robertson 72' |
Stadium: Gresty Road Referee: Ben Speedie |
Crewe Alexandra v Burton Albion
| 13 March 2021 35 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–3 | Burton Albion | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Hemmings 9', 23', 34' Taylor 76'Carter 90+4' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
Northampton Town v Crewe Alexandra
| 20 March 2021 (2021-03-20) 36 | Northampton Town | 0–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Northampton |
| 15:00 GMT | McWilliams 47' |
Report | Murphy 45' Beckles 45+2'Dale 74' |
Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium Attendance: Behind Closed Doors Referee: Sam Allison |
Crewe Alexandra v Hull City
| 2 April 2021 37 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | Hull City | Crewe |
| 15:00 BST | Porter 66' (pen.) Kirk 84' |
Report | Honeyman 63' Lewis-Potter 65'Magennis 71' (pen.)Docherty 73'Wilks 90+1' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
Milton Keynes Dons v Crewe Alexandra
| 5 April 2021 38 | Milton Keynes Dons | 0–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Denbigh |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Mandron 15', 20' Lancashire 77'Wintle 90+5' |
Stadium: Stadium:mk Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
Crewe Alexandra v Oxford United
| 10 April 2021 39 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–6 | Oxford United | Crewe |
| 15:00 BST | Beckles 87' |
Report | Ruffels 36' Henry 40'Moore 45+2'Barker 47'Brannagan  50', 50'Winnall 84' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Howard |
Crewe Alexandra v Portsmouth
| 13 April 2021 40 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–0 | Portsmouth | Crewe |
| 18:00 BST | Lowery 20' Offord 45+4' |
Report | Raggett 28' Williams 49'Marquis 59'Johnson 77' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
Wigan Athletic v Crewe Alexandra
| 17 April 2021 41 | Wigan Athletic | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Wigan |
| 12:30 BST | Dodoo 15' Darikwa 66'Evans 72' (pen.) |
Report | Beckles 70' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne |
Fleetwood Town v Crewe Alexandra
| 20 April 2021 42 | Fleetwood Town | 0–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Fleetwood |
| 19:45 BST | Connolly 14' Vassell 27'Andrew 69'Baggley 76' |
Report | Dale 24' Adebisi 45+4'Murphy 54'Porter 83' (pen.) |
Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce |
Crewe Alexandra v Rochdale
| 24 April 2021 43 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Rochdale | Crewe |
| 15:00 BST | Evans 52' Kirk 90', 90' |
Report | O'Connell 90' Done 90+7' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Haines |
Charlton Athletic v Crewe Alexandra
| 27 April 2021 44 | Charlton Athletic | 2–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Charlton |
| 19:00 BST | Stockley 10' Maatsen 50'Gilbey 60', 83'Pearce 61' |
Report | Dale 29', 67', 90+6' Wood 45+1'Kirk 90' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
Bristol Rovers v Crewe Alexandra
| 1 May 2021 45 | Bristol Rovers | 0–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Horfield |
| 15:00 BST | Baldwin 41' |
Report | Ainley 19' |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks |
Crewe Alexandra v Shrewsbury Town
| 9 May 2021 46 | Crewe Alexandra | 3–2 | Shrewsbury Town | Crewe |
| 12:00 BST | Mandron 10', 21' Porter 81' |
Report | Whalley 34' Udoh 42' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
FA Cup
Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup
The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[45] The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November by Danny Cowley.[46]
Win Draw Loss
Bolton Wanderers v Crewe Alexandra
| 7 November 2020 (2020-11-07) First round | Bolton Wanderers | 2–3 | Crewe Alexandra | Bolton |
| 15:00 BST | Delfouneso 37', 78' |
Report | Mandron 29' Finney 70'Kirk 75' |
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Lewis |
Cheltenham Town v Crewe Alexandra
| 28 November 2020 Second round | Cheltenham Town | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Crewe Alexandra | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 GMT | Azaz 2' Freestone 30'May 80'Lloyd 94' |
Report | Porter 63' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: James Adcock |
EFL Cup
Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup
Win Draw Loss
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[47]
Crewe Alexandra v Lincoln City
| 5 September 2020 First round | Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | Lincoln City | Crewe |
| 15:00 BST | Dale 47' Sass-Davies 55' |
Report | Hopper 52' Montsma 66' 90+2' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham |
EFL Trophy
Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy
The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[48] The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew's.[49]
More information Pos, Div ...
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L1 | Shrewsbury Town | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | L2 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | ACA | Newcastle United U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
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Source: EFL.com
Win Draw Loss
Bolton Wanderers v Crewe Alexandra
| 8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) | Bolton Wanderers | 2–3 | Crewe Alexandra | Horwich |
| 19:00 BST | Delaney 53' Miller 75' |
Report | Mandron 15', 89' (pen.) Dale 66' |
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
Crewe Alexandra v Newcastle United U21
| 29 September 2020 Group stage | Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Newcastle United U21 | Crewe |
| 19:00 BST | Lowery 55' Pickering 66' |
Report | Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Lewis |
Crewe Alexandra v Shrewsbury Town
| 10 November 2020 Group stage | Crewe Alexandra | 3–4 | Shrewsbury Town | Crewe |
| 18:00 GMT | Griffiths 31' Powell 34', 60'Zanzala 40' |
Report | Ebanks-Landell 13' Millar 17'Tracey 25', 76', 82'Pierre 45+2'Love 48'Barnett 90+3' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne |
- As of 8 May 2021
Appearances
More information No., Pos ...
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| 1 | GK |  FIN |
Will Jääskeläinen | 33 | 0 | 31+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | ENG |
Harry Pickering | 49 | 4 | 44+0 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | |
| 4 | MF | ENG |
Ryan Wintle | 48 | 3 | 41+2 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | MSR |
Donervon Daniels | 16 | 0 | 11+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | IRL |
Eddie Nolan | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | ENG |
Daniel Powell | 28 | 3 | 14+11 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 2 | |
| 8 | MF | ENG |
Tom Lowery | 39 | 3 | 29+7 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | ENG |
Chris Porter | 37 | 8 | 15+20 | 7 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | ENG |
Charlie Kirk | 48 | 7 | 41+1 | 6 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | ENG |
Callum Ainley | 28 | 1 | 12+10 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| 12 | FW | FRA |
Mikael Mandron | 45 | 14 | 35+7 | 11 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 2 | |
| 13 | GK | WAL |
Dave Richards | 20 | 0 | 15+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | ENG |
Oliver Finney | 32 | 8 | 19+7 | 7 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |
| 16 | DF | ENG |
Olly Lancashire | 26 | 2 | 20+2 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 17 | DF | ENG |
Luke Offord | 31 | 1 | 28+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | ENG |
Regan Griffiths | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | ENG |
Owen Dale | 48 | 10 | 33+10 | 9 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | |
| 20 | MF | ENG |
Josh Lundstram | 6 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 21 | DF | ENG |
Rio Adebisi | 18 | 0 | 11+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 22 | DF | WAL |
Billy Sass-Davies | 4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| 23 | DF | ENG |
Travis Johnson | 12 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
| 28 | MF | ENG |
Luke Murphy | 43 | 0 | 28+12 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 29 | DF | GRN |
Omar Beckles | 43 | 1 | 37+4 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 30 | DF | ENG |
Billy Jones | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 31 | FW | ENG |
Stephen Walker | 10 | 1 | 1+9 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 32 | MF | ENG |
Antony Evans | 13 | 0 | 5+8 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 33 | DF | ENG |
Nathan Wood | 12 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| Players who left the club: | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG |
Perry Ng | 20 | 1 | 15+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| 15 | FW | CGO |
Offrande Zanzala | 10 | 1 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | |
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Goals record
- As of 8 May 2021
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| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | | CF | Mikael Mandron | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | 19 | | RW | Owen Dale | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 3 | 14 | | CM | Oliver Finney | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | 10 | | LW | Charlie Kirk | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | 9 | | CF | Chris Porter | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | | LB | Harry Pickering | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | 4 | | DM | Ryan Wintle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | | RW | Daniel Powell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 8 | | CM | Tom Lowery | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 | 16 | | CB | Olly Lancashire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 2 | | RB | Perry Ng | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | | LM | Callum Ainley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| CF | Offrande Zanzala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 17 | | CB | Luke Offord | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 22 | | CB | Billy Sass-Davies | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 29 | | CB | Omar Beckles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 33 | | SS | Stephen Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 58 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 69 | ||||
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Disciplinary record
- As of 26 January 2021
More information Rank, No. ...
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
| 1 | 29 | | CB | Omar Beckles | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 17 | | CB | Luke Offord | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 8 | | CM | Tom Lowery | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | | RW | Owen Dale | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 3 | | LB | Harry Pickering | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | | DM | Ryan Wintle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | | CM | Luke Murphy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 2 | | RB | Perry Ng | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | | RB | Travis Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 1 | | GK | Will Jääskeläinen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | | LW | Charlie Kirk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | | CF | Mikael Mandron | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | | CM | Oliver Finney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | | CB | Olly Lancashire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | 6 | | CB | Eddie Nolan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | | CF | Chris Porter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | | RB | Rio Adebisi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | | AM | Antony Evans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | | CB | Nathan Wood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 1 | ||||
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