2010–11 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season

This article details Crewe Alexandra's 2010–11 season in League Two. This was Crewe's 87th competitive season in the English Football League.

Crewe Alexandra

2010–11 season
Chairman	John Bowler
Manager	Dario Gradi
League Two	2009–10: 18th; 2010–11: 10th
FA Cup	First round (out)
League Cup	Second round (out)
Football League Trophy	Area QF (out)
Top goalscorer	Donaldson (28) All: Donaldson (29)
Highest home attendance	7,183 (vs Port Vale, 15 January 2011)
Lowest home attendance	3,171 (vs Barnet, 21 August 2010)
Average home league attendance	4,073
All statistics correct as of 21 May 2011.

Players

Squad information

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	GK		Phillips	32	EU	2010	32	0	30 Jun 2012	Free
2	DF		Tootle	19	EU	2009	72	1	30 Jun 2013	Youth system
3	DF		Blanchett	23	EU	2010	44	0	30 Jun 2011	Free
4	DF		AR Westwood	20	EU	2008	91	12	30 Jun 2013	Youth system
5	DF		Artell	29	EU	2010	44	5	30 Jun 2012	Free
6	DF		Ada	25	Non-EU	2009	66	1	30 Jun 2011	Free
7	FW		Donaldson	26	EU	2008	130	49	30 Jun 2011	£125,000
8	MF		Murphy	20	EU	2008	89	8	30 Jun 2011	Youth system
9	FW		Zola	25	Non-EU	2008	79	22	30 Jun 2011	£200,000	On loan at Burton Albion
10	FW		Miller	22	EU	2006	142	38	30 Jun 2011	Youth system
11	MF		Grant	22	EU	2008	106	18	30 Jun 2011	£130,000
12	MF		Bell	27	EU	2010	50	2	30 Jun 2012	Free
13	GK		Taylor	20	EU	2010	49	0	8 Sep 2010	Loan	On loan from Chelsea
14	FW		Moore	21	EU	2007	155	15	30 Jun 2011	Youth system
15	DF		Mitchel-King	26	EU	2009	51	0	30 Jun 2011	Free
16	FW		Connerton	20	EU	2009	2	0	30 Jun 2012	Undisclosed
17	DF		Shelley	20	EU	2008	50	8	30 Jun 2011	Youth system
18	FW		Leitch-Smith	20	EU	2008	19	5	30 Jun 2011	Youth system
19	MF		Mellor	19	EU	2009	1	0	30 Jun 2011	Youth system
20	DF		Martin	23	EU	2009	6	1	30 Jun 2012	Undisclosed
21	MF		Sarcevic	18	EU	2010	6	1	30 Jun 2011	Undisclosed
22	DF		Davis	18	EU	2009	2	0	30 Jun 2011	Youth system
23	DF		Dugdale	22	EU	2010	21	0	31 Jan 2011	Free
24	GK		Fogler	25	EU	2010	0	0	30 Jun 2011	Free
25	FW		Powell	16	EU	2010	19	0		Youth system
28	DF		AM Westwood	33	EU	2011	8	0		Free
29	MF		Clayton	15	EU	2011	2	0		Youth system
30	MF		Turton	17	EU	2011	1	0		Youth system
31	MF		Hughes	18	EU	2011	1	0		Youth system

• Last updated: 21 May 2011
• Source: Wikipedia players' articles, Crewe Alexandra, soccerbase
• Ordered by Squad Number.

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

Squad stats

				Total			League Two		FA Cup		Football League Cup		Football League Trophy
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Sts	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls
1	GK		Phillips	2	3		3
2	DF		Tootle	41	44		39		1		2		2
3	DF		Blanchett	42	44		39		1		2		2
4	DF		AR Westwood	50	51	6	46	5	1	1	2		2
5	DF		Artell	44	44	5	40	4	1		2		1	1
6	DF		Ada	44	45	1	40	1	1		2		2
7	FW		Donaldson	47	48	29	43	28	1		2		2	1
8	MF		Murphy	41	44	3	39	3	1		2		2
9	FW		Zola	5	8	1	6	1			1		1
10	FW		Miller	40	44	18	42	18			2
11	MF		Grant	19	28	6	25	5	1		1		1	1
12	MF		Bell	49	50	2	45	1	1		2		2	1
13	GK		Taylor	50	49		44		1		2		2
14	FW		Moore	31	42	6	37	6	1		2		2
15	DF		Mitchel-King	10	16		14		1				1
16	FW		Connerton		2		1				1
17	DF		Shelley	17	26	6	25	6			1
18	FW		Leitch-Smith	6	18	5	16	5	1				1
19	MF		Mellor		1		1
20	DF		Martin
21	MF		Sarcevic		6	1	6	1
22	DF		Davis		1		1
23	DF		Dugdale	16	21	1	20	1					1
24	GK		Fogler
25	FW		Powell	1	18		16		1				1
28	DF		AM Westwood	7	8		8
29	MF		Clayton		2		2
30	MF		Turton		1		1
31	MF		Hughes		1		1

Last updated: 21 May 2011
Source: Crewe Alexandra
Ordered by Squad Numbers
0 shown as blank

Disciplinary record

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name				Notes
12	GK		Taylor	3	0	1
7	FW		Donaldson	1	0	1
10	FW		Miller	6	0	0
12	MF		Bell	5	0	0
23	DF		Dugdale	5	0	0
2	DF		Tootle	4	0	0
6	DF		Ada	4	0	0
5	DF		Artell	4	0	0
4	DF		AR Westwood	3	0	0
9	FW		Zola	1	0	0
8	MF		Murphy	1	0	0
18	FW		Leitch-Smith	1	0	0
14	FW		Moore	1	0	0
3	DF		Blanchett	1	0	0
28	DF		AM Westwood	1	0	0

Last updated: 21 May 2011
Source: Crewe Alexandra
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Awards

Individual

Date	N	P	Nat.	Name	Award	Notes
23 Aug 2010	2	DF		Tootle	League Two Team of the Week	Source
23 Aug 2010	5	DF		Artell	League Two Team of the Week	Source
23 Aug 2010	7	FW		Donaldson	League Two Team of the Week	Source
13 Sep 2010	5	DF		Artell	League Two Team of the Week	Source
13 Sep 2010	8	MF		Murphy	League Two Team of the Week	Source
27 Sep 2010	5	DF		Artell	League Two Team of the Week	Source
4 Oct 2010	12	MF		Bell	League Two Team of the Week	Source
18 Oct 2010	2	DF		Tootle	League Two Team of the Week	Source
25 Oct 2010	4	MF		AR Westwood	League Two Team of the Week	Source
13 Dec 2010	7	FW		Donaldson	League Two Team of the Week	Source
10 Jan 2011	2	DF		Tootle	League Two Team of the Week	Source
10 Jan 2011	7	FW		Donaldson	League Two Team of the Week	Source
Jan 2011				Gradi	League Two Manager of the Month	Source
7 Mar 2011	7	FW		Donaldson	League Two Team of the Week	Source
24 Mar 2011				Gradi	Contribution to League Football award	Source
Season	7	FW		Donaldson	League Two Golden Boot	Source

Club

Date	Period	Award	Notes
8 Apr 2011	W/E 7 Apr 2011	F&C Performance of the Week	Source 1 Source 2

Players in and out

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
21	MF		Sarcevic	18	EU	Woodley Sports	Transfer	Summer	30 Jun 2011	Undisclosed	Crewe Alexandra
12	MF		Bell	27	EU	Macclesfield Town	Transfer	Summer	20 Jun 2012	Free	Crewe Alexandra
5	DF		Artell	29	EU	Morecambe	Transfer	Summer	30 Jun 2010	Free	Crewe Alexandra
1	GK		Phillips	32	EU	Bristol Rovers	Transfer	Summer	30 Jun 2012	Free	Crewe Alexandra
13	GK		Taylor	20	EU	Chelsea	Loan	Summer	8 Sep 2010	Loan	Crewe Alexandra
3	DF		Blanchett	23	EU	Peterborough United	Transfer	Summer	30 Jun 2011	Free	Crewe Alexandra
24	GK		Fogler	25	EU	Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki	Transfer	Summer	30 Jun 2011	Free	The Telegraph
23	DF		Dugdale	22	EU	A.F.C. Telford United	Transfer	Summer	31 Jan 2011	Free	Crewe Alexandra
28	DF		AM Westwood	34	EU	Kettering Town	Transfer	Winter	31 Jun 2011	Free	Crewe Alexandra

Out

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
3	DF		Jones	26	EU	Exeter City	Released	Summer	Free	exetercityfc.co.uk
4	MF		Schumacher	26	EU	Bury	Released	Summer	Free	Crewe Alexandra
5	DF		O'Donnell	24	EU	Shrewsbury Town	Released	Summer	Free	Crewe Alexandra
21	MF		Clements	20	EU	Free agent	Released	Summer	Free	Crewe Alexandra
2	DF		Brayford	22	EU	Derby County	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	Crewe Alexandra
16	MF		Bailey	21	EU	Derby County	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	Crewe Alexandra
13	GK		Legzdins	23	EU	Burton Albion	Released	Summer	Free	burtonalbionfc.co.uk
9	FW		Zola	26		Burton Albion	Loan	Winter	Loan	Crewe Alexandra

Last updated: 29 January 2011
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

Position	Staff
First Team Manager	Dario Gradi MBE
Assistant Manager	Steve Davis
Assistant Manager (Player Recruitment)	Neil Baker
Assistant Academy Manager	James Collins
Assistant Academy Manager	Neil Critchley
Head physiotherapist	Rob Sharp
Physiotherapist	Nick Oakley
Fitness Coach	Andy Franks
Academy Recruitment Officer	Phil Swift
Academy Operations Manager	Paul Anthrobus

Last updated: 11 May 2010
Source: Crewe Alexandra Staff

Other information

Chairman	John Bowler
Vice Chairman	Norman Hassall
Director	Richard Clayton
Director	Dario Gradi MBE
Director	Mark Hassall
Director	Jim McMillan
Director	Daniel Potts
Director	David Rowlinson
Director	Jimmy Rowlinson
Head Groundsman	John Huxley
Assistant Groundsman	Andrew Wareham
Club Doctor	Dr Mike Freeman
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Alexandra Stadium (10,153 / 100 × 66 yd)

Updated to match played 11 May 2010
Source: Crewe Alexandra Staff

Kits

Home Sponsors: Mornflake Oats

Away Sponsors: Mornflake Oats

Home goalkeepers Sponsors: Mornflake Oats

Away goalkeepers Sponsors: Mornflake Oats

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
League Two	—	10th	7 August 2010	7 May 2010
Football League Cup	1st round	2nd round	10 August 2010	24 August 2010
Football League Trophy	1st round (bye)	Area Quarter Final	31 August 2010
FA Cup	1st round	1st round	6 November 2010

Updated to match played 21 May 2011
Source: Competitions

League Two

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	Gillingham	46	17	17	12	67	57	+10	68
9	Rotherham United	46	17	15	14	75	60	+15	66
10	Crewe Alexandra	46	18	11	17	87	65	+22	65
11	Port Vale	46	17	14	15	54	49	+5	65
12	Oxford United	46	17	12	17	58	60	−2	63

Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2011. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary

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	11	17	87	65	+22	65	13	6	4	49	18	+31	5	5	13	38	47	−9

Last updated: 21 May 2011.
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/crewe_alexandra/tables/default.stm

Results by round

Round	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	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	W	D	D	W	D	D	D	D	D	W	W	L	L	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	D	L	L	L	W	L	W	W	L	D	L	W	L	D	W	L	W	W
Position	21	23	14	13	15	9	9	8	11	14	15	10	7	9	11	9	11	9	9	9	8	5	5	5	6	3	7	8	9	11	11	12	11	12	10	9	12	12	12	12	13	13	11	13	12	10

Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2011. Source: Crewe Alexandra
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Won   Drawn   Lost   Postponed

Pre-Season Friendlies

Quorn v Crewe Alexandra

12 July 2010	Quorn	0–4	Crewe Alexandra	Quorn
19:30		Report	Leitch-Smith 48' 80' Cooke 81' Connerton	Stadium: Sutton Park

Kidsgrove Athletic v Crewe Alexandra

12 July 2010	Kidsgrove Athletic	2–3	Crewe Alexandra	Kidsgrove
19:30	Walker Shotton	Report	Zola (2 × pens)	Stadium: The Seddon Stadium Attendance: 289

Lancaster City v Crewe Alexandra

16 July 2010	Lancaster City	1–8	Crewe Alexandra	Giant Axe
19:30	Farrell 22'	Report	Miller 15' Donaldson 17' Dugdale 33' Tootle 34' Donadlson 41' Short 47' Shelley McCarthy 71'

Crewe Alexandra v West Bromwich Albion

Nantwich Town v Crewe Alexandra

24 July 2010	Nantwich Town	0–5	Crewe Alexandra	Nantwich
15:00		Report	McCarthy 40' Mellor 42' Mellor 45' Leitch-Smith 70' Leitch-Smith 84'	Stadium: The Weaver Stadium Attendance: 1,092 Referee: Danny Gratton

Crewe Alexandra v Blackpool

27 July 2010	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Blackpool	Alexandra Stadium
19:30	Miller 34'	Report

Crewe Alexandra v Wrexham

31 July 2010	Crewe Alexandra	2–0	Wrexham	Alexandra Stadium
15:00	Zola 13' Miller 18' Artell  74' (unsporting behaviour)	Report	Harris  57' (unsporting behaviour)	Attendance: 1,532 Referee: Dean Mohareb

Kidderminster Harriers v Crewe Alexandra

2 August 2010	Kidderminster Harriers	4–0	Crewe Alexandra	Aggborough
19:45	Wright 11' Bird 16' Finnigan 28' (pen) Shaw 68'	Report

Last updated: 2 August 2010

League Two

Crewe Alexandra v Hereford United

7 August 2010	Crewe Alexandra	0–1	Hereford United	Alexandra Stadium
15:00		Report	Kovacs 16' Valentine  25' (unsporting behaviour) Thompson  71' (unsporting behaviour) Fleetwood  90' (unsporting behaviour) McQuilkin  90+3' (unsporting behaviour)	Attendance: 4,343 Referee: Brendan Malone Assistant referees: Paul Marsden & Andrew Scregg Fourth official: Peter Gooch

Cheltenham Town v Crewe Alexandra

14 August 2010	Cheltenham Town	3–2	Crewe Alexandra	Whaddon Road
15:00	Thomas 22' Thomas  37' (unsporting behaviour) Thomas 42' Goulding 62'	Report	Ada 4' Zola 49' Zola  53' (unsporting behaviour)	Attendance: 3,537 Referee: Iain Williamson

Crewe Alexandra v Barnet

21 August 2010	Crewe Alexandra	7–0	Barnet	Alexandra Stadium
15:00	Miller 4' Donaldson 34' Grant 47' Artell 57' Donaldson 59' Miller 77' Leitch-Smith 82'	Report	Marshall  44' (unsporting behaviour) Parkes  53' (unsporting behaviour)	Attendance: 3,171 Referee: Bobby Madley Assistant referees: Kevin Mattocks and Marc Perry Fourth official: Andy Hendley

Lincoln City v Crewe Alexandra

28 August 2010	Lincoln City	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Sincil Bank
15:00	Jarrett 40'	Report	Miller 23'	Attendance: 3,024 Referee: David Foster Assistant referees: Ryan Newman and Wayne Porter Fourth official: Amy Fearn

Stevenage v Crewe Alexandra

4 September 2010	Stevenage	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Broadhall Way
15:00	Sinclair  31' (unsporting behaviour) Odubade 45+1' Long  48' (unsporting behaviour) Long  63'  (second bookable offence) Henry  80' (unsporting behaviour) Bostwick  90+2' (unsporting behaviour)	Report	AR Westwood 56' Miller  65' (unsporting behaviour) AR Westwood  90' (unsporting behaviour)	Attendance: 3,431 Referee: James Linington

Crewe Alexandra v Bury

11 September 2010	Crewe Alexandra	3–0	Bury	Alexandra Stadium
15:00	Miller 3' Artell 18' Murphy 71' Donaldson missed pen (saved), 74'	Report	Schumacher  31' (unsporting behaviour) Picken  35' (unsporting behaviour) Schumacher  63'  (second bookable offence)	Attendance: 4,030 Referee: Jock Waugh

Burton Albion v Crewe Alexandra

18 September 2010	Burton Albion	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Pirelli Stadium
15:00	Austin  39' (unsporting behaviour) Maghoma 44' Penn  60' (unsporting behaviour) McGrath  80' (unsporting behaviour)	Report	Murphy 63' Tootle  69' (unsporting behaviour) Bell  87' (unsporting behaviour)	Attendance: 3,093 Referee: Mark Brown Assistant referees: Wayne Barratt and Paul Hobday Fourth official: Jason Knowles

Crewe Alexandra v Oxford United

25 September 2010	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Oxford United	Alexandra Stadium
15:00	Artell 38' Artell  83' (unsporting behaviour)	Report	Tonkin  34' (unsporting behaviour) Constable 71' Constable  82' (unsporting behaviour) Craddock  84' (unsporting behaviour) Creighton  85' (unsporting behaviour) Constable  89'  (second bookable offence)	Attendance: 4,584 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Crewe Alexandra v Macclesfield Town

28 September 2010	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Macclesfield Town	Alexandra Stadium
19:45	Leitch-Smith 87' Leitch-Smith  88'	Report	Bencherif  39' (unsporting behaviour) Barnett 52' Draper  65' (unsporting behaviour)	Attendance: 3,659 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Chesterfield v Crewe Alexandra

2 October 2010	Chesterfield	5–5	Crewe Alexandra	B2net Stadium
15:00	Lester 23' Lester 74' Whitaker 79' Hunt  86' (unsporting behaviour) Whitaker 89' Clay 90+2'	Report	Murphy 4' Bell 6' Moore 13' Miller 26' Miller  74' (unsporting behaviour) Donaldson 80' Tootle  88' (unsporting behaviour)	Attendance: 6,047 Referee: Jon Moss

Crewe Alexandra v Torquay United

9 October 2010	Crewe Alexandra	3–3	Torquay United	Alexandra Stadium
15:00	Bell missed pen (hit bar), 44' Donaldson 45+2' Bell  66' (unsporting behaviour) AR Westwood 73' AR Westwood 78' (pen)	Report	Ellis 8' Ellis 16' O'Kane  63' (unsporting behaviour) O'Kane 67' Branston  77' (unsporting behaviour)	Attendance: 4,445 Referee: Russell Booth Assistant referees: Michael Denton and Simeon Lucas Fourth official: Mark Heywood

Southend United v Crewe Alexandra

16 October 2010	Southend United	0–2	Crewe Alexandra	Roots Hall
15:00	Prosser  44' (unsporting behaviour)	Report	Bell  34' (unsporting behaviour) Donaldson 55' Miller 77'	Attendance: 5,506 Referee: Andy Woolmer Assistant referees: Darren Blunden and Neil Hair Fourth official: John Hopkins

Crewe Alexandra v Aldershot Town

23 October 2010	Crewe Alexandra	3–1	Aldershot Town	Alexandra Stadium
15:00	Moore 43' Grant 44' AR Westwood 58' Taylor  90+4'	Report	Straker 52' McGlashan  83' (unsporting behaviour)	Attendance: 4,164 Referee: Andy Haines

Port Vale v Crewe Alexandra

30 October 2010	Port Vale	2–1	Crewe Alexandra	Vale Park
15:00	Griffith  2' (unsporting behaviour) Dodds 13' Roberts  64' (unsporting behaviour) M Richards 74' (pen.) Fraser  80' (unsporting behaviour) Griffith  81'  (second bookable offence) Tomlinson  90+4' (delaying restart)	Report	Taylor  73' (unsporting behaviour) Donaldson 81' (pen.)	Attendance: 8,607 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Crewe Alexandra v Shrewsbury Town

2 November 2010	Crewe Alexandra	1–2	Shrewsbury Town	Alexandra Stadium
19:45	Miller 49'	Report	Wright 5' Holden  21' (unsporting behaviour) Neal  79' (unsporting behaviour) Wright 90+3'	Attendance: 4,594 Referee: Karl Evans

Gillingham v Crewe Alexandra

13 November 2010	Gillingham	1–3	Crewe Alexandra	KRBS Priestfield Stadium
15:00	Julian  14' (unsporting behaviour) Davies  28' (professional foul) Whelpdale 47' Lee  88' (unsporting behaviour)	Report	Moore 36' Donaldson 45+2' Miller 77'	Attendance: 5,292 Referee: David Phillips

Crewe Alexandra v Rotherham United

20 November 2010	Crewe Alexandra	0–1	Rotherham United	Alexandra Stadium
15:00	Ada  57' (unsporting behaviour)	Report	Dugdale 2' (o.g.) Newey  18' (unsporting behaviour) Le Fondre  53' (unsporting behaviour)	Attendance: 4,301 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Morecambe v Crewe Alexandra

27 November 2010	Morecambe	1–2	Crewe Alexandra	Globe Arena
15:00	Charnock  40' Shuker 89'	Report	Donaldson 4' Tootle  29' (unsporting behaviour) Moore 45' Bell  86' (unsporting behaviour)	Attendance: 1,793 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Crewe Alexandra v Wycombe Wanderers

4 December 2010	Crewe Alexandra	P – P	Wycombe Wanderers	Alexandra Stadium
15:00		Postponed due to frozen pitch Source

Stockport County v Crewe Alexandra

11 December 2010	Stockport County	3–3	Crewe Alexandra	Edgeley Park
15:00	Tansey 24' Turnbull  36' (unsporting behaviour) Poole 54' Tansey 72' (pen.) Donnelly  90' (unsporting behaviour)	Report	Donaldson 45+1' Donaldson 47' Shelley 64'	Attendance: 4,036 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Crewe Alexandra v Bradford City

18 December 2010	Crewe Alexandra	P – P	Bradford City	Alexandra Stadium
15:00		Postponed due to frozen pitch Source		Referee: Kevin Wright

Accrington Stanley v Crewe Alexandra

26 December 2010	Accrington Stanley	P – P	Crewe Alexandra	Crown Ground
15:00		Postponed due to frozen pitch Source

Crewe Alexandra v Southend United

28 December 2010	Crewe Alexandra	P – P	Southend United	Alexandra Stadium
15:00		Postponed due to frozen pitch Source

Crewe Alexandra v Northampton Town

1 January 2011	Crewe Alexandra	2–0	Northampton Town	Alexandra Stadium
15:00	Donaldson 43' Miller 59'	Report	Wedderburn  44' (unsporting behaviour) Osman  88' (unsporting behaviour) Johnson  90+2' (unsporting behaviour)	Attendance: 3,835 Referee: Pawson

Shrewsbury Town v Crewe Alexandra

3 January 2011	Shrewsbury Town	0–1	Crewe Alexandra	New Meadow
15:00		Report	Miller 67' Miller  70' (unsporting behaviour)	Attendance: 6,561 Referee: Graham Horwood

Crewe Alexandra v Wycombe Wanderers

8 January 2011	Crewe Alexandra	3–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Alexandra Stadium
15:00	Donaldson 71' Donaldson 72' Miller 86'	Report	Johnson  87' (unsporting behaviour)	Attendance: 3,727 Referee: Simon Hooper

Torquay United v Crewe Alexandra

11 January 2011	Torquay United	2–1	Crewe Alexandra	Plainmoor
19:45	O'Kane 7' Zebroski 16' Ellis  58' (unsporting behaviour)	Report	Ada  33' (unsporting behaviour) Miller  53' (unsporting behaviour) Shelley 59'	Attendance: 1,955 Referee: James Linington Assistant referees: Brett Huxtable and Adam Nunn Fourth official: Andy Davies

Crewe Alexandra v Port Vale

15 January 2011	Crewe Alexandra	2–1	Port Vale	Alexandra Stadium
15:00	Miller 18' Taylor  58' (unsporting behaviour) Miller 81'	Report	Richards 58' (pen.) Roberts  61' (unsporting behaviour) Haldane  87' (unsporting behaviour)	Attendance: 7,183 Referee: Steve Tanner Assistant referees: Tony Peart and Colin Harwood Fourth official: Sasa Ihringova

Aldershot Town v Crewe Alexandra

22 January 2011	Aldershot Town	3–2	Crewe Alexandra	The Recreation Ground
15:00	Small 24' Harding  57' (unsporting behaviour) Vincenti 63' Herd  86' (unsporting behaviour) Guttridge 90+4'	Report	Shelley 19' Donaldson 43' Dugdale  73' (unsporting behaviour) Taylor  90+2' (deliberate handball)	Attendance: 2,613 Referee: Keith Stroud Assistant referees: William Bull and Paul Kelly Fourth official: Charles Breakspear

Crewe Alexandra v Bradford City

25 January 2011	Crewe Alexandra	2–1	Bradford City	Alexandra Stadium
19:45	Donaldson 15' Moore 40' Donaldson  45+1' (violent conduct) AR Westwood  80' (unsporting behaviour) Bell  90+2' (dissent)	Report	Duff 39' Evans  44' (unsporting behaviour) Worthington  45+4' (unsporting behaviour) O'Brien  45+5' (unsporting behaviour)	Attendance: 3,665 Referee: Kevin Wright Assistant referees: Paul Hobday Fourth official: Stephen Martin

Crewe Alexandra v Accrington Stanley

29 January 2010	Crewe Alexandra	P – P	Accrington Stanley	Alexandra Stadium
15:00		Postponed due to frozen pitch Source

Northampton Town v Crewe Alexandra

1 February 2011	Northampton Town	6–2	Crewe Alexandra	Sixfields Stadium
19:45	Harrad 11' Jacobs 14' Beckwith 44' Holt 46' Osman 48' McKay 80'	Report	Leitch-Smith 5' AR Westwood missed pen (saved), 44' Sarcevic 88'	Attendance: 4,021 Referee: Bobby Madley Assistant referees: Mike Blackledge and Andy Hendley Fourth official: Chris Knowles

Rotherham United v Crewe Alexandra

5 February 2011	Rotherham United	3–1	Crewe Alexandra	Don Valley Stadium
15:00	Fenton 43' Le Fondre 84' Taylor 89'	Report	Leitch-Smith 62'	Attendance: 3,750 Referee: David Foster Assistant referees: Simon Clayton and Ross Joyce Fourth official: Ryan Johnson

Crewe Alexandra v Gillingham

12 February 2011	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Gillingham	Alexandra Stadium
15:00	Sinclair 26' (o.g.) Artell  90+2' (unsporting behaviour)	Report	Richards  28' (unsporting behaviour) McDonald  54' (unsporting behaviour) Weston 54' Fuller  58' (unsporting behaviour)	Attendance: 4,012 Referee: Karl Evans

Crewe Alexandra v Stevenage

19 February 2011	Crewe Alexandra	0–1	Stevenage	Alexandra Stadium
15:00		Report	Foster  44' (unsporting behaviour) Laird 87'	Attendance: 3,793 Referee: Steve Rushton

Accrington Stanley v Crewe Alexandra

22 February 2011	Accrington Stanley	3–2	Crewe Alexandra	Crown Ground
19:45	Barnett 12' Craney 47' McConville 75'	Report	Moore 8' Ada  60' Artell 72'	Attendance: 1,356 Referee: Paul Tierney Assistant referees: Gordon Johnson and Paul Kettlewell Fourth official: Kevin Mattocks

Bury v Crewe Alexandra

26 February 2011	Bury	3–1	Crewe Alexandra	Gigg Lane
15:00	Bennett 64' Bennett 68' Lowe 76' Sodje  88' (unsporting behaviour)	Report	Miller 41'	Attendance: 3,308 Referee: Mark Haywood Assistant referees: Tony Harrington and Dave McCallum Fourth official: Scott Oldham

Crewe Alexandra v Burton Albion

5 March 2011	Crewe Alexandra	4–1	Burton Albion	Alexandra Stadium
15:00	Donaldson 2' Miller 7' Donaldson 27' (pen.) Donaldson 90+2'	Report	Austin  26' (unsporting behaviour) Whaley  44' (unsporting behaviour) McGrath  53' (unsporting behaviour) Boertien  82' (unsporting behaviour) Winnall 83' Stanton  90+4' (unsporting behaviour)	Attendance: 3,882 Referee: Colin Webster Assistant referees: Gary Hilton and Nigel Smith Fourth official: Mark Astley

Macclesfield Town v Crewe Alexandra

8 March 2011	Macclesfield Town	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Moss Rose
19:45	Draper 41' Brown  75' (unsporting behaviour)	Report		Attendance: 1,485 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Crewe Alexandra v Chesterfield

12 March 2011	Crewe Alexandra	2–0	Chesterfield	Alexandra Stadium
15:00	Donaldson 36' Dugdale  70' (unsporting behaviour) Artell  84' (unsporting behaviour) Shelley 87'	Report	Djilali  34' (unsporting behaviour) Holden  83' (unsporting behaviour)	Attendance: 4,503 Referee: Gavin Ward

Crewe Alexandra v Southend United

15 March 2011	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Southend United	Alexandra Stadium
19:45	Miller 65' Miller  74' (unsporting behaviour)	Report		Attendance: 3,319 Referee: Geoff Eltringham Assistant referees: Alan Parker and Nigel Smith Fourth official: Steven Copeland

Oxford United v Crewe Alexandra

19 March 2011	Oxford United	2–1	Crewe Alexandra	Kassam Stadium
15:00	Constable 29' Wright  42' (unsporting behaviour) MacLean  42' (unsporting behaviour) Constable 67' Tonkin  74' (delaying restart) Worley  86'	Report	Ada  73' (unsporting behaviour) Dugdale  81' (unsporting behaviour) Leitch-Smith 90+4'	Attendance: 6,751 Referee: Carl Boyeson Assistant referees: Adam Crysell and David Rock Fourth official: Guy Stretton

Crewe Alexandra v Accrington Stanley

22 March 2011	Crewe Alexandra	0–0	Accrington Stanley	Alexandra Stadium
19:45		Report	Joyce  68' (unsporting behaviour) Hessey  72' (unsporting behaviour)	Attendance: 3,701 Referee: David Coote Assistant referees: Andrew Hutchinson and David Plowright Fourth official: Mark Weaver

Hereford United v Crewe Alexandra

27 March 2011	Hereford United	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Edgar Street
15:00	Fleetwood 23' Lunt  63' (unsporting behaviour)	Report	AR Westwood  67' (unsporting behaviour)	Attendance: 2,334 Referee: Gary Sutton Assistant referees: Sasa Ihringova and Marc Perry Fourth official: James Adcock

Crewe Alexandra v Cheltenham Town

2 April 2011	Crewe Alexandra	8–1	Cheltenham Town	Alexandra Stadium
15:00	Donaldson 4' Miller 11' Donaldson 33' Grant 37' AR Westwood 58' Artell  60' (unsporting behaviour) Donaldson 67' (pen.) Grant 73' Grant 88' (pen.)	report	Thomas 50' Thomas  53' (unsporting behaviour)	Attendance: 3,682 Referee: Peter Quinn Assistant referees: Matthew Bristow and Paul Hodskinson Fourth official: Lee Metcalfe

Barnet v Crewe Alexandra

9 April 2011	Barnet	2–1	Crewe Alexandra	Underhill Stadium
15:00	Leach 11' Deering  24' (unsporting behaviour) McLeod 26' Walker  87' (delaying restart) Walker  90'  (second bookable offence)	Report	Donaldson 45+3' (pen.)	Attendance: 2,212 Referee: Mark Brown Assistant referees: Stephen Artis and Chris Powell Fourth official: John Busby

Crewe Alexandra v Lincoln City

16 April 2011	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Lincoln City	Alexandra Stadium
15:00	Donaldson 77' (pen.)	Report	Green 47' Kilbey  68' (unsporting behaviour) Hone  76' (unsporting behaviour) Green  78' (unsporting behaviour)	Attendance: 3,731 Referee: Pat Miller Assistant referees: Peter Bankes and Gary Stott Fourth official: Guy Stretton

Crewe Alexandra v Morecambe

22 April 2011	Crewe Alexandra	2–1	Morecambe	Alexandra Stadium
15:00	Donaldson 72' Dugdale  78' (unsporting behaviour) Donaldson 90+3'	Report	Hunter 58'	Attendance: 3,614 Referee: Chris Sarginson Assistant referees: Marvyn Amphlett and Paul Graham Fourth official: Alan Parker

Wycombe Wanderers v Crewe Alexandra

25 April 2011	Wycombe Wanderers	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	Adams Park
15:00	Rendell 42' Rendell 45+2' (pen.) Bloomfield  88' (unsporting behaviour)	Report	Blanchett  34' (unsporting behaviour) AM Westwood  41' (unsporting behaviour) Donaldson missed pen (saved), 45'	Attendance: 4,615 Referee: Danny McDermid Assistant referees: Richard Corp and John Hopkins Fourth official: Mark Pottage

Crewe Alexandra v Stockport County

30 April 2011	Crewe Alexandra	2–0	Stockport County	Alexandra Stadium
15:00	Goodall 62' (o.g.) Donaldson 65' Miller  89' (unsporting behaviour)	Report	Darkwah  89' (unsporting behaviour)	Attendance: 4,799 Referee: Tony Bates Assistant referees: Philip Dermott and Gary Hilton Fourth official: Michael Denton

Bradford City v Crewe Alexandra

7 May 2011	Bradford City	1–5	Crewe Alexandra	Valley Parade
15:00	Speight 23' (pen.) Speight  74' (unsporting behaviour)	Report	Miller 12' Miller 32' Donaldson 34' Shelley 45' Shelley 67'	Attendance: 11,030 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Football League Cup

Crewe Alexandra v Derby County (FLC)

10 August 2010 First round	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Derby County (FLC)	Alexandra Stadium
19:45	Barker 45+1' (o.g.) Tootle  74' (unsporting behaviour)	Report	Moxey  61' (unsporting behaviour)	Attendance: 3,778 Referee: Carl Boyeson Assistant referees: Mark Astley and Peter Bankes Fourth official: Danny Gratton

Crewe Alexandra v Ipswich Town (FLC)

24 August 2010 Second round	Crewe Alexandra	0 – 1 aet	Ipswich Town (FLC)	Alexandra Stadium
19:45	Murphy  116' (unsporting behaviour) Donaldson  117' (unsporting behaviour)	Report	Leadbitter  26' (unsporting behaviour) Norris  65' (unsporting behaviour) Smith  70' (unsporting behaviour) O'Connor  78' (unsporting behaviour) Norris 101'	Attendance: 3,309 Referee: Paul Tierney Assistant referees: Robert Jones and Scott Oldham Fourth official: Mark Weaver

Last updated: 4 September 2010

Football League Trophy

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Macclesfield Town (FL2) v Crewe Alexandra

5 October 2010 Second round	Macclesfield Town (FL2)	2–4	Crewe Alexandra	Moss Rose
19:30	Ada 13' (o.g.) Ada 30' (o.g.)	Report	Daniel 4' (o.g.) Bell 29' (pen) Artell 48' Grant 59'	Attendance: 1,103 Referee: Rob Lewis Assistant referees: Geoff Law and Lee Metcalfe Fourth official: Gary Hilton

Carlisle United (FL1) v Crewe Alexandra

9 November 2010 Area Quarter Final	Carlisle United (FL1)	3–1	Crewe Alexandra	Brunton Park
19:45	Donaldson 14' (o.g.) Murphy 72' Taiwo  81' (unsporting behaviour) Murphy 85'	Source	Dugdale  64' (unsporting behaviour) Donaldson 76'	Attendance: 2,142 Referee: Miller

FA Cup

Tamworth v Crewe Alexandra

6 November 2010 First round	Tamworth	2–1	Crewe Alexandra	The Lamb Ground
15:00	Rodman 15' Tait  40' (unsporting behaviour) Thomas 55' Barrow  78' (unsporting behaviour) Wylde  90' (unsporting behaviour)	Report	Moore  36' (unsporting behaviour) AR Westwood 88' Donaldson  90' (unsporting behaviour)	Attendance: 1,776 Referee: Graham Scott

References

The following references are from crewealex.net, unless otherwise specified.

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