2008–09 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season

This article details Crewe Alexandra's 2008–09 season in League One. This was Crewe's 85th competitive season.

Crewe Alexandra Football Club
Season 2008–09
Head Coach  Guðjón Þórðarson
Technical Director  Dario Gradi
Chairman  John Bowler
League  League One
League Position2007–08: 20th (League One)
Final position: 22nd (relegated)
FA CupThird Round
League CupThird Round
Football League TrophySecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Tom Pope (10)
Most appearancesLeague:
All: Billy Jones (40)
Highest attendance7138
Lowest attendance3432
Last matchLeicester City (H), lost 0−3
Next matchFL2, 08/08/09
Transfer Spending£ 330,000 Increase
Transfer Income£2,200,000 Decrease
Last updated: 21:32, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

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.

Players

Squad information

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Since
App
Goals
Ends
Transfer fee
Notes
1 GK England Collis27EU 2008 0 0 30 June 2010 Free
2 DF England Woodards24EU 2007 51 0 30 June 2010 £30,000
3 DF England Jones25EU 2007 26 0 30 June 2010 £65,000
4 MF England Schumacher24EU 2007 29 1 30 June 2010 Free
6 DF France Baudet29EU 2006 77 2 30 June 2009 Free
7 MF Germany Bopp24EU 2007 12 1 30 June 2010 Free
8 MF Northern Ireland O'Connor20EU 2005 59 1 30 June 2010 Youth system
9 FW England Elding26EU 2008 0 0 30 June 2011 Undisclosed
10 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Zola23Non-EU 2008 0 0 30 June 2011 £200,000
11 MF England Grant20EU 2008 0 0 30 June 2011 £130,000
12 MF England Rix24EU 2001 152 4 30 June 2009 Youth system
13 GK England Legzdins21EU 2008 0 0 30 June 2010 Free
14 DF England McCready26EU 2007 117 2 30 June 2009 Free
15 DF Nigeria Abbey29EU 2007 23 0 30 June 2010 Free
16 MF England Livermore18EU 2008 0 0 11 January 2009 Loan On loan from Tottenham Hotspur
17 FW England Moore19EU 2007 36 2 30 June 2010 Youth system
18 MF England Carrington21EU 2005 14 0 30 June 2009 Youth system
19 FW England Pope22EU 2005 32 7 30 June 2009 Free
20 FW England Miller20EU 2006 25 4 30 June 2011 Youth system
21 GK England Tomlinson23EU 2001 17 0 30 June 2009 Youth system
22 DF England Daniel20EU 2007 1 0 30 June 2009 Free
23 MF England Bailey19EU 2007 1 0 30 June 2009 Youth system
25 MF England Roberts21EU 2004 129 11 30 June 2009 Youth system
26 MF England Clements18EU 2008 0 0 30 June 2009 Youth system
DF England Danville18EU 2008 0 0 30 June 2009 Youth system
FW England Leitch-Smith18EU 2008 0 0 30 June 2009 Youth system
MF England Murphy18EU 2008 0 0 30 June 2009 Youth system
DF England O'Donnell22EU 2007 59 2 30 June 2010 £100,000
FW England Thompson17EU 2008 0 0 30 June 2009 Youth system
DF England Westwood18EU 2008 0 0 30 June 2009 Youth system

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

Total League One FA CupFootball League CupFootball League TrophyNotes
No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Sts
App
Gls
App
Gls
App
Gls
App
Gls
App
Gls
1 GKEngland Collis 7 7 4 2 1
2 DFEngland Woodards 7 7 4 2 1
3 DFEngland Jones 6 71 4 2 11
4 MFEngland Schumacher 1 41 1 2 11
5 DFEngland O'Donnell 4 41 2 1 11
6 DFFrance Baudet 7 7 4 2 1
7 MFGermany Bopp 1 1 1 Groin Strain
8 MFNorthern Ireland O'Connor 6 61 4 21
9 FWEngland Elding 6 73 41 221
10 FWDemocratic Republic of the Congo Zola 2 31 21 1
11 MFEngland Grant 6 61 41 2
12 MFEngland Rix 2 3 1 1 1
13 GKEngland Legzdins
14 DFEngland McCready 3 21 11 1
15 DFNigeria Abbey 1 1
16 MFEngland Livermore Fractured Fibula
17 FWEngland Moore 6 71 4 211
18 MFEngland Carrington 1 1
19 FWEngland Pope 5 51 31 2
20 FWEngland Miller 1 3 2 1
21 GKEngland Tomlinson
22 MFEngland Daniel 1 1
23 MFEngland Bailey 6 6 4 2
25 MFEngland Roberts On loan to Yeovil Town.
26 MFEngland Clements
27 FWEngland Donaldson 4 2 1 1
29 DFEngland Westwood
30 DFEngland Brayford

Source:
Ordered by Squad Numbers
0 shown as blank

Disciplinary record

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Notes
8 MF Northern Ireland O'Connor 2 0 0
19 FW England Pope 1 0 0
12 MF England Rix 1 0 0

Source:
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 Country N P Name Award Notes
2008-08-26 England ENG 11 MF Grant League One Team of the Week
Club
Date Period Award Notes
23 FebruarySeason 2007/08Bobby Moore Fair Play awardSource

Players in and out

In

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
13 GK England Legzdins 21EU Birmingham City Transfer Green tickY Summer 30 June 2010 Free
11 MF England Grant 20EU Aldershot Town Transfer Green tickY Summer 30 June 2011 £130,000
10 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Zola 23Non-EU Tranmere Rovers Transfer Green tickY Summer 30 June 2011 £200,000
1 GK England Collis 27EU Southend United Transfer Green tickY Summer 30 June 2010 Free
24 FW England Elding 26EU Leeds United Transfer Green tickY Summer 30 June 2011 Undisclosed
TBA FW England Donaldson 24EU Hibernian Scotland Transfer Green tickY Summer 30 June 1011 Undisclosed
TBA DF England McManus 19EU Manchester United Transfer Green tickY Summer 30 June 2010 Free
16 MF England Livermore 18EU Tottenham Hotspur Loan Green tickY Summer 11 January 2009 Loan

Out

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
5 DF England Cox 36EU Retired Summer Free
20 FW England Bailey 22EU Northwich Victoria Transfer Green tickY Summer Free
1 GK England Williams 25EU Carlisle United Transfer Green tickY Summer Free
16 FW England Lowe 29EU Chester City Transfer Green tickY Summer Free
21 GK Wales Fôn Williams 21EU Stockport County Transfer Green tickY Summer Free
9 FW England Maynard 22 Bristol City Transfer Green tickY Summer £2.2m
29 DF England Lynch 21EU Considering Retirement Summer Free
26 FW England Brown 19EU Darlington Contract Offer Summer Free
24 FW England Farquharson 19EU Released Summer Free

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

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
League One 17th 9 August 20082 May 2008
Football League Cup 1st round 12 August 2008
Football League Trophy 1st round
FA Cup 1st round

Source: Competitions

League one

Table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1 Leicester City (C) (P) 46 27 15 4 84 39 +45 96 Promotion to Football League Championship 2009–10
2 Peterborough United (P) 46 26 11 9 78 54 +24 89
3 Milton Keynes Dons 46 26 9 11 83 47 +36 87 Qualification for Football League One playoffs
4 Leeds United 46 26 6 14 77 49 +28 84
5 Millwall 46 25 7 14 63 53 +10 82
6 Scunthorpe United (O) (P) 46 22 10 14 82 63 +19 76
7 Tranmere Rovers 46 21 11 14 62 49 +13 74
8 Southend United 46 21 8 17 58 61 3 71
9 Huddersfield Town 46 18 14 14 62 65 3 68
10 Oldham Athletic 46 16 17 13 66 65 +1 65
11 Bristol Rovers 46 17 12 17 79 61 +18 63
12 Colchester United 46 18 9 19 58 58 0 63
13 Walsall 46 17 10 19 61 66 5 61
14 Leyton Orient 46 15 11 20 45 57 12 56
15 Swindon Town 46 12 17 17 68 71 3 53
16 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 13 13 20 55 70 15 52
17 Yeovil Town 46 12 15 19 41 66 25 51
18 Stockport County 46 16 12 18 59 57 +2 050*
19 Hartlepool United 46 13 11 22 66 79 13 50
20 Carlisle United 46 12 14 20 56 69 13 50
21 Northampton Town (R) 46 12 13 21 61 65 4 49 Relegation to League Two
R Crewe Alexandra (R) 46 12 10 24 59 82 23 46
R Cheltenham Town (R) 46 9 12 25 51 91 40 39
R Hereford United (R) 46 9 7 30 42 79 37 34

Updated to games played on 16 May 2009.
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
* Stockport County deducted 10 points[1]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 12 10 24 59 82  −23 46 8 4 11 30 38  −8 4 6 13 29 44  −15

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

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAAHAAHHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultLLWLLWLDLLDLLDLLLLLWDLWWLLWLWWWWLWDWDLDLDDDLLL
Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2009. Source: Matches section below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Crewe Alexandra 1 – 2 Brighton & Hove Albion
Zola  85'
O'Connor Yellow card 75' (Unsporting behaviour)
Report Virgo  36'
Forster Yellow card 84' (Dissent)
Forster  90'
Attendance: 4,557
Referee: J Moss

Crewe Alexandra 2 – 0 Barnsley
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

Carlisle United 4 – 2 Crewe Alexandra
Graham  15'
Graham  19'
Dobie  59'
Hackney  76'
Report McCready  22'
Pope  86'
Pope Yellow card 90' (Dissent)
Attendance: 6,919
Referee: M Oliver

Crewe Alexandra 2 – 1 Walsall
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)
Attendance: 4,160
Referee: K Wright

Crewe Alexandra 2 – 1 Bristol City
Elding  24'
Moore  76'
Report Wilson  79'
Attendance: 3,227
Referee: A Hall

Hereford United 2 – 0 Crewe Alexandra
O'Leary  48'
Hudson-Odoi  56'
Report
Attendance: 2,894

Crewe Alexandra 3 – 0 Macclesfield Town
Schumacher  5'
Jones  27'
O'Donnell  42'
Rix Yellow card 80'
Report Gritton Yellow card 10'
Gritton Yellow cardRed card 13'
Bell Yellow card 56'
Flynn Yellow card 62'
Attendance: 2,463

Leeds United 5 – 2 Crewe Alexandra
Delph  26'
Sheehan  36'
Douglas  49'
Beckford  67'
Michalik Yellow card 69'
Delph Yellow card 71'
Robinson  82'
Michalik Yellow cardRed card 90+2'
Report Baudet Yellow card 86'
Zola  90+3'
Bopp  90+4'
Attendance: 20,075

Crewe Alexandra 2 – 0 Colchester United
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'
Attendance: 3,510

Crewe Alexandra 3 – 4 Southend United
O'Connor  25'
Pope  42'
Zola  66'
Report Freedman  4'
Baudet  21' (o. g.)
Freedman  69'
Betsy Yellow card 86'
Grant  88'
Attendance: 3,574

Liverpool 2 – 1 Crewe Alexandra
Agger  15'
Lucas  58'
Report O'Connor  25'
Attendance: 28,591

Bristol Rovers 0 – 0 Crewe Alexandra
Hinton Yellow card 85' Report
Attendance: 5,870

Crewe Alexandra 1 – 3 Northampton Town
O'Connor Yellow card 39'
Pope  55'
Report Davis Yellow card 32'
Jackman  45+1'
Crowe Yellow card 56'
Akinfenwa  64' (pen.)
Osman  70'
Attendance: 3,977

Tranmere Rovers 1 – 0 Crewe Alexandra
Shuker  86' Report
Attendance: 2,626

Scunthorpe United 3 – 0 Crewe Alexandra
Woolford  35'
Hayes  67'
Iriekpen  80'
Mirfin Yellow card 90'
Report Schumacher Yellow card 25'
Attendance: 4,790

Crewe Alexandra 2 – 2 Milton Keynes Dons
O'Hanlon  32' (o. g. )
Miller  43'
Report Baldock  15'
O'Hanlon Yellow card 48'
Chadwick  79'
Attendance: 4,055

Yeovil Town 3 – 2 Crewe Alexandra
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'
Attendance: 3,536

Tranmere Rovers 2 – 0 Crewe Alexandra
Jennings  51'
Shotton Yellow card 53'
Shuker  74'
Report Miller Yellow card 77'
Jones Red card 87'
Attendance: 5,790

Crewe Alexandra 1 – 1 Peterborough United
Pope  88' Report McLean  14'
Zakuani Yellow card 37'
Hyde  90'
Attendance: 3,699

Huddersfield Town 3 – 2 Crewe Alexandra
Butler  20'
Parker Yellow card 36'
Craney  39'
Worthington Yellow card 64'
Parker  88'
Parker Yellow cardRed card 90+3'
Report Donaldson  41'
Donaldson  59'
Attendance: 11,679

Crewe Alexandra 1 – 0 Ebbsfleet United
O'Donnell Yellow card 29'
Donaldson  34'
Grant Yellow card 37'
Report Hand Yellow card 64'
Ricketts Yellow card 79'
Charles Yellow card 80'
Attendance: 2,593

Crewe Alexandra 0 – 2 Leyton Orient
Grant Yellow card 18'
O'Connor Yellow card 58'
Report Saah Yellow card 14'
Mkandawire  55'
Boyd  74'
Attendance: 3,872

Crewe Alexandra 0 – 3 Stockport County
Jones Yellow card 71' Report Davies  48'
Pilkington  66'
Thompson  90+4'
Attendance: 5,337

Leicester City 2 – 1 Crewe Alexandra
Fryatt  15'
King  72'
Report Zola  70'
Attendance: 16,961

Carlisle United 0 – 2 Crewe Alexandra
Report Miller  3'
Miller  12'
Attendance: 2,755

Cheltenham Town 1 – 0 Crewe Alexandra
Diallo  48' Report
Attendance: 4,052

Crewe Alexandra 1 – 0 Swindon Town
Miller  45+4' Report Paynter Red card 67'
Ifil Yellow card 81'
Attendance: 3,941

Millwall 0 – 0 Crewe Alexandra
Robinson Yellow card 13'
Grabban Yellow card 54'
Report
Attendance: 9,018

Crewe Alexandra 0 – 3 Oldham Athletic
Report Byfield  57'
Hughes  68'
Hazell Yellow card 73'
Hughes  85'
Attendance: 5,780

Hartlepool United 1 – 4 Crewe Alexandra
Porter  48' Report Brayford  45'
Nelson  56' (o. g. )
Murhpy  61'
Miller  83'
Attendance: 3,877

Millwall 2 – 2 Crewe Alexandra
Frampton Yellow card 20'
Laird  40'
Frampton  45+2'
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'
Attendance: 5,754

Crewe Alexandra 2 – 3 Millwall
Murphy  7'
Miller  58'
Report Barron  8'
Barron Yellow card 23'
Harris  54'
Whitbread  86'
Attendance: 3,060

Crewe Alexandra 3 – 2 Scunthorpe United
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'
Attendance: 3,811

Northampton Town 5 – 1 Crewe Alexandra
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'
Attendance: 4,675

Peterborough United 4 – 2 Crewe Alexandra
Boyd  50'
McLean  53'
Keates  69'
Boyd  87'
Report Pope  2'
Pope  57'
Attendance: 5,782

Crewe Alexandra 2 – 1 Tranmere Rovers
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'
Attendance: 4,936

Leyton Orient 1 – 0 Crewe Alexandra
Purches  11'
Smith Yellow card 44'
Report Baudet Yellow card 28'
Jones Yellow card 88'
Attendance: 3,705

Southend United 0 – 1 Crewe Alexandra
Francis Yellow card 8'
Dervite Yellow card 69'
Report Jones  34'
Attendance: 6,614

Crewe Alexandra 3 – 1 Huddersfield Town
Moore  32'
Pope  58'
Donaldson  60'
Broomes Yellow card 63'
Report Williams Yellow card 13'
Berrett  30'
Attendance: 5,056

Crewe Alexandra 2 – 0 Yeovil Town
Donaldson  45+1'
Pope Yellow card 53'
Brayford  79'
Report Peltier Yellow card 75'
Attendance: 3,432

Brighton & Hove Albion 0 – 4 Crewe Alexandra
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'
Attendance: 6,366

Crewe Alexandra 1 – 2 Carlisle United
Donaldson  34'
Baudet Yellow card 71'
Report Taylor  17'
Raven Yellow card 38'
Kavanagh Yellow card 57'
Anyinsah  73'
Attendance: 3,759

Crewe Alexandra 2 – 1 Hereford United
Zola Yellow card 37'
Jones  55' (pen.)
Jones  82'
Report Hewson Yellow card 55'
Diagouraga  79'
Attendance: 5,195

Walsall 1 – 1 Crewe Alexandra
Deeney  57' Report Schumacher  90+3'
Attendance: 3,604

Colchester United 0 – 1 Crewe Alexandra
Izzet  67' Report Sigurdsson  18'
Zola  63'
Brayford Yellow card 86'
Attendance: 4,907

Crewe Alexandra 1 – 1 Bristol Rovers
Lawrence  70' Report Disley Yellow card 33'
Duffy  74'
Attendance: 3,879

Crewe Alexandra 2 – 3 Leeds United
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'
Attendance: 7,138

Milton Keynes Dons 2 – 2 Crewe Alexandra
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.)
Attendance: 8,454

Crewe Alexandra 0 – 1 Millwall
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'
Attendance: 4,680

Swindon Town 0 – 0 Crewe Alexandra
Robson-Kanu Yellow card 51'
Tudur Jones Yellow card 74'
Vincent Yellow card 86'
Report
Attendance: 7,165

Crewe Alexandra 0 – 0 Hartlepool United
Report
Attendance: 4,477

Oldham Athletic 1 – 1 Crewe Alexandra
Hazell  41' Report Baudet Yellow card 42'
Moore  89'
Attendance: 4,334

Crewe Alexandra 1 – 2 Cheltenham Town
Sigurdsson  2' Report Artus Yellow card 38'
Finnigan  58' (pen)
Finnigan Yellow card 81'
Connor  84'
Attendance: 4,542

Stockport County 4 – 3 Crewe Alexandra
Vincent  13'
O'Grady  49'
Johnson  65'
Johnson  82'
Report Jones  24'
Lawrence  80'
McManus  90+1'
Attendance: 7,134

Crewe Alexandra 0 – 3 Leicester City
Report
Crewe Alexandra are relegated to League Two
Berner  56'
Dyer  66'
Fryatt  68'
Attendance: 6,982

Last updated: 16 May 2009

References

  1. "Stockport In Administration". The Football League. 2009-04-30. Archived from the original on 7 May 2009.
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