List of Crewe Alexandra F.C. records and statistics

This article details Crewe Alexandra F.C. records since the club's establishment in 1877.^[1]

Club records

Football League record

1892 – 1896 Division Two
1921 – 1958 Division Three (North)
1958 – 1963 Division Four
1963 – 1964 Division Three
1964 – 1968 Division Four
1968 – 1969 Division Three
1969 – 1989 Division Four
1989 – 1991 Division Three
1991 – 1992 Division Four
1992 – 1994 Division Three
1994 – 1997 Division Two
1997 – 2002 Division One
2002 – 2003 Division Two
2003 – 2006 Division One / Football League Championship (2004 onwards)
2006 – 2009 Football League One
2009 – 2012 Football League Two
2012 – 2016 Football League One
2016 – present Football League Two

Played	−3,770
Won	−1,285
Drawn	−0,878
Lost	−1,607
Scored	−5,172
Conceded	−6,052
Goal Difference	0,− 880
Goal Average	−0,001.37
Points	−3,908

League games above counted until end of 2008–2009 season

Cup records

Cup	Best performance	P	W	D	L	F	A
FA Cup	Semi-Final (1887–1888,^[2] lost to Preston North End 0–4)	226	83	53	90	342	376
League Cup	3rd Round Replay (1974–1975, lost to Aston Villa 0–1)	128	42	29	57	181	225
League Trophy	Champions (2012–2013, won against Southend United 2–0)	55	18	20	17	97	70

Wins

Biggest league win - 8–0 vs Rotherham United (Division 3 North, 1 October 1932)
Biggest cup win - 8–0 against:
- Hartlepool United (Auto Windscreens Shield 1st Rd, 17 October 1995)
- Doncaster Rovers (LDV Vans Trophy 3rd Rd, 10 November 2002)

Defeats

Biggest league defeat - 1–11 vs Lincoln City (Division 3 North, 29 September 1951)
Biggest cup defeat - 2–13 vs Tottenham Hotspur (FA Cup 4th Rd Replay. 3 February 1960)

Sequences

Longest undefeated run in league - 19 (in 2011-12 season, 24 February 2012 to 17 May 2012 inclusive, including three play-off matches.)
Longest league run without a win - 30 (22 September 1956 to 6 April 1957^[3])

Others

Most league points, where a win awards three points, in a season - 86 (2002/2003, Division 2)
Most clean sheets in a season - 24 (2002/2003, Clayton Ince 20 & Ademola Bankole 4)
Most away wins in a single season - 17 (2002/2003 Division 2)

Player records

Appearances

Youngest first-team player - Steve Walters, 16 years 119 days (vs Peterborough United, 6 May 1988)
Oldest first-team player - Kenny Swain, 39 years 281 days (vs Maidstone United, 5 November 1991)
Most consecutive appearances - Geoff Crudgington, 137 (Between 1975–77)

Most appearances

Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute. Numbers in brackets indicate goals scored.

#	Name	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Football League Trophy	Watney Cup	Welsh Cup	Total
1	Tommy Lowry	435 0(2)	21 0(0)	24 0(0)	0 0(0)	1 0(1)	0 0(0)	482 0(3)
2	Peter Leigh	430 0(2)	25 0(0)	17 0(0)	0 0(0)	1 0(0)	0 0(0)	473 0(2)
3	Shaun Smith	402 0(41)	20 0(2)	22 0(3)	13 0(4)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	466 0(52)
4	Kenny Lunt	390 0(35)	17 0(0)	25 0(1)	4 0(1)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	436 0(37)
5	Eric Barnes	350 0(1)	26 0(1)	14 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	390 0(2)
6	Alan Bradshaw	295 0(50)	15 0(1)	12 0(0)	0 0(0)	1 0(0)	0 0(0)	323 0(51)
7	Steve Macauley	270 0(23)	16 0(1)	20 0(0)	11 0(3)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	317 0(27)
8	Jack Meaney	288 0(38)	19 0(4)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	307 0(42)
9	Byron Moore	262 0(30)	10 0(1)	10 0(1)	15 0(1)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	297 0(33)
10	Mark Rivers	252 0(52)	14 0(4)	18 0(9)	11 0(4)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	295 0(69)
11	Neil Sorvel	250 0(13)	12 0(0)	17 0(0)	4 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	283 0(13)
12	Bert Swindells	257 0(126)	14 0(9)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	9 0(5)	280 0(137)
12	Geoff Crudgington	250 0(0)	14 0(0)	16 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	280 0(0)
14	Stan Keery	253 0(23)	11 0(1)	7 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	277 0(24)
15	Barrie Wheatley	240 0(50)	22 0(8)	10 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	272 0(58)
16	Bob Scott	239 0(16)	6 0(1)	14 0(0)	2 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	261 0(17)
17	Bernard Purdie	230 0(44)	10 0(0)	15 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	255 0(44)
18	Dean Greygoose	205 0(0)	18 0(0)	15 0(0)	13 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	251 0(0)
19	Stephen Foster	217 0(15)	11 0(1)	10 0(2)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	242 0(18)
20	Mark Gardiner	195 0(34)	15 0(4)	15 0(3)	16 0(1)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	241 0(42)

Player in current squad with most appearances : Shaun Miller - 194 (up to 4 September 2018).

Goalscorers

Most league goals scored in a season - 35, Terry Harkin (Div 4, 1964/65)
Most goals in a match - 5, Tony Naylor (vs Colchester United, Div 3, 24 April 1993)
Most hat-tricks - 8, Frank Lord
Most hat-tricks in a season - 4, Frank Lord (1961/62)
Youngest goalscorer - David Jones, 16 years 144 days (vs Gateshead, 10 September 1956)

Top goalscorers

Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances made.

#	Name	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Football League Trophy	Watney Cup	Welsh Cup	Total
1	Bert Swindells	126 0(257)	9 0(14)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	5 0(9)	137 0(280)
2	Dean Ashton	61 0(158)	5 0(9)	3 0(7)	5 0(3)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	74 0(177)
3	Frank Lord	67 0(106)	3 0(8)	3 0(4)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	73 0(118)
4	Mark Rivers	52 0(152)	4 0(14)	9 0(18)	4 0(11)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	69 0(118)
5	Jack Waring	55 0(150)	4 0(11)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	8 0(9)	67 0(170)
6	Dave Waller	55 0(170)	0 0(4)	6 0(8)	5 0(6)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	66 0(188)
7	Jack Basford	60 0(154)	5 0(8)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	65 0(154)
8	Tony Naylor	50 0(137)	5 0(11)	5 0(7)	8 0(3)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	63 0(153)
9	David Platt	56 0(134)	1 0(3)	4 0(7)	0 0(4)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	61 0(148)
10	Johnny King	60 0(238)	0 0(6)	0 0(6)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	60 0(238)
11	Barrie Wheatley	50 0(240)	8 0(22)	0 0(10)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	58 0(272)
11	Rob Edwards	44 0(155)	5 0(18)	5 0(8)	4 0(17)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	58 0(198)
13	Craig Hignett	43 0(123)	8 0(12)	4 0(10)	2 0(5)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	57 0(150)
14	Shaun Smith	41 0(402)	2 0(20)	3 0(22)	4 0(13)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	52 0(466)
15	Alan Bradshaw	50 0(295)	1 0(15)	0 0(12)	0 0(0)	0 0(1)	0 0(0)	51 0(323)
15	Rob Hulse	45 0(116)	0 0(6)	2 0(7)	4 0(2)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	51 0(131)
17	Chris Riley	46 0(136)	3 0(14)	0 0(5)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	49 0(155)
17	Peter Coyne	47 0(135)	1 0(6)	1 0(4)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	49 0(145)
17	Clayton Donaldson	47 0(117)	1 0(5)	0 0(4)	1 0(4)	0 0}(0)	0 0}(0)	49 0(130)
17	Shaun Miller	45 0(178)	3 0(5)	1 0(5)	0 0(6)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	49 0(194)
21	Peter Gowans	43 0(140)	4 0(9)	0 0(4)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	47 0(153)
22	Dele Adebola	39 0(122)	3 0(10)	2 0(7)	2 0(13)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	46 0(152)
22	Steve Jones	40 0(162)	1 0(5)	4 0(6)	1 0(4)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	46 0(177)

Current player with most goals - Shaun Miller (49 goals - up to 4 September 2018)

International caps

First capped Crewe player - John Pearson (for England v. Ireland, 5 March 1892)
Most international caps whilst at playing for Crewe - Clayton Ince, 31 caps for Trinidad and Tobago
First Crewe player to play in a World Cup - Efe Sodje (for Nigeria v. Argentina, 2 June 2002)

Transfers

Highest transfer fee paid - £650,000 Rodney Jack from Torquay United in August 1998
Highest transfer fee received - £6 million for Nick Powell to Manchester United in 2012

Notes

↑ Club records taken from official Crewe Alexandra website
↑ Crewe originally lost 2–3 to Swifts F.C. in the Fourth Round Replay, but the game was declared void, and replayed. Crewe won the replay 2–1
↑ Dates taken from 1956–57 results section from crewealexandra–mad.co.uk

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[1] Club records taken from official Crewe Alexandra website

[2] Crewe originally lost 2–3 to Swifts F.C. in the Fourth Round Replay, but the game was declared void, and replayed. Crewe won the replay 2–1

[3] Dates taken from 1956–57 results section from crewealexandra–mad.co.uk

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