2010–11 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season

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
	← 2009–10 2011–12 →
	All statistics correct as of 21 May 2011.

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

Players

Squad information

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

No.	Pos.	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 v t e	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

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

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

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'

20 July 2010	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	West Bromwich Albion	Alexandra Stadium
19:30	Murphy 59'	Report

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First round		Bye
		Source

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

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

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