Crewe Alexandra F.C.
Crewe Alexandra F.C. is an English football club from Crewe, Cheshire. The club's chairman is Charles Grant.[1][2]
| Gresty_Road,_Crewe.jpg Gresty Road, the club's home ground | ||
| Full name | Crewe Alexandra Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | The Railwaymen | |
| Founded | 1877 | |
| Ground | Gresty Road (capacity: 10,153) | |
| Chairman | Charles Grant | |
| Manager | David Artell | |
| League | League One | |
| 2020–21 | League One, 12th of 24 | |
| Website | Club home page | |
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History
The club was founded in 1877 and named after Alexandra of Denmark.[3][4]
From 1983 to 2007, Crewe Alexandra F.C. was led by Dario Gradi.[5] He became the longest-serving coach in the English Football League.
Since December 2008, the club has been coached by Icelander Gudien Thordarson, but he soon left his post.[6]
In the 2011-2012 season, the team won the playoffs and advanced to EFL League One.[7][8]
In the 2012-2013 season, the club took 13th place. It played 46 games, gaining 64 points, the difference between goals scored and conceded is 54-62.[9][10][11]
In the 2012-2013 EFL Trophy, the team reached the final, where they beat Southend United Football Club 2-0 in the decisive match.
Crewe has played mostly in the lower divisions of England. Crewe Alexandra F.C. won the Wales Cup twice and became the winner of the Milk Cup.
In the 2020-2021 season, the club will play in EFL League One, the third division in the English football league system.
Name
Since 1877, the club was named Crewe F.C.
Later, it was re-named as Crewe Alexandra F.C. It is also known with a nickname "railway workers", which is associated with the location of the city on a large railway junction.
League position
| Season | League | Position |
| 2000/01 | First Division | 14th |
| 2001/02 | First Division | 22nd |
| 2002/03 | Second Division | 2nd |
| 2003/04 | First Division | 18th |
| 2004/05 | League Championship | 21st |
| 2005/06 | League Championship | 22nd |
| 2006/07 | League One | 13th |
| 2007/08 | League One | 20th |
| 2008/09 | League One | 22nd |
Former position
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Crewe Alexandra F.C. Media
- Alexandra Football Ground location 1911.png
1911 Ordnance Survey map showing Alexandra Football Ground in its current location
- CreweAlexandraFC League Performance.svg
Chart of table positions of Crewe Alexandra in the Football League.
- Gradi, Dario.jpg
Dario Gradi managed 1,359 Crewe first team games
- Alexandra Recreation Ground - 1888 OS map detail.png
Detail of 1888 OS map showing Crewe Alexandra's first two grounds: the Alexandra Recreation Ground and its adjacent football ground
- Gresty Road - geograph.org.uk - 1493956.jpg
Gresty Road in 1998, looking east towards the Family Stand, with the old main stand on the right
- Gresty Road, Crewe.jpg
Main stand (left) and Gresty Road End
- Crewe alexandra 1988-1989.gif
Crewe Alexandra kit, 1988–1989
- Lee Bell.jpg
Lee Bell, current manager of Crewe Alexandra, applauding travelling supporters at Sutton United on 4 March 2023.
Other websites
References
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- ↑ "Go and finish the job, says Davis" (in en-GB). BBC Sport. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18109180. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
- ↑ "Crewe 2-0 Southend" (in en-GB). BBC Sport. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21986344. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
- ↑ "Crewe 2-0 Walsall" (in en-GB). BBC Sport. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22229034. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
- ↑ "Crewe's academy dream comes true" (in en-GB). BBC Sport. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22278754. Retrieved 2021-05-09.