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
Chart of table positions of Crewe Alexandra in the Football League.
Dario Gradi managed 1,359 Crewe first team games
Detail of 1888 OS map showing Alexandra Recreation Ground and adjacent football ground in Crewe
Gresty Road in 1998, looking east towards the Family Stand, with the old main stand on the right
Main stand (left) and Gresty Road End
Crewe Alexandra kit, 1988–1989
Lee Bell, current manager of Crewe Alexandra, applauding travelling supporters at Sutton United on 4 March 2023.
Other websites
References
- ↑ "Club Statement: Chairman and Vice Chairman". www.crewealex.net. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
- ↑ "Who's Who - Crewe Alexandra". www.crewealex.net. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
- ↑ Seddon, Peter (2004), Football Talk: The language and folklore of the world's greatest game, Chrysalis Books, London.
- ↑ "Dyer, Liam; Day, Dave. The Industrial Middle Class and the Development of Sport in a Railway Town (PDF). Manchester Metropolitan University. Retrieved 16 February 2021" (PDF).
- ↑ BBC. "Dario Gradi - Crewe's longest serving manager". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
- ↑ Staff, Guardian (2008-12-24). "Football: Gudjon Thordarson confirmed as new Crewe manager". the Guardian. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
- ↑ Morse, Peter (2009-06-17). "Crewe Alex: Steve Davis is assistant manager". crewechronicle. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
- ↑ "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.