Crewe’s team page combines a current snapshot with the historical identity of an English professional club. The name is associated with a long-established football tradition in Cheshire and with a distinctive local character shaped by the town around it. The profile is recorded, so present-day information sits clearly alongside durable context. It offers a compact view of Crewe’s place in the national game, from its footballing environment to the traditions that continue to define the club.
Crewe Upcoming matches by league
League Two
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- Regular Season - 7
Crewe
Shrewsbury
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- Regular Season - 8
Rotherham
Crewe
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- Regular Season - 9
CreweNo H2HBristol Rovers
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- Regular Season - 10
Swindon TownNo H2HCrewe
EFL Trophy
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- Group North - 2
Crewe
Aston Villa U21
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- Group North - 2
Blackpool
Crewe
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- Group North - 2
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Wigan
Crewe Last matches by league
League Two
EFL Trophy
League Cup
Friendlies Clubs
Crewe Team Roster
Crewe’s recorded squad contains 23 players: nine midfielders, six defenders, five attackers and three goalkeepers. The midfield group includes Calum Agius, D. Rankine, J. Tabiner, J. White, L. Moore, M. Holíček, O. Lunt and O. Taylor, while the defensive unit features L. Offord, M. Demetriou, P. Croker and R. Hutchinson. A. Thibaut, J. Gibson, J. Lankester, J. March and Patrick Mlynarski provide the listed attacking options. I. Lawlor, Luke Thomas and T. Booth complete the goalkeeping group. The position mix gives midfield the largest share of the recorded group, while the three goalkeepers provide a defined specialist unit behind a six-player defence.
position Goalkeeper
position Defender
Lewis Billington
P. Croker
Mickey David Demetriou
Luke William Offord
J. Stephenson
Calum Agius
S. Dancey
Ryan Chadwick
position Midfielder
Reece Christopher Hutchinson
Kyle Ure
Jack Richard Lankester
Conor Thomas
Joe Peter White
Joel Tabiner
Jordan Lewis Gibson
Matúš Holíček
Owen Alan Lunt
Luca Jack Moore
Joel Ewusi
position Attacker
Joshua Thomas March
Charlie Martin McNeill
Adrien Thibaut
Last Crewe Coachs
Lee Bell is Crewe’s current coach, having begun the role on 1 November 2022. The coaching timeline also records Alex Morris from April 2022 to July 2023, David Artell from January 2017 to April 2022, and Steven Davis from November 2011 to January 2017. Bell and Morris are English coaches, while Artell is listed with Gibraltar nationality and Davis is also English. This sequence places the current appointment within a longer history of recorded management changes.
Lee Bell
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Bell | England | 1 November 2022 | |
| Alex Morris | England | 1 April 2022 | 1 July 2023 |
| David John Artell | England | 1 January 2017 | 1 April 2022 |
| Steven Peter Davis | England | 1 November 2011 | 1 January 2017 |
Crewe Transfers
Crewe’s recent arrivals show a mixed intake of transfers, free agents, loans and players returning from temporary spells. J. White arrived from Newcastle in a recorded transfer on 15 July 2026, while L. Offord and J. Gibson joined as free agents at the end of June. I. Lawlor and D. Rankine were also recorded as free-agent additions. Loan returns included Z. Williams, J. Hodkin, F. Roberts and P. Croker, while A. Pond joined from Wolves on loan. Earlier loan arrivals included J. Golding, E. Tezgel, H. Griffiths and T. O’Reilly, with L. Moult listed as a free transfer.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Ure |
Celtic
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Loan | 20 August 2026 |
| J. Stephenson |
Brentford
|
Loan | 20 August 2026 |
| C. McNeill |
Sheffield Wednesday
|
Loan | 12 August 2026 |
| J. White |
Newcastle
|
Transfer | 15 July 2026 |
| J. White |
Newcastle
|
Transfer | 14 July 2026 |
| J. Gibson |
Doncaster
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| L. Offord |
Milton Keynes Dons
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| F. Roberts |
Chester
|
Return from loan | 30 May 2026 |
| J. Hodkin |
Bamber Bridge
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Return from loan | 30 May 2026 |
| Z. Williams |
Kilmarnock
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Return from loan | 30 May 2026 |
| P. Croker |
Chester
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Return from loan | 30 April 2026 |
| J. Hodkin |
Nantwich Town
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Return from loan | 20 February 2026 |
| P. Croker |
Chester
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Return from loan | 13 February 2026 |
| I. Lawlor |
Doncaster
|
Free agent | 9 January 2026 |
| A. Pond |
Wolves
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Loan | 2 January 2026 |
Crewe’s recent departures include free-agent exits, loan returns and temporary moves. J. Powell, J. Connolly, M. Sanders and Z. Williams left as free agents around the end of June and start of July 2026, while L. Moult also departed as a free agent. A. Pond, T. O’Reilly and E. Tezgel returned to Wolves, Aston Villa and Stoke City respectively after loans. Further returns involved J. Mingi, S. Waller, J. Golding and H. Griffiths. Loan departures also covered J. Hodkin, P. Croker, A. Thibaut, Z. Williams and F. Roberts, while K. Hemmings left on a free transfer.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| O. Bogle |
Truro City
|
Free agent | 26 August 2026 |
| Isaac Irwin |
Preston North End U21
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- | 17 August 2026 |
| F. Roberts |
Bedford Town
|
Loan | 6 August 2026 |
| D. Rankine |
Eastleigh
|
Loan | 5 August 2026 |
| Alfie Jones-Mellor |
Chester
|
Free agent | 31 July 2026 |
| J. Powell |
AFC Hornchurch
|
Free agent | 2 July 2026 |
| J. Powell |
AFC Hornchurch
|
Free agent | 1 July 2026 |
| Z. Williams |
Barnet
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| M. Sanders |
Notts County
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| J. Connolly |
Walsall
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| O. Bogle |
Truro City
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Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
| J. Hodkin |
Marine
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Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
| L. Moult |
AFC Telford United
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Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
| E. Tezgel |
Stoke City
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Return from loan | 30 May 2026 |
| T. O'Reilly |
Aston Villa
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Return from loan | 30 May 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
Taken together, the recorded movement around Crewe between July 2025 and August 2026 presents a varied player-flow profile rather than a single type of recruitment. The arrivals include a recorded transfer for J. White, free-agent additions such as L. Offord, J. Gibson, I. Lawlor and D. Rankine, several loans and a group returning from temporary spells. The departure record similarly combines free-agent exits with loans and returns to parent clubs, including the return movements involving A. Pond, T. O’Reilly, E. Tezgel and H. Griffiths. Some names appear at more than one point because loan journeys can include an initial move, a return and another temporary placement. These movements do not establish a complete seasonal total. No fee is recorded for the listed movements.
Leagues Crewe has participated in
Crewe’s recent recorded competition footprint includes League Two, the FA Cup, the League Cup and the EFL Trophy, each with participation recorded through 2025. The Friendlies Clubs competition is also recorded from 2020 through 2025. These entries place the club’s documented recent schedule within the English league and domestic cup system. League Two is the latest recorded league competition, while League One appears as an earlier historical entry running from 2012 to 2021 rather than a current competition in this profile. The records begin in 2011 for League Two and the major domestic cups, with the EFL Trophy and League Cup included across that period.
More about Crewe
Crewe is the short name used for Crewe Alexandra Football Club, an English professional club based in Crewe, Cheshire, in North West England. Founded in 1877, the club originated as an offshoot of a local cricket club and took its name from Princess Alexandra, then Princess of Wales. Its identity remains closely connected with the town’s railway and engineering heritage. The Railwaymen nickname reflects Crewe’s importance as a railway junction and locomotive-manufacturing centre, while the badge carries symbolism associated with the town’s industrial progress. Red and white, historically described as scarlet and white, are the established club colours.
Crewe’s home is Gresty Road, historically known as the Alexandra Stadium and now carrying the Mornflake Stadium name through commercial naming rights. Located beside Crewe’s major railway hub, the all-seater ground has a capacity of just over 10,000 and provides a particularly clear link between the club and its surroundings.
The club’s football culture is strongly associated with technical passing football and long-term player development. Its academy is central to that reputation, with Crewe widely recognised for cultivating young talent, introducing academy graduates and sustaining a patient pathway into senior football. Dario Gradi’s multi-decade managerial tenure became the most prominent expression of this continuity-based approach and helped shape the club’s enduring philosophy.
Crewe’s traditional governance has been tightly knit and community focused, with deep roots in Cheshire. On the field, the club has generally occupied the third and fourth levels of the English professional pyramid, operating within domestic league and cup structures rather than building a continental profile. Its footballing ecosystem includes the English Football League, the FA Cup and the Football League Trophy, while its historical story also includes a notable late-nineteenth-century FA Cup semi-final appearance. The railway setting, academy culture and patient technical identity give Crewe a distinctive place in English football.
Last matches statistics for Crewe
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
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Crewe
1 - 2
Birmingham
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0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Chester
0 - 0
Crewe
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0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Crewe
2 - 1
Accrington ST
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3 / 15 |
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68 | 15 | - | 2 |
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Crawley Town
0 - 1
Crewe
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Crewe
1 - 0
Northampton
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3 / 6 |
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79 | 14 | 1 | 6 |
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Barnsley
3 - 2
Crewe
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8 / 14 |
|
62 | 4 | - | 5 |
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Port Vale
0 - 0
Crewe
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3 / 14 |
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75 | 15 | 1 | 3 |
|
Crewe
2 - 2
Walsall
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5 / 20 |
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0% | 11 | - | 2 |
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Crewe
1 - 1
York
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6 / 17 |
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0% | 11 | 1 | 5 |
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Colchester
1 - 1
Crewe
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1 / 9 |
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0% | 17 | 1 | 4 |
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Colchester vs Crewe
League Two 2026 - 1563744
Crewe vs York
League Two 2026 - 1563735
Port Vale vs Crewe
League Two 2026 - 1563714
Crewe vs Cambridge United
League Two 2025 - 1386539
Crewe vs Milton Keynes Dons
League Two 2025 - 1386515
Grimsby vs Crewe
League Two 2025 - 1386506
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