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]

Honours and achievements

Football League Second Division (3rd tier)

• 2nd place promotion: 2002–03
• Play-off winners: 1997

Football League Fourth Division / League Two (4th tier)

• 2nd place promotion: 2019-20
• 3rd place promotion: 1962–63, 1993–94
• 4th place promotion: 1967–68, 1988–89
• Play-off winners: 2012

Football League Trophy

• Winners: 2013

Welsh Cup

• Winners: 1936, 1937

Cheshire Senior Cup

• Winners: 1910, 1912, 1913, 1923, 2002, 2003, 2017

Cheshire Premier Cup

• Winners: 2009, 2010

Milk Cup

• Premier Section Winners: 1987, 1999
• Junior Section Winners: 1990, 1998

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 – 2020 Football League Two 2020 – present Football League One

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])

Most league points in a season

• Three points for win - 86 (2002-2003, Division 2)
• Two points for win - 59 (1962-1963, Division 4)

Least league points in a season

• Two points for win - 10 (1894-1895, Division 2 - 16 teams)
• Two points for win - 21 (1956-1957, Division 3 North - 24 teams)
• Three points for win - 27 (1981-1982, Division 4 - 24 teams; tally would have been 21 under old points system)

Others

• Most clean sheets in a season - 24 (2002-2003, Clayton Ince 20 and 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	Nation	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 : Callum Ainley - 179 (up to and including match played on 7 March 2020).

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	Nation	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(195)
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)
15	Shaun Miller		47 0(205)	3 0(6)	1 0(5)	0 0(9)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	51 0(225)
18	Chris Riley		46 0(136)	3 0(14)	0 0(5)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	49 0(155)
18	Peter Coyne		47 0(135)	1 0(6)	1 0(4)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	49 0(145)
18	Clayton Donaldson		47 0(117)	1 0(5)	0 0(4)	1 0(4)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	49 0(130)
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 - Chris Porter (41 goals (111 appearances) - up to 7 March 2020)

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

1. Club records taken from official Crewe Alexandra website Archived 21 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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