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Crewe Alexandra
2022–23 season
ChairmanCharles Grant
ManagerAlex Morris
(until 4 November)[1]
Lee Bell
(from 1 December)[2]
StadiumGresty Road
League Two17th
FA CupEliminated in the second round
(vs. Barnsley)
EFL CupEliminated in the first round
(vs. Grimsby Town)
EFL TrophyEliminated in the group stage
← 2021–22
2023–24 →

The 2022–23 season is the 146th season in the existence of Crewe Alexandra Football Club and the club's first season back in League Two since the 2019–20 season following relegation in the previous season. In addition to the league, they will also compete in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.

Players

As of 29 August 2022[3]
Squad no. Player Nationality Date of birth (age) Previous club Joined first team
Goalkeepers
1 Dave Richards Wales (1993-12-31) 31 December 1993 (age 30) England Bristol City 2015
13 Arthur Okonkwo England (2001-09-09) 9 September 2001 (age 23) England Arsenal (loan) 2022
23 Tom Booth England (2004-08-02) 2 August 2004 (age 20) Crewe Academy 2022
Defenders
2 Kelvin Mellor England (1991-01-25) 25 January 1991 (age 33) England Carlisle United 2022
3 Rio Adebisi England (2000-09-27) 27 September 2000 (age 24) Crewe Academy 2019
4 Zac Williams Wales (2004-03-27) 27 March 2004 (age 20) Crewe Academy 2021
5 Rod McDonald England (1992-04-11) 11 April 1992 (age 32) England Carlisle United 2022
6 Luke Offord (captain) England (1999-11-19) 19 November 1999 (age 25) Crewe Academy 2017
15 Connor O'Riordan Republic of Ireland (2003-10-19) 19 October 2003 (age 21) Crewe Academy 2020
22 Billy Sass-Davies Wales (2000-02-17) 17 February 2000 (age 24) Crewe Academy 2017
28 Lewis Billington England (2004-02-17) 17 February 2004 (age 20) Crewe Academy 2020
29 Sean Lawton England (2003-09-12) 12 September 2003 (age 21) Crewe Academy 2020
Midfielders
8 Conor Thomas England (1993-10-29) 29 October 1993 (age 31) England Cheltenham Town 2022
10 Callum Ainley England (1997-11-02) 2 November 1997 (age 27) Crewe Academy 2015
12 Regan Griffiths England (2000-05-01) 1 May 2000 (age 24) Crewe Academy 2018
14 Oliver Finney England (1997-12-15) 15 December 1997 (age 27) Crewe Academy 2016
16 Charlie Colkett England (1996-09-04) 4 September 1996 (age 28) England Cheltenham Town 2022
18 Khanya Leshabela South Africa (1999-09-18) 18 September 1999 (age 25) England Leicester City (loan) 2022
21 Tariq Uwakwe England (1999-11-19) 19 November 1999 (age 25) England Chelsea 2022
24 Charlie Finney England (2003-10-28) 28 October 2003 (age 21) Crewe Academy 2021
25 Joel Tabiner England (2003-11-30) 30 November 2003 (age 21) Crewe Academy 2020
27 Matúš Holíček Slovakia (2005-01-25) 25 January 2005 (age 19) Crewe Academy 2022
30 Owen Lunt England (2004-09-02) 2 September 2004 (age 20) Crewe Academy 2022
Forwards
7 Chris Long England (1995-02-25) 25 February 1995 (age 29) Scotland Motherwell 2021
9 Courtney Baker-Richardson England (1995-12-05) 5 December 1995 (age 29) Wales Newport County 2022
11 Dan Agyei England (1997-06-01) 1 June 1997 (age 27) England Oxford United 2022
17 Lachlan Brook Australia (2001-02-08) 8 February 2001 (age 23) England Brentford (loan) 2022
19 Bassala Sambou Germany (1997-10-15) 15 October 1997 (age 27) Netherlands Fortuna Sittard 2019
26 Connor Evans Wales (2003-09-27) 27 September 2003 (age 21) Crewe Academy 2021

Squad statistics

As of 17 October 2022
No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Wales WAL Dave Richards 3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
2 DF England ENG Kelvin Mellor 21 1 16+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+1 0
3 DF England ENG Rio Adebisi 11 1 6+2 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
4 DF Wales WAL Zac Williams 16 0 12+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 2+0 0
5 DF England ENG Rod McDonald 13 1 11+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
6 DF England ENG Luke Offord 21 0 17+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+1 0
7 FW England ENG Chris Long 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF England ENG Conor Thomas 19 0 17+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
9 FW England ENG Courtney Baker-Richardson 18 8 11+4 7 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 1
10 MF England ENG Callum Ainley 12 0 10+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
11 FW England ENG Dan Agyei 23 5 17+0 5 2+0 0 0+1 0 1+2 0
12 MF England ENG Regan Griffiths 5 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
13 GK England ENG Arthur Okonkwo* 19 0 17+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF England ENG Oliver Finney 9 0 0+5 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
16 MF England ENG Charlie Colkett 4 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
17 FW Australia AUS Lachlan Brook* 14 1 7+4 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
18 MF South Africa RSA Khanya Leshabela* 13 0 2+8 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
19 FW Germany GER Bassala Sambou 19 1 10+4 0 1+0 1 0+1 0 2+1 0
20 MF Wales WAL Eli King* 13 0 8+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
21 MF England ENG Tariq Uwakwe 19 0 16+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
22 DF Wales WAL Billy Sass-Davies 9 0 3+3 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
24 MF England ENG Charlie Finney 5 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
25 MF England ENG Joel Tabiner 10 0 5+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0

Goals record

As of 8 October 2022
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
1 9 England CF Courtney Baker-Richardson 6 0 0 1 7
2 11 England CF Dan Agyei 4 0 0 0 4
3 2 England RB Kelvin Mellor 1 0 0 0 1
5 England CB Rod McDonald 1 0 0 0 1
17 Australia RW Lachlan Brook 1 0 0 0 1
Total 13 0 0 1 14

Disciplinary record

As of 8 October 2022
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 2 England RB Kelvin Mellor 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
9 England CF Courtney Baker-Richardson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
20 Wales CM Eli King 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
4 4 Wales CB Zac Williams 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
8 England DM Conor Thomas 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
11 England CF Dan Agyei 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
19 Germany CF Bassala Sambou 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
21 England CM Tariq Uwakwe 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
8 3 England LB Rio Adebisi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5 England CB Rod McDonald 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
13 England GK Arthur Okonkwo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
16 England CM Charlie Colkett 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
18 South Africa CM Khanya Leshabela 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
25 England MF Joel Tabiner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 23 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 1

Transfers

In

Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
1 July 2022[a] CF England Courtney Baker-Richardson Wales Newport County Free transfer [4]
1 July 2022[b] CM England Charlie Colkett England Cheltenham Town Free transfer [5]
1 July 2022[c] CB England Rod McDonald England Carlisle United Free transfer [6]
1 July 2022[d] RB England Kelvin Mellor England Carlisle United Free transfer [7]
1 July 2022[e] DM England Conor Thomas England Cheltenham Town Free transfer [8]
11 January 2023 CF England Elliott Nevitt England Tranmere Rovers Undisclosed [9]
19 January 2023 RW England David Amoo England Stevenage Undisclosed [10]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 31 May, and would become official on July 1, once his Newport County contract expired
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 14 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Cheltenham Town contract expired
  3. ^ The transfer was announced on 28 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Carlisle United contract expired
  4. ^ The transfer was announced on 20 May, and would become official on July 1, once his Carlisle United contract expired
  5. ^ The transfer was announced on 19 May, and would become official on July 1, once his Cheltenham Town contract expired

Out

Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
23 June 2022 CM Spain Madger Gomes Unattached Mutual consent [11]
30 June 2022 GK England Sam Booth England Kidsgrove Athletic Released [12][13]
30 June 2022 GK Finland Will Jääskeläinen England AFC Wimbledon Released [12][14]
30 June 2022 RB England Travis Johnson England Crawley Town Withdrew contract offer [15][16]
30 June 2022 RW England Scott Kashket England Gillingham Released [12][17]
30 June 2022 CF France Mikael Mandron England Gillingham Rejected contract [18][19]
30 June 2022 CM England Luke Murphy England Macclesfield Released [12][20]
30 June 2022 CF England Tyreece Onyeka England Stafford Rangers Released [12][21]
30 June 2022 CF England Chris Porter England Oldham Athletic Mutual consent [22][23]
30 June 2022 CM England Joe Robbins England Bamber Bridge Released [12][24]
30 June 2022 LB England Nathan Woodthorpe England Lancaster City Released [12][25]
1 July 2022[a] CM England Josh Lundstram England Altrincham Undisclosed [26]
5 August 2022 CM England Tom Lowery England Portsmouth Free Transfer [27]
31 January 2023 CM England Oliver Finney England Hartlepool United Free Transfer [28]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 28 May, and would become official on July 1 once the transfer window opened

Loans in

Date Pos Player Loaned from On loan until Ref
22 July 2022 RW Australia Lachlan Brook England Brentford End of Season[a] [29][30]
26 July 2022 CM South Africa Khanya Leshabela England Leicester City 31 January 2023 [31]
29 July 2022 GK England Arthur Okonkwo England Arsenal 13 January 2023[b] [32][33]
25 August 2022 CM Wales Eli King Wales Cardiff City January 2023 [34]
18 January 2023 GK England James Beadle England Brighton & Hove Albion End of Season [35]
18 January 2023 CM England Ryan Finnigan England Southampton End of Season [36]
31 January 2023 RB England Sean Robertson England Forest Green Rovers End of Season [37]
  1. ^ On 4 January, Brook's loan from Brentford was extended until end of the season
  2. ^ Originally on a season-long loan, Okonkwo was recalled by Arsenal on 13 January 2023

Loans out

Date Pos Player Loaned to On loan until Ref
5 August 2022 CB England Connor O'Riordan Scotland Raith Rovers 1 January 2023 [38]
August 2022 CB England Sean Lawton England Nantwich Town 24 February 2023[a] [39][40][41][42]
29 August 2022 GK England Tom Booth England Kidsgrove Athletic 29 September 2022 [43]
7 October 2022 CF Wales Connor Evans England Marine 7 November 2022 [44]
17 October 2022 GK England Tom Booth England Nantwich Town End of Season[b] [45][46]
2 January 2023 CB England Lewis Billington England Leek Town End of Season[c] [47][48]
24 February 2023 CF Wales Connor Evans England Nantwich Town End of Season [42]
4 March 2023 LB England Charlie Finney England Chorley 1 April 2023 [49]
4 March 2023 CB Wales Billy Sass-Davies England Woking 1 April 2023 [50]
17 March 2023 CF Germany Bassala Sambou England Oldham Athletic End of Season [51]
24 March 2023 LB England Sean Lawton England Hereford End of Season [52]
  1. ^ On 18 September, Lawton's loan at Nantwich was extended by a further month. On 18 January, it was extended until the end of the season. On 24 February he returned to Crewe due to the two-player loan rule
  2. ^ On 7 January, Booth's loan at Nantwich was extended until the end of the season. On 13 January, he was temporarily recalled by Crewe (for seven days) following Okonkwo's recall by Arsenal
  3. ^ On 27 February, Billington's loan at Leek was extended until the season end

Pre-season and friendlies

On 18 May 2022, Crewe announced their finalised pre-season schedule with away trips to Nantwich Town, Macclesfield, Kidsgrove Athletic, Barnsley and Halesowen Town followed by a home game against West Bromwich Albion.[53] A further home friendly with Rotherham United (for 23 July 2022) was also noted, though the match was later removed from the original press release.[54] On 25 July 2022, a trip for an XI side to Whitchurch Alport was confirmed.[55]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 July 2022 Friendly Nantwich Town 0–3 Crewe Alexandra Nantwich
15:00 BST Report Butler 4' (o.g.)
Wilson 45+5'
Sambou 85'		 Stadium: Weaver Stadium
5 July 2022 Friendly Macclesfield 2–1 Crewe Alexandra Macclesfield
19:45 BST Berry 37'
Owens 90+6'		 Report Woodcock 62' Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium
6 July 2022 Friendly Kidsgrove Athletic 0–6 Crewe Alexandra Kidsgrove
19:30 BST Report Agyei 12'
Baker-Richardson 30', 50'
Ainley 40', 55'
McDonald 60'		 Stadium: Hollinwood Road
9 July 2022 Friendly Barnsley 0–0 Crewe Alexandra Barnsley
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Barnsley F.C. Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)
12 July 2022 Friendly Halesowen Town 2–3 Crewe Alexandra Halesowen
19:45 BST Cobourne 1'
Gregory 38'		 Report Sang 33'
Holicek 45'
Tabiner 86'		 Stadium: The Grove
16 July 2022 Friendly Crewe Alexandra 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Crewe
15:00 BST Agyei 73' Report Swift 54' Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
23 July 2022 Friendly Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Rotherham United Crewe
15:00 BST Agyei 40' Report Washington 1'
Kelly 39'		 Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
26 July 2022 Friendly Whitchurch Alport 0–0 Crewe Alexandra XI Whitchurch
19:30 BST Stadium: KMJ Mortgages Stadium

Mid-season

During the season, Crewe announced they would face Brentford B in a behind-closed-doors friendly.[56]

15 October 2022 (2022-10-15) Friendly Crewe Alexandra v Brentford B TBA
TBA BST Stadium: TBA

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
League Two 30 July 2022 6 May 2023 Matchday 1 4 3 0 1 6 4 +2 075.00
FA Cup 5 November 2022 3 June 2023 First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup 9 August 2022 26 February 2023 First round 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 000.00
EFL Trophy 30 August 2022 2 April 2023 Group stage 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 5 3 0 2 6 7 −1 060.00

Last updated: 18 August 2022
Source: [ Soccerway]

League Two

Main article: 2022–23 EFL League Two

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Swindon Town 46 16 13 17 61 55 +6 61
11 Grimsby Town 46 16 13 17 49 56 −7 61
12 Tranmere Rovers 46 15 13 18 45 48 −3 58
13 Crewe Alexandra 46 14 16 16 48 60 −12 58
14 Sutton United 46 15 13 18 46 58 −12 58
15 Newport County 46 14 15 17 53 56 −3 57
16 Walsall 46 12 19 15 46 49 −3 55
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[57]

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
38 10 15 13 36 47  −11 45 7 6 6 22 23  −1 3 9 7 14 24  −10

Last updated: 1 April 2023.
Source: [ Soccerway]

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839
GroundAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHHHAHHHAHAAHAHAAAAH
ResultWWLWDDLDWLDDLDDLWWLLLWDDDLLDWDDDDWLLLWW
Position8276771010991213131314161615151717171717161818191717181716161718181716
Updated to match(es) played on 1 April 2023. Source: [ Soccerway]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.[58]

30 July 2022 1 Rochdale 1–2 Crewe Alexandra Spotland
15:00 BST Ebanks-Landell Yellow card 13'
Ball Yellow card 51'
Rodney 69'		 Report Williams Yellow card 10'
Agyei 14'
Brook 22'
Offord Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 3,648
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
6 August 2022 2 Crewe Alexandra 3–0 Harrogate Town Crewe
15:00 BST Agyei 44'
Mellor 45+3'
Sambou Yellow card 65'
Baker-Richardson 77'
Uwakwe Yellow card 81'		 Report Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 3,881
Referee: Declan Bourne
13 August 2022 3 Salford City 3–0 Crewe Alexandra Salford
15:00 BST Nartey Yellow card 14'
McAleny 17'
Watt Yellow card 44'
Thomas-Asante 50', 53'		 Report Mellor Yellow card 29'
Sambou Red card 31'
Baker-Richardson Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 2,119
Referee: Craig Hicks
16 August 2022 4 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Sutton United Crewe
19:45 BST Baker-Richardson 12'
Uwakwe Yellow card 87'		 Report Eastmond Yellow card 38'
Beautyman Yellow card 58'		 Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 3,452
Referee: Thomas Parsons
20 August 2022 5 Crewe Alexandra 2–2 Northampton Town Crewe
15:00 BST Baker-Richardson 26', 41'
Mellor Yellow card 63'
Agyei Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Hoskins 43', 90+7'
McWilliams Yellow card 83'
Burge Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 4,071
Referee: David Webb
27 August 2022 (2022-08-27) 6 Bradford City 0–0 Crewe Alexandra Bradford
15:00 BST Banks Yellow card 30'
Halliday Yellow card 65'		 Report Stadium: University of Bradford Stadium
Attendance: 16,541
Referee: Sunny Gill
3 September 2022 (2022-09-03) 7 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Stevenage Crewe
15:00 BST Thomas soccer ball with red X 19', Yellow card 76'
McDonald 27'
King Yellow card 41'
Baker-Richardson Yellow card 82'		 Report Sweeney Yellow card 37'
Reid 48', 67'
Reeves Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 3,669
Referee: Tom Nield
10 September 2022 (2022-09-10) Grimsby Town Postponed Crewe Alexandra Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Stadium: Blundell Park
Note: Fixture was postponed as a mark of respect following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.[59]
13 September 2022 (2022-09-13) 8 Hartlepool United 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Hartlepool
19:45 BST Umerah 33' (pen.) Report Agyei 86'
King Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Suit Direct Stadium
Attendance: 4,002
Referee: Martin Coy
17 September 2022 (2022-09-17) 9 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Crawley Town Crewe
15:00 BST Baker-Richardson Yellow card 38', 73'
Thomas Yellow card 86'		 Report Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 3,717
Referee: Rebecca Welch
24 September 2022 (2022-09-24) 10 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Mansfield Town Crewe
15:00 BST Leshabela Yellow card 33'
Baker-Richardson 70'
Sambou Yellow card 79'		 Report Clarke Yellow card 38'
Quinn Yellow card 64'
Swan 87'
Hawkins 90+3'		 Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 4,942
Referee: Martin Woods
1 October 2022 (2022-10-01) 11 Carlisle United 0–0 Crewe Alexandra Carlisle
15:00 BST Huntington Yellow card 60' Report Agyei Yellow card 30'
Williams Yellow card 35'
King Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 5,012
Referee: Ross Joyce
8 October 2022 (2022-10-08) 12 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Gillingham Crewe
15:00 BST Agyei 19'
Adebisi Yellow card 21'
Tabiner Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Kashket 12' Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 3,809
Referee: Bobby Madden
14 October 2022 (2022-10-14) 13 Tranmere Rovers 3–0 Crewe Alexandra Birkenhead
19:45 BST Simeu 22'
Merrie Yellow card 52'
Nevitt 56' 90'		 Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 8,001
Referee: Simon Mather
22 October 2022 (2022-10-22) 14 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Doncaster Rovers Crewe
15:00 BST Baker-Richardson 14' Yellow card 45'
Offord Yellow card 72'
Brook Yellow card 83'		 Report Miller soccer ball with red X 45+1' 77' Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 4,099
Referee: Carl Brook
25 October 2022 (2022-10-25) 15 AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Wimbledon
19:45 BST Assal 45+1'
Chislett Yellow card 53'
Davison soccer ball with red X 75'		 Report Thomas Yellow card 24'
Mellor Yellow card 39'
Williams Yellow card 53'
Adebisi 62'
Tabiner Yellow card 70'
Offord Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: The Cherry Red Records Stadium
Attendance: 6,984
Referee: Lee Swabey
29 October 2022 (2022-10-29) 16 Barrow 3–0 Crewe Alexandra Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST Waters 8'
Gordon 43', 60' Yellow card 67'
Stevens Yellow card 90'
Kenlock Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Williams Yellow card 66'
Sambou Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Furness Building Society Stadium
Attendance: 3,167
Referee: Marc Edwards
12 November 2022 (2022-11-12) 17 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Colchester United Crewe
15:00 GMT Offord Yellow card 34'
Agyei 80'
Uwakwe Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Ashley Yellow card 10'
Nouble Yellow card 66'
Hannant Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 3,814
Referee: Thomas Parsons
19 November 2022 (2022-11-19) 18 Swindon Town 0–1 Crewe Alexandra Swindon
15:00 GMT Brennan Yellow card 40'
Iandolo Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Agyei 23' (pen.)
King Yellow card 30'		 Stadium: The County Ground
Attendance: 8,734
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
2 December 2022 (2022-12-02) 19 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Newport County Crewe
19:45 GMT Brook 13'
McDonald Yellow card 84'
Offord Yellow card 87'		 Report Drysdale Yellow card 15'
Evans Yellow card 45+2'
Norman 62'
Zanzala 85'
Demetriou Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 3,065
Referee: Rebecca Welch
10 December 2022 (2022-12-10) Crewe Alexandra Postponed Leyton Orient Crewe
15:00 GMT Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[60]
17 December 2022 (2022-12-17) Walsall Postponed Crewe Alexandra Bescot
15:00 GMT Stadium: Poundland Bescot Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[61]
26 December 2022 (2022-12-26) 20 Stockport County 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Edgeley
15:00 GMT Madden 55'
Collar 68'		 Report Thomas Yellow card 52' Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9,837
Referee: Martin Woods
29 December 2022 (2022-12-29) 21 Crewe Alexandra 0–3 Carlisle United Crewe
19:45 GMT Mellor Yellow card 49'
Offord Red card 51'		 Report Feeney 6', Yellow card 26'
Moxon 46'
Dennis 72'		 Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 4,493
Referee: Andy Haines
1 January 2023 (2023-01-01) 22 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Tranmere Rovers Crewe
15:00 GMT Agyei Yellow card 24'
Colkett 34'		 Report Davies Yellow card 72' Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 5,349
Referee: Andy Woolmer
7 January 2023 (2023-01-07) 23 Crewe Alexandra 0–0 AFC Wimbledon Crewe
15:00 GMT Brook Yellow card 72' Report Brown Yellow card 73'
Marsh Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 4,379
Referee: Christopher Pollard
14 January 2023 (2023-01-14) 24 Mansfield Town 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Mansfield
15:00 GMT Maris 42', Red card 81'
Oates Yellow card 60'
Wallace Yellow card 70'		 Report Thomas Yellow card 27'
Mellor 55'		 Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 6,142
Referee: Carl Boyeson
21 January 2023 (2023-01-21) Crewe Alexandra Postponed Stockport County Crewe
15:00 GMT Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a hard playing surface.[62]
31 January 2023 (2023-01-31) 25 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Stockport County Crewe
19:45 GMT O'Riordan 44' Report Wootton 48'
Rydel Yellow card 84'
Byrne Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 5,877
Referee: Tom Reeves
4 February 2023 (2023-02-04) 26 Crewe Alexandra 0–3 Grimsby Town Crewe
15:00 GMT Report McAtee 3'
Lloyd 31'
Green Yellow card 73'
Dickson-Peters 84'		 Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 4,460
Referee: Paul Howard
7 February 2023 (2023-02-07) 27 Crewe Alexandra 0–2 Leyton Orient Crewe
19:45 GMT Nevitt Yellow card 90+2' Report Turns 31'
Archibald 59'		 Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 3,462
Referee: Sam Allison
11 February 2023 (2023-02-11) 28 Crawley Town 2–2 Crewe Alexandra Crawley
15:00 GMT Telford Yellow card 6'
Francillette Yellow card 13'
Offord 19' (o.g.)
Gladwin 90+7'		 Report Robertson Yellow card 15' Yellow-red card 85'
Agyei 51', 61' (pen.), Yellow card 74'
McDonald Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,589
Referee: Charles Breakspear
14 February 2023 (2023-02-14) 29 Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Hartlepool United Crewe
19:45 GMT Ainley 31'
Finnigan 39'		 Report Sterry Red card 13'
Jennings Yellow card 58'
Niang Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 3,110 (107 away)
Referee: Neil Hair
18 February 2023 30 Harrogate Town 2–2 Crewe Alexandra Harrogate
15:00 GMT Muldoon 34'
Olaigbe 52'		 Report Adebisi Yellow card 61'
Finnigan Yellow card 73'
Agyei 83' (pen.)
Uwakwe 89'		 Stadium: The EnviroVent Stadium
Attendance: 2,607 (590 away)
Referee: Lewis Smith
21 February 2023 31 Walsall 0–0 Crewe Alexandra Bescot
19:45 GMT Knowles Yellow card 45+4'
Comley Yellow card 89'		 Report Offord Yellow card 34'
Robertson Yellow card 68'
Finnigan Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Poundland Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,071 (301 away)
Referee: David Rock
25 February 2023 32 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Rochdale Crewe
15:00 GMT Robertson Yellow card 11'
O'Riordan Yellow card 14' Yellow-red card 87'
Adebisi 70'		 Report Odoh Yellow card 24'
Keohane 80'		 Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 4,387 (481 away)
Referee: Ben Toner
5 March 2023 33 Sutton United 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Sutton
15:00 GMT Eastmond Yellow card 82'
Rowe 90+3'		 Report Tabiner Yellow card 20'
Agyei 33'
Finnigan Yellow card 35'
McDonald Red card 63'		 Stadium: VBS Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,954
Referee: Daniel Middleton
10 March 2023 34 Crewe Alexandra 4–3 Salford City Crewe
19:45 GMT Agyei 31' (pen.), 90', Yellow card 90'
Tabiner 40'
O'Riordan 87', Yellow card 89'
Finnigan Yellow card 90+7'		 Report Barry 19'
Hendry 45'
Mallan 85'		 Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 4,301
Referee: Ben Speedie
14 March 2023 35 Stevenage 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Stevenage
19:45 GMT Reeves Yellow card 52'
Reid 79'
Rose Yellow card 85'		 Report Stadium: The Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 2,670 (132 away)
Referee: Alan Young
18 March 2023 36 Northampton Town 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Northampton
15:00 GMT Appéré 23'
Hondermarck Yellow card 89'		 Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,673 (248 away)
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
21 March 2023 37 Gillingham 2–1 Crewe Alexandra Gillingham
19:45 GMT MacDonald Yellow card 11'
Nichols 56'
O'Brien 70'
Ehmer Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Griffiths Yellow card 42'
Ainley 62'		 Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,796 (72 away)
Referee: James Oldham
25 March 2023 Crewe Alexandra Postponed Bradford City Crewe
15:00 GMT Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed due to international call-ups within the squad.[63]
1 April 2023 38 Doncaster Rovers 0–2 Crewe Alexandra Doncaster
15:00 BST Report Baker-Richardson 31'
O'Riordan 37'		 Stadium: The Eco-Power Stadium
Attendance: 5,993
Referee: Ross Joyce
7 April 2023 39 Crewe Alexandra 3–0 Barrow Crewe
15:00 BST Agyei 14' (pen.), 33' (pen.), Yellow card 52'
O'Riordan Yellow card 37'
Thomas Yellow card 45'
Adebisi Yellow card 79'
Long Yellow card 88' 89'		 Report RayYellow card 13'
WarrenYellow card 43'		 Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 4,821
Referee: Sam Purkiss

FA Cup

Main article: 2022–23 FA Cup

The Alex were drawn at home to Leyton Orient in the first round[64] and away to Barnsley in the second round.[65]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 November 2022 (2022-11-05) First round Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Leyton Orient Crewe
15:00 GMT Thomas Yellow card 31'
Sambou 90+2'		 Report Ogie Yellow card 60'
Clay Red card 87'		 Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 2,104
Referee: Sam Purkiss
26 November 2022 (2022-11-26) Second round Barnsley 3–0 Crewe Alexandra Barnsley
15:00 GMT Cole 30'
Phillips 50'
Andersen Yellow card 53'
Benson 57' (pen.)		 Report Sambou Yellow card 50' Stadium: Oakwell Stadium
Attendance: 3,967
Referee: Tom Reeves

EFL Cup

Main article: 2022–23 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Crewe were drawn away to Grimsby Town in the first round.[66]

9 August 2022 First round Grimsby Town 4–0 Crewe Alexandra Cleethorpes
19:45 BST Amos Yellow card 3'
Waterfall 13'
Green 34'
Smith 56'
Wearne 86'		 Report Mellor Yellow card 65' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 2,802
Referee: Adam Herczeg

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2022–23 EFL Trophy

On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Crewe Alexandra with Bolton Wanderers and Tranmere Rovers.[67] Three days later, Leeds United U21s joined Northern Group B.[68]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Bolton Wanderers 3 2 0 1 0 9 3 +6 7 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Tranmere Rovers 3 1 1 0 1 6 7 −1 5
3 ACA Leeds United U21 3 1 0 1 1 5 6 −1 4
4 L2 Crewe Alexandra 3 0 1 0 2 1 5 −4 2
Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

30 August 2022 Group stage Bolton Wanderers 4–1 Crewe Alexandra Horwich
19:00 BST Bakayoko 5'
Aimson Yellow card 26'
Charles 78', 89'
Sadlier 86'		 Report Baker-Richardson 16' Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 2,115
Referee: Scott Oldham
20 September 2022 Group stage Crewe Alexandra Postponed Leeds United U21 Crewe
19:00 BST Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed due to international call-ups within the Leeds United U21 squad.[69]
18 October 2022 Group stage Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Tranmere Rovers Crewe
19:00 BST Finney Yellow card 35' Report O'Connor Yellow card 49'
Jameson Yellow card 55'
Nevitt 71'		 Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 888
Referee: Daniel Middleton
1 November 2022 Group stage Crewe Alexandra 0–0 Leeds United U21 Crewe
19:00 GMT Griffiths Yellow card 63' Report Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 1,236
Referee: Ben Toner
Penalties
Agyei soccer ball with check mark
Uwakwe soccer ball with red X
Finney soccer ball with red X
Sambou soccer ball with red X
Griffiths soccer ball with check mark		 Klich soccer ball with check mark
Firpo soccer ball with red X
Fernandez soccer ball with red X
Perkins soccer ball with red X
Gyabi soccer ball with red X

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