2006–07 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season

The 2006–07 season was the 130th season in the club's history and first back in League One, the third tier of English football following their relegation from the Championship in the previous season. They finished 13th in League One on 60 points. They also competed in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and the Football League Trophy, where they were eliminated in the First round, Third round

Crewe Alexandra
2006–07 season
ChairmanJohn Bowler
ManagerDario Gradi
StadiumGresty Road
League One13th
FA CupFirst round
League CupThird round
League TrophyNorthern area final

Players
As of end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Ben Williams
2 DF Jon Otsemobor
3 DF Billy Jones
4 MF Gary Roberts
5 DF Julien Baudet
6 DF Neil Cox
7 MF Anthony McNamee (on loan from Watford)
8 MF Michael O'Connor
10 MF Michael Higdon
11 MF David Vaughan
12 FW Luke Varney
13 GK Stuart Tomlinson
14 MF Ben Rix
15 DF Danny Woodards
16 FW Ryan Lowe
17 DF Darren Moss
18 FW Nicky Maynard
20 DF Paul Bignot
No. Position Player
21 DF Darran Kempson
22 GK Owain Fôn Williams
24 FW Mat Bailey
25 FW Tom Pope
26 DF Ritchie Sutton
27 FW Pavol Šuhaj
28 MF Mark Carrington
29 MF John Dillon
30 DF Adam Dugdale
32 FW Shaun Miller
33 FW Adam Warlow
34 DF Cavell Coo
35 MF Christopher Flynn
36 FW Rodney Jack
37 DF Danny O'Donnell (on loan from Liverpool)
38 FW Lee Matthews
41 FW Byron Moore

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
7 MF Tony Grant (joined Accrington Stanley in January 2007)
9 FW Luke Rodgers (joined Port Vale in January 2007)
15 MF Lee Bell (joined Burton Albion in January 2007)
19 DF Mark Roberts (joined Northwich Victoria in January 2007)
23 DF Robert Lloyd (joined Witton Albion in February 2007)
No. Position Player
31 DF Nathaniel Kerr (joined Rotherham United in 2006)
39 MF Isaac Osbourne (on loan from Coventry City)
39 DF Patrick Noubissié (joined Swindon Town in February 2007)
40 DF Andy Taylor (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)

Competitions

Football League One

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Doncaster Rovers 46 16 15 15 52 47 +5 63
12 Port Vale 46 18 6 22 64 65 −1 60
13 Crewe Alexandra 46 17 9 20 66 72 −6 60
14 Northampton Town 46 15 14 17 48 51 −3 59
15 Huddersfield Town 46 14 17 15 60 69 −9 59
Source:
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Matches
Win Draw Loss
DateOpponentVenueResult[lower-alpha 1]ScorersAttendanceRef.
5 August 2006Northampton TownHome2–2Lowe, Vaughan5,553[2]
8 August 2006Doncaster RoversAway1–3Maynard6,081[3]
12 August 2006Scunthorpe UnitedAway2–2Rodgers (pen.), Vaughan4,329[4]
19 August 2006Bradford CityHome0–3—5,274[5]
27 August 2006Brighton & Hove AlbionAway4–1Jones, Lowe, Maynard (2)5,848[6]
2 September 2006Huddersfield TownHome2–0Maynard (2)4,868[7]
9 September 2006BournemouthAway0–1—5,627[8]
12 September 2006Cheltenham TownHome3–1Maynard, Cox, Varney4,062[9]
16 September 2006MillwallHome1–0Varney4,875[10]
23 September 2006Yeovil TownAway0–2—5,333[11]
26 September 2006Swansea CityAway1–2Roberts (pen.)10,031[12]
30 September 2006Carlisle UnitedHome5–1Varney (2), Lowe (3)5,989[13]
7 October 2006GillinghamHome4–3Maynard, Jack, O'Donnell, Varney5,022[14]
14 October 2006Bristol CityAway1–2Varney11,899[15]
21 October 2006BlackpoolHome1–2Maynard5,765[16]
28 October 2006Rotherham UnitedAway1–5Varney5,407[17]
4 November 2006Port ValeHome2–1Maynard, Rodgers (pen.)7,632[18]
18 November 2006BrentfordAway4–0Varney (2), Rix, Vaughan4,771[19]
25 November 2006ChesterfieldHome2–2Varney, Rodgers5,078[20]
5 December 2006Oldham AthleticAway0–1—4,798[21]
9 December 2006Nottingham ForestHome1–4Roberts (pen.)7,253[22]
23 December 2006Leyton OrientAway1–1Maynard4,371[23]
26 December 2006Swansea CityHome1–3Varney6,083[24]
30 December 2006Yeovil TownHome2–3Maynard, Roberts5,450[25]
2 January 2007Cheltenham TownAway1–1Varney3,154[26]
13 January 2007BournemouthHome2–0Varney, Maynard4,739[27]
16 January 2007Tranmere RoversAway0–1—5,708[28]
20 January 2007Carlisle UnitedAway2–0Baudet, Maynard7,075[29]
27 January 2007Leyton OrientHome0–4—5,280[30]
3 February 2007Northampton TownAway2–1Varney (2)5,262[31]
17 February 2007Bradford CityAway1–0Lowe7,778[32]
20 February 2007Doncaster RoversHome2–1Rix, Higdon4,483[33]
24 February 2007Huddersfield TownAway2–1Higdon, Lowe10,052[34]
27 February 2007Scunthorpe UnitedHome1–3Varney4,842[35]
3 March 2007Brighton & Hove AlbionHome1–1Varney5,202[36]
10 March 2007GillinghamAway0–1—6,373[37]
13 March 2007MillwallAway2–2Higdon, Moss8,867[38]
17 March 2007Bristol CityHome0–1—5,731[39]
24 March 2007Rotherham UnitedHome1–0Moss5,675[40]
31 March 2007BlackpoolAway1–2Miller7,203[41]
7 April 2007ChesterfieldAway1–2Miller3,698[42]
9 April 2007BrentfordHome3–1Vaughan, Lowe, Maynard4,667[43]
14 April 2007Port ValeAway0–3—5,740[44]
21 April 2007Oldham AthleticHome2–1Maynard (2)6,304[45]
28 April 2007Tranmere RoversHome1–1Miller5,777[46]
5 May 2007Nottingham ForestAway0–0—27,472[47]

FA Cup
Main article: 2006–07 FA Cup
Win Draw Loss
RoundDateOpponentVenueResult[lower-alpha 1]ScorersAttendanceRef.
First round11 November 2006Bradford CityAway0–4—3,483[48]

Football League Cup
Main article: 2006–07 Football League Cup
Win Draw Loss
RoundDateOpponentVenueResult[lower-alpha 1]ScorersAttendanceRef.
First round22 August 2006Grimsby TownAway3–0Maynard, O'Connor, Lowe (pen.)1,635[49]
Second round19 September 2006Wigan AthleticHome2–0Jack, Maynard3,907[50]
Third round25 October 2006Manchester UnitedHome1–2[lower-alpha 2]Varney10,046[51]

Football League Trophy
Main article: 2006–07 Football League Trophy
Win Draw Loss
RoundDateOpponentVenueResult[lower-alpha 1]ScorersAttendanceRef.
Second round31 October 2006RochdaleAway1–1[lower-alpha 3]Varney1,148[52]
Northern quarter-final29 November 2006Port ValeAway3–2Lowe (pen.), Jack, Varney4,694[53]
Northern semi-final10 January 2007ChesterfieldAway4–2Maynard, Varney (3)3,414[54]
Northern final first leg30 January 2007Doncaster RoversHome3–3Moss, Lowe, Varney4,631[55]
Northern final second leg12 February 2007Doncaster RoversAway2–3[lower-alpha 4]Varney, Lowe12,561[56]

Notes
  1. Crewe Alexandra's score shown first
  2. After extra time
  3. Crewe win 2–0 on penalties
  4. Doncaster win 6–5 on aggregate
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