2011–12 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season

This article details Crewe Alexandra's 2011–12 season in League Two. This will be Crewe's 88th competitive season and third successive in League Two.

Crewe Alexandra F.C.
2011–12 season
ChairmanJohn Bowler
ManagerDario Gradi (until 10 November 2011)
Steve Davis
League Two7th – Play Off Winners
FA Cup1st round
League Cup1st round
Football League TrophyQuarter Final (North)
Top goalscorerLeague: Nick Powell (13)
All: Nick Powell (15)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 6,919 vs Aldershot Town (5 May 2012)
All: 7,221 vs Southend United (12 May 2012)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 3,142 vs Barnet (10 September 2011)
All: 2,271 vs Macclesfield Town (5 October 2011)
Average home league attendance4,124

Players

Squad information
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Phillips42 2010 32 0 30 Jun 2012 Free
2 DF Tootle29 2009 71 1 30 Jun 2014 Youth system
3 DF Davis28 2009 1 0 30 Jun 2012 Youth system
4 DF Westwood30 2008 90 12 30 Jun 2014 Youth system
5 DF Artell39 2010 43 5 30 Jun 2012 Free
6 DF Dugdale32 2010 20 0 30 Jun 2012 Free
7 MF Bell37 2010 49 2 30 Jun 2012 Free
8 MF Murphy30 2008 89 8 30 Jun 2013 Youth system
9 FW Miller32 2006 141 36 30 Jun 2013 Youth system
10 FW Leitch-Smith30 2008 19 5 30 Jun 2012 Youth system
11 FW Moore31 2007 154 15 30 Jun 2012 Youth system
12 DF Shelley30 2008 49 6 30 Jun 2012 Youth system
13 GK A Martin31 2011 0 0 30 Jun 2012 Free
14 MF Sarcevic28 2010 5 1 30 Jun 2012 Undisclosed
15 DF C Martin33 2009 6 1 30 Jun 2012 Undisclosed
16 FW Connerton30 2009 2 0 30 Jun 2012 Undisclosed
17 MF Mellor29 2009 1 0 Youth system
18 GK Garratt26 2011 0 0 30 Jun 2013 Youth system
19 MF Clayton26 2011 2 0 30 Jun 2014 Youth system
20 MF Turton27 2011 1 0 30 Jun 2012 Youth system
21 DF White27 2011 0 0 30 Jun 2012 Youth system
22 DF Ray26 2011 0 0 30 Jun 2012 Youth system
23 FW Daniels26 2011 0 0 30 Jun 2012 Youth system
24 MF Hughes28 2011 1 0 30 Jun 2012 Youth system
25 FW Powell26 2010 19 0 30 Jun 2014 Youth system
FW Koral27 2011 0 0 30 Jun 2012 Youth system
FW Oswell27 2011 0 0 30 Jun 2012 Youth system
DF Ting27 2011 0 0 30 Jun 2012 Youth system

Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in the League (and playoffs), FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

Squad stats

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague TwoFA CupLeague CupFL Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Steve Phillips 54049+001+001+003+00
2 DF Matthew Tootle 44039+101+001+002+00
3 DF Harry Davis 47542+250+001+002+00
4 MF Ashley Westwood 47342+231+000+002+00
5 DF David Artell 38333+121+001+012+00
6 DF Adam Dugdale 51346+031+001+003+00
7 MF Lee Bell 36023+1001+001+001+00
8 MF Luke Murphy 49741+371+001+003+00
9 FW Shaun Miller 36526+740+001+012+00
10 FW A-Jay Leitch-Smith 441034+7101+001+000+10
11 FW Byron Moore 491145+0101+011+002+00
12 MF Danny Shelley 29112+1410+000+101+10
14 MF Antoni Sarcevic 1001+500+100+003+00
15 DF Carl Martin 34027+401+000+001+10
17 DF Kelvin Mellor 1719+610+100+000+10
19 FW Max Clayton 3051+2640+000+001+21
20 DF Ollie Turton 300+200+000+001+00
24 MF Caspar Hughes 700+400+100+002+00
25 MF Nick Powell 451537+4141+001+002+01
33 DF Jordan Brown 702+500+000+000+00
Players on loan to Crewe who returned to their parent club:
27 FW Wes Fletcher 613+310+000+000+00
28 MF Jamie Lowry 1009+100+000+000+00
30 FW Greg Pearson 938+130+000+000+00
31 DF James Tunnicliffe 202+000+000+000+00
34 FW Billy Bodin 908+100+000+000+00

Top scorers

[1][2]

Place Position Nation Number Name League Two1 FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
1 MF 25 Nick Powell 15 0 0 1 16
2 FW 11 Byron Moore 9 1 0 0 11
3 FW 10 A-Jay Leitch-Smith 9 0 0 0 9
4 MF 8 Luke Murphy 8 0 0 0 8
5 FW 9 Shaun Miller 5 0 1 0 6
TOTALS 46 1 1 1 50
1Includes 2012 Football League play-offs.

Disciplinary record
Number Nation Position Name League Two FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
7 MF Lee Bell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
5 DF David Artell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF Harry Davis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
6 DF Adam Dugdale 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
9 FW Shaun Miller 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
12 MF Danny Shelley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0

Awards
Individual
Date N
 P
 Nat.
 Name
 Award Notes
2011-07-01
Club
Date Period Award Notes
2011-07-01 2011-07-01

Players in and out

In
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
13 GK A Martin 22 Ayr United Free Transfer Summer 30 Jun 2012 Free Source

Out
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
6 DF Ada 26 Kilmarnock Released Summer Free Source
15 DF Mitchel-King 27 AFC Wimbledon Released Summer Free Source
9 FW Zola 26 Burton Albion Released Summer Free Source
11 MF Grant 23 Wycombe Wanderers Released Summer Free Source
3 DF Blanchett 24 Burton Albion Released Summer Free Source
27 MF Short 20 Free agent Released Summer Free Source
28 DF AM Westwood 34 Free agent Released Summer Free Source
24 GK Fogler 26 Free agent Released Summer Free Source
7 FW Donaldson 27 Brentford Out of contract Summer Free Source

Last updated: 2 July 2011
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.

Club

Coaching staff
Position Staff
First Team Manager Dario Gradi MBE
Assistant Manager Steve Davis
Assistant Manager (Player Recruitment) Neil Baker
Assistant Academy Manager James Collins
Assistant Academy Manager Neil Critchley
Head Physiotherapist Rob Sharp
Physiotherapist Nick Oakley
Fitness Coach Andy Franks
Academy Recruitment Officer Phil Swift
Academy Operations Manager Paul Anthrobus

Last updated: 21 May 2011
Source: Crewe Alexandra Staff

Other information
Chairman John Bowler
Vice Chairman David Rowlinson
Director Richard Clayton
Director Dario Gradi MBE
Director Mark Hassall
Director Jim McMillan
Director Daniel Potts
Director Norman Hassall
Director Jimmy Rowlinson
Head Groundsman John Huxley
Assistant Groundsman Andrew Wareham
Club Doctor Dr Mike Freeman
Club Masseur Roy Ambrose
Club Chaplain Steve Clapham
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Alexandra Stadium (10,153 / 100 × 66 yd)

Updated to match played 21 May 2011
Source: Crewe Alexandra Staff

Kits
Home
Supplier: Carbrini
Sponsors: Mornflake Oats
Away
Supplier: Carbrini
Sponsors: Mornflake Oats
Home goalkeepers
Supplier: Carbrini
Sponsors: Mornflake Oats
Away goalkeepers
Supplier: Carbrini
Sponsors: Mornflake Oats

Competitions

Overall
Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round		 Final
position / round		 First match Last match
Football League Two — 10 7 6 August 20115 May 2012
Football League Cup 1st round 1st round 9 August 2011
Football League Trophy 1st round Area Quarter Finals w/c 29 August 2011
FA Cup 1st round 1st round November 2011

Updated to match played 1 July 2011
Source: Competitions

League Two

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
5 Torquay United 46 23 12 11 63 50 +13 81 Qualification for League Two play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
6 Cheltenham Town 46 23 8 15 66 50 +16 77
7 Crewe Alexandra (O, P) 46 20 12 14 67 59 +8 72
8 Gillingham 46 20 10 16 79 62 +17 70
9 Oxford United 46 17 17 12 59 48 +11 68
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2012. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 20 12 14 67 59  +8 72 11 6 6 38 28  +10 9 6 8 29 31  −2

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAAHHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultLLLLWWWLWDLLWLWLLWWDDLWLWWWLWDWLDDDWWWWDDWDWDD
Position242323242220152015161919151614171816151614151515141311121212109101010109888888777
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2012. Source: Crewe Alexandra
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Won   Drawn   Lost   Postponed

Pre-Season Friendlies
11 July 2011 Rhyl0–0Crewe AlexandraBelle Vue
19:30 Report Attendance: 250
11 July 2011 Congleton Town0–4Crewe AlexandraCongleton
19:30 Report Moore
Moore
Daniels
Trialist (McCammon) 		Stadium: Booth Street
16 July 2011 Crewe Alexandra2–1Wolverhampton WanderersAlexandra Stadium
15:00 Miller  44'
Sarcevic  85'		 Report Doyle  81' Attendance: 2,567
Referee: Tony Bates
19 July 2011 Newcastle Town1–3Crewe AlexandraNewcastle-under-Lyme
19:30 Gartside Report Powell
Pires
Sarcevic  pen'		 Stadium: Lyme Valley Stadium
19 July 2011 Quorn1–9Crewe AlexandraQuorn
19:45  87' Report Miller  5' (20), 38' (51)
Westwood  33'
Shelley  40'
Moore  51'
Oswell 		Stadium: Sutton Park
22 July 2011 Nantwich Town1–1Crewe AlexandraNantwich
19:30 Nicholls  89' Report Daniels  90' Stadium: The Weaver Stadium
Attendance: 1,084
26 July 2011 Crewe Alexandra2–1Derby CountyAlexandra Stadium
19:30 Moore
Shelley  46'		 Report Riggott  14' Attendance: 2,063
Referee: Steve Rushton
30 July 2011 Crewe Alexandra2–1RochdaleAlexandra Stadium
15:00 Miller  2'
Shelley  18' (pen)		 Report Marshall  78'
1 August 2011 Wealdstone2–3Crewe AlexandraRuislip, London Borough of Hillingdon
19:30 Report Stadium: St Georges Stadium

Last updated: 4 May 2011

League Two
6 August 2011 1Swindon Town3–0Crewe AlexandraThe County Ground
15:00 Kennedy  45' (pen.)
Risser  63'
Flint  77'		 Report Attendance: 8,248
13 August 2011 2Crewe Alexandra1–2GillinghamAlexandra Stadium
15:00 Miller  74' Whelpdale  23'
Spiller  25'		 Attendance: 3,401
16 August 2011 3Crewe Alexandra1–2Rotherham UnitedAlexandra Stadium
19:45 Moore  74' le Fondre  15'
Pringle  72'		 Attendance: 3,458
20 August 2011 4Shrewsbury Town2–0Crewe AlexandraGreenhous Meadow
15:00 McAllister  23'
Wroe  90+1'		 Attendance: 5,050
27 August 2011 5Plymouth Argyle0–1Crewe AlexandraHome Park
15:00 Miller  42' Attendance: 5,720
3 September 2011 6Crewe Alexandra3–1Oxford UnitedAlexandra Stadium
15:00 Miller  30' (37)
Leitch-Smith  65'		 Davis  77' Attendance: 3,680
10 September 2011 7Crewe Alexandra3–1BarnetAlexandra Stadium
15:00 Murphy  27'
Miller  55'
Dugdale  90+1'		 McLeod  81' Attendance: 3,142
13 September 2011 8Burton Albion1–0Crewe AlexandraPirelli Stadium
19:45 Richards  34' Attendance: 2,246
17 September 2011 9Accrington Stanley0–2Crewe AlexandraCrown Ground
15:00 Leitch-Smith  11'
Moore  14'		 Attendance: 1,503
24 September 2011 10Crewe Alexandra1–1Port ValeAlexandra Stadium
15:00 Moore  72' Pope  74' Attendance: 6,613
1 October 2011 11Dagenham & Redbridge2–1Crewe AlexandraVictoria Road
15:00 Williams  76'
Rose  90+5'		 Moore  75' Attendance: 1,725
8 October 2011 12Crewe Alexandra1–3Southend UnitedAlexandra Stadium
15:00 Davis  75' Ferdinand  37'
Mohsni  88'  90+1'		 Attendance: 3,808
15 October 2011 13AFC Wimbledon1–3Crewe AlexandraKingsmeadow
15:00 Jolley  60' Powell  46' Dugdale  79' Leitch-Smith  88' Attendance: 4,604
22 October 2011 14Crewe Alexandra1–1Port ValeAlexandra Stadium
15:00 Moore  72' Pope  74' Attendance: 6,613
22 October 2011 14Crewe Alexandra1–1Port ValeAlexandra Stadium
15:00 Moore  72' Pope  74' Attendance: 6,613
25 October 2011 15Cheltenham Town F.C.0–1Crewe AlexandraAbbey Business Stadium
19:45 Davis  54' (pen.) Attendance: 3,089
29 October 2011 16Aldershot Town3–1Crewe AlexandraRecreation Ground
15:00 Hylton  23' (62)
McGlashan  48'		 Leitch-Smith  30' Attendance: 2,552
5 November 2011 17Crewe Alexandra0–3Torquay UnitedAlexandra Stadium
15:00 Howe  9'
Mansell  53'
Bodin  68'		 Attendance: 3,521
19 November 2011 18Morecambe1–2Crewe AlexandraGlobe Arena
15:00 Ellison  69' Powell  79'
Clayton  90+5'		 Attendance: 2,169
26 November 2011 19Crewe Alexandra1–0Hereford UnitedAlexandra Stadium
15:00 Powell  60' Attendance: 3,591
10 December 2011 20Northampton Town1–1Crewe AlexandraSixfields Stadium
15:00 Akinfenwa  16' Moore  61' Attendance: 4,579
17 December 2011 21Crewe Alexandra1–1Crawley TownAlexandra Stadium
15:00 Fletcher  9' Tubbs  31' Attendance: 3,635
26 December 2011 22Bradford City3–0Crewe AlexandraValley Parade
15:00 Wells  2'
Hanson  64' (84)		 Attendance: 11,060
31 December 2011 23Bristol Rovers2–5Crewe AlexandraMemorial Stadium
15:00 Harrold  9'
Bolger  27' (OG)
McGleish  48'		 Leitch-Smith  2'
Powell  33'
Artell  44'
Powell  93'		 Attendance: 5,037
2 January 2012 24Crewe Alexandra0–1MorecambeAlexandra Stadium
15:00 Ellison  28' Attendance: 3,840
7 January 2012 24Crewe Alexandra3–2Plymouth ArgyleAlexandra Stadium
15:00 Murphy  20' (44)
Westwood  53' (pen.)		 Walton  50' (pen.)
LeCointe  66'		 Attendance: 3.707
14 January 2012 25Oxford United0–1Crewe AlexandraKassam Stadium
15:00 Pearson  89' Attendance: 7,052
21 January 2012 26Crewe Alexandra4–1Dagenham & RedbridgeAlexandra Stadium
15:00 Pearson  41'
Ogogo  71' (o.g.)
Dugdale  83'
Powell  86'		 Woodall  17'
Ahmed Abdulla  83'		 Attendance: 3,282
28 January 2012 27Barnet2–0Crewe AlexandraUnderhill Stadium
15:00 McLeod  30' (pen.)
Hector  77'		 Artell  29'
Dugdale  44'		 Attendance: 2,263
14 February 2012 28Crewe Alexandra3–2Burton AlbionAlexandra Stadium
19:45 Shelley  30'
Westwood  55'
Murphy  87'
Martin  90+1'		 McGrath  25'
Driver  57'
Stanton  66'
Zola  90'		 Attendance: 3,157
18 February 2012 29Southend United1–0Crewe AlexandraRoots Hall
15:00 Kalala  61'
Mohsni  74'		 Martin  73'
Phillips  79'		 Attendance: 5,645
21 February 2012 30Crewe Alexandra2–0Accrington StanleyAlexandra Stadium
19:45 Westwood  20'
Powell  39'
Clayton  81'
Murphy  90+2'		 McIntyre  43' Attendance: 3,179
25 February 2012 31Crewe Alexandra3–3AFC WimbledonAlexandra Stadium
15:00 Moore  10'
Powell  11'
Pearson  31'
Bell  90+3'		 Knott  7'
Bush  47'
Moore  52'  81'
Jolley  90+2'		 Attendance: 4,240
28 February 2012 32Port Vale1–1Crewe AlexandraVale Park
19:45 Artell  49' (o.g.) Moore  80'
Bell  86'		 Attendance: 6,356
3 March 2012 33Crewe Alexandra1–1Shrewsbury TownAlexandra Stadium
15:00 Martin  15'
Powell  22'
Murphy  33'		 Collins  5'
Richards  54'
McLaughlin  72'		 Attendance: 5,086
6 March 2012 34Rotherham United1–1Crewe AlexandraDon Valley Stadium
19:45 Grabban  62'
Wood  72'
Pringle  82'		 Davis  16' (pen.) Attendance: 2,447
10 March 2012 35Gillingham3–4Crewe AlexandraPriestfield Stadium
15:00 Lee  16'
Jackman  42'
Payne  48'  79'
Whelpdale  67'
Montrose  71'
Miller  73'
Spiller  80'		 Powell  27' (53)
Leitch-Smith  52'
Davis  76'
Tootle  83'
Clayton  90+5'		 Attendance: 5,428
17 March 2012 36Crewe Alexandra2–0Swindon TownAlexandra Stadium
15:00 Powell  29'
Westwood  65'		 McCormack  39'
Flint  69'		 Attendance: 4,641
20 March 2012 37Crewe Alexandra1–0Bradford CityAlexandra Stadium
19:45 Davis  22' (pen.) Attendance: 3,556
24 March 2012 38Hereford United0–1Crewe AlexandraEdgar Street
15:00 Stam  56' Murphy  79'  88' Attendance: 2,326
31 March 2012 39Crewe Alexandra1–1Northampton TownAlexandra Stadium
15:00 Murphy  17'
Artell  45+1'		 Akinfenwa  59'
Williams  67'		 Attendance: 4,893
6 April 2012 40Crawley Town1–1Crewe AlexandraBroadfield Stadium
15:00 Alexander  43'  88' (pen.) Moore  29'
Phillips  87'
Artell  89'		 Attendance: 4,723
9 April 2012 41Crewe Alexandra3–0Bristol RoversAlexandra Stadium
15:00 Leitch-Smith  2'
Mellor  6'
Davis  49' (pen.)		 Lund  18'
Bolger  76'		 Attendance: 4,139
14 April 2012 43Macclesfield Town2–2Crewe AlexandraMoss Rose
15:00 Chalmers  17' (pen.)  68'
Hamshaw  64'
Daniel  80'
Tomlinson  90+5'		 Powell  40' (58)
Murphy  69'		 Attendance: 3,434
21 April 2012 44Crewe Alexandra1–0Cheltenham TownAlexandra Stadium
15:00 Artell  44' Attendance: 5,495
28 April 2012 45Torquay United1–1Crewe AlexandraPlainmoor
15:00 Stevens  53'
Ellis  73'
Howe  87'
O'Kane  90+7'		 Davis  17'
Dugdale  70'
Powell  90+4'
Leitch-Smith  90+7'		 Attendance: 3,802
5 May 2012 46Crewe Alexandra2–2Aldershot TownAlexandra Stadium
15:00 Leitch-Smith  4'
Davis  31' (o.g.)
Murphy  76'		 Molesley  45'
Payne  51'		 Attendance: 6,919

Football League Cup
9 August 2011 First RoundPreston North End3–2Crewe AlexandraDeepdale
19:45 Tootle  3' (o.g.)
Mellor  84'
Hume  90'		 Report Miller  18'
Artell  40'		 Attendance: 5,401
Referee: Webb

Last updated: 1 July 2011

Football League Trophy
30 August 2011 First RoundBury0–0
(2–4 p)		Crewe AlexandraGigg Lane Stadium
Attendance: 1,295
Referee: Robert Madley
Penalties
Cregg
Bishop
Worrall
Picken 		Westwood
Shelley
Davis
Bell
5 October 2011 Second RoundCrewe Alexandra1–0Macclesfield TownAlexandra Stadium
Clayton  76'
Powell  87'		 Brown  78' Attendance: 2,271
Referee: Jock Waugh
Assistant referees: Dave Naylor
Iain Siddall
Fourth official: Daniel Meeson
8 November 2011 Quarter FinalOldham Athletic3–1Crewe AlexandraBoundary Park
Kuqi  12' (59)
M'voto  23'
Scapuzzi  72'		 Powell  54' Attendance: 2,163
Referee: Graham Salisbury
Assistant referees: Paul Kettlewell
David Benton
Fourth official: Tony Peart

FA Cup
12 November 2011 First RoundCrewe Alexandra1–4Colchester UnitedAlexandra Stadium
15:00 Moore  19' James  60'
Bond  75'
Cocker  87'
James  92'		 Attendance: 2,325
Referee: David Coote
Assistant referees: Alf Greenwood
Scott Oldham
Fourth official: Gary Hilton

Last updated: 12 November 2011

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References
The following references are from crewealex.net, unless otherwise specified.
  1. http://www.crewealex.net/page/Goalscorers/0,,10414~201110414,00.html
  2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/crewe_alexandra/club_stats/default.stm
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