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| Ground | Alexandra Stadium (Gresty Road) Crewe (Capacity 10,046) |
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Crewe Alexandra Football Club are an English football team based at Gresty Road in Crewe, Cheshire, England and nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry. This article details Crewe Alexandra's 2007-08 season in League One. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. The following are the Association football events of the year 1877 throughout the world The Alexandra Stadium (formerly known as Gresty Road, due to its location on a road of that name is a multi-use Stadium in Crewe, England. The Alexandra Stadium (formerly known as Gresty Road, due to its location on a road of that name is a multi-use Stadium in Crewe, England. Crewe is a town in Cheshire, England, the largest town in the borough of Crewe and Nantwich, in which it is the only Unparished area. The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the (Edward John Bowler (born 14 February 1937) is the current chairman of Crewe Alexandra Football Club, who current play in the third tier of the English Dario Gradi MBE (born Milan, Italy, 8 July 1941) is a football manager and former player currently technical Steve Holland (born 30 April 1970 in Derby, United Kingdom) is a football coach and is currently the First Team Coach of Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Coca-Cola Football League 1 for sponsorship reasons is the second-highest division of The Football Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Coca-Cola Football League 1 for sponsorship reasons is the second-highest division of The Football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Crewe is a town in Cheshire, England, the largest town in the borough of Crewe and Nantwich, in which it is the only Unparished area. Cheshire (or archaically the County of Chester) is a county in North West England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. Crewe railway works is a British Railway engineering facility built in 1840 by the Grand Junction Railway.
The club was formed in 1877 and reputedly named after Princess Alexandra (some suggest that the decision to form the club was actually taken in a pub named after the Princess and the club was named after the pub). Alexandra of Denmark (Alexandra Carolina Marie Charlotte Louise Julia 1 December 1844 – 20 November 1925 was Queen Consort to Edward VII of the United Kingdom They currently play in the Coca-Cola League One. Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Coca-Cola Football League 1 for sponsorship reasons is the second-highest division of The Football
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Honours
- Milk Cup:
- Premier section winners 1987, 1999
- Junior section winners 1990, 1998
- Cheshire Senior Cup
- Winner 1910, 1912, 1913, 1923, 2002, 2003
- Welsh Cup
- Winner 1936, 1937. For sponsorship reasons the English Football League Cup was also named "Milk Cup" between 1982 and 1986 The Welsh Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from Wales.
Players
Current squad
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Crewe Alexandra Also have a Ladies Team that currently compete in the FA Women's Northern Premier League. For more information see Crewe Alexandra L.F.C.
Notable former players
- See also: List of Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
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As of 23 November 2007. Crewe Alexandra LFC are a ladies football side that play in the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division, and are associated with Crewe Alexandra FC This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Crewe Alexandra F Madjid Bougherra ( مجيد بوغرة) (born 7 October 1982) is an Algerian professional footballer who currently plays for Dean Ashton (born 24 November 1983 in Swindon, Wiltshire) is an English professional footballer who plays for West Ham United as a forward Stanley Bowles (born 24 December, 1948 in Collyhurst, Manchester, England) was a leading English footballer Wayne Collins (born 4 March 1969) is an English football midfielder. Philip Ian Clarkson (born November 13 1968 in Hambleton, Lancashire) is an English former professional footballer Robert Edwards (born February 23, 1970 in Manchester) is a former professional footballer, who started out as a forward and changed to a defender Robert William "Rob" Hulse (born 25 October 1979 in Crewe, Cheshire) is an English professional footballer who William "Billy" Jones (born 24 March 1987 in Shrewsbury, England) is an English footballer, currently playing Robert Marc Jones (born November 5, 1971 in Wrexham, Wales) is a Welsh born former England international footballer Seth Art Maurice Johnson (born 12 March 1979 in Birmingham) is a former England international footballer, currently without a club Craig Hignett, (born 12 January 1970 in Prescot) is an English former professional footballer who now works as an agent and a commentator on BBC Radio Colin Little (born 4 November 1972 in Wythenshawe, Manchester) is an English footballer currently playing for Altrincham Kenny Vincent Lunt (born 20 November 1979 in Runcorn) is an English professional footballer, currently playing for Sheffield Steve Macauley (born March 4 1969 in Lytham, north-west England is an ex-professional footballer who played primarily at centre half. Daniel Benjamin "Danny" Murphy (born 18 March 1977 in Chester) is an English football player Anthony 'Tony' Naylor (born 29 March 1967 in Manchester, Lancashire) is a former English football player David Platt may refer to David Platt (footballer -- A football player David Platt (Coronation Street -- A character on Coronation Mark Rivers born 26 November 1975 in Crewe is a professional footballer currently without a club Gareth Shaun Smith (born April 9 1971 in Leeds, England) is an English former footballer. Geoff Thomas born Manchester, England (5 August 1964 is a former English footballer, who won nine caps for the full England team and captained Ashley Ward (born November 24, 1970 in Middleton, Lancashire) is a retired English footballer He was a centre forward Ashley Michael Westwood (born 31 August 1976 in Bridgnorth) is a professional footballer who plays as a central defender who is unattached following Gareth Whalley (born 19 December 1973) is an English born footballer who qualifies to play for the Republic of Ireland under the parentage David Wright (born May 1, 1980 in Warrington) is an English footballer who plays for Ipswich Town. Jermaine Malaki Wright (born 21 October, 1975 in Greenwich) is an English footballer who plays as a Midfielder and can Luke Ivan Varney (born September 28 1982 in Leicester) is an English professional footballer. Bamberdele "Dele" Adebola (born June 23, 1975 in Lagos) is a Nigerian footballer, who plays as a Striker for Efetobore "Efe" Sodje (born October 5, 1972 in Greenwich) is a footballer who is currently playing for Bury. For the former West Ham and Charlton player see Steve Jones (English footballer. Neil Francis Lennon (born 25 June 1971 in Lurgan, County Armagh) is a former professional footballer from Northern Ireland Clayton Ince (born July 12 1972) is a Trinidadian football player Robert William "Robbie" Savage (born October 18 1974) is a professional footballer who plays as a Midfielder. David Owen Vaughan (born 18 February 1983 in Abergele, Denbighshire) is a Welsh professional football player who can play Bruce David Grobbelaar (born October 6, 1957 in Durban, South Africa) is a former Rhodesian British football Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Only competitive matches are counted.
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August 1895 | May 1896 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 16. 13 | |
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January 1898 | May 1925 | 169 | 56 | 44 | 69 | 33. 14 | |
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August 1925 | May 1938 | 578 | 223 | 113 | 242 | 38. 58 | |
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August 1938 | July 1944 | 45 | 20 | 7 | 18 | 44. George Lillycrop ( 7 December 1886 in Gosport, Hampshire) was a Professional footballer, who played as a centre forward 44 | |
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July 1944 | October 1948 | 102 | 45 | 19 | 38 | 44. Frank Robert Hill ( May 21 1906 &ndash June 1993 was a Scottish football player and manager 12 | |
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October 1948 | December 1951 | 149 | 56 | 39 | 54 | 37. Arthur Owen Turner ( 1 April 1909 – 12 January 1994) was an English professional footballer and football manager 58 | |
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December 1951 | June 1953 | 74 | 31 | 11 | 32 | 41. Harry Catterick ( November 26, 1919 — March 9, 1985) was an English football player for Everton, but he 89 | |
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June 1953 | May 1955 | 96 | 25 | 28 | 43 | 26. 04 | |
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August 1955 | May 1958 | 143 | 23 | 28 | 92 | 16. Maurice Lindley (b December 5, 1915 in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England - d 08 | |
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August 1958 | May 1960 | 100 | 36 | 22 | 42 | 36. 00 | |
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June 1960 | November 1964 | 222 | 87 | 50 | 50 | 39. 19 | |
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November 1964 | October 1970 | 273 | 105 | 69 | 99 | 38. 46 | |
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August 1971 | November 1971 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 26. Dennis Sydney Viollet ( 20 September 1933 &ndash 6 March 1999) was an English footballer Career Viollet joined 67 | |
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May 1972 | December 1973 | 70 | 16 | 23 | 31 | 22. Jimmy Melia (born Liverpool, Merseyside, England on 1 November 1937) is a former English footballer who spent 86 | |
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January 1974 | December 1974 | 48 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 27. 08 | |
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January 1975 | May 1978 | 163 | 53 | 53 | 57 | 32. Harry Gregg MBE (born October 25, 1932) is a Northern Irish former football player 52 | |
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August 1978 | May 1979 | 46 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 13. 04 | |
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June 1979 | July 1981 | 93 | 24 | 27 | 42 | 25. Tony Waddington ( 9 November 1924 - 21 January 1994) was born in Manchester, Lancashire. 81 | |
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August 1981 | October 1982 | 59 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 15. 25 | |
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November 1982 | June 1983 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 24. 24 | |
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June 1983 | July 2007 | 1235 | 460 | 474 | 301 | 37. Dario Gradi MBE (born Milan, Italy, 8 July 1941) is a football manager and former player currently technical 25 | |
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July 2007 | present | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 36. Steve Holland (born 30 April 1970 in Derby, United Kingdom) is a football coach and is currently the First Team Coach of 84 | |
1As sole Manager. Between 22 September and 17 October 2003, Gradi underwent heart surgery. Assistant Manager Neil Baker took charge of the team for this period (P6, W0, D1, L5).
2As Technical Director
3As First Team Coach
Early years
Crewe Alexandra were formed in 1877 as Crewe Football Club as a separate organisation from the successful Crewe Cricket Club. Crewe Football Club played their first ever match, against North Staffs, the same year, the match ended 1-1. In 1884, Crewe Alexandra's first match in the FA Cup was against Queens Park of Glasgow, losing 10-0. The following are the Association football events of the year 1884 throughout the world The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after
Crewe were one of the founding members of Division 2 in 1892, having previously been members of the Football Alliance, but became a non-league side after only five seasons. The following are the Association football events of the year 1892 throughout the world The Football Alliance was an Association football league in England which ran for three seasons from 1889&ndash90 to 1891&ndash92. The following year the club managed to sign all their players as professionals. They rejoined the Football League in the 1920s, during which time a new record of 15,102 packed into Gresty Road to watch Crewe entertain local rivals Stoke City. The Alexandra Stadium (formerly known as Gresty Road, due to its location on a road of that name is a multi-use Stadium in Crewe, England. Stoke City Football Club is a football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, England. The Potters won the game 2-0. Crewe earned their first honours by winning the Welsh Cup in 1936 and 1937, before being barred from entering (not least since they were not in Wales). The Welsh Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from Wales. The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 1936 throughout the world The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 1937 throughout the world In 1936, Herbert Swindells scored his 100th League goal for Crewe Alexandra. He would go on to score a record 126 goals for the club - a record that still stands today.
1955 saw Crewe embark on a sequence where they did not win away from home for 56 matches. The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 1955 throughout the world The dismal run ended with a 1-0 win at Southport. Southport Football Club are an English football club based in Southport, Merseyside. One of Crewe's most famous matches took place against Spurs in the FA Cup. Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after A new record attendance of 20,000 saw lowly Crewe hold Spurs to a 2-2 draw. Bert Llewellyn and Merfyn Jones scored for the Railwaymen. Professor Merfyn Jones is a Historian, broadcaster, governor of the BBC and Vice-chancellor of Bangor University. In the replay, Tottenham won convincingly 13-2 - still a record defeat for the club. Llewellyn and Nev Coleman scored for Crewe at White Hart Lane. For the railway station of the same name see White Hart Lane railway station.
1961 saw Crewe's most notable win in their history, Jimmy McGuigan's side defeated Chelsea 2-1 in the FA Cup at Stamford Bridge. The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 1961 throughout the world Stamford Bridge is a football Stadium on the border of Fulham and Chelsea, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham that That particular Chelsea side contained former Crewe player Frank Blunstone, Jimmy Greaves, Peter Bonetti and Terry Venables. Frank Blunstone (born 17 October 1934 in Crewe) is an English former footballer who played for Crewe Alexandra and James Peter 'Jimmy' Greaves (born 20 February, 1940 in East Ham, London) is a legendary English former football player Peter Phillip Bonetti (born 27 September 1941 in Putney, London of Swiss parents from Canton Ticino) was a football Terence Frederick 'Terry' Venables (born 6 January 1943 in Dagenham, London often referred to as ' El Tel', is an English football manager The Crewe goals were scored by Billy Stark and Barrie Wheatley. Spurs won by a more modest 5-1 in the Fourth Round. In 1963, Crewe gained promotion for the first time in their history with a 1-0 win over Exeter City. The following are the Association football events of the year 1963 throughout the world Exeter City Football Club are an English football club based in Exeter, who were members of the Football League from 1920 to 2003 and rejoined Frank Lord became the local hero, scoring the only goal in front a crowd of 9,807. Frank Lord ( 13 March 1936 &ndash June 2005 was an English footballer and manager Lord also holds the record for most hat-tricks for the club - he amassed eight hat-tricks during his time at Gresty Road.
A year later, Terry Harkin scored a record 35 league goals for a season. 1977 saw Tommy Lowry play his record-breaking 475th and last game for the Railwaymen. The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 1977 throughout the world 1979 would see manager Warwick Rimmer's most notable signing when Bruce Grobbelaar joined Crewe and played his first match against Wigan Athletic. The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 1979 throughout the world Bruce David Grobbelaar (born October 6, 1957 in Durban, South Africa) is a former Rhodesian British football Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional football team based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. During the season he would score from the penalty spot against York City and kept 8 clean-sheets in his 24 matches played. York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. In the same year the club went a record 15 matches without winning at Gresty Road. The period from the 1950s to the early 1980s were generally not a successful time for the Alex, and few would have argued with Michael Palin's comment, in the 1979 BBC Great Railway Journeys of the World documentary when, in a shot over Gresty Road filmed from the roof of the adjacent Rail House he described Crewe as "like those other railway towns, Swindon and Doncaster, possessed of a football team which is perpetually propping up the bottom of the Fourth Division". Michael Edward Palin, CBE (born 5 May 1943 is an English Comedian, actor writer and Television presenter best known for being one of the members Swindon ( is a large town in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire in the South West of England, midway between Bristol (64 km / 40 miles Doncaster is a large town in South Yorkshire, England and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster.
It is believed that Crewe's fans were the first to ever sing the famous football song 'Blue Moon'. The song was sung to represent the gloomy days at Gresty Road during the mid-1900s. Since then Manchester City have copied the chant and it is often sung by their fans.
The Gradi era
In June 1983, Crewe appointed Milan-born Dario Gradi as manager. The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 1983 throughout the world Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. Dario Gradi MBE (born Milan, Italy, 8 July 1941) is a football manager and former player currently technical At that time, Crewe had again just avoided being voted out of the Football League. Gradi quickly gained a reputation for developing young talent, Gradi let Steve Walters become the youngest ever player to pull on a Crewe shirt: aged just 16 years and 119 days he played against Peterborough United on 6 May. Steve Walters (born 28 August, 1965) is an Australian former Rugby league footballer who at the peak of his career was considered the best Peterborough United Football Club is an English professional football team based in Peterborough. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Gradi's efforts paid off in 1989 when Crewe won promotion to the Third Division. This is a list of the Football (soccer events of the year 1989 throughout the world They went back down two years later, but were promoted again in 1994. The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 1994 throughout the world In the same year, Neil Lennon became the first Crewe Alexandra player to gain an International cap for 60 years when he was selected to play for Northern Ireland against Mexico. Neil Francis Lennon (born 25 June 1971 in Lurgan, County Armagh) is a former professional footballer from Northern Ireland The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international football. The Mexican national football team is controlled by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol and represents Mexico in international football competition Gradi then led his charges to the unprecedented height of Division One in 1997, after victory over Brentford in the Division Two playoff final, and kept his team there until 2002, despite a club income on which many more lowly clubs could not survive. The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 1997 throughout the world Brentford Football Club are an English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 2002 throughout the world
After one season in the Division Two the club were promoted back to Division One at the end of the 2002-03 season, having finished in second place; the first time the club had finished in the top two of any division. From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.
Although managing to retain their place in the renamed Championship in the 2003-04 season, at the start of the 2004-05 season they were rated one of the likeliest teams to be relegated. In the event, they put in a good showing in the first half of the season, but after selling Dean Ashton to Norwich City for a record £3 million in the January 2005 transfer window, Crewe failed to win any more games until the final match of the season, when they defeated Coventry City 2-1 and narrowly escaped relegation on goal difference, Crewe having a GD of -20 and Gillingham -21. Dean Ashton (born 24 November 1983 in Swindon, Wiltshire) is an English professional footballer who plays for West Ham United as a forward PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 2005 throughout the world Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip is an association football club based in Coventry, Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent.
The following year they were not so fortunate. Despite a good run towards the end of the season, they were relegated to League 1 at the end of the 2005-06 season.
Crewe were named the 'Most Admired Club' in the 2006 Football League Awards, sponsored by The League Paper and FourFourTwo Magazine. The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 2006 throughout the world This page concerns the UK edition of the magazine however details about the others can be found further down the page [1]
Prior to their 3-0 home defeat to Bradford, the club learnt that their previous chairman, Norman Rowlinson, had died of cancer at the age of 83. Bradford City Association Football Club (also known as The Bantams, and previously The Paraders) is an English football club based in Bradford The club then held a minute's silence for Rowlinson at their next home game, against Huddersfield Town. Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.
Gradi legacy
As of the summer of 2007, Gradi was the longest serving manager in English league football; he celebrated his 1,000th game in charge of Crewe on 20 November 2001 - an away fixture at Carrow Road, the home of Norwich City F.C., and completed 24 years in sole charge of the club, although assistant manager Neil Baker took temporary charge between 22 September and 17 October 2003 while Gradi underwent heart surgery. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Crewe only managed one point while Baker was in charge.
During Gradi's control, the club gained a strong reputation for its youth policy, and gained official status as an FA Youth Academy. Youth system is a Sporting terminology used to refer to a youth investment program within a particular team or league which develops and nurtures young (often local talent By concentrating on developing its own players the club remained profitable (a rare thing in lower division football at the time) by selling them on after they have gained experience with Crewe. The Academy is known to stress technical excellence, which accords with Gradi's aim to have his sides play attractive, passing football.
Players who passed through the ranks at Crewe include the England international players Geoff Thomas, David Platt and Rob Jones, Welshman Robbie Savage, and Northern Ireland internationals Neil Lennon and Steve Jones (Platt was the most successful, totalling more than £20 million in transfers and captaining the England team). Geoff Thomas born Manchester, England (5 August 1964 is a former English footballer, who won nine caps for the full England team and captained David Platt may refer to David Platt (footballer -- A football player David Platt (Coronation Street -- A character on Coronation Robert Marc Jones (born November 5, 1971 in Wrexham, Wales) is a Welsh born former England international footballer Robert William "Robbie" Savage (born October 18 1974) is a professional footballer who plays as a Midfielder. Neil Francis Lennon (born 25 June 1971 in Lurgan, County Armagh) is a former professional footballer from Northern Ireland For the former West Ham and Charlton player see Steve Jones (English footballer. All these were youngsters signed from other clubs, but Gradi also had considerable success in nurturing Crewe's own trainees - notably full England internationals Danny Murphy and Seth Johnson, under-21 England international Dean Ashton and Wales international David Vaughan. Daniel Benjamin "Danny" Murphy (born 18 March 1977 in Chester) is an English football player Seth Art Maurice Johnson (born 12 March 1979 in Birmingham) is a former England international footballer, currently without a club Dean Ashton (born 24 November 1983 in Swindon, Wiltshire) is an English professional footballer who plays for West Ham United as a forward David Vaughan may be David Vaughan (footballer David Vaughan (artist David Vaughan (nutritionist
On 20 April 2007 Crewe Alexandra announced that, as of 1 July 2007, Gradi would take up a new role as the club's Technical Director whilst gradually allowing newly appointed first-team coach Steve Holland control of the team. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Steve Holland (born 30 April 1970 in Derby, United Kingdom) is a football coach and is currently the First Team Coach of
Holland's first season in this role, 2007-08, was a disappointment as they narrowly avoided relegation, finishing in 20th place with a mere 50 points. [1]
Stadium
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Overview
Officially known since 2000 as The Alexandra Stadium, the ground which has been occupied by the club since 1898 will likely always be known as Gresty Road to the fans. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The Alexandra Stadium (formerly known as Gresty Road, due to its location on a road of that name is a multi-use Stadium in Crewe, England. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
The ground is comprised of four stands:
- The Air Products Stand (formerly the Railtrack Stand, before a change in sponsors) - built in 2000 at a cost of £5. 2 million. It accommodates 6,776 spectators, together with the club's office accommodation.
- The AB Nutrition Stand, (formerly The Advance Personnel Stand, before a change in sponsors [2]) - also known as the Gresty Road End, accommodates 1000 spectators and 4 disabled spectators.
- The Charles Audi Stand, also known as the Railway End, accommodates 645 spectators.
- The BMW Bluebell Stand, formerly the Pop Side, accommodates 1687 away spectators.
Getting there
By rail
Gresty Road is immediately adjacent to Crewe mainline railway station. Crewe railway station is one of the most historic Railway stations in the world Turn left when exiting the station, and Gresty Road is the next street on the left.
By road
From the North: Exit M6 at junction 17 (A534). At the T-junction turn right for Crewe and follow A534 (signposted Crewe, Nantwich). After about six miles, at the third roundabout in the space of about a mile, you pass the Crewe Arms on your right and Crewe Station on your left. Gresty Road is the first left after the Station. Beware: on match days this left turn may be closed, and traffic may be redirected to the next left (100 yards, South St, at the traffic lights).
From the South and East: Exit M6 at junction 16 (A500). At the roundabout follow signs for Crewe. After about two miles, turn right at roundabout (A5020) towards Crewe; left at the next roundabout (0. 8m); straight on at the next (Rookery pub on right), passing the Brocklebank pub on the left; then left at the next - and final - roundabout, taking traffic into Nantwich Road, passing the Crewe Arms Hotel on the right and Crewe Station on the left.
Alternatively, from M6 junction 16, stay on the A500 beyond the A5020 roundabout for a further two miles until the B5071 roundabout (signposted Shavington); exit the A500 and at the T-junction (traffic lights) turn right, cross the A500 on the bridge, passing Crewe Alexandra's Soccer School on the left; follow the B5071 past the Cheshire Cheese pub; from the railway bridge the ground is less than half a mile - a large pay-and-display carpark is on the right hand side next to the stadium.
From the West: From Nantwich, follow Crewe Road, A534 (signs to Crewe Station, 4 miles), which will eventually bring you along Nantwich Road. Turn right into South Street (Domino's Pizza is on the corner), as the former right turn into Gresty Road is no longer permitted following the remodelling of the junction.
Footnotes
- ^ Crewe Delighted With Award CreweAlex.premiumtv.co.uk. Retrieved 4 July 2006
- ^ Official Announcement crewealex.premiumtv.co.uk Retrieved 28 June 2007
References
Club Honours taken from:
External links
- Official website
- Crewe Alexandra F. C. on BBC Sport: Club News - Recent results - Upcoming fixtures - Club stats
- Soccerbase.com's entry on Crewe Alexandra
- Dario Gradi's win/loss record on soccerbase.com
- Unofficial Fan Sites:
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