2015–16 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season
| 2015–16 season | |||
| Chairman | John Bowler | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Steve Davis | ||
| Stadium | Gresty Road | ||
| League Cup | 1st round (knocked out by Preston North End | ||
| 
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The 2015–16 season is Crewe Alexandra's 139th season in their history and fourth consecutive season in League One.[1] Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and JP Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2015 | ST |   | Andre Brown | Academy | Trainee | [2] | 
| 1 July 2015 | CM |   | Joe Howell | Academy | Trainee | [3] | 
| 1 July 2015 | CB |   | Joe Kearns | Academy | Trainee | [4] | 
| 1 July 2015 | FW |   | Liam O'Neill | Academy | Trainee | [5] | 
| 1 July 2015 | CM |   | Toby Mullarkey | Academy | Trainee | [6] | 
| 6 July 2015 | CM |   | Billy Bingham | Dagenham & Redbridge | Free transfer | [7] | 
| 14 July 2015 | CM |   | David Fox | Colchester United | Free transfer | [8] | 
| 28 July 2015 | GK |   | Dave Richards | Bristol City | Free transfer | [9] | 
| 3 August 2015 | DF |   | Ben Nugent | Cardiff City | Free transfer | [10] | 
| 21 March 2016 | FW |   | Daniel Udoh | Ilkeston | - | [11] | 
| 6 May 2016 | FW |   | Tom Lowery | Academy | Trainee | [12] | 
Transfers out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2015 | CM |   | Anthony Grant | Port Vale | Free transfer | [13] | 
| 1 July 2015 | CM |   | Liam Nolan | Southport[lower-alpha 1] | Released | [15] | 
| 1 July 2015 | CF |   | Vadaine Oliver | York City[lower-alpha 2] | Free transfer | [17] | 
| 1 July 2015 | GK |   | Scott Shearer | Mansfield Town[lower-alpha 3] | Free transfer | [19] | 
| 1 July 2015 | CB |   | Anthony Stewart | Wycombe Wanderers[lower-alpha 4] | Free transfer | [17] | 
| 1 July 2015 | RB |   | Matt Tootle | Shrewsbury Town | Free transfer | [21] | 
| 1 July 2015 | DM |   | Billy Waters | Cheltenham Town[lower-alpha 5] | Free transfer | [15] | 
| 5 September 2015 | GK |   | Paul Rachubka | Bolton Wanderers | Free transfer | [23] | 
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 July 2015 | CM |   | Adam King | Swansea City | 5 January 2016 | [24] | 
| 26 August 2015 | LB |   | Stephen Kingsley | Swansea City | 27 November 2015 | [25] | 
| 26 August 2015 | LW |   | Harry Wilson | Liverpool | 5 January 2016 | [26] | 
| 1 October 2015 | GK |   | Danijel Nizic | Burnley | 1 November 2015 | [27] | 
| 26 November 2015 | CB |   | Semi Ajayi | Cardiff City | 26 January 2016 | [28] | 
| 29 January 2016 | ST |   | Ryan Seager | Southampton | 17 February | [29] | 
| 23 February 2016 | ST |   | Tom Hitchcock | Milton Keynes Dons | End of season | [30] | 
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of 10 October 2016
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | Football League Trophy | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  ENG | Ben Garratt | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 
| 2 | DF |  ENG | Oliver Turton | 46 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 
| 3 | DF |  ENG | Jon Guthrie | 38 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 (1) | 1 | 
| 4 | DF |  ENG | Harry Davis | 10 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 (1) | 0 | 
| 5 | DF |  WAL | George Ray | 19 (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 (3) | 0 | 
| 6 | DF |  ENG | Ben Nugent | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 
| 8 | MF |  ENG | Chris Atkinson | 7 (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 8 (10) | 0 | 
| 9 | ST |  CAN | Marcus Haber | 36 (4) | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 39 (4) | 10 | 
| 10 | MF |  AUS | Bradden Inman | 33 (6) | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 (6) | 10 | 
| 11 | FW |  ENG | George Cooper | 13 (14) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 (16) | 1 | 
| 12 | FW |  FIN | Lauri Dalla Valle | 10 (4) | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 11 (6) | 2 | 
| 13 | GK |  WAL | David Richards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 14 | FW |  WAL | Callum Saunders | 6 (12) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (12) | 2 | 
| 15 | MF |  ENG | David Fox | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 
| 16 | MF |  SCO | Adam King | 22 (2) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 (2) | 5 | 
| 17 | DF |  SCO | Stephen Kingsley | 9 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 (3) | 0 | 
| 18 | MF |  ENG | Billy Bingham | 17 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 (4) | 0 | 
| 19 | DF |  ENG | James Baillie | 1 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (4) | 0 | 
| 20 | MF |  SCO | James Jones | 29 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 (2) | 0 | 
| 21 | MF |  ENG | Ryan Wintle | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 
| 22 | ST |  SCO | Fraser Murdoch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 23 | DF |  ENG | Perry Ng | 1 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (5) | 0 | 
| 24 | FW |  WAL | Harry Wilson | 3 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (4) | 0 | 
| 25 | MF |  ENG | Callum Ainley | 6 (10) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 6 (11) | 1 | 
| 27 | FW |  ENG | Ryan Colclough | 10 (2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 (3) | 3 | 
| 28 | DF |  ENG | Toby Mullarkey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 29 | DF |  NGA | Semi Ajayi | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 
| 30 | GK |  AUS | Danijel Nizic | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 
| 32 | MD |  ENG | Joe Howell | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 
| 33 | FW |  ENG | Ryan Seager | 3 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (1) | 1 | 
| 36 | FW |  ENG | Tom Hitchcock | 6 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (1) | 0 | 
| 39 | FW |  NGA | Daniel Udoh | 1 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (5) | 0 | 
| 41 | DF |  CIV | Zoumana Bakayogo | 16 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 (6) | 0 | 
Source: Soccerbase and 11v11.com
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with number struck through and marked  left the club during the playing season.
 left the club during the playing season.
Top scorers
- As of 9 October 2016
| Place | Position | Nationality | Number | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | Football League Trophy | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF |  | 10 | Bradden Inman | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 
| FW |  | 9 | Marcus Haber | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| 3 | MF |  | 16 | Adam King | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 
| 4 | MF |  | 27 | Ryan Colclough | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 
| 5 | FW |  | 12 | Lauri Dalla Valle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| MF |  | 15 | David Fox | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| FW |  | 14 | Callum Saunders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | MF |  | 25 | Callum Ainley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| DF |  | 11 | Zoumana Bakayogo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW |  | 11 | George Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF |  | 3 | Jon Guthrie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF |  | 6 | Ben Nugent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW |  | 33 | Ryan Seager | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF |  | 2 | Oliver Turton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 38 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 41 | ||||
Source: Soccerbase and 11v11.com
Disciplinary record
- As of 12 October 2016
| Number | Nationality | Position | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | Football League Trophy | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||
| 6 |   | DF | Ben Nugent | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 
| 5 |   | DF | George Ray | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 
| 2 |   | DF | Oliver Turton | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 
| 20 |   | MF | James Jones | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 
| 15 |   | MF | David Fox | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 
| 3 |   | DF | Jon Guthrie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 
| 9 |   | FW | Marcus Haber | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 
| 29 |   | DF | Semi Ajayi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 41 |   | DF | Zoumana Bakayogo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 27 |   | FW | Ryan Colclough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 14 |   | FW | Callum Saunders | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 1 |   | GK | Ben Garratt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| 8 |   | MF | Chris Atkinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 19 |   | DF | James Baillie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 16 |   | MF | Billy Bingham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 11 |   | FW | George Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 4 |   | DF | Harry Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 16 |   | MF | Adam King | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 23 |   | DF | Perry Ng | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| Total | 47 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 1 | |||
Source: Soccerbase and 11v11.com
Clean sheets
- As of 8 October 2016
| Place | Nationality | Number | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | Football League Trophy | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 1 | Ben Garratt | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 
| TOTALS | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||
Source: 11v11.com (Ben Garratt)
Competitions
Pre-season friendlies
On 7 May 2015, Crewe Alexandra announced they would travel to Nantwich Town for a pre-season friendly on 19 July 2015.[31] On 13 May 2015, a further six friendlies were announced against, Congleton Town, Alsager Town, Newcastle Town, Kidsgrove Athletic, Altrincham and Kirby Muxloe.[32] On 18 June 2015, a friendly against Chester was announced.[33]
| 10 July 2015 Friendly | Congleton Town | 1–3 | Crewe Alexandra | Congleton | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 BST | Smith  66' | Report | Dalla Valle  29' Coulibaly  87' Saunders  89' | Stadium: Richborough Estates Stadium | 
| 11 July 2015 Friendly | Alsager Town | 1–7 | Crewe Alexandra | Alsager | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 BST |  79' | Report | Coulibaly  4', 34' Turton  14' Saunders  41' Inman  47' Dalla Valle  55' Baillie  64' | Stadium: Wood Park Stadium | 
| 17 July 2015 Friendly | Newcastle Town | 0–3 | Crewe Alexandra | Newcastle-under-Lyme | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 BST | Report | Atkinson  22' Brennan  41' O'Neill  90' | Stadium: Lyme Valley Stadium | 
| 19 July 2015 Friendly | Nantwich Town | 1–4 | Crewe Alexandra | Nantwich | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 BST | Ray  33' (o.g.) | Report | Davis  7' Dalla Valle  55' Cooper  76' Saunders  81' | Stadium: The Weaver Stadium Attendance: 1,067 | 
| 22 July 2015 Friendly | Kidsgrove Athletic | 1–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Kidsgrove | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 BST | Woolley  32' | Report | Saunders  13' Ng  69' | Stadium: The Novus Stadium | 
| 24 July 2015 Friendly | Altrincham | 0–3 | Crewe Alexandra | Altrincham | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 BST | Report | Inman  1', 55' Wintle  77' | Stadium: Moss Lane Attendance: 390 | 
| 1 August 2015 Friendly | Chester | 3–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Chester | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 BST | Rooney  4' Hannah  57' Peers  74' | Report | Turton  21' Cooper  72' | Stadium: Lookers Vauxhall Stadium | 
| 3 August 2015 Friendly | Kirby Muxloe | 0–3 | Crewe Alexandra | Kirby Muxloe | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 BST | Report | Howell  2' Cooper  7' Atkinson  74' | Stadium: Ratby Lane | 
League One
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 58 | 79 | −21 | 50 | |
| 21 | Doncaster Rovers (R) | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 48 | 64 | −16 | 46 | Relegation to Football League Two | 
| 22 | Blackpool (R) | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 40 | 63 | −23 | 46 | |
| 23 | Colchester United (R) | 46 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 57 | 99 | −42 | 40 | |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra (R) | 46 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 46 | 83 | −37 | 34 | 
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated.
Matches
On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[34]
| 8 August 2015 1 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–0 | Port Vale | Crewe | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 6,751 Referee: Dean Whitestone | 
| 15 August 2015 2 | Scunthorpe United | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Scunthorpe | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 BST | Madden  10', 65' | Report | Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,188 Referee: Trevor Kettle | 
| 18 August 2015 3 | Coventry City | 3–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Coventry | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 BST | Fleck  14' Armstrong  51' O'Brien  83' | Report | Inman  31' Haber  53' | Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 11,511 Referee: Tim Robinson | 
| 22 August 2015 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 3–3 | Bury | Crewe | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 BST | King  3' Colclough  37' Inman  80' | Report | Mayor  23' Soares  45' Rose  58' | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,125 Referee: Oliver Langford | 
| 29 August 2015 5 | Wigan Athletic | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Wigan | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 BST | Jacobs  12' | Report | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,647 Referee: David Coote | 
| 5 September 2015 6 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–3 | Swindon Town | Crewe | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 BST | King  61' | Report | Smith  63' Thomas  82' Ajose  90' | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,400 Referee: Richard Clark | 
| 12 September 2015 7 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–3 | Millwall | Crewe | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 BST | Dalla Valle  36' | Report | O'Brien  21', 64', 74' | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,293 Referee: Darren Handley | 
| 19 September 2015 8 | Shrewsbury Town | 0–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Shrewsbury | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 BST | Report | King  2' | Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 5,481 Referee: Andy Madley | 
| 26 September 2015 9 | Walsall | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Bescot | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 BST | Bradshaw  3' | Report | Nugent  18' | Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,229 Referee: James Linington | 
| 29 September 2015 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | Southend United | Crewe | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 BST | Inman  49' | Report | Pigott  47', 53' | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,404 Referee: Darren Bond | 
| 3 October 2015 11 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | Chesterfield | Crewe | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 BST | Fox  36' | Report | Gardner  8', 57' | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,053 Referee: Ross Joyce | 
| 10 October 2015 12 | Barnsley | 1–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Barnsley | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 BST | Mawson  16' | Report | Ryan Colclough  14' Lauri Dalla Valle  79' | Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 8,406 Referee: Mark Brown | 
| 17 October 2015 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | Gillingham | Crewe | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 BST | Report | Donnelly  90+2' | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,924 Referee: David Webb | 
| 20 October 2015 14 | Burton Albion | 0–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Burton upon Trent | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,666 Referee: Seb Stockbridge | 
| 24 October 2015 15 | Blackpool | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Blackpool | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 BST | White  64' Redshaw  87' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 6,970 Referee: Mark Haywood | 
| 31 October 2015 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Sheffield United | Crewe | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 GMT | Colclough  71' | Report | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 5,227 Referee: Fred Graham | 
| 14 November 2015 17 | Bradford | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Bradford | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 GMT | Liddle  45+2' B. Clarke  58' | Report | Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 17,546 Referee: Geoff Eltringham | 
| 21 November 2015 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–5 | Peterborough | Crewe | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 GMT | Colclough  64' | Report | Taylor  6' Washington  46' Anderson  47', 82' Angol  54' | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,094 Referee: Charles Breakspear | 
| 24 November 2015 19 | Colchester | 2–3 | Crewe Alexandra | Colchester | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 GMT | Harriott  40' Moncur  48' | Report | Colclough  61' Haber  80' Lowe  90+3' | Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 2,602 Referee: Chris Sarginson | 
| 28 November 2015 20 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Oldham Athletic | Crewe | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 GMT | King  21' | Report | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,969 Referee: Simon Hooper | 
| 12 December 2015 21 | Doncaster Rovers | 3–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Crewe | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 GMT | Grant  32' Stewart  90+3' Williams  90+5' | Report | Haber  26' Saunders  90' | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 5,342 Referee: Darren Drysdale | 
| 19 December 2015 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Fleetwood Town | Crewe | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 GMT | Lowe  5' | Report | Ball  10' | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,749 Referee: Andy Madley | 
| 28 December 2015 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | Shrewsbury Town | Crewe | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 GMT | Colclough  26' Haber  55' | Report | Cole  11' Gerrard  64' Whalley  90' | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 5,506 Referee:  Andy Haines | 
| 2 January 2016 25 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–5 | Coventry City | Crewe | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Armstrong  11'  30' (pen.)  45' Murphy  27'  85' | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 5,946 Referee:  Mark Haywood | 
| 16 January 2016 26 | Swindon Town | 4–3 | Crewe Alexandra | Swindon | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 GMT | Ajose  14'  90+1' Obika  47' Nugent  52' (o.g.) | Report | Inman  20'  40' Colclough  26' Jones  26' Nugent  28' Turton  62' | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,888 Referee:  Lee Collins | 
| 23 January 2016 27 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Wigan Athletic | Crewe | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 GMT | Inman  43' Cooper  63' | Report | Wabara  16' Perkins  47' McCann  53' Power  59' | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 6,010 Referee:  Nick Kinseley | 
| 26 January 2016 28 | Bury | 0–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Bury | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 GMT | O'Sullivan  65' Etuhu  88' | Report | Guthrie  63' | Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,343 Referee:  Darren England | 
| 30 January 2016 29 | Millwall | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | London | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 GMT | Archer  59' Gregory  64' (pen.) Williams  89' | Report | Inman  59' (pen.) Nugent  63' Ajayi  86' | Stadium: The Den Attendance: 9,044 Referee:  Chris Kavanagh | 
| 6 February 2016 30 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | Rochdale | Crewe | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 GMT | Fox  7' Haber  31' Inman  45' | Report | Rafferty  49' Lund  57' | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,130 Referee:  Ross Joyce | 
| 13 February 2016 31 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Walsall | Crewe | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 GMT | Inman  49' | Report | Bradshaw  32' (pen.) | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 5,132 Referee:  Darren Handley | 
| 16 February 2016 23 | Rochdale | 2–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Rochdale | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 GMT | Bennett  2' Bunney  6' Lund  45+6' Rose  45+6' | Report | Haber  24' Seager  27' Bakayogo  45+5' | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,985 Referee:  Eddie Ilderton | 
| 20 February 2016 32 | Chesterfield | 3–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Chesterfield | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 GMT | Ebanks-Blake  7' Novak  12' Dimaio  56' | Report | Jones  20' Bakayogo  27' Guthrie  87' | Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 6,264 Referee:  Gavin Ward | 
| 27 February 2016 33 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | Barnsley | Crewe | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 GMT | Fox  5' Guthrie  32' Nugent  66' | Report | Bree  45+1' Winnall  53' Watkins  62' Mawson  67'  67' Isgrove  69' | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,451 Referee:  Seb Stockbridge | 
| 1 March 2016 34 | Southend United | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Southend-on-Sea | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 GMT | Wordsworth  58' Worrall  86' Barnett  87' Coker  87' Payne  90+4' (pen.) | Report | Hitchcock  54' Cooper  86' | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,444 Referee:  Dean Whitestone | 
| 5 March 2016 35 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Burton Albion | Crewe | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 GMT | Haber  14' Turton  32' Jones  70' Ng  80' Nugent  87' | Report | Akins  35' McCrory  90+1' | Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,380 Referee:  Peter Bankes | 
| 12 March 2016 36 | Gillingham | 3–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Gillingham, Kent | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 GMT | Samuel  12' El-Abd  38' Guthrie  61' (o.g.) Wright  90+2' | Report | Nugent  67' | Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,656 Referee:  Keith Hill | 
| 19 March 2016 37 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | Blackpool | Crewe | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 GMT | Haber  47'  83' | Report | Redshaw  34'    35' Aldred  84' Potts  90+5' | Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,480 Referee:  Kevin Johnson | 
| 25 March 2016 38 | Sheffield United | 3–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Sheffield | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 GMT | Adams  18' Flynn  61' Sharp  87' Calvert-Lewin  90+7' | Report | Guthrie  58' Fox  68' Davis  82' | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 18,539 Referee:  Andy Woolmer | 
| 28 March 2016 39 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | Bradford City | Crewe | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 GMT | Ray  62' | Report | Proctor  50' McMahon  70' | Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 5,320 Referee:  Kevin Wright | 
| 2 April 2016 40 | Peterborough United | 3–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Peterborough | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 GMT | Beautyman  14'  40'  55' Fox  23' Angol  67' | Report | Bakayogo  12' | Stadium: ABAX Stadium Attendance: 4,881 Referee:  Lee Collins | 
| 9 April 2016 41 | Port Vale | 3–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Burslem | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 GMT | Dodds  3'  83' Streete  73' Hooper  90+2' | Report | Ray  1' | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,771 Referee:  Paul Tierney (referee) | 
| 16 April 2016 42 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–3 | Scunthorpe United | Crewe | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 GMT | Turton  15' Ainley  71' Haber  79' | Report | Williams  43'  75' Adelakun  64' | Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,852 Referee:  Darren England | 
| 19 April 2016 43 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Colchester United | Crewe | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 GMT | Turton  26' Saunders  90+1' Ray  90+3' | Report | Edwards  25' Moncur  65' (pen.) | Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,094 Referee:  Scott Duncan (referee) | 
| 23 April 2016 44 | Oldham Athletic | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Oldham | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 GMT | Forte  59' Croft  65' | Report | Ray  39' Turton  81' | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,571 Referee:  Michael Bull | 
| 30 April 2016 45 | Crewe Alexandra | 3–1 | Doncaster Rovers | Crewe | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 GMT | Ainley  43' Haber  57' Inman  89' | Report | Rowe  28' | Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,403 Referee:  Lee Swabey | 
| 8 May 2016 46 | Fleetwood Town | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Fleetwood | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:30 GMT | Grant  21' Cole  24' | Report | Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,302 | 
FA Cup
| 7 November 2015 First round | Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | Eastleigh | Crewe | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Garratt  63' | Report | Strevens  75' (pen.) | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,008 Referee: Carl Boyeson | 
League Cup
On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Crewe Alexandra were drawn at home against Preston North End.[35]
| 12 August 2015 First round | Crewe Alexandra | 1–3 | Preston North End | Crewe | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 BST | King  36' | Report | Hugill  5' Keane  13' Brownhill  86' | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2,852 Referee: Scott Duncan | 
Football League Trophy
On 5 September 2015, the second round draw was shown live on Soccer AM and drawn by Charlie Austin and Ed Skrein. Crewe will host Wigan Athletic.[36]
| 6 October 2015 Second round | Crewe Alexandra | 2–3 | Wigan Athletic | Crewe | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 BST | Haber  6' Colclough  36' | Report | Hiwula  10', 70' Wildschut  76' | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2,168 Referee: James Adcock | 
Cheshire Senior Cup
On the Cheshire FA website the preliminary round details were announced, Crewe Alex will face Witton Albion.[37]
| 27 October 2015 Preliminary round | Crewe Alexandra | 5–0 | Witton Albion | Crewe | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 BST | Ryan Wintle  41' Liam O'Neil  45' Saunders    Andre Brown  | Report | Stadium: Gresty Road | 
| 3 February 2016 First Round | Crewe Alexandra | 6 - 0 | Altrincham | Crewe | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 BST | Joe Howell  19' Andre Brown  23' Charlie Kirk  50' Baillie  60' Saunders  80' | Report | Stadium: Gresty Road | 
| 9 February 2016 Second round | Stockport County | 4 - 1 | Crewe Alexandra | Stockport | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 BST | Karl Ledsham  2' Montrose  16' Brodie  59' John Mardsen  90+1' | Report | Saunders  18' | Stadium: Edgeley Park | 
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