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 and area final respectively.

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. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Ben Williams
2 DF  ENG Jon Otsemobor
3 DF  ENG Billy Jones
4 MF  ENG Gary Roberts
5 DF  FRA Julien Baudet
6 DF  ENG Neil Cox
7 MF  ENG Anthony McNamee (on loan from Watford)
8 MF  NIR Michael O'Connor
10 MF  ENG Michael Higdon
11 MF  WAL David Vaughan
12 FW  ENG Luke Varney
13 GK  ENG Stuart Tomlinson
14 MF  ENG Ben Rix
15 DF  ENG Danny Woodards
16 FW  ENG Ryan Lowe
17 DF  WAL Darren Moss
18 FW  ENG Nicky Maynard
20 DF  ENG Paul Bignot
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF  ENG Darran Kempson
22 GK  WAL Owain Fôn Williams
24 FW  ENG Mat Bailey
25 FW  ENG Tom Pope
26 DF  ENG Ritchie Sutton
27 FW  SVK Pavol Šuhaj
28 MF  ENG Mark Carrington
29 MF  ENG John Dillon
30 DF  ENG Adam Dugdale
32 FW  ENG Shaun Miller
33 FW  ENG Adam Warlow
34 DF  ENG Cavell Coo
35 MF  WAL Christopher Flynn
36 FW  ENG Rodney Jack
37 DF  ENG Danny O'Donnell (on loan from Liverpool)
38 FW  ENG Lee Matthews
41 FW  ENG 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. Pos. Nation Player
7 MF  ENG Tony Grant (joined Accrington Stanley in January 2007)
9 FW  ENG Luke Rodgers (joined Port Vale in January 2007)
15 MF  ENG Lee Bell (joined Burton Albion in January 2007)
19 DF  ENG Mark Roberts (joined Northwich Victoria in January 2007)
23 DF  ENG Robert Lloyd (joined Witton Albion in February 2007)
No. Pos. Nation Player
31 DF  ENG Nathaniel Kerr (joined Rotherham United in 2006)
39 MF  ENG Isaac Osbourne (on loan from Coventry City)
39 DF  FRA Patrick Noubissié (joined Swindon Town in February 2007)
40 DF  ENG Andy Taylor (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)

Competitions

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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