2012–13 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season

This 2012–13 season in League One will be Crewe's 89th competitive season and is their first upon return to League One after an absence spanning over three seasons.

Crewe Alexandra
2012–13 season
ChairmanJohn Bowler
ManagerSteve Davis
StadiumAlexandra Stadium
League One13th
FA CupSecond Round
League CupSecond Round
JP TrophyWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Mathias Pogba (25)
All: Lewis Wilson (14)
Highest home attendance5,740 vs Tranmere
Lowest home attendance2,501 vs Hartlepool United

Season Key Events

Results

14 July 2012 Congleton Town 0–2 Crewe Alexandra Congleton, Cheshire
13:30 BST Report Moore  41'
Pogba  47'
Stadium: Booth Street
Attendance: ?
16 July 2012 Quorn 0–3 Crewe Alexandra Quorn, Leicestershire
19:30 BST Report Daniels
H.Clayton
Pogba
Stadium: Sutton Park
Attendance: ?
16 July 2012 Chasetown 1–7 Crewe Alexandra XI Chasetown, Staffordshire
19:45 BST Russell Report Hands  o.g.'
Miller
Miller
M.Clayton
M.Clayton
Moore  pen'
Grice
Stadium: The Scholars Ground
Attendance: ?
20 July 2012 Leek Town 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Leek, Staffordshire
19:45 BST Ruddock  3' Report Pogba  88' Stadium: Harrison Park
21 July 2012 Nantwich Town 0–3 Crewe Alexandra Nantwich, Cheshire
15:00 BST Report Moore  24'
M. Clayton  75'
Leitch-Smith  90'
Stadium: Weaver Stadium
Attendance: 1,257
24 July 2012 Bashley 0–2 Crewe Alexandra Bashley, Hampshire
19:45 BST Report Moore  48'
Pogba  64'
Stadium: The Recreation Ground
26 July 2012 Pewsey Vale 0–5 Crewe Alexandra Pewsey, Wiltshire
19:45 BST Report H.Clayton
M. Clayton
Pogba
Pogba
Pogba
Stadium: The Recreation Ground
1 August 2012 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Huddersfield Town Crewe, Cheshire
19:30 BST Dugdale  17' Report Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 1,400
4 August 2012 Tamworth 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Tamworth, Staffordshire
15:00 BST Kelly  84' Report Pogba  6' Stadium: The Lamb Ground
Attendance: 475

League One

18 August 2012 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Notts County Crewe, Cheshire
15:00 BST Pogba  73' Report Arquin  40'
Zoko  58'
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 5,718
21 August 2012 Scunthorpe United 1–2 Crewe Alexandra Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
19:45 BST Grella  15' Report Leitch-Smith  1'
Murphy  73'
Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 3,215
25 August 2012 Brentford 5–1 Crewe Alexandra London
15:00 BST Donaldson  13', 89'
El Alagui  20', 45'
Dean  84'
Report Pogba  48' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 4,858
1 September 2012 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Coventry City Crewe, Cheshire
15:00 BST Clayton  24' Report Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 5,738
8 September 2012 Crewe Alexandra 0–0 Tranmere Crewe, Cheshire
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 5,740
15 September 2012 Stevenage 2–2 Crewe Alexandra Stevenage, Hertfordshire
15:00 BST Freeman  27'
Shroot  81'
Report Leitch-Smith  6', 8'
Aneke  73'
Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 2,826
18 September 2012 Carlisle United 0–0 Crewe Alexandra Carlisle, Cumbria
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 3,519
22 September 2012 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Leyton Orient Crewe, Cheshire
15:00 BST Tootle  2' Report Rowlands  19'
 53'  90' Griffith
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,183
29 September 2012 MK Dons 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
15:00 BST  8' MacDonald Stadium: stadium:mk
Attendance: 11,037
2 October 2012 Crewe Alexandra 0–2 Oldham Athletic Crewe, Cheshire
19:45 BST  61' Tarkowski
 79' Derbyshire
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,935
7 October 2012 Crewe Alexandra 2–1 Hartlepool United Crewe, Cheshire
15:00 BST  45' Aneke
 70' Ellis
Pogba
 9' Horwood Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,375
20 October 2012 Walsall 2–2 Crewe Alexandra Walsall, West Midlands
15:00 BST  12' Paterson
 26' Cuvelier
 44' Ellis
 90' Aneke
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 3,836
23 October 2012 Crewe Alexandra 2–1 Swindon Town Crewe, Cheshire
19:45 GMT  29', 41' Moore  25' De Vita Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,010
27 October 2012 Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Yeovil Town Crewe, Cheshire
15:00 GMT  40' Webster Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,176
10 November 2012 Crewe Alexandra 3–2 Colchester United Crewe, Cheshire
15:00 GMT  51' Dalla Valle
 64' (Pen.) Murphy
 74' Pogba
 3' Sears
 30' Henderson
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,292
17 November 2012 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Shrewsbury, Shropshire
15:00 GMT  43' Summerfield Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 6,169
20 November 2012 Sheffield United 3–3 Crewe Alexandra Sheffield, South Yorkshire
19:30 GMT  4' Miller
 30' Maguire
 51' Blackman
 42' Ellis
 45' Pogba
 47' Aneke
Stadium: Brammall Lane
Attendance: 16,000
24 November 2012 Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Crawley Town Crewe, Cheshire
15:00 GMT  62', 65' Dalla Valle Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 5,236
8 December 2012 Preston North End 1–3 Crewe Alexandra Crewe, Cheshire
15:00 GMT  32' Murphy
 49' Inman
 52' Pogba
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 8,542
15 December 2012 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Bury Crewe, Cheshire
15:00 GMT Inman
 88'
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,648
26 December 2012 Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Crewe Alexandra Birkenhead, Wirral
15:00 GMT  58' McGurk
 63' Power
 12' Inman Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 7,252
29 December 2012 Oldham Athletic 1–2 Crewe Alexandra Oldham, Greater Manchester
15:00 GMT  82' Taylor  61' Pogba
 84' Ellis
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 3,451
1 January 2013 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Carlisle United Crewe, Cheshire
15:00 GMT  43' Dalla Valle Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,802
5 January 2013 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Stevenage Crewe, Cheshire
15:00 GMT  32' Aneke  55' Akins
 60' Haber
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,262
12 January 2013 Leyton Orient 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Leyton, London
15:00 GMT  26' Cook  39' Moore Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 3,755
26 January 2013 A.F.C. Bournemouth 3–1 Crewe Alexandra Bournemouth, Dorset
15:00 GMT  8' (Pen.), 67', 82' (Pen.) Pitman  76' Colclough Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 8,628
2 February 2013 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Scunthorpe United Crewe
15:00 GMT  75' Leitch-Smith 4,302 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 8,628
9 February 2013 Notts County 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Nottingham
15:00 GMT Cofie  57' Report Murphy Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 5,450
Referee: Andy Woolmer
12 February 2013 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Bournemouth Crewe
19:45 GMT Pogba  79'  59' (pen), 84' Pitman Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,005
Referee: Clark

League Cup

11 August 2012 Round 1 Crewe Alexandra 5–0 Hartlepool United Crewe, Cheshire
15:00 BST Leitch-Smith 7'
Clayton  13', 39'
Pogba  34', 90+1'
Report Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 2,501
28 August 2012 Round 2 West Ham United 2–0 Crewe Alexandra London
19:45 BST Maynard  34'
Maiga  54'
Report Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 18,053

Football League Trophy

9 August 2012 Round 2 Shrewsbury Town 1–2 Crewe Alexandra Shrewsbury, Shropshire
19:15 BST  61' Hall  9' Murphy
 57' Clayton
Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 2,063
4 December 2012 (2012-12-04) Northern Area Quarter Final Crewe Alexandra F.C. 1–1
(5–3 p)
Doncaster Rovers Crewe, Cheshire
19:30 GMT  45' Pogba  90' Brown Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 1,892
Referee: Trevor Kettle
Penalties
4 December 2012 (2012-12-04) Northern Area Semi Final Crewe Alexandra F.C. 4–1 Bradford City Crewe, Cheshire
19:30 GMT  44' (o.g.) Doyle
 77' Clayton
 89' Inman
 90' Aneke
 18' Reid Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 2,935
Referee: Nigel Miller

FA Cup

3 November 2012 Round 1 Crewe Alexandra 4–1 Wycombe Wanderers Crewe, Cheshire
15:00 GMT  19' Pogba
 40' Ellis
 62' Aneke
 77' Murphy
 13' Spring Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 2,417
1 December 2012 Round 2 Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Burton Albion Crewe, Cheshire
15:00 GMT  5' Zola Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 3,065

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Tranmere Rovers 46 19 10 17 58 48 +10 67
12 Notts County 46 16 17 13 61 49 +12 65
13 Crewe Alexandra 46 18 10 18 54 62 8 64
14 Preston North End 46 14 17 15 54 49 +5 59
15 Coventry City 46 18 11 17 66 59 +7 55[lower-alpha 1]
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2013. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. On 28 March Coventry City were deducted ten points for entering administration.[23]

Squad

First Team squad

No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Steve Phillips GK (1978-05-06) 6 May 1978 Bristol Rovers 2010 2014 78 0
13 Alan Martin GK (1989-01-01) 1 January 1989 Free Transfer 2011 2013 26 0
21 Ben Garratt GK (1994-04-25) 25 April 1994 Youth system 2010 2013 0 0
Defenders
2 Matt Tootle RB/LB (1990-10-11) 11 October 1990 Youth system 2009 2014 137 2
3 Harry Davis CB (1991-09-24) 24 September 1991 Youth system 2009 2014 76 5
5 Mark Ellis CB (1988-09-30) 30 September 1988 Torquay United 2012 2014 26 4
6 Adam Dugdale CB (1987-09-13) 13 September 1987 Telford United 2012 2015 83 4
12 Ollie Turton RB (1992-10-06) 6 October 1992 Youth system 2009 2013 16 0
14 Kelvin Mellor RB/LB (1991-01-25) 25 January 1991 Nantwich Town 2009 2014 35 1
15 Gregor Robertson LB (1984-01-19) 19 January 1984 Chesterfield 2012 2014 22 0
16 Jon Guthrie CB (1992-07-29) 29 July 1992 Pewsey Vale 2012 2013 1 0
17 George Ray CB (1993-10-13) 13 October 1993 Youth system 2011 2014 0 0
20 Andy White LB (1992-10-08) 8 October 1992 Youth system 2011 2014 0 0
24 Paris Bateman CB/CM (1993-12-26) 26 December 1993 Youth system 2011 2013 0 0
Midfielders
8 Luke Murphy (C) CM (1993-12-26) 26 December 1993 Youth system 2008 2015 164 21
19 Abdul Osman CM (1987-02-15) 15 February 1987 Free Transfer 2012 2014 21 0
23 Michael West RW (1991-02-09) 9 February 1991 Ebbsfleet United 2012 2014 5 0
26 Chuks Aneke CM (1993-07-03) 3 July 1993 Arsenal (Loan) 2012 2012 18 4
29 Billy Waters CM (1994-10-15) 15 October 1994 Youth system 2012 2013 0 0
31 Bradden Inman CM (1991-12-10) 10 December 1991 Newcastle United (Loan) 2012 2013 2 1
Forwards
7 Lewis Wilson ST (1994-09-25) 25 September 1994 Preston 2012 2013 22 12
Mathias Pogba ST (1990-08-19) 19 August 1990 Wrexham 2012 2014 21 10
10 A-Jay Leitch-Smith ST (1990-03-06) 6 March 1990 Youth system 2009 2013 78 18
11 Byron Moore FW (1988-08-24) 24 August 1988 Youth system 2007 2014 227 27
18 Brendon Daniels FW (1993-09-24) 24 September 1993 Youth system 2011 2013 9 0
22 Harry Clayton ST (1993-02-15) 15 February 1993 Youth system 2012 2013 0 0
27 Ryan Colclough FW (1994-12-27) 27 December 1994 Youth system 2012 2015 4 0
30 Lauri Dalla Valle ST (1991-09-14) 14 September 1991 Fulham (loan) 2012 2012 7 4

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 23 March 2013

Appearances formatted as starts + substitutions.

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague OneFA CupLeague CupJP Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Steve Phillips 19015000003+10
2 DF Matt Tootle 35124+51200040
3 DF Harry Davis 400330202030
5 DF Mark Ellis 43635+15212030
6 DF Adam Dugdale 24014+40001+1040
7 FW Max Clayton 34615+1320+10222+12
8 MF Luke Murphy 45736+15211+1041
9 FW Mathias Pogba 391629+312211241
10 FW A-Jay Leitch-Smith 28619+34002141
11 FW Byron Moore 38428+5420200+10
12 DF Ollie Turton 1802+900+100+202+20
13 GK Alan Martin 280220202020
14 DF Kelvin Mellor 33025+20101040
15 DF Gregor Robertson 35024+401+10202+10
16 DF Jon Guthrie 201+10000000
17 DF George Ray 0000000000
18 MF Brendon Daniels 1002+500+100+100+10
19 MF Abdul Osman 390310201+1040
20 DF Andy White 0000000000
21 GK Ben Garratt 0000000000
22 FW Harry Clayton 0000000000
23 MF Michael West 502+20100000
24 DF Paris Bateman 0000000000
26 MF Chuks Aneke 30617+6421004+11
27 FW Ryan Colclough 1311+1010+10000+10
29 MF Billy Waters 0000000000
30 FW Lauri Dalla Valle 125105100010
31 MF Bradden Inman 17612+13000043
32 FW Nathan Ellington 201+10000000
Players that have played for Crewe Alexandra this season that have left the club or are currently out on loan:
4 MF Ashley Westwood 5030002000
25 FW Harry Bunn 502+20001000
28 MF Andy Bond 5040000010

Goalscorers

As of 12 October 2012

  Players highlighted in light grey denote the player had scored for the club before leaving for another club
  Players highlighted in light cyan denote the player has scored for the club after arriving at Crewe during the season
  Players highlighted in Blonde denote the player has scored for the club before leaving the club on loan for part/the rest of the season

Pos. Playing Pos. Nation Name League One FA Cup League Cup JP Trophy Total
1
FW
 France Mathias Pogba
7
1
2
1
11
2
MF
 England Luke Murphy
3
1
1
5
3
FW
 England Max Clayton
1
2
1
4
FW
 England A-Jay Leitch-Smith
3
1
4
DF
 England Mark Ellis
4
1
5
MF
 England Chuks Aneke
4
1
5
FW
 Finland Lauri Dalla Valle
5
5
8
MF
 Australia Bradden Inman
2
2
9
DF
 England Matt Tootle
1
1
Total Goals
29
4
5
3
41

Disciplinary record

As of 12 October 2012

  Players highlighted in light grey denote the player has received a yellow/red card for the club before leaving for another club
  Players highlighted in light cyan denote the player has received a yellow/red card for the club after arriving at Crewe during the season
  Players highlighted in Blonde denote the player has received a yellow/red card for the club before leaving the club on loan for part/the rest of the season

# Nat. Pos. Name League One FA Cup League Cup JP Trophy Total
2DFMatt Tootle111131
26MFChuks Aneke1111
19MFAbdul Osman440
5DFMark Ellis2130
8MFLuke Murphy330
9FWMathias Pogba220
18FWBrendon Daniels1120
3DFHarry Davis220
6DFAdam Dugdale110
14DFKelvin Mellor110
28MFAndy Bond110
30FWLauri Dalla Valle110
TOTALS 16 1 3 0 1 0 2 1 22 2
Notes

    Transfers

    Summer

    In

    # Pos Player From Fee Date Notes
    24DF Paris Bateman Crewe AcademyFree4 June 2012[4]
    22FW Harry Clayton Crewe AcademyFree6 June 2012
    5DF Mark Ellis Torquay UnitedUndisclosed1 July 2012[9]
    15DF Gregor Robertson ChesterfieldFree3 July 2012[11]
    9FW Mathias Pogba WrexhamNominal6 July 2012[12]
    23MF Michael West Ebbsfleet UnitedUndisclosed10 July 2012[14]
    19MF Abdul OsmanUnattachedFree25 July 2012[17]
    25FW Harry Bunn Manchester CityLoan21 August 2012[20]
    26MF Chuks Aneke ArsenalLoan7 September 2012[22]

    Out

    Pos Player To Fee Date Notes
    DF David Artell Port ValeFree1 June 2012[1]
    MF Lee Bell Burton AlbionFree1 June 2012[1]
    DF Carl Martin Macclesfield TownFree1 June 2012[1]
    MF Danny Shelley Leek TownFree1 June 2012[1]
    DF Jordan Brown BarnetFree1 June 2012[2]
    FW Jason Oswell Inverness Caledonian ThistleFree1 June 2012[3]
    MF Caspar Hughes Nantwich TownFree1 June 2012[3]
    FW Michael Koral Congleton TownFree1 June 2012[3]
    DF Danny TingUnattachedFree1 June 2012[3]
    FW Jordan Connerton Lancaster CityFree1 June 2012[3]
    FW Nick Powell Manchester United£4m1 July 2012[7]
    FW Shaun Miller Sheffield UnitedUndisclosed30 July 2012[18]
    MF Ashley Westwood Aston VillaUndisclosed31 August 2012[21]

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