List of Crewe Alexandra F.C. records and statistics

Cup	Best performance	P	W	D	L	F	A
FA Cup	Semi-Final (1887–1888,[2] lost to Preston North End 0–4)	226	83	53	90	342	376
League Cup	3rd Round Replay (1974–1975, lost to Aston Villa 0–1)	128	42	29	57	181	225
League Trophy	Champions (2012–2013, won against Southend United 2–0)	55	18	20	17	97	70

Wins

Biggest league win - 8–0 vs Rotherham United (Division 3 North, 1 October 1932)
Biggest cup win - 8–0 against:
- Hartlepool United (Auto Windscreens Shield 1st Rd, 17 October 1995)
- Doncaster Rovers (LDV Vans Trophy 3rd Rd, 10 November 2002)

Defeats

Biggest league defeat - 1–11 vs Lincoln City (Division 3 North, 29 September 1951)
Biggest cup defeat - 2–13 vs Tottenham Hotspur (FA Cup 4th Rd Replay. 3 February 1960)

Sequences

Longest undefeated run in league - 19 (in 2011-12 season, 24 February 2012 to 17 May 2012 inclusive, including three play-off matches.)
Longest league run without a win - 30 (22 September 1956 to 6 April 1957[3])

Most league points in a season

Three points for win - 86 (2002-2003, Division 2)
Two points for win - 59 (1962-1963, Division 4)

Least league points in a season

Two points for win - 10 (1894-1895, Division 2 - 16 teams)
Two points for win - 21 (1956-1957, Division 3 North - 24 teams)
Three points for win - 27 (1981-1982, Division 4 - 24 teams; tally would have been 21 under old points system)

Others

Most clean sheets in a season - 24 (2002-2003, Clayton Ince 20 and Ademola Bankole 4)
Most away wins in a single season - 17 (2002-2003 Division 2)

Player records

Appearances

Youngest first-team player - Steve Walters, 16 years 119 days (vs Peterborough United, 6 May 1988)
Oldest first-team player - Kenny Swain, 39 years 281 days (vs Maidstone United, 5 November 1991)
Most consecutive appearances - Geoff Crudgington, 137 (Between 1975–77)

Most appearances

Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute. Numbers in brackets indicate goals scored.

#	Name	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Football League Trophy	Watney Cup	Welsh Cup	Total
1	Tommy Lowry	435 0(2)	21 0(0)	24 0(0)	0 0(0)	1 0(1)	0 0(0)	482 0(3)
2	Peter Leigh	430 0(2)	25 0(0)	17 0(0)	0 0(0)	1 0(0)	0 0(0)	473 0(2)
3	Shaun Smith	402 0(41)	20 0(2)	22 0(3)	13 0(4)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	466 0(52)
4	Kenny Lunt	390 0(35)	17 0(0)	25 0(1)	4 0(1)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	436 0(37)
5	Eric Barnes	350 0(1)	26 0(1)	14 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	390 0(2)
6	Alan Bradshaw	295 0(50)	15 0(1)	12 0(0)	0 0(0)	1 0(0)	0 0(0)	323 0(51)
7	Steve Macauley	270 0(23)	16 0(1)	20 0(0)	11 0(3)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	317 0(27)
8	Jack Meaney	288 0(38)	19 0(4)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	307 0(42)
9	Byron Moore	262 0(30)	10 0(1)	10 0(1)	15 0(1)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	297 0(33)
10	Mark Rivers	252 0(52)	14 0(4)	18 0(9)	11 0(4)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	295 0(69)
11	Neil Sorvel	250 0(13)	12 0(0)	17 0(0)	4 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	283 0(13)
12	Bert Swindells	257 0(126)	14 0(9)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	9 0(5)	280 0(137)
12	Geoff Crudgington	250 0(0)	14 0(0)	16 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	280 0(0)
14	Stan Keery	253 0(23)	11 0(1)	7 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	277 0(24)
15	Barrie Wheatley	240 0(50)	22 0(8)	10 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	272 0(58)
16	Bob Scott	239 0(16)	6 0(1)	14 0(0)	2 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	261 0(17)
17	Bernard Purdie	230 0(44)	10 0(0)	15 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	255 0(44)
18	Dean Greygoose	205 0(0)	18 0(0)	15 0(0)	13 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	251 0(0)
19	Stephen Foster	217 0(15)	11 0(1)	10 0(2)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	242 0(18)
20	Mark Gardiner	195 0(34)	15 0(4)	15 0(3)	16 0(1)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	241 0(42)

Player in current squad with most appearances : Callum Ainley - 179 (up to and including match played on 7 March 2020).

Goalscorers

Most league goals scored in a season - 35, Terry Harkin (Div 4, 1964-65)
Most goals in a match - 5, Tony Naylor (vs Colchester United, Div 3, 24 April 1993)
Most hat-tricks - 8, Frank Lord
Most hat-tricks in a season - 4, Frank Lord (1961-62)
Youngest goalscorer - David Jones, 16 years 144 days (vs Gateshead, 10 September 1956)

Top goalscorers

Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances made.

#	Name	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Football League Trophy	Watney Cup	Welsh Cup	Total
1	Bert Swindells	126 0(257)	9 0(14)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	5 0(9)	137 0(280)
2	Dean Ashton	61 0(158)	5 0(9)	3 0(7)	5 0(3)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	74 0(177)
3	Frank Lord	67 0(106)	3 0(8)	3 0(4)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	73 0(118)
4	Mark Rivers	52 0(152)	4 0(14)	9 0(18)	4 0(11)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	69 0(195)
5	Jack Waring	55 0(150)	4 0(11)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	8 0(9)	67 0(170)
6	Dave Waller	55 0(170)	0 0(4)	6 0(8)	5 0(6)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	66 0(188)
7	Jack Basford	60 0(154)	5 0(8)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	65 0(154)
8	Tony Naylor	50 0(137)	5 0(11)	5 0(7)	8 0(3)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	63 0(153)
9	David Platt	56 0(134)	1 0(3)	4 0(7)	0 0(4)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	61 0(148)
10	Johnny King	60 0(238)	0 0(6)	0 0(6)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	60 0(238)
11	Barrie Wheatley	50 0(240)	8 0(22)	0 0(10)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	58 0(272)
11	Rob Edwards	44 0(155)	5 0(18)	5 0(8)	4 0(17)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	58 0(198)
13	Craig Hignett	43 0(123)	8 0(12)	4 0(10)	2 0(5)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	57 0(150)
14	Shaun Smith	41 0(402)	2 0(20)	3 0(22)	4 0(13)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	52 0(466)
15	Alan Bradshaw	50 0(295)	1 0(15)	0 0(12)	0 0(0)	0 0(1)	0 0(0)	51 0(323)
15	Rob Hulse	45 0(116)	0 0(6)	2 0(7)	4 0(2)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	51 0(131)
15	Shaun Miller	47 0(205)	3 0(6)	1 0(5)	0 0(9)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	51 0(225)
18	Chris Riley	46 0(136)	3 0(14)	0 0(5)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	49 0(155)
18	Peter Coyne	47 0(135)	1 0(6)	1 0(4)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	49 0(145)
18	Clayton Donaldson	47 0(117)	1 0(5)	0 0(4)	1 0(4)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	49 0(130)
21	Peter Gowans	43 0(140)	4 0(9)	0 0(4)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	47 0(153)
22	Dele Adebola	39 0(122)	3 0(10)	2 0(7)	2 0(13)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	46 0(152)
22	Steve Jones	40 0(162)	1 0(5)	4 0(6)	1 0(4)	0 0(0)	0 0(0)	46 0(177)

Current player with most goals - Chris Porter (41 goals (111 appearances) - up to 7 March 2020)

International caps

First capped Crewe player - John Pearson (for England v. Ireland, 5 March 1892)
Most international caps whilst at playing for Crewe - Clayton Ince, 31 caps for Trinidad and Tobago
First Crewe player to play in a World Cup - Efe Sodje (for Nigeria v. Argentina, 2 June 2002)

Transfers

Highest transfer fee paid - £650,000 Rodney Jack from Torquay United in August 1998
Highest transfer fee received - £6 million for Nick Powell to Manchester United in 2012

Notes

Club records taken from official Crewe Alexandra website Archived 21 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
Crewe originally lost 2–3 to Swifts F.C. in the Fourth Round Replay, but the game was declared void, and replayed. Crewe won the replay 2–1
Dates taken from 1956–57 results section from crewealexandra–mad.co.uk

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[1] Club records taken from official Crewe Alexandra website Archived 21 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Crewe originally lost 2–3 to Swifts F.C. in the Fourth Round Replay, but the game was declared void, and replayed. Crewe won the replay 2–1

[3] Dates taken from 1956–57 results section from crewealexandra–mad.co.uk

Crewe Alexandra Football Club
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