List of Crewe Alexandra F.C. seasons

Crewe Alexandra Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, England. Nicknamed The Railwaymen because of the town's links with the rail industry, they play at Gresty Road. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system.

History

Key

Key to league record

Level = Level of the league in the current league system
Pld = Games played
W = Games won
D = Games drawn
L = Games lost
GF = Goals for
GA = Goals against
GD = Goals difference
Pts = Points
Position = Position in the final league table
Top scorer and number of goals scored shown in bold when he was also top scorer for the division.

Key to cup records

Res = Final reached round
Rec = Final club record in the form of wins-draws-losses
PR = Preliminary round
QR1 (2, etc.) = Qualifying Cup rounds
G = Group stage
R1 (2, etc.) = Proper Cup rounds
QF = Quarter-finalists
SF = Semi-finalists
F = Finalists
A (QF, SF, F) = Area quarter-, semi-, finalists
W = Winners

Seasons

Year	League	Lvl	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Position	Leading league scorer		FA Cup		FL Cup		FL Trophy		Average home attendance^[1]^[a]
Year	League	Lvl	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Position	Name	Goals	Res	Rec	Res	Rec	Res	Rec	Average home attendance^[1]^[a]
1883–84														R1	0-0-1
1884–85														R2	1-0-1
1885–86														R3	1-3-1
1886–87														R4	2-0-1
1887–88														SF	5-1-1
1888–89														R1	0-1-1
1889–90	Football Alliance		22	11	2	9	68	59	+9	24	5th of 12			QR4	2-0-1
1890–91			22	8	4	10	59	67	-8	20	8th of 12			R1	0-0-1
1891–92			22	7	4	11	44	49	-5	18	6th of 12			R1	4-1-1
Football League Second Division created. The club were invited to join.
1892–93	Football League Second Division	2	22	6	3	13	42	69	-27	15	10th of 12			QR1	0-0-1					2,125
1893–94			28	6	7	15	42	73	-31	19	12th of 15			QR4	2-1-1					2,680
1894–95			30	3	4	23	26	103	-77	10	16th of 16			QR2	1-0-1					1,800
1895–96			30	5	3	22	30	95	-65	13	16th of 16			R1	5-2-1					3,400
1895–96			Failed to be re-elected to the Football League.											R1	5-2-1					3,400
1896–97	The Combination		17	5	1	11	35	49	-14	11	9th of 10			QR4	1-0-1
1897–98	The Combination		24	12	6	6	53	34	+19	30	2nd of 13			QR4	1-1-1
1898–99	Lancashire League		24	11	5	8	61	34	+27	27	4th of 13			QR4	1-0-1
1899–1900			28	16	4	8	87	48	+39	36	4th of 15			QR4	1-1-1
1900–01			20	12	2	6	45	23	+22	26	3rd of 11			IR	3-0-1
1901–02	Birmingham & District League		34	20	4	10	93	54	+39	44	3rd of 18			QR4	1-0-1
1902–03			34	22	2	10	92	51	+41	46	2nd of 18			QR3	0-0-1
1903–04			34	17	7	10	57	57	0	41	4th of 18			QR3	0-1-1
1904–05			34	16	9	9	53	44	+9	41	6th of 18			QR3	0-0-1
1905–06			34	16	12	6	58	39	+19	44	4th of 18			R1	1-1-1
1906–07			34	15	4	15	58	56	+2	34	8th of 18			R1	1-1-1
1907–08			34	20	7	7	80	41	+39	47	2nd of 18			QR5	0-1-1
1908–09			34	24	4	6	99	42	+57	52	2nd of 18			QR5	0-0-1
1909–10			34	23	3	8	117	56	+61	49	2nd of 18			QR5	1-0-1
1910–11			46	16	8	10	85	61	+24	40	5th of 18			R2	3-1-1
1911–12	Central League		32	14	9	9	65	63	+3	37	3rd of 17			R1	2-2-1
1912–13			38	13	5	20	64	68	-4	31	13th of 20			QR4	0-0-1
1913–14			38	20	8	10	57	49	+8	48	2nd of 20			QR5	1-0-1
1914–15			38	14	5	19	54	83	-29	33	15th of 20			QR4	0-1-1
No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the World War I.
1919–20	Central League		42	23	8	11	86	56	+30	54	3rd of 22			QR3	2-1-1
1920–21	Central League		42	23	7	12	92	57	+35	53	2nd of 22			QR4	0-0-1
Football League Third Division North created. The club were invited to join.
1921–22	Football League Third Division North	3	38	18	5	15	60	56	+4	41	6th of 20			QR5	1-1-1					6,825
1922–23			38	17	9	12	48	38	+10	43	6th of 20			QR4	0-1-1					5,680
1923–24			42	7	13	22	32	58	-26	27	20th of 22			QR5	0-0-1					4,885
1924–25			42	13	13	16	53	78	-25	39	15th of 22			QR4	0-1-1					5,875
1925–26			42	17	9	16	63	61	+2	43	11th of 22			R2	1-2-1					4,981
1926–27			42	14	9	19	71	81	-10	37	15th of 22			R3	2-0-1					5,192
1927–28			42	12	10	20	77	86	-9	34	17th of 22			R4	3-1-1					3,932
1928–29			42	18	8	16	80	68	+12	44	9th of 22			R1	0-0-1					4,026
1929–30			42	17	8	17	82	71	+11	42	11th of 22			R2	1-0-1					4,828
1930–31			42	14	6	22	66	93	-27	34	18th of 22			R2	1-0-1					3.338
1931–32			40	21	6	13	95	66	+29	48	6th of 21			R1	0-1-1					6,002
1932–33			42	20	3	19	80	84	-4	43	10th of 22			R2	1-0-1					4,920
1933–34			42	15	6	21	81	97	-16	36	14th of 22			R1	0-0-1					4,186
1934–35			42	14	11	17	66	86	-20	39	13th of 22			R1	0-0-1					4,196
1935–36			42	19	9	14	80	76	+4	47	6th of 22			R3	2-1-1					4,157
1936–37			42	10	12	20	55	83	-28	32	20th of 22			R3	2-1-1					3,875
1937–38			42	18	9	15	71	53	+18	45	8th of 22			R2	1-1-1					4,347
1938–39			42	19	6	17	82	70	+12	44	8th of 22			R2	1-1-1					5,760
No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to the World War II.
1945–46														R1	1-0-1
1946–47	Football League Third Division North	3	42	17	9	16	70	74	-4	43	8th of 22			R1	0-0-1					5,785
1947–48			42	18	7	17	61	63	-2	43	10th of 22			R4	3-0-1					7,544
1948–49			42	16	9	17	52	74	-22	41	12th of 22			R3	2-0-1					7,311
1949–50			42	17	14	11	68	55	+13	48	7th of 22			R2	1-3-1					9,065
1950–51			46	19	10	17	61	60	+1	48	9th of 24			R2	1-1-1					6,736
1951–52			46	17	8	21	63	82	-19	42	16th of 24			R1	0-0-1					6,061
1952–53			46	20	8	18	70	68	+2	48	10th of 24			R1	0-0-1					6,822
1953–54			46	14	13	19	49	67	-18	41	16th of 24			R2	1-1-1					6,148
1954–55			46	10	14	22	68	91	-23	34	22nd of 24			R1	0-0-1					4,785
1955–56			46	9	10	27	50	-105	-55	28	24th of 24			R1	0-1-1					5,288
1956–57			46	6	9	31	43	110	-67	21	24th of 24			R1	0-1-1					4,918
1957–58			46	8	7	31	47	93	-46	23	24th of 24			R1	0-0-1					4,587
Regional Third divisions merged creating nationwide Third Division and Fourth Division. Club has not qualified to join Third Division.
1958–59	Football League Fourth Division	4	46	15	10	21	70	82	-12	40	18th of 24			R1	0-1-1					7,443
1959–60			46	18	9	19	79	88	-9	45	14th of 24			R4	3-2-1					7,962
1960–61			46	20	9	17	61	67	-6	49	9th of 24			R4	3-2-1	R3	1-1-1			7,311
1961–62			44	20	6	18	79	70	-9	46	10th of 23			R2	1-1-1	R2	1-0-1			5,428
1962–63			46	24	11	11	86	58	+28	59	3rd of 24 Promoted			R2	1-1-1	R1	0-0-1			6,436
1963–64	Football League Third Division	3	46	11	12	23	50	77	-27	34	22nd of 24 Relegated			R1	0-1-1	R1	0-0-1			5,501
1964–65	Football League Fourth Division	4	46	18	13	15	90	81	-9	49	10th of 24			R1	0-0-1	R1	0-0-1			4,263
1965–66			46	16	9	21	61	63	-2	41	14th of 24			R4	3-1-1	R2	1-1-1			3,873
1966–67			46	21	12	13	70	55	+15	54	5th of 24			R3	2-1-1	R2	1-0-1			5,418
1967–68			46	20	18	8	74	49	+25	58	4th of 24 Promoted			R1	0-0-1	R1	0-1-1			5,917
1968–69	Football League Third Division	3	46	13	9	24	52	76	-24	35	23rd of 24 Relegated			R2	1-1-1	R2	1-1-1			4,804
1969–70	Football League Fourth Division	4	46	16	12	18	51	51	0	44	15th of 24			R1	0-1-1	R1	0-1-1			3,345
1970–71			46	18	8	20	75	76	-1	44	15th of 24			R2	1-1-1	R1	0-1-1			3,029
1971–72			46	10	9	27	43	69	-26	29	24th of 24			R1	0-0-1	R1	0-0-1			2,104
1972–73			46	9	18	19	38	61	-23	36	21st of 24			R3	2-0-1	R1	0-0-1			2,059
1973–74			46	14	10	22	43	71	-28	38	21st of 24			R1	0-1-1	R1	0-1-1			1,921
1974–75			46	11	18	17	34	47	-13	40	18th of 24			R1	0-1-1	R3	2-1-1			2,649
1975–76			46	13	15	18	58	57	+1	41	16th of 24			R1	0-0-1	R3	3-0-2			2,374
1976–77			46	19	11	16	47	60	-13	49	12th of 24			R1	0-2-1	R1	1-0-1			2,379
1977–78			46	15	14	17	50	69	-19	44	15th of 24			R2	1-1-1	R1	0-1-1			2,290
1978–79			46	6	14	26	43	90	-47	26	24th of 24			R2	1-0-1	R3	3-0-1			1,995
1979–80			46	11	13	22	35	68	-33	35	23rd of 24			R1	0-0-1	R1	0-0-2			2,745
1980–81			46	13	14	19	48	61	-13	40	18th of 24			R1	0-0-1	R1	0-1-1			2,909
1981–82			46	6	9	31	29	84	-55	27	24th of 24			R2	1-0-1	R1	0-1-1			2,196
1982–83			46	11	8	27	53	71	-18	41	23rd of 24			R1	0-0-1	R1	0-2-0			2,244
1983–84			46	16	11	19	56	67	-1	59	16th of 24			R1	0-0-1	R2	3-0-1	AQF	0-3-0	2,454
1984–85			46	18	12	16	65	69	-4	66	10th of 24			R1	0-0-1	R1	1-0-1	R1	0-1-1	2,271
1985–86			46	18	9	19	54	61	-7	63	12th of 24			R1	0-0-1	R2	1-1-2	G	1-0-1	1,817
1986–87			46	13	14	19	70	72	-2	53	17th of 24			R1	0-0-1	R1	0-1-1	G	0-0-2	1,932
1987–88			46	13	19	14	57	53	+4	58	17th of 24			R1	0-0-1	R1	0-1-1	R1	0-2-1	2,281
1988–89			46	21	15	10	67	48	+19	78	3rd of 24 Promoted			R3	2-1-1	R1	0-1-1	ASF	1-3-1	3,296
1989–90	Football League Third Division	3	46	15	17	14	56	53	+3	62	12th of 24			R3	2-2-1	R2	2-1-1	G	1-0-1	4,008
1990–91	Football League Third Division	3	46	11	11	24	62	80	-18	44	22nd of 24 Relegated			R5	4-0-1	R2	1-0-3	G	0-1-1	3,748
1991–92	Football League Fourth Division	4	42	20	10	12	66	51	+15	70	6th of 22			R3	2-1-1	R2	2-0-2	ASF	3-1-1	3,733
1991–92	Football League Fourth Division	4	Lost in the play-off semifinal.											R3	2-1-1	R2	2-0-2	ASF	3-1-1	3,733
Football League divisions renamed after the Premier League creation.
1992–93	Football League Third Division	4	42	21	7	14	75	56	+19	70	6th of 22			R4	3-0-1	R3	3-1-1	G	0-1-1	3,455
1992–93			Lost in the play-off final.											R4	3-0-1	R3	3-1-1	G	0-1-1	3,455
1993–94			42	21	10	11	80	61	+19	73	3rd of 22 Promoted			R3	2-0-1	R1	0-1-1	AQF	1-2-1	3,991
1994–95	Football League Second Division	3	46	25	8	13	80	68	+12	83	3rd of 24			R2	1-0-1	R1	1-0-1	ASF	2-2-1	4,239
1994–95			Lost in the play-off semifinal.											R2	1-0-1	R1	1-0-1	ASF	2-2-1	4,239
1995–96			46	22	7	17	77	60	+17	73	5th of 24			R4	3-1-1	R2	1-2-1	R2	1-0-2	3,974
1995–96			Lost in the play-off semifinal.											R4	3-1-1	R2	1-2-1	R2	1-0-2	3,974
1996–97			46	22	7	17	56	47	+9	73	6th of 24	Dele Adebola	16	R3	2-1-1	R1	0-0-2	ASF	2-1-0	3,978
1996–97			Promoted after winning the play-offs.											R3	2-1-1	R1	0-0-2	ASF	2-1-0	3,978
1997–98	Football League First Division	2	46	18	5	23	58	65	-7	59	11th of 24	Colin Little	13	R3	0-0-1	R1	0-1-1			5,243
1998–99			46	12	12	22	54	78	-24	48	18th of 24	Colin Little	10	R3	0-0-1	R3	2-1-2			5,269
1999–2000			46	14	9	23	46	67	-21	51	19th of 24	Mark Rivers	7	R3	0-0-1	R3	2-2-1			6,248
2000–01			46	15	10	21	47	62	-15	55	14th of 24	Rob Hulse	11	R4	1-1-1	R2	1-1-2			6,742
2001–02			46	12	13	21	47	76	-29	49	22nd of 24 Relegated	Rob Hulse	11	R5	2-1-1	R3	1-1-1			7,494
2002–03	Football League Second Division	3	46	25	11	10	76	40	+36	85	2nd of 24 Promoted	Rob Hulse	22	R3	2-2-0	R2	1-0-1	ASF	3-0-1	6,735
2003–04	Football League First Division	2	46	14	11	21	57	66	-9	53	18th of 24	Dean Ashton	19	R3	0-0-1	R2	1-0-1			7,741
Football League divisions renamed.
2004–05	Football League Championship	2	46	12	14	20	66	86	-20	50	21st of 24	Dean Ashton	18	R3	0-0-1	R3	1-1-1			7,403
2005–06	Football League Championship	2	46	9	15	22	57	86	-29	42	22nd of 24 Relegated	Billy Jones Luke Rodgers	6	R3	0-0-1	R1	0-0-1			6,732
2006–07	Football League One	3	46	17	9	20	66	72	-6	60	13th of 24	Luke Varney	17	R1	0-0-1	R3	2-0-1			F	2-2-1	5,461
2007–08			46	12	14	20	47	65	-18	50	20th of 24	Nicky Maynard	15	R2	1-0-1	R1	0-0-1	R1	0-1-0	4,932
2008–09			46	12	10	24	59	82	-23	46	22nd of 24 Relegated	Tom Pope	10	R3	2-1-1	R3	2-0-1	R2	1-0-1	4,537
2009–10	Football League Two	4	46	15	10	21	68	73	-5	55	18th of 24	Calvin Zola	15	R1	0-0-1	R1	0-0-1	R1	0-0-1	4,075
2010–11			46	18	11	17	87	65	+22	65	10th of 24	Clayton Donaldson	28	R1	0-0-1	R2	1-0-1	AQF	1-0-1	4,119
2011–12			46	20	12	14	67	59	+8	72	7th of 24	Nick Powell	14	R1	0-0-1	R1	0-0-1	AQF	1-1-1	4,124
2011–12			Promoted after winning the play-offs.											R1	0-0-1	R1	0-0-1	AQF	1-1-1	4,124
2012–13	Football League One	3	46	18	10	18	54	62	-8	64	13th of 24	Mathias Pogba	12	R2	1-0-1	R2	1-0-1	W	4-1-1	4,903
2013–14			46	13	12	21	54	80	-26	51	19th of 24	Chuks Aneke	14	R1	0-1-1	R1	0-0-1	R2	1-0-1	4,932
2014–15			46	14	10	22	43	75	-32	52	20th of 24	Nicky Ajose	8	R1	0-1-1	R2	1-0-1	R1	0-0-1	4,732
2015–16			46	7	13	26	46	83	-37	34	24th of 24 Relegated	Brad Inman	10	R1	0-0-1	R1	0-0-1	R2	0-0-1	4,551
2016–17	Football League Two	4	46	14	13	19	58	67	-9	55	17th of 24	Chris Dagnall	14	R1	0-1-1	R2	1-0-1	G	1-0-2	3,882
2017–18			46	17	5	24	62	75	-13	56	15th of 24	Jordan Bowery	12	R2	1-1-1	R1	0-0-1	G	0-0-3	3,876
2018–19			46	19	8	19	60	59	+1	56	12th of 24	Charlie Kirk	11	R1	0-0-1	R1	0-0-1	G	0-1-2	4,078
2019–20			37	20	9	8	67	43	+24	69	2nd of 24	Chris Porter	14	R3	2-1-1	R1	1-0-1	G	2-0-1	4,580
2019–20			Promoted on average points/game after season shortened due to COVID-19 pandemic.											R3	2-1-1	R1	1-0-1	G	2-0-1	4,580
2020–21	Football League One	3	46	18	12	16	56	61	-5	66	12th of 24	Mikael Mandron	11	R2	1-0-1	R1	0-0-1	R2	2-0-2	0^[b]
2021–22	Football League One	3	46	7	8	31	37	83	-46	29	24th of 24 Relegated	Chris Long	10	R1	0-0-1	R2	1-0-1	R3	4-0-1	4,523
2022–23	Football League Two	4	46	14	16	16	48	60	-12	58	13th of 24	Dan Agyei	14	R2	1-0-1	R1	0-0-1	G	0-1-2	4,298
2023–24			46	19	14	13	69	65	+4	71	6th of 24	Elliott Nevitt	16	R2	1-1-1	R2	0-2-0	G	1-0-2	5,090
2023–24			Lost in the play-off final.											R2	1-1-1	R2	0-2-0	G	1-0-2	5,090

^ Average home attendance = for league games only
^ No matchday attendances during COVID-19 pandemic

References

^ "English attendances archive". EFS. Retrieved 2 March 2016.

[2] Average home attendance = for league games only

[3] No matchday attendances during COVID-19 pandemic

[1] "English attendances archive". EFS. Retrieved 2 March 2016.

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