2016–17 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season

Crewe Alexandra

2016–17 season
Chairman	John Bowler
Manager	Steve Davis
Stadium	Gresty Road
FA Cup	First round replay (vs. Cheltenham Town)
← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 season is Crewe Alexandra's 140th season in their history and first back in League Two following relegation the previous season.^[1] Along with competing in League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	CF		Ryan Lowe	Bury	Free transfer	[2]
5 July 2016	CF		Chris Dagnall	Hibernian	Free transfer	[3]
19 August 2016	CM		Danny Hollands	Portsmouth	Free transfer	[4]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	CM		Chris Atkinson	Free agent	Released	[5]
1 July 2016	RB		James Baillie	Curzon Ashton [lower-alpha 1]	Released	[5]
1 July 2016	CF		Andre Brown	Kidderminster Harriers [lower-alpha 2]	Released	[5]
1 July 2016	CF		Lauri Dalla Valle	Free agent	Released	[5]
1 July 2016	CM		David Fox	Plymouth Argyle [lower-alpha 3]	Released	[5]
1 July 2016	CF		Marcus Haber	Dundee [lower-alpha 4]	Released	[5]
1 July 2016	ST		Johnny Higham	Curzon Ashton	Free transfer	[10]
1 July 2016	CM		Joe Howell	Free agent	Released	[5]
1 July 2016	CM		Brad Inman	Peterborough United	Free transfer	[11]
1 July 2016	CB		Joe Kearns	Southport [lower-alpha 5]	Released	[5]
1 July 2016	CM		Toby Mullarkey	Leek Town [lower-alpha 6]	Released	[5]
1 July 2016	CF		Fraser Murdoch	York City [lower-alpha 7]	Released	[5]
1 July 2016	CF		Liam O'Neill	Free agent	Released	[5]
11 August 2016	DF		Tom Quinn	Bala Town	Free transfer	[15]

1. Following Baillie's release, he signed for Curzon Ashton.^[6]
2. Following Brown's release, he signed for Kidderminster Harriers.^[7]
3. Following Fox's release, he signed for Plymouth Argyle.^[8]
4. Following Haber's release, he signed for Dundee.^[9]
5. Following Kearns's release, he signed for Southport.^[12]
6. Following Mullarkey's release, he signed for Leek Town.^[13]
7. Following Murdoch's release, he signed for York City.^[14]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
13 July 2016	CM		Liam Smith	Newcastle United	9 January 2017	[16]
20 July 2016	RW		Alex Kiwomya	Chelsea	9 January 2017	[17]
17 August 2016	RB		Callum Bullock	Manchester City	1 January 2017	[18]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

Buxton v Crewe Alexandra

8 July 2016	Buxton	2–3	Crewe Alexandra	Buxton
19:30	Martis  10' Simpson  12'	Report	Ainley  15' Dagnall  36' Udoh  53'	Stadium: The Silverlands

Kidsgrove Athletic v Crewe Alexandra

11 July 2016	Kidsgrove Athletic	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Kidsgrove
19:30	Skelton  6'	Report	Saunders  27'	Stadium: The Novus Stadium

Crewe Alexandra v Wolverhampton Wanderers

15 July 2016	Crewe Alexandra	0–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Crewe
19:30		Report	Iorfa  14' Mason  89'	Stadium: Gresty Road

Nantwich Town v Crewe Alexandra

19 July 2016	Nantwich Town	0–4	Crewe Alexandra	Nantwich
19:30		Report	Dagnall  18' (pen.) Jones  53' (o.g.) Cooper  64' Wintle  86'	Stadium: Weaver Stadium

Altrincham v Crewe Alexandra

26 July 2016	Altrincham	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Altrincham
19:45	Cyrus  35'	Report	Cooper  32'	Stadium: Moss Lane

Lincoln City v Crewe Alexandra

30 July 2016	Lincoln City	3–0	Crewe Alexandra	Lincoln
15:00	Marriott  2', 25' Muldoon  15'	Report		Stadium: Sincil Bank

League Two

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	Barnet	19	6	9	4	27	27	0	27
10	Grimsby Town	19	7	5	7	27	25	+2	26
11	Crewe Alexandra	19	6	8	5	22	25	−3	26
12	Cambridge United	19	7	4	8	21	23	−2	25
13	Mansfield Town	19	6	7	6	21	25	−4	25

Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Matches

Stevenage v Crewe Alexandra

6 August 2016 1	Stevenage	1–2	Crewe Alexandra	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Conlon  24' Wilkinson  32' Lee  90+4'	Report	Davis  12' Lowe  64' Kiwomya  80'	Stadium: Broadhall Way

Crewe Alexandra v Portsmouth

13 August 2016 2	Crewe Alexandra	0–0	Portsmouth	Crewe
15:00 BST	Dagnall  89'	Report	Naismith  84'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,742 (1,257)

Crewe Alexandra v Hartlepool United

16 August 2016 3	Crewe Alexandra	3–3	Hartlepool United	Crewe
19:45 BST	Dagnall  31' Kiwomya  45' Cooper  56' Guthrie  90+2'	Report	Magnay  42', 76' Amond  72'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,482 (195)

Newport County v Crewe Alexandra

20 August 2016 4	Newport County	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Newport
15:00 BST	Labadie  29' Butler  36' Bennett  80' Rigg  81'	Report	Kiwomya  16' Dagnall  60' Guthrie  61'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,268 (284)

Cheltenham Town v Crewe Alexandra

27 August 2016 5	Cheltenham Town	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Dickie  16' Dayton  22' Cranston  90+3'	Report		Stadium: Whaddon Road

Crewe Alexandra v Doncaster Rovers

3 September 2016 6	Crewe Alexandra	2–1	Doncaster Rovers	Crewe
15:00 BST	Lowe  14' Hollands  55' Jones  87'	Report	Marquis  39' Rowe  82' (pen.)	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium

Crewe Alexandra v Exeter City

10 September 2016 7	Crewe Alexandra	2–0	Exeter City	Crewe
15:00 BST	Kiwomya  23' Davis  45+2' Hollands  87'	Report	Stacey  24'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium

Grimsby Town v Crewe Alexandra

17 September 2016 8	Grimsby Town	0–2	Crewe Alexandra	Cleethorpes
15:00 BST	Bogle  60' Gowling  72'	Report	Bakayogo  27' Hollands  43' Cooper  45+1' Jones  85'	Stadium: Blundell Park

Crewe Alexandra v Blackpool

24 September 2016 9	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Blackpool	Crewe
15:00 BST	Lowe  71' Guthrie  85'	Report	Guthrie  10' (o.g.) Mellor  65' Aldred  69' McAlister  87'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium

Wycombe Wanderers v Crewe Alexandra

27 September 2016 10	Wycombe Wanderers	5–1	Crewe Alexandra	High Wycombe
19:45 BST	Wood  19' Cowan-Hall  39'  58' Gape  43' Kashket  63', 69' Harriman  76'	Report	Cooper  71'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 2,572 Referee: John Busby

Crewe Alexandra v Mansfield Town

1 October 2016 11	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Mansfield Town	Crewe
15:00 BST	Ainley  46' Dagnall  56' Jones  60'	Report	Hoban  33'  51' Rose  43' McGuire  89'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,831 Referee: Ross Joyce

Luton Town v Crewe Alexandra

8 October 2016 12	Luton Town	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Luton
15:00 BST	Lee  27' Hylton  44' Ruddock  59'	Report	Lowe  64' Bakayogo  74'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Stadium Attendance: 7,716 Referee: Nick Kinseley

Notts County v Crewe Alexandra

15 October 2016 13	Notts County	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Nottingham
15:00 BST	Forte  80'	Report	Kiwomya  81'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Stadium Attendance: 8,012 Referee: Lee Probert

Crewe Alexandra v Yeovil Town

22 October 2016 14	Crewe Alexandra	0–1	Yeovil Town	Crewe
15:00 BST	Dagnall  2'	Report	Khan  25' Dolan  62'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,659 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Leyton Orient v Crewe Alexandra

29 October 2016 15	Leyton Orient	0–2	Crewe Alexandra	Leyton, London
15:00 BST		Report	Bakayogo  19' Cooper  34' Davis  42' Turton  75'	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 4,366 Referee: Andy Haines

Crewe Alexandra v Plymouth Argyle

12 November 2016 16	Crewe Alexandra	1–2	Plymouth Argyle	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Kiwomya  16' Cooper 38'	Report	Donaldson  22' Tanner  41' Carey  74'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,573 Referee: Nigel Miller

Barnet v Crewe Alexandra

19 November 2016 17	Barnet	0–0	Crewe Alexandra	Canons Park, London
15:00 GMT		Report	Lowery  70'	Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 1,603 Referee: Gavin Ward

Crewe Alexandra v Morecambe

22 November 2016 18	Crewe Alexandra	2–1	Morecambe	Crewe
19:45 GMT	Kiwomya  19' Jones  42'	Report	Turner  8' Edwards  70' Wakefield  83'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 2,844 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Colchester United v Crewe Alexandra

26 November 2016 19	Colchester United	4–0	Crewe Alexandra	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Guthrie  20' Lapslie  44' Garvan  72' Wright  76' Dickenson  90+2'	Report		Stadium: Weston Homes Community Stadium Attendance: 2,931 Referee: Nick Kinseley

FA Cup

Cheltenham Town v Crewe Alexandra

5 November 2016 First round	Cheltenham Town	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	Storer  37' Waters  58' Cranston  86'	Report	Davis  6' Jones  73'	Stadium: LCI Rail Stadium Attendance: 2,880 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Crewe Alexandra v Cheltenham Town

15 November 2016 First round replay	Crewe Alexandra	1–4	Cheltenham Town	Crewe
19:45 GMT	Lowe  64'	Report	Pell  19' Barthram  36' Dickie  47' Waters  52' Holman  61'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 1,711 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

EFL Cup

Sheffield United v Crewe Alexandra

9 August 2016 First round	Sheffield United	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Crewe Alexandra	Sheffield
19:45 BST	Clarke  6' O'Connell  65'	Report	Lowe  89', 100'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 8,305 (198 from Crewe)

Blackburn Rovers v Crewe Alexandra

23 August 2016 Second round	Blackburn Rovers	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Crewe Alexandra	Blackburn
19:45 BST	Akpan  42' Wharton  69' Conway  88' Guthrie  90+2' Duffy  97' Gallagher  103'	Report	Bingham  8' Dagnall  39', 90+3'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 3,448 (535 from Crewe)

EFL Trophy

Pos	Lge	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	ACA	Wolverhampton Wanderers Academy	3	2	0	0	1	8	4	+4	6	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Chesterfield	3	2	0	0	1	5	5	0	6
3	L2	Crewe Alexandra	3	1	0	0	2	5	5	0	3
4	L2	Accrington Stanley	3	1	0	0	2	4	8	−4	3

Source: EFL.com

Accrington Stanley v Crewe Alexandra

30 August 2016 Group stage 1	Accrington Stanley	0–3	Crewe Alexandra	Accrington
19:45 BST	Pearson  45'		Kirk  45+1' Ainley  47' Jones  57' Bakayogo  62' Cooper  76' Nugent  80' Udoh  90+3'	Stadium: Crown Ground

Crewe Alexandra v Wolverhampton Wanderers U23

4 October 2016 Group stage 2	Crewe Alexandra	2–3	Wolverhampton Wanderers U23	Crewe
19:30 BST	Dagnall  69' Bakayogo  77' Lowe  82'	Report	Dicko  7', 45+1' Enobakhare  88' Wilson  90+4'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 963

Crewe Alexandra v Chesterfield

8 November 2016 Group stage 3	Crewe Alexandra	0–2	Chesterfield	Crewe
19:30 GMT	Perry Ng  22'	Report	O'Shea  22' Mitchell  35' Ofoegbu  65' Ariyibi  72' Dimaio  81' (pen.)	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 929 Referee: Roger East

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