2010–11 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season
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This article details Crewe Alexandra
's 2010–11
season in League Two
. This will be Crewe's 87th competitive season.
(and playoffs
), FA Cup
, League Cup
and Football League Trophy
.
Crewe Alexandra F.C.
Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club...
's 2010–11
2010–11 Football League
The Football League 2010–11, called the Npower Football League, was the 111th completed season of the Football League. It began in August 2010 and concluded in May 2011, with the promotion play-off finals....
season in League Two
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
. This will be Crewe's 87th competitive season.
| Crewe Alexandra Football Club | |
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| Season 2010-11 | |
| Manager | Dario Gradi Dario Gradi Dario Gradi MBE is an Italian-born English football manager and former player, who was serving as manager of the Crewe Alexandra F.C. Academy. He is a former manager of Crewe Alexandra, with whom he has been associated for almost thirty years.Gradi is notable for his 24-year first spell as manager... |
| Chairman | John Bowler John Bowler (chairman) John Bowler is the current chairman of Crewe Alexandra Football Club, who currently play in the fourth tier of the English league.... |
| League | League Two Football League Two Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system.... |
| League Position | 2009–10: 18th |
| 2010–11: 10th | |
| FA Cup FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's... |
First Round (out) |
| League Cup Football League Cup The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis... |
Second Round (out) |
| Football League Trophy Football League Trophy The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top... |
Area QF (out) |
| Top goalscorer | League: Donaldson Clayton Donaldson Clayton Andrew Donaldson is an English footballer who plays for Brentford as a striker.Donaldson started his career with Hull City in 2002, scoring on his first team debut in the Football League Trophy later that year... (28) All: Donaldson (29) |
| Most appearances | League: AR Westwood Ashley Westwood (footballer born 1990) Ashley Roy Westwood is a footballer playing for Crewe Alexandra.-Career:He made his Crewe debut on 28 March 2009, coming on as a second half substitute in the Football League One clash with Milwall at Gresty Road, which ended in a 1–0 loss... (46) All: AR Westwood (51) |
| Highest attendance | 7,183 (vs Port Vale Port Vale F.C. Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as... , 15 January 2011) |
| Lowest attendance | 3,171 (vs Barnet Barnet F.C. Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Football League Two. The ground is in the town of Barnet within the London Borough of Barnet.... , 21 August 2010) |
| Average attendance | |
| Last match | Bradford City Bradford City A.F.C. Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two.... (A) Valley Parade Valley Parade, also known as the Coral Windows Stadium through sponsorship rights, is an all-seater football stadium in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It was built in 1886, and was the home of Manningham Rugby Football Club until 1903, when they changed code from rugby football to association... , won 5–1 |
| FL2 2011–12 Football League Two The 2011–12 Football League Two is the eighth season of the league under its current title and nineteenth season under its current league division format.-From League Two:... , 06/08/11 |
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| Transfer Spending | £ 0 |
| Transfer Income | £ 0 |
| Last updated: 09:50, 21 May 2011 (UTC) | |
Squad information
Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in the LeagueThe Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
(and playoffs
Football League Play-Offs
The Football League play-offs are an annual series of football matches to determine some of the promotion places within the Football League. Essentially, each division of the league offers a certain number of automatic promotion places to the top two or three clubs. A further promotion place is...
), FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
, League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
and Football League Trophy
Football League Trophy
The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
.
Squad stats
Disciplinary record
Individual
| Date | P Football (soccer) positions In the sport of association football, each of the eleven players on a team is assigned to a particular position on the field of play. A team is made up of one goalkeeper and ten outfield players who fill various defensive, midfield and attacking positions depending on the formation deployed. These... |
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| 23 Aug 2010 | 2 | DF Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking.... |
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Tootle Matthew Tootle Matthew James Anthony Tootle is a professional British footballer who plays as a defender for Crewe Alexandra.-Career:... |
League Two Football League Two Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system.... Team of the Week |
Source |
| 23 Aug 2010 | 5 | DF Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking.... |
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Artell David Artell David John "Dave" Artell is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Crewe Alexandra.-The Rotherham years:... |
League Two Football League Two Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system.... Team of the Week |
Source |
| 23 Aug 2010 | 7 | FW | |
Donaldson Clayton Donaldson Clayton Andrew Donaldson is an English footballer who plays for Brentford as a striker.Donaldson started his career with Hull City in 2002, scoring on his first team debut in the Football League Trophy later that year... |
League Two Football League Two Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system.... Team of the Week |
Source |
| 13 Sep 2010 | 5 | DF Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking.... |
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Artell David Artell David John "Dave" Artell is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Crewe Alexandra.-The Rotherham years:... |
League Two Football League Two Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system.... Team of the Week |
Source |
| 13 Sep 2010 | 8 | MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role... |
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Murphy Luke Murphy Luke John Murphy is an English footballer currently playing for Crewe Alexandra as a midfielder. He made his first-team debut in December 2008, scoring his first career goal against Hartlepool United on 8 October 2008.- Club stats :... |
League Two Football League Two Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system.... Team of the Week |
Source |
| 27 Sep 2010 | 5 | DF Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking.... |
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Artell David Artell David John "Dave" Artell is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Crewe Alexandra.-The Rotherham years:... |
League Two Football League Two Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system.... Team of the Week |
Source |
| 4 Oct 2010 | 12 | MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role... |
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Bell Lee Bell Lee Bell is an English professional footballer who plays for Crewe Alexandra. As well as a previous spell at Crewe, he has also played for Shrewsbury Town, Burton Albion and Mansfield Town.-Career:... |
League Two Football League Two Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system.... Team of the Week |
Source |
| 18 Oct 2010 | 2 | DF Defender Defender usually refers to a position in association football .Defender or The Defender may also refer to:-Film and television:* The Defender or The Bodyguard from Beijing, a film starring Jet Li... |
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Tootle Matthew Tootle Matthew James Anthony Tootle is a professional British footballer who plays as a defender for Crewe Alexandra.-Career:... |
League Two Football League Two Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system.... Team of the Week |
Source |
| 25 Oct 2010 | 4 | MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role... |
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AR Westwood Ashley Westwood (footballer born 1990) Ashley Roy Westwood is a footballer playing for Crewe Alexandra.-Career:He made his Crewe debut on 28 March 2009, coming on as a second half substitute in the Football League One clash with Milwall at Gresty Road, which ended in a 1–0 loss... |
League Two Football League Two Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system.... Team of the Week |
Source |
| 13 Dec 2010 | 7 | FW | |
Donaldson Clayton Donaldson Clayton Andrew Donaldson is an English footballer who plays for Brentford as a striker.Donaldson started his career with Hull City in 2002, scoring on his first team debut in the Football League Trophy later that year... |
League Two Football League Two Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system.... Team of the Week |
Source |
| 10 Jan 2011 | 2 | DF Defender Defender usually refers to a position in association football .Defender or The Defender may also refer to:-Film and television:* The Defender or The Bodyguard from Beijing, a film starring Jet Li... |
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Tootle Matthew Tootle Matthew James Anthony Tootle is a professional British footballer who plays as a defender for Crewe Alexandra.-Career:... |
League Two Football League Two Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system.... Team of the Week |
Source |
| 10 Jan 2011 | 7 | FW | |
Donaldson Clayton Donaldson Clayton Andrew Donaldson is an English footballer who plays for Brentford as a striker.Donaldson started his career with Hull City in 2002, scoring on his first team debut in the Football League Trophy later that year... |
League Two Football League Two Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system.... Team of the Week |
Source |
| Jan 2011 | |
Gradi Dario Gradi Dario Gradi MBE is an Italian-born English football manager and former player, who was serving as manager of the Crewe Alexandra F.C. Academy. He is a former manager of Crewe Alexandra, with whom he has been associated for almost thirty years.Gradi is notable for his 24-year first spell as manager... |
League Two Football League Two Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system.... Manager of the Month |
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| 7 Mar 2011 | 7 | FW | |
Donaldson Clayton Donaldson Clayton Andrew Donaldson is an English footballer who plays for Brentford as a striker.Donaldson started his career with Hull City in 2002, scoring on his first team debut in the Football League Trophy later that year... |
League Two Football League Two Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system.... Team of the Week |
Source |
| 24 Mar 2011 | |
Gradi Dario Gradi Dario Gradi MBE is an Italian-born English football manager and former player, who was serving as manager of the Crewe Alexandra F.C. Academy. He is a former manager of Crewe Alexandra, with whom he has been associated for almost thirty years.Gradi is notable for his 24-year first spell as manager... |
Contribution to League Football award | Source | ||
| Season | 7 | FW | |
Donaldson Clayton Donaldson Clayton Andrew Donaldson is an English footballer who plays for Brentford as a striker.Donaldson started his career with Hull City in 2002, scoring on his first team debut in the Football League Trophy later that year... |
League Two Football League Two Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system.... Golden Boot |
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| 8 Apr 2011 | 7 Apr 2011 | F&C F&C Asset Management F&C Asset Management Plc is a leading asset management company.Unlike many asset managers which are divisions of large financial firms such as banks, F&C Asset Management is a standalone publicly-listed asset manager. It is an active shareholder with a strong commitment to corporate social... Performance of the Week |
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