# 2024–25 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 148th season in the history of Crewe Alexandra Football Club and their third consecutive season in League Two. The club are participating in the League Two, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee |
| 27 June 2024 | RW | Jack Lankester | Cambridge United | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2024 | CF | Kane Hemmings | Stevenage | Free |
| 1 July 2024 | CF | Fin Roberts | Beckenham Town | Free |
| 3 July 2024 | CM | Max Sanders | Leyton Orient | Undisclosed |
| 5 July 2024 | CF | Omar Bogle | Newport County | Free |
| 1 August 2024 | CB | James Connolly | Bristol Rovers | Undisclosed |
| 20 August 2024 | CF | Adrien Thibaut | Bradford (Park Avenue) | Free |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 21 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Stevenage contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 26 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Beckenham Town contract expired
* ↑ Signed initially for the U21s
* ↑ Signed initially for the U21s

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Ref. |
| 14 June 2024 | GK | Dave Richards | Dundee United | Free | |
| 3 July 2024 | LB | Rio Adebisi | Peterborough United | Undisclosed | |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 7 June, and would become official on June 14 once the transfer window re-opens

### Loaned in

| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Date until |
| 1 July 2024 | CB | Jamie Knight-Lebel | Bristol City | End of Season |
| 19 July 2024 | GK | Filip Marschall | Aston Villa | End of Season |
| 9 August 2024 | LB | Max Conway | Bolton Wanderers | End of Season |
| 12 August 2024 | CM | Kian Breckin | Manchester City | 21 January 2025 |
| 20 January 2025 | CB | Connor O'Riordan | Blackburn Rovers | End of Season |
| 30 January 2025 | CM | Tom Lowery | Portsmouth | End of Season |
* ↑ The loan was announced on 24 June, and would officially commence on July 1
* ↑ On 21 January, Breckin was recalled back to his parent club Manchester City

### Loaned out

| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Date until |
| 10 September 2024 | LB | Charlie Finney | Buxton | 15 October 2024 |
| 8 November 2024 | CB | Lucas Sant | Hanley Town | 7 December 2024 |
| 22 November 2024 | LW | Calum Agius | Marine | 2 January 2024 |
| 21 January 2025 | RW | Fin Roberts | Chester | 17 February 2025 |
| 31 January 2025 | DM | Owen Lunt | Southport | 1 March 2025 |
* ↑ On 17 February, Roberts was recalled back from his short-term loan at Chester

### Released / Out of Contract

| Date | Pos. | Player | Subsequent club | Join date |
| 30 June 2024 | CF | Elliott Nevitt | Gillingham | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CB | Luke Offord | Milton Keynes Dons | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CF | Courtney Baker-Richardson | Newport County | 10 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CB | Billy Sass-Davies | Hartlepool United | 3 August 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CM | Charlie Colkett | Gateshead | 20 August 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | LW | Charlie Kirk | Barrow | 22 October 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CB | Zak Kempster-Down | | |
| 30 June 2024 | CF | Max Woodcock | | |

## Pre-season and friendlies

On 4 June, Crewe announced their pre-season preparations, with matches against Newcastle Town, Stafford Rangers, Stoke City, Tamworth and Blackpool. Two weeks later, the club confirmed the squad would travel to Algarve for a five day training camp.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 5 | Notts County | 35 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 58 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 6 | Port Vale | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 58 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 7 | Crewe Alexandra | 36 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 56 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 8 | Grimsby Town | 35 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 56 | |
| 9 | Colchester United | 35 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 52 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 8 March 2025. Source: Soccerway

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 9$^1$ | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | D | W | W | D | W | D | D | D | W | D | L | D | W | W | D | W | L | D | D | L | L | D | W | W | L | D | | | |
| Position | 17 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | |
| Points | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 39 | 42 | 43 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 52 | 55 | 55 | 56 | | | |
* $^1$ Matchday 9 (vs. AFC Wimbledon) was postponed due to Wimbledon's EFL Cup involvements.

#### Matches

On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### FA Cup

Crewe Alexandra were drawn at home to Dagenham & Redbridge in the first round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Crewe being drawn away against Rotherham United.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Crewe were drawn into Northern Group E alongside Blackpool, Harrogate Town and Liverpool U21. In the round of 32, Crewe were drawn away to Wrexham.

#### Group stage

| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | Blackpool | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | ACA | Liverpool U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | L2 | Harrogate Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

#### Knockout stages
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of match played 8 March 2025
Players with no appearances are not included on the list Italics indicate a loaned in player
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Tom Booth | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Ryan Cooney | 38 | 4 | 28+5 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | CAN | Jamie Knight-Lebel | 23 | 3 | 16+2 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | WAL | Zac Williams | 37 | 1 | 33+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Mickey Demetriou | 30 | 1 | 28+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Max Sanders | 38 | 0 | 29+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Chris Long | 19 | 7 | 3+13 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Conor Thomas | 13 | 0 | 7+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Omar Bogle | 25 | 6 | 10+13 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Shilow Tracey | 35 | 6 | 28+5 | 6 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Joel Tabiner | 40 | 2 | 30+5 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | ENG | Filip Marschall | 41 | 0 | 36+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Jack Lankester | 23 | 7 | 14+6 | 7 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | ENG | Kane Hemmings | 12 | 3 | 8+3 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Lucas Sant | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | SVK | Matúš Holíček | 40 | 2 | 27+7 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | WAL | James Connolly | 25 | 0 | 14+6 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Owen Lunt | 18 | 0 | 1+11 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | WAL | Calum Agius | 10 | 1 | 0+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Fin Roberts | 7 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Stan Dancey | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Jack Powell | 20 | 0 | 10+9 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Charlie Finney | 12 | 0 | 0+9 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Max Conway | 40 | 2 | 34+2 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | IRL | Connor O'Riordan | 10 | 2 | 9+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | WAL | Owen Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Lewis Billington | 18 | 0 | 8+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | IRL | Adrien Thibaut | 18 | 2 | 4+10 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Tom Lowery | 8 | 2 | 6+2 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | ENG | Luca Moore | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | ENG | Oliver Armstrong | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | ENG | Will Perry | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Joe Collins | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Player(s) who featured whilst on loan but returned to parent club during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 26 | MF | ENG | Kian Breckin | 18 | 0 | 3+10 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |