# 2021–22 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season

The 2021–22 season was Crewe Alexandra's 145th year in their history, their 98th in the Football League and second consecutive season in League One. Along with the league, the club also competed in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022. Crewe's relegation to League Two was confirmed following a 2–0 defeat at Doncaster on 9 April 2022.

## Pre-season friendlies

Crewe Alexandra announced they would play friendlies against Nantwich Town, Witton Albion, Ashton United, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Stoke City, Kidsgrove Athletic, Nottingham Forest, Oldham Athletic, Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s and Huddersfield Town as part of their pre-season preparations.
The scheduled friendly against Huddersfield Town was later cancelled due to Town's involvement in the EFL Cup.

## Competitions
### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 55 | 63 | −8 | 52 | |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 50 | |
| 19 | Morecambe | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 57 | 88 | −31 | 42 | |
| 20 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 62 | 82 | −20 | 40 | |
| 21 | Gillingham (R) | 46 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 35 | 69 | −34 | 40 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
| 22 | Doncaster Rovers (R) | 46 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 37 | 82 | −45 | 38 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
| 23 | AFC Wimbledon (R) | 46 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 49 | 75 | −26 | 37 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra (R) | 46 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 37 | 83 | −46 | 29 | Relegation to EFL League Two |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 23 April 2022. Source:

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | L | L | L | L | D | W | L | D | D | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | D | L |
| Position | 13 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |

#### Matches

Crewe's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.

### FA Cup

Crewe were drawn at home to Swindon Town in the first round.

### EFL Cup

Crewe Alexandra were drawn away to Hartlepool United in the first round and Leeds United in the second round.

### EFL Trophy

| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Wigan Athletic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L1 | Shrewsbury Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | ACA | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 2 | |

### Cheshire Senior Cup

Crewe were drawn at home against Sandbach United in the first round.

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2021 | CB | Tommie Hoban | Aberdeen | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | CF | Chris Long | Motherwell | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | CM | Shaun MacDonald | Rotherham United | Free transfer |
| 30 July 2021 | LB | Callum McFadzean | Sunderland | Free transfer |
| 12 August 2021 | CB | Terell Thomas | AFC Wimbledon | Free transfer |
| 30 August 2021 | SS | Scott Kashket | Wycombe Wanderers | Free transfer |
| 4 September 2021 | CM | Madger Gomes | Doncaster Rovers | Free transfer |
| 27 January 2022 | CF | Bassala Sambou | Fortuna Sittard | Undisclosed |
| 28 January 2022 | CF | Dan Agyei | Oxford United | Undisclosed |
| 28 January 2022 | CM | Tariq Uwakwe | Chelsea | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 1 July 2021 | RB | Kayne Ramsay | Southampton | 13 January 2022 |
| 16 August 2021 | RW | Ben Knight | Manchester City | End of Season |
| 31 August 2021 | CM | Scott Robertson | Celtic | 24 March 2022 |
| 31 August 2021 | RW | J'Neil Bennett | Tottenham Hotspur | 30 November 2021 |
| 28 January 2022 | RB | Ryan Alebiosu | Arsenal | End of season |
| 31 January 2022 | CM | Rekeem Harper | Ipswich Town | End of season |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 9 August 2021 | FB | Nathan Woodthorpe | Witton Albion | October 2021 |
| 31 August 2021 | RW | Owen Dale | Blackpool | 11 January 2022 |
| 11 September 2021 | CB | Connor O'Riordan | Kidsgrove Athletic | October 2021 |
| 1 October 2021 | CF | Tyreece Onyeka | Matlock Town | November 2021 |
| 23 October 2021 | CB | Connor O'Riordan | Nantwich Town | November 2021 |
| 11 December 2021 | CF | Tyreece Onyeka | Stalybridge Celtic | January 2022 |
| 17 December 2021 | CM | Josh Lundstram | Solihull Moors | 14 January 2022 |
| 24 December 2021 | CM | Joe Robbins | Nantwich Town | End of season |
| 4 February 2022 | FW | Joel Tabiner | Leek Town | March 2022 |
* ↑ On 24 February, Robbins' loan at Nantwich Town was extended until the end of the season.

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 30 June 2021 | CB | Omar Beckles | Leyton Orient | Free transfer |
| 30 June 2021 | CB | Olly Lancashire | Southampton | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | CB | Jack Marrow | 1874 Northwich | Free transfer |
| 30 June 2021 | CB | Eddie Nolan | Waterford | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | RW | Daniel Powell | Barnet | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | FW | Jakob Priestman | Missouri State Bears | Free transfer |
| 30 June 2021 | DM | Ryan Wintle | Cardiff City | Free transfer |
| 16 July 2021 | RB | Jamie Wrench | Stockport Town | Free transfer |
| 27 July 2021 | CM | Matthew McDonald | Warrington Town | Free transfer |
| 2 August 2021 | LW | Kyle Stubbs | Kidsgrove Athletic | Free transfer |
| 12 August 2021 | LW | Charlie Kirk | Charlton Athletic | Undisclosed |
| 16 August 2021 | CB | Tommie Hoban | Retired | Retired |
| 1 September 2021 | CM | Shaun MacDonald | Penybont | Retired Professionally |
| 13 January 2022 | RW | Owen Dale | Blackpool | Undisclosed |
| 24 January 2022 | CB | Donervon Daniels | Walsall | Free transfer |
| 27 January 2022 | LB | Callum McFadzean | Wrexham | Free transfer |
| 31 January 2022 | CB | Terell Thomas | Reading | Mutual consent |