2017–18 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season

The 2017–18 season was Crewe Alexandra's 141st season in their history, their 94th in the English Football League and second consecutive in League Two.^[1] Along with competing in League Two, the club participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Crewe Alexandra

2017–18 season
Chairman	John Bowler
Manager	David Artell
Stadium	Gresty Road
League Two	15th
FA Cup	Second round
EFL Cup	First round (vs. Bolton Wanderers)
EFL Trophy	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Jordan Bowery (12) All: Jordan Bowery (13)
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018

Competitions

Friendlies

As of 5 June 2017, Crewe Alexandra have announced seven pre-season friendlies against Stoke City,^[2] Macclesfield Town,^[3] Buxton, Barrow, Alsager Town,^[4] Bury,^[5] Kidsgrove Athletic.^[6]

Buxton v Crewe Alexandra

11 July 2017	Buxton	1–3	Crewe Alexandra	Buxton
19:45 BST	?	Report	Reilly x2' Walker	Stadium: The Silverlands

Kidsgrove Athletic v Crewe Alexandra

11 July 2017	Kidsgrove Athletic	2–7	Crewe Alexandra	Kidsgrove
19:45 BST	Cropper 2'	Report	Kirk x3' Porter x2' [[George Cooper (footballer, born 1996)|Cooper]] Lowery	Stadium: The Novus Stadium

Barrow v Crewe Alexandra

18 July 2017	Barrow	0–0	Crewe Alexandra	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Holker Street

Alsager Town v Crewe Alexandra

19 July 2017	Alsager Town	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Alsager
19:30 BST	Ryan 62'	Report	Dale 53'	Stadium: Wood Park Stadium

Bury v Crewe Alexandra

22 July 2017	Bury	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Bury
15:00 BST	Beckford 85'	Report	Walker 10'	Stadium: Gigg Lane

Macclesfield Town v Crewe Alexandra

25 July 2017	Macclesfield Town	3–0	Crewe Alexandra	Macclesfield
19:30 BST	Whittaker 65' (pen.) Trialist 74' Lloyd 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Moss Rose

Crewe Alexandra v Stoke City XI

30 July 2017	Crewe Alexandra	3–1	Stoke City XI	Crewe
15:00 BST	Cooper 25' Porter 39' Nolan 43'	Report	Waddington 86'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2,528

League Two

Main article: 2017–18 EFL League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
13	Colchester United	46	16	14	16	53	52	+1	62
14	Crawley Town	46	16	11	19	58	66	−8	59
15	Crewe Alexandra	46	17	5	24	62	75	−13	56
16	Stevenage	46	14	13	19	60	65	−5	55
17	Cheltenham Town	46	13	12	21	67	73	−6	51

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Result summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	17	5	24	62	75	−13	56	10	4	9	32	32	0	7	1	15	30	43	−13

Last updated: 8 May 2018.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	D	D	W	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	L	W	D	L	W	W	L	D	W	L	W	W	W
Position	12	18	10	4	8	4	10	15	16	18	19	17	19	17	17	18	20	22	19	19	22	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	22	20	21	18	18	20	19	17	17	18	17	17	17	16	15

Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2018. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.^[7][8]

Crewe Alexandra v Mansfield Town

5 August 2017 1	Crewe Alexandra	2–2	Mansfield Town	Crewe
15:00 BST	Nolan  25' Porter 45', 63' Walker  62' Raynes  66' Ainley  75'	Report	Mellis  34' Rose  45+3' 55' Mirfin 66' Byrom  70' White  76' Sterling-James  79'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,933 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Crewe Alexandra v Newport County

12 August 2017 2	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Newport County	Crewe
15:00 BST	Ng  9'  17' Dagnall 18'	Report	Nouble 13' Demetriou  83' O'Brien  88'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,400 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Crewe Alexandra v Barnet

19 August 2017 3	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Barnet	Crewe
15:00 BST	Pickering  57' Porter 75'	Report	Taylor  77' Tutonda  87'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,217 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Port Vale v Crewe Alexandra

26 August 2017 4	Port Vale	0–1	Crewe Alexandra	Burslem
15:00 BST	Harness  9' Tonge  34'	Report	Dagnall 30' Nolan  76' Bakayogo  90+4'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 6,299 Referee: Darren Handley

Grimsby Town v Crewe Alexandra

2 September 2017 5	Grimsby Town	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Cleethorpes
15:00 BST	Rose 36'  58' Dembélé  48'	Report	Cooper  11' Raynes  33'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,066 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Crewe Alexandra v Chesterfield

9 September 2017 6	Crewe Alexandra	5–1	Chesterfield	Crewe
15:00 BST	Porter 6', 47' Ng 54' Cooper 66' Ainley 81'	Report	Nolan 72' (o.g.) Reed  90'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,513 Referee: Martin Coy

Crewe Alexandra v Cambridge United

12 September 2017 7	Crewe Alexandra	0–1	Cambridge United	Crewe
19:45 BST		Report	Ibehre 35'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,042 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Exeter City v Crewe Alexandra

16 September 2017 8	Exeter City	3–0	Crewe Alexandra	Exeter
15:00 BST	Tillson 7' Taylor 38' Stockley 76'	Report	Nolan  35' Walker  52' Dale  79'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,218 Referee: Antony Coggins

Crewe Alexandra v Carlisle United

23 September 2017 9	Crewe Alexandra	0–5	Carlisle United	Crewe
15:00 BST	Raynes  48'	Report	Grainger 13', 48' (pen.) Raynes 72' (o.g.) Lambe 75' Hope 90+4'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,021 Referee: Ross Joyce

Wycombe Wanderers v Crewe Alexandra

26 September 2017 10	Wycombe Wanderers	3–2	Crewe Alexandra	High Wycombe
19:45 BST	Mackail-Smith 29'  65' Harriman 88' Tyson 90' Jacobson  90+2'	Report	Dagnall 42', 66' Bakayogo  45+1' Ng  55' Raynes  89'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,295 Referee: Andy Haines

Coventry City v Crewe Alexandra

30 September 2017 11	Coventry City	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Coventry
15:00 BST	Nazon 9' Jones  87'	Report	Lowery  46'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 7,664 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Crewe Alexandra v Stevenage

7 October 2017 12	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Stevenage	Crewe
15:00 BST	Nolan  36' Bowery 90+4'	Report	Conlon  34' Franks  42' Wilkinson  44'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,679 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Yeovil Town v Crewe Alexandra

14 October 2017 13	Yeovil Town	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	Yeovil
15:00 BST	Browne 15' Olomola 56' Zoko  89'	Report		Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 2,360 Referee: Ben Toner

Crewe Alexandra v Notts County

17 October 2017 14	Crewe Alexandra	2–0	Notts County	Crewe
19:45 BST	Lowery  31' Raynes 44' Bowery 66' Ng  68' Porter  88'	Report	Yates  64' Ameobi  70' Dickinson  82'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,339 Referee: Robert Jones

Crewe Alexandra v Accrington Stanley

21 October 2017 15	Crewe Alexandra	0–2	Accrington Stanley	Crewe
15:00 BST	Raynes  2'  83' Lowery  86'	Report	Kee 3' (pen.) Clark 11' Conneely  77'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,849 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Colchester United v Crewe Alexandra

28 October 2017 16	Colchester United	3–1	Crewe Alexandra	Colchester
15:00 BST	Mandron 39', 71' Reid  54' Eastman 60' Loft  76'	Report	Bowery 22'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,088 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Crewe Alexandra v Lincoln City

11 November 2017 17	Crewe Alexandra	1–4	Lincoln City	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Raynes 8'	Report	Anderson 50', 67' Raynes 70' (o.g.) Bostwick  90' Whitehouse 90+4'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,723 Referee: Craig Hicks

Forest Green Rovers v Crewe Alexandra

18 November 2017 18	Forest Green Rovers	3–2	Crewe Alexandra	Nailsworth
15:00 GMT	Doidge 44', 83' Traoré  66' Bugiel  90+1' Iacovitti 90+2'	Report	Porter 14' Bowery 54' Dagnall  67' Grant  87'	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,221 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Morecambe v Crewe Alexandra

21 November 2017 19	Morecambe	0–1	Crewe Alexandra	Morecambe
19:45 GMT		Report	Ng  61' 85'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 927 Referee: Scott Oldham

Crewe Alexandra v Luton Town

25 November 2017 20	Crewe Alexandra	1–2	Luton Town	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Ng  48' Mullins 81' (o.g.) Dagnall  84'	Report	Hylton 63'  87' Berry 67'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,571 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Cheltenham Town v Crewe Alexandra

9 December 2017 21	Cheltenham Town	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	Grimes 52'	Report	Ng  43' Walker  60'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,795 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Crewe Alexandra v Crawley Town

16 December 2017 22	Crewe Alexandra	3–0	Crawley Town	Crewe
15:00	Ainley 40' Dagnall 45' 90+4' Raynes  49' Pickering  75'	Report	Yorwerth  23' Morris  34' Evina  56' Roberts  59'  Smith  61' Boldewijn  88'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,155 Referee: Ben Toner

Crewe Alexandra v Swindon Town

23 December 2017 23	Crewe Alexandra	0–3	Swindon Town	Crewe
15:00	Pickering  54'	Report	Woolery 8'  84' Linganzi 17' Norris 20' (pen.)  63' Taylor  68' Purkiss  71'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,736 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Chesterfield v Crewe Alexandra

26 December 2017 24	Chesterfield	0–2	Crewe Alexandra	Chesterfield
15:00		Report	Porter 7' Kirk 26' Cooper  90+4'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 5,904 Referee: Tom Nield

Cambridge United v Crewe Alexandra

30 December 2017 25	Cambridge United	3–1	Crewe Alexandra	Cambridge
15:00	Maris 1' Amoo 27' Ikpeazu 70' Ibehre  90+2'	Report	Dagnall 30' Stubbs  57'	Stadium: Cambs Glass Stadium Attendance: 4,165 Referee: Craig Hicks

Crewe Alexandra v Grimsby Town

1 January 2018 26	Crewe Alexandra	2–0	Grimsby Town	Crewe
15:00	Porter 12' Ng  12' Walker 34'	Report	Woolford  34' Berrett  34'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,292 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Carlisle United v Crewe Alexandra

13 January 2018 27	Carlisle United	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Carlisle
15:00	Cosgrove 76' Bennett  80'	Report	Walker  74' Raynes  75'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,467 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Crewe Alexandra v Wycombe Wanderers

20 January 2018 28	Crewe Alexandra	2–3	Wycombe Wanderers	Crewe
15:00	Porter 6' (pen.) Nolan  55' McKirdy 88'  90'	Report	Cowan-Hall 61' Tyson 84' Mackail-Smith 90+2'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,645 Referee: Martin Coy

Swindon Town v Crewe Alexandra

27 January 2018 29	Swindon Town	4–3	Crewe Alexandra	Swindon
15:00	Richards 3' 89'  90' Elšnik 66' 79' Preston  87' Anderson  90+8'		Ainley 15' 29' McKirdy  24' Wintle 51' Kirk  58' Bakayogo  61'  Richards  67' Garratt  84'	Stadium: Energy Check County Ground Attendance: 5,439 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Notts County v Crewe Alexandra

3 February 2017 30	Notts County	4–1	Crewe Alexandra	Nottingham
15:00	Noor Husin 15'  65' Hewitt 41' 60' Bennett 89'	Report	Miller 8' Nolan  43'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 17,274 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Crewe Alexandra v Yeovil Town

10 February 2018 31	Crewe Alexandra	0–0	Yeovil Town	Crewe
15:00 GMT		Report	Whelan  21' Dickson  90'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,498 Referee: Robert Lewis

Accrington Stanley v Crewe Alexandra

13 February 2018 32	Accrington Stanley	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Accrington
19:45 GMT	Jackson 42' Donacien  73'	Report		Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 1,254 Referee: David Webb

Crewe Alexandra v Colchester United

17 February 2018 33	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Colchester United	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Miller 60'	Report		Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,548 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Crewe Alexandra v Exeter City

20 February 2018 34	Crewe Alexandra	1–2	Exeter City	Crewe
19:45 GMT	Miller  67', 88' Raynes  78'	Report	Stockley  78', 90+5' Pym  89' Moore-Taylor 90+2'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,081 Referee: Ben Toner

Lincoln City v Crewe Alexandra

24 February 2018 35	Lincoln City	1–4	Crewe Alexandra	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Bostwick 36'	Report	Pickering 45' Bowery 48', 68' Green 54' (pen.)	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,272 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Stevenage v Crewe Alexandra

10 March 2018 36	Stevenage	2–2	Crewe Alexandra	Stevenage
15:00 GMT	Bowditch 14', 50'	Report	Ng 80' Kirk 90+7'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,032 Referee: Graham Horwood

Crewe Alexandra v Coventry City

17 March 2018 37	Crewe Alexandra	1–2	Coventry City	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Bowery 33'	Report	Clarke-Harris 5' Bayliss 43'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,666 Referee: Antony Coggins

Crewe Alexandra v Forest Green Rovers

20 March 2018 38	Crewe Alexandra	3–1	Forest Green Rovers	Crewe
19:45 GMT	Bowery 44', 61' Kirk 59'	Report	Grubb 64'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,158 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Newport County v Crewe Alexandra

24 March 2018 39	Newport County	1–2	Crewe Alexandra	Newport
15:00 GMT	Demetriou 81'	Report	McKirdy 26' Bowery 60'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,638 Referee: Darren Handley

Barnet v Crewe Alexandra

30 March 2018 40	Barnet	2–1	Crewe Alexandra	Edgware, London
15:00 BST	Akinde 51' (pen.) 87' (pen.)	Report	McKirdy 70'	Stadium: The Hive Attendance: 1,951 Referee: Lee Swabey

Crewe Alexandra v Port Vale

2 April 2018 41	Crewe Alexandra	2–2	Port Vale	Crewe
15:00 BST	Wintle 7' Kirk 90+3'	Report	Pope 36' (pen.) Kay 71'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 6,680 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Mansfield Town v Crewe Alexandra

7 April 2018 42	Mansfield Town	3–4	Crewe Alexandra	Mansfield
15:00 BST	Angol 15' Hemmings 50' Miller 76'	Report	Jones 7' Bowery 10' Pickering 25' Kirk 27'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 3,480 Referee: Richard Clark

Luton Town v Crewe Alexandra

14 April 2018 43	Luton Town	3–1	Crewe Alexandra	Luton
15:00 BST	McCormack  31' Hylton 39',  69' Lee 45+2' Mpanzu 51'	Report	Bowery 35' Green  41' Nolan  88'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 9,202 Referee: Ben Toner

Crewe Alexandra v Morecambe

21 April 2018 44	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Morecambe	Crewe
15:00 BST	Miller 88'	Report		Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,942 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Crawley Town v Crewe Alexandra

28 April 2018 45	Crawley Town	1–2	Crewe Alexandra	Crawley
15:00 BST	Smith 9' Yorwerth  90+5'	Report	Ng 5' Pickering 51'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,089 Referee: Tom Neild

Crewe Alexandra v Cheltenham Town

5 May 2018 46	Crewe Alexandra	2–1	Cheltenham Town	Crewe
15:00 BST	Ray  6' Miller 17', 62'	Report	Lloyd 34' Morrell  68'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,350 Referee: Michael Salisbury

FA Cup

On 16 October 2017, Crewe Alexandra were drawn at home to Rotherham United in the first round.^[9] In the second round Alex were given an away tie against Blackburn Rovers.^[10]

Crewe Alexandra v Rotherham United

4 November 2017 First round	Crewe Alexandra	2–1	Rotherham United	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Walker 47'  72' Ainley 89'	Report	Vaulks 21' Williams  59' Cummings  63' Moore  90+3'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2,597 Referee: Scott Oldham

Blackburn Rovers v Crewe Alexandra

3 December 2017 Second round	Blackburn Rovers	3–3	Crewe Alexandra	Blackburn
14:00 GMT	Samuel 11', 20' Graham 15' Harper  33' Bennett  56'	Report	Walker  27' Porter 35' (pen.), 66' Nolan 63' Ng  90'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 4,472 Referee: David Webb

Crewe Alexandra v Blackburn Rovers

13 December 2017[a] Second round replay	Crewe Alexandra	0–1	Blackburn Rovers	Crewe
19:45 GMT		Report	Graham 24' Harper  29' Ward  89'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2,241 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

1. On 12 December, both clubs agreed to reschedule the second round replay fixture 24 hours later due to adverse weather conditions.^[11]

EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, Crewe Alexandra were drawn at home to Bolton Wanderers in the first round.^[12]

Crewe Alexandra v Bolton Wanderers

9 August 2017 First round	Crewe Alexandra	1–2	Bolton Wanderers	Crewe
19:45 BST	Porter 42' Walker  52'	Report	Pratley  57' Armstrong 70' Derik 81'	Stadium: Gresty Road Referee: Mark Heywood

EFL Trophy

On 12 July 2017, Crewe Alexandra were drawn against Newcastle United U23s, Oldham Athletic and Port Vale in Northern Group D.^[13][14]

Pos	Lge	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Port Vale (Q)	3	2	1	0	0	5	2	+3	8	Round 2
2	L1	Oldham Athletic (Q)	3	2	0	1	0	5	1	+4	7
3	ACA	Newcastle United U21 (E)	3	1	0	0	2	3	6	−3	3
4	L2	Crewe Alexandra (E)	3	0	0	0	3	3	7	−4	0

Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Crewe Alexandra v Newcastle United U23s

29 August 2017 Group Game 1	Crewe Alexandra	1–2	Newcastle United U23s	Crewe
19:30 BST	Bowery 88'	report	Smith 4' Charman 68'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 1,351

Crewe Alexandra v Oldham Athletic

3 October 2017 Group Game 2	Crewe Alexandra	0–1	Oldham Athletic	Crewe
19:30 BST	Porter  34' Stubbs  69'	Report	Byrne  38' 42'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 976 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Port Vale v Crewe Alexandra

7 November 2017 Group Game 3	Port Vale	4–2	Crewe Alexandra	Burslem
19:45 GMT	Regis 3' Forrester 8' Reeves 65' Montaño 90'	Report	Reilly 31', 70'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 1,322 Referee: John Brooks

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	CF		Jordan Bowery	Leyton Orient	Free	[15]
1 July 2017	CF		Chris Porter	Colchester United	Free	[16]
1 July 2017	CB		Michael Raynes	Carlisle United	Free	[17]
3 July 2017	LB		Eddie Nolan	Blackpool	Free	[18]
4 July 2017	CM		Brad Walker	Hartlepool United	Undisclosed	[19]
15 August 2017	GK		Will Jääskeläinen	Leek Town	Free	[20][21][22]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	CM		Billy Bingham	Gillingham	Released	[23][a]
1 July 2017	CB		Harry Davis	St Mirren	Released	[23][25][b]
1 July 2017	GK		Andrew Dawber	Free agent	Released	[23]
1 July 2017	CB		Jon Guthrie	Walsall	Free	[26]
1 July 2017	CM		Danny Hollands	Eastleigh	Rejected contract	[23][c]
1 July 2017	CB		Ben Nugent	Gillingham	Released	[28][d]
1 July 2017	DF		Marcus Poscha	Ramsbottom United	Released	[23][e]
1 July 2017	CF		Callum Saunders	Notts County	Released	[23][f]
1 July 2017	RB		Ollie Turton	Blackpool	Rejected contract	[31][g]
18 January 2018	CM		George Cooper	Peterborough United	Undisclosed fee	[33]

1. Billy Bingham joined Gillingham following his release.^[24]
2. Harry Davis joined St Mirren following his release.^[25]
3. Danny Hollands joined Eastleigh after rejecting a new contract.^[27]
4. Ben Nugent joined Gillingham following his release.^[28]
5. Marcus Poscha joined Ramsbottom United following his release.^[29]
6. Callum Saunders joined Notts County following his release.^[30]
7. Ollie Turton joined Blackpool after rejecting a new contract.^[32]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
29 August 2017	CB		Sam Stubbs	Wigan Athletic	10 January 2018	[34][35]
30 August 2017	MF		Conor Grant	Everton	10 January 2018	[36][35]
11 January 2018	MF		Paul Green	Oldham Athletic	May 2018	[37]
19 January 2018	MF	/	Daniel Barlaser	Newcastle United	9 April 2018	[38][39]
19 January 2018	FW		Harry McKirdy	Aston Villa	May 2018	[40]
25 January 2018	FW		Shaun Miller	Carlisle United	May 2018	[41]
31 January 2018	RB		Jamie Sterry	Newcastle United	May 2018	[42]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
1 September 2017	CM		Oliver Finney	Halesowen Town	31 October 2017	[43]
1 September 2017	CF		Daniel Udoh	Halesowen Town	30 November 2017	[43][a]
14 September 2017	GK		William Jääskeläinen	Loughborough Dynamo	10 October 2017	[45]
10 October 2017	GK		William Jääskeläinen	Nantwich Town	11 December 2017	[46][b]
1 November 2017	CF		Owen Dale	Witton Albion	30 November 2017	[44]
7 December 2017	CF		Daniel Udoh	Chester	8 January 2018	[48]
4 January 2018	GK		William Jääskeläinen	Buxton	4 February 2018	[49]
11 January 2018	CF		Daniel Udoh	Leamington	11 February 2018	[50]
1 March 2018	GK		William Jääskeläinen	Chester	1 April 2018	[51]

1. On 4 November, Daniel Udoh's loan at Halesowen Town was extended.^[44]
2. On 13 November, William Jääskeläinen's loan at Nantwich Town was extended.^[47]