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.^[1]

Crewe Alexandra

2021–22 season
Chairman	Charles Grant
Manager	David Artell (until 11 April ) Alex Morris (from 11 April )
Stadium	Mornflake Stadium
League One	24th (relegated)
EFL Cup	Second round
EFL Trophy	Group stage
Top goalscorer	Mikael Mandron (1)
Home colours Away colours
← 2020–21 2022–23 →

Pre-season friendlies

Crewe Alexandra announced they would play friendlies against Nantwich Town,^[2] Witton Albion,^[2] Ashton United,^[2] Wolverhampton Wanderers,^[2] Stoke City,^[2] Kidsgrove Athletic,^[2] Nottingham Forest,^[3] Oldham Athletic,^[2] Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s^[3] and Huddersfield Town^[4] 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.^[5]

Nantwich Town v Crewe Alexandra

11 July 2021 Friendly	Nantwich Town	1–4	Crewe Alexandra	Nantwich
12:00 BST	Hatton 64'	Report	Onyeka 21' Griffiths 30' Robbins 65' Lundstram 89'	Stadium: Optimum Pay Stadium

Witton Albion v Crewe Alexandra

14 July 2021 Friendly	Witton Albion	0–6	Crewe Alexandra	Wincham
19:45 BST		Report	Dale 15', 53' Long 21' Mandron 26' (pen.), 88' Finney 40'	Stadium: Wincham Park

Ashton United v Crewe Alexandra

14 July 2021 Friendly	Ashton United	1–5	Crewe Alexandra	Ashton-under-Lyne
19:45 BST		Report	Robbins x3 Porter Ainley	Stadium: Hurst Cross

Crewe Alexandra v Wolverhampton Wanderers

17 July 2021 Friendly	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Crewe
15:00 BST	Long 53'	Report		Stadium: Mornflake Stadium

Crewe Alexandra v Stoke City

20 July 2021 Ashton Hulme Charity Match	Crewe Alexandra	2–3	Stoke City	Crewe
19:00 BST	Lundstram 58' Dale 70'	Report	Batth 1' Fletcher 27' Powell 44'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium

Kidsgrove Athletic v Crewe Alexandra

21 July 2021 Friendly	Kidsgrove Athletic	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Kidsgrove
19:30 BST	Trialist 53'	Report	Onyeka 78'	Stadium: Hollinwood Road

Crewe Alexandra v Nottingham Forest

24 July 2021 Friendly	Crewe Alexandra	2–2	Nottingham Forest	Crewe
15:00 BST	Ainley 75' Adebisi 79'	Report	Johnson 30', 56'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium

Oldham Athletic v Crewe Alexandra

27 July 2021 Friendly	Oldham Athletic	2–1	Crewe Alexandra	Oldham
19:00 BST	Hart 11', 26'	Report	Kirk 20'	Stadium: Boundary Park

Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s v Crewe Alexandra

28 July 2021 Friendly	Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s	v	Crewe Alexandra	TBC
14:00 BST

Huddersfield Town v Crewe Alexandra

31 July 2021 Friendly	Huddersfield Town	C–C	Crewe Alexandra	Huddersfield
12:30 BST				Stadium: The John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
Note: Cancelled due to Huddersfield's EFL Cup involvement

Competitions

League One

Main article: 2021–22 EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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
23	AFC Wimbledon (R)	46	6	19	21	49	75	−26	37
24	Crewe Alexandra (R)	46	7	8	31	37	83	−46	29

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points based on yellow and red cards received excluding the last four games of the season (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences; 9) If the tie affects the automatic promotion or relegation places, a play-off game or games would be held between the two tied teams^[6]
(R) Relegated

Results 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	7	8	31	37	83	−46	29	5	5	13	22	40	−18	2	3	18	15	43	−28

Last updated: 23 April 2022.
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	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

Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2022. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Crewe's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.^[7]

Crewe Alexandra v Cheltenham Town

7 August 2021 1	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Cheltenham Town	Crewe
15:00 BST	Mandron 28' Ramsay  65'	Report	Williams 40',  45+1'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 5,301 Referee: Ben Toner

Portsmouth v Crewe Alexandra

14 August 2021 2	Portsmouth	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	Milton
15:00 BST	Marquis 48' Harness 64'	Report	Long  71'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 11,470 Referee: Will Finnie

Oxford United v Crewe Alexandra

17 August 2021 3	Oxford United	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Oxford
19:45 BST	Henry 33' (pen.),  90+1' Rodríguez  51'	Report	Offord  79' Lundstram  82' Griffiths  90+5'	Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 6,757 Referee: Bobby Madley

Crewe Alexandra v Accrington Stanley

21 August 2021 4	Crewe Alexandra	0–1	Accrington Stanley	Crewe
15:00 BST	Offord  55'  89' Murphy  56' Ramsay  78' Finney  86'	Report	Nottingham 17' Sykes  38' Pell  50' Trafford  62' Charles  68' Bishop  90+7' Mumbongo  90+7'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 4,187 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Charlton Athletic v Crewe Alexandra

28 August 2021 5	Charlton Athletic	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	Charlton
15:00 BST	Jaiyesimi 36' Gunter  40' Stockley 41'	Report	McFadzean  61' Adebisi  71'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 13,167 Referee: James Bell

Shrewsbury Town v Crewe Alexandra

11 September 2021 6	Shrewsbury Town	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Shrewsbury
15:00 BST	Cosgrove 19' Pennington  35' Ebanks-Landell  57' Pierre  67' Udoh  90+7'	Report	Adebisi  3' Murphy  36' Mandron 44' Robertson  71' Ramsay  87' Daniels  90+9'	Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 5,867 Referee: Samuel Barrott

Crewe Alexandra v Burton Albion

18 September 2021 7	Crewe Alexandra	2–0	Burton Albion	Crewe
15:00 BST	Bostwick 10' (o.g.) Murphy  54' Bennett 87'	Report	Lakin  3'  67' Borthwick-Jackson  31' Hemmings  42'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Referee: Ross Joyce

Crewe Alexandra v Morecambe

21 September 2021 8	Crewe Alexandra	1–3	Morecambe	Crewe
19:45 BST	Mandron 49'	Report	Phillips 8' Gnahoua 28', 85' Cooney  40' McLoughlin  79' Stockton  80'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 3,542 Referee: Paul Howard

Rotherham United v Crewe Alexandra

25 September 2021 9	Rotherham United	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Rathbone 54' Harding  74'  90' Smith  85'	Report	Jääskeläinen  44' Porter 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 8,747 Referee: Sam Allison

Plymouth Argyle v Crewe Alexandra

28 September 2021 10	Plymouth Argyle	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Plymouth
19:45 BST	Wilson  33' Houghton  64' Hardie 72' Galloway  77'	Report	Kashket 3' Johnson  62' Offord  70' Robertson  90'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 11,138 Referee: Neil Hair

Crewe Alexandra v Cambridge United

2 October 2021 11	Crewe Alexandra	2–2	Cambridge United	Crewe
15:00 BST	Finney 10' Kashket  20' Robertson 26' Ramsay  89'	Report	Jääskeläinen 79' (o.g.) May 90+4'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,237 Referee: Carl Brook

Fleetwood Town v Crewe Alexandra

16 October 2021 12	Fleetwood Town	3–0	Crewe Alexandra	Fleetwood
15:00 BST	Johnson 60' Andrew  65', 72' Batty  65' Garner 90+6'	Report	McFadzean  65' Robertson  65' Finney  71' Thomas  90+4'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,917 Referee: Marc Edwards

Crewe Alexandra v Sunderland

19 October 2021 13	Crewe Alexandra	0–4	Sunderland	Crewe
19:45 GMT	Murphy  75'	Report	Thomas 25' (o.g.) Stewart 32', 55' Winchester  51' Cirkin  53' Dajaku 73'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 5,618 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Wycombe Wanderers v Crewe Alexandra

23 October 2021 (2021-10-23) 14	Wycombe Wanderers	2–1	Crewe Alexandra	High Wycombe
15:00 BST	Tafazolli 45+1', 90+7'	Report	Adebisi  41' McFadzean  45+1' Offord  71' Lowery 77'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,813 Referee: Steve Martin

Crewe Alexandra v Milton Keynes Dons

30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) 15	Crewe Alexandra	1–4	Milton Keynes Dons	Crewe
15:00 BST	Long 52' Bennett  69'	Report	Eisa 12', 68' Twine  58' O'Riley 64' Daniels 82' (o.g.) Watters 90+6'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,512 Referee: Andy Haines

Crewe Alexandra v Doncaster Rovers

2 November 2021 (2021-11-02) 16	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Doncaster Rovers	Crewe
19:45 GMT	Porter 33'	Report	Galbraith  45+1' Olowu 45+4' Williams  56' Anderson  74' Smith  81' Dahlberg  90+4'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,392 Referee: Simon Mather

Bolton Wanderers v Crewe Alexandra

12 November 2021 17	Bolton Wanderers	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	Bolton
20:00 GMT	Kachunga  2' Sheehan 50' (pen.) Bakayoko 54'	Report	Mandron  10' Long  28' Gomes  35' Offord  90+1'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 13,804 Referee: James Bell

Crewe Alexandra v Gillingham

20 November 2021 18	Crewe Alexandra	2–0	Gillingham	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Long 11' Offord  68' Lowery 90+1'	Report	O'Keefe  47' Phillips  61'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,047 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

AFC Wimbledon v Crewe Alexandra

23 November 2021 19	AFC Wimbledon	3–2	Crewe Alexandra	Wimbledon
19:45 GMT	Rudoni 24' Palmer 35', 44' (pen.) Heneghan  81' Assal  90+2'  90+4'	Report	Long 11' Murphy  44' Sass-Davies  79' Porter 89' Williams  90+4'	Stadium: Plough Lane Referee: Craig Hicks

Ipswich Town v Crewe Alexandra

28 November 2021 20	Ipswich Town	2–1	Crewe Alexandra	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Offord 3' (o.g.) Celina 45+5' Clements  50' Edmundson  88'	Report	Williams  48' Long 73'	Stadium: Portman Road Referee: James Oldham

Crewe Alexandra v Lincoln City

7 December 2021 21	Crewe Alexandra	2–0	Lincoln City	Crewe
19:45 GMT	Griffiths  45+5' Mandron 48' (pen.), 52' (pen.)	Report	Eyoma  37',  50' Robson  45+3'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 3,285 Referee: Declan Bourne

Crewe Alexandra v Sheffield Wednesday

11 December 2021 22	Crewe Alexandra	0–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Robertson  16' Porter 45+2'	Report	Bannan 27',  28' Corbeanu  39' Gregory 47'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 6,325 Referee: Lee Swabey

Morecambe v Crewe Alexandra

29 December 2021 (2021-12-29) 23	Morecambe	1–2	Crewe Alexandra	Morecambe
19:45 GMT	Leigh 36'	Report	Adebisi  42' Porter 52' Murphy 58'  59'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 3,831 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Burton Albion v Crewe Alexandra

1 January 2022 (2022-01-01) 24	Burton Albion	4–1	Crewe Alexandra	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Chapman 6' Brayford 25' Hemmings 34' Jebbison 90+2'	Report	Lowery 19' Offord  75' Finney  77'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,119 Referee: Peter Wright

Crewe Alexandra v Charlton Athletic

12 January 2022 (2022-01-12) 25	Crewe Alexandra	2–1	Charlton Athletic	Crewe
19:45 GMT	Finney 38' Mandron 45+3'	Report	Burstow 80'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 3,556 Referee: Robert Lewis

Crewe Alexandra v Shrewsbury Town

15 January 2022 26	Crewe Alexandra	0–0	Shrewsbury Town	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Griffiths  23' Sass-Davies  63'	Report		Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 5,587 Referee: Gavin Ward

Cambridge United v Crewe Alexandra

22 January 2022 27	Cambridge United	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Sherring  29' May 42' Iredale  58' Hoolahan  73'	Report	Offord  47' Johnson  86'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,428 Referee: Sam Allison

Crewe Alexandra v Rotherham United

29 January 2022 28	Crewe Alexandra	0–2	Rotherham United	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Johnson  33' Robertson  68'  73' Sass-Davies  78'	Report	Smith 7' Ihiekwe  25' Wood  45+3' Richards 74' (o.g.)	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 5,014 Referee: Ben Speedie

Gillingham v Crewe Alexandra

1 February 2022 29	Gillingham	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Gillingham
19:45 GMT	Lloyd 16' (pen.) Tutonda  65' McKenzie  90+7'	Report		Stadium: Priestfield Attendance: 4,917 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Crewe Alexandra v Plymouth Argyle

8 February 2022 30	Crewe Alexandra	1–4	Plymouth Argyle	Crewe
19:45 GMT	Long 19' Agyei  76'	Report	Scarr  13' Randell 23' Hardie 48', 56',  68', 85' Ennis 55'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 3,874 Referee: John Busby

Accrington Stanley v Crewe Alexandra

12 February 2022 31	Accrington Stanley	4–1	Crewe Alexandra	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Sykes 12', 60',  90+4' Butcher  29' Leigh 51' McConville 64'	Report	Agyei  16', 90+3' Johnson  63' Alebiosu  67'	Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 2,365 Referee: Samuel Barrott

Wigan Athletic v Crewe Alexandra

15 February 2022 32	Wigan Athletic	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	Wigan
19:45 GMT	Naylor  16' Lang 57' McClean 82' Watts  88'	Report	Murphy  47'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,509 Referee: Tom Reeves

Crewe Alexandra v Oxford United

22 February 2022 33	Crewe Alexandra	0–1	Oxford United	Crewe
19:45 GMT	Offord  57' Lowery  63'	Report	Taylor  48' Kane  59' Brown 65'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 3,968 Referee: Scott Oldham

Cheltenham Town v Crewe Alexandra

26 February 2022 34	Cheltenham Town	1–2	Crewe Alexandra	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	Boyle  31' Etete 48' Wright  61'	Report	Long 18' Griffiths  26' Johnson  64' Porter 83'	Stadium: The Jonny Rocks Stadium Attendance: 4,227 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Crewe Alexandra v Wycombe Wanderers

5 March 2022 35	Crewe Alexandra	1–3	Wycombe Wanderers	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Porter 58' Offord  67' Griffiths  79'	Report	Vokes 14' Wing 55',  90+7', 90+10'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 4,031 Referee: Andy Haines

Crewe Alexandra v Portsmouth

8 March 2022 36	Crewe Alexandra	1–3	Portsmouth	Crewe
19:45 GMT	Porter  55' Long 90+1'	Report	Hirst 3', 66' Thompson  27' Walker 31' Robertson  62'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 4,307 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Sunderland v Crewe Alexandra

12 March 2022 37	Sunderland	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	Sunderland
15:00 GMT	Gooch  29' Wright  74' Cirkin  75' Neil 84' Roberts 89' Dajaku  90+1' Clarke  90+6'	Report	Williams  66' Lundstram  68' Lowery  76'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 30,036 Referee: Neil Hair

Crewe Alexandra v Wigan Athletic

15 March 2022 38	Crewe Alexandra	0–2	Wigan Athletic	Crewe
19:45 GMT	Porter  89'	Report	Magennis 43' Keane 53' Bennett  62' Darikwa  63'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 5,310 Referee: Ben Toner

Crewe Alexandra v Bolton Wanderers

19 March 2022 39	Crewe Alexandra	0–1	Bolton Wanderers	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Johnson  34'	Report	Afolayan  34' Bakayoko 90'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 5,985 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Crewe Alexandra v Fleetwood Town

2 April 2022 40	Crewe Alexandra	1–3	Fleetwood Town	Crewe
15:00 BST	Long 45+3'	Report	Macadam 18' Pilkington 64' Harrison 73'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,813 Referee: Will Finnie

Milton Keynes Dons v Crewe Alexandra

5 April 2022 41	Milton Keynes Dons	2–1	Crewe Alexandra	Denbigh
19:45 BST	Parrott 24' Coventry 40'	Report	Mandron  86' Sambou 90+4'	Stadium: Stadium MK Referee: Ross Joyce

Doncaster Rovers v Crewe Alexandra

9 April 2022 42	Doncaster Rovers	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Rowe 10',  60' Martin 47'	Report	Mandron  60' Long  83'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 5,912 Referee: Declan Bourne

Crewe Alexandra v AFC Wimbledon

15 April 2022 43	Crewe Alexandra	3–1	AFC Wimbledon	Crewe
15:00 BST	Mandron 60' Long 62' Sambou 90+8'	Report	Cosgrove 19'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 4,668 Referee: David Webb

Sheffield Wednesday v Crewe Alexandra

19 April 2022 44	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Owlerton
19:45 BST	Gregory 54' (pen.) Luongo  80'	Report	Ainley  45+2' Richards  54'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 22,566 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Crewe Alexandra v Ipswich Town

23 April 2022 45	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Ipswich Town	Crewe
15:00 BST	Lowery  60', 86' Griffiths  65' Sass-Davies  90+5'	Report	Norwood  14' Bakinson  33' Thompson  40' Chaplin 45+2'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 4,986 Referee: Simon Mather

Lincoln City v Crewe Alexandra

30 April 2022 46	Lincoln City	2–1	Crewe Alexandra	Lincoln
12:30 BST	Hopper 79' Adelakun 90'	Report	Long 21'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 9,147 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

FA Cup

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

Crewe were drawn at home to Swindon Town in the first round.^[8]

Crewe Alexandra v Swindon Town

6 November 2021 First round	Crewe Alexandra	0–3	Swindon Town	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Robertson  79'	Report	Reed 25',  75', 79' Williams  38' Simpson 52'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 2,303 Referee: Trevor Kettle

EFL Cup

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Crewe Alexandra were drawn away to Hartlepool United in the first round^[9] and Leeds United in the second round.^[10]

Hartlepool United v Crewe Alexandra

10 August 2021 First round	Hartlepool United	0–1	Crewe Alexandra	Hartlepool
19:00 BST		Report	Sass-Davies  13' Ainley 50' Ramsay  81' Dale  90+2'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,149 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Leeds United v Crewe Alexandra

24 August 2021 Second round	Leeds United	3–0	Crewe Alexandra	Leeds
19:45 BST	Phillips 79' Harrison 85', 90'	Report	Murphy  44' Adebisi  82' Mandron  87'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 34,154 Referee: Ben Speedie

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy

Pos	Div	Team v t e	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
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

Source: EFL.com

Shrewsbury Town v Crewe Alexandra

31 August 2021 Group game 1	Shrewsbury Town	0–1	Crewe Alexandra	Shrewsbury
19:00 BST		Report	Knight 90+2'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 1,680 Referee: Sebastian Stocksbridge

Crewe Alexandra v Wigan Athletic

5 October 2021 Group game 2	Crewe Alexandra	2–0	Wigan Athletic	Crewe
19:00 BST	Finney 14' Griffiths  37' Smith 60' (o.g.) Mandron  90+2'	Report	Lloyd  43' Humphrys 52' Pearce  73' Kerr  89'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 925 Referee: Tom Reeves

Crewe Alexandra v Wolverhampton Wanderers U21

9 November 2021 Group game 3	Crewe Alexandra	3–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers U21	Crewe
19:00 GMT	Mandron 12', 36' Robbins 79'	Report		Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 598 Referee: Martin Coy

Crewe Alexandra v Doncaster Rovers

1 December 2021 Second round	Crewe Alexandra	2–0	Doncaster Rovers	Crewe
19:45 GMT	Knight 33' Finney 72'	Report	Knoyle  45' Anderson  71'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 699 Referee: Ross Joyce

Crewe Alexandra v Rotherham United

4 January 2022 Third round	Crewe Alexandra	2–4	Rotherham United	Crewe
19:00 GMT	Mandron 11' Robertson 71'	Report	Harding  29' Sadlier 41' Smith 57' Kayode 82' Ladapo 90+4'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Referee: Rebecca Welch

Cheshire Senior Cup

Main article: Cheshire Senior Cup

Crewe were drawn at home against Sandbach United in the first round.^[11]

Crewe Alexandra v Sandbach United

16 November 2021 First round	Crewe Alexandra	2–1	Sandbach United	Crewe
19:45 BST				Stadium: Mornflake Stadium

Crewe Alexandra v Alsager Town

18 January 2022 Second round	Crewe Alexandra	4–0	Alsager Town	Crewe
19:45 BST				Stadium: Mornflake Stadium

Crewe Alexandra v Hyde United

16 March 2022 Third round	Crewe Alexandra	2–1	Hyde United	Crewe
19:45 BST				Stadium: Mornflake Stadium

Stockport County v Crewe Alexandra

29 March 2022 Semi-final	Stockport County	5–0	Crewe Alexandra	Stockport
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Edgley Park

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2021	CB		Tommie Hoban	Aberdeen	Free transfer	[12]
1 July 2021	CF		Chris Long	Motherwell	Free transfer	[13]
1 July 2021	CM		Shaun MacDonald	Rotherham United	Free transfer	[14]
30 July 2021	LB		Callum McFadzean	Sunderland	Free transfer	[15]
12 August 2021	CB		Terell Thomas	AFC Wimbledon	Free transfer	[16]
30 August 2021	SS		Scott Kashket	Wycombe Wanderers	Free transfer	[17]
4 September 2021	CM		Madger Gomes	Doncaster Rovers	Free transfer	[18]
27 January 2022	CF		Bassala Sambou	Fortuna Sittard	Undisclosed	[19]
28 January 2022	CF		Dan Agyei	Oxford United	Undisclosed	[20]
28 January 2022	CM		Tariq Uwakwe	Chelsea	Undisclosed	[21]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2021	RB		Kayne Ramsay	Southampton	13 January 2022	[22][23]
16 August 2021	RW		Ben Knight	Manchester City	End of Season	[24]
31 August 2021	CM		Scott Robertson	Celtic	24 March 2022	[25][26]
31 August 2021	RW		J'Neil Bennett	Tottenham Hotspur	30 November 2021	[27][28]
28 January 2022	RB		Ryan Alebiosu	Arsenal	End of season	[29]
31 January 2022	CM		Rekeem Harper	Ipswich Town	End of season	[30]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
9 August 2021	FB		Nathan Woodthorpe	Witton Albion	October 2021	[31]
31 August 2021	RW		Owen Dale	Blackpool	11 January 2022	[32][33]
11 September 2021	CB		Connor O'Riordan	Kidsgrove Athletic	October 2021	[34]
1 October 2021	CF		Tyreece Onyeka	Matlock Town	November 2021	[35]
23 October 2021	CB		Connor O'Riordan	Nantwich Town	November 2021	[36]
11 December 2021	CF		Tyreece Onyeka	Stalybridge Celtic	January 2022	[37]
17 December 2021	CM		Josh Lundstram	Solihull Moors	14 January 2022	[38]
24 December 2021	CM		Joe Robbins	Nantwich Town	End of season[a]	[40]
4 February 2022	FW		Joel Tabiner	Leek Town	March 2022	[41]

1. On 24 February, Robbins' loan at Nantwich Town was extended until the end of the season.^[39]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2021	CB		Omar Beckles	Leyton Orient	Free transfer	[42]
30 June 2021	CB		Olly Lancashire	Southampton	Released	[43][44]
30 June 2021	CB		Jack Marrow	1874 Northwich	Free transfer	[45]
30 June 2021	CB		Eddie Nolan	Waterford	Released	[43][46]
30 June 2021	RW		Daniel Powell	Barnet	Released	[43][47]
30 June 2021	FW		Jakob Priestman	Missouri State Bears	Free transfer	[48]
30 June 2021	DM		Ryan Wintle	Cardiff City	Free transfer	[49]
16 July 2021	RB		Jamie Wrench	Stockport Town	Free transfer	[50]
27 July 2021	CM		Matthew McDonald	Warrington Town	Free transfer	[51]
2 August 2021	LW		Kyle Stubbs	Kidsgrove Athletic	Free transfer	[52]
12 August 2021	LW		Charlie Kirk	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed	[53]
16 August 2021	CB		Tommie Hoban	Retired		[54]
1 September 2021	CM		Shaun MacDonald	Penybont	Retired Professionally	[55][56]
13 January 2022	RW		Owen Dale	Blackpool	Undisclosed	[57]
24 January 2022	CB		Donervon Daniels	Walsall	Free transfer	[58]
27 January 2022	LB		Callum McFadzean	Wrexham	Free transfer	[59]
31 January 2022	CB		Terell Thomas	Reading	Mutual consent	[60][61]