2012–13 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season explained

Club:	Crewe Alexandra
Season:	2012–13
Manager:	Steve Davis
Chairman:	John Bowler
Chrtitle:	Chairman
Stadium:	Alexandra Stadium
League:	League One
League Result:	13th
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	Second round
Cup2:	League Cup
Cup2 Result:	Second round
Cup3:	JP Trophy
Cup3 Result:	Winners
Top Goalscorer:	Mathias Pogba (16)
Highest Attendance:	5,740 vs Tranmere
Lowest Attendance:	2,501 vs Hartlepool United
Prevseason:	2011–12
Nextseason:	2013–14

This 2012–13 season in League One was Crewe's 89th competitive season in the English Football League and first upon return to League One after an absence spanning over three seasons.

Season key events

• 27 May 2012: Goals from Nick Powell and Byron Moore secure a 2–0 win over Cheltenham Town in the 2011-12 Football League Two play-off final at Wembley.
• 1 June 2012: The club announce that they will be releasing David Artell, Lee Bell, Carl Martin, Danny Shelley, Jordan Brown, Jason Oswell, Caspar Hughes, Michael Koral, Danny Ting and Jordan Connerton.^{[1] [2] [3]}
• 4 June 2012: The club announce that youngster Paris Bateman has signed his first professional contract after graduating from the famed Crewe Academy.^[4]
• 6 June 2012: It is announced that Harry Clayton has re-signed on a new one-year deal.^[5]
• 8 June 2012: The club announces that Andy White has also re-signed a new one-year deal.^[6]
• 13 June 2012: Crewe announce that Nick Powell has signed a four-year contract with Manchester United for £4m.^[7]
• 14 June 2012: The club announces the re-signing of Ollie Turton, on a new one-year contract.^[8]
• 28 June 2012: Crewe announce the signing of Torquay defender Mark Ellis for an undisclosed fee.^[9]
• 3 July 2012: Goalkeeper Steve Phillips re-signs at the club on a new two-year deal, which involves him acting as the academy's goal-keeping coach. Also, the club announces the signing of defender Gregor Robertson on a two-year contract after he was released by Chesterfield at the end of the 2011–12 season.^{[10] [11]}
• 6 July 2012: Crewe announce the signing of Mathias Pogba from Conference National side Wrexham.^[12]
• 9 July 2012: Goalkeeper Alan Martin re-signs with the club on a new six-month deal.^[13]
• 10 July 2012: The signing of Ebbsfleet United winger Michael West is announced for a nominal compensation package.^[14]
• 14 July 2012: Crewe announce that striker Byron Moore has re-signed on a two-year deal.^[15]
• 16 July 2012: The club announces the re-signing of defender Kelvin Mellor on a new two-year deal.^[16]
• 25 July 2012: The club announce the signing of midfielder Abdul Osman on a free transfer and a two-year contract.^[17]
• 30 July 2012: The club announces the departure of striker Shaun Miller on a two-year deal to Sheffield United for an undisclosed fee.^[18]
• 11 August 2012: The season proper kicks off with a 5 – 0 victory over Hartlepool United in the first round of the Football League Cup.
• 13 August 2012: The re-signing of defender Adam Dugdale on a three-year deal is announced by the club.^[19]
• 18 August 2012: The league campaign starts with a loss to Notts County; the club's first loss in twenty competitive matches.
• 21 August 2012: Striker Harry Bunn joins the club from Manchester City on a six-month loan deal.^[20] Crewe beat Scunthorpe United 2–1 for their first win of the league campaign.
• 28 August 2012: Crewe are knocked out of the Football League Cup in the second round with a 2 – 0 loss away to West Ham United.
• 31 August 2012: Club captain Ashley Westwood is signed by Aston Villa for an undisclosed fee on a four-year deal.^[21]
• 7 September 2012: Midfielder Chuks Aneke becomes Crewe's second loanee of the season signing an initial one-month contract from Arsenal.^[22]
• 7 April 2013: Crewe are crowned champions of the Football League Trophy thanks to goals from Luke Murphy and Max Clayton.

Results

League One

See main article: 2012–13 Football League One.

League Cup

See main article: 2012–13 Football League Cup.

Football League Trophy

See main article: 2012–13 Football League Trophy.

FA Cup

See main article: 2012–13 FA Cup.

Squad

First team squad

Players' ages as of 27 April 2013

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Steve Phillips		GK	2014 4, df=yes	Bristol Rovers	2010	2014	78	0
13	Alan Martin		GK	2014 4, df=yes	Free Transfer	2011	2013	26	0
21	Ben Garratt		GK	2014 4, df=yes	Youth system	2010	2013	0	0
Defenders
2	Matt Tootle		RB/LB	2014 4, df=yes	Youth system	2009	2014	137	2
3	Harry Davis		CB	2014 4, df=yes	Youth system	2009	2014	76	5
5	Mark Ellis		CB	2014 4, df=yes	Torquay United	2012	2014	26	4
6	Adam Dugdale		CB	2014 4, df=yes	Telford United	2012	2015	83	4
12	Ollie Turton		RB	2014 4, df=yes	Youth system	2009	2013	16	0
14	Kelvin Mellor		RB/LB	2014 4, df=yes	Nantwich Town	2009	2014	35	1
15	Gregor Robertson		LB	2014 4, df=yes	Chesterfield	2012	2014	22	0
16	Jon Guthrie		CB	2014 4, df=yes	Pewsey Vale	2012	2013	1	0
17	George Ray		CB	2014 4, df=yes	Youth system	2011	2014	0	0
20	Andy White		LB	2014 4, df=yes	Youth system	2011	2014	0	0
24	Paris Bateman		CB/CM	2014 4, df=yes	Youth system	2011	2013	0	0
Midfielders
8	Luke Murphy (C)		CM	2014 4, df=yes	Youth system	2008	2015	164	21
19	Abdul Osman		CM	2014 4, df=yes	Free Transfer	2012	2014	21	0
23	Michael West		RW	2014 4, df=yes	Ebbsfleet United	2012	2014	5	0
26	Chuks Aneke		CM	2014 4, df=yes	Arsenal (Loan)	2012	2012	18	4
29	Billy Waters		CM	2014 4, df=yes	Youth system	2012	2013	0	0
31	Bradden Inman		CM	2014 4, df=yes	Newcastle United (Loan)	2012	2013	2	1
Forwards
7	Lewis Wilson		ST	2014 4, df=yes	Preston	2012	2013	22	12
	Mathias Pogba		ST	2014 4, df=yes	Wrexham	2012	2014	21	10
10	A-Jay Leitch-Smith		ST	2014 4, df=yes	Youth system	2009	2013	78	18
11	Byron Moore		FW	2014 4, df=yes	Youth system	2007	2014	227	27
18	Brendon Daniels		FW	2014 4, df=yes	Youth system	2011	2013	9	0
22	Harry Clayton		ST	2014 4, df=yes	Youth system	2012	2013	0	0
27	Ryan Colclough		FW	2014 4, df=yes	Youth system	2012	2015	4	0
30	Lauri Dalla Valle		ST	2014 4, df=yes	Fulham (loan)	2012	2012	7	4

Squad statistics

Appearances

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Goalscorers

Players highlighted in light grey denote the player had scored for the club before leaving for another club
Players highlighted in light cyan denote the player has scored for the club after arriving at Crewe during the season
Players highlighted in Blonde denote the player has scored for the club before leaving the club on loan for part/the rest of the season

width=15	Pos.	width=15	Playing Pos.	width=80	Nation	width=120	Name	width=50	League One	width=50	FA Cup	width=50	League Cup	width=50	JP Trophy	width=60	Total
			Mathias Pogba
			Luke Murphy
			Max Clayton
			A-Jay Leitch-Smith
			Mark Ellis
			Chuks Aneke
			Lauri Dalla Valle
			Bradden Inman
			Matt Tootle
			Total Goals

Disciplinary record

Players highlighted in light grey denote the player has received a yellow/red card for the club before leaving for another club
Players highlighted in light cyan denote the player has received a yellow/red card for the club after arriving at Crewe during the season
Players highlighted in Blonde denote the player has received a yellow/red card for the club before leaving the club on loan for part/the rest of the season

	Nat.	Pos.	Name	League One		FA Cup		League Cup		JP Trophy		Total
2				1	–	1	–	–	–	1	1	3	1
26				1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1
19				4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	0
5				2	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	3	0
8				3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	0
9				2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	0
18				1	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	2	0
3				2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	0
6				1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	0
14				–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	1	0
28				–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	0
30				1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	0
			TOTALS	16	1	3	0	1	0	2	1	22	2

Notes

1. News: Toughest Job In Football. 1 June 2012. crewealex.net. 10 July 2012.
2. News: Brown Not To Be Offered New Deal. 1 June 2012. crewealex.net. 10 July 2012.
3. News: Club Wish Release Youngsters All The Best . 1 June 2012 . crewealex.net . 10 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120604000451/http://www.crewealex.net/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10414~2795319%2C00.html . 4 June 2012 . dmy .
4. News: Bateman Signs Professional Deal. 4 June 2012. crewealex.net. 10 July 2012.
5. News: Harry Clayton Extends His Alex Contract. 6 June 2012. crewealex.net. 10 July 2012.
6. News: White Extends His Alex Deal. 8 June 2012. crewealex.net. 10 July 2012.
7. News: Powell Signs For Manchester United. 13 June 2012. crewealex.net. 10 July 2012.
8. News: Turton Agrees New Crewe Deal. 14 June 2012. crewealex.net. 10 July 2012.
9. News: Crewe Complete Ellis Deal. 28 June 2012. crewealex.net. 10 July 2012.
10. News: Phillips Agrees New Alex Deal. 3 July 2012. crewealex.net. 10 July 2012.
11. News: Alex Complete Robertson Deal. 3 July 2012. crewealex.net. 10 July 2012.
12. News: Crewe Sign Wrexham's Pogba . 6 July 2012 . crewealex.net . 10 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120709015716/http://www.crewealex.net/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10414~2834458%2C00.html . 9 July 2012 . dmy .
13. News: Martin Signs Extension. 9 July 2012. crewealex.net. 10 July 2012.
14. News: Crewe Sign Ebbsfleet Winger West. 10 July 2012. crewealex.net. 11 July 2012.
15. News: Moore Signs New Two-Year Deal. 14 July 2012. crewealex.net. 15 July 2012.
16. News: Mellor Agrees New Alex Deal. 16 July 2012. crewealex.net. 19 July 2012.
17. News: Osman Agrees Alex Deal . 25 July 2012 . crewealex.net . 26 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120727013044/http://www.crewealex.net/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10414~2860270%2C00.html . 27 July 2012 .
18. News: Miller Completes Blades Switch. 30 July 2012. crewealex.net. 31 July 2012.
19. News: Dugdale Signs New Deal. 13 August 2012. crewealex.net. 17 August 2012. https://archive.today/20130221103407/http://www.crewealex.net/news/article/dugdale-signs-new-deal-309181.aspx. 21 February 2013. dead. dmy-all.
20. News: Crewe Complete Bunn Signing. 21 August 2012. crewealex.net. 22 August 2012.
21. News: Westwood Joins Villa. 31 August 2012. crewealex.net. 3 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120903012347/http://www.crewealex.net/news/article/westwood-joins-villa-345732.aspx. 3 September 2012. dead. dmy-all.
22. News: Arsenal teenager Chuks Aneke to join Crewe Alexandra. 7 September 2012 . BBC Sport. 7 September 2012.

Transfers

Summer

In

	Pos	Player	From	Fee	Date	Notes
24	DF	Paris Bateman	Crewe Academy	Free	4 June 2012
22	FW	Harry Clayton	Crewe Academy	Free	6 June 2012
5	DF	Mark Ellis	Torquay United	Undisclosed	1 July 2012
15	DF	Gregor Robertson	Chesterfield	Free	3 July 2012
9	FW	Mathias Pogba	Wrexham	Nominal	6 July 2012
23	MF	Michael West	Ebbsfleet United	Undisclosed	10 July 2012
19	MF	Abdul Osman	Unattached	Free	25 July 2012
25	FW	Harry Bunn	Manchester City	Loan	21 August 2012
26	MF	Chuks Aneke	Arsenal	Loan	7 September 2012

Out

Pos	Player	To	Fee	Date	Notes
DF	David Artell	Port Vale	Free	1 June 2012
MF	Lee Bell	Burton Albion	Free	1 June 2012
DF	Carl Martin	Macclesfield Town		Free	1 June 2012
MF	Danny Shelley	Leek Town	Free	1 June 2012
DF	Jordan Brown	Barnet	Free	1 June 2012
FW	Jason Oswell	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Free	1 June 2012
MF	Caspar Hughes	Nantwich Town	Free	1 June 2012
FW	Michael Koral	Congleton Town	Free	1 June 2012
DF	Danny Ting	Unattached	Free	1 June 2012
FW	Jordan Connerton	Lancaster City	Free	1 June 2012
FW	Nick Powell	Manchester United	£4m	1 July 2012
FW	Shaun Miller	Sheffield United	Undisclosed	30 July 2012
MF	Ashley Westwood	Aston Villa	Undisclosed	31 August 2012

External links

• Crewe Alexandra F.C. Official Website

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