| Club: | Crewe Alexandra |
| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Manager: | Steve Davis (until 8 January)[1] David Artell (from 8 January) |
| Chairman: | John Bowler |
| Stadium: | Gresty Road |
| League: | League Two |
| League Result: | 17th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | First round (vs. Cheltenham Town) |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Second round |
| Cup3: | Football League Trophy |
| Cup3 Result: | Group stage |
| League Topscorer: | James Jones (10) |
| Season Topscorer: | James Jones (11) |
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| Prevseason: | 2015–16 |
| Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
The 2016–17 season was Crewe Alexandra's 140th season in their history, their 93rd in the English Football League and first back in League Two following relegation the previous season.[2] Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2016 | Free transfer | [3] | |||||
| 5 July 2016 | Free transfer | [4] | |||||
| 19 August 2016 | Free transfer | [5] | |||||
| 10 March 2017 | Free transfer | [6] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2016 | Released | ||||||
| 1 July 2016 | Released | ||||||
| 1 July 2016 | Andre Brown | Released | |||||
| 1 July 2016 |  | Free agent | Released | ||||
| 1 July 2016 | Released | ||||||
| 1 July 2016 |  | Released | [7] | ||||
| 1 July 2016 | Kieran Harrison | Free agent | Released | [8] | |||
| 1 July 2016 | Johnny Higham | Free transfer | [9] | ||||
| 1 July 2016 | Free agent | Released | |||||
| 1 July 2016 |  | Free transfer | [10] | ||||
| 1 July 2016 | Joe Kearns | Released | |||||
| 1 July 2016 | Toby Mullarkey | Released | |||||
| 1 July 2016 | Fraser Murdoch | Released | |||||
| 1 July 2016 | Matty Neal | Free agent | Released | ||||
| 1 July 2016 | Liam O'Neill | Free agent | Released | ||||
| 11 August 2016 | Tom Quinn | Free transfer | [11] | ||||
| 24 January 2017 | Mutual consent | [12] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 July 2016 | 9 January 2017 | [13] | |||||
| 20 July 2016 | End of Season | [14] [15] | |||||
| 17 August 2016 | Callum Bullock | 1 January 2017 | [16] | ||||
| 31 August 2016 | James Yates | 19 January 2017 | [17] | ||||
| 17 January 2017 | End of Season | [18] | |||||
| 31 January 2017 | End of Season | [19] | |||||
| 31 January 2017 | 3 February 2017 | [20] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2017 | End of Season | [21] | |||||
| 17 February 2017 |  | 17 March 2017 | [22] |
See main article: 2016–17 Football League Two.
See main article: 2016–17 FA Cup.
See main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup.
See main article: 2016–17 EFL Trophy.