Crewe Alexandra 2017–18 football 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 .
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]
League Two
League table
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
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 Exeter City
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]
^ 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]
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]
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source:
EFL.com (E) Eliminated;
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Transfers
Transfers in
Transfers out
Loans in
Loans out
References
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier , One )
East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Midland League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
North West Counties League (Premier , One )
Southern Combination League (Premier , One )
Southern Counties East League (Premier , One )
South West Peninsula League Premier Division (level 10 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
Western League (Premier , One )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only )
Cup competitions
Youth competitions