After the first mid-week off since the opening week of fixtures, we are back in action against fellow Cheshire club Macclesfield Town at the Alexandra Stadium. The Silkmen have started the season slowly with defeats against Swindon Town, Grimsby Town and Oldham Athletic before back-to-back home 1-1 draws against Cheltenham Town and Mansfield Town, our visitors next week in the league. Macc have had better fortunes in the EFL Cup though having knocked out League 1 clubs Bradford City and Walsall, both on penalties.
Looking back in the archives, the two teams have met 10 times with the Alex leading the head-to-head with 5 wins to 3 with 2 draws. Macclesfield’s biggest win came at the Moss Rose as they won 4-1 in December 2009 whilst the Alex’s biggest win came in September 2008 with a 3-0 victory at the Alexandra Stadium in the EFL Trophy. The last season that the clubs met in the league saw Macclesfield win 1-0 at the Alexandra Stadium before a 2-2 draw at the Moss Rose.
Who are the officials for the game?
The officials for this game see Carl Boyeson as the man in the middle where he is assisted by Mark Griffiths and Wade Smith with Anthony Moore being the fourth official. During the last 5 seasons, the following Crewe games have been refereed by Boyeson:
- Crewe Alexandra 0-0 Crawley Town (3rd April 2015)
- Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Eastleigh (7th November 2015)
- Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Blackpool (24th September 2016) – Lowe
- Lincoln City 1-4 Crewe Alexandra (27th February 2018) – Pickering, Bowery (2), Green
