Tomorrow afternoon sees Crewe Alexandra play their final Saturday home game of the season as Swindon Town travel to the Alexandra Stadium.
This Season:
They sit in 10th place in the league after beating Rochdale, Sutton United, Doncaster Rovers, Grimsby Town twice, Newport County, Colchester United, Hartlepool United, Mansfield Town, Barrow, Northampton Town, Salford City, Harrogate Town, Bradford City and AFC Wimbledon, they have drawn against Salford, Leyton Orient twice, Stockport County, Gillingham twice, Bradford, Tranmere Rovers, AFC Wimbledon, Leyton Orient, Walsall, Rochdale and Barrow while they have lost against Harrogate, Northampton, Stevenage, us, Crawley Town, Walsall, Colchester, Newport, Doncaster, Sutton, Carlisle, Stockport, Hartlepool, Mansfield, Tranmere and Stevenage.
They lost to Stockport in the FA Cup 1st Round, lost against Walsall in the same round of the Carabao Cup while they finished bottom in their EFL Trophy group after losing all three group games against Crystal Palace’s Under-21s, Plymouth Argyle and Bristol Rovers.
Transfers:
Since the last meeting, they have signed defenders Frazer Blake-Tracy (on a permanent deal following a loan spell), Tom Brewitt and loanee Joe Tomlinson as well as midfielders George McEachran and Dylan Kadji, the latter also on loan.
They have allowed 3 players to leave the club permanently while 8 players have left the club on loan deals.
Head-to-Head:
Alex Wins: 16
Robins Wins: 21
Draws: 6
Biggest Alex Win: 3-0 at the Alexandra Stadium in February 1983
Biggest Robins Win: 5-0 at the County Ground in August 2013
Last Meeting
Swindon Town 0-1 Crewe Alexandra, 19th November 2022
Dan Agyei scored the only goal of the game midway through the first half from the penalty spot.
Crewe: Okonkwo; Mellor, Sass-Davies, Offord, Uwakwe; Thomas, King (Adebisi 74); Brook (McDonald 54), Tabiner (Colkett 82), Sambou; Agyei
Swindon: Brynn; Brennan (Lavinier 82), Harries (Baudry 29), Blake-Tracy; Hutton, Gladwin (Reed 90), Khan, Darcy, Iandolo; Jephcott (Adeloye 82), Wakeling
Played for Both:
The following players have been contracted to both teams:
Goalkeepers: n/a
Defenders: Marlon Broomes, Chris Hussey, Olly Lancashire, Patrick Noubissie, Colin Prophett, Alan Sheehan, Ashley Westwood
Midfielders: Charlie Colkett, Alex Downie, Paul Edwards, Mark Gardiner, Anthony Grant, Tony Grant, Danny Hollands, Anthony McNamee, Alan Navarro, Gary Roberts, Kevin Stewart, Conor Thomas, Teddy Ware, Gareth Whalley
Forwards: Nicky Ajose, Billy Bodin, Fred Chandler, Peter Coyne, Joel Grant, Harry McKirdy, Marc Richards, Jimmy Thompson, Tommy Weale
Officials:
The officials for this game have been announced here with Ruebyn Ricardo the referee, Paul Stonier and Jake Topp are his assistants with Robert Lewis the fourth official. This is the first Crewe game that Ricardo will referee.
