List of Crewe Alexandra F.C. managers

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Lee Bell, current manager of Crewe Alexandra, applauding travelling supporters at Sutton United on 4 March 2023. Lee Bell.jpg
Lee Bell, current manager of Crewe Alexandra, applauding travelling supporters at Sutton United on 4 March 2023.

This is a list of former and current managers of Crewe Alexandra Football Club. Since 1892, 29 men have managed Crewe; Ernie Tagg had two spells in charge, and Dario Gradi four (including one spell co-managing with Steve Holland). Gradi holds the record for the most games: 1,359 first team games. [1]

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Two Crewe managers have been inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame: Gradi in 2004 [2] and Harry Catterick, posthumously, in 2010. [3]

Managers

Key
NameNationalityFromToPWDLWin%HonoursNotes
W.C. McNeill [lower-alpha 1] Flag of England.svg  England August 1892May 189450121028024.00
J.G. Hall [lower-alpha 1] Flag of England.svg  England August 1895May 1896315323016.13
Robert Roberts [lower-alpha 1] Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales January 1897December 18970000!—
John B. Blomerley [lower-alpha 2] Flag of England.svg  England January 1898May 1925169564469033.144 Cheshire Senior Cups
Tom Bailey Flag of England.svg  England August 1925May 1938578223113242038.582 Welsh Cups
George Lillycrop Flag of England.svg  England August 1938July 19444520718044.44
Frank Hill Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland July 1944October 1948102451938044.12
Arthur Turner Flag of England.svg  England October 1948December 1951149563954037.58
Harry Catterick Flag of England.svg  England December 1951June 195374311132041.89
Ralph Ward Flag of England.svg  England June 1953May 195596252843026.04
Maurice Lindley Flag of England.svg  England August 1955May 1958143232892016.08
Harry Ware Flag of England.svg  England August 1958May 1960100362242036.00
Jimmy McGuigan Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland June 1960November 1964222878550039.19
Ernie Tagg Flag of England.svg  England November 1964October 19702731056999038.46
Tom McAnearney Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland October 1970July 19713915915038.46
Dennis Viollet Flag of England.svg  England August 1971November 197115429026.67
Jimmy Melia Flag of England.svg  England May 1972December 197370162331022.86
Ernie Tagg Flag of England.svg  England January 1974December 197448131223027.08
Harry Gregg Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland January 1975May 1978163535357032.52
Warwick Rimmer Flag of England.svg  England August 1978May 19794661426013.04
Tony Waddington Flag of England.svg  England June 1979July 198193242742025.81
Arfon Griffiths Flag of England.svg  England August 1981October 19825991040015.25
Peter Morris Flag of England.svg  England November 1982June 1983338718024.24
Dario Gradi [6] [lower-alpha 3] Flag of England.svg  England June 1983July 20071,241464476301037.392 Cheshire Senior Cups
1 Second Division play-off
Dario Gradi [lower-alpha 4]
Steve Holland [lower-alpha 5] 		Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of England.svg  England 		July 2007November 200872191637026.39
Dario Gradi [6] †Flag of England.svg  England November 2008December 20088314037.50
Guðjón Þórðarson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland December 2008October 20093712718032.43
Dario Gradi [6] Flag of England.svg  England October 2009November 2011110382349034.552 Cheshire Premier Cups
Steve Davis Flag of England.svg  England November 2011January 20172728471117030.881 League Trophy
1 League Two play-off 		[7]
David Artell Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar January 2017April 202227410051123036.50
Alex Morris Flag of England.svg  England April 2022November 2022245910020.83
Lee Bell Flag of England.svg  England November 2022Present73292222039.73

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Secretary-Manager
  2. ↑ John Bradburn Blomerley (also among the club's first directors in 1899, [4] and, in 1902, chairman of the Cheshire F.A.) [5] was secretary-manager to 1911; honorary secretary to 1925
  3. ↑ As sole Manager. Between 22 September and 17 October 2003, Gradi underwent heart surgery. Assistant Manager Neil Baker took charge of the team for this period (P6, W0, D1, L5).
  4. ↑ As Technical Director
  5. ↑ As First Team Coach

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References

  1. ↑ "Crewe Alexandra managers". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "Hall of Fame: Dario Gradi". National Football Museum. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Everton FC legend Harry Catterick will gain Hall of Fame recognition at last". Liverpool Echo. 26 August 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  4. ↑ Memorandum of Association of the Crewe Alexandra Football Club Company Limited, signed 29 May 1899. Companies House. Retrieved: 22 September 2021
  5. ↑ "Football: Chester and District Association Annual Dinner". Cheshire Observer. 14 June 1902. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 "Dario Gradi". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  7. ↑ "Steven Davis Managerial Statistics". Soccerbase. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
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