This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Crewe Alexandra F.C. Generally, this means players that have played 100 or more first-class matches for the club. However, some players who fell just short of the 100 total but made significant contributions to the club's history are also included.
For a list of all Crewe Alexandra players, major or minor, with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Crewe Alexandra F.C. players. For player appearance records see List of Crewe Alexandra F.C. records and statistics and for the current squad see the main Crewe Alexandra F.C. article.
(Current Crewe players shown in bold, totals as of 21 May 2024)
Name | Nationality | Position | Crewe Alexandra career | Appearances | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tommy Lowry | England | FB | 1966–1978 | 482 | 3 |
Peter Leigh | England | FB | 1961–1972 | 473 | 2 |
Shaun Smith | England | FB | 1991–2002 | 466 | 52 |
Kenny Lunt | England | MF | 1997–2006, 2008 | 436 | 37 |
Eric Barnes | England | CB | 1958–1969 | 390 | 2 |
Alan Bradshaw | England | MF | 1965–1971 | 323 | 51 |
Steve Macauley | England | CB | 1992–2002 | 317 | 27 |
John Meaney | England | FB | 1946–1953 | 288 | 38 |
Byron Moore | England | FW | 2007–2014 | 297 | 33 |
Mark Rivers | England | FW | 1994–2001, 2004–2006 | 295 | 69 |
Neil Sorvel | England | MF | 1999–2005 | 283 | 13 |
Geoff Crudgington | England | GK | 1972–1977 | 280 | 0 |
Callum Ainley | England | MF | 2015–2023 | 278 | 20 |
Stan Keery | England | MF/ST | 1958–1965 | 277 | 24 |
Luke Murphy | England | MF | 2008–2013, 2020–2022 | 272 | 26 |
Barrie Wheatley | England | FW | 1957–1966 | 272 | 58 |
Bert Swindells | England | FW | 1927–1937 | 269 | 139 |
Bob Scott | England | CB | 1979–1986 | 261 | 17 |
Bernard Purdie | Wales | ST | 1973–1979, 1982–1983 | 255 | 44 |
Dean Greygoose | England | GK | 1987–1993 | 251 | 0 |
Ben Garratt | England | GK | 2010–2019 | 246 | 0 |
Stephen Foster | England | CB | 1997–2006 | 242 | 18 |
Mark Gardiner | England | MF/ST | 1988–1995 | 241 | 42 |
David Wright | England | RB | 1997–2004 | 240 | 3 |
Johnny King | England | ST | 1949–1953, 1962–1967 | 238 | 60 |
Willie Mailey | Scotland | GK | 1963–1970 | 239 | 0 |
Peter Ellson | England | GK | 1949–1956 | 234 | 0 |
Gareth Whalley | England | MF | 1992–1997, 2002 | 232 | 17 |
Mick Gannon | England | FB | 1964–1970 | 228 | 2 |
Shaun Miller | England | ST | 2006–2012, 2018–2020 | 227 | 52 |
Matt Tootle | England | DF | 2009–2015 | 224 | 3 |
Charlie Kirk | England | FW | 2016–2021, 2024 | 222 | 32 |
Rodney Jack | St. Vincent | FW | 1998–2003, 2006–2007 | 221 | 45 |
Jason Kearton | Australia | GK | 1996–2001 | 220 | 0 |
Colin Little | England | ST | 1996–2003 | 220 | 45 |
Jimmy McGuigan | Scotland | W | 1950–1956 | 217 | 34 |
Gerry Humphreys | Wales | ST | 1972–1977 | 214 | 30 |
David Davies | Wales | W | 1974–1981 | 209 | 26 |
David Vaughan | Wales | MF | 2000–2007 | 209 | 20 |
Harry Davis | England | DF | 2009–2017 | 208 | 13 |
Keith Stott | England | HB | 1964–1970 | 208 | 11 |
Tom Briggs | England | FB | 1949–1956 | 202 | 2 |
Ray Lugg | England | MF | 1973–1978 | 202 | 12 |
Rob Edwards | England | DF/MF | 1988–1996 | 198 | 58 |
Paul Bowles | England | DF | 1975–1979 | 195 | 17 |
Alf Lees | England | CB | 1951–1956 | 192 | 5 |
Ollie Turton | England | DF | 2009–2017 | 190 | 4 |
Chris Porter | England | ST | 2017–2022 | 189 | 54 |
Dennis Nelson | Scotland | ST | 1974–1976, 1978–1981 | 188 | 34 |
Dave Waller | England | FW | 1982–1986 | 188 | 66 |
Ryan Wintle | England | MF | 2015–2021 | 186 | 11 |
James Jones | Scotland | MF | 2014–2019 | 185 | 12 |
Phil Charnock | England | MF | 1996–2002 | 183 | 8 |
George Gilchrist | England | FB | 1934–1946 | 182 | 0 |
Perry Ng | England | FB | 2015–2021 | 182 | 7 |
Frank Mitcheson | England | ST | 1948–1954 | 181 | 34 |
Neil Lennon | Northern Ireland | MF | 1990–1996 | 178 | 16 |
Tony Waddington | England | FB | 1946–1953 | 178 | 8 |
Dean Ashton | England | ST | 2000–2005 | 177 | 74 |
Steve Jones | Northern Ireland | FW | 2001–2006, 2008 | 177 | 46 |
Danny Murphy | England | MF | 1994–1997, 1999 | 176 | 33 |
Phil Nicholls | England | DF | 1972–1979 | 176 | 8 |
Danny Bowers | England | FB | 1979–1984 | 175 | 2 |
Tom Lowery | Wales | MF | 2016–2022 | 175 | 13 |
Steve Walters | England | MF | 1989–1996 | 173 | 11 |
Paul Bevan | Wales | DF | 1975–1980 | 172 | 7 |
Dave Walton | England | CB | 1997–2003 | 171 | 3 |
Don Campbell | England | DF | 1958–1962 | 170 | 1 |
Wayne Collins | England | MF | 1993–1996, 2001–2003 | 170 | 19 |
Luke Offord | England | DF | 2019–2024 | 170 | 3 |
Jackie Waring | England | W | 1934–1939 | 170 | 67 |
Harry Pickering | England | DF | 2016–2021 | 168 | 10 |
Aaron Callaghan | Republic of Ireland | DF | 1985–1986, 1988–1992 | 166 | 6 |
Craig Hignett | England | MF/ST | 1985–1992, 2004 | 165 | 57 |
Ben Rix | England | MF | 2001–2009 | 159 | 6 |
Chris Cutler | England | ST | 1985–1989 | 156 | 26 |
Roy Gater | England | FB | 1968–1973 | 156 | 5 |
Gary Blissett | England | ST | 1983–1987, 1996 | 155 | 40 |
Chris Riley | Wales | ST | 1958–1964 | 155 | 49 |
Bob Young | England | FB | 1948–1952 | 155 | 2 |
Jack Basford | England | ST | 1948–1954 | 154 | 65 |
Nigel Hart | England | DF | 1982–1987 | 154 | 11 |
Geoff Thomas | England | MF | 1984–1987, 2001–2002 | 154 | 23 |
Peter Gowans | Scotland | ST | 1963–1967 | 153 | 47 |
Tony Naylor | England | ST | 1990–1994 | 153 | 63 |
Lee Unsworth | England | DF | 1995–2000 | 153 | 2 |
Dele Adebola | Nigeria | ST | 1993–1998 | 152 | 46 |
Billy Haydock | England | ST | 1961–1965 | 152 | 31 |
Kenny Swain | England | DF | 1988–1992 | 152 | 1 |
Bryan Williams | England | FB | 1954–1958 | 150 | 6 |
Lee Bell | England | MF | 2002–2008, 2010–2012 | 148 | 5 |
David Platt | England | ST | 1985–1988 | 148 | 61 |
Ben Williams | England | GK | 2004–2008 | 148 | 0 |
Billy Jones | England | DF/MF | 2003–2007, 2021 | 146 | 9 |
Peter Coyne | England | ST | 1977–1981 | 145 | 49 |
Steve Davis | England | DF | 1983–1988 | 145 | 1 |
Adam Dugdale | England | DF | 2006–2007, 2010–2015 | 143 | 6 |
George Cooper | England | MF | 2014–2018 | 142 | 15 |
Warwick Rimmer | England | DF | 1975–1979 | 140 | 0 |
Jon Guthrie | England | DF | 2012–2017 | 137 | 1 |
Clayton Ince | Trinidad and Tobago | GK | 1999–2005 | 137 | 0 |
George Ray | Wales | DF | 2011–2019 | 137 | 3 |
Rio Adebisi | England | DF | 2019– | 136 | 6 |
John Pemberton | England | DF | 1985–1988, 1997–1998 | 136 | 2 |
Darren Carr | England | DF | 1990–1993 | 134 | 7 |
Dale Jasper | England | MF | 1988–1991 | 134 | 2 |
Bradden Inman | Australia | MF | 2012–2016 | 134 | 24 |
Kelvin Mellor | England | DF | 2010–2014, 2022–2023 | 134 | 3 |
Ashley Westwood | England | MF | 2009–2012 | 133 | 15 |
David Pullar | England | W | 1983–1987 | 132 | 7 |
Rob Hulse | England | ST | 1999–2003 | 131 | 51 |
Gary Roberts | England | MF | 2004–2008 | 131 | 11 |
Clayton Donaldson | England | ST | 2008–2011 | 130 | 49 |
Julien Baudet | France | DF | 2006–2009 | 127 | 2 |
Kevin McHale | England | W | 1958–1970 | 126 | 23 |
Andy Sussex | England | DF | 1988–1991 | 125 | 36 |
Ashley Westwood | England | DF | 1995–1998 | 125 | 11 |
Oliver Finney | England | MF | 2016–2023 | 124 | 17 |
Martyn Booty | England | DF | 1993–1996 | 123 | 6 |
Fred Keenor | Wales | CB | 1931–1934 | 123 | 5 |
Chris McCready | England | DF | 2000–2006, 2007–2009 | 123 | 2 |
Ernie Adams | England | GK | 1969–1972 | 122 | 0 |
Phil Clarkson | England | MF | 1991–1996 | 122 | 31 |
A-Jay Leitch-Smith | England | FW | 2009–2014 | 122 | 21 |
Kevin Lewis | England | FB | 1979–1982 | 122 | 2 |
Steve Phillips | England | GK | 2009–2014 | 122 | 0 |
Dave Whelan | England | FB | 1963–1966 | 122 | 0 |
Tony Cliss | England | ST | 1982–1986 | 121 | 11 |
Hughen Riley | England | MF | 1971–1975 | 121 | 9 |
Peter Billing | England | CB | 1986–1989, 1996–1997 | 120 | 1 |
Frank Lord | England | ST | 1961–1963 | 118 | 73 |
Mark Palios | England | MF | 1979–1983 | 118 | 23 |
Albert Parker | England | DF | 1948–1951 | 118 | 0 |
Danny O'Donnell | England | DF | 2006–2010 | 117 | 4 |
Efe Sodje | Nigeria | DF | 2000–2003 | 116 | 4 |
Richard Walker | England | CB | 1999–2006 | 115 | 7 |
Gus Wilson | England | FB | 1991–1995 | 115 | 0 |
Geoff Hickson | England | GK | 1962–1968 | 114 | 0 |
Aidan Murphy | England | MF | 1987–1992 | 113 | 13 |
Brian Parkin | England | GK | 1984–1988 | 113 | 0 |
Danny Smith | Scotland | W | 1949–1952 | 110 | 15 |
Norman Bodell | England | DF | 1963–1967 | 109 | 2 |
Owen Dale | England | FW | 2017–2022 | 109 | 15 |
Ray Ferris | Northern Ireland | HB | 1945–1949 | 109 | 23 |
Steve Garvey | England | MF | 1991–1998 | 108 | 8 |
Paul Edwards | England | DF | 1988–1990 | 108 | 7 |
Ryan Lowe | England | FW | 2006–2008, 2015–2017 | 108 | 27 |
Dave McKearney | England | MF | 1989–1993 | 108 | 11 |
Luke Varney | England | ST | 2003–2007 | 108 | 35 |
Alan Kelley | England | FB | 1972–1976 | 107 | 0 |
Danny Murphy | England | FB | 1951–1954 | 107 | 1 |
Marcus Bignot | England | DF | 1997–2000 | 106 | 0 |
Joel Grant | Jamaica | MF | 2008–2011 | 106 | 18 |
Bert Llewellyn | England | ST | 1958–1960 | 106 | 58 |
Francis Tierney | England | MF | 1993–1998 | 106 | 12 |
Zoumana Bakayogo | Ivory Coast | DF | 2016–2018 | 104 | 1 |
Pat Morrissey | Republic of Ireland | ST | 1969–1971 | 104 | 31 |
Dave Brammer | England | MF | 2001–2004 | 103 | 6 |
Mark Gayle | England | GK | 1993–1998 | 103 | 0 |
Gordon Wallace | England | FW | 1967–1971 | 103 | 21 |
Seth Johnson | England | DF/MF | 1996–1999 | 102 | 6 |
Jimmy Rolfe | England | W | 1955–1958 | 101 | 13 |
Billy Barr | England | DF | 1994–1997 | 100 | 6 |
Paul Fishenden | England | ST | 1988–1990 | 98 | 31 |
Merfyn Jones | Wales | W | 1959–1961 | 98 | 16 |
Chris Lightfoot | England | DF | 1996–2001 | 98 | 5 |
Ken Mulhearn | England | GK | 1980–1982 | 95 | 0 |
Robbie Savage | Wales | MF | 1994–1997 | 93 | 11 |
Fred Chandler | England | DF/ST | 1937–1947 | 86 | 22 |
Ashley Ward | England | FW | 1992–1994 | 76 | 34 |
Rob Jones | England | DF | 1988–1991 | 74 | 2 |
Ademola Bankole | Nigeria | GK | 1996–1998, 2000–2004 | 70 | 0 |
Nicky Maynard | England | ST | 2005–2008 | 59 | 37 |
Stan Bowles | England | ST | 1970–1971 | 57 | 19 |
Jermaine Wright | England | DF/MF | 1998–1999 | 55 | 5 |
Nick Powell | England | ST | 2010–2012 | 55 | 14 |
Frank Blunstone | England | ST | 1951–1952 | 48 | 12 |
Bruce Grobbelaar | Zimbabwe | GK | 1979–1980 | 24 | 1 |
Crewe Alexandra Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, England. Its first team competes in League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' because of the town's links with the rail industry, and also commonly known as 'The Alex', they have played at their current Gresty Road location since 1906. The supporters' fiercest rivalry is with Staffordshire-based side Port Vale.
Clayton Ince CM is a Trinidadian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper and had lengthy spells in the English Football League at Crewe Alexandra and Walsall. He is his country's most capped goalkeeper with 79 caps for Trinidad and Tobago to date, his debut coming on 17 April 1994 against Martinique.
Kenneth Vincent Lunt is an English retired professional footballer and current football coach, who works for Crewe Alexandra as player development manager. Lunt previous played for Crewe, Sheffield Wednesday, Hereford United and Bala Town.
Lee Bell is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently manager of Crewe Alexandra.
The 2007–08 season of Crewe Alexandra Football Club's 84th competitive season. They competed in Football League One.
Crewe Alexandra Ladies Football Club is a women's football club that plays in the tier five Premier Division of the North West Women's Regional Football League, and is associated with Crewe Alexandra F.C. The club currently has three teams – First Team/Reserve Squad/Under 18's – all of which train at The Alexandra Soccer Centre. The first team currently play their home matches at the Cumberland Arena, on Thomas Street in Crewe, on Sunday afternoons.
Steven Peter Davis is an English football manager and former professional footballer who is currently a trainer scout for Wolverhampton Wanderers.
This article details Crewe Alexandra's 2008–09 season in League One, their 85th competitive season in the English Football League.
James Joseph Bailey is an English footballer who most recently played for Yeovil Town. He primarily plays in midfield, but can also play as a right-back.
Luke John Murphy is an English professional footballer who most recently played as a midfielder for Northern Premier League Division One West side Macclesfield.
Jordan Nathaniel Bowery is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward and defender for League Two club Mansfield Town.
This article details Crewe Alexandra's 2009–10 season in League Two, their 86th competitive season in the English Football League.
Ashley Roy Westwood is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for MLS club Charlotte FC.
The Crewe Alexandra F.C. Academy is the player development centre of English Football League club Crewe Alexandra F.C. Set up by manager Dario Gradi in the late 1980s, it achieved official status as an FA Youth Academy in the late 1990s. By concentrating on developing its own players the club remained profitable by selling them on after they have gained experience with Crewe. The Academy is known to stress technical excellence, which accords with the aim to have the first team play attractive, passing football. Academy graduates include full England internationals Rob Jones, Danny Murphy, Seth Johnson and Dean Ashton and Wales international David Vaughan, plus the club's current manager and previous manager.
This article details Crewe Alexandra's 2011–12 season in League Two. This will be Crewe's 88th competitive season in the English Football League and third successive in League Two.
Bradden Inman is an Australian-Scottish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for NPL Queensland club Gold Coast Knights. A much-travelled player, he has previously been with Newcastle United, Crewe Alexandra, Peterborough United, Rochdale, Brisbane Roar, ATK Mohun Bagan, and Mumbai City. He formerly represented Scotland at the under-19 and under-21 international levels, but has subsequently been a member of Australian national team squads.
During the 2014–15 English football season, Crewe Alexandra F.C. competed in Football League One, their 91st season in the English Football League.
Elliott Lloyd Nevitt is an English professional footballer who plays for League Two side Crewe Alexandra as a striker. He will sign for Gillingham upon the expiration of his contract at Crewe.