2009–10 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season

This article details Crewe Alexandra's 2009–10 season in League Two. This will be Crewe's 86th competitive season.

Crewe Alexandra Football Club
Season 2009–10
Manager	Dario Gradi
Previous Manager	Guðjón Þórðarson (to Oct)
Technical Director	Dario Gradi
Chairman	John Bowler
League	League Two
League  Position	2008–09: 22nd (League One)
	Final position: 18th
FA Cup	First Round (out)
League Cup	First Round (out)
Football League Trophy	First Round (out)
Top goalscorer	League: Zola (15) All: Zola (18)
Most appearances	League: Brayford (45) All: Brayford (48)
Highest attendance	6,943 (vs Port Vale, 17 October 2009)
Lowest attendance	2,331 (vs Stockport County, 1 September 2009)
Last match	Bradford City (H), lost 0–1
Next match	FL2, 07/08/10
Transfer Spending	£ 000,000
Transfer Income	£475,000
Last updated: 11:09, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

Events

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club before and during the 2009-10 season, presented in chronological order.

2009

Pre-season

• 2 May: Crewe are relegated to League Two after a 3–0 loss at home to League One champions Leicester City.
• 7 May: Manager Gudjon Thordarson releases 10 players from the squad, including captain Julien Baudet to the MLS, leading to 19 players being left from the previous season.
• 19 May: Pre-season games are announced against three Premier League sides, Wigan Athletic, a Wolverhampton Wanderers select XI and Birmingham City.
• 21 May: Crewe announce their first signing of the summer, with central defender Patrick Ada signing from Histon, while assistant manager, Neil Baker, leaves his position.
• 4 June: Chief scout Glyn Chamberlain leaves the club after four years.^[1] and Crewe make their first sale for money after Tom Pope agrees a £150,000 move to Rotherham United.
• 17 June: The same day the fixtures are released, Crewe announce that Nantwich Town manager Steve Davis has been appointed new assistant manager.^[2]
• 5 July: Prior to a 7-0 win over Newcastle Town in a friendly,^[3] Billy Jones is made the forthcoming season's captain, with Anthony Elding as vice-captain.^[4]

2009-10 season begins- August

• 8 August: Crewe start off their season with a 2–1 defeat at home by Dagenham & Redbridge.^[5]
• 11 August: Crewe's League Cup campaign ends in the First Round after a 2–1 defeat at home to Championship side Blackpool.^[6]
• 15 August: Crewe get their two away wins of the season after a 0-4 win over Grimsby Town,^[7] then a narrow 0-1 win over Darlington three days later.^[8]
• 20 August: Tottenham Hotspur recall on-loan 'keeper David Button.^[9]
• 22 August: Crewe get their first win at home, and a third straight clean sheet with a 1–0 win over Hereford United after Billy Jones scored the rebound from his saved penalty kick.^[10]
• 29 August: Crewe fail to score for the first time this season, and suffer their first away loss after losing at Bournemouth 1–0.^[11]

September

• 1 September: Crewe lose in the Football League Trophy to Stockport County, the first Cheshire derby of the season.^[12] and re-sign David Button on loan until 3 January.^[13]
• 5 September: Crewe's second Cheshire derby of the season ends with a Crewe win, 2–1 against Macclesfield Town at home, to send Crewe up to fifth in the table.^[14]
• 12 September: Crewe travel 30 miles to Shrewsbury Town, where their inconsistent season continues with a 2–0 loss.^[15]
• 19 September: Crewe's 23 shots against Aldershot Town's six do not help as they lose 2–1.^[16]
• 25 September: Crewe honour Accrington Stanley's request to play on a Friday night to help with Accrington's debt, but end up losing 5–3.^[17]
• 29 September: Crewe have two men sent off in a match for the first time since 1996, in a 3–2 loss at home to Bury, with former Crewe striker Ryan Lowe scoring for the visitors.^[18]

October

• 2 October: Crewe part company with Gudjon Thordarson with immediate effect after a board meeting,^[19] with Dario Gradi again taking the position as caretaker manager.
• 9 October: Bolton Wanderers recall on loan goalkeeper Ádám Bogdán.^[20]
• 24 October: After Crewe lose away at Notts County,^[21] striker Anthony Elding is placed on the transfer list.^[22]
• 27 October: Tottenham Hotspur recall on loan 'keeper David Button again.^[23]

November

• 7 November: Crewe lose in the First Round of the FA Cup to Blue Square Premier side York City.^[24]
• 21 November: Following Crewe's 2–2 draw away at Northampton Town, Crewe become the last Football League side to draw a game in the new season.

December

• 2 December: Steve Phillips saves two penalties as Crewe are the first team to win at Saltergate this season after a 3–2 win at 5th placed Chesterfield.^[25]
• 5 December: Crewe draw at home with Lincoln City 0–0, Crewe's first no-score draw of the season, and first since April 2009.^[26]
• 12 December: Crewe become the first team to beat Barnet at home after a 1-2 win.^[27] Matthew Tootle is later cleared of diving by the FA, but his yellow card is not rescinded.^[28]
• 19 December: Crewe's home match with Torquay United is postponed due to a frozen pitch at The Alexandra Stadium.^[29]
• 26 December: Crewe come from behind twice to secure a 2–2 draw with top of the table Rochdale, who were looking for a record sixth successive away win.^[30]
• 28 December: Crewe's final match of 2009 is a 4–1 loss away at Macclesfield Town.^[31] The result means Crewe finish the year in 12th position in the league.^[32]
• 29 December: Harry Worley's loan is extended until the end of the season.^[33]

2010

January

• 1 January: Crewe's first two games of the New Year against Hereford and Grimsby are postponed, due to the heavy snow around Britain.
• 5 January: Striker Anthony Elding and the club agree to mutually terminate Eldgin's contract with immediate effect.^[34]
• 6 January: Steve Phillips extends his loan until 30 May.^[35]

February

• 23 February: Crewe's match with Chesterfield is put back by 24 hours due to a bad weather forecast.

March

• 19 March: Crewe sign Lancaster City striker Jordan Connerton for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract. Crewe loan Connerton back to Lancaster City for the remainder of the season.^[36] AJ Leitch-Smith also goes out on loan, to Curzon Ashton until the end of the season.^[37]

April

• 26 April: Ashley Westwood is awarded the Player of the Season award at the Crewe ASi Award Night. Westwood also picked up the Newcomer of the Season award, whilst Calvin Zola's goal against Bradford City on 10 October is voted as the Goal of the Season.^[38]
• 27 April: Crewe retain the Cheshire Premier Cup after an extra-time win over Macclesfield Town at Gresty Road.

May

• 1 May: Assistant Manager Steve Davis takes control of the first team's goalless draw at Rotherham United whilst Dario Gradi went on scouting duties.^[39]
• 8 May: Crewe's final match of the season is a 1–0 loss at home to Bradford City, leaving Crewe finishing 18th in the league table.

Players

Squad information

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	GK		Collis	28	EU	2008	26	0	30 Jun 2010	Free
2	DF		Brayford	21	EU	2008	86	3	30 Jun 2010	£210,000
3	DF		Jones (captain)	26	EU	2007	85	9	30 Jun 2010	£ 65,000
4	MF		Schumacher	25	EU	2007	82	8	30 Jun 2010	Free
5	DF		O'Donnell (VC2)	23	EU	2007	147	4	30 Jun 2010	£100,000
6	DF		Ada	24	Non-EU	2009	21	0	30 Jun 2011	Free
8	FW		Donaldson	25	EU	2008	82	20	2011	£125,000
9	FW		Elding (VC1)	27	EU	2008	32	4	2011	Undisclosed
10	FW		Zola	24	Non-EU	2008	69	23	2011	£200,000
11	MF		Grant	21	EU	2008	77	13	2011	£130,000
12	DF		Mitchel-King	25	EU	2009	35	0	30 Jun 2011	Free
13	GK		Legzdins	22	EU	2008	8	0	30 Jun 2010	Free
14	FW		Moore	20	EU	2007	110	9	30 Jun 2010	Youth system
15	FW		Miller	21	EU	2006	99	19	30 Jun 2011	Youth system
16	DF		Bailey	20	EU	2007	55	0	30 Jun 2011	Youth system
17	DF		McManus	20	EU	2008	1	0	30 Jun 2010	Free
18	MF		Murphy	19	EU	2008	45	4	30 Jun 2011	Youth system
19	DF		Westwood	19	EU	2008	40	6	30 Jun 2009	Youth system
20	DF		Shelley	19	EU	2008	22	2	30 Jun 2011	Youth system
21	MF		Clements	19	EU	2008	1	0	30 Jun 2010	Youth system
22	FW		Leitch-Smith	19	EU	2008	1	0	30 Jun 2010	Youth system
23	DF		Tootle	18	EU	2009	28	1	30 Jun 2010	Youth system
26	DF		Davis	17	EU	2009	1	0		Youth system
27	DF		Worley	20	EU	2009	23	0	14 May 2010	Loan	From Leicester City
28	MF		Walton	21	EU	2009	33	1	30 Jun 2010	Loan	From Plymouth Argyle
30	DF		Martin	22	EU	2009	5	1		£5,000
31	GK		Phillips	31	EU	2009	29	0	3 Jan 2010	Loan	From Bristol Rovers
35	DF		Stokes	18	EU	2009	2	0	11 Apr 2010	Loan	From Bolton Wanderers

Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in the League (and playoffs), FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

Squad stats

				Total			League Two		FA Cup		Football League Cup		Football League Trophy
No.	P	Nat.	Name	Sts	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls
1	GK		Collis	1	1		1
2	DF		Brayford	47	47		44		1		1		1
3	DF		Jones	13	14	2	12	2			1		1
4	MF		Schumacher	28	33	4	32	4					1
5	DF		O'Donnell	27	27		27
6	DF		Ada	19	21		18		1		1		1
8	FW		Donaldson	28	39	12	37	12	1		1
9	FW		Elding	4	12		10				1		1
10	FW		Zola	33	37	17	34	15	1		1	1	1	1
11	MF		Grant	44	46	9	43	9	1		1		1
12	DF		Mitchel-King	34	35		32		1		1		1
13	GK		Legzdins	8	8		6				1		1
14	FW		Moore	16	32	3	29	3	1		1		1
15	FW		Miller	22	34	7	33	7					1
16	MF		Bailey	22	23		21		1		1
17	DF		McManus
18	MF		Murphy	23	34	5	32	5	1		1
19	MF		Westwood	35	37	6	36	6			1
20	MF		Shelley	8	17	1	16	1	1
21	MF		Clements		1				1
22	FW		Leitch-Smith		1		1
23	DF		Tootle	26	28	1	28	1
24	GK		Button	10	10		10
25	MF		Verma	6	9		7				1		1
26	DF		Davis		1		1
27	DF		Worley	22	24	1	23	1					1
28	MF		Walton	27	33	1	31	1	1				1
29	GK		Bogdán	1	1		1
30	DF		Martin	1	5	1	5	1
31	GK		Phillips	29	29		28		1
35	DF		Stokes	2	2		2

Last updated: 11 May 2010
Source: Crewe Alexandra
Ordered by Squad Numbers
0 shown as blank

Disciplinary record

N	P	Nat.	Name				Notes
19	MF		Westwood	4	0	1
6	DF		Ada	2	0	1
3	DF		Jones	2	0	1
2p	DF		Martin	0	0	1
15	FW		Miller	6	0	0
28	MF		Walton	5	0	0
4	MF		Schumacher	3	0	0
12	DF		Mitchel-King	2	0	0	Conceded two penalties
27	DF		Worley	2	0	0	Conceded one penalty
10	FW		Zola	2	0	0
8	FW		Donaldson	2	0	0
25	MF		Verma	1	0	0
18	MF		Murphy	1	0	0
16	DF		Bailey	1	0	0
23	DF		Tootle	1	0	0

Last updated: 11 May 2010
Source: Crewe Alexandra
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Awards

Individual

Date	N	P	Nat.	Name	Award	Notes
2009-08-17 17 Aug 2009	10	FW		Zola	League Two Team of the Week	Source
2009-08-24 24 Aug 2009	13	GK		Legzdins	League Two Team of the Week	Source
2009-10-12 12 Oct 2009	10	FW		Zola	League Two Team of the Week	Source
2009-10-31 October 2009	10	FW		Zola	PFA Player-of-the-Month	Source
2009-11-02 2 Nov 2009	20	DF		Shelley	League Two Team of the Week	Source
2009-11-02 2 Nov 2009	4	MF		Schumacher	League Two Team of the Week	Source
2009-11-02 2 Nov 2009	10	FW		Zola	League Two Team of the Week	Source
2009-12-07 7 Dec 2009	23	DF		Tootle	League Two Team of the Week	Source
2009-12-14 12 Dec 2009	11	MF		Grant	League Two Team of the Week	Source
2010-01-25 25 Jan 2010	11	MF		Grant	League Two Team of the Week	Source
2010-02-22 22 Feb 2010	19	DF		Westwood	League Two Team of the Week	Source
2010-03-08 8 Mar 2010	8	FW		Donaldson	League Two Team of the Week	Source
2010-03-29 29 Mar 2010	12	DF		Mitchel-King	League Two Team of the Week	Source
2010-04-26 26 Apr 2010	19	DF		Westwood	League Two Team of the Week	Source
2010-04-26 26 Apr 2010	10	FW		Zola	League Two Team of the Week	Source
2010-05-03 3 May 2010	13	GK		Legzdins	League Two Team of the Week	Source

Players in and out

In

N	P	Name	EU	Country	Age	Type	Moving from	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
24	GK	Button	EU		20	Loan	Tottenham Hotspur !Tottenham Hotspur	Summer	20 Aug 2009	Loan	Crewe Alexandra
24	GK	Button	EU		20	Loan	Tottenham Hotspur !Tottenham Hotspur	Summer	27 Oct 2009	Loan	Crewe Alexandra
6	DF	Ada			24	Transfer	Histon !Histon	Summer	30 Jun 2011	Free	Crewe Alexandra
12	DF	Mitchel-King	EU		25	Transfer	Histon !Histon	Summer	30 Jun 2011	Free	Crewe Alexandra
25	MF	Verma	EU		22	Loan	Leicester City !Leicester City	Summer	10 Nov 2009	Loan	Crewe Alexandra
27	DF	Worley	EU		20	Loan	Leicester City !Leicester City	Summer	14 May 2010	Loan	Crewe Alexandra BBC Sport
28	DF	Walton	EU		21	Loan	Plymouth Argyle !Plymouth Argyle	Summer	30 Jun 2010	Loan	Crewe Alexandra
29	GK	Bogdán	EU		22	Loan	Bolton Wanderers !Bolton Wanderers	Winter	9 Oct 2009	Loan	Crewe Alexandra
31	GK	Phillips	EU		31	Loan	Bristol Rovers !Bristol Rovers	Winter	3 Jan 2010	Loan
30	DF	Martin	EU		22	Transfer	Wealdstone !Wealdstone	Winter		£5,000

Out

N	P	Name	EU	Country	Age	Status	Moving to	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
6	DF	Baudet	EU		30	Transferred	Colorado Rapids !Colorado Rapids	Summer	Free	Crewe Alexandra
18	MF	Carrington	EU		22	Released	Milton Keynes Dons !Milton Keynes Dons	Summer	Free	Crewe Alexandra
14	DF	McCready	EU		27	Released	Wrexham !Wrexham	Summer	Free	Crewe Alexandra
21	GK	Tomlinson	EU		24	Released	Barrow !Barrow	Summer	Free	Crewe Alexandra
		Danville	EU			Released	Free agent !Free agent	Summer	Free	Crewe Alexandra
		Thompson	EU			Released	Free agent !Free agent	Summer	Free	Crewe Alexandra
2	DF	Woodards	EU		25	Released	Milton Keynes Dons !Milton Keynes Dons	Summer	Free	Crewe Alexandra
22	MF	Daniel	EU		21	Released	Macclesfield Town !Macclesfield Town	Summer	Free	Crewe Alexandra
15	DF	Abbey	EU		30	Mutual Consent	Free agent !Free agent	Summer	Free	Crewe Alexandra
7	MF	Bopp	EU		25	Mutual Consent	Free agent !Free agent	Summer	Free	Crewe Alexandra
19	FW	Pope	EU		23	Transferred	Rotherham United !Rotherham United	Summer	£150,000	Crewe Alexandra
8	MF	O'Connor	EU		21	Transferred	Scunthorpe United !Scunthorpe United	Summer	£225,000	Crewe Alexandra
	DF	McManus	EU		20	Loan	Curzon Ashton !Curzon Ashton	Winter	Loan	Crewe Alexandra

Last updated: 10 October 2009
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.

Club

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Technical Director and Manager	Dario Gradi MBE
Assistant Manager	Steve Davis
Assistant Academy Manager	James Collins
Assistant Academy Manager	Neil Critchley
Chief Scout	Neil Baker
Senior Physiotherapist	Barry Holmes
Physiotherapist	Steve Walker
Fitness Coach	Andy Franks
Academy Recruitment Officer	Phil Swift
Academy Welfare Officer / Academy Administration	Paul Anthrobus

Other information

Chairman	John Bowler
Vice Chairman	Norman Hassall
Director	Richard Clayton
Director	Dario Gradi MBE
Director	Mark Hassall
Director	Jim McMillan
Director	Daniel Potts
Director	David Rowlinson
Director	Jimmy Rowlinson
Head Groundsman	John Huxley
Assistant Groundsman	Andrew Wareham
Club Doctor	Dr Mike Freeman
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Alexandra Stadium (10,153 / 100 × 66 yd)

Last updated: 6 July 2009
Source: Crewe Alexandra Staff

Kits

Home Supplier: Lotto Sponsors: Mornflake Oats

Away Supplier: Lotto Sponsors: Mornflake Oats

Home goalkeepers Supplier: Lotto Sponsors: Mornflake Oats

Away goalkeepers Supplier: Lotto Sponsors: Mornflake Oats

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
League Two	—	—	18th	8 August 2009	8 May 2010
Football League Cup	1st round	1st round	1st round	11 August 2009
Football League Trophy	1st round	1st round	1st round	1 September 2009
FA Cup	1st round	1st round	1st round	7 November 2009

Last updated: 11 May 2010
Source: Competitions

League Two

Table

Team		Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
C	Notts County	46	27	12	7	96	31	+65	93
P	Bournemouth	46	25	8	13	61	44	+17	83
P	Rochdale	46	25	7	14	82	48	+34	82
Pl	Morecambe	46	20	13	13	73	64	+9	73
Pl	Rotherham United	46	21	10	15	55	52	+3	73
Pl	Aldershot Town	46	20	12	14	69	56	+13	72
Pl	Dagenham & Redbridge	46	20	12	14	69	58	+11	72
8	Chesterfield	46	21	7	18	61	62	-1	70
9	Bury	46	19	12	15	54	59	-5	69
10	Port Vale	46	17	17	12	61	50	+11	68
11	Northampton Town	46	18	13	15	62	53	+9	67
12	Shrewsbury Town	46	17	12	17	55	54	+1	63
13	Burton Albion	46	17	11	18	71	71	+0	62
14	Bradford City	46	16	14	16	59	62	-3	62
15	Accrington Stanley	46	18	7	21	62	74	-12	61
16	Hereford United	46	17	8	21	54	65	-11	59
17	Torquay United	46	14	15	17	64	55	+9	57
18	Crewe Alexandra	46	15	10	21	68	73	-5	55
19	Macclesfield Town	46	12	18	16	49	58	-9	54
20	Lincoln City	46	13	11	22	42	65	-23	50
21	Barnet	46	12	12	22	47	63	-16	48
22	Cheltenham Town	46	10	18	18	54	71	-17	48
R	Grimsby Town	46	9	17	20	45	71	-26	44
R	Darlington	46	8	6	32	33	87	-54	30

	Promotion to League One
	Qualification to League Two playoffs
	Relegation to Conference National

Results 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	15	10	21	68	73	−5	55	7	4	12	35	36	−1	8	6	9	33	37	−4

Last updated: 11 May 2010.
Source: http://www.crewealexandra-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadlgt.asp

Results by round

Round	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	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	W	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	W	L	D	W	W	D	W	D	L	L	D	W	L	D	L	W	W	L	D	D	W	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	D	W	D	L
Position	16	7	5	3	6	5	6	10	10	14	17	15	16	18	15	18	17	15	14	14	13	12	12	13	13	11	15	15	15	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	18	16	18	18

Last updated: 11 May 2010.
Source: Crewe Alexandra
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

  Won   Drawn   Lost

Pre-Season Friendlies

1. Razak was a trialist for this game, which ended on 13 July.^[40]

Last updated: 5 August 2009

League Two

Last updated: 11 May 2010

Football League Cup

Crewe Alexandra v Blackpool (FLC)

11 August 2009 First Round	Crewe Alexandra	1 – 2	Blackpool (FLC)	Alexandra Stadium
19:45	Zola  73' Ada  57' (unsporting behaviour)	Report	Nowland  51' Nardiello  79' Taylor-Fletcher  56' (unsporting behaviour)	Attendance: 2,991 Referee: Phil Gibbs

Last updated: 15 August 2009

Football League Trophy

Crewe Alexandra v Stockport County (FL1)

1 September 2009 First Round	Crewe Alexandra	1 – 4	Stockport County (FL1)	Alexandra Stadium
	Zola  90+3' Walton  59' (unsporting behaviour)	Report	Baker  8' Baker  33' Bignall  41' Baker  90+4' Halls  55' (unsporting behaviour)	Attendance: 2,331 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Last updated: 1 September 2009

FA Cup

(BSP) York City v Crewe Alexandra

7 November 2009 First Round	(BSP) York City	3 – 2	Crewe Alexandra	Bootham Crescent
15:00	Brodie  39' Pacquette  86' Brodie  88'	Report	Grant  33' Zola  41'	Attendance: 3,070 Referee: Gary Sutton

Last updated: 8 November 2009

References

The following references are from crewealex.net, unless otherwise specified.

1. ↑ Chamberlain: "Its Been Terrific"
2. ↑ Davis Appointed New Assistant Manager
3. ↑ Crewe Hit Seven At Newcastle
4. ↑ Gudjon: Good To Get Amongst The Goal
5. ↑ Dagenham Match Report
6. ↑ Blackpool Match Report
7. ↑ Grimsby Match Report
8. ↑ Darlington Match Report
9. ↑ Button Recalled By Tottenham
10. ↑ Hereford Match Report
11. ↑ Bournemouth Match Report
12. ↑ Stockport Match Report
13. ↑ Crewe Re-Sign Button On Loan
14. ↑ Macclesfield Match Report
15. ↑ Shrewsbury Match Report
16. ↑ Aldershot Match Report
17. ↑ Accrington Stanley Match Report
18. ↑ Bury Match Report
19. ↑ Crewe Part Company with Gudjon
20. ↑ Bogdan Recalled By Bolton
21. ↑ Notts County Match Report
22. ↑ Elding Placed On The Transfer List
23. ↑ Button Recalled By Spurs
24. ↑ York Match Report
25. ↑ Chesterfield Match Report
26. ↑ Lincoln Match Report
27. ↑ Barnet Match Report
28. ↑ Tootle Name Is Cleare
29. ↑ Torquay Game Off
30. ↑ Rochdale Match Report
31. ↑ Macclesfield Match Report
32. ↑ League Two table as at 28 December 2009
33. ↑ Leicester's Harry Worley extends loan deal at Crewe, BBC Sport
34. ↑ Elding Departs Crewe Alexandra
35. ↑ Phillips Agrees Loan Extension
36. ↑ Connerton Cannot Hide Delight
37. ↑ AJ Joins Curzon Ashton On Loan
38. ↑ Crewe ASi Award Night
39. ↑ Rotherham vs Crewe match report
40. ↑ Razak Trial Ends

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2009–10 in English football
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FA competitions	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) Community Shield FA Trophy (Final) FA Youth Cup
Premier and Football Leagues	Premier League (Academy, Reserve) Football League (Championship, League One, League Two) League Cup (Final) Football League Trophy (Final) Play-offs (Championship Final, League One Final, League Two Final)
Football Conference	Football Conference (Premier, North, South)
Lower leagues	Isthmian League Northern Premier League Southern League Essex Senior League North West Counties League Northern League South West Peninsula League Wessex League Western League
European competitions	Champions League Europa League (Final)
Related to national team	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA Group 6) Fabio Capello
Club seasons Premier League Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Burnley Chelsea Everton Fulham Hull City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Portsmouth Stoke City Sunderland Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wigan Athletic Wolverhampton Wanderers Championship Barnsley Blackpool Bristol City Cardiff City Coventry City Crystal Palace Derby County Doncaster Rovers Ipswich Town Leicester City Middlesbrough Newcastle United Nottingham Forest Peterborough United Plymouth Argyle Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Reading Scunthorpe United Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Swansea City Watford West Bromwich Albion League One Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol Rovers Carlisle United Charlton Athletic Colchester United Exeter City Gillingham Hartlepool United Huddersfield Town Leeds United Leyton Orient Millwall Milton Keynes Dons Norwich City Oldham Athletic Southampton Southend United Stockport County Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Walsall Wycombe Wanderers Yeovil Town League Two Accrington Stanley Aldershot Town Barnet Bournemouth Bradford City Burton Albion Bury Cheltenham Town Chesterfield Crewe Alexandra Dagenham & Redbridge Darlington Grimsby Town Hereford United Lincoln City Macclesfield Town Morecambe Northampton Town Notts County Port Vale Rochdale Rotherham United Shrewsbury Town Torquay United Non-League AFC Wimbledon Cambridge United Gateshead Luton Town Mansfield Town Newport County Oxford United Stevenage Borough York City
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