Name of Club – Crewe Alexandra FC
Year founded – 1877
Ground Name – Gresty Road

Crewe were founder members of the second division in 1893, finishing the campaign off in tenth place. They entered the third division north during the 1921 – 1922 season and were regular members of the division, until they suffered relegation in 1958. Promotion from the fourth division came twice for Crewe during the 1960’s, however on both occasions they went straight back down. Many managers came and went however the clubs loyalty to Dario Grady paid off in the 1988 – 1989 season when they finished third place in the fourth division to earn promotion. They have recently been hovering around the second and third tier of English football and they have a knack of developing great players, including David Platt and Dean Ashton over recent years.

Past Managers
Arthur Turner : 1948 – 1951
Harry Catterick:  1951 – 1953
Maurice Lindley: 1955 – 1958
Harry Ware: 1958 – 1960
Ernie Tagg: 1974
Jimmy Melia: 1972 – 1973
Warwick Rimmer: 1978 – 1979
Tony Waddington: 1979 – 1981
Arfon Griffiths: 1981 – 1982
Dario Gradi: 1983 – present

Great Players
Tommy Lowry: Lowry spent twelve blistering years playing for Crewe Alexandra and recorded a staggering 436 league appearances. He was part of Crewe side that was playing in the third and fourth division.

Bert Swindells
Terry Harkin
Bill Lewis
Darren Foreman
Paul Edwards
David Platt
Dean Ashton