Crewe Alexandra ( & Reserves)
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26. Crewe Alexandra ( & Reserves)


Total Matches Played 105 Won 49 Drawn 19 Lost 37 Goals 234-187

League Matches Played 80 - (Home) Won 24 Drawn 10 Lost 6 Goals 105-55 - (Away) Won 13 Drawn 6 Lost 21 Goals 66-87

Crewe's Reserve team were our opponent throughout apart from the 19 ties played in the Cheshire Senior Cup that have been contested against a mix of Crewe 1st & Reserve Team fixtures. The away record includes the 1901 Final & the 1910,1923,1938 + Replay & 1952 semi-finals that were all played on neutral grounds in chronological order being Winsford, Drill Field, Chester, Drill Field, Winsford & Drill Field.

Pictured is Mike Koral getting between defenders to score in the 1-2 Cheshire Senior Cup defeat on October 8th 2014 .

First Home Encounter: October 20th 1894 Cheshire Junior League 2-1 att. n/k

Last Home Encounter: November 10th 2003 Cheshire Senior Cup Rd. 2 4-3 att. 270

First Away Encounter: April 6th 1895 Cheshire Junior League 0-0 att. n/k

Last Away Encounter: January 10th 2023 Cheshire Senior Cup Rd. 2 1-2 att. 284

Biggest Home Win: February 13th 1946 Cheshire Senior Cup 2 Replay 8-2 att. n/k

Biggest Away Win: April 26th 1930 Cheshire County League 8-3 att. n/k

Heaviest Home Defeat: February 28th 1931 Cheshire County League 1-7 att. n/k

Heaviest Away Defeat: November 23rd 1946 Cheshire County League 1-6 att. n/k

Highest Ever Attendance: March 17th 1923 Cheshire S.C. S/F at Chester 0-2 att. 7,000

Highest Home Attendances*: February 10th 1951 Cheshire County League 6-1 att. 2,500
February 9th 1952 Cheshire County League 5-1 att. 2,500

Highest Away Attendance*: December 31st 1949 Cheshire County League 2-2 att. 4,300

Lowest Home Attendance*: September 23rd 1998 Cheshire Senior Cup Rd. 1 1-2 att. 260

Lowest Away Attendance*: October 8th 2014 Cheshire Senior Cup Prel. Rd. 1-2 att. 220

* nb. No regular record of attendances pre 1949

Goal Scorers Since 1900 (214): 9. JACK CHRISTOPHER.
8. Jackie Cheetham & Joe Dale.
7. Harold Howard.
6. Fred Flavell, Joseph Jones, Frank Fidler
5. Jack Roscoe, Norman Gallimore & George Stubbs.
4. Dick Best, John Eyres, Eric Hyde & Colin Barnes.
3. Dai Davies, Ronnie Owen, Charles Ramsden, Ron Jones, Henry Williams, Ken Yearsley & Roly Lewis.
2. Jack Forster, Rowland White, Fred Hewitt, Albert Ellis, Tom Forster, Stanley Woodhouse, Tom McGivney, William Lightfoot, Johnny Jones, Nidder Lamb, Walter Lees, George Dagnall, H. Lowe, Harry Watson, Fred Eastwood, W. Hill, Steele, Billy Challenger, Bill Evans, Jack Waring, Jack Bowden, Albert Johnson, Harry McCann, Brian Johnson, Stuart Burton, Alex Gibson & Mike Moseley.
1. Joe Davenport, Trow, Bill Armitage, Harry Barton, Tom Hewitt, Tom Carlon, Jack Cartwright, Alf Capper, Birds, Reg Watson, Tom Washburn, Bernard Woodcock, Fred King, Ernie Kershaw, Wilf Denwood, Harry Gregory, George Albinson, Len Butt, A. Sutcliffe, Charles Kelly, H. Bate, Howarth, Harry Tew, Alf Niblett, Jimmy Newton, L. Bracegirdle, James O’Rourke, A. Lambourne, G. Wood, Alf White, Bill Whitehead, William Foulkes, Billy Rudd, James Drinkwater, Ralph Piercy, Harold Bridges, Stuart Cowden, Jock Thomson, Peter Tilley, Jack Wilkinson, Alf Curzon, John Wainwright, Jim Pennington, Archie Elsby, Geoff Waterson, Terry Melia, Reg Dorsett, Jimmy Wallwork, Reg Tapley, Carl Adamson, Brian Griffin, John White, Bryan Griffiths, Mike Koral & Connor Hughes. Plus: Arthur Major (3/2/37), Derek Mountford (21/12/57) & 2 other (10/11/2003) own goals.

Scoring Feats: 5 Goals – NORMAN GALLIMORE in 7-0 home Cheshire Senior Cup win November 18th1939.
4 Goals – JACK ROSCOE in 5-2 away win December 3rd1927, FRED FLAVELL in 8-3 away win April 26th1930 & GEORGE STUBBS in 8-2 home Cheshire Senior Cup win February 13th1946.
3 Goals – Dick Best (11/9/20), John Eyres (15/10/21), Reg Owen (26/4/30), Jackie Cheetham (CLC 28/10/36), Ron Jones (CSC 9/2/46), Frank Fidler (20/12/47) & Jack Christopher (10/2/51).

Goalkeeping Clean Sheets Since 1897 (19): 4. LES NEWTON. 2. George Scales, Mark Radcliffe & George Ashbrook 1. Jack Barber, Fred Greenfield, Charlie Jones, Richard Occleshaw, Fred Bryce, Jim Bell, Tony Yoxall, Tony Crank & Johnny Southern.