List of Crewe Alexandra F.C. players

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 have played fewer matches are also included; players who fell just short of the 100 total but made significant contributions to the club's history.

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.

List of players

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Name	Nationality	Position	Crewe Alexandra career	Appearances	Goals
Swindells, BertBert Swindells	England	FW	1927–1937	280	137
Keenor, FredFred Keenor	Wales	CB	1931–1934	123	5
Gilchrist, GeorgeGeorge Gilchrist	England	FB	1934–1946	182	0
Waring, JackieJackie Waring	England	W	1934–1939	170	67
Chandler, FredFred Chandler	England	DF/ST	1937–1947	86	22
Ferris, RayRay Ferris	Northern Ireland	HB	1945–1949	109	23
Meaney, JohnJohn Meaney	England	FB	1946–1954	288	31
Waddington, TonyTony Waddington	England	FB	1946–1953	178	8
Meaney, JackJack Meaney	England	FB	1947–1954	307	42
Mitcheson, FrankFrank Mitcheson	England	ST	1948–1954	199	37
Briggs, TomTom Briggs	England	FB	1949–1956	202	2
Basford, JackJack Basford	England	ST	1948–1954	154	65
Parker, AlbertAlbert Parker	England	DF	1948–1951	118	0
Young, BobBob Young	England	FB	1948–1952	155	2
Ellson, PeterPeter Ellson	England	GK	1949–1956	234	0
King, JohnnyJohnny King	England	ST	1949–1953, 1962–1967	238	60
Smith, DannyDanny Smith	Scotland	W	1949–1952	110	15
McGuigan, JimmyJimmy McGuigan	Scotland	W	1950–1956	217	34
Lees, AlfAlf Lees	England	CB	1951–1956	192	5
Murphy, DannyDanny Murphy	England	FB	1951–1954	107	1
Williams, BryanBryan Williams	England	FB	1954–1958	150	6
Rolfe, JimmyJimmy Rolfe	England	W	1955–1958	101	13
Wheatley, BarrieBarrie Wheatley	England	FW	1957–1966	272	58
Barnes, EricEric Barnes	England	CB	1958–1969	390	2
Campbell, DonDon Campbell	England	DF	1958–1962	170	1
Keery, StanStan Keery	England	MF/ST	1958–1965	277	24
McHale, KevinKevin McHale	England	W	1958–1970	126	23
Riley, ChrisChris Riley	Wales	ST	1958–1964	155	49
Jones, MervynMervyn Jones	Wales	W	1959–1961	98	16
Llewellyn, BertBert Llewellyn	England	ST	1958–1960	106	58
Haydock, BillyBilly Haydock	England	ST	1961–1965	152	31
Leigh, PeterPeter Leigh	England	FB	1961–1972	473	2
Bodell, NormanNorman Bodell	England	DF	1963–1967	109	2
Lord, FrankFrank Lord	England	ST	1961–1963	118	73
Hickson, GeoffGeoff Hickson	England	GK	1962–1968	114	0
Gowans, PeterPeter Gowans	Scotland	ST	1963–1967	153	47
Mailey, WillieWillie Mailey	Scotland	GK	1963–1970	238	0
Whelan, DaveDave Whelan	England	FB	1963–1966	122	0
Gannon, MickMick Gannon	England	FB	1964–1970	228	2
Stott, KeithKeith Stott	England	HB	1964–1970	208	11
Bradshaw, AlanAlan Bradshaw	England	MF	1965–1971	323	51
Lowry, TommyTommy Lowry	England	FB	1966–1978	482	3
Wallace, GordonGordon Wallace	England	FW	1967–1971	103	21
Gater, RoyRoy Gater	England	FB	1968–1973	156	5
Adams, ErnieErnie Adams	England	GK	1969–1972	122	0
Morrissey, PatPat Morrissey	Ireland	ST	1969–1971	104	31
Bowles, StanStan Bowles	England	ST	1970–1971	57	19
Riley, HughenHughen Riley	England	MF	1971–1975	121	9
Crudgington, GeoffGeoff Crudgington	England	GK	1972–1977	280	0
Kelley, AlanAlan Kelley	England	FB	1972–1976	107	0
Humphreys, GerryGerry Humphreys	Wales	ST	1972–1977	214	30
Nicholls, PhilPhil Nicholls	England	DF	1972–1979	176	8
Lugg, RayRay Lugg	England	MF	1973–1978	202	12
Purdie, BernardBernard Purdie	Wales	ST	1973–1979, 1982–1983	255	44
Davies, DavidDavid Davies	Wales	W	1974–1981	209	26
Nelson, DennisDennis Nelson	Scotland	ST	1974–1976, 1978–1981	188	34
Bevan, PaulPaul Bevan	Wales	DF	1975–1980	172	7
Bowles, PaulPaul Bowles	England	DF	1975–1979	195	17
Rimmer, WarwickWarwick Rimmer	England	DF	1975–1979	140	0
Coyne, PeterPeter Coyne	England	ST	1977–1981	145	49
Bowers, DannyDanny Bowers	England	FB	1979–1984	175	2
Grobbelaar, BruceBruce Grobbelaar	Zimbabwe	GK	1979–1980	24	1
Lewis, KevinKevin Lewis	England	FB	1979–1982	122	2
Palios, MarkMark Palios	England	MF	1979–1983	118	23
Scott, BobBob Scott	England	CB	1979–1986	261	17
Mulhearn, KenKen Mulhearn	England	GK	1980–1982	95	0
Cliss, TonyTony Cliss	England	ST	1982–1986	121	11
Hart, NigelNigel Hart	England	DF	1982–1987	154	11
Waller, DaveDave Waller	England	FW	1982–1986	188	66
Blissett, GaryGary Blissett	England	ST	1983–1987, 1996	155	40
Davis, SteveSteve Davis	England	DF	1983–1988	145	1
Pullar, DavidDavid Pullar	England	W	1983–1987	132	7
Parkin, BrianBrian Parkin	England	GK	1984–1988	113	0
Thomas, GeoffGeoff Thomas	England	MF	1984–1987, 2001–2002	154	23
Callaghan, AaronAaron Callaghan	Ireland	DF	1985–1986, 1988–1992	166	6
Cutler, ChrisChris Cutler	England	ST	1985–1989	156	26
Hignett, CraigCraig Hignett	England	MF/ST	1985–1992	150	57
Pemberton, JohnJohn Pemberton	England	DF	1985–1988, 1997–1998	136	2
Platt, DavidDavid Platt	England	ST	1985–1988	148	61
Billing, PeterPeter Billing	England	CB	1986–1989, 1996–1997	120	1
Greygoose, DeanDean Greygoose	England	GK	1987–1993	251	0
Murphy, AidanAidan Murphy	England	MF	1987–1992	113	13
Edwards, PaulPaul Edwards	England	DF	1988–1990	102	6
Edwards, RobRob Edwards	England	DF/MF	1988–1996	198	58
Sussex, AndyAndy Sussex	England	DF	1988–1991	125	36
Swain, KennyKenny Swain	England	DF	1988–1992	152	1
Fishenden, PaulPaul Fishenden	England	ST	1988–1990	98	31
Gardiner, MarkMark Gardiner	England	MF/ST	1988–1995	241	42
Jasper, DaleDale Jasper	England	MF	1988–1991	134	2
Jones, RobRob Jones	England	DF	1988–1991	74	2
McKearney, DaveDave McKearney	England	MF	1989–1993	108	11
Walters, SteveSteve Walters	England	MF	1989–1996	173	11
Carr, DarrenDarren Carr	England	DF	1990–1993	134	7
Lennon, NeilNeil Lennon	Northern Ireland	MF	1990–1996	178	16
Naylor, TonyTony Naylor	England	ST	1990–1994	153	63
Clarkson, PhilPhil Clarkson	England	MF	1991–1996	122	31
Garvey, SteveSteve Garvey	England	MF	1991–1998	108	8
Smith, ShaunShaun Smith	England	FB	1991–2002	466	52
Wilson, GusGus Wilson	England	FB	1991–1995	115	0
Macauley, SteveSteve Macauley	England	CB	1992–2002	317	27
Ward, AshleyAshley Ward	England	FW	1992–1994	76	34
Whalley, GarethGareth Whalley	England	MF	1992–1997, 2002	232	17
Adebola, DeleDele Adebola	Nigeria	ST	1993–1998	152	46
Booty, MartynMartyn Booty	England	DF	1993–1996	123	6
Collins, WayneWayne Collins	England	MF	1993–1996, 2001–2003	170	19
Gayle, MarkMark Gayle	England	GK	1993–1998	103	0
Tierney, FrancisFrancis Tierney	England	MF	1993–1998	106	12
Barr, BillyBilly Barr	England	DF	1994–1997	100	6
Murphy, DannyDanny Murphy	England	MF	1994–1997, 1999	176	33
Rivers, MarkMark Rivers	England	FW	1994–2001, 2004–2006	295	69
Savage, RobbieRobbie Savage	Wales	MF	1994–1997	93	11
Unsworth, LeeLee Unsworth	England	DF	1995–2000	153	2
Westwood, AshleyAshley Westwood	England	DF	1995–1998	125	11
Bankole, AdemolaAdemola Bankole	Nigeria	GK	1996–1998, 2000–2004	70	0
Charnock, PhilPhil Charnock	England	MF	1996–2002	183	8
Johnson, SethSeth Johnson	England	DF/MF	1996–1999	102	6
Kearton, JasonJason Kearton	Australia	GK	1996–2001	220	0
Lightfoot, ChrisChris Lightfoot	England	DF	1996–2001	98	5
Little, ColinColin Little	England	ST	1996–2003	220	45
Bignot, MarcusMarcus Bignot	England	DF	1997–2000	106	0
Foster, StephenStephen Foster	England	CB	1997–2006	242	18
Lunt, KennyKenny Lunt	England	MF	1997–2006, 2008	436	37
Walton, DaveDave Walton	England	CB	1997–2003	171	3
Wright, DavidDavid Wright	England	RB	1997–2004	240	3
Jack, RodneyRodney Jack	St. Vincent	FW	1998–2003, 2006–2007	221	45
Wright, JermaineJermaine Wright	England	DF/MF	1998–1999	55	5
Hulse, RobRob Hulse	England	ST	1999–2003	131	51
Ince, ClaytonClayton Ince	Trinidad and Tobago	GK	1999–2005	137	0
Sorvel, NeilNeil Sorvel	England	MF	1999–2005	283	13
Walker, RichardRichard Walker	England	CB	1999–2006	115	7
Ashton, DeanDean Ashton	England	ST	2000–2005	177	74
McCready, ChrisChris McCready	England	DF	2000–2006, 2007–2009	123	2
Sodje, EfeEfe Sodje	Nigeria	DF	2000–2003	116	4
Vaughan, DavidDavid Vaughan	Wales	MF	2000–2007	209	20
Brammer, DaveDave Brammer	England	MF	2001–2004	103	6
Jones, SteveSteve Jones	Northern Ireland	FW	2001–2006, 2008	177	46
Rix, BenBen Rix	England	MF	2001–2009	159	6
Bell, LeeLee Bell	England	MF	2002–2008, 2010–2012	148	5
Jones, BillyBilly Jones	England	DF/MF	2003–2007	143	9
Varney, LukeLuke Varney	England	ST	2003–2007	108	35
Roberts, GaryGary Roberts	England	MF	2004–2008	131	11
Williams, BenBen Williams	England	GK	2004–2008	148	0
Maynard, NickyNicky Maynard	England	ST	2005–2008	59	37
Baudet, JulienJulien Baudet	France	DF	2006–2009	127	2
Dugdale, AdamAdam Dugdale	England	DF	2006–2007, 2010–2015	143	6
Miller, ShaunShaun Miller	England	ST	2006–2012	179	43
O'Donnell, DannyDanny O'Donnell	England	DF	2006–2010	117	4
Moore, ByronByron Moore	England	FW	2007–2014	297	33
Donaldson, ClaytonClayton Donaldson	England	ST	2008–2011	130	49
Grant, JoelJoel Grant	Jamaica	MF	2008–2011	106	18
Murphy, LukeLuke Murphy	England	MF	2008–2013	186	25
Westwood, AshleyAshley Westwood	England	MF	2009–2012	133	15
Davis, HarryHarry Davis	England	DF	2009–	172	11
Leitch-Smith, AJAJ Leitch-Smith	England	FW	2009–2014	122	21
Phillips, SteveSteve Phillips	England	GK	2009–2014	122	0
Tootle, MattMatt Tootle	England	DF	2009–2015	224	3
Turton, OliverOliver Turton	England	DF	2009–	104	2
Inman, BraddenBradden Inman	Australia	MF	2012–	105	17

References

Books

• Finch, Harold (2003). 100 Greats: Crewe Alexandra Football Club. Stroud, Gloucestershire: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-3088-2. 
• Hornbrook, Jules (2012): She Wore A Scarlet Ribbon. MPire Books.

Internet

• "Soccerbase". Retrieved 2008-04-23. 
• "Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database - Crewe Alexandra". Retrieved 2009-04-14.