CREWE ALEXANDRA FOOTBALL CLUB - SUPPORTERS - LAPEL BADGE

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CREWE ALEXANDRA CITY FOOTBALL CLUB - SUPPORTERS - LAPEL BADGE. Crewe Alexandra were formed in 1877 as Crewe Football Club, separate from the successful Crewe Cricket Club. The Alexandra was taken from the name of the public house, which provided the clubs first changing rooms etc. The clubs first game was against North Staffs and resulted in a 1-1 draw. In 1884 they played Scottish club Queens Park from Glasgow, in the F.A. Cup which they lost 0-10. In 1885 the club adopted red shirts, white shorts and red socks as its colours. In 1888 later the reached the semi-finals of the competition, beating Derby County F.C. and Middlesbrough F.C. before losing to Preston North End F.C.From 1886 the club played in white shirts and navy blue shorts and socks. In 1889 the club joined the Football Alliance, rivals of the Football League. In 1892 the Alliance was incorporated into the League as Division Two. Crewe were one of its founding members. In four seasons, the club had to apply for re-election three times and in 1896 they lost their place. The following year, the club managed to sign all their players as professionals. The Club moved to a new ground on Gresty Road in 1898 and have played homes games there since. From 1901, they reverted back to their original strip .However, they described their colours as Scarlet and white. The club competed in the Combination, Lancashire, Birmingham & District and Central Leagues. They returned to the Football League in 1921 as founder members of the new Division Three (North). During the 1921-22 season they registered a record crowd of 15,102 inside Gresty Road when they entertained local rivals Stoke City F.C. which the Potters won 2-0. The clubs first honour was to win the Welsh Cup in 1936., by defeating Chester City 2-0 at the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham. The club was barred from entering the competition in future years, probably due to the fact they were not in Wales. Du ring the 1940’s the club played very little football due to World War II. The 1950’s again was pretty mundane, the only highlights were in 1955. That year the club recorded a sequence of 56 away games without a win that was eventually ended with a 1-0 win over Southport. During that year a new home record of attendance of just over 20,000, when they played Tottenham Hotspurs F.C. in the F.A.Cup, which resulted in a 2-2 draw, sadly they lost the away replay at White Hart Lane. The 1960’s was full of ups and downs.1963 brought the club's first promotion but this was followed by the disappointment of immediate relegation. At the end of the 1968-69 season they were again promoted with the same result of instant relegation. Between 1978 and 1983 Crewe had to apply for re-election again four times in five seasons. The writing appeared to be on the wall for the clubs survival. In 1983 Dario Gradi was appointed manager. He consolidated and gradually transformed the club into promotion contenders, In 1989, the club were promoted to Division Three. Two seasons later they dropped back into the basement but, after contesting the play offs in 1992 and 1993 they achieved automatic promotion in 1994. During the next three seasons Crewe contested the play-offs again and in 1997 they were promoted to Nationwide Division One (now the second tier). During 2000, Gresty Road was renamed as The Alexadra Stadium. There followed five seasons in the second flight before relegation in 2002. The club bounced back immediately but in 2006 they were again relegated. While the club's achievements may be modest, the consistency of the board's management must be acknowledged. In 2007, Dario Gradi was appointed Technical Director, having become the longest serving manager in the Football League after 24 years in sole charge. Following Gradis appointment Steve Holland took control of the team. first-team. The club narrowly avoided relegation at the end of the 2007-08 season. The club suffered a poor start to the new season. Following pressure from ... read more

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