2008–09 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season
season of football team
This article details Crewe Alexandra's 2008–09 season in League One, their 85th competitive season in the English Football League.
Events
This will be a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2008–09 season, presented in chronological order.
9 August 2009- season begins with a 2–1 loss at home to Brighton.
26 August 2009- Crewe progress into the third round of the League Cup with wins over Barnsley and then Bristol City, and are drawn to face Liverpool at Anfield.
Statistics
Players
Squad information
Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in the League One (and playoffs), FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.
Squad stats
Disciplinary record
Source: 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
Club
Players in and out
In
Out
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.
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