The Crewe Alexandra Chronicle
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Up for the corner, and Charlie Finney delivers — 7.66
Centre-halves are allowed forward twice a season and are judged on what they do when they get there. Charlie Finney scored, was marked 7.66, and got back before anybody noticed he had gone.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Sam Chambers is a medical away from Crewe Alexandra
The deal with Leeds United is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Kristi Montgomery will not be coming to Crewe Alexandra
Terms were offered and declined. Whether it was the wages, the role or the town, nobody at Blackburn Rovers is saying, and nobody at Crewe Alexandra is enjoying the guessing.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Crewe Alexandra
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Match15 Aug 2026
Charlie Finney’s goal not enough for Crewe Alexandra
Charlie Finney scored, and precious little else went right: 2‑3 to Shrewsbury Town, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Market17 Aug 2026
Crewe Alexandra promote James Hall from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. James Hall has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market17 Aug 2026
Crewe Alexandra promote John Taylor from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. John Taylor has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Jack Morris joins the Crewe Alexandra first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Jack Morris is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 Aug 2026
Jason Wright steps up from the Crewe Alexandra academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jason Wright has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Squad Matúš Holíček in a row with a teammate
- The dugout Peter Robinson answers for it
- Squad Dermot Mee signs a new deal