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This 2012–13 season in League One was Crewe's 89th competitive season in the English Football League and first upon return to League One after an absence spanning over three seasons.

Season key events

• 27 May 2012: Goals from Nick Powell and Byron Moore secure a 2–0 win over Cheltenham Town in the 2011-12 Football League Two play-off final at Wembley.
• 1 June 2012: The club announce that they will be releasing David Artell, Lee Bell, Carl Martin, Danny Shelley, Jordan Brown, Jason Oswell, Caspar Hughes, Michael Koral, Danny Ting and Jordan Connerton.
• 4 June 2012: The club announce that youngster Paris Bateman has signed his first professional contract after graduating from the famed Crewe Academy.
• 6 June 2012: It is announced that Harry Clayton has re-signed on a new one-year deal.
• 8 June 2012: The club announces that Andy White has also re-signed a new one-year deal.
• 13 June 2012: Crewe announce that Nick Powell has signed a four-year contract with Manchester United for £4m.
• 14 June 2012: The club announces the re-signing of Ollie Turton, on a new one-year contract.
• 28 June 2012: Crewe announce the signing of Torquay defender Mark Ellis for an undisclosed fee.
• 3 July 2012: Goalkeeper Steve Phillips re-signs at the club on a new two-year deal, which involves him acting as the academy's goal-keeping coach. Also, the club announces the signing of defender Gregor Robertson on a two-year contract after he was released by Chesterfield at the end of the 2011–12 season.
• 6 July 2012: Crewe announce the signing of Mathias Pogba from Conference National side Wrexham.
• 9 July 2012: Goalkeeper Alan Martin re-signs with the club on a new six-month deal.
• 10 July 2012: The signing of Ebbsfleet United winger Michael West is announced for a nominal compensation package.
• 14 July 2012: Crewe announce that striker Byron Moore has re-signed on a two-year deal.
• 16 July 2012: The club announces the re-signing of defender Kelvin Mellor on a new two-year deal.
• 25 July 2012: The club announce the signing of midfielder Abdul Osman on a free transfer and a two-year contract.
• 30 July 2012: The club announces the departure of striker Shaun Miller on a two-year deal to Sheffield United for an undisclosed fee.
• 11 August 2012: The season proper kicks off with a 5 – 0 victory over Hartlepool United in the first round of the Football League Cup.
• 13 August 2012: The re-signing of defender Adam Dugdale on a three-year deal is announced by the club.
• 18 August 2012: The league campaign starts with a loss to Notts County; the club's first loss in twenty competitive matches.
• 21 August 2012: Striker Harry Bunn joins the club from Manchester City on a six-month loan deal. Crewe beat Scunthorpe United 2–1 for their first win of the league campaign.
• 28 August 2012: Crewe are knocked out of the Football League Cup in the second round with a 2 – 0 loss away to West Ham United.
• 31 August 2012: Club captain Ashley Westwood is signed by Aston Villa for an undisclosed fee on a four-year deal.
• 7 September 2012: Midfielder Chuks Aneke becomes Crewe's second loanee of the season signing an initial one-month contract from Arsenal.
• 7 April 2013: Crewe are crowned champions of the Football League Trophy thanks to goals from Luke Murphy and Max Clayton.

Results

Pre-season

14 July 2012	Congleton Town	0–2	Crewe Alexandra	Congleton, Cheshire
13:30 BST		Report	Moore 41' Pogba 47'	Stadium: Booth Street Attendance: ?

16 July 2012	Quorn	0–3	Crewe Alexandra	Quorn, Leicestershire
19:30 BST		Report	Daniels H.Clayton Pogba	Stadium: Sutton Park Attendance: ?

16 July 2012	Chasetown	1–7	Crewe Alexandra XI	Chasetown, Staffordshire
19:45 BST	Russell	Report	Hands o.g.' Miller Miller M.Clayton M.Clayton Moore pen' Grice	Stadium: The Scholars Ground Attendance: ?

20 July 2012	Leek Town	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Leek, Staffordshire
19:45 BST	Ruddock 3'	Report	Pogba 88'	Stadium: Harrison Park

21 July 2012	Nantwich Town	0–3	Crewe Alexandra	Nantwich, Cheshire
15:00 BST		Report	Moore 24' M. Clayton 75' Leitch-Smith 90'	Stadium: Weaver Stadium Attendance: 1,257

24 July 2012	Bashley	0–2	Crewe Alexandra	Bashley, Hampshire
19:45 BST		Report	Moore 48' Pogba 64'	Stadium: The Recreation Ground

26 July 2012	Pewsey Vale	0–5	Crewe Alexandra	Pewsey, Wiltshire
19:45 BST		Report	H.Clayton M. Clayton Pogba Pogba Pogba	Stadium: The Recreation Ground

28 July 2012	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Bolton Wanderers	Crewe, Cheshire
15:00 BST	Clayton 13'		Petrov 27' (pen.)	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium

1 August 2012	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Huddersfield Town	Crewe, Cheshire
19:30 BST	Dugdale 17'	Report		Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 1,400

4 August 2012	Tamworth	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Tamworth, Staffordshire
15:00 BST	Kelly 84'	Report	Pogba 6'	Stadium: The Lamb Ground Attendance: 475

7 August 2012	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Barnsley	Crewe, Cheshire
19:30 BST	Dugdale 19'	Report		Stadium: Alexandra Stadium

League One

18 August 2012	Crewe Alexandra	1–2	Notts County	Crewe, Cheshire
15:00 BST	Pogba 73'	Report	Arquin 40' Zoko 58'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 5,718

21 August 2012	Scunthorpe United	1–2	Crewe Alexandra	Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
19:45 BST	Grella 15'	Report	Leitch-Smith 1' Murphy 73'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,215

25 August 2012	Brentford	5–1	Crewe Alexandra	London
15:00 BST	Donaldson 13', 89' El Alagui 20', 45' Dean 84'	Report	Pogba 48'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 4,858

1 September 2012	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Coventry City	Crewe, Cheshire
15:00 BST	Clayton 24'	Report		Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 5,738

15 September 2012	Stevenage	2–2	Crewe Alexandra	Stevenage, Hertfordshire
15:00 BST	Freeman 27' Shroot 81'	Report	Leitch-Smith 6', 8' Aneke  73'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,826

22 September 2012	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Leyton Orient	Crewe, Cheshire
15:00 BST	Tootle 2'	Report	Rowlands 19'  53'  90' Griffith	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 5,183

29 September 2012	MK Dons	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
15:00 BST	8' MacDonald			Stadium: stadium:mk Attendance: 11,037

2 October 2012	Crewe Alexandra	0–2	Oldham Athletic	Crewe, Cheshire
19:45 BST	61' Tarkowski 79' Derbyshire			Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,935

7 October 2012	Crewe Alexandra	2–1	Hartlepool United	Crewe, Cheshire
15:00 BST	45' Aneke 70' Ellis Pogba		9' Horwood	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,375

20 October 2012	Walsall	2–2	Crewe Alexandra	Walsall, West Midlands
15:00 BST	12' Paterson 26' Cuvelier		44' Ellis 90' Aneke	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3,836

23 October 2012	Crewe Alexandra	2–1	Swindon Town	Crewe, Cheshire
19:45 GMT	29', 41' Moore		25' De Vita	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,010

27 October 2012	Crewe Alexandra	0–1	Yeovil Town	Crewe, Cheshire
15:00 GMT			40' Webster	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,176

6 November 2012	Doncaster Rovers	0–2	Crewe Alexandra	Doncaster, South Yorkshire
19:45 GMT			5' Dalla Valle 71' Pobga	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,411

10 November 2012	Crewe Alexandra	3–2	Colchester United	Crewe, Cheshire
15:00 GMT	51' Dalla Valle 64' (Pen.) Murphy 74' Pogba		3' Sears 30' Henderson	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,292

17 November 2012	Shrewsbury Town	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Shrewsbury, Shropshire
15:00 GMT	43' Summerfield			Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 6,169

20 November 2012	Sheffield United	3–3	Crewe Alexandra	Sheffield, South Yorkshire
19:30 GMT	4' Miller 30' Maguire 51' Blackman		42' Ellis 45' Pogba 47' Aneke	Stadium: Brammall Lane Attendance: 16,000

24 November 2012	Crewe Alexandra	2–0	Crawley Town	Crewe, Cheshire
15:00 GMT	62', 65' Dalla Valle			Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 5,236

8 December 2012	Preston North End	1–3	Crewe Alexandra	Crewe, Cheshire
15:00 GMT	32' Murphy 49' Inman 52' Pogba			Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 8,542

15 December 2012	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Bury	Crewe, Cheshire
15:00 GMT	Inman 88'			Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,648

26 December 2012	Tranmere Rovers	2–1	Crewe Alexandra	Birkenhead, Wirral
15:00 GMT	58' McGurk 63' Power		12' Inman	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7,252

29 December 2012	Oldham Athletic	1–2	Crewe Alexandra	Oldham, Greater Manchester
15:00 GMT	82' Taylor		61' Pogba 84' Ellis	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,451

1 January 2013	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Carlisle United	Crewe, Cheshire
15:00 GMT	43' Dalla Valle			Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,802

5 January 2013	Crewe Alexandra	1–2	Stevenage	Crewe, Cheshire
15:00 GMT	32' Aneke		55' Akins 60' Haber	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,262

12 January 2013	Leyton Orient	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Leyton, London
15:00 GMT	26' Cook		39' Moore	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 3,755

26 January 2013	Bournemouth	3–1	Crewe Alexandra	Bournemouth, Dorset
15:00 GMT	8' (pen.), 67', 82' (pen.) Pitman		76' Colclough	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 8,628

2 February 2013	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Scunthorpe United	Crewe
15:00 GMT	75' Leitch-Smith		4,302	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 8,628

9 February 2013	Notts County	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Nottingham
15:00 GMT	Cofie 57'	Report	Murphy	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,450 Referee: Andy Woolmer

12 February 2013	Crewe Alexandra	1–2	Bournemouth	Crewe
19:45 GMT	Pogba 79'		59' (pen.), 84' Pitman	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,005 Referee: Clark

23 February 2013	Coventry City	1–2	Crewe Alexandra	Coventry
15:00 GMT	L.Clarke 12'		16' Ellis 78' Clayton	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 10,139

26 February 2013	Hartlepool United	3–0	Crewe Alexandra	Hartlepool
19:45 GMT	Wyke 27' Franks 40' Monkhouse 90+2'			Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,509

League Cup

11 August 2012 Round 1	Crewe Alexandra	5–0	Hartlepool United	Crewe, Cheshire
15:00 BST	Leitch-Smith 7' Clayton 13', 39' Pogba 34', 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 2,501

28 August 2012 Round 2	West Ham United	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	London
19:45 BST	Maynard 34' Maiga 54'	Report		Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 18,053

Football League Trophy

9 August 2012 Second round	Shrewsbury Town	1–2	Crewe Alexandra	Shrewsbury, Shropshire
19:15 BST	61' Hall		9' Murphy 57' Clayton	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 2,063

4 December 2012 (2012-12-04) Area quarter-final	Crewe Alexandra	1–1 (5–3 p)	Doncaster Rovers	Crewe, Cheshire
19:30 GMT	45' Pogba		90' Brown	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 1,892 Referee: Trevor Kettle
	Penalties
	Valle Davis Osman Moore Robertson		Brown Hume Blake Quinn

4 December 2012 (2012-12-04) Area semi-final	Crewe Alexandra	4–1	Bradford City	Crewe, Cheshire
19:30 GMT	44' (o.g.) Doyle 77' Clayton 89' Inman 90' Aneke		18' Reid	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 2,935 Referee: Nigel Miller

5 February 2013 Area final first leg	Coventry City	0–3	Crewe Alexandra	Coventry
19:45		Report	Inman 52', 78' Leitch-Smith 85'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 31,054 Referee: Graham Salisbury

20 February 2013 Area final second leg	Crewe Alexandra	0–2	Coventry City	Crewe
19:30		Report	Ellis 90+3' (o.g.) L. Clarke 90+4'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 8,325 Referee: Graham Scott

7 April 2013 Final	Crewe Alexandra	2–0	Southend United	London
13:15 BST	Murphy 6' Clayton 49'	Report		Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 43,842 Referee: Nigel Miller (Durham County)

FA Cup

3 November 2012 Round 1	Crewe Alexandra	4–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Crewe, Cheshire
15:00 GMT	19' Pogba 40' Ellis 62' Aneke 77' Murphy		13' Spring	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 2,417

1 December 2012 Round 2	Crewe Alexandra	0–1	Burton Albion	Crewe, Cheshire
15:00 GMT			5' Zola	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,065

League table

1. On 28 March Coventry City were deducted ten points for entering administration.

Squad

First team squad

Players' ages as of 27 April 2013

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Steve Phillips		GK	(1978-05-06)6 May 1978 (aged 35)	Bristol Rovers	2010	2014	78	0
13	Alan Martin		GK	(1989-01-01)1 January 1989 (aged 25)	Free Transfer	2011	2013	26	0
21	Ben Garratt		GK	(1994-04-25)25 April 1994 (aged 20)	Youth system	2010	2013	0	0
Defenders
2	Matt Tootle		RB/LB	(1990-10-11)11 October 1990 (aged 23)	Youth system	2009	2014	137	2
3	Harry Davis		CB	(1991-09-24)24 September 1991 (aged 22)	Youth system	2009	2014	76	5
5	Mark Ellis		CB	(1988-09-30)30 September 1988 (aged 25)	Torquay United	2012	2014	26	4
6	Adam Dugdale		CB	(1987-09-13)13 September 1987 (aged 26)	Telford United	2012	2015	83	4
12	Ollie Turton		RB	(1992-10-06)6 October 1992 (aged 21)	Youth system	2009	2013	16	0
14	Kelvin Mellor		RB/LB	(1991-01-25)25 January 1991 (aged 23)	Nantwich Town	2009	2014	35	1
15	Gregor Robertson		LB	(1984-01-19)19 January 1984 (aged 30)	Chesterfield	2012	2014	22	0
16	Jon Guthrie		CB	(1992-07-29)29 July 1992 (aged 21)	Pewsey Vale	2012	2013	1	0
17	George Ray		CB	(1993-10-13)13 October 1993 (aged 20)	Youth system	2011	2014	0	0
20	Andy White		LB	(1992-10-08)8 October 1992 (aged 21)	Youth system	2011	2014	0	0
24	Paris Bateman		CB/CM	(1993-12-26)26 December 1993 (aged 20)	Youth system	2011	2013	0	0
Midfielders
8	Luke Murphy (C)		CM	(1993-12-26)26 December 1993 (aged 20)	Youth system	2008	2015	164	21
19	Abdul Osman		CM	(1987-02-15)15 February 1987 (aged 27)	Free Transfer	2012	2014	21	0
23	Michael West		RW	(1991-02-09)9 February 1991 (aged 23)	Ebbsfleet United	2012	2014	5	0
26	Chuks Aneke		CM	(1993-07-03)3 July 1993 (aged 20)	Arsenal (Loan)	2012	2012	18	4
29	Billy Waters		CM	(1994-10-15)15 October 1994 (aged 19)	Youth system	2012	2013	0	0
31	Bradden Inman		CM	(1991-12-10)10 December 1991 (aged 22)	Newcastle United (Loan)	2012	2013	2	1
Forwards
7	Lewis Wilson		ST	(1994-09-25)25 September 1994 (aged 19)	Preston	2012	2013	22	12
	Mathias Pogba		ST	(1990-08-19)19 August 1990 (aged 23)	Wrexham	2012	2014	21	10
10	A-Jay Leitch-Smith		ST	(1990-03-06)6 March 1990 (aged 24)	Youth system	2009	2013	78	18
11	Byron Moore		FW	(1988-08-24)24 August 1988 (aged 25)	Youth system	2007	2014	227	27
18	Brendon Daniels		FW	(1993-09-24)24 September 1993 (aged 20)	Youth system	2011	2013	9	0
22	Harry Clayton		ST	(1993-02-15)15 February 1993 (aged 21)	Youth system	2012	2013	0	0
27	Ryan Colclough		FW	(1994-12-27)27 December 1994 (aged 19)	Youth system	2012	2015	4	0
30	Lauri Dalla Valle		ST	(1991-09-14)14 September 1991 (aged 22)	Fulham (loan)	2012	2012	7	4

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 23 March 2013

Appearances formatted as starts + substitutions.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		League Cup		JP Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Steve Phillips	19	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	3+1	0
2	DF	ENG	Matt Tootle	35	1	24+5	1	2	0	0	0	4	0
3	DF	ENG	Harry Davis	40	0	33	0	2	0	2	0	3	0
5	DF	ENG	Mark Ellis	43	6	35+1	5	2	1	2	0	3	0
6	DF	ENG	Adam Dugdale	24	0	14+4	0	0	0	1+1	0	4	0
7	FW	ENG	Max Clayton	34	6	15+13	2	0+1	0	2	2	2+1	2
8	MF	ENG	Luke Murphy	45	7	36+1	5	2	1	1+1	0	4	1
9	FW	GUI	Mathias Pogba	39	16	29+3	12	2	1	1	2	4	1
10	FW	ENG	A-Jay Leitch-Smith	28	6	19+3	4	0	0	2	1	4	1
11	FW	ENG	Byron Moore	38	4	28+5	4	2	0	2	0	0+1	0
12	DF	ENG	Ollie Turton	18	0	2+9	0	0+1	0	0+2	0	2+2	0
13	GK	SCO	Alan Martin	28	0	22	0	2	0	2	0	2	0
14	DF	ENG	Kelvin Mellor	33	0	25+2	0	1	0	1	0	4	0
15	DF	SCO	Gregor Robertson	35	0	24+4	0	1+1	0	2	0	2+1	0
16	DF	ENG	Jon Guthrie	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	DF	ENG	George Ray	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	ENG	Brendon Daniels	10	0	2+5	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
19	MF	GHA	Abdul Osman	39	0	31	0	2	0	1+1	0	4	0
20	DF	ENG	Andy White	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	GK	ENG	Ben Garratt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	FW	ENG	Harry Clayton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF	ENG	Michael West	5	0	2+2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF	ENG	Paris Bateman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF	ENG	Chuks Aneke	30	6	17+6	4	2	1	0	0	4+1	1
27	FW	ENG	Ryan Colclough	13	1	1+10	1	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
29	MF	ENG	Billy Waters	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	FW	FIN	Lauri Dalla Valle	12	5	10	5	1	0	0	0	1	0
31	MF	AUS	Bradden Inman	17	6	12+1	3	0	0	0	0	4	3
32	FW	ENG	Nathan Ellington	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players that have played for Crewe Alexandra this season that have left the club or are currently out on loan:
4	MF	ENG	Ashley Westwood	5	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
25	FW	ENG	Harry Bunn	5	0	2+2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
28	MF	ENG	Andy Bond	5	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Goalscorers

As of 12 October 2012

  Players highlighted in light grey denote the player had scored for the club before leaving for another club
  Players highlighted in light cyan denote the player has scored for the club after arriving at Crewe during the season
  Players highlighted in Blonde denote the player has scored for the club before leaving the club on loan for part/the rest of the season

Pos.	Playing Pos.	Nation	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	JP Trophy	Total
1	FW	France	Mathias Pogba	7	1	2	1	11
2	MF	England	Luke Murphy	3	1		1	5
3	FW	England	Max Clayton	1		2	1	4
	FW	England	A-Jay Leitch-Smith	3		1		4
	DF	England	Mark Ellis	4	1			5
	MF	England	Chuks Aneke	4	1			5
	FW	Finland	Lauri Dalla Valle	5				5
8	MF	Australia	Bradden Inman	2				2
9	DF	England	Matt Tootle	1				1
			Total Goals	29	4	5	3	41

Disciplinary record

As of 12 October 2012

  Players highlighted in light grey denote the player has received a yellow/red card for the club before leaving for another club
  Players highlighted in light cyan denote the player has received a yellow/red card for the club after arriving at Crewe during the season
  Players highlighted in Blonde denote the player has received a yellow/red card for the club before leaving the club on loan for part/the rest of the season

#	Nat.	Pos.	Name	League One		FA Cup		League Cup		JP Trophy		Total
2		DF	Matt Tootle	1	–	1	–	–	–	1	1	3	1
26		MF	Chuks Aneke	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1
19		MF	Abdul Osman	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	0
5		DF	Mark Ellis	2	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	3	0
8		MF	Luke Murphy	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	0
9		FW	Mathias Pogba	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	0
18		FW	Brendon Daniels	1	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	2	0
3		DF	Harry Davis	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	0
6		DF	Adam Dugdale	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	0
14		DF	Kelvin Mellor	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	1	0
28		MF	Andy Bond	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	0
30		FW	Lauri Dalla Valle	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	0
			TOTALS	16	1	3	0	1	0	2	1	22	2

Notes

Transfers

Summer

In

#	Pos	Player	From	Fee	Date	Notes
24	DF	Paris Bateman	Crewe Academy	Free	4 June 2012
22	FW	Harry Clayton	Crewe Academy	Free	6 June 2012
5	DF	Mark Ellis	Torquay United	Undisclosed	1 July 2012
15	DF	Gregor Robertson	Chesterfield	Free	3 July 2012
9	FW	Mathias Pogba	Wrexham	Nominal	6 July 2012
23	MF	Michael West	Ebbsfleet United	Undisclosed	10 July 2012
19	MF	Abdul Osman	Unattached	Free	25 July 2012
25	FW	Harry Bunn	Manchester City	Loan	21 August 2012
26	MF	Chuks Aneke	Arsenal	Loan	7 September 2012

Out

Pos	Player	To	Fee	Date	Notes
DF	David Artell	Port Vale	Free	1 June 2012
MF	Lee Bell	Burton Albion	Free	1 June 2012
DF	Carl Martin	Macclesfield Town	Free	1 June 2012
MF	Danny Shelley	Leek Town	Free	1 June 2012
DF	Jordan Brown	Barnet	Free	1 June 2012
FW	Jason Oswell	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Free	1 June 2012
MF	Caspar Hughes	Nantwich Town	Free	1 June 2012
FW	Michael Koral	Congleton Town	Free	1 June 2012
DF	Danny Ting	Unattached	Free	1 June 2012
FW	Jordan Connerton	Lancaster City	Free	1 June 2012
FW	Nick Powell	Manchester United	£4m	1 July 2012
FW	Shaun Miller	Sheffield United	Undisclosed	30 July 2012
MF	Ashley Westwood	Aston Villa	Undisclosed	31 August 2012

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External links

• Crewe Alexandra F.C. Official Website

• Crewe Alexandra F.C. seasons
• 2012–13 Football League One by team