The two clubs have met on 35 occasions down the years, with four of the last five meetings coming at Gresty Road.
The first meeting between the two clubs came on Boxing Day 1978, a 1:0 win at Springfield Park with Peter Houghton scoring in front of 7,586. The last meeting came earlier this season at Gresty in the Papa John Trophy, Crewe winning that game 2-0.
Our last league meeting was back in April 2021, we got a great win which went a long way to securing our status in League 1 for this campaign, Joe Dodoo and a Lee Evans penalty sealing a 2:0 victory for the Latics.
Latics – Jones; Darikwa, Tilt, Johnston, Robinson; Ojo, Evans; Lang, Keane, Solomon-Otabor; Dodoo
Subs – Evans, Whelan, Clough, Gardner, Proctor, Joseph, Aasgaard
Highlights - Latics 2:0 Crewe Alex
Crewe Current Form
Crewe are currently 23rd in League One with 22pts from 31 games, their recent form is, LLLLL and they’ve not won in their last seven League games.
Of Crewe’s 16 away games so far this season in the league they have just the one win, at Morecambe on the 29th December, 1:2, they have three draws, Shrewsbury, Rotherham & Plymouth all three ending 1:1 and all coming in the first four weeks of the season.
Those 16 away games have produced just 11 goals for Crewe but they've conceded 31, giving them the worst away record in division.
The last two games have both ended in 4:1 defeats, Plymouth at Gresty Road last Tuesday and away at Accrington on Saturday.
Player To Watch – Tommy Lowery
24 year old midfield player from Holmes Chapel, Lowery has come through the ranks at Crewe and established himself as one of the best products of the Crewe Academy in recent times.
136 appearances since making his debut as an 18 year old, now in his 6th season, Lowery has made 17 appearances this campaign and bagged three goals so far from just 16 shots, 7 of which were on target, he also has 2 assists.
Full Record v Crewe Alexandra
Played – 35
Won – 17
Drawn –6
Lost – 22
The Last Six Meetings
|
Date |
Competition |
Result |
|
05 Oct 2021 |
EFL Trophy |
Crewe Alex 2:0 Latics |
|
17 Apr 2001 |
League 1 |
Latics 2:0 Crewe Alex |
|
10 Oct 2020 |
League 1 |
Crewe Alex 3:0 Latics |
|
23 Jan 2016 |
League 1 |
Crewe Alex 1:1 Latics |
|
06 Oct 2015 |
JP Trophy |
Crewe Alex 2:3 Latics |
|
29 Aug 2015 |
League 1 |
Latics 1:0 Crewe Alex |
Full Record v Crewe Alex
Played – 34
Won – 17
Drawn – 6
Lost – 11
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