| Crewe Alexandra | ||||||
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| Stadium: Alexandra Stadium | ||||||
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Competitive match results1 | |||||
| Venue | W | D | L | F | A | |
| @Bristol Rovers: | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 15 | |
| @Crewe Alexandra: | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | |
| Neutral venues: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total: | 4 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 37 | |
| 1Match results from the Football League, FA Cup, League Cup, Football League Trophy and Full Members Cup. Last updated 19:12, April 9, 2012 (UTC). | ||||||
Bristol Rovers and Crewe Alexandra have met on only twenty-three occasions. They have had one meeting in the FA Cup, a two-legged tie in the League Cup, a two-legged playoff semifinal and eighteen league games.
The most notable meeting between the two teams was in the 1994–95 Division Two playoffs, when a 0–0 draw at Twerton Park and a 1–1 draw at Gresty Road saw Rovers progress to Wembley where they met Huddersfield Town in the final.
Records[]
- Last meeting: 9 April 2012 - Crewe Alexandra 3–0 Bristol Rovers
- Biggest win: 4 October 1996 - Bristol Rovers 2–0 Crewe Alexandra
- Biggest defeat: 31 August 1968 - Crewe Alexandra 6–1 Bristol Rovers
- Highest aggregate score:
- 31 August 1968 - Crewe Alexandra 6–1 Bristol Rovers
- 31 December 2011 - Bristol Rovers 2–5 Crewe Alexandra
Players to represent both clubs[]
Below is an incomplete list of players who have been on the books of both Crewe Alexandra and Bristol Rovers.
- Joe Anyinsah had a loan spell at Crewe in 2008, before joining Rovers in 2011
- Graham Barrett was loaned to both Rovers and Crewe by Arsenal
- Marcus Bignot joined Rovers from Crewe in 2000
- Darren Carr
- Maurice Dando
- Chris Dickson was loaned to both Crewe and Bristol Rovers by Charlton Athletic
- Tom Eaves played youth football for Crewe, but failed to make it into their professional ranks
- Nathan Ellington
- Mark Foran joined Rovers from Crewe in 2000
- Lee Jones was loaned to Crewe and Rovers by Swansea City
- Francis Joseph
- Phil Kite
- Gordon Marsland was loaned to Crewe by Rovers in 1970
- Lee Matthews
- Brian Parkin
- Steve Phillips was loaned to Crewe by Rovers in 2009
- Kevin Street
- Paul Tait joined Rovers from Crewe in 2002
- Gareth Taylor
- James Tunnicliffe
- Danny Woodards
Past meetings[]
The table below shows a list of all competitive meetings between the two clubs.
| Date | Competition | Home | Score | Away |
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| 19 October 1963 | Division Three | Bristol Rovers | 1–2 | Crewe Alexandra |
| 25 April 1964 | Division Three | Crewe Alexandra | 4–1 | Bristol Rovers |
| 31 August 1968 | Division Three | Crewe Alexandra | 6–1 | Bristol Rovers |
| 21 March 1969 | Division Three | Bristol Rovers | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra |
| 2 September 1981 | League Cup | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Bristol Rovers |
| 15 September 1981 | League Cup | Bristol Rovers | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra |
| 15 December 1989 | Division Three | Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Bristol Rovers |
| 21 April 1990 | Division Three | Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra |
| 5 January 1991 | FA Cup | Bristol Rovers | 0–2 | Crewe Alexandra |
| 1 October 1994 | Division Two | Bristol Rovers | 2–2 | Crewe Alexandra |
| 25 February 1995 | Division Two | Crewe Alexandra | 2–1 | Bristol Rovers |
| 14 May 1995 | Division Two Playoffs | Bristol Rovers | 0–0 | Crewe Alexandra |
| 17 May 1995 | Division Two Playoffs | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Bristol Rovers |
| 23 December 1995 | Division Two | Bristol Rovers | 1–2 | Crewe Alexandra |
| 9 March 1996 | Division Two | Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | Bristol Rovers |
| 4 October 1996 | Division Two | Bristol Rovers | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra |
| 12 April 1997 | Division Two | Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Bristol Rovers |
| 18 August 2007 | League One | Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra |
| 29 January 2008 | League One | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Bristol Rovers |
| 27 September 2008 | League One | Bristol Rovers | 0–0 | Crewe Alexandra |
| 17 March 2009 | League One | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Bristol Rovers |
| 31 December 2011 | League Two | Bristol Rovers | 2–5 | Crewe Alexandra |
| 9 April 2012 | League Two | Crewe Alexandra | 3–0 | Bristol Rovers |