List of Crewe Alexandra F.C. players

File:Callum Ainley.jpg

Callum Ainley was the most recent Crewe player to top 250 appearances, passing the milestone in August 2022.

This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Crewe Alexandra F.C. Generally, this means players that have played 100 or more first-class matches for the club. However, some players who fell just short of the 100 total but made significant contributions to the club's history are also included.

For a list of all Crewe Alexandra players, major or minor, with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Crewe Alexandra F.C. players. For player appearance records see List of Crewe Alexandra F.C. records and statistics and for the current squad see the main Crewe Alexandra F.C. article.

List of players

(Current Crewe players shown in bold, totals as of 3 June 2025)

Name	Nationality	Position	Crewe Alexandra career	Appearances	Goals
	Template:Fba	FB	1966–1978	482	3
	Template:Fba	FB	1961–1972	473	2
	Template:Fba	FB	1991–2002	466	52
	Template:Fba	MF	1997–2006, 2008	436	37
	Template:Fba	CB	1958–1969	390	2
	Template:Fba	MF	1965–1971	323	51
	Template:Fba	CB	1992–2002	317	27
	Template:Fba	FB	1946–1953	288	38
	Template:Fba	FW	2007–2014	297	33
	Template:Fba	FW	1994–2001, 2004–2006	295	69
	Template:Fba	MF	1999–2005	283	13
	Template:Fba	GK	1972–1977	280	0
	Template:Fba	MF	2015–2023	278	20
	Template:Fba	MF/ST	1958–1965	277	24
	Template:Fba	MF	2008–2013, 2020–2022	272	26
	Template:Fba	FW	1957–1966	272	58
	Template:Fba	FW	1927–1937	269	139
	Template:Fba	CB	1979–1986	261	17
	Template:Fba	ST	1973–1979, 1982–1983	255	44
	Template:Fba	GK	1987–1993	251	0
	Template:Fba	GK	2010–2019	246	0
	Template:Fba	CB	1997–2006	242	18
	Template:Fba	MF/ST	1988–1995	241	42
	Template:Fba	RB	1997–2004	240	3
	Template:Fba	ST	1949–1953, 1962–1967	238	60
	Template:Fba	GK	1963–1970	239	0
	Template:Fba	GK	1949–1956	234	0
	Template:Fba	MF	1992–1997, 2002	232	17
	Template:Fba	FB	1964–1970	228	2
	Template:Fba	ST	2006–2012, 2018–2020	227	52
	Template:Fba	DF	2009–2015	224	3
	Template:Fba	FW	2016–2021, 2024	222	32
	Template:Fba	FW	1998–2003, 2006–2007	221	45
	Template:Fba	GK	1996–2001	220	0
	Template:Fba	ST	1996–2003	220	45
	Template:Fba	W	1950–1956	217	34
	Template:Fba	ST	1972–1977	214	30
	Template:Fba	W	1974–1981	209	26
	Template:Fba	MF	2000–2007	209	20
	Template:Fba	DF	2009–2017	208	13
	Template:Fba	HB	1964–1970	208	11
	Template:Fba	FB	1949–1956	202	2
	Template:Fba	MF	1973–1978	202	12
	Template:Fba	DF/MF	1988–1996	198	58
	Template:Fba	DF	1975–1979	195	17
	Template:Fba	CB	1951–1956	192	5
	Template:Fba	MF	2016–2022, 2025	192	15
	Template:Fba	DF	2009–2017	190	4
	Template:Fba	ST	2017–2022	189	54
	Template:Fba	ST	1974–1976, 1978–1981	188	34
	Template:Fba	FW	1982–1986	188	66
	Template:Fba	MF	2015–2021	186	11
	Template:Fba	MF	2014–2019	185	12
	Template:Fba	MF	1996–2002	183	8
	Template:Fba	FB	1934–1946	182	0
	Template:Fba	FB	2015–2021	182	7
	Template:Fba	ST	1948–1954	181	34
	Template:Fba	MF	1990–1996	178	16
	Template:Fba	FB	1946–1953	178	8
	Template:Fba	ST	2000–2005	177	74
	Template:Fba	FW	2001–2006, 2008	177	46
	Template:Fba	MF	1994–1997, 1999	176	33
	Template:Fba	DF	1972–1979	176	8
	Template:Fba	FB	1979–1984	175	2
	Template:Fba	MF	1989–1996	173	11
	Template:Fba	DF	1975–1980	172	7
	Template:Fba	CB	1997–2003	171	3
	Template:Fba	DF	1958–1962	170	1
	Template:Fba	MF	1993–1996, 2001–2003	170	19
	Template:Fba	DF	2019–2024	170	3
	Template:Fba	W	1934–1939	170	67
	Template:Fba	DF	2016–2021	168	10
	Template:Fba	DF	1985–1986, 1988–1992	166	6
	Template:Fba	MF/ST	1985–1992, 2004	165	57
	Template:Fba	MF	2001–2009	159	6
	Template:Fba	ST	1985–1989	156	26
	Template:Fba	FB	1968–1973	156	5
	Template:Fba	ST	1983–1987, 1996	155	40
	Template:Fba	ST	1958–1964	155	49
	Template:Fba	FB	1948–1952	155	2
	Template:Fba	ST	1948–1954	154	65
	Template:Fba	DF	1982–1987	154	11
	Template:Fba	MF	1984–1987, 2001–2002	154	23
	Template:Fba	ST	1963–1967	153	47
	Template:Fba	ST	1990–1994	153	63
	Template:Fba	DF	1995–2000	153	2
	Template:Fba	ST	1993–1998	152	46
	Template:Fba	ST	1961–1965	152	31
	Template:Fba	DF	1988–1992	152	1
	Template:Fba	FB	1954–1958	150	6
	Template:Fba	MF	2002–2008, 2010–2012	148	5
	Template:Fba	ST	1985–1988	148	61
	Template:Fba	GK	2004–2008	148	0
	Template:Fba	DF/MF	2003–2007, 2021	146	9
	Template:Fba	ST	1977–1981	145	49
	Template:Fba	DF	1983–1988	145	1
	Template:Fba	DF	2006–2007, 2010–2015	143	6
	Template:Fba	MF	2014–2018	142	15
	Template:Fba	DF	1975–1979	140	0
	Template:Fba	DF	2012–2017	137	1
	Template:Fba	GK	1999–2005	137	0
	Template:Fba	DF	2011–2019	137	3
	Template:Fba	DF	2019–	136	6
	Template:Fba	DF	1985–1988, 1997–1998	136	2
	Template:Fba	DF	1990–1993	134	7
	Template:Fba	MF	1988–1991	134	2
	Template:Fba	MF	2012–2016	134	24
	Template:Fba	DF	2010–2014, 2022–2023	134	3
	Template:Fba	MF	2009–2012	133	15
	Template:Fba	W	1983–1987	132	7
	Template:Fba	ST	1999–2003	131	51
	Template:Fba	MF	2004–2008	131	11
	Template:Fba	ST	2008–2011	130	49
	Template:Fba	DF	2006–2009	127	2
	Template:Fba	W	1958–1970	126	23
	Template:Fba	DF	1988–1991	125	36
	Template:Fba	DF	1995–1998	125	11
	Template:Fba	MF	2016–2023	124	17
	Template:Fba	DF	2022–	124	3
	Template:Fba	DF	1993–1996	123	6
	Template:Fba	CB	1931–1934	123	5
	Template:Fba	DF	2000–2006, 2007–2009	123	2
	Template:Fba	GK	1969–1972	122	0
	Template:Fba	MF	1991–1996	122	31
	Template:Fba	FW	2009–2014	122	21
	Template:Fba	FB	1979–1982	122	2
	Template:Fba	GK	2009–2014	122	0
	Template:Fba	FB	1963–1966	122	0
	Template:Fba	ST	1982–1986	121	11
	Template:Fba	MF	1971–1975	121	9
	Template:Fba	CB	1986–1989, 1996–1997	120	1
	Template:Fba	ST	1961–1963	118	73
	Template:Fba	MF	1979–1983	118	23
	Template:Fba	DF	1948–1951	118	0
	Template:Fba	DF	2006–2010	117	4
	Template:Fba	DF	2000–2003	116	4
	Template:Fba	CB	1999–2006	115	7
	Template:Fba	FB	1991–1995	115	0
	Template:Fba	GK	1962–1968	114	0
	Template:Fba	MF	1987–1992	113	13
	Template:Fba	GK	1984–1988	113	0
	Template:Fba	W	1949–1952	110	15
	Template:Fba	DF	1963–1967	109	2
	Template:Fba	FW	2017–2022	109	15
	Template:Fba	HB	1945–1949	109	23
	Template:Fba	MF	1991–1998	108	8
	Template:Fba	DF	1988–1990	108	7
	Template:Fba	FW	2006–2008, 2015–2017	108	27
	Template:Fba	MF	1989–1993	108	11
	Template:Fba	ST	2003–2007	108	35
	Template:Fba	FB	1972–1976	107	0
	Template:Fba	FB	1951–1954	107	1
	Template:Fba	DF	1997–2000	106	0
	Template:Fba	MF	2008–2011	106	18
	Template:Fba	ST	1958–1960	106	58
	Template:Fba	MF	1993–1998	106	12
	Template:Fba	FW	2021–2025	105	30
	Template:Fba	DF	2016–2018	104	1
	Template:Fba	ST	1969–1971	104	31
	Template:Fba	MF	2001–2004	103	6
	Template:Fba	GK	1993–1998	103	0
	Template:Fba	FW	1967–1971	103	21
	Template:Fba	DF/MF	1996–1999	102	6
	Template:Fba	W	1955–1958	101	13
	Template:Fba	DF	1994–1997	100	6
	Template:Fba	MF	2022–	100	2
	Template:Fba	ST	1988–1990	98	31
	Template:Fba	W	1959–1961	98	16
	Template:Fba	DF	1996–2001	98	5
	Template:Fba	GK	1980–1982	95	0
	Template:Fba	MF	1994–1997	93	11
	Template:Fba	DF/ST	1937–1947	86	22
	Template:Fba	FW	1992–1994	76	34
	Template:Fba	DF	1988–1991	74	2
	Template:Fba	GK	1996–1998, 2000–2004	70	0
	Template:Fba	ST	2005–2008	59	37
	Template:Fba	ST	1970–1971	57	19
	Template:Fba	DF/MF	1998–1999	55	5
	Template:Fba	ST	2010–2012	55	14
	Template:Fba	ST	1951–1952	48	12
	Template:Fba	GK	1979–1980	24	1