Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Walsall: result and report

League One · Saturday 23 August 2008

Result

Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Walsall

League One · Saturday 23 August 2008, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Walsall: match report

Crewe Alexandra won against Walsall 2-1 in the League One on Saturday 23 August 2008. It was 2-0 at half-time.

Anthony Elding opened the scoring in the 21st minute. Crewe Alexandra's goals came from Anthony Elding (21') and Joel Grant (45'). Walsall scored through Stephen Hughes (59').

Discipline: Crewe Alexandra received 1 yellow card; Walsall received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Crewe Alexandra were 24th on 0 points from 2 and Walsall 6th on 4 points from 2. Crewe Alexandra went on to finish that season 22nd with 46 points, and Walsall 13th with 61.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Crewe Alexandra wins, 2 draws and 0 for Walsall.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 21'Goal · Anthony EldingCrewe Alexandra · 1-0
  • 45'Goal · Joel GrantCrewe Alexandra · 2-0
  • 59'Goal · Stephen HughesWalsall · 2-1
  • 68'Yellow card · M. O'ConnorCrewe Alexandra
  • 70'Yellow card · Stephen HughesWalsall
  • 76'Yellow card · Jabo IbehreWalsall
  • 79'Yellow card · Marco Thomas ReichWalsall

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Crewe Alexandra 0, draws 2, Walsall 0.