Morecambe 1-2 Crewe Alexandra: result and report

League One · Wednesday 29 December 2021

Result

Morecambe 1-2 Crewe Alexandra

League One · Wednesday 29 December 2021, 19:45 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Morecambe 1-2 Crewe Alexandra: match report

Morecambe were beaten by Crewe Alexandra 1-2 in the League One on Wednesday 29 December 2021. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Greg Leigh opened the scoring in the 36th minute. Morecambe's goal came from Greg Leigh (36'). Crewe Alexandra scored through Chris Porter (52') and Luke Murphy (58').

Discipline: Morecambe received no yellow cards; Crewe Alexandra received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Morecambe were 21st on 20 points from 22 and Crewe Alexandra 24th on 15 points from 22. Morecambe went on to finish that season 19th with 42 points, and Crewe Alexandra 24th with 29.

Morecambe lined up in a 5-3-2 and Crewe Alexandra in a 5-3-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Luke Murphy of Crewe Alexandra (7.8), ahead of Anthony O'Connor (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Morecambe win, 0 draws and 0 for Crewe Alexandra.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 36'Goal · Greg LeighMorecambe · 1-0
  • 42'Yellow card · Rio AdebisiCrewe Alexandra
  • 52'Goal · Chris PorterCrewe Alexandra · 1-1
  • 58'Goal · Luke MurphyCrewe Alexandra · 1-2
  • 59'Yellow card · Luke MurphyCrewe Alexandra

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Morecambe 1, draws 0, Crewe Alexandra 0.

Team news

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Morecambe line-up (5-3-2)

Kyle Letheren, Ryan McLaughlin, Liam Gibson, Anthony O'Connor, Callum Jones, Greg Leigh, Aaron Wildig, Adam Phillips, Shane McLoughlin, Jonathan Obika, Jonah Ayunga

Crewe Alexandra line-up (5-3-2)

Dave Richards, Callum Ainley, Luke Offord, Billy Sass-Davies, Zac Williams, Rio Adebisi, Tom Lowery, Luke Murphy, Oliver Finney, Chris Porter, Mikael Mandron