Contacts:
Address | Gresty Road, Crewe, Cheshire, CW2 6EB |
Telephone No. | 01270 213 014 |
Fax No. | 01270 216 320 |
Official Website | http://www.crewealex.net/ |
Twitter Page | https://twitter.com/crewealexfc |
Club Forum | http://boards.footymad.net/crewealexandra-mad/ |
Miscellaneous:
Ground Facilities | Club shop, Clubhouse |
Capacity | 10,066 (all seated) |
Home Kit
Red shirts, White shorts & Blue socks
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Away Kit
White shirts and Black shorts. White socks |
Directions:
By Car:
Leave the M6 at Junction 16 and take the A5020 towards Crewe.
Follow this road right into Crewe. At the roundabout junction with the A534,
Nantwich Road, turn left. Gresty Road is down past the Railway Station on the
left. Just before you reach this island on Weston Road, you will see a sign
pointing to the right, which displays; 'Away Supporters On Street Parking'. This
directs you to an industrial estate on the right of the road (you will also see
the Volkswagen dealership, L C Charles on the front of it). It takes about 15
minutes to walk to the ground from here. Otherwise at the ground behind the Main
Stand is a pay and display car park which holds 560 cars and costs £3.50 for the
day. Obviously this fills up quite quickly on matchdays.
By Train
The ground is only a few minutes walk from the train station. As you come out of
the Railway Station turn left and Gresty Road is down the road on your left.
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General Information:
Although many fans refer to Crewe Alexandra’s stadium as
Gresty Road, officially it is known as Alexandra Stadium. The distinction may
sound slightly pedantic, however there has actually been two different stadiums
located on Gresty Road, the original Alexandra Recreation Ground, and the
current one Alexandra Stadium.
Crewe started out playing at Alexandra Recreation Ground however they
temporarily left this stadium towards the end of the 1895-1896 season, choosing
to play at a variety of local venues such as Sandbach instead. However less than
a year later the club returned to their old Recreation ground in 1897.
The club continued to play here until 1906 when Crewe received a compulsory
purchase order and were forced to abandon the pitch so that a new railway line
could be constructed. The new stadium on Gresty Road was shifted a short
distance away from the original, to the west.
New Gresty Road at the beginning consisting of very modest facilities, with
embankments surrounding the perimeter of the pitch instead of stands. A new main
stand was constructed on the southern side however it was destroyed by fire in
1932. The ground’s capacity peaked in the 1960s when 20,000 fans attended an FA
Cup match against Tottenham on 30th January 2006.
Today, Gresty Road is a relatively contemporary stadium having been completely
rebuilt in the 1990s. In the wake of the Hillsborough disaster the club
recognised the importance of becoming all-seater, and chose to renovate each
stand. The main stand was rebuilt during the 1999-2000 season with a capacity of
6,809 at an estimated cost of £5.2 million.
Admission Prices for 2015/16
All Areas Of The Ground
Adults £22
Over 60's £17
Under 17's £10.50
Under 11's £6.50
PROGRAMME PRICE
Official Programme £3
Last Season: 24th, Football League One
Average Attendance: 4,551
A Fans View:
Visiting fans are housed in the delightfully
sounding Whitby Morrison Ice Cream Van Stand which is capable of holding up to
1,680 supporters. Although we have no confirmation that Ice Cream is in fact on
sale within the concourse, we understand that it can get cold during the winter
as the stand is not shared with home supporters, thus increasing the exposure to
the elements.
The Ice Cream Stand which runs for the length of the pitch along the northside
appears to be quite dated in appearance. The ancient turnstiles you are required
to pass through give you the first indication of this, and once you are in the
stand itself, the old support beams for the roof provide further confirmation of
the structures antiquity.
As the stand rarely sells out you can usually shuffle around in seats if the
pillars are proving to be too problematic when trying to watch the match,
although the lack of alcohol on sale inside this part of the stadium is probably
a larger bone of contention.