•
27 May 2012: Goals from
Nick Powell and
Byron Moore secure a 2–0 win over
Cheltenham Town in the
2011-12 Football League Two play-off final at
Wembley. •
1 June 2012: The club announce that they will be releasing
David Artell,
Lee Bell,
Carl Martin,
Danny Shelley,
Jordan Brown, Jason Oswell,
Caspar Hughes, Michael Koral,
Danny Ting and
Jordan Connerton. •
4 June 2012: The club announce that youngster Paris Bateman has signed his first professional contract after graduating from the famed
Crewe Academy. •
6 June 2012: It is announced that Harry Clayton has re-signed on a new one-year deal. •
8 June 2012: The club announces that Andy White has also re-signed a new one-year deal. •
13 June 2012: Crewe announce that
Nick Powell has signed a four-year contract with
Manchester United for £4m. •
14 June 2012: The club announces the re-signing of
Ollie Turton, on a new one-year contract. •
28 June 2012: Crewe announce the signing of
Torquay defender
Mark Ellis for an undisclosed fee. •
3 July 2012: Goalkeeper
Steve Phillips re-signs at the club on a new two-year deal, which involves him acting as the
academy's goal-keeping coach. Also, the club announces the signing of defender
Gregor Robertson on a two-year contract after he was released by
Chesterfield at the end of the 2011–12 season. •
6 July 2012: Crewe announce the signing of Mathias Pogba from
Conference National side
Wrexham. •
9 July 2012: Goalkeeper
Alan Martin re-signs with the club on a new six-month deal. •
10 July 2012: The signing of
Ebbsfleet United winger Michael West is announced for a nominal compensation package. •
14 July 2012: Crewe announce that striker
Byron Moore has re-signed on a two-year deal. •
16 July 2012: The club announces the re-signing of defender
Kelvin Mellor on a new two-year deal. •
25 July 2012: The club announce the signing of midfielder
Abdul Osman on a free transfer and a two-year contract. •
30 July 2012: The club announces the departure of striker
Shaun Miller on a two-year deal to
Sheffield United for an undisclosed fee. •
11 August 2012: The season proper kicks off with a 5 – 0 victory over
Hartlepool United in the first round of the
Football League Cup. •
13 August 2012: The re-signing of defender
Adam Dugdale on a three-year deal is announced by the club. •
18 August 2012: The league campaign starts with a loss to
Notts County; the club's first loss in twenty competitive matches. •
21 August 2012: Striker
Harry Bunn joins the club from
Manchester City on a six-month loan deal. Crewe beat
Scunthorpe United 2–1 for their first win of the league campaign. •
28 August 2012: Crewe are knocked out of the
Football League Cup in the second round with a 2 – 0 loss away to
West Ham United. •
31 August 2012: Club captain
Ashley Westwood is signed by
Aston Villa for an undisclosed fee on a four-year deal. •
7 September 2012: Midfielder
Chuks Aneke becomes Crewe's second loanee of the season signing an initial one-month contract from
Arsenal. •
7 April 2013: Crewe are crowned champions of the
Football League Trophy thanks to goals from
Luke Murphy and
Max Clayton. == Pre-season ==