Every Crewe Alexandra season on record, from 1883–84 to 2026–27 — league record, finishing position and leading scorer. Click a season for every match it contained.
| Season | Division | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pos | Leading scorer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1883–84 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | |||
| 1884–85 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 1885–86 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |||
| 1886–87 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | |||
| 1887–88 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | |||
| 1888–89 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |||
| 1890–91 | Football Alliance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1891–92 | Football Alliance | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1892–93 | Second Division | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 42 | 69 | 10 | |
| 1893–94 | Second Division | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 42 | 73 | 12 | |
| 1894–95 | Second Division | 30 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 26 | 103 | 16 | |
| 1895–96 | Second Division | 31 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 30 | 99 | 16 | |
| 1905–06 | West Midlands (Regional) League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
| 1906–07 | West Midlands (Regional) League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 1910–11 | West Midlands (Regional) League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
| 1911–12 | Central League | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |
| 1921–22 | Third Division North | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 60 | 56 | 6 | |
| 1922–23 | Third Division North | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 48 | 38 | 6 | |
| 1923–24 | Third Division North | 42 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 32 | 58 | 20 | |
| 1924–25 | Third Division North | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 53 | 78 | 15 | |
| 1925–26 | Third Division North | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 68 | 66 | 11 | |
| 1926–27 | Third Division North | 45 | 16 | 9 | 20 | 80 | 89 | 15 | |
| 1927–28 | Third Division North | 47 | 15 | 11 | 21 | 86 | 93 | 17 | |
| 1928–29 | Third Division North | 43 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 81 | 71 | 9 | |
| 1929–30 | Third Division North | 44 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 87 | 75 | 11 | |
| 1930–31 | Third Division North | 44 | 15 | 6 | 23 | 69 | 97 | 18 | |
| 1931–32 | Third Division North | 43 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 101 | 72 | 6 | |
| 1932–33 | Third Division North | 44 | 21 | 3 | 20 | 84 | 86 | 10 | |
| 1933–34 | Third Division North | 43 | 15 | 6 | 22 | 81 | 100 | 14 | |
| 1934–35 | Third Division North | 43 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 67 | 88 | 13 | |
| 1935–36 | Third Division North | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 88 | 83 | 6 | |
| 1936–37 | Third Division North | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 63 | 88 | 20 | |
| 1937–38 | Third Division North | 45 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 75 | 59 | 8 | |
| 1938–39 | Third Division North | 45 | 20 | 7 | 18 | 85 | 73 | 8 | |
| 1945–46 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1946–47 | Third Division North | 43 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 70 | 76 | ||
| 1947–48 | Third Division North | 46 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 70 | 69 | ||
| 1948–49 | Third Division North | 45 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 60 | 78 | ||
| 1949–50 | Third Division North | 47 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 72 | 61 | ||
| 1950–51 | Third Division North | 49 | 20 | 11 | 18 | 67 | 65 | ||
| 1951–52 | Third Division North | 47 | 17 | 8 | 22 | 65 | 86 | ||
| 1952–53 | Third Division North | 47 | 20 | 8 | 19 | 70 | 70 | ||
| 1953–54 | Third Division North | 49 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 50 | 70 | ||
| 1954–55 | Third Division North | 47 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 68 | 92 | ||
| 1955–56 | Third Division North | 48 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 52 | 108 | ||
| 1956–57 | Third Division North | 48 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 46 | 114 | ||
| 1957–58 | Third Division North | 47 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 48 | 95 | ||
| 1958–59 | Fourth Division | 48 | 15 | 11 | 22 | 72 | 89 | 18 | |
| 1959–60 | Fourth Division | 52 | 21 | 11 | 20 | 90 | 104 | 14 | |
| 1960–61 | Fourth Division | 55 | 24 | 12 | 19 | 75 | 80 | 9 | |
| 1961–62 | Fourth Division | 51 | 23 | 7 | 21 | 89 | 79 | 10 | |
| 1962–63 | Fourth Division | 50 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 93 | 66 | 3 | |
| 1963–64 | Third Division | 49 | 11 | 13 | 25 | 54 | 85 | 22 | |
| 1964–65 | Fourth Division | 48 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 90 | 88 | 10 | |
| 1965–66 | Fourth Division | 54 | 20 | 11 | 23 | 77 | 74 | 14 | |
| 1966–67 | Fourth Division | 52 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 75 | 60 | 5 | |
| 1967–68 | Fourth Division | 49 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 77 | 56 | 4 | |
| 1968–69 | Third Division | 52 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 58 | 84 | 23 | |
| 1969–70 | Fourth Division | 50 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 52 | 54 | 15 | |
| 1970–71 | Fourth Division | 51 | 19 | 10 | 22 | 80 | 84 | 15 | |
| 1971–72 | Fourth Division | 48 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 43 | 71 | 24 | |
| 1972–73 | Fourth Division | 50 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 40 | 67 | 21 | |
| 1973–74 | Fourth Division | 50 | 14 | 12 | 24 | 47 | 77 | 21 | |
| 1974–75 | Fourth Division | 52 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 42 | 55 | 18 | |
| 1975–76 | Fourth Division | 52 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 65 | 65 | 16 | |
| 1976–77 | Fourth Division | 51 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 53 | 70 | 12 | |
| 1977–78 | Fourth Division | 51 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 52 | 75 | 15 | |
| 1978–79 | Fourth Division | 52 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 53 | 95 | 24 | |
| 1979–80 | Fourth Division | 49 | 11 | 13 | 25 | 37 | 76 | 23 | |
| 1980–81 | Fourth Division | 49 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 51 | 66 | 18 | |
| 1981–82 | Fourth Division | 50 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 32 | 89 | 24 | |
| 1982–83 | Fourth Division | 49 | 11 | 10 | 28 | 55 | 75 | 23 | |
| 1983–84 | Fourth Division | 51 | 19 | 11 | 21 | 65 | 79 | 16 | |
| 1984–85 | Fourth Division | 49 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 68 | 76 | 10 | |
| 1985–86 | Fourth Division | 51 | 19 | 10 | 22 | 65 | 78 | 12 | |
| 1986–87 | Fourth Division | 49 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 71 | 79 | 17 | |
| 1987–88 | Fourth Division | 49 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 62 | 62 | 17 | |
| 1988–89 | Fourth Division | 52 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 79 | 58 | 3 | |
| 1989–90 | Third Division | 55 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 68 | 58 | 12 | |
| 1990–91 | Third Division | 55 | 16 | 11 | 28 | 74 | 93 | 22 | |
| 1991–92 | Fourth Division | 52 | 24 | 12 | 16 | 88 | 72 | 6 | |
| 1992–93 | Third Division | 54 | 29 | 9 | 16 | 108 | 69 | 6 | |
| 1993–94 | Third Division | 47 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 90 | 71 | 3 | |
| 1994–95 | Second Division | 52 | 27 | 10 | 15 | 91 | 76 | 3 | |
| 1995–96 | Second Division | 57 | 26 | 11 | 20 | 99 | 78 | 5 | |
| 1996–97 | Second Division | 57 | 28 | 9 | 20 | 74 | 61 | 6 | |
| 1997–98 | First Division | 49 | 18 | 6 | 25 | 64 | 73 | 11 | |
| 1998–99 | First Division | 52 | 14 | 13 | 25 | 62 | 86 | 18 | |
| 1999–00 | First Division | 52 | 16 | 11 | 25 | 55 | 77 | 19 | |
| 2000–01 | First Division | 53 | 17 | 12 | 24 | 54 | 75 | 14 | |
| 2001–02 | First Division | 53 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 57 | 85 | 22 | |
| 2002–03 | Second Division | 56 | 31 | 13 | 12 | 102 | 49 | 2 | |
| 2003–04 | First Division | 49 | 15 | 11 | 23 | 59 | 68 | 18 | |
| 2004–05 | Championship | 50 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 72 | 95 | 21 | |
| 2005–06 | Championship | 48 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 59 | 93 | 22 | |
| 2006–07 | League One | 50 | 19 | 9 | 22 | 72 | 78 | 13 | |
| 2007–08 | League One | 50 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 50 | 71 | 20 | |
| 2008–09 | League One | 55 | 17 | 11 | 27 | 74 | 91 | 22 | |
| 2009–10 | League Two | 50 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 74 | 85 | 18 | |
| 2010–11 | League Two | 51 | 20 | 12 | 19 | 94 | 72 | 10 | |
| 2011–12 | League Two | 54 | 23 | 14 | 17 | 77 | 71 | 7 | |
| 2012–13 | League One | 56 | 24 | 11 | 21 | 75 | 71 | 13 | |
| 2013–14 | League One | 51 | 14 | 13 | 24 | 58 | 90 | 19 | |
| 2014–15 | League One | 51 | 15 | 11 | 25 | 47 | 83 | 20 | |
| 2015–16 | League One | 49 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 49 | 90 | 24 | |
| 2016–17 | League Two | 53 | 16 | 14 | 23 | 70 | 82 | 17 | |
| 2017–18 | League Two | 53 | 18 | 6 | 29 | 71 | 89 | 15 | |
| 2018–19 | League Two | 51 | 20 | 9 | 22 | 67 | 70 | 12 | |
| 2019–20 | League Two | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 81 | 62 | 2 | |
| 2020–21 | League One | 53 | 21 | 13 | 19 | 68 | 73 | 12 | |
| 2021–22 | League One | 54 | 12 | 8 | 34 | 48 | 93 | 24 | |
| 2022–23 | League Two | 52 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 50 | 72 | 13 | |
| 2023–24 | League Two | 57 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 81 | 82 | 6 | |
| 2024–25 | League Two | 52 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 57 | 57 | 13 | |
| 2025–26 | 52 | 22 | 11 | 19 | 79 | 66 | |||
| 2026–27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |