Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Tranmere Rovers: result and report

League One · Saturday 17 August 2013

Result

Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Tranmere Rovers

League One · Saturday 17 August 2013, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Tranmere Rovers: match report

Crewe Alexandra defeated Tranmere Rovers 2-1 in the League One on Saturday 17 August 2013. The half-time score was 1-0.

Ryan Colclough opened the scoring in the 42nd minute. Crewe Alexandra's goals came from Ryan Colclough (42') and Ryan Colclough (85'). Tranmere Rovers scored through J. Akpa Akpro (87').

Discipline: Crewe Alexandra received 1 yellow card; Tranmere Rovers received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Crewe Alexandra were 16th on 1 point from 2 and Tranmere Rovers 18th on 1 point from 2. Crewe Alexandra went on to finish that season 20th with 51 points, and Tranmere Rovers 21st with 47.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Crewe Alexandra win, 1 draw and 2 for Tranmere Rovers.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 12'Yellow card · D. HolmesTranmere Rovers
  • 16'Yellow card · Joe ThompsonTranmere Rovers
  • 32'Second yellow · D. HolmesTranmere Rovers
  • 42'Goal · Ryan ColcloughCrewe Alexandra · 1-0
  • 75'Yellow card · A. OsmanCrewe Alexandra
  • 85'Goal · Ryan ColcloughCrewe Alexandra · 2-0
  • 87'Goal · J. Akpa AkproTranmere Rovers · 2-1

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Crewe Alexandra 1, draws 1, Tranmere Rovers 2.

Team news

Crewe Alexandra line-up

Chris Martin, Matt Tootle, Kelvin Mellor, Harry Davis, George Ray, Abdul Osman, Byron Moore, Anthony Grant, Vadaine Oliver, C. Aneke, Ryan Colclough

Tranmere Rovers line-up

Owain Fôn Williams, Danny Holmes, Evan Horwood, Ash Taylor, Stephen Foster, Joe Thompson, Ryan Lowe, Andy Robinson, Max Power, Chris Atkinson, Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro