PAST TIMES: Crewe Alexandra

Last updated : 17 August 2010 By Jaybee

Barnet and Crewe have met each other 6 times with Crewe winning 4 times, Barnet once and one draw. The first time the two clubs met was in 1991, at Underhill, on the first day of the Division 4 season of the Football League and Barnet’s first ever league match following their promotion from the Conference. Crewe won 7-4 in an amazing first match with Mark Carter and Gary Bull scoring the Barnet goals. The Barnet side that day was; Phillips, Blackford, Cooper, Horton, Bodley, Johnson, Showler, Carter, Bull, Lowe, Evans. Subs: Murphy, Eddie Stein.

In the return at Gresty Road, on Boxing Day, Crewe completed the double by beating the Bees 3-0.

The following season, Barnet won 3-2 at Underhill with two goals from Mark Carter and one from Gary Bull. The Barnet side that day was; Phillips, Huxford (Hunt), Naylor, Howell, Barnett, Horton, Payne, Carter, Bull, Lowe, Showler (B Stein).

In the return, on the last day of the season, Crewe won 4-1 with Carter scoring for the Bees, who had already won promotion to Division 2.

Last season, Crewe were the first side to win a league match at Underhill in 2009/10, winning 2-1, Dean Sinclair scoring for the Bees. At Gresty Road, the match ended in a 2-2 draw, the first ever draw between the two sides. John O’Flynn and Matt Lockwood scored for the Bees.