West Women Preview | Crewe Alexandra (A)
Crewe Alexandra vs West Women
- Sunday 6th September 2026
- 2pm kick-off
- NWWRL Premier Division, Matchday 6
- Crewe Alexandra Soccer Centre, CW2 5AF
- Admission is CASH ONLY
- £4 Adults
- £2 Unders 16s
It was a Bank Holiday to remember for West, with a 3-0 win against a high-flying FC United side.
We looked to be heading to the break level before an opportunistic Eva Bushell nicked the ball from the toes of the FC United goalkeeper to put us one up. Club stalwart Ellie Caddick put her body on the line to double the lead in the second half - so much so that she required an immediate substitution afterwards. Luci Lamberti then added some gloss to make it 3-0 in the 91st minute, opening her West account with a rifled effort from close range.
The result meant we're in the lofty position of 3rd in the North West Women's Regional League - asymmetric games played mean it may only be a temporary position, but for the moment it is one to savour.
Sunday's hosts Crewe Alexandra may currently be 5 places below West, but such is the crowded nature of mid-table that there are only three points between the sides.
A Crewe side first appeared in the North West Women's Regional League as far back as 1985 -though the club has been through more than one reincarnation since. The current version's roots lay in the 2000 formation of Crewe Vagrants, taking on their current name 5 years later.
They currently call the Crewe Alexandra Soccer Centre their home, and have pedigree around this level of the game. NWWRL Premier Division champions in 2015/16, they've also won three Cheshire FA Cups in a row, and, going back to 2006/07, had a spell as high as the third tier of the pyramid.
The club can also lay claim to footballing royalty; 44-goal England striker Kerry Davis started her career with Alex before leaving in 1985 for a four-year spell in Italy, representing Lazio, Trani 80 and Napoli, before returning to Crewe and subsequently Liverpool and Croydon Women, where she ended her career after a league and cup double in 1996.
In 1982, while an Alex player, she became England's first black woman international, also featuring in the 1984 European Championships where she converted her shoot-out penalty as England lost a two-legged final to Sweden. She would also play at Euro 1987, World Cup 1995 and Euro 95 before retiring in 1998 as England's all-time highest scorer - a record she held until 2012 until being overtaken by Kelly Smith then Ellen White.
In 2022 Davis was inducted into the National Football Museum Hall of Fame, and was awarded an MBE in the 2026 New Year Honours list.
We have played Crewe regularly over the last decade, with a record of 4 wins, 2 draws, and 6 losses. Last season brought a 2-0 defeat away, but Louise Ainscow and a Naomi Lawrence double avenged that loss with a 3-1 win at Brookburn Road. A repeat of that scoreline would be welcome as we look to establish a top half position.