Crewe Alexandra Football Club pin badges

Bradford 1-5 Crewe, May 7th 2011 Matchbadge

2011-08-10T22:59:00.000-04:00

Once again, there was an officially endorsed match badge for all Bradford City home games for the the 2010/11 season. The design of these has changed every year to keep it fresh, and like previous years was only available to people subscribing to the whole season set.

Crewe v Derby - Pre Season 2011/12

2011-08-10T19:44:00.000-04:00

Two different sets of Derby pre-season 2011/12 badges have been produced. Both are large, good quality badges in a variety of colours. One set features all the logos (including Crewe) while the other just has the team names and 2 players in the team colours.

Crewe v Wolves - Pre-Season July 16th 2011

2011-07-15T12:24:00.000-04:00

Here we have the first 2 badges of the 2011/12 season for the pre-season game against Wolves. Looks like no change in design for the insert badges for the new season.

Crewe Legend - Neil Lennon

2011-05-21T17:12:00.000-04:00

Following on from the David Platt post, here are a couple of badges of Crewe legend Neil Lennon from his time at Celtic.

Oxford v Crewe 2010/11 Match Badge

2011-04-24T09:52:00.000-04:00

This is a great find (thanks Dave S for picking one up at the game for me) as I had no idea that anyone in league 2 was producing match badges this year. This one is for the Oxford v Crewe match on March 19th 2011.This enamel badge is produced by the Oxford supporters group called the "12th man" and they have produced a badge for all their home games this season.

Alexandra Stadium CW2

2011-03-06T11:38:00.001-05:00

This one is a new unofficial badge found on ebay. It is of the glass fronted variety (so not enamel). Of course it would be better (and more truthful) if it said Gresty Road! A nice one to add to the collection.

Crewe legend - David Platt

2011-03-06T11:00:00.001-05:00

Not Crewe as its from his time with Arsenal but certainly something for the collection as David Platt is a Crewe legend. I have one for Rob Jones too and I'm always on the lookout for badges made for other Crewe players who made it to the big time.... possibilities are Neil Lennon, Dean Ashton, Rob Savage, Seth Johnson and Danny Murphy.

CAFC but its Charlton not Crewe...

2011-01-21T22:01:00.002-05:00

You might be forgiven for thinking this is a Crewe badge given the CAFC and the red and white colouring but this badge is actually a Charlton Athletic badge with their old bird logo!

Railwaymen Badges

2011-01-16T18:41:00.000-05:00

I just picked up these two simple glass fronted badges from ebay. They are small is size and simply feature the words "The Railway Men" and the date 1877 (when the club were founded).

Merry Christmas

2010-12-24T08:58:00.000-05:00

Here are two red and white Christmas related pins in my collections that fit nicely for a seasonal post on the the Crewe Badges website!

Supporters Assn badge with stick pin attachment

2010-11-30T18:34:00.000-05:00

This one appeared on ebay recently - it appears to be the same design as the other supporters assn badges but this one has a stick pin rather than the normal clasp.

95/96 Play-Off Badge

2010-09-28T17:45:00.000-04:00

These new (2010) badges are part of a larger set being produced to cover all years when there have been promotion playoffs in the league. This one is for the 1995/96 Division Two playoffs when we were knocked out by Notts County in the semi-finals thanks to a 1-0 2nd leg defeat at Meadow Lane. The badges look great and I look forward to seeing the rest of the Crewe ones in the series. Hopefully, the ones that get produced for our other playoff years (v Scunthorpe in 92, v Walsall & York in 93, vs Bristol Rovers in 95 and most memorably against Luton & Brentford in 97) will be done using the correct badge from the time as I have let the guy putting out this series know that he is using the new logo on this one!

Round up of new style insert match badges

2010-09-28T17:36:00.000-04:00

There are a number of glass fronted insert style match pins that have turned up over the last 3 years. I have featured a few on this blog already but in the spirit of completeness, here are all the ones I have come accross but not yet included on here....

Insert style Crewe badge

2010-09-28T17:19:00.000-04:00

Thanks to Andy Scoffin for sending me the picture of this one. Its looks like it is one of the insert style badges common in the 70s and 80s. Doesn't look like the highest quality of badge or design but certainly one I would like to add to the collection.

2010/11 Season Badges

2010-08-17T13:23:00.003-04:00

A new season brings more badges but unfortunately all so far have been of the cheap plastic variety as you can see from the pictures above. I had hoped there may have been an enamel badge made for the Blackpool pre-season game or the Derby Carling cup game but it appears not.

CAFC Boot Badge

2010-05-18T15:56:00.002-04:00

I came accross this old, beaten up badge a few weeks ago and have never seen one like it before. Its a red boot with CAFC stamped accross the middle. As always, this may have been made with Charlton in mind but there is no clear indication either way.

More kit badges - 2001/02 & 2002/03

2010-05-10T19:12:00.003-04:00

KIT BADGE FROM SEASON 2001/02

KIT BADGE FROM SEASON 2002/03

Thanks to Dave S again for showing me these badges that are missing from my collection. To Dave's knowledge these badges along with http://crewepins.blogspot.com/2008/10/kit-badge-from-season-2004-05.html & http://crewepins.blogspot.com/2008/10/kit-pin-season-2005-06.html & the 1999/2000 badge (which I have yet to do a post on but you can see it in my collection update picture) make up the full set of kit badges ever done by Crewe for actual season kits....

Therefore we have 1999/2000, 2001/02, 2003/04, 2004/05 & 2006/07.

It seems strange that one was not done for 2000/01 or for the years since 2007.

Collection Update

2010-05-06T15:40:00.002-04:00

Here is my collection as on May 2010. As always, if there are any you have that you cannot see on here (either for sale or just to inform me of its existence) then get in touch!

Division 2 Runners Up 2003 Badge

2010-05-06T15:35:00.002-04:00

Cheers to Dave for this one, this badge commemorates the Alex finishing 2nd in Div 2 in 2003 and getting promotion back to the Championship at the first attempt. The badge itself is not good quality enamel like the other kit badges but its certainly one I'd like in my collection. According to Dave, this was not a club produced badge but was actually one being sold by a guy in the street on the day.

Crewe / Rangers badge

2010-05-06T12:24:00.002-04:00

I just picked this up on my recent trip to Crewe. Not sure why it was made and by who but its a nice little badge. The Rangers logo is on the right and the old Crewe logo (minus the lion) is on the left.

Shield Badge

2010-05-06T12:20:00.003-04:00

I already have the red badge in this set (see this post http://crewepins.blogspot.com/2009/06/new-logo-badge-red.html ) but until Dave S showed me his collection I was unaware of the white version!

Crewe Alex badge & programme shop

2010-05-05T09:37:00.003-04:00

Just wanted to put a quick note in to say thanks to Dave in the badge shop at Gresty Road for sharing his collection with me when I was there for the Accrington game on Apr 24th. I took many photos so look out for them over the next few weeks!

If you don't know about it, the Crewe badge and programme shop is located through an unassuming door just to the left of the main ticket office. Dave has loads of badges (not just Crewe) and there are loads of programmes in there too. Pay a visit next time you are at Gresty Road for a match!

Match badges from late in the 2009/10 Season

2010-05-05T09:31:00.003-04:00

After seemingly disappearing for a while, a few of these glass fronted insert match badges have been appearing again late in the season. I spoke to the guy who makes them and I guess he makes them only when he thinks there is a specific demand. I wanted ones for the games I recently went to and he duly obliged by saying he will do them for me.

Red & White Scarf

2010-04-11T13:00:00.002-04:00

Not a Crewe specific badge but I always like to pick up generic red and white football badges to add to my Crewe collection. This one is a very nice red and white bar scarf badge.

CAFC badge (red and white)

2010-04-11T12:54:00.002-04:00

Another CAFC badge similar to this one http://crewepins.blogspot.com/2009/03/cafc-badge.html but this has white letters instead of black. In the scans, the red also looks slightly different but as I only own this one (and not the black/red one) I can't be totally sure.

Missing E

2010-02-01T14:25:00.002-05:00

Here are a couple of great pictures I received from Andrew S showing the subtleties of these round badges and highlighting the fact that a couple have been produced with a missing E. I'll let Andrew do the explaining in his own words!

"The top photograph has the white badge in the top left hand corner. Inthe top right hand corner is the same badge but with gold writing. Below isa smaller version with gold writing and next to it and you need to lookcarefully is the same badge however there is a E missing in the word CREWE.These were sent to the shop, however this is where I get confused as theywere returned and sold off to collectors all around the country. However itis a different size and colour writing to the main badge sold by the shop.
The bottom photo is pretty much the same however the red alternative/design.Again there is a Crewe badge with a missing E. The smallest badge in this lot is smaller than any of the white alternatives. "

Crewe Alex World Badge

2010-01-08T23:12:00.003-05:00

This badge was made as a promo item for the Crewe Alex internet subscription service Crewe Alex World (since rebranded as Crewe Alex Player). It features the new logo with Crewe Alex World and the CAFC website address around the outside.

Edit: while searching through the internet I came accross the origins of this badge in an article from the Crewe Alex website back in 2004....

Bradford v Crewe Oct 2009

2009-12-20T11:06:00.003-05:00

This one was pretty tough to find for sale individually but I eventually found one! This is one of 100 match badges made for the fixture at Valley Parade on the 10th Oct 2009 which the Alex won 3-2. The badge details the score, attendance and MOTM as well as the team logos. The badges are available as a full season set from http://www.bradfordcitybadges.co.uk/#/limited-edition-badges/4527107070 but for obvious reasons I did not want a full set - just this one!

CAFC Shamrock Badge

2009-12-20T10:58:00.003-05:00

This is a badge I just picked up. Like all CAFC badges this one could equally have been made for Crewe or Charlton. Its a red shamrock shape on a white background with the letters C, A and F in rotation to make a continuous CAFC. A really nice addition to the collection!

FA Cup 1st Round 2009 - York City v Crewe Alex

2009-11-03T12:33:00.004-05:00

A button badge has been made for the FA Cup 1st round game at York on 7th Nov 2009.

Interesting that they chose to use the old Crewe logo.

Miller Ball Badge

2009-10-08T12:22:00.003-04:00

No sooner do I put up a post about this Miller Ball Badge and one appears on ebay.... Its great to finally see what it looks like in colour! And while it would have been nice to win the auction (it sold for crazy money!) at least I can now add it to the blog properly...

.. the seller detailed it as a "1930's brooch pin badge made by H.W.Miller".

If anyone has one for sale for less than £180 then get in touch!!!

Colourful logo pins

2009-09-18T08:47:00.003-04:00

This set of six old logo badges with reversible colours has partially been covered before on the blog but now I have the full picture (cheers Andrew S). These if you note have a silver background. We think these were produced by old supporters association and its thought that they were produced in batches of 200.

Crewe v Liverpool friendly - year unknown!

2009-08-28T22:09:00.002-04:00

Another gem from Andrew S. This Crewe v Liverpool friendly badge was bought by Andrew at Anfield from a badge seller when we played there in the Carling Cup last year. There is no date on the badge but he thinks its from the pre-season game in 2007.

06/07 Crewe v Liverpool pre-season friendly badges

2009-08-28T21:04:00.003-04:00

Thanks again to Andrew S. for sending me pictures of these match badges from the pre-season game at Gresty Rd vs Liverpool on the 22nd July 2006. We assume there is a fourth badge with a white top and white bottom to complete the set.

More 09/10 Match Badges

2009-08-28T20:44:00.002-04:00

Some more of the insert badges from this season.... this time Grimsby (a), Darlo (a) and Hereford (h)

Wolves v Crewe 05/06 match badges

2009-08-24T11:27:00.003-04:00

Following on from this blog post....

http://crewepins.blogspot.com/2008/12/wolves-v-crewe-2005-06-season.html

... it looks like there are more Wolves v Crewe badges from 05/06 than I originally thought. Cheers to Andrew for sending me the pictures and the info. The top two in the picture I already knew about but I had no knowledge of the other two that also feature the date of the game. If its anything like the Liverpool v Crewe badges I have in a similar design then there could be as many as four variations of these rather than just the two shown.

Collection update

2009-08-23T14:04:00.003-04:00

Just wanted to post an updated picture of my collection. If there are any you have that are not on here then I'd love to feature them on the site (if I have not done so already!) . Even better if you have one for sale too!

Very old Ball badge

2009-08-20T16:39:00.002-04:00

This one is a picture from the AFBC directory of the oldest one of the all. Listed as Crewe badge 001, I have never ever seen one. Does anyone have it or any more info on it? I'd love a proper picture (and of course to have the badge myself too!). Its a type people call Miller Ball badges but I don't know if its an official one of those.

Liverpool v Crewe match badges 2008 (post #2)

2009-08-20T16:24:00.002-04:00

When I did this post http://crewepins.blogspot.com/2009/04/liverpool-v-crewe-match-badges-2008.html a while back I thought I was only missing a couple of these Liverpool match badges. Turns out I was actually missing 3! I have them all now though. There were four colour variations of this design plus one version (I think) of the badge on the other post. Does anyone know of any more that were made for the game?

Old logo badge

2009-08-20T16:21:00.002-04:00

While we are on a roll with non-enamel badges.... here is another one that came up on ebay recently. I didn't buy it (although someone did) although I was really intrigued to know what it was made of and where it had originated from? Anyone shed any light on this one?

Guinness badge

2009-08-20T16:16:00.003-04:00

Not sure what to make of this button badge.... quite frankly it seems a bit bizarre! Why Guinness in particular? Who knows!

2009/10 Season Badges

2009-08-20T16:13:00.003-04:00

Another new season and more of these plastic insert match badges are appearing. Looks like a slightly different size and style to last season. Again, not ones I'll be adding to my collection but I'll keep a record of them by putting them up on the site when I see them.

Liverpool Road to the FA Cup 1992

2009-08-06T16:32:00.002-04:00

This badge was put out as part of a larger Liverpool collection celebrating all their FA Cup wins over the years. The badge for their 1992 win contains the Crewe logo as they won (4-0?) at Gresty Road in front of the TV cameras in the 3rd Round.

Crewe cap badge

2009-07-21T16:56:00.003-04:00

This is a fun and unique badge. It has the club logo on a red and white cap. I think its an official club produced badge as I have not seen similar badges featuring other clubs but I could be wrong. This is a fairly rare one too - I can't remember seeing it come up on ebay at all.

Yellow and Blue Logo Badge

2009-07-16T13:39:00.002-04:00

This is the yellow and blue version from the mid 90s of the logo badge. This was also made for different seasons in red/white and green/blue. A pretty rare Crewe badge.

Crewe Alex Flag Badge

2009-07-07T16:33:00.006-04:00

Here is a brand new Crewe badge that I have had made due to the lack of Crewe flag badges out there. It looks good and I'm really happy with it.

The design is based on the red merchant flag that I used to take for years to CAFC away games and England games home and away (it can be seen in action here http://www.365englandfans.com/gallery/hough_holland1.jpg )

If you would like to buy one, the cost is £2.50 (inc P&P) for the first badge and just £1.50 for each additional badge in the same order. This is pretty much at cost. If I sell these then I can get some more designs made up! Paypal to houghmartin2@yahoo.com or drop me an email at the same address to pay another way or if you have any questions.

Crewe v Sheff Utd badges 1981-82 Season

2009-06-30T14:19:00.003-04:00

This lovely set (in five different colours) is part of a wider set being produced by a Sheffield United fan commemorating what many Blades fans see as their most enjoyable season ever (1981/82) when they came down to Division 4. Made out of old enamel and slightly larger than most badges I see today these are a very nice addition to the collection.

Logo badges

2009-06-19T14:21:00.002-04:00

Three basic logo badges that are slight variations on the ones already featured on here....

'The Alex' Badge

2009-06-15T11:11:00.002-04:00

Another badge recently produced by the club which I bought from the club shop on my most recent visit. I like this one - both the unique shape and the use of 'The Alex' which is the nickname I have always used in general chat. That said it would be nice to see a Railwaymen badge too!

CAFC balls badge

2009-06-12T10:36:00.002-04:00

This is a recently released official badge I bought from the club shop on my last trip to Gresty Road. Quite nice and the use of the balls and the CAFC makes it different from any of the other badges I have seen the club produce before.

New Logo Badge - Red

2009-06-11T14:13:00.003-04:00

Here is a badge I just picked up - a red shield with the 'new' logo. The lion looks wimpier than ever and looks like its standing on one leg! Still another nice addition to the collection.

Spurs Record Victory badge

2009-06-02T11:07:00.003-04:00

Two lovely badges "celebrating" Tottenham Hotspurs' record 13-2 victory from 3rd Feb 1960 in the FA Cup replay against Crewe. It still stands as Crewe's record defeat. Made by AKP badges as a limited edition set.

Crewe v Manchester United Match Badges

2009-05-24T11:03:00.004-04:00

These are the only badges (that I know of) that were produced for Crewe's Carling Cup matches against Man Utd in 2004 and 2006. Both nice neat badges with both team's logo's.

Crewe v Palace match badges

2009-05-18T09:49:00.003-04:00

These badges were made in 3 different colours (with a limited run of 25 for each) for the 2005/06 season match at Gresty Road vs Crystal Palace. I don't know if any were made for the return fixture at Selhurst Park but I'll keep looking!

Update: Cheers to Andrew for confirming to me that none were made for the return fixture at Selhurst Park

Shield badges

2009-05-15T11:21:00.002-04:00

I have the red one of these but am still looking for the white one. Cheers to the Railwayman for the photo. A pretty basic pair of badges. I don't think whoever designed them put much thought into it! Not sure whether they are official (ie made by the club) or unofficial ones.

Blue and White split badge

2009-05-14T10:53:00.002-04:00

Just to finish off the set (I think) of these badges, here is the blue and white version to go with the other three red/white versions already featured. Is there a blue and white with a blue header I wonder?

Red & White Spilt Logo (white header)

2009-05-11T15:54:00.001-04:00

Here is the alternate version of the badge with the red header shown two posts ago!

There's only one Alexandra

2009-05-07T15:01:00.005-04:00

Thanks to Mike Lazenby for sending me this one! A button badge containing a phrase often used at Gresty Road (I think I even had it on a scarf once..)

Here is the background info on the badge's origin in Mike's own words....

..my first two Alex games were as a matchday sponsors guest, and I got it at one of those two
games. So it's either from 1989 (January game v Leyton Orient...Wayne Goodison scored!) or a year later v Birmingham. From what I remember the idea of being a corporate guest back then was a bit different to what it is now...!

A nice badge to add to the collection! Cheers Mike!

Red & White Spilt Logo (red header)

2009-05-04T11:23:00.002-04:00

There have been several versions of this pin made in various colours.... this one is the red and white split with a read header at the top. Other versions I have seen include all red, red & white with a white header, and a blue & white split.

Leicester match badges

2009-05-02T09:45:00.003-04:00

Today is the last game of the season and Crewe are playing at home to champions Leicester City. A button badge has been made to mark the occasion. I also show the button badge that was made for the fixture at Leicester earlier in the season.

Millennium Badge

2009-05-01T11:47:00.002-04:00

A pretty rare badge I found a while ago made back in 1999/2000 to celebrate Crewe going into the new millenium. At the time we were still enjoying the high-life in the Championship (or whatever it was called back then!)

Liverpool v Crewe match badges 2008

2009-04-27T15:33:00.003-04:00

These two badges are the only ones I have come accross so far that were made for the 23rd Sep 2008 Carling Cup 3rd round game at Anfield. It finished 2-1 to Liverpool. They are nice, well made badges. I am reliably informed that another two badges were also made for this game so I'll be keeping on the lookout for those!

More Leeds v Crewe badges

2009-04-14T22:40:00.002-04:00

Leeds seem to be the only team in this league who can justify match day badges. These two were made for the game at Elland Road earlier in the 2008-09 season. These are very nice badges and raise the total of number of Leeds v Crewe badges from this season up to four.

AFBC

2009-04-14T22:34:00.003-04:00

Cheers to Colin at the Association of Football Badge Collectors http://www.afbc.org.uk/ for putting up a link to this site.

Early logo pin

2009-04-08T11:17:00.003-04:00

This badge is one of the oldest in my collection. It has one of the old Crewe logos and is officially listed as Crewe badge 033 in the AFBC directory. A great looking badge.

Wolves pre-season tour 2006

2009-04-07T07:36:00.002-04:00

Cheers to FBB on the badge collectors forum for this one... http://www.websitetoolbox.com/mb/theexecutivesolution?forum=81603

Only a small piece of Crewe in this one but we are on it so it becomes worthy of mention!

Its a badge produced for Wolves' pre-season games in 2006 of which of course we were one.

Old logo with blue

2009-04-05T21:45:00.002-04:00

I found this scan here
http://s661.photobucket.com/albums/uu334/BadgesCollection/?action=view&current=England.jpg which was a Spanish guy trying to sell his entire collection in bulk. Sadly he wouldn't sell individual badges. I've never seen this pin before - the old logo but with the circle over the letters in blue rather than the usual red. Judging by the rest of the pins in the collection, this is probably one from the 60s or 70s. Anyone shed any further light on it?

2008 match badges vs Leeds

2009-04-03T14:26:00.002-04:00

These are the 2008 Crewe v Leeds badges from the same producer as the badge a few posts back for the recent match. There was one badge made for each of the meetings in the 2007/08 season and then another made for our game at Elland Road earlier this season on 6th Sept 2008. Great quality badges and still available online too from the original seller.

Silver logo badge

2009-03-31T11:34:00.003-04:00

This one is a pretty classy pin which is unique because of its lack of colouring.

It was bought from the club shop as part of a set with a key-ring of the same design.

Basic old logo badges

2009-03-29T11:14:00.005-04:00

More of a summary post really but this is all my badges with the basic 'railway wheel' logo together in one group. As you can see there are a variety of sizes, colours and positioning of the ball and letters.

CAFC badge

2009-03-27T17:33:00.001-04:00

Another badge from the collection of Andy Scoffin. This CAFC badge was presumably made for Crewe (and not for Charlton!)

Crewe v Hartlepool Match Badge

2009-03-26T17:00:00.002-04:00

This one has just appeared on ebay and is another of those plastic insert badges. Made for Crewe's home match against Hartlepool in April 2009. A different style to those cheap looking insert badges previouly mentioned in the blog. Not one I'm going to be adding to my collection but an interesting addition to the site anyway!

Promotion Badge 1997

2009-03-24T14:14:00.002-04:00

This badge was made to commemorate CAFCs first ever fromotion into the second tier of English football when we won the play-off final in 1997 at the old Wembley. Its made in a similar style to the badge made when promotion was achieved again in 2003 (although with the old logo). Thanks again to The Railwayman Andy Scoffin for the picture.

Green and Blue logo badges

2009-03-23T09:43:00.002-04:00

Here are a couple of rare badges that I don't yet have in my collection. A variation on the regular round pin you will find elsewhere in red and white, these are in blue and green and must have been made because of Crewe having the blue and green away shirt in the 1995/96 season.

Thanks to Andy Scoffin for the picture and for the other badge pictures he sent me from his large CAFC badge collection that I'll be putting up soon.

Crewe v Leeds Badge - March 21st 2009

2009-03-19T13:56:00.003-04:00

Hot off the press..... I just bought the match badge for this weekends upcoming match against Leeds. I got it from http://www.badges.esmartdesign.com/08-09.html They do badges for all Leeds games and they made similar badges for our game at Elland Road earlier this season and for the 2 games last season. They are really nice badges too.

Southampton v Crewe 2005/06 Match Badge

2009-02-17T14:33:00.002-05:00

This one has to be the most bizzarre Crewe badge I have come accross so far. It appears to have come from Hong Kong and why anyone in Hong Kong is making badges for an uninspiring fixture between Southampton and Crewe is beyond me!! It has the old Crewe logo and a generic set of footballers dressed in the respective colours of So'ton and Crewe. A great addition to the collection!

Crewe Alexandra Supporters Assn

2009-01-17T14:24:00.004-05:00

So I finally managed to get hold of this badge.... It an old supporters association pin different from the other similar ones with more white on the bottom and abbreviating association to assn. Had to pay (relatively) a lot for this one on ebay. This is officially listed as Crewe badge 017 in the AFBC directory.

Promotion 2003

2009-01-17T14:20:00.003-05:00

This is a really nice pin commemorating one of the more enjoyable seasons being a Crewe fan (there has not been much to shout about since!). Promotion was achieved with one match to spare away at QPR. This badge is an official one that was presumably made in limited quantities and sold through the club shop.

Crewe AlexanDER... some people really need to check their work!

2008-12-29T09:04:00.003-05:00

These appeared on ebay today..... now I'm all for a bit of enterprise and making products to sell online but try to check your work before you try to sell it... especially if the correct spelling is actually right next to it on the club logo...

Wolves v Crewe 2005-06 Season

2008-12-18T08:06:00.002-05:00

This badge was produced for Crewe's game at Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 2005-06 season. No idea who produced it or why (assume it was Wolves fans) but I bought it from here http://www.badges.esmartdesign.com/Crewe.htm . Never seen them on ebay either and there is an alternate version where the gold background is replaced with a black background that I have not been able to get hold of yet. I have not heard of a pin being produced from the return fixture at gresty road so it might have been a short-lived project.

Official Shield and Ball Badge

2008-12-18T07:59:00.003-05:00

This one was bought from the club shop a couple years back and is probably a generic style that is used by many clubs. The ball and stars bit is a little tacky and I'm not exactly sure what the stars are supposed to represent...

Supporters Association Pin

2008-12-17T21:36:00.004-05:00

Old badge (60s/70s?) made by PC Parry with another variant of the Supporters Association logos. The crest is slightly raised from the silver background giving the badge a nice look. This is officially listed as Crewe badge 020 in the AFBC directory.

Crewe Golly

2008-12-17T21:30:00.004-05:00

These football golly pins are unofficial variants of the popular Robinsons Golly Pins which have been produced since the 1930s. These football gollys started appearing in the 90s with pretty much every league club and national team having a version out there. The Crewe version is a nice addition to the collection.

Old logo round white

2008-12-17T19:11:00.004-05:00

This one is the exact opposite of the white with red trim badge posted earlier. Its old but pretty easy to obtain. A nice little badge. This is officially listed as Crewe badge 002 in the AFBC directory.

Rosette logo badge

2008-11-19T12:14:00.003-05:00

This is a nice one I picked up recently. About an inch in diameter, it features the 'new' logo displayed within the centre of a red & white rosette.

Non Enamel Match Pins

2008-11-08T14:03:00.003-05:00

These cheap "insert pins" have started turning up on ebay lately... I am not buying any though as they are not really proper pin badges in the pure sense as it is just paper inserted into a pin frame as opposed to enamel pins that are produced with a die and have a much higher quality. I will include these pins on here though whenever I see them just because they are a part of the whole Crewe pin badge record...

Railtrack Badge

2008-10-23T12:04:00.002-04:00

This is one that I saw on ebay a while back. I didn't win the auction and I have never seen it for sale again so I guess it must be pretty rare. Railtrack were the sponsors of the new main stand at Gresty Road for several years and I have to assume that this in was produced as part of that relationship.

Crewe Alex Exiles

2008-10-18T13:10:00.004-04:00

As a proud member of the Exiles (crewe fans living outside south cheshire) this is one of my favourites. I had 100 of these made by Mark Parr Promotions back in 2001 and we sold about 80% of them directly to Exiles members with the rest going to the suppoters club programme/badge shop at Gresty Road (and apparently these all got sold pretty quickly). We thought we would go for a unique design to incorporate the words of the club song "Blue Moon". Interestingly a few of these have turned up on ebay recently going for much more than it cost us to make them!

Crewe Alexandra Supporter Association #1

2008-10-18T12:59:00.005-04:00

Old Supporters Club badge made by W Reeves of Birmingham. There is an alternate version that just says supporters assn but I have not been able to get hold of that yet. This is officially listed as Crewe badge 019 in the AFBC directory.

New round logo pin (red)

2008-10-18T12:47:00.002-04:00

Small round logo pin bought from the club shop last year

Hull v Crewe 2005/06 Match Badge

2008-10-18T12:43:00.002-04:00

Match badge from our only trip so far to Hull City's new KC Stadium. Looking at current league positions it might ba a while until we are there again! I think one was produced in the same design for the return game at Gresty Road but I have never seen it offered for sale.

Small shield pin (red)

2008-10-18T12:25:00.002-04:00

Small red shield pin with the lion (without the football). Its not a recent pin but it seems to crop up on ebay fairly often.

Old logo #4

2008-10-18T12:22:00.004-04:00

This one is slightly larger than all the other logo pins I have come accross and is also one of the older ones. It is marked with the makers name, Coffer of Northampton. This is officially listed as Crewe badge 034 in the AFBC directory.

Kit badge from season 2004-05

2008-10-18T12:17:00.001-04:00

Nice kit badge of the 2004/05 Reebok shirt, the last with LC Charles as the sponsor.

Goalnet Pin

2008-10-17T19:42:00.002-04:00

Another official pin, this time with the CAFC logo in front a goal net. I think the word Alex gets a bit of overkill on this one!

Old Logo #3

2008-10-17T19:39:00.001-04:00

Another variant on the old logo.... this one has the red trim and the football club bit written upside down.

Dario Gradi 20 years

2008-10-17T15:42:00.002-04:00

Pin badge produced by the club to commemorate Dario Gradi's 20th anniversary as manager of Crewe Alexandra (in 2003).

Old Round Badge (Red Trim)

2008-10-17T11:19:00.000-04:00

This old round badge probably dates from the 80's and is fairly common (judging by the amount of times it crops up on ebay). There is an alternate version of this with a white trim (instead of the red) that seems less common.

New Logo Shield Pin

2008-10-16T21:43:00.000-04:00

Shield pin badge showing the new CAFC logo that was introduced a few years back. The subject of much debate... not only does the the lion look a lot less tough, we also lost the highly symbolic railway wheel.

Old Logo #2

2008-10-16T21:40:00.000-04:00

A slight colour variation on old logo pin#1