2005/06 Crewe v Hull Badge Set

I first posted a long time ago about Hull badges from the 2005/06 season.  They were difficult to track down at first but I eventually got in touch with the guy putting them out and was able to secure a full set of four covering both games. It appears that this set was limited to 75 of each design as they are all stamped on the back with an individual number out of 75.

Crewe Button Badge

This is a fun little button badge done by someone with a simple badge making machine.  One for the kids!

AFC Wimbledon v Crewe 2011/12 badge

This great badge was produced for the AFC Wimbledon v Crewe game on 15th October 2011.  The badge was part of the series produced and sold officially by Terrys Badges for each of AFC Wimbledon's home games in their League 2 campaign.  The badge features the club logos and also the statement that Wimbledon are unbeaten in 78 league games....  a record that Crewe broke that day with a 3-1 away win.

I love CAFC

A recent ebay find was this CAFC insert badge in the I love New York style.  About an inch in diameter, the insert is of the epoxy type so is sticky to the touch.

Crewe v Brentford 1997 Playoff Badge

I have had a new set of badges made to commemorate what still remains as one of the greatest days in Crewe's history - the 1-0 victory at Wembley over Brentford in the 1997 playoff final.  Its a unique original design and features the two club logos, the score, match details and the football league logo.  Its a limited edition of 100 badges (25 in each of the 4 colours).  Hope you like them!  Available from me at £2.50 (plus p&p) or £10.00 (plus p&p) for a set of 4.

1994-95 Division Two Playoff badges

This playoff pin set to commemorate the 94-95 D2 playoffs was made as part of a wider set in 2010.  According to the maker (a guy called Paul Booth) the plan was to do badges for all playoff years for all leagues but they seem to have stopped after only a selected amount of years/leagues were produced.  This is one of only 2 of Crewe's playoff runs that made it (the other is featured in an earlier post).  One improvement since the first Crewe badge in this set appeared is that the logo is now the correct one for the period rather that the new design that came out in the late 90s.  As you can see, there were 50 of each badge produced.

Wembley badge 3

This one is an unofficial badge that was available from a seller outside Wembley Stadium on the day (thanks to Dave S for finding it for me!).  Nice to look at but obviously it is of the less desirable insert format rather than good quality enamel.  However, still a nice addition to the collection.

Orange button badge

This big button badge is about 3" in diameter and is far more orange than the scan suggests.  No idea where it originates from or whether it was an official production (I suspect not).  Judging by the age and style I'm thinking 70s or early 80s.

Hull on Tour 2005/06 badges

A strange set of badges (in five colour varieties) to apparently celebrate the away trips of Hull during the 05/06 season.  Featured on these is a really small Crewe logo alongside a few other clubs.

Crewe v Wolves July 2011

Three more fantastic pre-season badges for the match against Wolves in July 2011.  Two badges for the match itself (one each each of the team colours, red & gold) and then one covering the whole of Wolves pre-season including a nice red crewe logo in the top corner.

Wembley Badge 2

These two "unofficial" playoff final badges (one red, one white) are probably the nicest of all those produced (at least that I have seen so far).  Uniquely the crewe logo simply says "crewe"...  presumably for either space or copywrite reasons....

Cradle to the Grave....

The four badges in this set were the last of this style of Crewe badge that were produced (I think).  The quality was so poor (badly positioned stickers on a metal backplate) that I was not unhappy to see the end of the sets!

Wembley badge 1

Thanks to Dave S for sending me over some images straight after the game.  Hopefully I'll get my hands on the real things soon enough!  This is the official match badge available at wembley but it seems to have been in fairly short supply.  Fairly simple and apparently plastic rather than enamel.

Wembley!

Looking forward to any badges available from Crewe's playoff trip to Wembley this week! Of course any that are available will find their way onto the blog!

Crewe Alexandra FC Supporters Assn - Red

This is one of the variants of the old Crewe Alex Supporters Association badges.  This one is the design with the Assn abrieviation with red at the top and bottom.  The maker (which can be found on the back of the badge) is W Reeves of Birmingham.

Bradford v Crewe 2011/12 Match Badge

Top quality match badge to represent the Bradford v Crewe league match (28th December 2011) once again from Bradford, this time it has been produced in two colours - gold and silver.  The production run was 100 (80 gold and 20 silver).  The badge features the match details (not so good for Crewe this year!) and the club logos.

Oxford v Crewe 2011/12 Match Badge

Along with Wimbledon and Bradford, Oxford are one of the few clubs in league two doing match badges.  Again produced by on eof the supporters groups, this was only available at the ground on the match day.  A simple plain shirt design this year as opposed to the official club logos that were present on last years badge.

Snapshot of my CAFC collection - Feb 2012

I still have a few left to put into the display but this is a pretty good reflection of what I have to date...

CAFC England Badge

This CAFC badge in the colours of the England Flag was a great find and a great design.  As with all CAFC badges it may have been made with Charlton in mind but I am happy to find a home for it in my Crewe collection.

12th Man badge...

These two badges, once again of the cheap plastic insert variety, came out at a time when there was a different design in this unofficial series coming out almost weekly... and then they were gone.  I will put up all the designs at some point but we can start with these.  It must be noted that it has been a long time since the Gresty Road end could be considered a "12th man"!

Bradford 1-5 Crewe, May 7th 2011 Matchbadge

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

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

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

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

Oxford v Crewe 2010/11 Match Badge

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

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

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...

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

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

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!