Crewe to downgrade fabled Academy to Category Three

Crewe Alexandra have announced that they will be downgrading their fabled Academy from Category Two to Category Three status from the start of next season.

Crewe’s Academy has been Category Two since the launch of the Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP) in 2012. However, the club have been in League Two since relegation in 2021/22 and have said that “increasing financial and operational demands” have led to the decision to go down to Category Three.