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Lee Bell 'really proud' to celebrate three years as Crewe Alexandra manager

By Ryan Parker   6th Nov 2025

Lee Bell says he is 'really proud' to have managed Crewe Alexandra for three years, after hitting the impressive milestone in November 2025 (Photo: Crewe Alexandra).
Lee Bell says he is 'really proud' to have managed Crewe Alexandra for three years, after hitting the impressive milestone in November 2025 (Photo: Crewe Alexandra).

Lee Bell says he is "really proud" to have managed Crewe Alexandra for three years, after hitting the impressive milestone in November 2025.

The 42-year-old was appointed Interim Manager on November 4, 2022, after Alex Morris stepped down, with Bell being named Crewe's permanent boss that December following a final shortlist of 12.

Bell had devoted over two decades to the club as a player and coach, emerging as the "outstanding candidate" following a series of interviews.

Since then, Bell has taken charge of 159 competitive matches for Crewe, including a Wembley play-off final in 2024.

Lee Bell is now the 17th-longest-serving manager in England's top four divisions (Photo: Crewe Alexandra).

The Alsager-born gaffer is now the 17th-longest-serving manager in England's top four divisions, with his sights on a 60th victory against Shrewsbury Town on Saturday 8 November.

Bell said: "I am really proud of getting to this milestone. It is a real honour to be manager of this football club.

"Everyone knows how I feel about the club.

"As a group of staff and players, we will keep striving to get to where we think we can get to, and to continue to improve the club as a whole.

"It is more than just a job to me, with the emotion that goes into it, and my connection to the club, and it is the same for a lot of the staff."

Lee Bell made 148 appearances for Crewe across two stints, playing a part in the Alex's 2002/03 promotion campaign and the 2012 play-off triumph (Photo: Sky Sports).

Bell, who made a total of 148 appearances for the Alex across two stints, played a part in Crewe's 2002/03 promotion campaign to the Championship and the 2012 League Two play-off triumph.

Now, Bell has his sights on taking Crewe back to League One in his third full season.

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