Last time Crewe played Shrewsbury in the league they won 1-0 at Gay Meadow and in fact did the double that season when a month later they thumped the Shropshire team 5-1 at Gresty Road.
You have to go back to 1990 for the last time the Shrews beat Crewe with a 1-0 win at Gay Meadow.
The two teams did meet back in 2003 in the LDV Vans trophy when that day Shrewsbury thumped the Railwaymen 4-2 at Gay Meadow.
Crewe Team News-
Crewe boss Gudjon Thordarson looks set to tinker with the team for the away trip to Shrewsbury Town as the Alex look to keep up the pressure at the top of the table.
Anthony Elding looks set to drop to the subs bench with Aman Verma coming in while the Iceman looks set to opt for a 3-man defence of Patrick Ada, Harry Worley and Simon Walton.
James Bailey is now fit but won't be risked on the subs bench while Mat MItchel-King looks set to train next week after getting over a back injury. Clayton Donaldson is still ruled out with a fractured fibula and will not return until the end of October at the earliest.
Possible team - Button, Ada, Jones, Brayford, Walton, Worley, Schumacher, Verma, Grant, Moore, Zola.
Shrewsbury Town Team News-
Shrews boss Paul Simpson has a depleated team ahead of the local derby with Crewe with only 18 fit players.
Shrewsbury are without Terry Dunfield, Mike Jackson, Glyn Garner, Omer Riza, Chris Neal and Craig Disley.