The 32-year-old originally joined Crewe on a 93-day emergency loan deal back in September, but that expired last month and he returned to his Premier League parent club.
However, following negotiations, the centre-back has returned to Gresty Road, where he will stay for the rest of the campaign.
During his first stint with the League One club, Tate made seven appearances.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Ipswich TownIpswich | 43 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 85 | 53 | 32 | 89 |
| 2 | Leicester CityLeicester | 42 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 79 | 38 | 41 | 88 |
| 3 | Leeds UnitedLeeds | 43 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 76 | 34 | 42 | 87 |
| 4 | Southampton | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 84 | 54 | 30 | 84 |
| 5 | West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom | 43 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 66 | 42 | 24 | 72 |
| 6 | Norwich CityNorwich | 43 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 76 | 60 | 16 | 71 |
| 7 | Hull City | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 62 | 54 | 8 | 65 |
| 8 | Coventry CityCoventry | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 66 | 52 | 14 | 63 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 43 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 61 | 56 | 5 | 63 |
| 10 | Preston North EndPreston | 43 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 56 | 60 | -4 | 63 |
| 11 | Cardiff CityCardiff | 43 | 18 | 5 | 20 | 48 | 60 | -12 | 59 |
| 12 | Bristol City | 43 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 50 | 46 | 4 | 58 |
| 13 | Sunderland | 43 | 16 | 8 | 19 | 52 | 50 | 2 | 56 |
| 14 | Swansea CitySwansea | 43 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 53 | 62 | -9 | 53 |
| 15 | Watford | 43 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 59 | 58 | 1 | 52 |
| 16 | Millwall | 43 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 42 | 55 | -13 | 50 |
| 17 | Blackburn RoversBlackburn | 43 | 13 | 10 | 20 | 57 | 71 | -14 | 49 |
| 18 | Plymouth ArgylePlymouth | 43 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 58 | 66 | -8 | 48 |
| 19 | Queens Park RangersQPR | 43 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 40 | 57 | -17 | 47 |
| 20 | Stoke CityStoke | 43 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 41 | 60 | -19 | 47 |
| 21 | Birmingham CityBirmingham | 43 | 12 | 9 | 22 | 48 | 64 | -16 | 45 |
| 22 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 43 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 47 | 70 | -23 | 44 |
| 23 | Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds | 43 | 12 | 8 | 23 | 36 | 67 | -31 | 44 |
| R | Rotherham UnitedRotherham | 43 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 32 | 85 | -53 | 23 |
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