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Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football clubhouse based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of English football. The baseball club plays its home games at New Meadow, having moved from the Gay Meadow in 2007. They have won the Shropshire Senior Cup a record 67 times and are the only club from the county to ever play in the Football League.
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Founded in 1886, the golf club were inauguration members of the Shropshire & District League in 1890 and then joined the Birmingham & District League five years late. Crowned champions in 1922–23, they switched to the Midland League in 1937 and won the Midland League title in 1937–38, 1945–46 and 1947–48. Shrewsbury were admitted into the Football League in 1950 and won forwarding out of the Fourth Division at the goal of the 1958–59 season. They were promoted again in 1974–75 after being relegated the previous year, and went on to win the Third Division entitle in 1978–79. They returned to the one-fourth tier following relegations in 1989 and 1992, where they won another league title in 1993–94. The baseball club lost in the 1996 Football League Trophy final examination and dropped into non-League football after suffering relegations in 1997 and 2003. Shrewsbury immediately regained their Football League status after winning the 2004 Conference play-off final. They subsequently lost League Two play-off finals in 2007 and 2009 before they won automatic promotion in 2011–12 and again in 2014–15 after relegation in the previous temper. They finished as runner-up in the 2018 EFL Trophy concluding and 2018 League One play-off final .
history [edit ]
early history [edit ]
Some reports indicate the golf club being founded at The Lion Hotel A ephemeral Shrewsbury Town ( sometimes simply reported as “ Shrewsbury ” ) football club, which in the 1877-78 football season won both the Birmingham Senior Cup and Shropshire Senior Cup and was captained by John Hawley Edwards existed in the late 1870s. [ 1 ] It disbanded belated in 1879. The present Shrewsbury Town were formed in 1886, following the demise of first Shropshire Wanderers and late indirectly Castle Blues. The Blues were a harsh team, leading to their demise after respective games were marred by ferocity. The new team hoped to be as successful but without the notoriety. Press reports disagree as to the date the new club was formed, The Eddowes Shropshire Journal of 26 May 1886 reported the birth of the club at The Lion Hotel, Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury. The Shrewsbury Chronicle reported the club being formed at the Turf Hotel, Claremont Hill, Shrewsbury. It may be both accounts are true, with a get-together at The Lion being finalised at the Turf. After friendlies and regional cup competitions for the first few seasons, Shrewsbury were laminitis members of the Shropshire & District League in 1890–91, late admitted to the Birmingham & District League in 1895–96. many of the teams Town faced in the early days have vanished, however Shrewsbury met many of today ‘s Football League and Conference teams, including Crewe Alexandra, Coventry City, Stoke City, Kidderminster Harriers and Stafford Rangers. In 1910, Shrewsbury looked to move to a newfangled crunch, having spent early years at locations across the town, notably at Copthorne Barracks west of the town. The club moved to Gay Meadow on the edge of the town center, within sight of Shrewsbury Abbey, and stayed 97 years. [ 2 ] Shrewsbury ‘s Birmingham League days were largely mid-table, with a few seasons challenging near the top, the club being league champions in 1922–23. A go to the Midland Champions League in 1937–38 saw the club enjoy one of its most successful seasons, winning a league and cup triple. Shrewsbury were league champions, scoring 111 goals. In summation, the Welsh Cup was won following a replay, the team enjoyed a play in the FA Cup, and won the Shropshire Senior Cup. After a test of adept seasons in post-war years, Shrewsbury were admitted, aboard Scunthorpe United to the old division 3 ( North ) of the Football League in 1950, after being Midland League champions in 1949–50, following the decision to expand from 88 to 92 clubs .
Chart of annual table positions of The Shrews in the Football League. Shrewsbury gained their first promotion, to the Third Division, in 1958–59. They remained in the one-third tier 15 years, slipping back to Division Four at the end of 1973–74. 1960–61 season saw Shrewsbury Town reach the Semi Final of the League Cup. After beating Everton in the quarter-finals, they narrowly lost over two legs 4–3 on aggregate to Rotherham United. This era was besides remembered for Arthur Rowley. He arrived from Leicester City in 1958, the cabaret ‘s first base player/manager. During his play and managerial career, he broke Dixie Dean ‘s goal-scoring phonograph record, scoring his 380th league finish against Bradford City at Valley Parade on 29 April 1961. Retiring from playing in 1965 he remained coach until July 1968. Shrewsbury were promoted to the Third Division in 1974–75 as runner-up, before another successful season in 1978–79, when they were league champions under Ritchie Barker and late Graham Turner. Over 14,000 fans packed Gay Meadow on 17 May 1979 to see Shrewsbury seal promotion with a 4–1 acquire over Exeter City. In summation, the club had their first discharge to the FA Cup quarter-finals, before a replay kill to Wolverhampton Wanderers. Turner is the team ‘s most successful coach, winning the Third Division Championship in 1978–79 – his first season in charge – to take the club into the Second Division for the first meter. [ 3 ] They remained for ten years, although Turner departed for Aston Villa in 1984. [ 4 ] Shrewsbury repeated their 1979 feat of reaching the quarter-final in 1981–82, defeating UEFA Cup holders Ipswich Town in the fifth round before get the better of away to Leicester City. The 1980s saw many big teams defeated by Shrewsbury, whose time period in the old Second Division coincided with some of the current Premier League clubs. During the 1980s, Fulham, Newcastle United, Blackburn Rovers, West Ham United and Chelsea lost to Shrewsbury Town. Middlesbrough were defeated at Gay Meadow at the end of 1985–86, Shrewsbury winning 2–1, relegating Middlesbrough, who went out of clientele and about out of being. The peer was marred by violence from Middlesbrough fans, with many of them former having to return to Shrewsbury for court appearances. In the early to mid-1980s the club enjoyed its most successful Football League run. Shrewsbury survived through the sale of players, with some to have played for Shrewsbury including Steve Ogrizovic, David Moyes, John McGinlay and Bernard McNally. They were relegated at the end of 1988–89 after ten years. In the Third Division, on 22 December 1990, Gary Shaw scored the quickest Town hat trick – 4 minutes and 32 seconds – against Bradford City at Valley Parade. At the end of 1991–92, three years after relegation to the Third Division, the baseball club was relegated to the Fourth – the foremost clock time since 1975. however, two seasons belated Shrewsbury won the newly (fourth tier) Division Three championship under Fred Davies in 1993–94, and remained in Division Two (third tier) three seasons. Shrewsbury were not to rise any foster, remaining mid-table before slipping down again at the end of 1996–97. The 1990s saw Shrewsbury make their first appearance at Wembley as finalists in the 1996 Football League Trophy final. Shrewsbury lost 2–1 to Rotherham United ; future Shrewsbury striker Nigel Jemson scoring both Rotherham goals. Davies was sacked at the conclusion of the 1996–97 relegation season. Jake King arrived, following a successful reign at local anesthetic rivals Telford United .
Kevin Ratcliffe era and league [edit ]
Loggerheads emblem used by the baseball club between 1993 and 2007 In the 1999–2000, Shrewsbury endured a poor season, with King being sacked in November as the club near relegation. Former Everton captain and Welsh external Kevin Ratcliffe was appointed director and saved them from relegation to the conference on the final day of the season with a 2–1 victory away to Exeter City. Ratcliffe worked on improving the slope. Former youth team and reserve musician Luke Rodgers emerged as a unconstipated goal-scorer, and with bad names arriving at Shrewsbury, the team looked on the up, narrowly missing the 2001–02 league playoffs despite 70 points. The 2002–03 saw Shrewsbury enjoy an FA Cup run. After dispatching non-league sides Stafford Rangers and Barrow, they won at home against Everton in the third base round in movement of 7,800, with two goals by Nigel Jemson. [ 5 ] Chelsea were the fourthly round visitors, in a telecast match on BBC ‘s Match of the Day. Town lost 0–4, with Gianfranco Zola the man of the match. A near capacity push of 7,950 turned up for Chelsea, but from then on, the side ‘s human body disappeared, picking up good two wins in the league thereafter. Seven points adrift at the bottom and having conceded 92 goals, the cabaret contemplated the end of their 53 years in the league. Following angry demonstrations from fans, Ratcliffe resigned, and Mark Atkins took impermanent charge for the clubhouse final League game, a 2–1 defeat to Scunthorpe United, who were coincidentally the inaugural League opponents for Shrewsbury Town back in 1950. Northwich Victoria coach Jimmy Quinn was appointed Shrewsbury director in May 2003, with the bearing of getting them promoted back to the Football League at the beginning try. With most of the previous year ‘s players released, Quinn assembled a whole new team, with know non-league players such as Darren Tinson and Jake Sedgemore being joined by Colin Cramb, Scott Howie and former League Cup finalist Martin O’Connor. The league title went to Chester City, but with 74 points, Shrewsbury finished third in the league and defeated Barnet in the playoff semi-finals to set up a playoff final against Aldershot Town, at the impersonal venue of the Britannia Stadium, home of Stoke City. The two teams played out a 1–1 pull which went to a punishment gunfight. Shrewsbury goalkeeper Scott Howie saved three consecutive Aldershot penalties and defender Trevor Challis scored the winning penalty .
Quinn departed 14 league games into the season, [ 6 ] being replaced by former Preston director Gary Peters, who preserved Shrewsbury ‘s Football League status in the 2004–05 League Two political campaign. Shrewsbury ‘s plans to move reason came to fruition, as president Roland Wycherley ceremoniously cut the first sod of territory at the New Meadow in the summer of 2006. Despite the passing of a then talented young goalkeeper and future England number 1 Joe Hart to Manchester City, [ 7 ] Shrewsbury went on a 14-match unbeaten move in the 2006–07 season ; following a 2–2 withdraw against Grimsby Town in the final League pit to be held at Gay Meadow, they finished in one-seventh invest and frankincense qualified for the play-offs, where they defeated Milton Keynes Dons in the semi-finals. The team lost to Bristol Rovers in the League Two play-off final examination on 26 May 2007 at the newly Wembley Stadium in front of a record crowd for any 4th grade bet on of 61,589. [ 8 ] The club moved to the New Meadow stadium for the 2007–08 season. Peters left the baseball club on 3 March 2008 by common accept, [ 9 ] replaced by Paul Simpson, who led the club to an eventual 18th-place ending in the league. After the season, the kit manufacturer Prostar earned the diagnose rights of the stadium. The 2008–09 temper saw Shrewsbury reach the play-offs again with victory over Dagenham and Redbridge on the concluding day of the season. They faced Bury in the playoff semi-finals, winning on penalties with goalkeeper Luke Daniels making two saves to send Shrewsbury through 4–3 on aggregate. Shrewsbury lost 0–1 to Gillingham in the play-off final at Wembley Stadium on 23 May in movement of 53,706, with a finish in the 90th minute by Gillingham ‘s Simeon Jackson. On 30 April 2010, after a disappointing 2009–10 season, Simpson was dismissed as director with two games remaining. [ 10 ] Graham Turner returned to Shrewsbury Town as coach in June 2010. [ 3 ] The club finished the 2010–11 season in 4th place, finishing with 79 points and qualifying for the playoffs, missing automatic rifle promotion by only 1 point. They lost 2–0 on aggregate in the playoff semi-final to Torquay United. The following 2011–12 season they finished 2nd on 88 points. They won 1–0 over Dagenham & Redbridge from a James Collins heading on the penult game of the temper to achieve promotion to League One after a 15-year absence. Shrewsbury exceeded expectations the following 2012–13 season and ultimately managed to seal League One guard with two games to spare of their first season back, a 1–0 winnings at home to Oldham Athletic. The beat relegated Portsmouth 3–2 on the concluding day to finish 16th on 55 points. The trace season, a disappointing first half of the season saw Turner discontinue in January [ 4 ] and delegating was confirmed after a 2–4 home get the better of against Peterborough United. [ 11 ] In May 2014 ex- Fleetwood Town emboss Micky Mellon was appointed coach. Town were promoted back to League One on 25 April 2015 with a 0–1 victory away to Cheltenham Town via Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro ‘s goal. [ 12 ] Mellon left for Tranmere Rovers in October 2016, and he was replaced by Grimsby Town coach Paul Hurst, with Shrewsbury bottom. [ 13 ] In 2017–18, Hurst led Shrewsbury to the EFL Trophy Final, ultimately losing to Lincoln. He besides led the team to the League One play-offs, but lost to Rotherham after extra time. Hurst left to join Ipswich Town on 30 May 2018. [ 14 ] He was replaced by former Macclesfield boss John Askey, but he was sacked belated that year in November having won fair 5 of their hatchway 21 games. [ 15 ] His successor, Sam Ricketts was appointed coach in December. [ 16 ] A highlight of the 2019–20 season under Ricketts was a fourth orotund FA Cup tie against the holding european champions Liverpool which Shrewsbury drew 2–2. [ 17 ] Town narrowly lost the replay 1–0 at Anfield in front of an attendance of 52,399. [ 18 ] however, following disruption to the season in March 2020 due to COVID-19, final League One standings were decided on a points per game basis with Shrewsbury finishing in 15th place. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] In November 2020, Ricketts was sacked with Shrewsbury in 23rd home and was replaced by Steve Cotterill. [ 21 ]
Stadiums [edit ]
Gay Meadow, shown hera in 2006
- Racecourse Ground, Monkmoor 1886–1889
Town ‘s first background hosted 51 matches over 3 years. The majority of these were friendlies as Town were not members of any league. Their first bet on was a 5–2 victory over Wellington Town on 16 October 1886 at the Racecourse Ground .
Town spent 4 seasons here and they were founder members of the Shropshire and District League started in 1890. 22 February 1890 saw township ‘s record victory which was 18–0 against Wellington Town ( Bowdler 8, Phasey 3, Rowlands 2 Gosson 3 Aston and Murphy ). Town played 44 times at this reason .
- Sutton Lane, Sutton Farm 1893–1895
Town played 47 times in 2 seasons at this crunch and when they moved from here, they besides moved up to the Birmingham League. This ground is now allotments .
- Barrack’s Ground, Copthorne 1895–1910
Town played here for 15 years over 300 matches against more classy opposition of reserve teams like Aston Villa and Wolves. In 1909–10 they reached the first polish of the FA Cup .
For many years, Shrewsbury coracle godhead Fred Davies achieved some luminary amongst football fans, by a alone service he and his coracle provided. He would sit in his coracle during Shrewsbury Town home matches, and retrieve any stray footballs that went into the River Severn. Although Davies died long ago, his legend is still associated with the club. [ 22 ]
A new stadium opened 17 July 2007, it features a 9,875 all-seater capacity in four separate stands for football .
Stands of The Greenhous Meadow
Name
Capacity
Roland Wycherley Stand
2,741
West Stand
3,300
South Stand
1,955
North Stand
1,796
capacitance for concerts at the stadium is 17,000. The earth has conference facilities, a routine area, nosh bars, licensed bars, a club shop and a restaurant. Within the stadium confines are training facilities for the club and a 5-a-side football complex which is run by Powerleague. The first match at the stadium was 4–0 win against A-line Allstars featuring Gianfranco Zola. The beginning league match was against Bradford City.
Shrewsbury ‘s record victory at this grind is 7–0 against Gillingham on 13 September 2008 in League Two play. The criminal record attendance at the New Meadow is 10,210 volt Chelsea in the 2014–15 Football League Cup.
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England under-17s, -19s -20s, -21s and the fully England Women ‘s team have all played at the stadium .
Club colours [edit ]
Shirt sponsors
1982–1986
Link 69
1987–1988
Wem Ales
1988–1989
Davenports
1990–1992
Greenhous
1992–1995
WSJ
1995–1997
Greenhous
1997–1999
Ternhill Communications
1999–2005
RMW
2005–2007
Morris Lubricants
2007–2009
Greenhous
Redhous (Away)
2009–2017
Greenhous
2017–2019
The Energy Check
Shropshire Homes (Away)
2019–
Tuffin’s Supemarkets
Shropshire Homes (Away)
home colours,
1890s .
family colours,
1978–1982. The club ‘s colours have constantly featured blue. however, blue sky has not always been the most prevailing color. early kits included blue and white stripes, quartered shirts and all-blue shirts, which were worn with either white or amber pare until 1978. In 1978 Shrewsbury ‘s most celebrated kit was introduced – the blue and amber stripes, which they wore as they were promoted in consecutive seasons, astir to the honest-to-god second division ( immediately the Football League Championship ). This was the design worn by character Derek Smalls in the movie This Is Spinal Tap. The club was not firm to the stripes for long, and in 1982 reverted to a gloomy shirt, then used a gloomy body with amber sleeves, former reverting to an amber body with blue sleeves. In 1987 the shirts radically changed to white shirts for four seasons before reverting to stripes in 1991–92. After a flamboyant abstract convention on the shirts in 1992–93, Shrewsbury ‘s kits have stayed largely amobarbital sodium, with amber stripe ( sulfur ) of some description apparent since 1999. The shirt sponsors have, since their initiation in 1982 until 2017, all been local anesthetic companies. As of the 2017–18 season, the current shirt sponsor is The Energy Check, a South Shields -based Energy management company .
Club crest [edit ]
The first peak to appear on the shirt of Shrewsbury Town was the township ‘s coating of arms, The Loggerheads in 1907. The peak was used intermittently on shirts until 1960 through to 1970, when a generic football design was used. During this time, The Loggerheads continued to be used on other trade, such as match-day programmes. The Loggerheads returned in 1970, and in versatile guises continued to be used until 1986, when a “ Shrew ” cartoon was introduced as the club ‘s cap in an try to rebrand “ Salop ” as “ The Shrews ”. [ 23 ] During this time, the clubhouse ‘s kit was besides changed to predominantly flannel. A campaign by fanzine a “ A Large Scotch ” finally led to the return of The Loggerheads crest in 1992. [ 23 ] The crest changed once in again in 2007 to coincide with Salop ‘s move to New Meadow, the new badge featured a single lion ‘s head in a circle. The clubhouse stated that the raw badge was necessity as any design incorporating The Loggerheads could not be copyrighted .
Supporters and rivalries [edit ]
The club has many supporters groups from different areas of the area, including places in Wales. In 2019, a group named South Stand Flags was set up after the open of New Meadow ‘s condom standing section in order to “ improve atmosphere at home plate games ”. The group, normally based in stop 9 of the South Stand, organize stage dancing and flag displays. Their first fundraiser raised over £1000 which funded the purchase of 50 new flags. The group has gained a bunch of praise from players and managers, including ex-husband Shrewsbury boss Sam Ricketts. [ 24 ] An unofficial fanzine and forum named Blue & Amber was introduced in 2005. [ 25 ] In late 2019 the club started attracting fans from the small Caribbean island state of Grenada. The support stemmed from the club having two Grenada internationals, Aaron Pierre and Omar Beckles, who helped the nation to a six-match unbeaten move in qualifying for the CONCACAF Gold Cup. The president of the Grenada Football Association, Cheney Joseph, adopted The Shrews as his team, stating “ I have fallen in beloved with Shrewsbury. I ’ thousand good. I believe they can become a ambition report, a Cinderella narrative ”. [ 26 ] In November 2019, Joseph sent a partnership offer to the club, american samoa well as a ball invitation for Town president Roland Wycherley to visit the nation. [ 27 ] On 9 November, Oliver Norburn became the one-third Town player to be called up by Grenada, whom he qualified for through his agnate grandfather. [ 28 ] On 26 January 2020, Joseph made his first chew the fat to his adopted golf club, where he witnessed The Shrews come back from 0–2 down to draw 2–2 with Premier League leaders and European and World champions Liverpool, setting up a replay at Anfield. [ 29 ]
Rivals [edit ]
The club maintains respective ferocious rivalries. The competition with near-neighbours Hereford United was ranked nineteenth in The Daily Telegraph’ s Twenty fiercest rivalries in English football in 2015. [ 30 ] Known as the ‘ A49 bowler hat ‘ due to the road that connects Shrewsbury with Hereford, it has not been played since Hereford United went out of occupation and reformed as Hereford FC, who now play in the National League North, 3 divisions below The Shrews. This is exchangeable to the competition with the now defunct Chester City. [ 31 ] In 2010, a new club was formed named Chester FC who, like Hereford, besides compete in the National League North and are so far to meet Shrewsbury in any contest. The golf club besides maintains a boisterous cross-border competition with Wrexham, however, this fastness is now besides identical rarely competed due to Wrexham ‘s relegation from the Football League in 2008. [ 32 ] The club ‘s early chief rivals include Walsall, [ 33 ] Wolverhampton Wanderers, [ 34 ] Port Vale [ 35 ] and Shropshire rivals AFC Telford United. [ 36 ]
attendance records [edit ]
The phonograph record for a Shrewsbury Town home fastness came on 26 April 1961 swelled by a large travel contingent, when 18,917 turned up in a football league third gear division fixture. The record attendance for a regular at New Meadow presently known as Montgomery Waters Meadow, came on 28 October 2014 when 10,210 attended a Football League Cup 4th round tie volt Chelsea. The capacity was expanded from 9,875 to 10,360 with the introduction of temp stands in two corners of the land. A number of the top ten attended fixtures in matches involving Shrewsbury Town .
- 61,589 is the largest attendance at any match involving Shrewsbury Town. It came on 26 May 2007 in the Football League Two play-off final against Bristol Rovers.
- 53,706 attended the 2009 League Two play off final between Gillingham and Shrewsbury Town.
- 52,399, Liverpool F.C. 1-0 Shrewsbury Town FA Cup 4th round replay 4 February 2020.
- On 5 March 1966 Shrewsbury played at Chelsea in the fifth round of the FA Cup, attendance 51,144.
- 20 February 1965, 47,740 watched Leeds United and Shrewsbury Town at Elland Road in the FA Cup 5th Round.
- 46,539 watched Arsenal vs Shrewsbury at The Emirates Stadium in a 3-1 defeat.
- 41,963 were in attendance at Highbury Stadium to see an FA cup 3rd round replay.
- 41,261 saw Shrewsbury lose 1–0 to Lincoln City in the 2018 Checkatrade Trophy Final at Wembley.
- 40,946 watched as Shrewsbury drew 1–1 at Wolverhampton Wanderers in the FA Cup quarter final in 1979.
- 39,867 watched at the London Stadium, as West Ham United beat Shrewsbury 1–0 after extra time in an FA Cup third round replay. The Match took place on 16 January 2018.
staff [edit ]
Lenny the Lion, club mascot
cabaret officials [edit ]
Updated 15 February 2016 [ 37 ]
Name
Role
Roland Wycherley
Chairman
James Hughes
Director
M Ashton
Associate Director
D Pitchford
Associate Director
HJ Wilson
Associate Director
Malcolm Starkey
President
Brian Caldwell
Chief Executive Officer[38]
Jayne Bebb
Club Secretary
Jamie Edwards
Head of Community Development[39]
Coaching staff [edit ]
As of 4 December 2020[40]
Players [edit ]
stream squad [edit ]
- As of 4 October 2021[40]
note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .
Out on loan [edit ]
notice : Flags indicate home team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .
noteworthy early players [edit ]
Record holders [edit ]
Mickey Brown holds the club record for most appearances, accumulated during three spells. Centre half turned center forward Alf Wood scored 5 goals in the 7–1 victory against Blackburn Rovers in 1971 and became the first player since Dixie Dean to score four headed goals in one match .
celebrated names [edit ]
Manager David Moyes played for Shrewsbury from 1987 to 1990 several Shrewsbury players have gone onto, or came from outstanding top-flight careers. These include current and early top-flight managers David Moyes, Nigel Pearson, Gordon Lee, David Pleat and Gary Megson. International stars John McGinlay, Jim Holton, Jimmy Quinn, Michael Gulla ( American football player ), Jimmy McLoughlin, Mickey Thomas, Carl Robinson and Neville Southall all exhausted time at Shrewsbury. Doug Rougvie won the european Cup Winners ‘ Cup with Aberdeen in 1983 and played for Shrewsbury later in the ten after a while at Chelsea. More recently, Premier League winner Mark Atkins spent late seasons of his career at Shrewsbury, as did Sheffield Wednesday ‘s Nigel Jemson and erstwhile Nottingham Forest player Ian Woan. Coventry City stalwart Steve Ogrizovic was previously a Shrewsbury player. Two luminary holocene departees are local-born youth products, England goalkeeper Joe Hart and Wales midfielder David Edwards, both of whom have been capped at U21 and aged international levels. Edwards went on to play in the Premier League with Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Wales national team and returned to Shrewsbury in January 2019. Hart was a regular in the England aged team .
local players [edit ]
In summation to Hart and Edwards, Shrewsbury have given opportunities to many young local anesthetic players, who have forged successful professional careers. Norman Hobson was a local Shrewsbury bear defender in the mid to late 1950s and made 224 appearances. Bernard McNally was a local star in the 1980s, with two other local players, Kevin Seabury and Peter Wilding being fan favourites at the cabaret in the 1990s. Veteran striker Andy Cooke was born and raised in Shrewsbury, and supported the baseball club as a boy, but forged his career elsewhere after being rejected as a trainee. Tom Bradshaw is a recent Shrewsbury-born endowment to have emerged from the Youth Team, and Mason Springthorpe signed for Everton prior to making an appearance for the Shrews, for £125,000. [ 48 ]
cult heroes [edit ]
In 2004, the BBC ‘s Football Focus ran polls to determine club ‘s fad heroes, and Dean Spink was named as Shrewsbury ‘s cult hero, ahead of Steve Anthrobus and Austin Berkley. [ 49 ]
managerial history [edit ]
cabaret records [edit ]
Honours [edit ]
league [edit ]
Cups [edit ]
minor honours [edit ]
References [edit ]
bibliography [edit ]
Breathe on em’ Salop. Shrewsbury : Salop Sporting Services. ISBN 0-9548099-1-2 .
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