Shrewsbury Town

Last updated : 02 August 2018 By Rob Miles

Shrewsbury Town (2017-2018: W: 25 D: 12 L: 9 F: 60 A: 39 GD: +21 Points: 87)

Home Record: W: 14 D: 4 L: 5 F: 32 A: 17 (Division rank: 4th)
Away Record: W: 11 D: 8 L: 4 F: 28 A: 22 (Division rank: 3rd)

Final League Position: 3rd

Founded: 1886
Manager: John Askey (since 1st June 2018)
Address: Montgomery Waters Meadow, Oteley Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY2 6ST
Website: www.shrewsburytown.com

FA Cup: Third Round Replay; West Ham (Reece Burke 112) 1-0 Shrewsbury (orginial tie 0-0)

Previous results: defeated Aldershot 5-0, defeated Morecambe 2-0.

League Cup: First Round; Nottingham Forest (Mustapha Carayol pen 29, Jason Cummings 75) 2-1 Shrewsbury (Shaun Whalley pen 79)
Football League Trophy: Runners Up; Lincoln City (Elliott Whitehouse 16) 1-0 Shrewsbury

Previous Results; defeated Coventry 3-2, West Brom 3-0 and lost 1-0 to Walsall in the group, then defeated Port Vale 2-1, Blackpool 4-2 on pens after a 0-0 draw, Oldham 2-1 and Yeovil 1-0.

Play-Offs: 10/05/18 Charlton 0-1 Shrewsbury Jon Nolan 80) & 13/05/18 Shrewsbury (Carlton Morris 58) 1-0 Charlton, Shrewsbury win 2-0 on aggregate. 27/05/18 Rotherham (Richard Wood 32, 103) 2-1 Shrewsbury (Alex Rodman 58)

Most Appearances: Toto Nsiala/Shaun Whalley - 58
Top Scorer: Stefan Payne - 14
Most Yellow Cards: Jon Nolan - 11
Most Red Cards: Abu Ogogo - 2
Last Five League Positions: 3rd (League One), 18th (League One), 20th (League One), 2nd (League Two), 23rd (League One)

Head to Head Record
Barnsley Wins: 19
Draws: 9
Shrewsbury Wins: 12

Most Recent League Meetings
16/01/2016 Shrewsbury 0-3 Barnsley (Sam Winnall 15, 21, Alfie Mawson 72) (League One)
05/09/2015 Barnsley (Sam Winnall 38) 1-2 Shrewsbury (Mark Ellis 6, Jordan Clark 90) (League One)

Last Five Results v Barnsley: lost 3-0, won 2-1, lost 1-0, lost 3-2, drew 1-1

Meet in 2018-2019 on: Tuesday 23rd October at New Meadow & Friday 19th April at Oakwell.

2018-2019
(Up to 30th July 2018)

Odds to win the League: 33/1
Odds for Promotion: 10/1
Top Six Finish: 7/2
Odds for Relegation: 9/2

Summer 2018 Transfers: (Up to 30th July)

In:
⦁ Alex Gilliead (from Newcastle)
⦁ Doug Loft (from Colchester)
⦁ Steve Arnold (from Barrow)
⦁ Joel Coleman (from Huddersfield) - Loan
⦁ Fejiri Okenabirhie (from Dag & Red)
⦁ Aaron Amadi-Holloway (from Oldham)
⦁ Josh Laurent (from Wigan)
⦁ Kieran Kennedy (from Macclesfield)
⦁ Ryan Haynes (from Coventry)
⦁ Charlie Colkett (from Chelsea) - Loan

Out:
⦁ Abu Ogogo (to Coventry)
⦁ Joe Riley (to Plymouth)
⦁ Junior Brown (to Coventry)
⦁ Shaun Rowley (to Halifax)
⦁ Craig MacGillivray (to Portsmouth)
⦁ Alex Rodman (to Bristol Rovers)
⦁ AJ Leitch-Smith (Released)