Shrewsbury Town
Full name	Shrewsbury Town Football Club
Nickname(s)	Salop, The Shrews, Blues, Shrewsbury Aces,
Founded	1886
Ground	New Meadow Shrewsbury (Capacity 9,875 [1])
Chairman	Roland Wycherley
Manager	Paul Simpson
League	League Two
2007–08	League Two, 18th
Home colours 　 Away colours

Shrewsbury Town Football Club are an English football club currently playing in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. The New Meadow, also known as the Prostar Stadium for sponsorship purposes is the home ground of Shrewsbury Town Football Club. Shrewsbury ( /ˈʃruːzbri/ or /ˈʃroʊzbri/ is the County town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Paul David Simpson (born 26 July 1966 in Carlisle) is an English former footballer who is currently the manager of Shrewsbury Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for Sponsorship reasons is the third-highest division of England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for Sponsorship reasons is the third-highest division of The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in England (although They have played in all of the bottom three rungs of the Football League in their various guises.

The club was promoted back to the Football League in 2004 at the first attempt, when they won the Conference playoff final. The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 2004 throughout the world The 2003-04 Football Conference Playoff Final took place on 16 May 2004 and was contested between Aldershot Town and Shrewsbury Town. They had previously been relegated into the fifth tier from what was then called the Third Division (fourth tier) in 2003. From the 1992-93 to the 2003-04 season, the Football League Third Division was the third-highest division of The Football League and the fourth-highest The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 2003 throughout the world In the 2006-07 season, they reached the first ever play-off final at the new Wembley Stadium, only to lose 3-1 to Bristol Rovers. Wembley Stadium is a Stadium in Wembley, located in the London Borough of Brent in London, England. They finished the 2007–08 season in 18th, drawing 1-1 on the final day with Rochdale.

The reserve squad play matches in the Pontin's Holidays League Division One West.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Early History 1.2 Football League History 1.3 1980s & 1990s 1.4 Kevin Ratcliffe era 1.5 Conference Days 1.6 Return to Football League 1.7 2007/08 New Ground - New Era 2 Club colours 3 Shirt Sponsors 4 Rivals 5 Stadium 6 Trivia 7 Players 7.1 Notable former players 7.2 Current squad 7.3 Player Records 8 Managerial history 9 Honours 10 References 11 External links

History

Early History

Shrewsbury Town were formed in May 1886, indirectly following the demise of the successful Castle Blues team. The following are the Association football events of the year 1886 throughout the world Despite being successful locally, the Blues were known as a rather rough team, eventually leading to their demise after several of their games were marred by on and off field violence. The new team hoped to be as successful as the Blues, but without the notoriety. Press reports of the time differ as to the exact date that 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. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Shrewsbury ( /ˈʃruːzbri/ or /ˈʃroʊzbri/ is the County town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England Meanwhile, the Shrewsbury Chronicle reported the club being formed at the Turf Hotel, Claremont Hill, Shrewsbury. The Shrewsbury Chronicle is the local newspaper for Shrewsbury and the surrounding area including Church Stretton, in Shropshire, England It may be possible that both accounts are true, with an early get-together at the Lion being finalised at the Turf (or that the club was formed on a pub crawl!)

After playing friendlies and regional cup competitions for the first few seasons, Shrewsbury were founder members of the Shropshire & District League in 1890-91, later being admitted to the Birmingham League in 1895-96. Many of the teams Town faced in the early days have since faded into oblivion, however Shrewsbury were to meet many of today’s Football League and Conference teams, including Crewe Alexandra, Coventry City, Stoke City, Kidderminster Harriers and Stafford Rangers. Crewe Alexandra Football Club are an English football team based at Gresty Road in Crewe, Cheshire, England and nicknamed The Railwaymen Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip is an association football club based in Coventry, Stoke City Football Club is a football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, England. Kidderminster Harriers FC are an English Association football team based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire. Stafford Rangers Football Club are a semi-professional English football team from Stafford who play in the Conference North.

In 1910, Shrewsbury looked to move to a new ground, having spent the early years playing at several locations across the town, most notably at Copthorne barracks to the west of the town. The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 1910 throughout the world Copthorne is a Suburb in the town of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The club was to move to a piece of land situated on the edge of the town centre, within sight of the famous Shrewsbury Abbey, known locally as the Gay Meadow. For the railway station see Shrewsbury Abbey (railway station The Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, commonly known as Shrewsbury Abbey The Gay Meadow is the former home ground of Shrewsbury Town FC, a football club in England. Shrewsbury were to settle at this site and stay there for an eventual 97 years.

Shrewsbury’s Birmingham League days were mostly spent as a mid table side, with a few seasons challenging near the top of the table, and the club being league champions in 1922-23.

A move to the Midland Champions League in 1937-38 saw the club enjoy one of its most successful seasons ever, winning a league and cup treble. Shrewsbury were crowned league champions, scoring 111 goals in the process. In addition, the Welsh Cup was won following a replay, the team enjoyed a run in the FA Cup, and they were also winners of the Shropshire Senior Cup. The Welsh Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from Wales. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Shropshire Senior Cup is a county cup football competition that is open for professional and non-professional senior football teams in the county of Shropshire

After a run of good seasons in the immediate post war years, Shrewsbury were admitted to the old Division 3 (North) of the Football League in 1950, after being crowned Midland League champions in 1949-50.

Football League History

Shrewsbury Town were elected to the Football League Division 3 North in 1950 following the decision to expand the league from 88 to 92 clubs. The Third Division North of The Football League was a level in English association football, which ran parallel to Third Division South from The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 1950 throughout the world Shrewsbury were then promoted to the Third Division in 1958-59. From the 1992-93 to the 2003-04 season, the Football League Third Division was the third-highest division of The Football League and the fourth-highest They were to remain in the third tier for 15 years, eventually slipping back down to Division Four at the end of the 1973-74 season.

This era of Shrewsbury's history was probably best remembered for Arthur Rowley. George Arthur Rowley, ( 21 April 1926 &ndash 19 December 2002) was an English football player He arrived at the club from Leicester City in 1958, becoming the club's first player/manager. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here During his playing and managerial career with Shrewsbury, he was to break Dixie Dean's goal-scoring record, scoring his 380th league goal against Bradford City at Valley Parade on April 29, 1961. William Ralph Dean ( 22 January 1907 - 1 March 1980) popularly known as Dixie Dean, was an English football Bradford City Association Football Club (also known as The Bantams, and previously The Paraders) is an English football club based in Bradford Valley Parade, also known as the Coral Windows Stadium through Sponsorship rights is an All-seater football Stadium in Bradford Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Retiring from playing in 1965 he remained as manager until July 1968, establishing Shrewsbury as a force to be reckoned with both in the Football League and FA Cup. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after

Shrewsbury were promoted back to the Third Division in 1974-75 as runners up, before another successful season in 1978-79, when they were crowned league champions under firstly Ritchie Barker and later Graham Turner. Graham John Turner (born 5 October 1947 in Ellesmere Port) is an English former footballer and manager of Hereford United since the 1995-96 season Over 14,000 fans packed Gay Meadow on May 17, 1979 to see Shrewsbury seal promotion with a 2-1 win over Exeter City. The Gay Meadow is the former home ground of Shrewsbury Town FC, a football club in England. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Exeter City Football Club are an English football club based in Exeter, who were members of the Football League from 1920 to 2003 and rejoined In addition, the club had an exciting FA Cup run, which included a famous 2-0 win over Manchester City at Gay Meadow in the third round, eventually being beaten 3-1 at home by Wolverhampton Wanderers in a sixth round replay. TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club

The most successful manager to take charge of Shrewsbury Town is Graham Turner, who won the Third Division Championship in 1978-79 - his first season in charge - and took the club into the Second Division for the very first time. Graham John Turner (born 5 October 1947 in Ellesmere Port) is an English former footballer and manager of Hereford United since the 1995-96 season From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. They remained there for ten years against all the odds, although Turner departed for Aston Villa in 1984.

1980s & 1990s

The club enjoyed its greatest FA Cup run in 1981-82. The fifth round saw them face Ipswich Town for the second year in a row. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here (Ipswich previously winning 3-0 after a fifth round replay). Ipswich were, at the time, one of Europe's top teams. However a spirited performance from Shrewsbury saw them pull off a 2-0 win, with goals from Steve Cross and Jackie Keay. Following this famous win, Shrewsbury faced Leicester City at Filbert Street in the quarter final stage. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here Filbert Street, in Leicester, England, was a football stadium and the home of Leicester City from 1891 to 2002 With the game 2-2 at half time, Shrewsbury were potentially 45 minutes away from a semi-final appearance, but the Leicester side, including a young Gary Lineker, eventually ran out 5-2 winners. Gary Winston Lineker, OBE (born 30 November 1960 in Leicester) is a former English international football Striker who scored

The 1980s are seen as the 'golden age' for Shrewsbury Town. Often seen as a small club punching above their weight, many 'big name' teams were to be defeated in the league by Shrewsbury, whose period in the old Second Division coincided with some of the current Premiership clubs' darkest days. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs During the 1980s, the likes of Fulham, Newcastle United, Blackburn Rovers and even Chelsea suffered league defeats by Shrewsbury Town. Fulham Football Club is an English football team based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. Middlesbrough F.C. were famously defeated at Gay Meadow at the end of the 1985-86 season, with Shrewsbury winning 2-1, securing their league safety and relegating Middlesbrough, who sadly, would later go out of business and almost out of existence. Middlesbrough Football Club, also known as The Boro are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Premier League. The match was marred by crowd violence from angry Middlesbrough fans, with many Teessiders later having to return to Shrewsbury for court appearances.

It was during the early to mid 1980s that the club enjoyed it's most successful Football League run. After 'finding their feet' in the early years, the club was to enjoy a successful number of seasons between 1982/83 and 1984/85, where they were to finish no lower than ninth in the League. Despite still being smaller than many of the clubs in the league, Shrewsbury often survived through the sale of players, with some of the notable names to have played for Shrewsbury including Steve Ogrizovic, David Moyes, John McGinlay and Bernard McNally. Steve Ogrizovic (from Serbo-Croat: Ogrizović) (born September 12, 1957 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England David William Moyes (b 25 April 1963 in Glasgow Scotland) is a football manager and former player currently managing English John McGinlay (born 8 April 1964, Inverness, Scotland) is a former Scottish footballer who is perhaps best known for his spell at Bernard McNally (born 17 February 1963 in Shrewsbury, England) is a former Northern Irish football midfielder

1990s

After a couple of relegation scares, Shrewsbury's Second Division life ended at the end of the 1988-89 season after ten years, after a season marred by poor club discipline. As the 1990s dawned, the club were unable to make a quick return to the Second Division, spending the early 1990s as a mid-table side. Whilst in the Third Division, on 22 December 1990, Gary Shaw scored the quickest Town hat trick - 4 minutes and 32 seconds from first goal to last - against Bradford City at Valley Parade. Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Bradford City Association Football Club (also known as The Bantams, and previously The Paraders) is an English football club based in Bradford Valley Parade, also known as the Coral Windows Stadium through Sponsorship rights is an All-seater football Stadium in Bradford At the end of the 1991-92 season, just three years after relegation to the Third Division, the club was relegated to the Fourth Division — the first time since 1975 that Shrewsbury would be in the fourth tier.

However, two seasons later Shrewsbury won the new (fourth tier) Division Three championship under Fred Davies in 1993-94, and remained in Division Two (third tier) for three seasons. Unfortunately, Shrewsbury were not to rise any further up the Football League, remaining as a mid-table team before slipping back down again at the end of the 1996-97 season - after a drastic loss of form in the final weeks of a season which had begun with a promotion challenge on the cards.

The 1990s era also saw Shrewsbury make their first appearance at Wembley as finalists in the 1996 Auto Windscreens Shield final (now known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy). Structure The Trophy is currently contested by just Football League One and Football League Two clubs and from season 2006-07 is played in a knock-out ( However, the day was to be a disappointment, a below-par Shrewsbury team losing 2-1 to Rotherham United; Nigel Jemson, a player who would later feature prominently in Shrewsbury's history, grabbing both Millers goals. Rotherham United Football Club (also known as 'The Millers' are an English professional football club temporarily based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Nigel Jemson (born 10 August 1969) is an English former footballer, who represented his country at Under-21 level and until May 2008

The Wembley final is often seen as marking the beginning of the end for Fred Davies, who was sacked at the end of the club's 1996-97 relegation season. By this time, Shrewsbury were to become less of a force in the Football League, heading towards a rather stale period in their history. Amongst other things, dwindling crowds meant Shrewsbury didn't have the finances to compete with their rivals, and it was in this backdrop that Jake King arrived, following a successful reign at local rivals Telford United. Jacob 'Jake' King (born 26 March 1984 is an Australian rules football player for the Richmond Football Club. Telford United FC were an English football team based in Telford, Shropshire. A successful Shrewsbury player during the 1980s, King was well regarded by fans, and the recently voted club chairman, local businessman Roland Wycherley. For Wycherley, the immediate priority was to assure Shrewsbury's financial future, before increasing the club's profile and finally to ensure the club's move to a new ground. However, with this some years in the future, Jake King was forced to work as best he could on one of the smallest playing budgets in the league. He worked tirelessly with the club's youth set-up, also bringing in some promising non-league players. However, with the pick of the transfer market finding better offers elsewhere, Shrewsbury were to see out the 1990s in mediocre fashion.

Kevin Ratcliffe era

In the 1999-2000 season, Shrewsbury endured a poor season, with the manager, former Town player Jake King being sacked in November as the club flirted with relegation. Former Everton captain and Welsh international Kevin Ratcliffe was appointed manager, and was able to steer the club from relegation on the final day of the 1999-2000 season. Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. Kevin Ratcliffe (born 12 November 1960 in Mancot, near Queensferry in North Wales) is a former Welsh footballer With the club facing relegation to the Conference, a 2-1 victory away to Exeter City was enough to keep the club in the league, after rivals Carlisle United and Chester City both lost, Chester being relegated. Organisation The Football Conference stands at the top of the National League System (NLS a comprehensive structure linking together over 50 different leagues under the Exeter City Football Club are an English football club based in Exeter, who were members of the Football League from 1920 to 2003 and rejoined Carlisle United FC are an English football team based in Carlisle, Cumbria, play in the Football League One this season after gaining Chester City Football Club is an English football club from Chester.

After Shrewsbury's "Great Escape", Ratcliffe worked on improving the Shrewsbury side. Former youth team and reserve player Luke Rodgers emerged as a regular goal-scorer, and with many 'big names' arriving at Shrewsbury, the team looked to be on the up, narrowly missing out on the 2001-02 league playoffs despite gaining 70 points. Luke John Rodgers (born 1 January 1982 in Birmingham, West Midlands) is an English professional footballer currently playing

At the start of the 2002-03 season, Shrewsbury looked to be building on the previous season and were seen to be a side on the up, with a youthful team strengthened by established names such as Ian Woan, Nigel Jemson and Mark Atkins. Ian Woan (born December 14, 1967 in Heswall, Wirral, England) was a Premiership footballer in the mid-1990s who is currently coach However, despite an encouraging start to the season, league form soon began to suffer, including humiliating away defeats to Boston United, Rushden & Diamonds and Cambridge United, Town conceding an embarrassing aggregate of 16 goals across the three matches as they remained in the bottom half of the table. Boston United Football Club are a football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. Rushden & Diamonds FC is a professional football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England.

A sideshow to the poor league form was an impressive FA Cup run, which temporarily took thoughts back to more successful days. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after After easily dispatching non-league sides Stafford Rangers and Barrow A.F.C., Shrewsbury were drawn at home to high-flyers Everton in the third round. Stafford Rangers Football Club are a semi-professional English football team from Stafford who play in the Conference North. Barrow AFC are a football team based in the town of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, England. Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. A packed Gay Meadow saw Town emerge unlikely winners in front of 7,800. The Gay Meadow is the former home ground of Shrewsbury Town FC, a football club in England. A first half free kick from Nigel Jemson gave Town the lead at the interval, however an equaliser from Niclas Alexandersson appeared to send the tie to a replay at Goodison Park. Niclas "Alex" Alexandersson 'nɪklɑs ɑlɛk'sɑndɛ(rˌʃɔn (born December 29, 1971 in Halmstad) is a Swedish football Goodison Park is the home ground of Everton FC in Liverpool. It was built in 1892 and now has a total capacity of 40157 all-seated However, with minutes left, an innocuous looking free kick was well taken by Ian Woan, Jemson heading in the cross to give Town a famous 2-1 victory. Ian Woan (born December 14, 1967 in Heswall, Wirral, England) was a Premiership footballer in the mid-1990s who is currently coach For Shrewsbury fans, a notable point from this match was the performance of Shrewsbury's Peter Wilding. Peter Wilding (born Shrewsbury, 28 November 1968) is a former professional footballer for Telford United and Shrewsbury Town A former Sunday League defender from the local leagues, Wilding had the game of his life as he kept Wayne Rooney well and truly marked, Rooney having an awful match at the Meadow. Wayne Mark Rooney (born 24 October 1985 in Croxteth, Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English footballer who currently plays for English Premier Wilding was also one of the names who was to escape intense criticism later in the season.

Chelsea were the fourth round visitors, in a televised match on BBC's Match of the Day. Match of the Day (sometimes abbreviated as MOTD) is the BBC 's main football Television programme A plucky Town side lost 4-0, with Gianfranco Zola easily the man of the match. Gianfranco Zola OBE (born July 5, 1966 in Oliena, Sardinia) is a retired Italian footballer

A near capacity crowd of 7,950 fans turned up for the Chelsea game, but from then on the league form seemingly disappeared with the glory hunters. A glory hunter is a term used for people who are suspect to supporting a particular Football club due to its size quality and/or popularity in the media The team were to win just twice in the league thereafter, with many fans questioning the team's desire and commitment. Jemson, a player who split opinions amongst Shrewsbury supporters was a scapegoat, (Jemson was once notably caught up in an argument mid-match with an irate Shrewsbury fan), with Ian Woan another player who was often singled out for criticism, being booed off the field after being substituted in his final Shrewsbury appearance. scapegoat was a Goat that was driven off into the wilderness as part of the ceremonies of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement in Judaism during the times That was against Carlisle United, a 3-2 defeat relegating Shrewsbury. Seven points adrift at the bottom and having conceded 92 goals, a season that had promised much had left the club contemplating the end of their 53 year stay in the league. Following angry demonstrations from fans, Ratcliffe resigned, and Mark Atkins took temporary charge for the club final League game, a 2-1 defeat to Scunthorpe United, who were coincidentally the first League opponents for Shrewsbury Town back in 1950. Mark Nigel Atkins (born August 14, 1968 in Doncaster) is a former English footballer. Scunthorpe United Football Club are an English Association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire.

Conference Days

After some speculation, Northwich Victoria manager Jimmy Quinn was appointed Shrewsbury manager in May 2003, with the aim of getting Shrewsbury promoted back to the Football League at the first attempt. James Martin "Jimmy" Quinn (born 18 November 1959, in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a former Northern Ireland international For the first time in many years, Shrewsbury were seen as the 'big fish' in the league, with many experts predicting a league victory. With most of the previous year's players released, Quinn assembled a whole new squad, with experienced 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. Darren Tinson (born November 15 1969) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Nantwich Town in the Northern Premier League Premier Division Jacob Oliver Sedgemore (born in Wolverhampton, October 20, 1978) is an English footballer who plays for Solihull Moors. Colin Cramb (born June 23, 1974 in Lanark) is a Scottish professional footballer Scott Howie (born 4 January, 1972 in Glasgow) is a Scottish fomer professional footballer.

Shrewsbury were easily the best backed team in the 2003-04 Conference season, with Shrewsbury's away attendances at some of the smaller Conference teams actually outnumbering the home support!

On the field, a new-look Shrewsbury side seemed to have the desire that the previous side lacked, but at times lacked consistency. Organisation The Football Conference stands at the top of the National League System (NLS a comprehensive structure linking together over 50 different leagues under the Thrilling matches, such as a 4-1 home victory over Hereford United, were tempered by some embarrassing results, including a 5-0 away defeat to Dagenham & Redbridge and two away defeats to local rivals Telford United, both in the league and the FA Trophy. Hereford United Football Club are an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club is an English football team based in Dagenham, East London, currently playing in the Football League Telford United FC were an English football team based in Telford, Shropshire. History It was created by The Football Association in 1969 for Semi-professional teams to complement the existing FA Amateur Cup. However, as the season went on, the side were able to grind out some decent results. The league title went to Chester City, but with 74 points, Shrewsbury finished third in the league, comfortably qualifying for the league playoffs, the first time the club had ever qualified for a playoff competition. Chester City Football Club is an English football club from Chester.

In the semi-finals, Shrewsbury faced Barnet over two legs. Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Coca Cola Football The opening leg at Underhill saw Shrewsbury lose 2-1, with Barnet scoring an injury time winner. Over 7,000 saw the return match at Gay Meadow, a match that was televised live on Sky Sports. Shrewsbury drew level on aggregate following a Luke Rodgers penalty. With the teams level after extra-time, Scott Howie saved a penalty from Barnet's Simon Clist, and Darren Moss scored the winning penalty, setting Shrewsbury for the Conference playoff final against Aldershot Town, at the neutral venue of the Britannia Stadium, home of Stoke City. Scott Howie (born 4 January, 1972 in Glasgow) is a Scottish fomer professional footballer. Simon Clist (born July 13, 1982 in Bournemouth) is an English footballer who plays for Conference National club Forest Darren Michael Moss (born 24 May, 1981 in Wrexham, Clwyd) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender Aldershot Town Football Club is a Football League club based in Aldershot, England, founded in the spring of 1992 just after the closure of debt-ridden The Britannia Stadium is a Football Stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England. Stoke City Football Club is a football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, England.

The final against Aldershot, on Sunday 16 May 2004 saw 19,216 fans visit the Britannia Stadium, two third of those being Shrewsbury fans making the short journey up the A53. The 2003-04 Football Conference Playoff Final took place on 16 May 2004 and was contested between Aldershot Town and Shrewsbury Town. The Britannia Stadium is a Football Stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England. The A53 is a Primary route in northern England, that runs from Buxton in Derbyshire to Shrewsbury in Shropshire. In glorious sunny weather, the two teams played out a rather dull 1-1 draw, and after both teams blew their chance to win the match in injury time, the game went to penalties.

Striker Luke Rodgers, seemingly a banker to score a penalty stepped up, but inexplicably blasted his shot high over the bar. With Shrewsbury fans anxiously looking on, Shrewsbury goalkeeper Scott Howie earned himself a place in Shrewsbury folklore as he saved three consecutive Aldershot penalties. Scott Howie (born 4 January, 1972 in Glasgow) is a Scottish fomer professional footballer. Shrewsbury converted their remaining penalties, defender Trevor Challis scored the winning penalty and began the celebrations, which began at Stoke, and continued in Shrewsbury for weeks. Trevor Challis (born October 23, 1975 in Paddington, England) is a professional footballer currently playing for Eastleigh It may not have been glorious, but by sheer hard work, Shrewsbury were back in the Football League.

For many supporters, the Conference season splits opinion. Many remember it as somewhat of an exciting 'adventure', one of the few seasons in recent years where Shrewsbury have been one of the bigger teams in the league, plus a memorable final victory. Others however, whilst grateful of the success, see the Conference season as something of an embarrassment, feeling that the club should never have been relegated in the first place.

Return to Football League

Unfortunately for Shrewsbury, the optimism from the play-off final victory soon evaporated. An opening day 1-0 defeat to Lincoln City was an indicator of what was to come, as Shrewsbury were to flirt with the relegation places and were defeated in the FA Cup first round by Histon. Histon Football Club is an English football club based in the twin villages of Histon and Impington, approximately north of Cambridge, In the eyes of most fans, Jimmy Quinn was not up to the job, and departed after just 14 league games, being replaced by former Preston manager Gary Peters. Gary David Peters (born 3 August 1954 in Carshalton, London) is an English former professional footballer and now Peters came to Gay Meadow with a modest but at the same time impressive track record, including a spell as Preston manager during the mid 1990s, during which he signed David Beckham as a loan player. David Robert Joseph Beckham, and is also a member of the England national team. After nearly saving Exeter City from relegation in 2002-03, he resigned and was working as a scout for Everton before taking up the Shrewsbury job. Exeter City Football Club are an English football club based in Exeter, who were members of the Football League from 1920 to 2003 and rejoined

With the club seemingly on a downward spiral back to the Conference, Peters was able to stem the slide, and preserved Shrewsbury's football league status in the 2004-05 Coca-Cola League Two campaign. Since, Peters has looked to strengthen the side, transforming the side from one that was favourites for relegation in 2004-05, to one that are seen as realistic promotion candidates. Many pundits saw Shrewsbury as relegation favourites in the 2005-06 season, but despite a poor start, Peters was able to guide the team to a tenth place finish, narrowly missing the play-offs.

Off the field, Shrewsbury, for so long one of the smaller, least funded teams in the league, had cause to look to the future with optimism. The Shrewsbury Town board, headed by Roland Wycherley, was starting to see their policy of sound financial management pay off, with the club more solvent than many of its rivals. The recent FA cup run, subsequent fall-out from the Ratcliffe era and the solitary season in the Conference had galvanised local support, and attendances were on the increase.

And finally, after a drawn-out, and sometimes bitter planning process stretching as far back as 1999, Shrewsbury's plans to move ground came to fruition, as Wycherly ceremoniously cut the first sod of soil at the New Meadow in the summer of 2006. The New Meadow, also known as the Prostar Stadium for sponsorship purposes is the home ground of Shrewsbury Town Football Club.

Despite the departure of talented young goalkeeper Joe Hart to Manchester City, Shrewsbury entered the 2006-07 season as promotion hopefuls in their final year at Gay Meadow. Charles Joseph "Joe" Hart (born 19 April 1987 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire) is an English football goalkeeper with Manchester City TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club However the home ground was to wreak havoc with the opening part of Shrewsbury's season, poor weather leading to the ground being flooded and several matches being called off. With several matches in hand due to the cancellations, the club were as low as 16th in the table by February 2007, but with the team going on an impressive 14 match unbeaten run, they were in play-off contention by the end of the season.

Following a 2-2 draw against Grimsby Town in the final League match to be held at Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury finished in seventh place and thus qualified for the play-offs. Grimsby Town are an English Football club playing in League Two, the fourth tier of English football Shrewsbury faced Milton Keynes Dons over two legs, following a goalless draw at the Gay Meadow, they beat MK Dons 2-1 on their return fixture at the National Hockey Stadium, thus winning 2-1 on aggregate. The National Hockey Stadium is a sports Stadium in Milton Keynes, England, with a current capacity of around 4000 seats (9000 between 2003 and 2007 The team faced Bristol Rovers in the League Two play-off final on May 26, 2007 at the new Wembley Stadium. Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football team based in Bristol. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Wembley Stadium is a Stadium in Wembley, located in the London Borough of Brent in London, England. However, despite an early goal, Bristol Rovers were strong opponents and hit back with two first half goals. A late Sammy Igoe goal made it 3-1 to Bristol Rovers, sealing their victory. Samuel Gary Igoe (born September 30, 1975 in Spelthorne) is a Professional footballer. ^[2]

2007/08 New Ground - New Era

The start of what was dubbed as "The New Era" for the Shrews got off well on the front foot. The successful move to the 'New Meadow' and the ringing of promotion bells in the ears of supporters, gave the Town a boost, evident by winning the first match of the season in emphatic fashion, 4-0 away at Lincoln City. The New Meadow, also known as the Prostar Stadium for sponsorship purposes is the home ground of Shrewsbury Town Football Club. Lincoln City FC are an English football team currently playing in Football League Two (the fourth tier of the English football league system The Town followed this up three days later with a decent 1-0 victory over Coca-Cola Championship opposition, Colchester United in the 1st Round of the Carling Cup. The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons Colchester United Football Club is an English football team who play in League One for the 2008-09 season following confirmation of their relegation on The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition By the end of September the club were just two points off first place in League Two until an alarming slump in form saw them suffer four straight League defeats, three of them at home. Between December 26, 2007 and March 1, 2008 the club took just 6 points out of 36 and had dropped from 9th to 16th in the league table, with hopes of promotion becoming unlikely. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Pressure on the manager mounted during this period, and on March 3, 2008, Gary Peters left Shrewsbury Town by mutual consent. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Shrewsbury Town appointed Paul Simpson as the new manager on a 3 year contract on March 12, 2008. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common For Simpson, the immediate priority was to ensure the club's survival in the Football League, which was achieved as the club finished 18th in the League with 50 points.

With the opening season at the new season seen as something of a disappointment, Simpson will be looking to strengthen the squad for an improved campaign in the 2008/09 season.

Club colours

The club's colours have always featured blue. However, blue has not always been the most dominant colour. Early kits included blue and white stripes, quartered shirts and all-blue shirts, which were worn with either white or amber trim until 1978. In 1978 Shrewsbury's most famous kit was introduced - the blue and amber stripes, which they wore as they were promoted in successive seasons, up to the old second division(now the football league championship). This was the design famously seen in the movie This Is Spinal Tap. This Is Spın̈al Tap (officially spelled with a non-functional umlaut over the letter 'n' and dotless 'i' is a 1984 mock Rockumentary

The club was not loyal to the stripes for long, and in 1982 reverted to a blue shirt, then used a blue body with amber sleeves, later 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 pattern on the shirts in 1992-93, Shrewsbury's kits have stayed mostly blue, with amber stripe(s) of some description evident since 1999.

The shirt sponsors have, since their introduction in 1982, all been local companies. The current shirt sponsor is a major local motor dealership network, Greenhous. The away strip is sponspred by Redhous, a property company forming part of the Greenhous group.

In 2007, ahead of the move to the new stadium, the club announced a new 'Official Technical Sponsor', emerging Italian sportswear manufacturer A-Line, who now produce the club's new kit, predominantly blue with amber and white trim. ^[3] A number of A-Line sponsored players, whose ranks include Gianfranco Zola and Gustavo Poyet, appeared in a friendly match at the new stadium in a non-capacity ramp-up event. Gianfranco Zola OBE (born July 5, 1966 in Oliena, Sardinia) is a retired Italian footballer Gustavo Augusto "Gus" Poyet Domínguez (born November 15, 1967 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a former Uruguay international

Shirt Sponsors

1982-86 - Link 51
1987-88 - Wem Ales
1988-89 - Davenports
1990-92 - Greenhous
1992-95 - WSJ
1995-97 - Greenhous
1997-99 - Ternhill Communications
1999-05 - RMW
2005-07 - Morris Lubricants
2007-08 - Greenhous
2007-08 - Redhous (Away Shirt)

Rivals

Arguably the club's fiercest rivals include Wrexham A.F.C. and Walsall. Wrexham Association Football Club (Clwb Pêl-droed Wrecsam nicknamed The Red Dragons, or more traditionally The Robins, their previous nickname are a professional Walsall Football Club are an English football club based in Walsall, West Midlands, currently playing in League One. Traditionally, Walsall were seen as the club's major rivals, although in recent years near-neighbours Wrexham are often seen as the fiercest rivals. Other rivals include Hereford United, Chester City and finally A.F.C. Telford United, with whom Shrewsbury regularly meet with in the Shropshire Senior Cup final. Hereford United Football Club are an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Chester City Football Club is an English football club from Chester. AFC Telford United are an English football club based in Telford, Shropshire, playing in the Conference North league at the

Although the two clubs are not traditionally fierce rivals, Kidderminster Harriers are also considered a derby team, however they dropped out of the Football League in the 2004-05 season. Kidderminster Harriers FC are an English Association football team based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire.

Stadium

Main article: New Meadow

The club has recently moved to a newly-built stadium on the outskirts of Shrewsbury, provisionally called the New Meadow, which has a 9,875 all-seater capacity with much more car parking than the old Gay Meadow ground. The New Meadow, also known as the Prostar Stadium for sponsorship purposes is the home ground of Shrewsbury Town Football Club. The New Meadow, also known as the Prostar Stadium for sponsorship purposes is the home ground of Shrewsbury Town Football Club. The Gay Meadow is the former home ground of Shrewsbury Town FC, a football club in England.

The 'New Meadow' also features improved clubshop, corporate facilities and a large function room available for functions and dinners.

The 2006-07 season was the last season at the club's old Gay Meadow ground, which had been home to the club for 97 years. The Gay Meadow is the former home ground of Shrewsbury Town FC, a football club in England. Despite being homely, the ground was cramped and dated, with little scope for expansion, hence the move to the new stadium. The final league match at the Gay Meadow was a 2-2 draw against Grimsby Town on May 5, 2007. Grimsby Town are an English Football club playing in League Two, the fourth tier of English football Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Shrewsbury Town qualified for the 2006-07 League 2 playoffs, and as a result the final competitive senior match was a thrilling 0-0 draw against MK Dons, filmed live for Sky Sports. (Shrewsbury won the return leg at Milton Keynes 2-1)

Trivia

• Actor Harry Shearer immortalised Shrewsbury Town in the film This Is Spinal Tap. Harry Julius Shearer (born December 23, 1943) is an American comedic Actor, Writer, Musician, and radio host This Is Spın̈al Tap (officially spelled with a non-functional umlaut over the letter 'n' and dotless 'i' is a 1984 mock Rockumentary His character Derek Smalls wore a blue and amber Shrewsbury shirt in several scenes. Derek Albion Smalls (born 1941 is a Fictional character played by Harry Shearer. The top worn in the film was the same one worn by Shrewsbury Town in the early 1980s, and is still available to buy from TOFFS, a company specialising in retro football shirts.

• For many years the club was well known for its 'Coracle Man', Fred Davies. Davies was a local coracle maker who during home matches would take his coracle to the River Severn, which runs alongside one side of the Gay Meadow. Davies would then spend home matches collecting stray footballs that were kicked into the river before returning them back to the club. Although Fred Davies has since passed on, his legend continues, with many football fans associating Gay Meadow with the 'Coracle Man'. Coincidentally, Fred Davies's namesake would manage the club in the 1990s.

• For many years, the team ran out to "Catch Us If You Can" by the Dave Clark Five. " Catch Us If You Can " is a 1965 song from The Dave Clark Five, written by group's drummer Dave Clark and guitarist Lenny Davidson The Dave Clark Five (also known as "The DC5" were an English Beat group, one of the few presenting something of a commercial threat to The Beatles This song has been used on-and-off since the 1974/75 season and was seen by home fans as Shrewsbury's de facto theme tune. With the move to the new ground, use of the song was initially replaced by "Hey Jude" by The Beatles. " Hey Jude " is a song by the English rock band The Beatles that was recorded in 1968 The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 However, following the departure of manager Gary Peters, and in response to a number of requests by supporters, "Catch Us If You Can" was reinstated as the run-out tune. ^[4]

• In the 97 years that Shrewsbury Town played at the Gay Meadow, they played every League side (apart from the one year hiatus in the 2003-04 season in the Nationwide Conference) in League, Cup or Friendly play, apart from Tottenham Hotspur.

Players

Notable former players

See also Category:Shrewsbury Town F.C. players

Famous former players include:

England Steve Anthrobus Ian Atkins Mark Atkins Austin Berkley Mickey Brown Wayne Clarke David Geddis Joe Hart Nigel Jemson Gary Megson Steve Ogrizovic Nigel Pearson David Pleat Luke Rodgers

Arthur Rowley Kevin Seabury Dean Spink Kevin Summerfield Mark Taylor Graham Turner Peter Wilding Ian Woan Ghana Derek Asamoah Northern Ireland Jimmy Quinn Bernard McNally Mark Williams

Scotland Sandy Brown Jim Holton Ross MacLaren John McGinlay David Moyes Doug Rougvie Wales David Edwards Paul Evans Carl Griffiths Carl Robinson Neville Southall Mickey Thomas

Record Holders

Former Town player Arthur Rowley is famous for being the Football League's all-time top goal-scorer, and holds the club's single-season and all time scoring records. Stephen Anthrobus (born 10 November 1968) in Lewisham) is a retired English football player who played for Millwall Ian Leslie Atkins (born 16 January 1957 in Sheldon, Birmingham) is a former English professional football manager, and Mark Nigel Atkins (born August 14, 1968 in Doncaster) is a former English footballer. Austin Berkley (born 28 January[[ 973]] is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. Mickey Brown is an English former professional football player Wayne Clarke (born 28 February 1961) is an English former professional Association footballer who played as a Striker. David Geddis, (born March 12 1958 in Carlisle, Cumbria, England) is a football coach and scout a former professional Charles Joseph "Joe" Hart (born 19 April 1987 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire) is an English football goalkeeper with Manchester City Nigel Jemson (born 10 August 1969) is an English former footballer, who represented his country at Under-21 level and until May 2008 Gary John Megson (born 17 December, 1955 in Manchester) is an English former football player and current manager. Steve Ogrizovic (from Serbo-Croat: Ogrizović) (born September 12, 1957 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England Nigel Graham Pearson (born 21 August 1963 is an English former football player who played as a defender for Shrewsbury Town, Sheffield David Pleat (born January 15, 1945 in Nottingham) is an English former football manager and player who now provides Luke John Rodgers (born 1 January 1982 in Birmingham, West Midlands) is an English professional footballer currently playing George Arthur Rowley, ( 21 April 1926 &ndash 19 December 2002) was an English football player Kevin Seabury (born 24th November 1973 Shrewsbury was a professional footballer who most notably played for his home-town club Shrewsbury Town. TalkDean Spink before re-adding unsourced personal material thank you --> Dean Spink (born 22 January 1967 is an English former Kevin Summerfield (born 7 January 1959) is an English former professional footballer who made nearly 400 appearances in The Football League Mark Taylor (born 22 February 1966 in Walsall) is an English footballer currently playing for Bromsgrove Rovers. Graham John Turner (born 5 October 1947 in Ellesmere Port) is an English former footballer and manager of Hereford United since the 1995-96 season Peter Wilding (born Shrewsbury, 28 November 1968) is a former professional footballer for Telford United and Shrewsbury Town Ian Woan (born December 14, 1967 in Heswall, Wirral, England) was a Premiership footballer in the mid-1990s who is currently coach Derek Asamoah (born 1 May 1981) is an Ghanaian professional footballer. James Martin "Jimmy" Quinn (born 18 November 1959, in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a former Northern Ireland international Bernard McNally (born 17 February 1963 in Shrewsbury, England) is a former Northern Irish football midfielder Mark Williams (born September 28, 1970 in Stalybridge, Cheshire) is a former football (soccer defender. Alex 'Sandy' Brown was born on 24 March 1939 in Grangemouth, Scotland. James Alan Holton (born April 11, 1951 in Lesmahagow - died on October 4, 1993) was a Scottish football player Ross MacLaren, sometimes erroneously spelled McLaren, (born 14 April 1962 in Edinburgh) is a former football Defensive Central Midfielder John McGinlay (born 8 April 1964, Inverness, Scotland) is a former Scottish footballer who is perhaps best known for his spell at David William Moyes (b 25 April 1963 in Glasgow Scotland) is a football manager and former player currently managing English Douglas 'Doug' Rougvie (born 24 May 1956 in Ballingry, Fife) is a retired Scottish international footballer who played mainly for David Alexander Edwards (born 3 February[[ 986]] in Shrewsbury) is a Welsh international footballer who currently plays for Wolverhampton Paul Simon Evans (born 1 September 1974 in Oswestry, England) is an English -born Welsh international footballer Carl Griffiths (born 16 July 1971, in Oswestry) was a non-league player and last played for Maldon Town. Carl Robinson Jr (born 13 October 1976 in Llandrindod Wells) is a Welsh international football Midfielder, currently with Neville Southall MBE (born 16 September 1958 is a Welsh former footballer, best known for his time with Everton. Mickey Thomas (born 7 July 1954 in Mochdre, Denbighshire, Wales) is a former football player George Arthur Rowley, ( 21 April 1926 &ndash 19 December 2002) was an English football player Mickey Brown holds the club record for most appearances, accumulated during three spells. Mickey Brown is an English former professional football player

Famous Names

Several Shrewsbury players have gone onto, or came from prominent top-flight careers. These include current and former top-flight managers David Moyes, Gordon Lee, David Pleat and Gary Megson. David William Moyes (b 25 April 1963 in Glasgow Scotland) is a football manager and former player currently managing English Gordon Francis Lee (born 13 July 1934, Cannock, Staffordshire) was an English association footballer and football David Pleat (born January 15, 1945 in Nottingham) is an English former football manager and player who now provides Gary John Megson (born 17 December, 1955 in Manchester) is an English former football player and current manager. International stars John McGinlay, Jimmy Quinn, Mickey Thomas, Carl Robinson and Neville Southall all spent time at Shrewsbury. John McGinlay (born 8 April 1964, Inverness, Scotland) is a former Scottish footballer who is perhaps best known for his spell at James Martin "Jimmy" Quinn (born 18 November 1959, in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a former Northern Ireland international Mickey Thomas (born 7 July 1954 in Mochdre, Denbighshire, Wales) is a former football player Carl Robinson Jr (born 13 October 1976 in Llandrindod Wells) is a Welsh international football Midfielder, currently with Neville Southall MBE (born 16 September 1958 is a Welsh former footballer, best known for his time with Everton.

More recently, Premier League winner Mark Atkins spent later seasons of his career at Shrewsbury, as did Nottingham Forest duo Nigel Jemson and Ian Woan. Mark Nigel Atkins (born August 14, 1968 in Doncaster) is a former English footballer. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English professional football club based at the City Ground in West Bridgford, a suburb of Nottingham Nigel Jemson (born 10 August 1969) is an English former footballer, who represented his country at Under-21 level and until May 2008 Ian Woan (born December 14, 1967 in Heswall, Wirral, England) was a Premiership footballer in the mid-1990s who is currently coach Coventry City stalwart Steve Ogrizovic was previously a Shrewsbury player. Steve Ogrizovic (from Serbo-Croat: Ogrizović) (born September 12, 1957 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England Two notable recent departees are Shrewsbury-born England U21 goalkeeper Joe Hart, who joined Manchester City in the summer of 2006, and Welsh International David Edwards who joined Luton Town in June 2007. Charles Joseph "Joe" Hart (born 19 April 1987 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire) is an English football goalkeeper with Manchester City TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club David Alexander Edwards (born 3 February[[ 986]] in Shrewsbury) is a Welsh international footballer who currently plays for Wolverhampton Luton Town Football Club are an English football team based in the town of Luton in Bedfordshire.

Local Players

Shrewsbury have given opportunities to many young local players, who have forged successful professional careers. Bernard McNally was a local star in the 1980s, with two other local players, Kevin Seabury and Peter Wilding being fan favourites at the club in the 1990s. Bernard McNally (born 17 February 1963 in Shrewsbury, England) is a former Northern Irish football midfielder Kevin Seabury (born 24th November 1973 Shrewsbury was a professional footballer who most notably played for his home-town club Shrewsbury Town. Peter Wilding (born Shrewsbury, 28 November 1968) is a former professional footballer for Telford United and Shrewsbury Town In more recent times, Joe Hart and David Edwards both started their careers at their hometown club, with the latest local star being Steve Leslie, who having successfully moved up from the club's youth academy, is attempting to break into the first team on a regular basis. Charles Joseph "Joe" Hart (born 19 April 1987 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire) is an English football goalkeeper with Manchester City David Alexander Edwards (born 3 February[[ 986]] in Shrewsbury) is a Welsh international footballer who currently plays for Wolverhampton Steven Leslie (born November 5[[ 987]] is an Scottish professional Football (soccer player who currently plays for Shrewsbury Town. Veteran striker Andy Cooke was born and raised in Shrewsbury, and supported the club as a boy, but forged his career elsewhere after being rejected as a trainee. Andrew "Andy" Cooke (born 20 January 1974 in Shrewsbury) is an English former professional footballer, who played as a

Recent Transfers

In February 2008, striker James Constable and goalkeeper Scott Bevan were signed from Kidderminster Harriers in a deal which saw Chris MacKenzie move the other way to Aggborough. James Constable (born October 4, 1984 in Malmesbury, England) is an English professional footballer who currently plays Scott Bevan (born 19 September 1979 in Southampton, England) is an English footballer and currently plays as a Goalkeeper Kidderminster Harriers FC are an English Association football team based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire. Christopher Neil Mackenzie (b May 14, 1972 in Northampton) is an English football player Aggborough is a football stadium in Kidderminster, England which serves as the home ground of Kidderminster Harriers. They were joined by Crawley Town forward Guy Madjo, and Birmingham City midfielder Asa Hall on a loan deal. Crawley Town Football Club is an English football team from Crawley, West Sussex. Guy Madjo (born June 1, 1984) is a Cameroonian footballer, currently playing for League Two club Shrewsbury Town. Birmingham City Football Club is an English Professional football club based in the city of Birmingham. Asa Philip Hall (born 29 November 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays for Luton Town. These signing proved to be Gary Peters' final signings as Shrewsbury Town manager, with newly appointed manager Paul Simpson making his own short-term changes to the squad with loan signings.

Michael Barnes was signed on loan from Manchester United, but despite an impressive home debut, he was not kept on by the club, along with veteran striker Andy Cooke who was released early from his contract after an injury-hit season. Michael Barnes may refer to Michael Barnes (footballer, footballer Michael D Andrew "Andy" Cooke (born 20 January 1974 in Shrewsbury) is an English former professional footballer, who played as a Doncaster Rovers central defender Graeme Lee was signed in March and played a handful of games before being recalled back to his home club in April due to injuries in the squad. Doncaster Rovers Football Club (or informally Donny) are an English football club based at the Keepmoat Stadium in the town of Doncaster Graeme Lee (b1934 is a former New Zealand politician He was originally a National Party MP but broke away to found the short-lived Christian Democrat Despite this, Lee is rumoured to sign for Shrewsbury during the close season.

With just one game of the 2007/08 season remaining, Simpson released five players from the squad, Luke Jones, Colin Murdock, Jimmy Ryan, Michael Barnes and trialist Martin Riley. Luke Joseph Jones (born 10 April 1987) is an English professional football player who plays for Kidderminster Harriers. Jimmy Ryan can refer to different people Jimmy Ryan (baseball, the 19th-century baseball player Michael Barnes may refer to Michael Barnes (footballer, footballer Michael D Martin Riley may refer to Martin Riley (basketball, former Canadian Basketball player Martin Riley (football, present English

At the same time, youth team goalkeeper Jasbir Singh signed a 12 month contract with the club, and Asa Hall is currently in talks regarding a permanent move. Asa Philip Hall (born 29 November 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays for Luton Town. The two most recent signings for the club are forward Stephen Hindmarch and experienced midfielder Paul Murray

Cult Heroes

In 2004, BBC's Football Focus ran polls to determine club's cult heroes, and Dean Spink was named as Shrewsbury's cult hero, ahead of Steve Anthrobus and Austin Berkley. Stephen Hindmarch (born on November 16, 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a foward for Shrewsbury Town People named Paul Murray include Paul Murray (Triple M radio presenter, a presenter on Australian radio station Triple M Paul Murray (journalist "Cult Hero" redirects here For the Cure sideproject called Cult Hero see I'm a Cult Hero Hero cults were one of the most TalkDean Spink before re-adding unsourced personal material thank you --> Dean Spink (born 22 January 1967 is an English former Stephen Anthrobus (born 10 November 1968) in Lewisham) is a retired English football player who played for Millwall Austin Berkley (born 28 January[[ 973]] is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. ^[5]

Current squad

As of 2008-05-17

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No. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Glyn Garner (born 9 December 1976 in Pontypool, Gwent) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Darren Michael Moss (born 24 May, 1981 in Wrexham, Clwyd) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Neil John Ashton (born 15 April 1985 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English footballer who currently plays for League In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Darran Kempson (born December 6, 1984 in Blackpool, England) is an English professional footballer currently playing For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. David Hunt (born September 10, 1982 in London) is an English footballer He is a Midfielder for Shrewsbury Town For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Marc Anthony Pugh (born 2 April 1987 in Bacup, England is a professional English footballer, currently playing for Shrewsbury Town in the English In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Kelvin Langmead (born 23 March[[ 985]] in Coventry) is an English footballer who currently plays for English League Two Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Dave Hibbert (born 28 January 1986) is an English footballer who plays as Striker for Shrewsbury Town. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing James Constable (born October 4, 1984 in Malmesbury, England) is an English professional footballer who currently plays Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Michael Symes (born 31 October 1983 is an English professional footballer who plays for Shrewsbury Town. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Ben Herd (born 21 June 1985 in Welwyn, Hertfordshire) is an English footballer who currently plays for Shrewsbury Position Player 14 MF Ben Davies (Capt) 17 MF Chris Humphrey 18 MF Steven Leslie 19 FW Guy Madjo 21 GK Scott Bevan 23 DF Marc Tierney 28 MF Kevin McIntyre 33 DF James Meredith –– FW Stephen Hindmarch –– MF Paul Murray

Player Records

• Most league goals in a season
    38: Arthur Rowley (1958-59)
• Most league goals in total
    152: Arthur Rowley (1958-65)
• Most league appearances
    418: Mickey Brown (1986-91, 1992-94, 1996-2001)

Managerial history

W. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Ben Davies (born May 27[[ 981]] in Birmingham) is a professional football player currently with Shrewsbury Town. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Chris Humphrey (born September 19, 1987) is a English professional footballer, currently with Shrewsbury Town in the position of For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Steven Leslie (born November 5[[ 987]] is an Scottish professional Football (soccer player who currently plays for Shrewsbury Town. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Guy Madjo (born June 1, 1984) is a Cameroonian footballer, currently playing for League Two club Shrewsbury Town. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Scott Bevan (born 19 September 1979 in Southampton, England) is an English footballer and currently plays as a Goalkeeper In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Marc Tierney (born August 23, 1985) is an English -born Irish footballer, who currently plays for Shrewsbury Town. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Kevin McIntyre (born 23 December 1977, Liverpool) is an English football midfielder who currently plays for Shrewsbury Town. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring James Meredith (born April 4 1988 in Albury, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian footballer, currently Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Stephen Hindmarch (born on November 16, 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a foward for Shrewsbury Town For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Paul Murray (born on 31 August 1976 in Carlisle) is a footballer who plays in midfield for Shrewsbury Town He started his career George Arthur Rowley, ( 21 April 1926 &ndash 19 December 2002) was an English football player George Arthur Rowley, ( 21 April 1926 &ndash 19 December 2002) was an English football player Mickey Brown is an English former professional football player Adams (1905 - 1912) Geoff Anslow (1912 - 1934) Jack Roscamp (1934 - 1935) Sam Ramsey (1935 - 1936) Ted Bousted (1936 - 1940) Leslie Knighton (1945 - 1949) Harry Chapman (1949 - 1950) Sammy Crooks (1950 - 1954) Walter Rowley (1955 - 1957) Harry Potts (1957 - 1958) Johnny Spuhler (1958) Arthur Rowley (1958 - 1968) Harry Gregg (1968 - 1972) Maurice Evans (1972 - 1974) Alan Durban (1974 - 1978) Richie Barker (1978)

Graham Turner (1978 - 1984) Chic Bates (1984 - 1987) Ken Brown (1987) Ian McNeill (1987 - 1990) Asa Hartford (1990 - 1991) John Bond (1991 - 1993) Fred Davies (1993 - 1997) Jake King (1997 - 1999) Chic Bates (1999) Kevin Ratcliffe (1999 - 2003) Mark Atkins (2003) Jimmy Quinn (2003 - 2004) Chic Bates (2004) Gary Peters (2004 - 2008) Paul Simpson (2008 - Present)

Honours

• Welsh Cup winners 1891, 1938, 1977, 1979, 1984, 1985; runners up 1931, 1948, 1980
• Football League Third Division (third tier) champions 1979
• Football League Third Division (fourth tier) champions 1994
• Football League Fourth Division (fourth tier) runners up 1975
• Football League Two (fourth tier) Playoff runners up 2007
• Football League Cup Semi Finalists 1961
• Football League Trophy runners up 1996, area finalists 2003
• Midland League champions 1938, 1946, 1948
• Birmingham League champions 1923; runners up 1914, 1924, 1937
• Football Conference Playoff Winners 2004

References

• From Rats to riches, Mike Jones, ISBN 978-0954809904

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External links

• Shrewsbury Town FC Official Website

• Shrewsbury Town F. C. on BBC Sport: Club News - Recent results - Upcoming fixtures - Club stats
• Vitalshrews
• Local Paper: The Shropshire Star
• Shrews blogger David Craig
• Blue and Amber: Unofficial Website
• Shrewsbury Town Supporters Trust
• News Of The Shrews
• Scandinavian Shrews
• Shrewsbury Town FC, Danish Branch (in english)
• Player list
• Kit History page
• Spinal Tap reference page
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