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| Full name | Shrewsbury Town Football Club | |||
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| Nicknames | The Shrews, Salop | |||
| Founded | 20 May 1886; 139 years ago (1886-05-20) | |||
| Ground | New Meadow | |||
| Capacity | 9,875 | |||
| Chairman | Roland Wycherley | |||
| Head coach | Michael Appleton | |||
| League | EFL League Two | |||
| 2024–25 | EFL League One, 24th of 24 (relegated) | |||
| Website | www | |||
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Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professionalassociation football club based inShrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team currently competes inEFL League Two, the fourth tier of theEnglish football league system.
Founded in 1886, the club were inaugural members of the Shropshire & District League in 1890 and then joined theBirmingham & District League five years later. Crowned champions in 1922–23, they switched to theMidland League in 1937 and won the Midland League title in 1937–38, 1945–46 and 1947–48. Shrewsbury were admitted into theFootball League in 1950 and won promotion out of theFourth Division at the end of the 1958–59 season. They were promoted again in 1974–75 after being relegated the previous year, and went on to win theThird Division title in 1978–79. They returned to the fourth tier following relegations in 1989 and 1992, where they won another league title in 1993–94. The club lost in the1996 Football League Trophy final and dropped into non-League football after suffering relegations in 1997 and 2003.
Shrewsbury immediately regained their Football League status after winning the2004 Conference play-off final. They subsequently lostLeague Two play-off finals in2007 and2009 before they won automatic promotion in2011–12 and again in2014–15 after relegation in the previous season. They finished as runners-up in the2018 EFL Trophy final and2018 League One play-off final.
The club plays its home games atNew Meadow, having moved from theGay Meadow in 2007. They have won theShropshire Senior Cup a record 67 times and are the only club from the county to ever play in the Football League.
The first club in the town was theShrewsbury Football Club, founded in 1868,[1] which in the 1877–78 football season won both theBirmingham Senior Cup andShropshire Senior Cup, and was captained byJohn Hawley Edwards.[2] It disbanded in around 1880.
The present Shrewsbury Town were formed in 1886, following the demise of firstShropshire Wanderers and later indirectlyCastle Blues. Press reports differ as to the exact date the new club was formed, TheEddowes Shropshire Journal of 26 May 1886 reported the birth of the club at The Lion Hotel, Wyle Cop,Shrewsbury. TheShrewsbury 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 founder members of theShropshire & District League in1890–91, later admitted to theBirmingham & District League in1895–96. Many of the teams Town faced in the early days have vanished, however Shrewsbury met many of today's Football League and Conference teams, includingCrewe Alexandra,Coventry City,Stoke City,Kidderminster Harriers andStafford Rangers.
In 1910, Shrewsbury looked to move to a new ground, having spent early years at locations across the town, notably nearCopthorne Barracks west of the town. The club moved toGay Meadow on the edge of the town centre, within sight ofShrewsbury Abbey, and stayed 97 years.[3]
Shrewsbury's Birmingham League days were mostly mid-table, with a few seasons challenging near the top, the club being league champions in1922–23.
A move to theMidland League in1937–38 saw the club enjoy one of its most successful seasons, winning a league and cup treble. Shrewsbury were league champions, scoring 111 goals . In addition, theWelsh Cup was won following a replay, the team enjoyed a run in theFA Cup, and won theShropshire Senior Cup.
After a run of good seasons in post-war years, Shrewsbury were admitted, alongsideScunthorpe United to the old Division 3 (North) of the Football League in 1950, after being Midland League champions in1949–50, following the decision to expand from 88 to 92 clubs.
Elevation to the football league in 1950 saw the club play one season in the Northern section of the third division, followed by a further seven in the Southern section, this before they became founder members of the newly formed fourth division in 1958–59, gaining immediate promotion as runners-up toMansfield Town at the first attempt. Shrewsbury gained their first promotion, to theThird Division, in1958–59. They remained in the third tier 15 years, slipping back to Division Four at the end of1973–74.
1960–61 season saw Shrewsbury Town reach the Semi Final of theLeague Cup. After beatingEverton in the quarter-finals, they narrowly lost over two legs 4–3 on aggregate toRotherham United. This era was also remembered forArthur Rowley. He arrived fromLeicester City in 1958, the club's first player/manager. During his playing and managerial career, he brokeDixie Dean's goal-scoring record, scoring his 380th league goal againstBradford City atValley Parade on 29 April 1961. Retiring from playing in 1965 he remained manager until July 1968.
Shrewsbury were promoted to the Third Division in1974–75 as runners-up, before another successful season in1978–79, when they were league champions underRitchie Barker and laterGraham Turner. Over 14,000 fans packedGay Meadow on 17 May 1979 to see Shrewsbury seal promotion with a 4–1 win overExeter City. In addition, the club beat First DivisionManchester City 2–0 in an FA Cup run that saw them reach the quarter-finals for the first time, before they lost in a replay toWolverhampton Wanderers.[4] Turner is the team's most successful manager, winning the Third Division Championship in 1978–79 – his first season in charge – to take the club into theSecond Division for the first time.[5] They remained in the division for ten years, although Turner departed forAston Villa in 1984.[6] Shrewsbury again reached the FA Cup quarter-finals in1981–82, defeating theUEFA Cup holdersIpswich Town in the fifth round before losing 5–2 away toLeicester City.[4]
The 1980s saw many big teams defeated by Shrewsbury, includingFulham,Newcastle United,Blackburn Rovers,West Ham United andChelsea. Shrewsbury beatMiddlesbrough 2–1 at Gay Meadow at the end of the1985–86 season to relegate their opponents, who went out of business and almost out of existence. The match was marred by violence from Middlesbrough fans, with many of them later 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, includingSteve Ogrizovic,David Moyes,John McGinlay andBernard 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 – againstBradford City atValley Parade. At the end of1991–92, three years after relegation to the Third Division, the club was relegated to the Fourth – the first time since 1975. However, two seasons later Shrewsbury won the new(fourth tier) Division Three championship under Fred Davies in1993–94, and remained in Division Two(third tier) for three seasons.
The 1990s saw Shrewsbury make their first appearance atWembley as finalists in the 1995–96Football League Trophy final. They lost 2–1 toRotherham United, with future Shrewsbury strikerNigel Jemson scoring both Rotherham goals. Shrewsbury remained a mid-table team before slipping down to the bottom division again at the end of1996–97. Davies was sacked in May 1997 to make way for the former club captainJake King to return to the club where he began his career, following a successful reign at local rivalsTelford United.
In1999–2000, Shrewsbury endured a poor season, and in mid-November 1999 King was sacked as the club neared relegation. The formerEverton captain and Welsh internationalKevin Ratcliffe joined fromChester City as manager and saved Shrewsbury from relegation on the final day of the season with a 2–1 victory away toExeter City. The season was known as the 'Great Escape'.[7] Subsequently Town made steady progress withLuke Rodgers emerging as a regular goalscorer, and they narrowly missed the2001–02 league play-offs after a final-day defeat toLuton Town.
The2002–03 season saw Shrewsbury enjoy an FA Cup run. After dispatching non-league sidesStafford Rangers andBarrow, they hit the headlines whenNigel Jemson struck twice to beat Everton 2–1 at Gay Meadow in the third round in front of 7,800 spectators.[8][9] Watched by a near-capacity crowd of 7,950, Town lost 4–0 in the fourth round toChelsea in a match televised on BBC'sMatch of the Day, withGianfranco Zola scoring twice.[10] The side's form then disappeared, and they picked up just two further wins as they were relegated from the Football League after 53 years.[11] Following angry demonstrations from fans, Ratcliffe resigned, andMark Atkins took temporary charge for the club's final League game, a 2–1 defeat toScunthorpe United, who coincidentally had been Shrewsbury's first League opponents in 1950.[12]
TheNorthwich Victoria managerJimmy Quinn was appointed Shrewsbury's manager in May 2003. With most of the previous year's players released, Quinn assembled a whole new squad, with experienced non-league players such asDarren Tinson andJake Sedgemore joined byColin Cramb,Scott Howie and former League Cup finalistMartin O'Connor. The league title went to Chester City, but with 74 points, Shrewsbury finished third and defeatedBarnet on penalties in the play-off semi-finals to set up afinal againstAldershot Town, atStoke City'sBritannia Stadium.[13] After a 1–1 draw, Shrewsbury's goalkeeperScott Howie saved three consecutive Aldershot penalties in another penalty shoot-out, and the defenderTrevor Challis scored the winning kick.[14]
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Quinn departed 14 league games into the2004–05 season,[15] and was replaced by the formerPreston North End managerGary Peters, who preserved Shrewsbury's Football League status in League Two. Meanwhile, the club had unearthed two talented local players inJoe Hart andDavid Edwards, who both went on to become experienced internationals.
Despite the departure of their goalkeeper Hart toManchester City,[16] Shrewsbury went on a 14-match unbeaten run in the2006–07 season. Following a 2–2 draw againstGrimsby Town in the final League match to be held at Gay Meadow, they finished in seventh place to qualify for the play-offs, where they defeatedMilton Keynes Dons in the semi-finals. The team lost toBristol Rovers in the final on 26 May 2007 at the newWembley Stadium in front of a record crowd for any fourth-tier game of 61,589.[17]
The club chairmanRoland Wycherley had cut the first sod of soil at Shrewsbury'sNew Meadow ground in the summer of 2006 and club moved permanently for the2007–08 season. Peters left the club on 3 March 2008 by mutual consent,[18] and his replacement,Paul Simpson, led the club to an 18th-place finish in the league. After the season, the kit manufacturer Prostar earned the naming rights of the stadium.
The2008–09 season saw Shrewsbury reach the play-offs again, after they beatDagenham and Redbridge on the final day of the season. They beatBury 4–3 on penalties in the semi-finals, withLuke Daniels making two saves to send Shrewsbury through, but lost 1–0 toGillingham in the play-off final, with a goal in the 90th minute by Gillingham'sSimeon Jackson. On 30 April 2010, after a disappointing2009–10 season, Simpson was dismissed with two games remaining.[19]
Graham Turner returned to Shrewsbury Town as manager in June 2010.[5] The club finished the2010–11 season in fourth place, missing automatic promotion by one point. They lost 2–0 on aggregate in the play-off semi-final toTorquay United. In the2011–12 season they finished second on 88 points, and beat Dagenham & Redbridge 1–0 with aJames Collins header in the penultimate game of the season to achieve promotion to League One after a 15-year absence. Shrewsbury also enjoyed a notable run in the League Cup, beatingDerby County atPride Park and Premier LeagueSwansea City, before losing 3–1 toArsenal after James Collins headed them in front at theEmirates Stadium.
Shrewsbury exceeded expectations in the2012–13 season and sealed League One safety with two games to spare by beatingOldham Athletic 1–0, finishing 16th. The first half of the following season was disappointing, and Turner quit in January[6] and relegation was confirmed after a 4–2 home defeat againstPeterborough United.[20]
In May 2014 the ex-Fleetwood Town bossMicky Mellon was appointed manager. Town were promoted back to League One on 25 April 2015 with a 1–0 victory away toCheltenham Town viaJean-Louis Akpa Akpro's goal.[21] Mellon left forTranmere Rovers in October 2016, and was replaced by theGrimsby Town managerPaul Hurst, with Shrewsbury bottom.[22] In 2017–18, Hurst led Shrewsbury to theEFL Trophy Final, which they lost toLincoln City. He also led the team to theLeague One play-offs, but they lost toRotherham United after extra time. Hurst left to joinIpswich Town on 30 May 2018.[23] He was replaced by former Macclesfield bossJohn Askey, who was sacked in November 2018 having won just five of their opening 21 games.[24] His successor,Sam Ricketts was appointed manager in December.[25]
A highlight of the2019–20 season was a fourth roundFA Cup tie against the European championsLiverpool, which Shrewsbury drew 2–2.[26] Town narrowly lost the replay 1–0 atAnfield in front of an attendance of 52,399.[27] However, following disruption to the season in March 2020 due toCOVID-19, finalLeague One standings were decided on apoints per game basis with Shrewsbury finishing in 15th place.[28][29] In November 2020, Ricketts was sacked with Shrewsbury in 23rd place and was replaced bySteve Cotterill.[30] He helped Shrewsbury to a five-year high of 12th place in 2023, then stepped down in June 2023 and was replaced byMatt Taylor, who lasted less than seven months as manager.[31] On 24 January 2024, the club confirmed the reappointment of Paul Hurst as head coach.[32] Paul Hurst was sacked in October 2024 and was replaced by Gareth Ainsworth, who himself left in March 2025, and was replaced by Michael Appleton. They were relegated to League Two for the first time in ten years after results elsewhere.
The Racecourse Ground was used inMonkmoor between 1886 and 1889. Town's first ground hosted 51 matches over 3 years. The majority of these were friendlies as Town were not members of any league. Their first game was a 5–2 victory over Wellington Town on 16 October 1886 at the Racecourse Ground.
Copthorne 1889–1893Town spent 4 seasons at Ambler's Field,Copthorne between 1889 and 1893. Here they were founder members of the Shropshire and District League started in 1890. 22 February 1890 saw town'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 ground.
Sutton Farm 1893–1895Town played 47 times in 2 seasons at Sutton Lane,Sutton Farm and when they moved from here, they also moved up to the Birmingham League. This ground is now allotments.
Town played at Barracks Ground, Copthorne for 15 years, over 300 matches between 1895 and 1910 against more classier opposition of reserve teams like Aston Villa and Wolves. In 1909–10 they reached the first round of the FA Cup.
Shrewsbury played atGay Meadow,Abbey Foregate between 1910 and 2007. For many years, Shrewsburycoracle maker Fred Davies achieved some notability amongst football fans, by a unique 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.[33]
A new stadium was opened in July 2007 on Oteley Road,Meole Brace. It features a 9,875 all-seater capacity in four separate stands for football.[34]
| Name | Capacity |
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| Roland Wycherley Stand | 2,741 |
| Hatfields West Stand | 3,317 |
| Salop Leisure South Stand | 1,955 |
| SY Comms North Stand | 1,796 |
Capacity for concerts at the stadium is 17,000.
The ground has conference facilities, a function area, snack 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 The Shrewsbury Town Foundation.
The first match at the stadium was 4–0 win against A-line Allstars featuringGianfranco Zola on 14 July 2007.[35][36] The first league match was a 1–0 win againstBradford City with Dave Hibbert scoring the winner.[34] Shrewsbury's record victory at this ground is 7–0 againstGillingham on 13 September 2008 inLeague Two. Therecord attendance at New Meadow is 10,210 vs.Chelsea in the2014–15 Football League Cup.[37] The record league attendance at New Meadow was 9,510 for aLeague One tie againstWolverhampton Wanderers in September 2013.[34]
The Englandunder-18s,under-19s,under-20s,under-21s and England women's senior team have all played at the stadium.[34] TheEngland Women's team have played three matches at New Meadow.[34] For sponsorship reasons, the stadium has been named The Croud Meadow since June 2023.[38]
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 worn by character Derek Smalls in the movieThis Is Spinal Tap.
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 until 2017, all been local companies. As of the2017–18 season, the current shirt sponsor is The Energy Check, aSouth Shields-based Energy management company.
The first crest to appear on the shirt of Shrewsbury Town was the town's coat of arms,The Loggerheads in 1907. The crest 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 merchandise, such as match-day programmes. The Loggerheads returned in 1970, and in various guises continued to be used until 1986, when a "Shrew" cartoon was introduced as the club's crest in an attempt to rebrand "Salop" as "The Shrews".[39] During this time, the club's kit was also changed to predominantly white. A campaign by fanzine "A Large Scotch" eventually led to the return of The Loggerheads crest in 1992.[39] The crest changed once in again in 2007 to coincide with Salop's move toNew Meadow, the new badge featured a single lion's head in a circle. The club stated that the new badge was necessary as any design incorporating The Loggerheads could not be copyrighted.
Over the years the club has had many different kit suppliers, the most recent being Umbro at the start of the 2021/22 season.[40] It marked the return to the famous double diamond after the supplier manufactured the clubs kits during the most successful period in its history, which was from 1973 to 1982. From the start of the 2024/25 season, Oxen will become the clubs new technical kit supplier.[41]
| Period | Supplier |
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| 2024/25 - Present |  Oxen |
| 2021/22 - 2023/24 | Umbro |
| 2019/20 - 2020/21 | Admiral |
| 2015/16 - 2018/19 |  Errea |
| 2013/14 - 2014/15 | Surridge Sport |
| 2010/11 - 2012/13 |  Joma |
| 2008/09 - 2009/10 | Prostar |
The club has many supporters groups from different areas of the nationally and internationally, including locally throughoutShropshire,Wales,Scotland,London and internationally inItaly (where there is a team called Shrewsbury Town in a league in Milan).[citation needed] Most recently there is a large supporters group inPortland, Oregon, where there are ties with theMLS sidePortland Timbers.[42] In 2019, a group namedSouth Stand Flags was set up after the opening of New Meadow's safe standing section in order to "improve atmosphere at home games". The group, usually based in block 9 of the South Stand, organise choreography and flag displays. Their first fundraiser raised over £1000 which funded the purchase of 50 new flags. The group has gained of praise from players and managers, including the ex-Shrewsbury bossSam Ricketts.[43]
An unofficial fanzine and forum namedBlue & Amber was introduced in 2005.[44]
In late 2019 the club started attracting fans from the small Caribbean island nation ofGrenada. The support stemmed from the club having two Grenada internationals,Aaron Pierre andOmar Beckles, who helped the nation to a six-match unbeaten run in qualifying for theCONCACAF Gold Cup. The president of theGrenada Football Association,Cheney Joseph, adoptedThe Shrews as his team, stating "I have fallen in love with Shrewsbury. I'm serious. I believe they can become a dream story, a Cinderella story".[45] In November 2019, Joseph sent a partnership offer to the club, as well as a formal invitation for Town chairman Roland Wycherley to visit the country.[46] On 9 November,Oliver Norburn became the third Town player to be called up byGrenada, whom he qualified for through his paternal grandfather.[47] On 26 January 2020, Joseph made his first visit to his adopted club, where he witnessedThe Shrews come back from 2–0 down to draw 2–2 withLiverpool.[48]
The club maintains several rivalries. The rivalry with near-neighboursHereford United was ranked nineteenth inThe Daily Telegraph'sTwenty fiercest rivalries in English football in 2015.[49] Known as the 'A49 derby' due tothe road that connectsShrewsbury withHereford, it has not been played since Hereford United went out of business and reformed asHereford FC, who now play in theNational League North, three divisions belowThe Shrews. This is similar to the rivalry with the now defunctChester City.[50] In 2010, a new club was formed namedChester FC who, like Hereford, also compete in the National League North and are yet to meet Shrewsbury in any competition. Another rivalry for the Shrews is with Welsh clubWrexham.[51] Following Wrexham's relegation from the Football League in 2008, the fixture was not competed again until 2024 for an FA Cup match.[52] The two sides also met in League One during the 2024–25 season.[53]
The club's other main rivals includeWalsall,[54]Wolverhampton Wanderers,[55]Port Vale[56] andShropshire rivalsAFC Telford United.[57]
As of 5 September 2024[58][59]
| Position | Name |
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| Chairman | Roland Wycherley |
| Vice-Chairman | Duncan Montgomery |
| Chief Executive Officer & Director | Liam Dooley |
| Director of Finance | Andrew Crane |
| Associate Director | M Ashton |
| Associate Director | D Pitchford |
| Associate Director | H Wilson |
| President | Malcolm Starkey |
| Honorary Patron | Sir David Lees |
| Foundation Director | Shin Aujla |
| Club Secretary | Jayne Bebb |
| Director of Football | Vacant |
As of 26 March 2025[60]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Michael Appleton |
| Assistant Head Coach | Richard O’Donnell |
| First-Team Coach |  Sean Parrish |
| Goalkeeping Coach |  Brian Jensen |
| Head of Physical Performance | Daryl Taylor |
| Head of Medical Performance | Chris Skitt |
| Sports Therapist | Aaron Lambley |
| Head of Recruitment | Tom Ware |
| Head of Performance Analysis | Stephen Corns |
| Analyst | Ben Parker |
| Kitman | Jon Pearce |
As of 29 January 2025[61]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Academy Manager | Charlie Musselwhite |
| Head of Academy Coaching | Dan Reece |
| Head of Academy Goalkeeping | Graeme Hewitt |
| Head of Academy Strength & Conditioning | Billy Clark |
| Head of Academy Medical |  Alieldeen Tohamy |
| Head of Academy Performance Analysis | Ryan Mouer |
| Head of Player Care | Natalie Wood |
| Lead Professional Development Phase Coach | Sean McAllister |
| Lead Youth Development Phase Coach | Dave Riley |
| Lead Foundation Phase Coach | Jack Pate |
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Operations & People Director | Leanne Rimmer |
| Commercial & Finance Director | Brogan Cook |
| Director of Football | Chloe Hudson-Jones |
| Head Coach | Darel Tidman-Poole |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Ryan Watson |
| Physiotherapist | Shannon Davis |
| Sports Psychologist | Dr Andrew Wood |
| Analyst | Jay Miller |
| Media | Jack Tyler |
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Mickey Brown holds the club record for most league appearances 418, accumulated during three spells. HoweverColin Griffin (footballer) holds the record number of total appearances with 497. Centre half turned centre forwardAlf 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.
Several Shrewsbury players have gone onto, or came from prominent top-flight careers. These include current and former top-flight managersDavid Moyes,Nigel Pearson,Gordon Lee,David Pleat andGary Megson. International starsJohn McGinlay,Jim Holton,Jimmy Quinn, Michael Gulla (American footballer), Jimmy McLoughlin,Mickey Thomas,Carl Robinson andNeville Southall all spent time at Shrewsbury.Doug Rougvie won theEuropean Cup Winners' Cup withAberdeen in 1983 and played for Shrewsbury later in the decade after a spell atChelsea.
More recently, Premier League winnerMark Atkins spent later seasons of his career at Shrewsbury, as didSheffield Wednesday'sNigel Jemson and former Nottingham Forest playerIan Woan. Coventry City stalwartSteve Ogrizovic was previously a Shrewsbury player. Two notable recent departees are local-born youth products, England goalkeeperJoe Hart and Wales midfielderDavid Edwards, both of whom have been capped at U21 and senior international levels. Edwards went on to play in thePremier League withWolverhampton Wanderers and theWales national team and returned to Shrewsbury in January 2019. Hart was a regular in theEngland senior team and is one of only two men to win every major domestic trophy in both England and Scotland.
In addition to Hart and Edwards, Shrewsbury have given opportunities to many young local players, who have forged successful professional careers.Norman Hobson was a local Shrewsbury born 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 andPeter Wilding being fan favourites at the club in the 1990s. Veteran strikerAndy 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.Tom Bradshaw is a recent Shrewsbury-born talent to have emerged from the Youth Team, andMason Springthorpe signed for Everton prior to making an appearance for the Shrews, for £125,000.[63]
In 2004, the BBC'sFootball Focus ran polls to determine club'scult heroes, andDean Spink was named as Shrewsbury's cult hero, ahead ofSteve Anthrobus andAustin Berkley.[64]
The Shrewsbury Town FC Foundation is the club's official charity that carries out community work in the local community and surrounding areas. The foundation helps provide opportunities to many people by offering many different programmes. These include health & wellbeing, education, and employability. The foundation also provides football and participation opportunities which consists of walking football, disability football and soccer schools. It also runs the Shrewsbury Town development centres which provides advanced coaching to help progress players into academy football. A Girls Emerging Talent Centre is also organised and supported by the foundation.[65]
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Shrewsbury Town's fierce rivalry with near neighbours Wrexham is about to go global as the two old rivals clash more than 6,400 miles from home in Kenya.
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