Shrewsbury Town F.C. 2011–12 football season
Shrewsbury Town F.C. 2011–12 season Chairman Roland Wycherley Manager Graham Turner League Two 2nd (promoted) FA Cup 3rd round League Cup 3rd round Football League Trophy 1st Round (North West) Top goalscorer League: James Collins (14) All: James Collins (16) Highest home attendance League: 9,441 vs Dagenham & Redbridge (28 April 2012) All: 9,441 vs Dagenham & Redbridge (28 April 2012) Lowest home attendance League: 4,871 vs Macclesfield Town (17 December 2011) All: 4,048 vs Rotherham United (3 December 2011) Average home league attendance 5,769[1]
The 2011–12 season was the 126th season played by Shrewsbury Town F.C. , an association football club based in Shrewsbury , Shropshire , England . Shrewsbury competed in League Two , whilst also participating in the FA Cup , the Football League Cup and the Football League Trophy .
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion, qualification or relegation
1
Swindon Town (C, P)
46
29
6
11
75
32
+43
93
Promotion to Football League One
2
Shrewsbury Town (P)
46
26
10
10
66
41
+25
88
3
Crawley Town (P)
46
23
15
8
76
54
+22
84
4
Southend United
46
25
8
13
77
48
+29
83
Qualification for League Two play-offs [a]
5
Torquay United
46
23
12
11
63
50
+13
81
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2012. Source:
BBC Sport Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion;
(P) Promoted
Notes:
Squad statistics [ ]
Appearances and goals [ ]
No.
Pos
Nat
Player
Total
League Two
FA Cup
League Cup
FL Trophy
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
1
GK
ENG
Chris Neal
39
0
35+0
0
3+0
0
0+0
0
1+0
0
2
DF
ENG
Jermaine Grandison
43
2
36+2
2
1+0
0
2+1
0
1+0
0
3
DF
WAL
Joe Jacobson
45
1
37+2
1
3+0
0
2+0
0
1+0
0
4
MF
ENG
Sean McAllister
22
1
14+3
1
2+0
0
2+0
0
1+0
0
5
DF
ENG
Ian Sharps
48
2
43+0
1
3+0
1
2+0
0
0+0
0
6
DF
AUS
Shane Cansdell-Sherriff
43
4
35+2
4
3+0
0
2+0
0
1+0
0
7
MF
ENG
Mark Wright
53
11
45+1
10
3+0
0
3+0
1
0+1
0
8
MF
ENG
Nicky Wroe
44
5
32+6
4
1+1
0
3+0
1
0+1
0
9
FW
EIR
James Collins
47
17
32+10
14
0+2
1
2+1
2
0+0
0
10
FW
ENG
Marvin Morgan
49
11
26+16
8
3+0
0
3+0
3
0+1
0
12
DF
ENG
Reuben Hazell
10
0
5+2
0
0+0
0
2+0
0
1+0
0
14
MF
ENG
Matt Richards
48
5
35+7
5
3+0
0
1+1
0
1+0
0
15
DF
ENG
Carl Regan
15
0
12+1
0
0+0
0
1+0
0
1+0
0
16
MF
ENG
Lionel Ainsworth
27
2
19+2
2
2+0
0
3+0
0
1+0
0
17
FW
WAL
Tom Bradshaw
10
1
5+3
1
0+0
0
0+1
0
1+0
0
18
DF
ENG
Connor Goldson
7
0
2+2
0
0+1
0
1+1
0
0+0
0
20
MF
WAL
Aaron Wildig
13
1
10+2
1
1+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
23
MF
ENG
Jon Taylor
36
0
15+18
0
0+2
0
0+1
0
0+0
0
24
FW
ENG
Terry Gornell
47
8
28+13
7
3+0
1
1+1
0
1+0
0
25
GK
ENG
Ben Smith
14
0
11+0
0
0+0
0
3+0
0
0+0
0
Players featured for Shrewsbury but left before the end of the season:
11
MF
SCO
Steven Leslie
1
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
1+0
0
Players on loan to Shrewsbury who returned to their parent club:
19
MF
EIR
David McAllister
15
0
15+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
19
MF
ENG
James Wallace
3
0
1+2
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
21
DF
NIR
Conor McLaughlin
4
0
4+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
26
FW
SKN
Romaine Sawyers
9
0
2+5
0
0+0
0
2+0
0
0+0
0
26
DF
ENG
James Hurst
11
0
7+0
0
2+0
0
2+0
0
0+0
0
Top scorers [ ]
Place
Position
Nation
Number
Name
League Two
FA Cup
League Cup
FL Trophy
Total
1
FW
9
James Collins
14
0
3
0
16
2
MF
7
Mark Wright
10
0
1
0
11
=
FW
10
Marvin Morgan
8
0
3
0
11
4
FW
24
Terry Gornell
7
1
0
0
8
5
MF
8
Nicky Wroe
4
1
1
0
6
6
MF
14
Matt Richards
5
0
0
0
5
7
DF
6
Shane Cansdell-Sherriff
4
0
0
0
4
8
MF
16
Lionel Ainsworth
2
0
0
0
2
=
DF
2
Jermaine Grandison
2
0
0
0
2
=
DF
5
Ian Sharps
1
1
0
0
2
11
MF
4
Sean McAllister
1
0
0
0
1
=
FW
17
Tom Bradshaw
1
0
0
0
1
=
MF
20
Aaron Wildig
1
0
0
0
1
=
DF
3
Joe Jacobson
1
0
0
0
1
TOTALS
64
3
7
0
74
Disciplinary record [ ]
Number
Nation
Position
Name
League Two
FA Cup
League Cup
FL Trophy
Total
10
FW
Marvin Morgan
6
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
7
1
2
DF
Jermaine Grandison
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
9
FW
James Collins
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
14
MF
Matt Richards
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
5
DF
Ian Sharps
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
8
MF
Nicky Wroe
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
3
DF
Joe Jacobson
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
24
FW
Terry Gornell
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
4
MF
Sean McAllister
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
3
1
26
DF
James Hurst
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
GK
Chris Neal
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
21
DF
Conor McLaughlin
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
6
DF
Shane Cansdell-Sherriff
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
23
MF
Jon Taylor
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
12
DF
Reuben Hazell
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
16
MF
Lionel Ainsworth
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
7
MF
Mark Wright
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
25
GK
Ben Smith
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
20
MF
Aaron Wildig
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
19
MF
James Wallace
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
TOTALS
59
5
3
0
1
0
0
0
63
5
Results [ ]
Pre-Season Friendlies [ ]
The New Saints v Shrewsbury Town
11 July 2011 The New Saints 2–1 Shrewsbury Town Park Hall 19:45
Williams 37' 82'
39'
Attendance: 496
Shrewsbury Town v Wolves Development XI
22 July 2011 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Wolves Development XI Greenhous Meadow 19:30
Cansdell-Sherriff 56' Morgan 80'
Attendance: 1,971
Kidderminster Harriers v Shrewsbury Town
26 July 2011 Kidderminster Harriers 2–1 Shrewsbury Town Aggborough 19:45
Vaughan ?' (pen. ) Matt 89'
Ainsworth 74'
Attendance: 753
Shrewsbury Town v Tranmere Rovers
29 July 2011 Shrewsbury Town 0–2 Tranmere Rovers Greenhous Meadow 19:30
Akins 11' Weir 58'
Attendance: 1,047
League Two [ ]
Shrewsbury Town v Plymouth Argyle
6 August 2011 1 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Greenhous Meadow 15:00
Collins 69'
Fletcher 90'
Attendance: 6,421
Burton Albion v Shrewsbury Town
13 August 2011 2 Burton Albion 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Pirelli Stadium 15:00
Zola 14'
Gornell 83'
Attendance: 2,989
Oxford United v Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town v Crewe Alexandra
20 August 2011 4 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Greenhous Meadow 15:00
McAllister 23' Wroe 90+1'
Attendance: 5,050
Shrewsbury Town v Swindon Town
27 August 2011 5 Shrewsbury Town 2–1 Swindon Town Greenhous Meadow 15:00
Gornell 57' Morgan 71'
Ritchie 25'
Attendance: 5,323
Gillingham v Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town v Hereford United
10 September 2011 7 Shrewsbury Town 3–1 Hereford United Greenhous Meadow 13:00
Morgan 7' , 79' Wright 48'
Barkhuizen 73'
Attendance: 5,684
Bristol Rovers v Shrewsbury Town
13 September 2011 8 Bristol Rovers 1–0 Shrewsbury Town Memorial Stadium 19:45
Zebroski 19'
Attendance: 5,065
Port Vale v Shrewsbury Town
17 September 2011 9 Port Vale 2–3 Shrewsbury Town Vale Park 13:00
Williamson 26' , 81'
Morgan 3' Wright 14' Ainsworth 50'
Attendance: 5,541
Shrewsbury Town v Torquay United
24 September 2011 10 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Torquay United Greenhous Meadow 15:00
Collins 6' , 49'
Attendance: 5,263
Southend United v Shrewsbury Town
30 September 2011 11 Southend United 3–0 Shrewsbury Town Roots Hall 19:45
Dickinson 27' (pen. ) Phillips 90+1' Harris 90+5' (pen. )
Attendance: 6,394
Shrewsbury Town v Barnet
8 October 2011 12 Shrewsbury Town 3–2 Barnet Greenhous Meadow 15:00
Richards 31' Gornell 42' Ainsworth 90+3'
Holmes 69' Marshall 82'
Attendance: 5,192
Crawley Town v Shrewsbury Town
15 October 2011 13 Crawley Town 2–1 Shrewsbury Town Broadfield Stadium 15:00
Torres 14' Howell 43'
Wright 72'
Attendance: 3,453
Rotherham United v Shrewsbury Town
22 October 2011 14 Rotherham United 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Don Valley Stadium 15:00
Grabban 22'
Cansdell-Sheriff 45'
Attendance: 3,561
Shrewsbury Town v AFC Wimbledon
29 October 2011 16 Shrewsbury Town 0–0 AFC Wimbledon Greenhous Meadow 15:00
Attendance: 5,861
Northampton Town v Shrewsbury Town
19 November 2011 18 Northampton Town 2–7 Shrewsbury Town Sixfields Stadium 15:00
Tozer 49' Akinfenwa 85'
Wright 18' , 40' Gornell 44' Morgan 82' Collins 88' Jacobson 90+4' Langmead 90+6' (o.g. )
Attendance: 5,039
Shrewsbury Town v Morecambe
26 November 2011 19 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Morecambe Greenhous Meadow 15:00
Wroe 39' (pen. ) Wright 88'
Attendance: 5,623
Aldershot Town v Shrewsbury Town
10 December 2011 20 Aldershot Town 1–0 Shrewsbury Town Recreation Ground 15:00
Guttridge 67'
Attendance: 2,384
Shrewsbury Town v Macclesfield Town
17 December 2011 21 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Macclesfield Town Greenhous Meadow 15:00
Cansdell Sheriff 49'
Attendance: 4,871
Cheltenham Town v Shrewsbury Town
Bradford City v Shrewsbury Town
31 December 2011 23 Bradford City 3–1 Shrewsbury Town Coral Windows Stadium 15:00
Hanson 24' Wells 29' Fagan 49'
Morgan 78'
Attendance: 10,567
Shrewsbury Town v Northampton Town
2 January 2012 24 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Northampton Town Greenhous Meadow 15:00
Richards 34'
Berahino 22'
Attendance: 6,045
Shrewsbury Town v Gillingham
14 January 2012 25 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Gillingham Greenhous Meadow 15:00
Cansdell-Sherriff 30' Wright 87'
Attendance: 4,940
Shrewsbury Town v Southend United
21 January 2012 26 Shrewsbury Town 2–1 Southend United Greenhous Meadow 15:00
Collins 53' Grandison 82'
Hall 66'
Attendance: 5,601
Hereford United v Shrewsbury Town
28 January 2012 27 Hereford United 0–2 Shrewsbury Town Edgar Street 13:00
Gornell 16' Collins 27'
Attendance: 3,515
Shrewsbury Town v Bristol Rovers
14 February 2012 29 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Bristol Rovers Greenhous Meadow 19:45
Collins 86'
Attendance: 4,928
Barnet v Shrewsbury Town
18 February 2012 30 Barnet 1–2 Shrewsbury Town Underhill Stadium 15:00
McLeod 48'
Kamdjo 45+1' (o.g. ) Collins 74'
Attendance: 2,046
Swindon Town v Shrewsbury Town
21 February 2012 31 Swindon Town 2–1 Shrewsbury Town County Ground 19:45
Connell 64' 76'
Richards 40'
Attendance: 7,990
Shrewsbury Town v Crawley Town
27 February 2012 32 Shrewsbury Town 2–1 Crawley Town Greenhous Meadow 19:45
Wright 44' Morgan 74'
Akinde 33'
Attendance: 5,229
Crewe Alexandra v Shrewsbury Town
3 March 2012 33 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Alexandra Stadium 15:00
Powell 22'
Collins 5'
Attendance: 5,086
Shrewsbury Town v Oxford United
6 March 2012 34 Shrewsbury Town 2–2 Oxford United Greenhous Meadow 19:45
Wright 54' Richards 90+4'
Holmes 1' 38'
Attendance: 5,205
Shrewsbury Town v Burton Albion
10 March 2012 35 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Burton Albion Greenhous Meadow 15:00
Sharps 51'
Attendance: 5,840
Plymouth Argyle v Shrewsbury Town
17 March 2012 36 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Shrewsbury Town Home Park 15:00
Wotton 21'
Attendance: 5,931
Shrewsbury Town v Cheltenham Town
20 March 2012 37 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Cheltenham Town Greenhous Meadow 19:45
Wroe 1' Gornell 57'
Attendance: 5,705
Morecambe v Shrewsbury Town
24 March 2012 38 Morecambe 0–1 Shrewsbury Town Globe Arena 15:00
Collins 68'
Attendance: 2,175
Shrewsbury Town v Aldershot Town
31 March 2012 39 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Aldershot Town Greenhous Meadow 15:00
Morgan 78'
Payne 51' (pen. )
Attendance: 5,588
Macclesfield Town v Shrewsbury Town
6 April 2012 40 Macclesfield Town 1–3 Shrewsbury Town Moss Rose 19:45
Arnaud Mendy 85'
Collins 33' 86' Wright 83'
Attendance: 3,403
Shrewsbury Town v Bradford City
9 April 2012 41 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Bradford City Greenhous Meadow 15:00
Grandison 16'
Attendance: 6,272
Shrewsbury Town v Rotherham United
14 April 2012 42 Shrewsbury Town 3–1 Rotherham United Greenhous Meadow 15:00
Gornell 45+2' 67' Wildig 48'
Cresswell 2'
Attendance: 5,873
Shrewsbury Town v Port Vale
17 April 2012 43 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Port Vale Greenhous Meadow 19:45
Richards 55'
Attendance: 7,678
AFC Wimbledon v Shrewsbury Town
5 May 2012 46 AFC Wimbledon 3–1 Shrewsbury Town Kingsmeadow 15:00
Harrison 47' Moore 55' 61'
Cansdell-Sherriff 58'
Attendance: 3,678
FA Cup [ ]
Newport County v Shrewsbury Town
12 November 2011 Round 1 Newport County 0–1 Shrewsbury Town Newport Stadium 12:30 BST
Summary
Gornell 41'
Attendance: 2,362 Referee: Darren Drysdale
Shrewsbury Town v Rotherham United
3 December 2011 Round 2 Shrewsbury Town 2–1 Rotherham United Greenhous Meadow 15:00 BST
Sharps 48' Wroe 83' (pen. )
Summary
Grabban 42'
Attendance: 4,048 Referee: Lee Collins
Middlesbrough v Shrewsbury Town
League Cup [ ]
Derby County v Shrewsbury Town
9 August 2011 Round 1 Derby County 2–3 Shrewsbury Town Pride Park Stadium 19:45
Maguire 46' Robinson 78'
Morgan 16' , 37' Collins 34'
Attendance: 7,073
Shrewsbury Town v Swansea City
23 August 2011 Round 2 Shrewsbury Town 3–1 Swansea City Greenhous Meadow 19:45
Morgan 19' Wright 67' Wroe 90+1'
Cansdell-Sherriff 10' (o.g. )
Attendance: 4,063
Arsenal v Shrewsbury Town
20 September 2011 Round 3 Arsenal 3–1 Shrewsbury Town Emirates Stadium 19:45
Kieran Gibbs Alex Oxlade Chamberlain Youssi Benayoun
James Collins
[ ]
Walsall v Shrewsbury Town
30 August 2011 Round 1 Walsall 2–1 Shrewsbury Town Bank's Stadium 19:45
Jarvis 17' Taundry 35'
Butler 48' (o.g. )
Attendance: 2,605
Transfers [ ]
Awards [ ]
End of Season Awards
Winner [37]
Telegraph & Argus Bradford City Player of the Year
Matt Richards
Players' Player of the Year
Matt Richards
Player in the Community
Ian Sharps
Young Player of the Year
James Collins
Goal of the Season
Matt Richards vs Oxford United
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