2014–15 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season

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Shrewsbury Town F.C.
2014–2015 season
ChairmanRoland Wycherley
ManagerMicky Mellon
GroundNew Meadow
League Two2nd Promoted to League One
FA CupSecond round
League CupFourth round
League TrophyFirst round
Shropshire Senior CupWinners[1]
Top goalscorerLeague: James Collins (15)
All: James Collins (17)
Highest home attendance8,963 v Plymouth Argyle
2 May 2015[2](League)
10,210 v Chelsea, League Cup 4th Round
28 October 2014[3](All competitions)
Lowest home attendance3,833 v Carlisle United
16 September 2014[4]
Average home league attendance5,343[5]
Away colours
Third colours

The 2014−15 season was Shrewsbury's first season back in League Two after being relegated in the 2013−14 season. They won promotion back to League One at the first attempt, following a 1–0 win away at Cheltenham Town on 25 April 2015.[6]

They also participated in the League Cup, the Football League Trophy and the FA Cup.

A side consisting of youth and reserve team players also contested, and subsequently won the Shropshire Senior Cup.

Players[]

First team squad information[]

As of match played 2 May 2015

No. Name Position Nationality Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Club caps (all comps) Club goals (all comps) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract End
Goalkeepers
1 Jayson Leutwiler[7] GK Switzerland Basel (1989-04-25) 25 April 1989 (age 32) 54 0 Middlesbrough 11 June 2014 Free 2016
21 Mark Halstead[8] GK England Blackpool (1990-09-17) 17 September 1990 (age 31) 2 0 Blackpool 5 June 2014 Free 2016
36 Callum Burton[9] GK England Newport, Shropshire (1996-08-15) 15 August 1996 (age 25) 0 0 Academy 24 February 2014 Trainee 2016
Defenders
2 Jermaine Grandison[10] CB/RB England Birmingham (1990-12-15) 15 December 1990 (age 31) 147 5 Free Agent 3 December 2013 Free 2015
3 Mickey Demetriou[11] LB England Durrington (1990-03-12) 12 March 1990 (age 31) 49 3 Kidderminster Harriers 2 June 2014 Free 2016
5 Mark Ellis[12] CB England Kingsbridge (1988-09-30) 30 September 1988 (age 33) 35 3 Crewe Alexandra 30 May 2014 Free 2016
6 Connor Goldson[13] CB England York (1992-12-18) 18 December 1992 (age 29) 117 8 Academy 12 May 2010 Trainee 2016
12 Cameron Gayle[14] RB/LB/CB England Birmingham (1992-11-22) 22 November 1992 (age 29) 54 1 West Bromwich Albion 10 July 2014 Free 2016
20 Nathaniel Knight-Percival[15] CB England Enfield (1987-03-31) 31 March 1987 (age 34) 36 1 Peterborough United 22 May 2014 Free 2016
29 Rhys Sharpe[16] LB/CB Northern Ireland England Nottingham (1994-10-17) 17 October 1994 (age 27) 3 0 Derby County 13 March 2015 Loan 11 April 2015
31 Dominic Smith[17] CB Wales Telford (1996-02-09) 9 February 1996 (age 25) 0 0 Academy 26 December 2012 Trainee 2016
Midfielders
4 Ryan Woods[18] CM/RB England Norton Canes (1993-12-13) 13 December 1993 (age 28) 96 1 Academy 1 July 2012 Trainee 2015
7 Ashley Vincent[19] LM/RM England Oldbury (1985-05-26) 26 May 1985 (age 36) 10 0 Cheltenham Town 20 May 2014 Free 2016
11 Liam Lawrence (C)[20] LM/RM/CM Republic of Ireland England Retford (1981-12-14) 14 December 1981 (age 40) 38 6 Barnsley 4 July 2014 Free 2016
14 James Wesolowski[21] CM Australia Sydney (1987-08-25) 25 August 1987 (age 34) 28 1 Oldham Athletic 6 June 2014 Free 2016
15 Aaron Wildig[22] CM England Hereford (1992-04-15) 15 April 1992 (age 29) 71 6 Cardiff City 8 November 2011 Free 2015
16 Keith Southern[23] CM England Gateshead (1981-04-24) 24 April 1981 (age 40) 6 0 Fleetwood Town 19 January 2015 Loan End of season 2015
17 James Caton[24] LM/RM England Widnes (1994-01-04) 4 January 1994 (age 28) 4 0 Blackpool 18 June 2014 Free 2016
22 Jordan Clark[25] LM/CM England Hoyland (1993-09-22) 22 September 1993 (age 28) 33 3 Barnsley 17 July 2014 Free 2015
24 Bobby Grant[26] LM/CM England Litherland (1990-07-01) 1 July 1990 (age 31) 37 6 Blackpool 9 October 2014 Loan End of season 2015
35 Josh Ginnelly[27] LM/RM England Coventry (1997-04-24) 24 April 1997 (age 24) 3 0 Academy 3 May 2014 Trainee 2015
Forwards
9 James Collins[28] CF Republic of Ireland England Coventry (1990-12-01) 1 December 1990 (age 31) 126 41 Hibernian 4 June 2014 Undisclosed 2016
10 Scott Vernon[29] CF England Manchester (1983-12-13) 13 December 1983 (age 38) 26 2 Aberdeen 18 June 2014 Free 2016
19 Andy Mangan[30] CF England Liverpool (1986-08-30) 30 August 1986 (age 35) 36 10 Forest Green Rovers 24 July 2014 Undisclosed 2015
23 Tyrone Barnett[31] CF England Stevenage (1985-10-28) 28 October 1985 (age 36) 18 4 Peterborough United 2 February 2015 Undisclosed 2017
26 Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro[32] CF France Toulouse (1985-01-04) 4 January 1985 (age 37) 51 9 Tranmere Rovers 2 July 2014 Free Undisclosed
28 Mikael Mandron[33] CF Scotland France (1994-10-11) 11 October 1994 (age 27) 3 0 Sunderland 29 January 2015 Loan End of season 2015

Transfers[]

In[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
20 May 2014 MF England Ashley Vincent England Cheltenham Town Free [34]
22 May 2014 DF England Nathaniel Knight-Percival England Peterborough United Free [35]
30 May 2014 DF England Mark Ellis England Crewe Alexandra Free [36]
2 June 2014 DF England Mickey Demetriou England Kidderminster Harriers Free [37]
4 June 2014 FW Republic of Ireland James Collins Scotland Hibernian Undisclosed [38]
5 June 2014 GK England Mark Halstead England Blackpool Free [39]
6 June 2014 MF Australia James Wesolowski England Oldham Athletic Free [40]
11 June 2014 GK Switzerland Jayson Leutwiler England Middlesbrough Free [41]
18 June 2014 FW England Scott Vernon Scotland Aberdeen Free [42]
18 June 2014 MF England James Caton England Blackpool Free [43]
2 July 2014 FW France Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro England Tranmere Rovers Free [44]
4 July 2014 MF Republic of Ireland Liam Lawrence England Barnsley Free [45]
10 July 2014 DF England Cameron Gayle England West Bromwich Albion Free [46]
17 July 2014 MF England Jordan Clark England Barnsley Free [47]
17 July 2014 MF England Andy Robinson England Tranmere Rovers Free [48]
24 July 2014 FW England Andy Mangan England Forest Green Rovers Free [49]
27 August 2014 MF Montserrat Anthony Griffith England Harrogate Free [50]
2 February 2015 FW England Tyrone Barnett England Peterborough United Undisclosed [51]

Out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
13 May 2014 GK England Joe Anyon England Scunthorpe United Free [52][53]
13 May 2014 MF England Asa Hall England Cheltenham Town Free [52][54]
13 May 2014 DF Wales Joe Jacobson England Wycombe Wanderers Free [52][55]
13 May 2014 DF England Alex McQuade England Guiseley Free [52][56]
13 May 2014 MF Wales Paul Parry Released Free [52]
13 May 2014 MF England Luke Summerfield England York City Free [52][57]
13 May 2014 GK England Chris Weale England Yeovil Town Free [52][58]
2 June 2014 MF England Tamika Mkandawire United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Free [59][60]
2 June 2014 DF England Dave Winfield England York City Free [61][62]
4 June 2014 MF England Jon Taylor England Peterborough United Undisclosed [63]
23 June 2014 FW Wales Tom Bradshaw England Walsall Undisclosed [64]
15 January 2015 MF Montserrat Anthony Griffith England Carlisle United Free [65]
16 January 2015 MF Republic of Ireland David McAllister England Stevenage Free [66][67]
19 March 2015 MF England Andy Robinson Retired Free [68]

Loans In[]

Date From Date To Position Nationality Name From Ref.
9 October 2014 30 June 2015 MF England Bobby Grant Blackpool [69][70][71][72]
18 October 2014 24 November 2014 DF Scotland Jack Grimmer Fulham [70][73][74]
27 November 2014 5 January 2014 DF England Josh Passley Fulham [71][75]
17 January 2015 15 February 2015 DF England Connor Randall Liverpool [76]
19 January 2015 30 June 2015 MF England Keith Southern Fleetwood Town [77]
28 January 2015 30 June 2015 FW France Mikael Mandron Sunderland [78]
13 March 2015 30 June 2015 DF Northern Ireland Rhys Sharpe Derby County [79][80]

Loans Out[]

Date From Date To Position Nationality Name To Ref.
26 September 2014 7 April 2015 DF Wales Dominic Smith Tamworth [81][82][83][84]
16 October 2014 5 January 2015 MF Republic of Ireland David McAllister Stevenage [71][85][86]
23 December 2014 1 January 2015 GK England Callum Burton Nuneaton Town [87][88]
17 January 2015 15 February 2015 GK England Callum Burton Southport [89]
19 January 2015 21 February 2015 MF England Aaron Wildig Kidderminster Harriers [90]
19 January 2015 21 February 2015 MF England James Caton Southport [91]
20 March 2015 19 April 2015 MF England Aaron Wildig Morecambe [92]

Competitions[]

League Two[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Burton Albion (C, P) 46 28 10 8 69 39 +30 94 Promotion to Football League One
2 Shrewsbury Town (P) 46 27 8 11 67 31 +36 89
3 Bury (P) 46 26 7 13 60 40 +20 85
4 Wycombe Wanderers 46 23 15 8 67 45 +22 84 Qualification for League Two play-offs[a]
5 Southend United (O, P) 46 24 12 10 54 38 +16 84
Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2015. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

Match details[]

Pre-season friendlies[]

12 July 2014 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Chesterfield New Meadow, Shrewsbury
15:00 Collins 36'
Curran 55'		 Report Referee:
15 July 2014 Shrewsbury Town 1–2 West Bromwich Albion New Meadow, Shrewsbury
19:45 Vernon 30' Report Anichebe 12'
Mulumbu 34'		 Attendance: 2,831
Referee:
19 July 2014 Shrewsbury Town 2–2 Watford New Meadow, Shrewsbury
15:00 Vernon 83', 90+1' Report Tőzsér 18'
Hoban 48'
26 July 2014 Shrewsbury Town 0–0 Kilmarnock New Meadow, Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Report Attendance: 1,683
29 July 2014 Kidderminster Harriers 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Aggborough, Kidderminster
19:45 Styche 19' Report Collins 72' Attendance: 1,010
1 August 2014 Altrincham 1–2 Shrewsbury Town Moss Lane, Altrincham
19:45 31' (pen.) Report Clark 44'
Caton 63'		 Referee:

League Two[]

Main article: 2014–15 Football League Two

The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.[93]

9 August 2014 1 AFC Wimbledon 2–2 Shrewsbury Town Kingsmeadow, Norbiton
15:00 Tubbs 26'
Rigg 74'		 Report Collins 9', 84' Attendance: 4,162
Referee: Keith Hill
16 August 2014 2 Shrewsbury Town 2–1 Tranmere Rovers New Meadow, Shrewsbury
15:00 Mangan 90'
Demetriou 90'		 Report Bell-Baggie 42' Attendance: 5,249
Referee: Steve Martin
19 August 2014 3 Shrewsbury Town 4–0 Accrington Stanley New Meadow, Shrewsbury
19:45 Mangan 7', 65'
Akpa Akpro 44' (pen.)
Goldson 45'		 Report Attendance: 4,298
Referee: Chris Sarginson
23 August 2014 4 Northampton Town 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
15:00 Sinclair 90' Report Collins 63' Attendance: 4,369
Referee: Darren Deadman
30 August 2014 5 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Luton Town New Meadow, Shrewsbury
15:00 Clark 3', 70' Report Attendance: 5,888
Referee: Peter Bankes
6 September 2014 6 Hartlepool United 2–0 Shrewsbury Town Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00 Wyke 5'
Walker 79'		 Report Attendance: 3,368
Referee:
13 September 2014 7 Stevenage 1–0 Shrewsbury Town Broadhall Way, Stevenage
15:00 Charles (36) Report Referee: Gavin Ward
16 September 2014 8 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Carlisle United New Meadow, Shrewsbury
19:45 Grandison 42' Report Attendance: 3,833
Referee: Graham Salisbury
20 September 2014 9 Shrewsbury Town 0–0 Newport County New Meadow, Shrewsbury
15:00 Report Attendance: 4,904
Referee: Darren Handley
27 September 2014 10 Southend United 1–0 Shrewsbury Town Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
15:00 Coulthirst 2' Report Attendance: 6,951
Referee: Kevin Johnson
4 October 2014 11 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Shrewsbury Town Home Park, Plymouth
15:00 Reid 33' Report Attendance: 6,229
Referee: Stuart Attwell
11 October 2014 12 Shrewsbury Town 3–1 Cheltenham Town New Meadow, Shrewsbury
15:00 Collins 50'
Mangan 55'
Knight-Percival 69'		 Report Harrison 48' Attendance: 4,817
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
18 October 2014 13 York City 0–1 Shrewsbury Town Bootham Crescent, York
15:00 Report Collins 87' Attendance: 3,651
Referee: Michael Bull
21 October 2014 14 Shrewsbury Town 5–0 Bury New Meadow, Shrewsbury
19:45 Akpa Akpro 3', 35', 51'
Goldson 19'
Clark 73'		 Report Attendance: 4,233
Referee: Andy Woolmer
25 October 2014 15 Shrewsbury Town 2–1 Portsmouth New Meadow, Shrewsbury
15:00 Wesolowski 13'
Goldson 72'		 Report Wallace 3' (pen.) Attendance: 5,515
Referee: Dean Whitestone
1 November 2014 16 Dagenham & Redbridge 1–2 Shrewsbury Town Victoria Road, Dagenham
15:00 Bingham 6' Report Mangan 70'
Lawrence 90+4' (pen.)		 Attendance: 1,698
Referee: Darren Sheldrake
15 November 2014 17 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Mansfield Town New Meadow, Shrewsbury
15:00 Grant 59'
Collins 75'		 Report Attendance: 5,001
Referee: Darren Handley
22 November 2014 18 Exeter City 3–2 Shrewsbury Town St James Park, Exeter
15:00 Nichols 46', 90'
Wheeler 75'		 Report Collins 13', 34' Attendance: 3,993
Referee: Chris Sarginson
29 November 2014 19 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Burton Albion New Meadow, Shrewsbury
15:00 Akpa Akpro 82' Report Attendance: 5,170
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
13 December 2014 20 Cambridge United 0–0 Shrewsbury Town Abbey Stadium, Cambridge
15:00 Report Attendance: 5,346
Referee: Tim Robinson
20 December 2014 21 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Morecambe New Meadow, Shrewsbury
15:00 Mangan 86' Report Attendance: 4,708
Referee: Kevin Wright
26 December 2014 22 Oxford United 0–2 Shrewsbury Town Kassam Stadium, Oxford
15:00 Report Collins 13'
Ellis 18'		 Attendance: 7,502
Referee: Lee Probert
28 December 2014 23 Shrewsbury Town 0–0 Wycombe Wanderers New Meadow, Shrewsbury
15:00 Report Attendance: 7,239
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
3 January 2015 24 Burton Albion 1–0 Shrewsbury Town Pirelli Stadium, Burton on Trent
15:00 Taft 60' Report Attendance: 4,555
Referee: Brendan Malone
8 January 2015 25 Luton Town 0–0 Shrewsbury Town Kenilworth Road, Luton
19:45 Report Attendance: 7,666
Referee: James Adcock
17 January 2015 26 Shrewsbury Town 3–0 Hartlepool United New Meadow, Shrewsbury
15:00 Mangan 50', 68'
Collins 59'		 Report Attendance: 4,601
Referee: Sebastian Stocksbridge
24 January 2015 27 Shrewsbury Town 3–2 Stevenage New Meadow, Shrewsbury
15:00 Collins 22', 88'
Lawrence 24' (pen.)		 Report Marriott 10'
Wells 42'		 Attendance: 4,565
Referee: Tony Harrington
31 January 2015 28 Newport County 0–1 Shrewsbury Town Rodney Parade, Newport
15:00 Report Akpa Akpro 77' Attendance: 3,706
Referee: James Linington
7 February 2015 29 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Southend United New Meadow, Shrewsbury
15:00 Barnett 85' Report Payne 54' Attendance: 5,276
Referee: Carl Boyeson
10 February 2015 30 Carlisle United 1–2 Shrewsbury Town Brunton Park, Carlisle
19:45 Wyke 66' Report Demetriou 90'
Collins 90'		 Attendance: 3,624
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
14 February 2015 31 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 AFC Wimbledon New Meadow, Shrewsbury
15:00 Lawrence 45'
Vernon 49'		 Report Attendance: 4,992
Referee: Andy Haines
21 February 2015 (2015-02-21) 32 Tranmere Rovers 2−1 Shrewsbury Town Prenton Park, Tranmere
15:00 GMT Donnelly 29'
Holmes 32'		 Report Goldson 82' Attendance: 5,987
Referee: Mark Brown
28 February 2015 (2015-02-28) 33 Shrewsbury Town 1−2 Northampton Town New Meadow, Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Demetriou 84' Report Hackett 20'
Byrom 47'		 Attendance: 5,310
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
3 March 2015 (2015-03-03) 34 Accrington Stanley 1−2 Shrewsbury Town Crown Ground, Accrington
19:45 GMT Windass 38' (pen.) Report Grant 11', 87' Attendance: 1,137
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
7 March 2015 (2015-03-07) 35 Shrewsbury Town 1−1 Cambridge United New Meadow, Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Grant 16' Report Kaikai 90' Attendance: 5,075
Referee: Michael Bull
14 March 2015 (2015-03-14) 36 Wycombe Wanderers 1−0 Shrewsbury Town Adams Park, High Wycombe
15:00 GMT Wood 1' Report Attendance: 4,697
Referee: Graham Scott
17 March 2015 (2015-03-17) 37 Morecambe 1−4 Shrewsbury Town Globe Arena, Morecambe
19:45 GMT Redshaw 28' Report Goldson 33'
Collins 35'
Grandison 85'
Barnett 90'		 Attendance: 1,363
Referee: Stuart Attwell
21 March 2015 (2015-03-21) 38 Shrewsbury Town 2−0 Oxford United New Meadow, Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Lawrence 2' (pen.), 82' Report Attendance: 5,265
Referee: Tony Harrington
28 March 2015 (2015-03-28) 39 Portsmouth 0−2 Shrewsbury Town Fratton Park, Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Report Grant 25', 66' Attendance: 14,749
Referee: Lee Collins
3 April 2015 (2015-04-03) 40 Shrewsbury Town 2−0 Dagenham & Redbridge New Meadow, Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Goldson 17', 22' Report Attendance: 6,143
Referee: Keith Hill
6 April 2015 (2015-04-06) 41 Mansfield Town 0−1 Shrewsbury Town Field Mill, Mansfield
13:00 GMT Report Barnett 50' Attendance: 3,108
Referee: Tim Robinson
11 April 2015 (2015-04-11) 42 Shrewsbury Town 4−0 Exeter City New Meadow, Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Akpa Akpro 18', 73'
Collins 62'
Barnett 90'		 Report Attendance: 5,442
Referee: Charles Breakspear
14 April 2015 (2015-04-14) 43 Bury 1−0 Shrewsbury Town Gigg Lane, Bury
19:45 GMT Riley 57' Report Attendance: 4,277
Referee: Dean Whitestone
18 April 2015 (2015-04-18) 44 Shrewsbury Town 1−0 York City New Meadow, Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Ellis 12' Report Attendance: 6,400
Referee: Brendan Malone
25 April 2015 (2015-04-25) 45 Cheltenham Town 0−1 Shrewsbury Town Whaddon Road, Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Akpa Akpro 20' Report Attendance: 5,117
Referee: Trevor Kettle
2 May 2015 (2015-05-02) 46 Shrewsbury Town 0−2 Plymouth Argyle New Meadow, Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Report Reid 3'
Mellor 44'		 Attendance: 8,963 (1,094 away)[94]
Referee: Darren Bond

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2014–15 FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on 27 October 2014 at 1900. Shrewsbury were drawn away at Walsall.[95]

8 November 2014 First round Walsall 2–2 Shrewsbury Town Bescot Stadium, Walsall
15:00 Bradshaw 56', 90' Report Ellis 5'
Collins 61'		 Attendance: 3,546
Referee: Darren Deadman
18 November 2014 replay Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Walsall New Meadow, Shrewsbury
19:45 Lawrence 53' Report Attendance: 4,222
Referee: Gavin Ward
6 December 2014 Second round Preston North End 1–0 Shrewsbury Town Deepdale, Preston
15:00 Huntington 19' Report Attendance: 6,011
Referee: David Webb

League Cup[]

Main article: 2014–15 Football League Cup

The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 and Shrewsbury were drawn at home against Blackpool.[96] For the second round the draw was made on 13 August 2014 and this time Shrewsbury were drawn away at Leicester City.[97] The draw for the third round was made on 27 August 2014 when Shrewsbury were drawn at home to Norwich City.[98] On 24 September 2014, the draw for the fourth round was made and Shrewsbury were drawn at home to Premier League club Chelsea.[99]

12 August 2014 First round Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Blackpool New Meadow, Shrewsbury
19:45 Vernon 34' Report Attendance: 4,524
Referee: Mark Heywood
26 August 2014 Second round Leicester City 0–1 Shrewsbury Town King Power Stadium, Leicester
19:45 Report Mangan 38' Attendance: 8,017
Referee: Simon Hooper
23 September 2014 Third round Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Norwich City New Meadow, Shrewsbury
19:45 Collins 54' Report Attendance: 6,187
Referee: Scott Mathieson
28 October 2014 Fourth round Shrewsbury Town 1–2 Chelsea New Meadow, Shrewsbury
19:45 Mangan 77' Report Drogba 48'
Grandison 81' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 10,210
Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Football League Trophy[]

Main article: 2014–15 Football League Trophy

The draw for the first round was made on 16 August 2014.

2 September 2014 First round Preston North End 1–0 Shrewsbury Town Deepdale, Preston
19:45 Hayhurst 58' Report Attendance: 4,029
Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Shropshire Senior Cup[]

Shrewsbury Town received a bye to the semi-final stage.[100]

9 December 2014 Semi-final Shrewsbury Town 3–2 Ellesmere Rangers New Meadow, Shrewsbury
19:00 Niall Flint 13'
Jordan Wilson 43'
Sean Griffiths 55' (O.G.)		 Report Scott Ryan 15', 56' Attendance: 141
Referee: Adam Dean
3 March 2015 Final A.F.C. Telford United 1–3 Shrewsbury Town New Bucks Head, Telford
19:30 Mike Grogan 41' Report Caton 22'
Ethan Jones 35'
Ginnelly 45'		 Attendance: 345
Referee: Gratton

Player statistics[]

Squad stats[]

As of match played 2 May 2015[101]

No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Switzerland  SUI Jayson Leutwiler[7] 54 0 46 0 3 0 4 0 1 0
2 DF England ENG Jermaine Grandison[10] 42 2 32+4 2 2 0 3 0 1 0
3 DF England ENG Mickey Demetriou[11] 49 3 40+2 3 2+1 0 3 0 1 0
4 MF England ENG Ryan Woods[18] 51 0 41+2 0 3 0 4 0 1 0
5 DF England ENG Mark Ellis[12] 35 3 32 2 1 1 1 0 1 0
6 DF England ENG Connor Goldson[13] 51 7 44 7 3 0 4 0 0 0
7 MF England ENG Ashley Vincent[19] 10 0 4+4 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0
9 FW Ireland EIR James Collins[28] 53 17 42+3 15 3 1 4 1 0+1 0
10 FW England ENG Scott Vernon[29] 26 2 12+10 1 0+1 0 1+1 1 0+1 0
11 MF Ireland EIR Liam Lawrence[20] 39 6 30+3 5 3 1 2+1 0 0 0
12 DF England ENG Cameron Gayle[14] 33 0 27+1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0
14 MF Australia AUS James Wesolowski[21] 28 1 18+3 1 2+1 0 3 0 0+1 0
16 MF England ENG Keith Southern[23] 6 0 3+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF England ENG James Caton[24] 4 0 0+2 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
19 FW England ENG Andy Mangan[30] 36 10 10+20 8 1+1 0 1+3 2 0 0
20 DF England ENG Nathaniel Knight-Percival[15] 36 1 28 1 3 0 4 0 1 0
21 GK England ENG Mark Halstead[8] 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF England ENG Jordan Clark[25] 33 3 18+9 3 0+2 0 2+1 0 1 0
23 FW England ENG Tyrone Barnett[31] 18 4 8+10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF England ENG Bobby Grant[26] 37 6 28+5 6 3 0 1 0 0 0
26 FW France FRA Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro[32] 51 9 27+18 9 2 0 2+1 0 1 0
28 FW Scotland SCO Mikael Mandron[33] 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF Northern Ireland NIR Rhys Sharpe[16] 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF Wales WAL Dominic Smith[17] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF England ENG Josh Ginnelly[27] 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 GK England ENG Callum Burton[9] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players away from the club on loan:
15 MF England ENG Aaron Wildig[22] 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left the club before the end of the season:
8 MF Ireland EIR David McAllister[102] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF Montserrat MSR Anthony Griffith[103] 6 0 1+4 0 0 0 0+0 0 1 0
18 MF England ENG Andy Robinson[104] 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
23 DF England ENG Josh Passley[105] 7 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF Scotland SCO Jack Grimmer[106] 7 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
27 DF England ENG Connor Randall[107] 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Top scorers[]

Place Position Nation Number Name League Two FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
1 FW Republic of Ireland 9 James Collins[28] 15 1 1 0 17
2 FW England 19 Andy Mangan[30] 8 0 2 0 10
3 FW France 26 Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro[32] 9 0 0 0 9
4 DF England 6 Connor Goldson[13] 7 0 0 0 7
5 MF England 24 Bobby Grant[26] 6 0 0 0 6
MF Republic of Ireland 11 Liam Lawrence[20] 5 1 0 0 6
6 FW England 23 Tyrone Barnett[31] 4 0 0 0 4
7 DF England 5 Mark Ellis[12] 2 1 0 0 3
DF England 3 Mickey Demetriou[11] 3 0 0 0 3
MF England 22 Jordan Clark[25] 3 0 0 0 3
8 DF England 2 Jermaine Grandison[10] 2 0 0 0 2
FW England 10 Scott Vernon[29] 1 0 1 0 2
9 MF Australia 14 James Wesolowski[21] 1 0 0 0 1
DF England 20 Nathaniel Knight-Percival[15] 1 0 0 0 1

Disciplinary record[]

Number Nation Position Name League Two FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 Switzerland GK Jayson Leutwiler[7] 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
2 England DF Jermaine Grandison[10] 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1
2 England DF Mickey Demetriou[11] 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
4 England MF Ryan Woods[18] 8 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 11 0
5 England DF Mark Ellis[12] 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
6 England DF Connor Goldson[13] 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
7 England MF Ashley Vincent[19] 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
9 Republic of Ireland FW James Collins[28] 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
10 England FW Scott Vernon[29] 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
11 Republic of Ireland MF Liam Lawrence[20] 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
12 England DF Cameron Gayle[14] 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
14 Australia MF James Wesolowski[21] 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
16 England MF Keith Southern[23] 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
19 England FW Andy Mangan[30] 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
20 England DF Nathaniel Knight-Percival[15] 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
21 England GK Mark Halstead[8] 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 England MF Jordan Clark[25] 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 England FW Tyrone Barnett[31] 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
24 England MF Bobby Grant[26] 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
25 Scotland DF Jack Grimmer[106] 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
26 France FW Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro[32] 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
29 Northern Ireland DF Rhys Sharpe[16] 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

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