2021–22 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season

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Shrewsbury Town
2021–22 season
ChairmanRoland Wycherley
ManagerSteve Cotterill
StadiumMontgomery Waters Meadow
EFL CupSecond round
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The 2021–22 season is Shrewsbury Town's 136th year in their history and seventh consecutive season in League One. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Pre-season friendlies[]

Shrewsbury Town confirmed as part of their pre-season preparations they would have friendlies against AFC Telford United,[1] Tamworth,[1] Hereford[1] and Exeter City.[2]

However, the planned friendly against Tamworth was cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.[3]

13 July 2021 Friendly AFC Telford United 2–3 Shrewsbury Town Wellington
19:45 BST Streete Goal 16'
Oswell Goal 74'		 Report Bowman Goal 30' (pen.), 49'
Udoh Goal 54'		 Stadium: New Bucks Head
Attendance: 1,205
17 July 2021 Friendly Tamworth P–P Shrewsbury Town Tamworth
TBC BST Stadium: The Lamb Ground
Note: Match cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.
20 July 2021 Friendly Hereford 1–2 Shrewsbury Town Hereford
19:00 BST Storey Goal 57' Report Whalley Goal 81', ?' Stadium: Edgar Street
31 July 2021 Friendly Exeter City 0–2 Shrewsbury Town Exeter
15:00 BST Report Udoh Goal 4', 9' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

Competitions[]

League One[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL League One

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
17 Fleetwood Town 7 2 2 3 11 11 0 8
18 Morecambe 7 2 1 4 9 10 −1 7
19 Ipswich Town 7 1 3 3 11 15 −4 6
20 Gillingham 7 1 3 3 7 11 −4 6
21 Crewe Alexandra 7 1 2 4 4 8 −4 5 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Shrewsbury Town 8 1 2 5 4 11 −7 5
23 Charlton Athletic 7 1 1 5 6 10 −4 4
24 Doncaster Rovers 7 1 1 5 3 9 −6 4
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[4]

Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
8 1 2 5 4 11  −7 5 1 1 2 3 6  −3 0 1 3 1 5  −4

Last updated: 18 September 2021.
Source:[citation needed]

Results by matchday[]

Matchday12345678
GroundHAAHHAHA
ResultLLLLWLDD
Position2324242422222122
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

Salop's fixtures were released on 24 June 2021.[5]

7 August 2021 1 Shrewsbury Town 0–1 Burton Albion Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Leahy Yellow card 76' Report Brayford Goal 31'
Leak Yellow card 61'
Powell Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 5,903
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
14 August 2021 2 Morecambe 2–0 Shrewsbury Town Morecambe
15:00 BST Phillips Goal 34' (pen.)
Stockton Goal 44'
McLoughlin Yellow card 54'
Cooney Yellow card 61'		 Report Davis Yellow card 25'
Pierre Yellow card 66'
Daniels Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 3,772
Referee: Declan Bourne
17 August 2021 3 Portsmouth 1–0 Shrewsbury Town Milton
19:45 BST Tunnicliffe Goal 3'
Curtis Yellow card 20'		 Report Vela Yellow card 54' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 14,471
Referee: Trevor Kettle
21 August 2021 4 Shrewsbury Town 0–3 Plymouth Argyle Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Leahy Yellow card 39'
Vela Yellow card 77'		 Report Hardie Goal 24', 65'
Broom Yellow card 40'
Jephcott Goal 50'		 Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 5,737
Referee: Paul Howard
28 August 2021 5 Shrewsbury Town 2–1 Gillingham Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Bloxham Goal 59'
Cosgrove Goal 68'
Davis Yellow card 90+3' Yellow-red card 90+8'		 Report Tucker Goal 12'
Adshead Yellow card 43'
Phillips Yellow card 90+2' Yellow-red card 90+8'		 Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 4,625
Referee: Sam Allison
4 September 2021 6 Accrington Stanley 1–0 Shrewsbury Town Accrington
15:00 BST Mumbongo Goal 15'
Morgan Yellow card 65'		 Report Vela Yellow card 25'
Pennington Yellow card 44'
Cosgrove Yellow card 45+2'
Nurse Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 2,465
Referee: Antony Coggins
11 September 2021 7 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Cosgrove Goal 19'
Pennington Yellow card 35'
Ebanks-Landell Yellow card 57'
Pierre Yellow card 67'
Udoh Yellow card 90+7'		 Report Adebisi Yellow card 3'
Murphy Yellow card 36'
Mandron Goal 44'
Robertson Yellow card 71'
Ramsay Yellow card 87'
Daniels Yellow card 90+9'		 Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Referee: Samuel Barrott
18 September 2021 8 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Sheffield
15:00 BST Berahino Goal 7'
Dunkley Yellow card 55'		 Report Bowman Goal 37'
Vela Yellow card 53'
Leahy Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Referee: Ben Toner

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Shrewsbury Town were drawn at home to Lincoln City in the first round[6][7] and Rochdale in the second round.[8]

10 August 2021 First round Shrewsbury Town 2–2
(4–2 p)		 Lincoln City Shrewsbury
19:45 BST Udoh Goal 69', 79' Report Hopper Goal 49'
Bishop Goal 52'		 Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 2,069
Referee: Andy Haines
Penalties
Bennett Penalty scored
Nurse Penalty scored
Davis Penalty scored
Vela Penalty missed
Bloxham Penalty scored		 Scully Penalty scored
Hopper Penalty missed
Sanders Penalty scored
Fiorini Penalty missed
24 August 2021 Second round Shrewsbury Town 0–2 Rochdale Shrewsbury
19:45 BST Bennett Yellow card 53'
Ebanks-Landell Yellow card 60'
Pennington Red card 67'		 Report Odoh Yellow card 36'
Beesley Goal 68' (pen.)
Cashman Goal 77'		 Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 2,229
Referee: Scott Oldham

EFL Trophy[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy

Town were drawn into Northern Group C alongside Crewe Alexandra, Wigan Athletic and Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s.[9] On July 6, the group stage ties were confirmed.[10]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Crewe Alexandra 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 +1 3 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
3 L1 Wigan Athletic 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
4 L1 Shrewsbury Town 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2021. Source: EFL.com
31 August 2021 Group game 1 Shrewsbury Town 0–1 Crewe Alexandra Shrewsbury
19:00 BST Report Knight Goal 90+2' Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 1,680
Referee: Seb Stocksbridge
5 October 2021 Group game 2 Shrewsbury Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s Shrewsbury
19:00 BST Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
9 November 2021 Group game 3 Wigan Athletic v Shrewsbury Town Wigan
19:00 GMT Stadium: DW Stadium

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
17 June 2021 CF England Ryan Bowman England Exeter City Undisclosed [11]
24 June 2021 GK Slovakia Marko Maroši England Coventry City Undisclosed [12]
1 July 2021 RM Jamaica Elliott Bennett England Blackburn Rovers Free transfer [13]
1 July 2021 LB England Luke Leahy England Bristol Rovers Free transfer [14]
1 July 2021 CB England Matthew Pennington England Everton Free transfer [15]
28 July 2021 LB England George Nurse England Bristol City Undisclosed [16]

Loans in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
11 August 2021 CF England Sam Cosgrove England Birmingham City End of season [17]
19 August 2021 AM South Africa Khanya Leshabela England Leicester City End of season [18]

Loans out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.

Transfers out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
8 May 2021 LB England Scott Golbourne Retired [19][20]
30 June 2021 AM England Ryan Barnett England Solihull Moors Released [19][21]
30 June 2021 CF England Leon Clarke England Bristol Rovers Released [19][22]
30 June 2021 CM Wales David Edwards Wales Bala Town Released [19][23]
30 June 2021 CM England Sean Goss Released [19]
30 June 2021 RB Scotland Donald Love England Salford City Released [19][24]
30 June 2021 CF England Curtis Main Scotland St Mirren Released [19][25]
30 June 2021 CM England James Rowland Wales Newtown AFC Released [19]
30 June 2021 RB England Ryan Sears England Grimsby Town Released [19][26]
30 June 2021 DM England Brad Walker England Port Vale Released [19][27]
30 June 2021 CB England Ro-Shaun Williams England Doncaster Rovers Released [19][28]
10 August 2021 CM Grenada Oliver Norburn England Peterborough United Undisclosed [29]

References[]

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  3. ^ "Tamworth fixture cancelled". Shrewsbury Town FC. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  4. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
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  8. ^ "Carabao Cup Round Two draw confirmed". EFL. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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  21. ^ "Barnett becomes first summer signing". Solihull Moors FC. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  22. ^ "Rovers Sign Brown, Clarke and Evans!". Bristol Rovers FC. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  23. ^ "Bala Town FC have announced the signing of midfielder Dave Edwards today". Denbighshire Free Press. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  24. ^ "Donald Love Signs For Salford". Salford City FC. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  25. ^ "Curtis Main Joins St Mirren". St Mirren FC. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  26. ^ "Sears Becomes Latest Summer Signing". Grimsby Town FC. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  27. ^ "Brad Walker to join the Valiants". Port Vale FC. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
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