2020–21 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season

Shrewsbury Town 2020–21 football season
Shrewsbury Town
2020–21 season
ChairmanRoland Wycherley
ManagerSam Ricketts
(until 25 November)[1]
Steve Cotterill
(from 27 November)[2]
StadiumNew Meadow
League One17th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerShaun Whalley (9)
Highest home attendance2,000 v Accrington Stanley,
2 December 2020
Home colours
Away colours

The 2020–21 Shrewsbury Town season is the club's 135th season in their history and the sixth consecutive season in EFL League One. Along with League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Pos. Nat. Name From Fee Ref.
3 August 2020 RW Republic of Ireland Josh Daniels Northern Ireland Glenavon Undisclosed [3]
3 August 2020 CF England Rekeil Pyke England Huddersfield Town Free transfer [4]
25 September 2020 CF England Leon Clarke England Sheffield United Free transfer [5]
23 October 2020 LB England Charlie Daniels England AFC Bournemouth Free transfer [6]
26 October 2020 LW England Marc Pugh England Queens Park Rangers Free transfer [7]
15 January 2021 CM England David Davis England Birmingham City Free transfer [8]
25 January 2021 LB England Nathanael Ogbeta England Manchester City Undisclosed [9]
1 February 2021 CF England Curtis Main Scotland Aberdeen Undisclosed [10]

Loans in

Date Pos. Nat. Name From Date until Ref.
3 August 2020 CM England Scott High England Huddersfield Town 29 December 2020 [11][12]
28 August 2020 RB United States Marlon Fossey England Fulham 29 December 2020 [13][14]
2 September 2020 GK Montenegro Matija Sarkic England Wolverhampton Wanderers End of season [15]
18 September 2020 RW England Shilow Tracey England Tottenham Hotspur 24 January 2021 [16][17]
5 October 2020 RB Australia Matthew Millar Australia Newcastle Jets 19 January 2021 [18]
5 October 2020 CM Czech Republic Jan Žambůrek England Brentford 11 January 2021 [19][20]
8 October 2020 GK North Macedonia Dejan Iliev England Arsenal 31 January 2021 [21]
31 December 2020 RW England Harry Chapman England Blackburn Rovers End of season [22]
31 December 2020 CB England Matthew Pennington England Everton End of season [23]

Loans out

Date Pos. Nat. Name From Date until Ref.
13 October 2020 CM England James Rowland England Barwell [24]
8 February 2021 AM England Ryan Barnett England Gloucester City March 2021 [25]
18 March 2021 AM England Ryan Barnett England Solihull Moors April 2021 [26]

Transfers out

Date Pos. Nat. Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020 GK Republic of Ireland Joe Murphy England Tranmere Rovers Released [27][28]
1 July 2020 CF England Lifumpa Mwandwe Wales Newtown Released [27][29]
1 July 2020 CM England Kian Taylor England Coalville Town Released [27][30]
1 July 2020 DM France Romain Vincelot England Stevenage Released [27][31]
28 July 2020 AM England Josh Laurent England Reading Free transfer [32]
13 August 2020 CB Grenada Omar Beckles England Crewe Alexandra Rejected contract [33][34]
25 September 2020 CB England Luke Ward England Bromsgrove Sporting Free transfer [35]
19 January 2021 LB England Charlie Daniels England Portsmouth Released [36][37]
19 January 2021 LW England Marc Pugh Unattached Released [36]
28 January 2021 CF Australia Jason Cummings Scotland Dundee Undisclosed [38]

Squad

As of 9 May 2021
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Harry Burgoyne 23 0 17+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
2 DF Grenada GRN Aaron Pierre 32 3 25+1 3 3+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
3 DF England ENG Scott Golbourne 16 0 6+4 0 1+1 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
4 MF Wales WAL David Edwards 36 1 5+26 1 2+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
5 DF England ENG Ro-Shaun Williams 46 0 39+1 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 1+1 0
6 MF Germany GER Sean Goss 23 3 15+5 3 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
7 MF England ENG Shaun Whalley 41 9 32+6 9 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF Grenada GRN Oliver Norburn 42 4 37+2 4 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW England ENG Rekeil Pyke 14 1 2+10 0 0+1 0 1+0 1 0+0 0
10 MF England ENG Josh Vela 49 2 43+1 2 2+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
11 FW England ENG Leon Clarke 10 1 6+4 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 DF Wales WAL Ryan Sears 7 0 2+3 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
14 DF England ENG Nathanael Ogbeta 25 2 25+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF England ENG Brad Walker 27 2 15+8 1 1+0 1 1+0 0 2+0 0
17 DF Scotland SCO Donald Love 18 0 12+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+1 0
19 MF England ENG Ryan Barnett 12 2 3+4 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 3+1 2
20 FW England ENG Curtis Main 20 2 14+6 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 GK England ENG Cameron Gregory 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Joshua Daniels 24 1 8+11 1 1+0 0 0+1 0 2+1 0
23 FW Nigeria NGA Daniel Udoh 44 5 23+16 4 2+1 1 0+1 0 1+0 0
24 DF England ENG Ethan Ebanks-Landell 47 1 41+0 1 2+1 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
26 MF England ENG James Rowland 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 MF England ENG David Davis 21 0 14+7 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 MF England ENG Matthew Pennington 20 2 18+1 2 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 FW England ENG Charlie Caton 5 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
31 GK Montenegro MNE Matija Sarkic 29 0 26 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
32 MF England ENG Harry Chapman 24 7 16+7 7 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
39 FW England ENG Tom Bloxham 4 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players who left the club:
13 MF Czech Republic CZE Jan Žambůrek 9 0 4+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
14 MF Australia AUS Matthew Millar 13 2 9+0 1 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+1 1
15 DF England ENG Charlie Daniels 16 2 14+0 1 2+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 DF United States USA Marlon Fossey 9 0 6+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
20 MF England ENG Shilow Tracey 12 4 2+6 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 3+0 4
25 DF England ENG Scott High 17 2 8+4 0 1+0 0 1+0 1 3+0 1
27 MF England ENG Marc Pugh 10 1 6+2 1 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 GK North Macedonia MKD Dejan Iliev 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
35 FW Australia AUS Jason Cummings 17 3 7+4 0 0+2 0 1+0 1 3+0 2

Pre-season

On 10 August, the club announced a pre-season friendly against Southern League Premier Division Central side Nuneaton Borough which would be played at the New Bucks Head ground, the home of AFC Telford United.[39] However, the club's pre-season kicked off with a friendly against Welsh Premier League side Bala Town which was not announced to the public.

All of the club's pre-season games would be played behind closed doors due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Shrewsbury Town v Wales Bala Town
11 August 2020 (2020-08-11) Friendly Shrewsbury Town 3–0 Wales Bala Town Wellington
Caton
Daniels
Cummings 		Stadium: New Bucks Head
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Shrewsbury Town v Nuneaton Borough
18 August 2020 (2020-08-18) Friendly Shrewsbury Town 3–1 Nuneaton Borough Wellington
Pierre
Sears
Barnett 		Gordon Stadium: New Bucks Head
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Shrewsbury Town v Walsall
21 August 2020 (2020-08-21) Friendly Shrewsbury Town 0–1 Walsall Wellington
12:00 BST Kinsella 81' Stadium: New Bucks Head
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Stoke City v Shrewsbury Town
25 August 2020 (2020-08-25) Friendly Stoke City 5–1 Shrewsbury Town Trent Vale
Oakley-Boothe
Obi Mikel
Martins Indi
Afobe
Campbell 		Whalley (pen.) Stadium: Clayton Wood Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 v Shrewsbury Town
25 August 2020 (2020-08-25) Friendly Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 0–1 Shrewsbury Town Wellington
19:00 BST Udoh (pen.) Stadium: New Bucks Head
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Burnley v Shrewsbury Town
29 August 2020 (2020-08-29) Friendly Burnley 1–2 Shrewsbury Town Burnley
12:30 BST Wood (pen.) High
Whalley 		Stadium: Barnfield Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Whitchurch Alport v Shrewsbury Town XI
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) Friendly Whitchurch Alport P–P Shrewsbury Town XI Whitchurch
19:45 BST Stadium: Yockings Park

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
EFL League One 12 September 2020 09 May 2021 Matchday 1 46 13 15 18 50 57 −7 028.26
FA Cup 8 November 2020 19 January 2021 First round 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 066.67
EFL Cup 4 September 2020 04 September 2020 First round 1 0 0 1 3 4 −1 000.00
EFL Trophy 22 September 2020 08 December 2020 Group Stage 4 3 0 1 10 8 +2 075.00
Total 54 18 15 21 66 71 −5 033.33

Last updated: 09 May 2021
Source: Competitions

EFL League One

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
13 Milton Keynes Dons 46 18 11 17 64 62 +2 65
14 Doncaster Rovers 46 19 7 20 63 67 −4 64
15 Fleetwood Town 46 16 12 18 49 46 +3 60
16 Burton Albion 46 15 12 19 61 73 −12 57
17 Shrewsbury Town 46 13 15 18 50 57 −7 54
18 Plymouth Argyle 46 14 11 21 53 80 −27 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 12 15 19 54 70 −16 51
20 Wigan Athletic 46 13 9 24 54 77 −23 48
21 Rochdale (R) 46 11 14 21 61 78 −17 47 Relegation to EFL League Two
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[40]
(R) Relegated

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
46 13 15 18 50 57  −7 54 5 8 10 28 31  −3 8 7 8 22 26  −4

Last updated: 9 May 2021.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Updated to match(es) played on 04 May 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The season's League One fixtures were announced on 21 August.[41]

Portsmouth v Shrewsbury Town
12 September 2020 (2020-09-12) 1 Portsmouth 0–0 Shrewsbury Town Portsmouth
15:00 Report Pierre Yellow card 28' Yellow-red card 90+4' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charles Breakspear
Shrewsbury Town v Northampton Town
19 September 2020 (2020-09-19) 2 Shrewsbury Town 1–2 Northampton Town Shrewsbury
15:00
Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Neil Hair
Plymouth Argyle v Shrewsbury Town
26 September 2020 (2020-09-26) 3 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Plymouth
15:00 Grant 29' Vela 14' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
Shrewsbury Town v Gillingham
3 October 2020 (2020-10-03) 4 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Gillingham Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Walker 12'
Pierre Yellow card 56'
Norburn Yellow card 75'		 Report Drysdale Yellow card 73'
Graham 90+4'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Adcock
Doncaster Rovers v Shrewsbury Town
10 October 2020 (2020-10-10) Doncaster Rovers v Shrewsbury Town Doncaster
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
AFC Wimbledon v Shrewsbury Town
17 October 2020 (2020-10-17) 5 AFC Wimbledon 0–1 Shrewsbury Town London
Clarke 90+1' Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Josh Smith
Shrewsbury Town v Bristol Rovers
20 October 2020 (2020-10-20) 6 Shrewsbury Town 0–1 Bristol Rovers Shrewsbury
18:00 BST Walker Yellow card 37' Report Hanlan 15'
Grant Yellow card 57'
Harries Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Young
Shrewsbury Town v Rochdale
24 October 2020 (2020-10-24) 7 Shrewsbury Town 1–2 Rochdale Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Vela Yellow card 39'
Pierre 45+2' Yellow card 86'
Fossey Yellow card 59'		 Report Rathbone 22'
Newby 36'		 Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Brook
Fleetwood Town v Shrewsbury Town
27 October 2020 8 Fleetwood Town 1–0 Shrewsbury Town Fleetwood
19:45 GMT Evans 25' Yellow card 36' Report Daniels Yellow card 59' Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madley
Peterborough United v Shrewsbury Town
31 October 2020 (2020-10-31) 9 Peterborough United 5–1 Shrewsbury Town Peterborough
15:00 GMT Clarke-Harris 16' (pen.)
Dembélé 42', 69', 80'
Brown Yellow card 50'
Szmodics Yellow card 84'
Taylor 88'		 Report Burgoyne Yellow card 16'
Daniels 18'
Vela Red card 45+2'
Norburn Yellow card 58'
Ebanks-Landell Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Oldham
Shrewsbury Town v Burton Albion
3 November 2020 (2020-11-03) 10 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Burton Albion Shrewsbury
18:00 GMT Udoh Yellow card 65' 90+9'
Daniels Yellow card 76'
Ebanks-Landell Yellow card 88'		 Report Edwards Yellow card 24'
Hemmings 59'
O'Hara Yellow card 86'
Varney Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Shrewsbury Town v Swindon Town
14 November 2020 (2020-11-14) 11 Shrewsbury Town 3–3 Swindon Town Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Pierre 11'
Millar 16'
Edwards Yellow card 33' 56'
Norburn Yellow card 88'		 Report Hope Yellow card 24' 61'
A. Grant Yellow card 27'
J. Grant 43'
Smith 90+3'		 Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Allison
Ipswich Town v Shrewsbury Town
21 November 2020 (2020-11-21) 12 Ipswich Town 2–1 Shrewsbury Town Ipswich
15:00 GMT Lankester Yellow card 62' 90+7'
Ebanks-Landell 75' (o.g.)		 Report Norburn 4' (pen.) Yellow card 33'
Ebanks-Landell Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
Milton Keynes Dons v Shrewsbury Town
24 November 2020 (2020-11-24) 13 Milton Keynes Dons 2–2 Shrewsbury Town Milton Keynes
19:00 GMT Fraser Yellow card 37'
Morris 54'
Jerome 70'
Sorinola Yellow card 82'		 Report Whalley 1'
Pugh 49'
High Yellow card 53'		 Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Drysdale
Shrewsbury Town v Accrington Stanley
1 December 2020 (2020-12-01) 14 Shrewsbury Town 2–2 Accrington Stanley Shrewsbury
19:45 GMT Pierre 26'
Whalley 86'		 Report Pritchard 24'
Cassidy 90+5' (pen.)		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 2,000[42]
Referee: Benjamin Speedie
Shrewsbury Town v Charlton Athletic
5 December 2020 (2020-12-05) 15 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Charlton Athletic Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Norburn 90+5' (pen.) Report Watson 71' Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Hull City v Shrewsbury Town
12 December 2020 (2020-12-12) 16 Hull City 0–1 Shrewsbury Town Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT Report C. Daniels 27' Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Haines
Lincoln City v Shrewsbury Town
15 December 2020 (2020-12-15) 17 Lincoln City 0–1 Shrewsbury Town Lincoln
19:00 GMT Report Whalley 38' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Hicks
Shrewsbury Town v Sunderland
19 December 2020 (2020-12-19) Shrewsbury Town v Sunderland Shrewsbury
Stadium: New Meadow
Doncaster Rovers v Shrewsbury Town
22 December 2020 (2020-12-22) 18 Doncaster Rovers 0–1 Shrewsbury Town Doncaster
19:45 GMT Report Pierre 53' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Oldham
Wigan Athletic v Shrewsbury Town
26 December 2020 (2020-12-26) 19 Wigan Athletic 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Wigan
15:00 GMT Keane 47' (pen.) Whalley 66' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge
Shrewsbury Town v Blackpool
29 December 2020 (2020-12-29) 20 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Blackpool Shrewsbury
19:45 GMT Udoh 38' Stadium: New Meadow
Referee: Neil Hair
Shrewsbury Town v Crewe Alexandra
2 January 2021 (2021-01-02) Shrewsbury Town v Crewe Alexandra Shrewsbury
Stadium: New Meadow
Oxford United v Shrewsbury Town
9 January 2021 (2021-01-09) Oxford United v Shrewsbury Town Oxford
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Shrewsbury Town v Lincoln City
16 January 2021 (2021-01-16) Shrewsbury Town v Lincoln City Shrewsbury
Stadium: New Meadow
Sunderland v Shrewsbury
23 January 2021 21 Sunderland 1–0 Shrewsbury Sunderland
15:00 GMT Wyke 18'
McGeady Yellow card 28'
Leadbitter Yellow card 76'		 Report Pierre Yellow card 74'
Vela Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott
Burton Albion v Shrewsbury Town
26 January 2021 (2021-01-26) Burton Albion v Shrewsbury Town Burton upon Trent
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Shrewsbury Town v Peterborough United
30 January 2021 (2021-01-30) 22 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Peterborough United Shrewsbury
Chapman 51', 86' Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Johnson
Shrewsbury Town v Crewe Alexandra
2 February 2021 (2021-02-02) 23 Shrewsbury Town 0–1 Crewe Alexandra Shrewsbury
19:00 GMT Whalley Yellow card 38'
Chapman Yellow card 76'		 Report Pickering Yellow card 11'
Dale 27'
Beckles Yellow card 74'
Lancashire Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marc Edwards
Swindon Town v Shrewsbury Town
6 February 2021 (2021-02-06) 24 Swindon Town 0-1 Shrewsbury Town Swindon
15:00 Chapman 34' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antony Goggins
Shrewsbury Town v Sunderland
9 February 2021 (2021-02-09) 25 Shrewsbury Town 2-1 Sunderland Shrewsbury
19:00 Ebanks-Landall 52'
Chapman 67'		 O'Brien 21' Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 0
Referee: Will Finnie
Shrewsbury Town v Ipswich Town
13 February 2021 (2021-02-13) Shrewsbury Town v Ipswich Town Shrewsbury
Stadium: New Meadow
Accrington Stanley v Shrewsbury Town
20 February 2021 26 Accrington Stanley 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Accrington
15:00 GMT Barclay Yellow card 14'
Conneely Yellow card 45+1' 47'
Morgan Yellow card 80'		 Report Main Yellow card 56'
Whalley 77'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Young
Shrewsbury Town v Milton Keynes Dons
23 February 2021 (2021-02-23) 27 Shrewsbury Town 4–2 Milton Keynes Dons Shrewsbury
19:00 GMT Goss 4', 57'
Norburn 8' (pen.), Yellow card 63'
Main 20' (pen.)
Daniels Yellow card 81'
Edwards Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Grigg 22'
Jerome Yellow card 59'
Brown 82'
Darling Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leigh Doughty
Bristol Rovers v Shrewsbury Town
27 February 2021 (2021-02-27) 28 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Shrewsbury Town Bristol
15:00 GMT Leahy 45'
Hanlan 60'		 Report Ebanks-Landell Yellow card 70'
Udoh 90+2'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Howard
Shrewsbury Town v AFC Wimbledon
2 March 2021 (2021-03-02) 29 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 AFC Wimbledon Shrewsbury
19:00 GMT Chapman 35' Report McLoughlin Yellow card 67'
Assal 84'		 Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Adcock
Shrewsbury Town v Fleetwood Town
6 March 2021 (2021-03-06) 30 Shrewsbury Town 0–2 Fleetwood Town Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Report Burns 45'
Vassell 70'		 Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Salisbury
Rochdale v Shrewsbury Town
9 March 2021 (2021-03-09) 31 Rochdale 0–2 Shrewsbury Town Rochdale
19:00 GMT McShane Yellow card 26'
Baah Yellow card 72'		 Report Williams Yellow card 19'
Daniels 55'
Vela 64'		 Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Coy
Charlton Athletic v Shrewsbury Town
13 March 2021 (2021-03-13) 32 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Charlton
15:00 GMT Pratley Yellow card 25'
Maatsen Yellow card 50'
Washington 78'		 Report Goss 56'
Walker Yellow card 69'
Williams Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 0
Referee: Declan Bourne
Shrewsbury Town v Hull City
20 March 2021 (2021-03-20) 33 Shrewsbury Town 1-1 Hull City Shrewsbury
Ingram 53' (og) Docherty 62' Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gavin Ward
Burton Albion v Shrewsbury Town
23 March 2021 34 Burton Albion 1–2 Shrewsbury Town Burton upon Trent
19:00 GMT Clare 60' Report Main 6', Yellow card 90'
Chapman 56'
Ogbeta Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Boyeson
Shrewsbury Town v Portsmouth
27 March 2021 (2021-03-27) 35 Shrewsbury Town 1–2 Portsmouth Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Ogbeta 52' Report Harness 25'
Marquis 36', Red card 68'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Speedie
Northampton Town v Shrewsbury Town
2 April 2021 (2021-04-02) 36 Northampton Town 1–0 Shrewsbury Town Northampton
15:00 BST Watson 27'
Mills Yellow card 53'
Hoskins Yellow card 90+1'
McWilliams Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ross Joyce
Shrewsbury Town v Plymouth Argyle
5 April 2021 (2021-04-05) 37 Shrewsbury Town 3-0 Plymouth Argyle Shrewsbury
Whalley 52' (77)
Ogbeta 81'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 0
Gillingham v Shrewsbury Town
10 April 2021 (2021-04-10) 38 Gillingham 0-0 Shrewsbury Town Gillingham
15:00 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Trevor Kettle
Oxford United v Shrewsbury Town
13 April 2021 39 Oxford United 4–1 Shrewsbury Town Oxford
19:00 BST Atkinson 13'
Lee 36'
Taylor 66'
Brannagan Yellow card 74'
Long 77'		 Report Chapman 51'
Vela Yellow card 64'
Norburn Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Purkiss
Shrewsbury Town v Doncaster Rovers
17 April 2021 (2021-04-17) 40 Shrewsbury Town 0–2 Doncaster Rovers Shrewsbury
12:30 BST Report Okenabirhie 15'
Richards 80'		 Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Davies
Shrewsbury Town v Wigan Athletic
20 April 2021 (2021-04-20) 41 Shrewsbury Town 1–2 Wigan Athletic Shrewsbury
19:00 BST Vela Yellow card 38'
Norburn 66'
Ebanks-Landell Yellow card 76'
Whalley Yellow card 90'		 Report Keane 27'
Lang 45+1'
Ojo Yellow card 82'
Gardner Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Rock
Blackpool v Shrewsbury Town
24 April 2021 (2021-04-24) 42 Blackpool 0-1 Shrewsbury Town Blackpool
Pennington 53' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Referee: James Bell
Shrewsbury Town v Lincoln City
27 April 2021 43 Shrewsbury Town 0–1 Lincoln City Shrewsbury
19:00 BST Norburn Yellow card 3'
Whalley Yellow card 23'
Davis Yellow card 45+3'
Vela Yellow card 82'
Ebanks-Landell Yellow card 89'		 Report Grant 11'
Rogers Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ollie Yates
Shrewsbury Town v Oxford United
1 May 2021 (2021-05-01) 44 Shrewsbury Town 2–3 Oxford United Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Pennington 16'
Vela 25'
Walker Yellow card 62'		 Report Lee 3'
Henry 68'
Agyei 85', Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott
Shrewsbury Town v Ipswich Town
4 May 2021 (2021-05-04) 45 Shrewsbury Town 0–0 Ipswich Town Shrewsbury
19:00 BST Pennington Yellow card 27'
Vela Yellow card 55'		 Report Norwood Yellow card 44'
Woolfenden Yellow card 61'		 Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Swabey
Crewe Alexandra v Shrewsbury Town
9 May 2021 46 Crewe Alexandra 3–2 Shrewsbury Town Crewe
12:00 BST Mandron 10', 21'
Porter 81'		 Report Whalley 34'
Udoh 42'		 Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Backhouse

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[43] The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November by Danny Cowley.[44] The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship all entering the competition.[45]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Cambridge United v Shrewsbury Town
8 November 2020 First round Cambridge United 0–2 Shrewsbury Town Cambridge
15:00 GMT Daniels 47'
Walker 89'		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Wright
Shrewsbury Town v Oxford City
29 November 2020 Second round Shrewsbury Town 1–0 (a.e.t.) Oxford City Shrewsbury
13:30 GMT Goss Yellow card 67'
Pierre Red card 81'
Udoh 108'		 Report Owusu Yellow card 38'
Fleet Yellow card 63'
Roberts Red card 81'		 Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christopher Pollard
Southampton v Shrewsbury Town
19 January 2021 Third round Southampton 2–0 Shrewsbury Town Southampton
20:00 GMT N'Lundulu 16'
Chauke Yellow card 46'
Ward-Prowse 89'		 Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Simon Hooper

EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

The first round draw took place in the morning of 18 August.[46]

Middlesbrough v Shrewsbury Town
4 September 2020 (2020-09-04) First round Middlesbrough 4–3 Shrewsbury Town Middlesbrough
17:30 BST Johnson 21'
Fletcher 31', 53'
Tavernier 65'		 Report High 13'
Cummings 60'
Pyke 73'
Williams Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Salisbury

EFL Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[47] The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew's.[48]

Pos Div Team
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 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Shrewsbury Town 3 3 0 0 0 9 4 +5 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Crewe Alexandra 3 2 0 0 1 7 6 +1 6
3 L2 Bolton Wanderers 3 1 0 0 2 6 7 −1 3
4 ACA Newcastle United U21 3 0 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: EFL.com
Shrewsbury Town v Newcastle United U21
22 September 2020 Group stage Shrewsbury Town 3–0 Newcastle United U21 Shrewsbury
17:30 BST High 11'
Barnett 18'
Walker Yellow card 39'
Cummings Yellow card 46' 56'		 Report Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Oldham
Shrewsbury Town v Bolton Wanderers
6 October 2020 Group stage Shrewsbury Town 2–1 Bolton Wanderers Shrewsbury
17:30 BST Barnett 19'
Walker Yellow card 23'
Vela Yellow card 32'
Cummings 43' Yellow card 45+3'
Pierre Yellow card 78'
High Yellow card 85'		 Report Senior 64' Yellow card 80' Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ollie Yates
Crewe Alexandra v Shrewsbury Town
10 November 2020 Group stage Crewe Alexandra 3–4 Shrewsbury Town Crewe
18:00 GMT Griffiths Yellow card 31'
Powell 34', 60'
Zanzala 40'		 Report Ebanks-Landell Yellow card 13'
Millar 17'
Tracey 25', 76', 82'
Pierre Yellow card 45+2'
Love Yellow card 48'
Barnett Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Declan Bourne
Shrewsbury Town v Lincoln City
8 December 2020 Second round Shrewsbury Town 1–4 Lincoln City Shrewsbury
19:00 GMT Tracey 44' Report Scully 18'
McGrandles Yellow card 29'
Elbouzedi 40'
Howarth 67'
Grant 78' (pen.)		 Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Toner

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