2021–22 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season
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.
| 2021–22 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Roland Wycherley | |
| Manager | Steve Cotterill | |
| Stadium | Montgomery Waters Meadow | |
| EFL Cup | Second round | |
| EFL Trophy | Group Stage | |
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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  16'Oswell 74' |
Report | Bowman 30' (pen.), 49' Udoh 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 57' |
Report | Whalley 81', ?' |
Stadium: Edgar Street |
| 31 July 2021 Friendly | Exeter City | 0–2 | Shrewsbury Town | Exeter |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Udoh 4', 9' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors) |
Competitions
League One
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Cambridge United | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 26 | |
| 17 | AFC Wimbledon | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 25 | |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 22 | |
| 19 | Fleetwood Town | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 21 | |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 19 | |
| 21 | Morecambe | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 19 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
| 22 | Gillingham | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 34 | −16 | 17 | |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 36 | −23 | 16 | |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 38 | −19 | 15 |
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 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]
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 |
| 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 17 | −11 |
Last updated: 11 December 2021.
Source:
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
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  76' |
Report | Brayford 31' Leak 61'Powell 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 34' (pen.) Stockton 44'McLoughlin 54'Cooney 61' |
Report | Davis 25' Pierre 66'Daniels 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 3' Curtis 20' |
Report | Vela 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 39' Vela 77' |
Report | Hardie 24', 65' Broom 40'Jephcott 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 59' Cosgrove 68'Davis 90+3'  90+8' |
Report | Tucker 12' Adshead 43'Phillips 90+2' 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 15' Morgan 65' |
Report | Vela 25' Pennington 44'Cosgrove 45+2'Nurse 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 19' Pennington 35'Ebanks-Landell 57'Pierre 67'Udoh 90+7' |
Report | Adebisi 3' Murphy 36'Mandron 44'Robertson 71'Ramsay 87'Daniels 90+9' |
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Referee: Samuel Barrott |
| 18 September 2021 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Sheffield |
| 15:00 BST | Berahino 7' Dunkley 55' |
Report | Bowman 37' Vela 53'Leahy 54' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Referee: Ben Toner |
| 25 September 2021 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 2–1 | AFC Wimbledon | Shrewsbury |
| 15:00 BST | Leahy 41' Bennett 45+1'Udoh 67' |
Report | Mebude 32' Assal 52' |
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 5,346 Referee: James Bell |
| 28 September 2021 10 | Shrewsbury Town | 1–2 | Wycombe Wanderers | Shrewsbury |
| 19:45 BST | Whalley 36' Ebanks-Landell 60'Leahy 64'Pennington 78' |
Report | Kaikai 15' Jacobson 52'Tafazolli 66'Grimmer 69'Stewart 85'Stockdale 90' |
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 4,510 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 2 October 2021 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Horwich |
| 15:00 BST | Sarcevic 18' Afolayan 23'Santos 88' |
Report | Bowman  57'Leahy 89'Bennett 90+6' |
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 14,124 Referee: Marc Edwards |
| 9 October 2021 12 | Ipswich Town | 2–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Ipswich |
| BST | Chaplin 23' Burgess 39'Bonne 54'Fraser 90+2'Edmundson 90+3' |
Report | Whalley 28' Pierre 68' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 19,256 Referee: Will Finnie |
| 16 October 2021 13 | Shrewsbury Town | 1–0 | Milton Keynes Dons | Shrewsbury |
| 15:00 BST | Whalley 30', 56' Leahy 36' |
Report | Darling 45+1' |
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 5,711 Referee: Carl Brook |
| 19 October 2021 14 | Oxford United | 2–0 | Shrewsbury Town | Oxford |
| 19:45 GMT | Sykes 46' Brannagan 87' |
Report | Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 5,763 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 23 October 2021 15 | Shrewsbury Town | 4–1 | Cambridge United | Shrewsbury |
| 15:00 BST | Bowman 6', 73', 83' Ebanks-Landell 45+8'Leahy 90' |
Report | Digby 57' Iredale 58'Jones 60'May  68'Brophy 70'Hoolahan 84'Smith 85' |
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 5,387 Referee: Simon Mather |
| 30 October 2021 16 | Lincoln City | 1–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Lincoln |
| 15:00 BST | Fiorini 13' McGrandles 43'Poole 89' |
Report | Udoh 30' Leahy 50'Whalley 80' |
Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 8,047 Referee: Bobby Madley |
| 20 November 2021 17 | Cheltenham Town | 2–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 GMT | Thomas 24' (pen.) Joseph 66' |
Report | Pennington 1' Udoh 4'Bennett 23'Bowman 54'Leahy 78' |
Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Attendance: 3,914 Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 23 November 2021 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 1–1 | Sunderland | Shrewsbury |
| 19:45 GMT | Davis 45+2' Udoh 64' |
Report | Pritchard 16' Broadhead 44' |
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 6,253 Referee: Peter Wright |
| 27 November 2021 19 | Shrewsbury Town | 1–0 | Charlton Athletic | Shrewsbury |
| 15:00 GMT | Udoh 90+3' |
Report | Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 6,158 Referee: Tom Neild |
| 7 December 2021 20 | Wigan Athletic | 2–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Wigan |
| 19:45 GMT | Darikwa 2' Aasgaard 90+2'Humphrys 90+6' |
Report | Bowman 39' Daniels 89'Cosgrove 90+1' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,098 Referee: David Rock |
| 11 December 2021 21 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–0 | Shrewsbury Town | Doncaster |
| 15:00 GMT | Horton 38' Galbraith 75'Olowu 79' |
Report | Vela 75' |
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,697 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
FA Cup
Shrewsbury were drawn away to Stratford Town in the first round,[6] Carlisle United in the second round[7] and Liverpool in the third round.[8]
| 7 November 2021 First round | Stratford Town | 1–5 | Shrewsbury Town | Tiddington |
| 15:00 GMT | Grocott 11' Fry 45'Issac 84' |
Report | Bowman 25', 54' Leahy 57'Bennett 62'Ebanks-Landell 82'Bloxham 90+2' |
Stadium: The Arden Garages Stadium Referee: Ben Toner |
| 4 December 2021 Second round | Carlisle United | 1–2 | Shrewsbury Town | Carlisle |
| 15:00 GMT | Whelan 8' Clough 30'Feeney 60'Gibson 90+1' |
Report | Bloxham 10' Pennington 25'Vela 49'Udoh 54'Bowman 78' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 2,794 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
EFL Cup
Shrewsbury Town were drawn at home to Lincoln City in the first round[9][10] and Rochdale in the second round.[11]
| 10 August 2021 First round | Shrewsbury Town | 2–2 (4–2 p) | Lincoln City | Shrewsbury |
| 19:45 BST | Udoh 69', 79' |
Report | Hopper 49' Bishop 52' |
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 2,069 Referee: Andy Haines |
| Penalties | ||||
Bennett  Nurse Davis Vela Bloxham |
Scully Hopper Sanders Fiorini |
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| 24 August 2021 Second round | Shrewsbury Town | 0–2 | Rochdale | Shrewsbury |
| 19:45 BST | Bennett 53' Ebanks-Landell 60'Pennington 67' |
Report | Odoh 36' Beesley 68' (pen.)Cashman 77' |
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 2,229 Referee: Scott Oldham |
EFL Trophy
Town were drawn into Northern Group C alongside Crewe Alexandra, Wigan Athletic and Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s.[12] On July 6, the group stage ties were confirmed.[13]
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L1 | Crewe Alexandra (A) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Wigan Athletic (A) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | L1 | Shrewsbury Town (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | ACA | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 (E) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 2 |
Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2021. Source: EFL.com
(A) Advances to a further round; (E) Eliminated
(A) Advances to a further round; (E) Eliminated
| 31 August 2021 Group game 1 | Shrewsbury Town | 0–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Shrewsbury |
| 19:00 BST | Report | Knight 90+2' |
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 1,680 Referee: Seb Stocksbridge |
| 5 October 2021 Group game 2 | Shrewsbury Town | 3–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | Shrewsbury |
| 19:00 BST | Bloxham 72' Lloyd 78'Pyke 90+2' |
Hesketh 31' |
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow |
| 9 November 2021 Group game 3 | Wigan Athletic | 2–0 | Shrewsbury Town | Wigan |
| 19:00 GMT | Long 9' Sze 53'Smith 88' |
Report | Wilson 4' Leahy 84' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 1,121 Referee: Scott Oldham |
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 June 2021 | CF |  | Ryan Bowman | Exeter City | Undisclosed | [14] |
| 24 June 2021 | GK |  | Marko Maroši | Coventry City | Undisclosed | [15] |
| 1 July 2021 | RM |  | Elliott Bennett | Blackburn Rovers | Free transfer | [16] |
| 1 July 2021 | LB | | Luke Leahy | Bristol Rovers | Free transfer | [17] |
| 1 July 2021 | CB | | Matthew Pennington | Everton | Free transfer | [18] |
| 28 July 2021 | LB | | George Nurse | Bristol City | Undisclosed | [19] |
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 August 2021 | CF | | Sam Cosgrove | Birmingham City | End of season | [20] |
| 19 August 2021 | AM |  | Khanya Leshabela | Leicester City | End of season | [21] |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|
Transfers out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2021 | LB | | Scott Golbourne | Retired | [22][23] | |
| 30 June 2021 | AM | | Ryan Barnett | Solihull Moors | Released | [22][24] |
| 30 June 2021 | CF | | Leon Clarke | Bristol Rovers | Released | [22][25] |
| 30 June 2021 | CM |  | David Edwards | Bala Town | Released | [22][26] |
| 30 June 2021 | CM | | Sean Goss | Released | [22] | |
| 30 June 2021 | RB |  | Donald Love | Salford City | Released | [22][27] |
| 30 June 2021 | CF | | Curtis Main | St Mirren | Released | [22][28] |
| 30 June 2021 | CM | | James Rowland | Newtown AFC | Released | [22] |
| 30 June 2021 | RB | | Ryan Sears | Grimsby Town | Released | [22][29] |
| 30 June 2021 | DM | | Brad Walker | Port Vale | Released | [22][30] |
| 30 June 2021 | CB | | Ro-Shaun Williams | Doncaster Rovers | Released | [22][31] |
| 10 August 2021 | CM |  | Oliver Norburn | Peterborough United | Undisclosed | [32] |
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- "EFL Clubs Enter The Emirates FA Cup, Following Sunday's First Round Proper Draw". The Football Association. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- "The Emirates FA Cup second round proper draw has been made". The FA. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- "Third Round Draw". The Football Association. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
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