2020–21 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season
| 2020–21 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Roland Wycherley | ||
| Manager | Sam Ricketts (until 25 November)[1] Steve Cotterill (from 27 November)[2] | ||
| Stadium | New Meadow | ||
| League One | 17th | ||
| FA Cup | Third round | ||
| EFL Cup | First round | ||
| EFL Trophy | Second round | ||
| Top goalscorer | Shaun Whalley (9) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 2,000 v Accrington Stanley, 2 December 2020 | ||
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The 2020–21 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season was the Shrewsbury Town F.C. 135th edition in their history and the sixth consecutive season in EFL League One. The club also contested in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Transfers
[edit]Transfers in
[edit]| Date | Pos. | Nat. | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2020 | RW |  |
Josh Daniels |  Glenavon |
Undisclosed | [3] |
| 3 August 2020 | CF |  |
Rekeil Pyke | Huddersfield Town |
Free transfer | [4] |
| 25 September 2020 | CF | |
Leon Clarke | Sheffield United |
Free transfer | [5] |
| 23 October 2020 | LB | |
Charlie Daniels | AFC Bournemouth |
Free transfer | [6] |
| 26 October 2020 | LW | |
Marc Pugh | Queens Park Rangers |
Free transfer | [7] |
| 15 January 2021 | CM | |
David Davis | Birmingham City |
Free transfer | [8] |
| 25 January 2021 | LB | |
Nathanael Ogbeta | Manchester City |
Undisclosed | [9] |
| 1 February 2021 | CF | |
Curtis Main |  Aberdeen |
Undisclosed | [10] |
Loans in
[edit]| Date | Pos. | Nat. | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2020 | CM | |
Scott High | Huddersfield Town |
29 December 2020 | [11][12] |
| 28 August 2020 | RB |  |
Marlon Fossey | Fulham |
29 December 2020 | [13][14] |
| 2 September 2020 | GK |  |
Matija Sarkic | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
End of season | [15] |
| 18 September 2020 | RW | |
Shilow Tracey | Tottenham Hotspur |
24 January 2021 | [16][17] |
| 5 October 2020 | RB |  |
Matthew Millar | Newcastle Jets |
19 January 2021 | [18] |
| 5 October 2020 | CM |  |
Jan Žambůrek | Brentford |
11 January 2021 | [19][20] |
| 8 October 2020 | GK |  |
Dejan Iliev | Arsenal |
31 January 2021 | [21] |
| 31 December 2020 | RW | |
Harry Chapman | Blackburn Rovers |
End of season | [22] |
| 31 December 2020 | CB | |
Matthew Pennington | Everton |
End of season | [23] |
Loans out
[edit]| Date | Pos. | Nat. | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 October 2020 | CM | |
James Rowland | Barwell |
[24] | |
| 8 February 2021 | AM | |
Ryan Barnett | Gloucester City |
March 2021 | [25] |
| 18 March 2021 | AM | |
Ryan Barnett | Solihull Moors |
April 2021 | [26] |
Transfers out
[edit]| Date | Pos. | Nat. | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2020 | GK | |
Joe Murphy | Tranmere Rovers |
Released | [27][28] |
| 1 July 2020 | CF | |
Lifumpa Mwandwe |  Newtown |
Released | [27][29] |
| 1 July 2020 | CM | |
Kian Taylor | Coalville Town |
Released | [27][30] |
| 1 July 2020 | DM |  |
Romain Vincelot | Stevenage |
Released | [27][31] |
| 28 July 2020 | AM | |
Josh Laurent | Reading |
Free transfer | [32] |
| 13 August 2020 | CB |  |
Omar Beckles | Crewe Alexandra |
Rejected contract | [33][34] |
| 25 September 2020 | CB | |
Luke Ward | Bromsgrove Sporting |
Free transfer | [35] |
| 19 January 2021 | LB | |
Charlie Daniels | Portsmouth |
Released | [36][37] |
| 19 January 2021 | LW | |
Marc Pugh |  Unattached |
Released | [36] |
| 28 January 2021 | CF | |
Jason Cummings | Dundee |
Undisclosed | [38] |
Squad
[edit]- 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 | ENG
|
Harry Burgoyne | 23 | 0 | 17+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | GRN
|
Aaron Pierre | 32 | 3 | 25+1 | 3 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG
|
Scott Golbourne | 16 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | WAL
|
David Edwards | 36 | 1 | 5+26 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG
|
Ro-Shaun Williams | 46 | 0 | 39+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF |  GER
|
Sean Goss | 23 | 3 | 15+5 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG
|
Shaun Whalley | 41 | 9 | 32+6 | 9 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | GRN
|
Oliver Norburn | 42 | 4 | 37+2 | 4 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG
|
Rekeil Pyke | 14 | 1 | 2+10 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG
|
Josh Vela | 49 | 2 | 43+1 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG
|
Leon Clarke | 10 | 1 | 6+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | WAL
|
Ryan Sears | 7 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ENG
|
Nathanael Ogbeta | 25 | 2 | 25+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG
|
Brad Walker | 27 | 2 | 15+8 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | SCO
|
Donald Love | 18 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG
|
Ryan Barnett | 12 | 2 | 3+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 |
| 20 | FW | ENG
|
Curtis Main | 20 | 2 | 14+6 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | ENG
|
Cameron Gregory | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | IRL
|
Joshua Daniels | 24 | 1 | 8+11 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW |  NGA
|
Daniel Udoh | 44 | 5 | 23+16 | 4 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG
|
Ethan Ebanks-Landell | 47 | 1 | 41+0 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG
|
James Rowland | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ENG
|
David Davis | 21 | 0 | 14+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ENG
|
Matthew Pennington | 20 | 2 | 18+1 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | ENG
|
Charlie Caton | 5 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | MNE
|
Matija Sarkic | 29 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | ENG
|
Harry Chapman | 24 | 7 | 16+7 | 7 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | ENG
|
Tom Bloxham | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club: | |||||||||||||
| 13 | MF | CZE
|
Jan Žambůrek | 9 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | AUS
|
Matthew Millar | 13 | 2 | 9+0 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | ENG
|
Charlie Daniels | 16 | 2 | 14+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | USA
|
Marlon Fossey | 9 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG
|
Shilow Tracey | 12 | 4 | 2+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 4 |
| 25 | DF | ENG
|
Scott High | 17 | 2 | 8+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 27 | MF | ENG
|
Marc Pugh | 10 | 1 | 6+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | MKD
|
Dejan Iliev | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | AUS
|
Jason Cummings | 17 | 3 | 7+4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 2 |
Pre-season
[edit]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.
| 11 August 2020 Friendly | Shrewsbury Town | 3–0 | Bala Town | Wellington |
Caton  Daniels Cummings |
Stadium: New Bucks Head Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 18 August 2020 Friendly | Shrewsbury Town | 3–1 | Nuneaton Borough | Wellington |
| Pierre Sears Barnett |
Gordon |
Stadium: New Bucks Head Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 21 August 2020 Friendly | Shrewsbury Town | 0–1 | Walsall | Wellington |
| 12:00 BST | Kinsella 81' |
Stadium: New Bucks Head Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 25 August 2020 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) |
| 25 August 2020 Friendly | Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 | 0–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Wellington |
| 19:00 BST | Udoh (pen.) |
Stadium: New Bucks Head Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 29 August 2020 Friendly | Burnley | 1–2 | Shrewsbury Town | Burnley |
| 12:30 BST | Wood (pen.) |
High Whalley |
Stadium: Barnfield Training Ground Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 8 September 2020 Friendly | Whitchurch Alport | P–P | Shrewsbury Town XI | Whitchurch |
| 19:45 BST | Stadium: Yockings Park |
Competitions
[edit]Overview
[edit]| 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 | 28.26 |
| FA Cup | 8 November 2020 | 19 January 2021 | First round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 66.67 |
| EFL Cup | 4 September 2020 | 04 September 2020 | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 0.00 |
| EFL Trophy | 22 September 2020 | 08 December 2020 | Group Stage | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 75.00 |
| Total | 54 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 66 | 71 | −5 | 33.33 | |||
Last updated: 09 May 2021
Source: Competitions
EFL League One
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | 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
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
[edit]| 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
[edit]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
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
[edit]The season's League One fixtures were announced on 21 August.[41]
| 12 September 2020 1 | Portsmouth | 0–0 | Shrewsbury Town | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 | Report | Pierre  28'  90+4' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 19 September 2020 2 | Shrewsbury Town | 1–2 | Northampton Town | Shrewsbury |
| 15:00 |
|
Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Neil Hair |
| 26 September 2020 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Plymouth |
| 15:00 | Grant 29' |
Vela 14' |
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 3 October 2020 4 | Shrewsbury Town | 1–1 | Gillingham | Shrewsbury |
| 15:00 BST | Walker 12' Pierre 56'Norburn 75' |
Report | Drysdale 73' Graham 90+4' |
Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 0 Referee: James Adcock |
| 10 October 2020 | Doncaster Rovers | v | Shrewsbury Town | Doncaster |
| Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium |
| 17 October 2020 5 | AFC Wimbledon | 0–1 | Shrewsbury Town | London |
| Clarke 90+1' |
Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Josh Smith |
| 20 October 2020 6 | Shrewsbury Town | 0–1 | Bristol Rovers | Shrewsbury |
| 18:00 BST | Walker 37' |
Report | Hanlan 15' Grant 57'Harries 66' |
Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Young |
| 24 October 2020 7 | Shrewsbury Town | 1–2 | Rochdale | Shrewsbury |
| 15:00 BST | Vela 39' Pierre 45+2' 86'Fossey 59' |
Report | Rathbone 22' Newby 36' |
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Brook |
| 27 October 2020 8 | Fleetwood Town | 1–0 | Shrewsbury Town | Fleetwood |
| 19:45 GMT | Evans 25' 36' |
Report | Daniels 59' |
Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madley |
| 31 October 2020 9 | Peterborough United | 5–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Peterborough |
| 15:00 GMT | Clarke-Harris 16' (pen.) Dembélé 42', 69', 80'Brown 50'Szmodics 84'Taylor 88' |
Report | Burgoyne 16' Daniels 18'Vela  45+2'Norburn 58'Ebanks-Landell 77' |
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham |
| 3 November 2020 10 | Shrewsbury Town | 1–1 | Burton Albion | Shrewsbury |
| 18:00 GMT | Udoh 65' 90+9' Daniels 76'Ebanks-Landell 88' |
Report | Edwards 24' Hemmings 59'O'Hara 86'Varney 90+5' |
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 14 November 2020 11 | Shrewsbury Town | 3–3 | Swindon Town | Shrewsbury |
| 15:00 GMT | Pierre 11' Millar 16'Edwards 33' 56'Norburn 88' |
Report | Hope 24' 61' A. Grant 27'J. Grant 43'Smith 90+3' |
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Allison |
| 21 November 2020 12 | Ipswich Town | 2–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Ipswich |
| 15:00 GMT | Lankester 62' 90+7' Ebanks-Landell 75' (o.g.) |
Report | Norburn 4' (pen.) 33' Ebanks-Landell 90+3' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 24 November 2020 13 | Milton Keynes Dons | 2–2 | Shrewsbury Town | Milton Keynes |
| 19:00 GMT | Fraser 37' Morris 54'Jerome 70'Sorinola 82' |
Report | Whalley 1' Pugh 49'High 53' |
Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 1 December 2020 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 |
| 5 December 2020 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 |
| 12 December 2020 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 |
| 15 December 2020 17 | Lincoln City | 0–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Lincoln |
| 19:00 GMT | Report | Whalley 38' |
Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 19 December 2020 | Shrewsbury Town | v | Sunderland | Shrewsbury |
| Stadium: New Meadow |
| 22 December 2020 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 0–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Doncaster |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Pierre 53' |
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham |
| 26 December 2020 19 | Wigan Athletic | 1–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Wigan |
| 15:00 GMT | Keane 47' (pen.) |
Whalley 66' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge |
| 29 December 2020 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 1–0 | Blackpool | Shrewsbury |
| 19:45 GMT | Udoh 38' |
Stadium: New Meadow Referee: Neil Hair |
| 2 January 2021 | Shrewsbury Town | v | Crewe Alexandra | Shrewsbury |
| Stadium: New Meadow |
| 9 January 2021 | Oxford United | v | Shrewsbury Town | Oxford |
| Stadium: Kassam Stadium |
| 16 January 2021 | Shrewsbury Town | v | Lincoln City | Shrewsbury |
| Stadium: New Meadow |
| 23 January 2021 21 | Sunderland | 1–0 | Shrewsbury | Sunderland |
| 15:00 GMT | Wyke 18' McGeady 28'Leadbitter 76' |
Report | Pierre 74' Vela 90+2' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
| 26 January 2021 | Burton Albion | v | Shrewsbury Town | Burton upon Trent |
| Stadium: Pirelli Stadium |
| 30 January 2021 22 | Shrewsbury Town | 2–0 | Peterborough United | Shrewsbury |
| Chapman 51', 86' |
Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 2 February 2021 23 | Shrewsbury Town | 0–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Shrewsbury |
| 19:00 GMT | Whalley 38' Chapman 76' |
Report | Pickering 11' Dale 27'Beckles 74'Lancashire 85' |
Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards |
| 6 February 2021 24 | Swindon Town | 0–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Swindon |
| 15:00 | Chapman 34' |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Antony Goggins |
| 9 February 2021 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 |
| 13 February 2021 | Shrewsbury Town | v | Ipswich Town | Shrewsbury |
| Stadium: New Meadow |
| 20 February 2021 26 | Accrington Stanley | 1–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Accrington |
| 15:00 GMT | Barclay 14' Conneely 45+1' 47' Morgan 80' |
Report | Main 56' Whalley 77' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Young |
| 23 February 2021 27 | Shrewsbury Town | 4–2 | Milton Keynes Dons | Shrewsbury |
| 19:00 GMT | Goss 4', 57' Norburn 8' (pen.), 63'Main 20' (pen.)Daniels 81'Edwards 90+5' |
Report | Grigg 22' Jerome 59'Brown 82'Darling 90+5' |
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 0 Referee: Leigh Doughty |
| 27 February 2021 28 | Bristol Rovers | 2–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Bristol |
| 15:00 GMT | Leahy 45' Hanlan 60' |
Report | Ebanks-Landell 70' Udoh 90+2' |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Howard |
| 2 March 2021 29 | Shrewsbury Town | 1–1 | AFC Wimbledon | Shrewsbury |
| 19:00 GMT | Chapman 35' |
Report | McLoughlin 67' Assal 84' |
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 0 Referee: James Adcock |
| 6 March 2021 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 |
| 9 March 2021 31 | Rochdale | 0–2 | Shrewsbury Town | Rochdale |
| 19:00 GMT | McShane 26' Baah 72' |
Report | Williams 19' Daniels 55'Vela 64' |
Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Coy |
| 13 March 2021 32 | Charlton Athletic | 1–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Charlton |
| 15:00 GMT | Pratley 25' Maatsen 50'Washington 78' |
Report | Goss 56' Walker 69'Williams 88' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne |
| 20 March 2021 33 | Shrewsbury Town | 1–1 | Hull City | Shrewsbury |
| Ingram 53' (o.g.) |
Docherty 62' |
Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 0 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 23 March 2021 34 | Burton Albion | 1–2 | Shrewsbury Town | Burton upon Trent |
| 19:00 GMT | Clare 60' |
Report | Main 6', 90' Chapman 56'Ogbeta 78' |
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 27 March 2021 35 | Shrewsbury Town | 1–2 | Portsmouth | Shrewsbury |
| 15:00 GMT | Ogbeta 52' |
Report | Harness 25' Marquis 36', 68' |
Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Speedie |
| 2 April 2021 36 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Shrewsbury Town | Northampton |
| 15:00 BST | Watson 27' Mills 53'Hoskins 90+1'McWilliams 90+3' |
Report | Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 5 April 2021 37 | Shrewsbury Town | 3–0 | Plymouth Argyle | Shrewsbury |
| Whalley 52' (77) Ogbeta 81' |
Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 0 |
| 10 April 2021 38 | Gillingham | 0–0 | Shrewsbury Town | Gillingham |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 13 April 2021 39 | Oxford United | 4–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Oxford |
| 19:00 BST | Atkinson 13' Lee 36'Taylor 66'Brannagan 74'Long 77' |
Report | Chapman 51' Vela 64'Norburn 74' |
Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
| 17 April 2021 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 |
| 20 April 2021 41 | Shrewsbury Town | 1–2 | Wigan Athletic | Shrewsbury |
| 19:00 BST | Vela 38' Norburn 66'Ebanks-Landell 76'Whalley 90' |
Report | Keane 27' Lang 45+1'Ojo 82'Gardner 90+1' |
Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 0 Referee: David Rock |
| 24 April 2021 42 | Blackpool | 0–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Blackpool |
| Pennington 53' |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Referee: James Bell |
| 27 April 2021 43 | Shrewsbury Town | 0–1 | Lincoln City | Shrewsbury |
| 19:00 BST | Norburn 3' Whalley 23'Davis 45+3'Vela 82'Ebanks-Landell 89' |
Report | Grant 11' Rogers 65' |
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 0 Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 1 May 2021 44 | Shrewsbury Town | 2–3 | Oxford United | Shrewsbury |
| 15:00 BST | Pennington 16' Vela 25'Walker 62' |
Report | Lee 3' Henry 68'Agyei 85', 90+6' |
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
| 4 May 2021 45 | Shrewsbury Town | 0–0 | Ipswich Town | Shrewsbury |
| 19:00 BST | Pennington 27' Vela 55' |
Report | Norwood 44' Woolfenden 61' |
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 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
[edit]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
| 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 |
| 29 November 2020 Second round | Shrewsbury Town | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Oxford City | Shrewsbury |
| 13:30 GMT | Goss 67' Pierre 81'Udoh 108' |
Report | Owusu 38' Fleet 63'Roberts 81' |
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
| 19 January 2021 Third round | Southampton | 2–0 | Shrewsbury Town | Southampton |
| 20:00 GMT | N'Lundulu 16' Chauke 46'Ward-Prowse 89' |
Report | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Simon Hooper |
EFL Cup
[edit]Win Draw Loss
The first round draw took place in the morning of 18 August.[46]
| 4 September 2020 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 81' |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
EFL Trophy
[edit]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 | 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
| 22 September 2020 Group stage | Shrewsbury Town | 3–0 | Newcastle United U21 | Shrewsbury |
| 17:30 BST | High 11' Barnett 18'Walker 39'Cummings 46' 56' |
Report | Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 6 October 2020 Group stage | Shrewsbury Town | 2–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Shrewsbury |
| 17:30 BST | Barnett 19' Walker 23'Vela 32'Cummings 43' 45+3'Pierre 78'High 85' |
Report | Senior 64' 80' |
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 0 Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 10 November 2020 Group stage | Crewe Alexandra | 3–4 | Shrewsbury Town | Crewe |
| 18:00 GMT | Griffiths 31' Powell 34', 60'Zanzala 40' |
Report | Ebanks-Landell 13' Millar 17'Tracey 25', 76', 82'Pierre 45+2'Love 48'Barnett 90+3' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne |
| 8 December 2020 Second round | Shrewsbury Town | 1–4 | Lincoln City | Shrewsbury |
| 19:00 GMT | Tracey 44' |
Report | Scully 18' McGrandles 29'Elbouzedi 40'Howarth 67'Grant 78' (pen.) |
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Toner |
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