2018–19 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season

Shrewsbury Town
2018–19 season
ChairmanRoland Wycherley
ManagerJohn Askey
(until 12 November)[1]
Sam Ricketts
(from 3 December)[2]
StadiumNew Meadow
League One18th
FA CupForth round replay
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Fejiri Okenabirhie
(10 goals)
All:
Fejiri Okenabirhie
(16 goals)
Highest home attendance9,503 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Lowest home attendance1,379 vs Tranmere Rovers
Average home league attendance6,429
Biggest win6–0
(9 Oct 2018 vs. Tranmere Rovers, EFL Trophy)
Biggest defeat0–3
(27 Oct 2018 at Oxford United)
(12 Jan 2019 vs. Charlton Athletic)
(2 Feb 2019 vs. Luton Town)

The 2018–19 season was Shrewsbury Town's 133rd year in existence and their fourth consecutive season in League One.[3] The club also participated in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Contract length Ref.
1 July 2018 DF England Ryan Haynes Coventry City Undisclosed 2 years [4]
1 July 2018 DF England Kieran Kennedy Macclesfield Town Undisclosed 1 year [5]
1 July 2018 FW England Fejiri Okenabirhie Dagenham & Redbridge Undisclosed 2 years [6]
10 July 2018 FW England Alex Gilliead Newcastle United Free transfer 2 years [7]
13 July 2018 FW Wales Aaron Amadi-Holloway Oldham Athletic Undisclosed 2 years [8]
19 July 2018 GK England Steve Arnold Barrow Free transfer 2 years [9]
21 July 2018 MF England Doug Loft Colchester United Free transfer 1 year [10]
23 July 2018 MF England Josh Laurent Wigan Athletic Undisclosed 2 years [11]
2 August 2018 CM England Anthony Grant Peterborough United Undisclosed 1 year [12]
6 August 2018 CB England Luke Waterfall Lincoln City Undisclosed 3 years [13]
9 August 2018 CF England Lee Angol Mansfield Town Undisclosed 2 years [14]
9 August 2018 CM England Oliver Norburn Tranmere Rovers Undisclosed 3 years [15]
7 January 2019 CM Wales David Edwards Reading Free transfer 2½ years [16]
9 January 2019 CM England Brad Walker Crewe Alexandra Undisclosed 1½ years [17]
15 January 2019 GK England Reice Charles-Cook Denmark SønderjyskE Free transfer ½ year [18]
22 January 2019 DM France Romain Vincelot Crawley Town Undisclosed 1½ years [19]
30 January 2019 LB England Scott Golbourne Bristol City Free transfer ½ year [20]
30 January 2019 CB England Ro-Shaun Williams Manchester United Undisclosed 2½ years [21]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 LB England Junior Brown Coventry City Free transfer [22]
1 July 2018 CM Northern Ireland Chris Gallagher Northern Ireland Glentoran Released [23][24]
1 July 2018 CF England A-Jay Leitch-Smith Morecambe Released [25][26]
1 July 2018 GK England Craig MacGillivray Portsmouth Free transfer [27]
1 July 2018 CM England Abu Ogogo Coventry City Rejected contract [28][29]
1 July 2018 RB England Joe Riley Plymouth Argyle Free transfer [25][30]
1 July 2018 LB England Callum Roberts Wales Newtown Free transfer [23][31]
1 July 2018 LW England Alex Rodman Bristol Rovers Rejected contract [32][33]
1 July 2018 GK England Shaun Rowley FC Halifax Town Free transfer [25][34]
8 August 2018 CM England Jon Nolan Ipswich Town £2m (combined) [35]
8 August 2018 CB Democratic Republic of the Congo Aristote Nsiala Ipswich Town £2m (combined) [35]
9 August 2018 FW England Stefan Payne Bristol Rovers Undisclosed [36]
3 January 2019 CB Scotland Zak Jules Macclesfield Town Mutual consent [37][38]
10 January 2019 CB England Kieran Kennedy Wales Wrexham Free transfer [39]
11 January 2019 RB England Luke Hendrie Grimsby Town Undisclosed [40]
14 January 2019 DM England Bryn Morris Portsmouth Undisclosed [41]
21 January 2019 CF France Arthur Gnahoua Carlisle United Free transfer [42]

Loans in

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
21 July 2018 MF England Charlie Colkett Chelsea 31 December 2018 [43]
27 July 2018 GK England Joel Coleman Huddersfield Town 10 January 2019 [44][45]
8 August 2018 MF Scotland Greg Docherty Scotland Rangers 31 May 2019 [46]
31 August 2018 RB England Josh Emmanuel Ipswich Town 18 January 2019 [47]
18 January 2019 CF England Sam Smith Reading 31 May 2019 [48]
31 January 2019 CF England Tyrese Campbell Stoke City 31 May 2019 [49]
31 January 2019 GK England Jonathan Mitchell Derby County 31 May 2019 [50]
31 January 2019 CF England Stefan Payne Bristol Rovers 31 May 2019 [51]

Loans out

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
2 August 2018 RB Wales Ryan Sears AFC Telford United 1 September 2018 [52]
4 August 2018 CF England John McAtee Ashton United 1 October 2018 [53]
7 August 2018 DM England Bryn Morris Wycombe Wanderers 1 January 2019 [54][55]
18 August 2018 RB England Luke Hendrie Grimsby Town 11 January 2019 [56][40]
24 August 2018 AM Wales Sam Jones Cheltenham Town 1 January 2019 [57]
6 September 2018 GK England Cameron Gregory Chippenham Town October 2018 [58]
19 September 2018 CM England George Hughes Stalybridge Celtic 1 January 2019 [59]
21 September 2018 CB Scotland Zak Jules Barnet 2 January 2019 [60]
21 September 2018 CB Cyprus Christos Shelis Halesowen Town October 2018 [61]
26 September 2018 CF England John McAtee AFC Telford United October 2018 [62]
29 September 2018 LB England Rhys Davies Nuneaton Town 10 December 2018 [63][64]
2 October 2018 GK England Cameron Gregory Halesowen Town November 2018 [65]
10 November 2018 AM England Ryan Barnett AFC Telford United 31 May 2019 [66]
26 November 2018 CF France Arthur Gnahoua AFC Fylde 14 January 2019 [67]
21 December 2018 CF England John McAtee Curzon Ashton January 2019 [68]
4 January 2019 CM England George Hughes Wales Newtown 31 May 2019 [69]
9 January 2019 CM England Brad Walker Wales Wrexham 31 May 2019 [70]
21 January 2019 CM England Doug Loft Dagenham & Redbridge 31 May 2019 [71]
29 January 2019 LM Sudan Abo Eisa Colchester United 31 May 2019 [72]
31 January 2019 CF England Lee Angol Lincoln City 31 May 2019 [73]

Pre-season

Friendlies

Shrewsbury Town announced their first pre-season matches on 4 June 2018, with away trips to local rivals AFC Telford United and Port Vale.[74] A home friendly was subsequently arranged with Brentford.[75] The club's pre-season schedule was completed with an away fixture at Bristol City,[76] and matches against Kidderminster Harriers and Burnley to be played behind closed doors.[77]

11 July 2018 Friendly Shrewsbury Town 3–0 Kidderminster Harriers Lilleshall
13:00 BST Okenabirhie 1', 30'
Eisa 12'		 [1] Stadium: Lilleshall Hall
Attendance: Behind closed doors
14 July 2018 (2018-07-14) Friendly Bristol City 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Bristol
13:00 BST O'Dowda 15' Report Payne 20' Stadium: Ashton Gate
Referee: Kevin Friend
17 July 2018 Friendly Burnley 0–1 Shrewsbury Town Gawthorpe Hall
13:00 BST Report Taylor o.g.' Stadium: Barnfield Training Centre
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Jon Moss
21 July 2018 Friendly Shrewsbury Town 2–3 Brentford Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Okenabirhie
Amadi-Holloway 		Report Forss
Nsiala o.g.'
Camargo 		Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 1,334
Referee: Chris Sarginson
25 July 2018 Friendly AFC Telford United 1–2 Shrewsbury Town Wellington
19:45 BST Morgan-Smith 8' Report Gnahoua 39'
Okenabirhie 66'		 Stadium: New Bucks Head
Attendance: 1,061
Referee: Robert James
28 July 2018 Friendly Port Vale 2–4 Shrewsbury Town Burslem
15:00 BST Rawlinson 32'
Pope 63'		 Report Whalley 36'
Amadi-Holloway 38', 49'
John-Lewis 77'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 996
Referee: Mark Heywood

Competitions

League One

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
16 Rochdale 46 15 9 22 54 87 −33 54
17 Wycombe Wanderers 46 14 11 21 55 67 −12 53
18 Shrewsbury Town 46 12 16 18 51 59 −8 52
19 Southend United 46 14 8 24 55 68 −13 50
20 AFC Wimbledon 46 13 11 22 42 63 −21 50
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results[78]

Result 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 12 16 18 51 59  −8 52 8 9 6 25 25  0 4 7 12 26 34  −8

Last updated: 4 May 2019.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHHAAHHAAHAHAHHAAHHAHAAHAH
ResultLLDDLDDWLDDWLLWLWWLWLDWLDDLDLLDDWWDLLWLWDWLLDD
Position22222122232322172019201617181819181617151717151817161817192322221917172020181915141315161718
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2019. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 21 June 2018, the League One fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[79][80]

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 1 Shrewsbury Town 0–1 Bradford City Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Report Payne 19' Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 7,625
Referee: Kevin Johnson
11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2 Charlton Athletic 2–1 Shrewsbury Town Charlton
15:00 BST Taylor 62'
Ahearne-Grant 90+1'		 Report John-Lewis 83' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 9,429
Referee: Craig Hicks
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 3 Shrewsbury Town 0–0 Blackpool Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Report Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 5,216
Referee: Ollie Yates
21 August 2018 4 Doncaster Rovers 0-0 Shrewsbury Town Doncaster
19:45 BST Wilks Yellow card 37' Report Waterfall Yellow card 39' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 6,943
Referee: Darren Drysdale
25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 5 Luton Town 3–2 Shrewsbury Town Luton
15:00 BST Grant 51'
Stacey 73'
Lee 76'		 Report Whalley 32' (pen.)
Angol 66'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 8,518
Referee: Carl Boyeson
1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 6 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Bristol Rovers Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Leadbitter 73' (o.g.) Report Payne 53' (pen.)
Martin Red card 59'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 5,759
Referee: Antony Coggins
8 September 2018 (2018-09-08) 7 Portsmouth 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Milton
15:00 BST Pitman 87' (pen.) Report Docherty 74' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,634
Referee: Charles Breakspear
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 8 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Southend United Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Docherty 5'
Angol 45+2'		 Report Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 5,651
Referee: Chris Sarginson
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 9 Scunthorpe United 1–0 Shrewsbury Town Scunthorpe
15:00 BST Novak 55' Report Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 3,784
Referee: Andy Haines
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10 Shrewsbury Town 2–2 Gillingham Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Angol 59'
Norburn 88'		 Report Hanlan 18'
Eaves 90'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 5,695
Referee: Ross Joyce
2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) 11 Walsall 0–0 Shrewsbury Town Walsall
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,555
Referee: Graham Salisbury
6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Accrington Stanley Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Grant Yellow card 56'
Gilliead 62'
Whalley Yellow card 79'		 Report Ripley Red card 16'
Clark Yellow card 53'
Ihiekwe Yellow card 70'
McConville Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 5,353
Referee: Andy Woolmer
13 October 2018 (2018-10-13) 13 Fleetwood Town 2–1 Shrewsbury Town Fleetwood
15:00 BST Madden 19'
Burns 28'		 Report Norburn Yellow card 3'
Laurent 57'
Waterfall Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,983
Referee: Thomas Bramall
20 October 2018 14 Shrewsbury Town 0–2 Sunderland Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Report Cattermole Yellow card 13'
Beckles 58' (o.g.)
O'Nien 84'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 9,007
Referee: John Busby
23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) 15 Shrewsbury Town 3–1 Barnsley Shrewsbury
19:45 BST Docherty 2'
Norburn 23'
Waterfall 68'		 Report Pinnock 49' Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 5,587
Referee: Scott Oldham
27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 16 Oxford United 3–0 Shrewsbury Town Oxford
15:00 BST Ruffels 3'
Whyte 14'
Browne 86'		 Report Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 8,697 (594 away)
Referee: Martin Coy
3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 17 AFC Wimbledon 1–2 Shrewsbury Town Norbiton
15:00 GMT Hanson 35' Report Waterfall 57', 89' Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 4,066
Referee: Lee Collins
17 November 2018 (2018-11-17) 18 Shrewsbury Town 3–2 Rochdale Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Norburn 32' (pen.), 72'
Okenabirhie 65'		 Report Camps Yellow card 30'
Inman 45+1'
J. Williams 58'
Perkins Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 5,861
Referee: Lee Swabey
24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 19 Wycombe Wanderers 3–2 Shrewsbury Town High Wycombe
15:00 GMT El-Abd 11'
Jacobson 40'
Samuel 71'		 Report Amadi-Holloway 4'
Okenabirhie 73'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,598
Referee: Andy Haines
27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) 20 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Shrewsbury
19:45 GMT Docherty 35'
Okenabirhie 68'		 Report Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 5,279
Referee: Matthew Donohue
8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 21 Burton Albion 2–1 Shrewsbury Town Burton
15:00 GMT Okenabirhie 90+5' Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,062
Referee: Darren Drysdale
15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 22 Shrewsbury Town 2–2 Peterborough United Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Docherty 2'
Okenabirhie 59'		 Godden 12'
Tafazolli 90+2'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 5,393
Referee: Michael Salisbury
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 23 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Coventry City Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Amadi-Holloway 49'
Grant Yellow card 63'
Laurent Yellow card 83'
Norburn Yellow card 85'		 Report Clarke-Harris Yellow card 86' Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 8,083
Referee: Trevor Kettle
26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 24 Accrington Stanley 2-1 Shrewsbury Town Accrington
15:00 GMT Norburn 52' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 3,061
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 25 Sunderland 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Sunderland
15:00 GMT Maja 44'
Cattermole Yellow card 58'
Baldwin Yellow card 82'		 Report Waterfall 30'
Norburn Yellow card 36'
Grant Yellow card 37'
Docherty Yellow card 43'
Haynes Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 33,288
Referee: Oliver Langford
1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 26 Shrewsbury Town 0–0 Fleetwood Town Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 5,919
Referee: Alan Young
12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 27 Shrewsbury Town 0–3 Charlton Athletic Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Report Taylor 26'
Bauer Yellow card 29'
Pratley Yellow card 49' 54'
Bielik Yellow card 71'
Ahearne-Grant 79' (pen.)		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 5,995
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 28 Blackpool 0–0 Shrewsbury Town Blackpool
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3,186
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
29 January 2019 (2019-01-29) 29 Bradford City 4–3 Shrewsbury Town Bradford
19:45 GMT Grant 19' (o.g.)
O'Brien 38'
Ball Yellow card 45' 90+6'
Doyle 60'		 Report Okenabirhie 27', 76', 90+3' (pen.)
Beckles Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 14,906
Referee: Scott Oldham
2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 30 Shrewsbury Town 0–3 Luton Town Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Grant Yellow card 55'
Docherty Yellow card 72'
Payne Yellow card 73'
Golbourne Yellow card 77'		 Report Collins 30', 69'
Pearson 53'
Ruddock Mpanzu Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 6,859
Referee: Graham Salisbury
9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 31 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Horfield
15:00 GMT Partington Yellow card 19'
Ogogo Yellow card 24'
Rodman 53' Yellow card 68'		 Report Norburn Yellow card 24'
Whalley 36'
Golbourne Yellow card 68'
Edwards Red card 85'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8,322
Referee: Peter Wright
16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) 32 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Burton Albion Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Campbell 8'
Bolton Yellow card 15'
Williams Yellow card 77'
Norburn Yellow card 79'		 Report Templeton 11'
Harness Yellow card 86'
Brayford Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 6,254
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 33 Peterborough United 1–2 Shrewsbury Town Peterborough
15:00 GMT Naismith 10'
Toney Red card 27'		 Norburn 28' (pen.) Yellow card 55' Yellow-red card 62'
Campbell 36'
Beckles Yellow card 65'
Okenabirhie Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 6,262
Referee: Kevin Johnson
26 February 2019 (2019-02-26) 34 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Shrewsbury
19:45 GMT Waterfall Yellow card 11'
Laurent 18'
Campbell 35'
Grant Yellow card 39'
Sears Yellow card 81'		 Report Rowe Yellow card 86' Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 5,394
Referee: Matt Donohue
2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 35 Shrewsbury Town 0–0 AFC Wimbledon Shrewsbury
19:45 GMT Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 6,166
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 36 Rochdale 2–1 Shrewsbury Town Rochdale
15:00 GMT Ntlhe 15'
Ebanks-Landell Yellow card 43'
McNulty 47' Yellow card 87'
Bunney Yellow card 55'		 Report Waterfall Yellow card 40'
Williams Yellow card 51'
Docherty 90+1'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,217
Referee: John Brooks
12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 37 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Shrewsbury Town Plymouth
19:45 GMT Ladapo 8'
Carey 89' (pen.)		 Report Whalley Yellow card 37'
Norburn soccer ball with red X 60' 60'
Grant Yellow card 76'
Waterfall Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 8,572
Referee: Brett Huxtable
16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 38 Shrewsbury Town 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Golbourne Yellow card 39'
Norburn Yellow card 76' 90+3' (pen.)
Beckles 87' Yellow card 90+6'		 Report McCarthy 67'
Jacobson Yellow card 83'
Bean Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 6,001
Referee: Trevor Kettle
23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) 39 Shrewsbury Town 0–2 Portsmouth Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Grant Yellow card 75' Report Close 40' Yellow card 68'
Bogle Yellow card 52'
Naylor Yellow card 57'
Burgess Yellow card 76'
Pitman 79'
Brown Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 8,028
Referee: Oliver Yates
30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 40 Southend United 0–2 Shrewsbury Town Southend
15:00 GMT Okenabirhie 50'
Waterfall 69'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6.818
Referee: Michael Salisbury
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 41 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Scunthorpe United Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Hammill 84' (o.g.) Report Wootton 22' Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 6,419
Referee: Paul Marsden
13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 42 Gillingham 0-2 Shrewsbury Town Gillingham
15:00 GMT Report Bolton 50'
Campbell 61'		 Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 4,109
Referee: Thomas Bramall
19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 43 Barnsley 2-1 Shrewsbury Town Barnsley
15:00 GMT Mowatt 23'
Brown 55'		 Campbell 39' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 13,426
Referee: Scott Oldham
22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 44 Shrewsbury Town 2-3 Oxford United Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Norburn 17' (pen.)
Docherty 40'		 Whyte 6', 72', 78' Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 7,189
Referee: Chris Sarginson
28 April 2019 (2019-04-28) 45 Coventry City 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Coventry
15:00 BST Shipley 16' Report Grant Yellow card 29'
Okenabirhie 78'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 13,549
Referee: Alan Young
4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 46 Shrewsbury Town 0-0 Walsall Shrewsbury
17:30 BST Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 9,135
Referee: Seb Stockbridge

FA Cup

Main article: 2018–19 FA Cup

The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.[81] The draw for the second round was made live on BBC and BT by Mark Schwarzer and Glenn Murray on 12 November.[82] The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.[83] The fourth round draw was made live on BBC by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme from Wolverhampton on 7 January 2019.[84]

11 November 2018 (2018-11-11) First round Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Salford City Shrewsbury
12:45 GMT Norburn 25' Report Rooney 27' Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 4,351
Referee: Ben Toner
21 November 2018 (2018-11-21) First round replay Salford City 1–3 Shrewsbury Town Salford
19:45 GMT Rooney 77' Report Okenabirhie 33', 90+3'
Docherty 63'		 Stadium: Moor Lane
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
2 December 2018 (2018-12-02) Second round Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Scunthorpe United Shrewsbury
14:00 GMT Amadi-Holloway 35' Report Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 3,427
Referee: Neil Hair
5 January 2019 (2019-01-05) Third round Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Stoke City Shrewsbury
12:30 GMT Norburn Yellow card 31' 45+4' (pen.) Report Crouch 78' Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 7,512
Referee: David Webb
15 January 2019 (2019-01-15) Third round replay Stoke City 2–3 Shrewsbury Town Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 GMT Campbell 20', 36'
Etebo Yellow card 33'
Adam Yellow card 63'		 Report Bolton 71'
Okenabirhie 77' (pen.)
Laurent Yellow card 79' 81'
Arnold Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 10,261
Referee: Scott Duncan
26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) Fourth round Shrewsbury Town 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Sadler Yellow card 44'
Docherty 47' Yellow card 62'
Grant Yellow card 63'
Waterfall 71'		 Report Jiménez 75'
Doherty 90+3'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 9,503
Referee: Roger East
5 February 2019 (2019-02-05) Fourth round replay Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–2 Shrewsbury Town Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Doherty 2', 45+6'
Cavaleiro 62'		 Report Bolton 11'
Norburn Yellow card 35'
Laurent 39'		 Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 28,844
Referee: Lee Probert

EFL Cup

Main article: 2018–19 EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.[85]

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) First round Shrewsbury Town 1–2 Burton Albion Shrewsbury
19:45 BST Whalley 27' Report Templeton 45'
Akins 64' (pen.)		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 2,708
Referee: Graham Salisbury

EFL Trophy

On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.[86] The draw for the second round was made live on Talksport by Leon Britton and Steve Claridge on 16 November.[87] On 8 December, the third round draw was drawn by Alan McInally and Matt Le Tissier on Soccer Saturday.[88]

Pos Lge Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Shrewsbury Town 3 2 1 0 0 9 2 +7 8 Round 2
2 ACA Manchester City U21 3 2 0 1 0 6 2 +4 7
3 L2 Crewe Alexandra 3 1 0 0 2 6 9 −3 3
4 L2 Tranmere Rovers 3 0 0 0 3 3 11 −8 0
Source: EFL.com
28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) Group stages Shrewsbury Town 1–1
(3–1 p)		 Manchester City U21 Shrewsbury
19:00 BST Angol 51' Report Touaizi 90+2' Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 1,838
Referee: Paul Marsden
9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Group stages Shrewsbury Town 6–0 Tranmere Rovers Shrewsbury
19:00 BST John-Lewis 11'
Docherty 18'
Beckles 23'
Okenabirhie 56', 74', 90+1'		 Report Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 1,379
13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) Group stages Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Shrewsbury Town Crewe
19:30 GMT Bowery 79' Report Ray 20' (o.g.)
Gilliead 63'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 1,009
5 December 2018 (2018-12-05) Second round Shrewsbury Town 2–1 Walsall Shrewsbury
19:30 GMT Gilliead 24'
Loft 72'		 Report Morris 77' Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 1,857
8 January 2019 (2019-01-08) Third round Port Vale 1–1
(4–3 p)		 Shrewsbury Town Burslem
19:45 GMT Gibbons Yellow card 51'
Rawlinson Yellow card 60'
Pope 83'		 Report Rowland Yellow card 39'
Sears 63'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 1,355
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
Penalties
Oyeleke soccer ball with check mark
Miller soccer ball with check mark
Pope soccer ball with red X
Kay soccer ball with check mark
Hannant soccer ball with check mark		 Okenabirhie soccer ball with check mark
Gilliead soccer ball with red X
Angol soccer ball with check mark
Eisa soccer ball with red X
Barnett soccer ball with check mark

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