2019–20 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season

Shrewsbury Town F.C.
2019–20 season
ChairmanRoland Wycherley
ManagerSam Ricketts
StadiumNew Meadow
EFL League One15th
FA CupFourth round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jason Cummings
Callum Lang
Daniel Udoh (4)
All: Jason Cummings (7)
Highest home attendance8,117 v Sunderland,
26 October 2019
Lowest home attendance4,890 v Peterborough United,
5 November 2019
Average home league attendance6,280

The 2019–20 season was Shrewsbury Town's 134th year in existence and their fifth consecutive season in League One.[1] The club also participated in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy.

The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2019 DF England Ethan Ebanks-Landell England Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed [2]
1 July 2019 DF Grenada Aaron Pierre England Northampton Town Undisclosed [3]
1 July 2019 FW Nigeria Daniel Udoh England AFC Telford United Undisclosed [4]
4 July 2019 GK Republic of Ireland Joe Murphy England Bury Free transfer [5]
12 July 2019 RB Scotland Donald Love England Sunderland Free transfer [6]
8 August 2019 CF Wales Steve Morison England Millwall Undisclosed [7]
16 August 2019 CM Germany Sean Goss England Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed [8]
2 September 2019 CF Australia Jason Cummings England Nottingham Forest Undisclosed [9]
3 December 2019 DM France Ousmane Fané England Oldham Athletic Free transfer [10]
20 January 2020 CM England Josh Vela Scotland Hibernian Free transfer [11]
31 January 2020 GK England Harry Burgoyne England Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed [12]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
1 July 2019 LM England Ryan Giles England Wolverhampton Wanderers January 2020 [13]
1 July 2019 CF Wales Steve Morison England Millwall 8 August 2019 [14][7]
5 July 2019 GK England Max O'Leary England Bristol City 30 June 2020 [15]
18 July 2019 CM England Luke McCormick England Chelsea January 2020 [16]
16 August 2019 DM Wales Louis Thompson England Norwich City 16 January 2020 [17][18]
2 September 2019 CF England Callum Lang England Wigan Athletic 30 June 2020 [19]
17 January 2020 LB England Sam Hart England Blackburn Rovers 30 June 2020 [20]
30 January 2020 CF England Conor McAleny England Fleetwood Town 30 June 2020 [21]
31 January 2020 RB England Kayne Ramsay England Southampton 30 June 2020 [22]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
1 August 2019 GK England Cameron Gregory England Kidderminster Harriers 1 January 2020 [23]
1 August 2019 FW Zambia Lifumpa Mwandwe Wales Newtown 1 January 2020 [23]
2 September 2019 CM England Anthony Grant England Swindon Town 1 January 2020 [24]
17 September 2019 MF England Kian Taylor England Coalville Town 1 January 2020 [25]
7 November 2019 AM England Ryan Barnett England AFC Telford United 1 May 2020 [26]
6 March 2020 GK England Cameron Gregory England Nantwich Town April 2020 [27]
14 March 2020 RB England Ryan Sears England AFC Telford United 13 April 2020 [28]

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2019 FW Wales Aaron Amadi-Holloway Australia Brisbane Roar Undisclosed [29]
1 July 2019 FW England Lee Angol England Leyton Orient Undisclosed [30]
1 July 2019 GK England Steve Arnold England Northampton Town Undisclosed [31]
1 July 2019 DF England James Bolton England Portsmouth Free transfer [32]
1 July 2019 MF England George Hughes Wales Airbus UK Broughton Released [33][34]
1 July 2019 MF Wales Sam Jones England Harrogate Town Mutual consent [35][36]
1 July 2019 MF England Doug Loft England Billericay Town Released [33][37]
1 July 2019 FW England John McAtee England Scunthorpe United Released [33][38]
1 July 2019 DF England Mat Sadler England Walsall Released [33][39]
1 July 2019 DF Cyprus Christos Shelis Cyprus APOEL Released [33][40]
9 July 2019 RW England Alex Gilliead England Scunthorpe United Undisclosed [41]
12 July 2019 LB England Ryan Haynes Wales Newport County Undisclosed [42]
9 August 2019 GK England Reice Charles-Cook England Macclesfield Town Free transfer [43]
15 August 2019 LW Sudan Abo Eisa England Scunthorpe United Undisclosed [44]
16 August 2019 CB England Luke Waterfall England Grimsby Town Free transfer [45]
6 January 2020 CM England Anthony Grant England Swindon Town Undisclosed [46]
16 January 2020 CF England Lenell John-Lewis Free agent Released [47]
30 January 2020 LW Nigeria Fejiri Okenabirhie England Doncaster Rovers Undisclosed [48]

Squad

As of 7 March 2020
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 Republic of Ireland IRL Joe Murphy 12 0 4+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
2 DF Grenada GRN Aaron Pierre 38 2 29+1 2 6+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
3 DF England ENG Scott Golbourne 27 2 14+1 1 7+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 1
4 MF Wales WAL David Edwards 37 4 24+5 1 2+3 1 0+0 0 2+1 2
5 DF England ENG Ro-Shaun Williams 34 0 24+1 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
6 DF Grenada GRN Omar Beckles 32 3 25+3 3 2+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
7 MF England ENG Shaun Whalley 33 2 15+8 2 4+2 0 0+1 0 3+0 0
8 MF England ENG Oliver Norburn 24 3 17+0 3 6+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
9 MF England ENG Callum Lang 20 4 14+2 4 2+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 DF Wales WAL Ryan Sears 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 MF England ENG Brad Walker 23 2 4+11 0 1+2 1 1+0 0 4+0 1
16 MF France FRA Romain Vincelot 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 DF Scotland SCO Donald Love 38 0 26+2 0 7+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 0
18 FW England ENG Conor McAleny 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 MF England ENG Ryan Barnett 3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+1 0
20 MF England ENG Josh Vela 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 DF England ENG Kayne Ramsay 8 0 3+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+1 0
22 DF Germany GER Sean Goss 31 1 15+7 0 5+1 1 0+0 0 3+0 0
23 FW Nigeria NGA Daniel Udoh 33 4 12+13 4 2+3 0 0+0 0 2+1 0
24 DF England ENG Ethan Ebanks-Landell 38 0 28+0 0 7+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
25 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Max O'Leary 33 0 30+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 MF England ENG James Rowlands 3 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
28 MF England ENG Josh Laurent 42 4 30+1 2 7+0 2 0+0 0 3+1 0
35 FW Australia AUS Jason Cummings 32 7 14+11 4 3+3 2 0+0 0 1+0 1
42 DF England ENG Sam Hart 4 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players who left the club:
10 FW Nigeria NGA Fejiri Okenabirhie 24 3 6+11 2 1+2 0 1+0 0 2+1 1
11 MF England ENG Ryan Giles 25 1 15+4 1 2+1 0 0+1 0 2+0 0
14 FW England ENG Lenell John-Lewis 4 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
18 MF England ENG Luke McCormick 7 0 4+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
20 FW Wales WAL Steve Morison 8 0 6+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF Sudan SDN Abo Eisa 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF England ENG Louis Thompson 14 1 1+9 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 3+0 1
22 DF England ENG Luke Waterfall 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0

Pre-season

Shrews announced pre-season friendlies against Aston Villa and Cheltenham Town.[49]

9 July 2019 (2019-07-09) Friendly Shrewsbury Town 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday Ferreiras
19:00 BST Stadium: Estadio da Nora
17 July 2019 (2019-07-17) Friendly Shrewsbury Town 0–1 Newport County Ludlow
19:00 BST Report Matt 57' Stadium: Ludlow Football Stadium
21 July 2019 (2019-07-21) Friendly Shrewsbury Town 0–1 Aston Villa Shrewsbury
14:00 BST Report Hogan 66' Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 9,322
Referee: John Brooks
23 July 2019 (2019-07-23) Friendly Cheltenham Town 2–2 Shrewsbury Town Cheltenham
19:45 BST Campbell 43', 60' Report Whalley 24'
Eisa 80'		 Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 841
27 July 2019 (2019-07-27) Friendly Shrewsbury Town 2–1 Dundee United Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Okenabirhie 8' (pen.), 74' Report Appere 5' (pen.) Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 2,687
Referee: Peter Wright

Competitions

League One

Main article: 2019–20 EFL League One

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG
11 Ipswich Town 36 14 10 12 46 36 +10 52 1.44
12 Burton Albion 35 12 12 11 50 50 0 48 1.37
13 Blackpool 35 11 12 12 44 43 +1 45 1.29
14 Bristol Rovers 35 12 9 14 38 49 −11 45 1.29
15 Shrewsbury Town 34 10 11 13 31 42 −11 41 1.21
16 Lincoln City 35 12 6 17 44 46 −2 42 1.20
17 Accrington Stanley 35 10 10 15 47 53 −6 40 1.14
18 Rochdale 34 10 6 18 39 57 −18 36 1.06
19 Milton Keynes Dons 35 10 7 18 36 47 −11 37 1.06
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 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[50]

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
34 10 11 13 31 42  −11 41 6 5 6 21 24  −3 4 6 7 10 18  −8

Last updated: 7 March 2020.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAAHHAHHAHAHAAHAAAHHAHHAH
ResultWLDWDLDWDLWDDWLWLDWWLDLDDLLDLLWLWL
Position91212891215131112121314121211121211111112151516161616171717171516
Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2020. Source: Anus
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League One fixtures were revealed.[51]

3 August 2019 (2019-08-03) 1 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Portsmouth Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Giles 68' Report McCrorie Red card 81' Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 7,880
Referee: Charles Breakspear
10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) 2 Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 Shrewsbury Town Denbigh
15:00 BST Martin Yellow card 53'
Healey 90+3'		 Report Edwards Yellow card 27' Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 7,967
Referee: Brett Huxtable
17 August 2019 (2019-08-17) 3 Shrewsbury Town 0–0 Rochdale Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Ebanks-Landell Yellow card 39'
Whalley Yellow card 61'		 Report Norrington-Davies Yellow card 78' Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 5,641
Referee: Ben Toner
20 August 2019 (2019-08-20) 4 Accrington Stanley 2–3 Shrewsbury Town Accrington
19:45 BST Maguire Yellow card 25'
Clark Yellow card 52'
Bishop 67' (pen.)
Charles 72'		 Hughes 77' (o.g.)
Okenabirhie 85'
Udoh 89'		 Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,284
Referee: Scott Oldham
24 August 2019 (2019-08-24) 5 Shrewsbury Town 0–0 Burton Albion Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Okenabirhie Yellow card 73' Report O'Toole Yellow card 55' Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 5,553
Referee: Lee Swabey
31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 6 Ipswich Town 3–0 Shrewsbury Town Ipswich
15:00 BST Jackson 2'
Norwood 10' (pen.)
Downes 69' Yellow card 87'		 Report Whalley Yellow card 5' Yellow-red card 38'
Love Yellow card 38'
Pierre Yellow card 76'
Goss Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 19,161
Referee: Trevor Kettle
7 September 2019 (2019-09-07) Shrewsbury Town v Peterborough United Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Note: The match was postponed on 30 August 2019, due to international call-ups.[52]
14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) 7 AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Norbiton
15:00 BST Ebanks-Landell 31' (og) Report Cummings 73' Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 4,084
Referee: Graham Salisbury
17 September 2019 (2019-09-17) 8 Shrewsbury Town 4–3 Southend United Shrewsbury
19:45 BST Beckles 19'
Cummings 27'
Norburn 61'
Lang 83'		 McLaughlin 29'
Humphrys 77'
Cox 90+1'		 Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 4,909
Referee: James Adcock
21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) 9 Rotherham United 0–0 Shrewsbury Town Rotherham
15:00 BST Report Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 8,380
Referee: Carl Boyeson
28 September 2019 (2019-09-28) 10 Shrewsbury Town 0–3 Fleetwood Town Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Lang 36' (og)
Morris 56'
Madden 81'		 Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 5,888
5 October 2019 (2019-10-05) 11 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Shrewsbury Town Birkenhead
15:00 BST Lang 20' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 7,314
Referee: Craig Hicks
18 October 2019 (2019-10-18) 12 Lincoln City 0–0 Shrewsbury Town Lincoln
19:45 BST Bolger Red card 80' Report Pierre Yellow card 27'
Norburn Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 8,710
Referee: Josh Smith
22 October 2019 (2019-10-22) 13 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Gillingham Shrewsbury
19:45 BST Beckles 64' O'Keefe 43' Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 5,076
Referee: Will Finnie
26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) 14 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Sunderland Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Cummings 22' Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 8,117
Referee: Jarred Gillet
3 November 2019 (2019-11-03) 15 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Shrewsbury Town High Wycombe
15:00 BST Aarons 57' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,826
Referee: Brett Huxtable
5 November 2019 (2019-11-05) 16 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Peterborough United Shrewsbury
19:45 GMT Ebanks-Landell 45+1' Report Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 4,890
Referee: Darren Handley
16 November 2019 (2019-11-16) Doncaster Rovers v Shrewsbury Town Doncaster
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Note: On 7 November, the match was postponed due to international call-ups.[53]
23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) 17 Shrewsbury Town 3–4 Bristol Rovers Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Thompson Yellow card 20'
Laurent Yellow card 20' 37', 67'
Norburn Yellow card 22' 62'		 Report Craig 11'
Jaakkola Yellow card 20'
Adeboyejo Yellow card 21'
Clarke 28' Yellow card 36'
Sercombe 47'
Ogogo 87'		 Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 6,235
Referee: Graham Salisbury
7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) 18 Oxford United 0–0 Shrewsbury Town Oxford
15:00 GMT Dickie Yellow card 14' Ebanks-Landell Yellow card 73'
Edwards Yellow card 84'
Pierre Yellow card 89'
Williams Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,931
Referee: Craig Hicks
14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) 19 Shrewsbury Town 2–1 Coventry City Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Golbourne 68'
Whalley 90+1'		 Shipley 26' Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 7,336
Referee: Tom Nield
21 December 2019 (2019-12-21) 20 Blackpool 0–1 Shrewsbury Town Blackpool
15:00 GMT Virtue Yellow card 60'
Spearing Yellow card 66'		 Report Landell Yellow card 20'
Love Yellow card 54'
Okenabirhie 56' (pen.)
Golbourne Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,695
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
26 December 2019 (2019-12-26) 21 Shrewsbury Town 1–2 Rotherham United Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Whalley Yellow card 51'
Pierre 66'
Love Yellow card 72'
Golbourne Yellow card 84'		 Report Mattock 60'
Smith 90+7'		 Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 7,555
Referee: Marc Edwards
29 December 2019 (2019-12-29) 22 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Bolton
15:00 GMT Verlinden 34' Udoh 53' Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 13,788
Referee: Michael Salisbury
7 January 2020 (2020-01-07) 23 Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Shrewsbury Town Doncaster
19:45 GMT Ennis 4'
Anderson 75'
Halliday Yellow card 86'		 Report Ebanks-Landell Yellow card 52' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 7,054
Referee: Ben Toner
11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 24 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Lincoln City Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Norburn 36' (pen.) Yellow card 83'
Golbourne Yellow card 68'		 Report Walker 48' (pen.) Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 6,275
Referee: Andy Haines
18 January 2020 (2020-01-18) 25 Fleetwood Town 2–2 Shrewsbury Town Fleetwood
15:00 GMT Coyle 49'
Morris 87'		 Report Whalley 39'
Norburn Yellow card 55'
Cummings 81'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,797
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
25 January 2020 (2020-01-25) Shrewsbury Town v Bolton Wanderers Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Note: Fixture was postponed due to Shrewsbury's FA Cup progression.[54]
29 January 2020 (2020-01-29) 26 Gillingham 2–0 Shrewsbury Town Gillingham
19:45 GMT O'Keefe 26'
Lee 40' (pen.)
Akinde Yellow card 62'		 Report Hart Yellow card 77'
Walker Yellow card 89'
Pierre Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 27 Rochdale 1–0 Shrewsbury Town Spotland
15:00 GMT Smith 88' Report Williams Yellow card 90+3' Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 2,829
Referee: Carl Boyeson
8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) 28 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Milton Keynes Dons Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Beckles 62'
Ebanks-Landell Yellow card 79'		 Report Houghton Yellow card 7'
Lewington Yellow card 67'
Healey 77'		 Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 5,791
Referee: Peter Wright
11 February 2020 (2020-02-11) 29 Shrewsbury Town 0–2 Accrington Stanley Shrewsbury
19:45 GMT Beckles Yellow card 9'
McAleny Yellow card 28'
Ebanks-Landell Yellow card 70'		 Report Grant 13'
Clark 71'
Johnson Yellow card 80'
Charles Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 4,699
Referee: Ollie Yates
15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) 30 Portsmouth 2–0 Shrewsbury Town Milton
15:00 GMT Burgess Yellow card 48'
Harrison 64'
Marquis 82'		 Report Williams Yellow card 19'
Ebanks-Landell Yellow card 21'
Lang Yellow card 86'
Goss Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,214
Referee: Lee Swabey
22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 31 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Doncaster Rovers Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Edwards 76'
Lang Yellow card 90+1'		 Gomes Yellow card 90+1' Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 5,672
Referee: Andy Woolmer
25 February 2020 (2020-02-25) 32 Shrewsbury Town 2–3 Tranmere Rovers Shrewsbury
19:45 GMT Pierre 56'
Lang 61'
Beckles Yellow card 76'		 Report Ellis 9'
Woodyard 14'
Vaughan Yellow card 27'
Wilson Yellow card 41'
Ridehalgh Yellow card 81'
Blackett-Taylor 90+5'		 Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 5,009
Referee: James Oldham
29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) 33 Bristol Rovers 0–1 Shrewsbury Town Horfield
15:00 GMT Menayese Yellow card 29'
Kilgour Yellow card 84'		 Report Pierre Yellow card 43'
Udoh 69'
Williams Yellow card 74'
Cummings Yellow card 87'
Lang Yellow card 90'
Edwards Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,954
Referee: Alan Young
7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) 34 Shrewsbury Town 2–3 Oxford United Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Vela Yellow card 9' Yellow-red card 35'
Udoh 12'
Lang 34'
Ebanks-Landell Yellow card 62'
Edwards Yellow card 87'		 Report Browne 45+3'
Agyei 59'
Brannagan Yellow card 66'
Ruffels 88'		 Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 6,474
Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge
14 March 2020 (2020-03-14) Coventry City v Shrewsbury Town Bordesley
15:00 GMT Stadium: St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[55]
21 March 2020 (2020-03-21) Shrewsbury Town v Blackpool Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[55]
28 March 2020 (2020-03-28) Shrewsbury Town v Wycombe Wanderers Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[55]
4 April 2020 (2020-04-04) Sunderland v Shrewsbury Town Sunderland
15:00 GMT Stadium: Stadium of Light
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[56]
10 April 2020 (2020-04-10) Burton Albion v Shrewsbury Town Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[56]
13 April 2020 (2020-04-13) Shrewsbury Town v Ipswich Town Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[56]
18 April 2020 (2020-04-18) Peterborough United v Shrewsbury Town Peterborough
15:00 BST Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[56]
21 April 2020 (2020-04-21) Shrewsbury Town v Bolton Wanderers Shrewsbury
19:45 BST Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[56]
25 April 2020 (2020-04-25) Shrewsbury Town v AFC Wimbledon Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[56]
3 May 2020 (2020-05-03) Southend United v Shrewsbury Town Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST Stadium: Roots Hall
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[56]

FA Cup

Main article: 2019–20 FA Cup

The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019.[57] The second round draw was made live on 11 November from Chichester City's stadium, Oaklands Park.[58] The third round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium, Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw.[59] The fourth round draw was made by Alex Scott and David O'Leary on Monday, 6 January.[60]

9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) First round Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Bradford City Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Laurent 28'
Ebanks-Landell Yellow card 51'		 Report Henley Yellow card 17'
Oteh 19'		 Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 3,764
Referee: Sam Purkiss
 19 November 2019 (2019-11-19) First round replay Bradford City 0–1 Shrewsbury Town Bradford
19:45 GMT Wood Yellow card 42' Report Edwards 66'
Love Yellow card 89'
Golbourne Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Northern Commercials Stadium
Referee: Paul Marsden
 30 November 2019 (2019-11-30) Second round Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Mansfield Town Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Golbourne Yellow card 25'
Pierre Yellow card 39'
Norburn Red card 60'
Laurent 88'
Walker 90+5'		 Report Shaughnessy Yellow card 18'
Preston Yellow card 34'		 Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 3,678
Referee: Andy Haines
4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) Third round Bristol City 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Ashton Gate
15:00 GMT Diédhiou 30' Report Goss 48' Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 9,730
Referee: John Busby
14 January 2020 (2020-01-14) Third round replay Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Bristol City Shrewsbury
19:45 GMT Goss Yellow card 30'
Pierre 89'
Murphy Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Hunt Yellow card 36' Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 7,194
Referee: David Webb
26 January 2020 (2020-01-26) Fourth round Shrewsbury Town 2–2 Liverpool Shrewsbury
17:00 GMT Cummings 65' (pen.), 75' Report Jones 15'
Love 46' (o.g.)
Larouci Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Referee: Simon Hooper
4 February 2020 (2020-02-04) Fourth round replay Liverpool 1–0 Shrewsbury Town Liverpool
20:00 GMT Williams Yellow card 40'
Williams 75' (o.g.)		 Report Golbourne Yellow card 32'
Love Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Anfield
Referee: Andrew Madley

EFL Cup

Main article: 2019–20 EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 20 June.[61]

13 August 2019 (2019-08-13) First round Shrewsbury Town 0–4 Rotherham United Shrewsbury
19:45 BST Rowland Yellow card 55' Report Crooks 2'
Vassell 3'
Ladapo 45'
Wood 84'		 Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 2,813
Referee: Anthony Backhouse

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2019–20 EFL Trophy

On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.[62] The draw for the second round was made on 16 November 2019 live on Sky Sports.[63]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Port Vale 3 3 0 0 0 7 4 +3 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Shrewsbury Town 3 2 0 0 1 7 3 +4 6
3 L2 Macclesfield Town 3 1 0 0 2 5 7 −2 3
4 ACA Newcastle United U21 3 0 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: EFL.com
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Group stage Port Vale 2–1 Shrewsbury Town Burslem
19:45 BST Amoo 63' (pen.)
Archer 75'		 Report Kennedy 27' (o.g.)
Love Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 1,008
Referee: Leigh Doughty
8 October 2019 (2019-10-08) Group stage Shrewsbury Town 3–0 Newcastle United U21 Shrewsbury
19:30 BST Okenabirhie 22'
Cummings 33'
Whalley Yellow card 82'
Edwards 87'		 Report Young Yellow card 73'
Sterry Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 1,408
Referee: Peter Wright
13 November 2019 (2019-11-13) Group stage Shrewsbury Town 3–1 Macclesfield Town Shrewsbury
19:30 BST Thompson 28'
Edwards 74'
Love Red card 76'
Walker 83'		 Archibald 59' Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 1,065
Referee: Peter Wright
 3 December 2019 (2019-12-03) Second round Shrewsbury Town 1–1
(5–6 p)		 Manchester City U21 Shrewsbury
19:30 GMT Golbourne 24'
Laurent Yellow card 41'
Goss Yellow card 45+1'		 Report Doyle 68' Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 1,384
Referee: Peter Wright
Penalties
Norburn soccer ball with check mark
Walker soccer ball with check mark
Edwards soccer ball with check mark
Okenabirhie soccer ball with check mark
Goss soccer ball with check mark
Golbourne soccer ball with red X		 Doyle soccer ball with check mark
McDonald soccer ball with check mark
Fiorini soccer ball with check mark
García soccer ball with check mark
Simmonds soccer ball with check mark
Poveda soccer ball with check mark

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