2023–24 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season

The 2023–24 season is the 138th season in the history of Shrewsbury Town and their ninth consecutive season in League One. The club are participating in League One, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.

Shrewsbury Town
2023–24 season
ChairmanRoland Wycherley MBE
Head CoachMatt Taylor[1]
StadiumThe Croud Meadow
League One14th
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyGroup stage

Current squad
As of 14 October 2023
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Previous club Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
1Marko MarošiGKSlovakiaMichalovce (1993-10-23) 23 October 1993Coventry City1 July 2021Undisclosed30 June 2024
13Harry BurgoyneGKEnglandLudlow (1996-12-28) 28 December 1996Wolverhampton Wanderers31 January 2020Free30 June 2024
Defenders
3Mal BenningLBEnglandWest Bromwich (1993-11-02) 2 November 1993Port Vale4 August 2023Free30 June 2024
4Joe AndersonCBEnglandStalybridge (2001-02-06) 6 February 2001Sunderland24 July 2023Loan31 May 2024
5Morgan FeeneyCBEnglandBootle (1999-02-08) 8 February 1999Carlisle United1 July 2023Free30 June 2025
6Jason SrahaCBEnglandLambeth (2002-11-19) 19 November 2002Barnsley14 July 2023Free30 June 2024
15Tunmise SobowaleRBRepublic of IrelandWaterford (1999-03-19) 19 March 1999Waterford13 July 2023Undisclosed30 June 2024
16Aaron PierreCBGrenadaSouthall (1993-02-17) 17 February 1993AFC Wimbledon14 October 2023Free15 January 2024
17Elliott BennettRBJamaicaTelford (1988-12-18) 18 December 1988Blackburn Rovers1 July 2021Free30 June 2024
22Chey DunkleyCBJamaicaWolverhampton (1992-02-13) 13 February 1992Sheffield Wednesday1 July 2022Free30 June 2024
23George NurseLBEnglandBristol (1999-04-30) 30 April 1999Bristol City28 July 2021Undisclosed30 June 2024
25Brandon FlemingLBEnglandKingston upon Hull (1999-12-03) 3 December 1999Hull City1 September 2023Loan31 May 2024
33Tom FlanaganCBNorthern IrelandHammersmith (1991-10-21) 21 October 1991Sunderland31 January 2022Undisclosed30 June 2024
34Nana Owusu-GyimahRBEnglandAcademy1 July 2023—30 June 2024
35Josh BaileyLBEnglandTelfordAcademy1 August 2021—30 June 2024
36Declan HutchingsCBEnglandWolverhamptonAcademy1 July 2023—30 June 2024
Midfielders
2Elliot ThorpeCMWalesHuntingdon (2000-11-09) 9 November 2000Luton Town12 July 2023Loan31 May 2024
7Carl WinchesterDMNorthern IrelandBelfast (1993-04-12) 12 April 1993Sunderland1 July 2023Free30 June 2025
8Ryan FinniganCMEngland (2003-09-23) 23 September 2003Southampton1 September 2023Loan31 May 2024
14Taylor PerryCMEnglandStourbridge (2001-07-15) 15 July 2001Wolverhampton Wanderers24 July 2023Free30 June 2025
20Tom BaylissCMEnglandLeicester (1999-04-06) 6 April 1999Preston North End1 July 2022Free30 June 2024
26Jordan ShipleyLMEnglandLeamington Spa (1997-09-26) 26 September 1997Coventry City1 July 2022Undisclosed30 June 2025
42Nohan KennehDMLiberiaZwedru (2003-01-10) 10 January 2003Hibernian17 July 2023Loan31 May 2024
Forwards
9Ryan BowmanCFEnglandCarlisle (1991-11-30) 30 November 1991Exeter City1 July 2021Undisclosed30 June 2024
10Kieran PhillipsCFEnglandHuddersfield (2000-02-18) 18 February 2000Huddersfield Town24 August 2023Loan31 May 2024
11Daniel UdohCFNigeriaLagos (1996-08-30) 30 August 1996AFC Telford United1 July 2019Undisclosed30 June 2024
27Max MataCFNew ZealandAuckland (2000-07-10) 10 July 2000Sligo Rovers3 August 2023Undisclosed30 June 2026
37Harvey WattsCFEnglandAcademy1 July 2023—30 June 2024
Out on Loan
18Tom BloxhamCFEnglandLeicester (2003-11-02) 2 November 2003Academy1 July 2021—30 June 2024
21Aiden O'BrienLWRepublic of IrelandIslington (1993-10-04) 4 October 1993Portsmouth1 July 2022Free30 June 2024

Transfers

In
Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
1 July 2023DMNorthern Ireland Carl WinchesterEngland SunderlandFree Transfer[2]
1 July 2023CBEngland Morgan FeeneyEngland Carlisle UnitedFree Transfer[3]
13 July 2023RBRepublic of Ireland Tunmise SobowaleRepublic of Ireland WaterfordUndisclosed[4]
14 July 2023CBEngland Jason SrahaEngland BarnsleyFree Transfer[5]
24 July 2023CMEngland Taylor PerryEngland Wolverhampton WanderersFree Transfer[6]
3 August 2023CFNew Zealand Max MataRepublic of Ireland Sligo RoversUndisclosed[7]
4 August 2023LBEngland Mal BenningEngland Port ValeFree Transfer[8]
14 October 2023CBGrenada Aaron Pierre Free agent—[9]

Out
Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
30 June 2023GKEngland Jaden Bevan Free agentReleased[10]
30 June 2023GKSaint Kitts and Nevis Xander Parke Free agentReleased[10]
30 June 2023CBEngland Kade CraigEngland Solihull MoorsReleased[10][11]
30 June 2023CMEngland Josh BarlowEngland Banbury UnitedReleased[10]
30 June 2023AMWales Charlie CatonEngland ChesterReleased[10]
30 June 2023CFEngland Rekeil PykeEngland Grimsby TownReleased[10][12]
30 June 2023CBEngland Matthew PenningtonEngland BlackpoolFree Transfer[13]
11 July 2023LBEngland Luke LeahyEngland Wycombe WanderersUndisclosed[14]
31 August 2023AMEngland Theo KnightWales Bala TownFree Transfer[15]
1 September 2023CMNorway Travis HernesEngland Newcastle UnitedUndisclosed[16]

Loaned in
Date Pos Player Loaned from Until Ref
12 July 2023CMWales Elliot ThorpeEngland Luton TownEnd of Season[17]
17 July 2023DMLiberia Nohan KennehScotland HibernianEnd of Season[18]
24 July 2023CBEngland Joe AndersonEngland SunderlandEnd of Season[19]
24 August 2023CFEngland Kieran PhillipsEngland Huddersfield TownEnd of Season[20]
1 September 2023CMEngland Ryan FinniganEngland SouthamptonEnd of Season[21]
1 September 2023LBEngland Brandon FlemingEngland Hull CityEnd of Season[22]

Loaned out
Date Pos Player Loaned to Until Ref
20 July 2023CFEngland Tom BloxhamEngland MorecambeEnd of Season[23]
1 August 2023LWRepublic of Ireland Aiden O'BrienEngland Sutton United1 January 2024[24]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 8 June, Shrewsbury Town announced their first pre-season friendly, against Notts County.[25] Six days later, a second was added, against Coventry City.[26] A behind-closed-doors meeting with West Bromwich Albion was next to be added.[27] On July 5, a fourth friendly against Stourbridge was confirmed.[28]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

15 July 2023 Friendly West Bromwich Albion 3–1 Shrewsbury Town Walsall
15:00 BST Townsend 9'
Reach 45'
Molumby 70'		 Report Bowman 31' Stadium: WBA Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)
22 July 2023 Friendly Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Coventry City Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Bowman 9' Report Palmer 30' Stadium: Croud Meadow
Attendance: 3,354
25 July 2023 Friendly Stourbridge 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Amblecote
19:30 BST Walters 33' Report Thorpe 11' Stadium: War Memorial Athletic Ground
Attendance: 872
29 July 2023 Friendly Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Notts County Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Udoh 13' Report McGoldrick 27' Stadium: Croud Meadow
Attendance: 1,926 (180 away fans)
Referee: Ollie Yates

Competitions

Overall record
Competition Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
League One Matchday 1 14 5 2 7 7 16 −9 035.71
FA Cup Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup First round First round 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
EFL Trophy Group stage 2 0 1 1 0 3 −3 000.00
Total 17 5 3 9 8 21 −13 029.41

Last updated: 24 October 2023
Source: Soccerway

League One
Main article: 2023–24 EFL League One

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Leyton Orient 14 5 4 5 14 18 −4 19
13 Charlton Athletic 13 5 3 5 22 17 +5 18
14 Port Vale 14 5 3 6 11 21 −10 18
15 Shrewsbury Town 14 5 2 7 7 16 −9 17
16 Bristol Rovers 13 4 4 5 18 18 0 16
17 Cambridge United 14 4 4 6 12 15 −3 16
18 Exeter City 14 5 1 8 11 18 −7 16
Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2023. 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[29]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
14 5 2 7 7 16  −9 17 4 1 2 5 4  +1 1 1 5 2 12  −10

Last updated: 24 October 2023.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round
Round1234568991112131415167117
GroundHAHHAAHAHAHAHAAHA
ResultWLWLWLLLDLWDWL
Position81371211151517181918181515
Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2023. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:
  • 1 Matchday 7 (vs Bolton Wanderers) was postponed due to the international call-ups.

Matches

On 22 June, the EFL League One fixtures were released.[30]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 August 2023 1 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Cheltenham Town Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Bowman Yellow card 3' 50'
Anderson Yellow card 13'
Kenneh Yellow card 65'		 Report Thompson Yellow card 45+3'
Hammond Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Crowd Meadow
Attendance: 6,599
Referee: Christopher Pollard
12 August 2023 2 Stevenage 2–0 Shrewsbury Town Stevenage
15:00 BST Pressley 58'
Reid 87'		 Report Bayliss Yellow card 45+5'
Winchester Yellow card 74'
Kenneh Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 3,962
Referee: Craig Hicks
15 August 2023 3 Shrewsbury Town 2–1 Burton Albion Shrewsbury
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Crowd Meadow
Attendance: 5,477
Referee: Scott Oldham
19 August 2023 4 Shrewsbury Town 0–1 Lincoln City Shrewsbury
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The Crowd Meadow
Attendance: 5,602
Referee: Ross Joyce
26 August 2023 5 Fleetwood Town 0–1 Shrewsbury Town Fleetwood
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,380
Referee: Ben Speedie
2 September 2023 6 Carlisle United 2–0 Shrewsbury Town Carlisle
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 7,395
Referee: Ben Toner
16 September 2023 8 Shrewsbury Town 0–2 Bristol Rovers Shrewsbury
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The Croud Meadow
Attendance: 6,070
Referee: Tom Reeves
23 September 2023 9 Leyton Orient 1–0 Shrewsbury Town Leyton
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 8,001
Referee: Lewis Smith
30 September 2023 10 Shrewsbury Town 0–0 Charlton Athletic Shrewsbury
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The Crowd Meadow
Attendance: 5,619
Referee: Edward Duckworth
3 October 2023 11 Oxford United 3–0 Shrewsbury Town Littlemore
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 7,212
Referee: Charles Breakspear
7 October 2023 12 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Northampton Town Shrewsbury
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The Crowd Meadow
Attendance: 5,722
Referee: Carl Brook
14 October 2023 13 Cambridge United 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Cambridge
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 6,252
Referee: Scott Tallis
21 October 2023 14 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Derby County Shrewsbury
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The Croud Meadow
Attendance: 8,088
Referee: Martin Woods
24 October 2023 15 Barnsley 3–0 Shrewsbury Town Barnsley
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 10,859
Referee: Simon Mather
28 October 2023 16 Wigan Athletic v Shrewsbury Town Wigan
15:00 BST Stadium: DW Stadium
7 November 2023 7[31] Shrewsbury Town v Bolton Wanderers Shrewsbury
19:45 BST Stadium: The Croud Meadow
Note: Fixture was previously postponed due to international call-ups within the Bolton squad.

FA Cup
Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

Shrews were drawn at home to Colchester United in the first round.[32]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

4 November 2023 First Round Shrewsbury Town v Colchester United Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT
      		Stadium: Croud Meadow

      EFL Cup
      Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

      Shrewsbury were drawn away to Leeds United in the first round.[33]

        Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

      9 August 2023 First round Leeds United 2–1 Shrewsbury Town Leeds
      19:45 BST Gelhardt 52'
      Struijk 58'      		 Report Benning Yellow card 7'
      Perry 28'
      Winchester Yellow card 50'      		 Stadium: Elland Road
      Attendance: 35,129
      Referee: Seb Stockbridge

      EFL Trophy
      Main article: 2023–24 EFL Trophy

      In the group stage, Shrewsbury Town were drawn into Southern Group A alongside Forest Green Rovers, Walsall and Brighton & Hove Albion U21.[34]

      Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
      1 L2 Forest Green Rovers 2 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 5 Advance to Round 2
      2 ACA Brighton & Hove Albion U21 2 1 0 1 0 3 2 +1 4
      3 L1 Shrewsbury Town 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 −3 2
      4 L2 Walsall 2 0 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1
      Updated to match(es) played on 10 October 2023. Source: EFL.com

        Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

      5 September 2023 Group stage Forest Green Rovers 3–0 Shrewsbury Town Nailsworth
      19:00 BST
      		Report
      		Stadium: The New Lawn
      Referee: Farai Hallam
      19 September 2023 Group stage Shrewsbury Town 0–0
      (4–1 p)      		 Brighton & Hove Albion U21 Shrewsbury
      19:00 BST
      		Report
      • Chouchane Yellow card 6'
      • Nilsson Yellow card 63'
      • Kavanagh Yellow card 90+4'
      		 Stadium: The Croud Meadow
      Attendance: 1,027
      Referee: Paul Howard
      Penalties
      14 November 2023 Group stage Shrewsbury Town v Walsall Shrewsbury
      19:00 GMT Stadium: Croud Meadow

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