Alternative History
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Club Records
| Formed | 1886 |
| Turned Professional | 1896 |
| Became a Limited Company | 1936 |
| Previous names | – |
| Previous grounds | Gay Meadow – 1910-2007 |
| Nickname | “The SHREWS” |
| Record Football League Win | 7-0 v Swindon Town (Division Three (South)) 06.05.1955 |
| Record Football League Defeat | 1-8 v Norwich City Division 3 (South) 13.09.1952 1-8 v Coventry City Division 3 22.10.1963 |
| Record Cup Win | 11-2 v Marine FA Cup R1 11.11.1995 |
| Record Fee Paid | £170,000 to Nottingham Forest for Grant HOLT (May 2006) |
| Record Fee Received | £600,000 from Manchester City for Joe HART (June 2008) |
| Record Football League Appearances | 418 – Mickey BROWN (1986-1991, 1992-1994, 1996-2001) |
| Record all-time League goal-scorer | 152 – Arthur ROWLEY (1958-1965) |
| Record all-time goal-scorer | 152 – Arthur ROWLEY (1958-1959) |
| Record goal-scorer in a League season | 38 – Arthur ROWLEY (1958-1959) |
| Most goals in a match | 5 – Alf WOOD v Blackburn Rovers Division 3 02.10.1971 |
| Record Home Attendance (Gay Meadow) | 18,917 v Walsall Third Division (South) 26.04.1961 |
| Record Home Attendance (New Meadow) | 10,210 v Chelsea League Cup R4 28.10.2014 |
| Record total of goals in a League season | 101 – Division 4 1958-59 |
| Record League points total | 3 points for a win : 89 – 2014-2015 League Two 2 points for a win: 62 – 1974-75 Division 4 |
| Most capped player while at club | 5 – Jimmy McLAUGHLIN (Northern Ireland) 5 – Bernard McNALLY (Northern Ireland) |
| Youngest player | Graham FRENCH – 16 years and 177 days v Reading 30.09.1961 |
Stadium Details
Address : – New Meadow, Montgomery Waters Meadow, Oteley Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY2 6ST
Telephone number : – 01743 289177
Ticket Office : – 01743 273943
Capacity : – 9,875 (10,361 with temporary seating)
Away Allocation : – 1,800
Pitch Size : – 104m x 67m (115 yards x 77 yards)
Official Website : – https://www.shrewsburytown.com/
Directions
There are good directions to Montgomery Waters Meadow on the Shrewsbury Town website and more information on the Away Games website.
Full results history of Spurs v Shrewsbury Town
(Spurs score first; goal times where available)
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Transfers from Tottenham Hotspur to Shrewsbury Town
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| Jeff IRELAND | June 1959 | |
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| Shilow TRACY | September 2020-January 2021 | Loan |
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Transfers from Shrewsbury Town to Tottenham Hotspur
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Spurs v Shrewsbury Town Notes
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| David Button | A goalkeeper who came through the youth ranks at Spurs and was loaned out to Shrewsbury in November 2009 until the end of the season, playing 26 games in a successful spell at The Shrews. Only got eight minutes on the pitch for Tottenham’s first team and was loaned out 12 other times before he was sold to Charlton 2012 for £500,000. Went on to join Fulham, Brentford, Brighton and West Bromwich Albion. |
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| Charlie Daniels | Spurs Academy product who reached the reserves before getting experience on loans to earn a professional contract in 2005 but left on a free transfer to Orient in 2009. Subsequently signed for Bournemouth as they reached the Premier League and spent 8 years at Dean Court making over 250 appearances. On leaving AFC Bournemouth, Charlie signed a short term deal with The Shrews to run from October 2020 to January 2021. Made 14 appearances before leaving for Portsmouth on the expiry of his deal. |
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| Joe Hart | England keeper, who started his career at Gay Meadow, making over 50 appearances between 2003 and 2006 and became the club’s record sale when he joined Manchester City. Enjoyed success at the Etihad and was England’s first choice keeper for a number of years before falling out of favour when Pep Guardiola took over. Loaned a number of times until his contract ended, when he signed for Burnley, only to move to Spurs in 2020 on a free when his contract expired at Turf Moor. |
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| Glynn Hurst | A youth squad member at Tottenham, striker Glynn Hurst left to join home town club Barnsley before leaving to drop down into non-league, then the Scottish league, but worked his way back to the Football League and spent 2006-2007 at Shrewsbury, playing about 20 matches. Left to join Bury and then dropping back into non-league before taking a job as a teacher and managing Ashton Town. |
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| Shilow Tracy | Young striker Spurs snapped up from Ebbsfleet United, spent a loan spell at Shrewsbury from September 2000 to January 2021 playing 12 games and scoring four times before returning to N17. |
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Honours
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| Third Division Champions (Third tier) | 1978-1979 |
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| Division Three Champions (Fourth tier) | 1993-1994 |
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| Fourth Division Runners-up (Fourth tier) | 1974-1975 |
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| League Two Runners-up (Fourth tier) | 2011-2012, 2014-2015 |
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| Welsh Cup Winners | 1891, 1938, 1977, 1979, 1984, 1985 |
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| Welsh Cup Runners-up | 1979, 1982 |
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| Football League Trophy Finalists | 1996, 2018 |
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Managers
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| W. ADAMS | 1905-1912 |
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| S. WILCOX | 1912-1934 |
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| Jack ROSCAMP | 1934-1935 |
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| Stan RAMSEY | 1935-1936 |
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| Ted BOUSTED | 1936-1945 |
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| Leslie KNIGHTON | 1945-1949 |
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| Harry CHAPMAN | 1949-1950 |
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| Sammy CROOKS | 1950-1955 |
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| Walter ROWLEY | 1955-1957 |
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| Harry POTTS | 1957-1958 |
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| Johnny SPUHLER | 1958 |
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| Arthur ROWLEY | 1958-1968 |
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| Harry GREGG | 1968-1972 |
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| Maurice EVANS | 1972-1974 |
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| Alan DURBAN | 1974-1978 |
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| Richie BARKER | 1978 |
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| Graham TURNER | 1978-1984 |
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| Chic BATES | 1984-1987 |
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| Ken BROWN | 1987 |
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| Ian McNEILL | 1987-1990 |
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| Asa HARTFORD | 1990-1991 |
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| John BOND | 1991-1993 |
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| Fred DAVIES | 1993-1997 |
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| Jake KING | 1997-1999 |
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| Chic BATES | 1999 |
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| Kevin RATCLIFFE | 1999-2003 |
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| Mark ATKINS | 2003 |
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| Jimmy QUINN | 2003-2004 |
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| Chic BATES | 2004 |
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| Gary PETERS | 2004-2008 |
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| Paul SIMPSON | 2008-2010 |
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| Graham TURNER | 2010-2014 |
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| Michael JACKSON | 2014 |
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| Micky MELLON | 2014-2016 |
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| Danny COYNE | 2016 |
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| Paul HURST | 2016-2018 |
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| John ASKEY | 2018 |
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| Sam RICKETTS | 2018-2020 |
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| Steve COTTERILL | 2020- |
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League Record
The Football League structure has historically been as follows …
| 1888-1892 | 1892-1920 | 1920-1921 | 1921-1958 | 1958-1992 | 1992-2004 | 2004 to date | |
| First tier | Football League | Division One | Division One | Division One | Division One | Premiership | Premier League |
| Second tier | Division Two | Division Two | Division Two | Division Two | Division One | Championship | |
| Third tier | Division Three | Division Three (North) and (South) |
Division Three | Division Two | League One | ||
| Fourth tier | Division Four | Division Three | League Two | ||||
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| Elected to Division Three North (Third Tier) | 1950 |
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| Division Three North (Third Tier) | 1950-1951 |
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| Division Three South (Third Tier) | 1951-1958 |
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| Division Four (Fourth Tier) | 1958-1959 |
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| Division Three (Third Tier) | 1959-1974 |
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| Division Four (Fourth Tier) | 1974-1975 |
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| Division Three (Third Tier) | 1975-1979 |
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| Division Two (Second Tier) | 1979-1989 |
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| Division Three (Third Tier) | 1989-1992 |
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| Division Three (Fourth Tier) | 1992-1994 |
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| Division Two (Third Tier) | 1994-1997 |
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| Division Three (Fourth Tier) | 1997-2003 |
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| Conference (Fifth Tier) | 2003-2004 |
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| League Two (Fourth Tier) | 2004-2012 |
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| League One (Third Tier) | 2012-2014 |
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| League Two (Fourth Tier) | 2014-2015 |
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| League One (Third Tier) | 2015- |
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