2025–26 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season

Shrewsbury Town
2025–26 season
ChairmanRoland Wycherley
Head CoachMichael Appleton
StadiumNew Meadow

The 2025–26 season is the 140th season in the history of Shrewsbury Town Football Club and their first season back in League Two since the 2014–15 season following their relegation from League One in the preceding season. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2025–26 EFL Trophy.

Transfers and contracts

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
1 July 2025[a] CB Tom Anderson Doncaster Rovers Free [1]
1 July 2025[b] CM Sam Clucas Lincoln City [2]
25 June 2025 CB Sam Stubbs Bradford City [3]
26 June 2025 CB Will Boyle Wrexham Undisclosed [4][5]
27 June 2025 CM Tom Sang Port Vale Free [6]
24 July 2025 LW Anthony Scully Portsmouth [7]
29 August 2025 GK Will Brook Leamington [8]
8 September 2025 CF Chuks Aneke Charlton Athletic [9]
17 October 2025 LB Josh Ruffels Huddersfield Town [10]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 16 May, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Doncaster had ended
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 29 May, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Lincoln had ended

Loaned in

Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
22 July 2025 GK Elyh Harrison Manchester United 31 May 2026 [11]
11 August 2025 CAM Tommy McDermott Burnley [12]
29 August 2025 RW Ismeal Kabia Arsenal [13]
31 August 2025 CF Bradley Ihionvien Peterborough United

Loaned out

Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
CB Karsten Cairns Darlaston Town (1874) [14]
CB Reuben Falding Newcastle Town [14]
CB Joe Morris Stourbridge [14]
1 August 2025 CM Shayne Byrne Romulus [14]
CAM Jack Loughran Shifnal Town [14]
FW Jay Snook Kidsgrove Athletic [14]
19 August 2025 CF Ricardo Dinanga AFC Telford United 31 May 2026 [15]
1 September 2025 CM Alex Gilliead Carlisle United 1 January 2026 [16]
10 September 2025 CB Joe Morris Kidsgrove Athletic [17]
14 October 2025 CF Callum Stewart Brackley Town 3 January 2026 [18]
16 October 2025 LB George Nurse Yeovil Town 15 November 2025 [19]
25 November 2025 CAM Jack Loughran Redditch United Work Experience [20]
5 December 2025 LB George Nurse Solihull Moors 3 January 2026 [21][22]
19 December 2025 CF Haydn Lewis Kidsgrove Athletic Work Experience [23]

Released / Out of Contract

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2025 CB Morgan Feeney Carlisle United 1 July 2025 [24][25]
DM Dominic Gape Colchester United [24][26]
LM Jordan Shipley Port Vale [24][27]
DM Jordan Rossiter Waterford 14 July 2025 [24]
CB Aaron Pierre Eastleigh 17 July 2025 [24]
CF Luca Whitney Newcastle Town 1 August 2025 [28]
GK Joe Young Buxton 3 August 2025 [24][29]
GK Jamal Blackman Morecambe 9 October 2025 [24][30]
1 September 2025 GK Toby Savin Wigan Athletic 1 September 2025 [31]
1 September 2025 CF Max Mata St Patrick's Athletic 1 December 2025 [32][33]
15 October 2025 CB Aristote Nsiala [34]
N/A RM David Wheeler Retired N/A [24]

New Contract

Date Pos. Player Contract Expiry Ref.
4 August 2025 CM Isaac England 30 June 2028[a] [35]
28 November 2025 GK Will Brook 30 June 2028 [36]
  1. ^ First professional contract

Pre-season and friendlies

On 20 May, Shrewsbury Town announced their first pre-season friendly, against Bolton Wanderers.[37] In June, a further five friendlies were confirmed against Leamington, AFC Telford United, Stoke City, Burnley and Kidderminster Harriers.[38][39][40]

  Win   Draw   Loss

9 July 2025 Friendly Stoke City 0–1 Shrewsbury Town Newcastle-under-Lyme
13:00 BST Report
  • Stewart
Stadium: Clayton Wood
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
12 July 2025 Friendly Leamington 0–2 Shrewsbury Town Leamington Spa
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: New Windmill Ground
15 July 2025 Friendly AFC Telford United 1-2 Shrewsbury Town Wellington
19:30 BST Stadium: New Bucks Head
19 July 2025 Friendly Shrewsbury Town 3–0 Kidderminster Harriers Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Stadium: New Meadow
22 July 2025 Friendly Shrewsbury Town 2–5 Bolton Wanderers Shrewsbury
19:00 BST Stadium: New Meadow
26 July 2025 Friendly Shrewsbury Town 2–2 Burnley Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Stadium: New Meadow

Competitions

League Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
18 Cheltenham Town 21 7 3 11 18 34 −16 24
19 Barrow 21 5 6 10 21 30 −9 21
20 Shrewsbury Town 21 4 7 10 20 34 −14 19
21 Crawley Town 21 4 6 11 25 36 −11 18
22 Bristol Rovers 21 5 3 13 16 39 −23 18
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2025. 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[41]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
20 4 7 9 20 33  −13 19 2 4 3 9 11  −2 2 3 6 11 22  −11

Last updated: 9 December 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHHAAHAHHA
ResultDLLLLDWLLLDWWDLWLDDD
Position1419202323232123232323222121232122202020
Points1111125555691213131616171819
Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.[42]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 August 2025 1 Shrewsbury Town 0–0 Bromley Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Stadium: New Meadow
9 August 2025 2 Tranmere Rovers 4–0 Shrewsbury Town Birkenhead
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 7,626 (1,128 away)
Referee: Jamie O'Connor
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[43]
16 August 2025 3 Shrewsbury Town 0–2 Colchester United Shrewsbury
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 4,718 (291 away)
Referee: Michael Barlow
20 August 2025 4 Notts County 4–1 Shrewsbury Town Nottingham
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 8,810 (527 away)
Referee: Darren Drysdale
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 19 August, but was moved due to a clash with cricket at Trent Bridge.[44]
23 August 2025 5 Swindon Town 2–1 Shrewsbury Town Swindon
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,498 (370 away)
Referee: Lee Swabey
30 August 2025 6 Shrewsbury Town 0–0 Accrington Stanley Shrewsbury
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 4,795
Referee: Oliver Mackey
6 September 2025 7 Barnet 1–3 Shrewsbury Town Edgware
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Attendance: 3,009 (490 away)
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
13 September 2025 8 Shrewsbury Town 1–3 Salford City Shrewsbury
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 5,054 (229 away)
Referee: Peter Wright
20 September 2025 9 Harrogate Town 2–0 Shrewsbury Town Harrogate
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Wetherby Road
Attendance: 2,819 (629 away)
Referee: Ross Joyce
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[43]
27 September 2025 10 Shrewsbury Town 1–2 Milton Keynes Dons Shrewsbury
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 4,854 (456 away)
Referee: Martin Coy
4 October 2025 11 Barrow 0–0 Shrewsbury Town Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 3,047 (376 away)
Referee: Ross Martin
11 October 2025 12 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Cambridge United Shrewsbury
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 4,827 (370 away)
Referee: Matthew Russell
18 October 2025 13 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Crawley Town Shrewsbury
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 4,743 (166 away)
Referee: Ben Atkinson
25 October 2025 14 Oldham Athletic 2–2 Shrewsbury Town Oldham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 7,361 (815 away)
Referee: Abigail Byrne
8 November 2025 15 Crewe Alexandra 3–1 Shrewsbury Town Crewe
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 6,614 (1,674 away)
Referee: Tom Reeves
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[45]
15 November 2025 16 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Newport County Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 6,120 (759 away)
Referee: Elliott Swallow
22 November 2025 17 Fleetwood Town 3–1 Shrewsbury Town Fleetwood
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,731 (446 away)
Referee: Martin Coy
29 November 2025 18 Shrewsbury Town 3–3 Gillingham Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 5,217 (484 away)
Referee: Aaron Farmer
9 December 2025 19 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Grimsby Town Shrewsbury
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 4,389 (336 away)
Referee: Sam Mulhall
13 December 2025 20 Walsall 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Bescot
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 7,342 (1,199 away)
Referee: Isaac Searle

FA Cup

Shrewsbury were drawn away to South Shields in the first round,[46][47] to Sutton United in the second round[48][49] and to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the third round.[50][51]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 November 2025 First round South Shields 1–3 Shrewsbury Town Jarrow
12:00 GMT
  • Morse  45+5'
  • Woolston 67'
  • Carson  71'
Report
Stadium: Mariners Park
Attendance: 3,570
Referee: Thomas Parsons
6 December 2025 Second round Sutton United 1–2 (a.e.t.) Shrewsbury Town Sutton
17:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: Gander Green Lane
Attendance: 2,504 (369 away)
Referee: Jacob Miles
10 January 2026 Third round Wolverhampton Wanderers v Shrewsbury Town Wolverhampton
12:15 GMT Stadium: Molineux Stadium

EFL Cup

Shrewsbury were drawn away to Grimsby Town in the first round.[52][53]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 August 2025 First round Grimsby Town 3–1 Shrewsbury Town Cleethorpes
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3,156 (134 away)
Referee: Seb Stockbridge

EFL Trophy

Shrewsbury were drawn against Northampton Town, Walsall and Chelsea U21 in the group stage.[54]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Northampton Town (A) 3 3 0 0 0 6 1 +5 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Walsall (A) 3 1 1 0 1 3 2 +1 5
3 L2 Shrewsbury Town (E) 3 1 0 0 2 5 6 −1 3
4 ACA Chelsea U21 (E) 3 0 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Updated to match(es) played on 11 November 2025. Source: EFL
(A) Advance to next round; (E) Eliminated

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

26 August 2025 South Group C Shrewsbury Town 3–1 Chelsea U21 Shrewsbury
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 1,714 (134 away)
Referee: Garreth Rhodes
2 September 2025 South Group C Shrewsbury Town 1–3 Walsall Shrewsbury
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 2,004 (551 away)
Referee: Declan Bourne
11 November 2025 South Group C Northampton Town 2–1 Shrewsbury Town Northampton
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 802 (85 away)
Referee: Wayne Cartmel

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 13 December 2025

Players with no appearances are not included on the list

No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  ENG Elyh Harrison 8 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF  WAL Luca Hoole 24 1 13+5 1 1+1 0 1+0 0 2+1 0
3 DF  ENG Mal Benning 7 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 2+1 0
4 DF  ENG Tom Anderson 21 1 14+1 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
5 DF  ENG Will Boyle 23 3 18+1 2 2+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 1
6 MF  ENG Sam Clucas 25 2 20+0 2 2+0 0 1+0 0 1+1 0
7 MF  ENG Tommy McDermott 20 3 11+3 1 1+1 0 0+1 0 3+0 2
8 MF  ENG Harrison Biggins 9 0 4+2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
9 FW  ENG George Lloyd 21 3 10+7 3 1+1 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
10 DF  ENG Tom Sang 22 2 14+2 0 1+1 1 1+0 1 2+1 0
11 FW  IRL Anthony Scully 19 4 13+2 2 2+0 2 0+1 0 1+0 0
12 GK  ENG Will Brook 16 0 12+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
14 MF  ENG Taylor Perry 24 0 15+3 0 0+2 0 1+0 0 2+1 0
15 FW  ENG Chuks Aneke 12 1 0+10 1 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
17 MF  ENG Alex Gilliead 4 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
20 FW  NED Ismeal Kabia 19 2 15+0 1 2+0 1 0+0 0 1+1 0
22 DF  COD Aristote Nsiala 5 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
23 DF  ENG George Nurse 5 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
24 FW  ENG Callum Stewart 8 1 1+4 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+1 0
25 DF  ENG Josh Ruffels 10 1 5+2 1 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
26 DF  ENG Sam Stubbs 23 0 19+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
27 FW  ENG John Marquis 25 4 14+5 2 1+1 1 0+1 0 2+1 1
38 MF  ENG Isaac England 15 0 3+8 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 0
43 MF  ENG Will Gray 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
48 FW  ENG Bradley Ihionvien 5 2 4+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
Player(s) who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
13 GK  ENG Toby Savin 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

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