2018–19 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season

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.

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

Transfers

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Transfers in

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

Transfers out

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

Loans in

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

Loans out

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

Pre-season

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Friendlies

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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

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League One

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League table

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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

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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

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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

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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   37' Report Waterfall   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   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   56'
Gilliead   62'
Whalley   79'
Report Ripley   16'
Clark   53'
Ihiekwe   70'
McConville   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   3'
Laurent   57'
Waterfall   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   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   30'
Inman   45+1'
J. Williams   58'
Perkins   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   63'
Laurent   83'
Norburn   85'
Report Clarke-Harris   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   58'
Baldwin   82'
Report Waterfall   30'
Norburn   36'
Grant   37'
Docherty   43'
Haynes   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   29'
Pratley   49'   54'
Bielik   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   45'   90+6'
Doyle   60'
Report Okenabirhie   27', 76', 90+3' (pen.)
Beckles   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   55'
Docherty   72'
Payne   73'
Golbourne   77'
Report Collins   30', 69'
Pearson   53'
Ruddock Mpanzu   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   19'
Ogogo   24'
Rodman   53'   68'
Report Norburn   24'
Whalley   36'
Golbourne   68'
Edwards   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   15'
Williams   77'
Norburn   79'
Report Templeton   11'
Harness   86'
Brayford   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   27'
Norburn   28' (pen.)   55'   62'
Campbell   36'
Beckles   65'
Okenabirhie   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   11'
Laurent   18'
Campbell   35'
Grant   39'
Sears   81'
Report Rowe   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   43'
McNulty   47'   87'
Bunney   55'
Report Waterfall   40'
Williams   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   37'
Norburn   60'   60'
Grant   76'
Waterfall   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   39'
Norburn   76'   90+3' (pen.)
Beckles   87'   90+6'
Report McCarthy   67'
Jacobson   83'
Bean   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   75' Report Close   40'   68'
Bogle   52'
Naylor   57'
Burgess   76'
Pitman   79'
Brown   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   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

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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   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   33'
Adam   63'
Report Bolton   71'
Okenabirhie   77' (pen.)
Laurent   79'   81'
Arnold   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   44'
Docherty   47'   62'
Grant   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   35'
Laurent   39'
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 28,844
Referee: Lee Probert

EFL Cup

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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

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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   51'
Rawlinson   60'
Pope   83'
Report Rowland   39'
Sears   63'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 1,355
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
Penalties
Oyeleke  
Miller  
Pope  
Kay  
Hannant  
Okenabirhie  
Gilliead  
Angol  
Eisa  
Barnett  

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