2020–21 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season
| 2020–21 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Roland Wycherley | |
| Manager | Sam Ricketts | |
| Stadium | Montgomery Waters Meadow | |
| League One | Preseason | |
| FA Cup | First round | |
| EFL Cup | First round | |
| EFL Trophy | Group stage | |
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The 2020–21 season is Shrewsbury Town's 135th season in their history and the sixth consecutive season in EFL League One. Along with League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date | Pos. | Nat. | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2020 | RW |  |
Josh Daniels |  Glenavon |
Undisclosed | [1] |
| 3 August 2020 | CF |  |
Rekeil Pyke | Huddersfield Town |
Free transfer | [2] |
Loans in
| Date | Pos. | Nat. | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2020 | CM | |
Scott High | Huddersfield Town |
30 June 2021 | [3] |
Transfers out
| Date | Pos. | Nat. | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2020 | GK | |
Joe Murphy |  Unattached |
Released | [4] |
| 1 July 2020 | CF | |
Lifumpa Mwandwe | Unattached |
Released | [4] |
| 1 July 2020 | CM | |
Kian Taylor | Unattached |
Released | [4] |
| 1 July 2020 | DM |  |
Romain Vincelot | Stevenage |
Released | [4][5] |
| 28 July 2020 | AM | |
Josh Laurent | Reading |
Free transfer | [6] |
| 13 August 2020 | CB | |
Omar Beckles | Unattached |
Rejected contract | [7] |
Pre-season
The club has announced a pre-season friendly against Southern League Premier Division Central side Nuneaton Borough.[8] However, the club's pre-season kicked off with a friendly against Welsh Premier League side Bala Town which was not announced to the public.
| 11 August 2020 Friendly | Shrewsbury Town | 3–0 |  Bala Town | Wellington |
| Caton Daniels Cummings |
Stadium: New Bucks Head |
| 18 August 2020 Friendly | Nuneaton Borough | v | Shrewsbury Town | Nuneaton |
| Stadium: Liberty Way |
Competitions
EFL League One
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 64 | 62 | +2 | 65 | |
| 14 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 63 | 67 | −4 | 64 | |
| 15 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 60 | |
| 16 | Burton Albion | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 61 | 73 | −12 | 57 | |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 54 | |
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 53 | 80 | −27 | 53 | |
| 19 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 54 | 70 | −16 | 51 | |
| 20 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 54 | 77 | −23 | 48 | |
| 21 | Rochdale (R) | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 61 | 78 | −17 | 47 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
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[9]
(R) Relegated
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[9]
(R) Relegated
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 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: pre-season.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on pre-season. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Win Draw Loss Postponed
FA Cup
Win Draw Loss
EFL Cup
Win Draw Loss
EFL Trophy
Win Draw Loss
References
- ^ "Josh Daniels Moves to the Meadow". Shrewsbury Town F.C. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Rekeil Pyke is a Salopian". Shrewsbury Town F.C. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Scott High Signs for Town". Shrewsbury Town F.C. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Retained List". Shrewsbury Town F.C. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Romain Vincelot: Stevenage sign ex-Brighton, Coventry and Shrewsbury midfielder". BBC Sport. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ "Royals sign ex-Shrews midfielder Laurent". BBC. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ "Omar Beckles rejects new Shrewsbury Town deal". Shropshire Live. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ Cox, Lewis (10 August 2020). "Shrewsbury Town set for Nuneaton Borough pre-season friendly". Shropshire Star.
- ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 30 July 2019.