 SHREWSBURY TOWN ("Town", "Blues", "Salop") | Year formed | 1886 | | Turned professional | 1896 | | Limited company | 1936 | | Previous names | None | Ground | Montgomery Waters Meadow, Oteley Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY2 6ST (for pictures of the ground click here) | | Pitch measurements | 115 x 77 yards (104 x 67 metres) | | Ground capacity | 9,875 | | Record attendance at present ground | 10,210 v Chelsea, League Cup 4th round, 28 October 2014 (lost 1-2) | | League career | Shropshire League: 1890 - 1895 Birmingham & District League: 1895 - 1937 Midland League: 1937 - 1950 Division Three (North): 1950 - 1951 Division Three (South): 1951 - 1958 Division Four: 1958 - 1959 Division Three: 1959 - 1974 Division Four: 1974 - 1975 Division Three: 1975 - 1979 DIvision Two: 1979 - 1989 Division Three: 1989 - 1992 Division Three: 1992 - 1994 Division Two: 1994 - 1997 Division Three: 1997 - 2003 Conference: 2003 - 2004 League Two: 2004 - 2012 League One: 2012 - 2014 League Two: 2014 - 2015 League One: 2015 - . | | First Football League game | 19th August 1950 v Scunthorpe United, Division Three (North), drew 0-0 | | | | | Honours | | | European | None | | Domestic - League | Division Three champions: 1978-79 Division Three champions: 1993-94 Division Four/League Two runners-up: 1974-75, 2011-12, 2014-15 Midland League champions: 1937-38, 1945-46, 1947-48 Birmingham & District League champions: 1922-23 Birmingham & District League runners-up: 1913-14, 1923-24, 1936-37 Shropshire League runners-up: 1890-91 | | Domestic - Cup | Welsh Cup winners: 1890-91, 1937-38, 1976-77, 1978-79, 1983-84, 1984-85 Welsh Cup runners-up: 1930-31, 1947-48, 1979-80 Auto Windscreens / CheckatradeTrophy runners-up: 1995-96, 2017-18 | | Best League position | 8th, Division Two, 1983-84, 1984-85 | | Lowest League position | 24th, Division Three, 2002-03 | | Furthest in FA Cup | 6th round, 1978-79, 1981-82 | | Furthest in League Cup | Semi-final, 1960-61 | | | | | Most League points | | | 2 for a win | 62, Division Four, 1974-75 | | 3 for a win | 89, League Two, 2014-15 | | Fewest League points | | | 2 for a win | 31, Division Three, 1973-74 | | 3 for a win | 40, Division Three, 1999-2000 | | Most League goals scored | 101, Division Four, 1958-59 | | Most League goals conceded | 92, Division Three, 2002-03 | | Fewest League goals scored | 31, League One, 2019-20 | | Fewest League goals conceded | 31, League Two, 2014-15 | | Most wins in a League season | 27, League Two, 2014-15 | | Fewest wins in a League season | 8, Division Two, 1988-89 | | Most draws in a League season | 19, Division Three, 1978-79 | | Fewest draws in a League season | 5, Division Two, 1979-80 | | Most losses in a League season | 25, Division Three, 1973-74 | | Fewest losses in a League season | 6, Division Three, 1979-80 | | Record League win | 7-0 v Swindon Town, Division Three (South), 6th May 1955 | | Record Cup win | 11-2 v Marine, FA Cup 1st round, 11th November 1995 | | Record League Cup win | 6-1 v Wrexham, League Cup 1st round, 24 August 1966 | | Record defeat | 1-8 v Norwich City, Division Three (South), 13th September 1952 1-8 v Coventry City, Division Three, 22nd October 1963 | | Record League Cup defeat | 1-6 v Walsall, League Cup 1st round, 29 August 1973 1-6 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, Rumbelows Cup 2nd round 1st leg, 24 September 1991 | | | | | Highest number of League goals scored | | | in a season | 38, Arthur Rowley, Division Four, 1958-59 | | in total | 152, Arthur Rowley, 1958-65 | | | | | Most League goals scored in one match | 5, Alf Wood v Blackburn Rovers, Division Three, 2nd October 1971 | | Most League appearances | 418, Mickey Brown, 1986-91, 1992-94 and 1996-2001 | Most capped player | 5, Jimmy McLaughlin for Northern Ireland 5, Bernard McNally for Northern Ireland | | Youngest League player | Graham French, 16 years 177 days v Reading, 30th September 1961 | | Highest transfer fee received | £600,000 for Joe Hart to Manchester City, May 2006 | | Highest transfer fee paid | £170,000 for Grant Holt from Nottingham Forest, June 2008 |
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