Shrewsbury Town F.C.

Early history

The first club in the town was the Shrewsbury Football Club, founded in 1868, which in the 1877–78 football season won both the Birmingham Senior Cup and Shropshire Senior Cup, and was captained by John Hawley Edwards. It disbanded in around 1880. The present Shrewsbury Town were formed in 1886, following the demise of first Shropshire Wanderers and later indirectly Castle Blues. Press reports differ as to the exact date the new club was formed, The Eddowes Shropshire Journal of 26 May 1886 reported the birth of the club at The Lion Hotel, Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury. The Shrewsbury Chronicle reported the club being formed at the Turf Hotel, Claremont Hill, Shrewsbury. It may be both accounts are true, with a get-together at The Lion being finalised at the Turf. After friendlies and regional cup competitions for the first few seasons, Shrewsbury were founder members of the Shropshire & District League in 1890–91, later admitted to the Birmingham & District League in 1895–96. Many of the teams Town faced in the early days have vanished, however Shrewsbury met many of today's Football League and Conference teams, including Crewe Alexandra, Coventry City, Stoke City, Kidderminster Harriers and Stafford Rangers. In 1910, Shrewsbury looked to move to a new ground, having spent early years at locations across the town, notably near Copthorne Barracks west of the town. The club moved to Gay Meadow on the edge of the town centre, within sight of Shrewsbury Abbey, and…

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Third Division (level 3) Champions: 1978–79 Fourth Division / Third Division / League Two (level 4) Champions: 1993–94 Runners-up: 1974–75, 2011–12, 2014–15 Promoted: 1958–59 Conference (level 5) Play-off winners: 2004 Birmingham & District League Champions: 1922–23 Runners-up: 1913–14, 1923–24, 1936–37 Midland League Champions: 1937–38, 1945–46, 1947–48 Cup

Football League Trophy / EFL Trophy Runners-up: 1995–96, 2017–18 Welsh Cup Winners: 1890–91, 1937–38, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1983–84, 1984–85 Runners-up: 1930–31, 1947–48, 1979–80 Minor

Shropshire and District League Runners-up: 1890–91 Mid Wales League Winners: 1934–35, 1935–36 Central League Winners: 2009, 2013 Central League Cup Winners: 2006 Shropshire Senior Cup Winners (67) - A Record Herefordshire Senior Cup Winners: 1951, 1986, 1998 Runners up: 1973, 1987 Walsall Senior Cup Winners: 1924, 1925, 1926 Shropshire Mayors Charity Cup Winners: 1890, 1893, 1902, 1903, 1908, 1909, 1925 Runners up: 1889, 1895, 1898, 1899, 1905, 1906, 1923, 1939, 1948 Keys Cup Winners: 1924, 1937