League Two Insight: Shrewsbury Town

Ahead of the Spireites’ return to League Two action, we are going to take a look at all 23 other teams that make up the division.

We are continuing with Shrewsbury Town:

FACT FILE

Team Name: Shrewsbury Town Football Club

Nickname: Salop

Year Founded: 1886

Stadium: The Croud Meadow

Capacity: 9,875

2024/25 Finish: 24^th in Sky Bet League One (relegated)

MANAGER

After the departure of Gareth Ainsworth in March 2025, Shrewsbury appointed Michael Appleton as his replacement. He was handed the very tough task of keeping the club in League One with his new side 14 points from safety with just nine games left of the campaign. Despite suffering relegation to League Two, Appleton signed a new deal to take him into the 2025/26 season.

Record with Shrewsbury Town:

P 9 W 1 D 2 L 6 GF 7 GA 17

KEY PLAYER

Despite Shrewsbury Town’s relegation last season, John Marquis had his best campaign in four years – since scoring 18 for Portsmouth in 2020/21. The striker captained the team for the second half of last term and will be looking to add more goals this time around.

Last season in numbers:

Appearances – 43

Goals –12

Assists – 1

Yellow Cards – 5

Red Cards – 1

Minutes Played – 3,098

PLAYED FOR BOTH

Upon leaving Sheffield Wednesday at the end of the 2021/22 campaign, Chey Dunkley signed for League One side Shrewsbury Town. The defender only missed one game in his two seasons in Shropshire – captaining the side in his second year. He made exactly 100 appearances and scored ten times for the Shrews.

After taking the decision to depart Shrewsbury, Dunkley signed for Chesterfield and linked back up with Paul Cook who he played under at Wigan Athletic. Unfortunately, the veteran only made 11 appearances before his season was cut short. He has now recovered and ready ahead of the 2025/26 League Two campaign.