2009–10 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season explained

Club:	Shrewsbury Town
Season:	2009–10
Manager:	Paul Simpson
Chairman:	Roland Wycherley
League:	League Two
League Result:	12th
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	First round
Cup2:	League Cup
Cup2 Result:	First round
Cup3:	Football League Trophy
Cup3 Result:	Second round
League Topscorer:	Dave Hibbert (13)
Season Topscorer:	Dave Hibbert (14)
Highest Attendance:	7,096 vs. Port Vale, 10 October 2009
Lowest Attendance:	4,184 vs. Ipswich Town, 11 August 2009
Average Attendance:	5,481^[1]
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Prevseason:	2008–09
Nextseason:	2010–11

The 2009–10 season was Shrewsbury Town's 6th consecutive season in League Two.

Pre-season friendlies

Date	Kick Off (Local)	Opponent	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
15 July 2009	19:45	Northwich Victoria	A	1–0	Robinson 80'	390	^[2]
22 July 2009	19:45	West Bromwich Albion	H	0–2		2,437	^[3]
25 July 2009	15:00	Leicester City	H	0–4		2,030	^[4]
1 August 2009	15:00	Tranmere Rovers	A	1–1	Langmead 19'		^[5]

League Two

Matches

Date	Kick Off (Local)	Opponent	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
8 August 2009	15:00	Burton Albion	H	3–1	Robinson 10', Hibbert 49', Labadie 82'	6,438	^[7]
15 August 2009	15:00	Barnet	A	2–2	Elder 2', Hibbert 57'	1,835	^[8]
18 August 2009	19:45	Dagenham & Redbridge	A	0–5		1,683	^[9]
22 August 2009	15:00	Chesterfield	H	1–1	Leslie 31'	5,086	^[10]
29 August 2009	15:00	Accrington Stanley	A	3–1	Leslie 17' (pen.), Langmead 50', Hibbert 82'	1,447	^[11]
5 September 2009	15:00	Bradford City	H	1–2	Hibbert 67'	5,525	^[12]
12 September 2009	15:00	Crewe Alexandra	H	2–0	Hibbert 28', Labadie 69'	6,204	^[13]
19 September 2009	15:00	Lincoln City	A	2–0	Robinson 27', Hibbert 75'	3,234	^[14]
26 September 2009	15:00	Northampton Town	H	3–0	Robinson 22', Labadie 49', Langmead 54'	5,548	^[15]
29 September 2009	19:45	Cheltenham Town	A	2–1	Hibbert 72', Labadie 74'	2,928	^[16]
3 October 2009	15:00	Morecambe	A	1–1	Labadie 7'	2,105	^[17]
10 October 2009	15:00	Port Vale	H	0–1		7,096	^[18]
17 October 2009	15:00	Darlington	A	1–2	Neal 4'	1,958	^[19]
24 October 2009	15:00	Aldershot Town	H	3–1	Fairhurst 32', Neal 45', Elder 60'	5,417	^[20]
31 October 2009	15:00	Notts County	A	1–1	Devitt 30'	7,562	^[21]
14 November 2009	15:00	Torquay United	H	1–1	Hibbert 81'	5,072	^[22]
21 November 2009	15:00	Bury	H	1–1	Coughlan 90'	5,070	^[23]
24 November 2009	19:45	Hereford United	A	1–2	Fairhurst 45'	2,913	^[24]
1 December 2009	19:45	Rotherham United	H	2–0	Fairhurst 43', Devitt 88'	4,522	^[25]
5 December 2009	15:00	Bournemouth	A	0–1		4,652	^[26]
12 December 2009	15:00	Grimsby Town	H	0–0		4,850	^[27]
19 December 2009	15:00	Rochdale	A	0–4		2,596	^[28]
26 December 2009	15:00	Macclesfield Town	H	2–2	Fairhurst 45', Hibbert 90'	5,942	^[29]
28 December 2009	15:00	Bradford City	A	3–1	Dunfield 11', McIntyre 45' (pen.), Hibbert 79'	11,522	^[30]
2 January 2010	15:00	Chesterfield	A	1–0	Hibbert 38'	3,601	^[31]
16 January 2010	15:00	Burton	A	1–1	Hibbert 27'	3,139	^[32]
23 January 2010	15:00	Dagenham & Redbridge	H	2–1	Hibbert 13', Leslie 45'	4,812	^[33]
30 January 2010	15:00	Accrington Stanley	H	0–1
6 February 2010	15:00	Macclesfield Town	A	1–0
9 February 2010	19:45	Barnet	H	2–0
13 February 2010	15:00	Hereford United	H	3–1
19 February 2010	19:45	Bury	A	0–1
22 February 2010	19:45	Rotherham United	A	1–1
27 February 2010	15:00	Bournemouth	H	1–0
6 March 2010	15:00	Grimsby Town	A	0–3
13 March 2010	15:00	Rochdale	H	0–1
20 March 2010	15:00	Aldershot Town	A	0–2
27 March 2010	15:00	Darlington	H	0–2
3 April 2010	15:00	Torquay United	A	1–2
5 April 2010	15:00	Notts County	H	0–1
10 April 2010	15:00	Crewe Alexandra	A	3–0
13 April 2010	19:45	Cheltenham Town	H	0–0
17 April 2010	15:00	Lincoln City	H	1–0
24 April 2010	15:00	Northampton Town	A	0–2
1 May 2010	15:00	Morecambe	H	2–3
8 May 2010	15:00	Port Vale	A	1–1

FA Cup

Shrewsbury Town entered the 2009–10 FA Cup at the First Round.

League Cup

The draw for the First Round of the 2009–10 League Cup took place on 16 June 2009. Shrewsbury Town was paired with Ipswich Town, the tie took place at New Meadow on 11 August 2009.

Johnstone's Paint Trophy

A bye in the First Round of the 2009–10 Johnston's Paint Trophy was given to Shrewsbury Town. In the Second Round, the club was paired with Accrington Stanley. The game was originally scheduled to be played in the week commencing 5 October 2009, however a waterlogged pitch at the Crown Ground meant the game was postponed until 20 October 2009.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Soccer Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables – ESPN . dead.
2. Web site: 16 July 2009 . Town 1 Northwich Victoria 0. Shrewsbury Town F.C. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004153525/http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10443~1723650,00.html . 4 October 2011 . 4 October 2011 .
3. Web site: Shrewsbury Town F.C. . Town 0 WBA 2 . 7 August 2009 . 4 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004153544/http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10443~1730551,00.html . dead .
4. Web site: 25 July 2009 . Town 0 Leicester City 4. Shrewsbury Town F.C. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004153748/http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10443~1733270,00.html . 4 October 2011 . 4 October 2011 .
5. Web site: Shrewsbury Town F.C. . Town 1 Tranmere Rovers 1 . 7 August 2009 . 4 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004153954/http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10443~1740452,00.html . dead .
6. Web site: Shrewsbury Town F.C. . Town 1 AFC Telford 1 . 7 August 2009 . 4 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154004/http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10443~1725830,00.html . dead .
7. Web site: Shrewsbury 3 – 1 Burton Albion . https://web.archive.org/web/20120223183511/http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10443~49141%2C00.html . 23 February 2012 . 8 August 2009.
8. Web site: Shrewsbury Town F.C. . Barnet 2 – 2 Shrewsbury . 15 August 2009. 19 October 2009 . 4 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004155135/http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10443~49179,00.html . dead .
9. Web site: Shrewsbury Town F.C. . Dagenham Redbridge 5 – 0 Shrewsbury . 18 August 2009. 19 October 2009 . 4 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004155207/http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10443~49224,00.html . dead .
10. Web site: Shrewsbury Town F.C. . Shrewsbury 1 – 1 Chesterfield . 22 August 2009. 22 August 2009 . 4 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154131/http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10443~47350,00.html . dead .
11. Web site: Shrewsbury Town F.C. . Accrington Stanley 1 – 3 Shrewsbury . 29 August 2009. 31 August 2009 . 4 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154233/http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10443~47386,00.html . dead .
12. Web site: Shrewsbury Town F.C. . Shrewsbury 1 – 2 Bradford . 5 September 2009. 13 September 2009 . 4 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154319/http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10443~48697,00.html . dead .
13. Web site: Shrewsbury Town F.C. . Shrewsbury 2 – 0 Crewe . 12 September 2009. 13 September 2009 . 4 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154357/http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10443~48743,00.html . dead .
14. Web site: Shrewsbury Town F.C. . Lincoln City 0 – 2 Shrewsbury . 19 September 2009. 19 September 2009 . 4 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154548/http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10443~47581,00.html . dead .
15. Web site: Shrewsbury Town F.C. . Shrewsbury 3 – 0 Northampton . 26 September 2009. 27 September 2009 . 4 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154619/http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10443~47630,00.html . dead .
16. Web site: Shrewsbury Town F.C. . Cheltenham 1 – 2 Shrewsbury . 29 September 2009. 19 October 2009 . 4 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004155453/http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10443~47656,00.html . dead .
17. Web site: Shrewsbury Town F.C. . Morecambe 1 – 1 Shrewsbury . 3 October 2009. 6 October 2009 . 4 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154739/http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10443~47708,00.html . dead .
18. Web site: Shrewsbury Town F.C. . Shrewsbury 0 – 1 Port Vale . 10 October 2009. 19 October 2009 . 4 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004155258/http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10443~47735,00.html . dead .
19. Web site: Shrewsbury Town F.C. . Darlington 2 – 1 Shrewsbury . 17 October 2009. 19 October 2009 . 4 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004155330/http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10443~47776,00.html . dead .
20. Web site: Shrewsbury Town F.C. . Shrewsbury 3 – 1 Aldershot . 24 October 2009. 5 November 2009 . 4 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004155558/http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10443~48325,00.html . dead .
21. Web site: Shrewsbury Town F.C. . Notts County 1 – 1 Shrewsbury . 31 October 2009. 5 November 2009 . 4 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004155638/http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10443~48354,00.html . dead .
22. Web site: 14 November 2009 . Shrewsbury 1 – 1 Torquay United. Shrewsbury Town F.C. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004155752/http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10443~48402,00.html . 4 October 2011 . 4 October 2011 .
23. Web site: 21 November 2009 . Shrewsbury 1–1 Bury. Shrewsbury Town F.C. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120307235458/http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10443~48461,00.html . 7 March 2012 . 7 March 2012.
24. Web site: Shrewsbury Town F.C. . Hereford 2 – 1 Shrewsbury . 24 November 2009. 5 January 2010 . 4 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004155952/http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10443~48482,00.html . dead .
25. Web site: Shrewsbury Town F.C. . Shrewsbury 2 – 0 Rotherham . 1 December 2009. 5 January 2010 . 4 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004160031/http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10443~48527,00.html . dead .
26. Web site: 5 December 2009 . Bournemouth 1–0 Shrewsbury. Shrewsbury Town F.C. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120307235628/http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10443~48564,00.html . 7 March 2012 . 7 March 2012.
27. Web site: Shrewsbury Town F.C. . Shrewsbury 0 – 0 Grimsby . 12 December 2009. 5 January 2010 . 4 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004160610/http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10443~48631,00.html . dead .
28. Web site: Shrewsbury Town F.C. . Rochdale 4 – 0 Shrewsbury . 19 December 2009. 5 January 2010 . 7 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120307235711/http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10443~47793,00.html . dead .
29. Web site: Shrewsbury Town F.C. . Shrewsbury 2 – 2 Macclesfield . 26 December 2009. 5 January 2010 . 7 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120307235747/http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10443~47839,00.html . dead .
30. Web site: Shrewsbury Town F.C. . Bradford 1 – 3 Shrewsbury . 28 December 2009. 5 January 2010 . 7 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120307235814/http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10443~47878,00.html . dead .
31. Web site: 2 January 2010 . Chesterfield 0–1 Shrewsbury. Shrewsbury Town F.C. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120307235832/http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10443~47901,00.html . 7 March 2012 . 7 March 2012.
32. Web site: 16 January 2010 . Burton 1–1 Shrewsbury. Shrewsbury Town F.C. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120308000112/http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10443~48154,00.html . 8 March 2012 . 28 January 2010.
33. Web site: Shrewsbury Town F.C. . Shrewsbury 2 – 1 Dagenham Redbridge . 23 January 2010. 28 January 2010 . 8 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120308000130/http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10443~48184,00.html . dead .
34. Web site: Shrewsbury Town F.C. . Shrewsbury 0 – 1 Staines Town . 7 November 2009. 5 January 2010 . 7 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120307235852/http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10443~51083,00.html . dead .
35. Web site: Shrewsbury Town F.C. . Shrewsbury 3 – 3 Ipswich . 11 August 2009. 12 August 2009 . 4 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154103/http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10443~49726,00.html . dead .
36. Web site: Shrewsbury Town F.C. . Accrington Stanley 2 – 0 Shrewsbury . 20 October 2009. 5 January 2010 . 8 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120308000053/http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10443~50858,00.html . dead .