2014–15 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season explained

The 2014−15 season was Shrewsbury's first season back in League Two after being relegated in the 2013−14 season. They won promotion back to League One at the first attempt, following a 1–0 win away at Cheltenham Town on 25 April 2015.^[6]

They also participated in the League Cup, the Football League Trophy and the FA Cup.

A side consisting of youth and reserve team players also contested, and subsequently won the Shropshire Senior Cup.

Players

First team squad information

As of match played 2 May 2015

No.	Name	Position	Nationality	Place of Birth	Date of Birth (Age)	Club caps (all comps)	Club goals (all comps)	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1	Jayson Leutwiler	GK		Basel	25 April 1989	54	0	Middlesbrough	11 June 2014	Free	2016
21	Mark Halstead	GK		Blackpool	17 September 1990	2	0	Blackpool	5 June 2014	Free	2016
36	Callum Burton	GK		Newport, Shropshire	15 August 1996	0	0	Academy	24 February 2014	Trainee	2016
Defenders
2	Jermaine Grandison	CB/RB		Birmingham	15 December 1990	147	5	Free Agent	3 December 2013	Free	2015
3	Mickey Demetriou	LB		Durrington	12 March 1990	49	3	Kidderminster Harriers	2 June 2014	Free	2016
5	Mark Ellis	CB		Kingsbridge	30 September 1988	35	3	Crewe Alexandra	30 May 2014	Free	2016
6	Connor Goldson	CB		York	18 December 1992	117	8	Academy	12 May 2010	Trainee	2016
12	Cameron Gayle	RB/LB/CB		Birmingham	22 November 1992	54	1	West Bromwich Albion	10 July 2014	Free	2016
20	Nathaniel Knight-Percival	CB		Enfield	31 March 1987	36	1	Peterborough United	22 May 2014	Free	2016
29	Rhys Sharpe	LB/CB			17 October 1994	3	0	Derby County	13 March 2015	Loan	11 April 2015
31	Dominic Smith	CB			9 February 1996	0	0	Academy	26 December 2012	Trainee	2016
Midfielders
4	Ryan Woods	CM/RB		Norton Canes	13 December 1993	96	1	Academy	1 July 2012	Trainee	2015
7	Ashley Vincent	LM/RM		Oldbury	26 May 1985	10	0	Cheltenham Town	20 May 2014	Free	2016
11	Liam Lawrence (C)	LM/RM/CM		Retford	14 December 1981	38	6	Barnsley	4 July 2014	Free	2016
14	James Wesolowski	CM		Sydney	25 August 1987	28	1	Oldham Athletic	6 June 2014	Free	2016
15	Aaron Wildig	CM		Hereford	15 April 1992	71	6	Cardiff City	8 November 2011	Free	2015
16	Keith Southern	CM		Gateshead	24 April 1981	6	0	Fleetwood Town	19 January 2015	Loan	End of season 2015
17	James Caton	LM/RM		Widnes	4 January 1994	4	0	Blackpool	18 June 2014	Free	2016
22	Jordan Clark	LM/CM		Hoyland	22 September 1993	33	3	Barnsley	17 July 2014	Free	2015
24	Bobby Grant	LM/CM		Litherland	1 July 1990	37	6	Blackpool	9 October 2014	Loan	End of season 2015
35	Josh Ginnelly	LM/RM		Coventry	24 April 1997	3	0	Academy	3 May 2014	Trainee	2015
Forwards
9	James Collins	CF		Coventry	1 December 1990	126	41	Hibernian	4 June 2014	Undisclosed	2016
10	Scott Vernon	CF		Manchester	13 December 1983	26	2	Aberdeen	18 June 2014	Free	2016
19	Andy Mangan	CF		Liverpool	30 August 1986	36	10	Forest Green Rovers	24 July 2014	Undisclosed	2015
23	Tyrone Barnett	CF		Stevenage	28 October 1985	18	4	Peterborough United	2 February 2015	Undisclosed	2017
26	Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro	CF		Toulouse	4 January 1985	51	9	Tranmere Rovers	2 July 2014	Free	Undisclosed
28	Mikael Mandron	CF		France	11 October 1994	3	0	Sunderland	29 January 2015	Loan	End of season 2015

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
20 May 2014	MF		Ashley Vincent	Cheltenham Town	Free	[7]
22 May 2014	DF		Nathaniel Knight-Percival	Peterborough United	Free	[8]
30 May 2014	DF		Mark Ellis	Crewe Alexandra	Free	[9]
2 June 2014	DF		Mickey Demetriou	Kidderminster Harriers	Free	[10]
4 June 2014	FW		James Collins	Hibernian	Undisclosed	[11]
5 June 2014	GK		Mark Halstead	Blackpool	Free	[12]
6 June 2014	MF		James Wesolowski	Oldham Athletic	Free	[13]
11 June 2014	GK		Jayson Leutwiler	Middlesbrough	Free	[14]
18 June 2014	FW		Scott Vernon	Aberdeen	Free	[15]
18 June 2014	MF		James Caton	Blackpool	Free	[16]
2 July 2014	FW		Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro	Tranmere Rovers	Free	[17]
4 July 2014	MF		Liam Lawrence	Barnsley	Free	[18]
10 July 2014	DF		Cameron Gayle	West Bromwich Albion	Free	[19]
17 July 2014	MF		Jordan Clark	Barnsley	Free	[20]
17 July 2014	MF		Andy Robinson	Tranmere Rovers	Free	[21]
24 July 2014	FW		Andy Mangan	Forest Green Rovers	Free	[22]
27 August 2014	MF		Anthony Griffith	Harrogate	Free	[23]
2 February 2015	FW		Tyrone Barnett	Peterborough United	Undisclosed	[24]

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
13 May 2014	GK		Joe Anyon	Scunthorpe United	Free	[25] [26]
13 May 2014	MF		Asa Hall	Cheltenham Town	Free	[27]
13 May 2014	DF		Joe Jacobson	Wycombe Wanderers	Free	[28]
13 May 2014	DF		Alex McQuade	Guiseley	Free	[29]
13 May 2014	MF		Paul Parry	Released	Free
13 May 2014	MF		Luke Summerfield	York City	Free	[30]
13 May 2014	GK		Chris Weale	Yeovil Town	Free	[31]
2 June 2014	MF		Tamika Mkandawire	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Free	[32] [33]
2 June 2014	DF		Dave Winfield	York City	Free	[34] [35]
4 June 2014	MF		Jon Taylor	Peterborough United	Undisclosed	[36]
23 June 2014	FW		Tom Bradshaw	Walsall	Undisclosed	[37]
15 January 2015	MF		Anthony Griffith	Carlisle United	Free	[38]
16 January 2015	MF		David McAllister	Stevenage	Free	[39] [40]
19 March 2015	MF		Andy Robinson	Retired	Free	[41]

Loans in

Date From	Date To	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Ref.
9 October 2014	30 June 2015	MF		Bobby Grant	Blackpool	[42] [43] [44] [45]
18 October 2014	24 November 2014	DF		Jack Grimmer	Fulham	[46] [47]
27 November 2014	5 January 2014	DF		Josh Passley	Fulham	[48]
17 January 2015	15 February 2015	DF		Connor Randall	Liverpool	[49]
19 January 2015	30 June 2015	MF		Keith Southern	Fleetwood Town	[50]
28 January 2015	30 June 2015	FW		Mikael Mandron	Sunderland	[51]
13 March 2015	30 June 2015	DF		Rhys Sharpe	Derby County	[52] [53]

Loans out

Date From	Date To	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Ref.
26 September 2014	7 April 2015	DF		Dominic Smith	Tamworth	[54] [55] [56] [57]
16 October 2014	5 January 2015	MF		David McAllister	Stevenage	[58] [59]
23 December 2014	1 January 2015	GK		Callum Burton	Nuneaton Town	[60] [61]
17 January 2015	15 February 2015	GK		Callum Burton	Southport	[62]
19 January 2015	21 February 2015	MF		Aaron Wildig	Kidderminster Harriers	[63]
19 January 2015	21 February 2015	MF		James Caton	Southport	[64]
20 March 2015	19 April 2015	MF		Aaron Wildig	Morecambe	[65]

Competitions

League Two

Match details

League Two

See main article: 2014–15 Football League Two.

The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.^[66]

FA Cup

See main article: 2014–15 FA Cup.

The draw for the first round was made on 27 October 2014 at 1900. Shrewsbury were drawn away at Walsall.^[67]

League Cup

See main article: 2014–15 Football League Cup.

The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 and Shrewsbury were drawn at home against Blackpool.^[68] For the second round the draw was made on 13 August 2014 and this time Shrewsbury were drawn away at Leicester City.^[69] The draw for the third round was made on 27 August 2014 when Shrewsbury were drawn at home to Norwich City.^[70] On 24 September 2014, the draw for the fourth round was made and Shrewsbury were drawn at home to Premier League club Chelsea.^[71]

Football League Trophy

See main article: 2014–15 Football League Trophy.

The draw for the first round was made on 16 August 2014.

Shropshire Senior Cup

Shrewsbury Town received a bye to the semi-final stage.^[72]

Player statistics

Squad stats

As of match played 2 May 2015^[73]

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Top scorers

width=60	Place	width=60	Position	width=60	Nation	width=60	Number	width=180	Name	width=80	League Two	width=80	FA Cup	width=80	League Cup	width=80	FL Trophy	width=80	Total
1	FW		9		15	1	1	0	17
2	FW		19		8	0	2	0	10
3	FW		26		9	0	0	0	9
4	DF		6		7	0	0	0	7
5	MF		24		6	0	0	0	6
	MF		11		5	1	0	0	6
6	FW		23		4	0	0	0	4
7	DF		5		2	1	0	0	3
	DF		3		3	0	0	0	3
	MF		22		3	0	0	0	3
8	DF		2		2	0	0	0	2
	FW		10		1	0	1	0	2
9	MF		14		1	0	0	0	1
	DF		20		1	0	0	0	1

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	League Two		FA Cup		League Cup		FL Trophy		Total
1		GK		2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
2		DF		2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	1
2		DF		1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
4		MF	Ryan Woods	8	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	11	0
5		DF	Mark Ellis	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
6		DF		11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
7		MF		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9		FW		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
10		FW		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11		MF		6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
12		DF		1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
14		MF		4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
16		MF		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
19		FW		2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
20		DF		6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
21		GK		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22		MF		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
23		FW		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
24		MF		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
25		DF		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
26		FW		1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
29		DF		1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

Notes and References

1. Web site: Young Town beat Bucks. Shropshire Star. 3 March 2015. 3 March 2015.
2. Web site: BBC Sport. Shrewsbury Town 0–2 Plymouth Argyle. 4 May 2015.
3. Web site: BBC Sport. Shrewsbury Town 1–2 Chelsea. 29 October 2014.
4. Web site: BBC Sport. Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Carlisle United. 18 September 2014.
5. Web site: League Two 2014/2015 Attendance. 7 February 2015.
6. Web site: Cheltenham Town 0-1 Shrewsbury Town. BBC Sport. 25 April 2015. 26 April 2015.
7. Web site: Micky Mellon completes first signing . Shrewsbury Town FC . 20 May 2014.
8. News: Town sign Nathaniel Knight-Percival. Shrewsweb. 22 May 2014. 22 May 2014.
9. Web site: Shrewsbury Town sign defender Mark Ellis. Shropshire Star . 30 May 2014.
10. Web site: Shrewsbury Town: Demetriou signs from Kidderminster Harriers. BBC Sport . 2 June 2014.
11. Web site: James Collins: Hibernian striker re-signs for Shrewsbury Town. BBC Sport . 4 June 2014.
12. Web site: Mark Halstead Nets Town Move. Shrewsweb . 5 June 2014.
13. Web site: James Wesolowski Joins Town . Shrewsbury Town FC . 6 June 2014.
14. Web site: Jayson Leutwiler signs following Middlesbrough exit . BBC Sport . 11 June 2014.
15. Web site: Scott Vernon Joins Town . Shrewsweb . 18 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140618182539/http://www.shrewsburytown.com/news/article/18jun14-scott-vernon-joins-town-1648907.aspx . 18 June 2014 . dmy .
16. Web site: James Caton The Latest Arrival. Shrewsweb . 18 June 2014.
17. News: Town sign Akpa Akpro . Shrewsbury Town F.C . 2 July 2014 . 2 July 2014.
18. News: Liam Lawrence: Shrewsbury Town sign ex-Barnsley and Stoke winger . BBC Sport . 4 July 2014 . 4 July 2014.
19. News: Cameron Gayle Joins Town . Shrewsbury Town F.C . 10 July 2014 . 10 July 2014.
20. News: Town sign Jordan Clark after impressing on trial . Shrewsbury Town F.C . 17 July 2014 . 17 July 2014.
21. News: Andy Robinson completes move to Greenhous Meadow . Shrewsbury Town F.C . 17 July 2014 . 17 July 2014.
22. News: Town Sign Mangan . Shrewsbury Town F.C . 24 July 2014 . 24 July 2014.
23. News: Town Sign Anthony Griffith . Shrewsbury Town F.C . 27 August 2014 . 27 August 2014.
24. News: Barnett Joins Town . Shrewsbury Town F.C . 2 February 2015.
25. Web site: The Retained and Released List. Shrewsbury Town FC . 13 May 2014.
26. News: Scunthorpe sign goalkeeper Anyon . BBC Sport . 26 January 2015.
27. Web site: Former Shrewsbury Town and Oxford United midfielder has joined Cheltenham Town on a two-year contract. Gloucestershire Echo. 28 May 2014. 28 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140529084951/http://www.gloucestershireecho.co.uk/Shrewsbury-Town-midfielder-Asa-Hall-joins/story-21153745-detail/story.html. 29 May 2014. dead. dmy-all.
28. Web site: Ainsworth Signs Deal With Left Back. Wycombe Wanderers F.C. . 1 July 2014.
29. Web site: Bower brings in defender McQuade. Guiseley A.F.C. . 6 August 2014.
30. News: Luke Summerfield: York City sign ex-Shrewsbury Town midfielder . BBC Sport. 30 June 2014.
31. News: Yeovil Town: Chris Weale and Artur Krysiak sign deals . BBC Sport. 30 June 2014.
32. Web site: Tamika Mkandawire Departs Shrewsbury Town . Shrewsbury Town FC . 2 June 2014.
33. Web site: Rowdies Add Dynamic International Duo . Tampa Bay Rowdies . 4 July 2014 . 6 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140711110220/http://www.rowdiessoccer.com/news/detail/uuid/xuy4z9ohtzu11p28duw2ey07r/rowdies-add-dynamic-international-duo#.U7mo9xxCgcP . 11 July 2014 . dead . dmy-all .
34. Web site: Dave Winfield Departs Shrewsbury Town . Shrewsbury Town FC . 2 June 2014.
35. News: Winfield completes Minstermen move . Football League . 16 June 2014 . 16 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714212016/http://www.football-league.co.uk/league2/news/20140616/dave-winfield-completes-minstermen-move_2293326_3909806 . 14 July 2014 . dead . dmy-all .
36. Web site: Peterborough United sign Shrewsbury Town's Jon Taylor . BBC Sport . 4 June 2014.
37. Web site: Tom Bradshaw Joins Walsall . Shrewsweb . 23 June 2014.
38. News: Town allow Anthony Griffith to join Carlisle . Shropshire Star . 15 January 2015.
39. News: Macca Moves On From Town . Shrewsweb . 16 January 2015.
40. News: David McAllister Signs Permanent Deal At Stevenage FC . Stevenage F.C . 20 January 2015.
41. News: Andy Robinson Leaves Town. Shrewsweb . 19 March 2015.
42. News: Grant Signs On Loan . Shrewsbury Town F.C . 9 October 2014.
43. News: Jack Grimmer and Bobby Grant extend loan deals . BBC Sport. 3 November 2014. 8 November 2014.
44. News: LOAN NEWS: Grant, Passley and McAllister . Shrewsweb. 6 January 2015. 6 January 2015.
45. Web site: Bobby Grant: Blackpool winger extends Shrewsbury Town loan. BBC Sport. 7 January 2015. 7 January 2015.
46. News: Jack Grimmer: Fulham defender joins Shrewsbury on loan . BBC Sport . 18 October 2014.
47. News: Fulham: Jack Grimmer is recalled from loan at Shrewsbury Town . BBC Sport. 24 November 2014. 24 November 2014.
48. News: Defender Joins On Loan . Shrewsbury Town F.C . 27 November 2014.
49. News: Connor Randall: Liverpool teenager joins Shrewsbury on loan . BBC Sport . 17 January 2015.
50. News: Keith Southern joins Shrewsbury Town on loan until the end of the season . Fleetwood Town F.C . 19 January 2015.
51. News: Mandron Signs On Loan . Shrewsbury Town F.C . 28 January 2015.
52. News: Shrewsbury Town: Derby County's Rhys Sharpe agrees youth loan. BBC Sport . 13 March 2015.
53. Web site: Sharpe Loan Extended Until End Of The Season. Shrewsweb. 17 April 2015. 17 April 2015.
54. Web site: Dom Smith to Tamworth. Shrewsbury Town FC . 26 September 2014.
55. Web site: FA Cup Saturday. Tamworth FC . 24 October 2014.
56. Web site: Tamworth FC extend Dominic Smith loan . Tamworth Herald . 31 December 2014 . 6 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924121929/http://www.tamworthherald.co.uk/Tamworth-FC-extend-Dominic-Smith-loan/story-25787956-detail/story.html . 24 September 2015 . dead .
57. Web site: Dominic Smith recalled by Shrewsbury. Shropshire Star. 7 April 2015. 9 April 2015.
58. News: Macca Goes Out On Loan . Shrewsbury Town F.C . 16 October 2014.
59. News: Loans extended . Shrewsbury Town F.C . 14 November 2014.
60. News: Callum Burton: Nuneaton Town sign young Shrewsbury keeper . BBC Sport . 23 December 2014.
61. News: Christian Dibble: Barnsley keeper back on loan at Nuneaton Town. BBC Sport . 2 January 2015.
62. News: Callum Goes Out On Loan . Shrewsweb . 17 January 2015.
63. News: Harriers sign midfielder Aaron Wildig on loan . Kidderminster Harriers F.C . 19 January 2015 . 19 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150119203443/http://www.harriers.co.uk/news/article/new-signing-harriers-sign-midfielder-aaron-wildig-on-loan-2213963.aspx . 19 January 2015 . dead . dmy-all .
64. News: James Caton: Southport sign Shrewsbury winger on loan . BBC Sport . 19 January 2015.
65. News: Wildig Joins The Shrimps . Shrewsbury Town F.C . 20 March 2015.
66. News: Town Start At Wimbledon . Shrewsbury Town F.C . 18 June 2014 . 18 June 2014.
67. News: Walsall in the FA Cup . Shrewsbury Town F.C . 27 October 2014 . 27 October 2014.
68. News: Town drawn against Blackpool in Capital One Cup . Shrewsbury Town F.C . 17 June 2014 . 17 June 2014.
69. Web site: Capital One Cup round 2 draw. Capital One Cup. 13 August 2014. 27 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140817052805/http://www.capitalonecup.co.uk/news/article/20140813round2drawrp-1827422.aspx. 17 August 2014. dead. dmy-all.
70. Web site: Capital One Cup round 3 draw . Capital One Cup . 27 August 2014 . 27 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140831061147/http://www.capitalonecup.co.uk/news/article/20140827round3drawrp-1879772.aspx . 31 August 2014 .
71. Web site: League Cup draw: Shrewsbury face Chelsea, Liverpool v Swansea. BBC Sport. 24 September 2014. 26 September 2014.
72. Web site: Ellesmere Rangers to face The New Saints in Shropshire Senior Cup. Shropshire Star. 4 June 2014. 9 December 2014.
73. Web site: Shrewsbury Town FC Player Appearances 2014/15. Soccerbase. 6 September 2014.