2016–17 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season explained

Club:Shrewsbury Town
Season:2016–17
Manager: (until 6 October 2016)[1]
Danny Coyne (caretaker from 6 October 2016)
Paul Hurst (from 24 October 2016)[2]
Stadium:New Meadow
League:League One
League Result:18th
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Second round (knocked out by Fleetwood Town)
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:Second round (knocked out by Sunderland)
Cup3:FL Trophy
Cup3 Result:Exited at group stage
Cup4:Shropshire Senior Cup
Cup4 Result:Finalists (knocked out by AFC Telford United)
League Topscorer:Louis Dodds (8)
Season Topscorer:Louis Dodds (10)
Highest Attendance:7,532 v Bolton Wanderers 25 March 2017[3]
Lowest Attendance:4,314 v Peterborough United 27 September 2016 (League)[4]
1,187 v Cambridge United 30 August 2016 (all)[5]
Average Attendance:5,507[6]
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Prevseason:2015–16
Nextseason:2017–18

The 2016–17 season was Shrewsbury Town's 131st year in existence and their second consecutive season in League One after finishing in 20th place the previous season.[7]

After a poor start to the season, winning only two of the opening ten league matches, manager Micky Mellon and his assistant Mike Jackson left the club, and four subsequent successive defeats under the caretaker management of goalkeeping coach Danny Coyne saw Shrewsbury rooted to the bottom of the league table.[8] Grimsby Town manager Paul Hurst was appointed alongside assistant Chris Doig on 24 October 2016, eventually steering the club to an 18th-placed finish, three league places and two points clear of local rivals Port Vale who occupied the final relegation place.[9]

The club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and the Football League Trophy. A team consisting of fringe and youth team players contested the Shropshire Senior Cup final, losing to AFC Telford United.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date fromPositionNationalityNameFromFeeContract LengthRef.
1 July 2016 Free transfer 2 years [10]
1 July 2016 Free transfer 2 years [11]
1 July 2016 Free transfer 2 years + 1 year option [12]
1 July 2016 Free transfer 2 years [13]
1 July 2016 Free transfer 2 years [14]
1 July 2016 Free transfer 2 years [15]
1 July 2016 Undisclosed 2 years [16]
1 July 2016 Free transfer 2 years [17]
15 July 2016 Free transfer 2 years [18]
1 January 2017 Undisclosed 2½ years [19]
5 January 2017 Free transfer 1½ years [20]
20 January 2017 Free transfer End of the season [21]

Transfers out

Date fromPositionNationalityNameToFeeRef.
23 June 2016 Contract cancelled [22]
1 July 2016 Free transfer [23]
1 July 2016 Free transfer
1 July 2016 Free transfer
1 July 2016 Free transfer
1 July 2016 Free agent || Free transfer || |-| 1 July 2016 || CB || || Jermaine Grandison || Colchester United || Free transfer || |-| 1 July 2016 || CB || || Nathaniel Knight-Percival || Bradford City || Free transfer || [24] |-| 1 July 2016 || CF || || Scott Vernon || Grimsby Town || Free transfer || |-| 1 July 2016 || CM || || James Wesolowski || Guiseley || Contract expired || |-| 1 July 2016 || CB || || Zak Whitbread || Free agent || Free transfer || |-| 11 July 2016 || CF || || James Collins || Crawley Town || Contract cancelled || [25] |-| 1 August 2016 || CF || || Tyrone Barnett || AFC Wimbledon || Contract cancelled || [26] |-| 24 August 2016 || CM || || Richie Wellens || Salford City || Contract cancelled || [27] |-| 4 November 2016 || CF || || Andy Mangan || Tranmere Rovers || Undisclosed || [28] |-| 9 December 2016 || AM || || Antoni Sarcevic || Plymouth Argyle || Contract cancelled || [29] |-| 31 January 2017 || DM || || Ian Black || Blackpool || Mutual consent || [30] |}

Loans in

Date fromPositionNationalityNameFromDate untilRef.
8 August 2016 3 January 2017 [31]
15 August 2016 5 January 2017 [32]
15 August 2016 22 November 2016 [33]
31 August 2016 9 January 2017 [34]
31 August 2016 End of Season [35]
5 January 2017 End of Season [36]
17 January 2017 End of Season [37]
26 January 2017 End of Season [38]
30 January 2017 End of Season [39]
31 January 2017 Ryan Yates End of Season [40]

Loans out

Date fromPositionNationalityNameToDate untilRef.
29 July 2016 CF Kaiman Anderson 11 January 2017 [41] [42]
12 August 2016 GK 30 September 2016 [43] [44]
19 August 2016 CB 25 October 2016 [45] [46]
12 September 2016 CF 4 November 2016 [47]
17 September 2016 CB Callum Grogan 4 January 2017 [48] [49]
29 October 2016 GK Shaun Rowley 4 January 2017 [50]
16 January 2017 LB Callum Roberts 18 March 2017 [51] [52]
18 January 2017 AM End of season [53]
3 February 2017 CF Ethan Jones End of season [54] [55] [56]
6 February 2017 CB Callum Grogan End of season [57]
8 February 2017 CF Kaiman Anderson End of season [58]
24 February 2017 GK 21 April 2017 [59] [60]
17 March 2017 GK Shaun Rowley End of season [61]

New contracts & contract extensions

DatePositionNationalityNameLength Contracted UntilRef.
3 June 2016 2 years 30 June 2018 [62]
9 June 2016 2 years 30 June 2018 [63]
9 June 2016 2 years 30 June 2018 [64] [65]
15 June 2016 Callum Grogan 1 year 30 June 2017 [66]
5 August 2016 1 year 30 June 2017 [67]
8 February 2017 2½ years + 1 year option 30 June 2019 [68]
11 April 2017 1 year 30 June 2018 [69]
12 May 2017 2 years 30 June 2019 [70]
30 May 2017 2 years 30 June 2019 [71]
30 May 2017 Shaun Rowley 1 year 30 June 2018 [72]
7 June 2017 Chris Gallagher 1 year 30 June 2018 [73]
7 June 2017 George Hughes 1 year 30 June 2018
7 June 2017 1 year 30 June 2018
7 June 2017 Callum Roberts 1 year 30 June 2018
7 June 2017 Ryan Sears 1 year 30 June 2018

Competitions

League One

See main article: 2016–17 Football League One.

Matches

FA Cup

See main article: 2016–17 FA Cup.

Shrewsbury Town entered the FA Cup at the first round stage. The draw was made on 17 October 2016, Shrewsbury will host Barnet at New Meadow.[74] The draw for the second round will be made on 7 November.

League Cup

Shrewsbury Town entered the League Cup at the first round stage. The draw was made on 22 June 2016, Huddersfield Town visited New Meadow.[75] The draw for the second round was made on 10 August, Shrewsbury will travel to Sunderland.[76]

EFL Trophy

See main article: 2016–17 EFL Trophy

Group stage

Fixtures for the group stages were released on 27 July 2016. Shrewsbury were allocated a place in Northern Group G.[77]

Shropshire Senior Cup

Shrewsbury Town received a bye to the final. They will host AFC Telford United at New Meadow.[78] The fixture was originally scheduled for 1 November 2016, but was postponed due to Shrewsbury Town's participation in the FA Youth Cup.[79] The tie was later rescheduled for 4 April 2017, but then moved forward to the 14 March, to prevent a clash with Shrewsbury's rearranged league match with Millwall.[80]

Player statistics

Squad statistics

As of match played 30 April 2017.[81]

|-|colspan="14"|Players who left the club before the season ended:|-|}

Top scorers

As of match played 30 April 2017.

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1 MF 10 8 1 1 0 10
2 FW 9 Ivan Toney 6 0 0 1 7
3 DF 12 5 0 0 0 5
FW 20 1 1 1 2 5
4 FW 27 4 0 0 0 4
FW 19 4 0 0 0 4
5 DF 3 2 1 0 0 3
MF 7 3 0 0 0 3
MF 6 Ian Black 3 0 0 0 3
6 FW 45 2 0 0 0 2
FW 9 2 0 0 0 2
DF 24 2 0 0 0 2
7 DF 22 1 0 0 0 1
MF 23 1 0 0 0 1
MF 11 Jim O'Brien 0 1 0 0 1
DF 14 0 1 0 0 1
DF 5 1 0 0 0 1
DF 2 1 0 0 0 1

a.  Player left the club during the playing season.

Clean sheets

As of match played 30 April 2017.

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1GK1data-sort-value="Jayson Leutwiler"Jayson Leutwiler1020012
2GK21data-sort-value="Mark Halstead"Mark Halstead10012
Total1120114

Disciplinary record

As of match played 30 April 2017.

NumberNationPositionNameLeague OneFA CupLeague CupFL TrophyTotal
1 GK Jayson Leutwiler2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2 DF Joe Riley3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
4 DF Ryan McGivern6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
5 DF Oliver Lancashire1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
6 MF Ian Black6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
7 MF Shaun Whalley3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
8 MF Abu Ogogo5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 1
9 FW Ivan Toney8 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 11 1
9 FW Stephen Humphrys1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
10 MF Louis Dodds4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
11 MF Jim O'Brien3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
12 DF Junior Brown5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
14 DF Jack Grimmer3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
16 MF Antoni Sarcevic0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
16 MF Bryn Morris1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
17 MF Ryan Yates1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
18 MF Gary Deegan12 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 14 1
22 DF Aristote Nsiala5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
23 MF Alex Rodman3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
24 DF Adam El-Abd6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 2
27 FW George Waring2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
27 FW Tyler Roberts1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
30 FW Ethan Jones0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
45 FW Stefan Payne2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

Note: Two yellow cards in one match is counted as one red card.

a. Jim O'Brien's red card against Sheffield United on 19 November 2016 was later rescinded on appeal.[82]

b. Aristote Nsiala's red card again Swindon Town on 8 January 2017 was later rescinded on appeal.[83]

c.  Player left the club during the playing season.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Micky Mellon leaves. Shrewsweb. 6 October 2016. 6 October 2016.
  2. Web site: Paul Hurst: Shrewsbury Town name ex-Grimsby boss as new manager. BBC Sport. 24 October 2016. 24 October 2016.
  3. Web site: Shrewsbury Town 0-2 Bolton Wanderers. BBC Sport. 25 March 2017. 26 March 2017.
  4. Web site: Shrewsbury Town 1-1 Peterborough United. BBC Sport. 27 September 2016. 18 December 2016.
  5. Web site: Shrewsbury 0 – 1 Cambridge. Sky Sports. 30 August 2016. 18 December 2016.
  6. Web site: League One 2016/2017 Attendance Home matches. worldfootball.net. 22 April 2017.
  7. News: History . Statto . 15 May 2016 . 5 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905094202/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/shrewsbury-town/history . dead .
  8. Web site: Shrewsbury Town 2-4 Northampton Town. BBC Sport. 22 October 2016. 1 May 2017.
  9. Web site: Oxford United 2-0 Shrewsbury Town. BBC Sport. 30 April 2017. 1 May 2017.
  10. Web site: Gary Deegan: Shrewsbury Town sign Southend United midfielder on two-year deal. BBC Sport. 26 May 2016. 26 May 2016.
  11. Web site: Louis Dodds: Shrewsbury Town sign Port Vale midfielder. BBC Sport. 27 May 2016. 27 May 2016.
  12. Web site: Olly Lancashire signs. Shrewsweb. 20 May 2016. 21 May 2016.
  13. News: AJ Leitch-Smith Signs . Shrewsbury Town Official Site . 3 June 2016 . 4 June 2016.
  14. News: Ryan McGivern Signs . Shrewsbury Town Official Site . 3 June 2016 . 4 June 2016.
  15. Web site: Jim O'Brien: Shrewsbury Town sign midfielder after Coventry City departure. BBC Sport. 17 June 2016. 18 June 2016.
  16. Web site: Shrewsbury Town sign Bury right back Joe Riley. Shropshire Star. 1 July 2016. 1 July 2016. 2 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160702003338/http://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/shrewsbury-town-fc/2016/07/01/shrewsbury-town-sign-bury-right-back-joe-riley/. dead.
  17. News: Antoni Sarcevic Signs . Shrewsbury Town Official Site . 28 May 2016 . 28 May 2016.
  18. Web site: Adam El-Abd: Shrewsbury Town sign former Brighton and Bristol City defender. BBC Sport. 15 July 2016. 15 July 2016.
  19. Web site: First new face comes in. Shrewsweb. 1 January 2017. 1 January 2017.
  20. News: Rodman signs on . Shrewsbury Town Official Site . 5 January 2017 . 5 January 2017.
  21. News: Bryn Morris signs on. Shrewsbury Town Official Site . 20 January 2017 . 20 January 2017.
  22. Web site: Tootle moves on . Shrewsweb. 23 June 2016. 23 June 2016.
  23. Web site: Town announce retain list . Shrewsweb. 20 May 2016. 20 May 2016.
  24. Web site: Natty leaves Town. Shrewsweb. 1 July 2016. 1 July 2016.
  25. Web site: James Collins moves on . Shrewsweb. 11 July 2016. 11 July 2016.
  26. Web site: Barnett moves on . Shrewsweb. 1 August 2016. 1 August 2016.
  27. Web site: Wellens moves on. Shrewsweb. 24 August 2016. 25 August 2016.
  28. Web site: Mangan moves on. Shrewsweb. 4 November 2016. 4 November 2016.
  29. Web site: Antoni Sarcevic: Shrewsbury Town midfielder leaves club by mutual consent. BBC Sport. 9 December 2016. 11 December 2016.
  30. News: Ian Black Moves On . Shrewsbury Town Official Site . 31 January 2017 . 1 February 2017.
  31. News: Toney Looking Forward To Challenge . Shrewsbury Town Official Site . 8 August 2016 . 8 August 2016.
  32. News: Shrewsbury Town: Stoke City pair Moha El Ouriachi & George Waring sign on loan. BBC Sport . 15 August 2016 . 15 August 2016.
  33. Web site: Moha Returns To Stoke. Shrewsbury Town. 22 November 2016.
  34. News: Ebanks-Blake signs on . Shrewsbury Town Official Site . 31 August 2016 . 1 September 2016.
  35. News: Grimmer returns . Shrewsbury Town Official Site . 31 August 2016 . 1 September 2016.
  36. News: Shrewsbury Town sign Notts County winger Rodman and Crystal Palace striker Ladapo . BBC Sport . 5 January 2017 . 5 January 2017.
  37. News: Tyler Roberts: Shrewsbury Town sign West Bromwich Albion striker n loan . BBC Sport . 17 January 2017 . 17 January 2017.
  38. News: Humphrys joins on loan . Shrewsbury Town Official Site . 26 January 2017 . 26 January 2017.
  39. News: Stefan Payne joins Town . Shrewsbury Town Official Site . 30 January 2017 . 30 January 2017.
  40. News: Ryan Yates joins on loan . Shrewsbury Town Official Site . 31 January 2017 . 1 February 2017.
  41. News: Kaiman goes out on loan . Shrewsweb . 29 July 2016. 29 July 2016.
  42. Web site: Shrewsbury recall Kaiman Anderson from Halesowen loan. Shropshire Star. 11 January 2017. 11 January 2017.
  43. Web site: Burton joins Nuneaton. Shrewsweb. 12 August 2016. 12 August 2016.
  44. Web site: Wilson's Weekly. Nuneaton Town F.C.. 30 September 2016. 30 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161002060506/http://www.nuneatontownfc.com/news/wilsons-weekly-1701142.html. 2 October 2016. dead.
  45. Web site: Dominic Smith: Barrow sign Shrewsbury defender on loan. BBC Sport. 19 August 2016. 19 August 2016.
  46. Web site: Shrewsbury Town manager Paul Hurst recalls Dom Smith from Barrow loan spell. Shropshire Star. 25 October 2016. 26 October 2016. 26 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161026231329/http://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/shrewsbury-town-fc/2016/10/25/shrewsbury-town-manager-paul-hurst-recalls-dom-smith-from-barrow-loan-spell/. dead.
  47. Web site: Ethan Jones: Shrewsbury Town striker joins Tranmere Rovers on loan. BBC Sport. 12 September 2016. 12 September 2016.
  48. Web site: Saturday's Transfer List. Evo-stik League. 17 September 2016. 18 September 2016.
  49. Web site: Rowley and Grogan return. Shrewsweb. 4 January 2017. 5 January 2017.
  50. Web site: Rowley goes out on loan. Shrewsweb. 29 October 2016. 30 October 2016.
  51. Web site: A further squad update. Hednesford Town FC. 16 January 2017. 16 January 2017.
  52. Web site: Callum Roberts loan extended. Hednesford Town FC. 20 February 2017. 24 February 2017.
  53. Web site: Transfer news: Jim O'Brien joins on loan from Shrewsbury. Ross County FC. 18 January 2017. 18 January 2017. 19 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170119052822/http://www.rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk/news/archive/jim-obrien-joins-ross-county-on-loan-from-shrewsbury/. dead.
  54. Web site: Ethan Jones joins Stourbridge. Shrewsweb. 3 February 2017. 3 February 2017.
  55. Web site: Youngsters extend loan deals. Shrewsweb. 3 March 2017 . 5 March 2017.
  56. Web site: Loan update. Shrewsweb. 24 April 2017. 1 May 2017.
  57. Web site: BBC Local Live Shropshire: 6 February 2017. BBC. 6 February 2017. 6 February 2017.
  58. Web site: One in, one out for City. Oxford City F.C.. 8 February 2017. 8 February 2017.
  59. Web site: Burton joins AFC Telford United. Shrewsweb. 24 February 2017. 24 February 2017.
  60. Web site: Callum Burton: Goalkeeper has loan deal at AFC Telford extended. Shropshire Star. 23 March 2017. 28 March 2017. 29 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170329051947/http://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/afc-telford-united/2017/03/23/callum-burton-goalkeeper-has-loan-deal-at-afc-telford-extended/. dead.
  61. Web site: Shrewsbury starlet Shaun Rowley joins Slough on loan. Shropshire Star. 17 March 2017. 22 March 2017.
  62. News: Shrewsbury Town sign AJ Leitch-Smith and Ryan McGivern from Port Vale. BBC Sport . 3 June 2016. 5 June 2016.
  63. Web site: Junior Brown on new deal. Shrewsweb. 9 June 2016. 9 June 2016.
  64. News: Shrewsbury Town: Junior Brown and Callum Burton agree new contracts. BBC Sport . 9 June 2016. 9 June 2016.
  65. Web site: Callum Burton on new deal. Shrewsweb. 9 June 2016. 9 June 2016.
  66. Web site: Callum Grogan signs contract. Shrewsweb. 15 June 2016. 16 June 2016.
  67. Web site: Mark Halstead: Shrewsbury Town goalkeeper signs new one-year contract. BBC Sport. 5 August 2016. 5 August 2016.
  68. Web site: Paul Hurst on Ryan Barnett. Shrewsweb. 8 February 2017. 8 February 2017.
  69. Web site: Abu Ogogo: Shrewsbury Town midfielder signs new contract. BBC Sport. 11 April 2017. 11 April 2017.
  70. Web site: Shaun Whalley: Shrewsbury Town midfielder signs new two-year contract. BBC Sport. 12 May 2017. 12 May 2017.
  71. Web site: Two-year deal for Sadler. Shrewsweb. 30 May 2017. 30 May 2017.
  72. Web site: Rowley signs new deal. Shrewsweb. 30 May 2017. 30 May 2017.
  73. Web site: Scholars sign first pro deals. Shrewsweb. 7 June 2017. 13 June 2017.
  74. Web site: FA Cup first round draw as it happened. BBC Sport. 17 October 2016. 6 November 2016.
  75. Web site: EFL Cup first-round draw: Aston Villa travel to Luton Town. BBC Sport. 22 June 2016. 22 June 2016.
  76. Web site: EFL Cup: Runners-up Liverpool begin at Burton Albion as Everton host Yeovil. BBC Sport. 10 August 2016. 11 August 2016.
  77. Web site: EFL Trophy: Group Stage Fixtures. EFL. 27 July 2016. 27 July 2016.
  78. Web site: Shropshire Senior Cup Fixtures 2016-17. Shropshire FA. 16 October 2016.
  79. Web site: Shrewsbury Town and AFC Telford Shropshire Senior Cup final postponed. Shropshire Star. 27 October 2016. 27 October 2016.
  80. Web site: Shropshire Senior Cup Final. Shrewsweb. 1 March 2017. 1 March 2017.
  81. Web site: Shrewsbury Town FC Player Appearances 2016/17. Soccerbase. 1 May 2017.
  82. Web site: Red card rescinded. Shrewsweb. 21 November 2016. 21 November 2016.
  83. Web site: Aristote Nsiala: Shrewsbury Town successful in appeal at defender's red card. BBC Sport. 10 January 2017. 10 January 2017.

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