The 2020–21 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season was the Shrewsbury Town F.C. 135th edition in their history and the sixth consecutive season in EFL League One. The club also contested in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Transfers
Transfers in Date Pos. Nat. Name From Fee Ref. 3 August 2020 RW Josh Daniels Glenavon Undisclosed 3 August 2020 CF Rekeil Pyke Huddersfield Town Free transfer 25 September 2020 CF Leon Clarke Sheffield United Free transfer 23 October 2020 LB Charlie Daniels AFC Bournemouth Free transfer 26 October 2020 LW Marc Pugh Queens Park Rangers Free transfer 15 January 2021 CM David Davis Birmingham City Free transfer 25 January 2021 LB Nathanael Ogbeta Manchester City Undisclosed 1 February 2021 CF Curtis Main Aberdeen Undisclosed
Loans in Date Pos. Nat. Name From Date until Ref. 3 August 2020 CM Scott High Huddersfield Town 29 December 2020 28 August 2020 RB Marlon Fossey Fulham 29 December 2020 2 September 2020 GK Matija Sarkic Wolverhampton Wanderers End of season 18 September 2020 RW Shilow Tracey Tottenham Hotspur 24 January 2021 5 October 2020 RB Matthew Millar Newcastle Jets 19 January 2021 5 October 2020 CM Jan Žambůrek Brentford 11 January 2021 8 October 2020 GK Dejan Iliev Arsenal 31 January 2021 31 December 2020 RW Harry Chapman Blackburn Rovers End of season 31 December 2020 CB Matthew Pennington Everton End of season
Loans out Date Pos. Nat. Name From Date until Ref. 13 October 2020 CM James Rowland Barwell 8 February 2021 AM Ryan Barnett Gloucester City March 2021 18 March 2021 AM Ryan Barnett Solihull Moors April 2021
Transfers out Date Pos. Nat. Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2020 GK Joe Murphy Tranmere Rovers Released 1 July 2020 CF Lifumpa Mwandwe Newtown Released 1 July 2020 CM Kian Taylor Coalville Town Released 1 July 2020 DM Romain Vincelot Stevenage Released 28 July 2020 AM Josh Laurent Reading Free transfer 13 August 2020 CB Omar Beckles Crewe Alexandra Rejected contract 25 September 2020 CB Luke Ward Bromsgrove Sporting Free transfer 19 January 2021 LB Charlie Daniels Portsmouth Released 19 January 2021 LW Marc Pugh Unattached Released 28 January 2021 CF Jason Cummings Dundee Undisclosed
Squad
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Pre-season On 10 August, the club announced a pre-season friendly against Southern League Premier Division Central side Nuneaton Borough which would be played at the New Bucks Head ground, the home of AFC Telford United. However, the club's pre-season kicked off with a friendly against Welsh Premier League side Bala Town which was not announced to the public.
All of the club's pre-season games would be played behind closed doors due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Competitions Overview
EFL League One
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches The season's League One fixtures were announced on 21 August.
FA Cup
The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October. The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November by Danny Cowley. The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship all entering the competition.
EFL Cup
The first round draw took place in the morning of 18 August.
EFL Trophy
The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August. The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew's.
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