The 2023–24 season is the 138th season in the history of Shrewsbury Town and their ninth consecutive season in League One. The club are participating in League One, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.
Current squad
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) Previous club Date signed Fee Contract end Goalkeepers 1 Marko Maroši GK Michalovce Coventry City 1 July 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 13 Harry Burgoyne GK Ludlow Wolverhampton Wanderers 31 January 2020 Free 30 June 2024 Defenders 3 Mal Benning LB West Bromwich Port Vale 4 August 2023 Free 30 June 2024 4 Joe Anderson CB Stalybridge Sunderland 24 July 2023 Loan 31 May 2024 5 Morgan Feeney CB Bootle Carlisle United 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025 6 Jason Sraha CB Lambeth Barnsley 14 July 2023 Free 30 June 2024 15 Tunmise Sobowale RB Waterford Waterford 13 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 16 Aaron Pierre CB Southall AFC Wimbledon 14 October 2023 Free 30 June 2024 17 Elliott Bennett RB Telford Blackburn Rovers 1 July 2021 Free 30 June 2024 22 Chey Dunkley CB Wolverhampton Sheffield Wednesday 1 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024 23 George Nurse LB Bristol Bristol City 28 July 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2026 33 Tom Flanagan CB Hammersmith Sunderland 31 January 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 34 Nana Owusu-Gyimah RB Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 35 Josh Bailey LB Telford Academy 1 August 2021 Trainee 30 June 2024 36 Declan Hutchings CB Wolverhampton Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 39 Isaac Godwin CB Academy 27 November 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 Midfielders 7 Carl Winchester DM Belfast Sunderland 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025 8 Jack Hinchy CM Brighton & Hove Albion 1 February 2024 Loan 31 May 2024 12 Roland Idowu CM Dublin Waterford 1 January 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2026 14 Taylor Perry CM Stourbridge Wolverhampton Wanderers 24 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025 19 Jack Price CM Shrewsbury Colorado Rapids 13 March 2024 Free 30 June 2024 20 Tom Bayliss CM Leicester Preston North End 1 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024 26 Jordan Shipley LM Leamington Spa Coventry City 1 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 41 Jude Collins CM Academy 29 August 2022 Trainee 30 June 2024 42 Nohan Kenneh DM Zwedru Hibernian 17 July 2023 Loan 31 May 2024 43 Jack Loughran CM Academy 1 August 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 Simba Nyamwanza CM Academy 13 November 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 Forwards 9 Ryan Bowman CF Carlisle Exeter City 1 July 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 10 Rayhaan Tulloch SS Birmingham West Bromwich Albion 9 March 2024 Free 30 June 2024 11 Daniel Udoh CF Lagos AFC Telford United 1 July 2019 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 18 Tom Bloxham CF Leicester Academy 1 July 2021 Trainee 30 June 2025 21 Aiden O'Brien LW Islington Portsmouth 1 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024 37 Harvey Watts CF Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 38 Harvey Kirby-Moore CF Academy 27 October 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 40 Cammron Morris CF Academy 1 August 2022 Trainee 30 June 2024 45 Luca Whitney CF Academy 27 November 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 Out on Loan 27 Max Mata CF Auckland Sligo Rovers 3 August 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
Transfers In DatePosPlayerTransferred fromFeeRef 1 July 2023 DM Free transfer 1 July 2023 CB Free transfer 13 July 2023 RB Undisclosed 14 July 2023 CB Free transfer 24 July 2023 CM Free transfer 3 August 2023 CF Undisclosed 4 August 2023 LB Free transfer 14 October 2023 CB Free transfer 1 January 2024 CM Undisclosed 9 March 2024 FW Free transfer 13 March 2024 CM Free transfer
Out DatePosPlayerTransferred toFeeRef 30 June 2023 GK Free agent Released 30 June 2023 GK Free agent Released 30 June 2023 CB Released 30 June 2023 CM Released 30 June 2023 AM Released 30 June 2023 CF Released 30 June 2023 CB Free transfer 11 July 2023 LB Undisclosed 31 August 2023 AM Free transfer 1 September 2023 CM Undisclosed
Loaned in DatePosPlayerLoaned fromUntilRef 12 July 2023 CM 1 January 2024 17 July 2023 DM End of season 24 July 2023 CB End of season 24 August 2023 CF 31 January 2024 1 September 2023 CM 31 January 2024 1 September 2023 LB 31 January 2024 1 February 2024 CM End of season
Loaned out DatePosPlayerLoaned toUntilRef 20 July 2023 CF 9 January 2024 1 August 2023 LW 1 January 2024 15 February 2024 CF End of season
Pre-season and friendlies On 8 June, Shrewsbury Town announced their first pre-season friendly, against Notts County. Six days later, a second was added, against Coventry City. A behind-closed-doors meeting with West Bromwich Albion was next to be added. On July 5, a fourth friendly against Stourbridge was confirmed.
Competitions Overall record
League One
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches On 22 June, the EFL League One fixtures were released.
FA Cup
The Shrews were drawn at home to Colchester United in the first round, away to Notts County in the second round and at home to Wrexham in the third round.
EFL Cup
Shrewsbury were drawn away to Leeds United in the first round.
EFL Trophy
In the group stage, Shrewsbury Town were drawn into Southern Group A alongside Forest Green Rovers, Walsall and Brighton & Hove Albion U21.
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