2011–12 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was the 126th season played by Shrewsbury Town F.C., an association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Shrewsbury competed in League Two, whilst also participating in the FA Cup, the Football League Cup and the Football League Trophy.

Shrewsbury Town F.C.
2011-12 season
ChairmanRoland Wycherley
ManagerGraham Turner
League Two2nd (promoted)
FA Cup3rd round
League Cup3rd round
Football League Trophy1st Round (North West)
Top goalscorerLeague: James Collins (14)
All: James Collins (16)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 9,441 vs Dagenham & Redbridge (28 April 2012)
All: 9,441 vs Dagenham & Redbridge (28 April 2012)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 4,871 vs Macclesfield Town (17 December 2011)
All: 4,048 vs Rotherham United (3 December 2011)
Average home league attendance5,769[1]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Swindon Town (C, P) 46 29 6 11 75 32 +43 93 Promotion to Football League One
2 Shrewsbury Town (P) 46 26 10 10 66 41 +25 88
3 Crawley Town (P) 46 23 15 8 76 54 +22 84
4 Southend United 46 25 8 13 77 48 +29 83 Qualification for League Two play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
5 Torquay United 46 23 12 11 63 50 +13 81
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2012. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague TwoFA CupLeague CupFL Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Chris Neal 39035+003+000+001+00
2 DF Jermaine Grandison 43236+221+002+101+00
3 DF Joe Jacobson 45137+213+002+001+00
4 MF Sean McAllister 22114+312+002+001+00
5 DF Ian Sharps 48243+013+012+000+00
6 DF Shane Cansdell-Sherriff 43435+243+002+001+00
7 MF Mark Wright 531145+1103+003+010+10
8 MF Nicky Wroe 44532+641+103+010+10
9 FW James Collins 471732+10140+212+120+00
10 FW Marvin Morgan 491126+1683+003+030+10
12 DF Reuben Hazell 1005+200+002+001+00
14 MF Matt Richards 48535+753+001+101+00
15 DF Carl Regan 15012+100+001+001+00
16 MF Lionel Ainsworth 27219+222+003+001+00
17 FW Tom Bradshaw 1015+310+000+101+00
18 DF Connor Goldson 702+200+101+100+00
20 MF Aaron Wildig 13110+211+000+000+00
23 MF Jon Taylor 36015+1800+200+100+00
24 FW Terry Gornell 47828+1373+011+101+00
25 GK Ben Smith 14011+000+003+000+00
Players featured for Shrewsbury but left before the end of the season:
11 MF Steven Leslie 100+000+000+001+00
Players on loan to Shrewsbury who returned to their parent club:
19 MF David McAllister 15015+000+000+000+00
19 MF James Wallace 301+200+000+000+00
21 DF Conor McLaughlin 404+000+000+000+00
26 FW Romaine Sawyers 902+500+002+000+00
26 DF James Hurst 1107+002+002+000+00

Top scorers
Place Position Nation Number Name League Two FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
1FW9James Collins1403016
2MF7Mark Wright1001011
=FW10Marvin Morgan803011
4FW24Terry Gornell71008
5MF8Nicky Wroe41106
6MF14Matt Richards50005
7DF6Shane Cansdell-Sherriff40004
8MF16Lionel Ainsworth20002
=DF2Jermaine Grandison20002
=DF5Ian Sharps11002
11MF4Sean McAllister10001
=FW17Tom Bradshaw10001
=MF20Aaron Wildig10001
=DF3Joe Jacobson10001
TOTALS 6437074

Disciplinary record
Number Nation Position Name League Two FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
10FWMarvin Morgan6110000071
2DFJermaine Grandison6000000060
9FWJames Collins6000000060
14MFMatt Richards4010000050
5DFIan Sharps5000000050
8MFNicky Wroe4000000040
3DFJoe Jacobson4000000040
24FWTerry Gornell3100000031
4MFSean McAllister2100100031
26DFJames Hurst2010000030
1GKChris Neal3000000030
21DFConor McLaughlin3000000030
6DFShane Cansdell-Sherriff3000000030
23MFJon Taylor2100000021
12DFReuben Hazell2000000020
16MFLionel Ainsworth1000000010
7MFMark Wright1000000010
25GKBen Smith1000000010
20MFAaron Wildig1000000010
19MFJames Wallace0100000001
TOTALS 59 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 63 5

Results

Pre-Season Friendlies
11 July 2011 The New Saints2 – 1Shrewsbury TownPark Hall
19:45 Williams  37'
Proctor  82'		 Cork  39' Attendance: 496
17 July 2011 Shrewsbury Town2 – 1Manchester United BGreenhous Meadow
15:00 Collins  11'
McAllister  30'		 Drinkwater  49' Attendance: 2,492
22 July 2011 Shrewsbury Town2 – 0Wolves Development XIGreenhous Meadow
19:30 Cansdell-Sherriff  56'
Morgan  80'		 Attendance: 1,971
26 July 2011 Kidderminster Harriers2 – 1Shrewsbury TownAggborough
19:45 Vaughan  ?' (pen.)
Matt  89'		 Ainsworth  74' Attendance: 753
29 July 2011 Shrewsbury Town0 – 2Tranmere RoversGreenhous Meadow
19:30 Akins  11'
Weir  58'		 Attendance: 1,047

League Two
6 August 2011 1Shrewsbury Town1 – 1Plymouth ArgyleGreenhous Meadow
15:00 Collins  69' Fletcher  90' Attendance: 6,421
13 August 2011 2Burton Albion1 – 1Shrewsbury TownPirelli Stadium
15:00 Zola  14' Gornell  83' Attendance: 2,989
16 August 2011 3Oxford United2 – 0Shrewsbury TownKassam Stadium
19:45 Heslop  8'
Guy  52'		 Attendance: 6,102
20 August 2011 4Shrewsbury Town2 – 0Crewe AlexandraGreenhous Meadow
15:00 McAllister  23'
Wroe  90+1'		 Attendance: 5,050
27 August 2011 5Shrewsbury Town2 – 1Swindon TownGreenhous Meadow
15:00 Gornell  57'
Morgan  71'		 Ritchie  25' Attendance: 5,323
3 September 2011 6Gillingham0 – 1Shrewsbury TownMEMS Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Wroe  90+4' (pen.) Attendance: 4,869
10 September 2011 7Shrewsbury Town3 – 1Hereford UnitedGreenhous Meadow
13:00 Morgan  7', 79'
Wright  48'		 Barkhuizen  73' Attendance: 5,684
13 September 2011 8Bristol Rovers1 – 0Shrewsbury TownMemorial Stadium
19:45 Zebroski  19' Attendance: 5,065
17 September 2011 9Port Vale2 – 3Shrewsbury TownVale Park
13:00 Williamson  26', 81' Morgan  3'
Wright  14'
Ainsworth  50'		 Attendance: 5,541
24 September 2011 10Shrewsbury Town2 – 0Torquay UnitedGreenhous Meadow
15:00 Collins  6', 49' Attendance: 5,263
30 September 2011 11Southend United3 – 0Shrewsbury TownRoots Hall
19:45 Dickinson  27' (pen.)
Phillips  90+1'
Harris  90+5' (pen.)		 Attendance: 6,394
8 October 2011 12Shrewsbury Town3 – 2BarnetGreenhous Meadow
15:00 Richards  31'
Gornell  42'
Ainsworth  90+3'		 Holmes  69'
Marshall  82'		 Attendance: 5,192
15 October 2011 13Crawley Town2 – 1Shrewsbury TownBroadfield Stadium
15:00 Torres  14'
Howell  43'		 Wright  72' Attendance: 3,453
22 October 2011 14Rotherham United1 – 1Shrewsbury TownDon Valley Stadium
15:00 Grabban  22' Cansdell-Sheriff  45' Attendance: 3,561
25 October 2011 15Shrewsbury Town1 – 0Accrington StanleyGreenhous Meadow
19:45 Bradshaw  28' Attendance: 5,076
29 October 2011 16Shrewsbury Town0 – 0AFC WimbledonGreenhous Meadow
15:00 Attendance: 5,861
5 November 2011 17Dagenham & Redbridge0 – 2Shrewsbury TownVictoria Road
15:00 Gornell  6'
Collins  90+5' (pen.)		 Attendance: 1,726
19 November 2011 18Northampton Town2 – 7Shrewsbury TownSixfields Stadium
15:00 Tozer  49'
Akinfenwa  85'		 Wright  18', 40'
Gornell  44'
Morgan  82'
Collins  88'
Jacobson  90+4'
Langmead  90+6' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 5,039
26 November 2011 19Shrewsbury Town2 – 0MorecambeGreenhous Meadow
15:00 Wroe  39' (pen.)
Wright  88'		 Attendance: 5,623
10 December 2011 20Aldershot Town1 – 0Shrewsbury TownRecreation Ground
15:00 Guttridge  67' Attendance: 2,384
17 December 2011 21Shrewsbury Town1 – 0Macclesfield TownGreenhous Meadow
15:00 Cansdell Sheriff  49' Attendance: 4,871
26 December 2011 22Cheltenham Town0 – 0Shrewsbury TownAbbey Business Stadium
15:00 Attendance: 5,004
31 December 2011 23Bradford City3 – 1Shrewsbury TownCoral Windows Stadium
15:00 Hanson  24'
Wells  29'
Fagan  49'		 Morgan  78' Attendance: 10,567
2 January 2012 24Shrewsbury Town1 – 1Northampton TownGreenhous Meadow
15:00 Richards  34' Berahino  22' Attendance: 6,045
14 January 2012 25Shrewsbury Town2 – 0GillinghamGreenhous Meadow
15:00 Cansdell-Sherriff  30'
Wright  87'		 Attendance: 4,940
21 January 2012 26Shrewsbury Town2 – 1Southend UnitedGreenhous Meadow
15:00 Collins  53'
Grandison  82'		 Hall  66' Attendance: 5,601
28 January 2012 27Hereford United0 – 2Shrewsbury TownEdgar Street
13:00 Gornell  16'
Collins  27'		 Attendance: 3,515
11 February 2012 28Torquay United1 – 0Shrewsbury TownPlainmoor
15:00 Atieno  68' Attendance: 2,592
14 February 2012 29Shrewsbury Town1 – 0Bristol RoversGreenhous Meadow
19:45 Collins  86' Attendance: 4,928
18 February 2012 30Barnet1 – 2Shrewsbury TownUnderhill Stadium
15:00 McLeod  48' Kamdjo  45+1' (o.g.)
Collins  74'		 Attendance: 2,046
21 February 2012 31Swindon Town2 – 1Shrewsbury TownCounty Ground
19:45 Connell  64'  76' Richards  40' Attendance: 7,990
27 February 2012 32Shrewsbury Town2 – 1Crawley TownGreenhous Meadow
19:45 Wright  44'
Morgan  74'		 Akinde  33' Attendance: 5,229
3 March 2012 33Crewe Alexandra1 – 1Shrewsbury TownAlexandra Stadium
15:00 Powell  22' Collins  5' Attendance: 5,086
6 March 2012 34Shrewsbury Town2 – 2Oxford UnitedGreenhous Meadow
19:45 Wright  54'
Richards  90+4'		 Holmes  1'  38' Attendance: 5,205
10 March 2012 35Shrewsbury Town1 – 0Burton AlbionGreenhous Meadow
15:00 Sharps  51' Attendance: 5,840
17 March 2012 36Plymouth Argyle1 – 0Shrewsbury TownHome Park
15:00 Wotton  21' Attendance: 5,931
20 March 2012 37Shrewsbury Town2 – 0Cheltenham TownGreenhous Meadow
19:45 Wroe  1'
Gornell  57'		 Attendance: 5,705
24 March 2012 38Morecambe0 – 1Shrewsbury TownGlobe Arena
15:00 Collins  68' Attendance: 2,175
31 March 2012 39Shrewsbury Town1 – 1Aldershot TownGreenhous Meadow
15:00 Morgan  78' Payne  51' (pen.) Attendance: 5,588
6 April 2012 40Macclesfield Town1 – 3Shrewsbury TownMoss Rose
19:45 Arnaud Mendy  85' Collins  33'  86'
Wright  83'		 Attendance: 3,403
9 April 2012 41Shrewsbury Town1 – 0Bradford CityGreenhous Meadow
15:00 Grandison  16' Attendance: 6,272
14 April 2012 42Shrewsbury Town3 - 1Rotherham UnitedGreenhous Meadow
15:00 Gornell  45+2'  67'
Wildig  48'		 Cresswell  2' Attendance: 5,873
17 April 2012 43Shrewsbury Town1 - 0Port ValeGreenhous Meadow
19:45 Richards  55' Attendance: 7,678
21 April 2012 44Accrington Stanley1 - 1Shrewsbury TownCrown Ground
15:00 Hughes  78' Gornell  31' Attendance: 3,275
28 April 2012 45Shrewsbury Town1 - 0Dagenham & RedbridgeGreenhous Meadow
15:00 Collins  38' Attendance: 9,441
5 May 2012 46AFC Wimbledon3 – 1Shrewsbury TownKingsmeadow
15:00 Harrison  47'
Moore  55'  61'		 Cansdell-Sherriff  58' Attendance: 3,678

FA Cup
12 November 2011 Round 1Newport County0 – 1Shrewsbury TownNewport Stadium
12:30 BST Summary Gornell  41' Attendance: 2,362
Referee: Darren Drysdale
3 December 2011 Round 2Shrewsbury Town2 – 1Rotherham UnitedGreenhous Meadow
15:00 BST Sharps  48'
Wroe  83' (pen.)		 Summary Grabban  42' Attendance: 4,048
Referee: Lee Collins
7 January 2012 Round 3Middlesbrough1 - 0Shrewsbury TownRiverside Stadium
15:00 BST Emnes  40' Summary Attendance: 12,631
Referee: Tony Bates

League Cup
9 August 2011 Round 1Derby County2 – 3Shrewsbury TownPride Park Stadium
19:45 Maguire  46'
Robinson  78'		 Morgan  16', 37'
Collins  34'		 Attendance: 7,073
23 August 2011 Round 2Shrewsbury Town3 – 1Swansea CityGreenhous Meadow
19:45 Morgan  19'
Wright  67'
Wroe  90+1'		 Cansdell-Sherriff  10' (o.g.) Attendance: 4,063
20 September 2011 Round 3Arsenal3 – 1Shrewsbury TownEmirates Stadium
19:45 Kieran Gibbs
Alex Oxlade Chamberlain
Youssi Benayoun		 James Collins

Football League Trophy
30 August 2011 Round 1Walsall2 – 1Shrewsbury TownBank's Stadium
19:45 Jarvis  17'
Taundry  35'		 Butler  48' (o.g.) Attendance: 2,605

Transfers
Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
23 June 2011 FW Marvin Morgan Aldershot Town Free [2]
28 June 2011 DF Joe Jacobson Accrington Stanley Free (Bosman) [3]
30 June 2011 DF Reuben Hazell Oldham Athletic Free (Bosman) [4]
28 July 2011 MF Matt Richards Walsall Free (Bosman) [5]
29 July 2011 DF Carl Regan Bristol Rovers Free [6]
4 August 2011 FW Terry Gornell Accrington Stanley Undisclosed [7]
Players loaned in
Date from Pos. Name From Date to Ref.
3 November 2011 MF James Wallace Everton 5 January 2012 [8][9]
8 November 2011 MF Aaron Wildig Cardiff City End of season [10][11][12]
18 November 2011 DF James Hurst West Bromwich Albion 4 January 2012 [13]
12 January 2012 MF David McAllister Sheffield United 14 April 2012 [14][15]
27 January 2012 FW Romaine Sawyers West Bromwich Albion End of season [16][17]
2 March 2012 DF Conor McLaughlin Preston North End End of season [18]
Players loaned out
Date from Pos. Name To Date to Ref.
6 October 2011 MF Steven Leslie Hereford United 8 January 2012 [19][20][21]
6 March 2012 MF Lionel Ainsworth Burton Albion 6 April 2012 [22]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name To Fee Ref.
16 June 2011 FW Matt Harrold Bristol Rovers Undisclosed Fee [23]
Players released
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
8 June 2011 FW Jake Robinson Northampton Town 8 June 2011 [24]
23 June 2011 FW Nathan Elder Hayes & Yeading 12 August 2011 [25][26]
25 June 2011 MF Craig Disley Grimsby Town 26 June 2011 [27]
1 July 2011 MF Benjamin van den Broek Den Bosch 1 July 2011 (Bosman) [28]
1 July 2011 DF Danny Taylor Airbus UK 8 July 2011 [29][30]
1 July 2011 MF Kevin McIntyre Accrington Stanley 16 July 2011 [29][31]
1 July 2011 DF Harry Hooman Cheltenham Town 26 July 2011 [29][32]
1 July 2011 DF David Raven Tranmere Rovers 5 August 2011 [29][33]
1 July 2011 DF Kelvin Lomax Barrow 15 August 2011 [34]
27 January 2012 MF Steven Leslie Wrexham 27 January 2012 [35][36]

Awards
End of Season Awards Winner[37]
Telegraph & Argus Bradford City Player of the YearMatt Richards
Players' Player of the YearMatt Richards
Player in the CommunityIan Sharps
Young Player of the YearJames Collins
Goal of the SeasonMatt Richards vs Oxford United

References
  2. "Shrewsbury Town sign ex-Aldershot striker Marvin Morgan". BBC Football. 23 June 2011.
  3. "Shrewsbury Town sign Accrington defender Joe Jacobson". BBC Football. 28 June 2011.
  4. "Ex-Oldham defender Reuben Hazell joins Shrewsbury Town". BBC Football. 30 June 2011.
  5. "Shrewsbury Town sign ex-Walsall midfielder Richards". BBC Football. 28 July 2011.
  6. "Carl Regan signs one-year Shrewsbury Town contract". BBC Football. 29 July 2011.
  7. "Town agree fee for Stanley star". Sky Sports.
  8. "Everton loan James Wallace to Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. 3 November 2011.
  9. "Shrewsbury extend James Wallace loan deal from Everton". BBC Sport. 30 November 2011.
  10. "Wildig Joins Shrewsbury On Loan". cardiffcityfc.co.uk. 28 November 2011. Archived from the original on 3 June 2012.
  11. "Wildig To Stay Another Month". shrewsburytown.com. 8 December 2011. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012.
  12. "Wildig To Stay On Loan To Shrews". cardiffcityfc.co.uk. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 3 June 2012.
  13. "West Brom loan out James Hurst to Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. 18 November 2011.
  14. "McAllister makes loan move". sufc.co.uk. 12 January 2012.
  15. "McAllister extends Shrews stay". skysports.com. 13 February 2012.
  16. "Shrewsbury sign West Brom's Romaine Sawyers on loan". BBC Sport. 27 January 2012.
  17. "Sawyers Extended". 25 February 2012. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012.
  18. "Shrewsbury Town sign Preston defender Conor McLaughlin". BBC Sport. 2 March 2012.
  19. "Leslie out on loan". Shrewsbury Town F.C. 6 October 2011.
  20. "Hereford extend loan of Steve Leslie from Shrewsbury". BBC Sport. 7 November 2011.
  21. "Hereford extend Nathan Elder & Steve Leslie loan deals". BBC Sport. 8 December 2011.
  22. "Brewers Bring in Lionel Ainsworth on Loan". Burton Albion F.C. 6 March 2012. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012.
  23. "Bristol Rovers sign Shrewsbury Town's Matt Harrold". BBC Football. 16 June 2011.
  24. "Northampton Town sign striker Jake Robinson". BBC Football. 8 June 2011.
  25. "Striker Nathan Elder leaves Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. 23 June 2011.
  26. "More joins Hayes & Yeading". The Football Conference. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  27. "Midfielder Craig Disley joins Grimsby Town". BBC Sport. 26 June 2011.
  28. "Shrewsbury Town's Benjamin van den Broek to return home". BBC Sport. 1 April 2011.
  29. "Shrewsbury offer Jon Taylor and Steve Leslie new deals". BBC Sport. 24 May 2011.
  30. "Nathan Elder sets sights on Robins return". Shropshire Star. 8 July 2011.
  31. "Accrington Stanley sign midfielder Kevin McIntyre". BBC Sport. 16 July 2011.
  32. "Cheltenham Town sign ex-Shrews defender Harry Hooman". BBC Sport. 26 July 2011.
  33. "Tranmere Rovers sign defender David Raven". BBC Sport. 5 August 2011.
  34. "Barrow sign defenders Kelvin Lomax and Cliff Moyo". BBC Sport. 15 August 2011.
  35. "Midfielder Leaves". Shrewsbury Town F.C. 27 January 2012. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012.
  36. "Reds Capture Scottish Winger". Wrexham F.C. 27 January 2012. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012.
  37. "Matt Richards delighted at awards night haul". Shrewsbury Town F.C. 1 May 2012.
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