Shrewsbury Town Football Club - Shropshire, UK - Professional Sports Venues on Waymarking.com

The Greenhous Meadow, Oteley Road, Meole Brace
2007–present

State of the art stadium opened 17 July 2007 4-0 win Vs A-line allstars featuring Gianfranco Zola.
Has seen one playoff semi final during its short history and hosted Manchester City, England under 19's and the full England Women's team. Record Victory at this ground is 7-0 vs Gillingham, 13 September 2008. Record Attendance for a Shrewsbury Town match is 8,429 vs Bury, League 2 Play off semi final 1st leg, 7 May 2009. Ground Record attendance, 8,753 England v Spain (Women's International) European Championship Qualifier, November 25, 2007.
Football League history

Shrewsbury Town were elected to the Football League Division 3 North in 1950 following the decision to expand from 88 to 92 clubs. Shrewsbury were then promoted to the Third Division in 1958-59. They remained in the third tier 15 years, slipping back to Division Four at the end of 1973-74.

1960-61 season saw Shrewsbury Town reach the Semi Final of the League Cup. After beating Everton (then the biggest club in the country) in the Quarter Final they narrowly lost 4-3 on aggregate to Rotherham United. This era was also remembered for Arthur Rowley. He arrived from Leicester City in 1958, the club's first player/manager. During his playing and managerial career, he broke Dixie Dean's goal-scoring record, scoring his 380th league goal against Bradford City at Valley Parade on April 29, 1961. Retiring from playing in 1965 he remained manager until July 1968.

Shrewsbury were promoted to the Third Division in 1974-75 as runners-up, before another successful season in 1978-79, when they were league champions under Ritchie Barker and later Graham Turner. Over 14,000 fans packed Gay Meadow on May 17, 1979 to see Shrewsbury seal promotion with a 4-1 win over Exeter City. In addition, the club had an FA Cup run, which included a 2-0 win over Manchester City at Gay Meadow in the third round, eventually being beaten 4-1 at home by Wolverhampton Wanderers in a sixth round replay.

The most successful manager is Graham Turner, who won the Third Division Championship in 1978-79 - his first season in charge - and took the club into the Second Division for the first time. They remained for ten years, although Turner departed for Aston Villa in 1984.
1980s & 1990s

The club enjoyed some great times in the FA Cup in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Shrewsbury repeated their 1979 feat of reaching the quarter-final in 1981-82. The fifth round game was particularly memorable, as Shrewsbury were drawn to face UEFA Cup holders Ipswich Town for the second year (Ipswich previously winning 3-0 in a fifth round replay). Ipswich were one of Europe's top teams. Shrewsbury won 2-1 with goals from Steve Cross and Jake King, Mich D'Avray scoring for the visitors. Following this win, Shrewsbury faced Leicester City at Filbert Street in the quarter final. With the game 2-2 at half time, Shrewsbury were 45 minutes from a semi-final appearance, but Leicester, having used three goalkeepers and including a young Gary Lineker in their line up, eventually ran out 5-2 winners.

The 1980s are the golden age for Shrewsbury Town. Many big teams were defeated by Shrewsbury, whose period in the old Second Division coincided with some of the current Premiership clubs' darkest days. During the 1980s, Fulham, Newcastle United, Blackburn Rovers and Chelsea lost to Shrewsbury Town. Middlesbrough F.C. were defeated at Gay Meadow at the end of 1985-86, Shrewsbury winning 2-1, relegating Middlesbrough, who went out of business and almost out of existence. The match was marred by violence from Middlesbrough fans, with many Teessiders later having to return to Shrewsbury for court appearances.

In the early to mid-1980s the club enjoyed its most successful Football League run. Shrewsbury survived through the sale of players, with some to have played for Shrewsbury including Steve Ogrizovic, David Moyes, John McGinlay and Bernard McNally.

After a couple of relegation scares, Shrewsbury's Second Division life ended at the end of 1988-89 after ten years. As the 1990s dawned, the club were unable to make a quick return to the Second Division, spending the early 1990s mid-table. In the Third Division, on 22 December 1990, Gary Shaw scored the quickest Town hat trick - 4 minutes and 32 seconds - against Bradford City at Valley Parade. At the end of 1991-92, three years after relegation to the Third Division, the club was relegated to the Fourth — the first time since 1975.

However, two seasons later Shrewsbury won the new (fourth tier) Division Three championship under Fred Davies in 1993-94, and remained in Division Two (third tier) three seasons. Shrewsbury were not to rise any further, remaining mid-table before slipping down again at the end of 1996-97.

The 1990s saw Shrewsbury make their first appearance at Wembley as finalists in the 1996 Football League Trophy final. Shrewsbury lost 2-1 to Rotherham United; Nigel Jemson scoring both Millers goals.

The Wembley final was the beginning of the end for Fred Davies, sacked at the end of the 1996-97 relegation season. By this time, Shrewsbury were less of a force, heading to a stale period. Dwindling crowds meant Shrewsbury didn't have the finances to compete and it was in this backdrop that Jake King arrived, following a successful reign at local rivals Telford United. A successful Shrewsbury player during the 1980s, King was well regarded by fans and the chairman, businessman Roland Wycherley. For Wycherley, the priority was to assure Shrewsbury's financial future, before increasing the club's profile and finally to ensure the club's move to a new ground. King was forced to work on one of the smallest playing budgets in the league. He worked with the club's youth set-up, bringing in promising non-league players. However, with the pick of the transfer market finding better offers elsewhere, Shrewsbury were to see out the 1990s in mediocre fashion.:


Shrewsbury Town FC
Ground Name: Greenhous Meadow
Capacity: 9,875 (all seated)
Address: Oteley Road, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ST
Main Telephone No: 01743 289177
Fax No: 01743 246972
Ticket Office: 01743 273943
Team Nicknames:
Shrews, Salop, Town or Blues
Year Ground Opened: 2007
Pitch Size: 115 x 77 yards
Home Shirt Sponsors: Greenhous
Away Shirt Sponsors: Redhous
Home Kit Colours: Blue, Amber and White
Away Kit Colours: Red and Navy
Kit Manufacturers: Joma
Official Web Site: www.shrewsburytown.com

It's the home of which team(s)?: Shrewsbury Town Which professional sports are played here?: Football Capacity (number of seats): 9,875 (all seated) Opening Date: 01/01/2007 Guided Tours: yes Venue's Website or Team's Website: [Web Link]

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