2009–10 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season

The 2009–10 season was Shrewsbury Town's 6th consecutive season in League Two.

Shrewsbury Town

2009–10 season
Chairman	Roland Wycherley
Manager	Paul Simpson
League Two	12th
FA Cup	First round
League Cup	First round
Football League Trophy	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Dave Hibbert (13) All: Dave Hibbert (14)
Highest home attendance	7,096 vs. Port Vale, 10 October 2009
Lowest home attendance	4,184 vs. Ipswich Town, 11 August 2009
Average home league attendance	5,481[1]
Home colours Away colours
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Pre-season friendlies

Date	Kick Off (Local)	Opponent	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Ref.
15 July 2009	19:45	Northwich Victoria	A	1–0	Robinson 80'	390	[2]
22 July 2009	19:45	West Bromwich Albion	H	0–2		2,437	[3]
25 July 2009	15:00	Leicester City	H	0–4		2,030	[4]
1 August 2009	15:00	Tranmere Rovers	A	1–1	Langmead 19'		[5]

Shropshire Senior Cup Final

Date	Kick Off (Local)	Opponent	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Ref.
18 July 2009	15:00	Telford United	H	1–1 (1–4 p)	Langmead 77'	2,413	[6]

League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Port Vale	46	17	17	12	61	50	+11	68
11	Northampton Town	46	18	13	15	62	53	+9	67
12	Shrewsbury Town	46	17	12	17	55	54	+1	63
13	Burton Albion	46	17	11	18	71	71	0	62
14	Bradford City	46	16	14	16	59	62	−3	62

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: football-league.co.uk

Matches

Date	Kick Off (Local)	Opponent	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Ref.
8 August 2009	15:00	Burton Albion	H	3–1	Robinson 10', Hibbert 49', Labadie 82'	6,438	[7]
15 August 2009	15:00	Barnet	A	2–2	Elder 2', Hibbert 57'	1,835	[8]
18 August 2009	19:45	Dagenham & Redbridge	A	0–5		1,683	[9]
22 August 2009	15:00	Chesterfield	H	1–1	Leslie 31'	5,086	[10]
29 August 2009	15:00	Accrington Stanley	A	3–1	Leslie 17' (pen.), Langmead 50', Hibbert 82'	1,447	[11]
5 September 2009	15:00	Bradford City	H	1–2	Hibbert 67'	5,525	[12]
12 September 2009	15:00	Crewe Alexandra	H	2–0	Hibbert 28', Labadie 69'	6,204	[13]
19 September 2009	15:00	Lincoln City	A	2–0	Robinson 27', Hibbert 75'	3,234	[14]
26 September 2009	15:00	Northampton Town	H	3–0	Robinson 22', Labadie 49', Langmead 54'	5,548	[15]
29 September 2009	19:45	Cheltenham Town	A	2–1	Hibbert 72', Labadie 74'	2,928	[16]
3 October 2009	15:00	Morecambe	A	1–1	Labadie 7'	2,105	[17]
10 October 2009	15:00	Port Vale	H	0–1		7,096	[18]
17 October 2009	15:00	Darlington	A	1–2	Neal 4'	1,958	[19]
24 October 2009	15:00	Aldershot Town	H	3–1	Fairhurst 32', Neal 45', Elder 60'	5,417	[20]
31 October 2009	15:00	Notts County	A	1–1	Devitt 30'	7,562	[21]
14 November 2009	15:00	Torquay United	H	1–1	Hibbert 81'	5,072	[22]
21 November 2009	15:00	Bury	H	1–1	Coughlan 90'	5,070	[23]
24 November 2009	19:45	Hereford United	A	1–2	Fairhurst 45'	2,913	[24]
1 December 2009	19:45	Rotherham United	H	2–0	Fairhurst 43', Devitt 88'	4,522	[25]
5 December 2009	15:00	Bournemouth	A	0–1		4,652	[26]
12 December 2009	15:00	Grimsby Town	H	0–0		4,850	[27]
19 December 2009	15:00	Rochdale	A	0–4		2,596	[28]
26 December 2009	15:00	Macclesfield Town	H	2–2	Fairhurst 45', Hibbert 90'	5,942	[29]
28 December 2009	15:00	Bradford City	A	3–1	Dunfield 11', McIntyre 45' (pen.), Hibbert 79'	11,522	[30]
2 January 2010	15:00	Chesterfield	A	1–0	Hibbert 38'	3,601	[31]
16 January 2010	15:00	Burton	A	1–1	Hibbert 27'	3,139	[32]
23 January 2010	15:00	Dagenham & Redbridge	H	2–1	Hibbert 13', Leslie 45'	4,812	[33]
30 January 2010	15:00	Accrington Stanley	H	0–1
6 February 2010	15:00	Macclesfield Town	A	1–0
9 February 2010	19:45	Barnet	H	2–0
13 February 2010	15:00	Hereford United	H	3–1
19 February 2010	19:45	Bury	A	0–1
22 February 2010	19:45	Rotherham United	A	1–1	Leslie 45'	2,869	[34]
27 February 2010	15:00	Bournemouth	H	1–0	Dunfield 49'	6,061	[35]
6 March 2010	15:00	Grimsby Town	A	0–3
13 March 2010	15:00	Rochdale	H	0–1
20 March 2010	15:00	Aldershot Town	A	0–2
27 March 2010	15:00	Darlington	H	0–2
3 April 2010	15:00	Torquay United	A	1–2
5 April 2010	15:00	Notts County	H	0–1		6,287	[36]
10 April 2010	15:00	Crewe Alexandra	A	3–0
13 April 2010	19:45	Cheltenham Town	H	0–0		4,967	[37]
17 April 2010	15:00	Lincoln City	H	1–0	Bright 83'	4,932	[38]
24 April 2010	15:00	Northampton Town	A	0–2
1 May 2010	15:00	Morecambe	H	2–3
8 May 2010	15:00	Port Vale	A	1–1

FA Cup

Shrewsbury Town entered the 2009–10 FA Cup at the First Round.

Round	Date	Kick Off (Local)	Opponent	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Ref.
First round	7 November 2009	15:00	Staines Town	H	0–1		3,539	[39]

League Cup

The draw for the First Round of the 2009–10 League Cup took place on 16 June 2009. Shrewsbury Town was paired with Ipswich Town, the tie took place at New Meadow on 11 August 2009.

Round	Date	Kick Off (Local)	Opponent	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Ref.
First round	11 August 2009	19:45	Ipswich Town	H	3–3 (2–4 p)	Robinson 16', Hibbert 25', Cansdell-Sherriff 74'	4,184	[40]

Johnstone's Paint Trophy

A bye in the First Round of the 2009–10 Johnston's Paint Trophy was given to Shrewsbury Town. In the Second Round, the club was paired with Accrington Stanley. The game was originally scheduled to be played in the week commencing 5 October 2009, however a waterlogged pitch at the Crown Ground meant the game was postponed until 20 October 2009.

Round	Date	Kick Off (Local)	Opponent	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Ref.
Second round	20 October 2009	19:00	Accrington Stanley	A	0–2		819	[41]