Steve Cotterill believes his side’s battling draw against Sunderland was his best result since he took over at the club.After Alex Pritchard gave the visitors an early lead, Salop were reduced to 10 men when David Davis was handed a straight red card.But Shrewsbury battled back with Daniel Udoh netting on the hour mark to earn the home side a point.Cotterill said: “The lads were fant...Full Story »

Shrewsbury will be without wide man Elliott Bennett for Tuesday’s Sky Bet League One home clash with Sunderland.Bennett is suspended after being sent off in the first half of the 2-1 loss at Cheltenham on Saturday.Shaun Whalley is set for a lengthy spell of the sidelines due to the thigh injury he sustained in training last week.Josh Daniels has been out of action with an ankle issue.Sunde...Full Story »

Substitute Kyle Joseph netted the winner as Cheltenham came from behind to defeat 10-man Shrewsbury 2-1.On an emotional return for Steve Cotterill, who led his hometown Robins to three promotions during his managerial reign, he watched his Shrews side take a fourth-minute lead.Luke Leahy forced Sean Long into a mistake and then fed Daniel Udoh in the box and he beat Scott Flinders with a low fin...Full Story »

Ellis Chapman faces a late fitness test ahead of Cheltenham’s League One clash against Shrewsbury.The midfielder picked up a groin issue in Tuesday’s 1-0 FA Cup win over Gillingham and will be assessed late on.Boss Michael Duff does not believe the problem is serious though, and wants to give Chapman every chance of being available to play.Cheltenham must do without long-term injured...Full Story »

Shrewsbury manager Steve Cotterill admitted he was a relieved man after his players overcame a nightmare start to win their FA Cup first-round clash at non-league Stratford  5-1.Will Grocott gave Stratford an early lead before Shrewsbury responded and Ryan Bowman levelled.Bowman grabbed a second to put Salop ahead before they eased into the hat with further goals from Luke Leahy, Elliott Be...Full Story »

Shrewsbury came from behind at non-league Stratford to book their place in the second round of the FA Cup with a 5-1 win.The Bards made the perfect start, taking the lead against their League One visitors after just five minutes. A well-worked free-kick was played inside by skipper Will Grocott who collected the return ball from Ash Sammons before placing it beneath keeper Harry Burgoyne.It took...Full Story »

Banbury’s dreams of a second-round berth in the FA Cup for the first time in their 90-year history was cruelly ended with a 4-0 drubbing by League Two Barrow.The brilliant Bluebirds put the hosts to the sword at Spencer Stadium as Mark Cooper’s side ended their worrying six-game winless streak.The Puritans were playing in the first round proper for the sixth time – and the seco...Full Story »

AFC Sudbury joint-manager Angelo Harrop urged his players to be proud of what they achieved after their 4-0 defeat to League Two Colchester in the FA Cup.The eighth-tier club won five matches to reach the first round proper, but their fairytale run was ended by goals from Brendan Wiredu, Freddie Sears, Sylvester Jasper and Shawn McCoulsky.But the Suffolk side’s progress in the cup competit...Full Story »

Colchester ended minnows AFC Sudbury’s FA Cup run with a 4-0 victory in the first round.Sudbury, who ply their trade in the eighth tier of English football, had won five games to reach the tournament proper for the first time in 21 years.But the visiting League Two side ultimately proved their class and and were a step too far for the Yellows.The Isthmian League North Division side started...Full Story »

Stratford goalkeeper Liam O’Brien will hope to create more FA Cup memories this weekend against Shrewsbury and in the process get one over old manager Steve Cotterill.The ex-Dagenham and Coventry stopper has been one of the form players for the non-league outfit, who have reached the first round for the first time.It could have all been different had O’Brien not starred in the fourth...Full Story »

Nathan Jones will welcome former club Stoke to Kenilworth Road without midfielder Henri Lansbury.The 31-year-old picked up a fifth booking of the season during Tuesday night’s 3-1 win over Middlesbrough and will serve a one-match ban.Amari’i Bell missed the midweek fixture with a dead leg and will be assessed ahead of kick-off on Saturday.Harry Cornick was substituted with 10 minutes...Full Story »

Banbury will be without first-choice keeper Jack Harding for their FA Cup first round clash with League Two Barrow.Harding dislocated his left elbow during the the club’s 3-2 Pitching In Southern League Premier Division Central victory over Leiston last month and the joint was put in a cast to allow the tendons to heal.Eighteen-year-old Mackenzie Chapman has joined the club on loan from Ox...Full Story »

Sudbury have no fresh injury concerns ahead of their FA Cup meeting with Colchester.The Yellows will be without goalkeeper Alfie Stronge, who is cup-tied, and Romario Dunne.Dunne is out with a knee injury and is currently awaiting a scan.Sudbury are fourth in the Isthmian League North and this is their first game in the first round of the FA Cup since the 2000-01 season.Samson Tovide and Junior ...Full Story »

Lincoln boss Michael Appleton admitted his side “fell short” as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Shrewsbury.The Imps, fresh from taking four points from away games at Sheffield Wednesday and Wigan, took the lead in the 43rd minute when captain Conor McGrandles headed home a cross from Regan Poole.That came shortly after home defender Adam Jackson had been stretchered off with a head i...Full Story »

Lincoln and Shrewsbury played out a 1-1 draw in a game which saw home defender Adam Jackson stretchered off with a worrying injury.The experienced centre-back was involved in an accidental collision just past the half-hour at the LNER Stadium.Jackson was attended to by medical staff and was fitted with a neck brace before, after a delay of almost 10 minutes, being stretchered off. He was replace...Full Story »

Lincoln will remain without top scorer Anthony Scully for Saturday’s Sky Bet League One clash with Shrewsbury.Scully sat out Tuesday evening’s 2-1 win at Wigan due to a knee injury and is not ready to return.Southampton loanee Dan Nlundulu looks set to retain his starting place after scoring at the DW Stadium having been brought in to replace Scully.Imps defender Joe Walsh (quad) rem...Full Story »

Ryan Bowman’s perfect hat-trick helped Shrewsbury to a 4-1 win over Cambridge and lifted them out of the Sky Bet League One relegation zone.His treble and a late strike from Luke Leahy made it back-to-back home league wins for the first time this season.Shrewsbury led six minutes in as George Nurse picked out Bowman and the forward powered a header home.Daniel Udoh and Shaun Whalley were d...Full Story »

Shrewsbury will welcome Luke Leahy back from suspension for Saturday’s League One clash against Cambridge.The left-back served a one-game ban in the midweek loss to Oxford, a match in which Shrewsbury struggled defensively in the absence of both Leahy and George Nurse.Nurse was absent with an unspecified injury and could miss out again, while boss Steve Cotterill felt Aaron Pierre looked r...Full Story »

Assistant head coach Craig Short believed Oxford responded well to Saturday’s home defeat against Plymouth, after the 2-0 defeat of Shrewsbury at the Kassam Stadium.Short took charge of the team in the absence of boss Karl Robinson, who watched the game at home while awaiting the results of a Covid-19 PCR test after feeling unwell.Goals from Mark Sykes less than a minute into the second ha...Full Story »

Long-range shots from Mark Sykes and Cameron Brannagan brought Oxford a 2-0 victory in the absence of boss Karl Robinson, continuing Shrewsbury’s miserable away run in Sky Bet League One.Steve Cotterill’s men had managed just one point on their travels this season, and although they had the better of a dull first half, they were undone straight after the restart.Sykes netted a minute...Full Story »