# 2009–10 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season

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

## Pre-season friendlies

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

## 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 | |

## League Two
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |

### Matches

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

## 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 | |

## 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 | |