# 2014–15 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season

The 2014−15 season was Shrewsbury's first season back in League Two after being relegated in the 2013−14 season. They won promotion back to League One at the first attempt, following a 1–0 win away at Cheltenham Town on 25 April 2015.
They also participated in the League Cup, the Football League Trophy and the FA Cup.
A side consisting of youth and reserve team players also contested, and subsequently won the Shropshire Senior Cup.

## Players
### First team squad information

As of match played 2 May 2015
| No. | Name | Position | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Club caps (all comps) | Club goals (all comps) | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Contract End |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | Jayson Leutwiler | GK | Basel | (1989-04-25) 25 April 1989 (age 35) | 54 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 11 June 2014 | Free | 2016 |
| 21 | Mark Halstead | GK | Blackpool | (1990-09-17) 17 September 1990 (age 34) | 2 | 0 | Blackpool | 5 June 2014 | Free | 2016 |
| 36 | Callum Burton | GK | Newport, Shropshire | (1996-08-15) 15 August 1996 (age 28) | 0 | 0 | Academy | 24 February 2014 | Trainee | 2016 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | Jermaine Grandison | CB/RB | Birmingham | (1990-12-15) 15 December 1990 (age 34) | 147 | 5 | Free Agent | 3 December 2013 | Free | 2015 |
| 3 | Mickey Demetriou | LB | Durrington | (1990-03-12) 12 March 1990 (age 34) | 49 | 3 | Kidderminster Harriers | 2 June 2014 | Free | 2016 |
| 5 | Mark Ellis | CB | Kingsbridge | (1988-09-30) 30 September 1988 (age 36) | 35 | 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 30 May 2014 | Free | 2016 |
| 6 | Connor Goldson | CB | York | (1992-12-18) 18 December 1992 (age 32) | 117 | 8 | Academy | 12 May 2010 | Trainee | 2016 |
| 12 | Cameron Gayle | RB/LB/CB | Birmingham | (1992-11-22) 22 November 1992 (age 32) | 54 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 July 2014 | Free | 2016 |
| 20 | Nathaniel Knight-Percival | CB | Enfield | (1987-03-31) 31 March 1987 (age 37) | 36 | 1 | Peterborough United | 22 May 2014 | Free | 2016 |
| 29 | Rhys Sharpe | LB/CB | Nottingham | (1994-10-17) 17 October 1994 (age 30) | 3 | 0 | Derby County | 13 March 2015 | Loan | 11 April 2015 |
| 31 | Dominic Smith | CB | Telford | (1996-02-09) 9 February 1996 (age 29) | 0 | 0 | Academy | 26 December 2012 | Trainee | 2016 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 4 | Ryan Woods | CM/RB | Norton Canes | (1993-12-13) 13 December 1993 (age 31) | 96 | 1 | Academy | 1 July 2012 | Trainee | 2015 |
| 7 | Ashley Vincent | LM/RM | Oldbury | (1985-05-26) 26 May 1985 (age 39) | 10 | 0 | Cheltenham Town | 20 May 2014 | Free | 2016 |
| 11 | Liam Lawrence (C) | LM/RM/CM | Retford | (1981-12-14) 14 December 1981 (age 43) | 38 | 6 | Barnsley | 4 July 2014 | Free | 2016 |
| 14 | James Wesolowski | CM | Sydney | (1987-08-25) 25 August 1987 (age 37) | 28 | 1 | Oldham Athletic | 6 June 2014 | Free | 2016 |
| 15 | Aaron Wildig | CM | Hereford | (1992-04-15) 15 April 1992 (age 32) | 71 | 6 | Cardiff City | 8 November 2011 | Free | 2015 |
| 16 | Keith Southern | CM | Gateshead | (1981-04-24) 24 April 1981 (age 43) | 6 | 0 | Fleetwood Town | 19 January 2015 | Loan | End of season 2015 |
| 17 | James Caton | LM/RM | Widnes | (1994-01-04) 4 January 1994 (age 31) | 4 | 0 | Blackpool | 18 June 2014 | Free | 2016 |
| 22 | Jordan Clark | LM/CM | Hoyland | (1993-09-22) 22 September 1993 (age 31) | 33 | 3 | Barnsley | 17 July 2014 | Free | 2015 |
| 24 | Bobby Grant | LM/CM | Litherland | (1990-07-01) 1 July 1990 (age 34) | 37 | 6 | Blackpool | 9 October 2014 | Loan | End of season 2015 |
| 35 | Josh Ginnelly | LM/RM | Coventry | (1997-04-24) 24 April 1997 (age 27) | 3 | 0 | Academy | 3 May 2014 | Trainee | 2015 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 9 | James Collins | CF | Coventry | (1990-12-01) 1 December 1990 (age 34) | 126 | 41 | Hibernian | 4 June 2014 | Undisclosed | 2016 |
| 10 | Scott Vernon | CF | Manchester | (1983-12-13) 13 December 1983 (age 41) | 26 | 2 | Aberdeen | 18 June 2014 | Free | 2016 |
| 19 | Andy Mangan | CF | Liverpool | (1986-08-30) 30 August 1986 (age 38) | 36 | 10 | Forest Green Rovers | 24 July 2014 | Undisclosed | 2015 |
| 23 | Tyrone Barnett | CF | Stevenage | (1985-10-28) 28 October 1985 (age 39) | 18 | 4 | Peterborough United | 2 February 2015 | Undisclosed | 2017 |
| 26 | Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro | CF | Toulouse | (1985-01-04) 4 January 1985 (age 40) | 51 | 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 July 2014 | Free | Undisclosed |
| 28 | Mikael Mandron | CF | France | (1994-10-11) 11 October 1994 (age 30) | 3 | 0 | Sunderland | 29 January 2015 | Loan | End of season 2015 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 20 May 2014 | MF | Ashley Vincent | Cheltenham Town | Free |
| 22 May 2014 | DF | Nathaniel Knight-Percival | Peterborough United | Free |
| 30 May 2014 | DF | Mark Ellis | Crewe Alexandra | Free |
| 2 June 2014 | DF | Mickey Demetriou | Kidderminster Harriers | Free |
| 4 June 2014 | FW | James Collins | Hibernian | Undisclosed |
| 5 June 2014 | GK | Mark Halstead | Blackpool | Free |
| 6 June 2014 | MF | James Wesolowski | Oldham Athletic | Free |
| 11 June 2014 | GK | Jayson Leutwiler | Middlesbrough | Free |
| 18 June 2014 | FW | Scott Vernon | Aberdeen | Free |
| 18 June 2014 | MF | James Caton | Blackpool | Free |
| 2 July 2014 | FW | Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro | Tranmere Rovers | Free |
| 4 July 2014 | MF | Liam Lawrence | Barnsley | Free |
| 10 July 2014 | DF | Cameron Gayle | West Bromwich Albion | Free |
| 17 July 2014 | MF | Jordan Clark | Barnsley | Free |
| 17 July 2014 | MF | Andy Robinson | Tranmere Rovers | Free |
| 24 July 2014 | FW | Andy Mangan | Forest Green Rovers | Free |
| 27 August 2014 | MF | Anthony Griffith | Harrogate | Free |
| 2 February 2015 | FW | Tyrone Barnett | Peterborough United | Undisclosed |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 13 May 2014 | GK | Joe Anyon | Scunthorpe United | Free |
| 13 May 2014 | MF | Asa Hall | Cheltenham Town | Free |
| 13 May 2014 | DF | Joe Jacobson | Wycombe Wanderers | Free |
| 13 May 2014 | DF | Alex McQuade | Guiseley | Free |
| 13 May 2014 | MF | Paul Parry | Released | Free |
| 13 May 2014 | MF | Luke Summerfield | York City | Free |
| 13 May 2014 | GK | Chris Weale | Yeovil Town | Free |
| 2 June 2014 | MF | Tamika Mkandawire | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Free |
| 2 June 2014 | DF | Dave Winfield | York City | Free |
| 4 June 2014 | MF | Jon Taylor | Peterborough United | Undisclosed |
| 23 June 2014 | FW | Tom Bradshaw | Walsall | Undisclosed |
| 15 January 2015 | MF | Anthony Griffith | Carlisle United | Free |
| 16 January 2015 | MF | David McAllister | Stevenage | Free |
| 19 March 2015 | MF | Andy Robinson | Retired | Free |

### Loans in

| Date From | Date To | Position | Name | From |
| 9 October 2014 | 30 June 2015 | MF | Bobby Grant | Blackpool |
| 18 October 2014 | 24 November 2014 | DF | Jack Grimmer | Fulham |
| 27 November 2014 | 5 January 2014 | DF | Josh Passley | Fulham |
| 17 January 2015 | 15 February 2015 | DF | Connor Randall | Liverpool |
| 19 January 2015 | 30 June 2015 | MF | Keith Southern | Fleetwood Town |
| 28 January 2015 | 30 June 2015 | FW | Mikael Mandron | Sunderland |
| 13 March 2015 | 30 June 2015 | DF | Rhys Sharpe | Derby County |

### Loans out

| Date From | Date To | Position | Name | To |
| 26 September 2014 | 7 April 2015 | DF | Dominic Smith | Tamworth |
| 16 October 2014 | 5 January 2015 | MF | David McAllister | Stevenage |
| 23 December 2014 | 1 January 2015 | GK | Callum Burton | Nuneaton Town |
| 17 January 2015 | 15 February 2015 | GK | Callum Burton | Southport |
| 19 January 2015 | 21 February 2015 | MF | Aaron Wildig | Kidderminster Harriers |
| 19 January 2015 | 21 February 2015 | MF | James Caton | Southport |
| 20 March 2015 | 19 April 2015 | MF | Aaron Wildig | Morecambe |

## Competitions
### League Two

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Burton Albion (C, P) | 46 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 69 | 39 | +30 | 94 | Promotion to Football League One |
| 2 | Shrewsbury Town (P) | 46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 67 | 31 | +36 | 89 | Promotion to Football League One |
| 3 | Bury (P) | 46 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 60 | 40 | +20 | 85 | Promotion to Football League One |
| 4 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 84 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 5 | Southend United (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 84 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

## Match details
### League Two

The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.

### FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on 27 October 2014 at 1900. Shrewsbury were drawn away at Walsall.

### League Cup

The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 and Shrewsbury were drawn at home against Blackpool. For the second round the draw was made on 13 August 2014 and this time Shrewsbury were drawn away at Leicester City. The draw for the third round was made on 27 August 2014 when Shrewsbury were drawn at home to Norwich City. On 24 September 2014, the draw for the fourth round was made and Shrewsbury were drawn at home to Premier League club Chelsea.

### Football League Trophy

The draw for the first round was made on 16 August 2014.

### Shropshire Senior Cup

Shrewsbury Town received a bye to the semi-final stage.

## Player statistics
### Squad stats

As of match played 2 May 2015
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | SUI | Jayson Leutwiler | 54 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Jermaine Grandison | 42 | 2 | 32+4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Mickey Demetriou | 49 | 3 | 40+2 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Ryan Woods | 51 | 0 | 41+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Mark Ellis | 35 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Connor Goldson | 51 | 7 | 44 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Ashley Vincent | 10 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | EIR | James Collins | 53 | 17 | 42+3 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Scott Vernon | 26 | 2 | 12+10 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | EIR | Liam Lawrence | 39 | 6 | 30+3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Cameron Gayle | 33 | 0 | 27+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | AUS | James Wesolowski | 28 | 1 | 18+3 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Keith Southern | 6 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | James Caton | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Andy Mangan | 36 | 10 | 10+20 | 8 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Nathaniel Knight-Percival | 36 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | ENG | Mark Halstead | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Jordan Clark | 33 | 3 | 18+9 | 3 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Tyrone Barnett | 18 | 4 | 8+10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Bobby Grant | 37 | 6 | 28+5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | FRA | Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro | 51 | 9 | 27+18 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | SCO | Mikael Mandron | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | NIR | Rhys Sharpe | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | WAL | Dominic Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | ENG | Josh Ginnelly | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | GK | ENG | Callum Burton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||||||
| 15 | MF | ENG | Aaron Wildig | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club before the end of the season: ||||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | EIR | David McAllister | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | MSR | Anthony Griffith | 6 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Andy Robinson | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Josh Passley | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | SCO | Jack Grimmer | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Connor Randall | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Top scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Total |
| 1 | FW | 9 | James Collins | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | FW | 19 | Andy Mangan | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | FW | 26 | Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | DF | 6 | Connor Goldson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | MF | 24 | Bobby Grant | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | MF | 11 | Liam Lawrence | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | FW | 23 | Tyrone Barnett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | DF | 5 | Mark Ellis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | DF | 3 | Mickey Demetriou | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | 22 | Jordan Clark | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | DF | 2 | Jermaine Grandison | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | FW | 10 | Scott Vernon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | 14 | James Wesolowski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 20 | Nathaniel Knight-Percival | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Nat. | Pos. | Name | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy | Total | Total |
| 1 | SUI | GK | Jayson Leutwiler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | ENG | DF | Jermaine Grandison | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | ENG | DF | Mickey Demetriou | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | ENG | MF | Ryan Woods | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 5 | ENG | DF | Mark Ellis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | ENG | DF | Connor Goldson | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 7 | ENG | MF | Ashley Vincent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | IRE | FW | James Collins | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | ENG | FW | Scott Vernon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | IRE | MF | Liam Lawrence | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 12 | ENG | DF | Cameron Gayle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | AUS | MF | James Wesolowski | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | ENG | MF | Keith Southern | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | ENG | FW | Andy Mangan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | ENG | DF | Nathaniel Knight-Percival | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 21 | ENG | GK | Mark Halstead | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | ENG | MF | Jordan Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | ENG | FW | Tyrone Barnett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | ENG | MF | Bobby Grant | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 25 | SCO | DF | Jack Grimmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | FRA | FW | Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | NIR | DF | Rhys Sharpe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |