# 2022–23 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season

The 2022–23 season is the 137th season in the existence of Shrewsbury Town Football Club and the club's eighth consecutive season in League One. In addition to the league, they will also compete in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| 11 May 2022 | LM | Jordan Shipley | Coventry City | Undisclosed |
| 27 June 2022 | CM | Tom Bayliss | Preston North End | Free transfer |
| 30 June 2022 | LW | Aiden O'Brien | Portsmouth | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | CB | Chey Dunkley | Sheffield Wednesday | Free transfer |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 28 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Sheffield Wednesday contract expired

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| 30 June 2022 | RW | Josh Daniels | The New Saints | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | David Davis | Forest Green Rovers | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Ethan Ebanks-Landell | Rochdale | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Cameron Gregory | Kettering Town | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Aaron Pierre | Sutton United | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Josh Vela | Fleetwood Town | Free Transfer |
| 30 June 2022 | RW | Shaun Whalley | Accrington Stanley | Released |
| 22 July 2022 | CB | Ben Crompton | Sunderland | Free Transfer |
| 22 July 2022 | CB | Callum Wilson | Sunderland | Free Transfer |
| 30 August 2022 | CB | Ben Kaninda | Wycombe Wanderers | Free Transfer |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 8 June, and would become official once his contract at the club expired

### Loans in

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | On loan until |
| 27 June 2022 | RB | Julien Dacosta | Coventry City | 31 January 2023 |
| 4 July 2022 | CB | Taylor Moore | Bristol City | End of Season |
| 1 September 2022 | CF | Christian Saydee | Bournemouth | End of Season |
| 1 September 2022 | CF | Rob Street | Crystal Palace | End of Season |
| 1 September 2022 | RB | Carl Winchester | Sunderland | End of Season |
| 1 January 2023 | RW | Killian Phillips | Crystal Palace | End of Season |
* ↑ On 31 January, Dacosta was recalled back to Coventry
* ↑ The loan was announced on 29 December, and would become official on January 1, once the transfer window re-opens.

### Loans out

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | On loan until |
| 28 October 2022 | CB | Kade Craig | AFC Telford United | 28 November 2022 |
| 18 November 2022 | AM | Charlie Caton | Chester | End of Season |
| 31 January 2023 | LW | Aiden O'Brien | Gillingham | End of Season |
| 17 February 2023 | GK | Jaden Bevan | Glossop North End | 17 March 2023 |
* ↑ On 19 December, Caton's loan at Chester was extended by a further month, On 24 January, the loan was extended further until the end of season

## Pre-season and friendlies

On May 27, Shrewsbury Town announced a week training camp in Spain between 2–7 July, before returning to face AFC Telford United on 12 July. Three days later a home friendly against Cardiff City was confirmed. On 24 June, a further two additions to the pre-season schedule was confirmed, against Qatar SC and Burnley.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| League One | 30 July 2022 | 06 May 2023 | Matchday 1 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 044.12 |
| FA Cup | 5 November 2022 | 07 January 2023 | Third round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 066.67 |
| EFL Cup | 9 August 2022 | 23 August 2022 | First round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 050.00 |
| EFL Trophy | 30 August 2022 | 18 October 2022 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 042.86 |
Last updated: 28/01/2023 Source: [ Soccerway]

### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 59 | 51 | +8 | 69 |
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 70 | 66 | +4 | 62 |
| 11 | Lincoln City | 46 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 62 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 52 | 61 | −9 | 59 |
| 13 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 58 |
| 14 | Exeter City | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 64 | 68 | −4 | 56 |
| 15 | Burton Albion | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 57 | 79 | −22 | 56 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: complete. Source: [ Soccerway]

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | D | L | W | D | L | D | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | L | D | D | L | L | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | D | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | W | L |
| Position | 17 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.

### FA Cup

Shrewsbury were drawn at home to York City in the first round the winners off Peterborough United versus Salford City in the second round and to Sunderland in the third round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
The Shrews were drawn at home to Carlisle United in the first round and to Burnley in the second round.

### EFL Trophy

On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Shrewsbury Town with Port Vale and Stockport County. Three days later, Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s joined Northern Group C.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | Port Vale | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | ACA | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L2 | Stockport County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | L1 | Shrewsbury Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | |
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures