    shrewsbury town football club is an english association football club based in shrewsbury, shropshire. the club participates in league two, the fourth tier of english football. the club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the football league in 1950, apart from spending the 2003â04 season in the conference. it has also competed in the welsh cup, winning it 6 times, a record for an english team. for most of shrewbury town's history, from 1910 onwards, they were based at the gay meadow on the banks of the river severn. since 2007, they have been located at the new meadow (known for sponsorship purposes as the greenhous meadow) â a uefa category four stadium with a capacity of 9,875. ==history==  ===early history=== shrewsbury town were formed on 20 may 1886 at the turf hotel in claremont hill, shrewsbury. this was following the demise of first shropshire wanderers and later indirectly after castle blues. the blues were a rough team, leading to their demise after several games were marred by violence. the new team hoped to be as successful but without the notoriety. press reports differ as to the date the new club was formed, the eddowes shropshire journal of 26 may 1886 reported the birth of the club at the lion hotel, wyle cop, shrewsbury. the shrewsbury chronicle reported the club's being formed at the turf hotel, claremont hill, shrewsbury. it
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