Latics and Shrewsbury Town have met 22 times down the years.
The first meeting coming back in 1974, 23 November, non-league Latics were drawn away to Division 4 Shrewsbury Town in the first round of the FA Cup, midfielder Johnny King scored for the ‘tics at Gay Meadow in a 1:1 draw and the Shrews were brought back to Springfield Park for the replay.
Monday 25th November 1974, 11,860 spectators crammed into Springy witnessing goals from Tommy Gore and Albert Jackson to send the Latics through to round 2 with a great 2:1 victory. Shrewsbury would finish that season as Runners-Up in Division 4 and earn promotion.
Game In Focus - Meeting Shrewsbury always gives us a chance to revisit that sensational win away at the New Meadow in April 2016, after going behind to a Sulley Kaikai goal early in the game, the Latics responded magnificently, Conor McAleny banged home a stunner, followed by goals from Jason Pearce, Yanic Wildschutt and a double from Will Grigg giving us a monumental victory at a promotion rival. What a day out that was.
Highlights – Shrewsbury Town 1:5 Latics
Last Meeting
Latics won the reverse fixture at the DW Stadium 2:1 against Shrewsbury back in December, Tendayi Darikwa scoring after 2minutes, the Shrews equalised 5 minutes before half-time and it looked like the game was heading to a draw until Thelo Aasgaard stepped up in the 2nd minute of stoppage time to lash home from 20 yards.
Latics – Amos; Darikwa, Whatmough, Tilt, Bennett; Cousins, Naylor; Massey, McClean, Keane; Lang
Subs – Jones, Kerr, Jordan Jones, Edwards, Watts, Humphrys, Aasgaard
Attendance – 8,098
Shrewsbury Current Form
The Shrews currently sit 17th in League One with 50 points from 45 games, their recent form is, LDLDL.
Pompey’s last game was a 3:1 home win against Gillingham on Easter on Saturday 23rd April.
Home Form
Shrewsbury’s 22 home games so far this season have brought 34 points, with 9 wins, 6 defeats & 7 draws, scoring 30 goals and conceding 22.
Player To Watch – Luke Leahy
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| Luke Leahy |
The 29 year old Midfield man is enjoying life at the New Meadow following his move from Bristol Rovers in the summer.
Coventry born Leahy made his name in Scotland with Falkirk following a move north from Rugby Town in 2012. After five seasons at Falkirk, which included the 2015 Scottish Cup Final, Leahy moved back to the Midlands, signing for Walsall in 2017, before moving onto Bristol Rovers in 2019.
Luke Leahy is comfortable at left back, left wing back or attacking midfield, he is a dead ball specialist and a leader on the pitch, so far this season Leahy has scored 8 league goals from 68 attempts, with 23 efforts on target, Leahy also has 7 assists and has made 165 crosses, 2 of his 8 goals have come via penalty kicks.
Picking up 12 yellow cards, Leahy has committed 47 fouls and drawn 43, he has completed 43 interceptions and won 51 tackles.
Full Record v Shrewsbury
Played – 22
Won – 9
Drawn – 8
Lost – 5
The Last Six Meetings
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Date |
Competition |
Result |
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08 Dec 2021 |
League One |
Latics 2:1 Shrewsbury |
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10 Nov 2021 |
EFL Trophy |
Latics 2:0 Shrewsbury |
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20 Apr 2021 |
League 1 |
Shrewsbury 1:2 Latics |
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26 Dec 2020 |
League 1 |
Latics 1:1 Shrewsbury |
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26 Dec 2017 |
League 1 |
Latics 0:0 Shrewsbury |
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09 Sep 2017 |
League 1 |
Shrewsbury 1:0 Latics |
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