Shawbury United F.C.

Did You Know?

• In 2007–08, the club paid players for the first time and reached the last 32 of the FA Vase, a club record.
• Manager Delwyn Humphreys resigned in the final weeks of the 2007–08 season, and Paul Mellings took over, guiding the team to a 2nd-place finish after Bewdley Town were deducted 3 points.

History

Shawbury United began in 1992 in the Shrewsbury and Shropshire Alliance Division Two. Promotion to the Premier Division followed in 2000–01, and they moved to the Midland Football League in 2016. The 2006–07 season saw the club finish bottom of the West Midlands Premier Division, but they avoided relegation due to Great Wyrley resigning and Wyrley Rangers folding. The next season, with paid players for the first time under manager Delwyn Humphreys, Shawbury reached the last 32 of the FA Vase and finished 2nd after Bewdley Town were deducted points. Humphreys resigned late in the season, and Paul Mellings took over. Ally McHarrie was appointed manager for 2008–09 but was sacked early the next year, with the team finishing 10th. Steve Giles became manager for 2009–10.

Ground

Shawbury United long groundshared with Wem Town at the Butler Sports Centre in Wem. In 2017, after Wem Town lost use of their changing rooms, the club moved temporarily to Ludlow Football Stadium, sharing with Ludlow FC. As of 2023, the club was still playing nearly 40 miles from Shawbury. Planning permission for a new ground off the A53 was granted in December 2014, and land was secured in January 2020 via a donation from Gerard Verdino, with a 99-year lease. No work had started by March 2022. In May 2023, the club agreed to play at Shrewsbury Town's Community 4G pitch at New Meadow for 2023–24. They returned to Shawbury for 2024–25 after the opening of the Shawbury Community Sports Centre on Carradine Road.

Honours

Shawbury United have won the Shropshire County Challenge Cup, Shropshire Junior Cup, Commander Ethelston Cup, Powell Cup, John Davies Cup, and Tim Stokes Cup. They won the Shropshire Premier Cup in 2014 and were runners-up in 2017. In pre-season 2017–18, they won the Shropshire Senior Cup for the first time, beating Shrewsbury Town and TNS.