As we build towards the 2024/25 season, we take the time to look back on all the academy's accomplishments throughout the 2023/24 campaign! 📹
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Thanks to
@deanhenderson
for talking to our Academy Goalkeepers today.
Exceptional young man and top goalkeeper giving great advice.
Had a loan move at Shrewsbury Town as part of his development and now playing regular in the prem 👏🏼👏🏼
#GreatRolemodel
#topGK
Our thoughts and support are with former
@shrewsweb
player Steve Jagielka's family after the very sad news this week.
A Town legend who was loved by many.
#ASalopianForever
17 years old
2nd year scholar
@SkyBetLeagueOne
Debut
Travis Hernes, an incredible example of the talent and hard work! A top lad who has deserved all the opportunities he's earnt these past months! Once again showing the pathway from Academy to First team👏
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A great night for Charlie Caton and Louis Lloyd making their
@shrewsweb
first team competitive debuts in a thrilling 4-3 victory! ⚽️
An excellent evening for the Club which see's the First Team top of their group, whilst showcasing the pathway for young talent ⚽️💪
#TheAcademy
🔷🔶 | WHAT A NIGHT FOR THE BOY BLOXHAM!!!!!!!
The second year scholar takes the last penalty to win the game and send the
@shrewsweb
first team into the next round! ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
What a moment for Tom!
#Pathway
#TheAcademy
Congratulations, Travis! 🎉
You've done yourself, your family, the club and the academy proud!
What an exemplary role model for the academy and our younger ages!
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We are thrilled to announce that
@shrewsacademy
scholar Travis Hernes has signed his first professional contract with the club!
The 17-year-old becomes a permanent feature of the first team after a thoroughly impressive pre-season! 👇
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Our Academy Pathway 👏🏼
Today 4 of our young scholars made their 1st team debuts v Walsall.
Congratulations to Louis Lloyd, Nigel Aris, Jacob Bell & Callum Wilson.
Great experience and all 4 🙏
Shows the Academy pathway & the future is looking Bright!
#theacademy
#development
Congratulations to 17 year old James Rowland making his full 1st team Home debut and winning MOM in the cup defeat to Rotherham.
Disappointing result but huge positive with James performance. Shows the pathway from The Academy at Shrewsbury Town FC 👍🏼
#development
#theacademy
🗣️| An excellent day for the Club!
✅ Charlie Caton first professional league start
✅
@shrewsweb
produce a great victory away from home to secure league one status for next season
✅ Second year scholar Jaden Bevan and first year scholar Tom Bloxham on the bench
What a day!
Well done young Charlie Caton doing what he does - Scoring Goals 👏🏼
Charlie is still a 2nd year scholar and only 17 but permanently with the 1st team squad.
Shows how our pathway from the Academy to the 1st team is starting to work 👍🏻
#TheAcademy
#pathway
Town took part in a behind closed doors practice game last night against
@BalaTownFC
Goals from Caton, Daniels and Cummings secured Shrewsbury a 3-0 scoreline. 🔷🔶
Congratulations to Charlie Caton as has had a great 1st season with the 18s. Well deserved to be involved with the 1st team and shows our pathway of development from Academy to 1st team.
A good young striker with lots of potential 👍🏼
#theacademy
#development
We wanted to wish our deepest condolences to our PDP coach Alex Ramsay, our former 1st team coach Eric Ramsay and their family on the sad and sudden passing of their Dad - Callie Ramsay.
Everyone at Shrewsbury Town is thinking on you at this difficult time -
RIP Callie Ramsay 🙏🏼
A very proud night indeed 🤩
✅ A debut and an assist for Jack Loughran
✅ Another appearance for Harvey Watts
✅ Another start for Jude Collins
✅ 16-year-old Simba Nyamwanza becomes the club's youngest-ever player
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The under 18s showed their respect to Callie Ramsay with a minutes silence before their match v Tranmere Rovers this morning.
Our thoughts with Alex, Eric and their families 🙏🏼
The boys were inspired and played very well winning 2 - 1.
Caton & Bloxham scoring!
Well done to Tom Bloxham making his 1st team debut tonight in the 3 - 0 victory 💪🏼
Great to see young players getting a chance progressing from our Academy.
Great for the Academy coaches & recruitment team 👏🏼👏🏼
Showing the strategy & plan is working.
#TheAcademy
#Development
🗣| FDP meet ROONEY!
When they thought Oakham couldn’t get better, our young
@shrewsweb
talents got to meet the hugely inspirational
@WayneRooney
! ⭐️
Certainly a fantastic trip to inspire young footballers!
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Our thoughts are with Mike Williams and his family today as it’s his beloved wife Jan”s funeral.
Jan sadly passed away recently. She was a huge football fan and came to Shrewsbury Town games with Mike regularly and was at the World Cup to support Wales.
She will be sorely
🗣️| Shrewsbury Town U18s 2 - 1 Walsall U18s
Derby day ended in dramatic fashion, as all three goals were scored in the last 10 minutes!
⚽️| Charlie Caton's sublime finish initially put the scholars in the lead. Charlie then managed to assist Ethan O'Toole to win the game!
BIG THANKS to Jason Wilcox (Man City), Per Mertesacker (Arsenal), Chris Ramsay (QPR) and Tommy Wilson (Philly Union). Providing great advice and insight into developing youth players through our webinar. Great for all the coaches involved & watching
#TheAcademy
#Learning
#Sharing
🗣| Great to host
@StMirrenAcad
today, giving both sets of players and staff different experiences!
Thanks to St.Mirren for travelling! It was great to collaborate and share methods 🤝
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Our under 13s, 14s and 16s all played Blackpool today. Some great games and Warren would have been proud.
Everyone’s thoughts are with Warren's family and all connected with Blackpool Football Club at this sad time.
🗣| Great to see
@shrewsweb
Academy graduate Joe Hart giving back to his boyhood club!
Sharing his great experiences, providing huge inspiration to our young goalkeepers!
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#GivingBack
Huge thanks to
@shrewsacademy
graduate Joe Hart for taking the time to speak to our academy goalkeepers and sharing some of his experiences through the academy and along his playing journey
🗣️| Huge congratulations to our second year scholar Lewis Duberry
@LDubez
on his first senior international call up with
@Montserrat_FA
!
Lewis will be involved in the squad for the World Cup 2022 qualifiers!⚽️
#International
#GoodLuck
The Future is Bright! Our Academy going from strength to strength. Here is the best goals from the 14s incredible achievement - winning the Oakham tournament this week. Undefeated in all 8 games v top Academies. Top stuff from the boys 👏🏼
Make sure you like & RT this video 🔥⚽️💪🏼
🚨| IT'S FLOODLIT CUP FINAL WEEK!!!
A reminder that this Friday our U15's will host
@AFCB_Academy
at Montgomery Waters Meadow!
🎟️ - £3 Adults, £1 Concession!
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🏴| U15's player Jayden Valentine and former Academy player and now Manchester United player Louie Bradbury are both in Ireland representing the
@Cymru
U15's, playing against the Republic of Ireland.
Good Luck Lads!!
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Big News from the The Academy. We have the pleasure to announce our new centre with coach Pete Woolland. The Academy will now have an Elite centre based in Chester. This will create a pathway for young players to develop towards the Academy at various ages
#development
Our 5 Academy Graduates at the 1st team training camp in Spain 🇪🇸
Working very hard 💪🏼💪🏼⚽️
Well done lads!
Great to see the pathway from the Academy to the 1st team developing & progressing 👏🏼
#TheACADEMY
#Pathway
Another impressive victory for Shrewsbury 18s yesterday beating Championship side Coventry 4-1.
Goals from L Lloyd x 2 with N Aris & E Tibbs with the others. Lot of v good individual performances & a v good team display again!
Boys Keep working hard 👍🏻
#development
#theacademy
💬 | New U18's Head Coach Sean McAllister discussed his appointment into the role, his goals and expectations for the season and a preview of tomorrow's game against Morecambe! 👇
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Ok All young players we have a challenge for you whether in the academy or not 😁⚽️
12 day challenge :)
something to work on while being off school in the near future. Along with the advice we gave earlier by keeping fit here is football based challenge
Adapt where you can ⚽️
Before kick-off a minute silence was held in remembrance of Jan Williams, wife of one of our scouts and a Shrewsbury Town season ticket holder and Wayne Evans a former academy manager.
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👏| A great opportunity for our U15 Simba Nyamwanza today, involved with our U19 team vs
@WFC_Academy
in the youth alliance league. True development and pathway 🙌
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At exactly 16 years old, the youngest player to ever feature for Shrewsbury Town in our 137-year existence, an incredibly proud moment for the club, the young lad and his family.
History-maker Simba Nyamwanza 💙🧡
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🗣️| WHAT A NIGHT! ⚽️🎉
Our two 17 year old second year scholars, Tom Bloxham and Louis Lloyd, scoring to help
@shrewsweb
secure the victory! 💪
A great experience for our four young talents!
#Pathway
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Our Under 16s Academy won their regional league 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Unbeaten they won the league with games to spare. What a great achievement by the players and coaching staff 👍🏼
They now progress to the national semi final and play Doncaster on the 24th Nov.
Winning with development 👍🏼
🗣️| This week some of our U18's got the opportunity to train with the
@shrewsweb
first team!
⚽️| Second years Nigel Aris, Charlie Caton and Jaden Bevan were joined by first years Louie Lloyd and Tom Bloxham!
#Development
#Pathway
The one and only
SHAUN WHALLEY *
SHREWSBURY TOWN LEGEND
Gets 50 keepy ups in - JUST ;)
Well done Shaun 👏🏼⚽️
Great advice for our young players 👍🏼👊🏻
#STFC12dayCHALLENGE
Well done to our very own Liam Thomas winning the LFE goal of the month competition with a whopping 2166 votes 👏🏼👏🏼⚽️
With Louis Lloyd also in the top 10 Shrewsbury’s Academy had 2 players up for the award.
Top stuff and a deserved winner
#TheAcademy
📞⬆️| Huge congratulations to Louie Bradbury, who was part of the Wales U15's squad against Sweden!
Louie has been with the Academy since the age of 8 and we're thrilled to see him be recognised for international representation.🏴
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👏| Incredible heart and determination shown by the U15's yesterday as they came from behind to secure their spot in the Floodlit Cup Final! 🤩
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Our Under 18s had an impressive 2 - 1 victory v Wolves 18s yesterday in a pre season friendly.
Louis Lloyd getting both goals.
Great performance from the boys and showing lots of progression 👍🏻👏🏼
#TheAcademy
#development
✈️Our U18's have touched down in Spain as they start there pre-season in Granada 🇪🇸
Keep your eyes posted for updates on the squads trip abroad 👀
#Salop
#LFEtrip
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Mix of 1st team players and 8 under 18s beat Wolves 23s last night 👏🏼
Amazing to have so many Academy players involved. Shows the Pathway and opportunities young players are getting.
Cal Wilson Louis Lloyd & Jake Belll all started with 5 more coming off the bench!
#theacademy
What about our 1st year scholar Tom Bloxham 👏🏼
1st league goal at 17 and does it scoring a bicycle kick 😳😀💪🏼⚽️
Well done Tom - making the Academy Proud 💪🏼
What a great example of the pathway from Shrewsbury Towns Academy!
#pathway
#developmemt
Congratulations to our under-9s who won the Wolves Cup! 🏆
They played brilliantly as came out on top against teams like Liverpool, Everton, Wolves, Stoke City and Birmingham City before overcoming Nottingham Forest in the final!
Great work, lads 👏
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👀| Fantastic opportunity for some of our academy players today playing their games at the stadium against
@RochdaleAcademy
🗣| First up our U9 and U11 age groups
Great our young Academy Graduate doing so well on loan to
@ChesterFC
Another 90 mins, another goal, another player of the match and another 3 points.
Well done Charlie.
Gaining good level of 1st team experience & performing well 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼⚽️
After Saturday having 16 yr old Louis Lloyd on the bench for the 1st team.
Tonight great news with 2 other Academy players 16 yr old Tom Bloxham & 17 yr old Academy Captain Nigel Aris.
Good luck to the boys and the team 💪🏼
#TheAcademy
#Pathway
#Development
#AcademyPlayers
A proud moment for the academy and Harvey Kirby-Moore as he makes his first appearance in
@shrewsburytown
's League One squad!
Good luck, Harvey 👊
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They've done it!!!!!! 🤩
Despite going down to 10 players after a controversial red card the lads have done brilliantly to keep their lead for over 70 minutes and bring back 3 points! 👏👏
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A very positive week at the academy!
12 scholars making a first team debut ✅
Travis Hernes getting a debut goal ✅
A convincing away win in the cup ✅
A 14 year old making an u18 debut ✅
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#pathway
Well done to the 18s tonight after an entertaining and competitive match v Stoke City 18s. Jenson Cooper scoring a hat trick 👏🏼 & Louis Lloyd the other in an impressive 4 - 0 victory ⚽️💪🏼
#theacademy
#development
#pathway
Under 18s won their 1st league game of the season with a 2 - 1 victory away v Oldham. Liam Thomas and Louis Lloyd with the goals.
A very competitive match and the young shrews should great character to get the win playing with 10 men for the last 15mins.
#theacademy
The Gaffer was full of praise for Josh Bailey after today's game 🙌
Fantastic to see the pathway and cup experience providing these opportunities for our youngsters 👏
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👏 | Under-18 midfielder Lewis Duberry earns international call-up!
💬 | "My dad is from Montserrat and it will be a dream come true for him to see his son playing for the country."
Click the link for more!
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A really positive display from our U15's today who took on
@AVFCOfficial
in a unique experience for their day release! 💪
Great work lads, representing the club brilliantly!
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🗣️| CHARLIE CATON MAKES HIS FIRST PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE START!!
Huge moment for Charlie, his family and the Club 🎉
Good luck
@charliecaton09
from all staff and players from the Academy, we hope you enjoy your day!
#Pathway
Great News that the
@CommonsDCMS
changed their decision on allowing all academy players at all ages to train @ play.
Thanks to all our academy parents, our followers , our supporters &
@EFL
for challenging this &
@DKShrewsbury
for taking our opinions to the minister of sport
🗣| Great experience for our U14’s playing on the stadium! ⚽️
A fantastic day for the U14’s, giving them a chance to create memories for a life time! ⚽️
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#TheAcademy
We had another proud moment on Saturday as 14-year-old Will Gray played 40 minutes for our u17 in a 10-goal thriller against Salford. Will has been with us since the age of 7, a local boy who said “I was happy we got a win” well done Will! 👏
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👏| Great for young Louis Bradbury playing up with the 15s today v
@WFCOfficial
.
Contributing with a goal and showing real development and the success of the pathway! 🤩
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Congratulations to our own Jayden Valentine and Louis Bradbury who have been called up to
@Cymru
's under-15 squad! 🎉
A testament to their hard work and a fantastic achievement 👏
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IT'S HERE! IT'S MATCHDAY!!!!!
Be sure to head down to The Meadow tonight as our U15's host
@AFCB_Academy
in the FloodLit Cup Final!
🎟️ - Tickets can be bought at the gate with it costing adults £3 and £1 for concession!
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🏆 OAKHAM 2021 U14 CHAMPIONS 🏆
Our U14’s performed excellently throughout the tournament, remaining unbeaten! ⚽️
The tournament was excellently run and included excellent opposition. A fantastic experience for the U14’s who will remember that for a lifetime! 🎉🎉
Another entertaining pre season game for the 18s. Drawing 3 - 3 with Crewe.
Louis Lloyd scoring another 2 goals & Liam Thomas x 1.
The boys hit the bar twice - had a goal disallowed and strong penalty claims. Should have won but all about getting game mins in 💪🏼
#preseason
Our under 15s played wolves tonight in a local friendly. The young shrews impressed in a 6 - 2 win 👏🏼
Some great goals and a lot of hard work from the young Academy players.
1st night back with parents allowed to watch :) a good 1st game to watch 💪🏼⚽️
#TheAcademy
#development