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List of football clubs in Shropshire

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This is a list of football teams based in the English county of Shropshire sorted by which domestic league they currently compete in. The leagues are listed in order of their level in the English football league system. The list only features teams from the 1st to the 10th tier of the system.

Levels 1–4

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These clubs compete in fully professional leagues, comprising levels 1–4 of the English football league system: the Premier League and the English Football League.

Club
Home Ground Location League Level
Shrewsbury Town New Meadow Shrewsbury EFL League One 3

Levels 5–10

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These clubs compete in semi-professional leagues, comprising levels 5–10 of the English football league system: the National League downwards.

Club
Home Ground Location League Level
AFC Bridgnorth Crown Meadow Bridgnorth Midland League Division One 10
AFC Telford United New Bucks Head Wellington Southern League Premier Division Central 7
Allscott Heath Allscott Sports & Social Club Allscott North West Counties League Division One South 10
Market Drayton Town Greenfields Sports Ground Market Drayton North West Counties League Division One South 10
Shawbury United New Meadow Community 4G Shrewsbury[a] North West Counties League Division One South 10
Shifnal Town Phoenix Park Shifnal Midland League Premier Division 9
Whitchurch Alport Yockings Park Whitchurch Midland League Premier Division 9
  1. ^ Although the club represent the village of Shawbury, they currently play their home games in Shrewsbury. The club has been granted planning permission to build a new ground back in Shawbury, off the A53, and aim to begin playing there by 2022-23.[1]

Other national leagues

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These clubs are based in Shropshire, but compete in the Welsh football league system.

Club
Home Ground Location League Level
Bishops Castle Town The Manor Bishop's Castle Central Wales Northern Division[a] Wales 4
The New Saints Park Hall Oswestry Cymru Premier[b] Wales 1
  1. ^ Despite playing in England, Bishops Castle Town compete in the Welsh football league system.
  2. ^ Despite playing in England, The New Saints compete in the Welsh football league system as they represent, as well as Oswestry, the village of Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain in Powys.

References

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  1. ^ Admin, Club (8 October 2020). "PLANNING PERMISSION GRANTED FOR NEW COMMUNITY FACILITY". Shawbury United FC.