SHREWSBURY TOWN V COVENTRY CITY
SATURDAY AUGUST 31ST AT 3PM
NEW MEADOW,OTELEY ROAD,SHREWSBURY,SY2 6QQ
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 3pm.
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TRAVEL
Coach from Whte Street at 11.30pm. Costs £12. SBT Trust Coach 10.30am from Cov Baths.
BY ROAD
At the end of the M54 continue onto the A5. After about seven miles, there is a traffic island which is at the junction with the A49. Bear left at this island still following the A5.
On reaching Shrewsbury ignore the signs for Shrewsbury Town Centre (signposted A5064 town centre/crematorium), at the first roundabout you come to, but instead continue along the A5. Then go straight across at the next roundabout, still on the A5 and then at the next roundabout turn right towards Shrewsbury on the A5112 (sign posted town centre/park & ride). You will pass a Retail Park on your right and then at the next roundabout you take the 4th exit onto the B4380 towards Oteley (also sign posted golf course). The stadium is a short way down this road on the right, just as you go over the railway bridge.
There is a large car park at the stadium.
Shrewsbury train station is around two miles away from the stadium. So it should take around 25 minutes to walk. Otherwise you can grab a taxi up to the ground, or take a bus from the town centre bus station (service numbers 16, 23, 25 & 544/546 all stop near to the stadium).
Shrewsbury train station is served by trains from Birmingham New Street & Crewe.
Buses will run from Harlescott Park and Ride Site and The Shirehall starting at 18.15 and then every 15 minutes until 19.15. Adult fare is £2.50 return. CHILDREN (UNDER 16 - I.D. MAY BE REQUESTED) ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT WILL BE CHARGED £1 RETURN.
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ADMISSION
All of Coventry City's 1600 allocation has been sold. This game is all ticket.
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THE LAST TIME
Saturday's League One game will be the 27th meeting between Coventry City and Shrewbury Town.
In those 26 matches between the two sides, Coventry have won nine with seven draws, scoring 41 goals to Shrewsbury's 41.
City are still to record a first team win at the Greenhous Meadow, having lost 4-1 last season in a game which was the point for the club in forty plus years and two draws - 2-2 in 2007 and 0-0 in 2011 in pre-season matches.
Coventry City have only won once in a league and cup game in Shrewsbury. That was in April 1958 when City won 3-1, a season after their heaviest defeat - a 5-0 loss.
City's record at Shrewbury is played 13, won one, drawn three, lost nine, scored eleven, conceded 28.
More head to head - http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/head_to_head/next/vs/match/index.shtml
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City's League One game at Shrewbury Town is Steven Rushton from Staffordshire.
The son of a Football League referee, Mr Rushton took up refereeing to earn some extra pocket money and help with his GCSE PE. He was an Assistant Referee before getting on the National List of Referees in 2007/2008.
Mr Rushton has been in charge of two City matches before. They were the 3-1 home win over Crawley Town. on November 6th 2012 and the 0-0 draw at Hull City on October 2nd 2010.
This season, he has had one game so far and that was Fleetwood's 1-0 win at Hartlepool on August 24th where he cautioned four players.
His Assistants are: Michael D'aguilar and Jonathan Hunt. The Fourth Official is Daniel Meeson
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BETTING ODDS
The bookmakers are hedging their bets over Coventry City's League One game at Shrewsbury Town on Saturday
City are priced at 6/4 with most of the bookmakers, the same price as Shrewsbury. You can get around 12/5 on the draw.
Leon Clarke is favourite to score the first goal at 4/1 with Graham Burke and Tom Bradshaw at 7/1 You can get odds of 10/1-12/1 on no goalscorer.
Correct Score - http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/shrewsbury-v-coventry/correct-score
Half-Time/Full Time - http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/shrewsbury-v-coventry/half-time-full-time.
All markets - http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/shrewsbury-v-coventry/betting-markets