Shrewsbury Town 4-1 Cambridge United: result and report

League One · Saturday 23 October 2021

Result

Shrewsbury Town 4-1 Cambridge United

League One · Saturday 23 October 2021, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Shrewsbury Town 4-1 Cambridge United: match report

Shrewsbury Town beat Cambridge United 4-1 in the League One on Saturday 23 October 2021. The half-time score was 1-0.

Ryan Bowman opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Shrewsbury Town's goals came from Ryan Bowman (6'), Ryan Bowman (73'), Ryan Bowman (83') and Luke Leahy (90'). Cambridge United scored through Jack Iredale (58').

Discipline: Shrewsbury Town received 1 yellow card; Cambridge United received 5 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Shrewsbury Town were 21st on 11 points from 14 and Cambridge United 16th on 15 points from 12. Shrewsbury Town went on to finish that season 18th with 50 points, and Cambridge United 14th with 58.

Shrewsbury Town lined up in a 3-5-2 and Cambridge United in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to R. Bowman of Shrewsbury Town (9.7), ahead of Luke Leahy (9.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Shrewsbury Town wins, 2 draws and 0 for Cambridge United.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 6'Goal · Ryan BowmanShrewsbury Town · 1-0
  • 45+8'Yellow card · Ethan Ebanks-LandellShrewsbury Town
  • 57'Yellow card · Paul DigbyCambridge United
  • 58'Goal · Jack IredaleCambridge United · 1-1
  • 60'Yellow card · Lloyd JonesCambridge United
  • 68'Red card · Adam MayCambridge United
  • 70'Yellow card · James BrophyCambridge United
  • 73'Goal · Ryan BowmanShrewsbury Town · 2-1
  • 83'Goal · Ryan BowmanShrewsbury Town · 3-1
  • 84'Yellow card · Wesley HoolahanCambridge United
  • 85'Yellow card · Sam SmithCambridge United
  • 90'Goal · Luke LeahyShrewsbury Town · 4-1

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Shrewsbury Town 0, draws 2, Cambridge United 0.

Team news

Shrewsbury Town line-up (3-5-2)

Marko Marosi, Matthew Pennington, Ethan Ebanks-Landell, George Nurse, Elliott Bennett, Shaun Whalley, David Davis, Luke Leahy, Nathanael Ogbeta, R. Bowman, Daniel Udoh

Cambridge United line-up (4-2-3-1)

Dimitar Mitov, G. Williams, Lloyd Jones, Conor Masterson, Jack Iredale, Adam May, Paul Digby, Shilow Tracey, Wesley Hoolahan, James Brophy, Joe Ironside