Shrewsbury Town to take on Stourbridge
Shrewsbury Town have added another friendly to their pre-season schedule with a trip to Stourbridge of the Evo-Stik Northern Premier League.
The game is scheduled for Monday July 25 (7.45pm) kick-off at Stourbridge's War Memorial Athletic Ground.
There are a number of connections between the clubs, with long-serving Stourbridge manager Gary Hackett having played 182 games for Town as a winger from 1983-87.
Strikers Chic Bates and Ray Haywood joined Town from the Glassboys in summer 1974 and became firm favourites at Gay Meadow.
Town's team is expected to be a mix of first teamers and youth-team players but this will be confirmed nearer the day.
The game becomes Town's fourth pre-season friendly to be announced.
They will welcome Cardiff City on Saturday, July 16 and Birmingham City on Tuesday 19, before making the short trip to Solihull Moors the following Saturday.
The Cardiff game will be split into four, 30-minute periods as both sides take an early look at their new-look squads.
Birmingham will split their entire squad between Shrewsbury and Walsall's Banks's Stadium on the same evening.
Town played both Championship sides last summer, losing 2-0 to Blues and coming from behind to draw 2-2 with Cardiff, who they also beat 1-0 away in the FA Cup third round last season.
Salop left back Mat Sadler started his career at St Andrew's and is a lifelong Blues fan.
Birmingham midfielder David Davis had a six-month spell on loan at Town from Wolves in 2011, scoring twice in 19 league games.
National League Premier new-boys Solihull Moors won the National League North title last season and will be looking forward to the challenge of the step up to the Conference.
Moors have several former Town players including Gavin Cowan, Steve Leslie and Akwasi Asante.
Salop are also looking to play an away friendly on Saturday, July 9 and a home one at the Greenhous Meadow on Sunday July 31.
