Record-breaking teenager included in Shrewsbury Town squad for season opener

Record-breaking teenager Hugo Aiston has been included in the Shrewsbury Town squad for their first competitive outing of the season.

Several recent absentees have also returned and are included in Salop’s squad for their Carabao Cup first-round clash with Salford City.

Sam Stubbs missed Shrewsbury’s final pre-season outing with a “niggle”, but returns to the starting XI for Town’s season opener.

Elsewhere, Jack Price and Luca Hoole have both recovered from their respective injury problems during pre-season and have been named among the substitutes.

Will Brook starts in goal, while 17-year-old Will Gray - who recently signed his first professional contract with the club - is named in midfield.

Josh Davison leads the line alongside George Lloyd, while Isaac Fletcher also starts.

Aiston, the son of former Shrewsbury favourite Sam Aiston, is on the bench. The academy prospect became Salop’s youngest-ever player when he made his debut in their final game of last season at Gillingham and is still just 15 years old.

Shrewsbury Town starting XI vs Salford City

Brook, Stubbs, Boyle, Ruffels, Jude-Boyd, Sang, Gray, Berkoe, Fletcher, Lloyd, Davison.

Subs: Proctor, Lee, Hoole, Pendleton, Price, England, Turner-Cooke, Aiston, Gbode.