Shrewsbury Town to Honor Fallen Fans with Memorial Update
Shrewsbury Town Football Club has provided an update on memorial tributes ahead of its opening home game of the season. Two separate minute applauses in the 55th and 59th minutes have been organised for Salop's League Two clash with Barnet at the Croud Meadow tomorrow. The club has confirmed both will go ahead as planned and be honoured. Ahead of Town's first home outing of the season, the club said it had received 11 separate requests from supporters wishing to remember loved ones who have passed away. In response, the club has taken the decision to introduce a 'dedicated collective memorial fixture each season', where the club and supporters will come together to remember those connected with the football club and wider community who have passed away. A club statement read: 'Throughout each season, we are informed of the passing of many Shrewsbury Town supporters, as well as former players, managers and club officials. We understand the important role the football club plays within our community and in the lives of so many families. For those who have lost someone dear to them, having the role that Shrewsbury Town played in their loved one's life acknowledged can be incredibly important. Ahead of our first match of the season, we have received 11 separate requests from supporters wishing to remember loved ones who have sadly passed away. We would firstly like to extend our sincere condolences to everyone who has lost a family member, friend or fellow supporter. Many of the messages received by the club are accompanied by requests for a tribute to be paid on a matchday, such as a minute's applause or silence. While we would dearly love to accommodate every request, the volume of requests we receive means that, regrettably, this is not sustainable or practical throughout the season. We have therefore, after careful consideration, taken the decision to introduce a dedicated collective memorial fixture each season, providing an opportunity for the whole football club and our supporters to come together to remember those connected with Shrewsbury Town and our wider community who are no longer with us. The football club has announced that its New Year fixture will serve as the first dedicated memorial fixture of the season, remembering those who have passed away during the previous year. This will include a collective memorial applause, with the names of those being remembered displayed on the stadium scoreboard. A further memorial applause will take place at Town's final home match of the season. Supporters wishing to have a loved one remembered as part of these memorial fixtures have been invited to submit their requests to the club. We appreciate that this decision may be disappointing for some families, and we want to stress that it is not a reflection on the importance of any individual request. It is simply the fairest and most sustainable way for us to ensure that those who have passed away are remembered, their contribution to our community recognised, and their lives celebrated by the whole football club. Shrewsbury Town has received 11 separate requests from supporters wishing to remember loved ones who have passed away ahead of its opening home game of the season.
Why it matters for Shrewsbury
The club has taken the decision to introduce a dedicated collective memorial fixture each season, providing an opportunity for the whole football club and supporters to come together to remember those connected with Shrewsbury Town and our wider community who are no longer with us. The football club has announced that its New Year fixture will serve as the first dedicated memorial fixture of the season, remembering those who have passed away during the previous year.
