Shrewsbury Town FC is an English football club from the West Midlands formed in May 1886. Shrewsbury was one of the cradles of the modern game. Boys attending the famous public school in Shrewsbury played a form of football in the 1860s and the modern club, founded in 1886, took their original blue and white colours from the school. After friendlies and regional cup competitions for the first few seasons, Shrewsbury were founder members of the Shropshire & District League in 1890-91 and were later admitted to the Birmingham & District League in 1895-96.  In 1910, Shrewsbury looked to move to a new ground, having spent early years at locations across the town, notably at Copthorne barracks west of the town. The club moved to Gay Meadow on the edge of the town centre, within sight of Shrewsbury Abbey and stayed 97 years.  A move to the Midland Champions League in 1937-38 saw the club enjoy one of its most successful seasons, winning a league and cup treble. Shrewsbury Town was elected to the Football League Third Division North in 1950 following the decision to expand from 88 to 92 clubs. Shrewsbury was then promoted to the Third Division in 1958-59. They remained in the third tier 15 years, slipping back to Division Four at the end of 1973-74.  The most successful manager is Graham Turner, who won the Third Division Championship in 1978-79 - his first season in charge - and took the club into the Second Division for the first time where they remained for ten years.  After nine years of mid-table performances, Shrewsbury finished bottom of the League in 2003. They finished third in the Conference the following season, 17 points behind second placed Hereford United to qualify for the play-offs which they won to secure a return to the Football League. They were promoted to League One (third tier) at the end of the 2011-12 season where they remained for two seasons before relegation. Shrewsbury bounced back by achieving promotion in April 2015 where they remain after seven seasons.