# W. Adams

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English football manager

W Adams Managerial career Years Team 1905–1912 Shrewsbury Town

**W. Adams** was the first manager of [Shrewsbury Town F.C.](/source/Shrewsbury_Town_F.C.) He managed the club for seven years, between 1 May 1905 and 31 May 1912, during which period the club moved from [Copthorne](/source/Copthorne%2C_Shropshire) barracks ground to the [Gay Meadow](/source/Gay_Meadow) site. He was also manager during the then-record attendance for a Shrewsbury Town match of 5,000 against [Wellington Town](/source/Telford_United_F.C.).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## External links

- [W Adams management career statistics](https://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=1267) at [Soccerbase](/source/Racing_Post#Soccerbase)

- [W Adams](http://www.leaguemanagers.com/manager/history-654.html) at League Managers Association

v t e Shrewsbury Town F.C. – managers Adams (1905–12) Weston (1912–34) Roscamp (1934–35) Ramsay (1935–36) Bousted (1936–40) Knighton (1945) Chapman (1949–50) Crooks (1950–54) W. Rowley (1955–57) Potts (1957–58) Spuhler (1958) A. Rowley (1958–68) Gregg (1968–72) Evans (1972–74) Durban (1974–78) Barker (1978) Turner (1978–84) Bates (1984–87) Brownc (1987) McNeill (1987–90) Hartford (1990–91) Bond (1991–93) Davies (1993–97) King (1997–99) Batesc (1999) Ratcliffe (1999–2003) Atkinsc (2003) Quinn (2003–04) Batesc (2004) Peters (2004–08) McMahonc (2008) Simpson (2008–10) Turner (2010–14) Jackson (2014) Mellon (2014–16) Coynec (2016) Hurst (2016–18) Askey (2018) Coynec (2018) Ricketts (2018–20) Cotterill (2020–23) Taylor (2023–24) Hurst (2024) Parrishc (2024) Ainsworth (2024–25) Appleton (2025–26) Cowan (2026–) (c) = caretaker manager

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