Shrewsbury Town to host Welsh side The New Saints' European fixtures

Shrewsbury Town have announced a new partnership with The New Saints that will see UEFA Conference League football played at the Croud Meadow.

TNS will become the first Cymru Premier side to feature in the group stages of a European competition following their qualification for the conference league last month.

They will now take on FC Astana from Kazakhstan, Djurgården from Sweden and Panathinaikos from Greece in the league stage of the competition.

Shrewsbury have now confirmed that those matches will be played at the Croud Meadow to ensure TNS complies with UEFA-standards for home games.

The matches take place on the following dates:  

• The New Saints vs Astana - Thursday, October 24 – 8pm 

•  The New Saints vs Djurgården - Thursday, November 28 - 5:45pm 

• The New Saints vs Panathinaikos - Thursday, December 12 – 8pm

Liam Dooley, Shrewsbury Town chief executive, said: “We are delighted to welcome The New Saints to the Croud Meadow.

“A lot of work has been completed behind the scenes on this by both clubs working together and we are really happy to get this over the line.

“It gives us the chance to showcase our stadium around Europe, as well as providing additional revenue for the club, and supporting TNS on their journey.”

The New Saints Chairman Mike Harris said: “We’d like to thank Shrewsbury Town for allowing us to host these historic matches at the Croud Meadow.

"We are hopeful the community will come out in full force to support The New Saints as we face some of the continent's biggest clubs.

“Being so close to our Park Hall home will mean that supporters from Oswestry, Mid Wales, and North Wales can travel to cheer on the team.”