Editing Shropshire (section)

===Football===

The three highest [[association football|football]] (and only professional) clubs in the county are [[Shrewsbury Town F.C.|Shrewsbury Town]] ([[EFL League One]]), [[A.F.C. Telford United]] ([[Southern Football League|Southern League Premier Division Central]]) and [[The New Saints F.C.|The New Saints]] ([[Welsh Premier League]]) in Oswestry.

There are numerous semi-professional football clubs in the lower leagues. The [[sport governing body|governing body]] in the county is the [[Shropshire Football Association]], who organise a number of county-wide cup competitions, including the [[Shropshire Senior Cup]]. In 2020 the [[Shropshire County Football League]] was created, replacing the [[Shropshire Premier League]]. {{As of|2022|alt=As of the 2022–23 football season}} the following Shropshire clubs play in these English leagues (the highest team of each club shown only):

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! [[English football league system|Level]] !! League !! Clubs
|-
|3
|[[EFL League One|League One]]
|[[Shrewsbury Town F.C.|Shrewsbury Town]]
|-
|7
|[[Southern Football League|Southern League Premier Division Central]]
|[[A.F.C. Telford United|AFC Telford United]]
|-
|9
|[[Midland Football League|Midland League]] Premier Division
|[[Market Drayton Town F.C.|Market Drayton Town]], [[Shifnal Town F.C.|Shifnal Town]], [[Whitchurch Alport F.C.|Whitchurch Alport]]
|-
|rowspan=2|10
|[[Midland Football League|Midland League]] Division One
|[[A.F.C. Bridgnorth|AFC Bridgnorth]], [[Haughmond F.C.|Haughmond]], [[Shawbury United F.C.|Shawbury United]]
|-
|-
|[[North West Counties Football League|North West Counties League]] Division One South
|[[Ellesmere Rangers F.C.|Ellesmere Rangers]]
|}

Also, some clubs situated near the Welsh border play in the [[Welsh football league system|Welsh league system]]:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! [[Welsh football league system|Level]] !! League !! Clubs
|-
|1
|[[Cymru Premier]]
|[[The New Saints F.C.|The New Saints]]
|-
|4
|[[Central Wales Football League]] Northern Division
|[[Bishops Castle Town F.C.|Bishop's Castle Town]]
|}