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Five Shrewsbury Town gaffers and their first games in charge

Shrewsbury Town are in the middle of a search for a new head coach.

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Two wins in 19 games was enough for previous boss Paul Hurst to be relieved of his duties on Sunday, and Town will hope to have a new man in the dugout as soon as possible. 

Ideally, Salop would have someone in place for the clash against Burton Albion at the weekend, but if not, for the league clash against Reading a week later. 

So how have recent gaffers faired on their first game in charge of Shrewsbury?

Northampton 0-2 Shrewsbury - Paul Hurst 

The most recent boss's first game in charge was arguably the highlight of his tenure in his second spell in Shropshire as Town romped to victory at Sixfields Stadium. 

Salop had gone into the game on the back of seven defeats in eight matches which led to Matt Taylor losing his job. 

Dan Udoh's left-footed shot from distance powered Shrews into the lead just before the hour mark.