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The club had no alternative but to resign from the West Midlands<br />
(Regional) League, but club officials were determined to see the<br />
club rise again. Back in the Shropshire County League, and once<br />
again temporarily based at Idsall Sports Centre, the club then<br />
purchased 5.5 acres of land to construct and develop what is now<br />
the present day Phoenix Park stadium. As work continued on the<br />
new facilities, the club also re-emerged as a playing force, twice<br />
lifting the County League Premier Division Championship, as well<br />
as the J.W. Hunt Cup in 1990, Shropshire Challenge Cup in<br />
1991,Tom Jones Cup in 1992 and the Premier Division Cup in<br />
1993.<br />
The improvements at Phoenix Park saw the club return to senior<br />
ranks for the 1993/4 campaign, with <strong>Shifnal</strong> spending their one<br />
and only season as members of the Skol Midland Combination<br />
Premier Division, where an eventual third place saw the club<br />
invited to become founder members of the Midland Football<br />
Alliance.<br />
The installation of floodlights in 1994 then ensured that <strong>Shifnal</strong><br />
were now able to compete at the highest level since their<br />
formation. In 2002/3 season but after a poor run of results John<br />
Powell stepped in to replace Bernard Mackey. Unfortunately John<br />
was unable to prevent the club being relegated into the Midland<br />
Football Combination. <strong>Shifnal</strong> <strong>Town</strong> have since relegation<br />
appointed a string of managers, i.e. Joe Owen, Ken Howells, John<br />
Newell and Mervyn Rowe as caretaker manager.<br />
The 2005/6 season the club as appointed a New Team manager in<br />
Mick Tranter. 2006/7 saw the best season <strong>Shifnal</strong> have enjoyed for<br />
many years, winning the West Midlands Premier League by 10<br />
clear points so gaining promotion to the Midland Football Alliance,<br />
winning the League Cup, and scoring 100 goals in the league<br />
campaign.<br />
<strong>Shifnal</strong> <strong>Town</strong> Reserves also gained promotion to the Shropshire<br />
County League Premier division winning their League by a single<br />
point.<br />
A business disaster led to Mick resigning at the end of the season,<br />
Les Bristow being promoted to take over. He resigned in October<br />
2007, and current incumbent Darren Goodall was appointed for his<br />
first managerial role. <strong>Town</strong> finished in 15th position in the league,<br />
which was rather disappointing as they fell away with a congested<br />
fixture list towards the end of the season. However, success in the<br />
League Cup competition at Walsall’s Banks Stadium against<br />
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