Aaron Wilbraham

Aaron Thomas Wilbraham (born 21 October 1979) is an English football coach and former professional footballer who is currently assistant manager of Shrewsbury Town.

Playing career
As a player, Wilbraham played as a striker. Wilbraham was born in Knutsford, Cheshire and began his career at Stockport County, joining as a youth player in 1995. In 1997, he made the move into the senior team and scored his first senior goal in a 4–1 loss to Manchester City. He would go on to make 172 league appearances during his time at Edgeley Park, scoring 35 league goals. During his career at Stockport, he also spent a loan spell at Norwegian club Moss FK. In 2004, Wilbraham signed for Hull City and was loaned out to Oldham Athletic. He would only spend a season in Hull before signing for Milton Keynes Dons in 2005. He was loaned out to Bradford City in 2006 but would stay in Buckinghamshire until 2011, going on to make 176 league appearances, scoring 49 league goals. In 2011, he was loaned out to Norwich City before signing for them permanently. Making 22 league appearances at Carrow Road, he joined Crystal Palace a year later in 2012. He would stay at Selhurst Park until 2014 but wouldn't score a single league goal before moving to Steve Cotterill's Bristol City. Wilbraham was a prolific goalscorer during his time at Ashton Gate and would make 111 league appearances. 2017 saw Wilbraham sign for Bolton Wanderers before moving to Rochdale in 2018. After 44 league appearances at Spotland, Wilbraham retired in 2020. He made an incredible 608 league appearances and scored 131 league goals during his 23-year career.

Shrewsbury career
On 2 December 2020, Wilbraham was appointed as assistant manager at The Town, reuniting with former boss Steve Cotterill.