Wanderers’ upcoming League One clash with Shrewsbury Town at the Croud Meadow has been postponed due to international call-ups.
The match was scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 9 but a new date will be confirmed in due course.
There is no break in the League One season during the international break but current rules state that clubs can request a postponement if they have at least three call-ups that clash with a fixture.
Dion Charles has become a regular for Northern Ireland, while Eoin Toal has also been named in the last couple of squads after breaking into the first-team picture at Wanderers.
Michael O’Neill’s side have a couple of European Championship qualifiers against Slovenia and Kazakhstan coming up next month.
Northern Ireland have taken three points from their opening four fixtures and currently sit fifth in Group H as they aim to book their place in next summer’s tournament in Germany.
Meanwhile, Jack Iredale is being tracked by Australia ahead of a potential first call-up to the senior squad.
Assistant coach Rene Meulensteen has watched Iredale in action this season and first team coach Graham Arnold is also due to be in attendance for the upcoming Derby County game.
The versatile defender also qualifies for New Zealand and the All Whites have reportedly taken an interest in him.
Australia, who reached the Round of 16 at last year’s World Cup, have a friendly against Mexico coming up next month.
Shrewsbury have won two of their opening four matches in League One this season and currently sit 12th in the table.
Salop suffered a 1-0 defeat against Lincoln City in their last outing after a late goal from former Bolton midfielder Ethan Hamilton.
Ex-Wanderers man Matthew Taylor took charge at Shrewsbury over the summer, succeeding Steve Cotterill in the hot seat.
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