The 33-year-old joined the Cod Army from Huddersfield Town last summer, but he has only made three appearances for Graham Alexander's men.
As a result, Southern has been granted permission to spend the remainder of the campaign with the League Two Shrews.
The former Blackpool player is expected to go straight into the squad for this coming weekend's clash against Stevenage.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Wycombe WanderersWycombe | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 35 |
| 2 | Wrexham | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 31 |
| 3 | Stockport CountyStockport | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 30 |
| 4 | Birmingham CityBirmingham | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 30 |
| 5 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 26 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 26 |
| 7 | Lincoln CityLincoln | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 26 |
| 8 | Reading | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 26 |
| 9 | Bolton WanderersBolton | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 26 |
| 10 | Mansfield TownMansfield | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 24 |
| 11 | Exeter CityExeter | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 23 |
| 12 | Peterborough UnitedPeterborough | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 21 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 21 |
| 14 | Charlton AthleticCharlton | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 19 |
| 15 | Stevenage | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 19 |
| 16 | Northampton TownNorthampton | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 18 |
| 17 | Wigan AthleticWigan | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 17 |
| 18 | Rotherham UnitedRotherham | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 17 |
| 19 | Blackpool | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 17 |
| 20 | Crawley TownCrawley | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 27 | -12 | 16 |
| 21 | Leyton Orient | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 15 |
| 22 | Cambridge UnitedCambridge | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 12 |
| 23 | Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 29 | -13 | 11 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 28 | -13 | 8 |
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