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1 Transfers  


1.1  In





1.2  Out  




1.3  Loans in  




1.4  Loans out  






2 Competitions  


2.1  Pre-season friendlies  




2.2  League One  


2.2.1  League table  




2.2.2  Matches  






2.3  FA Cup  




2.4  EFL Cup  




2.5  EFL Trophy  






3 Squad statistics  




4 References  













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Walsall
2016–17 season
ChairmanJeff Bonser
ManagerJon Whitney
StadiumBescot Stadium
League One14th
FA CupFirst round
(vs. Macclesfield Town)
EFL CupFirst round
(vs. Yeovil Town)
EFL TrophySecond round
(vs. Oldham Athletic)
Top goalscorerLeague: Erhun Oztumer (15)
All: Erhun Oztumer (15)

Home colours

Away colours

← 2015–16
2017–18 →

The 2016–17 season was Walsall's 129th season in their existence and their tenth consecutive season in League One.[1] Along with competing in League One, the club participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and EFL Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Transfers

[edit]

In

[edit]
Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 CM Bermuda Milan Butterfield Robin Hood Free transfer [2]
1 July 2016 CM Belgium Florent Cuvelier Sheffield United Free transfer [3]
1 July 2016 DM England Joe Edwards Colchester United Free transfer [4]
1 July 2016 AM England Erhun Oztumer Peterborough United Free transfer [5]
8 July 2016 CB England Theo Vassell Oldham Athletic Free transfer [6]
11 July 2016 AM Belgium Franck Moussa Southend United Free transfer [7]
18 July 2016 CF Canada Simeon Jackson Blackburn Rovers Free transfer [8]
1 August 2016 RW Cyprus Andreas Makris Anorthosis Famagusta £250,000 [9][10]

Out

[edit]
Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 RB Cyprus Jason Demetriou Southend United [a] Rejected contract [12]
1 July 2016 CB England Paul Downing Milton Keynes Dons [b] Rejected contract [12]
1 July 2016 LW Republic of Ireland Anthony Forde Rotherham United Undisclosed [14]
1 July 2016 LW Slovakia Milan Lalkovič Portsmouth [c] Rejected contract [16]
1 July 2016 CM England Sam Mantom Scunthorpe United Rejected contract [17]
1 July 2016 LW England Jordan Murphy Free agent Released [18]
1 July 2016 AM England Levi Rowley Free agent Released [18]
1 July 2016 AM Saint Kitts and Nevis Romaine Sawyers Brentford [d] Rejected contract [12]
1 July 2016 LB England Andy Taylor Blackpool Rejected contract [20]
5 July 2016 SS England Jordan Cook Luton Town Rejected contract [21]
14 July 2016 CF Wales Tom Bradshaw Barnsley Undisclosed [22]
31 August 2016 LB England Rico Henry Brentford £1,500,000 [23]
  1. ^ Following Demetriou turning down a new contract, he signed for Southend United.[11]
  • ^ Following Downing turning down a new contract, he signed for Milton Keynes Dons.[13]
  • ^ Following Lalkovič turning down a new contract, he signed for Portsmouth.[15]
  • ^ Following Sawyers turning down a new contract, he signed for Brentford.[19]

    • Loans in

    [edit]
    Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
    1 July 2016 CB England George Dobson West Ham United End of season [24]
    1 July 2016 CB England Jason McCarthy Southampton End of season [25][a]
    28 July 2016 LW England Josh Ginnelly Burnley 3 January 2017 [27]
    26 August 2016 CB Republic of Ireland Kevin Toner Aston Villa 3 January 2017 [28]
    31 August 2016 LB England Scott Laird Scunthorpe United 3 January 2017 [29]
    12 January 2017 LB England Scott Laird Scunthorpe United End of season [30]
    12 January 2017 CB Republic of Ireland Eoghan O'Connell Celtic End of season [31]
    31 January 2017 LW England Will Randall Wolverhampton Wanderers End of season [32]
    1. ^ On 1 January 2017, Jason McCarthy's loan from Southampton was extended until the end of the season.[26]

    Loans out

    [edit]
    Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
    4 July 2016 GK England Liam Roberts Chester End of season [33]
    11 July 2016 RB England Theo Vassell Chester 1 January [34]
    17 January 2017 RB England Theo Vassell Chester End of season [35]

    Competitions

    [edit]

    Pre-season friendlies

    [edit]

      Win   Draw   Loss

    9 July 2016 (2016-07-09) Walsall 1–2 Norwich City St George's Park, Burton upon Trent
    13:00 Vassell 56' Report Bennett 24'
    Jerome 60'
    16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) Solihull Moors 0-5 Walsall Damson Park, Solihull
    15:00 Report Cuvelier 5'
    Bakayoko 8' 83'
    Oztumer 23' 37'    		 Attendance: 415
    Referee: Ollie Yates
    19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) Walsall 1–1 Birmingham City Bescot Stadium, Walsall
    19:45 Bakayoko 53' (pen.) Report Caddis 80'
    23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) Walsall 0–2 Derby County Bescot Stadium, Walsall
    15:00 Report Bent 35'
    Hendrick 72'
    26 July 2016 (2016-07-26) Notts County 3–2 Walsall Meadow Lane, Nottingham
    19:45 Hollis 10'
    Forte 11'
    Stead 66'    		 Report Bakayoko 71', 85'
    30 July 2016 (2016-07-30) Luton Town 0-1 Walsall Kenilworth Road, Luton
    15:00 0 1

    League One

    [edit]
    Main article: 2016–17 Football League One

    League table

    [edit]
    Pos Team
  • t
  • e
    		•  Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    12 Milton Keynes Dons 46 16 13 17 60 58 +2 61
    13 Charlton Athletic 46 14 18 14 60 53 +7 60
    14 Walsall 46 14 16 16 51 58 −7 58
    15 AFC Wimbledon 46 13 18 15 52 55 −3 57
    16 Northampton Town 46 14 11 21 60 73 −13 53
    Source: BBC Sport
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

    Matches

    [edit]
    6 August 2016 1 Walsall 3–1 AFC Wimbledon Bescot
    15:00 BST Oztumer 7'
    Jackson 38', 72'
    Moussa Yellow card 80'
    Henry Yellow card 90'    		 Report Robinson Yellow card 37'
    Taylor 90'
    Parrett Yellow card 90+2'    		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
    Attendance: 5,845 (1,049 Wimbledon supporters)
    Referee: Charles Breakspear
    13 August 2016 2 Oldham Athletic 0–0 Walsall Oldham
    15:00 BST Law Yellow card 87' Report Osbourne Yellow card 89' Stadium: Boundary Park
    Attendance: 3,914
    Referee: David Webb
    16 August 2016 3 Chesterfield 2–0 Walsall Chesterfield
    19:45 BST Nolan Yellow card 37'
    Evans 75', 79'    		 Report Stadium: Proact Stadium
    Attendance: 5,406 (478 Walsall supporters)
    Referee: Graham Salisbury
    20 August 2016 4 Walsall 1–2 Charlton Athletic Bescot
    15:00 BST O'Connor Yellow card 68'
    Morris 72'    		 Report Ajose 42', 74'
    Solly Yellow card 67'    		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
    Attendance: 4,586 (739 Charlton supporters)
    Referee: Christopher Sarginson
    27 August 2016 5 Walsall 3–3 Bury Bescot
    15:00 BST Morris 6'
    Oztumer 14'
    Jackson 32'
    Edwards Yellow card 48'
    Dobson Yellow card 60'    		 Report Barnett 47'
    Vaughan 49' Yellow card 65'
    Mayor 66' Yellow card 67'
    Soares Yellow card 88'    		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
    Attendance: 4,393 (310 Bury supporters)
    Referee: Seb Stockbridge
    10 September 2016 6 Northampton Town 2–0 Walsall Northampton
    15:00 BST Taylor 23'
    Gorré Yellow card 44'
    Revell 78' (pen.)
    Moloney Yellow card 90+3'    		 Report McCarthy Yellow card 78'
    Bakayoko Yellow card 90+2'    		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
    Attendance: 5,538 (601 Walsall supporters)
    Referee: Gavin Ward
    13 September 2016 7 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Walsall Bristol
    19:45 BST Taylor 27' (pen.)
    Sinclair Yellow card 70'    		 Report Oztumer 16' Yellow card 33'
    Moussa Yellow card 47'    		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
    Attendance: 7,805 (170 Walsall supporters)
    17 September 2016 8 Walsall 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Walsall
    15:00 BST Edwards Red card 16'
    McCarthy 25'
    Etheridge Yellow card 76'    		 Report Taylor Yellow card 60'
    Anderson Yellow card 65' Yellow-red card 90+4'
    Beevers Yellow card 86'
    Moxey Yellow card 89'    		 Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
    Attendance: 5,962
    Referee: Trevor Kettle
    24 September 2016 9 Peterborough United 1–1 Walsall Peterborough
    15:00 BST Maddison 27'
    Nichols Yellow card 31'    		 Report Jackson 17'
    Osbourne Yellow card 84'    		 Stadium: ABAX Stadium
    Attendance: 4,906 (314 Walsall supporters)
    Referee: Ben Toner
    27 September 2016 10 Walsall 1–4 Scunthorpe United Walsall
    19:45 BST Kinsella Yellow card 10'
    Oztumer 45'
    Makris Yellow card 90+2'    		 Report Morris 11' (pen.), 13', 82'
    Bishop 47'    		 Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
    Attendance: 3,970
    Referee: Michael Salisbury
    1 October 2016 11 Walsall 2–1 Millwall Walsall
    15:00 BST Jackson 17'
    Moussa 49'    		 Report Onyedinma 22' Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
    Attendance: 4,474
    Referee: Lee Probert
    15 October 2016 12 Walsall 3–2 Shrewsbury Town Walsall
    15:00 BST Bakayoko 23' Yellow card 66' Yellow-red card 90'
    Morris 42'
    O'Connor Yellow card 70'
    Oztumer 88'    		 Report Lancashire 30'
    Waring Yellow card 46'
    McGivern Yellow card 50' Yellow-red card 65'
    Grimmer Yellow card 56'
    Ogogo Yellow card 56'
    Brown 58'
    Black Yellow card 75'    		 Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
    Attendance: 4,759
    Referee: Nick Kinseley
    18 October 2016 13 Gillingham 1–1 Walsall Gillingham
    19:45 BST McDonald 25'
    Wright Yellow card 45'
    Oshilaja Yellow card 82'
    Knott Yellow card 89'    		 Report Moussa 59'
    O'Connor Yellow card 80'    		 Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium
    Attendance: 5,542
    Referee: Charles Breakspear
    22 October 2016 14 Swindon Town 0–2 Walsall Swindon
    15:00 BST Barry Yellow card 50' Report Oztumer 17', 51'
    Toner Yellow card 60'
    Bakayoko Yellow card 90+2'    		 Stadium: County Ground
    Attendance: 6,655
    Referee: Darren England
    29 October 2016 15 Walsall 1–1 Coventry City Walsall
    15:00 BST Edwards Yellow card 1'
    Laird Yellow card 40'
    Oztumer Yellow card 67' 76'    		 Report Rose 36'
    Bigirimana Yellow card 44'
    Turnbull Yellow card 72'
    Page Yellow card 85'    		 Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
    Attendance: 6,719
    Referee: Dean Whitestone
    12 November 2016 16 Milton Keynes Dons 1–1 Walsall Milton Keynes
    15:00 GMT Carruthers Yellow card 41'
    Downing Yellow card 58'
    Bowditch 90'    		 Report Laird 28'
    Preston Yellow card 42'    		 Stadium: Stadium mk
    Attendance: 8,188
    Referee: Trevor Kettle
    19 November 2016 17 Walsall 1–2 Gillingham Walsall
    15:00 GMT McCarthy 9' Report McDonald 2'
    Ehmer Yellow card 72'
    Emmanuel-Thomas 84'    		 Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
    Attendance: 5,420
    Referee: John Busby
    22 November 2016 18 Rochdale 4–0 Walsall Rochdale
    19:45 GMT Rathbone 32'
    Noble-Lazarus 41'
    Davies 76' (pen.), 90+1'    		 Report Edwards Yellow card 52' Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
    Attendance: 1,907
    Referee: Andy Haines
    26 November 2016 19 Walsall 0–0 Southend United Walsall
    15:00 GMT Chambers Yellow card 24'
    Laird Yellow card 90+5'    		 Report Timlin Yellow card 15'
    Cox Yellow card 45'
    Ferdinand Yellow card 90+5'    		 Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
    Attendance: 4,342
    Referee: Carl Boyeson
    29 November 2016 20 Sheffield United 0–1 Walsall Sheffield
    19:45 GMT Report Bakayoko 42'
    Preston Yellow card 62'
    Laird Yellow card 86'    		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
    Attendance: 18,343
    Referee: Darren England
    10 December 2016 21 Fleetwood Town 2–1 Walsall Fleetwood
    15:00 GMT McLaughlin Yellow card 13'
    Hunter 42'
    Grant 67'    		 Report Chambers Yellow card 8'
    Dobson 76'
    Preston Yellow card 90+2'    		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
    Attendance: 2,708
    Referee: Rob Lewis
    17 December 2016 22 Walsall 1–1 Bradford City Walsall
    15:00 GMT Osbourne 49' Report Hiwula 53'
    Vincelot Yellow card 90+1'    		 Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
    Attendance: 5,148
    Referee: Ben Toner
    26 December 2016 23 Port Vale 0–1 Walsall Stoke-on-Trent
    15:00 GMT Jones Yellow card 23' Report Laird 27'
    Osbourne Yellow card 59'    		 Stadium: Vale Park
    Attendance: 5,854
    Referee: Darren Deadman
    31 December 2016 24 Oxford United 0–0 Walsall Oxford
    15:00 GMT Dunkley Yellow card 40' Report Laird Yellow card 69' Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
    Attendance: 8,340
    Referee: Charles Breakspear
    2 January 2017 25 Walsall 0–2 Rochdale Walsall
    15:00 GMT Morris Yellow card 25'
    Etheridge Yellow card 35'    		 Report Henderson 23' Yellow card 52'
    Andrew Yellow card 55'
    Keane Yellow card 57'
    Thompson 74'    		 Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
    Attendance: 4,667
    Referee: Seb Stockbridge
    14 January 2017 26 Walsall 4–1 Sheffield United Walsall
    15:00 GMT Bakayoko 5' Yellow card 61'
    McCarthy Yellow card 44' 58'
    Edwards 67'
    Oztumer 76' (pen.)    		 Report O'Connell 10'
    Done Yellow card 33'
    Fleck Yellow card 87'    		 Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
    Attendance: 6,899
    Referee: Richard Clark
    21 January 2017 27 Walsall 3–1 Bristol Rovers Walsall
    15:00 GMT O'Connell 45'
    Jackson 68'
    Edwards 73'    		 Report Brown Yellow card 22'
    Taylor 82'    		 Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
    Attendance: 6,029
    Referee: Nigel Miller
    28 January 2017 28 Bury 3–3 Walsall Bury
    15:00 GMT Vaughan 22'
    Burgess Yellow card 38'
    Brown 45' Yellow card 70'
    Soares 90+1'    		 Report Preston Yellow card 59'
    Oztumer 71'
    McCarthy 76', 79'    		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
    Attendance: 3,280
    Referee: Carl Boyeson
    1 February 2017 29 Millwall 0–0 Walsall Bermondsey, London
    19:45 GMT Report Osbourne Yellow card 25'
    Edwards Yellow card 75'    		 Stadium: The Den
    Attendance: 7,392
    Referee: Darren Deadman
    4 February 2017 30 Walsall 2–1 Northampton Town Walsall
    15:00 GMT Preston 64'
    Oztumer 69'
    Dobson Yellow card 90+4'    		 Report O'Toole 23'
    Richards Yellow card 36' soccer ball with red X 90+5'
    Buchanan Yellow card 87'    		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
    Attendance: 4,954
    Referee: Robert Jones
    11 February 2017 31 Bolton Wanderers 4–1 Walsall Bolton
    15:00 GMT Madine 15'
    O'Connor 26' (o.g.)
    Trotter 30'
    Taylor Yellow card 57'
    Spearing Yellow card 83'
    Long 87'    		 Report Oztumer 4'
    Chambers Yellow card 79'
    Cuvelier Yellow card 81'    		 Stadium: Macron Stadium
    Attendance: 13,610
    Referee: Darren Drysdale
    14 February 2017 32 Scunthorpe United 0–0 Walsall Scunthorpe
    19:45 GMT Ness Yellow card 18' Report Chambers Yellow card 27'
    McCarthy Yellow card 64'
    Edwards Yellow card 67'    		 Stadium: Glanford Park
    Attendance: 3,168
    Referee: Graham Salisbury
    18 February 2017 33 Walsall 2–0 Peterborough United Walsall
    15:00 GMT Chambers Yellow card 50'
    Jackson Yellow card 64'
    Bakayoko Yellow card 79'
    Oztumer 90+2'
    Dobson Yellow card 90+5'
    Morris 90+7'    		 Report Grant Yellow card 34'
    McGee Yellow card 90+4'
    Forrester Red card 90+4'    		 Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
    Attendance: 4,759
    Referee: Mark Haywood
    25 February 2017 34 AFC Wimbledon 1–0 Walsall Kingston upon Thames, London
    15:00 GMT Reeves Yellow card 64'
    Taylor 68'    		 Report Osbourne Yellow card 76' Stadium: Kingsmeadow
    Attendance: 4,586
    Referee: John Busby
    4 March 2017 35 Walsall 2–0 Oldham Athletic Walsall
    15:00 GMT Etheridge Yellow card 59'
    Oztumer 79' (pen.)
    Bakayoko Yellow card 82' 90+2'    		 Report Croft Red card 16'
    Wilson Yellow card 39' Yellow-red card 82'
    Clarke Yellow card 78'    		 Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
    Attendance: 6,003
    Referee: John Brooks
    7 March 2017 36 Walsall 1–0 Chesterfield Walsall
    19:45 GMT Laird 53' Report Grimshaw Yellow card 81' Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
    Attendance: 3,963
    Referee: Robert Lewis
    11 March 2017 37 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Walsall Charlton, London
    15:00 GMT Watt 61'
    Byrne Yellow card 76'
    Jackson Yellow card 84'    		 Report Jackson 44'
    Osbourne Yellow card 69'    		 Stadium: The Valley
    Attendance: 9,900
    Referee: Nick Kinseley
    14 March 2017 38 Walsall 0–1 Fleetwood Town Walsall
    19:45 GMT Report Bolger 22' Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
    Attendance: 3,890
    Referee: Trevor Kettle
    18 March 2017 39 Southend United 3–2 Walsall Southend-on-Sea
    15:00 GMT Inniss Yellow card 49'
    Ranger 63'
    Ferdinand 76'
    Cox 83'
    Coker Yellow card 84'    		 Report Moussa 18', 25'
    O'Connor Yellow card 82'    		 Stadium: Roots Hall
    Attendance: 6,756
    Referee: Robert Jones
    1 April 2017 40 Bradford City 1–0 Walsall Bradford
    15:00 GMT Vincelot Yellow card 12'
    Clarke 58' Yellow card 66'    		 Report Makris Yellow card 20' Stadium: Valley Parade
    Attendance: 17,880
    Referee: Michael Salisbury
    8 April 2017 41 Walsall 1–1 Oxford United Walsall
    15:00 BST McCarthy Yellow card 35'
    Makris 48'    		 Report Carroll Yellow card 38'
    Maguire 74'    		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
    Attendance: 5,417
    Referee: Darren Handley
    14 April 2017 42 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Walsall Shrewsbury
    15:00 BST Deegan Yellow card 55'
    Payne 70'    		 Report Morris 35' Stadium: New Meadow
    Attendance: 6,801
    Referee: Nigel Miller
    17 April 2017 43 Walsall 1–0 Swindon Town Walsall
    15:00 BST O'Connor Yellow card 56'
    Edwards 85'    		 Report Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
    Attendance: 5,196
    Referee: Ross Joyce
    22 April 2017 (2017-04-22) 44 Coventry City 1–0 Walsall Coventry
    15:00 Thomas 39' Report O'Connell Yellow card 54' Yellow-red card 70' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
    Attendance: 9,284
    Referee: Darren Drysdale
    25 April 2017 45 Walsall 0–1 Port Vale Walsall
    19:45 BST Roberts Yellow card 32' Report Eagles 85'
    Bikey Yellow card 90+2'    		 Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
    Attendance: 4,266
    Referee: John Busby
    30 April 2017 46 Walsall 1–4 Milton Keynes Dons Walsall
    12:00 BST Oztumer 84' Report Muirhead 11'
    Reeves 32'
    O'Keefe 71'
    Barnes 85'    		 Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
    Attendance: 5,004
    Referee: Mark Brown

    FA Cup

    [edit]
    Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup
    5 November 2016 First round Walsall 0–1 Macclesfield Town Walsall
    15:00 GMT Etheridge Yellow card 23' Report McCombe 23'
    Sampson Yellow card 25'    		 Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
    Attendance: 2,334
    Referee: Brett Huxtable

    EFL Cup

    [edit]
    Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup
    9 August 2016 First round Walsall 0–2 (a.e.t.) Yeovil Town Walsall
    19:45 BST Preston Yellow card 79'
    Henry Yellow card 90+4'
    Edwards Yellow card 106'    		 Report Dawson Yellow card 41'
    Campbell 103'
    Dolan 111' Yellow card 112'
    Eaves Yellow card 114'    		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
    Attendance: 2,699
    Referee: Rob Jones

    EFL Trophy

    [edit]
    Main article: 2016–17 EFL Trophy

    Pos Div Team
  • t
  • e
    		•  Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 L1 Walsall 3 3 0 0 0 8 3 +5 9 Advance to Round 2
    2 ACA Leicester City U21 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 5
    3 L1 Sheffield United 3 1 0 1 1 5 4 +1 4
    4 L2 Grimsby Town 3 0 0 0 3 4 10 −6 0
    Source: Sky Sports
    30 August 2016 Group stage 1 Walsall 5–2 Grimsby Town Bescot
    19:45 BST Bakayoko 18', 39', 43'
    Morris 61'
    Kouhyar 71'
    Preston Yellow card 90'    		 Boyce 5'
    Summerfield 67'
    Andrew Yellow card 67'    		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
    4 October 2016 Group stage 2 Sheffield United 1–2 Walsall Sheffield
    19:45 BST Duffy Yellow card 45+1'
    Coutts 78'    		 Report Laird 16'
    Toner Yellow card 54'
    Bakayoko 66'
    Shorrock Yellow card 90'    		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
    Attendance: 2,619
    Referee: Mark Heywood
    8 November 2016 Group stage 3 Leicester City U23 0–1 Walsall Leicester
    19:45 GMT Report Bakayoko 58' Stadium: King Power Stadium
    Referee: Mark Haywood
    13 December 2016 Second round Walsall 1–3 Oldham Athletic Walsall
    19:45 GMT Bakayoko 44' Report Croft 69'
    Burgess 73'
    Dunne Yellow card 86'
    Erwin 89'    		 Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
    Attendance: 925
    Referee: Nigel Miller

    Squad statistics

    [edit]
    Source:[36]
    Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
    Players with squad numbers struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
    Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Walsall.
    Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
    Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
    No. Pos. Nat. Name Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
    League FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total Discipline
    1 GK  PHI Neil Etheridge 41 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 47 0 4 0
    2 MF  ENG Joe Edwards 43 3 1 0 1 0 2 (1) 0 47 (1) 3 6 1
    3 † DF  ENG Rico Henry 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 0
    3 DF  ENG Scott Laird * 26 (2) 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 29 (2) 4 4 0
    4 DF  ENG James O'Connor 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 5 0
    5 DF  ENG Jason McCarthy * 46 5 1 0 1 0 4 0 52 5 5 0
    6 MF  ENG George Dobson * 9 (12) 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 14 (12) 1 3 0
    7 MF  ENG Adam Chambers 43 0 1 0 1 0 0 (1) 0 45 (1) 0 5 0
    8 MF  BEL Florent Cuvelier 15 (7) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 (7) 0 1 0
    9 FW  CAN Simeon Jackson 24 (14) 7 1 0 1 0 1 0 27 (14) 7 1 0
    10 MF  ENG Erhun Oztumer 34 (7) 15 1 0 1 0 2 0 38 (7) 15 2 0
    11 MF  ENG Kieron Morris 28 (7) 5 0 0 1 0 1 1 30 (7) 6 1 0
    13 GK  ENG Craig MacGillivray 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 9 0 0 0
    14 MF  ENG Isaiah Osbourne 27 (3) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 29 (3) 1 6 0
    15 MF  IRL Liam Kinsella 5 (3) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 3 0 8 (4) 0 1 0
    16 DF  ENG Matt Preston 25 (5) 1 1 0 1 0 4 0 31 (5) 1 7 0
    18 † MF  ENG Josh Ginnelly * 4 (5) 0 1 0 1 0 2 (1) 0 8 (6) 0 0 0
    18 MF  ENG Will Randall * 0 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (2) 0 0 0
    20 FW  SLE Amadou Bakayoko 18 (21) 4 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 4 6 22 (23) 10 6 1
    21 MF  BER Milan Butterfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    22 MF  ENG Jordan Sangha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
    24 DF  ENG Kory Roberts 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0
    25 MF  AFG Maziar Kouhyar 2 (4) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 (4) 1 0 0
    27 GK  ENG Chandler Hallwood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    28 DF  IRL Callum Cockerill-Mollett 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
    29 MF  ENG Will Shorrock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (2) 0 0 (2) 0 0 0
    30 FW  ENG Cameron Peters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    31 DF  ENG Sam Tonks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    32 † DF  IRL Kevin Toner * 16 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 20 0 2 0
    32 DF  IRL Eoghan O'Connell * 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 1 1 1
    33 FW  CYP Andreas Makris 17 (15) 1 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 17 (18) 1 2 0
    34 DF  ENG Dan Vann 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    35 DF  ENG Tobias Hayles-Docherty 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
    36 FW  ENG Mitchel Candlin 1 (4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (4) 0 0 0
    37 GK  ENG Brandon Ganley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    44 MF  BEL Franck Moussa 14 (8) 4 1 0 0 0 2 (1) 0 17 (9) 4 2 0
    Players not included in matchday squads
    No. Pos. Nat. Name
    17 MF  ENG Reece Flanagan
    19 DF  ENG Theo Vassell
    23 GK  ENG Liam Roberts
    26 MF  ENG Rory Oliver

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