2017–18 Walsall F.C. season

Walsall

2017–18 season

Chairman

Jeff Bonser

Manager

Stadium

Pre-season

First round

First Round

Group Stage

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The 2017–18 season is Walsall's 130th season in their existence and their eleventh consecutive season in League One.^[1] Along with competing in League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, League Cup and EFL Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Competitions

Friendlies

As of 7 June 2017, Walsall have announced eight pre-season friendlies against Aston Villa, Solihull Moors, Stafford Rangers, Rushall Olympic,^[2] West Bromwich Albion,^[3] Chester^[4] Lincoln City and Chasetown.^[5]

8 July 2017	Walsall	2–0	Kidderminster Harriers XI	Essington
15:00 BST	Peters Bakayoko	Report		Stadium: Essington Training Ground Attendance: 0

15 July 2017	Solihull Moors	3–2	Walsall	Solihull
15:00 BST	Hylton 54', 61' Kettle 85'	Report	Kouhyar 3' Edwards 81'	Stadium: Damson Park Attendance: 647

18 July 2017	Walsall	0–0	Aston Villa	Walsall
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 7,022

19 July 2017	Stafford Rangers	3–2	Walsall	Stafford
19:45 BST	Briscoe 21' Westwood 24' Batchelor 57'	Report	Candlin 71', 81'	Stadium: Marston Road Attendance: 323

22 July 2017	Chester	1–2	Walsall	Chester
15:00 BST	Bell 51'	Report	Leahy 26' Candlin 81'	Stadium: Vauxhall Lookers Stadium Attendance: 888

26 July 2017	Walsall	1–2	West Bromwich Albion	Walsall
19:45	Bakayoko 79'	Report	Donnellan 53' Robson-Kanu 88'	Stadium: Banks's Stadium

27 July 2017	Chasetown	1–5	Walsall	Chasetown
19:45 BST	Baker 58'	Report	Hayles-Docherty 22' Fisher 66' Candlin 71', 77', 79'	Stadium: The Scholars Ground

29 July 2017	Lincoln City	2–1	Walsall	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Arnold 72' Raggett 79'	Report	Jackson 49'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,376

1 August 2017	Rushall Olympic	2–2	Walsall	Rushall
19:45 BST	Hull 37' Trialist 90'	Report	Sangha 20' Peters 59'	Stadium: Dales Lane

League One

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Wigan Athletic	1	1	0	1	0	+1	3
11	Blackpool	2	1	1	2	2	0	3
12	Walsall	2	1	1	2	2	0	3
13	Portsmouth	2	1	1	2	3	−1	3
14	Charlton Athletic	2	1	1	1	2	−1	3

Updated to match(es) played on 12 August 2017. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	−1

Last updated: 5 August 2017.
Source:

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A
Result	L
Position	21

Last updated: 5 August 2017.
Source: Statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

5 August 2017 1	Bury	1–0	Walsall	Bury
15:00 BST	Beckford 45+1' 90+4' Lowe 90+2'	Report	Leahy 45'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,240 Referee: Mark Heywood

EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, Walsall were drawn away to Sheffield United in the first round.^[6]

9 August 2017 First round	Sheffield United	3–2	Walsall	Sheffield
19:45 BST	Roberts 74' (o.g.) Thomas 79' Lafferty 82'	Report	Bakayoko 13' Kinsella 56' Oztumer 90+1' (pen.) Chambers 90+2'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 5,210 Referee: Kevin Friend

EFL Trophy

On 12 July 2017, Walsall were drawn against Coventry City, Shrewsbury Town and West Bromwich Albion U23s in Northern Group E.^[7]^[8]

Pos	Lge	Team	Qualification
1	ACA	West Bromwich Albion U23s	Round 2
2	L2	Coventry City	Round 2
3	L1	Shrewsbury Town
4	L1	Walsall

First match(es) will be played on August – September 2017. Source: EFL.com

19 September 2017 Group Game 1	Walsall	v	West Bromwich Albion U23s	Walsall
19:45 BST				Stadium: Banks's Stadium

3 October 2017 Group Game 2	Walsall	v	Coventry City	Walsall
19:45 BST				Stadium: Banks's Stadium

7 November 2017 Group Game 3	Shrewsbury Town	v	Walsall	Shrewsbury
19:45 GMT				Stadium: New Meadow

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	RB	Nicky Devlin	Ayr United	Free	^[9]
1 July 2017	GK	Mark Gillespie	Carlisle United	Free	^[10]
1 July 2017	CB	Jon Guthrie	Crewe Alexandra	Free	^[11]
1 July 2017	LB	Luke Leahy	Falkirk	Free	^[12]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	GK	Bradley Caswell	Free agent	Released	^[13]
1 July 2017	CM	Lezion Cela	Free agent	Released	^[13]
1 July 2017	GK	Neil Etheridge	Cardiff City	Free	^[14]
1 July 2017	GK	Craig MacGillivray	Shrewsbury Town	Released	^[13]^{[lower-alpha 1]}
1 July 2017	DM	Ashley Maddocks	Free agent	Released	^[13]
1 July 2017	RW	Andreas Makris	APOEL Nicosia	Undisclosed	^[16]
1 July 2017	AM	Franck Moussa	Free agent	Released	^[13]
1 July 2017	DM	Isaiah Osbourne	Free agent	Released	^[13]
1 July 2017	CB	Theo Vassell	Gateshead	Released	^[13]^{[lower-alpha 2]}

↑ Craig MacGillivray joined Shrewsbury Town following his release.^[15]
↑ Theo Vassell joined Gateshead following his release.^[17]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
17 July 2017	CB		James Wilson	Sheffield United	30 June 2018	^[18]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
8 August 2017	DM		Milan Butterfield	Leamington	5 September 2017	^[19]

Squad statistics

Source:^[20]^[21]

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
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	League		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy		Total		Discipline
1	GK	ENG	Gillespie, MarkMark Gillespie	01 !1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	02 !2	0	0	0
2	MF	ENG	Edwards, JoeJoe Edwards	01 !1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	02 !2	0	0	0
3	DF	ENG	Leahy, LukeLuke Leahy	01 !1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	02 !2	0	1	0
5	DF	ENG	Guthrie, JonJon Guthrie	01 !1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	02 !2	0	0	0
6	DF	SCO	Devlin, NickyNicky Devlin	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	01 !1	0	0	0
7	MF	ENG	Chambers, AdamAdam Chambers	01 !1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	02 !2	0	1	0
8	MF	BEL	Cuvelier, FlorentFlorent Cuvelier	01 !1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	01 !1	0	0	0
9	FW	CAN	Jackson, SimeonSimeon Jackson	01 !1	0	0	0	1 !0 (1)	0	0	0	02 !1 (1)	0	0	0
10	MF	ENG	Oztumer, ErhunErhun Oztumer	01 !1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	02 !2	1	0	0
11	MF	ENG	Morris, KieronKieron Morris	01 !1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	02 !2	0	0	0
13	GK	ENG	Roberts, LiamLiam Roberts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	WAL	Wilson, JamesJames Wilson *	01 !1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	01 !1	0	0	0
15	MF	IRL	Kinsella, LiamLiam Kinsella	01 !1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	02 !2	0	1	0
17	MF	ENG	Flanagan, ReeceReece Flanagan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	FW	SLE	Bakayoko, AmadouAmadou Bakayoko	01 !0 (1)	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	02 !1 (1)	1	0	0
22	MF	ENG	Sangha, JordanJordan Sangha	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF	ENG	Roberts, KoryKory Roberts	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	01 !1	0	0	0
25	MF	AFG	Kouhyar, MaziarMaziar Kouhyar	01 !0 (1)	0	0	0	1 !0 (1)	0	0	0	02 !0 (2)	0	0	0
28	DF	IRL	Cockerill-Mollett, CallumCallum Cockerill-Mollett	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	FW	ENG	Candlin, MitchelMitchel Candlin	01 !0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	01 !0 (1)	0	0	0

Players not included in matchday squads
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name
4	DF	ENG	O'Connor, JamesJames O'Connor
21	MF	BER	Butterfield, MilanMilan Butterfield
26	MF	ENG	Oliver, RoryRory Oliver
29	MF	ENG	Shorrock, WillWill Shorrock
30	FW	ENG	Peters, CameronCameron Peters
31	DF	ENG	Tonks, SamSam Tonks
34	DF	ENG	Vann, DanDan Vann
35	MF	ENG	Hayles-Docherty, TobiasTobias Hayles-Docherty

References

↑ "History". Statto.
↑ "Three More 2017/18 Pre-Season Friendlies Announced". Walsall Official Site. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
↑ "Walsall To Host West Brom In Pre-Season Friendly". Walsall Official Site. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
↑ "Saddlers To Play Chester In July Pre-Season Friendly". Walsall Official Site. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
↑ "Pre-season schedule confirmed with Chasetown friendly added". Walsall Official Site. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
↑ "Saddlers drawn away in the Carabao Cup". Walsall Official Site. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
↑ "Checkatrade Trophy Group E confirmed as West Bromwich Albion join Saddlers". Walsall Official Site. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
↑ "Checkatrade Trophy fixtures and home ticket details confirmed". Walsall Official Site. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
↑ "Devlin joins The Saddlers". Walsall Official Site. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
↑ "Saddlers snap up Goalkeeper Gillespie". Walsall Official Site. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
↑ "Guthrie joins The Saddlers". Walsall Official Site. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
↑ "Walsall FC complete signing of defender Luke Leahy". Walsall Official Site. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Saddlers Announce Retained List". Walsall Official Site. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
↑ "Etheridge to leave for Cardiff City". Walsall Official Site. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
↑ "Shrewsbury Town sign ex-Walsall keeper Craig MacGillivray". Shropshire Star. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
↑ "Club statement: Andreas Makris". Walsall Official Site. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
↑ "Theo Vassell: Gateshead sign ex-Walsall defender on a one-year deal". Walsall Official Site. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
↑ "BREAKING: Saddlers bring in Wilson on loan". Walsall Official Site. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
↑ "Milan Butterfield joins Leamington on loan". Walsall Official Site. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
↑ "Walsall". FootballSquads. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
↑ "Squad stats". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2017.

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League competitions

Level 1	Premier League
Levels 2–4	English Football League (Championship, League One, League Two)
Levels 5–6	National League (National, North, South)
Levels 7–8	Isthmian League (Premier, North, South) Northern Premier League (Premier, North, South) Southern League (Premier, Central, South & West)
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Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying Rounds, Final) FA Community Shield FA Trophy (Final) FA Vase (Final)
EFL cups	EFL Cup (Final) EFL Trophy (Final)

Youth competitions

Under-23	Professional U23 Development League Premier League Cup
Under-18	Professional U18 Development League FA Youth Cup

Club seasons
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Summer 2017 transfers
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