The City Ground

WALSALL

Country:: England
Current Tier:: 4
Founded:: 1888
Official Site:: http://www.saddlers.co.uk
Wikipedia:: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walsall_F.C.

Previous Names:: Walsall Town Swifts, Walsall

Grounds:: Fellows Park, Bescot Stadium, Banks's Stadium

COMPETITIVE RECORDS
Most goals scored: 4
4-0 (Sat Oct 21, 1950 Home, League Tier 3)
4-2 (Tue Aug 31, 1976 Away, League Cup)
4-1 (Sat Sep 04, 1999 Home, League Tier 2)

Biggest Winning Margin: 4
4-0 (Sat Oct 21, 1950 Home, League Tier 3)

Most Goals Conceded: 4
1-4 (Tue Nov 04, 2003 Away, League Tier 2)
3-4 (Tue Aug 11, 2015 Home, League Cup)

Biggest Losing Margin: 3
1-4 (Tue Nov 04, 2003 Away, League Tier 2)

Highest Attendance Home:: 28,448 (Sat Aug 27, 1949, League Tier 3)
Highest Attendance Away:: 14,247 (Sat Mar 10, 1951, League Tier 3)
Knocked Them Out Of Cups:: 1 time(s)
Knocked Us Out Of Cups:: 3 time(s)

TOP SCORERS AGAINST WALSALL

3 goals:: Dougie Freedman (2 games from 1996-01)
: Wally Ardron (3 games from 1949-55)
2 goals:: Marlon Harewood (8 games from 1996-12)
: Martin O'Neill (1 game) (1971-81)
: Michail Antonio (1 game) (2014-16)

TOP SCORERS FOR WALSALL

3 goals:: Darren Wrack (10 games)
: Tom Bradshaw (1 game)
2 goals:: Andy Watson (2 games)
: Jorge Leitao (7 games)
: Matias (5 games)

HAT TRICKS

Hat Tricks Scored By Us

No hat tricks scored

Scored By Walsall

Tom Bradshaw:: Aug 11, 2015 (League Cup)

SUMMARY OF GAMES AGAINST WALSALL

			Overall						Home						Away
Game	First Game	Last Game	P	W	D	L	F	A	P	W	D	L	F	A	P	W	D	L	F	A
COMPETITIVE
League Tier 1
League Tier 2	Sep 04, 1999	Feb 14, 2004	8	2	2	4	14	16	4	1	2	1	10	8	4	1	-	3	4	8
League Tier 3	Aug 27, 1949	Mar 15, 2008	8	4	2	2	14	7	4	2	2	-	7	2	4	2	-	2	7	5
Playoffs
FA Cup
League Cup	Aug 31, 1976	Aug 11, 2015	5	1	1	3	10	11	3	-	-	3	4	7	2	1	1	-	6	4
European Cup
Fairs Cup
UEFA Cup
Super Cup
Intercontinental Cup
Full Members Cup
EFL Trophy
Charity Shield
Anglo-Scottish Cup
Anglo-Italian Cup
TOTAL (COMPETITIVE)	Aug 27, 1949	Aug 11, 2015	21	7	5	9	38	34	11	3	4	4	21	17	10	4	1	5	17	17

NON-COMPETITIVE
Football Alliance	Sep 07, 1889	Apr 02, 1892	6	4	-	2	15	8	3	3	-	-	10	1	3	1	-	2	5	7
WWII Main League	Sep 28, 1940	Oct 18, 1941	5	3	-	2	18	18	2	2	-	-	6	-	3	1	-	2	12	18
WWII Combined League	Mar 18, 1944	Mar 25, 1944	2	1	1	-	2	-	1	1	-	-	2	-	1	-	1	-	-	-
WWII Wartime Cup	Feb 15, 1941	Feb 22, 1941	2	1	-	1	10	4	1	1	-	-	8	1	1	-	-	1	2	3
Birmingham Cup	Jan 11, 1890	Jan 11, 1890	1	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Friendly	Nov 12, 1881	Dec 08, 1888	9	4	3	2	22	12	8	4	3	1	21	9	1	-	-	1	1	3
Pre-Season Friendly	Aug 18, 1973	Jul 23, 2013	3	2	1	-	5	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	2	1	-	5	2
TOTAL (NON COMPETITIVE)	Nov 12, 1881	Jul 23, 2013	28	15	5	8	72	45	16	11	3	2	47	12	12	4	2	6	25	33

TOTAL (OVERALL)	Nov 12, 1881	Aug 11, 2015	49	22	10	17	110	79	27	14	7	6	68	29	22	8	3	11	42	50

COMPETITIVE GAMES AGAINST WALSALL SINCE:

	Overall
Statistic	Last Game	H/A	Score	Num Games	Time
GAMES
Last game	Aug 11, 2015	H	3-4	0	9 years, 3 months, 9 days
Last win	Feb 12, 2000	A	2-0	12	24 years, 9 months, 8 days
Last draw	Mar 15, 2008	H	1-1	1	16 years, 8 months, 5 days
Last loss	Aug 11, 2015	H	3-4	0	9 years, 3 months, 9 days
Scored	Aug 11, 2015	H	3-4	0	9 years, 3 months, 9 days
Did not score	Dec 04, 2007	A	0-1	2	16 years, 11 months, 16 days
Clean sheet	Feb 12, 2000	A	2-0	12	24 years, 9 months, 8 days
MISC GOALS
We scored an own goal	-	-	-	-	-
Opponent scored an own goal	Mar 15, 2008	H	1-1	1	16 years, 8 months, 5 days
Scored penalty	Apr 01, 2002	H	2-3	10	22 years, 7 months, 19 days
Missed penalty	-	-	-	-	-
Conceded penalty	Aug 09, 2005	A	2-3	4	19 years, 3 months, 11 days
Saved penalty	-	-	-	-	-
Scored hat-trick	-	-	-	-	-
Conceded hat-trick	Aug 11, 2015	H	3-4	0	9 years, 3 months, 9 days
DISCIPLINE
Red card	Aug 09, 2005	A	2-3	4	19 years, 3 months, 11 days
Opponent Red card	Sep 04, 1999	H	4-1	13	25 years, 2 months, 16 days

	Home		Away
Statistic	Last Game	Score	Num Games	Time	Last Game	Score	Num Games	Time
GAMES
Last game	Aug 11, 2015	3-4	0	9 years, 3 months, 9 days	Dec 04, 2007	0-1	0	16 years, 11 months, 16 days
Last win	Sep 04, 1999	4-1	7	25 years, 2 months, 16 days	Feb 12, 2000	2-0	5	24 years, 9 months, 8 days
Last draw	Mar 15, 2008	1-1	1	16 years, 8 months, 5 days	Sep 24, 1997	2-2	6	27 years, 1 month, 27 days
Last loss	Aug 11, 2015	3-4	0	9 years, 3 months, 9 days	Dec 04, 2007	0-1	0	16 years, 11 months, 16 days
Scored	Aug 11, 2015	3-4	0	9 years, 3 months, 9 days	Aug 09, 2005	2-3	1	19 years, 3 months, 11 days
Did not score	Sep 17, 1997	0-1	8	27 years, 2 months, 3 days	Dec 04, 2007	0-1	0	16 years, 11 months, 16 days
Clean sheet	Oct 21, 1950	4-0	9	74 years, 30 days	Feb 12, 2000	2-0	5	24 years, 9 months, 8 days
MISC GOALS
We scored an own goal	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Opponent scored an own goal	Mar 15, 2008	1-1	1	16 years, 8 months, 5 days		-		0 days
Scored penalty	Apr 01, 2002	2-3	6	22 years, 7 months, 19 days		-		0 days
Missed penalty	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Conceded penalty		-		0 days	Aug 09, 2005	2-3	1	19 years, 3 months, 11 days
Saved penalty	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Scored hat-trick	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Conceded hat-trick	Aug 11, 2015	3-4	0	9 years, 3 months, 9 days		-		0 days
DISCIPLINE
Red card		-		0 days	Aug 09, 2005	2-3	1	19 years, 3 months, 11 days
Opponent Red card	Sep 04, 1999	4-1	7	25 years, 2 months, 16 days		-		0 days

TRANSFERS BETWEEN FOREST AND WALSALL

Bought (6) - £120			Loan In (0)			Sold (7) - £0			Loan Out (6)
Date	Player	Fee	Date	Player	Until	Date	Player	Fee	Date	Player	Until
	Jamie Paterson						David Serella			Dennis Peacock
1899	Edward Peers						Doug Fraser			Kevin James
1900	Sam Timmins					1911	James Ridley		1986	Bryn Gunn
Mar 1901	Alf Dean	£120				1955	Hugh McLaren		1990	Neil Lyne
Aug 2003	Danny Sonner					Sep 1960	Tommy Wilson		Sep 2012	Karl Darlow	Oct 2012
Jan 2006	Julian Bennett					Jan 1973	Alan Buckley		Jan 2013	Karl Darlow	Jan 2013
						Jul 1975	Miah Dennehy

ALL GAMES AGAINST WALSALL (Competitive: 21, Other: 28)

#	Date	Season	Game	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
21	Tue Aug 11, 2015	2015-16	League Cup (1)	H	3-4	5,237	Walker (32'), Antonio (81', 90')
	Tue Jul 23, 2013	2013-14	Pre-Season Friendly	A	2-1	1,850	Derbyshire (28'), Reid (74')
20	Sat Mar 15, 2008	2007-08	League Tier 3	H	1-1	17,177	Ormerod (49')
19	Tue Dec 04, 2007		League Tier 3	A	0-1	6,605
18	Sat Dec 10, 2005	2005-06	League Tier 3	H	1-1	20,912	Breckin (35')
17	Tue Aug 09, 2005		League Tier 3	A	2-3	8,703	Commons (36'), Friio (85')
16	Sat Feb 14, 2004	2003-04	League Tier 2	H	3-3	25,012	Impey (3'), King (56'), Taylor (90')
15	Tue Nov 04, 2003		League Tier 2	A	1-4	7,321	Reid (42')
14	Wed Jan 01, 2003	2002-03	League Tier 2	H	1-1	28,441	Thompson (15')
13	Wed Oct 02, 2002		League Cup (2)	H	1-2	6,343	Johnson (79')
12	Sat Aug 24, 2002		League Tier 2	A	1-2	5,096	Prutton (83')
11	Mon Apr 01, 2002	2001-02	League Tier 2	H	2-3	16,659	Harewood (19', 88' pen)
10	Sun Nov 11, 2001		League Tier 2	A	0-2	6,754
9	Sat Feb 12, 2000	1999-00	League Tier 2	A	2-0	8,027	Rogers (43'), Freedman (90')
8	Sat Sep 04, 1999		League Tier 2	H	4-1	15,081	Freedman (43', 76'), Chettle (71' pen), Wright (86')
7	Wed Sep 24, 1997	1997-98	League Cup (2)	A	2-2	6,037	van Hooijdonk (48'), Armstrong (91')
6	Wed Sep 17, 1997		League Cup (2)	H	0-1	7,841
5	Tue Aug 31, 1976	1976-77	League Cup (2)	A	4-2	8,437	Curran (17'), Barrett (41'), O'Neill (62', 80')
	Tue Aug 06, 1974	1974-75	Pre-Season Friendly	A	1-1	1,798	Lyall (39' pen)
	Sat Aug 18, 1973	1973-74	Pre-Season Friendly	A	2-0	3,091	McKenzie (16'), Martin (67')
4	Sat Mar 10, 1951	1950-51	League Tier 3	A	2-0	14,247	Leverton (?), Collindridge (?)
3	Sat Oct 21, 1950		League Tier 3	H	4-0	26,454	Johnson (?), Ardron (?), Capel (?, ?)
2	Sat Dec 24, 1949	1949-50	League Tier 3	A	3-1	10,910	Johnson (?), Ardron (?, ?)
1	Sat Aug 27, 1949		League Tier 3	H	1-0	28,448	Kaile (?)
	Sat Mar 25, 1944	1943-44	WWII Combined League	H	2-0	5,000	Dulson (?), Johnson (?)
	Sat Mar 18, 1944		WWII Combined League	A	0-0	-
	Sat Oct 18, 1941	1941-42	WWII Main League	H	4-0	1,083	Broome (?, ?), Mee (?), Slack (?)
	Sat Oct 11, 1941		WWII Main League	A	2-8	-	Buttery (?), Iverson (?)
	Sat May 24, 1941	1940-41	WWII Main League	A	7-6	-	Broome (?, ?, ?, ?), Lane (?, ?), Maund (?)
	Sat Feb 22, 1941		WWII Wartime Cup (1)	H	8-1	-	Crawley (?, ?, ?), Lowrie (?, ?), Edwards (?, ?), Crisp (?)
	Sat Feb 15, 1941		WWII Wartime Cup (1)	A	2-3	-	Crawley (?), Lowrie (?)
	Sat Oct 05, 1940		WWII Main League	A	3-4	-	Smith (?), Antonio (?), Maund (?)
	Sat Sep 28, 1940		WWII Main League	H	2-0	-	Smith (?), Peacock (?)
	Sat Apr 02, 1892	1891-92	Football Alliance	A	0-3	4,000
	Sat Sep 12, 1891		Football Alliance	H	5-1	3,000	Higgins (?, ?), McPherson (?), Smith (?), Hamilton (?)
	Sat Apr 04, 1891	1890-91	Football Alliance	A	2-3	3,000	McCallum (?), Pike (?)
	Sat Mar 14, 1891		Football Alliance	H	2-0	3,000	? (? OG), Higgins (?)
	Sat Mar 29, 1890	1889-90	Football Alliance	H	3-0	-	Pike (?, ?), Tutin (?)
	Sat Jan 11, 1890		Birmingham Cup	H	0-1	-
	Sat Sep 07, 1889		Football Alliance	A	3-1	3,000	Hodder (?, ?), Edge (? OG)
	Sat Dec 08, 1888	1888-89	Friendly	H	1-2	-	Tolley (88')
	Sat Oct 02, 1886	1886-87	Friendly	H	3-0	-	Tutin (?), Jeffries (?), Norman (?)
	Sat Jan 02, 1886	1885-86	Friendly	H	4-1	1,200	Billyeald (?), Leighton (?), Unwin (?), Profitt (? OG)
	Sat Oct 03, 1885		Friendly	H	3-1	2,000	Leighton (?, 15'), Danks (10')
	Sat Dec 20, 1884	1884-85	Friendly	H	1-1	300	Lindley (?)
	Sat Nov 29, 1884		Friendly	H	0-0	-
	Sat Oct 18, 1884		Friendly	A	1-3	1,000	Hawkes (?)
	Sat Jan 26, 1884	1883-84	Friendly	H	1-1	600	Earp (?)
	Sat Nov 12, 1881	1881-82	Friendly	H	8-3	-	Norman (?, ?), Widdowson (?, ?, ?), Gowthorpe (?), Gunn (?, ?)

LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories against Walsall

Season	Date	H/A	Score	Date	H/A	Score
1949-50	Sat Aug 27, 1949	H	1-0	Sat Dec 24, 1949	A	3-1
1950-51	Sat Oct 21, 1950	H	4-0	Sat Mar 10, 1951	A	2-0
1999-00	Sat Sep 04, 1999	H	4-1	Sat Feb 12, 2000	A	2-0

Home and away losses against Walsall

Season		Date	H/A	Score		Date	H/A	Score
2001-02		Sun Nov 11, 2001	A	0-2		Mon Apr 01, 2002	H	2-3

WALSALL'S LEAGUE HISTORY

Season	Division	Club	Position	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Notes
1889-90	2	Walsall Town Swifts	9	22	8	3	11	45	59	19
1890-91	2	Walsall Town Swifts	7	22	9	4	9	34	51	22
1891-92	2	Walsall Town Swifts	11	22	6	3	13	33	59	15	Elected to the Second Division
1892-93	2	Walsall Town Swifts	12	22	5	3	14	37	75	13
1893-94	2	Walsall Town Swifts	10	28	10	3	15	51	61	23
1894-95	2	Walsall Town Swifts	14	30	10	0	20	47	92	20	Failed re-election and resigned from Football League
1896-97	2	Walsall	12	30	11	4	15	54	69	26
1897-98	2	Walsall	10	30	12	5	13	58	58	29
1898-99	2	Walsall	6	34	15	12	7	79	36	42
1899-00	2	Walsall	12	34	12	8	14	50	55	32
1900-01	2	Walsall	16	34	7	13	14	40	56	27	Failed re-election
1921-22	3N	Walsall	8	38	18	3	17	66	65	39
1922-23	3N	Walsall	3	38	19	8	11	51	44	46
1923-24	3N	Walsall	17	42	14	8	20	44	59	36
1924-25	3N	Walsall	19	42	13	11	18	44	53	37
1925-26	3N	Walsall	21	42	10	6	26	58	107	26	Re-elected
1926-27	3N	Walsall	14	42	14	10	18	68	81	38
1927-28	3S	Walsall	18	42	12	9	21	75	101	33
1928-29	3S	Walsall	14	42	13	12	17	73	79	38
1929-30	3S	Walsall	17	42	13	8	21	71	78	34
1930-31	3S	Walsall	17	42	14	9	19	78	95	37
1931-32	3N	Walsall	16	40	16	3	21	57	85	35
1932-33	3N	Walsall	5	42	19	10	13	75	58	48
1933-34	3N	Walsall	4	42	23	7	12	97	60	53
1934-35	3N	Walsall	14	42	13	10	19	81	72	36
1935-36	3N	Walsall	10	42	16	9	17	79	59	41
1936-37	3S	Walsall	17	42	13	10	19	63	85	36
1937-38	3S	Walsall	21	42	11	7	24	52	88	29	Re-elected
1938-39	3S	Walsall	21	42	11	11	20	68	69	33	Re-elected
1939-40	3S	Walsall	15	3	1	1	1	3	3	3
1946-47	3S	Walsall	5	42	17	12	13	74	59	46
1947-48	3S	Walsall	3	42	21	9	12	70	40	51
1948-49	3S	Walsall	14	42	15	8	19	56	64	38
1949-50	3S	Walsall	19	42	9	16	17	61	62	34
1950-51	3S	Walsall	15	46	15	10	21	52	62	40
1951-52	3S	Walsall	24	46	13	5	28	55	94	31	Re-elected
1952-53	3S	Walsall	24	46	7	10	29	56	118	24	Re-elected
1953-54	3S	Walsall	24	46	9	8	29	40	87	26	Re-elected
1954-55	3S	Walsall	23	46	10	14	22	75	86	34	Re-elected
1955-56	3S	Walsall	20	46	15	8	23	68	84	38
1956-57	3S	Walsall	15	46	16	12	18	80	74	44
1957-58	3S	Walsall	20	46	14	9	23	61	75	37	Moved to the new Division 4
1958-59	4	Walsall	6	46	21	10	15	95	64	52
1959-60	4	Walsall	1	46	28	9	9	102	60	65	Promoted as Champions
1960-61	3	Walsall	2	46	28	6	12	98	60	62	Promoted
1961-62	2	Walsall	14	42	14	11	17	70	75	39
1962-63	2	Walsall	21	42	11	9	22	53	89	31	Relegated
1963-64	3	Walsall	19	46	13	14	19	59	76	40
1964-65	3	Walsall	19	46	15	7	24	55	80	37
1965-66	3	Walsall	9	46	20	10	16	77	64	50
1966-67	3	Walsall	12	46	18	10	18	65	72	46
1967-68	3	Walsall	7	46	19	12	15	74	61	50
1968-69	3	Walsall	13	46	14	16	16	50	49	44
1969-70	3	Walsall	12	46	17	12	17	54	67	46
1970-71	3	Walsall	20	46	14	11	21	51	57	39
1971-72	3	Walsall	9	46	15	18	13	62	57	48
1972-73	3	Walsall	17	46	18	7	21	56	66	43
1973-74	3	Walsall	15	46	16	13	17	57	48	45
1974-75	3	Walsall	8	46	18	13	15	67	52	49
1975-76	3	Walsall	7	46	18	14	14	74	61	50
1976-77	3	Walsall	15	46	13	15	18	57	65	41
1977-78	3	Walsall	6	46	18	17	11	61	50	53
1978-79	3	Walsall	22	46	10	12	24	56	71	32	Relegated
1979-80	4	Walsall	2	46	23	18	5	75	47	64	Promoted
1980-81	3	Walsall	20	46	13	15	18	59	74	41
1981-82	3	Walsall	20	46	13	14	19	51	55	53
1982-83	3	Walsall	10	46	17	13	16	64	63	64
1983-84	3	Walsall	6	46	22	9	15	68	61	75
1984-85	3	Walsall	11	46	18	13	15	58	52	67
1985-86	3	Walsall	6	46	22	9	15	90	64	75
1986-87	3	Walsall	8	46	22	9	15	80	67	75
1987-88	3	Walsall	3	46	23	13	10	68	50	82	Promoted via playoffs
1988-89	2	Walsall	24	46	5	16	25	41	80	31	Relegated
1989-90	3	Walsall	24	46	9	14	23	40	72	41	Relegated
1990-91	4	Walsall	16	46	12	17	17	48	51	53
1991-92	4	Walsall	15	42	12	13	17	48	58	49
1992-93	4	Walsall	5	42	22	7	13	76	61	73
1993-94	4	Walsall	10	42	17	9	16	48	53	60
1994-95	4	Walsall	2	42	24	11	7	75	40	83	Promoted
1995-96	3	Walsall	11	46	19	12	15	60	45	69
1996-97	3	Walsall	12	46	19	10	17	54	53	67
1997-98	3	Walsall	19	46	14	12	20	43	52	54
1998-99	3	Walsall	2	46	26	9	11	63	47	87	Promoted
1999-00	2	Walsall	22	46	11	13	22	52	77	46	Relegated
2000-01	3	Walsall	4	46	23	12	11	79	50	81	Promoted via playoffs
2001-02	2	Walsall	18	46	13	12	21	51	71	51
2002-03	2	Walsall	17	46	15	9	22	57	69	54
2003-04	2	Walsall	22	46	13	12	21	45	65	51	Relegated
2004-05	3	Walsall	14	46	16	12	18	65	69	60
2005-06	3	Walsall	24	46	11	14	21	47	70	47	Relegated
2006-07	4	Walsall	1	46	25	14	7	66	34	89	Promoted as Champions
2007-08	3	Walsall	12	46	16	16	14	52	46	64
2008-09	3	Walsall	13	46	17	10	19	61	66	61
2009-10	3	Walsall	10	46	16	14	16	60	63	62
2010-11	3	Walsall	20	46	12	12	22	56	75	48
2011-12	3	Walsall	19	46	10	20	16	51	57	50
2012-13	3	Walsall	9	46	17	17	12	65	58	68
2013-14	3	Walsall	13	46	14	16	16	49	49	58
2014-15	3	Walsall	14	46	14	17	15	50	54	59
2015-16	3	Walsall	3	46	24	12	10	71	49	84	Playoffs
2016-17	3	Walsall	14	46	14	16	16	51	58	58
2017-18	3	Walsall	19	46	13	13	20	53	66	52
2018-19	3	Walsall	22	46	12	11	23	49	71	47	Relegated
2019-20	4	Walsall	12	36	13	8	15	40	49	47
2020-21	4	Walsall	19	46	11	20	15	45	53	53
2021-22	4	Walsall	16	46	14	12	20	47	60	54
2022-23	4	Walsall	16	46	12	19	15	46	49	55
2023-24	4	Walsall	11	46	18	11	17	69	73	65