2012–13 Walsall F.C. season

During the 2012-13 season, the British football club Walsall F.C. was managed by Dean Smith. The captain was Andy Butler.

Incumbents

• Manager – Dean Smith
• Chairman – Jeff Bonser.
• Shirt Sponsors – SR Timber Gold.
• Kit Manufacturers – Diadora.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 2 DF Richard Taundry 4 DF Andy Butler (captain) 5 DF Dean Holden 6 MF Nicky Featherstone 7 MF Adam Chambers 9 FW Will Grigg 10 MF Jamie Paterson 11 FW Ashley Hemmings 12 FW Febian Brandy 13 GK Richard Jones 14 DF Ben Purkiss 15 FW Connor Taylor 16 MF Jake Jones 17 FW George Bowerman

No. Position Player 18 DF Ben George 19 FW Aaron Williams 20 DF Malvind Benning 21 MF Kieron Morris 22 DF Paul Downing 24 MF James Baxendale 25 DF James Chambers 26 DF Andy Taylor 27 MF Sam Mantom 28 GK Sam Johnstone (on loan from Manchester United) 29 FW Craig Westcarr 31 GK Liam Roberts 33 MF Romaine Sawyers (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK David Grof 8 MF Florent Cuvelier (on loan from Stoke City) 23 GK Jimmy Walker

No. Position Player 27 GK Karl Darlow (on loan from Nottingham Forest) 28 GK Ian McLoughlin (on loan from MK Dons) 32 GK Aaron McCarey (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)

Squad statistics

Source:^[2][3]

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		League Cup		FL Trophy		Total		Discipline
1	GK	HUN	Dávid Gróf	10	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	14	0	0	0
2	DF	ENG	Richard Taundry	10 (7)	0	1 (1)	1	1	0	1	0	13 (8)	1	3	0
4	DF	ENG	Andy Butler	41	3	2	0	2	0	1	0	46	3	10	1
5	DF	ENG	Dean Holden	24 (1)	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	28 (1)	2	3	1
6	MF	ENG	Nicky Featherstone	24 (7)	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	29 (7)	0	3	0
7	MF	ENG	Adam Chambers	34 (3)	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	38 (3)	0	4	0
8	MF	BEL	Florent Cuvelier *	16 (3)	2	0	0	2	0	1	1	19 (3)	3	2	0
9	FW	NIR	Will Grigg	38 (3)	19	1	0	2	0	1	1	42 (3)	20	2	0
10	MF	ENG	Jamie Paterson	46	12	2	1	2	0	1	0	51	13	0	0
11	FW	ENG	Ashley Hemmings	10 (19)	1	1 (1)	0	2	1	1	0	14 (20)	2	1	0
12	FW	ENG	Febian Brandy	27 (7)	7	1	0	0 (1)	0	0 (1)	0	28 (9)	7	10	1
13	GK	ENG	Richard Jones	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	ENG	Ben Purkiss	25 (2)	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	28 (2)	0	3	0
15	FW	ENG	Connor Taylor	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
16	MF	ENG	Jake Jones	1 (2)	0	0 (2)	0	0 (2)	0	0 (1)	0	1 (7)	0	0	0
17	FW	ENG	George Bowerman	10 (18)	6	2	1	0 (2)	0	0 (1)	0	12 (21)	7	1	0
18	DF	ENG	Ben George	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
19	FW	ENG	Aaron Williams	0 (6)	0	0 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (8)	0	0	0
20	DF	ENG	Malvind Benning	6 (4)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7 (4)	0	1	0
21	MF	ENG	Kieron Morris	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF	ENG	Paul Downing	27 (4)	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	28 (4)	1	0	0
23	GK	ENG	Jimmy Walker	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF	ENG	James Baxendale	23 (9)	4	0	0	0 (1)	0	1	0	24 (10)	4	2	0
25	DF	ENG	James Chambers	16 (6)	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	18 (6)	0	0	0
26	DF	ENG	Andy Taylor	34	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	35	0	5	0
27	GK	WAL	Karl Darlow *	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10	0	0	0
27	MF	ENG	Sam Mantom	29	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	2	1	0
28	GK	IRL	Ian McLoughlin *	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0
28	GK	ENG	Sam Johnstone *	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0
29	FW	ENG	Craig Westcarr	18 (6)	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	18 (6)	5	3	0
31	GK	ENG	Liam Roberts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	GK	IRL	Aaron McCarey *	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	2	0
33	MF	SKN	Romaine Sawyers *	0 (4)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (4)	0	0	0

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