2018–19 Walsall F.C. season

Walsall
2018–19 season
Chairman	Jeff Bonser
Manager	Dean Keates
Stadium	Banks's Stadium
EFL Cup	Second round; (Vs. Macclesfield Town)

The 2018–19 season is Walsall's 131st season in their existence and their 12th 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 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

The Saddlers pre-season schedule includes matches against Rushall Olympic, Stoke City, Aston Villa, Ajax and Cheltenham Town.^[2]

6 July 2018 (2018-07-06) Friendly	Rushall Olympic	2–1	Walsall	Rushall
19:30 BST	Richards 39' Devlin 82' (o.g.)	Report	Trialist 72'	Stadium: Dales Lane

14 July 2018 (2018-07-14) Friendly	Walsall	0–3	Stoke City	Bescot
15:00 BST		Report	Bojan 3' Afellay 5' Crouch 60'	Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 1,869

17 July 2018 (2018-07-17) Friendly	Walsall	1–4	Aston Villa	Bescot
19:45 BST	Guthrie 68'	Report	Hourihane 4', 23', 54' Whelan 39'	Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 3,501

19 July 2018 (2018-07-19) Friendly	Walsall	2–0	Ajax	Bescot
19:45 BST	Cook 27', 70'	Report		Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 2,449

28 July 2018 (2018-07-28) Friendly	Cheltenham Town	1–2	Walsall	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Graham 89' (pen.)	Report	Devlin 45+1' Cook 80'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 1,130

League One

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
5	Sunderland	12	6	5	1	24	13	+11	23	Qualification for League One play-offs^{[lower-alpha 1]}
6	Accrington Stanley	13	6	5	2	17	13	+4	23	Qualification for League One play-offs^{[lower-alpha 1]}
7	Walsall	12	6	4	2	15	12	+3	22
8	Fleetwood Town	13	5	5	3	21	12	+9	20
9	Southend United	13	6	2	5	17	16	+1	20

Updated to match(es) played on 13 October 2018. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results ^[3]
Notes:

↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.

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
12	6	4	2	15	12	+3	22	2	2	2	5	7	−2	4	2	0	10	5	+5

Last updated: 6 October 2018.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	W	D	W	W	W	D	D	L	W	L	D	W
Position	8	8	4	4	4	5	5	6	5	7	7	5

Updated to match(es) played on 6 October 2018. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 21 June 2018, the League Two fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.^[4]^[5]

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 1	Walsall	2–1	Plymouth Argyle	Walsall
15:00 BST	Cook 45+1' Leahy 64'	Report	Edwards 40'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,755 Referee: Andy Haines

11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2	Scunthorpe United	1–1	Walsall	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Novak 48'	Report	Ismail 64' (pen.)	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,331 Referee: Dean Whitestone

18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 3	Walsall	2–1	Gillingham	Walsall
15:00 BST	Ferrier 12' Osbourne 42'	Report	Eaves 90+3'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,361 Referee: Trevor Kettle

21 August 2018 (2018-08-21) 4	AFC Wimbledon	1–3	Walsall	Norbiton
19:45 BST	Appiah 87'	Report	Morris 16' Nightingale 70' (o.g.) Cook 79'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 3,887 Referee: Tom Nield

25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 5	Rochdale	1–2	Walsall	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Camps 79'	Report	Ginnelly 32' Ismail 77' 86'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,080 Referee: Graham Salisbury

1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 6	Walsall	0–0	Blackpool	Walsall
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,762 Referee: Lee Swabey

8 September 2018 (2018-09-08) 7	Barnsley	1–1	Walsall	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Adeboyejo 55'	Report	Cook 88'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 11,468 Referee: Craig Hicks

15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 8	Walsall	1–4	Doncaster Rovers	Walsall
15:00 BST	Ferrier 17'	Report	Marquis 33' (pen.) Wilks 58' Coppinger 66' Blair 90+2'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,546 Referee: Antony Coggins

22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 9	Oxford United	1–2	Walsall	Oxford
15:00 BST	Henry 87'	Report	Ferrier 24' Ismail 58'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 6,080 Referee: Alan Young

29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10	Walsall	0–1	Accrington Stanley	Walsall
15:00 BST		Report	Kee 7' (pen.)	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,257 Referee: Charles Breakspear

2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) 11	Walsall	0–0	Shrewsbury Town	Walsall
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,555 Referee: Graham Salisbury

6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Walsall	Horfield
15:00 BST		Report	Leahy 8' Ginnelly 43' Morris 90+4'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,768 Referee: Lee Swabey

EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.^[6] The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.^[7]

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) First round	Tranmere Rovers	1–3	Walsall	Birkenhead
19:45 BST	Cole 80'	Report	Ferrier 29' Ginnelly 64' Ismail 68'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 3,817 Referee: Michael Salisbury

28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) Second round	Walsall	3–3 (1–3 p)	Macclesfield Town	Walsall
19:45 BST	Morris 33' Cook 63' Gordon 64'	Report	Grimes 10' Smith 25' Marsh 90+1'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 2,352 Referee: Darren Drysdale
		Penalties
	Cook Leahy Kouhyar Morris		Whitaker Smith Fitzpatrick

EFL Trophy

On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.^[8]

Pos	Div	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Walsall	2	2	0	5	2	+3	6	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Port Vale	1	1	0	1	0	+1	3	Advance to Round 2
3	L1	Burton Albion	2	0	2	1	3	−2	0
4	ACA	Middlesbrough U21	1	0	1	1	3	−2	0

Updated to match(es) played on 9 October 2018. Source: EFL.com

4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Group stages	Burton Albion	1–2	Walsall	Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST	Harness 89'	Report	Morris 10' Gordon 28'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 724 Referee: Robert Lewis

9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Group stages	Walsall	3–1	Middlesbrough U21	Walsall
19:00 BST	Fitzwater 26' Kouhyar 31' Cook 89'	Report	Ward 67'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 702

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	CF	Andy Cook	Tranmere Rovers	Free transfer	^[9]
1 July 2018	GK	Chris Dunn	Wrexham	Free transfer	^[10]
1 July 2018	LW	Josh Ginnelly	Burnley	Free transfer	^[11]
1 July 2018	RM	Zeli Ismail	Bury	Free transfer	^[12]
1 July 2018	GK	Joe Slinn	Port Vale	Free transfer	^[13]
3 August 2018	CF	Morgan Ferrier	Boreham Wood	Undisclosed	^[14]
9 August 2018	CF	Josh Gordon	Leicester City	Undisclosed	^[15]
9 August 2018	DM	Isaiah Osbourne	Forest Green Rovers	Free transfer	^[16]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	DM	Kacy Butterfield	Free agent	Released	^[17]
1 July 2018	CM	Florent Cuvelier	Free agent	Released	^[17]
1 July 2018	CM	Reece Flanagan	Free agent	Released	^[17]
1 July 2018	GK	Mark Gillespie	Motherwell	Free transfer	^[18]
1 July 2018	CF	Simeon Jackson	St Mirren	Released	^[17]^[19]
1 July 2018	AM	Erhun Oztumer	Bolton Wanderers	Free transfer	^[20]
1 July 2018	LB	Joshveer Shergill	Leeds United	Undisclosed	^[21]
1 July 2018	LM	Will Shorrock	Free agent	Released	^[17]
7 August 2018	CF	Amadou Bakayoko	Coventry City	Undisclosed	^[22]
15 August 2018	CF	Joseph Cairns	Gottne	Free transfer	^[23]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Name	From	End date	Ref.
3 August 2018	CB	Jack Fitzwater	West Bromwich Albion	31 May 2019	^[24]
3 August 2018	RB	Kane Wilson	West Bromwich Albion	31 May 2019	^[25]
31 August 2018	CB	Connor Johnson	Wolverhampton Wanderers	31 May 2019	^[26]
31 August 2018	CM	Connor Ronan	Wolverhampton Wanderers	January 2019	^[26]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Name	To	End date	Ref.
1 August 2018	GK	Joe Slinn	Rushall Olympic	31 May 2019	^[13]
16 August 2018	FW	Cameron Peters	Bromsgrove Sporting	November 2018	^[27]
31 August 2018	FW	Mitchel Candlin	Blackburn Rovers	1 January 2019	^[28]
31 August 2018	DF	Dan Vann	Matlock Town	September 2018	^[29]
12 September 2018	MF	Jordon Sangha	Ashton United	January 2019	^[30]
15 September 2018	LB	Callum Cockerill-Mollett	AFC Telford United	October 2019	^[31]
29 September 2018	MF	Tobias Hayles-Docherty	Halesowen Town	3 November 2018	^[32]

References

↑ "History". Statto.
↑ "Pre-Season Friendlies 2018/19". Walsall F.C. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
↑ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
↑ "EFL fixtures for 2018-19 in full". BBC. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
↑ "Walsall Scores & Fixtures". BBC. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
↑ "Lampard's Derby at Oldham in Carabao Cup". BBC. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
↑ "Round Two Draw". English Football League. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
↑ "Checkatrade Trophy: Round One Draw information". English Football League. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
↑ "Walsall sign Tranmere striker Cook". BBC. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
↑ "Walsall sign former Wrexham keeper Dunn". BBC. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
↑ "Winger Ginnelly signs for Walsall". BBC. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
↑ "Walsall re-sign winger Ismail from Bury". BBC. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
1 2 "Slinn joins the Saddlers". Walsall F.C. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
↑ "Saddlers sign Morgan Ferrier on two-year deal". Walsall F.C. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
↑ "Josh Gordon signs for the Saddlers!". Walsall F.C. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
↑ "Isaiah Osbourne re-signs!". Walsall F.C. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
1 2 3 4 5 "Oztumer states desire to leave Walsall". BBC. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
↑ "Motherwell sign goalkeeper Gillespie". BBC. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
↑ "Saints Sign Simeon Jackson". St Mirren F.C. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
↑ "Bolton sign Walsall midfielder Oztumer". BBC. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
↑ "Leeds agree to sign 16-year-old Joshveer Shergill". HITC. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
↑ "Sky Blues Complete The Signing of Amadou Bakayoko". Coventry City F.C. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
↑ "Joseph Cairns fixade segern för Gottne 2/Mellansel i matchen mot Bik SK" (in Swedish). Allehanda. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
↑ "Saddlers re-sign Jack Fitzwater on loan". Walsall F.C. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
↑ "Wilson joins the Saddlers on loan". Walsall F.C. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
1 2 "Saddlers sign Wolves duo on loan". Walsall F.C. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
↑ "Peters joins Bromsgrove Sporting on loan". Walsall F.C. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
↑ "Rovers sign Saddlers starlet". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
↑ "Dan Vann joins Matlock on loan". Walsall F.C. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
↑ "Sangha joins Ashton on loan". Walsall F.C. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
↑ "Cockerill-Mollett joins Telford on loan". Walsall F.C. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
↑ "Hayles-Docherty heads out on loan". Walsall F.C. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.

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[table_note_res_PLPO0.97914239763242-3] Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.

[1] "History". Statto.

[2] "Pre-Season Friendlies 2018/19". Walsall F.C. Retrieved 6 July 2018.

[EFL_Regulations-4] "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 August 2018.

[5] "EFL fixtures for 2018-19 in full". BBC. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.

[6] "Walsall Scores & Fixtures". BBC. Retrieved 21 June 2018.

[7] "Lampard's Derby at Oldham in Carabao Cup". BBC. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.

[8] "Round Two Draw". English Football League. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.

[9] "Checkatrade Trophy: Round One Draw information". English Football League. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.

[10] "Walsall sign Tranmere striker Cook". BBC. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

[11] "Walsall sign former Wrexham keeper Dunn". BBC. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.

[12] "Winger Ginnelly signs for Walsall". BBC. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.

[13] "Walsall re-sign winger Ismail from Bury". BBC. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.

[Slinn_Signed_and_Loaned_Out-14] 1 2 "Slinn joins the Saddlers". Walsall F.C. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.

[15] "Saddlers sign Morgan Ferrier on two-year deal". Walsall F.C. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

[16] "Josh Gordon signs for the Saddlers!". Walsall F.C. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.

[17] "Isaiah Osbourne re-signs!". Walsall F.C. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.

[Five_released-18] 1 2 3 4 5 "Oztumer states desire to leave Walsall". BBC. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.

[19] "Motherwell sign goalkeeper Gillespie". BBC. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.

[20] "Saints Sign Simeon Jackson". St Mirren F.C. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.

[21] "Bolton sign Walsall midfielder Oztumer". BBC. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.

[22] "Leeds agree to sign 16-year-old Joshveer Shergill". HITC. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.

[23] "Sky Blues Complete The Signing of Amadou Bakayoko". Coventry City F.C. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.

[24] "Joseph Cairns fixade segern för Gottne 2/Mellansel i matchen mot Bik SK" (in Swedish). Allehanda. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.

[25] "Saddlers re-sign Jack Fitzwater on loan". Walsall F.C. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

[26] "Wilson joins the Saddlers on loan". Walsall F.C. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

[Johnson/Ronan-27] 1 2 "Saddlers sign Wolves duo on loan". Walsall F.C. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.

[28] "Peters joins Bromsgrove Sporting on loan". Walsall F.C. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.

[29] "Rovers sign Saddlers starlet". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.

[30] "Dan Vann joins Matlock on loan". Walsall F.C. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.

[31] "Sangha joins Ashton on loan". Walsall F.C. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.

[32] "Cockerill-Mollett joins Telford on loan". Walsall F.C. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.

[33] "Hayles-Docherty heads out on loan". Walsall F.C. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.

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