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Walsall
2019–20 season
ChairmanLeigh Pomlett
ManagerDarrell Clarke[1]
StadiumBanks's Stadium
EFL CupFirst round

The 2019–20 season is Walsall's 132nd season in their existence and first back in League Two following the club's relegation last season.[2] Along with competing in League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, League Cup and EFL Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

Pre-season

The Saddlers announced pre-season fixtures against Alfreton Town,[3] Leamington,[3] Nuneaton Borough,[3] Notts County,[4] Aston Villa[5] and Tranmere Rovers.[6]

6 July 2019 (2019-07-06) Friendly Alfreton Town 2–1 Walsall Alfreton
15:00 BST Clackstone 39'
Brough 88'		 Report Adebayo 6' Stadium: Impact Arena
9 July 2019 (2019-07-09) Friendly Leamington 1–1 Walsall Leamington Spa
19:45 BST Bishop 64' Report Trialist 76' Stadium: Phillips 66 Community Stadium
13 July 2019 (2019-07-13) Friendly Nuneaton Borough 1–4 Walsall Nuneaton
15:00 BST Benbow 54' Report Kinsella 22'
Trialist 48'
Adebayo 66'
Kiersey 86'		 Stadium: Coombe Abbey Arena
20 July 2019 (2019-07-20) Friendly Notts County 2–1 Walsall Nottingham
15:00 BST Boldewijn 66', 84' Report Scarr 40' Stadium: Meadow Lane
24 July 2019 (2019-07-24) Friendly Walsall 1–5 Aston Villa Bescot
19:45 BST Sinclair 26' Report Guilbert 7'
Wesley 9', 25' (pen.)
Jota 42'
Grealish 59'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 8,400
27 July 2019 (2019-07-27) Friendly Tranmere Rovers 0–0 Walsall Birkenhead
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Prenton Park

Competitions

League Two

Main article: 2019–20 EFL League Two

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG
8 Port Vale 37 14 15 8 50 44 +6 57 1.54
9 Bradford City 37 14 12 11 44 40 +4 54 1.46
10 Forest Green Rovers 36 13 10 13 43 40 +3 49 1.36
11 Salford City 37 13 11 13 49 46 +3 50 1.35
12 Walsall 36 13 8 15 40 49 −9 47 1.31
13 Crawley Town 37 11 15 11 51 47 +4 48 1.30
14 Newport County 36 12 10 14 32 39 −7 46 1.28
15 Grimsby Town 37 12 11 14 45 51 −6 47 1.27
16 Cambridge United 37 12 9 16 40 48 −8 45 1.22
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[7]

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
17 4 3 10 12 25  −13 15 1 2 5 5 12  −7 3 1 5 7 13  −6

Last updated: 2 November 2019.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWDLDLLDLWWWLLLLLL
Position96151619212121201614151919192122
Updated to match(es) played on 2 November 2019. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League Two fixtures were revealed.[8]

3 August 2019 (2019-08-03) 1 Northampton Town 0–1 Walsall Sixfields
15:00 BST McCormack Yellow card 56'
Hall-Johnson Yellow card 67'		 Report Clarke 13'
Adebayo Yellow card 38'
Kinsella Yellow card 72'
Scarr Yellow card 76'
Gordon Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: The PTS Academy Stadium
Attendance: 6,260
Referee: Nick Kinseley
10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) 2 Walsall 1–1 Forest Green Rovers Walsall
15:00 BST Norman Yellow card 53'
Scarr Yellow card 75'
Hardy 86'		 Report Collins Yellow card 28'
J. Mills 45+6' (pen.) Yellow card 45+6'
M. Mills Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,205
Referee: Robert Lewis
17 August 2019 (2019-08-17) 3 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Walsall Crewe
15:00 BST Nolan 61'
Lancashire Yellow card 73' Yellow-red card 90'
Ng Yellow card 78'		 Report Pring Yellow card 90+2'
Scarr Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,629
Referee: Alan Young
20 August 2019 (2019-08-20) 4 Walsall 0–0 Newport County Walsall
19:45 BST Norman Yellow card 13'
Kinsella Yellow card 67'		 Report Haynes Yellow card 32'
Abrahams Yellow card 63'
Sheehan Yellow card 66'
Howkins Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,337
Referee: Darren Handley
24 August 2019 (2019-08-24) 5 Plymouth Argyle 3–0 Walsall Plymouth
15:00 BST Taylor 13', 89'
Sawyer Yellow card 37'
Sarcevic 82' Red card 85'		 Report Norman Yellow card 65'
Liddle Yellow card 77'
Scarr Yellow card 80'
Hardy Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 9,337
Referee: Josh Smith
31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 6 Walsall 1–3 Grimsby Town Walsall
15:00 BST Lavery 5'
Pring Yellow card 80'		 Report Öhman Yellow card 20'
Whitehouse 41'
Hanson 68', 81' (pen.)		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,812
Referee: David Rock
7 September 2019 (2019-09-07) 7 Colchester United 0–0 Walsall Colchester
15:00 BST Report Liddle Yellow card 55'
Kinsella Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,265
Referee: Brett Huxtable
14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) 8 Walsall 0–1 Bradford City Bescot
15:00 BST Jules Yellow card 10' Report Mellor Yellow card 29'
Vaughan soccer ball with red X 76'
Kinsella 83' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,649
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
17 September 2019 (2019-09-17) 9 Morecambe 0–1 Walsall Morecambe
19:45 BST Old Yellow card 79' Report Sinclair 4'
Liddle Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,616
Referee: James Oldham
21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) 10 Walsall 1–0 Scunthorpe United Bescot
15:00 BST Guthrie Yellow card 36'
Holden Yellow card 61'
Clarke 65'		 Report Colclough Yellow card 64' Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,037
Referee: Marc Edwards
28 September 2019 (2019-09-28) 11 Crawley Town 2–3 Walsall Crawley
15:00 BST Nathaniel-George 42' (pen.)
Sesay Yellow card 66'
Payne 90+3'		 Report Clarke 14'
Adebayo 27'
McDonald 44'
Holden Yellow card 60'
Kinsella Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: The People's Pension Stadium
Attendance: 2,275
Referee: Sam Purkiss
5 October 2019 (2019-10-05) 12 Walsall 0–3 Salford City Bescot
15:00 BST Report Armstrong 21'
Rooney Yellow card 29'
Jervis 49'
Jones Yellow card 65'
Touray 72'
Burgess Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,751
Referee: Trevor Kettle
12 October 2019 (2019-10-12) 13 Leyton Orient 3–1 Walsall Leyton
15:00 BST Harrold Yellow card 33' 60'
Widdowson 48'
Happe Yellow card 59'
Wilkinson 75' Red card 80'		 Report Jules Yellow card 15'
Sinclair 21'
Scarr Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: The Breyer Group Stadium
Attendance: 6,951
Referee: Ben Toner
19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) 14 Walsall 1–2 Cheltenham Town Bescot
15:00 BST Gordon 52' (pen.)
Kinsella Yellow card 66'
Clarke Yellow card 77'		 Report Broom Yellow card 30'
Tozer 35'
Varney 58'
Flinders Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,494
Referee: Darren Drysdale
22 October 2019 (2019-10-22) 15 Oldham Athletic 2–0 Walsall Oldham
19:45 BST Wilson 55'
Azankpo 69'
Iacovitti Yellow card 80'		 Report Sadler Red card 52' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 2,438
Referee: Oliver Yates
26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) 16 Walsall 1–2 Mansfield Town Bescot
15:00 BST Sinclair Yellow card 37'
Adebayo 45'		 Report MacDonald Yellow card 17' 68'
Cook 30'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,521
Referee: Andy Haines
2 November 2019 (2019-11-02) 17 Swindon Town 2–1 Walsall Swindon
15:00 GMT Doyle 5'
Jaiyesimi 47'		 Report Gaffney 54' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,014
Referee: Josh Smith

FA Cup

Main article: 2019–20 FA Cup

The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019.[9]

9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) First round Walsall 2–2 Darlington Bescot
15:00 GMT Pring Yellow card 12'
Scarr Yellow card 70' Yellow-red card 82'
Lavery 86'
Bates 89' Yellow card 90+2'
Adebayo Yellow card 90'		 Report Holness 17'
Hatfield Yellow card 42'
Hedley Yellow card 68' Yellow-red card 90'
Rivers 90+7'
Connell Yellow card 90+7'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 2,882
Referee: Adrian Quelch

EFL Cup

Main article: 2019–20 EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 20 June.[10]

13 August 2019 (2019-08-13) First round Walsall 2–3 Crawley Town Bescot
19:45 BST Lavery 54' (pen.), 71' Report Morais 21'
Dallison 48', Yellow card 76'
Nadesan 56'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 2,451
Referee: Carl Boyeson

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2019–20 EFL Trophy

On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.[11]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Walsall 3 2 0 1 0 7 0 +7 7 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Coventry City 3 1 1 1 0 3 2 +1 6
3 L2 Forest Green Rovers 3 1 1 0 1 3 8 −5 5
4 ACA Southampton U21 3 0 0 0 3 4 7 −3 0
Source: EFL.com
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Group stage Coventry City 0–0
(5–4 p)		 Walsall Bordesley
19:45 BST Watson Yellow card 25'
Bapaga Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Bates Yellow card 38'
Pring Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium
Attendance: 1,005
Referee: Will Finnie
Penalties
Biamou soccer ball with check mark
Bakayoko soccer ball with red X
McFadzean soccer ball with red X
Eccles soccer ball with check mark
Bapaga soccer ball with check mark
McCallum soccer ball with check mark
Watson soccer ball with check mark		 Gaffney soccer ball with red X
Norman soccer ball with check mark
Adebayo soccer ball with red X
Hardy soccer ball with check mark
Liddle soccer ball with check mark
Bates soccer ball with check mark
Kinsella soccer ball with red X
1 October 2019 (2019-10-01) Group stage Walsall 1–0 Southampton U21 Bescot
19:00 BST Scarr 45' Report O'Driscoll Yellow card 81'
Klarer Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 732
Referee: Peter Wright
12 November 2019 (2019-11-12) Group stage Walsall 6-0 Forest Green Rovers Bescot
19:00 GMT Gordon 23', 33', 50' (pen.)
McDonald 72'
Kinsella 74' Yellow card 87'
Norman 90'		 Report Collins Red card 51' Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 621

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2019 CF England Elijah Adebayo England Fulham Free transfer [12]
1 July 2019 CB England James Clarke England Bristol Rovers Free transfer [13]
1 July 2019 AM England James Hardy England AFC Fylde Free transfer [14]
1 July 2019 CM England Jack Kiersey England Everton Free transfer [15]
1 July 2019 CM England Stuart Sinclair England Bristol Rovers Free transfer [16]
2 July 2019 RB England Shay Facey England Northampton Town Free transfer [17]
11 July 2019 CM England Danny Guthrie Free agent Free transfer [18]
11 July 2019 CB England Mat Sadler England Shrewsbury Town Free transfer [19]
11 July 2019 RW England Wes McDonald Free agent Free transfer [20]
26 July 2019 DM England Gary Liddle England Carlisle United Free transfer [21]
26 July 2019 CB Scotland Zak Jules England Macclesfield Town Undisclosed [22]
6 August 2019 CF Northern Ireland Caolan Lavery England Sheffield United Free transfer [23]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
3 July 2019 LB England Cameron Pring England Bristol City 30 June 2020 [24]
8 July 2019 GK England Jack Rose England Southampton 30 June 2020 [25]
26 July 2019 CF Northern Ireland Rory Holden England Bristol City 30 June 2020 [26]
31 August 2019 CF Republic of Ireland Rory Gaffney England Salford City 30 June 2020 [27]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
13 September 2019 CF England Mitchel Candlin England Nuneaton Borough 7 January 2020[28] [29]
10 October 2019 CB England Tom Leak England Salisbury November 2019 [30]
25 October 2019 RB England Luke Little England Tamworth November 2019 [31]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2019 CF England Andy Cook England Mansfield Town Undisclosed [32]
1 July 2019 RB Scotland Nicky Devlin Scotland Livingston Free transfer [33]
1 July 2019 GK England Chris Dunn England Maidenhead United Released [34][35]
1 July 2019 CM England Joe Edwards England Plymouth Argyle Released [34][36]
1 July 2019 CB England Jon Guthrie Scotland Livingston Released [34][37]
1 July 2019 MF England Tobias Hayles-Docherty Free agent Released [34]
1 July 2019 RM England Zeli Ismail England Bradford City Released [34][38]
1 July 2019 LB England Luke Leahy England Bristol Rovers Released [34][39]
1 July 2019 LW England Kieron Morris England Tranmere Rovers Released [34][40]
1 July 2019 AM Belgium Omar Mussa Free agent Released [34]
1 July 2019 DM England Isaiah Osbourne England Nuneaton Borough Released [34][41]
1 July 2019 FW England Cameron Peters England Bromsgrove Sporting Released [34][42]
1 July 2019 MF England Jordan Sangha Free agent Released [34]
25 July 2019 DM England George Dobson England Sunderland Undisclosed [43]
1 August 2019 CF England Morgan Ferrier England Tranmere Rovers Undisclosed [44]

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