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Walsall Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Walsall, West Midlands, England. The team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. The club's nickname, "The Saddlers", reflects Walsall's status as a traditional centre for saddle manufacture.
The Walsall team of 1893 Walsall Football Club was formed in 1888 when Walsall Town and Walsall Swifts amalgamated. They joined the Football League in 1892, as founder members of the new Second Division. The table below details the club's achievements in all national competitions and records their average attendance and top goalscorer for each completed league season. Key Key to league record ...
On 25 April, Walsall announced their first pre-season friendly, against Aston Villa. [28] A month later, the club confirmed a further two pre-season matches, against Alvechurch and Tamworth. [29] A trip to Ireland was also confirmed, along with a fixture versus Drogheda United. [30] On June 3, a fifth fixture was added, versus Solihull Moors. [31]
In 1920, as was becoming the norm across all football clubs, Walsall broke from this tradition and appointed player Albert Groves as the club's first official manager. [ 2 ] : 74 The club's longest serving and, arguably, most-successful manager is Bill Moore who took charge of 470 matches over two spells from 1957–63 and 1969–72.
On 23 May, Walsall announced their first pre-season friendly, against Solihull Moors. [46] Two further matches were added on June 2, against Leamington and Aston Villa . [ 47 ] In memory of Wayne Evans , a pre-season fixture against Rochdale was added.
The 2022–23 season was the 135th season in the existence of Walsall Football Club and the club's fourth consecutive season in League Two.In addition to the league, they will also compete in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.
Pages in category "Walsall F.C. players" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,032 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The 2019–20 season was Walsall's 132nd season in their existence and first back in League Two following the club's relegation in the 2018-19 season. [2] Along with competing in League Two, the club participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2019 indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.