2013–14 Walsall F.C. season

Walsall
2013–14 season
ChairmanJeff Bonser
ManagerDean Smith
StadiumBescot Stadium
League One13th
FA CupSecond round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorer
Craig Westcarr (14)

The 2013/14 season saw Walsall finish 13th in League One. The campaign was most notable for the Saddlers' meetings with Black Country rivals Wolves, including a 1–0 away at Molineux.

Season summary

The summer of 2013 saw the Saddlers lose the attacking trio of Will Grigg, Febian Brandy and Jamie Paterson, who had been responsible for close to two-thirds of the club’s goals in the previous campaign. Their replacements included Chelsea loanee Milan Lalkovic, playmaker Romaine Sawyers and striker Troy Hewitt.

After a mixed start, September saw Walsall take on Wolves twice in the space of two weeks. A short trip to Molineux in the Football League Trophy saw Wolves emerge victorious on penalties following a 2–2 draw. However, the Saddlers had the better of the corresponding league fixture, winning 1–0 thanks to a goal from captain Andy Butler. Minor controversy followed the fixture with derogatory comments towards Wolves posted on Walsall’s official Twitter account. The club apologised for the "frankly disgusting" Tweet, which it said was the work of a hacker.[1]

Walsall spent much of the first half of the season in and around the playoff spots, with a 5–1 away victory at Notts County lifting the club into sixth in late January. Despite seemingly being well-placed for a playoff challenge, the Saddlers went on to win just twice in the final 18 games of the season. This included a 3–0 home loss to Wolves, who would finish the season as champions.

This disastrous run saw the Saddlers end the campaign in 13th, 16 points adrift of a playoff place.

Competitions

Football League One

Main article: 2013–14 Football League One

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Bradford City 46 14 17 15 57 54 +3 59
12 Bristol City 46 13 19 14 70 67 +3 58
13 Walsall 46 14 16 16 49 49 0 58
14 Crawley Town 46 14 15 17 48 54 −6 57
15 Oldham Athletic 46 14 14 18 50 59 −9 56
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2014. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results

  Win   Draw   Loss

3 August 2013 (2013-08-03) 1 Walsall 3–1 Tranmere Rovers Walsall
15:00 BST Westcarr 4', 71'
Lalkovic 25'		 Report Robinson 40' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,788
Referee: Brendam Malone
10 August 2013 (2013-08-10) 2 Oldham Athletic 0–1 Walsall Oldham
15:00 BST Report Baxendale 25' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,538
Referee: Gary Sutton
17 August 2013 (2013-08-17) 3 Walsall 1–1 Notts County Walsall
15:00 BST Sawyers 50' Report Arquin 74' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,295
Referee: Iain Williamson
24 August 2013 (2013-08-24) 4 Brentford 1–0 Walsall Brentford, London
15:00 BST Donaldson 42' Report Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 5,781
Referee: Hayward
31 August 2013 (2013-08-31) 5 Walsall 0–3 Preston North End Walsall
15:00 BST Report Byrom 30'
Humphrey 58'
Holmes 61'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,205
Referee: Phil Gibbs
14 September 2013 (2013-09-14) 6 Crewe Alexandra 0–3 Walsall Crewe
15:00 BST Report Westcarr 66', 69' (pen.)
Baxendale 84'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,260
Referee: Keith Hill
17 September 2013 (2013-09-17) 7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Walsall Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Report Butler 69' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 22,240
Referee: Mick Russell
21 September 2013 (2013-09-21) 8 Walsall 1–1 Rotherham United Walsall
15:00 BST Mantom 34' Report Nardiello 21' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,002
Referee: Stuart Attwell
28 September 2013 (2013-09-28) 9 Leyton Orient 1–1 Walsall Leyton, London
15:00 BST Mooney 38' Report Westcarr 71' Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 5,429
Referee: Scott
5 October 2013 (2013-10-05) 10 Walsall 0–2 Bradford City Walsall
15:00 BST Report Reid 45'
Hanson 47'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,364
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
12 October 2013 (2013-10-12) 11 Colchester United 1–1 Walsall Colchester
15:00 BST Sears 7' Report Taylor 90+7' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,945
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
19 October 2013 (2013-10-19) 12 Walsall 2–1 Stevenage Stevenage
15:00 BST Sawyers 11'
Westcarr 55'		 Report Zoko 72'
Akins Red card 80'		 Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 3,720
Referee: Andrew Madley
22 October 2013 13 Swindon Town 1–3 Walsall Swindon
19:45 BST Ranger 83' Report Hemmings 18' 78'
Mantom 48'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,188
Referee: Darren Sheldrake
26 October 2013 14 Walsall 0–1 Coventry City Walsall
15:00 BST Report Moussa 54' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 6,519
Referee: Gavin Ward
2 November 2013 15 Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 Walsall Bletchley, Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT Williams Report Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 7,711
Referee: Dean Whitestone
18 November 2013 16 Walsall 2–0 Peterborough United Walsall
19:45 GMT Lalkovic 26'
Sawyers 69'		 Report Yellow card 51' Yellow-red card 77' Brisley Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,597
Referee: David Coote
23 November 2013 (2013-11-23) 17 Crawley Town 0–0 Walsall Crawley
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,296
Referee: Tim Robinson
26 November 2013 18 Sheffield United 1–1 Walsall Sheffield
19:45 GMT Porter 45+2' (pen.) Report Westcarr 47' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 14,796
Referee: Chris Sarginson
30 November 2013 19 Walsall 0–2 Port Vale Walsall
15:00 GMT Report Pope 20'
Tomlin 66'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,909
Referee: Michael Naylor
14 December 2013 20 Shrewsbury Town 0–1 Walsall Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Report Lalkovic 54' Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 6,015
Referee: David Phillips
21 December 2013 21 Walsall 2–0 Carlisle United Walsall
15:00 GMT Sawyers 15'
Lalkovic 66'		 Report Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,062
Referee: Darren Bond
26 December 2013 22 Bristol City 1–0 Walsall Bristol
15:00 GMT Baldock 41' (pen.) Report Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 12,031
Referee: David Webb
29 December 2013 23 Gillingham 2–2 Walsall Gillingham
15:00 GMT McDonald 46', 90+2' Report Sawyers 62'
Gray 90'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,394
Referee: Trevor Kettle
1 January 2014 (2014-01-01) 24 Walsall 2–1 Sheffield United Walsall
15:00 GMT Westcarr 52' (pen.)
Chambers 62'		 Report Porter 17' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,015
Referee: Lee Collins
11 January 2014 (2014-01-11) 25 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Walsall Birkenhead
15:00 GMT Stockton 78' Report Lalkovič 19' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4,871
Referee: Andy Haines
14 January 2014 (2014-01-14) 26 Walsall 1–0 Oldham Athletic Walsall
19:45 GMT Mantom 65' Report Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 3,522
Referee: Fred Graham
18 January 2014 (2014-01-18) 27 Walsall 1–1 Brentford Walsall
15:00 GMT Westcarr 45' Report Donaldson 30' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,295
Referee: Scott Duncan
25 January 2014 (2014-01-25) 28 Notts County 1–5 Walsall Nottingham
15:00 GMT McGregor 61' Report Butler 24', 33', 45+2'
Butler 49'
Westcarr 53'		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 5,701
Referee: Darren Sheldrake
28 January 2014 (2014-01-28) 29 Walsall 1–1 Swindon Town Walsall
19:45 GMT Sawyers 37' Report M. Smith 71' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,059
Referee: Mark Brown
8 February 2014 (2014-02-08) 30 Walsall 0–3 Milton Keynes Dons Walsall
15:00 GMT Butler Red card 43' Report McLeod 30', 70'
Reeves 44' (pen.)		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,116
Referee: James Linington
14 February 2014 (2014-02-14) 31 Peterborough United 0–0 Walsall Peterborough
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 4,263
Referee: Graham Horwood
22 February 2014 (2014-02-22) 32 Walsall 1–2 Crawley Town Walsall
15:00 GMT Mantom 64' Report Tubbs 4' (pen.), 51'
Clarke Yellow card 71' Yellow-red card 80'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 3,904
Referee: Kevin Wright
1 March 2014 (2014-03-01) 33 Preston North End 2–1 Walsall Preston
15:00 GMT Downing 3' (o.g.)
Wright 29'		 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26300271 Report Mantom 5' Red card 82' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,034
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
5 March 2014 (2014-03-05) 34 Coventry City 2–1 Walsall Northampton[2]
19:45 GMT Wilson 22'
Delfouneso 84'		 Report Benning 54' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 1,637
Referee: Richard Clark
8 March 2014 (2014-03-08) 35 Walsall 0–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Walsall
15:00 GMT Report Dicko 31', 48'
Sako 67'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 10,139
Referee: Paul Tierney
11 March 2014 (2014-03-11) 36 Walsall 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Walsall
19:45 GMT Ellis 90+1' (o.g.) Report Aneke 51' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 3,777
Referee: Tony Harrington
15 March 2014 (2014-03-15) 37 Rotherham United 1–1 Walsall Rotherham
15:00 GMT Adams 89' Report Lalkovič 19'
Purkiss Yellow card 47' Yellow-red card 73'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 8,212
Referee: Andy Woolmer
22 March 2014 (2014-03-22) 38 Walsall 1–1 Leyton Orient Walsall
15:00 GMT Downing 14' Report Clarke 78' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,779
Referee: Tim Robinson
25 March 2014 (2014-03-25) 39 Bradford City 0–2 Walsall Bradford
19:45 GMT Report Westcarr 68', 78' Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 12,165
Referee: Keith Stroud
29 March 2014 (2014-03-29) 40 Walsall 1–0 Shrewsbury Town Walsall
15:00 GMT Westcarr 5' Red card 72' Report Mills Red card 62' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,222
Referee: Bobby Madley
5 April 2014 (2014-04-05) 41 Port Vale 1–0 Walsall Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST Myrie-Williams 52' (pen.) Report Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5,569
Referee: Carl Berry
12 April 2014 (2014-04-12) 42 Walsall 0–1 Bristol City Walsall
15:00 BST Report Baldock 45' (pen.) Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,110
Referee: Nigel Miller
18 April 2014 (2014-04-18) 43 Carlisle United 1–1 Walsall Carlisle
15:00 BST Noble 13' Report Ngoo 82' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4,389
Referee: Darren Drysdale
21 April 2014 (2014-04-21) 44 Walsall 1–1 Gillingham Walsall
15:00 BST Brandy 55' Report McDonald 84' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 3,890
Referee: Darren Sheldrake
26 April 2014 (2014-04-26) 45 Stevenage 3–2 Walsall Stevenage
15:00 BST Smith 35'
N'Guessan 53'
Freeman 82'		 Report Benning 46'
Westcarr 50'		 Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 2,973
Referee: Graham Horwood
3 May 2014 (2014-05-03) 46 Walsall 0–1 Colchester United Walsall
15:00 BST Report Eastmond 54' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,271
Referee: David Webb

FA Cup

Main article: 2013–14 FA Cup
9 November 2013 First round Walsall 3–0 Shrewsbury Town Walsall
15:00 Westcarr 29', 59'
Sawyers 73'		 Report Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 3,338
Referee: Charles Breakspear
7 December 2013 Second round Leyton Orient 1–0 Walsall Leyton, London
15:00 Cox 41' Report Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 2,604
Referee: Mark Brown

League Cup

Main article: 2013–14 Football League Cup
6 August 2013 First round Port Vale 1–2 Walsall Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 BST Robertson 59' Report Westcarr 43'
Baxendale 84'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,013
Referee: Andy Haines
28 August 2013 Second round Stoke City 3–1 Walsall Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 BST Jones 22', 31', 84' Report Hemmings 57' Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 11,667
Referee: Michael Naylor

League Trophy

Main article: 2013–14 Football League Trophy
3 September 2013 First round Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2
(4–2 p)		 Walsall Wolverhampton
19:45 McAlinden 5'
Sako 63'		 Report Hemmings 54'
Hewitt 85'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 13,481
Referee: Darren Deadman
Penalties
Sigurðarson soccer ball with check mark
Sako soccer ball with check mark
Doherty soccer ball with check mark
Davis soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Westcarr
soccer ball with red X Taylor
soccer ball with check mark Mantom
soccer ball with check mark Downing

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Richard O'Donnell
2 DF England ENG Ben Purkiss
3 DF England ENG Andy Taylor
4 DF England ENG Andy Butler
5 DF Northern Ireland NIR Dean Holden[4]
6 MF England ENG Nicky Featherstone
7 MF England ENG Adam Chambers
8 MF England ENG Sam Mantom
9 FW Slovakia SVK Milan Lalkovič (on loan from Chelsea)
10 FW England ENG Craig Westcarr
11 MF England ENG Ashley Hemmings
12 DF England ENG Paul Downing
13 GK England ENG Shane Lewis
14 DF England ENG Mal Benning
15 DF England ENG James Chambers
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF England ENG James Baxendale
17 MF England ENG Reece Flanagan
18 DF England ENG Ben George
19 FW England ENG Jake Heath
20 DF England ENG Matt Preston
21 MF England ENG Kieron Morris
22 GK England ENG Liam Roberts
23 FW England ENG Danny Griffiths
24 FW England ENG Troy Hewitt
25 MF Saint Kitts and Nevis SKN Romaine Sawyers[5]
26 MF Northern Ireland NIR James McQuilkin
27 FW Sierra Leone SLE Amadou Bakayoko
29 FW England ENG Febian Brandy (on loan from Sheffield United)
30 FW England ENG Michael Ngoo (on loan from Liverpool)

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF England ENG Julian Gray (released)

Squad statistics

Source:[6][7]
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 ENG Richard O'Donnell 46 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 51 0 2 0
2 DF ENG Ben Purkiss 10 (4) 0 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 11 (5) 0 3 1
3 DF ENG Andy Taylor 32 (1) 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 36 (1) 1 6 0
4 DF ENG Andy Butler 45 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 50 2 3 2
5 DF ENG Dean Holden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF ENG Nicky Featherstone 10 (15) 0 1 0 1 (1) 0 1 0 13 (16) 0 1 0
7 MF ENG Adam Chambers 45 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 49 0 7 0
8 MF ENG Sam Mantom 43 5 2 0 2 0 1 0 48 5 3 1
9 MF SVK Milan Lalkovič * 30 (8) 6 2 0 1 0 1 0 34 (8) 6 4 0
10 FW ENG Craig Westcarr 40 (3) 14 2 2 2 1 0 (1) 0 44 (4) 17 1 1
11 FW ENG Ashley Hemmings 14 (13) 2 1 (1) 0 2 1 1 1 18 (14) 4 1 0
12 DF ENG Paul Downing 43 (1) 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 48 (1) 1 5 0
13 GK ENG Shane Lewis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF ENG Mal Benning 14 (2) 2 0 (1) 0 1 0 0 0 15 (3) 2 3 0
15 DF ENG James Chambers 40 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 44 1 4 0
16 MF ENG James Baxendale 25 (15) 2 1 (1) 0 2 1 1 0 29 (16) 3 0 0
17 MF ENG Reece Flanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF ENG Ben George 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF ENG Kieron Morris 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 1 (2) 0 0 0
22 GK ENG Liam Roberts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW ENG Troy Hewitt 8 (19) 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 1 8 (22) 1 0 0
25 MF SKN Romaine Sawyers 29 (15) 6 1 (1) 1 1 (1) 0 1 0 32 (17) 7 2 0
26 MF NIR James McQuilkin 2 (7) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 2 (8) 0 0 0
27 † MF ENG Julian Gray 0 (12) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (12) 1 0 0
27 FW SLE Amadou Bakayoko 0 (6) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (6) 0 0 0
29 FW ENG Febian Brandy * 20 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 4 0 0
30 FW ENG Michael Ngoo * 4 (10) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 (10) 1 2 0
Players not included in matchday squads
No. Pos. Nat. Name
19 MF ENG Jake Heath
20 DF ENG Matt Preston
23 FW ENG Danny Griffiths

References

  1. ^ Guardian staff (18 September 2013). "Walsall apologise for 'frankly disgusting' tweet aimed at Wolves fans". The Guardian.
  2. ^ "Coventry City agree groundshare with Northampton Town". Coventry Telegraph. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  3. ^ "FootballSquads – Walsall – 2013/14". footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  4. ^ Holden was born in Salford, England.
  5. ^ Sawyers was born in Birmingham, England.
  6. ^ "Walsall". FootballSquads. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Squad stats". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
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