2014–15 Walsall F.C. season

Walsall F.C.
2014–15 season
Chairman	Jeff Bonser
Manager	Dean Smith
Stadium	Bescot Stadium
League One	14th
FA Cup	First round; (knocked out by Shrewsbury Town)
League Cup	Second round; (knocked out by Crystal Palace)
League Trophy	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Tom Bradshaw (17); All: Tom Bradshaw (20)
Home colours	Away colours
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The 2014–15 campaign was an historic season for Walsall, with the club making its first ever appearance at Wembley in the final of the Football League Trophy. The Saddlers’ league form was less impressive, ending the season with a 14th place finish.

The road to Wembley

Having received a bye to the Northern section second round, Walsall started their Football League Trophy campaign with a trip to Rochdale. Despite having been beaten 4–0 in the corresponding league fixture a few weeks earlier, the Saddlers won 1–0 with a goal from French striker Mathieu Manset, his only goal for the club.

The quarter finals saw Sheffield United defeated by the same scoreline courtesy of a Romaine Sawyers goal. Travelling to Tranmere for the semi-final, the Saddlers trailed 2–0 before hitting back to draw 2–2 and win on penalties.

That set up a Northern section final with Preston North End. An inspired goalkeeping performance from Richard O'Donnell and late goals from Anthony Forde and Tom Bradshaw secured a 2–0 away win in the first leg. A goalless draw back at the Bescot was enough to confirm Walsall’s first appearance at Wembley in the club’s 127-year history, prompting wild celebrations from fans and players alike.

The Saddlers would face runaway League One leaders Bristol City in the final, with the clash generating major excitement in the town. More than 30,000 Walsall fans made the trip to London, forming part of a crowd over 72,000 strong. However, the Saddlers were comfortably beaten on the day suffering a 2–0 defeat.

The league season

Major moves in the summer transfer market saw the departure of captain and fan favourite Andy Butler who left for Sheffield United, while top scorer Craig Westcarr was surprisingly released. Incomings included defender James O’Connor and attackers Tom Bradshaw and Jordan Cook.

The season got off to a poor start with the club failing to win any of its first six league fixtures. A first three points of the season was finally achieved with a 3–1 win over Preston, with Butler surprisingly returning to the club on a one-month loan deal to cover a defensive injury crisis.

However, the Saddlers continued to struggle with a 1–0 defeat to Crawley in October meaning the club had won just four of its last 32 league fixtures stretching back to January 2014. Despite this poor form, the club stuck with manager Dean Smith, who followed the Crawley loss with a seven game unbeaten run and progress in the Football League Trophy.

The form of Bradshaw was a major plus-point, with the young striker hitting 15 goals in his first 22 games for the club. Otherwise, Walsall struggled for goals and a run of just one win in 12 games between January and March left the Saddlers two points above the relegation zone with six games left to play.

However, three wins in the next five games ensured survival was achieved comfortably. Importantly, Bradshaw regained his early season form, hitting four goals after enduring a seven-game drought.

The season ended on a sour note with an 8–2 thrashing away at champions Bristol City. That left the Saddlers in 14th, ten points off the playoffs and nine clear of relegation. It was a low scoring season for the club, managing only 50 goals in 46 league games.

Match details

Pre-season

11 July 2014	Wigan Athletic	0–0	Walsall	Leigh Sports Village, Manchester
15:00 BST		Report

19 July 2014	Torquay United	2–1	Walsall	Plainmoor, Torquay
15:00 BST	Yeoman 30' Bowman 44'	Report	Bakayoko 89'

30 July 2014	Walsall	2–3	Leicester City	Bescot Stadium, Bescot
19:30 BST	Trialist 45' Grimes 49'	Report	Morgan 7' Nugent 26' Drinkwater 87'

2 August 2014	Mansfield Town	0–0	Walsall	Field Mill, Mansfield
15:00 BST		Report

5 August 2014	Walsall	0–1	Aston Villa	Bescot Stadium, Bescot
19:30 BST		Report	Hutton 28'

League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
12	Gillingham	46	16	14	16	65	66	−1	62
13	Doncaster Rovers	46	16	13	17	58	62	−4	61
14	Walsall	46	14	17	15	50	54	−4	59
15	Oldham Athletic	46	14	15	17	54	67	−13	57
16	Scunthorpe United	46	14	14	18	62	75	−13	56

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2015. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Matches

The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.^[1]

9 August 2014 1	Port Vale	1–1	Walsall	Vale Park, Burslem
15:00	Pope 25'	Report	Bradshaw 59'	Attendance: 7,050 Referee: Darren Bond

16 August 2014 2	Walsall	0–0	Bradford City	Bescot Stadium, Walsall
16:00				Referee: Dean Whitestone

19 August 2014 3	Walsall	1–2	Yeovil Town	Bescot Stadium, Walsall
19:45	Liam Kinsella 55' Grimes 60' Bradshaw 72'	Report	Hayter 56' Sokolík 65' Dawson 73' Smith 78' Foley 86' Nugent 90+5'	Attendance: 3,758 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

23 August 2014 4	Leyton Orient	0–0	Walsall	Brisbane Road, Leyton
15:00		Report		Attendance: 4,400 Referee: David Webb

30 August 2014 5	Scunthorpe United	2–1	Walsall	Glanford Park, Scunthorpe
15:00	Adelakun 51' McSheffrey 54'	Report	Bradshaw 70'	Attendance: 3,098 Referee: Andy Davies

6 September 2014 6	Walsall	0–0	Colchester United	Bescot Stadium, Walsall
15:00		[1]		Attendance: 4,009 Referee: Pat Miller

13 September 2014 7	Walsall	3–1	Preston North End	Bescot Stadium, Walsall
15:00	Sawyers 7' Bradshaw 49' Downing 76'	Report	Garner 36' Hugill 69'	Attendance: 4,776 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

16 September 2014 8	Rochdale	4–0	Walsall	Spotland Stadium, Rochdale
19:45	Done 5' Eastham 30' Henderson 37' Butler 71' (o.g.)	Report		Attendance: 2,082 Referee: Andy Madley

20 September 2014 9	Gillingham	0–0	Walsall	Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
15:00		[2]	Butler 66'	Attendance: 5,344 Referee: James Adcock

27 September 2014 10	Walsall	3–0	Doncaster Rovers	Bescot Stadium, Walsall
15:00	Baxendale 45+3' Bradshaw 57' Forde 64' O'Connor 77'	Report	Evina 27' Furman 76'	Attendance: 3,741 Referee: Scott Mathieson

4 October 2014 11	Walsall	1–1	Bristol City	Bescot Stadium, Walsall
15:00	Downing 40' Sawyers 85'	Report	Bryan 11' Agard 21'	Attendance: 5,574 Referee: Keith Hill

11 October 2014 12	Oldham Athletic	2–1	Walsall	Boundary Park
15:00	Wilkinson 31' Jones 75'	Report	Cook 10' 66' Butler	Attendance: 4,178 Referee: Carl Boyeson

18 October 2014 13	Walsall	0–1	Crewe Alexandra	Bescot Stadium, Walsall
15:00		Report	Cooper 56' Turton 70' Dugdale 84'	Attendance: 4,127 Referee: Darren Handley

21 October 2014 14	Crawley Town	1–0	Walsall	Broadfield Stadium, Crawley
19:45	Oyebanjo 26' Leacock 73' Elliott 86' Henderson 89'	Report	Baxendale 45+2' Chambers 88'	Attendance: 2,204 Referee: Keith Stroud

25 October 2014 15	Walsall	1–0	Chesterfield	Bescot Stadium, Walsall
15:00	Bradshaw 61'	Report	Darikwa 77' Evatt 89'	Attendance: 4,230 Referee: Kevin Wright

1 November 2014 16	Notts County	1–2	Walsall	Meadow Lane, Nottingham
15:00	Thompson 31' Hollis 63'	Report	Jones 16' (o.g.) Bradshaw 64' (pen.) Downing 80'	Attendance: 5,884 Referee: Simon Hooper

15 November 2014 17	Walsall	0–0	Peterborough United	Bescot Stadium, Walsall
15:00	Cook 52' Sawyers 53'	Report	Taylor 17' Newell 53' Burgess 67'	Attendance: 5,495 Referee: Peter Bankes

22 November 2014 18	Fleetwood Town	0–1	Walsall	Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood
15:00	McLaughlin 48'	Report	Sawyers 35'	Attendance: 3,224 Referee: Mark Haywood

29 November 2014 19	Coventry City	0–0	Walsall	Ricoh Arena, Coventry
15:00	Finch 90+2'	Report		Attendance: 8,076 Referee: Richard Clark

13 December 2014 20	Walsall	3–1	Barnsley	Bescot Stadium, Walsall
15:00	Bradshaw 10' 34' Cook 31', 90+4'	Report	Nyatanga 29' Abbott 48' Cranie 74' Berry 90+3'	Attendance: 4,433 Referee: Trevor Kettle

20 December 2014 21	Sheffield United	1–1	Walsall	Bramall Lane, Sheffield
15:00	O'Grady 56'	Report	Chambers 41' Bradshaw 59'	Attendance: 20,209 Referee: Graham Horwood

26 December 2014 22	Walsall	1–4	Swindon Town	Bescot Stadium, Walsall
15:00	Bradshaw 18' Chambers 35' Purkiss 60'	Report	Smith 3' Luongo 24' 46' Williams 51', 57'	Attendance: 5,696 Referee: David Webb

28 December 2014 23	Milton Keynes Dons	0–3	Walsall	Stadium mk, Milton Keynes
15:00	Martin 62'	Report	Potter 4' (o.g.) Bradshaw 62', 77'	Attendance: 9,311 Referee: Carl Berry

3 January 2015 24	Walsall	0–2	Coventry City	Bescot Stadium, Walsall
15:00		Report	O'Brien 6' Thomas 73' Tudgay 87'	Attendance: 5,930 Referee: Carl Boyeson

10 January 2015 25	Walsall	1–4	Scunthorpe United	Bescot Stadium, Walsall
15:00	Taylor 30' Chambers 37' Cain 51'	Report	Boyce 12' Chambers 24' (o.g.) Hopper 39' Madden 63' (pen.) Bishop 65'	Attendance: 3,738 Referee: Lee Collins

17 January 2015 26	Colchester United	0–2	Walsall	Colchester Community Stadium, Colchester
15:00	Clohessy 37'	Report	Forde 33' Cain 75' Taylor 81'	Attendance: 2,980 Referee: Brendan Malone

1 February 2015 27	Walsall	1–1	Gillingham	Bescot Stadium, Walsall
18:00	Chambers 17' Grimes 74'	Report	Hoyte 10' Pritchard 41' Dack 69' McDonald 71' Loft 74' Ehmer 86'	Attendance: 3,951 Referee: Carl Berry

7 February 2015 28	Doncaster Rovers	0–2	Walsall	Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Keegan 69' Butler 79'	Report	Cook 3' 9' Taylor 68' Hiwula-Mayifuila 70'	Attendance: 6,089 Referee: Graham Scott

10 February 2015 29	Walsall	3–2	Rochdale	Bescot Stadium, Walsall
19:45 GMT	O'Connor 13' Forde 19' Hiwula-Mayifuila 22'	Report	Vincenti 55' Eastham 63'	Attendance: 3,567 Referee: Steve Martin

14 February 2015 30	Walsall	0–1	Port Vale	Bescot Stadium, Walsall
15:00 GMT	Taylor 53' Downing 66'	Report	Pope 28' 89' Inniss 71'	Attendance: 4,504 Referee: Andy D'Urso

21 February 2015 (2015-02-21) 31	Bradford City	1–1	Walsall	Bradford
15:00 GMT	Clarke 51'	Report	Hiwula-Mayifuila 74' 80'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 13,534 Referee: Tim Robinson

24 February 2015 (2015-02-24) 32	Preston North End	1–0	Walsall	Preston
19:45 GMT	Johnson 18'	Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 7,779 Referee: Darren Drysdale

28 February 2015 (2015-02-28) 33	Walsall	0–2	Leyton Orient	Walsall
15:00 GMT	Purkiss 56'	Report	Hedges 56' Dagnall 59'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,239 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

3 March 2015 34	Yeovil Town	0–1	Walsall	Yeovil
19:45 GMT	Davis 45+1' Sheehan 70' Moore 75'	Report	Hiwula 32' Downing 60' Purkiss 71' Baxendale 76'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 3,668 Referee: Charles Breakspear

7 March 2015 35	Barnsley	3–0	Walsall	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Waring 15' 71' Winnall 89'	Report	Taylor 86'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 9,275 Referee: Stuart Attwell

14 March 2015 36	Walsall	1–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Walsall
15:00 GMT	Bradshaw 8' Chambers 65'	Report	Potter 26' Grigg 32' McFadzean 73'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3,887 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

17 March 2015 37	Walsall	1–1	Sheffield United	Walsall
19:45 GMT	Hiwula 45+2' Grimes 71' Bakayoko 88'	Report	Baxter 8' Doyle 45+3'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3,950 Referee: Rob Lewis

28 March 2015 38	Chesterfield	1–0	Walsall	Chesterfield
15:00 GMT	Ryan 52' Hird 86'	Report		Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 6,358 Referee: Kevin Friend

3 April 2015 39	Walsall	0–0	Notts County	Walsall
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,353 Referee: Graham Horwood

6 April 2015 40	Peterborough United	0–0	Walsall	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Bostwick 49'	Report	O'Connor 66'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 6,711 Referee: Darren Handley

11 April 2015 41	Walsall	1–0	Fleetwood Town	Walsall
15:00 GMT	Cook 9' Bradshaw 86'	Report		Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3,534 Referee: Andy Haines

14 April 2015 42	Walsall	5–0	Crawley Town	Walsall
19:45 GMT	Hiwula 16' 65' Morris 67' Taylor 81' Cook 90'	Report	Fowler 70'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3,296 Referee: Mike Bull

18 April 2015 43	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Walsall	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Haber 13'	Report	Bradshaw 81'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,644 Referee: Scott Duncan

21 April 2015 44	Swindon Town	3–3	Walsall	Swindon
19:45 GMT	Gladwin 59' (pen.) 67' (pen.) Turnbull 81'	Report	Morris 18' Hiwula 53' Sawyers 74' Forde 80'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,305 Referee: Iain Williamson

25 April 2015 45	Walsall	2–0	Oldham Athletic	Walsall
15:00 GMT	Bradshaw 18' 24' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,699 Referee: Darren Sheldrake

3 May 2015 46	Bristol City	8–2	Walsall	Bristol
12:15 GMT	Flint 16' 67' 86' Emmanuel-Thomas 22' (pen.) 63' Agard 57' 90+1' Pack 62'	Report	Hiwula 13' 36' Chambers 72' Downing 90'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 11,960 Referee: Paul Tierney (referee)

FA Cup

The draw for the first round of the FA Cup was made on 27 October 2014.^[2]

8 November 2014 First round	Walsall	2–2	Shrewsbury Town	Bescot Stadium, Walsall
15:00	Bradshaw 56', 90' Manset 90+4'	Report	Ellis 5' Woods 43' Collins 61' Mangan 64' Lawrence 83' Halstead 84' Goldson 90'	Attendance: 3,546 Referee: Darren Deadman

18 November 2014 First round replay	Shrewsbury Town	1–0	Walsall	Greenhous Meadow, Shrewsbury
19:45	Lawrence 53' Akpa Akpro 65' Knight-Percival 90' Woods 90+1'	Report	Grimes 82' Chambers 83'	Attendance: 4,222 Referee: Gavin Ward

League Cup

The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Walsall were drawn away to Southend United.^[3]

12 August 2014 Round One	Southend United	1–2	Walsall	Roots Hall, Southend
19:45	Leonard 68'	Report	Benning 25' Morris 87'	Attendance: 3,146 Referee: Gavin Ward

26 August 2014 Round Two	Walsall	0–3	Crystal Palace	Bescot Stadium, Walsall
19:45		Report	Gayle 7', 25', 41'	Attendance: 3,987 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Football League Trophy

7 October 2014 Round Two	Rochdale	0–1	Walsall	Spotland Stadium, Rochdale
19:45	Henderson 90+4'	Report	Manset 23' Grimes 45' Purkiss 72'	Attendance: 1,156 Referee: Mark Heywood

12 November 2014 Round Three	Walsall	1–0	Sheffield United	Bescot Stadium, Walsall
19:45	Cain 21' Sawyers 55'	BBC Report	McGahey 19' Harris 24'	Attendance: 2,127 Referee: David Coote

10 December 2014 Area S-Final	Tranmere Rovers	2–2 (4–5 p)	Walsall	Prenton Park, Tranmere
19:45	Power 37' Odejayi 43'	Report	Forde 63' Cain 80'	Attendance: 2,355 Referee: Geoff Eltringham
	Penalties
	Power Holmes Ihiekwe Jennings Ridehalgh Laird		Bradshaw Sawyers Grimes Forde Manset Downing

7 January 2015 Area Final L1	Preston North End	0–2	Walsall	Deepdale, Preston
19:45 GMT	Kilkenny 84'	Report	O'Connor 66' Forde 84' Bradshaw 88'	Attendance: 8,561 Referee: Simon Hooper

27 January 2015 Area Final L2	Walsall	0–0 (2–0 agg.)	Preston North End	Bescot Stadium, Walsall
19:45 GMT	Chambers 56' O'Donnell 71' Cain 72'	Report	Clarke 64'	Attendance: 10,038 Referee: Nigel Miller

22 March 2015 Final	Bristol City	2–0	Walsall	Wembley Stadium, London
15:30 GMT	Flint 14' Little 51'	Report	Sawyers 38'	Attendance: 72,315 Referee: Mike Russell

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
13	GK	Craig MacGillivray	20–21	EU	Harrogate Town	Transfer	Summer	2015	Undisclosed	^[4]
4	DF	James O'Connor	29	EU	Derby County	Free Transfer	Summer	2015	Free	^[5]
9	FW	Tom Bradshaw	21	EU	Shrewsbury Town	Transfer	Summer	2016	Undisclosed	^[6]
21	FW	Jordan Cook	24	EU	Charlton Athletic	Free Transfer	Summer	2016	Free	^[7]
24	FW	Ashley Grimes	27	EU	Bury	Free Transfer	Summer	2015	Free	^[8]
26	MF	Billy Clifford	21	EU	Chelsea	Free Transfer	Summer	2015	Free	^[9]
27	MF	Anthony Forde	20	EU	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Transfer	Summer	2016	Undisclosed	^[10]
37	FW	Mathieu Manset	25	EU	Antwerp	Free Transfer	Summer	2015	Free	^[11]
—	FW	Jordan Murphy	18	EU	Stourbridge	Transfer	Summer	2015	Undisclosed	^[12]

Out

N	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
4	DF	Andy Butler	30	EU	Sheffield United	Released	Summer	Free	Walsall F.C BBC Sport
6	MF	Nicky Featherstone	25	EU	Scunthorpe United	Released	Summer	Free	Football League BBC Sport
18	DF	Ben George	20	EU	Free agent	Released	Summer	Free	Football League
23	FW	Danny Griffiths	19	EU	Cefn Druids	Released	Summer	Free	Football League
11	FW	Ashley Hemmings	23	EU	Dagenham & Redbridge	Released	Summer	Free	Walsall F.C BBC Sport
24	FW	Troy Hewitt	24	EU	Free agent	Released	Summer	Free	Football League
13	GK	Shane Lewis	19	EU	Free agent	Released	Summer	Free	Football League
26	MF	James McQuilkin	25	EU	Torquay United	Released	Summer	Free	Football League BBC Sport
10	FW	Craig Westcarr	29	EU	Portsmouth	Released	Summer	Free	Football League BBC Sport
37	FW	Mathieu Manset	25	EU	Cheltenham Town	Released	Winter	Free	Walsall F.C BBC Sport

EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.

Loans in

No.	P	Name	Age	Loan club	Started	Ended	Start source	End source
44	DF	Andy Butler	28	Sheffield United	11 September 2014	20 October 2014	Walsall F.C	Vital Football
12	MF	Michael Cain	19	Leicester City	20 October 2014	30 June 2015	Walsall F.C Walsall F.C Walsall F.C
30	FW	Jordy Hiwula	20	Manchester City	2 February 2015	4 April 2015	Walsall F.C Walsall F.C

Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Loans out

No.	P	Name	Age	Loan club	Started	Ended	Start source	End source
22	GK	Liam Roberts	19	Rushall Olympic	25 July 2014	October 2014	Express and Star	Walsall F.C
19	FW	Jake Heath	19	Rushall Olympic	8 August 2014	5 September 2014	Walsall F.C
20	FW	Amadou Bakayoko	18	Southport	10 October 2014	20 December 2014	Walsall F.C Walsall F.C
22	GK	Liam Roberts	20	Southport	27 November 2014	5 January 2015	Walsall F.C
14	DF	Mal Benning	21	York City	22 January 2015	19 February 2015	York City F.C

Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Squad statistics

Source:^[13]^[14]

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
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		FL Trophy		Total		Discipline
1	GK	ENG	Richard O'Donnell	44	0	2	0	2	0	6	0	54	0	2	0
2	DF	ENG	Ben Purkiss	31 (1)	0	2	0	0	0	4 (1)	0	37 (2)	0	4	0
3	DF	ENG	Andy Taylor	37 (2)	1	2	0	2	0	5	0	46 (2)	1	5	0
4	DF	ENG	James O'Connor	30 (2)	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	33 (2)	1	3	0
5 †	DF	ENG	Dean Holden	2 (2)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3 (2)	0	0	0
6	DF	ENG	Paul Downing	33 (2)	1	2	0	2	0	6	0	43 (2)	1	6	0
7	MF	ENG	Adam Chambers	45	0	2	0	2	0	6	0	55	0	9	1
8	MF	ENG	Sam Mantom	6 (6)	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	1 (1)	0	7 (8)	0	0	0
9	FW	WAL	Tom Bradshaw	29	17	1	2	2	0	5	1	37	20	3	0
10	MF	SKN	Romaine Sawyers	37 (5)	4	2	0	2	0	5	1	46 (5)	5	3	0
11	MF	ENG	James Baxendale	17 (11)	1	1 (1)	0	1 (1)	0	2 (3)	0	21 (16)	1	3	0
12	MF	ENG	Michael Cain *	28 (4)	2	2	0	0	0	4	1	34 (4)	3	2	0
13	GK	ENG	Craig MacGillivray	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
14	DF	ENG	Mal Benning	11 (9)	0	0 (1)	0	1 (1)	1	1	0	13 (11)	1	1	0
15	DF	ENG	James Chambers	31	0	2	0	1	0	6	0	40	0	1	0
16	DF	ENG	Matt Preston	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	0
17	MF	ENG	Reece Flanagan	9 (7)	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0 (1)	0	9 (9)	0	0	0
18	MF	ENG	Kieron Morris	9 (5)	2	0	0	0 (1)	1	0	0	9 (6)	3	0	0
20	FW	SLE	Amadou Bakayoko	0 (7)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (7)	0	1	0
21	FW	ENG	Jordan Cook	27 (5)	5	1	0	0	0	5 (1)	0	33 (6)	5	4	0
22	MF	IRL	Liam Kinsella	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	1	0
24	FW	ENG	Ashley Grimes	11 (16)	2	0 (2)	0	2	0	1 (4)	0	14 (22)	2	4	0
25	DF	ENG	Rico Henry	4 (5)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5 (5)	0	0	0
26 †	MF	ENG	Billy Clifford	7 (6)	0	0	0	1 (1)	0	1	0	9 (7)	0	1	0
27	MF	IRL	Anthony Forde	24 (13)	3	2	0	1	0	4 (2)	2	31 (15)	5	1	0
28	DF	ENG	Kyle Rowley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW	ENG	Jordan Murphy	0 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (2)	0	0	0
30	FW	ENG	Jordy Hiwula *	17 (2)	9	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	17 (3)	9	2	0
37 †	FW	FRA	Mathieu Manset	4 (15)	0	1 (1)	0	0	0	1 (2)	1	6 (18)	1	2	0
44 †	DF	ENG	Andy Butler *	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	2	0

Players not included in matchday squads
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name
19	MF	ENG	Jake Heath
23	GK	ENG	Liam Roberts

References

^ "Walsall Football Club Fixtures 2014/15". Walsall F.C. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
^ "First round draw". The FA. 27 October 2014.
^ "Brown Up For Saddlers Challenge". Walsall F.C. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
^ "Saddlers Sign Highly-Rated 'Keeper". Walsall F.C. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
^ "Reliable Defender Arrives". Walsall F.C. 21 June 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
^ "Saddlers Sign Bradshaw". Walsall F.C. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
^ "Saddlers Snap Up Cook". Walsall F.C. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
^ "Grimes Makes A Clean Break With The Saddlers". Walsall F.C. 25 July 2014. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
^ "Saddlers Add Clifford". Walsall F.C. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
^ "Forde Motors In". Walsall F.C. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
^ "Manset signs". Walsall F.C. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
^ "Saddlers Sign Up Talented Youngster". Walsall F.C. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
^ "Walsall". FootballSquads. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
^ "Squad stats". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2017.

[1] "Walsall Football Club Fixtures 2014/15". Walsall F.C. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

[2] "First round draw". The FA. 27 October 2014.

[3] "Brown Up For Saddlers Challenge". Walsall F.C. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.

[4] "Saddlers Sign Highly-Rated 'Keeper". Walsall F.C. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.

[5] "Reliable Defender Arrives". Walsall F.C. 21 June 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.

[6] "Saddlers Sign Bradshaw". Walsall F.C. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.

[7] "Saddlers Snap Up Cook". Walsall F.C. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.

[8] "Grimes Makes A Clean Break With The Saddlers". Walsall F.C. 25 July 2014. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.

[9] "Saddlers Add Clifford". Walsall F.C. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.

[10] "Forde Motors In". Walsall F.C. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.

[11] "Manset signs". Walsall F.C. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.

[12] "Saddlers Sign Up Talented Youngster". Walsall F.C. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.

[Walsall_FootballSquads-13] "Walsall". FootballSquads. Retrieved 16 August 2017.

[Squad_stats-14] "Squad stats". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2017.

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