2024–25 Walsall F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 137th season in the history of Walsall Football Club and their sixth consecutive season in League Two. The club are participating in the League Two, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

Walsall
2024–25 season
OwnerTrivela Group
Co-chairmanBenjamin Boycott,
Leigh Pomlett
Head CoachMat Sadler
StadiumBescot Stadium
2025–26 →

Transfers

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Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
1 July 2024[a] RB   Connor Barrett   AFC Fylde Free [1]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 12 June, and would become official on July 1 once his AFC Fylde contract expired
Date Position Player To Fee Ref

Loaned in

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Date Position Player From Date until Ref

Loaned out

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Date Pos Player To Date until Ref
1 July 2024[a] CF   Douglas James-Taylor   Drogheda United End of Season [2]
  1. ^ The loan was announced on 22 May, and would officially commence on July 1

Released / Out of Contract

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Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2024 LW   Tom Knowles   Forest Green Rovers 1 July 2024 [3]
30 June 2024 RB   Joe Riley   AFC Fylde 1 July 2024 [4]
30 June 2024 GK   Owen Evans [5]
30 June 2024 CB   Rollin Menayese [5]
30 June 2024 CF   Aramide Oteh [5]

Pre-season and friendlies

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On 25 April, Walsall announced their first pre-season friendly, against Aston Villa.[6] A month later, the club confirmed a further two pre-season matches, against Alvechurch and Tamworth.[7] A trip to Republic of Ireland was also confirmed, along with a fixture versus Drogheda United.[8] On June 3, a fifth fixture was added, versus Solihull Moors.[9] Over a week later, a visit from Birmingham City was also added.[10]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 July 2024 Friendly Alvechurch v Walsall Alvechurch
15:00 BST Stadium: Lye Meadow
17 July 2024 Friendly Walsall v Aston Villa Bescot
19:30 BST Stadium: Bescot Stadium
20 July 2024 Friendly Tamworth v Walsall Tamworth
15:00 BST Stadium: The Lamb Ground
27 July 2024 Friendly Walsall v Birmingham City Bescot
13:00 BST Stadium: Bescot Stadium
30 July 2024 Friendly Drogheda United v Walsall Drogheda, Republic of Ireland
19:00 BST Stadium: Weavers Park
3 August 2024 Friendly Solihull Moors v Walsall Solihull
15:00 BST Stadium: Damson Park

Competitions

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League Two

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
19 Notts County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Port Vale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Salford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Swindon Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Tranmere Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to National League
24 Walsall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 10 August 2024. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 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[11]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

FA Cup

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Trophy

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of pre-season

List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players

No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
Defenders
DF   ENG Taylor Allen 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Connor Barrett 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   MSR Donervon Daniels 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Priestley Farquharson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   GUY Liam Gordon 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   IRL Evan Weir 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Harry Williams 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Midfielders
MF   MSR Brandon Comley 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Jack Earing 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Isaac Hutchinson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Jamie Jellis 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   IRL Ronan Maher 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   IRL Oisin McEntee 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   WAL Ryan Stirk 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Forwards
FW   ENG Danny Johnson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   JAM Jamille Matt 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players away on loan:
FW   ENG Douglas James-Taylor 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

References

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  1. ^ "Saddlers make Connor Barrett first signing of the summer from AFC Fylde". Walsall FC. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Douglas James-Taylor joins Drogheda United on loan". Walsall FC. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Tom Knowles to join Forest Green Rovers upon expiry of contract". Walsall FC. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  4. ^ Reardon, Ben (5 June 2024). "Coasters Sign Joe Riley". AFC Fylde. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Club Statement - Released and Retained list". Walsall FC. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Walsall to host Aston Villa in pre-season friendly". Walsall FC. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Two pre-season friendlies confirmed". Walsall FC. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Saddlers to head to Republic of Ireland during pre-season". Walsall FC. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Saddlers to visit Solihull Moors in pre-season". Walsall FC. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Saddlers to host Birmingham City in pre-season friendly". Walsall FC. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  11. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 September 2023.