2011–12 Walsall F.C. season

Walsall F.C.
2011–12 season
ChairmanJeff Bonser
ManagerDean Smith
Top goalscorerLeague:
Alex Nicholls (5)
Jon Macken (5)
All:
Alex Nicholls (6)
Jon Macken (6)
Highest home attendance8,603 vs. Sheffield Wednesday, 26 December 2012
Lowest home attendance1,802 vs. Dagenham & Redbridge, 13 December 2011
Average home league attendance4,303

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
17 Yeovil Town 46 14 12 20 59 80 −21 54
18 Scunthorpe United 46 10 22 14 55 59 −4 52
19 Walsall 46 10 20 16 51 57 −6 50
20 Leyton Orient 46 13 11 22 48 75 −27 50
21 Wycombe Wanderers (R) 46 11 10 25 65 88 −23 43 Relegation to Football League Two
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2012. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated.

Squad statistics
Source:[1][2]
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
1GK ENG Jimmy Walker 24030101029031
2DF ENG Darryl Westlake 14 (3)010102018 (3)000
3DF ENG Mat Sadler 46130102052121
4DF ENG Andy Butler 4252 (1)0102047 (1)582
5DF ENG Olly Lancashire 17 (3)130100021 (3)100
6DF ENG Manny Smith 31 (2)130002036 (2)181
7MF ENG Adam Chambers 26 (3)240102033 (3)231
8FW ENG Ryan Jarvis 9 (10)20 (3)0101 (1)111 (14)301
9FW NIR Will Grigg 17 (12)42 (1)0001020 (13)400
10FW IRL Jon Macken 33 (4)741100038 (4)840
11MF ENG Kevan Hurst 30 (4)200101 (1)132 (5)360
12DF WAL Lee Beevers 28 (7)040000 (1)032 (8)051
14DF ENG Richard Taundry 31 (4)03 (1)0101 (1)136 (6)130
15MF ENG Jamie Paterson 24 (10)320000026 (10)310
16FW ENG Alex Nicholls 32 (13)7410 (1)02038 (14)820
17FW ENG George Bowerman 3 (19)30 (3)10 (1)0003 (23)410
18 MF FRA Claude Gnakpa 8 (12)11 (2)1102012 (14)230
19MF USA Anton Peterlin 20 (6)01 (1)00 (1)01 (1)022 (9)020
20MF ENG Jake Jones 000000000000
21GK HUN Dávid Gróf 22 (1)010001024 (1)000
24 MF ENG Dave Martin * 400000105011
24 MF ENG Mark Wilson * 402100006110
24DF ENG Malvind Benning 000000000000
25 MF SCO Andy Halliday * 2 (5)01000003 (5)000
25MF BEL Florent Cuvelier * 17 (1)400000017 (1)420
27MF ENG Sam Mantom * 13300000013300
28MF ARG Emmanuel Ledesma 9 (1)40000009 (1)420
31GK ENG Liam Maher 000000000000
Players not included in matchday squads
No. Pos. Nat. Name
22FW ENG Joey Butlin
23FW ENG Connor Deards
26DF ENG Jamie Tank

Results

Pre-season friendlies
13 July 2011 Greenock Morton0–2WalsallCappielow Park
19:30 Chambers
Gnakpa
15 July 2011 Gretna 20080–0WalsallRaydale Park
19:30
19 July 2011 Walsall2–3Wolverhampton WanderersBank's Stadium
19:45 Macken  20'
Grigg  42'		 Kightly  14'
Griffiths  40'
Berra  66'		 Attendance: 5,065
21 July 2011 Walsall1–3Aston VillaBank's Stadium
19:45 Bowerman  80' Bent  8', 36'
Heskey  39'		 Attendance: 7,170
26 July 2011 Cheltenham Town3–2WalsallAbbey Business Stadium
19:45 Spencer  10'
Mohamed  45+1'
Low  69'		 Nicholls  20'
Paterson  87'		 Attendance: 839
30 July 2011 Port Vale1–1WalsallVale Park
13:00 Rigg  8' McCombe  60' (og.) Attendance: 1,101

League One
6 August 2011 1Walsall1–0Leyton OrientBanks's Stadium
15:00 Chambers  21' Attendance: 4,753
13 August 2011 2Hartlepool United1–1WalsallVictoria Park
15:00 Nish  5' Macken  3' (pen.) Attendance: 5,170
16 August 2011 3Sheffield United3–2WalsallBramall Lane
19:45 Lowton  59'
Williamson  68'
Cresswell  74' (pen.)		 Hurst  46'
Grigg  51'		 Attendance: 16,443
20 August 2011 4Walsall1–1Yeovil TownBanks's Stadium
15:00 Macken  19' G. Williams  42' Attendance: 4,247
27 August 2011 5Bournemouth0–2WalsallSeward Stadium
15:00 Jarvis  15' (pen.), 55' Attendance: 5,092
3 September 2011 6Walsall0–1BrentfordBanks's Stadium
15:00 Donaldson  27' Attendance: 3,972
10 September 2011 7Notts County2–1WalsallMeadow Lane
15:00 L. Hughes  38'
Montano  65'		 Butler  61' Attendance: 6,218
13 September 2011 8Walsall0–1Oldham AthleticBanks's Stadium
19:45 Taylor  29' Attendance: 3,250
17 September 2011 9Walsall2–2Scunthorpe UnitedBanks's Stadium
15:00 Chambers  22'
Grigg  83'		 Thompson  78'
Ryan  90+4'		 Attendance: 3,619
24 September 2011 10Colchester United1–0WalsallColchester Community Stadium
15:00 Wordsworth  33' (pen.) Attendance: 3,103
1 October 2011 11Walsall1–1Carlisle UnitedBanks's Stadium
15:00 Grigg  33' Robson  50' Attendance: 3,831
8 October 2011 12Wycombe Wanderers1–1WalsallAdams Park
15:00 Strevens  49' Nicholls  81' Attendance: 7,097
15 October 2011 13Walsall1–0Preston North EndBanks's Stadium
15:00 Nicholls  10' Attendance: 4,834
22 October 2011 14Tranmere Rovers2–1WalsallPrenton Park
15:00 Weir  59'
Tiryaki  80'		 Butler  73' Attendance: 4,469
25 October 2011 15Walsall1–2Exeter CityBanks's Stadium
19:45 Nicholls  12' Nardiello  8', 78' Attendance: 4,003
29 October 2011 16Walsall0–2MK DonsBanks's Stadium
15:00 Lewington  35'
Ibehre  45'		 Attendance: 3,712
5 November 2011 17Huddersfield Town1–1WalsallGalpharm Stadium
15:00 Novak  67' Paterson  78' Attendance: 13,005
19 November 2011 18Walsall2–4BuryBanks's Stadium
15:00 Macken  28' (pen.)
Bowerman  90+3'		 Sweeney  6'
Jones  46'
Schumacher  63'
John-Lewis  87'		 Attendance: 4,785
26 November 2011 19Stevenage0–0WalsallBroadhall Way
15:00 Attendance: 3,140
10 December 2011 20Walsall1–1Charlton AthleticBanks's Stadium
15:00 Macken  36' Kermorgant  45' Attendance: 4,537
17 December 2011 21Chesterfield1–1WalsallB2net Stadium
15:00 Lester  90' Nicholls  29' Attendance: 6,236
26 December 2011 22Walsall2–1Sheffield WednesdayBanks's Stadium
15:00 Gnakpa  90+1'
Smith  90+4'		 Lowe  60' Attendance: 8,603
31 December 2011 23Walsall0–0RochdaleBanks's Stadium
13:00 Attendance: 3,907
2 January 2012 24Bury2–1WalsallGigg Lane
15:00 Sadler o.g  20'
Sweeney  40'		 Paterson  39' Attendance: 3,095
7 January 2012 25Walsall2–2BournemouthBanks's Stadium
15:00 Macken  15'
Butler  44'		 Symes pen  62'
Fletcher  90+3'		 Attendance: 3,658
14 January 2012 26Brentford0–0WalsallGriffin Park
15:00 Attendance: 4,867
21 January 2012 27Carlisle United1–1WalsallBrunton Park
15:00 Miller  7' Nicholls  82' pen Attendance: 5,051
31 January 2012 28Walsall0–1Notts CountyBanks's Stadium
19:45 Hughes  3' Attendance: 3,647
14 February 2012 29Oldham Athletic1–2WalsallBoundary Park
19:45 Morais  2'
Simpson  31'		 Cuvelier  74' Attendance: 2,583
18 February 2012 30Walsall2–0Wycombe WanderersBanks's Stadium
15:00 Hurst  62'
Bowerman  85'		 Attendance: 3,491
21 February 2012 31Scunthorpe United0–1WalsallGlanford Park
19:45 Cuvelier  34' Attendance: 3,455
25 February 2012 32Preston North End0–0WalsallDeepdale
15:00 Attendance: 11,091
3 March 2012 33Leyton Orient1–1WalsallMatchroom Stadium
15:00 Cox  34' Lancashire  90+4' Attendance: 4,183
6 March 2012 34Walsall3–2Sheffield UnitedBanks's Stadium
19:45 Mantom  55'
Macken  73'
Nicholls  81'		 Williamson  65'
Evans  76'		 Attendance: 5,003
10 March 2012 35Walsall0–0Hartlepool UnitedBanks's Stadium
15:00 Attendance: 3,751
17 March 2012 36Yeovil Town2–1WalsallHuish Park
15:00 Williams  63' (84) Mantom  44' Attendance: 3,705
20 March 2012 37Sheffield Wednesday2–2WalsallHillsborough
19:45 Lowe  60'
Madine  90+5'		 Macken  58'
Paterson  73'		 Attendance: 18,869
24 March 2012 38Walsall1–1StevenageBanks's Stadium
15:00 Butler  3' Bostwick  60' Attendance: 4,786
27 March 2012 39Walsall3–1Colchester UnitedBanks's Stadium
19:45 Ledesma  38'
Sadler  44'
Bowerman  73'		 Wordsworth  11' Attendance: 3,331
31 March 2012 40Rochdale3–3WalsallSpotland Stadium
15:00 Kennedy  66'
Symes  82' (pen.)
Akpa Akpro  90+3'		 Ledesma  25'
Widdowson  38' (o.g.)
Butler  90+4'		 Attendance: 2,516
7 April 2012 41Walsall3–2ChesterfieldBanks's Stadium
15:00 Ledesma  27' (33)
Mantom  58'		 Moussa  20'
Randall  54'
Juan  87'
Ridehalgh  90+2'		 Attendance: 4,051
9 April 2012 42Charlton Athletic1–0WalsallThe Valley (London)
15:00 Pritchard  17'
N'Guessan  35'
Solly  59'		 Ledesma  66' Attendance: 15,253
14 April 2012 43Walsall0–1Tranmere RoversBanks's Stadium
15:00 Beevers  30'  90+4'
Butler  61'		 Welsh  48'
Robinson  62'
Buchanan  69'
McGurk  90+3'		 Attendance: 3,895
21 April 2012 44Exeter City4–2WalsallSt James Park, Exeter
15:00 Nardiello  50'
Gow  69' (77)
Sercombe  88'		 Smith  12'  66'
Nicholls  30'
Cuvelier  55'  71'
Ledesma  90+6'		 Attendance: 4,307
28 April 2012 45Walsall1–1Huddersfield TownBanks's Stadium
15:00 Cuvelier  49' Novak  2' Attendance: 4,646
5 May 2012 46Milton Keynes Dons0–1WalsallStadium mk
15:00 Gleeson  80' Grigg  18' Attendance: 10,607

FA Cup
12 November 2011 Round 1Exeter City1–1WalsallExeter
15:00 Noble  90+4' Summary Wilson  21'
Butler  27'
Beevers  29'		 Stadium: St James Park, Exeter
Attendance: 3,026
Referee: James Linington
23 November 2011 Round 1 ReplayWalsall3–2 (a.e.t.)Exeter CityWalsall
19:45 Macken  64'
Nicholls  69'
Bowerman  98'		 Summary Logan  41'
Frear  77'
Nichols  108'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 2,089
Referee: Dean Mohareb
3 December 2011 Round 2Dagenham & Redbridge1–1WalsallDagenham
15:00 Nurse  81' Summary Gnakpa  76'
Jarvis  90+4'		 Stadium: Victoria Road (Dagenham)
Attendance: 1,237
Referee: Darren Deadman
13 December 2011 Round 2 ReplayWalsall0–0
(2–3 p)		Dagenham & RedbridgeWalsall
19:45 Summary Ogogo  55'
Woodall  112'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 1,802
Referee: Eddie Llderton

League Cup
9 August 2011 1Walsall0–3MiddlesbroughBank's Stadium
19:45 Emnes  17', 37', 52' (pen.) Attendance: 3,564

Football League Trophy
30 August 2011 Round 1Walsall2–1Shrewsbury TownBank's Stadium
19:45 Jarvis  17'
Taundry  35'		 Butler  48' (o.g.) Attendance: 2,605
4 October 2011 round 2Rochdale1 – 1 (3–1 pens)WalsallSpotland
19:45 Ball  49' Hurst  66' Attendance: 2,089

Transfers
Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name From Fee Ref.
27 June 2011 DF Mat Sadler Watford Free Transfer [3]
28 June 2011 MF Kevan Hurst Carlisle United Free Transfer [4]
30 June 2011 FW Ryan Jarvis Leyton Orient Free Transfer [5]
1 July 2011 MF Claude Gnakpa Luton Town Free Transfer [6]
8 July 2011 MF Adam Chambers Leyton Orient Free Transfer [7]
14 July 2011 DF Lee Beevers Colchester United Free Transfer [8]
19 July 2011 GK David Grof Notts County Free Transfer [9]
27 July 2011 MF Anton Peterlin Plymouth Argyle Free Transfer [10]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name To Fee Ref.
29 May 2011 DF Tom Williams Kettering Town Free Transfer
29 May 2011 MF Julian Gray Nea Salamis Famagusta Free Transfer
29 May 2011 GK Tim Cooney Free Agent Free Fransfer
29 May 2011 DF Sean Geddes Stourbridge Free Transfer
29 May 2011 FW Darren Byfield Free Agent Free Transfer
29 May 2011 MF Emmanuel Ledesma Defensa y Justicia Free Transfer
29 June 2011 GK Jonny Brain Nantwich Town Free Transfer
29 June 2011 GK David Bevan Daventry Town Free Transfer
29 June 2011 DF Aaron Lescott Halesowen Town Free Transfer
29 June 2011 DF Alex Hickman Free Agent Free Transfer
29 June 2011 FW Steve Jones AFC Telford Free Transfer
1 July 2011 DF Clayton McDonald Port Vale Free Transfer [11]
28 July 2011 MF Matt Richards Shrewsbury Town Free Transfer
3 August 2011 MF Paul Marshall Rochdale Free Transfer
27 January 2012 MF Claude Gnakpa Inverness Free Transfer
Players loaned in
Date from Pos. Name From Date to Ref.
27 January 2012 MF Florent Cuvelier Stoke City End Of Season
13 September 2011 MF Dave Martin Derby County 20 October 2011[12] [13]
28 October 2011 MF Mark Wilson Doncaster Rovers 29 November 2011
25 November 2011 MF Andy Halliday Middlesbrough 9 January 2012
Players loaned out
Date from Pos. Name To Date to Ref.
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References
  1. "Walsall". FootballSquads. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  2. "Squad stats". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  3. "Walsall sign ex-Birmingham City defender Mat Sadler". BBC Football. 27 June 2011.
  4. "Walsall bring in winger Kevan Hurst". BBC Football. 28 June 2011.
  5. "Walsall agree deal for striker Ryan Jarvis". BBC Football. 30 June 2011.
  6. "Walsall add former Luton winger Claude Gnakpa to squad". BBC Football. 1 July 2011.
  7. "Chambers makes Saddlers switch". Sky Sports.
  8. "Walsall sign ex-Colchester United defender Lee Beevers". BBC Football. 14 July 2011.
  9. "Goalkeeper David Grof signs one-year Walsall contract". BBC Football. 19 July 2011.
  10. "Walsall sign Anton Peterlin on a one-year contract". BBC Football. 27 July 2011.
  11. "Port Vale agree deals with Sheffield United duo". BBC Football. 1 July 2011.
  12. "Martin Back From Saddlers Loan". Derby County F.C. 20 October 2011. Archived from the original on 21 October 2011.
  13. "Martin Makes Saddlers Switch". dcfc.co.uk. 13 September 2011. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012.
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