2016–17 Walsall F.C. season

Walsall

2016–17 season

Chairman

Jeff Bonser

Manager

Jon Whitney

Stadium

Banks's Stadium

FA Cup

First round
(vs. Macclesfield Town)

League Cup

First round
(vs. Yeovil Town)

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The 2016–17 season is Walsall's 129th season in their existence and their tenth consecutive season in League One.^[1] Along with competing in League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, League Cup and JP Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Transfers

In

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	CM	Kacy Butterfield	Robin Hood	Free transfer	^[2]
1 July 2016	CM	Florent Cuvelier	Sheffield United	Free transfer	^[3]
1 July 2016	DM	Joe Edwards	Colchester United	Free transfer	^[4]
1 July 2016	AM	Erhun Oztumer	Peterborough United	Free transfer	^[5]
8 July 2016	CB	Theo Vassell	Oldham Athletic	Free transfer	^[6]
11 July 2016	AM	Franck Moussa	Southend United	Free transfer	^[7]
18 July 2016	CF	Simeon Jackson	Blackburn Rovers	Free transfer	^[8]
1 August 2016	RW	Andreas Makris	Anorthosis Famagusta	£250,000	^[9]^[10]

Out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	RB	Jason Demetriou	Southend United ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Rejected contract	^[12]
1 July 2016	CB	Paul Downing	Milton Keynes Dons ^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Rejected contract	^[12]
1 July 2016	LW	Anthony Forde	Rotherham United	Undisclosed	^[14]
1 July 2016	LW	Milan Lalkovič	Portsmouth ^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Rejected contract	^[16]
1 July 2016	CM	Sam Mantom	Scunthorpe United	Rejected contract	^[17]
1 July 2016	LW	Jordan Murphy	Free agent	Released	^[18]
1 July 2016	AM	Levi Rowley	Free agent	Released	^[18]
1 July 2016	AM	Romaine Sawyers	Brentford ^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Rejected contract	^[12]
1 July 2016	LB	Andy Taylor	Blackpool	Rejected contract	^[20]
5 July 2016	SS	Jordan Cook	Luton Town	Rejected contract	^[21]
14 July 2016	CF	Tom Bradshaw	Barnsley	Undisclosed	^[22]
31 August 2016	LB	Rico Henry	Brentford	£1,500,000	^[23]

↑ Following Demetriou turning down a new contract, he signed for Southend United.^[11]
↑ Following Downing turning down a new contract, he signed for Milton Keynes Dons.^[13]
↑ Following Lalkovič turning down a new contract, he signed for Portsmouth.^[15]
↑ Following Sawyers turning down a new contract, he signed for Brentford.^[19]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2016	CB	George Dobson	West Ham United	End of season	^[24]
1 July 2016	CB	Jason McCarthy	Southampton	1 January 2017	^[25]
28 July 2016	LW	Josh Ginnelly	Burnley	14 January 2017	^[26]
26 August 2016	CB	Kevin Toner	Aston Villa	7 January 2017	^[27]
31 August 2016	LB	Scott Laird	Scunthorpe United	10 January 2017	^[28]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
4 July 2016	GK		Liam Roberts	Chester	End of season	^[29]
11 July 2016	RB		Theo Vassell	Chester	1 January	^[30]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

Win Draw Loss

9 July 2016 (2016-07-09)	Walsall	1–2	Norwich City	St George's Park, Burton upon Trent
13:00	Vassell 56'	Report	Bennett 24' Jerome 60'

16 July 2016 (2016-07-16)	Solihull Moors	0-5	Walsall	Damson Park, Solihull
15:00		Report	Cuvelier 5' Bakayoko 8' 83' Oztumer 23' 37'	Attendance: 415 Referee: Ollie Yates

19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)	Walsall	1–1	Birmingham City	Bescot Stadium, Walsall
19:45	Bakayoko 53' (pen.)	Report	Caddis 80'

23 July 2016 (2016-07-23)	Walsall	0–2	Derby County	Bescot Stadium, Walsall
15:00		Report	Bent 35' Hendrick 72'

26 July 2016 (2016-07-26)	Notts County	3–2	Walsall	Meadow Lane, Nottingham
19:45	Hollis 10' Forte 11' Stead 66'	Report	Bakayoko 71', 85'

30 July 2016 (2016-07-30)	Luton Town	0-1	Walsall	Kenilworth Road, Luton
15:00	0		1

League One

Main article: 2016–17 Football League One

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
14	Oxford United	20	7	5	8	24	24	0	26
15	Gillingham	20	7	5	8	29	32	−3	26
16	Walsall	20	6	8	6	23	28	−5	26
17	Northampton Town	20	6	6	8	28	28	0	24
18	Swindon Town	20	6	5	9	21	28	−7	23

Updated to match(es) played on 29 November 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Matches

6 August 2016 1	Walsall	3–1	AFC Wimbledon	Bescot
15:00 BST	Oztumer 7' Jackson 38', 72' Moussa 80' Henry 90'	Report	Robinson 37' Taylor 90' Parrett 90+2'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,845 (1,049 Wimbledon supporters) Referee: Charles Breakspear

13 August 2016 2	Oldham Athletic	0–0	Walsall	Oldham
15:00 BST	Law 87'	Report	Osbourne 89'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,914 Referee: David Webb

16 August 2016 3	Chesterfield	2–0	Walsall	Chesterfield
19:45 BST	Nolan 37' Evans 75', 79'	Report		Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 5,406 (478 Walsall supporters) Referee: Graham Salisbury

20 August 2016 4	Walsall	1–2	Charlton Athletic	Bescot
15:00 BST	O'Connor 68' Morris 72'	Report	Ajose 42', 74' Solly 67'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,586 (739 Charlton supporters) Referee: Christopher Sarginson

27 August 2016 5	Walsall	3–3	Bury	Bescot
15:00 BST	Morris 6' Oztumer 14' Jackson 32' Edwards 48' Dobson 60'	Report	Barnett 47' Vaughan 49' 65' Mayor 66' 67' Soares 88'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,393 (310 Bury supporters) Referee: Seb Stockbridge

10 September 2016 6	Northampton Town	2–0	Walsall	Northampton
15:00 BST	Taylor 23' Gorré 44' Revell 78' (pen.) Moloney 90+3'	Report	McCarthy 78' Bakayoko 90+2'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,538 (601 Walsall supporters) Referee: Gavin Ward

13 September 2016 7	Bristol Rovers	1–1	Walsall	Bristol
19:45 BST	Taylor 27' (pen.) Sinclair 70'	Report	Oztumer 16' 33' Moussa 47'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,805 (170 Walsall supporters)

17 September 2016 8	Walsall	1–0	Bolton Wanderers	Walsall
15:00 BST	Edwards 16' McCarthy 25' Etheridge 76'	Report	Taylor 60' Anderson 65', 90+4' Beevers 86' Moxey 89'	Stadium: The Banks's Stadium Attendance: 5,962 Referee: Trevor Kettle

24 September 2016 9	Peterborough United	1–1	Walsall	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Maddison 27' Nichols 31'	Report	Jackson 17' Osbourne 84'	Stadium: ABAX Stadium Attendance: 4,906 (314 Walsall supporters) Referee: Ben Toner

27 September 2016 10	Walsall	1–4	Scunthorpe United	Walsall
19:45 BST	Kinsella 10' Oztumer 45' Makris 90+2'	Report	Morris 11' (pen.), 13', 82' Bishop 47'	Stadium: The Banks's Stadium Attendance: 3,970 Referee: Michael Salisbury

1 October 2016 11	Walsall	2–1	Millwall	Walsall
15:00 BST	Jackson 17' Moussa 49'	Report	Onyedinma 22'	Stadium: The Banks's Stadium Attendance: 4,474 Referee: Lee Probert

15 October 2016 12	Walsall	3–2	Shrewsbury Town	Walsall
15:00 BST	Bakayoko 23' 66', 90' Morris 42' O'Connor 70' Oztumer 88'	Report	Lancashire 30' Waring 46' McGivern 50', 65' Grimmer 56' Ogogo 56' Brown 58' Black 75'	Stadium: The Banks's Stadium Attendance: 4,759 Referee: Nick Kinseley

18 October 2016 13	Gillingham	1–1	Walsall	Gillingham
19:45 BST	McDonald 25' Wright 45' Oshilaja 82' Knott 89'	Report	Moussa 59' O'Connor 80'	Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,542 Referee: Charles Breakspear

22 October 2016 14	Swindon Town	0–2	Walsall	Swindon
15:00 BST	Barry 50'	Report	Oztumer 17', 51' Toner 60' Bakayoko 90+2'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,655 Referee: Darren England

29 October 2016 15	Walsall	1–1	Coventry City	Walsall
15:00 BST	Edwards 1' Laird 40' Oztumer 67' 76'	Report	Rose 36' Bigirimana 44' Turnbull 72' Page 85'	Stadium: The Banks's Stadium Attendance: 6,719 Referee: Dean Whitestone

12 November 2016 16	Milton Keynes Dons	1–1	Walsall	Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT	Carruthers 41' Downing 58' Bowditch 90'	Report	Laird 28' Preston 42'	Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 8,188 Referee: Trevor Kettle

19 November 2016 17	Walsall	1–2	Gillingham	Walsall
15:00 GMT	McCarthy 9'	Report	McDonald 2' Ehmer 72' Emmanuel-Thomas 84'	Stadium: The Banks's Stadium Attendance: 5,420 Referee: John Busby

22 November 2016 18	Rochdale	4–0	Walsall	Rochdale
19:45 GMT	Rathbone 32' Noble-Lazarus 41' Davies 76' (pen.), 90+1'	Report	Edwards 52'	Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 1,907 Referee: Andy Haines

26 November 2016 19	Walsall	0–0	Southend United	Walsall
15:00 GMT	Chambers 24' Laird 90+5'	Report	Timlin 15' Cox 45' Ferdinand 90+5'	Stadium: The Banks's Stadium Attendance: 4,342 Referee: Carl Boyeson

29 November 2016 20	Sheffield United	0–1	Walsall	Sheffield
19:45 GMT		Report	Bakayoko 42' Preston 62' Laird 86'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 18,343 Referee: Darren England

FA Cup

Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup

5 November 2016 First round	Walsall	0–1	Macclesfield Town	Walsall
15:00 GMT	Etheridge 23'	Report	McCombe 23' Sampson 25'	Stadium: The Banks's Stadium Attendance: 2,334 Referee: Brett Huxtable

EFL Cup

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup

9 August 2016 First round	Walsall	0–2 (a.e.t.)	Yeovil Town	Walsall
19:45 BST	Preston 79' Henry 90+4' Edwards 106'	Report	Dawson 41' Campbell 103' Dolan 111' 112' Eaves 114'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 2,699 Referee: Rob Jones

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Trophy

Pos	Lge	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Walsall	3	3	0	0	0	8	3	+5	9	Advance to Round 2
2	ACA	Leicester City Academy	3	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	5	Advance to Round 2
3	L1	Sheffield United	3	1	0	1	1	5	4	+1	4
4	L2	Grimsby Town	3	0	0	0	3	4	10	−6	0

Source: EFL.com

30 August 2016 Group stage 1	Walsall	5–2	Grimsby Town	Bescot
19:45 BST	Bakayoko 18', 39', 43' Morris 61' Kouhyar 71' Preston 90'		Boyce 5' Summerfield 67' Andrew 67'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium

4 October 2016 Group stage 2	Sheffield United	1–2	Walsall	Sheffield
19:45 BST	Duffy 45+1' Coutts 78'	Report	Laird 16' Toner 54' Bakayoko 66' Shorrock 90'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 2,619 Referee: Mark Heywood

8 November 2016 Group stage 3	Leicester City U23	0–1	Walsall	Leicester
19:45 GMT		Report	Bakayoko 58'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Referee: Mark Haywood

6 December 2016 Second round	Walsall	v	Oldham Athletic	Walsall
19:45 GMT				Stadium: The Banks's Stadium

References

↑ "History". Statto.
↑ "Saddlers Sign Bermudan Butterfield". Walsall Official Site. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
↑ "Walsall Re-Sign Midfielder Florent Cuvelier". Walsall Official Site. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
↑ "Saddlers Sign Joe Edwards". Walsall Official Site. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
↑ "Erhun Oztumer Agrees To Join Walsall". Walsall Official Site. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
↑ "Walsall Sign Theo Vassell". Walsall Official Site. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
↑ "Franck Moussa Joins The Saddlers". Walsall Official Site. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
↑ "Saddlers Sign Simeon Jackson". Walsall Official Site. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
↑ "Andreas Makris Signs In A Club Record Transfer Deal". Walsall Official Site. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
↑ "Cypriot forward Makris signed on record-breaking club fee record to Walsall". Black Country Radio. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
↑ "Southend sign Demetriou & McGlashan". BBC. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
1 2 3 "Player Update". Walsall Official Site. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
↑ "MK Dons sign centre-back Downing". BBC. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
↑ "Anthony Forde Joins Rotherham". Walsall Official Site. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
↑ "Portsmouth sign Lalkovic from Walsall". BBC. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
↑ "Lalkovic rejects Walsall contract offer". BBC. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
↑ "Sam Mantom Signs For Scunthorpe". Walsall Official Site. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
1 2 "Retained And Released". Walsall Official Site. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
↑ "Brentford sign Walsall's Sawyers". BBC. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
↑ "Andy Taylor Leaves For Blackpool". Walsall Official Site. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
↑ "Luton sign Cook after Walsall exit". BBC. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
↑ "Tom Bradshaw Joins Barnsley". Walsall Official Site. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
↑ "Club Statement: Rico Henry". Walsall Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
↑ "Walsall Bring In Dobson On Loan". Walsall Official Site. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
↑ "Saddlers Snap Up A Saint". Walsall Official Site. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
↑ "Burnley Youngster Wings In". Walsall Official Site. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
↑ "Toner Joins On Loan". Walsall Official Site. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
↑ "Saddlers Sign Scott Laird On Loan". Walsall Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
↑ "Liam Roberts: Chester sign Walsall goalkeeper on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
↑ "Theo Vassell: Chester sign defender on loan from League One club Walsall". BBC Sport. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.

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National teams

Senior (2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying round)
U21 (UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying round)
U19 (UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying round)
U17 (UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying round)

League competitions

Level 1	Premier League

Levels 2–4	English Football League (Championship, League 1, League 2)

Levels 5–6	National League

Levels 7–8	Isthmian League Northern Premier League Southern League

Levels 9–10	Combined Counties League East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only) Eastern Counties League Essex Senior League (level 9 only) Hellenic League Midland League Northern Counties East League Northern League North West Counties League Southern Combination League Southern Counties East League South West Peninsula League (level 10 only) Spartan South Midlands League United Counties League Wessex League Western League West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only)

Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) FA Community Shield FA Trophy (Final) FA Vase (Final)

EFL cups	EFL Cup (Final) EFL Trophy (Final)

Youth competitions

Under 23	Professional U23 Development League Premier League Cup

Under 18	Professional U18 Development League FA Youth Cup

Club seasons

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Championship	Aston Villa Barnsley Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol City Burton Albion Cardiff City Derby County Fulham Huddersfield Town Ipswich Town Leeds United Newcastle United Norwich City Nottingham Forest Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Reading Rotherham United Sheffield Wednesday Wigan Athletic Wolverhampton Wanderers

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