2013–14 Walsall F.C. season

April 2020 March 2015 Walsall 2013–14 Dean Smith Jeff Bonser Bescot Stadium League One 13th FA Cup Second round League Cup Second round Craig Westcarr (14) 2012–13 2014–15 _whiteflareatshoulder _vneckwhite _whiteflareatshoulder _red stripes _redline FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF FFFFFF _bluesquares _bluesquares _bluesquares _orangesides _orangeline 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF _thinredborder _dmedia_away _thinredborder _redline FFF8DC FFF8DC FFF8DC FF0000 FFF8DC 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.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/sep/18/walsall-apology-wolves-disgusting-tweet Walsall apologise for 'frankly disgusting' tweet aimed at Wolves fans Guardian staff 18 September 2013 The Guardian 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 2013–14 Football League One League table WAL Results #BBF3BB Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFBB Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFBBBB Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA 2013 08 03 y 15:00 BST 1 3–1 Report Walsall Westcarr 4 71Lalkovic 25 Tranmere Rovers Robinson 40 Bescot Stadium Walsall 4,788 Brendam Malone W 2013 08 10 y 15:00 BST 2 0–1 Report Oldham Athletic Walsall Baxendale 25 Boundary Park Oldham 4,538 Gary Sutton W 2013 08 17 y 15:00 BST 3 1–1 Report Walsall Sawyers 50 Notts County Arquin 74 Bescot Stadium Walsall 4,295 Iain Williamson D 2013 08 24 y 15:00 BST 4 1–0 Report Brentford Donaldson 42 Walsall Griffin Park Brentford, London 5,781 Hayward L 2013 08 31 y 15:00 BST 5 0–3 Report Walsall Preston North End Byrom 30Humphrey 58Holmes 61 Bescot Stadium Walsall 4,205 Phil Gibbs L 2013 09 14 y 15:00 BST 6 0–3 Report Crewe Alexandra Walsall Westcarr 66 69 pen.Baxendale 84 Gresty Road Crewe 4,260 Keith Hill W 2013 09 17 y 19:45 BST 7 0–1 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Walsall Butler 69 Molineux Wolverhampton 22,240 Mick Russell W 2013 09 21 y 15:00 BST 8 1–1 Report Walsall Mantom 34 Rotherham United Nardiello 21 Bescot Stadium Walsall 5,002 Stuart Attwell D 2013 09 28 y 15:00 BST 9 1–1 Report Leyton Orient Mooney 38 Walsall Westcarr 71 Brisbane Road Leyton, London 5,429 Scott D 2013 10 05 y 15:00 BST 10 0–2 Report Walsall Bradford City Reid 45Hanson 47 Bescot Stadium Walsall 5,364 Eddie Ilderton L 2013 10 12 y 15:00 BST 11 1–1 Report Colchester United Sears 7 Walsall Taylor 90+7 Colchester Community Stadium Colchester 2,945 Jeremy Simpson D 2013 10 19 y 15:00 BST 12 2–1 Report Walsall Sawyers 11Westcarr 55 Stevenage Zoko 72Akins 0 80 Broadhall Way Stevenage 3,720 Andrew Madley W 22 October 2013 19:45 BST 13 1–3 Report Swindon Town Ranger 83 Walsall Hemmings 1878Mantom 48 County Ground Swindon 8,188 Darren Sheldrake W 26 October 2013 15:00 BST 14 0–1 Report Walsall Coventry City Moussa 54 Bescot Stadium Walsall 6,519 Gavin Ward L 2 November 2013 15:00 GMT 15 1–0 Report Milton Keynes Dons Williams Walsall Stadium MK Bletchley, Milton Keynes 7,711 Dean Whitestone L 18 November 2013 19:45 GMT 16 2–0 Report Walsall Lalkovic 26Sawyers 69 Peterborough United 2 51 77 Brisley Bescot Stadium Walsall 4,597 David Coote W 2013 11 23 y 15:00 GMT 17 0–0 Report Crawley Town Walsall Broadfield Stadium Crawley 3,296 Tim Robinson D 26 November 2013 19:45 GMT 18 1–1 Report Sheffield United Porter 45+2 pen. Walsall Westcarr 47 Bramall Lane Sheffield 14,796 Chris Sarginson D 30 November 2013 15:00 GMT 19 0–2 Report Walsall Port Vale Pope 20 Tomlin 66 Bescot Stadium Walsall 4,909 Michael Naylor L 14 December 2013 15:00 GMT 20 0–1 Report Shrewsbury Town Walsall Lalkovic 54 New Meadow Shrewsbury 6,015 David Phillips W 21 December 2013 15:00 GMT 21 2–0 Report Walsall Sawyers 15Lalkovic 66 Carlisle United Bescot Stadium Walsall 4,062 Darren Bond W 26 December 2013 15:00 GMT 22 1–0 Report Bristol City Baldock 41 pen. Walsall Ashton Gate Stadium Bristol 12,031 David Webb L 29 December 2013 15:00 GMT 23 2–2 Report Gillingham McDonald 46 90+2 Walsall Sawyers 62Gray 90 Priestfield Stadium Gillingham 5,394 Trevor Kettle D 2014 01 01 y 15:00 GMT 24 2–1 Report Walsall Westcarr 52 pen.Chambers 62 Sheffield United Porter 17 Bescot Stadium Walsall 5,015 Lee Collins W 2014 01 11 y 15:00 GMT 25 1–1 Report Tranmere Rovers Stockton 78 Walsall Lalkovič 19 Prenton Park Birkenhead 4,871 Andy Haines D 2014 01 14 y 19:45 GMT 26 1–0 Report Walsall Mantom 65 Oldham Athletic Bescot Stadium Walsall 3,522 Fred Graham W id 2014 01 18 y 15:00 GMT 27 1–1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25692817 Walsall Westcarr 45 Brentford Donaldson 30 Bescot Stadium Walsall 5,295 Scott Duncan D 2014 01 25 y 15:00 GMT 28 1–5 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25789718 Notts County McGregor 61 Walsall Butler 24 33 45+2Butler 49Westcarr 53 Meadow Lane Nottingham 5,701 Darren Sheldrake W 2014 01 28 y 19:45 GMT 29 1–1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25821905 Walsall Sawyers 37 Swindon Town M. Smith 71 Bescot Stadium Walsall 4,059 Mark Brown D 2014 02 08 y 15:00 GMT 30 0–3 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25994531 Walsall Butler 0 43 Milton Keynes Dons McLeod 30 70Reeves 44 pen. Bescot Stadium Walsall 4,116 James Linington L 2014 02 14 y 19:45 GMT 31 0–0 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26094569 Peterborough United Walsall London Road Stadium Peterborough 4,263 Graham Horwood D 2014 02 22 y 15:00 GMT 32 1–2 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26202167 Walsall Mantom 64 Crawley Town Tubbs 4 pen. 51Clarke 2 71 80 Bescot Stadium Walsall 3,904 Kevin Wright L 2014 03 01 y 15:00 GMT 33 2–1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26300271 Report Preston North End Downing 3 o.g.Wright 29 Walsall Mantom 5 0 82 Deepdale Preston 10,034 Seb Stockbridge L 2014 03 05 y 19:45 GMT 34 2–1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26134252 Coventry City Wilson 22Delfouneso 84 Walsall Benning 54 Sixfields Stadium NorthamptonCoventry City agree groundshare with Northampton Town https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/exclusive-coventry-city-agree-groundshare-4866094 Coventry Telegraph 3 July 2013 2020-02-09 1,637 Richard Clark L 2014 03 08 y 15:00 GMT 35 0–3 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26395620 Walsall Wolverhampton Wanderers Dicko 31 48Sako 67 Bescot Stadium Walsall 10,139 Paul Tierney L 2014 03 11 y 19:45 GMT 36 1–1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26428747 Walsall Ellis 90+1 o.g. Crewe Alexandra Aneke 51 Bescot Stadium Walsall 3,777 Tony Harrington D 2014 03 15 y 15:00 GMT 37 1–1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26492929 Rotherham United Adams 89 Walsall Lalkovič 19Purkiss 2 47 73 New York Stadium Rotherham 8,212 Andy Woolmer D 2014 03 22 y 15:00 GMT 38 1–1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26589328 Walsall Downing 14 Leyton Orient Clarke 78 Bescot Stadium Walsall 5,779 Tim Robinson D 2014 03 25 y 19:45 GMT 39 0–2 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26623562 Bradford City Walsall Westcarr 68 78 Valley Parade Bradford 12,165 Keith Stroud W 2014 03 29 y 15:00 GMT 40 1–0 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26694050 Walsall Westcarr 5 0 72 Shrewsbury Town Mills 0 62 Bescot Stadium Walsall 4,222 Bobby Madley W 2014 04 05 y 15:00 BST 41 1–0 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26796276 Port Vale Myrie-Williams 52 pen. Walsall Vale Park Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent 5,569 Carl Berry L 2014 04 12 y 15:00 BST 42 0–1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26897715 Walsall Bristol City Baldock 45 pen. Bescot Stadium Walsall 5,110 Nigel Miller L 2014 04 18 y 15:00 BST 43 1–1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26983132 Carlisle United Noble 13 Walsall Ngoo 82 Brunton Park Carlisle 4,389 Darren Drysdale D 2014 04 21 y 15:00 BST 44 1–1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27016604 Walsall Brandy 55 Gillingham McDonald 84 Bescot Stadium Walsall 3,890 Darren Sheldrake D 2014 04 26 y 15:00 BST 45 3–2 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27084506 Stevenage Smith 35N'Guessan 53Freeman 82 Walsall Benning 46Westcarr 50 Broadhall Way Stevenage 2,973 Graham Horwood L 2014 05 03 y 15:00 BST 46 0–1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27167808 Walsall Colchester United Eastmond 54 Bescot Stadium Walsall 4,271 David Webb L FA Cup 2013–14 FA Cup 9 November 2013 15:00 First round 3–0 Report Walsall Westcarr 29 59Sawyers 73 Shrewsbury Town Bescot Stadium Walsall 3,338 Charles Breakspear W 7 December 2013 15:00 Second round 1–0 Report Leyton Orient Cox 41 Walsall Brisbane Road Leyton, London 2,604 Mark Brown L League Cup 2013–14 Football League Cup 6 August 2013 19:45 BST First round Port Vale 1–2 Report Walsall Robertson 59 Westcarr 43Baxendale 84 Vale Park Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent 4,013 Andy Haines W 28 August 2013 19:45 BST Second round 3–1 Report Stoke City Jones 22 31 84 Walsall Hemmings 57 Britannia Stadium Stoke-on-Trent 11,667 Michael Naylor L League Trophy 2013–14 Football League Trophy 3 September 2013 19:45 First round 2–2 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers McAlinden 5Sako 63 Walsall Hemmings 54Hewitt 85 Sigurðarson Sako Doherty Davis 4–2 Westcarr Taylor Mantom Downing Molineux Wolverhampton 13,481 Darren Deadman D First-team squad Squad at end of seasonhttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2013-2014/flone/walsall.htm FootballSquads – Walsall – 2013/14 footballsquads.co.uk 2014-05-24 1 ENG GK Richard O'Donnell 2 ENG DF Ben Purkiss 3 ENG DF Andy Taylor 4 ENG DF Andy Butler 5 NIR DF Dean HoldenHolden was born in Salford, England. 6 ENG MF Nicky Featherstone 7 ENG MF Adam Chambers 8 ENG MF Sam Mantom 9 SVK FW Milan Lalkovič on loan from Chelsea 10 ENG FW Craig Westcarr 11 ENG MF Ashley Hemmings 12 ENG DF Paul Downing 13 ENG GK Shane Lewis 14 ENG DF Mal Benning 15 ENG DF James Chambers 16 ENG MF James Baxendale 17 ENG MF Reece Flanagan 18 ENG DF Ben George 19 ENG FW Jake Heath 20 ENG DF Matt Preston 21 ENG MF Kieron Morris 22 ENG GK Liam Roberts 23 ENG FW Danny Griffiths 24 ENG FW Troy Hewitt 25 SKN MF Romaine SawyersSawyers was born in Birmingham, England. 26 NIR MF James McQuilkin 27 SLE FW Amadou Bakayoko 29 ENG FW Febian Brandy on loan from Sheffield United 30 ENG FW Michael Ngoo on loan from Liverpool Left club during season 27 ENG MF Julian Gray released Squad statistics Source: Walsall http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2013-2014/flone/walsall.htm FootballSquads 16 August 2017 Squad stats http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2737&teamTabs=stats Soccerbase Centurycomm 16 August 2017 Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with squad numbers struck through and marked Left club during playing season 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.NameAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals13px13pxLeagueFA CupLeague CupFL TrophyTotalDiscipline1GKENGRichard O'Donnell Richard O'Donnell (footballer)460202010510202DFENGBen Purkiss14 10 (4)02 1 (1)0000016 11 (5)0313DFENGAndy Taylor footballer, born 198633 32 (1)120101037 36 (1)1604DFENGAndy Butler452202010502325DFENGDean Holden0000000000006MFENGNicky Featherstone25 10 (15)0102 1 (1)01029 13 (16)0107MFENGAdam Chambers footballer450201010490708MFENGSam Mantom435202010485319MFSVKMilan Lalkovič *38 30 (8)620101042 34 (8)64010FWENGCraig Westcarr43 40 (3)1422211 0 (1)048 44 (4)171111FWENGAshley Hemmings27 14 (13)22 1 (1)0211132 18 (14)41012DFENGPaul Downing footballer44 43 (1)120201049 48 (1)15013GKENGShane Lewis y00000000000014DFENGMal Benning16 14 (2)21 0 (1)0100018 15 (3)23015DFENGJames Chambers English footballer4011020104414016MFENGJames Baxendale footballer, born 199240 25 (15)22 1 (1)0211045 29 (16)30017MFENGReece Flanagan00000000000018DFENGBen George00000000000021MFENGKieron Morris02 1 (1)0001 0 (1)00003 1 (2)00022GKENGLiam Roberts00000000000024FWENGTroy Hewitt27 8 (19)01 0 (1)01 0 (1)01 0 (1)130 8 (22)10025MFSKNRomaine Sawyers44 29 (15)62 1 (1)12 1 (1)01049 32 (17)72026MFNIRJames McQuilkin09 2 (7)0001 0 (1)00010 2 (8)00027 Left club during playing seasonMFENGJulian Gray12 0 (12)100000012 0 (12)10027FWSLEAmadou Bakayoko06 0 (6)000000006 0 (6)00029FWENGFebian Brandy *2040000002040030FWENGMichael Ngoo *14 4 (10)100000014 4 (10)120 + Players not included in matchday squadsNo.Pos.Nat.Name19MFENGJake Heath y20DFENGMatt Preston footballer23FWENGDanny Griffiths y References Category:Walsall F.C. seasons Walsall