2016–17 Walsall F.C. season

Walsall

2016–17 season
Chairman	Jeff Bonser
Manager	Jon Whitney
Stadium	Bescot Stadium
League One	14th
FA Cup	First round (vs. Macclesfield Town)
EFL Cup	First round (vs. Yeovil Town)
EFL Trophy	Second round (vs. Oldham Athletic)
Top goalscorer	League: Erhun Oztumer (15) All: Erhun Oztumer (15)
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The 2016–17 season was Walsall's 129th season in their existence and their tenth consecutive season in League One. ^[1] Along with competing in League One, the club participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and EFL Trophy.

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

Transfers

In

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	CM		Milan 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	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	RB		Jason Demetriou	Southend United [a]	Rejected contract	[12]
1 July 2016	CB		Paul Downing	Milton Keynes Dons [b]	Rejected contract	[12]
1 July 2016	LW		Anthony Forde	Rotherham United	Undisclosed	[14]
1 July 2016	LW		Milan Lalkovič	Portsmouth [c]	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 [d]	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]

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

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	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	End of season	[25] [a]
28 July 2016	LW		Josh Ginnelly	Burnley	3 January 2017	[27]
26 August 2016	CB		Kevin Toner	Aston Villa	3 January 2017	[28]
31 August 2016	LB		Scott Laird	Scunthorpe United	3 January 2017	[29]
12 January 2017	LB		Scott Laird	Scunthorpe United	End of season	[30]
12 January 2017	CB		Eoghan O'Connell	Celtic	End of season	[31]
31 January 2017	LW		Will Randall	Wolverhampton Wanderers	End of season	[32]

1. On 1 January 2017, Jason McCarthy's loan from Southampton was extended until the end of the season. ^[26]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
4 July 2016	GK		Liam Roberts	Chester	End of season	[33]
11 July 2016	RB		Theo Vassell	Chester	1 January	[34]
17 January 2017	RB		Theo Vassell	Chester	End of season	[35]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

  Win  Draw  Loss

Walsall v Norwich City

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'

Solihull Moors v Walsall

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

Walsall v Birmingham City

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

Walsall v Derby County

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

Notts County v Walsall

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'

Luton Town v Walsall

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

League One

Main article: 2016–17 Football League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
12	Milton Keynes Dons	46	16	13	17	60	58	+2	61
13	Charlton Athletic	46	14	18	14	60	53	+7	60
14	Walsall	46	14	16	16	51	58	−7	58
15	AFC Wimbledon	46	13	18	15	52	55	−3	57
16	Northampton Town	46	14	11	21	60	73	−13	53

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Matches

Walsall v AFC Wimbledon

6 August 20161	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

Oldham Athletic v Walsall

13 August 20162	Oldham Athletic	0–0	Walsall	Oldham
15:00 BST	Law  87'	Report	Osbourne  89'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,914 Referee: David Webb

Chesterfield v Walsall

16 August 20163	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

Walsall v Charlton Athletic

20 August 20164	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

Walsall v Bury

27 August 20165	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

Northampton Town v Walsall

10 September 20166	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

Bristol Rovers v Walsall

13 September 20167	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)

Walsall v Bolton Wanderers

17 September 20168	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

Peterborough United v Walsall

24 September 20169	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

Walsall v Scunthorpe United

27 September 201610	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

Walsall v Millwall

1 October 201611	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

Walsall v Shrewsbury Town

15 October 201612	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

Gillingham v Walsall

18 October 201613	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

Swindon Town v Walsall

22 October 201614	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

Walsall v Coventry City

29 October 201615	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

Milton Keynes Dons v Walsall

12 November 201616	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

Walsall v Gillingham

19 November 201617	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

Rochdale v Walsall

22 November 201618	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

Walsall v Southend United

26 November 201619	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

Sheffield United v Walsall

29 November 201620	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

Fleetwood Town v Walsall

10 December 201621	Fleetwood Town	2–1	Walsall	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT	McLaughlin  13' Hunter 42' Grant 67'	Report	Chambers  8' Dobson 76' Preston  90+2'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,708 Referee: Rob Lewis

Walsall v Bradford City

17 December 201622	Walsall	1–1	Bradford City	Walsall
15:00 GMT	Osbourne 49'	Report	Hiwula 53' Vincelot  90+1'	Stadium: The Banks's Stadium Attendance: 5,148 Referee: Ben Toner

Port Vale v Walsall

26 December 201623	Port Vale	0–1	Walsall	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT	Jones  23'	Report	Laird 27' Osbourne  59'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,854 Referee: Darren Deadman

Oxford United v Walsall

31 December 201624	Oxford United	0–0	Walsall	Oxford
15:00 GMT	Dunkley  40'	Report	Laird  69'	Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,340 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Walsall v Rochdale

2 January 201725	Walsall	0–2	Rochdale	Walsall
15:00 GMT	Morris  25' Etheridge  35'	Report	Henderson 23' 52' Andrew  55' Keane  57' Thompson 74'	Stadium: The Banks's Stadium Attendance: 4,667 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Walsall v Sheffield United

14 January 201726	Walsall	4–1	Sheffield United	Walsall
15:00 GMT	Bakayoko 5' 61' McCarthy  44'58' Edwards 67' Oztumer 76' (pen.)	Report	O'Connell 10' Done  33' Fleck  87'	Stadium: The Banks's Stadium Attendance: 6,899 Referee: Richard Clark

Walsall v Bristol Rovers

21 January 201727	Walsall	3–1	Bristol Rovers	Walsall
15:00 GMT	O'Connell 45' Jackson 68' Edwards 73'	Report	Brown  22' Taylor 82'	Stadium: The Banks's Stadium Attendance: 6,029 Referee: Nigel Miller

Bury v Walsall

28 January 201728	Bury	3–3	Walsall	Bury
15:00 GMT	Vaughan 22' Burgess  38' Brown 45' 70' Soares 90+1'	Report	Preston  59' Oztumer 71' McCarthy 76', 79'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,280 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Millwall v Walsall

1 February 201729	Millwall	0–0	Walsall	Bermondsey, London
19:45 GMT		Report	Osbourne  25' Edwards  75'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 7,392 Referee: Darren Deadman

Walsall v Northampton Town

4 February 201730	Walsall	2–1	Northampton Town	Walsall
15:00 GMT	Preston 64' Oztumer 69' Dobson  90+4'	Report	O'Toole 23' Richards  36'90+5' Buchanan  87'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,954 Referee: Robert Jones

Bolton Wanderers v Walsall

11 February 201731	Bolton Wanderers	4–1	Walsall	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Madine 15' O'Connor 26' (o.g.) Trotter 30' Taylor  57' Spearing  83' Long 87'	Report	Oztumer 4' Chambers  79' Cuvelier  81'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 13,610 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Scunthorpe United v Walsall

14 February 201732	Scunthorpe United	0–0	Walsall	Scunthorpe
19:45 GMT	Ness  18'	Report	Chambers  27' McCarthy  64' Edwards  67'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,168 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Walsall v Peterborough United

18 February 201733	Walsall	2–0	Peterborough United	Walsall
15:00 GMT	Chambers  50' Jackson  64' Bakayoko  79' Oztumer 90+2' Dobson  90+5' Morris 90+7'	Report	Grant  34' McGee  90+4' Forrester  90+4'	Stadium: The Banks's Stadium Attendance: 4,759 Referee: Mark Haywood

AFC Wimbledon v Walsall

25 February 201734	AFC Wimbledon	1–0	Walsall	Kingston upon Thames, London
15:00 GMT	Reeves  64' Taylor 68'	Report	Osbourne  76'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 4,586 Referee: John Busby

Walsall v Oldham Athletic

4 March 201735	Walsall	2–0	Oldham Athletic	Walsall
15:00 GMT	Etheridge  59' Oztumer 79' (pen.) Bakayoko  82'90+2'	Report	Croft  16' Wilson  39'  82' Clarke  78'	Stadium: The Banks's Stadium Attendance: 6,003 Referee: John Brooks

Walsall v Chesterfield

7 March 201736	Walsall	1–0	Chesterfield	Walsall
19:45 GMT	Laird 53'	Report	Grimshaw  81'	Stadium: The Banks's Stadium Attendance: 3,963 Referee: Robert Lewis

Charlton Athletic v Walsall

11 March 201737	Charlton Athletic	1–1	Walsall	Charlton, London
15:00 GMT	Watt 61' Byrne  76' Jackson  84'	Report	Jackson 44' Osbourne  69'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 9,900 Referee: Nick Kinseley

Walsall v Fleetwood Town

14 March 201738	Walsall	0–1	Fleetwood Town	Walsall
19:45 GMT		Report	Bolger 22'	Stadium: The Banks's Stadium Attendance: 3,890 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Southend United v Walsall

18 March 201739	Southend United	3–2	Walsall	Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT	Inniss  49' Ranger 63' Ferdinand 76' Cox 83' Coker  84'	Report	Moussa 18', 25' O'Connor  82'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,756 Referee: Robert Jones

Bradford City v Walsall

1 April 201740	Bradford City	1–0	Walsall	Bradford
15:00 GMT	Vincelot  12' Clarke 58' 66'	Report	Makris  20'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 17,880 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Walsall v Oxford United

8 April 201741	Walsall	1–1	Oxford United	Walsall
15:00 BST	McCarthy  35' Makris 48'	Report	Carroll  38' Maguire 74'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,417 Referee: Darren Handley

Shrewsbury Town v Walsall

14 April 201742	Shrewsbury Town	1–1	Walsall	Shrewsbury
15:00 BST	Deegan  55' Payne 70'	Report	Morris 35'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 6,801 Referee: Nigel Miller

Walsall v Swindon Town

17 April 201743	Walsall	1–0	Swindon Town	Walsall
15:00 BST	O'Connor  56' Edwards 85'	Report		Stadium: The Banks's Stadium Attendance: 5,196 Referee: Ross Joyce

Coventry City v Walsall

22 April 2017 (2017-04-22)44	Coventry City	1–0	Walsall	Coventry
15:00	Thomas 39'	Report	O'Connell  54'  70'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 9,284 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Walsall v Port Vale

25 April 201745	Walsall	0–1	Port Vale	Walsall
19:45 BST	Roberts  32'	Report	Eagles 85' Bikey  90+2'	Stadium: The Banks's Stadium Attendance: 4,266 Referee: John Busby

Walsall v Milton Keynes Dons

30 April 201746	Walsall	1–4	Milton Keynes Dons	Walsall
12:00 BST	Oztumer 84'	Report	Muirhead 11' Reeves 32' O'Keefe 71' Barnes 85'	Stadium: The Banks's Stadium Attendance: 5,004 Referee: Mark Brown

FA Cup

Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup

Walsall v Macclesfield Town

5 November 2016First 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

Walsall v Yeovil Town

9 August 2016First 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	Div	Team v t e	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 U21	3	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	5
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: Sky Sports

Walsall v Grimsby Town

30 August 2016Group 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

Sheffield United v Walsall

4 October 2016Group 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

Leicester City U23 v Walsall

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

Walsall v Oldham Athletic

13 December 2016Second round	Walsall	1–3	Oldham Athletic	Walsall
19:45 GMT	Bakayoko 44'	Report	Croft 69' Burgess 73' Dunne  86' Erwin 89'	Stadium: The Banks's Stadium Attendance: 925 Referee: Nigel Miller

Squad statistics

Source: ^[36]

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		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy		Total		Discipline
1	GK	PHI	Neil Etheridge	41	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	47	0	4	0
2	MF	ENG	Joe Edwards	43	3	1	0	1	0	2 (1)	0	47 (1)	3	6	1
3†	DF	ENG	Rico Henry	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	2	0
3	DF	ENG	Scott Laird *	26 (2)	3	1	0	0	0	2	1	29 (2)	4	4	0
4	DF	ENG	James O'Connor	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	0	5	0
5	DF	ENG	Jason McCarthy *	46	5	1	0	1	0	4	0	52	5	5	0
6	MF	ENG	George Dobson *	9 (12)	1	0	0	1	0	4	0	14 (12)	1	3	0
7	MF	ENG	Adam Chambers	43	0	1	0	1	0	0 (1)	0	45 (1)	0	5	0
8	MF	BEL	Florent Cuvelier	15 (7)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	16 (7)	0	1	0
9	FW	CAN	Simeon Jackson	24 (14)	7	1	0	1	0	1	0	27 (14)	7	1	0
10	MF	ENG	Erhun Oztumer	34 (7)	15	1	0	1	0	2	0	38 (7)	15	2	0
11	MF	ENG	Kieron Morris	28 (7)	5	0	0	1	0	1	1	30 (7)	6	1	0
13	GK	ENG	Craig MacGillivray	5	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	9	0	0	0
14	MF	ENG	Isaiah Osbourne	27 (3)	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	29 (3)	1	6	0
15	MF	IRL	Liam Kinsella	5 (3)	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	3	0	8 (4)	0	1	0
16	DF	ENG	Matt Preston	25 (5)	1	1	0	1	0	4	0	31 (5)	1	7	0
18†	MF	ENG	Josh Ginnelly *	4 (5)	0	1	0	1	0	2 (1)	0	8 (6)	0	0	0
18	MF	ENG	Will Randall *	0 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (2)	0	0	0
20	FW	SLE	Amadou Bakayoko	18 (21)	4	0 (1)	0	0 (1)	0	4	6	22 (23)	10	6	1
21	MF	BER	Milan Butterfield	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF	ENG	Jordan Sangha	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0 (1)	0	0	0
24	DF	ENG	Kory Roberts	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0
25	MF	AFG	Maziar Kouhyar	2 (4)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3 (4)	1	0	0
27	GK	ENG	Chandler Hallwood	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF	IRL	Callum Cockerill-Mollett	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0
29	MF	ENG	Will Shorrock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (2)	0	0 (2)	0	0	0
30	FW	ENG	Cameron Peters	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	DF	ENG	Sam Tonks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32†	DF	IRL	Kevin Toner *	16	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	20	0	2	0
32	DF	IRL	Eoghan O'Connell *	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	1	1	1
33	FW	CYP	Andreas Makris	17 (15)	1	0 (1)	0	0 (1)	0	0 (1)	0	17 (18)	1	2	0
34	DF	ENG	Dan Vann	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	DF	ENG	Tobias Hayles-Docherty	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	0
36	FW	ENG	Mitchel Candlin	1 (4)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 (4)	0	0	0
37	GK	ENG	Brandon Ganley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	MF	BEL	Franck Moussa	14 (8)	4	1	0	0	0	2 (1)	0	17 (9)	4	2	0

Players not included in matchday squads

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name
17	MF	ENG	Reece Flanagan
19	DF	ENG	Theo Vassell
23	GK	ENG	Liam Roberts
26	MF	ENG	Rory Oliver

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