2017–18 Walsall F.C. season

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Walsall
2017–18 season
ChairmanJeff Bonser
Manager Jon Whitney
(Until 12 March 2018)
Ian Sharps Caretaker
(from 12 March 2018 till 16 March 2018)
Dean Keates
(from 16 March 2018)
Stadium Bescot Stadium
League One 19th
FA Cup First round
EFL Cup First round
EFL Trophy Second round
Top goalscorerLeague: Erhun Oztumer (15)
All: Erhun Oztumer (17)
  2016–17
2018–19  

The 2017–18 season was Walsall's 130th season in their existence and their eleventh consecutive season in League One. [1] Along with competing in League One, the club participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and EFL Trophy.

Contents

The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Competitions

Friendlies

Pre-season match details
DateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A
ScorersAttendanceRef
8 July 2017 Kidderminster Harriers XI HW2–0Peters, Bakayoko 0 [2]
15 July 2017 Solihull Moors AL2–3 Kouhyar, Edwards 647 [3]
18 July 2017 Aston Villa HD0–07,022 [4]
19 July 2017 Stafford Rangers AL2–3 Candlin (2)323 [5]
22 July 2017 Chester AW2–1 Leahy, Candlin 888 [6]
26 July 2017 West Bromwich Albion HL1–2 Bakayoko [7]
27 July 2017 Chasetown AW5–1 Hayles-Docherty, Fisher, Candlin (3) [8]
29 July 2017 Lincoln City AL1–2 Jackson 2,376 [9]
1 August 2017 Rushall Olympic AD2–2 Sangha, Peters [10]

League One

League One match details
DateLeague
position
OpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A
ScorersAttendanceRef
5 August 201721st Bury AL0–14,240 [11]
12 August 201712th Oldham Athletic HW2–1 Edwards, Oztumer 4,419 [12]
19 August 201712th Portsmouth AD1–1 Leahy 17,198 [13]
26 August 201713th Bradford City HD3–3 Leahy, T. Roberts, Bakayoko 4,817 [14]
2 September 201710th Plymouth Argyle HW2–1 Agyei, Oztumer 5,495 [15]
9 September 201713th Bristol Rovers AL1–2 Wilson 8,544 [16]
12 September 201714th Rotherham United AL1–5 Bakayoko 7,330 [17]
16 September 201714th Peterborough United HD1–1 Oztumer 4,453 [18]
23 September 201713th Oxford United AW2–1 Edwards, T. Roberts 6,895 [19]
26 September 201713th Charlton Athletic HD2–2 T. Roberts, Agyei 3,712 [20]
30 September 201716th Wigan Athletic AL0–28,107 [21]
7 October 201716th Shrewsbury Town HD1–1 Agyei 5,971 [22]
14 October 201716th Blackpool HD1–1 Oztumer 4,503 [23]
17 October 201716th Milton Keynes Dons AD1–1 T. Roberts (pen)7,258 [24]
21 October 201714th Doncaster Rovers AW3–0 Oztumer (2), Morris 7,391 [25]
28 October 201715th Southend United HL0–14,145 [26]
18 November 201718th Gillingham HL0–14,917 [27]
21 November 201715th Fleetwood Town HW4–2 Oztumer, Ismail, T. Roberts, Agyei 3,225 [28]
25 November 201713th AFC Wimbledon AW2–1 Oztumer, Bakayoko 4,130 [29]
9 December 201711th Scunthorpe United HW1–0 Morris 3,865 [30]
16 December 201711th Northampton Town AL1–2 Oztumer 5,055 [31]
23 December 201711th Rochdale AD1–1 Kouhyar 2,702 [32]
26 December 201712th Bristol Rovers HD0–05,759 [33]
30 December 201714th Rotherham United HL1–2 Edwards 4,685 [34]
1 January 201818th Plymouth Argyle AL0–110,432 [35]
13 January 201815th Oxford United HW2–1 Oztumer, Bakayoko 4,569 [36]
20 January 201816th Charlton Athletic AL1–3 Oztumer 10,140 [37]
30 January 201818th Blackburn Rovers AL1–3 Edwards 11,241 [38]
3 February 201816th Milton Keynes Dons HW1–0 Ngoy 4,009 [39]
10 February 201816th Blackpool AD2–2 Edwards, Guthrie 3,404 [40]
13 February 201815th Doncaster Rovers HW4–2 Edwards (2), Morris, Bakayoko 3,514 [41]
17 February 201816th Gillingham AD0–04,682 [42]
24 February 201817th Blackburn Rovers HL1–2 Fitzwater 6,893 [43]
27 February 201817th Peterborough United AL1–2 Ngoy 2,531 [44]
3 March 201813th Southend United AW3–0 Oztumer (3)6,413 [45]
6 March 201813th Rochdale HL0–33,505 [46]
10 March 201814th Shrewsbury Town AL0–27,633 [47]
21 March 201817th Wigan Athletic HL0–34,477 [48]
31 March 201818th Portsmouth HL0–15,159 [49]
7 April 201818th Bury HW1–0 Thompson (og)3,807 [50]
11 April 201818th Oldham Athletic AD1–1 Fitzwater 3,424 [51]
14 April 201819th AFC Wimbledon HL2–3 Fitzwater, Ngoy 4,663 [52]
21 April 201819th Scunthorpe United AL0–14,083 [53]
28 April 201818th Northampton Town HW1–0 Dobson 8,919 [54]
1 May 201818th Bradford City AD1–1 Oztumer 18,976 [55]
5 May 201819th Fleetwood Town AL0–23,644 [56]

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
17 Gillingham 461317165055556
18 AFC Wimbledon 4613141947581153
19 Walsall 4613132053661352
20 Rochdale 461118174957851
21 Oldham Athletic (R)4611171858751750Relegation to EFL League Two
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated

FA Cup

FA Cup match details
RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A
ScorersAttendanceRef
First round4 November 2017 Newport County AL1–2 Bakayoko 2,701 [57]

EFL Cup

EFL Cup match details
RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A
ScorersAttendanceRef
First round9 August 2017 Sheffield United AL2–3 Bakayoko, Oztumer (pen)5,210 [58]

EFL Trophy

PosLgeTeamPldWPWPLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1L1 Walsall (Q)3201063+37 Round 2
2L1 Shrewsbury Town (Q)3200163+36
3L2 Coventry City (E)311016605
4ACA West Bromwich Albion U21 (E)300032860
Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
EFL Trophy match details
RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A
ScorersAttendanceRef
Northern Group E19 September 2017 West Bromwich Albion U21s HW3–1 Flanagan, Ismail, Leahy 1,055 [59]
Northern Group E3 October 2017 Coventry City HD2–2 [A] Ismail, Agyei 1,517 [60]
Northern Group E7 November 2017 Shrewsbury Town AW1–0 Bakayoko 1,701 [61]
Second round2 December 2017 Bury HL1–2 Oztumer 1,065 [62]

Transfers

In

DateNameFromFeeRef
1 July 2017 Nicky Devlin Ayr United Free [63]
1 July 2017 Mark Gillespie Carlisle United Free [64]
1 July 2017 Jon Guthrie Crewe Alexandra Free [65]
1 July 2017 Luke Leahy Falkirk Free (released) [66]
3 January 2018 George Dobson Sparta Rotterdam Undisclosed [67]

Out

DateNameToFeeRef
13 June 2017 Andreas Makris APOEL Nicosia Undisclosed [68]
30 June 2017Bradley Caswell Stafford Rangers Released [69]
30 June 2017Lezion Cela Smethwick Released [69]
30 June 2017 Craig MacGillivray Shrewsbury Town Released [69] [70]
30 June 2017Ashley MaddocksUnattachedReleased [69]
30 June 2017 Franck Moussa Gillingham Released [69] [71]
30 June 2017 Isaiah Osbourne Forest Green Rovers Released [69] [72]
30 June 2017Theo Vassell Gateshead Released [69] [73]
30 June 2017 Neil Etheridge Cardiff City Rejected new contract [74]
30 June 2017 Matt Preston Swindon Town Rejected new contract [69] [75] [76]
31 August 2017 James O'Connor Kidderminster Harriers Contract terminated by mutual consent [77] [78]
29 December 2017Rory OliverUnattachedReleased [69] [79]
29 December 2017Sam TonksUnattachedReleased [69] [79]

Loan in

DateNameFromEnd dateRef
17 July 2017 James Wilson Sheffield United 11 January 2018 [80]
11 August 2017 Shaun Donnellan West Bromwich Albion 1 January 2018 [81]
25 August 2017 Tyler Roberts West Bromwich Albion 26 January 2018 [82]
31 August 2017 Dan Agyei Burnley 4 January 2018 [83]
31 August 2017 Zeli Ismail Bury 4 January 2018 [83]
29 January 2018 Justin Shaibu Brentford 6 May 2018 [84]
31 January 2018 Krystian Bielik Arsenal 6 May 2018 [85]
31 January 2018 Jack Fitzwater West Bromwich Albion 6 May 2018 [85]
31 January 2018 Julien Ngoy Stoke City 6 May 2018 [85]

Loan out

DateNameToEnd dateRef
8 August 2017 Milan Butterfield Leamington 5 September 2017 [86]
20 October 2017 Milan Butterfield Rushall Olympic 28 April 2018 [87] [88]
20 October 2017 Jordan Sangha Rushall Olympic 22 March 2018 [87] [88] [89]
31 January 2018 Simeon Jackson Grimsby Town 6 May 2018 [90]
22 March 2018 Jordan Sangha Leamington 28 April 2018 [89]

Squad statistics

Source: [91] [92]
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.NameAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Yellow card.svg Red card.svg
LeagueFA CupEFL CupEFL TrophyTotalDiscipline
1GKFlag of England.svg  ENG Mark Gillespie 23010100025010
2MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Joe Edwards 29 (1)710101 (1)032 (2)750
3DFFlag of England.svg  ENG Luke Leahy 46210104152340
4MFFlag of England.svg  ENG George Dobson 19 (2)100000019 (2)130
5DFFlag of England.svg  ENG Jon Guthrie 46110104052140
6DFFlag of Scotland.svg  SCO Nicky Devlin 30 (3)000101 (1)032 (4)030
7MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Adam Chambers 43010102047080
8MFFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Florent Cuvelier 10 (13)000000010 (13)000
9FWFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Simeon Jackson 1 (7)0000 (1)00 (1)01 (9)000
10MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Erhun Oztumer 41 (4)1510111 (2)144 (6)1730
11MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Kieron Morris 35 (7)310104041 (7)310
13GKFlag of England.svg  ENG Liam Roberts 23 (1)000004027 (1)000
14DFFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL James Wilson *19100001020150
15MFFlag of Ireland.svg  IRL Liam Kinsella 17 (2)010103022 (2)020
16FWFlag of Denmark.svg  DEN Justin Shaibu *3 (11)00000003 (11)000
17MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Reece Flanagan 3 (6)000003 (1)16 (7)110
18FWFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Tyler Roberts *11 (6)510001013 (6)510
18FWFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Julien Ngoy *9 (4)30000009 (4)310
19MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Zeli Ismail *12 (4)110003216 (4)320
20FWFlag of Sierra Leone.svg  SLE Amadou Bakayoko 33 (8)50 (1)1113 (1)137 (10)881
22MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Jordan Sangha 0000000 (1)00 (1)000
23DFFlag of Ireland.svg  IRL Shaun Donnellan *7 (3)01000008 (3)010
23DFFlag of England.svg  ENG Jack Fitzwater *16300000016320
24DFFlag of England.svg  ENG Kory Roberts 17 (3)000103021 (3)010
25MFFlag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  AFG Maziar Kouhyar 5 (10)10 (1)00 (1)0409 (12)100
26MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Rory Oliver000000000000
27MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Daniel O'Sullivan000000000000
28DFFlag of Ireland.svg  IRL Callum Cockerill-Mollett 100000001000
29MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Will Shorrock 0 (1)000000 (1)00 (2)000
32FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Dan Agyei *7 (11)400002 (1)19 (12)520
33MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Stefan Mason000000000000
34DFFlag of England.svg  ENG Dan Vann000000000000
35MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Tobias Hayles-Docherty 000000000000
36FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Mitchel Candlin 0 (3)000000 (1)00 (4)000
37GKFlag of England.svg  ENG Brandon Ganley000000000000
38FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Joe Cairns000000000000
Players not included in matchday squads
No.Pos.Nat.Name
4DFFlag of England.svg  ENG James O'Connor
14DFFlag of Poland.svg  POL Krystian Bielik *
21MFFlag of Bermuda.svg  BER Milan Butterfield
30FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Cameron Peters
31DFFlag of England.svg  ENG Sam Tonks

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