2021–22 Walsall F.C. season

Walsall
2021–22 season
ChairmanLeigh Pomlett
Head CoachMatthew Taylor
(until 9 February)[1]
Michael Flynn
(from 15 February)[2]
StadiumBescot Stadium
League Two16th
FA CupSecond round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
George Miller (12)

All:
George Miller (12)

The 2021–22 season was Walsall's 134th year in their history and third consecutive season in League Two. Along with the league, the club competed in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Pre-season friendlies

Walsall announced they would play friendlies against Leamington,[3] Crystal Palace,[4] Aston Villa,[5] Kidderminster Harriers,[6] West Bromwich Albion[5] and Cheltenham Town[3] as part of the pre-season preparations.

17 July 2021 Friendly Walsall 0–1 Crystal Palace Bescot
13:00 BST Report Zaha 41' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
21 July 2021 Friendly Walsall 0–4 Aston Villa Bescot
19:30 BST Report Watkins 26', 38'
Philogene 51'
Ramsey 58'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
27 July 2021 Friendly Walsall Postponed West Bromwich Albion Bescot
19:30 BST Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to a waterlogged pitch that was deemed unsafe to play.[7]
31 July 2021 Friendly Cheltenham Town 2–0 Walsall Cheltenham
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Whaddon Road

Competitions

League Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Leyton Orient 46 14 16 16 62 47 +15 58
14 Bradford City 46 14 16 16 53 55 −2 58
15 Colchester United 46 14 13 19 48 60 −12 55
16 Walsall 46 14 12 20 47 60 −13 54
17 Hartlepool United 46 14 12 20 44 64 −20 54
18 Rochdale 46 12 17 17 51 59 −8 53
19 Harrogate Town 46 14 11 21 64 75 −11 53
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[8]


Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 14 12 20 47 60  −13 54 10 5 8 30 29  +1 4 7 12 17 31  −14

Last updated: 7 May 2022.
Source:

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHHHAAHHAHAHAAHAAHHAAHAHAHAH
ResultLLDLWDWLLDWDWDWLDWLDWDLLLLLLLWWLWDDWWDLLLWLWDL
Position23242323212116192221191816141415151114121213151517171921211816171716161614141617181516141516
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2022. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The Saddlers league fixtures were released on 24 June 2021.[9]

7 August 2021 1 Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Walsall Birkenhead
15:00 BST McManaman  42', 73'
Davies  67'
Merrie  86'
Murphy  87'
Report Taylor  15'
Labadie  90+2'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 7,728
Referee: Carl Brook
14 August 2021 2 Walsall 1–3 Forest Green Rovers Bescot
15:00 BST Wilkinson  77'
Kiernan 90+2'
Report Stevens 20', 45+3' (pen.)
Bernard  31'
Cadden  31'
Matt 43'
Hendry  45'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,310
Referee: Simon Mather
17 August 2021 3 Walsall 1–1 Scunthorpe United Bescot
19:45 BST White  33'
Phillips 47'
Report Pugh  79'
Beestin 90',  90+1'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,009
Referee: Craig Hicks
21 August 2021 4 Hartlepool United 2–0 Walsall Hartlepool
15:00 BST Burey 23'
Featherstone 57' (pen.)
Francis-Angol  68'
Goodwin  85'
Liddle  90'
Report Menayese  32' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,677
Referee: Declan Bourne
28 August 2021 5 Walsall 1–0 Stevenage Bescot
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,257
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
4 September 2021 6 Bradford City 1–1 Walsall Bradford
15:00 BST Watt 14' Report Earing 42'
Labadie  43'
White  81'
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 15,822
Referee: Ben Toner
11 September 2021 7 Walsall 3–1 Mansfield Town Bescot
15:00 BST Miller 6', 48'
Taylor 22'
Monthé  83'
Report Hewitt  44'
Hawkins  83'
Johnson 84'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,203
Referee: David Rock
18 September 2021 8 Newport County 2–1 Walsall Newport
15:00 BST Demetriou 9'
Upson  18'
Dolan 45+1'
Clarke 87'
Report Shade 45+2' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,825
Referee: Lee Swabey
25 September 2021 9 Walsall 1–2 Bristol Rovers Bescot
15:00 BST Earing  26'
Phillips 32'
White  85'
Report Taylor  57', 79'
Harries  66'
Spence 90+1'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,434
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
2 October 2021 10 Exeter City 2–2 Walsall Exeter
15:00 BST Dieng 5',  59'
Jay 49'
Nombe 61'
Report Miller 37' (pen.), 70'
Ward  90'
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,839
Referee: Peter Wright
9 October 2021 11 Walsall 2–1 Salford City Bescot
15:00 BST Phillips 1'
Labadie  31'
Wilkinson 90+5'
Menayese  90+6'
Report Lund  73'
Eastham 78'
Hunter  79'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,005
Referee: Trevor Kettle
16 October 2021 12 Leyton Orient 0–0 Walsall Leyton
15:00 BST Smith  67'
Smyth  84'
Report Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 5,826
Referee: Ollie Yates
19 October 2021 13 Oldham Athletic 1–3 Walsall Oldham
19:45 GMT Bowden  27'
Hope 67'
Whelan  76'
Report Labadie  9'
Earing 33'
Miller 43'
Osadebe 85'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 3,762
Referee: Ross Joyce
23 October 2021 14 Walsall 2–2 Barrow Bescot
15:00 BST Miller 4', 62',  90+3'
White  90+2'
Report Banks  24'
Grayson  29'
Brough  32'
Williams 36'
Stevens  53'
Kay  63'
Gordon 90+6'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,508
Referee: Andy Haines
30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) 15 Sutton United 0–1 Walsall Sutton
15:00 BST Report Labadie  43'
Shade 66'
Perry  90+2'
Stadium: Gander Green Lane
Attendance: 3,319
Referee: Carl Boyeson
13 November 2021 16 Walsall 1–3 Harrogate Town Bescot
15:00 GMT White  73'
Phillips 88'
Report Falkingham  17'
Power 20'
Diamond 61'
Armstrong 82'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,651
Referee: Marc Edwards
20 November 2021 17 Walsall 0–0 Rochdale Bescot
15:00 GMT Monthé  54' Report Dorsett  51' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 6,144
Referee: Sam Purkiss
23 November 2021 18 Port Vale 0–1 Walsall Burslem
19:45 GMT Gibbons  52'
Conlon  53'  72'
Smith  90+1'
Report Menayese  11'
Kiernan 29'
White  52'
Earing  68'
Shade  90+2'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 6,248
Referee: Simon Mather
27 November 2021 19 Carlisle United 1–0 Walsall Carlisle
15:00 GMT Guy  70'
Armer  75'
Abrahams 88'
Report Menayese  88' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 3,795
Referee: Scott Oldham
7 December 2021 20 Walsall 1–1 Crawley Town Bescot
19:45 GMT Labadie  39'
Kiernan 41'
Menayese  51'
Kinsella  81'
Report Craig  11'
Nichols 45+1'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 3,609
Referee: James Bell
11 December 2021 21 Walsall 3–0 Colchester United Bescot
15:00 GMT Khan 22', 32'
Earing 66'
Ward  78'
Report Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,065
Referee: Martin Coy
1 January 2022 22 Walsall 3–3 Newport County Bescot
15:00 GMT Wilkinson 53', 90+5'
Labadie  64'
Dolan 65' (o.g.)
Report Telford 4', 66'
Wilkinson 56' (o.g.)
Baker-Richardson  59'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,946
Referee: Rebecca Welch
8 January 2022 23 Stevenage 3–1 Walsall Stevenage
15:00 GMT Menayese 1' (o.g.)
Lines 8'
Cuthbert  35'
Prosser  74'
Taylor 90+4'
Report Menayese  27'
Kiernan 70'
Wilkinson  76'
Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 2,167
Referee: James Oldham
15 January 2022 24 Mansfield Town 2–0 Walsall Mansfield
15:00 GMT Hawkins  45+1'
Charsley 58', 89'
Report Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 5,728
Referee: Ross Joyce
22 January 2022 25 Walsall 0–2 Exeter City Bescot
15:00 GMT Menayese  45+3'  50'
White  76'
Report Dieng 44'
Stubbs  46'
Diabate 84',  85'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,750
Referee: Darren Handley
25 January 2022 26 Walsall 1–2 Bradford City Bescot
19:45 GMT Kinsella  30'
Miller 57'
White  86'
Mills  87'
Wilkinson  87'
Report Daly 37'
Walker  56'
Songo'o  62'
Cook 88' (pen.)
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,097
Referee: Ben Speedie
29 January 2022 27 Bristol Rovers 1–0 Walsall Horfield
15:00 GMT Hoole  34'  38'
Coutts  57'
Collins 90'
Report White  5'
Wilkinson  34'
Labadie  60'
Kiernan  63'
Osadebe  90+8'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8,003
Referee: Keith Stroud
5 February 2022 28 Walsall 0–1 Northampton Town Bescot
15:00 GMT Kinsella  66'
Labadie  88'
Report Appéré 10',  65'
McWilliams  88'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,315
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
8 February 2022 29 Scunthorpe United 1–0 Walsall Scunthorpe
19:45 GMT Pugh  29'  53'
Rowe 34'
Report Labadie  81' Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 2,123
Referee: Tom Nield
12 February 2022 30 Walsall 1–0 Tranmere Rovers Bescot
15:00 GMT Kinsella  24'
Miller  28'
Wilkinson 85' (pen.)
Report Warrington  47' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,440
Referee: Sam Allison
19 February 2022 31 Forest Green Rovers 0–1 Walsall Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Adams  17'
Cargill  81'
Cadden  90'
Report Miller 12'
Kinsella  21'
Menayese  45+1'
Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 3,122
Referee: Alan Young
22 February 2022 32 Swindon Town 5–0 Walsall Swindon
19:45 GMT Barry 36', 63'
Aguiar 45+2', 56'
Williams 71'
Report Menayese  55'
Monthé  87'
Stadium: The County Ground
Attendance: 9,840
Referee: Brett Huxtable
26 February 2022 33 Walsall 3–1 Hartlepool United Bescot
15:00 GMT Miller 13', 67'
Wilkinson 26'
Report Bogle 63' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,760
Referee: Lee Swabey
1 March 2022 (2022-03-01) 34 Northampton Town 1–1 Walsall Northampton
19:45 GMT Pinnock 4'
Magloire  48'
Mills  62'
Lewis  70'
Report Labadie  29'
Wilkinson 50'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,861
Referee: Paul Howard
5 March 2022 35 Barrow 1–1 Walsall Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT Rooney 35'
Platt  82'
Report Monthé  19'
Tomlin  20'
Daniels 67'
Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 3,439
Referee: Leigh Doughty
12 March 2022 36 Walsall 1–0 Sutton United Bescot
15:00 GMT Wilkinson 33' (pen.)
Daniels  75'
Report Milsom  62'
Wyatt  82'
Eastmond  88'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,801
Referee: Scott Oldham
15 March 2022 37 Walsall 2–1 Oldham Athletic Bescot
19:45 GMT Osadebe 32'
Labadie  61'
Wilkinson 73',  89'
Rushworth  90+3'
Report Sutton 21',  82'
Piergianni  75'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,339
Referee: Ollie Yates
19 March 2022 38 Harrogate Town 1–1 Walsall Harrogate
15:00 GMT Sheron  9'
Richards  69'
Diamond  80'
Thomson  90+2'
Kavanagh 90+4'
Report Kinsella  23'
Wilkinson 60' (pen.),  87'
White  77'
Rodney  88'
Stadium: Wetherby Road
Attendance: 2,570
Referee: Declan Bourne
26 March 2022 39 Salford City 2–1 Walsall Salford
15:00 GMT Turnbull  33'
Smith 45'
Watson 66' (pen.)
Report Menayese 34'
Rodney  55'
Kinsella  72'
Monthé  83'
Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 2,584
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
2 April 2022 40 Walsall 0–2 Leyton Orient Bescot
15:00 BST Report Smith 10',  40'
Khan 16'
Beckles  63'
Sotiriou  73'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,849
Referee: Andy Haines
9 April 2022 41 Rochdale 1–0 Walsall Rochdale
15:00 BST Grant 55' Report Perry  45+1'
Labadie  73'
Wilkinson  86'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,437
Referee: Adam Herczeg
15 April 2022 42 Walsall 1–0 Carlisle United Bescot
15:00 BST White  11'
Earing 45+2'
Kiernan  61'
Rushworth  90+6'
Report Simeu  7' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,114
Referee: Martin Woods
18 April 2022 43 Crawley Town 1–0 Walsall Crawley
15:00 BST Hutchinson 69' Report Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,258
Referee: Peter Wright
23 April 2022 44 Walsall 2–0 Port Vale Bescot
15:00 BST White  45+3'
Perry 67'
Menayese  83'
Osadebe 90+3'
Report Smith  52' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 6,840
Referee: Tom Nield
30 April 2022 45 Colchester United 2–2 Walsall Colchester
15:00 BST Sears 24', 56' (pen.) Report Kiernan 39'
Miller 48'
Monthé  83'
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,520
Referee: Dean Whitestone
7 May 2022 46 Walsall 0–3 Swindon Town Bescot
15:00 BST Daniels  45+2'
Monthé  73'
Report McKirdy 3'
Payne 25', 45+3' (pen.)
Williams  53'
Reed  70'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 9,089
Referee: Samuel Barrott

FA Cup

Walsall were drawn away to King's Lynn Town in the first round[10] and at home to Swindon Town in the second round.[11]

6 November 2021 First round King's Lynn Town 0–1 Walsall King's Lynn
15:00 GMT Barrows  18'
Fernandez  39'
Report Kiernan 15',  38' Stadium: The Walks
Attendance: 1,934
Referee: Robert Lewis
4 December 2021 Second round Walsall 1–2 Swindon Town Bescot
15:00 GMT Osadebe 37'
White  42'
Monthé  56'
Khan  89'
Report Simpson 16'
McKirdy  48'
Reed  50'
Kesler Hayden 67'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,331
Referee: Peter Wright

EFL Cup

10 August 2021 First round Walsall 0–0
(3–4 p)
Doncaster Rovers Bescot
19:45 BST Osadebe  60' Report Close  36'
Greaves  88'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 2,384
Referee: John Busby
Penalties
Wilkinson
Phillips
Osadebe
Earing
Kiernan
Ward
Kinsella
Gardner
Close
Cukur
Williams
Barlow
Anderson
Knoyle

EFL Trophy

Saddlers were drawn into Southern Group D alongside Forest Green Rovers and Northampton Town.[12] Group stage ties were confirmed on 1 July.[13]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Forest Green Rovers 3 1 1 1 0 5 3 +2 6 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Walsall 3 1 1 0 1 2 3 −1 5
3 ACA Brighton & Hove Albion U21 3 1 0 1 1 4 4 0 4
4 L2 Northampton Town 3 0 1 1 1 3 4 −1 3
Source: EFL.com
14 September 2021 Group game 1 Walsall 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion U21 Bescot
19:00 BST Phillips 44' Report Dicker  60' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 1,229
Referee: Antony Coggins
5 October 2021 (2021-10-05) Group game 2 Northampton Town 1–1
(2–4 p)
Walsall Northampton
19:00 BST Horsfall  63'
Connolly 72' (pen.)
Flores  73'
Ashley-Seal  82'
McWilliams  88'
Report Osadebe 4'
Monthé  10'
Mills  19'
Bates  35'
Menayese  81'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 1,285
Referee: Charles Breakspear
Penalties
Pinnock
Connolly
Etete
Flores
Earing
Shade
Labadie
Phillips
9 November 2021 Group game 3 Walsall 0–2 Forest Green Rovers Bescot
19:00 GMT Khan  60'
Labadie  82'
Menayese  86'
Report Stevens 15'
Bunker  36'
Evans  77'
Hendry  81'
Young 88'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 1,778
Referee: Tom Reeves
30 November 2021 Second round Cambridge United 2–0 Walsall Cambridge
19:00 GMT Smith 18' (pen.)
Iredale  55'
Simper  69'
Tracey 80'
Report Monthé  17'
White  21'
Phillips 34'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 780
Referee: Will Finnie

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
18 June 2021 CM Jack Earing FC Halifax Town Compensation [14]
1 July 2021 RB Danny Coogan Rushall Olympic Free transfer [15]
1 July 2021 RM Brendan Kiernan Harrogate Town Free transfer [16]
1 July 2021 CM Joss Labadie Newport County Free transfer [17]
1 July 2021 CB Manny Monthé Tranmere Rovers Free transfer [18]
1 July 2021 CF Conor Wilkinson Leyton Orient Free transfer [19]
7 July 2021 CB Ash Taylor Aberdeen Free transfer [20]
8 July 2021 RB Zak Mills Port Vale Free transfer [21]
9 July 2021 LB Stephen Ward Ipswich Town Free transfer [22]
18 October 2021 LW Otis Khan Tranmere Rovers Free transfer [23]
4 January 2022 CB Rollin Menayese Mansfield Town Undisclosed [24]
24 January 2022 CB Donervon Daniels Crewe Alexandra Free transfer [25]
28 January 2022 RW Devante Rodney Port Vale Undisclosed [26]
25 February 2022 SS Lee Tomlin Cardiff City Free transfer [27]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
12 July 2021 CF Kieran Phillips Huddersfield Town 28 January 2021 [28][a]
14 July 2021 GK Carl Rushworth Brighton & Hove Albion End of season [30]
16 July 2021 CB Rollin Menayese Mansfield Town 4 January 2022 [31][b]
3 August 2021 CF Tyrese Shade Leicester City End of season [32]
31 August 2021 CF George Miller Barnsley End of season [33]
28 January 2022 LB Reece Devine Manchester United End of season [34]
  1. ^ On 28 January 2022, despite initially signing on a season long loan, Kieran Phillips was recalled early by his parent club Huddersfield Town.[29]
  2. ^ On 4 January 2022, Rollin Menayese joined from Mansfield Town on a permanent basis.[24]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
30 July 2021 RB Joe Foulkes Kidderminster Harriers End of season [35][a]
7 October 2021 CM Joe Willis Leamington November 2021 [37]
19 November 2021 CM Joe Willis Bromsgrove Sporting 9 January 2022 [38]
  1. ^ On 5 January 2022, Foulkes' loan stay at Kidderminster was extended until the season ends.[36]

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
22 June 2021 GK Liam Roberts Northampton Town Compensation [39]
30 June 2021 CB James Clarke Newport County Released [40][41]
30 June 2021 LB Callum Cockerill-Mollett Tamworth Released [40][42]
30 June 2021 CF Josh Gordon Barrow Released [40][43]
30 June 2021 CF Caolan Lavery Bradford City Released [40][44]
30 June 2021 RW Wes McDonald Morecambe Released [40][45]
30 June 2021 LW Jack Nolan Accrington Stanley Released [40][46]
30 June 2021 RB Cameron Norman Newport County Released [40][47]
30 June 2021 CB Dan Scarr Plymouth Argyle Free transfer [48]
30 June 2021 CM Stuart Sinclair Released [40]
13 August 2021 LB Jack Lynch Coleshill Town Free transfer [49]
19 August 2021 CF Ade Francis Europa Point Free transfer [50]
3 October 2021 DM Ben Dallaywaters Europa Point Free transfer [51]
23 October 2021 RB Danny Coogan Halesowen Town Free transfer [52]
14 January 2022 CB Ash Taylor Kilmarnock Mutual consent [53][54]
19 January 2022 LW Otis Khan Leyton Orient Contract expiry [55]
29 January 2022 DF Alex Worley Haverfordwest County Free transfer [56]
22 February 2022 CM Alfie Bates SJK Seinäjoki Undisclosed [57]

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