2024–25 Walsall F.C. season

Walsall
2024–25 season
OwnerTrivela Group
Co-chairmanBenjamin Boycott,
Leigh Pomlett
Head CoachMat Sadler
StadiumBescot Stadium
2025–26 →

The 2024–25 season is the 137th season in the history of Walsall Football Club and their sixth consecutive season in League Two. The club are participating in the League Two, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
1 July 2024[a] RB England Connor Barrett England AFC Fylde Free [1]
1 July 2024[b] CM England Charlie Lakin England Burton Albion Free [2]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 12 June, and would become official on July 1 once his AFC Fylde contract expired
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 25 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Burton Albion contract expired

Out[edit]

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
24 June 2024 CM England Isaac Hutchinson England Bristol Rovers Undisclosed [3]

Loaned in[edit]

Date Position Player From Date until Ref

Loaned out[edit]

Date Pos Player To Date until Ref
1 July 2024[a] CF England Douglas James-Taylor Republic of Ireland Drogheda United End of Season [4]
  1. ^ The loan was announced on 22 May, and would officially commence on July 1

Released / Out of Contract[edit]

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2024 LW England Tom Knowles England Forest Green Rovers 1 July 2024 [5]
30 June 2024 RB England Joe Riley England AFC Fylde 1 July 2024 [6]
30 June 2024 GK Wales Owen Evans [7]
30 June 2024 CB Wales Rollin Menayese [7]
30 June 2024 CF England Aramide Oteh [7]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

On 25 April, Walsall announced their first pre-season friendly, against Aston Villa.[8] A month later, the club confirmed a further two pre-season matches, against Alvechurch and Tamworth.[9] A trip to Republic of Ireland was also confirmed, along with a fixture versus Drogheda United.[10] On June 3, a fifth fixture was added, versus Solihull Moors.[11] Over a week later, a visit from Birmingham City was also added.[12]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 July 2024 Friendly Alvechurch v Walsall Alvechurch
15:00 BST Stadium: Lye Meadow
17 July 2024 Friendly Walsall v Aston Villa Bescot
19:30 BST Stadium: Bescot Stadium
20 July 2024 Friendly Tamworth v Walsall Tamworth
15:00 BST Stadium: The Lamb Ground
27 July 2024 Friendly Walsall v Birmingham City Bescot
13:00 BST Stadium: Bescot Stadium
30 July 2024 Friendly Drogheda United v Walsall Drogheda, Republic of Ireland
19:00 BST Stadium: Weavers Park
3 August 2024 Friendly Solihull Moors v Walsall Solihull
15:00 BST Stadium: Damson Park

Competitions[edit]

League Two[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
19 Notts County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Port Vale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Salford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Swindon Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Tranmere Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to National League
24 Walsall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 10 August 2024. 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[13]

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Matches[edit]

On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.[14]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 August 2024 1 Walsall v Morecambe Bescot
15:00 BST Stadium: Bescot Stadium

FA Cup[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup[edit]

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Walsall being drawn at home against Exeter City.[15]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 August 2024 First round Walsall v Exeter City Bescot
19:45 BST Stadium: Bescot Stadium

EFL Trophy[edit]

In the group stage, Walsall were drawn into Southern Group A alongside Birmingham City, Shrewsbury Town and a TBC Category One Academy Side.[16]


  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

As of pre-season

List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players

No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
Defenders
DF England ENG Taylor Allen 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Connor Barrett 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Montserrat MSR Donervon Daniels 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Priestley Farquharson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Guyana GUY Liam Gordon 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Evan Weir 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Harry Williams 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Midfielders
MF Montserrat MSR Brandon Comley 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Jack Earing 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Jamie Jellis 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Charlie Lakin 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Ronan Maher 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Oisin McEntee 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Wales WAL Ryan Stirk 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Forwards
FW England ENG Danny Johnson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Jamaica JAM Jamille Matt 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players away on loan:
FW England ENG Douglas James-Taylor 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Saddlers make Connor Barrett first signing of the summer from AFC Fylde". Walsall FC. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Charlie Lakin joins the Saddlers!". Walsall FC. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Isaac Hutchinson joins Bristol Rovers". Walsall FC. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Douglas James-Taylor joins Drogheda United on loan". Walsall FC. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Tom Knowles to join Forest Green Rovers upon expiry of contract". Walsall FC. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  6. ^ Reardon, Ben (5 June 2024). "Coasters Sign Joe Riley". AFC Fylde. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  7. ^ a b c "Club Statement - Released and Retained list". Walsall FC. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Walsall to host Aston Villa in pre-season friendly". Walsall FC. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Two pre-season friendlies confirmed". Walsall FC. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Saddlers to head to Republic of Ireland during pre-season". Walsall FC. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Saddlers to visit Solihull Moors in pre-season". Walsall FC. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Saddlers to host Birmingham City in pre-season friendly". Walsall FC. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  13. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Bromley face Harrogate in club's first ever EFL match". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Under-21 teams and Group Stage draw confirmed for 2024/25 Bristol Street Motors Trophy". English Football League. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.