The twenty first club we meet in our "League One - An Introduction" is
Walsall
Bank's Stadium
Bescot Crescent
Walsall
WS1 4SA
www.saddlers.co.uk
2008/2009 Season
Last season was their second consecutive season in League One since gaining promotion in 2006/07 as Champions.
They finished one place lower in 13th place than the previous season.
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10 |
3 |
10 |
34 |
36 |
7 |
7 |
9 |
27 |
30 |
61 |
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Leading Scorer
Their leading League goalscorer was Troy Deeney with 12 goals, who matched Michael Ricketts also with 12 goals (9 League and 3 Cup).
Manager
Walsall had three Managers last season, Jimmy Mullen, caretaker Jon Schofield and then Chris Hutchings from January. Chris had previously been Manager at both Bradford City and Wigan before moving on to Derby County as Assistant Manager.
Last League Meeting
Our last meeting was on 4th February 2006, the season Walsall finished bottom of League One. There were five different scorers in our 5-0 victory, Kevin O'Connor, Sam Sodje, Isaiah Rankin, Paul Brooker and Ricky Newman.
Our overall League record is as follows:
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A |
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58 |
17 |
8 |
4 |
63 |
27 |
10 |
5 |
14 |
39 |
58 |
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Previous Highlights
Whilst the match itself wasn't necessarily a highlight we did meet Walsall on the way to the Fifth Round of the FA Cup in the 1970/71 season. It was in the Second Round having beaten Gillingham with two late goals in the First Round. Roger Cross got the only goal of the game and a repeat scoreline in the next Round versus Workington secured a 4th Round tie at Cardiff (won 2-0) and a 5th Round tie at Hull City which we were unlucky to lose 2-1.
Ground
The Bank's Stadium, formerly the Bescot Stadium, was built in 1990 and was opened by Sir Stanley Matthews. It can be seen from the M6. They formerly played at Fellows Park for 94 years until 1990. The capacity of their present stadium is 11,300.
Attendances
Their average League attendance last season was 4,571 with a high of 8,920 against Leeds United in January, and a low of 3,549 against Brighton in March.
Mileage
Walsall, 129 miles from Brentford, is the ninth longest journey for Bees fans this season. We travel to Walsall on Saturday 20th February and play host to them on Saturday 21st November.
The Supporters Association will be running coaches to every Brentford League away game this season. Reservations can be made at home matches or by calling 020 8941 0425
BET365 Odds to win League One
At 40/1, Walsall rank alongside Carlisle United, Gillingham, Swindon Town and Wycombe Wanderers for League One next season.
