2020–21 Walsall F.C. season
The 2020–21 Walsall F.C. season is the club's 133rd season in their history and the second consecutive season in EFL League Two, Along with League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
| 2020–21 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Leigh Pomlett | |||
| Manager | Darrell Clarke | |||
| Stadium | Banks's Stadium | |||
| League Two | 11th | |||
| FA Cup | First round | |||
| EFL Cup | First round | |||
| EFL Trophy | Group stage | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Elijah Adebayo (10) All: Elijah Adebayo (10) | |||
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The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 August 2020 | CF |  | Rory Holden |  Bristol City | Undisclosed | [1] |
| 3 September 2020 | RM |  | Emmanuel Osadebe |  Free agent | Free transfer | [2] |
| 3 September 2020 | GK | | Jack Rose | Southampton | Free transfer | [3] |
| 3 September 2020 | RB | | Hayden White | Mansfield Town | Free transfer | [4] |
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2020 | LB | | George Nurse | Bristol City | End of season | [5] |
| 16 October 2020 | CF | | Adan George | Birmingham City | End of season | [6] |
| 16 October 2020 | CF | | Jake Scrimshaw | Bournemouth | January 2021 | [7] |
| 13 January 2021 | RW | | Tyreik Wright | Aston Villa | End of season | [8] |
| 18 January 2021 | CF | | Jayden Reid | Birmingham City | End of season | [9] |
| 20 January 2021 | LM | | Frank Vincent | Bournemouth | End of season | [10] |
| 1 February 2021 | LB | | Max Melbourne | Lincoln City | End of season | [11] |
| 1 February 2021 | CF |  | Derick Osei | Oxford United | End of season | [12] |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 October 2020 | CB | | Tom Leak | Bath City | November 2020 | [13] |
Transfers out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2020 | CF | | Mitchel Candlin | Stafford Rangers | Released | [14][15] |
| 1 July 2020 | MF | | Danny Coogan | Unattached | Released | [16] |
| 1 July 2020 | RB | | Shay Facey | Unattached | Released | [14] |
| 1 July 2020 | AM | | James Hardy | AFC Telford United | Released | [14][17] |
| 1 July 2020 | DM | | Gary Liddle | Hartlepool United | Released | [14][18] |
| 1 July 2020 | CF | | Alex McSkeane | Unattached | Released | [16] |
| 1 July 2020 | CB | | Kory Roberts | Bromley | Released | [14][19] |
| 11 August 2020 | FW | | Luke Pearce | Southampton | Undisclosed | [20] |
| 1 February 2021 | CF | | Elijah Adebayo | Luton Town | Undisclosed | [21] |
| 1 February 2021 | CM | | Danny Guthrie | Unattached | Mutual consent | [22] |
| 1 February 2021 | CB |  | Zak Jules | Milton Keynes Dons | Undisclosed | [23] |
Pre-season
| 15 August 2020 Friendly | Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | Walsall | Nantwich |
| 15:00 BST | Ainley  1'Powell 43' |
Report | Stadium: Crewe Academy Training Ground Attendance: 0 |
| 18 August 2020 Friendly | Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-23s | 0–0 | Walsall | Wellington |
| 18:00 BST | Report | Stadium: New Bucks Head Attendance: 0 |
| 21 August 2020 Friendly | Shrewsbury Town | 0–1 | Walsall | Wellington |
| 12:00 BST | Report | Kinsella 81' |
Stadium: New Bucks Head Attendance: 0 |
| 29 August 2020 Friendly | Walsall | 1–1 | Burton Albion | Bescot |
| 15:00 BST | Gordon 10' |
Report | Brayford 14' |
Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 0 |
| 1 September 2020 Friendly | Birmingham City | 3–0 | Walsall | Kings Norton |
| 15:00 BST | Agus Medina 44' Miller 56'Bailey 87' |
Stadium: Trillion Trophy Training Centre Attendance: 0 |
Competitions
EFL League Two
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Cheltenham Town | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 41 |
| 9 | Salford City | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 38 |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 38 |
| 11 | Crawley Town | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 35 |
| 12 | Walsall | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 35 |
| 13 | Oldham Athletic | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 34 |
| 14 | Harrogate Town | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 33 |
| 15 | Mansfield Town | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 32 |
| 16 | Port Vale | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 32 |
Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. 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[24]
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[24]
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 |
| 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
Last updated: 23 January 2021.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on 23 January 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Win Draw Loss Postponed
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August 2020.[25]
| 12 September 2020 1 | Walsall | 1–0 | Grimsby Town | Bescot |
| 15:00 BST | Cockerill-Mollett  44'Adebayo 60' |
Report | Edwards 44' Idehen 69' |
Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 19 September 2020 2 | Harrogate Town | 2–2 | Walsall | Doncaster |
| 15:00 BST | Martin 32' Muldoon 42'Fallowfield 90+3' |
Report | Holden 4' Guthrie 58'  86'Gordon  81' 81' |
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Adcock |
| 3 October 2020 3 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 | Walsall | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Matt 61' Kitching 75' |
Report | Lavery 14' Holden 36'Jules 77' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 0 Referee: Antony Coggins |
| 10 October 2020 4 | Walsall | 1–1 | Colchester United | Bescot |
| 15:00 BST | Norman 45' Adebayo 53' 85'Kinsella 90+1' |
Report | Harriott 24' Senior 45'Norris 66'Eastman 71'Brown 76' |
Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne |
| 13 October 2020 5 | Walsall | 2–1 | Leyton Orient | Bescot |
| 19:00 BST | Holden 25' 89' Lavery 34'Adebayo 61'Guthrie 67'Kinsella 79'McDonald 90+4'Osadebe 90+6' |
Report | Johnson 15' Widdowson 90+6'Vigouroux 90+6' |
Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
| 17 October 2020 6 | Walsall | 0–0 | Exeter City | Bescot |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Sweeney 61' |
Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Speedie |
| 20 October 2020 7 | Bradford City | 1–1 | Walsall | Bradford |
| 19:45 BST | Wood 73' Clarke 76' (pen.) |
Report | Nurse 23' White 77' |
Stadium: Utilita Energy Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 24 October 2020 8 | Barrow | 2–2 | Walsall | Barrow-in-Furness |
| 15:00 BST | Jones 20' Angus 25' (pen.) 26'James 50'Kay 57' |
Report | Lavery 45+1', 58' (pen.) 63' Jules 84' |
Stadium: Furness Building Society Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madley |
| 27 October 2020 9 | Walsall | 0–2 | Cambridge United | Bescot |
| 19:00 GMT | Kinsella 55' McDonald 64' |
Report | Mullin 9' (pen.) Boateng 23'Ironside 80' (pen.) |
Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 31 October 2020 10 | Mansfield Town | 1–1 | Walsall | Mansfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Maynard 33' 80' Perch 62' |
Report | Adebayo 49' White 50'Lavery 90+2' |
Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Young |
| 3 November 2020 11 | Walsall | 1–0 | Crawley Town | Bescot |
| 19:00 GMT | Sadler 18' 74' Holden 90+6' |
Report | Nichols 38' |
Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
| 14 November 2020 12 | Walsall | 0–1 | Southend United | Bescot |
| 15:00 GMT | Bates 83' 90+3' |
Report | Lennon 43' Acquah 88' |
Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 21 November 2020 13 | Cheltenham Town | 3–0 | Walsall | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 GMT | Scarr 50' (o.g.) Blair 58'May 86'Tozer 88' |
Report | Kinsella 10' Holden 44'Lavery 81'Jules 86' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
| 24 November 2020 14 | Newport County | 1–1 | Walsall | Newport |
| 19:00 GMT | Twine 23' Cooper 27'Demetriou 41' |
Report | Adebayo 21' Clarke 54'Holden 88' |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 2 December 2020 15 | Walsall | 1–1 | Stevenage | Bescot |
| 19:00 GMT | Gordon 90+1' (pen.) |
Report | Oteh 50' (pen.) Hutton 67'Prosser 90+1'Newton 90+3' |
Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards |
| 5 December 2020 16 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–3 | Walsall | Birkenhead |
| 15:00 GMT | Feeney 31' |
Report | Adebayo 19' McDonald 48'Scarr 67' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Martin Coy |
| 12 December 2020 17 | Walsall | 2–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Bescot |
| 15:00 GMT | Adebayo 44' Holden 57'Gordon 74' |
Report | Doyle 13' Delaney 56'Santos 77' |
Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| 15 December 2020 18 | Oldham Athletic | 2–3 | Walsall | Oldham |
| 19:00 GMT | Piergianni 24' 68' Fage 55'Garrity 90+3' |
Report | Gordon 23' (pen.) Piergianni 52' (o.g.)Adebayo 73'Clarke 90+4' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell |
| 19 December 2020 19 | Walsall | 4–3 | Port Vale | Bescot |
| 15:00 GMT | Scrimshaw 52', 80' Scarr 56', 82'White 77' |
Report | Joyce 16' Mills 30'Pope 37'Conlon 44'Rodney 45+1' 75' |
Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 26 December 2020 20 | Salford City | 2–0 | Walsall | Salford |
| 15:00 GMT | Wilson 16' Hunter 49'Touray 54'Burgess 87' |
Report | Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 29 December 2020 21 | Walsall | 1–2 | Scunthorpe United | Bescot |
| 19:00 GMT | McDonald 55' Gordon 61' |
Report | Loft 20' Hippolyte 27'Gilliead 69' |
Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 2 January 2021 22 | Walsall | 0–2 | Carlisle United | Bescot |
| 15:00 GMT | Gordon 52' Bates 59' |
Report | Patrick 26' Charters 27'Armer 57'Kayode 78'Hayden 80' |
Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham |
| 16 January 2021 23 | Walsall | 1–1 | Oldham Athletic | Bescot |
| 15:00 GMT | Jules 45' Scarr 71' |
Report | Hamer 44' Clarke 61'Borthwick-Jackson 70'Keillor-Dunn 75' |
Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
| 19 January 2021 24 | Morecambe | 1–1 | Walsall | Morecambe |
| 19:00 GMT | Stockton 40' Lavelle 79'Mendes Gomes 80'Hendrie 88'Derek Adams  |
Report | Gordon 37' Jules 40' |
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
FA Cup
The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[26]
Win Draw Loss
| 7 November 2020 First round | Walsall | 1–2 | Bristol Rovers | Bescot |
| 15:00 GMT | Jules 4' Bates 47'Lavery 87' |
Report | Baldwin 33' Hanlan 39'Kilgour 47'Jaakkola 90+4' |
Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce |
EFL Cup
Win Draw Loss
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[27]
EFL Trophy
Win Draw Loss
The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[28]
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L1 | Oxford United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 8 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Bristol Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | L2 | Walsall | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | ACA | Chelsea U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 2 |
Source: EFL.com
| 8 September 2020 Group stage | Bristol Rovers | 2–2 (2–4 p) | Walsall | Horfield |
| 19:45 BST | Mehew 16' 60' Baldwin 33'Ayunga 71'Kelly 82' |
Report | Jules 29' Nurse 32'Kinsella 37'Osadebe 57'Gordon 64' |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| Penalties | ||||
| Kelly Harries Hare  Ayunga |
Norman McDonald Holden Lavery Gordon |
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| 29 September 2020 Group stage | Walsall | 1–1 (3–5 p) | Chelsea U21 | Bescot |
| 19:00 BST | Nurse 32' McDonald 53' |
Report | Nunn 33' Simeu 69' |
Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| Penalties | ||||
| Norman Holden Adebayo Lavery |
Russell Fiabema Ballo Simeu Maatsen |
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| 10 November 2020 Group stage | Walsall | 0–1 | Oxford United | Bescot |
| 19:00 GMT | Cockerill-Mollett 55' Osadebe 76' |
Report | Cooper 35' Osei 87' |
Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Brook |
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