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Walsall F.C.

Walsall FC
Football club information
Full nameWalsall Football Club
NicknameThe Saddlers
Founded1888 (as Walsall Town Swifts)
StadiumBanks's Stadium, Walsall (capacity : 11300)
ChairmanJeff Bonser
ManagerDean Smith
LeagueLeague One
2009 � 10League One, 10th
Current season2010-11 Walsall F.C. season

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Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second Division in 1892, but have spent their entire existence outside of English football's top division; their highest league finish was sixth in Division Two in 1898 � 99.

Walsall moved into their Bescot Stadium in 1990, having previously played at nearby Fellows Park. Their opening game was a friendly fixture against local rivals Aston Villa, with Villa winning 4 � 0. The ground is now known as Banks's Stadium for sponsorship purposes. The team play in a red and white kit and their club crest features a swift. They have rivalries with neighbouring Black Country teams, West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers (though these teams are often more concerned with their rivalry against each other, rather than against Walsall), with more 'reciprocal' rivalries against Shrewsbury Town, Wrexham, Crewe and Port Vale. The club's nickname, 'The Saddlers', reflects Walsall's status as a traditional centre for saddle manufacture.

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Butler elected Player of the Year in a landslide victory - Walsall Advertiser Tweet this news
Walsall Advertiser--There were several other gongs handed out at the fourth annual -Walsall FC- Awards Evening last Sunday, held in the Stadium Suite at the Banks's Stadium. Butler got his hands on a second prize, the Players' Player of the Year - Date : Thu, 12 May 2011 08:31:56 GMT+00:00
WALSALL FC are urging young fans to sign up for the 'Saddlers Experience ... - Walsall Advertiser Tweet this news
Walsall Advertiser--Youngsters will need to bring appropriate footwear and clothing for the day plus a packed lunch, snacks and drinks. For further details or to book a place on the Saddlers Experience, email the club at community@-walsall fc-.co.uk or ca - Date : Thu, 12 May 2011 08:37:38 GMT+00:00
Pics set to mix it with big boys after a final flourish - Walsall Advertiser Tweet this news
Walsall Advertiser--Most people think -Walsall FC- have it hard attracting a fan base because of their illustrious neighbours Villa, Wolves and West Brom. So you can only imagine that the problem is ten-fold, 20-fold, 50-fold, probably 100-fold for Olympi - Date : Thu, 05 May 2011 08:41:05 GMT+00:00
Purpose through pain - The Voice Tweet this news
The Voice--He added: 'I am currently a semi-professional footballer for -Walsall FC's- youth team and I am hoping to make it big in life. You will be seeing me on TV, so watch out for Anton Reid.' * For more details about the work of CRY an - Date : Mon, 11 Apr 2011 10:08:06 GMT+00:00
Nigel: We Want To Win - Southampton FC Tweet this news
Southampton FC--"The players have been on a great run and have been very professional, at the end of the day -Walsall- will give everything to try and win the game and we need to make sure we try to win the game ourselves. "I'm real - Date : Thu, 05 May 2011 22:29:21 GMT+00:00
Walsall look to the future with innovative pricing - When Saturday Comes Tweet this news
When Saturday Comes---Walsall FC- launched a new initiative in March to encourage young supporters to cheer on their local team. Season tickets for under-18s will cost an initial £46, with fans given £2 cashback at each of the 23 league games next seaso - Date : Fri, 29 Apr 2011 07:05:10 GMT+00:00
Lichfield and District Sunday League - thisislichfield.co.uk Tweet this news
thisislichfield.co.uk--Terry Smith Cup: Direct Bedrooms v Club Lichfield; Rushall -FC- A v -Walsall- Wood. Direct Sports: Burntwood Star v AFC Royal Exchange. Stretton Paving: Sporting Khalsa v Whitehouse; Hazelwood -FC- v Longdon; ASP Boatman's Rest - Date : Thu, 14 Apr 2011 08:36:49 GMT+00:00
Andy Butler: Walsall FC can do it - expressandstar.com Tweet this news
expressandstar.com--The skipper has moved to dispel relegation worries after the fourth-bottom Saddlers failed to escape the League One drop zone on Saturday on goal difference. A 1-1 draw with the Owls put them level on 44 points with fifth-bottom Dagenh - Date : Mon, 25 Apr 2011 10:44:31 GMT+00:00
Walsall chairman sent Paul Merson to Sierra Tucson where he met stunning sex ... - Sunday Mercury Tweet this news
Sunday Mercury---WALSALL FC- chairman Jeff Bonser sent Merson to the world famous Sierra Tucson rehab centre in Arizona, USA. It cost the cash-strapped club £20000 per month, although the broke star later paid it back through his wages. The centre later - Date : Sun, 03 Apr 2011 08:02:34 GMT+00:00
Final whistle for Walsall FC shop - expressandstar.com Tweet this news
expressandstar.com---Walsall Football Club's- town centre shop is to close this month with bosses blaming the decision on a boom in internet sales, it was announced today. The shop in the Victorian Arcade has traded for more than 15 years but will sh - Date : Wed, 06 Apr 2011 14:12:23 GMT+00:00

No. Nationality Position Player Other
1ENGGKJonny Brain
2ENGDFDarryl Westlake
3ENGDFAaron Lescott
4ENGDFClayton McDonald
5ENGDFOliver Lancashire
6ENGDFManny Smith
8ENGMF[[Matt Richards (footballer)
9JAMFWDarren Byfield
10IRLFWJon Macken
11ENGFW[[Alex Nicholls (footballer)
12ENGMF[[Paul Marshall (footballer)
14ENGMFRichard Taundry
15ENGMF[[Jamie Paterson (footballer)
17ENGFWGeorge Bowerman
18ENGMFJulian Gray
19NIRFWWill Grigg
21IRLGKDavid Bevan
00IRLMFJack Edwards
23FRAMF[[Marco Gbarssin
24ENGMFAaron Forde
25ENGMFJon Haynes
26SCOMFMarc Laird
27ENGFWJordan Cook
28CYPDF[[Tom Williams (footballer)
29ENGGK[[Jimmy Walker (footballer)
30ARGMFEmmanuel Ledesma
32ENGDFAndy Butler

No. Nationality Position Player Other
7NIRMF[[Steve Jones (Northern Irish footballer)
16ENGDFAlex Hickman
20ENGMFSean Geddes

Players of the season :
Name Season
England Troy Deeney 2009 � 10
Trinidad and Tobago Clayton Ince 2008 � 09
Ireland Anthony Gerrard 2007 � 08
England Dean Keates 2006 � 07
Ireland Anthony Gerrard 2005 � 06
England Matty Fryatt 2004 � 05
Scotland Paul Ritchie 2003 � 04
England Ian Roper 2002 � 03
England James Walker 2001 � 02
Portugal Jorge Leitão 2000 � 01
Argentina Gino Padula 1999 � 2000
England James Walker 1998 � 99
France Jeff Peron 1997 � 98
England Adrian Viveash 1996 � 97
England Adrian Viveash 1995 � 96
Northern Ireland Kevin Wilson 1994 � 95

Top goal scorers (season) :
Player Goals Season
England Troy Deeney 14 2009 � 10
England Michael Ricketts and England Troy Deeney 12 2008 � 09
England Tommy Mooney 12 2007 � 08
England Dean Keates 13 2006 � 07
England Matty Fryatt 14 2005 � 06
England Matty Fryatt 15 2004 � 05
Portugal Jorge Leitão 9 2003 � 04
Brazil Júnior 16 2002 � 03
Portugal Jorge Leitão 10 2001 � 02
Portugal Jorge Leitão 21 2000 � 01
England Michael Ricketts 11 1999 � 2000
England Andy Rammell 20 1998 � 99
France Roger Boli 24 1997 � 98
Bermuda Kyle Lightbourne 20 1996 � 97
Bermuda Kyle Lightbourne and England Kevin Wilson 15 1995 � 96
Bermuda Kyle Lightbourne 23 1994 � 95
England Dean Peer 8 1993 � 94
England Wayne Clarke 21 1992 � 93
England Rod McDonald 18 1991 � 92
England Stuart Rimmer 13 1990 � 91
England Stuart Rimmer 10 1989 � 90
England Stuart Rimmer 8 1988 � 89
Ireland David Kelly 20 1987 � 88
Ireland David Kelly 23 1986 � 87
England Nicky Cross 21 1985 � 86

Board officials :
Name Role
England Barry Blower MBE President
England Jeff Bonser Chairman
England Stefan Gamble Chief Executive
England Clive Welch Director
England Nigel Bond Director
England Peter Gilman Director
England Richard Tisdale Director
England Roy Whalley Director
England Leigh Pomlett Director

Technical staff : First team staff
Name Role
England Dean Smith Manager
England Jon Witney Assistant Manager/ Physiotherapist
Republic of Ireland Mick Kearns Goalkeeping Coach/ Community Director

: Youth team staff
Name Role
England Graham Biggs Interim Head of Youth
England Bill Jones Youth Development Officer
England Graham Biggs Centre of Excellence Manager
England Adam Davy Centre of Excellence Development Coach

: Medical staff
Name Role
England Dr Ricky Shamji Club Doctor
England Jon Witney Physiotherapist/Assistant Manager
England Jason Chidwick Assistant Physiotherapist

: Medical staff
Name From To Played Won Drawn Lost Total Points Won^ Win Percentage^ Honours
England Dean Smith 21 January 2011 Present 24 7 10 7 31 29.17%
England Chris Hutchings 20 January 2009 6 January 2010 101 31 26 44 115 30.69%
England Jimmy Mullen 22 May 2008 10 January 2009 27 10 4 13 34 42%
England Richard Money 3 May 2006 22 April 2008 74 34 17 23 119 53.6% Promotion to League One 2007
England Kevan Broadhurst 22 February 2006 24 April 2006 11 1 6 4 9 27.2%
England Paul Merson 16 April 2004 6 February 2006 94 32 39 23 135 47.9%
England Colin Lee 24 January 2002 16 April 2004 116 38 48 30 162 46.6%
England Ray Graydon 5 May 1998 22 January 2002 199 79 71 49 308 51.6% Promotion to First Division 1999 & 2001
Denmark Jan Sorensen 25 June 1997 5 May 1998 62 26 23 13 101 54.3%
Northern Ireland Chris Nicholl 1 August 1994 21 May 1997 157 71 45 41 258 54.8% Promotion to Second Division 1995
England Kenny Hibbitt 16 May 1990 2 September 1994 201 69 77 55 284 47.1%

Walsall Football Club

Home stadiumFellows Park, Bescot Stadium



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