2018–19 Walsall F.C. season

The 2018–19 season was Walsall's 131st season in their existence and their 12th consecutive season in League One.[2] Along with competing in League One, the club participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and EFL Trophy.

Walsall
2018–19 season
ChairmanJeff Bonser
ManagerDean Keates (until 6 April)[1]
StadiumBescot Stadium
League One22nd (relegated)
FA CupThird round
EFL CupSecond round
EFL TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Andy Cook (13)
All: Andy Cook (17)
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 7,868
(24 Nov 2018 vs. Sunderland)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 3,287
(12 Feb 2019 vs. AFC Wimbledon)
All: 702
(9 October 2018 vs. EFL Trophy)
Average home league attendance4,927
Biggest win3–0
(19 Jan 2019 at Gillingham)
(27 Apr 2019 vs. Peterborough United)
Biggest defeat0–4
(15 Dec 2018 at Bradford City)

The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Competitions

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Pre-season friendlies

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The Saddlers pre-season schedule includes matches against Rushall Olympic, Stoke City, Aston Villa, Ajax and Cheltenham Town.[3]

6 July 2018 (2018-07-06) Friendly Rushall Olympic 2–1 Walsall Rushall
19:30 BST Richards   39'
Devlin   82' (o.g.)
Report Trialist   72' Stadium: Dales Lane
14 July 2018 (2018-07-14) Friendly Walsall 0–3 Stoke City Bescot
15:00 BST Report Bojan   3'
Afellay   5'
Crouch   60'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 1,869
17 July 2018 (2018-07-17) Friendly Walsall 1–4 Aston Villa Bescot
19:45 BST Guthrie   68' Report Hourihane   4', 23', 54'
Whelan   39'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 3,501
19 July 2018 (2018-07-19) Friendly Walsall 2–0 Ajax Bescot
19:45 BST Cook   27', 70' Report Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 2,449
28 July 2018 (2018-07-28) Friendly Cheltenham Town 1–2 Walsall Cheltenham
15:00 BST Graham   89' (pen.) Report Devlin   45+1'
Cook   80'
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 1,130

League One

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
20 AFC Wimbledon 46 13 11 22 42 63 −21 50
21 Plymouth Argyle (R) 46 13 11 22 56 80 −24 50 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Walsall (R) 46 12 11 23 49 71 −22 47
23 Scunthorpe United (R) 46 12 10 24 53 83 −30 46
24 Bradford City (R) 46 11 8 27 49 77 −28 41
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results[4]
(R) Relegated

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 12 11 23 49 71  −22 47 7 5 11 30 37  −7 5 6 12 19 34  −15

Last updated: 4 May 2019.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

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Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHAHAHHAAAHHHAHAHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWDWWWDDLWLDWLLWLLDDLWLDLDLLWLLLLLWDWLLLLLLDLWD
Position884445565775712910111111131011111414151615151717171818201619212121222323232222
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2019. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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On 21 June 2018, the League One fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[5][6]

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 1 Walsall 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Walsall
15:00 BST Cook   45+1'
Leahy   64'
Report Edwards   40' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,755
Referee: Andy Haines
11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2 Scunthorpe United 1–1 Walsall Scunthorpe
15:00 BST Novak   48' Report Ismail   64' (pen.) Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,331
Referee: Dean Whitestone
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 3 Walsall 2–1 Gillingham Walsall
15:00 BST Ferrier   12'
Osbourne   42'
Report Eaves   90+3' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,361
Referee: Trevor Kettle
21 August 2018 (2018-08-21) 4 AFC Wimbledon 1–3 Walsall Norbiton
19:45 BST Appiah   87' Report Morris   16'
Nightingale   70' (o.g.)
Cook   79'
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 3,887
Referee: Tom Nield
25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 5 Rochdale 1–2 Walsall Rochdale
15:00 BST Camps   79' Report Ginnelly   32'
Ismail   77'   70'   86'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,080
Referee: Graham Salisbury
1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 6 Walsall 0–0 Blackpool Walsall
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,762
Referee: Lee Swabey
8 September 2018 (2018-09-08) 7 Barnsley 1–1 Walsall Barnsley
15:00 BST Adeboyejo   55' Report Cook   88' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 11,468
Referee: Craig Hicks
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 8 Walsall 1–4 Doncaster Rovers Walsall
15:00 BST Ferrier   17' Report Marquis   33' (pen.)
Wilks   58'
Coppinger   66'
Blair   90+2'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,546
Referee: Antony Coggins
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 9 Oxford United 1–2 Walsall Oxford
15:00 BST Henry   87' Report Ferrier   24'
Ismail   58'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,080
Referee: Alan Young
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10 Walsall 0–1 Accrington Stanley Walsall
15:00 BST Report Kee   7' (pen.) Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,257
Referee: Charles Breakspear
2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) 11 Walsall 0–0 Shrewsbury Town Walsall
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,555
Referee: Graham Salisbury
6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12 Bristol Rovers 0–1 Walsall Horfield
15:00 BST Report Leahy   8'
Ginnelly   43'
Morris   90+4'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,768
Referee: Lee Swabey
20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 13 Luton Town 2–0 Walsall Luton
15:00 BST Rea   20'
Grant   55'
Report Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 8,953
Referee: Andy Woolmer
23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) 14 Southend United 3–0 Walsall Southend-on-Sea
19:45 BST Bunn   23', 82'
Dieng   76'
Report Stadium: Roots Hall
Referee: Alan Young
27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 15 Walsall 3–2 Wycombe Wanderers Walsall
15:00 BST Cook   36'
Osbourne   52'
Wilson   68'
Gape   84' (o.g.)
Report Leahy   80' (o.g.)
Samuel   90+3'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,265
Referee: Neil Hair
3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 16 Walsall 1–3 Burton Albion Walsall
15:00 GMT Cook   77' Report Allen   13'
Cole   25'
Fraser   47'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,297
Referee: Kevin Johnson
6 November 2018 (2018-11-06) 17 Walsall 0–2 Charlton Athletic Walsall
15:00 GMT Report Taylor   6' (pen.)
Bielik   51'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 3,719
Referee: Tom Nield
17 November 2018 (2018-11-17) 18 Fleetwood Town 0–0 Walsall Fleetwood
12:00 GMT Report Martin   73' Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,090
Referee: Ross Joyce
24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 19 Walsall 2–2 Sunderland Walsall
15:00 GMT Gordon   46'
Ginnelly   52'
Report Power   23'
McGeady   62'
Gooch   89'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 7,868
Referee: Craig Hicks
27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) 20 Portsmouth 2–0 Walsall Portsmouth
19:45 GMT Hawkins   25'
Curtis   49'
Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 16,794
Referee: Alan Young
8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 21 Walsall 2–1 Coventry City Walsall
15:00 GMT Osbourne   45+2'
Devlin   45+2'
Leahy   90+1, 90+4' (pen.)
Report Thomas   18' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,926
Referee: David Coote
15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 22 Bradford City 4–0 Walsall Bradford
15:00 GMT Caddis   34'
Ball   52', 61'
Doyle   83'
Report Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 15,314
Referee: Ben Toner
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 23 Peterborough United 1–1 Walsall Peterborough
15:00 GMT Toney   47'
Maddison   73'
O'Malley   89'
Report Cook   36'
Osbourne   45+1'
Leahy   90'
Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 7,243
Referee: Paul Marsden
26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 24 Walsall 1–3 Bristol Rovers Walsall
15:00 GMT Gordon   45'
Leahy   72'
Report Lockyer   7'
Rodman   10'
Holmes-Dennis   40'   52'
Reilly   43'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,069
Referee: Robert Lewis
29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 25 Walsall 2–2 Luton Town Walsall
15:00 GMT Ferrier   28' (pen.)
Gordon   55'
Cook   67'
Guthrie   90+3'
Report McCormack   60'
Hylton   60'
Collins   72'   90+4'
LuaLua   90+4'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,739
Referee: Ollie Yates
1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 26 Charlton Athletic 2–1 Walsall Charlton
15:00 GMT Ahearne-Grant   6'
Taylor   9' (pen.)
Report Fitzwater   8'
Edwards   44'
Cook   47'
Leahy   66'
Gordon   69'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 10,421
Referee: Ross Joyce
12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 27 Walsall 1–2 Scunthorpe United Walsall
15:00 GMT Gordon   41'
Devlin   53'
Leahy   75'
Report Ojo   12'
Perch   43'
Novak   68'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 3,984
Referee: Matt Donohue
19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 28 Gillingham 0–3 Walsall Gillingham
Report Cook   9',   19',   47' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,975
Referee: Darren Drysdale
22 January 2019 (2019-01-22) 29 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Walsall Plymouth
19:45 GMT Edwards   54'
Canavan   65'
Songo'o   90'
Report Osbourne   26'
Gordon   57'
Cook   82'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 8,446
Referee: John Busby
2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 30 Walsall 1–2 Rochdale Walsall
15:00 GMT Edwards   36'
Devlin   43'
Cook   83'
Report Ebanks-Landell   4'
Hamilton   60'   78'
Henderson   90+6'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,021
Referee: Scott Oldham
9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 31 Blackpool 2–0 Walsall Blackpool
15:00 GMT Long   14'
Pritchard   88'
Bola   90'
Report Jarvis   67'
Cook   73'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3,252
Referee: Thomas Bramall
12 February 2019 (2019-02-12) 32 Walsall 0–1 AFC Wimbledon Walsall
19:45 GMT Cook   81'
Scarr   90+3'
Report Hartigan   3'
Oshilaja   15'
Seddon   48'   49'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 3,287
Referee: Chris Sarginson
16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) 33 Coventry City 3–0 Walsall Coventry
15:00 GMT Bakayoko   29'
Enobakhare   36'   73' (pen.)
Hiwula   36'
Report Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 10,646
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 34 Walsall 3–2 Bradford City Walsall
15:00 GMT Cook   6'
Devlin   24'
Gordon   42', 62'
Edwards   47'
Jarvis   53'
Report Doyle   12'
O'Brien   34'
O'Connor   53'
Butterfield   74'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,503
Referee: Brett Huxtable
2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 35 Burton Albion 0–0 Walsall Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT Harness   45' Report Gordon   41' Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,924
Referee: Paul Marsden
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 36 Walsall 2–0 Fleetwood Town Walsall
15:00 GMT Ferrier   54'
Scarr   67'
Devlin   74'
Report Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,986
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 37 Walsall 2–3 Portsmouth Walsall
19:45 GMT Kinsella   37'
Gordon   72'
Guthrie   75', 90+4'
Ferrier   76'
Report Pitman   13' (pen.)
Clarke   16'
Bogle   25'
Solomon-Otabor   68'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,097
Referee: Trevor Kettle
16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 38 Sunderland 2–1 Walsall Sunderland
15:00 GMT Cattermole   33'   49'
Leadbitter   35'
Grigg   71'
Gooch   90+5'
Report Gordon   4'   56'
Guthrie   38'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 34,647
Referee: Alan Young
23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) 39 Walsall 0–1 Barnsley Walsall
12:00 GMT Dobson   82' Report Lindsay   41'
Green   89'
Brown   90+2'   90+3'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,969
Referee: Ben Toner
30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 40 Doncaster Rovers 3–1 Walsall Doncaster
15:00 GMT Marquis   3' (pen)
Wilks   4'
Andrew   39'
Report Gordon   14'
Leahy   90+4'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 7,630
Referee: Graham Salisbury
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 41 Walsall 1–3 Oxford United Walsall
15:00 BST Gordon   17'
Cook   26'   90+4'
Dobson   39'
Report Kashi   16'   90+7'
Dickie   21'
Browne   45+8'
Garbutt   63'
Sinclair   90+5'   90+6'
Graham   90+7'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 6,339
Referee: David Webb
13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 42 Accrington Stanley 2–1 Walsall Accrington
15:00 BST Sykes   11', 69'
Finley   37'
Report Devlin   33'
Kinsella   45+1'
Scarr   80'
Gordon   81'   84'
Cook   84'
Leahy   88'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,662
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 43 Walsall 1–1 Southend United Walsall
15:00 BST Johnson   76'
Oteh   90+4'   90+4' (pen.)
Report Cox   43'
Hart   53'
White   81'
Oxley   90+4'
Turner   90+4'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,624
Referee: Ross Joyce
22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 44 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Walsall High Wycombe
15:00 BST McCarthy   54'
Bloomfield   70'
Report Johnson   13'
Laird   90+3'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,595
Referee: Charles Breakspear
27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 45 Walsall 3–0 Peterborough United Walsall
15:00 BST Cook   45+2'
Dobson   48'
Lafferty   57' (o.g.)
Gordon   74'
Report Woodyard   61' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,400
Referee: Martin Coy
4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 46 Shrewsbury Town 0–0 Walsall Shrewsbury
17:30 BST Bolton   43' Report Dobson   46' Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 9,635
Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge

FA Cup

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The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.[7] The draw for the second round was made live on BBC and BT by Mark Schwarzer and Glenn Murray on 12 November.[8] The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.[9]

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) First round Walsall 3–2 Coventry City Walsall
15:00 GMT Cook   12'
Ginnelly   28'
Devlin   77'
Report Clarke-Harris   33'
Thomas   56'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,760
Referee: Thomas Bramall
1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) Second round Walsall 1–1 Sunderland Walsall
15:00 GMT Cook   53' Report McGeady   37' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 3,140
Referee: Carl Boyeson
11 December 2018 (2018-12-11) Second round replay Sunderland 0–1 Walsall Sunderland
19:45 GMT Report Kinsella   52' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 8,212
5 January 2019 (2019-01-05) Third round Bolton Wanderers 5–2 Walsall Bolton
15:00 GMT Magennis   40'   61', 80', 87'
Donaldson   55'   58'
Guthrie   63' (o.g.)
Report Cook   19'
Beevers   68' (o.g.)
Ferrier   84'
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 5,506
Referee: Darren England

EFL Cup

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On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.[10] The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.[11]

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) First round Tranmere Rovers 1–3 Walsall Birkenhead
19:45 BST Cole   80' Report Ferrier   29'
Ginnelly   64'
Ismail   68'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 3,817
Referee: Michael Salisbury
28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) Second round Walsall 3–3
(1–3 p)
Macclesfield Town Walsall
19:45 BST Morris   33'
Cook   63'
Gordon   64'
Report Grimes   10'
Smith   25'
Marsh   90+1'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 2,352
Referee: Darren Drysdale
Penalties
Cook  
Leahy  
Kouhyar  
Morris  
Whitaker  
Smith  
Fitzpatrick  

EFL Trophy

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On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.[12] The draw for the second round was made live on Talksport by Leon Britton and Steve Claridge on 16 November.[13]

Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Port Vale 3 3 0 0 0 5 1 +4 9 Round 2
2 L1 Walsall 3 2 0 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3 ACA Middlesbrough U21 3 1 0 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4 L1 Burton Albion 3 0 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0
Source: EFL.com
4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Group stages Burton Albion 1–2 Walsall Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST Harness   89' Report Morris   10'
Gordon   28'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 724
Referee: Robert Lewis
9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Group stages Walsall 3–1 Middlesbrough U21 Walsall
19:00 BST Fitzwater   26'
Kouhyar   31'
Cook   89'
Report Ward   67' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 702
13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) Group stages Walsall 1–2 Port Vale Walsall
19:00 GMT Johnson   45+1'   26'   50' Report Quigley   4'
Pugh   65'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 878
5 December 2018 (2018-12-05) Second round Shrewsbury Town 2–1 Walsall Shrewsbury
19:30 GMT Gilliead   24'
Loft   72'
Report Morris   77' Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 1,857

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 CF   Andy Cook Tranmere Rovers Free transfer [14]
1 July 2018 GK   Chris Dunn   Wrexham Free transfer [15]
1 July 2018 LW   Josh Ginnelly Burnley Free transfer [16]
1 July 2018 RM   Zeli Ismail Bury Free transfer [17]
1 July 2018 GK   Joe Slinn Port Vale Free transfer [18]
3 August 2018 CF   Morgan Ferrier Boreham Wood Undisclosed [19]
9 August 2018 CF   Josh Gordon Leicester City Undisclosed [20]
9 August 2018 DM   Isaiah Osbourne Forest Green Rovers Free transfer [21]
19 October 2018 CB   Russell Martin Norwich City Free transfer [22]
31 October 2018 RB   Ben Purkiss Swindon Town Free transfer [23]
2 January 2019 MF   Omar Mussa   Mechelen Compensation [24]
18 January 2019 RB   Cameron Norman Oxford United Undisclosed [25]
21 January 2019 CB   Dan Scarr Birmingham City Undisclosed [26]

Transfers out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 DM   Milan Butterfield Free agent Released [27]
1 July 2018 CM   Florent Cuvelier Morecambe Released [27][28]
1 July 2018 CM   Reece Flanagan Free agent Released [27]
1 July 2018 GK   Mark Gillespie   Motherwell Free transfer [29]
1 July 2018 CF   Simeon Jackson   St Mirren Released [27][30]
1 July 2018 AM   Erhun Oztumer Bolton Wanderers Free transfer [31]
1 July 2018 LB   Joshveer Shergill Leeds United Undisclosed [32]
1 July 2018 LM   Will Shorrock Free agent Released [27]
7 August 2018 CF   Amadou Bakayoko Coventry City Undisclosed [33]
15 August 2018 CF   Joseph Cairns   Gottne Free transfer [34]
1 January 2019 LW   Josh Ginnelly Preston North End Undisclosed [35]
12 January 2019 CB   Russell Martin Milton Keynes Dons Mutual consent [36][37]

Loans in

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Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
3 August 2018 CB   Jack Fitzwater West Bromwich Albion 3 January 2019 [38][39]
3 August 2018 RB   Kane Wilson West Bromwich Albion 3 January 2019 [40][39]
31 August 2018 CB   Connor Johnson Wolverhampton Wanderers 31 May 2019 [41]
31 August 2018 CM   Connor Ronan Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 January 2019 [41]
1 January 2019 LW   Matt Jarvis Norwich City 31 May 2019 [42]
17 January 2019 LB   Scott Laird Forest Green Rovers 31 May 2019 [43]
30 January 2019 CF   Aramide Oteh Queens Park Rangers 31 May 2019 [44]
31 January 2019 RW   Corey Blackett-Taylor Aston Villa 31 May 2019 [45]
31 January 2019 CB   Jack Fitzwater West Bromwich Albion 31 May 2019 [46]

Loans out

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Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
1 August 2018 GK   Joe Slinn Rushall Olympic 31 May 2019 [18]
16 August 2018 FW   Cameron Peters Bromsgrove Sporting November 2018 [47]
31 August 2018 FW   Mitchel Candlin Blackburn Rovers 14 January 2019 [48]
31 August 2018 DF   Dan Vann Matlock Town September 2018 [49]
12 September 2018 MF   Jordan Sangha Ashton United January 2019 [50]
15 September 2018 LB   Callum Cockerill-Mollett AFC Telford United October 2019 [51]
29 September 2018 MF   Tobias Hayles-Docherty Halesowen Town 3 November 2018 [52]
2 November 2018 LB   Callum Cockerill-Mollett Chasetown February 2019 [53]
2 November 2018 DF   Dan Vann Chasetown February 2019 [53]
1 January 2019 FW   Dylan Parker Rushall Olympic 13 March 2019 [54][55]
3 January 2019 FW   Cameron Peters Bromsgrove Sporting 31 May 2019 [56][57][58]
28 January 2019 LW   Kieron Morris Tranmere Rovers 31 May 2019 [59]
13 February 2019 MF   Jordan Sangha Hednesford Town 31 May 2019 [57]
15 February 2019 WG   Tobias Hayles-Docherty Walsall Wood 17 April 2019 [60]
14 March 2019 FW   Dylan Parker Leamington 31 May 2019 [55]

References

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  2. ^ "History". Statto. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Pre-Season Friendlies 2018/19". Walsall F.C. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  4. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  5. ^ "EFL fixtures for 2018-19 in full". BBC. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Walsall Scores & Fixtures". BBC. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  7. ^ "First round draw". The Football Association. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Guiseley to face Fleetwood in FA Cup second round". BBC. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Emirates FA Cup third round Draw Made At Stamford Bridge". The Football Association. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Lampard's Derby at Oldham in Carabao Cup". BBC. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Round Two Draw". English Football League. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  12. ^ "Checkatrade Trophy: Round One Draw information". English Football League. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  13. ^ "Checkatrade Trophy Round Two Draw Confirmed". English Football League. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
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