List of Walsall F.C. seasons

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Walsall Football Club was formed in 1888 when Walsall Town and Walsall Swifts amalgamated. They joined the Football League in 1892, as founder members of the new Second Division.

The Walsall team of 1893

The table below details the club's achievements in all national competitions and records their average attendance and top goalscorer for each completed league season.

Seasons

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Season League[1][2] FA
Cup
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League
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Average
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Top goalscorer[1][2][c]
Tier Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Name Gls
1888–89 Midland Association[d] 14 8 2 4 28 32 18 R2[e] R2 1,643 Sammy Holmes 7
1889–90 Football Alliance[f] 22 8 3 11 44 59 19 9th 4Q SF 2,100 Sammy Holmes 12
1890–91 Football Alliance 22 9 3 10 34 61 21 7th 4Q R1 3,090 Sammy Holmes 11
1891–92 Football Alliance 22 6 3 13 33 59 15 11th 2Q R1 2,636 Sammy Holmes 9
1892–93 2 Division 2[g] 22 5 3 14 37 75 13 12th[h] 3Q R1 1,310 Norman Forsyth 7
Sammy Holmes
Joe Turner
1893–94 2 Division 2 28 10 3 15 51 61 23 10th 3Q R1 3,100 Walt McWhinnie 11
1894–95 2 Division 2 30 10 0 20 47 92 20 14th[i] 1Q R1 2,200 Will Devey 7
1895–96 Midland League 28 17 6 5 92 48 40 3rd 3Q R2 1,736 David Copeland 21
1896–97 2 Division 2[j] 30 11 4 15 53 69 26 12th 4Q W[k] 3,950 Alf Griffin 12
1897–98 2 Division 2 30 12 5 13 58 58 29 10th R1 W[l] 2,900 Jack Aston 12
George Johnson
1898–99 2 Division 2 34 15 12 7 79 36 42 6th[m] 3Q R3 3,710 Jack Aston 16
Tommy Vail
1899–1900 2 Division 2 34 12 8 14 50 55 32 12th R1 R2 3,200 Jim Moffatt 13
1900–01 2 Division 2 34 7 13 14 40 56 27 16th[n] IR SF 3,015 Alfred Dean 11
1901–02 Midland League 28 14 7 7 51 37 35 5th R2 R1 1,750 Alf Green 12
1902–03 Midland League[o] 32 12 7 13 52 48 31 9th 2Q SF 1,450 Reg Bastock 8
1903–04 B'ham DL 34 11 7 16 45 65 29 13th 5Q DNE 1,306 Laurie Pember 10
1904–05 B'ham DL 34 11 6 17 44 77 28 14th Q2 PR[p] 1,318 Jimmy Ellard 9
1905–06 B'ham DL 34 7 6 21 42 89 20 16th 4Q 1,741 Tommy Holt 13
1906–07 B'ham DL 34 14 4 16 58 79 32 13th 1Q 1,820 Alfred Hunt 14
1907–08 B'ham DL 34 15 3 16 67 72 33 10th 1Q 2,550 Gilbert Bytheway 16
1908–09 B'ham DL 34 10 8 16 47 56 28 15th 1Q 2,835 Sid Francis 12
1909–10 B'ham DL 34 18 7 9 66 44 43 5th PR 3,294 Billy Caddick 18
1910–11 B'ham DL
SL Div 2[q]
34
22
20
7
6
4
8
11
60
37
44
41
46
18
3rd
9th
1Q 2,959 Hubert Parsonage 13
1911–12 B'ham DL
SL Div 2[r]
34
26[s]
17
14
7
1
10
11
56
44
34
41
41
27
4th
6th
R1 2,640 W. Freeman 18
1912–13 B'ham DL 34 15 5 14 60 54 35 7th 5Q 2,356 Amos Baddeley 16
1913–14 B'ham DL 34 13 8 13 48 61 34 10th 1Q 2,582 C. Crossley 16
1914–15 B'ham DL 34 21 5 8 66 44 47 3rd 5Q 2,494 Arthur Campey 20
The Football League and FA Cup were suspended until after the First World War.
1919–20 B'ham DL 34 11 6 17 53 62 28 16th 5Q 3,673 Jack Radford 12
1920–21 B'ham DL[t] 34 18 6 10 68 47 42 5th 1Q 7,512 Ernie Edwards 21
1921–22 3 Division 3 (N)[u] 38 18 3 17 66 65 39 8th R1 7,400 Paddy Reid 21
1922–23 3 Division 3 (N) 38 19 8 11 51 44 46 3rd 6Q 6,440 Teddy Groves 13
1923–24 3 Division 3 (N) 42 14 8 20 44 59 36 17th 6Q 5,075 Teddy Groves 11
1924–25 3 Division 3 (N) 42 13 11 18 44 53 37 19th 5Q 4,810 Fred Burrill 14
1925–26 3 Division 3 (N) 42 10 6 26 58 107 26 21st[v] R1 3,368 Harry Crockford 17
1926–27 3 Division 3 (N) 42 14 10 18 68 81 38 14th R3 4,728 Bert White 24
1927–28 3 Division 3 (S) 42 12 9 21 75 101 33 18th R1 6,580 Moses Lane 36
1928–29 3 Division 3 (S) 42 13 12 17 73 79 38 14th R3 6,527 Moses Lane 15
1929–30 3 Division 3 (S) 42 13 8 21 71 78 34 17th R4 5,607 Albert Walters 25
1930–31 3 Division 3 (S) 42 14 9 19 78 95 37 17th R3 5,091 Johnny Eyres 16
1931–32 3 Division 3 (N) 40 16 3 21 57 85 35 16th R1 3,490 Gilbert Alsop 15
1932–33 3 Division 3 (N) 42 19 10 13 75 58 48 5th R4 5,279 Gilbert Alsop 28
1933–34 3 Division 3 (N) 42 23 7 12 97 60 53 4th R2 6,228 Gilbert Alsop 39
1934–35 3 Division 3 (N) 42 13 10 19 81 72 36 14th R3 F[w] 5,645 Gilbert Alsop 39
1935–36 3 Division 3 (N) 42 16 9 17 79 59 41 10th R3 R2 6,551 Bill Evans 24
1936–37 3 Division 3 (S) 42 13 10 19 63 85 36 17th R4 R1 5,672 Bill Evans 15
1937–38 3 Division 3 (S) 42 11 7 24 52 88 29 21st[x] R2 R2 4,564 Bill Evans 9
1938–39 3 Division 3 (S) 42 11 11 20 68 69 33 21st[y] R5 R1 7,364 Gilbert Alsop 23
1939–40[z] 3 Division 3 (S) 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
The Football League and FA Cup were suspended until after the Second World War.
1945–46 N/A R1[aa] F[ab]
1946–47 3 Division 3 (S) 42 17 12 13 74 59 46 5th R3 11,173 Dennis Wilshaw 18
1947–48 3 Division 3 (S) 42 21 9 12 70 40 51 3rd R3 15,711 Dave Massart 23
1948–49 3 Division 3 (S) 42 15 8 19 56 64 38 14th R4 10,772 Phil Chapman 25
1949–50 3 Division 3 (S) 42 9 16 17 61 62 34 19th R1 10,099 Johnny Devlin 22
1950–51 3 Division 3 (S) 46 15 10 21 52 62 40 15th R1 8,788 Don Dearson 10
Jack Winter
1951–52 3 Division 3 (S) 46 13 5 28 55 94 31 24th[ac] R1 7,084 Hugh Evans 12
Billy O'Neill
1952–53 3 Division 3 (S) 46 7 10 29 56 118 24 24th[ad] R1 5,992 Jack Bridgett 10
1953–54 3 Division 3 (S) 46 9 8 29 40 87 26 24th[ae] R3 9,278 George Dean 10
Fred Morris
1954–55 3 Division 3 (S) 46 10 14 22 75 86 34 23rd[af] R3 11,201 Tony Richards 22
1955–56 3 Division 3 (S) 46 15 8 23 68 84 38 20th R3 12,644 Tony Richards 15
1956–57 3 Division 3 (S) 46 16 12 18 80 74 44 15th R1 11,347 Don Dorman 18
1957–58 3 Division 3 (S) 46 14 9 23 61 75 37 20th R1 8,802 Tony Richards 21
1958–59 4 Division 4[ag] 46 21 10 15 95 64 52 6th R1 9,050 Tony Richards 28
1959–60 4 Division 4 46 28 9 9 102 60 65 1st R2 11,157 Tony Richards 24
1960–61 3 Division 3 46 28 6 12 98 60 62 2nd R1 R2[ah] 10,827 Tony Richards 36
1961–62 2 Division 2 42 14 11 17 70 75 39 14th R4 R2 12,703 Colin Taylor 17
1962–63 2 Division 2 42 11 9 22 53 89 31 21st R3 R2 9,824 Colin Taylor 10
1963–64 3 Division 3 46 13 14 19 59 76 40 19th R1 R3 7,308 Graham Matthews 15
1964–65 3 Division 3 46 15 7 24 55 80 37 19th R1 R1 6,754 Allan Clarke 23
1965–66 3 Division 3 46 20 10 16 77 64 50 9th R4 R2 9,297 Allan Clarke 18
1966–67 3 Division 3 46 18 10 18 65 72 46 12th R3 R4 8,594 Alan Baker 13
Colin Taylor
1967–68 3 Division 3 46 19 12 15 74 61 50 7th R4 R2 9,119 Jimmy Murray 11
Colin Taylor
1968–69 3 Division 3 46 14 16 16 50 49 44 13th R3 R2 5,867 Geoff Morris 9
Dave Wilson
1969–70 3 Division 3 46 17 12 17 54 67 46 12th R3 R1 5,428 Colin Taylor 9
1970–71 3 Division 3 46 14 11 21 51 57 39 20th R2 R2 5,212 Colin Taylor 13
1971–72 3 Division 3 46 15 18 13 62 57 48 9th R4 R1 5,445 Geoff Morris 11
1972–73 3 Division 3 46 18 7 21 56 66 43 17th R2 R1 4,803 Chris Jones 11
1973–74 3 Division 3 46 16 13 17 57 48 45 15th R2 R2 4,789 Alan Buckley 21
1974–75 3 Division 3 46 18 13 15 67 52 49 8th R5 R1 6,268 Alan Buckley 21
1975–76 3 Division 3 46 18 14 14 74 61 50 7th R1 R1 5,618 Alan Buckley 34
1976–77 3 Division 3 46 13 15 18 57 65 41 15th R3 R2 5,498 Alan Buckley 20
1977–78 3 Division 3 46 18 17 11 61 50 53 6th R5 R3 5,317 Alan Buckley 24
1978–79 3 Division 3 46 10 12 24 56 71 32 22nd R1 R2 4,047 Terry Austin 13
1979–80 4 Division 4 46 23 18 5 75 47 64 2nd R2 R1 5,549 Don Penn 25
1980–81 3 Division 3 46 13 15 18 59 74 41 20th R2 R1 4,265 Alan Buckley 11
1981–82 3 Division 3 46 13 14 19 51 55 53 20th R2 R1 3,744 Don Penn 14
1982–83 3 Division 3 46 17 13 16 64 63 64 10th R3 R1 3,243 Alan Buckley 13
1983–84 3 Division 3 46 22 9 15 68 61 75 6th R1 SF AR2[ai] 5,017 Alistair Brown 13
1984–85 3 Division 3 46 18 13 15 58 52 67 11th R3 R3 AQF 4,812 Richard O'Kelly 16
1985–86 3 Division 3 46 22 9 15 90 64 75 6th R3 R2 PR 4,891 Nicky Cross 21
1986–87 3 Division 3 46 22 9 15 80 67 75 8th R5 R2 AR1 5,313 David Kelly 23
1987–88 3 Division 3 46 23 13 10 68 50 82 3rd[aj] R2 R2 AR1 5,598 David Kelly 20
1988–89 2 Division 2 46 5 16 25 41 80 31 24th R3 R2 6,108 Stuart Rimmer 8
1989–90 3 Division 3 46 9 14 23 40 72 41 24th R3 R1 ASF 4,077 Stuart Rimmer 10
1990–91 4 Division 4 46 12 17 17 48 51 53 16th R2 R2 AR1 4,149 Stuart Rimmer 13
1991–92 4 Division 4 42 12 13 17 48 58 49 15th R1 R1 AQF 3,367 Rod McDonald 17
1992–93 4 Division 3[ak] 42 22 7 13 76 61 73 5th[al] R1 R2 AR2 3,628 Wayne Clarke 21
1993–94 4 Division 3 42 17 9 16 48 53 60 10th R2 R1 AR1 4,237 Kyle Lightbourne 7
1994–95 4 Division 3 42 24 11 7 75 40 83 2nd R3 R2 AR1 4,071 Kyle Lightbourne 23
1995–96 3 Division 2 46 19 12 15 60 45 69 11th R4 R1 AR2 3,982 Kyle Lightbourne 15
Kevin Wilson
1996–97 3 Division 2 46 19 10 17 54 53 67 12th R2 R1 AR2 3,892 Kyle Lightbourne 20
1997–98 3 Division 2 46 14 12 20 43 52 54 19th R4 R4 AF 4,062 Roger Boli 12
1998–99 3 Division 2 46 26 9 11 63 47 87 2nd R2 R1 AF 5,457 Andy Rammell 18
1999–2000 2 Division 1 46 11 13 22 52 77 46 22nd R3 R2 6,779 Michael Ricketts 11
2000–01 3 Division 2 46 23 12 11 79 50 81 4th[am] R3 R2 AQF 5,632 Jorge Leitão 18
2001–02 2 Division 1 46 13 12 21 51 71 51 18th R5 R2 6,832 Jorge Leitão 8
2002–03 2 Division 1 46 15 9 22 57 69 54 17th R5 R3 6,978 José Júnior 15
2003–04 2 Division 1 46 13 12 21 45 65 51 22nd R3 R2 7,853 Jorge Leitão 7
2004–05 3 League 1[an] 46 16 12 18 65 69 60 14th R1 R1 AQF 6,108 Matty Fryatt 15
2005–06 3 League 1 46 11 14 21 47 70 47 24th R4 R1 ASF 5,392 Matty Fryatt 11
2006–07 4 League 2 46 25 14 7 66 34 89 1st R1 R2 AR1 5,716 Dean Keates 13
2007–08 3 League 1 46 16 16 14 52 46 64 12th R3 R1 AR1 5,620 Tommy Mooney 11
2008–09 3 League 1 46 17 10 19 61 66 61 13th R1 R1 AQF 4,572 Michael Ricketts 12
2009–10 3 League 1 46 16 14 16 60 63 62 10th R2 R1 AR1 4,029 Troy Deeney 14
2010–11 3 League 1 46 12 12 22 56 75 48 20th R2 R1 AR1 3,846 Julian Gray 10
2011–12 3 League 1 46 10 20 16 51 57 50 19th R2 R1 AR2 4,274 Jon Macken 7
Alex Nicholls
2012–13 3 League 1 46 17 17 12 65 58 68 9th R1 R2 AR2 4,234 Will Grigg 19
2013–14 3 League 1 46 14 16 16 49 49 58 13th R2 R2 AR1 4,807 Craig Westcarr 14
2014–15 3 League 1 46 14 17 15 50 54 59 14th R1 R2 F[ao] 4,392 Tom Bradshaw 17
2015–16 3 League 1 46 24 12 10 71 49 84 3rd[ap] R4 R3 AR1 5,382 Tom Bradshaw 17
2016–17 3 League 1 46 14 16 16 51 58 58 14th R1 R1 R2 5,072 Erhun Öztumer 15
2017–18 3 League 1 46 13 13 20 53 66 52 19th R1 R1 R2 4,760 Erhun Öztumer 15
2018–19 3 League 1 46 12 11 23 49 71 47 22nd R3 R2 R2 4,927 Andy Cook 13
2019–20 4 League 2 36[aq] 13 8 15 40 49 47 12th[ar] R2 R1 R3 4,664 Josh Gordon 9
2020–21 4 League 2 46 11 20 15 45 53 53 19th R1 R1 Grp 0[as] Elijah Adebayo 10
2021–22 4 League 2 46 14 12 20 47 60 54 16th R2 R1 R2 4,979 George Miller 12
2022–23 4 League 2 46 12 19 15 46 49 55 16th R4 R2 Grp 5,540 Danny Johnson 12
2023–24 4 League 2 46 18 11 17 69 73 65 11th R3 R1 Grp 5,618 Isaac Hutchinson 12

Overall

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Correct up to end of 2023–24 season.

Notes

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  1. ^ Birmingham Senior Cup 1888–1905, Third Division North Cup 1934–36, Third Division South Cup 1936–46 and EFL Trophy (under various names) 1983–present.
  2. ^ Average attendance taken from league matches only.
  3. ^ Top goalscorer statistics include goals scored in league matches only.
  4. ^ In the same year an attempt was made to set up a league called The Combination involving clubs not invited to join The Football League. Lack of proper organisation meant it materialised into a series of friendly matches without proper league structure and wound up in April 1889.[4]
  5. ^ Walsall have competed in the FA Cup every season since their formation in 1888. Both preceding clubs, Walsall Town and Walsall Swifts, also both competed in each season from 1882–83 until the amalgamation.[1]
  6. ^ The Football Alliance was formed in 1889 by 12 clubs as an alternative to the Football League. Walsall Town Swifts were founder members.
  7. ^ The Second Division was formed in 1892 largely by clubs who had been competing in the Football Alliance. Walsall Town Swifts were founder members.
  8. ^ Having finished in last place, Walsall Town Swifts had to reapply for their place in the league. They were re-elected and following expansion to 16 teams, joined in the Second Division by Liverpool, Newcastle United and Woolwich Arsenal.[5]
  9. ^ Having finished in the bottom four, Walsall Town Swifts again had to reapply for their place in the league. They were not re-elected and replaced in the league by Loughborough Town.[5]
  10. ^ Walsall (having dropped the Town Swifts in their name) elected back to the Football League for the 1896–97 season, joining Blackpool and Gainsborough Trinity in replacing Burslem Port Vale, Crewe Alexandra and Rotherham Town.[5]
  11. ^ Walsall beat Wolves 2–1 in the final of the Birmingham Senior Cup.
  12. ^ Retained the Birmingham Senior Cup by beating Wolves 3–0 in the final.
  13. ^ Highest ever league position. With 18 teams in the First Division, Walsall were placed 24th nationally – the equivalent of 4th place in the modern day Championship.
  14. ^ Having finished in the bottom three, Walsall had to reapply to the Football League. They were not re-elected and replaced in the league by Bristol City. This would begin the club's twenty year absence from league football.[5]
  15. ^ Reapplied for a place in the Football League in 1902–03 but were not elected.[5]
  16. ^ From 1905 the larger clubs in the region, including Walsall and other Football League clubs, were allowed to enter their reserve sides in the Birmingham Senior Cup and invariably did so. Therefore, results beyond this year are not included in the seasons records.
  17. ^ Elected to the Southern League Division 2 in 1910–11 but continued to play in the Birmingham & District League.
  18. ^ Left the Southern League at end of the 1911–12 season and continued to play in only the Birmingham & District League.
  19. ^ Home match against Cwm Albion in April 1912 was not played as Cwm could not complete their fixtures. Walsall were awarded the win.
  20. ^ Applied for a place in the Football League in 1920–21 but were not elected.[5]
  21. ^ The Third Division North was formed in 1921 from several regional leagues including the Birmingham & District League. Walsall were founder members and re-joined the Football League after a twenty year absence.
  22. ^ Forced to reapply to the Football League for the 1926–27 season but were comfortably re-elected with 33 votes.[5]
  23. ^ Reached the final of the Third Division North Cup, losing 2–0 to Stockport County at Maine Road.
  24. ^ Forced to reapply to the Football League for the 1938–39 season but were re-elected with 34 votes.[5]
  25. ^ Forced to reapply to the Football League for the 1939–40 season and were re-elected with 36 votes.[5]
  26. ^ 1939–40 season was abandoned after 3 league matches due to the Second World War and all results were annulled.
  27. ^ The FA Cup was contested in 1945–46 but the Football League did not resume until the following season.
  28. ^ The Third Division North and South Cup was revived in 1946. In each regional section 11 teams played on a league basis, with the first two places in each region then contesting the semi-finals of a knockout competition. Walsall reached the final where they lost 1–0 to Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge.[6]
  29. ^ Forced to reapply to the Football League for the 1952–53 season and were re-elected with 45 votes.[5]
  30. ^ For the second season in a row, Walsall were forced to reapply to the Football League and were re-elected with 41 votes.[5]
  31. ^ For the third season in a row, Walsall were forced to reapply to the Football League and were re-elected with 32 votes.[5]
  32. ^ Walsall were forced to reapply to the Football League for the fourth season in a row ahead of the 1955–56 season and were re-elected with 33 votes. This was the tenth and final election the club had to face.[5]
  33. ^ The Fourth Division was created in 1958 by merging the regionalised Third Division North and South. The 12 best teams of each regional league in 1957–58 remained in the nationalised Third Division and the rest, including Walsall, became founder members of the Fourth Division. This gave Walsall the distinction of being founder members of Second, Third and Fourth tiers in the Football League.
  34. ^ The League Cup was introduced in the 1960–61 season specifically as a mid-week floodlit tournament, to replace the Southern Professional Floodlit Cup.[7]
  35. ^ Associate Members' Cup introduced for third and fourth tier teams for the 1983–84 season. In 1992 it was renamed the Football League Trophy and renamed again as the EFL Trophy in 2016.
  36. ^ Won promotion by beating Bristol City 4–0 in a replayed play-off final at Fellows Park. The original tie was played over two legs and ended 3–3 with a penalty shootout to decide the venue of the replay, which Walsall won.
  37. ^ The Fourth Division was renamed the Third Division after the Premier League was formed and broke away from the Football League.
  38. ^ Lost 3–9 on aggregate to Crewe in the play-off semi-final.
  39. ^ Won promotion by beating Reading 3–2 after extra-time in the play-off final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.[8] It was the first year the play-off finals were held in Cardiff following the closure of Wembley Stadium for redevelopment.
  40. ^ The Second Division was renamed and rebranded League 1 from the start of the 2004–05 season, along with the Championship and League 2.[9]
  41. ^ Walsall reached the final of the Football League Trophy, losing 2–0 to Bristol City at Wembley Stadium.[10] It was the club's first appearance at the National Stadium in their 127-year history.[11]
  42. ^ Lost 1–6 on aggregate to Barnsley in the play-off semi-final.
  43. ^ The League Two season was delayed on 13 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12] League Two clubs voted by an overwhelming majority to formally end the 2019–20 season on 9 June 2020, with the final standings to be determined by point-per-game ratios.[13]
  44. ^ With an overall PPG of 1.31, Walsall finished in 12th place.[13]
  45. ^ Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic all matches were played behind closed doors with no spectators.

References

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  3. ^ "Walsall FC". european-football-statistics.co.uk.
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  7. ^ "The Southern Professional Floodlit Cup 1955–1960". Footysphere. 22 September 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  8. ^ "Walsall break Reading hearts". BBC Sport. 27 May 2001. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
  9. ^ "League gets revamp". BBC Sport. 10 June 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
  10. ^ "Bristol City tick off their first objective with comfortable win over Walsall". The Guardian. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Walsall's Wembley near-misses". The Football League. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Premier League, Football League and WSL suspended until April". The Guardian. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  13. ^ a b "League Two opts to curtail". English Football League. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
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