2023–24_Walsall_F.C._season

2023–24 Walsall F.C. season

136th season in existence of Walsall FC

The 2023–24 season is the 136th season in the history of Walsall and their fifth consecutive season in League Two. The club are participating in 2023–24 EFL League Two, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.

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Walsall

2023–24 season

Owner

Trivela Group

Chairman

Benjamin Boycott
Leigh Pomlett

Head Coach

Mat Sadler^[1]

Stadium

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

← 2022–23

2024–25 →

Current squad

As of 12 March 2024

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No.	Name	Position	Place of birth	Date of birth (Age)	Previous club	Date signed	Fee	Contract end
Goalkeepers
1	Owen Evans	GK	Newport	(1996-11-28) 28 November 1996 (age 27)	Cheltenham Town	1 July 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
22	Jackson Smith	GK	Telford	(2001-10-14) 14 October 2001 (age 22)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	21 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
32	George Barrett	GK			Academy	25 November 2022	Trainee	30 June 2024
Defenders
2	David Okagbue	CB		(2003-10-05) 5 October 2003 (age 20)	Stoke City	1 September 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
3	Liam Gordon	LB	London	(1999-05-15) 15 May 1999 (age 24)	Bolton Wanderers	1 July 2022	Free	30 June 2025
4	Oisin McEntee	CB	Shercock	(2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 (age 23)	Newcastle United	1 July 2022	Free	30 June 2025
5	Donervon Daniels	CB	Plymouth	(1993-11-24) 24 November 1993 (age 30)	Crewe Alexandra	24 January 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
6	Priestley Farquharson	CB	London	(1997-03-15) 15 March 1997 (age 27)	Newport County	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
12	Joe Foulkes	RB	Dudley	(2003-06-23) 23 June 2003 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2021	Trainee	30 June 2024
19	Harry Williams	CB		(2002-08-15) 15 August 2002 (age 21)	Alvechurch	20 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
24	Rollin Menayese	CB	Kinshasa	(1997-12-04) 4 December 1997 (age 26)	Mansfield Town	4 January 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
31	Cayden Bennett	CB			Academy	13 November 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
36	Emmanuel Adegboyega	CB	Dundalk	(2003-09-16) 16 September 2003 (age 20)	Norwich City	4 January 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
Midfielders
7	Joe Riley	DM	Blackpool	(1996-12-06) 6 December 1996 (age 27)	Carlisle United	1 July 2022	Free	30 June 2024
8	Isaac Hutchinson	AM	Eastbourne	(2000-04-10) 10 April 2000 (age 24)	Derby County	1 July 2022	Free	30 June 2025
14	Brandon Comley	CM	Islington	(1995-11-18) 18 November 1995 (age 28)	Dagenham & Redbridge	1 July 2022	Free	30 June 2026
17	Jack Earing	CM	Bury	(1999-01-21) 21 January 1999 (age 25)	FC Halifax Town	1 July 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
21	Taylor Allen	LM	Walsall	(2000-06-16) 16 June 2000 (age 23)	Forest Green Rovers	1 July 2022	Free	30 June 2024
25	Ryan Stirk	DM	Birmingham	(2000-09-25) 25 September 2000 (age 23)	Birmingham City	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
26	Ross Tierney	CM	Dublin	(2001-03-06) 6 March 2001 (age 23)	Motherwell	24 July 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
27	Dylan Thomas	CM			Academy	22 August 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
30	Jamie Jellis	CM	Aylesbury	(2001-01-12) 12 January 2001 (age 23)	Tamworth	25 January 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
Forwards
9	Jamille Matt	CF	Kingston	(1989-10-20) 20 October 1989 (age 34)	Forest Green Rovers	13 January 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
10	Tom Knowles	LW	Cambridge	(1998-09-27) 27 September 1998 (age 25)	Yeovil Town	4 August 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
11	Douglas James-Taylor	CF	London	(2001-11-18) 18 November 2001 (age 22)	Stoke City	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2024
18	Josh Gordon	CF	Stoke-on-Trent	(1994-10-10) 10 October 1994 (age 29)	Burton Albion	11 January 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
20	Aramide Oteh	CF	Lee	(1998-09-10) 10 September 1998 (age 25)	Crawley Town	24 July 2023	Free	30 June 2024
23	Modou Faal	CF		(2003-02-11) 11 February 2003 (age 21)	West Bromwich Albion	15 January 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
33	Jaiy Leydon	CF			Academy	13 November 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
34	Charlie Wragg	CF			Academy	13 November 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
39	Danny Johnson	CF	Middlesbrough	(1993-02-28) 28 February 1993 (age 31)	Mansfield Town	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
Out on Loan
16	Ronan Maher	CM	Birmingham	(2004-12-30) 30 December 2004 (age 19)	Academy	1 July 2022	Trainee	30 June 2025
—	Evan Weir	LB	Ratoath	(2002-04-16) 16 April 2002 (age 22)	Drogheda United	1 January 2024	Free	30 June 2025

Transfers

In

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Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
1 July 2023	CB	Priestley Farquharson	Newport County	Free Transfer	^[2]
1 July 2023	LB	Chris Hussey	Stockport County	Free Transfer	^[3]
1 July 2023	ST	Douglas James-Taylor	Stoke City	Free Transfer	^[4]
1 July 2023	ST	Danny Johnson	Mansfield Town	Free Transfer	^[5]
1 July 2023	DM	Ryan Stirk	Birmingham City	Free Transfer	^[6]
20 July 2023	CB	Harry Williams	Alvechurch	Undisclosed	^[7]
21 July 2023	GK	Jackson Smith	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Undisclosed	^[8]
24 July 2023	CF	Aramide Oteh	Crawley Town	Free Transfer	^[9]
1 January 2024	LB	Evan Weir	Drogheda United	Undisclosed	^[10]
25 January 2024	CM	Jamie Jellis	Tamworth	Undisclosed	^[11]

Out

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Date	Pos	Player	To	Fee	Ref
30 June 2023	CF	Timmy Abraham	Boreham Wood	Released	^[12]^[13]
30 June 2023	CB	Peter Clarke	Warrington Town	Released	^[12]^[14]
30 June 2023	DM	Liam Kinsella	Swindon Town	Released	^[12]^[15]
30 June 2023	CM	Joss Labadie	Solihull Moors	Released	^[12]^[16]
30 June 2023	AM	Jacob Maddox	Forest Green Rovers	Released	^[12]^[17]
30 June 2023	CB	Manny Monthé	Northampton Town	Released	^[12]^[18]
30 June 2023	CF	Jonas Mukuna	Farnborough	Released	^[12]^[19]
30 June 2023	CM	Sam Perry	Waterford	Released	^[12]
30 June 2023	RB	Hayden White	Ebbsfleet United	Released	^[12]^[20]
30 June 2023	CF	Conor Wilkinson	Motherwell	Released	^[12]^[21]
30 June 2023	CF	Andy Williams	Hereford	Released	^[12]^[22]
21 July 2023	CF	Shay Willock	Alvechurch	Free Transfer	^[23]
13 September 2023	LB	Chris Hussey	Stratford Town	Released	^[24]^[25]
2 January 2024	CM	Marvellous Onabirekhanlen	Sporting Khalsa	Released	^[26]^[27]

Loaned in

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Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	Date until	Ref
7 July 2023	CF	Freddie Draper	Lincoln City	5 January 2024^{[lower-alpha 1]}	^[28]^[29]
24 July 2023	AM	Ross Tierney	Motherwell	End of Season	^[30]
1 September 2023	DM	Harvey Griffiths	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2 January 2024^{[lower-alpha 2]}	^[31]^[32]
1 September 2023	CB	David Okagbue	Stoke City	End of Season	^[33]
4 January 2024	CB	Emmanuel Adegboyega	Norwich City	End of Season	^[34]
11 January 2024	CF	Josh Gordon	Burton Albion	End of Season	^[35]
15 January 2024	CF	Modou Faal	West Bromwich Albion	End of Season	^[36]

Loaned out

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Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	Until	Ref
9 August 2023	CM	Marvellous Onabirekhanlen	Stourbridge	3 September 2023	^[37]
25 August 2023	CM	Ronan Maher	Rushall Olympic	7 November 2023^{[lower-alpha 3]}	^[38]^[39]
6 September 2023	CM	Marvellous Onabirekhanlen	Chasetown	13 November 2023^{[lower-alpha 4]}	^[40]^[41]
14 September 2023	GK	George Barrett	Paget Rangers	12 October 2023	^[42]
1 January 2024	LB	Evan Weir	Drogheda United	End of Season	^[10]
25 January 2024	CB	Rollin Menayese	Aldershot Town	12 March 2024^{[lower-alpha 5]}	^[43]^[44]
26 January 2024	CM	Ronan Maher	Rushall Olympic	End of Season	^[45]

On 5 January, Draper was recalled back early to Lincoln.
On 2 January, Griffiths was recalled back early to Wolves.
On 7 November, Maher was recalled back early from his loan at Rushall Olympic.
On 16 October, Onabirekhanlen's loan at Chasetown was extended by a further month.
On 12 March, Menayese was recalled back early from his loan at Aldershot.

Pre-season and friendlies

On 23 May, Walsall announced their first pre-season friendly, against Solihull Moors.^[46] Two further matches were added on June 2, against Leamington and Aston Villa.^[47] In memory of Wayne Evans, a pre-season fixture against Rochdale was added.^[48]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Leamington v Walsall

11 July 2023 Friendly	Leamington	1–4	Walsall	Leamington Spa
19:45 BST	Stewart 45'	Report	Johnson 1' James-Taylor 32', 40' Hutchinson 48'	Stadium: New Windmill Ground

Walsall v Aston Villa

15 July 2023 Friendly	Walsall	1–1	Aston Villa	Bescot
13:00 BST	Johnson 31'	Report	Watkins 43' (pen.)	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 9,328

Walsall v Rochdale

21 July 2023 Wayne Evans Memorial	Walsall	1–1	Rochdale	Bescot
19:30 BST	Hutchinson 77'	Report	Rodney 27'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium

West Bromwich Albion U21 v Walsall

25 July 2023 Friendly	West Bromwich Albion U21	0–2	Walsall	Walsall
14:00 BST		Report	James-Taylor 24' Draper 32'	Stadium: West Bromwich Albion Traning Ground Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Solihull Moors v Walsall

29 July 2023 Friendly	Solihull Moors	0–3	Walsall	Solihull
15:00 BST		Report	Gordon 76' Hutchinson 89' Maher 90+2'	Stadium: Damson Park Attendance: 1,034 (570 away)

Competitions

Overall record

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Competition	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
League Two	Matchday 1		25	10	6	9	39	36	+3	040.00
FA Cup	First round	Third round	4	2	1	1	5	5	+0	050.00
EFL Cup	First round	First round	1	0	0	1	3	4	−1	000.00
EFL Trophy	Group stage	Group stage	3	0	1	2	5	7	−2	000.00
Total			33	12	8	13	52	52	+0	036.36

Last updated: 6 January 2024
Source: Soccerway

League Two

Main article: 2023–24 EFL League Two

League table

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	Barrow	46	18	15	13	62	56	+6	69
9	Bradford City	46	19	12	15	61	59	+2	69
10	AFC Wimbledon	46	17	14	15	64	51	+13	65
11	Walsall	46	18	11	17	69	73	−4	65
12	Gillingham	46	18	10	18	46	57	−11	64
13	Harrogate Town	46	17	12	17	60	69	−9	63
14	Notts County	46	18	7	21	89	86	+3	61

Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. 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^[49]

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
45	18	11	16	68	68	0	65	12	6	5	35	24	+11	6	5	11	33	44	−11

Last updated: 20 April 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Matches

On 22 June, the EFL League Two fixtures were released.^[50]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Morecambe v Walsall

5 August 2023 (2023-08-05) 1	Morecambe	2–1	Walsall	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Mayor 25' Love 34' Songo'o 38' McKiernan 48' Rawson 90+2' 90+3' Bedeau 90+5' Slew 90+11'	Report	Riley 37' Johnson 38' 90+5' McEntee 45+1' Hutchinson 86'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 4,609 Referee: Martin Coy

Walsall v Stockport County

12 August 2023 2	Walsall	2–1	Stockport County	Bescot
15:00 BST	Johnson 25' Stirk 42' Draper 49' Hutchinson 63' Oteh 79'	Report	Johnson 7' Horsfall 67' Barry 70' Southam-Hales 75' Olaofe 82' Rydel 90+7'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 6,008 Referee: Jacob Miles

Wrexham v Walsall

15 August 2023 3	Wrexham	4–2	Walsall	Wrexham
19:45 BST	Boyle 8' Palmer 16' 20' Bickerstaff 56' Lee 85'	Report	Hussey 24' McEntee 35' Foulkes 53' Oteh 83' Forde 90+1' (o.g.)	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 10,118 Referee: Simon Mather

Crewe Alexandra v Walsall

19 August 2023 4	Crewe Alexandra	2–2	Walsall	Crewe
15:00 BST	Nevitt 60' 77' Powell 90+4'	Report	Draper 1' Hutchinson 29' Stirk 65'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,892 Referee: Sam Allison

Walsall v Grimsby Town

26 August 2023 5	Walsall	1–1	Grimsby Town	Bescot
15:00 BST	Hussey 9' 90+2' Knowles 59' Stirk 81' Evans 90+6'	Report	Rose 7' Rodgers 41' Eisa 52' Clifton 89'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,314 Referee: Ben Atkinson

Walsall v Colchester United

2 September 2023 6	Walsall	1–0	Colchester United	Bescot
15:00 BST	Farquharson 43' Hutchinson 65' Evans 76' Draper 79' Stirk 87'	Report	Taylor 54'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,058 Referee: Lee Swabey

Salford City v Walsall

9 September 2023 7	Salford City	1–2	Walsall	Kersal
15:00 BST	Smith 15' Mallan 56' Ashley 75'	Report	Draper 59' Stirk 76' McEntee 77'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 2,847 Referee: Paul Howard

Swindon Town v Walsall

16 September 2023 8	Swindon Town	2–0	Walsall	Swindon
15:00 BST	Austin 2' Khan 36' Hepburn-Murphy 88' Hutton 90+4'	Report	Hutchinson 25' Knowles 62' 66' Gordon 90+4'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 9,131 Referee: Matthew Corlett

Walsall v AFC Wimbledon

23 September 2023 9	Walsall	1–3	AFC Wimbledon	Bescot
15:00 BST	Allen 37' Draper 58'	Report	Lemonheigh-Evans 6' 78' Little 56' Currie 61' Ogundere 72' Al-Hamadi 83'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,318 Referee: Declan Bourne

Bradford City v Walsall

30 September 2003 10	Bradford City	1–3	Walsall	Bradford
15:00 BST	Cook 23' (pen.) Tulloch 55'	Report	Riley 22' Gordon 26' 43' Oteh 45+3' Draper 56' Tierney 76' Williams 79'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 17,038 Referee: Scott Jackson

Walsall v Milton Keynes Dons

3 October 2023 11	Walsall	0–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Bescot
19:45 BST	McEntee 27' Hutchinson 41' Williams 53'	Report	Harrison 24' Gilbey 66' Norman 67'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,515 Referee: Christopher Pollard

Sutton United v Walsall

7 October 2023 12	Sutton United	4–0	Walsall	Sutton
15:00 BST	Patrick 6' Smith 12', 37' Riley 12' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 3,009 (275 away) Referee: Ed Duckworth

Walsall v Gillingham

14 October 2023 13	Walsall	4–1	Gillingham	Bescot
15:00 BST	Hutchinson 34', 58', 85' Draper 39' Tierney 70' Knowles 72' McEntee 77'	Report	Clark 48' Bonne 60' 74' Ogie 90+5'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,633 (600 away) Referee: Charles Breakspear

Newport County v Walsall

20 October 2023 14	Newport County	3–3	Walsall	Newport
19:45 GMT	Morris 4', 67' Evans 45+4'	Report	Draper 16', 53', 90+6' 90+7' Knowles 61'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,896 Referee: Sunny Gill

Walsall v Crawley Town

24 October 2023 15	Walsall	1–1	Crawley Town	Bescot
19:45 GMT	Johnson 88'	Report	Tsaroulla 55' Maguire 81' Williams 88' Orsi 90+4'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,108 Referee: Will Finnie

Mansfield Town v Walsall

28 October 2023 16	Mansfield Town	2–1	Walsall	Mansfield
15:00 GMT	Flint 16' Brunt 38' Gale 59' Bowery 71' Boateng 86'	Report	Knowles 40' Stirk 52' Comley 59'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 7,641 Referee: David Rock

Walsall v Harrogate Town

11 November 2023 17	Walsall	0–1	Harrogate Town	Bescot
15:00 GMT		Report	Sutton 52' Falkingham 82' Thomson 84'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,654 Referee: Matthew Corlett

Walsall v Forest Green Rovers

25 November 2023 19	Walsall	0–0	Forest Green Rovers	Bescot
15:00 GMT	Maher 35' McEntee 90+1'	Report	Deeney 89' Bernard 90+1' Welch 90+7'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 6,317 Referee: Peter Wright

Barrow v Walsall

28 November 2023 20	Barrow	2–0	Walsall	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 GMT	Whitfield 11' Acquah 44' Canavan 70'	Report	Daniels 25' Farquharson 54'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3,072 Referee: Lewis Smith

Notts County v Walsall

9 December 2023 21	Notts County	1–2	Walsall	Nottingham
15:00 GMT	Baldwin 32' 85' Cameron 78'	Report	Smith 25' McEntee 56' 63' 65'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 11,040 Referee: Dale Baines

Walsall v Tranmere Rovers

16 December 2023 22	Walsall	1–0	Tranmere Rovers	Bescot
15:00 GMT	Daniels 50' Matt 64' 83' McEntee 69' Comley 73'	Report	Belehouan 84'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,190 Referee: Alan Young

Accrington Stanley v Walsall

23 December 2023 23	Accrington Stanley	2–1	Walsall	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Leigh 9' Woods 45+3' Pritchard 57'		Draper 45+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,386 Referee: Scott Oldham

Walsall v Crewe Alexandra

26 December 2023 24	Walsall	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	Bescot
15:00 GMT	Hutchinson 8' Draper 33' McEntee 61'	Report	White 39' O'Riordan 54' Long 71' Rowe 90+1' Cooney 90+3'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,672 Referee: Scott Jackson

Walsall v Wrexham

29 December 2023 25	Walsall	3–1	Wrexham	Bescot
15:00 GMT	Earing 16' Farquharson 52' Hutchinson 60' James-Taylor 76' Allen 83' Knowles 90+3'	Report	Mullin 24' (pen.) Cannon 59'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 8,709 Referee: Paul Howard

Grimsby Town v Walsall

1 January 2024 26	Grimsby Town	1–6	Walsall	Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT	Rose 29'	Report	James-Taylor 38' Hutchinson 43', 55' (pen.) Earing 50' Farquharson 66' Allen 71' Johnson 90+5'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 6,355 Referee: Edward Duckworth

Stockport County v Walsall

13 January 2024 28	Stockport County	3–1	Walsall	Stockport
15:00 GMT	Bristow 29' Wright 45+2' Olaofe 55' Madden 76' (pen.)	Report	Comley 22' James-Taylor 45+4'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 9,742 Referee: Ben Atkinson

Walsall v Sutton United

27 January 2024 30	Walsall	1–1	Sutton United	Bescot
15:00 GMT	Okagbue 15' Daniels 18' Knowles 62' Evans 69' Hutchinson 80' Comley 90+2'	Report	John 9' Eastmond 23' Beautyman 29' N'Guessan 90+4'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,094 Referee: Ross Joyce

Gillingham v Walsall

3 February 2024 31	Gillingham	1–1	Walsall	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	Lapslie 40' Ogie 61' Masterson 77' Dieng 89'	Report	Gordon 33' Okagbue 58' Hutchinson 62' (pen.)	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,710 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Walsall v Newport County

10 February 2024 32	Walsall	0–3	Newport County	Bescot
15:00 GMT	Evans 86'	Report	Morris 4' Evans 15' Charsley 38'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,454 Referee: Lee Swabey

Crawley Town v Walsall

13 February 2024 33	Crawley Town	1–1	Walsall	Crawley
19:45 GMT	Conroy 17' Williams 21' Maguire 45' Kelly 64'	Report	Hutchinson 38' (pen.) 76' Comley 44' Smith 81'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,450 Referee: John Busby

Walsall v Mansfield Town

17 February 2024 34	Walsall	2–1	Mansfield Town	Bescot
15:00 GMT	Matt 47' Adegboyega 65' Gordon 79' Knowles 80'	Report	Clarke 37' Quinn 50' Bowery 90+4'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 6,625 Referee: Thomas Parsons

Walsall v Morecambe

20 February 2024 27^[51]^[52]	Walsall	3–0	Morecambe	Bescot
19:45 GMT	Tierney 13' Comley 23' Matt 26' Gordon 58' Knowles 62' Adegboyega 65' Earing 90+1'	Report	Stokes 53' Tutonda 80'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,543 Referee: Carl Brook
Note: Fixture originally scheduled for 6 January and 6 February, but was postponed due to both sides advancing in the FA Cup^[53] and a waterlogged pitch respectively.^[54]

Harrogate Town v Walsall

24 February 2024 35	Harrogate Town	0–2	Walsall	Harrogate
15:00 GMT		Report	Gordon 48' 85' Earing 67' Faal 84'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 3,167 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Walsall v Accrington Stanley

27 February 2024 29^[55]	Walsall	2–1	Accrington Stanley	Bescot
19:45 GMT	Okagbue 60' Adegboyega 85' L. Gordon 90+6' Faal 90+7'	Report	Martin 22' Nolan 56' (pen.) 87'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,013 Referee: Farai Hallam
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 20 January, but was postponed due to a unplayable playing surface.^[56]

Walsall v Doncaster Rovers

2 March 2024 36	Walsall	3–1	Doncaster Rovers	Bescot
15:00 GMT	Gordon 18' Earing 67' Faal 80'	Report	Hurst 62' Maxwell 63' Anderson 71' Olowu 85' Waters 89' Sterry 90+2'	Stadium: Poundland Bescot Stadium Attendance: 7,118 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Forest Green Rovers v Walsall

9 March 2024 37	Forest Green Rovers	2–0	Walsall	Nailsworth
15:00 GMT	Osadebe 63' Omotoye 67' Moore-Taylor 72' McAllister 81' (pen.) Thompson 84'	Report	Matt 23' Okagbue 67' 72' Hutchinson 71'	Stadium: The Bolt New Lawn Attendance: 2,883 Referee: Thomas Kirk

Walsall v Barrow

12 March 2024 38	Walsall	1–1	Barrow	Bescot
19:45 GMT	Menayese 38' Foulkes 50' Gordon 77'	Report	Campbell 53' (pen.) Ray 54'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,737 Referee: Martin Woods

Colchester United v Walsall

16 March 2024 39	Colchester United	1–1	Walsall	Colchester
15:00 GMT	McGeehan 48', 86' Chilvers 53'	Report	Allen 37' Adegboyega 90+1' Comley 90+4'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,704 Referee: David Rock

Milton Keynes Dons v Walsall

29 March 2024 41	Milton Keynes Dons	5–0	Walsall	Denbigh
15:00 GMT	Tezgel 28' Dean 59' (pen.), 78' Gilbey 62' Tomlinson 74'	Report	Gordon 68' Adegboyega 81'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 8,121 Referee: Edward Duckworth

Walsall v Salford City

1 April 2024 42	Walsall	2–1	Salford City	Bescot
15:00 BST	Matt 9' Faal 90+2'	Report	Garbutt 41' Mariappa 50' Lund 61'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 6,189 Referee: Daniel Middleton

Tranmere Rovers v Walsall

6 April 2024 43	Tranmere Rovers	1–3	Walsall	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Hendry 24' O'Connor 40' Davies 56'	Report	Stirk 36' Matt 45+2' Allen 57' Comley 68' Gordon 90+3'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,849 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Doncaster Rovers v Walsall

9 April 2024 18^[57]	Doncaster Rovers	2–1	Walsall	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Ironside 39' Adelakun 45+2', 77' Biggins 90+2'	Report	Foulkes 37' Gordon 65' Hutchinson 90+3'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 6,487 Referee: Ben Speedie
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 18 November, but was postponed due to international call-ups.^[58]

Walsall v Notts County

13 April 2024 44	Walsall	1–3	Notts County	Bescot
15:00 BST	Matt 40' Comley 43' 59' Tierney 61' Faal 68' Hutchinson 90+2' Foulkes 90+7'	Report	Langstaff 2' Nemane 28' Bostock 53' Austin 69' Crowley 75'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 6,576 Referee: Scott Tallis

Walsall v Swindon Town

16 April 2024 40^[59]	Walsall	2–1	Swindon Town	Bescot
19:45 BST	Faal 11' Stirk 87' Johnson 89'	Report	Glatzel 68'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,709 Referee: Matthew Corlett
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 23 March, but was postponed due to international call-ups.^[59]

Walsall v Bradford City

20 April 2024 45	Walsall	2–3	Bradford City	Bescot
15:00 BST	Stirk 7' Faal 16' Allen 32' Knowles 90+5'	Report	Cook 19' Walker 40', 53', 59' 68' Kelly 45+1' Wright 67' Smallwood 90+5'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 6,656 Referee: Adam Herczeg

AFC Wimbledon v Walsall

27 April 2024 46	AFC Wimbledon	5–1	Walsall	Wimbledon
15:00 BST	Bugiel 9', 34', 52' Curtis 55' Faal 62' (o.g.)	Report	Hutchinson 25' Faal 45+7'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 8,623 Referee: Scott Oldham

FA Cup

Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

Walsall were drawn away to Sheppey United in the first round,^[60] to Alfreton Town in the second round^[61] and away to Southampton in the third round.^[62]^[63]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Sheppey United v Walsall

3 November 2023 First Round	Sheppey United	1–4	Walsall	Isle of Sheppey
19:45 GMT	Bessey-Saldanha 21'	Report	James-Taylor 32' Knowles 53' Tierney 63' Hutchinson 87'	Stadium: Holm Park Referee: Tom Reeves

Alfreton Town v Walsall

5 December 2023^[64] Second round	Alfreton Town	0–0	Walsall	Alfreton
19:45 GMT	Newall 85'	Report	Knowles 85' Daniels 90+2'	Stadium: North Stree Referee: Sam Allison
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 2 December, but was postponed due to a frozen pitch.

Walsall v Alfreton Town

12 December 2023 Second round replay	Walsall	1–0	Alfreton Town	Bescot
19:45 GMT	Matt 6' 45+1' Comley 29' Knowles 36' Stirk 51' Okagbue 90+1'	Report	Brisley 18' Newall 30' Clackstone 75' Willis 90+6'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 2,112 Referee: Simon Mather

Southampton v Walsall

6 January 2024 Third round	Southampton	4–0	Walsall	Southampton
15:00 GMT	Fraser 6', 68' Amo-Ameyaw 45+2' Mara 58' Adams 78'	Report		Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 22,627 Referee: David Webb

EFL Cup

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

Walsall were drawn away to Blackburn Rovers in the first round.^[65]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Blackburn Rovers v Walsall

8 August 2023 First round	Blackburn Rovers	4–3	Walsall	Blackburn
19:45 BST	Gilsenan 21' Ennis 40' Garrett 50' Buckley 67'	Report	McEntee 19' Tierney 37' Johnson 81' Maher 84'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 6,173 Referee: Ben Speedie

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Walsall were drawn into Southern Group A alongside Forest Green Rovers, Shrewsbury Town and Brighton & Hove Albion U21.^[66]

More information Pos, Div ...

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Forest Green Rovers	3	1	1	1	0	4	1	+3	6	Advance to Round 2
2	ACA	Brighton & Hove Albion U21	3	1	1	1	0	3	2	+1	6	Advance to Round 2
3	L1	Shrewsbury Town	3	1	1	0	1	3	5	−2	5
4	L2	Walsall	3	0	0	1	2	5	7	−2	1

Updated to match(es) played on 14 November 2023. Source: EFL.com

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Walsall v Brighton & Hove Albion U21

22 August 2023 Group stage	Walsall	2–3	Brighton & Hove Albion U21	Bescot
19:00 BST	McEntee 27' Allen 83' Knowles 86' 89'	Report	Moran 13', 33' McConville 21' Gordon 65' (o.g.) McGill 90+3'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 1,780 Referee: Thomas Parsons

Walsall v Forest Green Rovers

10 October 2023 Group stage	Walsall	1–1	Forest Green Rovers	Bescot
19:00 BST	Tierney 58' Hutchinson 67'	Report	Maddox 29' Welch 46' Omotoye 51' Lavinier 90+6'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 1,516 Referee: Stephen Parkinson
	Penalties
	Stirk James-Taylor McEntee Johnson		Stevens Taylor Robson Bunker

Shrewsbury Town v Walsall

14 November 2023 Group stage	Shrewsbury Town	3–2	Walsall	Shrewsbury
19:00 GMT	Udoh 32' Benning 34' Pierre 48' Bowman 49' Burgoyne 61' Loughran 90+5'	Report	Johnson 6' 61' Knowles 33' McEntee 48' Griffiths 57' Hutchinson 73' James-Taylor 90'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 1,409 Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo

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