List_of_Walsall_F.C._seasons
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 table below details the club's achievements in all national competitions and records their average attendance and top goalscorer for each completed league season.
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| Season | League[1][2] | FA Cup[1][2] |
League Cup[1][2] |
Other Cup[1][2][lower-alpha 1] |
Average att.[1][3][lower-alpha 2] |
Top goalscorer[1][2][lower-alpha 3] | ||||||||||
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| Tier | Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Gls | |||||
| 1888–89 | – | Midland Association[lower-alpha 4] | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 18 | – | R2[lower-alpha 5] | – | R2 | 1,643 | Sammy Holmes | 7 |
| 1889–90 | – | Football Alliance[lower-alpha 6] | 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[lower-alpha 7] | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 37 | 75 | 13 | 12th[lower-alpha 8] | 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[lower-alpha 9] | 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[lower-alpha 10] | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 53 | 69 | 26 | 12th | 4Q | – | W[lower-alpha 11] | 3,950 | Alf Griffin | 12 |
| 1897–98 | 2 | Division 2 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 58 | 58 | 29 | 10th | R1 | – | W[lower-alpha 12] | 2,900 | Jack Aston | 12 |
| George Johnson | ||||||||||||||||
| 1898–99 | 2 | Division 2 | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 79 | 36 | 42 | 6th[lower-alpha 13] | 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[lower-alpha 14] | 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[lower-alpha 15] | 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[lower-alpha 16] | 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[lower-alpha 17] |
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[lower-alpha 18] |
34 26[lower-alpha 19] |
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[lower-alpha 20] | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 68 | 47 | 42 | 5th | 1Q | – | – | 7,512 | Ernie Edwards | 21 |
| 1921–22 | 3 | Division 3 (N)[lower-alpha 21] | 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[lower-alpha 22] | 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[lower-alpha 23] | 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[lower-alpha 24] | R2 | – | R2 | 4,564 | Bill Evans | 9 |
| 1938–39 | 3 | Division 3 (S) | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 68 | 69 | 33 | 21st[lower-alpha 25] | R5 | – | R1 | 7,364 | Gilbert Alsop | 23 |
| 1939–40[lower-alpha 26] | 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[lower-alpha 27] | – | F[lower-alpha 28] | – | – | – | |||||||||
| 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[lower-alpha 29] | R1 | – | – | 7,084 | Hugh Evans | 12 |
| Billy O'Neill | ||||||||||||||||
| 1952–53 | 3 | Division 3 (S) | 46 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 56 | 118 | 24 | 24th[lower-alpha 30] | R1 | – | – | 5,992 | Jack Bridgett | 10 |
| 1953–54 | 3 | Division 3 (S) | 46 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 40 | 87 | 26 | 24th[lower-alpha 31] | R3 | – | – | 9,278 | George Dean | 10 |
| Fred Morris | ||||||||||||||||
| 1954–55 | 3 | Division 3 (S) | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 75 | 86 | 34 | 23rd[lower-alpha 32] | 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[lower-alpha 33] | 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[lower-alpha 34] | – | 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[lower-alpha 35] | 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↑[lower-alpha 36] | 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[lower-alpha 37] | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 76 | 61 | 73 | 5th[lower-alpha 38] | 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↑[lower-alpha 39] | 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[lower-alpha 40] | 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[lower-alpha 41] | 4,392 | Tom Bradshaw | 17 |
| 2015–16 | 3 | League 1 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 71 | 49 | 84 | 3rd[lower-alpha 42] | 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[lower-alpha 43] | 13 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 49 | 47 | 12th[lower-alpha 44] | 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[lower-alpha 45] | 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 |
Close
Overall
- Seasons spent in First Division / Premier League (1st tier): 0
- Seasons spent in Second Division / Championship (2nd tier): 15 (1892–95, 1896–01, 1961–63, 1988–89, 1999–00, 2001–04)
- Seasons spent in Third Division / League One (3rd tier): 75 (1921–58, 1960–61, 1963–79, 1980–88, 1989–90, 1995–99, 2000–01, 2004–06, 2007–19)
- Seasons spent in Fourth Division / League Two (4th tier): 13 (1958–60, 1979–80, 1990–95, 2006–07, 2019–)
Correct up to end of 2022–23 season.
- 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.
- 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]
- The Football Alliance was formed in 1889 by 12 clubs as an alternative to the Football League. Walsall Town Swifts were founder members.
- The Second Division was formed in 1892 largely by clubs who had been competing in the Football Alliance. Walsall Town Swifts were founder members.
- 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]
- 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]
- 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]
- Walsall beat Wolves 2–1 in the final of the Birmingham Senior Cup.
- Retained the Birmingham Senior Cup by beating Wolves 3–0 in the final.
- 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]
- Reapplied for a place in the Football League in 1902–03 but were not elected.[5]
- Applied for a place in the Football League in 1920–21 but were not elected.[5]
- Forced to reapply to the Football League for the 1926–27 season but were comfortably re-elected with 33 votes.[5]
- Reached the final of the Third Division North Cup, losing 2–0 to Stockport County at Maine Road.
- Forced to reapply to the Football League for the 1938–39 season but were re-elected with 34 votes.[5]
- Forced to reapply to the Football League for the 1939–40 season and were re-elected with 36 votes.[5]
- 1939–40 season was abandoned after 3 league matches due to the Second World War and all results were annulled.
- 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]
- Forced to reapply to the Football League for the 1952–53 season and were re-elected with 45 votes.[5]
- For the second season in a row, Walsall were forced to reapply to the Football League and were re-elected with 41 votes.[5]
- For the third season in a row, Walsall were forced to reapply to the Football League and were re-elected with 32 votes.[5]
- 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]
- 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.
- 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]
- 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.
- 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.
- The Fourth Division was renamed the Third Division after the Premier League was formed and broke away from the Football League.
- Lost 3–9 on aggregate to Crewe in the play-off semi-final.
- 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.
- 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]
- 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]
- Lost 1–6 on aggregate to Barnsley in the play-off semi-final.
- 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]
- With an overall PPG of 1.31, Walsall finished in 12th place.[13]
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