2022–23 Walsall F.C. season

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Walsall FC
2022–23 season
Chairman Leigh Pomlett and Benjamin Boycott
Head coach Michael Flynn
(until 19 April)[1]
Stadium Bescot Stadium
League Two 16th
FA Cup Fourth round
EFL Cup Second round
EFL Trophy Group stage
Top goalscorer League: Johnson (12)
All: Johnson (15)
Biggest win 4–0 (30 July 2022 vs Hartlepool)
Biggest defeat 2–0 (18 October 2022 vs MK Dons)
(29 December 2022 vs Stockport County)
Home colours
Away colours
← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 season was the 135th season in the existence of Walsall Football Club and the club's fourth consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the league, they will also compete in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.

Transfers

In

Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
21 June 2022 GK Wales Owen Evans England Cheltenham Town Undisclosed [2]
1 July 2022[lower-alpha 1] CM England Taylor Allen England Forest Green Rovers Free Transfer [3]
1 July 2022[lower-alpha 2] CB England Peter Clarke England Tranmere Rovers Free Transfer [4]
1 July 2022[lower-alpha 3] DM Montserrat Brandon Comley England Dagenham & Redbridge Free Transfer [5]
1 July 2022[lower-alpha 4] LB Guyana Liam Gordon England Bolton Wanderers Free Transfer [6]
1 July 2022[lower-alpha 5] CM England Isaac Hutchinson England Derby County Free Transfer [7]
1 July 2022[lower-alpha 6] CB Republic of Ireland Oisin McEntee England Newcastle United Free Transfer [8]
1 July 2022[lower-alpha 7] GK Wales Adam Przybek England Wycombe Wanderers Free Transfer [9]
1 July 2022[lower-alpha 8] DM England Joe Riley England Carlisle United Free Transfer [10]
1 July 2022[lower-alpha 9] CF England Andy Williams England Cheltenham Town Free Transfer [11]
26 July 2022 CF England Timmy Abraham England Fulham Free Transfer [12]
4 August 2022 RW England Tom Knowles England Yeovil Town Undisclosed [13]
5 September 2022 FW England Jonas Mukuna England Sutton United Free Transfer [14]
5 September 2022 AM England Jacob Maddox Portugal Vitória de Guimarães Free Transfer [15]
13 January 2023 CF Jamaica Jamille Matt England Forest Green Rovers Undisclosed [16]
  1. ↑ The transfer was announced on 20 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Forest Green Rovers contract expired
  2. ↑ The transfer was announced on 1 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Tranmere Rovers contract expired
  3. ↑ The transfer was announced on 20 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Dagenham & Redbridge contract expired
  4. ↑ The transfer was announced on 25 May, and would become official on July 1, once his Bolton Wanderers contract expired
  5. ↑ The transfer was announced on 22 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Derby County contract expired
  6. ↑ The transfer was announced on 27 May, and would become official on July 1, once his Newcastle United contract expired
  7. ↑ The transfer was announced on 21 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Wycombe Wanderers contract expired
  8. ↑ The transfer was announced on 13 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Carlisle United contract expired
  9. ↑ The transfer was announced on 15 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Cheltenham Town contract expired

Out

Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
10 June 2022 RM Republic of Ireland Emmanuel Osadebe England Bradford City Undisclosed [17]
15 June 2022 RW England Devante Rodney England Rochdale Undisclosed [18]
30 June 2022 CB England Tom Leak England Kidderminster Harriers Released [19][20]
30 June 2022 RB England Zak Mills England Boston United Released [19][21]
30 June 2022 GK England Jack Rose England Sutton United Released [19][22]
30 June 2022 SS England Lee Tomlin England Doncaster Rovers Released [19][23]
30 June 2022 LB Republic of Ireland Stephen Ward Retired [19]
30 June 2022 CM England Joe Willis England Stafford Rangers Released [19]
1 August 2022 GK England Tommy Jackson England Stoke City Free Transfer [24]
2 November 2022 GK Wales Adam Przybek England Stevenage Mutual Consent [25][26]
31 January 2023 RW England Brendan Kiernan England Hartlepool United Free Transfer [27]

Loans in

Date Pos Player Loaned from On loan until Ref
15 June 2022 RB England Liam Bennett England Cambridge United 30 December 2022[lower-alpha 1] [28][29]
1 July 2022 CF England Douglas James-Taylor England Stoke City End of Season [30]
11 July 2022 AM Scotland Flynn Clarke England Norwich City 1 September 2022[lower-alpha 2] [31][32]
23 July 2022 CF England Danny Johnson England Mansfield Town 15 January 2023 [33]
1 September 2022 CF England Danny Cashman England Coventry City 16 January 2023[lower-alpha 3] [34][35]
4 January 2023 CB Wales Joe Low England Bristol City End of Season [36]
5 January 2023 RM England Robbie Willmott Wales Newport County End of Season [37]
26 January 2023 DM Cameroon Yann Songo'o England Bradford City End of Season [38]
27 January 2023 GK England Jackson Smith England Wolverhampton Wanderers End of Season [39]
31 January 2023 CF England Matty Stevens England Forest Green Rovers End of Season [40]
  1. ↑ On 30 December, Bennett was recalled back to Cambridge United
  2. ↑ On 1 September, Clarke returned to Norwich City
  3. ↑ On 16 January, Cashman was recalled back to Coventry

Loans out

Date Pos Player Loaned to On loan until Ref
6 July 2022 RB England Joe Foulkes England Kidderminster Harriers End of Season [41]
12 July 2022 CM England Sam Perry England Yeovil Town 3 January 2023[lower-alpha 1] [42][43]
18 July 2022 CB Wales Rollin Menayese England Hartlepool United End of Season [44]
21 September 2022 MF England Shay Willock England Worcester Raiders 21 October 2022 [45]
28 October 2022 CF England Timmy Abraham England Oldham Athletic End of Season[lower-alpha 2] [46][47]
3 November 2022 DF England Dan Baldwin England Worcester City 3 December 2022 [48]
3 November 2022 FW England Marvellous Onabirekhanlen England Worcester City 3 December 2022 [48]
11 November 2022 CB England Peter Clarke England Oldham Athletic End of Season[lower-alpha 3] [49][50]
3 February 2023 CM England Sam Perry England Leamington End of Season [51]
  1. ↑ On 3 January, Perry's loan at Yeovil was cut short
  2. ↑ On 28 December, Abraham's loan at Oldham was extended until the end of the season.
  3. ↑ On 29 December, Clarke's loan at Oldham was extended until the end of the season.

Pre-season and friendlies

On 24 May, the Saddlers announced their first two pre-season friendlies with Aston Villa and Coventry City to visit the Bescot Stadium.[52] Three days later, two away fixtures were added to the schedule against Leamington and AFC Telford United.[53] A fifth, against Solihull Moors was later added to the calendar.[54]

      Win       Draw       Loss       Fixtures

Competitions

Overall record

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
League Two 44 11 18 15 44 48 −4 25.00
FA Cup 4 3 0 1 6 3 +3 75.00
EFL Cup 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 50.00
EFL Trophy 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 00.00
Total 53 15 18 20 53 57 −4 28.30

Last updated: 22 April 2023
Source: Competitions

League Two

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Main article: 2022–23 EFL League Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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[55]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
45 11 19 15 44 48  −4 52 8 9 5 26 18  +8 3 10 10 18 30  −12

Last updated: 29 April 2023.
Source: [ Soccerway]

Results by round

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Matches

      Win       Draw       Loss       Fixtures

On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.[56] Walsall's away game against Doncaster Rovers was later brought forward to avoid a potential clash with an England world cup game.[57] Walsall's last match of the season was pushed back due to the coronation of King Charles III[58]

FA Cup

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Main article: 2022–23 FA Cup

Walsall were drawn away to Wycombe Wanderers in the first round,[59] at home to Carlisle United in the second round[60] and away to Stockport County in the third round.[61] Walsall hosted Leicester City in round 4 after a 95th-minute winner in the third round.

      Win       Draw       Loss       Fixtures

EFL Cup

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Main article: 2022–23 EFL Cup

      Win       Draw       Loss       Fixtures

The Saddlers were drawn at home to Swindon Town in the first round.[62] Walsall were then drawn at home to League One side Charlton Athletic in the second round after winning 2–0 in the first round.[63] Walsall then exited the Carabao Cup following a 1–0 loss to Charlton Athletic.

EFL Trophy

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Main article: 2022–23 EFL Trophy

On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Walsall with Cheltenham Town and Milton Keynes Dons.[64] Three days later, West Ham United U21s joined Southern Group C.[65]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts
Source: EFL.com

      Win       Draw       Loss       Fixtures

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