2020–21 Walsall F.C. season

The 2020–21 Walsall F.C. season is the club's 133rd season in their history and the second consecutive season in EFL League Two, Along with League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Walsall
2020–21 season
ChairmanLeigh Pomlett
ManagerDarrell Clarke
(until 15 February)[1]
Brian Dutton
(from 15 February)[2]
StadiumBescot Stadium
League Two11th
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Elijah Adebayo (10)
All: Elijah Adebayo (10)

The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
11 August 2020CFRory Holden Bristol CityUndisclosed[3]
3 September 2020RMEmmanuel Osadebe Free agentFree transfer[4]
3 September 2020GKJack Rose SouthamptonFree transfer[5]
3 September 2020RBHayden White Mansfield TownFree transfer[6]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
7 August 2020LBGeorge Nurse Bristol CityEnd of season[7]
16 October 2020CFAdan George Birmingham CityEnd of season[8]
16 October 2020CFJake Scrimshaw BournemouthJanuary 2021[9]
13 January 2021RWTyreik Wright Aston VillaEnd of season[10]
18 January 2021CFJayden Reid Birmingham City27 March 2021[lower-alpha 1][11][12]
20 January 2021LMFrank Vincent BournemouthEnd of season[13]
1 February 2021LBMax Melbourne Lincoln CityEnd of season[14]
1 February 2021CFDerick Osei Oxford UnitedEnd of season[15]
  1. It was mutually agreed for Jayden to return to Birmingham City

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
6 October 2020CBTom Leak Bath CityNovember 2020[16]

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020CFMitchel Candlin Stafford RangersReleased[17][18]
1 July 2020MFDanny Coogan UnattachedReleased[19]
1 July 2020RBShay Facey UnattachedReleased[17]
1 July 2020AMJames Hardy AFC Telford UnitedReleased[17][20]
1 July 2020DMGary Liddle Hartlepool UnitedReleased[17][21]
1 July 2020CFAlex McSkeane UnattachedReleased[19]
1 July 2020CBKory Roberts BromleyReleased[17][22]
11 August 2020FWLuke Pearce SouthamptonUndisclosed[23]
1 February 2021CFElijah Adebayo Luton TownUndisclosed[24]
1 February 2021CMDanny Guthrie UnattachedMutual consent[25]
1 February 2021CBZak Jules Milton Keynes DonsUndisclosed[26]

Pre-season

15 August 2020 Friendly Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Walsall Nantwich
15:00 BST Ainley 1'
Powell 43'
Report Stadium: Crewe Academy Training Ground
Attendance: 0
21 August 2020 Friendly Shrewsbury Town 0–1 Walsall Wellington
12:00 BST Report Kinsella 81' Stadium: New Bucks Head
Attendance: 0
29 August 2020 Friendly Walsall 1–1 Burton Albion Bescot
15:00 BST Gordon 10' Report Brayford 14' Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
1 September 2020 Friendly Birmingham City 3–0 Walsall Kings Norton
15:00 BST Agus Medina 44'
Miller 56'
Bailey 87'
Stadium: Trillion Trophy Training Centre
Attendance: 0

Competitions

EFL League Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
15 Bradford City 46 16 11 19 48 53 5 59
16 Mansfield Town 46 13 19 14 57 55 +2 58
17 Harrogate Town 46 16 9 21 52 61 9 57
18 Oldham Athletic 46 15 9 22 72 81 9 54
19 Walsall 46 11 20 15 45 53 8 53
20 Colchester United 46 11 18 17 44 61 17 51
21 Barrow 46 13 11 22 53 59 6 50
22 Scunthorpe United 46 13 9 24 41 64 23 48
23 Southend United (R) 46 10 15 21 29 58 29 45 Relegation to National League
Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2021. 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[27]
(R) Relegated

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 11 20 15 45 53  −8 53 7 6 10 20 27  −7 4 14 5 25 26  −1

Last updated: 8 May 2021.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHHHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHHAAHAAAAHAHHAHAHA
ResultWDDDWDDDLDWLLDDWWWWLLLDDWDLDLLDLLDLDDDDWWLLWLD
Position7101312710101214151213151616141111891111111210111214151715181919202020202020181919191919
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August 2020.[28]

12 September 2020 1 Walsall 1–0 Grimsby Town Bescot
15:00 BST Cockerill-Mollett  44'
Adebayo 60'
Report Edwards  44'
Idehen  69'
Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Swabey
19 September 2020 2 Harrogate Town 2–2 Walsall Doncaster
15:00 BST Martin 32'
Muldoon 42'
Fallowfield  90+3'
Report Holden 4'
Guthrie  58'  86'
Gordon 81' 81'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Adcock
3 October 2020 3 Forest Green Rovers 1–1 Walsall Nailsworth
15:00 BST Matt 61'
Kitching  75'
Report Lavery 14'
Holden  36'
Jules  77'
Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antony Coggins
10 October 2020 4 Walsall 1–1 Colchester United Bescot
15:00 BST Norman  45'
Adebayo 53'  85'
Kinsella  90+1'
Report Harriott 24'
Senior  45'
Norris  66'
Eastman  71'
Brown  76'
Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Declan Bourne
13 October 2020 5 Walsall 2–1 Leyton Orient Bescot
19:00 BST Holden 25'  89'
Lavery 34'
Adebayo 61'
Guthrie  67'
Kinsella  79'
McDonald  90+4'
Osadebe  90+6'
Report Johnson 15'
Widdowson  90+6'
Vigouroux  90+6'
Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christopher Pollard
17 October 2020 6 Walsall 0–0 Exeter City Bescot
15:00 BST Report Sweeney  61' Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Speedie
20 October 2020 7 Bradford City 1–1 Walsall Bradford
19:45 BST Wood  73'
Clarke 76' (pen.)
Report Nurse 23'
White  77'
Stadium: Utilita Energy Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Haines
24 October 2020 8 Barrow 2–2 Walsall Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST Jones  20'
Angus 25' (pen.)  26'
James 50'
Kay  57'
Report Lavery 45+1', 58' (pen.)  63'
Jules  84'
Stadium: Furness Building Society Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madley
27 October 2020 9 Walsall 0–2 Cambridge United Bescot
19:00 GMT Kinsella  55'
McDonald  64'
Report Mullin 9' (pen.)
Boateng  23'
Ironside 80' (pen.)
Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
31 October 2020 10 Mansfield Town 1–1 Walsall Mansfield
15:00 GMT Maynard 33'  80'
Perch  62'
Report Adebayo 49'
White  50'
Lavery  90+2'
Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Young
3 November 2020 11 Walsall 1–0 Crawley Town Bescot
19:00 GMT Sadler  18' 74'
Holden  90+6'
Report Nichols  38' Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott
14 November 2020 12 Walsall 0–1 Southend United Bescot
15:00 GMT Bates  83'  90+3' Report Lennon  43'
Acquah 88'
Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Hicks
21 November 2020 13 Cheltenham Town 3–0 Walsall Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Scarr 50' (o.g.)
Blair 58'
May  86'
Tozer 88'
Report Kinsella  10'
Holden  44'
Lavery  81'
Jules  86'
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Purkiss
24 November 2020 14 Newport County 1–1 Walsall Newport
19:00 GMT Twine 23'
Cooper  27'
Demetriou  41'
Report Adebayo 21'
Clarke  54'
Holden  88'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charles Breakspear
2 December 2020 15 Walsall 1–1 Stevenage Bescot
19:00 GMT Gordon 90+1' (pen.) Report Oteh 50' (pen.)
Hutton  67'
Prosser  90+1'
Newton  90+3'
Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marc Edwards
5 December 2020 16 Tranmere Rovers 1–3 Walsall Birkenhead
15:00 GMT Feeney 31' Report Adebayo 19'
McDonald 48'
Scarr 67'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Martin Coy
12 December 2020 17 Walsall 2–1 Bolton Wanderers Bescot
15:00 GMT Adebayo 44'
Holden 57'
Gordon  74'
Report Doyle 13'
Delaney  56'
Santos  77'
Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Salisbury
15 December 2020 18 Oldham Athletic 2–3 Walsall Oldham
19:00 GMT Piergianni  24' 68'
Fage 55'
Garrity  90+3'
Report Gordon 23' (pen.)
Piergianni 52' (o.g.)
Adebayo 73'
Clarke  90+4'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Bell
19 December 2020 19 Walsall 4–3 Port Vale Bescot
15:00 GMT Scrimshaw 52', 80'
Scarr 56', 82'
White  77'
Report Joyce  16'
Mills  30'
Pope 37'
Conlon 44'
Rodney  45+1' 75'
Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
26 December 2020 20 Salford City 2–0 Walsall Salford
15:00 GMT Wilson 16'
Hunter  49'
Touray  54'
Burgess 87'
Report Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Oldham
29 December 2020 21 Walsall 1–2 Scunthorpe United Bescot
19:00 GMT McDonald 55'
Gordon 61'
Report Loft  20'
Hippolyte 27'
Gilliead 69'
Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Trevor Kettle
2 January 2021 22 Walsall 0–2 Carlisle United Bescot
15:00 GMT Gordon  52'
Bates  59'
Report Patrick 26'
Charters  27'
Armer  57'
Kayode 78'
Hayden  80'
Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Oldham
16 January 2021 23 Walsall 1–1 Oldham Athletic Bescot
15:00 GMT Jules 45'
Scarr  71'
Report Hamer  44'
Clarke  61'
Borthwick-Jackson  70'
Keillor-Dunn 75'
Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christopher Pollard
19 January 2021 24 Morecambe 1–1 Walsall Morecambe
19:00 GMT Stockton  40'
Lavelle  79'
Mendes Gomes 80'
Hendrie  88'

Derek Adams
Report Gordon 37'
Jules  40'
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Salisbury
23 January 2021 25 Port Vale 1–3 Walsall Burslem
15:00 GMT Conlon 33',  60'
Smith  75'
Report Adebayo 6', 55'
Fitzpatrick 68' (o.g.)
Gordon  71'
Kinsella  79'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Swabey
9 February 2021 26 Walsall 1–1 Mansfield Town Bescot
18:45 GMT Melbourne 23'
Wright  29'
Kinsella  61'
Report Quinn  26'
Clarke 31'
Gordon  86'
Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Young
16 February 2021 27 Walsall 1–2 Cheltenham Town Bescot
19:00 GMT Lavery 3'
Norman  75'
Bates  79'
Report Smith 35'
Wright 43'
Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Webb
20 February 2021 28 Stevenage 1–1 Walsall Stevenage
15:00 GMT List 70'
Vancooten  72'
Report Lavery 1'
Kinsella  56'
White  66'
Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antony Coggins
24 February 2021 29 Walsall 0–1 Newport County Bescot
17:30 GMT Gordon  8'
Vincent  53'
Report Labadie 71' Stadium: Bank's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Allison
27 February 2021 30 Walsall 1–2 Bradford City Bescot
15:00 GMT Perry  4'
White  53'
Gordon  69'
Scarr 77'
Report O'Connor  19'
Sutton 43'
Cook 66'
Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Oldham
2 March 2021 31 Exeter City 0–0 Walsall Exeter
19:00 GMT McArdle  63' Report Melbourne  49' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Busby
6 March 2021 32 Cambridge United 1–0 Walsall Cambridge
15:00 GMT Mullin 90+4' Report Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Toner
12 March 2021 33 Walsall 0–1 Barrow Bescot
19:00 GMT Scarr  29'
Osadebe  45'
Sadler  80'
Report Kay 87'
Quigley  90+4'
Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Brook
16 March 2021 34 Crawley Town 1–1 Walsall Crawley
19:00 GMT Tunnicliffe  55'
McNerney  63'
Tsaroulla  90+1'
Nichols 90+7' (pen.)
Report Clarke  40'
Osadebe 55' (pen.)
Roberts  90+6'
Stadium: The People's Pension Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
20 March 2021 35 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Walsall Horwich
15:00 GMT Lee 67'
Doyle 80' (pen.)
John  86'
Report Perry 28'
Clarke  45'
White  73'
Norman  90+2'
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
23 March 2021 36 Southend United 0–0 Walsall Southend-on-Sea
19:00 GMT McCormack  4'
White  36'
Hart  67'
Report Gordon  31'
Lavery  36'
Clarke  82'
Leak  83'
Osei  90'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Rock
27 March 2021 37 Grimsby Town 1–1 Walsall Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Hanson 9'
Payne  12'
Report Lavery 45+1'
Clarke  88'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott
2 April 2021 38 Walsall 0–0 Harrogate Town Bescot
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Will Finnie
5 April 2021 39 Leyton Orient 0–0 Walsall Leyton
15:00 BST Widdowson  52'
Wilkinson  90+2'
Report Melbourne  23' Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Howard
10 April 2021 40 Walsall 2–1 Forest Green Rovers Bescot
15:00 BST Holden 6'
Clarke 65',  86'
Gordon  78'
Sadler  90+6'
Report Cargill  60'
Bailey  70'
Moore-Taylor 72'
Stadium: Bank's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ross Joyce
13 April 2021 41 Walsall 1–0 Tranmere Rovers Bescot
19:00 BST Osadebe 70' Report Spearing  49'  74'
Lewis  78'
Vaughan  90+4'
Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ollie Yates
17 April 2021 42 Colchester United 2–1 Walsall Colchester
17:30 BST Pell  27'
Folivi 37'
Clampin 45+4'
Sarpong-Wiredu  50'
George  62'
Report Clarke 20'
Wright  45+1'
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Boyeson
20 April 2021 43 Walsall 0–2 Salford City Bescot
19:00 BST Report Henderson 19'
Turnbull 57'
Gotts  90+5'
Thomas-Asante  90+5'
Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Wright
24 April 2021 44 Scunthorpe United 0–2 Walsall Scunthorpe
15:00 BST Beestin  67' Report Osadebe 13'
Gordon 23'
Clarke  90+1'
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Adcock
1 May 2021 45 Walsall 0–2 Morecambe Bescot
15:00 BST Report Stockton 45+2'
Songo'o  58', 76'
Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Swabey
8 May 2021 46 Carlisle United 0–0 Walsall Carlisle
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marc Edwards

FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[29]

  Win   Draw   Loss

7 November 2020 First round Walsall 1–2 Bristol Rovers Bescot
15:00 GMT Jules  4'
Bates  47'
Lavery 87'
Report Baldwin 33'
Hanlan 39'
Kilgour  47'
Jaakkola  90+4'
Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ross Joyce

EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[30]

5 September 2020 First round Walsall 0–0
(2–4 p)
Sheffield Wednesday Bescot
14:15 BST Report Bannan  40'
Börner  55'
Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Wright
Penalties
Holden
Gordon
Adebayo
Bates
Bannan
Windass
Harris
Brown

EFL Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[31]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Oxford United 3 2 1 0 0 4 2 +2 8 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Bristol Rovers 3 1 0 2 0 7 6 +1 5
3 L2 Walsall 3 0 1 1 1 3 4 1 3
4 ACA Chelsea U21 3 0 1 0 2 5 7 2 2
Source: EFL.com
8 September 2020 Group stage Bristol Rovers 2–2
(2–4 p)
Walsall Horfield
19:45 BST Mehew 16'  60'
Baldwin  33'
Ayunga 71'
Kelly  82'
Report Jules 29'
Nurse  32'
Kinsella  37'
Osadebe  57'
Gordon 64'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Brett Huxtable
Penalties
Kelly
Harries
Hare
Ayunga
Norman
McDonald
Holden
Lavery
Gordon
29 September 2020 Group stage Walsall 1–1
(3–5 p)
Chelsea U21 Bescot
19:00 BST Nurse  32'
McDonald 53'
Report Nunn  33'
Simeu 69'
Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Brett Huxtable
Penalties
Norman
Holden
Adebayo
Lavery
Russell
Fiabema
Ballo
Simeu
Maatsen
10 November 2020 Group stage Walsall 0–1 Oxford United Bescot
19:00 GMT Cockerill-Mollett  55'
Osadebe  76'
Report Cooper  35'
Osei 87'
Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Brook

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