Walsall
2007–08 season
ManagerRichard Money Until 22 April 2008 Jimmy Mullen From 22 April 2008 [1]
StadiumBanks's Stadium
League One12th
FA CupThird round
Football League CupFirst round
Johnstones Paint TrophySouthern first round

This page shows the progress of Walsall F.C. in the 2007–08 football season. During the season, Walsall competed in League One in the English league system.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Huddersfield Town 46 20 6 20 50 62 −12 66
11 Tranmere Rovers 46 18 11 17 52 47 +5 65
12 Walsall 46 16 16 14 52 46 +6 64
13 Swindon Town 46 16 13 17 63 56 +7 61
14 Leyton Orient 46 16 12 18 49 63 −14 60
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2008. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

[2]

Football League One

11 August 2007 1 Walsall 1–1 Carlisle United Walsall
Mooney 47' Gall 69' Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 6,933
18 August 2007 2 Leyton Orient 1–0 Walsall London
Gray 52' Stadium: Matchroom Stadium
Attendance: 4,524
25 August 2007 3 Walsall 1–3 Swansea City Walsall
Butler 7'
Roper Red card 64'		 Robinson 12', 66' (pen.)
Scotland 26'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 5,673
1 September 2007 4 Gillingham 2–1 Walsall Gillingham
Mulligan 15', 34' Fox 20' Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 4,806
8 September 2007 5 Walsall 0–0 Port Vale Walsall
Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,967
15 September 2007 6 Millwall 1–2 Walsall London
Frampton 83' Fox 42'
Deeney 86'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 7,720
22 September 2007 7 Walsall 0–3 Oldham Athletic Walsall
Ricketts 33'
Liddell 65' (pen.)
Davies 90'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 6,202
29 September 2007 8 Hartlepool United 0–1 Walsall Hartlepool
Hall 90' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,948
2 October 2007 9 Doncaster Rovers 2–3 Walsall Doncaster
Mills 17'
Guy 40' Red card 90'		 Fox 28'
Bradley 66'
Mooney 71' (pen.)		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 6,038
6 October 2007 10 Walsall 4–0 Huddersfield Town Walsall
Gerrard 31'
Sonko 43'
Bradley 50'
Mooney 67'		 Sinclair Red card 54' Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 5,112
12 October 2007 11 Tranmere Rovers 0–0 Walsall Birkenhead
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 7,697
20 October 2007 12 Walsall 0–2 Southend United Walsall
P.Clarke 38'
L. Clarke 54'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 5,661
27 October 2007 13 Bournemouth 1–1 Walsall Bournemouth
Kuffour 20' Wrack 81' Stadium: Fitness First Stadium
Attendance: 5,414
3 November 2007 14 Walsall 2–0 Cheltenham Town Walsall
Mooney 10' (pen.), 56' Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,810
6 November 2007 15 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Walsall Brighton
Robinson 36' Demontagnac 78' Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 4,717
17 November 2007 16 Walsall 0–0 Luton Town Walsall
Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 5,056
24 November 2007 17 Northampton Town 0–2 Walsall Northampton
Bradley 45'
Demontagnac 78'		 Stadium: Sixfields
Attendance: 5,767
4 December 2007 18 Walsall 1–0 Nottingham Forest Walsall
Ricketts 48' Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 6,605
8 December 2007 19 Crewe Alexandra 0–0 Walsall Crewe
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,639
15 December 2007 20 Walsall 1–1 Leeds United Walsall
Mooney 76' Thompson 90' Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 10,102
22 December 2007 21 Walsall 3–0 Millwall Walsall
Mooney 29', 38'
Harris 45' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 5,433
26 December 2007 22 Port Vale 1–1 Walsall Stoke on Trent
Laird 12' Fox Red card 68'
Ricketts 90'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 6,029
29 December 2007 23 Oldham Athletic 0–2 Walsall Oldham
Dann 2'
Ricketts 65'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 5,292
1 January 2008 24 Walsall 1–1 Doncaster Rovers Walsall
Dann 75' Price 45' Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 6,266
8 January 2008 25 Yeovil Town 0–2 Walsall Yeovil
Dann 59'
Nicholls 64'		 Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 4,319
12 January 2008 26 Walsall 2–2 Swindon Town Walsall
Sonko 22', 68' Nicholas 65'
Easton 67'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 5,449
19 January 2008 27 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Walsall Bristol
Disley 87' Sonko 37' Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,276
26 January 2008 28 Walsall 2–1 Gillingham Walsall
Mooney 28'
Sonko 72'		 Crofts 90' Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,914
29 January 2008 29 Walsall 0–0 Leyton Orient Walsall
Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,643
2 February 2008 30 Carlisle United 2–1 Walsall Carlisle
Bridge-Wilkinson 33' (pen.)
Graham 75'		 Holmes 23' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 6,220
9 February 2008 31 Walsall 2–0 Yeovil Town Walsall
Holmes 67'
Betsy 90'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 5,034
12 February 2008 32 Swansea City 1–0 Walsall Swansea
Bodde 53' Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 13,020
23 February 2008 33 Swindon Town 0–3 Walsall Swindon
Holmes 11', 57'
Nicholls 90'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,265
1 March 2008 34 Luton Town 0–1 Walsall Luton
Moore 4' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 6,157
8 March 2008 35 Walsall 0–2 Northampton Town Walsall
Akinfenwa 8', 71' Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 6,844
11 March 2008 36 Walsall 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Walsall
Gerrard 29'
Taundry Red card 79'		 Forster 34'
Gerrard 79' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,309
15 March 2008 37 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Walsall Nottingham
Ormerod 49' Wilson 54' (o.g.) Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 17,177
22 March 2008 38 Leeds United 2–0 Walsall Leeds
Beckford 29', 80' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 19,095
24 March 2008 39 Walsall 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Walsall
Roper 90' Maynard 61' Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,741
29 March 2008 40 Southend United 1–0 Walsall Southend-on-sea
Barnard 47' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 8,145
5 April 2008 41 Walsall 2–1 Tranmere Rovers Walsall
N'Dour 45'
Demontagnac 59'		 Myrie-Williams 3'
Chorley Red card 40'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 5,745
12 April 2008 42 Cheltenham Town 1–2 Walsall Cheltenham
Connor 74' Mooney 27' (pen.)
Gerrard 28'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 4,861
15 April 2008 43 Walsall 0–1 Bristol Rovers Walsall
Lambert 34' Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 5,200
19 April 2008 44 Walsall 1–3 Bournemouth Walsall
Betsy 33' Hollands 10'
Kuffour 35'
Pitman 63' (pen.)		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,530
26 April 2008 45 Huddersfield Town 2–0 Walsall Huddersfield
Schofield 41'
Booth 56'		 Stadium: Galpharm Stadium
Attendance: 9,969
3 May 2008 46 Walsall 2–2 Hartlepool United Walsall
Dobson 9'
Mooney 15'		 Mackay 19'
Clark 90'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 5,021

FA Cup

10 November 2007 Round 1 Walsall 2–0 Shrewsbury Town Walsall
Ricketts 10'
Demontagnac 66'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,972
1 December 2007 Round 2 Northampton Town 1–1 Walsall Northampton
Kirk 8' Mooney 4' Stadium: Sixfields
Attendance: 3,887
11 December 2007 Round 2 replay Walsall 1–0 Northampton Town Walsall
Ricketts 85' (pen.) Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 3,066
5 January 2008 Round 3 Walsall 0–0 Millwall Walsall
Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,358
15 January 2008 Round 3 replay Millwall 2–1 Walsall London
May 10'
Alexander 49'		 Nicholls 61' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 4,645

League Cup

14 August 2007 Round 1 Swansea City 2–0 Walsall Swansea
Anderson 22'
Scotland 90'		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 6,943

Football League Trophy

4 September 2007 Southern Section Round 1 Bournemouth 2–0 Walsall Bournemouth
Bradbury 3', 8' Stadium: Fitness First Stadium
Attendance: 2,206

Players

[3]

First-team squad

Includes all players who were awarded squad numbers during the season.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Trinidad and Tobago TRI Clayton Ince
2 DF England ENG Rhys Weston
4 MF Senegal SEN Alassane N'Dour
5 DF England ENG Anthony Gerrard
6 DF England ENG Ian Roper
7 MF England ENG Darren Wrack
8 DF England ENG Michael Dobson
9 FW England ENG Stefan Moore
10 FW England ENG Tommy Mooney
12 MF England ENG Ishmel Demontagnac
13 GK France FRA Bertrand Bossu
15 DF England ENG Aaron Brown (on loan from Reading)
16 MF England ENG Lee Holmes (on loan from Derby County)
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW England ENG Alex Nicholls
18 DF England ENG Mark Bradley
19 FW England ENG Troy Deeney
20 DF England ENG Manny Smith
21 FW England ENG David McDermott
22 MF The Gambia GAM Edrissa Sonko
23 DF England ENG Paul Boertien
25 MF England ENG Charlton Davies
26 DF England ENG Richard Taundry
27 DF England ENG Netan Sansara
28 MF Seychelles SEY Kevin Betsy (on loan from Bristol City)
30 MF England ENG Josh Craddock
31 GK England ENG Rene Gilmartin

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 MF England ENG Danny Sonner
29 MF England ENG Dwayne Mattis (returned to parent club Barnsley following loan spell)
14 FW Portugal POR Carlos Carneiro (footballer)
16 DF Australia AUS Allan Picken
16 MF Scotland SCO Peter Sweeney (returned to parent club Stoke City following loan spell)
9 FW England ENG Martin Butler (joined Grimsby Town on 16 October 2007)[4]
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF England ENG Paul Hall
24 FW Angola ANG João Mawete
14 MF England ENG Martin Brittain
3 DF England ENG Danny Fox (joined Coventry City on 28 January 2008)[5]
15 DF England ENG Scott Dann (joined Coventry City on 31 January 2008)[6]
29 FW England ENG Michael Ricketts (returned to parent club Oldham Athletic following loan spell)

References

  1. ↑ "Walsall Manager History".
  2. ↑ "Walsall match record: 2008".
  3. ↑ "FootballSquads - Walsall - 2007/08".
  4. ↑ "BBC SPORT - My Club - Grimsby Town - Grimsby seal Butler loan signing".
  5. ↑ "Dann leaves Walsall for Coventry - Express & Star".
  6. ↑ "Dann leaves Walsall for Coventry - Express & Star".
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