2012–13 Walsall F.C. season

Walsall
2012–2013 season
ManagerDean Smith
StadiumBescot Stadium
League One9th
FA CupFirst round
League CupSecond round
FL TrophySecond round

During the 2012-13 season, the British football club Walsall F.C. was managed by Dean Smith. The captain was Andy Butler.

Competitions

League One

Main article: 2012–13 Football League One
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Leyton Orient 46 21 8 17 55 48 +7 71
8 Milton Keynes Dons 46 19 13 14 62 45 +17 70
9 Walsall 46 17 17 12 65 58 +7 68
10 Crawley Town 46 18 14 14 59 58 +1 68
11 Tranmere Rovers 46 19 10 17 58 48 +10 67
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2013. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results

League One match details
Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
18 August 2012 Doncaster Rovers H L 0–3 4,205 [1]
21 August 2012 Oldham Athletic A D 1–1 Bowerman 79' 3,496 [2]
25 August 2012 Notts County A W 1–0 Butler 80' 5,851 [3]
1 September 2012 Brentford H D 2–2 Paterson 28', Bowerman 29' 3,434 [4]
8 September 2012 Milton Keynes Dons H W 1–0 Holden 17' 3,657 [5]
15 September 2012 Portsmouth A W 2–1 Baxendale 56', Cuvelier 63' 11,767 [6]
18 September 2012 Stevenage A L 1–3 Bowerman 59' 2,634 [7]
22 September 2012 Preston North End H W 3–1 Baxendale 38', Bowerman 55' pen., 58' 4,189 [8]
29 September 2012 Bournemouth A W 2–1 Butler 41', Bowerman 90' 4,951 [9]
2 October 2012 Leyton Orient H L 1–2 Grigg 58' pen. 3,281 [10]
6 October 2012 Carlisle United H L 1–2 Paterson 17' 3,964 [11]
14 October 2012 Shrewsbury Town A L 0–1 6,495 [12]
20 October 2012 Crewe Alexandra H D 2–2 Paterson 12', Cuvelier 26' 3,836 [13]
23 October 2012 Sheffield United A L 0–1 15,744 [14]
27 October 2012 Bury A D 1–1 Grigg 7' 2,514 [15]
6 November 2012 Scunthorpe United H L 1–4 Grigg 90+2' 2,787 [16]
10 November 2012 Swindon Town H L 0–2 4,139 [17]
17 November 2012 Crawley Town A D 2–2 Brandy 14', Hemmings 74' 3,039 [18]
20 November 2012 Tranmere Rovers A D 0–0 4,717 [19]
24 November 2012 Hartlepool United H D 1–1 Holden 49' 4,562 [20]
8 December 2012 Coventry City A L 1–5 Adams 16' o.g. 10,986 [21]
15 December 2012 Yeovil Town H D 2–2 Paterson 13', Grigg 72' 3,160 [22]
22 December 2012 Colchester United H W 1–0 Brandy 61' 3,006 [23]
26 December 2012 Milton Keynes Dons A W 4–2 Brandy 15', Grigg 25', 43', Paterson 90+2' 8,700 [24]
29 December 2012 Leyton Orient A L 1–2 Mantom 79' 3,865 [25]
1 January 2013 Stevenage H W 1–0 Paterson 87' 3,301 [26]
4 January 2013 Portsmouth H W 2–0 Brandy 29', Grigg 40' 4,038 [27]
13 January 2013 Preston North End A W 3–1 Brandy 18', Downing 38', Baxendale 56' 9,823 [28]
19 January 2013 Bournemouth H W 3–1 Mantom 27', Grigg 45+4' pen., 79' pen. 3,173 [29]
26 January 2013 Colchester United A L 0–2 2,865 [30]
2 February 2013 Oldham Athletic H W 3–1 Baxendale 40', Paterson 74', 90+4' 4,672 [31]
9 February 2013 Doncaster Rovers A W 2–1 Butler 2', Brandy 81' 7,013 [32]
16 February 2013 Notts County H D 1–1 Grigg 29' pen. 4,416 [33]
23 February 2013 Brentford A D 0–0 4,781 [34][35]
26 February 2013 Carlisle United A W 3–0 Grigg 3' pen., 66', 86' 3,266 [36]
2 March 2013 Shrewsbury Town H W 3–1 Grigg 30' pen., 54', Westcarr 47' 5,496 [37]
9 March 2013 Swindon Town A D 2–2 Grigg 32' pen., Paterson 90' 8,407 [38]
12 March 2013 Tranmere Rovers H W 2–0 Grigg 50' pen., Westcarr 57' 3,775 [39]
16 March 2013 Crawley Town H D 2–2 Paterson 90', Grigg 90+2' 5,003 [40]
23 March 2013 Hartlepool United A D 0–0 3,065 [41]
29 March 2013 Yeovil Town A D 0–0 5,594 [42]
1 April 2013 Coventry City H W 4–0 Paterson 33', 87', Westcarr 54' pen., 74' 7,504 [43]
6 April 2013 Sheffield United H D 1–1 Westcarr 44' 7,042 [44]
13 April 2013 Scunthorpe United A D 1–1 Grigg 54' 4,049 [45]
20 April 2013 Bury H D 1–1 Brandy 21' 4,745 [46]
27 April 2013 Crewe Alexandra A L 0–2 6,547 [47]

FA Cup

Main article: 2012–13 FA Cup
FA Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
First round 3 November 2012 Lincoln City A D 1–1 Bowerman 87' 2,032 [48]
First round replay 13 November 2012 Lincoln City H L 2–3 (a.e.t.) Taundry 81', Paterson 120+2' 1,762 [49]

League Cup

Main article: 2012–13 Football League Cup
League Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
First round 11 August 2012 Brentford H W 1–0 Hemmings 8' 2,248 [50]
Second round 28 August 2012 Queens Park Rangers A L 0–3 6,129 [51]

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2012–13 Football League Trophy
Football League Trophy match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
Second round 9 October 2012 Port Vale H D 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)		 Cuvelier 26' pen., Grigg 47' 2,845 [52]

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[53]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF England ENG Richard Taundry
4 DF England ENG Andy Butler (captain)
5 DF England ENG Dean Holden
6 MF England ENG Nicky Featherstone
7 MF England ENG Adam Chambers
9 FW Northern Ireland NIR Will Grigg
10 MF England ENG Jamie Paterson
11 FW England ENG Ashley Hemmings
12 FW England ENG Febian Brandy
13 GK England ENG Richard Jones
14 DF England ENG Ben Purkiss
15 FW England ENG Connor Taylor
16 MF England ENG Jake Jones
17 FW England ENG George Bowerman
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF England ENG Ben George
19 FW England ENG Aaron Williams
20 DF England ENG Mal Benning
21 MF England ENG Kieron Morris
22 DF England ENG Paul Downing
24 MF England ENG James Baxendale
25 DF England ENG James Chambers
26 DF England ENG Andy Taylor
27 MF England ENG Sam Mantom
28 GK England ENG Sam Johnstone (on loan from Manchester United)
29 FW England ENG Craig Westcarr
31 GK England ENG Liam Roberts
33 MF Saint Kitts and Nevis SKN Romaine Sawyers (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Hungary HUN David Grof
8 MF Belgium BEL Florent Cuvelier (on loan from Stoke City)
23 GK England ENG Jimmy Walker
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 GK Wales WAL Karl Darlow (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
28 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Ian McLoughlin (on loan from MK Dons)
32 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Aaron McCarey (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)

Squad statistics

Source:[54][55]
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with squad numbers struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Walsall.
Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
No. Pos. Nat. Name Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
League FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total Discipline
1 † GK  HUN Dávid Gróf 10 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 14 0 0 0
2 DF  ENG Richard Taundry 10 (7) 0 1 (1) 1 1 0 1 0 13 (8) 1 3 0
4 DF  ENG Andy Butler 41 3 2 0 2 0 1 0 46 3 10 1
5 DF  ENG Dean Holden 24 (1) 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 28 (1) 2 3 1
6 MF  ENG Nicky Featherstone 24 (7) 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 29 (7) 0 3 0
7 MF  ENG Adam Chambers 34 (3) 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 38 (3) 0 4 0
8 † MF  BEL Florent Cuvelier * 16 (3) 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 19 (3) 3 2 0
9 FW  NIR Will Grigg 38 (3) 19 1 0 2 0 1 1 42 (3) 20 2 0
10 MF  ENG Jamie Paterson 46 12 2 1 2 0 1 0 51 13 0 0
11 FW  ENG Ashley Hemmings 10 (19) 1 1 (1) 0 2 1 1 0 14 (20) 2 1 0
12 FW  ENG Febian Brandy 27 (7) 7 1 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 28 (9) 7 10 1
13 GK  ENG Richard Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF  ENG Ben Purkiss 25 (2) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 28 (2) 0 3 0
15 FW  ENG Connor Taylor 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
16 MF  ENG Jake Jones 1 (2) 0 0 (2) 0 0 (2) 0 0 (1) 0 1 (7) 0 0 0
17 FW  ENG George Bowerman 10 (18) 6 2 1 0 (2) 0 0 (1) 0 12 (21) 7 1 0
18 DF  ENG Ben George 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
19 FW  ENG Aaron Williams 0 (6) 0 0 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (8) 0 0 0
20 DF  ENG Mal Benning 6 (4) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 (4) 0 1 0
21 MF  ENG Kieron Morris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF  ENG Paul Downing 27 (4) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 28 (4) 1 0 0
23 † GK  ENG Jimmy Walker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF  ENG James Baxendale 23 (9) 4 0 0 0 (1) 0 1 0 24 (10) 4 2 0
25 DF  ENG James Chambers 16 (6) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 (6) 0 0 0
26 DF  ENG Andy Taylor 34 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 35 0 5 0
27 † GK  WAL Karl Darlow * 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 0 0
27 MF  ENG Sam Mantom 29 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 2 1 0
28 † GK  IRL Ian McLoughlin * 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
28 GK  ENG Sam Johnstone * 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0
29 FW  ENG Craig Westcarr 18 (6) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 (6) 5 3 0
31 GK  ENG Liam Roberts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 † GK  IRL Aaron McCarey * 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 2 0
33 MF  SKN Romaine Sawyers * 0 (4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (4) 0 0 0

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