2016–17 Walsall F.C. season

Walsall
2016–17 season
ChairmanJeff Bonser
ManagerJon Whitney
StadiumBescot Stadium
League One14th
FA CupFirst round
(vs. Macclesfield Town)
EFL CupFirst round
(vs. Yeovil Town)
EFL TrophySecond round
(vs. Oldham Athletic)
Top goalscorerLeague: Erhun Oztumer (15)
All: Erhun Oztumer (15)

The 2016–17 season was Walsall's 129th season in their existence and their tenth consecutive season in League One.[1] Along with competing in League One, the club participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and EFL Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Transfers

In

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 CM Bermuda Milan Butterfield Robin Hood Free transfer [2]
1 July 2016 CM Belgium Florent Cuvelier Sheffield United Free transfer [3]
1 July 2016 DM England Joe Edwards Colchester United Free transfer [4]
1 July 2016 AM England Erhun Oztumer Peterborough United Free transfer [5]
8 July 2016 CB England Theo Vassell Oldham Athletic Free transfer [6]
11 July 2016 AM Belgium Franck Moussa Southend United Free transfer [7]
18 July 2016 CF Canada Simeon Jackson Blackburn Rovers Free transfer [8]
1 August 2016 RW Cyprus Andreas Makris Anorthosis Famagusta £250,000 [9][10]

Out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 RB Cyprus Jason Demetriou Southend United [a] Rejected contract [12]
1 July 2016 CB England Paul Downing Milton Keynes Dons [b] Rejected contract [12]
1 July 2016 LW Republic of Ireland Anthony Forde Rotherham United Undisclosed [14]
1 July 2016 LW Slovakia Milan Lalkovič Portsmouth [c] Rejected contract [16]
1 July 2016 CM England Sam Mantom Scunthorpe United Rejected contract [17]
1 July 2016 LW England Jordan Murphy Free agent Released [18]
1 July 2016 AM England Levi Rowley Free agent Released [18]
1 July 2016 AM Saint Kitts and Nevis Romaine Sawyers Brentford [d] Rejected contract [12]
1 July 2016 LB England Andy Taylor Blackpool Rejected contract [20]
5 July 2016 SS England Jordan Cook Luton Town Rejected contract [21]
14 July 2016 CF Wales Tom Bradshaw Barnsley Undisclosed [22]
31 August 2016 LB England Rico Henry Brentford £1,500,000 [23]
  1. ^ Following Demetriou turning down a new contract, he signed for Southend United.[11]
  2. ^ Following Downing turning down a new contract, he signed for Milton Keynes Dons.[13]
  3. ^ Following Lalkovič turning down a new contract, he signed for Portsmouth.[15]
  4. ^ Following Sawyers turning down a new contract, he signed for Brentford.[19]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
1 July 2016 CB England George Dobson West Ham United End of season [24]
1 July 2016 CB England Jason McCarthy Southampton End of season [25][a]
28 July 2016 LW England Josh Ginnelly Burnley 3 January 2017 [27]
26 August 2016 CB Republic of Ireland Kevin Toner Aston Villa 3 January 2017 [28]
31 August 2016 LB England Scott Laird Scunthorpe United 3 January 2017 [29]
12 January 2017 LB England Scott Laird Scunthorpe United End of season [30]
12 January 2017 CB Republic of Ireland Eoghan O'Connell Celtic End of season [31]
31 January 2017 LW England Will Randall Wolverhampton Wanderers End of season [32]
  1. ^ On 1 January 2017, Jason McCarthy's loan from Southampton was extended until the end of the season.[26]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
4 July 2016 GK England Liam Roberts Chester End of season [33]
11 July 2016 RB England Theo Vassell Chester 1 January [34]
17 January 2017 RB England Theo Vassell Chester End of season [35]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

9 July 2016 (2016-07-09) Walsall 1–2 Norwich City St George's Park, Burton upon Trent
13:00 Vassell 56' Report Bennett 24'
Jerome 60'
16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) Solihull Moors 0–5 Walsall Damson Park, Solihull
15:00 Report Cuvelier 5'
Bakayoko 8' 83'
Oztumer 23' 37'		 Attendance: 415
Referee: Ollie Yates
19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) Walsall 1–1 Birmingham City Bescot Stadium, Walsall
19:45 Bakayoko 53' (pen.) Report Caddis 80'
23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) Walsall 0–2 Derby County Bescot Stadium, Walsall
15:00 Report Bent 35'
Hendrick 72'
26 July 2016 (2016-07-26) Notts County 3–2 Walsall Meadow Lane, Nottingham
19:45 Hollis 10'
Forte 11'
Stead 66'		 Report Bakayoko 71', 85'
30 July 2016 (2016-07-30) Luton Town 0–1 Walsall Kenilworth Road, Luton
15:00

League One

Main article: 2016–17 Football League One

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Milton Keynes Dons 46 16 13 17 60 58 +2 61
13 Charlton Athletic 46 14 18 14 60 53 +7 60
14 Walsall 46 14 16 16 51 58 −7 58
15 AFC Wimbledon 46 13 18 15 52 55 −3 57
16 Northampton Town 46 14 11 21 60 73 −13 53
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Matches

6 August 2016 1 Walsall 3–1 AFC Wimbledon Bescot
15:00 BST Oztumer 7'
Jackson 38', 72'
Moussa Yellow card 80'
Henry Yellow card 90'		 Report Robinson Yellow card 37'
Taylor 90'
Parrett Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,845 (1,049 Wimbledon supporters)
Referee: Charles Breakspear
13 August 2016 2 Oldham Athletic 0–0 Walsall Oldham
15:00 BST Law Yellow card 87' Report Osbourne Yellow card 89' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 3,914
Referee: David Webb
16 August 2016 3 Chesterfield 2–0 Walsall Chesterfield
19:45 BST Nolan Yellow card 37'
Evans 75', 79'		 Report Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 5,406 (478 Walsall supporters)
Referee: Graham Salisbury
20 August 2016 4 Walsall 1–2 Charlton Athletic Bescot
15:00 BST O'Connor Yellow card 68'
Morris 72'		 Report Ajose 42', 74'
Solly Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,586 (739 Charlton supporters)
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
27 August 2016 5 Walsall 3–3 Bury Bescot
15:00 BST Morris 6'
Oztumer 14'
Jackson 32'
Edwards Yellow card 48'
Dobson Yellow card 60'		 Report Barnett 47'
Vaughan 49' Yellow card 65'
Mayor 66' Yellow card 67'
Soares Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,393 (310 Bury supporters)
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
10 September 2016 6 Northampton Town 2–0 Walsall Northampton
15:00 BST Taylor 23'
Gorré Yellow card 44'
Revell 78' (pen.)
Moloney Yellow card 90+3'		 Report McCarthy Yellow card 78'
Bakayoko Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,538 (601 Walsall supporters)
Referee: Gavin Ward
13 September 2016 7 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Walsall Bristol
19:45 BST Taylor 27' (pen.)
Sinclair Yellow card 70'		 Report Oztumer 16' Yellow card 33'
Moussa Yellow card 47'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,805 (170 Walsall supporters)
17 September 2016 8 Walsall 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Walsall
15:00 BST Edwards Red card 16'
McCarthy 25'
Etheridge Yellow card 76'		 Report Taylor Yellow card 60'
Anderson Yellow card 65' Yellow-red card 90+4'
Beevers Yellow card 86'
Moxey Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 5,962
Referee: Trevor Kettle
24 September 2016 9 Peterborough United 1–1 Walsall Peterborough
15:00 BST Maddison 27'
Nichols Yellow card 31'		 Report Jackson 17'
Osbourne Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: ABAX Stadium
Attendance: 4,906 (314 Walsall supporters)
Referee: Ben Toner
27 September 2016 10 Walsall 1–4 Scunthorpe United Walsall
19:45 BST Kinsella Yellow card 10'
Oztumer 45'
Makris Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Morris 11' (pen.), 13', 82'
Bishop 47'		 Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 3,970
Referee: Michael Salisbury
1 October 2016 11 Walsall 2–1 Millwall Walsall
15:00 BST Jackson 17'
Moussa 49'		 Report Onyedinma 22' Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,474
Referee: Lee Probert
15 October 2016 12 Walsall 3–2 Shrewsbury Town Walsall
15:00 BST Bakayoko 23' Yellow card 66' Yellow-red card 90'
Morris 42'
O'Connor Yellow card 70'
Oztumer 88'		 Report Lancashire 30'
Waring Yellow card 46'
McGivern Yellow card 50' Yellow-red card 65'
Grimmer Yellow card 56'
Ogogo Yellow card 56'
Brown 58'
Black Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,759
Referee: Nick Kinseley
18 October 2016 13 Gillingham 1–1 Walsall Gillingham
19:45 BST McDonald 25'
Wright Yellow card 45'
Oshilaja Yellow card 82'
Knott Yellow card 89'		 Report Moussa 59'
O'Connor Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,542
Referee: Charles Breakspear
22 October 2016 14 Swindon Town 0–2 Walsall Swindon
15:00 BST Barry Yellow card 50' Report Oztumer 17', 51'
Toner Yellow card 60'
Bakayoko Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,655
Referee: Darren England
29 October 2016 15 Walsall 1–1 Coventry City Walsall
15:00 BST Edwards Yellow card 1'
Laird Yellow card 40'
Oztumer Yellow card 67' 76'		 Report Rose 36'
Bigirimana Yellow card 44'
Turnbull Yellow card 72'
Page Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 6,719
Referee: Dean Whitestone
12 November 2016 16 Milton Keynes Dons 1–1 Walsall Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT Carruthers Yellow card 41'
Downing Yellow card 58'
Bowditch 90'		 Report Laird 28'
Preston Yellow card 42'		 Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 8,188
Referee: Trevor Kettle
19 November 2016 17 Walsall 1–2 Gillingham Walsall
15:00 GMT McCarthy 9' Report McDonald 2'
Ehmer Yellow card 72'
Emmanuel-Thomas 84'		 Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 5,420
Referee: John Busby
22 November 2016 18 Rochdale 4–0 Walsall Rochdale
19:45 GMT Rathbone 32'
Noble-Lazarus 41'
Davies 76' (pen.), 90+1'		 Report Edwards Yellow card 52' Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 1,907
Referee: Andy Haines
26 November 2016 19 Walsall 0–0 Southend United Walsall
15:00 GMT Chambers Yellow card 24'
Laird Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Timlin Yellow card 15'
Cox Yellow card 45'
Ferdinand Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,342
Referee: Carl Boyeson
29 November 2016 20 Sheffield United 0–1 Walsall Sheffield
19:45 GMT Report Bakayoko 42'
Preston Yellow card 62'
Laird Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 18,343
Referee: Darren England
10 December 2016 21 Fleetwood Town 2–1 Walsall Fleetwood
15:00 GMT McLaughlin Yellow card 13'
Hunter 42'
Grant 67'		 Report Chambers Yellow card 8'
Dobson 76'
Preston Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,708
Referee: Rob Lewis
17 December 2016 22 Walsall 1–1 Bradford City Walsall
15:00 GMT Osbourne 49' Report Hiwula 53'
Vincelot Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 5,148
Referee: Ben Toner
26 December 2016 23 Port Vale 0–1 Walsall Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Jones Yellow card 23' Report Laird 27'
Osbourne Yellow card 59'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5,854
Referee: Darren Deadman
31 December 2016 24 Oxford United 0–0 Walsall Oxford
15:00 GMT Dunkley Yellow card 40' Report Laird Yellow card 69' Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 8,340
Referee: Charles Breakspear
2 January 2017 25 Walsall 0–2 Rochdale Walsall
15:00 GMT Morris Yellow card 25'
Etheridge Yellow card 35'		 Report Henderson 23' Yellow card 52'
Andrew Yellow card 55'
Keane Yellow card 57'
Thompson 74'		 Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,667
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
14 January 2017 26 Walsall 4–1 Sheffield United Walsall
15:00 GMT Bakayoko 5' Yellow card 61'
McCarthy Yellow card 44' 58'
Edwards 67'
Oztumer 76' (pen.)		 Report O'Connell 10'
Done Yellow card 33'
Fleck Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 6,899
Referee: Richard Clark
21 January 2017 27 Walsall 3–1 Bristol Rovers Walsall
15:00 GMT O'Connell 45'
Jackson 68'
Edwards 73'		 Report Brown Yellow card 22'
Taylor 82'		 Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 6,029
Referee: Nigel Miller
28 January 2017 28 Bury 3–3 Walsall Bury
15:00 GMT Vaughan 22'
Burgess Yellow card 38'
Brown 45' Yellow card 70'
Soares 90+1'		 Report Preston Yellow card 59'
Oztumer 71'
McCarthy 76', 79'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,280
Referee: Carl Boyeson
1 February 2017 29 Millwall 0–0 Walsall Bermondsey, London
19:45 GMT Report Osbourne Yellow card 25'
Edwards Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 7,392
Referee: Darren Deadman
4 February 2017 30 Walsall 2–1 Northampton Town Walsall
15:00 GMT Preston 64'
Oztumer 69'
Dobson Yellow card 90+4'		 Report O'Toole 23'
Richards Yellow card 36' soccer ball with red X 90+5'
Buchanan Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,954
Referee: Robert Jones
11 February 2017 31 Bolton Wanderers 4–1 Walsall Bolton
15:00 GMT Madine 15'
O'Connor 26' (o.g.)
Trotter 30'
Taylor Yellow card 57'
Spearing Yellow card 83'
Long 87'		 Report Oztumer 4'
Chambers Yellow card 79'
Cuvelier Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 13,610
Referee: Darren Drysdale
14 February 2017 32 Scunthorpe United 0–0 Walsall Scunthorpe
19:45 GMT Ness Yellow card 18' Report Chambers Yellow card 27'
McCarthy Yellow card 64'
Edwards Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 3,168
Referee: Graham Salisbury
18 February 2017 33 Walsall 2–0 Peterborough United Walsall
15:00 GMT Chambers Yellow card 50'
Jackson Yellow card 64'
Bakayoko Yellow card 79'
Oztumer 90+2'
Dobson Yellow card 90+5'
Morris 90+7'		 Report Grant Yellow card 34'
McGee Yellow card 90+4'
Forrester Red card 90+4'		 Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,759
Referee: Mark Haywood
25 February 2017 34 AFC Wimbledon 1–0 Walsall Kingston upon Thames, London
15:00 GMT Reeves Yellow card 64'
Taylor 68'		 Report Osbourne Yellow card 76' Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 4,586
Referee: John Busby
4 March 2017 35 Walsall 2–0 Oldham Athletic Walsall
15:00 GMT Etheridge Yellow card 59'
Oztumer 79' (pen.)
Bakayoko Yellow card 82' 90+2'		 Report Croft Red card 16'
Wilson Yellow card 39' Yellow-red card 82'
Clarke Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 6,003
Referee: John Brooks
7 March 2017 36 Walsall 1–0 Chesterfield Walsall
19:45 GMT Laird 53' Report Grimshaw Yellow card 81' Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 3,963
Referee: Robert Lewis
11 March 2017 37 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Walsall Charlton, London
15:00 GMT Watt 61'
Byrne Yellow card 76'
Jackson Yellow card 84'		 Report Jackson 44'
Osbourne Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 9,900
Referee: Nick Kinseley
14 March 2017 38 Walsall 0–1 Fleetwood Town Walsall
19:45 GMT Report Bolger 22' Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 3,890
Referee: Trevor Kettle
18 March 2017 39 Southend United 3–2 Walsall Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT Inniss Yellow card 49'
Ranger 63'
Ferdinand 76'
Cox 83'
Coker Yellow card 84'		 Report Moussa 18', 25'
O'Connor Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,756
Referee: Robert Jones
1 April 2017 40 Bradford City 1–0 Walsall Bradford
15:00 GMT Vincelot Yellow card 12'
Clarke 58' Yellow card 66'		 Report Makris Yellow card 20' Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 17,880
Referee: Michael Salisbury
8 April 2017 41 Walsall 1–1 Oxford United Walsall
15:00 BST McCarthy Yellow card 35'
Makris 48'		 Report Carroll Yellow card 38'
Maguire 74'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,417
Referee: Darren Handley
14 April 2017 42 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Walsall Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Deegan Yellow card 55'
Payne 70'		 Report Morris 35' Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 6,801
Referee: Nigel Miller
17 April 2017 43 Walsall 1–0 Swindon Town Walsall
15:00 BST O'Connor Yellow card 56'
Edwards 85'		 Report Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 5,196
Referee: Ross Joyce
22 April 2017 (2017-04-22) 44 Coventry City 1–0 Walsall Coventry
15:00 Thomas 39' Report O'Connell Yellow card 54' Yellow-red card 70' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 9,284
Referee: Darren Drysdale
25 April 2017 45 Walsall 0–1 Port Vale Walsall
19:45 BST Roberts Yellow card 32' Report Eagles 85'
Bikey Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,266
Referee: John Busby
30 April 2017 46 Walsall 1–4 Milton Keynes Dons Walsall
12:00 BST Oztumer 84' Report Muirhead 11'
Reeves 32'
O'Keefe 71'
Barnes 85'		 Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 5,004
Referee: Mark Brown

FA Cup

Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup
5 November 2016 First round Walsall 0–1 Macclesfield Town Walsall
15:00 GMT Etheridge Yellow card 23' Report McCombe 23'
Sampson Yellow card 25'		 Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 2,334
Referee: Brett Huxtable

EFL Cup

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup
9 August 2016 First round Walsall 0–2 (a.e.t.) Yeovil Town Walsall
19:45 BST Preston Yellow card 79'
Henry Yellow card 90+4'
Edwards Yellow card 106'		 Report Dawson Yellow card 41'
Campbell 103'
Dolan 111' Yellow card 112'
Eaves Yellow card 114'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 2,699
Referee: Rob Jones

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Trophy

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Walsall 3 3 0 0 0 8 3 +5 9 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Leicester City U21 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 5
3 L1 Sheffield United 3 1 0 1 1 5 4 +1 4
4 L2 Grimsby Town 3 0 0 0 3 4 10 −6 0
Source: Sky Sports
30 August 2016 Group stage 1 Walsall 5–2 Grimsby Town Bescot
19:45 BST Bakayoko 18', 39', 43'
Morris 61'
Kouhyar 71'
Preston Yellow card 90'		 Boyce 5'
Summerfield 67'
Andrew Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
4 October 2016 Group stage 2 Sheffield United 1–2 Walsall Sheffield
19:45 BST Duffy Yellow card 45+1'
Coutts 78'		 Report Laird 16'
Toner Yellow card 54'
Bakayoko 66'
Shorrock Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 2,619
Referee: Mark Heywood
8 November 2016 Group stage 3 Leicester City U23 0–1 Walsall Leicester
19:45 GMT Report Bakayoko 58' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Referee: Mark Haywood
13 December 2016 Second round Walsall 1–3 Oldham Athletic Walsall
19:45 GMT Bakayoko 44' Report Croft 69'
Burgess 73'
Dunne Yellow card 86'
Erwin 89'		 Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 925
Referee: Nigel Miller

Squad statistics

Source:[36]
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 EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total Discipline
1 GK  PHI Neil Etheridge 41 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 47 0 4 0
2 MF  ENG Joe Edwards 43 3 1 0 1 0 2 (1) 0 47 (1) 3 6 1
3 † DF  ENG Rico Henry 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 0
3 DF  ENG Scott Laird * 26 (2) 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 29 (2) 4 4 0
4 DF  ENG James O'Connor 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 5 0
5 DF  ENG Jason McCarthy * 46 5 1 0 1 0 4 0 52 5 5 0
6 MF  ENG George Dobson * 9 (12) 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 14 (12) 1 3 0
7 MF  ENG Adam Chambers 43 0 1 0 1 0 0 (1) 0 45 (1) 0 5 0
8 MF  BEL Florent Cuvelier 15 (7) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 (7) 0 1 0
9 FW  CAN Simeon Jackson 24 (14) 7 1 0 1 0 1 0 27 (14) 7 1 0
10 MF  ENG Erhun Oztumer 34 (7) 15 1 0 1 0 2 0 38 (7) 15 2 0
11 MF  ENG Kieron Morris 28 (7) 5 0 0 1 0 1 1 30 (7) 6 1 0
13 GK  ENG Craig MacGillivray 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 9 0 0 0
14 MF  ENG Isaiah Osbourne 27 (3) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 29 (3) 1 6 0
15 MF  IRL Liam Kinsella 5 (3) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 3 0 8 (4) 0 1 0
16 DF  ENG Matt Preston 25 (5) 1 1 0 1 0 4 0 31 (5) 1 7 0
18 † MF  ENG Josh Ginnelly * 4 (5) 0 1 0 1 0 2 (1) 0 8 (6) 0 0 0
18 MF  ENG Will Randall * 0 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (2) 0 0 0
20 FW  SLE Amadou Bakayoko 18 (21) 4 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 4 6 22 (23) 10 6 1
21 MF  BER Milan Butterfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF  ENG Jordan Sangha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
24 DF  ENG Kory Roberts 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0
25 MF  AFG Maziar Kouhyar 2 (4) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 (4) 1 0 0
27 GK  ENG Chandler Hallwood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF  IRL Callum Cockerill-Mollett 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
29 MF  ENG Will Shorrock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (2) 0 0 (2) 0 0 0
30 FW  ENG Cameron Peters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF  ENG Sam Tonks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 † DF  IRL Kevin Toner * 16 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 20 0 2 0
32 DF  IRL Eoghan O'Connell * 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 1 1 1
33 FW  CYP Andreas Makris 17 (15) 1 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 17 (18) 1 2 0
34 DF  ENG Dan Vann 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 DF  ENG Tobias Hayles-Docherty 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
36 FW  ENG Mitchel Candlin 1 (4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (4) 0 0 0
37 GK  ENG Brandon Ganley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 MF  BEL Franck Moussa 14 (8) 4 1 0 0 0 2 (1) 0 17 (9) 4 2 0
Players not included in matchday squads
No. Pos. Nat. Name
17 MF  ENG Reece Flanagan
19 DF  ENG Theo Vassell
23 GK  ENG Liam Roberts
26 MF  ENG Rory Oliver

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