2012–13 Walsall F.C. season explained

Club:Walsall
Season:2012–2013
Manager:Dean Smith
Stadium:Bescot Stadium
League:League One
League Result:9th
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:First round
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:Second round
Cup3:FL Trophy
Cup3 Result:Second round
Prevseason:2011–12
Nextseason:2013–14

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

See main article: 2012–13 Football League One.

Results

League One match details
DateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A
ScorersAttendance
scope=row18 August 2012Doncaster RoversHL0–34,205[1]
scope=row21 August 2012Oldham AthleticAD1–1Bowerman 79'3,496[2]
scope=row25 August 2012Notts CountyAW1–0Butler 80'5,851[3]
scope=row1 September 2012BrentfordHD2–2Paterson 28', Bowerman 29'3,434[4]
scope=row8 September 2012Milton Keynes DonsHW1–0Holden 17'3,657[5]
scope=row15 September 2012PortsmouthAW2–1Baxendale 56', Cuvelier 63'11,767[6]
scope=row18 September 2012StevenageAL1–3Bowerman 59'2,634[7]
scope=row22 September 2012Preston North EndHW3–1Baxendale 38', Bowerman 55' pen., 58'4,189[8]
scope=row29 September 2012BournemouthAW2–1Butler 41', Bowerman 90'4,951[9]
scope=row2 October 2012Leyton OrientHL1–2Grigg 58' pen.3,281[10]
scope=row6 October 2012Carlisle UnitedHL1–2Paterson 17'3,964[11]
scope=row14 October 2012Shrewsbury TownAL0–16,495[12]
scope=row20 October 2012Crewe AlexandraHD2–2Paterson 12', Cuvelier 26'3,836[13]
scope=row23 October 2012Sheffield UnitedAL0–115,744[14]
scope=row27 October 2012BuryAD1–1Grigg 7'2,514[15]
scope=row6 November 2012Scunthorpe UnitedHL1–4Grigg 90+2'2,787[16]
scope=row10 November 2012Swindon TownHL0–24,139[17]
scope=row17 November 2012Crawley TownAD2–2Brandy 14', Hemmings 74'3,039[18]
scope=row20 November 2012Tranmere RoversAD0–04,717[19]
scope=row24 November 2012Hartlepool UnitedHD1–1Holden 49'4,562[20]
scope=row8 December 2012Coventry CityAL1–5Adams 16' o.g.10,986[21]
scope=row15 December 2012Yeovil TownHD2–2Paterson 13', Grigg 72'3,160[22]
scope=row22 December 2012Colchester UnitedHW1–0Brandy 61'3,006[23]
scope=row26 December 2012Milton Keynes DonsAW4–2Brandy 15', Grigg 25', 43', Paterson 90+2'8,700[24]
scope=row29 December 2012Leyton OrientAL1–2Mantom 79'3,865[25]
scope=row1 January 2013StevenageHW1–0Paterson 87'3,301[26]
scope=row4 January 2013PortsmouthHW2–0Brandy 29', Grigg 40'4,038[27]
scope=row13 January 2013Preston North EndAW3–1Brandy 18', Downing 38', Baxendale 56'9,823[28]
scope=row19 January 2013BournemouthHW3–1Mantom 27', Grigg 45+4' pen., 79' pen.3,173[29]
scope=row26 January 2013Colchester UnitedAL0–22,865[30]
scope=row2 February 2013Oldham AthleticHW3–1Baxendale 40', Paterson 74', 90+4'4,672[31]
scope=row9 February 2013Doncaster RoversAW2–1Butler 2', Brandy 81'7,013[32]
scope=row16 February 2013Notts CountyHD1–1Grigg 29' pen.4,416[33]
scope=row23 February 2013BrentfordAD0–04,781[34] [35]
scope=row26 February 2013Carlisle UnitedAW3–0Grigg 3' pen., 66', 86'3,266[36]
scope=row2 March 2013Shrewsbury TownHW3–1Grigg 30' pen., 54', Westcarr 47'5,496[37]
scope=row9 March 2013Swindon TownAD2–2Grigg 32' pen., Paterson 90'8,407[38]
scope=row12 March 2013Tranmere RoversHW2–0Grigg 50' pen., Westcarr 57'3,775[39]
scope=row16 March 2013Crawley TownHD2–2Paterson 90', Grigg 90+2'5,003[40]
scope=row23 March 2013Hartlepool UnitedAD0–03,065[41]
scope=row29 March 2013Yeovil TownAD0–05,594[42]
scope=row1 April 2013Coventry CityHW4–0Paterson 33', 87', Westcarr 54' pen., 74'7,504[43]
scope=row6 April 2013Sheffield UnitedHD1–1Westcarr 44'7,042[44]
scope=row13 April 2013Scunthorpe UnitedAD1–1Grigg 54'4,049[45]
scope=row20 April 2013BuryHD1–1Brandy 21'4,745[46]
scope=row27 April 2013Crewe AlexandraAL0–26,547[47]

FA Cup

See main article: 2012–13 FA Cup.

FA Cup match details
RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A
ScorersAttendance
scope=rowFirst round3 November 2012Lincoln CityAD1–1Bowerman 87'2,032[48]
scope=rowFirst round replay13 November 2012Lincoln CityHL2–3 Taundry 81', Paterson 120+2'1,762[49]

League Cup

See main article: 2012–13 Football League Cup.

League Cup match details
RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–A
ScorersAttendance
scope=rowFirst round11 August 2012BrentfordHW1–0Hemmings 8'2,248[50]
scope=rowSecond round28 August 2012Queens Park RangersAL0–36,129[51]

Football League Trophy

See main article: 2012–13 Football League Trophy.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[53]

Left club during season

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.NameAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
LeagueFA CupLeague CupFL TrophyTotalDiscipline
1 GK10020200014000
2DF011010130
4DF413202010463101
5DF2202000231
6MF0202010030
7MF0202000040
8 MF *2002011320
9FW191020112020
10MF4612212010511300
11FW102110210
12FW710007101
13GK000000000000
14DF0102000030
15FW00001000000
16MF0000000
17FW62100710
18DF0000000000
19FW000000000
20DF0100000010
21MF000000000000
22DF1000010100
23 GK000000000000
24MF400010420
25DF0200000000
26DF34000001035050
27 GK *000001010000
27MF29200000029210
28 GK *0000000000
28GK *0000000000
29FW5000000530
31GK000000000000
32 GK *14000000014020
33MF *0000000000

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cotterill stars in Rovers stroll . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  2. Web site: Latics and Saddlers share points . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  3. Web site: Super Saddlers down Magpies . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  4. Web site: 1 September 2012 . Bees hit back to stun Saddlers . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  5. Web site: Saddlers unseat gritty Dons . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  6. Web site: Saddlers sink sorry Pompey . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  7. Web site: Unbeaten Boro march on . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  8. Web site: Saddlers unseat Lilywhites . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  9. Web site: Bowerman spoils James' debut . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  10. Web site: Battling Orient sink Saddlers . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  11. Web site: Noble late show stuns Saddlers . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  12. Web site: Parry strike sinks Walsall . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  13. Web site: Alex deny Saddlers late on . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  14. Web site: Blackman spot on for Blades . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  15. Web site: Shakers fail to cash in . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  16. Web site: Laws' Iron spank Saddlers . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  17. Web site: Robins cruise past Saddlers . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  18. Web site: Forte spares Crawley's blushes . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  19. Web site: No home comforts for Rovers . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  20. Web site: Saddlers share spoils with Pool . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  21. Web site: Troubled Coventry hammer Walsall . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  22. Web site: Last-gasp Foley unseats Saddlers . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  23. Web site: Brandy leaves U's in a spin . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  24. Web site: Grigg double downs MK Dons . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  25. Web site: Odubajo late show earns O's win . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  26. Web site: Paterson screamer sinks Boro . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  27. Web site: Walsall win punishes Pompey . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  28. Web site: Slick Saddlers scoop the points . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  29. Web site: Saddlers unseat Cherries . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  30. Web site: Star debut for Ibehre in U's win . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  31. Web site: Saddlers too good for Latics . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  32. Web site: Rovers slip to another loss . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  33. Web site: Arquin halts Saddlers' charge . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  34. Web site: Bees and Saddlers share spoils . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  35. Book: Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2013–2014 . Headline . 2013 . 978-0-7553-6413-8 . Anderson . John . London . 366.
  36. Web site: Grigg jig as Cumbrians crash . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  37. Web site: Grigg at the double for Walsall . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  38. Web site: Saddlers snatch last-gasp draw . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  39. Web site: Saddlers too good for Rovers . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  40. Web site: 16 March 2013 . Saddlers leave Crawley sore . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  41. Web site: 23 March 2013 . Poor Pools slump to the bottom . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  42. Web site: Glovers and Saddlers draw blank . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  43. Web site: Slick Saddlers sink Sky Blues . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  44. Web site: 7 April 2013 . Point apiece at Banks' Stadium . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  45. Web site: 13 April 2013 . Saddlers denied by Iron . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  46. Web site: Sodje rescues Shakers a point . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  47. Web site: Alex youngsters turn on style . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  48. Web site: George spares Walsall blushes . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  49. Web site: Saddlers knocked out by Imps . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  50. Web site: Hemmings shines for Saddlers . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  51. Web site: Hoops cruise past Saddlers . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  52. Web site: Vale triumph in shoot-out drama . 24 July 2024 . Sky Sports . en.
  53. Web site: FootballSquads – Walsall – 2012/13. footballsquads.co.uk. 12 January 2014.
  54. Web site: Walsall. FootballSquads. 17 August 2017 .
  55. Web site: Squad stats. Soccerbase. Centurycomm. 17 August 2017 .