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

Walsall v Doncaster Rovers

18 August 2012 1	Walsall	0–3	Doncaster Rovers	Walsall
15:00 BST		Report	Brown 5' Cotterill 26' Bennett 56'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,205 Referee: Mark Heywood

Oldham Athletic v Walsall

21 August 2012 2	Oldham Athletic	1–1	Walsall	Oldham
19:45 BST	M'Changama 36'	Report	Bowerman 79'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,496 Referee: Mark Brown

Notts County v Walsall

25 August 2012 3	Notts County	0–1	Walsall	Nottingham
15:00 BST		Report	Butler 80'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,851 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Brentford v Walsall

1 September 2012 4	Brentford	2–2	Walsall	Walsall
15:00 BST	Douglas 86' Donaldson 90'	Report	Paterson 28' Bowerman 29'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3,434 Referee: Mark Haywood

Walsall v Milton Keynes Dons

8 September 2012 5	Walsall	1–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Walsall
15:00 BST	Holden 17'	Report		Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3,657 Referee: Pat Miller

Portsmouth v Walsall

15 September 2012 6	Portsmouth	1–2	Walsall	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	McLeod 69'	Report	Baxendale 56' Cuvelier 63'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 11,767 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Incumbents

• Manager – Dean Smith
• Chairman – Jeff Bonser.
• Shirt Sponsors – SR Timber Gold.
• Kit Manufacturers – Diadora.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season^[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  ENG Richard Taundry 4 DF  ENG Andy Butler (captain) 5 DF  ENG Dean Holden 6 MF  ENG Nicky Featherstone 7 MF  ENG Adam Chambers 9 FW  NIR Will Grigg 10 MF  ENG Jamie Paterson 11 FW  ENG Ashley Hemmings 12 FW  ENG Febian Brandy 13 GK  ENG Richard Jones 14 DF  ENG Ben Purkiss 15 FW  ENG Connor Taylor 16 MF  ENG Jake Jones 17 FW  ENG George Bowerman

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 DF  ENG Ben George 19 FW  ENG Aaron Williams 20 DF  ENG Mal Benning 21 MF  ENG Kieron Morris 22 DF  ENG Paul Downing 24 MF  ENG James Baxendale 25 DF  ENG James Chambers 26 DF  ENG Andy Taylor 27 MF  ENG Sam Mantom 28 GK  ENG Sam Johnstone (on loan from Manchester United) 29 FW  ENG Craig Westcarr 31 GK  ENG Liam Roberts 33 MF  SKN Romaine Sawyers (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)

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 1 GK  HUN David Grof 8 MF  BEL Florent Cuvelier (on loan from Stoke City) 23 GK  ENG Jimmy Walker

No. Pos. Nation Player 27 GK  WAL Karl Darlow (on loan from Nottingham Forest) 28 GK  IRL Ian McLoughlin (on loan from MK Dons) 32 GK  IRL Aaron McCarey (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)

Squad statistics

Source:^[2][3]

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

References