Unreliable History

To be written.

 

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Club Records


Formed 1888

Turned Professional 1888

Became a Limited Company 1921

Previous names Walsall Town Swifts =  1888-1895

Previous grounds The Chuckery =  1888-1893
Wood Green Oval =  1893
West Bromwich Road =  1893-1896
Hillary Street/Fellows Park =  1896-1900
West Bromwich Road =  1900-1901
Hillary Street/Fellows Park =  1901-1990

Nickname “THE SADDLERS”

Motto

Club Colours
[Images courtesy of the wonderful Colours of Football website]
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AWAY :

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Record Football League Win 10-0  v  Darwen   Division 2    04.03.1899

Record Football League Defeat 0-12  v  Small Heath   Division 2    17.12.1892

Record Cup Win 12-0  v  Warmley    (FA Cup First Qualifying Round)   27.09.1890

Record Fee Paid £270,000 to Anorthosis Famagusta (Cyprus) for Andreas MAKRIS (August 2016)

Record Fee Received £1.5 million from Brentford for Rico HENRY (August 2016)

Record Appearances 534  –  Jimmy WALKER  (1994-2004 & 2010-2012)

Record League Appearances 472  –  Colin HARRISON  (1964-1982)

Record League goal-scorer 184  –  Tony RICHARDS  (1953-1963)

Record all-time goal-scorer 202  –  Alan BUCKLEY  (1973-1978 & 1979-1984)

Record goal-scorer in a League season 39  –  Gilbert ALSOP    Division 3 North   (1933-1934 & 1934-1935)    (42 games)

Record goal-scorer in a season 40  –  Gilbert ALSOP    (1933-1934 & 1934-1935)    (42 games)

Most goals scored in a League match 5  –  Gilbert ALSOP v  Carlisle United  (Division 3 North)  02.02.1935
5  –  Bill EVANS v  Mansfield Town  (Division 3 North)  05.10.1935
5  –  Johnny DEVLIN v  Torquay United  (Division 3 South)  01.09.1949

Record Home Attendance (Fellows Park) 25,453  v  Newcastle United   (Division 2)     29.08.1961

Record Home Attendance (Bescot Stadium) 11,049  v  Rotherham United   (Division 1)     09.05.2004

Record total of goals in a League season 102  –  Division 3 North  (1933-1934)  (42 games)
102  –  Division 4  (1959-1960)  (46 games)

Record League points total 2 points for a win  :  65  –    Division 4  (1959-1960)  (46 games)
3 points for a win  :  89  –    League Two  (2006-2007)  (46 games)

Most Capped Player while at club 15  –  Mick KEARNS  (Republic of Ireland)
15  –  Clayton INCE  (Trinidad & Tobago)
15  –  Romaine SAWYERS  (St. Kitts & Nevis)

Youngest Player Geoff MORRIS  –  16 years and 218 days  v  Scunthorpe United   (Division 3)  14.09.1965

Oldest Player ??

 

Stadium details 

Address :  Banks’ Stadium, Bescot Crescent, Walsall, West Midlands WS1 4SA

Telephone :  01922 622791
Ticket Office :  01922 651 414  or  10922 651416

Capacity :  11,300
Away Allocation :   2,000
Pitch size :  101m x 67m  (110 yards  x 73 yards)
Official website :   saddlers.co.uk

Directions

There are good directions to the Banks’ Stadium on the Walsall website and more information on the Away Games website.

Honours


Division Three Runners-up  (Third Tier) 1960-1961

Division Two Runners-up  (Third Tier) 1998-1999

Division Four Champions  (Fourth Tier) 1959-1960

League Two Champions  (Fourth Tier) 2006-2007

Division Four Runners-up  (Fourth Tier) 1979-1980

Division Three Runners-up  (Fourth Tier) 1994-1995

Football League Trophy Finalists 2014-2015

 

Managers


H. SMALLWOOD (Secretary) 1 August 1888 – 1 August 1891

A. G. BURTON (Secretary) 1 August 1891 – 1 August 1893

J. H. ROBINSON (Secretary) 1 August 1893 – 1 August 1895

C. H. AISLO (Secretary) 1 August 1895 – 1 August 1896

A. E. PARSLOE (Secretary) 1 August 1896 – 1 August 1897

Louis FORD (Secretary) 1 August 1897 – 1 August 1898

G. HUGHES (Secretary) 1 August 1898 – 1 August 1899

Louis FORD (Secretary) 1 August 1899 – 1 August 1901

J.E. SHUTT (Secretary) 1 August 1908 – 1 July 1912

Haydn PRICE (Secretary) 1 July 1912 – 1 August 1915

Joe BURCHELL (Secretary) 1 August 1915 – 1 May 1920

Albert GROVES (Player-manager) 1 May 1920 – 1 August 1921

Joe BURCHELL (Secretary) 1 August 1921 – 1 February 1926

David ASHWORTH 1 February 1926 – 1 February 1927

Jimmy TORRANCE 1 February 1927 – 1 May 1928

James KERR 1 May 1928 – 1 April 1929

Sid SCHOLEY 1 April 1929 – 1 October 1930

Peter O’ROURKE 1 October 1930 – 1 February 1932

Bill SLADE 1 February 1932 – 1 October 1934

Andrew WILSON 1 October 1934 – 1 April 1937

Tommy LOWES 1 April 1937 – 1 September 1939

Sam LONGMORE 1 September 1939 – 5 August 1944

Harry HIBBS 5 August 1944 – 30 June 1951

Tony McPHEE 1 July 1951 – 1 December 1951

Brough FLETCHER 1 March 1952 – 1 April 1953

Frank BUCKLEY 1 April 1953 – 1 September 1955

John LOVE 1 September 1955 – 1 December 1957

Bill MOORE 1 December 1957 – 1 November 1963

Alf WOOD 1 November 1963 – 1 October 1964

Ray SHAW 1 October 1964 – 1 March 1968

Dick GRAHAM 1 March 1968 – 1 May 1968

Ron LEWIN 1 July 1968 – 1 February 1969

Bill MOORE 1 February 1969 – 16 October 1972

John SMITH 16 October 1972 – 23 March 1973

Jimmy MacEWAN 23 March 1973 – 1 June 1973

Ronnie ALLEN 6 June 1973 – 20 December 1974

Doug FRASER 1 January 1975 – 7 March 1977

Dave MACKAY 9 March 1977 – 5 August 1978

Alan ASHMAN 23 August 1978 – 17 February 1979

Frank SIBLEY 1 March 1979 – 5 May 1979

Alan BUCKLEY  (Caretaker then permanent) 27 June 1979 – 1 July 1981

Alan BUCKLEY/Neil MARTIN (Caretaker) 1 July 1981 – 1 January 1982

Neil MARTIN 1 January 1982 – 1 May 1982

Alan BUCKLEY 1 May 1982 – 1 June 1986

Tommy COAKLEY 1 August 1986 – 27 December 1988

John BARNWELL 17 January 1989 – 1 March 1990

Paul TAYLOR 1 March 1990 – 15 May 1990

Kenny HIBBITT 16 May 1990 – 1 August 1994

Chris NICHOLL 1 August 1994 – 21 May 1997

Jan SORENSEN 25 June 1997 – 5 May 1998

Ray GRAYDON 5 May 1998 – 22 January 2002

Colin LEE 24 January 2002 – 16 April 2004

Paul MERSON (Caretaker then permanent) 16 April 2004 – 6 February 2006

Kevan BROADHURST 22 February 2006 – 24 April 2006

Richard MONEY 3 May 2006 – 22 April 2008

Jimmy MULLEN 22 April 2008 – 10 January 2009

Chris HUTCHINGS 20 January 2009 – 4 January 2011

Dean SMITH (Caretaker then permanent) 4 January 2011 – 30 November 2015

Sean O’DRISCOLL 18 December 2015 – 6 March 2016

Jon WHITNEY (Caretaker then permanent) 7 March 2016 – 12 March 2018

Dean KEATES 16 March 2018 – 6 April 2019

Darrell CLARKE 10 May 2019 – 15 February 2021

Brian DUTTON 15 February 2021 – 10 May 2021

 

League Record

The Football League structure has historically been as follows …

1888-1892 1892-1920 1920-1921 1921-1958 1958-1992 1992-2004 2004 to date
First tier Football League Division One Division One Division One Division One Premiership Premier League
Second tier Division Two Division Two Division Two Division Two Division One Championship
Third tier Division Three Division Three
(North) and (South)
Division Three Division Two  League One
Fourth tier Division Four Division Three League Two

Elected to Division Three North (Third Tier) 1921

Division Three North  (Third Tier) 1921-1927

Division Three South  (Third Tier) 1927-1931

Division Three North  (Third Tier) 1931-1936

Division Three South  (Third Tier) 1936-1958

Division Four  (Fourth Tier) 1958-1960

Division Three  (Third Tier) 1960-1961

Division Two  (Second Tier) 1961-1963

Division Three  (Third Tier) 1963-1979

Division Four  (Fourth Tier) 1979-1980

Division Three  (Third Tier) 1980-1988

Division Two  (Second Tier) 1988-1989

Division Three  (Third Tier) 1989-1990

Division Four  (Fourth Tier) 1990-1992

Division Three  (Fourth Tier) 1992-1995

Division Two  (Third Tier) 1995-1999

Division One  (Second Tier) 1999-2000

Division Two  (Third Tier) 2000-2001

Division One  (Second Tier) 2001-2004

League One  (Third Tier) 2004-2006

League Two  (Fourth Tier) 2006-2007

League One  (Third Tier) 2007-2019

League Two  (Fourth Tier) 2019-