2012–13 Walsall F.C. season
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2015}}
{{more footnotes|date=January 2014}}
{{Infobox football club season
|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=
{{Main|2012–13 Football League One}}
{{:2012–13 Football League One|showteam=WAL}}
==Results==
=FA Cup=
{{Main|2012–13 FA Cup}}
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+FA Cup match details |
| scope="col"|Round
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Opponents !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Score !scope="col" class="unsortable"|Scorers !scope="col"|Attendance !scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
|---|
| scope=row|First round
|align=left|3 November 2012 |align=left|Lincoln City||A |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"|D||1–1||align=left|Bowerman 87' |
| scope=row|First round replay
|align=left|13 November 2012 |align=left|Lincoln City||H |bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|L||2–3 {{aet}}||align=left|Taundry 81', Paterson 120+2' |
=League Cup=
{{Main|2012–13 Football League Cup}}
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+League Cup match details |
| scope="col"|Round
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Opponents !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Score !scope="col" class="unsortable"|Scorers !scope="col"|Attendance !scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
|---|
| scope=row|First round
|align=left|11 August 2012 |align=left|Brentford||H |bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|W||1–0||align=left|Hemmings 8' |
| scope=row|Second round
|align=left|28 August 2012 |align=left|Queens Park Rangers||A |bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|L||0–3|| |
=Football League Trophy=
{{Main|2012–13 Football League Trophy}}
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Football League Trophy match details |
| scope="col"|Round
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Opponents !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Scorers !scope="col"|Attendance !scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
|---|
| scope=row|Second round
|align=left|9 October 2012 |align=left|Port Vale||H |bgcolor="#FFFFCC"|D||2–2 {{aet}} |
First-team squad
:Squad at end of season{{cite web|url=http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2012-2013/flone/walsall.htm|title=FootballSquads – Walsall – 2012/13|publisher=footballsquads.co.uk|access-date=12 January 2014}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player | no= 2 | nat=ENG | pos=DF | name=Richard Taundry}}
{{Fs player | no= 4 | nat=ENG | pos=DF | name=Andy Butler|other=captain}}
{{Fs player | no= 5 | nat=ENG | pos=DF | name=Dean Holden}}
{{Fs player | no= 6 | nat=ENG | pos=MF | name=Nicky Featherstone}}
{{Fs player | no= 7 | nat=ENG | pos=MF | name=Adam Chambers}}
{{Fs player | no= 9 | nat=NIR | pos=FW | name=Will Grigg}}
{{Fs player | no=10 | nat=ENG | pos=MF | name=Jamie Paterson}}
{{Fs player | no=11 | nat=ENG | pos=FW | name=Ashley Hemmings}}
{{Fs player | no=12 | nat=ENG | pos=FW | name=Febian Brandy}}
{{Fs player | no=13 | nat=ENG | pos=GK | name=Richard Jones}}
{{Fs player | no=14 | nat=ENG | pos=DF | name=Ben Purkiss}}
{{Fs player | no=15 | nat=ENG | pos=FW | name=Connor Taylor}}
{{Fs player | no=16 | nat=ENG | pos=MF | name=Jake Jones}}
{{Fs player | no=17 | nat=ENG | pos=FW | name=George Bowerman}}
{{fs mid}}
{{Fs player | no=18 | nat=ENG | pos=DF | name=Ben George}}
{{Fs player | no=19 | nat=ENG | pos=FW | name=Aaron Williams}}
{{Fs player | no=20 | nat=ENG | pos=DF | name=Mal Benning}}
{{Fs player | no=21 | nat=ENG | pos=MF | name=Kieron Morris}}
{{Fs player | no=22 | nat=ENG | pos=DF | name=Paul Downing}}
{{Fs player | no=24 | nat=ENG | pos=MF | name=James Baxendale}}
{{Fs player | no=25 | nat=ENG | pos=DF | name=James Chambers}}
{{Fs player | no=26 | nat=ENG | pos=DF | name=Andy Taylor}}
{{Fs player | no=27 | nat=ENG | pos=MF | name=Sam Mantom}}
{{Fs player | no=28 | nat=ENG | pos=GK | name=Sam Johnstone|other=on loan from Manchester United}}
{{Fs player | no=29 | nat=ENG | pos=FW | name=Craig Westcarr}}
{{Fs player | no=31 | nat=ENG | pos=GK | name=Liam Roberts}}
{{Fs player | no=33 | nat=SKN | pos=MF | name=Romaine Sawyers|other=on loan from West Bromwich Albion}}
{{Fs end}}
=Left club during season=
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1|nat=HUN|pos=GK|name=David Grof}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=BEL|pos=MF|name=Florent Cuvelier|other=on loan from Stoke City}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Jimmy Walker}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=WAL|pos=GK|name=Karl Darlow|other=on loan from Nottingham Forest}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=IRL|pos=GK|name=Ian McLoughlin|other=on loan from MK Dons}}
{{Fs player|no=32|nat=IRL|pos=GK|name=Aaron McCarey|other=on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers}}
{{Fs end}}
Squad statistics
:Source:{{Cite web
| title = Walsall
| url = http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2012-2013/flone/walsall.htm
| publisher = FootballSquads
| access-date = 17 August 2017 }}{{Cite web
| title = Squad stats
| url = http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2737&teamTabs=stats
| work = Soccerbase
| publisher = Centurycomm
| access-date = 17 August 2017 }}
:Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
:Players with squad numbers struck through and marked {{dagger|alt=Left club during playing season}} 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
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| scope="col" rowspan="2"|No.
!scope="col" rowspan="2"|Pos. !scope="col" rowspan="2"|Nat. !scope="col" rowspan="2"|Name !scope="col"|Apps !scope="col"|Goals !scope="col"|Apps !scope="col"|Goals !scope="col"|Apps !scope="col"|Goals !scope="col"|Apps !scope="col"|Goals !scope="col"|Apps !scope="col"|Goals !scope="col"|13px !scope="col"|13px | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| class="unsortable"
!colspan="2" width="85"|League !colspan="2" width="85"|FA Cup !colspan="2" width="85"|League Cup !colspan="2" width="85"|FL Trophy !colspan="2" width="85"|Total !colspan="2" width="85"|Discipline | |||||||||||||
| GK | {{Flag|HUN}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Dávid|Gróf}} |10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Richard|Taundry}} |{{sort|17|10 (7)}} | 0 | {{sort|2|1 (1)}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | {{sort|21|13 (8)}} | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Andy|Butler}} |41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Dean|Holden}} |{{sort|25|24 (1)}} | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{sort|29|28 (1)}} | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Nicky|Featherstone}} |{{sort|31|24 (7)}} | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | {{sort|36|29 (7)}} | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Adam|Chambers|dab=footballer}} |{{sort|37|34 (3)}} | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{sort|41|38 (3)}} | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| MF | {{Flag|BEL}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Florent|Cuvelier}} * |{{sort|19|16 (3)}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | {{sort|22|19 (3)}} | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | {{Flag|NIR}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Will|Grigg}} |{{sort|41|38 (3)}} | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | {{sort|45|42 (3)}} | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Jamie|Paterson|dab=footballer, born 1991}} |46 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Ashley|Hemmings}} |{{sort|29|10 (19)}} | 1 | {{sort|2|1 (1)}} | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | {{sort|34|14 (20)}} | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Febian|Brandy}} |{{sort|34|27 (7)}} | 7 | 1 | 0 | {{sort|1|0 (1)}} | 0 | {{sort|1|0 (1)}} | 0 | {{sort|37|28 (9)}} | 7 | 10 | 1 |
| 13 | GK | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Richard|Jones|nolink=y}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Ben|Purkiss}} |{{sort|27|25 (2)}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{sort|30|28 (2)}} | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Connor|Taylor|Connor Taylor (footballer, born 1992)}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{sort|01|1}} | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Jake|Jones|dab=footballer}} |{{sort|03|1 (2)}} | 0 | {{sort|2|0 (2)}} | 0 | {{sort|2|0 (2)}} | 0 | {{sort|1|0 (1)}} | 0 | {{sort|08|1 (7)}} | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|George|Bowerman}} |{{sort|28|10 (18)}} | 6 | 2 | 1 | {{sort|2|0 (2)}} | 0 | {{sort|1|0 (1)}} | 0 | {{sort|33|12 (21)}} | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Ben|George}} |{{sort|01|1}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{sort|01|1}} | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Aaron|Williams|dab=footballer}} |{{sort|06|0 (6)}} | 0 | {{sort|2|0 (2)}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{sort|08|0 (8)}} | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Mal|Benning}} |{{sort|10|6 (4)}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{sort|11|7 (4)}} | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Kieron|Morris}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Paul|Downing|dab=footballer}} |{{sort|31|27 (4)}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | {{sort|32|28 (4)}} | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| GK | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Jimmy|Walker|dab=footballer, born 1973}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | MF | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|James|Baxendale|dab=footballer, born 1992}} |{{sort|32|23 (9)}} | 4 | 0 | 0 | {{sort|1|0 (1)}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | {{sort|34|24 (10)}} | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|James|Chambers|dab=English footballer}} |{{sort|22|16 (6)}} | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{sort|24|18 (6)}} | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Andy|Taylor|dab=footballer, born 1986}} |34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| GK | {{Flag|WAL}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Karl|Darlow}} * |{{sort|09|9}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | MF | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Sam|Mantom}} |29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| GK | {{Flag|IRL}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Ian|McLoughlin}} * |{{sort|06|6}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{sort|06|6}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | GK | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Sam|Johnstone}} * |{{sort|07|7}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{sort|07|7}} | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Craig|Westcarr}} |{{sort|24|18 (6)}} | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{sort|24|18 (6)}} | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Liam|Roberts}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GK | {{Flag|IRL}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Aaron|McCarey}} * |14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 33 | MF | {{Flag|SKN}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Romaine|Sawyers}} * |{{sort|04|0 (4)}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{sort|04|0 (4)}} | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Walsall F.C. seasons}}
{{2012–13 in English football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2012-13 Walsall F.C. season}}