2016–17 Walsall F.C. season
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{{Infobox football club season
| club = Walsall
| season = 2016–17
| manager = Jon Whitney
| chairman = Jeff Bonser
| stadium = Bescot Stadium
| league = League One
| league result = 14th
| cup1 = FA Cup
| cup1 result = First round
(vs. Macclesfield Town)
| cup2 = EFL Cup
| cup2 result = First round
(vs. Yeovil Town)
| cup3 = EFL Trophy
| cup3 result = Second round
(vs. Oldham Athletic)
| league topscorer = Erhun Oztumer (15)
| season topscorer = Erhun Oztumer (15)
| highest attendance =
| lowest attendance =
| average attendance =
| prevseason = 2015–16
| nextseason = 2017–18
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The 2016–17 season was Walsall's 129th season in their existence and their tenth consecutive season in League One.{{Cite news |title=History |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/walsall/history |publisher=Statto |access-date=2016-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313043715/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/walsall/history |archive-date=2017-03-13 |url-status=dead }} 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=
=Out=
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=Loans in=
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=Loans out=
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| 4 July 2016 | GK | {{flagicon|ENG}} | Liam Roberts | Chester | End of season | {{Cite news |title=Liam Roberts: Chester sign Walsall goalkeeper on season-long loan |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36703912 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=4 July 2016 |access-date=10 October 2016}} |
| 11 July 2016 | RB | {{flagicon|ENG}} | Theo Vassell | Chester | 1 January | {{Cite news |title=Theo Vassell: Chester sign defender on loan from League One club Walsall |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36767346 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=11 July 2016 |access-date=10 October 2016}} |
| 17 January 2017 | RB | {{flagicon|ENG}} | Theo Vassell | Chester | End of season | {{Cite news |title=Theo Vassell: Chester bring back Walsall full-back on loan |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38668674 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=18 January 2017 |access-date=27 April 2017}} |
Competitions
=Pre-season friendlies=
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|date = {{Start date|2016|07|09|df=y}}
|time = 13:00
|team1 = Walsall
|score = 1–2
|report = http://www.saddlers.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/walsall-v-norwich-3176041.aspx
|team2 = Norwich City
|goals1 = Vassell {{goal|56}}
|goals2 = Bennett {{goal|24}}
Jerome {{goal|60}}
|stadium = St George's Park, Burton upon Trent
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = L
}}
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|date = {{Start date|2016|07|16|df=y}}
|time = 15:00
|team1 =Solihull Moors
|score = 0–5
|report = http://www.saddlers.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/pre-season-solihull-moors-0-5-walsall-3189106.aspx
|team2 = Walsall
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Cuvelier {{goal|5}}
Bakayoko {{goal|8}} {{goal|83}}
Oztumer {{goal|23}} {{goal|37}}
|stadium = Damson Park, Solihull
|attendance = 415
|referee = Ollie Yates
|result = W
}}
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|date = {{Start date|2016|07|19|df=y}}
|time = 19:45
|team1 = Walsall
|score = 1–1
|report = http://www.saddlers.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/pre-season-walsall-1-1-birmingham-3195033.aspx
|team2 = Birmingham City
|goals1 = Bakayoko {{goal|53|pen.}}
|goals2 = Caddis {{goal|80}}
|stadium = Bescot Stadium, Walsall
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = D
}}
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|date = {{Start date|2016|07|23|df=y}}
|time = 15:00
|team1 = Walsall
|score = 0–2
|report = http://www.saddlers.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/match-report-walsall-derby-3202043.aspx
|team2 = Derby County
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Bent {{goal|35}}
Hendrick {{goal|72}}
|stadium = Bescot Stadium, Walsall
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = L
}}
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|date = {{Start date|2016|07|26|df=y}}
|time = 19:45
|team1 = Notts County
|score = 3–2
|report = http://www.saddlers.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/match-report-notts-county-walsall-3208273.aspx
|team2 = Walsall
|goals1 = Hollis {{goal|10}}
Forte {{goal|11}}
Stead {{goal|66}}
|goals2 = Bakayoko {{goal|71||85}}
|stadium = Meadow Lane, Nottingham
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = L
}}
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|date = {{Start date|2016|07|30|df=y}}
|time = 15:00
|team1 = Luton Town
|score = 0–1
|report =
|team2 = Walsall
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Kenilworth Road, Luton
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = W
}}
=League One=
{{main|2016–17 Football League One}}
==League table==
{{:2016–17 EFL League One|showteam=WAL}}
==Matches==
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|date = 6 August 2016
|time = 15:00 BST
|round = 1
|team1 = Walsall
|score = 3–1
|report = http://www.saddlers.co.uk/fixtures-results/match-report/?matchid=3925360&tcmuri=3156501
|team2 = AFC Wimbledon
|goals1 = Oztumer {{goal|7}}
Jackson {{goal|38||72}}
Moussa {{yel|80}}
Henry {{yel|90}}
|goals2 = Robinson {{yel|37}}
Taylor {{goal|90}}
Parrett {{yel|90+2}}
|stadium = Bescot Stadium
|location = Bescot
|attendance = 5,845 (1,049 Wimbledon supporters)
|referee = Charles Breakspear
|result = W
}}
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|date = 13 August 2016
|time = 15:00 BST
|round = 2
|team1 = Oldham Athletic
|score = 0–0
|report = http://www.saddlers.co.uk/fixtures-results/match-report/?matchid=3925395&tcmuri=3156502
|team2 = Walsall
|goals1 = Law {{yel|87}}
|goals2 = Osbourne {{yel|89}}
|stadium = Boundary Park
|location = Oldham
|attendance = 3,914
|referee = David Webb
|result = D
}}
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|date = 16 August 2016
|time = 19:45 BST
|round = 3
|team1 = Chesterfield
|score = 2–0
|report = http://www.saddlers.co.uk/fixtures-results/match-report/?matchid=3925425&tcmuri=3156503
|team2 = Walsall
|goals1 = Nolan {{yel|37}}
Evans {{goal|75||79}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Proact Stadium
|location = Chesterfield
|attendance = 5,406 (478 Walsall supporters)
|referee = Graham Salisbury
|result = L
}}
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|date = 20 August 2016
|time = 15:00 BST
|round = 4
|team1 = Walsall
|score = 1–2
|report = http://www.saddlers.co.uk/fixtures-results/match-report/?matchid=3925470&tcmuri=3156504
|team2 = Charlton Athletic
|goals1 = O'Connor {{yel|68}}
Morris {{goal|72}}
|goals2 = Ajose {{goal|42||74}}
Solly {{yel|67}}
|stadium = Bescot Stadium
|location = Bescot
|attendance = 4,586 (739 Charlton supporters)
|referee = Christopher Sarginson
|result = L
}}
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|date = 27 August 2016
|time = 15:00 BST
|round = 5
|team1 = Walsall
|score = 3–3
|report = http://www.saddlers.co.uk/fixtures-results/match-report/?matchid=3925506&tcmuri=3156505
|team2 = Bury
|goals1 = Morris {{goal|6}}
Oztumer {{goal|14}}
Jackson {{goal|32}}
Edwards {{yel|48}}
Dobson {{yel|60}}
|goals2 = Barnett {{goal|47}}
Vaughan {{goal|49}} {{yel|65}}
Mayor {{goal|66}} {{yel|67}}
Soares {{yel|88}}
|stadium = Bescot Stadium
|location = Bescot
|attendance = 4,393 (310 Bury supporters)
|referee = Seb Stockbridge
|result = D
}}
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|date = 10 September 2016
|time = 15:00 BST
|round = 6
|team1 = Northampton Town
|score = 2–0
|report = http://www.saddlers.co.uk/fixtures-results/match-report/?matchid=3925562&tcmuri=3156507
|team2 = Walsall
|goals1 = Taylor {{goal|23}}
Gorré {{yel|44}}
Revell {{goal|78|pen.}}
Moloney {{yel|90+3}}
|goals2 = McCarthy {{yel|78}}
Bakayoko {{yel|90+2}}
|stadium = Sixfields Stadium
|location = Northampton
|attendance = 5,538 (601 Walsall supporters)
|referee = Gavin Ward
|result = L
}}
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|date = 13 September 2016
|time = 19:45 BST
|round = 7
|team1 = Bristol Rovers
|score = 1–1
|report = http://www.saddlers.co.uk/fixtures-results/match-report/?matchid=3925521&tcmuri=3156506
|team2 = Walsall
|goals1 = Taylor {{goal|27|pen.}}
Sinclair {{yel|70}}
|goals2 = Oztumer {{goal|16}} {{yel|33}}
Moussa {{yel|47}}
|stadium = Memorial Stadium
|location = Bristol
|attendance = 7,805 (170 Walsall supporters)
|referee =
|result = D
}}
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|date = 17 September 2016
|time = 15:00 BST
|round = 8
|team1 = Walsall
|score = 1–0
|report = http://www.saddlers.co.uk/fixtures-results/match-report/?matchid=3925614&tcmuri=3156508
|team2 = Bolton Wanderers
|goals1 = Edwards {{sent off|0|16}}
McCarthy {{goal|25}}
Etheridge {{yel|76}}
|goals2 = Taylor {{yel|60}}
Anderson {{sent off|2|65|90+4}}
Beevers {{yel|86}}
Moxey {{yel|89}}
|stadium = The Banks's Stadium
|location = Walsall
|attendance = 5,962
|referee = Trevor Kettle
|result = W
}}
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|date = 24 September 2016
|time = 15:00 BST
|round = 9
|team1 = Peterborough United
|score = 1–1
|report = http://www.saddlers.co.uk/fixtures-results/match-report/index.aspx?MatchId=3925649
|team2 = Walsall
|goals1 = Maddison {{goal|27}}
Nichols {{yel|31}}
|goals2 = Jackson {{goal|17}}
Osbourne {{yel|84}}
|stadium = ABAX Stadium
|location = Peterborough
|attendance = 4,906 (314 Walsall supporters)
|referee = Ben Toner
|result = D
}}
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|date = 27 September 2016
|time = 19:45 BST
|round = 10
|team1 = Walsall
|score = 1–4
|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/09/27/england/league-one/walsall-fc/scunthorpe-united-fc/2247399/
|team2 = Scunthorpe United
|goals1 = Kinsella {{yel|10}}
Oztumer {{goal|45}}
Makris {{yel|90+2}}
|goals2 = Morris {{goal|11|pen.|13||82}}
Bishop {{goal|47}}
|stadium = The Banks's Stadium
|location = Walsall
|attendance = 3,970
|referee = Michael Salisbury
|result = L
}}
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|date = 1 October 2016
|time = 15:00 BST
|round = 11
|team1 = Walsall
|score = 2–1
|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/10/01/england/league-one/walsall-fc/millwall-fc/2247411/
|team2 = Millwall
|goals1 = Jackson {{goal|17}}
Moussa {{goal|49}}
|goals2 = Onyedinma {{goal|22}}
|stadium = The Banks's Stadium
|location = Walsall
|attendance = 4,474
|referee = Lee Probert
|result = W
}}
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|date = 15 October 2016
|time = 15:00 BST
|round = 12
|team1 = Walsall
|score = 3–2
|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/10/15/england/league-one/walsall-fc/shrewsbury-town-fc/2247435/
|team2 = Shrewsbury Town
|goals1 = Bakayoko {{goal|23}} {{sent off|2|66|90}}
Morris {{goal|42}}
O'Connor {{yel|70}}
Oztumer {{goal|88}}
|goals2 = Lancashire {{goal|30}}
Waring {{yel|46}}
McGivern {{sent off|2|50|65}}
Grimmer {{yel|56}}
Ogogo {{yel|56}}
Brown {{goal|58}}
Black {{yel|75}}
|stadium = The Banks's Stadium
|location = Walsall
|attendance = 4,759
|referee = Nick Kinseley
|result = W
}}
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|date = 18 October 2016
|time = 19:45 BST
|round = 13
|team1 = Gillingham
|score = 1–1
|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/10/18/england/league-one/gillingham-fc/walsall-fc/2247440/
|team2 = Walsall
|goals1 = McDonald {{goal|25}}
Wright {{yel|45}}
Oshilaja {{yel|82}}
Knott {{yel|89}}
|goals2 = Moussa {{goal|59}}
O'Connor {{yel|80}}
|stadium = MEMS Priestfield Stadium
|location = Gillingham
|attendance = 5,542
|referee = Charles Breakspear
|result = D
}}
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|date = 22 October 2016
|time = 15:00 BST
|round = 14
|team1 = Swindon Town
|score = 0–2
|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/10/22/england/league-one/swindon-town-fc/walsall-fc/2247459/
|team2 = Walsall
|goals1 = Barry {{yel|50}}
|goals2 = Oztumer {{goal|17||51}}
Toner {{yel|60}}
Bakayoko {{yel|90+2}}
|stadium = County Ground
|location = Swindon
|attendance = 6,655
|referee = Darren England
|result = W
}}
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|date = 29 October 2016
|time = 15:00 BST
|round = 15
|team1 = Walsall
|score = 1–1
|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/10/29/england/league-one/walsall-fc/coventry-city-fc/2247471/
|team2 = Coventry City
|goals1 = Edwards {{yel|1}}
Laird {{yel|40}}
Oztumer {{yel|67}} {{goal|76}}
|goals2 = Rose {{goal|36}}
Bigirimana {{yel|44}}
Turnbull {{yel|72}}
Page {{yel|85}}
|stadium = The Banks's Stadium
|location = Walsall
|attendance = 6,719
|referee = Dean Whitestone
|result = D
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|date = 12 November 2016
|time = 15:00 GMT
|round = 16
|team1 = Milton Keynes Dons
|score = 1–1
|report = http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=match&id=2247478
|team2 = Walsall
|stadium = Stadium mk
|location = Milton Keynes
|attendance = 8,188
|goals1 = Carruthers {{yel|41}}
Downing {{yel|58}}
Bowditch {{goal|90}}
|goals2 = Laird {{goal|28}}
Preston {{yel|42}}
|referee = Trevor Kettle
|result = D
}}
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|date = 19 November 2016
|time = 15:00 GMT
|round = 17
|team1 = Walsall
|score = 1–2
|report = http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=match&id=2247495
|team2 = Gillingham
|stadium = The Banks's Stadium
|location = Walsall
|attendance = 5,420
|goals1 = McCarthy {{goal|9}}
|goals2 = McDonald {{goal|2}}
Ehmer {{yel|72}}
Emmanuel-Thomas {{goal|84}}
|referee = John Busby
|result = L
}}
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|date = 22 November 2016
|time = 19:45 GMT
|round = 18
|team1 = Rochdale
|score = 4–0
|report = http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=match&id=2247505
|team2 = Walsall
|stadium = Crown Oil Arena
|location = Rochdale
|attendance = 1,907
|goals1 = Rathbone {{goal|32}}
Noble-Lazarus {{goal|41}}
Davies {{goal|76|pen.|90+1}}
|goals2 = Edwards {{yel|52}}
|referee = Andy Haines
|result = L
}}
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|date = 26 November 2016
|time = 15:00 GMT
|round = 19
|team1 = Walsall
|score = 0–0
|report = http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=match&id=2247519
|team2 = Southend United
|stadium = The Banks's Stadium
|location = Walsall
|attendance = 4,342
|goals1 = Chambers {{yel|24}}
Laird {{yel|90+5}}
|goals2 = Timlin {{yel|15}}
Cox {{yel|45}}
Ferdinand {{yel|90+5}}
|referee = Carl Boyeson
|result = D
}}
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|date = 29 November 2016
|time = 19:45 GMT
|round = 20
|team1 = Sheffield United
|score = 0–1
|report = http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=match&id=2247422
|team2 = Walsall
|stadium = Bramall Lane
|location = Sheffield
|attendance = 18,343
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Bakayoko {{goal|42}}
Preston {{yel|62}}
Laird {{yel|86}}
|referee = Darren England
|result = W
}}
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|date = 10 December 2016
|time = 15:00 GMT
|round = 21
|team1 = Fleetwood Town
|score = 2–1
|report = http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=match&id=2247523
|team2 = Walsall
|stadium = Highbury Stadium
|location = Fleetwood
|attendance = 2,708
|goals1 = McLaughlin {{yel|13}}
Hunter {{goal|42}}
Grant {{goal|67}}
|goals2 = Chambers {{yel|8}}
Dobson {{goal|76}}
Preston {{yel|90+2}}
|referee = Rob Lewis
|result = L
}}
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|date = 17 December 2016
|time = 15:00 GMT
|round = 22
|team1 = Walsall
|score = 1–1
|report = http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=match&id=2247543
|team2 = Bradford City
|stadium = The Banks's Stadium
|location = Walsall
|attendance = 5,148
|goals1 = Osbourne {{goal|49}}
|goals2 = Hiwula {{goal|53}}
Vincelot {{yel|90+1}}
|referee = Ben Toner
|result = D
}}
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|date = 26 December 2016
|time = 15:00 GMT
|round = 23
|team1 = Port Vale
|score = 0–1
|report = http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=match&id=2247552
|team2 = Walsall
|stadium = Vale Park
|location = Stoke-on-Trent
|attendance = 5,854
|goals1 = Jones {{yel|23}}
|goals2 = Laird {{goal|27}}
Osbourne {{yel|59}}
|referee = Darren Deadman
|result = W
}}
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|date = 31 December 2016
|time = 15:00 GMT
|round = 24
|team1 = Oxford United
|score = 0–0
|report = http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=match&id=2247562
|team2 = Walsall
|stadium = The Kassam Stadium
|location = Oxford
|attendance = 8,340
|goals1 = Dunkley {{yel|40}}
|goals2 = Laird {{yel|69}}
|referee = Charles Breakspear
|result = D
}}
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|date = 2 January 2017
|time = 15:00 GMT
|round = 25
|team1 = Walsall
|score = 0–2
|report = http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=match&id=2247579
|team2 = Rochdale
|stadium = The Banks's Stadium
|location = Walsall
|attendance = 4,667
|goals1 = Morris {{yel|25}}
Etheridge {{yel|35}}
|goals2 = Henderson {{goal|23}} {{yel|52}}
Andrew {{yel|55}}
Keane {{yel|57}}
Thompson {{goal|74}}
|referee = Seb Stockbridge
|result = L
}}
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|date = 14 January 2017
|time = 15:00 GMT
|round = 26
|team1 = Walsall
|score = 4–1
|report = http://uk.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=match&id=2247603
|team2 = Sheffield United
|stadium = The Banks's Stadium
|location = Walsall
|attendance = 6,899
|goals1 = Bakayoko {{goal|5}} {{yel|61}}
McCarthy {{yel|44}} {{goal|58}}
Edwards {{goal|67}}
Oztumer {{goal|76|pen.}}
|goals2 = O'Connell {{goal|10}}
Done {{yel|33}}
Fleck {{yel|87}}
|referee = Richard Clark
|result = W
}}
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|date = 21 January 2017
|time = 15:00 GMT
|round = 27
|team1 = Walsall
|score = 3–1
|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/01/21/england/league-one/walsall-fc/bristol-rovers-fc/2247615/
|team2 = Bristol Rovers
|stadium = The Banks's Stadium
|location = Walsall
|attendance = 6,029
|goals1 = O'Connell {{goal|45}}
Jackson {{goal|68}}
Edwards {{goal|73}}
|goals2 = Brown {{yel|22}}
Taylor {{goal|82}}
|referee = Nigel Miller
|result = W
}}
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|date = 28 January 2017
|time = 15:00 GMT
|round = 28
|team1 = Bury
|score = 3–3
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38700847
|team2 = Walsall
|stadium = Gigg Lane
|location = Bury
|goals1 = Vaughan {{goal|22}}
Burgess {{yel|38}}
Brown {{goal|45}} {{yel|70}}
Soares {{goal|90+1}}
|goals2 = Preston {{yel|59}}
Oztumer {{goal|71}}
McCarthy {{goal|76||79}}
|referee = Carl Boyeson
|attendance = 3,280
|result = D
}}
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|date = 1 February 2017
|time = 19:45 GMT
|round = 29
|team1 = Millwall
|score = 0–0
|team2 = Walsall
|stadium = The Den
|location = Bermondsey, London
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Osbourne {{yel|25}}
Edwards {{yel|75}}
|referee = Darren Deadman
|attendance = 7,392
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38740364
|result = D
}}
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|date = 4 February 2017
|time = 15:00 GMT
|round = 30
|team1 = Walsall
|score = 2–1
|team2 = Northampton Town
|stadium = Bescot Stadium
|location = Walsall
|goals1 = Preston {{goal|64}}
Oztumer {{goal|69}}
Dobson {{yel|90+4}}
|goals2 = O'Toole {{goal|23}}
Richards {{yel|36}} {{penmiss}} 90+5'
Buchanan {{yel|87}}
|referee = Robert Jones
|attendance = 4,954
|result = W
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38778959
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|date = 11 February 2017
|time = 15:00 GMT
|round = 31
|team1 = Bolton Wanderers
|score = 4–1
|team2 = Walsall
|stadium = Macron Stadium
|location = Bolton
|goals1 = Madine {{goal|15}}
O'Connor {{goal|26|o.g.}}
Trotter {{goal|30}}
Taylor {{yel|57}}
Spearing {{yel|83}}
Long {{goal|87}}
|goals2 = Oztumer {{goal|4}}
Chambers {{yel|79}}
Cuvelier {{yel|81}}
|referee = Darren Drysdale
|attendance = 13,610
|result = L
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38864393
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|date = 14 February 2017
|time = 19:45 GMT
|round = 32
|team1 = Scunthorpe United
|score = 0–0
|team2 = Walsall
|stadium = Glanford Park
|location = Scunthorpe
|goals1 = Ness {{yel|18}}
|goals2 = Chambers {{yel|27}}
McCarthy {{yel|64}}
Edwards {{yel|67}}
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38889491
|result = D
|referee = Graham Salisbury
|attendance = 3,168
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|date = 18 February 2017
|time = 15:00 GMT
|round = 33
|team1 = Walsall
|score = 2–0
|team2 = Peterborough United
|stadium = The Banks's Stadium
|location = Walsall
|goals1 = Chambers {{yel|50}}
Jackson {{yel|64}}
Bakayoko {{yel|79}}
Oztumer {{goal|90+2}}
Dobson {{yel|90+5}}
Morris {{goal|90+7}}
|goals2 = Grant {{yel|34}}
McGee {{yel|90+4}}
Forrester {{sent off|0|90+4}}
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38940255
|result = W
|referee = Mark Haywood
|attendance = 4,759
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|date = 25 February 2017
|time = 15:00 GMT
|round = 34
|team1 = AFC Wimbledon
|score = 1–0
|team2 = Walsall
|stadium = Kingsmeadow
|location = Kingston upon Thames, London
|goals1 = Reeves {{yel|64}}
Taylor {{goal|68}}
|goals2 = Osbourne {{yel|76}}
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39011798
|result = L
|referee = John Busby
|attendance = 4,586
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|date = 4 March 2017
|time = 15:00 GMT
|round = 35
|team1 = Walsall
|score = 2–0
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39086451
|team2 = Oldham Athletic
|goals1 = Etheridge {{yel|59}}
Oztumer {{goal|79|pen.}}
Bakayoko {{yel|82}} {{goal|90+2}}
|goals2 = Croft {{sent off|0|16}}
Wilson {{sent off|2|39|82}}
Clarke {{yel|78}}
|stadium = The Banks's Stadium
|location = Walsall
|attendance = 6,003
|referee = John Brooks
|result = W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|date = 7 March 2017
|time = 19:45 GMT
|round = 36
|team1 = Walsall
|score = 1–0
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39132001
|team2 = Chesterfield
|goals1 = Laird {{goal|53}}
|goals2 = Grimshaw {{yel|81}}
|stadium = The Banks's Stadium
|location = Walsall
|attendance = 3,963
|referee = Robert Lewis
|result = W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|date = 11 March 2017
|time = 15:00 GMT
|round = 37
|team1 = Charlton Athletic
|score = 1–1
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39163336
|team2 = Walsall
|goals1 = Watt {{goal|61}}
Byrne {{yel|76}}
Jackson {{yel|84}}
|goals2 = Jackson {{goal|44}}
Osbourne {{yel|69}}
|stadium = The Valley
|location = Charlton, London
|attendance = 9,900
|referee = Nick Kinseley
|result = D
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|date = 14 March 2017
|time = 19:45 GMT
|round = 38
|team1 = Walsall
|score = 0–1
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39188604
|team2 = Fleetwood Town
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Bolger {{goal|22}}
|stadium = The Banks's Stadium
|location = Walsall
|attendance = 3,890
|referee = Trevor Kettle
|result = L
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|date = 18 March 2017
|time = 15:00 GMT
|round = 39
|team1 = Southend United
|score = 3–2
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39239526
|team2 = Walsall
|goals1 = Inniss {{yel|49}}
Ranger {{goal|63}}
Ferdinand {{goal|76}}
Cox {{goal|83}}
Coker {{yel|84}}
|goals2 = Moussa {{goal|18||25}}
O'Connor {{yel|82}}
|stadium = Roots Hall
|location = Southend-on-Sea
|attendance = 6,756
|referee = Robert Jones
|result = L
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|date = 1 April 2017
|time = 15:00 GMT
|round = 40
|team1 = Bradford City
|score = 1–0
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39389267
|team2 = Walsall
|goals1 = Vincelot {{yel|12}}
Clarke {{goal|58}} {{yel|66}}
|goals2 = Makris {{yel|20}}
|stadium = Valley Parade
|location = Bradford
|attendance = 17,880
|referee = Michael Salisbury
|result = L
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|date = 8 April 2017
|time = 15:00 BST
|round = 41
|team1 = Walsall
|score = 1–1
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39463381
|team2 = Oxford United
|goals1 = McCarthy {{yel|35}}
Makris {{goal|48}}
|goals2 = Carroll {{yel|38}}
Maguire {{goal|74}}
|stadium = Bescot Stadium
|location = Walsall
|attendance = 5,417
|referee = Darren Handley
|result = D
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|date = 14 April 2017
|time = 15:00 BST
|round = 42
|team1 = Shrewsbury Town
|score = 1–1
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39523162
|team2 = Walsall
|goals1 = Deegan {{yel|55}}
Payne {{goal|70}}
|goals2 = Morris {{goal|35}}
|stadium = New Meadow
|location = Shrewsbury
|attendance = 6,801
|referee = Nigel Miller
|result = D
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|date = 17 April 2017
|time = 15:00 BST
|round = 43
|team1 = Walsall
|score = 1–0
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39550031
|team2 = Swindon Town
|goals1 = O'Connor {{yel|56}}
Edwards {{goal|85}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = The Banks's Stadium
|location = Walsall
|attendance = 5,196
|referee = Ross Joyce
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = {{Start date|2017|4|22|df=y}}
|time = 15:00
|round = 44
|team1 = Coventry City
|score = 1–0
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39605578
|team2 = Walsall
|goals1 = Thomas {{goal|39}}
|goals2 = O'Connell {{sent off|2|54|70}}
|stadium = Ricoh Arena
|location = Coventry
|attendance = 9,284
|referee = Darren Drysdale
|result = L
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|date = 25 April 2017
|time = 19:45 BST
|round = 45
|team1 = Walsall
|score = 0–1
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39312359
|team2 = Port Vale
|goals1 = Roberts {{yel|32}}
|goals2 = Eagles {{goal|85}}
Bikey {{yel|90+2}}
|stadium = The Banks's Stadium
|location = Walsall
|attendance = 4,266
|referee = John Busby
|result = L
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|date = 30 April 2017
|time = 12:00 BST
|round = 46
|team1 = Walsall
|score = 1–4
|report = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39682793
|team2 = Milton Keynes Dons
|goals1 = Oztumer {{goal|84}}
|goals2 = Muirhead {{goal|11}}
Reeves {{goal|32}}
O'Keefe {{goal|71}}
Barnes {{goal|85}}
|stadium = The Banks's Stadium
|location = Walsall
|attendance = 5,004
|referee = Mark Brown
|result = L
}}
=FA Cup=
{{main|2016–17 FA Cup}}
{{Football box collapsible
|date = 5 November 2016
|time = 15:00 GMT
|round = First round
|team1 = Walsall
|score = 0–1
|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/11/05/england/fa-cup/walsall-fc/macclesfield-town-fc/2365262/
|team2 = Macclesfield Town
|goals1 = Etheridge {{yel|23}}
|goals2 = McCombe {{goal|23}}
Sampson {{yel|25}}
|stadium = The Banks's Stadium
|location = Walsall
|attendance = 2,334
|referee = Brett Huxtable
|result = L
}}
=EFL Cup=
{{main|2016–17 EFL Cup}}
{{Football box collapsible
|date = 9 August 2016
|time = 19:45 BST
|round = First round
|team1 = Walsall
|score = 0–2
|aet = yes
|report = http://www.saddlers.co.uk/fixtures-results/match-report/?matchid=3932013&tcmuri=3234546
|team2 = Yeovil Town
|goals1 = Preston {{yel|79}}
Henry {{yel|90+4}}
Edwards {{yel|106}}
|goals2 = Dawson {{yel|41}}
Campbell {{goal|103}}
Dolan {{goal|111}} {{yel|112}}
Eaves {{yel|114}}
|stadium = Bescot Stadium
|location = Walsall
|attendance = 2,699
|referee = Rob Jones
|result = L
}}
=EFL Trophy=
{{main|2016–17 EFL Trophy}}
{{:2016–17 EFL Trophy|transcludesection=North Group H|showteam=WAL}}
{{Football box collapsible
|date = 30 August 2016
|time = 19:45 BST
|round = Group stage 1
|team1 = Walsall
|score = 5–2
|report =
|team2 = Grimsby Town
|goals1 = Bakayoko {{goal|18||39||43}}
Morris {{goal|61}}
Kouhyar {{goal|71}}
Preston {{yel|90}}
|goals2 = Boyce {{goal|5}}
Summerfield {{goal|67}}
Andrew {{yel|67}}
|stadium = Bescot Stadium
|location = Bescot
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|date = 4 October 2016
|time = 19:45 BST
|round = Group stage 2
|team1 = Sheffield United
|score = 1–2
|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/10/04/england/football-league-trophy/sheffield-united-fc/walsall-fc/2319465/
|team2 = Walsall
|goals1 = Duffy {{yel|45+1}}
Coutts {{goal|78}}
|goals2 = Laird {{goal|16}}
Toner {{yel|54}}
Bakayoko {{goal|66}}
Shorrock {{yel|90}}
|stadium = Bramall Lane
|location = Sheffield
|attendance = 2,619
|referee = Mark Heywood
|result = W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|date = 8 November 2016
|time = 19:45 GMT
|round = Group stage 3
|team1 = Leicester City U23
|score = 0–1
|report = http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=match&id=2319467
|team2 = Walsall
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Bakayoko {{goal|58}}
|stadium = King Power Stadium
|location = Leicester
|attendance =
|referee = Mark Haywood
|result = W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|date = 13 December 2016
|time = 19:45 GMT
|round = Second round
|team1 = Walsall
|score = 1–3
|report = http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=match&id=2369594
|team2 = Oldham Athletic
|stadium = The Banks's Stadium
|location = Walsall
|attendance = 925
|goals1 = Bakayoko {{goal|44}}
|goals2 = Croft {{goal|69}}
Burgess {{goal|73}}
Dunne {{yel|86}}
Erwin {{goal|89}}
|referee = Nigel Miller
|result = L
}}
Squad statistics
:Source:{{Cite web
| title = Squad stats
| url = http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2737&teamTabs=stats&season_id=149
| work = Soccerbase
| publisher = Centurycomm
| access-date = 27 April 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
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ | |||||||||||||
| 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"|EFL Cup !colspan="2" width="85"|EFL Trophy !colspan="2" width="85"|Total !colspan="2" width="85"|Discipline | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | {{Flag|PHI}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Neil|Etheridge}} |41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Joe|Edwards|dab=footballer, born 1990}} |43 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | {{sort|3|2 (1)}} | 0 | {{sort|48|47 (1)}} | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| DF | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Rico|Henry}} |{{sort|02|2}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{sort|03|3}} | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Scott|Laird}} * |{{sort|28|26 (2)}} | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | {{sort|31|29 (2)}} | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|James|O'Connor|dab=footballer, born 1984}} |40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Jason|McCarthy}} * |46 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|George|Dobson|dab=footballer, born 1997}} * |{{sort|21|9 (12)}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | {{sort|26|14 (12)}} | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Adam|Chambers|dab=footballer}} |43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | {{sort|1|0 (1)}} | 0 | {{sort|46|45 (1)}} | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | {{Flag|BEL}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Florent|Cuvelier}} |{{sort|22|15 (7)}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | {{sort|23|16 (7)}} | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | {{Flag|CAN}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Simeon|Jackson}} |{{sort|38|24 (14)}} | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | {{sort|41|27 (14)}} | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Erhun|Oztumer}} |{{sort|41|34 (7)}} | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | {{sort|45|38 (7)}} | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Kieron|Morris}} |{{sort|35|28 (7)}} | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | {{sort|37|30 (7)}} | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Craig|MacGillivray|dab=footballer}} |{{sort|05|5}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | {{sort|09|9}} | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Isaiah|Osbourne}} |{{sort|30|27 (3)}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | {{sort|32|29 (3)}} | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | {{Flag|IRL}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Liam|Kinsella}} |{{sort|08|5 (3)}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{sort|1|0 (1)}} | 0 | 3 | 0 | {{sort|12|8 (4)}} | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Matt|Preston|dab=footballer}} |{{sort|30|25 (5)}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | {{sort|36|31 (5)}} | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| MF | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Josh|Ginnelly}} * |{{sort|09|4 (5)}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | {{sort|3|2 (1)}} | 0 | {{sort|14|8 (6)}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Will|Randall|dab=footballer}} * |{{sort|02|0 (2)}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{sort|02|0 (2)}} | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | {{Flag|SLE}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Amadou|Bakayoko}} |{{sort|39|18 (21)}} | 4 | {{sort|1|0 (1)}} | 0 | {{sort|1|0 (1)}} | 0 | 4 | 6 | {{sort|45|22 (23)}} | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | {{Flag|BER}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Milan|Butterfield}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Jordan|Sangha|nolink=y}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{sort|1|0 (1)}} | 0 | {{sort|01|0 (1)}} | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Kory|Roberts}} |{{sort|04|4}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{sort|04|4}} | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | {{Flag|AFG|2013}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Maziar|Kouhyar}} |{{sort|06|2 (4)}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | {{sort|07|3 (4)}} | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Chandler|Hallwood|nolink=y}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | {{Flag|IRL}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Callum|Cockerill-Mollett}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | {{sort|02|2}} | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Will|Shorrock}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{sort|2|0 (2)}} | 0 | {{sort|02|0 (2)}} | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Cameron|Peters|nolink=y}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Sam|Tonks|nolink=y}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | {{Flag|IRL}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Kevin|Toner}} * |16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 32 | DF | {{Flag|IRL}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Eoghan|O'Connell}} * |17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | FW | {{Flag|CYP}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Andreas|Makris|dab=footballer}} |{{sort|32|17 (15)}} | 1 | {{sort|1|0 (1)}} | 0 | {{sort|1|0 (1)}} | 0 | {{sort|1|0 (1)}} | 0 | {{sort|35|17 (18)}} | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Dan|Vann|nolink=y}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Tobias|Hayles-Docherty}} |{{sort|01|0 (1)}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{sort|01|0 (1)}} | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | FW | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Mitchel|Candlin}} |{{sort|05|1 (4)}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{sort|05|1 (4)}} | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | GK | {{Flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Brandon|Ganley|nolink=y}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | {{Flag|BEL}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Franck|Moussa}} |{{sort|22|14 (8)}} | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{sort|3|2 (1)}} | 0 | {{sort|26|17 (9)}} | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Players not included in matchday squads !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Pos. !scope="col"|Nat. !width="150" scope="col"|Name | ||
| 17 | MF | {{flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Reece|Flanagan}} |
| 19 | DF | {{flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Theo|Vassell|nolink=y}} |
| 23 | GK | {{flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Liam|Roberts}} |
| 26 | MF | {{flag|ENG}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Rory|Oliver|nolink=y}} |
References
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{{Walsall F.C. seasons}}
{{2016–17 in English football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2016-17 Walsall F.C. season}}