# 2011–12 Walsall F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was the 124th season of competitive association football played by Walsall. It was the club's fifth consecutive season in League One since achieving promotion during the 2006–07 season. The club also competed in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 17 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 59 | 80 | −21 | 54 | |
| 18 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 10 | 22 | 14 | 55 | 59 | −4 | 52 | |
| 19 | Walsall | 46 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 51 | 57 | −6 | 50 | |
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 48 | 75 | −27 | 50 | |
| 21 | Wycombe Wanderers (R) | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 65 | 88 | −23 | 43 | Relegation to Football League Two |

## Squad statistics

    Source:
    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 | | |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | FL Trophy | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Jimmy Walker | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Darryl Westlake | 14 (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Mat Sadler | 46 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Andy Butler | 42 | 5 | 2 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 (1) | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Olly Lancashire | 17 (3) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Manny Smith | 31 (2) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 (2) | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Adam Chambers | 26 (3) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 (3) | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Ryan Jarvis | 9 (10) | 2 | 0 (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 | 11 (14) | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | NIR | Will Grigg | 17 (12) | 4 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 (13) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | IRL | Jon Macken | 33 (4) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 (4) | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Kevan Hurst | 30 (4) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 | 32 (5) | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | WAL | Lee Beevers | 28 (7) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 32 (8) | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Richard Taundry | 31 (4) | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 | 36 (6) | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Jamie Paterson | 24 (10) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 (10) | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | ENG | Alex Nicholls | 32 (13) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 (14) | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | George Bowerman | 3 (19) | 3 | 0 (3) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (23) | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 † | MF | FRA | Claude Gnakpa | 8 (12) | 1 | 1 (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 (14) | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | USA | Anton Peterlin | 20 (6) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 22 (9) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Jake Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | HUN | Dávid Gróf | 22 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 † | MF | ENG | Dave Martin * | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 † | MF | ENG | Mark Wilson * | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Mal Benning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 † | MF | SCO | Andy Halliday * | 2 (5) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | BEL | Florent Cuvelier * | 17 (1) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 (1) | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Sam Mantom * | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ARG | Emmanuel Ledesma | 9 (1) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 (1) | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Liam Maher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Players not included in matchday squads :
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name |
| 22 | FW | ENG | Joey Butlin |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Connor Deards |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Jamie Tank |

## Transfers

Players transferred in :
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
| 27 June 2011 | DF | Mat Sadler | Watford | Free Transfer | |
| 28 June 2011 | MF | Kevan Hurst | Carlisle United | Free Transfer | |
| 30 June 2011 | FW | Ryan Jarvis | Leyton Orient | Free Transfer | |
| 1 July 2011 | MF | Claude Gnakpa | Luton Town | Free Transfer | |
| 8 July 2011 | MF | Adam Chambers | Leyton Orient | Free Transfer | |
| 14 July 2011 | DF | Lee Beevers | Colchester United | Free Transfer | |
| 19 July 2011 | GK | David Grof | Notts County | Free Transfer | |
| 27 July 2011 | MF | Anton Peterlin | Plymouth Argyle | Free Transfer | |
| Players transferred out ||||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
| 29 May 2011 | DF | Tom Williams | Kettering Town | Free Transfer | |
| 29 May 2011 | MF | Julian Gray | Nea Salamis Famagusta | Free Transfer | |
| 29 May 2011 | GK | Tim Cooney | Free Agent | Free Fransfer | |
| 29 May 2011 | DF | Sean Geddes | Stourbridge | Free Transfer | |
| 29 May 2011 | FW | Darren Byfield | Free Agent | Free Transfer | |
| 29 May 2011 | MF | Emmanuel Ledesma | Defensa y Justicia | Free Transfer | |
| 29 June 2011 | GK | Jonny Brain | Nantwich Town | Free Transfer | |
| 29 June 2011 | GK | David Bevan | Daventry Town | Free Transfer | |
| 29 June 2011 | DF | Aaron Lescott | Halesowen Town | Free Transfer | |
| 29 June 2011 | DF | Alex Hickman | Free Agent | Free Transfer | |
| 29 June 2011 | FW | Steve Jones | AFC Telford | Free Transfer | |
| 1 July 2011 | DF | Clayton McDonald | Port Vale | Free Transfer | |
| 28 July 2011 | MF | Matt Richards | Shrewsbury Town | Free Transfer | |
| 3 August 2011 | MF | Paul Marshall | Rochdale | Free Transfer | |
| 27 January 2012 | MF | Claude Gnakpa | Inverness | Free Transfer | |
| Players loaned in ||||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 27 January 2012 | MF | Florent Cuvelier | Stoke City | End Of Season |
| 13 September 2011 | MF | Dave Martin | Derby County | 20 October 2011 | |
| 28 October 2011 | MF | Mark Wilson | Doncaster Rovers | 29 November 2011 |
| 25 November 2011 | MF | Andy Halliday | Middlesbrough | 9 January 2012 |
| Players loaned out ||||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |