# 2022–23 Walsall F.C. season

The 2022–23 season was the 135th season in the existence of Walsall Football Club and the club's fourth consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the league, they will also compete in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| 21 June 2022 | GK | Owen Evans | Cheltenham Town | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2022 | CM | Taylor Allen | Forest Green Rovers | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | CB | Peter Clarke | Tranmere Rovers | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | DM | Brandon Comley | Dagenham & Redbridge | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | LB | Liam Gordon | Bolton Wanderers | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | CM | Isaac Hutchinson | Derby County | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | CB | Oisin McEntee | Newcastle United | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | GK | Adam Przybek | Wycombe Wanderers | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | DM | Joe Riley | Carlisle United | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | CF | Andy Williams | Cheltenham Town | Free Transfer |
| 26 July 2022 | CF | Timmy Abraham | Fulham | Free Transfer |
| 4 August 2022 | RW | Tom Knowles | Yeovil Town | Undisclosed |
| 5 September 2022 | FW | Jonas Mukuna | Sutton United | Free Transfer |
| 5 September 2022 | AM | Jacob Maddox | Vitória de Guimarães | Free Transfer |
| 13 January 2023 | CF | Jamille Matt | Forest Green Rovers | Undisclosed |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 20 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Forest Green Rovers contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 1 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Tranmere Rovers contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 20 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Dagenham & Redbridge contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 25 May, and would become official on July 1, once his Bolton Wanderers contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 22 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Derby County contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 27 May, and would become official on July 1, once his Newcastle United contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 21 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Wycombe Wanderers contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 13 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Carlisle United contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 15 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Cheltenham Town contract expired

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| 10 June 2022 | RM | Emmanuel Osadebe | Bradford City | Undisclosed |
| 15 June 2022 | RW | Devante Rodney | Rochdale | Undisclosed |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Tom Leak | Kidderminster Harriers | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | RB | Zak Mills | Boston United | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Jack Rose | Sutton United | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | SS | Lee Tomlin | Doncaster Rovers | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | LB | Stephen Ward | Retired | Retired |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Joe Willis | Stafford Rangers | Released |
| 1 August 2022 | GK | Tommy Jackson | Stoke City | Free Transfer |
| 2 November 2022 | GK | Adam Przybek | Stevenage | Mutual Consent |
| 31 January 2023 | RW | Brendan Kiernan | Hartlepool United | Free Transfer |

### Loans in

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | On loan until |
| 15 June 2022 | RB | Liam Bennett | Cambridge United | 30 December 2022 |
| 1 July 2022 | CF | Douglas James-Taylor | Stoke City | End of Season |
| 11 July 2022 | AM | Flynn Clarke | Norwich City | 1 September 2022 |
| 23 July 2022 | CF | Danny Johnson | Mansfield Town | 15 January 2023 |
| 1 September 2022 | CF | Danny Cashman | Coventry City | 16 January 2023 |
| 4 January 2023 | CB | Joe Low | Bristol City | End of Season |
| 5 January 2023 | RM | Robbie Willmott | Newport County | End of Season |
| 26 January 2023 | DM | Yann Songo'o | Bradford City | End of Season |
| 27 January 2023 | GK | Jackson Smith | Wolverhampton Wanderers | End of Season |
| 31 January 2023 | CF | Matty Stevens | Forest Green Rovers | End of Season |
* ↑ On 30 December, Bennett was recalled back to Cambridge United
* ↑ On 1 September, Clarke returned to Norwich City
* ↑ On 16 January, Cashman was recalled back to Coventry

### Loans out

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | On loan until |
| 6 July 2022 | RB | Joe Foulkes | Kidderminster Harriers | End of Season |
| 12 July 2022 | CM | Sam Perry | Yeovil Town | 3 January 2023 |
| 18 July 2022 | CB | Rollin Menayese | Hartlepool United | End of Season |
| 21 September 2022 | MF | Shay Willock | Worcester Raiders | 21 October 2022 |
| 28 October 2022 | CF | Timmy Abraham | Oldham Athletic | End of Season |
| 3 November 2022 | DF | Dan Baldwin | Worcester City | 3 December 2022 |
| 3 November 2022 | FW | Marvellous Onabirekhanlen | Worcester City | 3 December 2022 |
| 11 November 2022 | CB | Peter Clarke | Oldham Athletic | End of Season |
| 3 February 2023 | CM | Sam Perry | Leamington | End of Season |
* ↑ On 3 January, Perry's loan at Yeovil was cut short
* ↑ On 28 December, Abraham's loan at Oldham was extended until the end of the season.
* ↑ On 29 December, Clarke's loan at Oldham was extended until the end of the season.

## Pre-season and friendlies

On 24 May, the Saddlers announced their first two pre-season friendlies with Aston Villa and Coventry City to visit the Bescot Stadium. Three days later, two away fixtures were added to the schedule against Leamington and AFC Telford United. A fifth, against Solihull Moors was later added to the calendar.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| League Two | 30 July 2022 | 8 May 2023 | Matchday 1 | 44 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 025.00 |
| FA Cup | 5 November 2022 | 28 January 2022 | First round | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 075.00 |
| EFL Cup | 9 August 2022 | 23 August 2022 | First round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 050.00 |
| EFL Trophy | 30 August 2022 | 18 October 2022 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 53 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 53 | 57 | −4 | 028.30 |
Last updated: 22 April 2023 Source: [ Soccerway]

### League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 58 |
| 14 | Sutton United | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 58 |
| 15 | Newport County | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 53 | 56 | −3 | 57 |
| 16 | Walsall | 46 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 55 |
| 17 | Gillingham | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 55 |
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 46 | 65 | −19 | 55 |
| 19 | Harrogate Town | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 59 | 68 | −9 | 52 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 29 April 2023. Source: [ Soccerway]

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | D | L | D | L | L | D | L | L | D | W | W | L | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | D | L | D | D | D | D | D | D | L | D | L | D | W | D | L | D | L | D | L | L | L | D | W |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced. Walsall's away game against Doncaster Rovers was later brought forward to avoid a potential clash with an England world cup game. Walsall's last match of the season was pushed back due to the coronation of King Charles III

### FA Cup

Walsall were drawn away to Wycombe Wanderers in the first round, at home to Carlisle United in the second round and away to Stockport County in the third round. Walsall hosted Leicester City in round 4 after a 95th-minute winner in the third round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
The Saddlers were drawn at home to Swindon Town in the first round. Walsall were then drawn at home to League One side Charlton Athletic in the second round after winning 2–0 in the first round. Walsall then exited the Carabao Cup following a 1–0 loss to Charlton Athletic.

### EFL Trophy

On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Walsall with Cheltenham Town and Milton Keynes Dons. Three days later, West Ham United U21s joined Southern Group C.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | Milton Keynes Dons | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Cheltenham Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | ACA | West Ham United U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | L2 | Walsall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | |
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures