# 2012–13 Walsall F.C. season

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 55 | 48 | +7 | 71 |
| 8 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 70 |
| 9 | Walsall | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 65 | 58 | +7 | 68 |
| 10 | Crawley Town | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 59 | 58 | +1 | 68 |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 67 |

#### Results

League One match details :
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 18 August 2012 | Doncaster Rovers | H | L | 0–3 | | 4,205 |
| 21 August 2012 | Oldham Athletic | A | D | 1–1 | Bowerman 79' | 3,496 |
| 25 August 2012 | Notts County | A | W | 1–0 | Butler 80' | 5,851 |
| 1 September 2012 | Brentford | H | D | 2–2 | Paterson 28', Bowerman 29' | 3,434 |
| 8 September 2012 | Milton Keynes Dons | H | W | 1–0 | Holden 17' | 3,657 |
| 15 September 2012 | Portsmouth | A | W | 2–1 | Baxendale 56', Cuvelier 63' | 11,767 |
| 18 September 2012 | Stevenage | A | L | 1–3 | Bowerman 59' | 2,634 |
| 22 September 2012 | Preston North End | H | W | 3–1 | Baxendale 38', Bowerman 55' pen., 58' | 4,189 |
| 29 September 2012 | Bournemouth | A | W | 2–1 | Butler 41', Bowerman 90' | 4,951 |
| 2 October 2012 | Leyton Orient | H | L | 1–2 | Grigg 58' pen. | 3,281 |
| 6 October 2012 | Carlisle United | H | L | 1–2 | Paterson 17' | 3,964 |
| 14 October 2012 | Shrewsbury Town | A | L | 0–1 | | 6,495 |
| 20 October 2012 | Crewe Alexandra | H | D | 2–2 | Paterson 12', Cuvelier 26' | 3,836 |
| 23 October 2012 | Sheffield United | A | L | 0–1 | | 15,744 |
| 27 October 2012 | Bury | A | D | 1–1 | Grigg 7' | 2,514 |
| 6 November 2012 | Scunthorpe United | H | L | 1–4 | Grigg 90+2' | 2,787 |
| 10 November 2012 | Swindon Town | H | L | 0–2 | | 4,139 |
| 17 November 2012 | Crawley Town | A | D | 2–2 | Brandy 14', Hemmings 74' | 3,039 |
| 20 November 2012 | Tranmere Rovers | A | D | 0–0 | | 4,717 |
| 24 November 2012 | Hartlepool United | H | D | 1–1 | Holden 49' | 4,562 |
| 8 December 2012 | Coventry City | A | L | 1–5 | Adams 16' o.g. | 10,986 |
| 15 December 2012 | Yeovil Town | H | D | 2–2 | Paterson 13', Grigg 72' | 3,160 |
| 22 December 2012 | Colchester United | H | W | 1–0 | Brandy 61' | 3,006 |
| 26 December 2012 | Milton Keynes Dons | A | W | 4–2 | Brandy 15', Grigg 25', 43', Paterson 90+2' | 8,700 |
| 29 December 2012 | Leyton Orient | A | L | 1–2 | Mantom 79' | 3,865 |
| 1 January 2013 | Stevenage | H | W | 1–0 | Paterson 87' | 3,301 |
| 4 January 2013 | Portsmouth | H | W | 2–0 | Brandy 29', Grigg 40' | 4,038 |
| 13 January 2013 | Preston North End | A | W | 3–1 | Brandy 18', Downing 38', Baxendale 56' | 9,823 |
| 19 January 2013 | Bournemouth | H | W | 3–1 | Mantom 27', Grigg 45+4' pen., 79' pen. | 3,173 |
| 26 January 2013 | Colchester United | A | L | 0–2 | | 2,865 |
| 2 February 2013 | Oldham Athletic | H | W | 3–1 | Baxendale 40', Paterson 74', 90+4' | 4,672 |
| 9 February 2013 | Doncaster Rovers | A | W | 2–1 | Butler 2', Brandy 81' | 7,013 |
| 16 February 2013 | Notts County | H | D | 1–1 | Grigg 29' pen. | 4,416 |
| 23 February 2013 | Brentford | A | D | 0–0 | | 4,781 |
| 26 February 2013 | Carlisle United | A | W | 3–0 | Grigg 3' pen., 66', 86' | 3,266 |
| 2 March 2013 | Shrewsbury Town | H | W | 3–1 | Grigg 30' pen., 54', Westcarr 47' | 5,496 |
| 9 March 2013 | Swindon Town | A | D | 2–2 | Grigg 32' pen., Paterson 90' | 8,407 |
| 12 March 2013 | Tranmere Rovers | H | W | 2–0 | Grigg 50' pen., Westcarr 57' | 3,775 |
| 16 March 2013 | Crawley Town | H | D | 2–2 | Paterson 90', Grigg 90+2' | 5,003 |
| 23 March 2013 | Hartlepool United | A | D | 0–0 | | 3,065 |
| 29 March 2013 | Yeovil Town | A | D | 0–0 | | 5,594 |
| 1 April 2013 | Coventry City | H | W | 4–0 | Paterson 33', 87', Westcarr 54' pen., 74' | 7,504 |
| 6 April 2013 | Sheffield United | H | D | 1–1 | Westcarr 44' | 7,042 |
| 13 April 2013 | Scunthorpe United | A | D | 1–1 | Grigg 54' | 4,049 |
| 20 April 2013 | Bury | H | D | 1–1 | Brandy 21' | 4,745 |
| 27 April 2013 | Crewe Alexandra | A | L | 0–2 | | 6,547 |

### FA Cup

FA Cup match details :
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
| First round | 3 November 2012 | Lincoln City | A | D | 1–1 | Bowerman 87' | 2,032 | |
| First round replay | 13 November 2012 | Lincoln City | H | L | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Taundry 81', Paterson 120+2' | 1,762 | |

### League Cup

League Cup match details :
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
| First round | 11 August 2012 | Brentford | H | W | 1–0 | Hemmings 8' | 2,248 | |
| Second round | 28 August 2012 | Queens Park Rangers | A | L | 0–3 | | 6,129 | |

### Football League Trophy

Football League Trophy match details :
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
| Second round | 9 October 2012 | Port Vale | H | D | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) | Cuvelier 26' pen., Grigg 47' | 2,845 | |

## First-team squad

    Squad at end of season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Richard Taundry |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Andy Butler (captain) |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Dean Holden |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Nicky Featherstone |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Adam Chambers |
| 9 | FW | NIR | Will Grigg |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Jamie Paterson |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Ashley Hemmings |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Febian Brandy |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Richard Jones |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Ben Purkiss |
| 15 | FW | ENG | Connor Taylor |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Jake Jones |
| 17 | FW | ENG | George Bowerman |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Ben George |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Aaron Williams |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Mal Benning |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Kieron Morris |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Paul Downing |
| 24 | MF | ENG | James Baxendale |
| 25 | DF | ENG | James Chambers |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Andy Taylor |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Sam Mantom |
| 28 | GK | ENG | Sam Johnstone (on loan from Manchester United) |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Craig Westcarr |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Liam Roberts |
| 33 | MF | SKN | Romaine Sawyers (on loan from West Bromwich Albion) |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | HUN | David Grof |
| 8 | MF | BEL | Florent Cuvelier (on loan from Stoke City) |
| 23 | GK | ENG | Jimmy Walker |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 27 | GK | WAL | Karl Darlow (on loan from Nottingham Forest) |
| 28 | GK | IRL | Ian McLoughlin (on loan from MK Dons) |
| 32 | GK | IRL | Aaron McCarey (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) |

## 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 | HUN | Dávid Gróf | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Richard Taundry | 10 (7) | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 (8) | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Andy Butler | 41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Dean Holden | 24 (1) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 (1) | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Nicky Featherstone | 24 (7) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 (7) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Adam Chambers | 34 (3) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 (3) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 † | MF | BEL | Florent Cuvelier * | 16 (3) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 (3) | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | NIR | Will Grigg | 38 (3) | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 42 (3) | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Jamie Paterson | 46 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Ashley Hemmings | 10 (19) | 1 | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 (20) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Febian Brandy | 27 (7) | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 28 (9) | 7 | 10 | 1 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Richard Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Ben Purkiss | 25 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 (2) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | ENG | Connor Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Jake Jones | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (7) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | George Bowerman | 10 (18) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 12 (21) | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Ben George | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Aaron Williams | 0 (6) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (8) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Mal Benning | 6 (4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (4) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Kieron Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Paul Downing | 27 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 † | GK | ENG | Jimmy Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | James Baxendale | 23 (9) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 (10) | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | James Chambers | 16 (6) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Andy Taylor | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 27 † | GK | WAL | Karl Darlow * | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Sam Mantom | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 † | GK | IRL | Ian McLoughlin * | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | ENG | Sam Johnstone * | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Craig Westcarr | 18 (6) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 (6) | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Liam Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 † | GK | IRL | Aaron McCarey * | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | SKN | Romaine Sawyers * | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |