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11.2
Squad season
top-XI average · this season
27.8
Squad rating
mean squad Rating · 17/18 rated

Club profile

LeagueLeague Two
League position3rd of 24
Squad size18
Average age24.3
CountryEngland

Team scout report

Title contender3rd of 24 · League Two

Walsall sit 3rd of 24 in the League Two, in the title race. Their starting XI is averaging a Season rating of 11.2 this campaign, built on a squad-talent Rating of 27.8 across the wider group. Recent form reads DW.

Year-on-year, the XI's form is down 16.5% on last season (Season 15.5 → 13), while squad talent has eased 4.4% (Rating 30 → 28.7). Of the 11 players with a season to compare, 0 improved their individual Season rating on a year ago.

R. Smith is the form pick (Season 36), while C. Crew carries the highest ceiling (Rating 43). In the market, the headline arrival is J. Ward (Value 3.2), and J. Connolly is the most valuable asset at 3.3.

11.2
16.5%
Squad season
27.8
4.4%
Squad rating
3rdof 24
League finish
DW
Last 5
Top performer
R. Smith
Season 36
Highest potential
C. Crew
Rating 43
Marquee signing
J. Ward
Value 3.2
Top asset
J. Connolly
Value 3.3

Squad analysis

Balance by position

Average Season & Rating per unit.

Goalkeepers
027
Defence
1032
Midfield
1128
Attack
1121

Top performers

Highest Season ratings in the squad.

Smith
3634
Clarke
2220
Connolly
2234
Adomah
185
Hancock
1631
Sprangler
1417
Browne
1131
Ahui
529
Season (form)Rating (potential)

Goals & assists

Top scorers

  1. 1J. Connolly1goals
  2. 2Isaac Moore1goals

Top assists

  1. 1C. Clarke1assists

Squad · 18

Nat.
1J. WardNewGoalkeeperEngland233.2——0100%2639.8%
21Jenson KirloyGoalkeeperEngland192.5——028
31Tom WoosterGoalkeeper—21—————
2Rico BrowneCentre-backEngland222.8——11±0%31±0%
3M. HancockFull-backEngland233.1——16±0%31±0%
4J. ConnollyNewCentre-backWales243.3—122±0%342.7%
5H. BurkeCentre-backEngland233——026
22E. AhuiFull-backEngland223——529
25D. SkuraNewCentre-back
Loanfrom Wycombe
England243.1——38.3%422.4%
6S. SpranglerNewDefensive midfielderAustria310.6——14±0%1726.3%
8C. CrewNewCentral midfielder
Loanfrom Leeds
on loan at Doncaster · 106 min, 0g
Wales202.7——4±0%433.1%
9A. DallasNewCentral midfielderScotland272.3——0100%2029%
10L. SimperNewCentral midfielderEngland252.9——12727.5%
11R. SmithNewCentral midfielder
earlier at Harrogate Town · 311 min, 1g
England243——36±0%340.6%
15Isaac MooreNewWinger
Loanfrom Coventry
England202.9—1432
17C. ClarkeWingerEngland291——22±0%20±0%
7Taione Richard Evumena SodjeNewWingerEngland222.9——028
37A. AdomahCentre-forwardGhana380——18±0%5±0%

Season form

Record (W-D-L)1-1-0 in 2
Goals (for / against)3 / 0
Clean sheets2
Last 5DW

Fixtures & results

Friendlies Clubs0W 2D 2LLeague Cup1W 1D 0LLeague Two1W 1D 0L
2W 4D 2L in 8 · 4–6
May 8HNewport County—·
May 1ANorthampton—·
Apr 27ACrawley Town—·
Apr 24HTranmere—·
Apr 17APort Vale—·
Apr 13HFleetwood Town—·
Apr 10HRotherham—·
Apr 3AChesterfield—·
Mar 29HBristol Rovers—·
Mar 26ACheltenham—·
Mar 20HYork—·
Mar 13AGrimsby—·
Mar 6HGillingham—·
Feb 27ABarnet—·
Feb 20ARochdale—·
Feb 13HExeter City—·
Feb 9HCrewe—·
Feb 6AAccrington ST—·
Jan 30HColchester—·
Jan 23ASalford City—·
Jan 19AOldham—·
Jan 16HSwindon Town—·
Jan 9AShrewsbury—·
Jan 1HCheltenham—·
Dec 29HChesterfield—·
Dec 26ABristol Rovers—·
Dec 19HShrewsbury—·
Dec 12ARotherham—·
Dec 1ANewport County—·
Nov 28HNorthampton—·
Nov 21AYork—·
Nov 14HBarnet—·
Nov 10ALeicester—·
Oct 31AColchester—·
Oct 26HSalford City—·
Oct 20HOldham—·
Oct 17ASwindon Town—·
Oct 13HFulham U21—·
Oct 10AFleetwood Town—·
Oct 3HCrawley Town—·
Sep 26ATranmere—·
Sep 22HStevenage—·
Sep 19HPort Vale—·
Sep 12HRochdale—·
Sep 5AExeter City—·
Sep 1ACrewe—·
Aug 29HAccrington ST—·
Aug 25HLeyton Orient0–0D
Aug 22HGrimsby0–0D
Aug 15AGillingham3–0W
Aug 6ABristol City1–0W
Aug 1HNotts County0–0D
Jul 25AAFC Telford United0–1L
Jul 21HAston Villa0–5L
Jul 11ALeamington0–0D
May 2ABromley1–3L
Apr 25HHarrogate Town0–2L
Apr 18ABarrow3–1W
Apr 11HCheltenham0–4L
Apr 6ASwindon Town1–2L
Apr 3HGillingham2–2D
Mar 28AColchester1–1D
Mar 21HNewport County2–1W
Mar 17HCambridge United0–0D
Mar 14ACrewe3–0W
Mar 10ASalford City0–1L
Mar 7HNotts County1–2L
Mar 3HFleetwood Town0–1L
Feb 28AShrewsbury2–1W
Feb 23HMilton Keynes Dons0–2L
Feb 18AGrimsby2–2D
Feb 7HBarnet1–3L
Feb 3ABristol Rovers0–2L
Jan 31AChesterfield2–2D
Jan 27HCrawley Town0–0D
Jan 24HAccrington ST0–0D
Jan 17ATranmere3–1W
Jan 14ANorthampton2–4L
Jan 11ANorwich1–5L
Jan 1ACambridge United0–2L
Dec 29HOldham1–2L
Dec 26HCrewe1–0W
Dec 20ANotts County0–0D
Dec 13HShrewsbury1–1D
Dec 10AOldham1–0W
Dec 7AGateshead2–0W
Dec 2AStevenage2–1W
Nov 29HBromley3–1W
Nov 22AHarrogate Town2–0W
Nov 15HColchester0–2L
Nov 8ANewport County4–2W
Nov 2AEastleigh3–0W
Oct 28HChelsea U210–0D
Oct 25ACheltenham0–1L
Oct 18HBarrow1–2L
Oct 11ACrawley Town1–1D
Oct 7HNorthampton0–1L
Oct 4HBristol Rovers2–1W
Sep 27AAccrington ST3–1W
Sep 20HTranmere4–2W
Sep 13AFleetwood Town1–1D
Sep 6HChesterfield1–0W
Sep 2AShrewsbury3–1W
Aug 30AMilton Keynes Dons1–0W
Aug 23HSalford City1–0W
Aug 19HGrimsby0–1L
Aug 16ABarnet2–1W
Aug 12AStoke City0–0D
Aug 9AGillingham0–1L
Aug 2HSwindon Town2–1W
Jul 26AForest Green3–0W
Jul 22HDerby2–3L
Jul 16HAston Villa1–0W
Jul 8ALeamington4–0W

Completed transfers · 2026/27

All seasons →

In

A. DallasBarnsley· Free agent2026/27
A. DallasBarnsley· Free agent2026/27
J. WardBristol Rovers· Transfer2026/27
J. WardBristol Rovers· Transfer2026/27
J. ConnollyCrewe· Free agent2026/27
J. ConnollyCrewe· Free agent2026/27
R. SmithHarrogate Town· Transfer2026/27
R. SmithHarrogate Town· Transfer2026/27

Out

J. GordonExeter City· Free agent2026/27
J. GordonExeter City· Free agent2026/27
J. MattBBromsgrove Sporting· -2026/27
Jamie JellisRotherham· Free agent2026/27
Jamie JellisRotherham· Free agent2026/27
B. ComleyBarnet· Free agent2026/27
B. ComleyBarnet· Free agent2026/27
C. LakinBarnet· Free agent2026/27