The 2016–17 season was Walsall's 129th season in their existence and their tenth consecutive season in League One. 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 Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 July 2016 CM Milan Butterfield Robin Hood Free transfer 1 July 2016 CM Florent Cuvelier Sheffield United Free transfer 1 July 2016 DM Joe Edwards Colchester United Free transfer 1 July 2016 AM Erhun Oztumer Peterborough United Free transfer 8 July 2016 CB Theo Vassell Oldham Athletic Free transfer 11 July 2016 AM Franck Moussa Southend United Free transfer 18 July 2016 CF Simeon Jackson Blackburn Rovers Free transfer 1 August 2016 RW Andreas Makris Anorthosis Famagusta £250,000
Out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2016 RB Jason Demetriou Southend United Rejected contract 1 July 2016 CB Paul Downing Milton Keynes Dons Rejected contract 1 July 2016 LW Anthony Forde Rotherham United Undisclosed 1 July 2016 LW Milan Lalkovič Portsmouth Rejected contract 1 July 2016 CM Sam Mantom Scunthorpe United Rejected contract 1 July 2016 LW Jordan Murphy Free agent Released 1 July 2016 AM Levi Rowley Free agent Released 1 July 2016 AM Romaine Sawyers Brentford Rejected contract 1 July 2016 LB Andy Taylor Blackpool Rejected contract 5 July 2016 SS Jordan Cook Luton Town Rejected contract 14 July 2016 CF Tom Bradshaw Barnsley Undisclosed 31 August 2016 LB Rico Henry Brentford £1,500,000
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref. 1 July 2016 CB George Dobson West Ham United End of season 1 July 2016 CB Jason McCarthy Southampton End of season 28 July 2016 LW Josh Ginnelly Burnley 3 January 2017 26 August 2016 CB Kevin Toner Aston Villa 3 January 2017 31 August 2016 LB Scott Laird Scunthorpe United 3 January 2017 12 January 2017 LB Scott Laird Scunthorpe United End of season 12 January 2017 CB Eoghan O'Connell Celtic End of season 31 January 2017 LW Will Randall Wolverhampton Wanderers End of season
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref. 4 July 2016 GK Liam Roberts Chester End of season 11 July 2016 RB Theo Vassell Chester 1 January 17 January 2017 RB Theo Vassell Chester End of season
Competitions Pre-season friendlies
League One
League table
Matches
FA Cup
EFL Cup
EFL Trophy
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.NameAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLeagueFA CupEFL CupEFL TrophyTotalDiscipline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
+ Players not included in matchday squadsNo.Pos.Nat.Name17MF19DF23GK26MF
References