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England Division Three (South)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GA | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 2.00 | 61 | L0-1 | L1-2 | |
| 2 | Bournemouth | 42 | 2.17 | 57 | D0-0 | D1-1 | |
| 3 | Walsall | 42 | 1.75 | 51 | |||
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 1.10 | 49 | L1-2 | L1-3 | |
| 5 | Swansea City | 42 | 1.35 | 48 | W2-1 | D1-1 | |
| 6 | Notts County | 42 | 1.15 | 46 | W2-1 | L0-1 | |
| 7 | Bristol City | 42 | 1.19 | 43 | W2-0 | D0-0 | |
| 8 | Port Vale | 42 | 1.17 | 43 | L1-2 | W1-0 | |
| 9 | Southend United | 42 | 0.88 | 43 | W6-0 | D1-1 | |
| 10 | Reading | 42 | 0.97 | 41 | D0-0 | W1-0 | |
| 11 | Exeter City | 42 | 0.87 | 41 | W4-0 | W6-0 | |
| 12 | Newport County | 42 | 0.84 | 41 | D1-1 | L2-4 | |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 1.00 | 39 | D1-1 | W3-2 | |
| 14 | Northampton Town | 42 | 0.81 | 39 | W2-0 | L1-2 | |
| 15 | Watford | 42 | 0.72 | 38 | W2-0 | L0-2 | |
| 16 | Swindon Town | 42 | 0.89 | 36 | W1-0 | W3-0 | |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 0.70 | 36 | W3-1 | W1-0 | |
| 18 | Torquay United | 42 | 1.02 | 35 | W1-0 | L2-3 | |
| 19 | Aldershot | 42 | 0.67 | 35 | W3-0 | L1-3 | |
| 20 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 0.95 | 34 | W2-0 | W3-2 | |
| 21 | Norwich City | 42 | 0.80 | 34 | W3-2 | L0-1 | |
| 22 | Brighton and Hove A | 42 | 0.59 | 34 | D0-0 | W4-0 | |
| Walsall | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 3rd | 6th | 3rd |
| Played | 42 | 21 | 21 |
| Won | 21 | 13 | 8 |
| Drawn | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Lost | 12 | 3 | 9 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 1st | 5th | 5th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 5-0-1 | 4-1-1 | 3-1-2 |
| Goals (F-A) | 14-3 | 6-1 | 12-5 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 5th | 11th | 2nd |
| Goals scored | 70 | 37 | 33 |
| Failed to score | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Since failing to score | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 3rd | 1st | 4th |
| Goals conceded | 40 | 12 | 28 |
| Clean sheets | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Current clean sheets | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 3rd | 5th | 3rd |
| Goal difference | +30 | +25 | +5 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 19th | 18th | 10th |
| Goal total | 110 | 49 | 61 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 20 | 9 | 11 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 22 | 12 | 10 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | won last game | ||
| Home | won last 2 | ||
| Away | won last game | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 5-2-2 | 3-1-1 | 2-1-3 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 6-4 | 8-2 | 4-6 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
W1-0 D1-1 |
W2-0 |
W1-0 D1-1 |
| Occurence | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Walsall | |||
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division Three (South) | 3rd | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 70 | 40 | +30 | .602 |
| English FA Cup | Third Round | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | +1 | .583 |
| TOTAL | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 78 | 47 | +31 | .604 | |
