Match Record
Complete record for all Swindon Town senior matches against Walsall:
| Competition | P | W | D | L | Penalties | F | A | Win % | SR% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | |||||||||
| All matches | 108 | 40 | 30 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 161 | 37.04% | 50.93% |
| League | 104 | 38 | 30 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 155 | 36.54% | 50.96% |
| National Cup Competitions | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 33.33% | 33.33% |
| EFL Minor Cup Competitions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Other matches between sides representing Swindon Town and Walsall:
Biggest Victories and Defeats
Biggest victories in each competition:
| Comp. | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFL | 22 FEB 2022 | 
Walsall (Home)
Walsall (H)
|
W5 - 0 | L. Barry 2, R. Aguiar 2, J. Williams | 9,840 |
| EFL | 15 OCT 1927 | 
Walsall (Home)
Walsall (H)
|
W5 - 0 | H. Morris 3, J. Eddleston, L. Roberts | 6,938 |
| FLT | 13 MAR 1984 | 
Walsall (Home)
Walsall (H)
|
W3 - 0 | S. Gibson, A. Mayes 2 (1 pen) | 2,705 |
| FAC | 04 DEC 2021 |
Walsall (Away)
Walsall (A)
|
W2 - 1 | T. Simpson, K. Kesler-Hayden | 4,331 |
Biggest defeats in each competition:
| Comp. | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFL | 20 OCT 1981 | 
Walsall (Away)
Walsall (A)
|
L0 - 5 | - | 6,010 |
| EFL | 19 FEB 1966 | 
Walsall (Away)
Walsall (A)
|
L0 - 5 | - | 9,367 |
| EFL | 24 APR 1939 |
Walsall (Away)
Walsall (A)
|
L0 - 5 | - | 5,703 |
| LC | 09 AUG 2022 |
Walsall (Away)
Walsall (A)
|
L0 - 2 | - | 2,889 |
| FAC | 14 NOV 1959 |
Walsall (Home)
Walsall (H)
|
L2 - 3 | B. Edwards, A. Darcy | 13,368 |
Highest and Lowest Attendances
Highest attendances at each venue:
| Comp. | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFL | 03 FEB 1968 |
Walsall (Home)
Walsall (H)
|
W3 - 0 | D. Rogers, M. Nurse, W. Penman | 17,111 |
| EFL | 23 NOV 1946 |
Walsall (Away)
Walsall (A)
|
W1 - 0 | B. Lucas | 14,291 |
Lowest attendances at each venue:
| Comp. | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLT | 13 MAR 1984 |
Walsall (Home)
Walsall (H)
|
W3 - 0 | S. Gibson, A. Mayes 2 (1 pen) | 2,705 |
| LC | 09 AUG 2022 |
Walsall (Away)
Walsall (A)
|
L0 - 2 | - | 2,889 |
All Matches
Players
Most appearances for Swindon Town against Walsall:
| Player | Apps |
|---|---|
| Maurice OWEN | 20 |
| Sam BURTON | 17 |
| Garth HUDSON | 16 |
| John TROLLOPE | 15 |
| Jimmy BAIN | 12 |
Most goals scored for Swindon Town against Walsall:
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Harry MORRIS | 10 |
| Don ROGERS | 7 |
| Bob EDWARDS | 5 |
| Maurice OWEN | 5 |
| Les ROBERTS | 4 |
Highest success % for Swindon Town against Walsall (min 5 games):
| Player | SR% |
|---|---|
| Les ROBERTS | 90.0% |
| Harry LUNN | 85.7% |
| Louis THOMPSON | 80.0% |
| Billy LLOYD | 75.0% |
| Harry MORRIS | 75.0% |
Most appearances for Walsall against Swindon Town:
| Player | Apps |
|---|---|
| Jack LEWIS | 13 |
| Nick ATTHEY | 12 (+1) |
| Alan BUCKLEY | 11 (+2) |
| Brian CASWELL | 12 |
| Henry WALTERS | 12 |
Most goals scored for Walsall against Swindon Town:
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Alan BUCKLEY | 9 |
| Gilbert ALSOP | 7 |
| Jack EYRES | 5 |
| Thomas BATE | 4 |
| Dave WALSH | 4 |
Highest success % for Walsall against Swindon Town (min 5 games):
| Player | SR% |
|---|---|
| Jorge LEITÃO | 100.0% |
| Darren WRACK | 80.0% |
| Harry HADDINGTON | 78.6% |
| Ken HODGKISSON | 75.0% |
| Albert McPHERSON | 71.4% |
Players who represented both clubs:
Video Footage
All available video footage for Swindon Town's matches against Walsall:
Newspaper Reports
All available media reports for Swindon Town's matches against Walsall:
Saturday January 19th, 1929
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CUP TEAMS IN OPPOSITION AT WALSALLFootball League Division Three (South)
Walsall (1) 1
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday April 5th, 1930
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TOWN MAINTAIN THEIR RECENT GOOD FORMFootball League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 3
Walsall (0) 1
Saturday May 2nd, 1931
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LAST DAY OF SOCCER: TOWN DRAW AT WALSALLFootball League Division Three (South)
Walsall (0) 2
Swindon Town (1) 2
Saturday November 21st, 1936
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SWINDON WELL WORTH THEIR VICTORY OVER WALSALLFootball League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 3
Walsall (0) 0
Saturday March 27th, 1937
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STILL WAITING FOR THAT FIRST AWAY WINFootball League Division Three (South)
Walsall (1) 5
Swindon Town (1) 2
Saturday November 13th, 1937
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ANOTHER DISAPPOINTING DISPLAY BY SWINDONFootball League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 1
Walsall (1) 1
Saturday March 26th, 1938
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SWINDON JUST MANAGE IT AT WALSALLFootball League Division Three (South)
Walsall (1) 2
Swindon Town (2) 3
Saturday April 15th, 1939
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SWINDON'S INEPT DISPLAY AGAINST WALSALLFootball League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 1
Walsall (2) 4
Saturday November 23rd, 1946
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REMODELLED SWINDON TEAM PROVIDES SHOCK FOR WALSALLFootball League Division Three (South)
Walsall (0) 0
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday March 29th, 1947
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STEPHENS CELEBRATES RETURN TO TOWN TEAM LEADERSHIPFootball League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 4
Walsall (0) 1
Saturday April 17th, 1948
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WALSALL WITH TEN MEN GOT WINNING GOAL AGAINST TOWNFootball League Division Three (South)
Walsall (0) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday November 20th, 1948
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COWIE'S SMASHING FREE-KICK A WINNERFootball League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 2
Walsall (0) 1
Saturday April 16th, 1949
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DAWSON'S GOAL GIVES TOWN POINTSFootball League Division Three (South)
Walsall (0) 0
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday November 11th, 1950
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HAD SAM GOING WRONG WAYFootball League Division Three (South)
Walsall (1) 1
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday September 29th, 1951
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INTERNATIONAL FORM OF SWINDON 'KEEPERFootball League Division Three (South)
Walsall (0) 0
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday February 9th, 1952
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BACKS JOIN IN TOWN'S RAIDSFootball League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 1
Walsall (0) 1
Saturday October 16th, 1954
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AN OBJECT LESSON IN CHANCE-TAKINGFootball League Division Three (South)
Walsall (0) 1
Swindon Town (2) 2
Saturday March 5th, 1955
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BURTON HELPED OFF 13 MIN. FROM THE ENDFootball League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 2
Walsall (1) 2
Saturday September 10th, 1955
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THREE GOALS IN FOUR-MINUTE SPELLFootball League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (0) 1
Walsall (0) 2
Saturday January 14th, 1956
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SWINDON ARE "TANNED" BY THE SADDLERSFootball League Division Three (South)
Walsall (1) 4
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday September 8th, 1956
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BURTON SHINES & TOWN SNATCH VICTORYFootball League Division Three (South)
Walsall (1) 1
Swindon Town (1) 2
Saturday January 12th, 1957
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BOB EDWARDS' 20TH GOAL IS NOT ENOUGHFootball League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (1) 1
Walsall (1) 2
Saturday November 23rd, 1957
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SWINDON A GOAL UP IN 35 SEC AT WALSALLFootball League Division Three (South)
Walsall (1) 1
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday March 22nd, 1958
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WALSALL GOALKEEPER SENT OFF FIELDFootball League Division Three (South)
Swindon Town (2) 2
Walsall (1) 3
Saturday November 14th, 1959
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TOWN HIT BACK HARD AGAINST TEN MENFootball Association Challenge Cup
Swindon Town (0) 2
Walsall (3) 3
Saturday September 3rd, 1960
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NICE BIRTHDAY FOR YOUNG CLIFFFootball League Division Three
Swindon Town (0) 1
Walsall (0) 0
Saturday September 23rd, 1967
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TOWN SLIP AFTER FINE RECOVERYFootball League Division Three
Walsall (2) 3
Swindon Town (0) 2
Saturday February 3rd, 1968
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LEADERS LEATHERED IN A VITAL CLASHFootball League Division Three
Swindon Town (2) 3
Walsall (0) 0
Saturday September 14th, 1968
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NO GOALS AGAINST AFTER 540 MINUTESFootball League Division Three
Swindon Town (1) 1
Walsall (0) 0
Saturday April 19th, 1969
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DON SHOOTS TOWN NEARER TO DIV. 2Football League Division Three
Walsall (0) 0
Swindon Town (2) 2
Saturday March 8th, 1975
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TOWN BACK ON THE GOAL TRAILFootball League Division Three
Swindon Town (1) 3
Walsall (0) 0
Saturday August 23rd, 1975
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EASTOE HEADER EARNS A POINTFootball League Division Three
Walsall (1) 1
Swindon Town (1) 1
Saturday April 24th, 1976
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WALTZING TOWN WIN SPOT PRIZEFootball League Division Three
Swindon Town (2) 5
Walsall (1) 1
Saturday October 16th, 1976
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SWINDON SUFFER MIDLAND MAULFootball League Division Three
Walsall (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday March 26th, 1977
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PHEW - ANDERSON SAVES POINTFootball League Division Three
Swindon Town (2) 2
Walsall (1) 2
Saturday September 3rd, 1977
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MACKAY'S MEN END TOWN RUNFootball League Division Three
Walsall (1) 2
Swindon Town (0) 0
Saturday September 9th, 1978
Transfers
Transfers between Swindon Town and Walsall:
| Date | Player | In/Out | Transfer Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 JUL 1895 | Jimmy DAVIES | IN | |
| 15 JUN 1931 | Tommy GODFREY | IN | free |
| 26 SEP 1931 | Herbie WEBSTER | OUT | |
| 02 JUL 1934 | Arthur HADDLETON | OUT | |
| 09 JUN 1938 | Ben WOOLHOUSE | IN | |
| 07 FEB 1959 | Jimmy KELLY | OUT | £0 |
| 05 AUG 1970 | Willie PENMAN | OUT | £0 |
| 21 JUN 1971 | John SMITH | OUT | free |
| 16 FEB 1972 | Chris JONES | OUT | transfer |
| 16 OCT 1972 | John SMITH | OUT | appointed |
| 16 OCT 1995 | Adi VIVEASH | OUT | free |
| Oct 2004 | Iffy ONUORA | IN | appointed |
| 26 SEP 2005 | Iffy ONUORA | IN | appointed |
| 13 JAN 2006 | Paul SMITH | IN | unattached |
| 05 JUL 2008 | Sofiene ZAABOUB | OUT | |
| 25 SEP 2017 | Matt PRESTON | IN | unattached |
| 31 OCT 2018 | Ben PURKISS | OUT | non-contract |
| 28 JUL 2023 | Liam KINSELLA | IN | unattached |
Friendlies and Minor Competitions
| Comp. | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRN | 12 JAN 1907 | 
Walsall (Home)
Walsall (H)
|
W6 - 1 | L. Lean, F. Martin 3 (1 pen), T. Murphy 2 | - |
| FRN | 30 APR 1897 |
Walsall (Home)
Walsall (H)
|
L0 - 4 | - | - |
| MINOR | 30 NOV 1896 |
Walsall (Away)
Walsall (A)
|
L2 - 6 | G. Richardson, A. Edwards | - |
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