So half-way through the season, i provided a bunch of facts and stats about the 2010/11 season so far. Now here's the stats for the entire season.
Since our late revival, they may make for better reading that the first bunch i delivered several months back.
HOME
Wins: 9
Draws: 3
Losses: 11
Goals For: 33
Goals Against: 36
AWAY
Wins: 3
Draws: 9
Losses: 11
Goals For: 23
Goals Against: 39
Goal Difference: -19
Points: 48
Games Played: 46
Final League Position: 20
Average Attendance: 4033
Highest Attendance: 6387 vs Sheffield Wednesday
Lowest Attendance 3019 vs Leyton Orient
Top Goalscorer: Julian Gray 10
Most Assists: Jon Macken
Total Shots on target: 240
Total Shots off target: 249
Hit Woodwork: 11
Fouls Commited: 473
Yellow Cards: 254
Red Cards: 2
Penalties conceded: 5
Most Disciplined Player: Andy Butler(48 fouls & 8 yellow cards)
Clean Sheets: 7
Total Players Used: 32
Most Apperances: Matthew Richards 46
Player of the season: Andy Butler (57.8% of total vote)
Young Player of the season: Will Grigg
Players' Player of the season: Andy Butler
Goal of the season: Darren Byfield vs Rochdale
Apprentice of the season: Connor Deards
Lifetime achievement award: Ken Hodgkisson
In recognition of 500 Walsall appearances: Jimmy Walker
Monday, 16 May 2011
Wednesday, 11 May 2011
End of Season Review - A personal analysis
Crack open a bottle of beer, whack the kettle on and put your feet up because now you can finally relax after a season a of torture and turmoil curtesy of Walsall FC.
To say it has been a rollercoaster of a season would be an inaccurate analysis because for one - rollercoasters are exhilarating and secondly, this rollercoaster has been going up-hill since the start, only reaching the peak at the very end before a quick corkscrew to save us of any pending insanity.
But enough of metaphors and similies...In a nutshell, it's been a downer of a season only lightened by the heroic efforts of Dean Smith and co.
The feeling of survival has a similar feeling to that of promotion except with a massive quantity of relief thrown in for good measure.
The failure of the club to succeed proved to be a catalyst for attracting stay away fans. During the last few games of the season, Walsall saw home crowds of 5000-6500 and away followings of up to 2000, a welcome sight as opposed to the woeful average of around 3000.
Walsall stood united and came together as one at the distress signal sent out by the pityful performances on the pitch and slowly...the belief returned. And therein lies the deeper resounding nature of Walsall FC. Belief. Belief seems to be the fuel that spurs on the Saddlers (as it does with any club) and the second that banner went up on the floors to go stand...the players believed too.
You can only truly begin to appreciate the magnitude of the task by taking a look at our league position a few months prior to the 'great escape'. Dead bottom...about 10 points adrift...certain favourites to return to the basement of the English Football League. Yet here we are...contemplating our future in League One and beyond.
So what next for WFC?
The stadium ownership issue is still hanging in the balance, the Dean Smith era can now truly accelerate with a whole summer of plans and signings at his fingertips and Walsall can now concentrate on getting back to winnings ways.
As always, I look forward to the future and UTS all the way!
Here's to the failure of success and the success of failure!
To say it has been a rollercoaster of a season would be an inaccurate analysis because for one - rollercoasters are exhilarating and secondly, this rollercoaster has been going up-hill since the start, only reaching the peak at the very end before a quick corkscrew to save us of any pending insanity.
But enough of metaphors and similies...In a nutshell, it's been a downer of a season only lightened by the heroic efforts of Dean Smith and co.
The feeling of survival has a similar feeling to that of promotion except with a massive quantity of relief thrown in for good measure.
The failure of the club to succeed proved to be a catalyst for attracting stay away fans. During the last few games of the season, Walsall saw home crowds of 5000-6500 and away followings of up to 2000, a welcome sight as opposed to the woeful average of around 3000.
Walsall stood united and came together as one at the distress signal sent out by the pityful performances on the pitch and slowly...the belief returned. And therein lies the deeper resounding nature of Walsall FC. Belief. Belief seems to be the fuel that spurs on the Saddlers (as it does with any club) and the second that banner went up on the floors to go stand...the players believed too.
You can only truly begin to appreciate the magnitude of the task by taking a look at our league position a few months prior to the 'great escape'. Dead bottom...about 10 points adrift...certain favourites to return to the basement of the English Football League. Yet here we are...contemplating our future in League One and beyond.
So what next for WFC?
The stadium ownership issue is still hanging in the balance, the Dean Smith era can now truly accelerate with a whole summer of plans and signings at his fingertips and Walsall can now concentrate on getting back to winnings ways.
As always, I look forward to the future and UTS all the way!
Here's to the failure of success and the success of failure!
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