George Bennett

4 days ago | expressandstar.com | George Bennett

Walsall have confirmed that Albert Adomah has signed a new one-year deal at the club. The veteran, who turns 38 in December, became an instant hit with supporters following his summer arrival in 2024. Adomah made 54 appearances as the Saddlers reached the League Two play-off final, registering five goals and seven assists. The former Villa man surpassed 700 club career appearances in September last year and is just one shy of 100 career goals at club level.

5 days ago | expressandstar.com | George Bennett

Rico Browne hopes his versatility across the back-line will increase his first team opportunities at Walsall. Walsall exercised his option year at the end of the 2024-25 campaign to extend his stay at Bescot ahead of next season. The 21-year-old is still awaiting his League Two debut for the Saddlers but did feature three times in the EFL Trophy. Browne, who arrived in September last year after rejecting a new contract from Birmingham City, also gained experience on loan at Tamworth.

5 days ago | expressandstar.com | George Bennett

James O'Connor needed a new home and he found one in the form of Dean Smith and Walsall in the summer of 2014. The former Aston Villa academy product had enjoyed six successful seasons with Doncaster Rovers, but saw his career dwindle at Derby County due to injuries. Walsall decided to take a gamble on him and that faith did not go unnoticed by O'Connor. "I joined Walsall on the back of dropping down a league. I'd come from Derby but I was in a really low place at the time," he recalled.

1 week ago | expressandstar.com | George Bennett

In 2020, Walsall defender David Okagbue had just fulfilled his lifelong prophecy. The towering centre-back had just been poached by Stoke City and so he embarked on a transformational journey into the professional game. Yet life was not easy to begin with. The Covid-19 pandemic had plunged football into darkness and Okagbue recalls the challenges he faced in his first few months away from his native Ireland. "It was quite tough," Okagbue remembers.

1 week ago | expressandstar.com | George Bennett

Mat Sadler deserves "great credit" for providing Harry Williams with the platform to excel at Walsall - according to Alvechurch's sporting director. Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.comand on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Mark Fogarty earmarked Williams as a potential prospect during Sadler's first summer at the helm and the towering centre-back subsequently signed permanently.