2010–11 Walsall F.C. Season
The 2010–11 season was the 123rd season of competitive association football and the 4th consecutive season in EFL League One, League One played by Walsall F.C., Walsall Football Club, a professional association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands, England. The team reached the second round of the FA Cup, losing to Torquay United. There was a change of Manager (association football), manager in January. Season summary Having finished 10th in the previous season, Walsall started the season poorly, losing six of their first eight league games. On 4 January 2011, manager Chris Hutchins was sacked with the club bottom of the league and having recorded just 5 league wins. On 21 January 2011, Dean Smith (footballer, born 1971), Dean Smith was appointed as manager after a successful spell as caretaker manager following the dismissal of Chris Hutchins. The saddlers finished the season in 20th place, 1 point above the relegation zone. Incumbents Manager–Chris Hutchings ( ...
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Walsall F
Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre in the West Midlands County, England. Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located north-west of Birmingham, east of Wolverhampton and from Lichfield. Walsall is the administrative centre of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Walsall. It was transferred from Staffordshire to the newly created West Midlands County in 1974. At the 2011 census, the town's built-up area had a population of 67,594, with the wider borough having a population of 269,323. Neighbouring settlements in the borough include Darlaston, Brownhills, Pelsall, Willenhall, Bloxwich and Aldridge. History Early settlement The name Walsall is derived from " Walh halh", meaning "valley of the Welsh", referring to the British who first lived in the area. However, it is believed that a manor was held here by William FitzAnsculf, who held numerous manors in the Midlands. By the first part of the 13th century, Walsall was a small ma ...
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