| Getting
there |
By Car: (approx 104 miles from HW)
M40 west to junction junction 3A. Join M42 northbound. Exit M42 at junction
7A for M6. Exit M6 at junction 9 (signposted A461 Wednesbury). Take
Walsall (A461) exit from roundabout and after 200 yards keep right
(signposted Bescot Stadium) into Wallows Lane. Go across traffic
lights, over the bridge and then turn right into Bescot Crescent.
There is CCTV covered parking at the Stadium - expect to pay around
£2.50. There is also street parking around the areas prior to Bescot
Crescent. Check www.rac.co.uk
for specific or more detailed directions. |
Train:
Bescot Stadium station is as you
would expect next to the ground and has connections from Birmingham
New Street with trains served from London Euston. For direct connections from High Wycombe take
the Birmingham Snow Hill service (journey time just under 2
hours) and get off at Moor Street station and walk the
short distance to Birmingham New Street. Look out for special 'Group Save'
offers on this service and bear in mind that returning from
evening fixtures to High Wycombe is not really practical.
Check www.nationrail.co.uk for specific times and connections of trains. |
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Chairboy Connections |
Players who have
played for both Clubs.
Kevin Betsy
- Creative wide player who scored 13 goals in 89 appearances for Wycombe during an 18 month spell following a move from Oldham Athletic in the summer of 2005. Moved to Bristol City in January 2007 for a £150,000 fee but failed to settle and was loaned to Yeovil Town and then Walsall (16 League apps - 2 goals in the second half of the 2007/8 season). Moved to Southend United in the summer of 2008, from where he returned on loan to Wycombe for four months during the 2009/10 season.
Billy Coward
- Played for The Wanderers in the 1920's before moving to QPR in October 1927. Joined The Saddlers in 1932
where he scored 8 goals in 35 League appearances. Went on to play
for Yeovil Town.
John Kerr- Canadian born striker who made 12 League appearances for The
Saddlers during the 1995/96 season. Played briefly with Portsmouth and Peterborough United in the late 1980's before joining Wycombe in the Conference in 1988 - going on to make 48 appearances and scoring 22 times during a two year spell. Returned to the States to play before time with Millwall and then his spell with Walsall.
Chris Marsh
- Joined Wycombe on the eve transfer deadline day in March 2001
after 12 years with The Saddlers where he has made more than 400 First Team appearances. Spent just six months at Wycombe before joining Northampton Town. Made 41 League appearances for The Cobblers in two season before injury problems forced him to retire from the game in the summer of 2003.
Jermaine McSporran
- Pacey striker who joined Wanderers from non-League Oxford City in November 1998 and went on to score 41 goals in 186 appearances before a move to The Saddlers in March 1994. Made just six apps at Walsall before a permanent move to Doncaster Rovers in the summer of 2004. Scored just once in an injury hit spell with Rovers before moving to Chester City via a loan with Boston United. Moved back into non-League football in the summer of 2006, playing for Banbury United before a return to Oxford City.
Tommy Mooney Prolific scorer who bagged 32 goals in 101 appearances during a two year spell with the Wanderers. Best remembered for a seven year stint at Watford where he scored 63 goals in close to 280 First Team apps. Switched to The Saddlers after his time with Wycombe and scored 11 League goals in 36 appearances before moving to play in Spain in the summer of 2008 and subsequently retiring from the playing side.
Stefan Oakes
- Former Leicester City trainee who had a short spell at Walsall during the 2003/4 season but made just five appearances and only one start before moving on to Notts County. Moved to Wycombe in the summer of 2005 and made 124 appearances before moving to Lincoln City in the summer of 2008.
Sam Parkin
- Striker who was on loan at Wycombe during the famous 2000/1 FA Cup run. Went to Oldham Athletic on loan towards the end of that season before spending the 2001/2 season on loan at Northampton Town. Joined Swindon Town the following season on a permanent basis and scored 67 League goals during a three year spell. Went on to spend time with Ipswich Town, Luton Town (including a loan spell with Leyton Orient) before switching to The Saddlers in the summer of 2009.
David Perpetuini
- Defender who made 2 apps for Wycombe after transfering from Gillingham in January 2005.
A former trainee at Watford - making 19 League apps for The Hornets before a three and a half year spell
with The Gills. Joined Walsall on a free from Wycombe in March 2005 and made 7 apps before leaving at the start of the following campaign. Has since played for Stevenage Borough and Rushden.
Andy Rammell
- Former goalscoring hero with The Saddlers who moved to Wycombe in September 2000 for £75,000. Scored 31 goals in 97 appearances for the Wanderers before joining Bristol Rovers on a free in March 2003. Quit the full-time game in the summer of 2004 aged 37.
Darren Rogers - A substitute appearance at Scunthorpe in November 1993 while on
loan from Birmingham City was his solitary game for Wycombe. Move to Walsall in the summer of 1994 and made 54 League apps before joining Stevenage Borough.
Paul Sanderson - Appeared five times for Wycombe at the start of 1989/90 season
before joining Cheltenham Town. The former Cardiff City striker
previously helped The Saddlers clinch promotion at the end of the 1987/88 season via the play-offs.
Gus Uhlenbeek
- Dutch born defender who made five appearances on loan at Walsall from Sheffield United during the 2001/2002 season. Spent time with Bradford City and Chesterfield before Tony Adams bought him to Wycombe in June 2004. Made 46 appearances for Wycombe before opting to leave in the summer of 2005. Spent a season with Mansfield Town before ending his pro career at Halifax Town.
Chris Westwood
- Defender who made 69 League appearances for The Saddlers during a two year spell following a move from Hartlepool United in the summer of 2005. Went on to spend two years at Peterborough United before Peter Taylor brought him to Wycombe in the summer of 2009.
John Williams - Former
Wanderers striker who had a short spell at Walsall during the
1997/98 season. Wycombe paid £150,000 to Coventry City for the ex-postman
in September 1995 but after 14 goals in 60 apps left on a free to
join Hereford United. Went on to play for Exeter City, Cardiff City, York City and Darlington before a return to one of his earlier clubs Swansea City. Moved to Kidderminster during the 2003/4 season before moving into the non-League football where he was still playing in 2008 aged 40.
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| Chairboys
all-time record against The Saddlers |
| DATE |
Comp |
V |
Res |
SCORE |
Att |
| Sat,
Jan 1, 1994 |
FL3 |
A |
L |
2-4 |
6,473 |
| Sat,
Apr 9, 1994 |
FL3 |
H |
W |
3-0 |
5,512 |
| Sat,
Oct 14, 1995 |
FL2 |
H |
W |
1-0 |
4,724 |
| Tue,
Nov 7, 1995 |
FLT
1 |
A |
L |
0-5 |
2,592 |
| Tue,
Apr 2, 1996 |
FL2 |
A |
W |
1-0 |
3,252 |
| Tue,
Sep 10, 1996 |
FL2 |
A |
D |
2-2 |
2,659 |
| Thu,
Dec 26, 1996 |
FL2 |
H |
L |
0-2 |
5,073 |
| Tue,
Oct 21, 1997 |
FL2 |
H |
W |
4-2 |
3,834 |
| Sat,
May 2, 1998 |
FL2 |
A |
W |
1-0 |
4,412 |
| Sat,
Aug 22, 1998 |
FL2 |
H |
L |
1-2 |
4,102 |
| Sat,
Dec 26, 1998 |
FL2 |
A |
D |
2-2 |
6,258 |
| Sat,
Oct 21, 2000 |
FL2 |
H |
W |
3-1 |
5,564 |
| Sat,
Mar 24, 2001 |
FL2 |
A |
L |
1-5 |
4,530 |
| Tue, Dec 20, 2005 |
FLT |
A |
L |
2-3 |
2,571 |
| Sat, Oct 14, 2006 |
FL3 |
A |
L |
0-2 |
6,745 |
| Sat, Mar 17, 2007 |
FL3 |
H |
D |
0-0 |
5,265 |
| Sat, Oct 31, 2009 |
FL2 |
H |
L |
2-3 |
5,046 |
| Mon, Apr 5, 2010 |
FL2 |
A |
L |
1-2 |
3,618 |
| Sat, Oct 8, 2011 |
FL2 |
H |
D |
1-1 |
7,097 |
| Sat, Feb 18, 2012 |
FL2 |
A |
L |
0-2 |
3,491 |
| Sat, Oct 27, 2018 |
FL2 |
A |
L |
2-3 |
4,265 |
| Mon, Apr 22, 2019 |
FL2 |
H |
W |
1-0 |
5,595 |
Key:
FL3 = Football League Division Three/'League Two'
FLT = Football League Trophy (AutoWindscreens Shield/LDV Trophy)
FL2 = Football League Division Two
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