Your Guide to Walsall

By Mark Sugar
February 16 2004

Your guide to Walsall's, Bescot Stadium. If any of the following information is incorrect or something needs to be added just email me at mark@1871royals.co.uk

Guide to Walsall

Nickname The Saddlers Address Bescot Stadium, Bescot Crescent, WS1 4SA Telephone 0870 442 0442 E-mail info@saddlers.co.uk Founded 1888 Former Names Walsall Town Swifts Official Site www.saddlers.co.uk Contacts Click here     The Purple Stand (TheSaddlersFC)

Kit and Colours

Home Colours Red, White, Black Away Colours Sky and Navy Blue Third choice All White Sponsor Banks's Brewery  Manufacturer Xara

The Stadium

Name Bescot Stadium Capacity 11.300 Away Fans 1900 - 3000 Record Attendance 11,037 Vs Wolves 2003 Directions M6 J9, follow the signs on the A461. Right at the retail park at the second set of lights past Morison's Drink Outside Saddlers Supporters club allows away fans in Food outside There is a McDonalds on the retail park next door. Usual food outlets in town centre.  Drink inside Only in the home end Food inside Walsall is the home of the Balti Pie, plus typical Balti Grub  Covered Away end Upper Tier Yes, Lower Tier not sure.   William Sharp Away End (TheSaddlersFC)

Away day admission
Adults	£16
Students	?
Juniors	£12
OAP's	£12
Something to read
Programme	Priced at £2:00
NFME Fanzine	50p
Sports Argus	30p
Express and Star	30p
On the radio
BBC Radio WM	95.6FM - Footy Chat
Beacon Radio	97.2FM - Music
The Experience
The Bescot is a tight, compact stadium with a friendly atmosphere. 3 stands have supporting pillars which block your view, but if the ground isnt full you can usually doge them.

The Staff

Chairman Jeff Bonser Manager Colin Lee Assistant Mick Halsall Physio(s) Kevin O'Leary Star Man Jimmy Walker All Time Great Gilbert Alsop In's Paul Merson, Aaron Kerr, Vinny Samways, Stefan Oakes, Simon Osborn, Paul Ritchie. Petterson Out's O'Connor, Ward, Simplson, Sonner, Barras, Zdrilic Squad Oakes, Petterson, Kerr, Ritchie, Caines, Taylor, Hawley, Samways, Wright, Birch, Emblen, Lawrence, Wrack, Matias, Merson, Leitao, Corica, Osborn, Roper, Carbon, Hay, Aranalde, Bazeley, Walker

Special thanks go to Matt Long of www.thesaddlersfc.com