Squad
Richard Gethin (Aldridge), Gregg Stone, Seth Taylor (Arthur Terry); Alan
Wilkes (Frank F. Harrison), Richard Davies, Calvin Shakes (Pool Hayes); Ryan
Jones (St. Francis of Assisi); Ashley Lawrence, Richard Nicholson (St. Thomas More); Andrew
Bentley, Duncan Rogers (Shire Oak); Adam Cavanagh, Steven Dougliss, Anthony
Roman, Brad Smith (Sneyd); Ben Clougher, Edward Forsythe, Jake Perks, Jack Stone
(Streetly), Russell Seymour (Willenhall).
Press Reports
Walsall
U-15 5 Aston U-15 2 - 19.03.05
Kelvin Shakes
(Pool Hayes) was the 4-goal hero as
Walsall
under-15s put Aston to the sword in
this
West Midlands
league game. With both sides out of
the running for a semi-final spot, Shakes put
Walsall
in control with two early goals.
Aston pulled a goal back before half-time but Shakes added two more after the
break. Alan Wilkes (Frank F. Harrison) added a fifth before Aston scored a
second near the end of an entertaining game. A good win for
Walsall
after a disappointing season for a
side that had had so much success until the professional clubs came calling.
Solihull
U-15 2
Walsall
U-15 1 - 22.01.05
Walsall
under-15s
went down to a late winner for the second week running as they bowed out of the
Levon-Yates trophy at the first hurdle at
Solihull
. Already
depleted by injuries four key players had to go off injured during the game
reducing them to ten fit players. Anthony Roman (Sneyd) had put
Walsall
in front
and Ben Clougher (Streetly) missed a good chance to increase the lead.
Walsall
keeper
Duncan Rogers (Shire Oak) was outstanding as
Solihull
pushed
for an equaliser. Once
Walsall
went down
to ten players
Solihull
soon
equalised when a shot hit the bar and rebounded off
Rogers
into the
net. The winner came with minutes left.
Stafford
U-15 2
Walsall
U-15 1 - 15.01.05
Walsall
under-15s
went down to a last gasp winner to high flying
Stafford
in this
West
Midlands
clash.
Walsall
dominated
for long periods without finding the net. Ben Clougher (Streetly), Andy Bentley
(Shire Oak) and Alan Wilkes (Frank F. Harrison) all went close for
Walsall
before
Stafford
grabbed a
first half lead from the penalty spot. Jake Perks (Streetly) was outstanding in
Walsall
’s
midfield and Seth Taylor (Arthur Terry) and Russell Seymour (Willenhall)
controlled things at the back but it was two minutes from time before Wilkes
grabbed a deserved equaliser.
Stafford
then
shocked
Walsall
when a
high ball over
Walsall
’s defence was lobbed over the keeper with seconds
left.
Walsall
U-15 8 Warley
U-15 0
- 4.12.04
Walsall
under-15s
maintained their recent resurgence in emphatic style against Warley to leave
them with an outside chance of a
West
Midlands
semi-final spot. Seven of the eight goals came in the second half and but for a
brave display by the Warley keeper it could have been more. Alan Wilkes (Frank
F. Harrison) helped himself to four goals to maintain his excellent scoring
record since joining a much-changed side.
Walsall
’s other
scorers were Jake Perks (Streetly), Andy Bentley (Shire Oak), Kelvin Shakes and
Jonathan Pritchard (Pool Hayes).
Walsall
U-15 5 Brierley Hill and
Dudley
U-15 0 - 20.11.04
Walsall
under-15s recorded their first win
of the season with a five-goal salvo against Brierley Hill and
Dudley
. Amazingly
Walsall
only had an Andy Bentley (Shire
Oak) goal in the last seconds of the first half to show for their efforts at
half-time. Anthony Roman (Sneyd) gave
Walsall
a two-goal cushion early in the
second half. Ashley Lawrence (St. Thomas More) celebrated his return to the team
by setting up a goal for Kelvin Shakes (Pool Hayes). Shakes scored another
minutes later before
Lawrence
completed the scoring, the last
three goals coming in a five minute spell near the end.
Mid and South Warwickshire U-15 4 Walsall U-15 2 (ESFA/NUT
Trophy) - 9.10.04
The under-15s went out of the ESFA
Trophy, losing 4-2 at Mid and South Warwickshire despite a good performance from
an injury hit squad.
Walsall
started well and were unfortunate to find themselves 2-0
down. Alan Wilkes (Frank F. Harrison) pulled a goal back for
Walsall
before half time.
Walsall
’s efforts to grab an equaliser saw them caught on the
break to go 3-1 down. Ben Clougher (Streetly) had two good chances to pull a
goal back before a fourth goal made the game safe for the home side. Wilkes
completed his brace but it was too late for
Walsall
.The under-15s went out of the ESFA Trophy, losing 4-2 at Mid
and South Warwickshire despite a good performance from an injury hit squad.
Walsall
started well and were unfortunate to find themselves 2-0
down. Alan Wilkes (Frank F. Harrison) pulled a goal back for
Walsall
before half time.
Walsall
’s efforts to grab an equaliser saw them caught on the
break to go 3-1 down. Ben Clougher (Streetly) had two good chances to pull a
goal back before a fourth goal made the game safe for the home side. Wilkes
completed his brace but it was too late for
Walsall
.
Wolverhampton
U-15 8
Walsall
U-15 1 - 18.09.04
The
under-15 game proved to be a shocker for
Walsall
as they slumped to a
record defeat. A side that has had so much success in the last four years was
buried in a fifteen minute first half spell which saw Wolves score five goals.
Two further goals before half time only added to
Walsall
’s misery. Wolves only
managed one goal in the second half but in truth it could have been more. Alan
Wilkes (Frank F. Harrison) scored
Walsall
’s goal in only his
second game for the team.
Walsall
U-15 0
Cannock
U-15 2 - 11.09.04
Walsall
under-15s fielded a much-changed side from last season
because of injuries and players now claimed by various professional club
academies. They got off to the worst possible start when
Cannock
claimed the lead with a goal after just three minutes. One
bright spot in the first half for
Walsall
was an impressive debut from Alan Wilkes (Frank F. Harrison)
who saw a shot deflected onto the bar. Ben Clougher (Streetly) missed a golden
chance to equalise but another goal for
Cannock
midway through the second half put the game out of reach.
Walsall
schools' football