On this day - 8 April

Last Updated : 08-Apr-2006 by
Desperately looking for confidence going into today's game against Bristol City i decided to look up Walsall's record for games played on April 8th!!

What i found:

On This Day: 8 April Walsall
YearCompOpponentsH/AResultAttOptions
1901DIV2Small Heath AL 1-2View ResultsView Table
1922D3NChesterfield AL 0-1View ResultsView Table
1933D3NMansfield Town AL 0-2View ResultsView Table
1939D3STorquay United HW 5-0View ResultsView Table
1947D3SNorthampton Town AW 8-0View ResultsView Table
1950D3SExeter City AL 1-2View ResultsView Table
1961DIV3Notts. County HW 2-1View ResultsView Table
1967DIV3Shrewsbury Town HD 2-2View ResultsView Table
1972DIV3Bolton Wanderers HD 1-1View ResultsView Table
1978DIV3Hereford United HW 2-0View ResultsView Table
1985DIV3Doncaster Rovers HW 1-0View ResultsView Table
1986DIV3Notts. County AL 1-3View ResultsView Table
1989DIV2Bradford City AL 1-3View ResultsView Table
1995LD3Doncaster Rovers AW 2-0View ResultsView Table
1996LD2Wrexham AL 0-3View ResultsView Table
1997LD2Bury AL 1-2View ResultsView Table
2000LD1Bolton Wanderers AL 3-4View ResultsView Table
Overall playing record for 8 April: Played 17, Won 6, Drawn 2, Lost 9, Scored 31, Conceded 26


Walsall havent played on April 8th since 2000 (The year we were relegated from the Championship). That day we went down 4-3 to Bolton Wanderers in a thrilling game.

In fact our last 6 games on this date have all been away from home, with 5 games out of 6 ending in defeat. But then the positive is that the 5 games prior to these where Walsall were been at home, have all resulted in Walsall being undefeated!!! The only other home game on todays date Walsall also won with a 5-0 win over Torquay.

So there you have it!! I have found my positive!! In history, Walsall have never lost on April 8th!! Now lets hope the lads keep this record going today, with us recording a fine win that will allow us to enter the remaining 6 games with a glimmer of hope.