The Wood’s defence was challenged again and again.

I sneaked in to the clubhouse to change camera battery at half time. There were so many Important People there. I quickly left

Russell has given sterling service this season from his lofty camera spot in the Storks nest. Appreciated and valued by fans and followers alike

sunshine, and hydration, Wood style

Second half. Second goal to Wolves. Ouch. Gamesmanship seems to proving successful. Not impressed, but I expect this will feature next season , as it did last season.

Second half and some smart soccer by both teams.

And so the season ends. Happy 90th Birthday, Walsall Wood Football Club. No cake

Fine ball control, and determination, but this was not to be the Wood’s day. Its been a very long demanding season for the team.

A hot afternoon’s sporting encounter was about to take place

Second half, after a moment of Goalkeeping madness gives Wolves the lead, one goal to nil. The Wood have a mountain to climb

A fleeting glimpse of a passing airliner, not framed properly. Was this an omen?

Semi final day for a worthy charity

The Wood had to play a depleted team as some players had sustained repeated and damaging injuries during the encounter with Rushall and were still recuperating.

When the officials need to have eyes everywhere. The Wood will meet Wolves Sporting again, in the new soccer season. I see. There will be quite a few similar opposing teams…

There was some right old fashioned Black Country soccer played today. The old adage “never mind the ball, go..” was evident throughout this spiced contest. A charity match, too!

Last match and the only time the teams faced the stand. Walsall Wood played in blue

Images and captions Kindly supplied by the young David Evans.

A real hotchpotch of odds and ends from recent matches for League Winners Walsall Wood this week – it was a very busy few days with matches at Bescot (of all places) on Tuesday and Thursday, both cup finals; and yesterday (Saturday 19th May 2018) the semi final of the J.W. Hunt Cup against Wolverhampton Sporting.

Sadly, Walsall Wood lost to Wolves Sporting 3-1 – a gallery from that match has been supplied above from the Young David Evans.

Last Thursday evening 17th May 2018, Wood played Rushall Olympic in the final of the Walsall Senior Cup at Bescot, scoreline 2-2 at the final whistle, and frustratingly after a great, tense match the Wood went on to lose to the Pics on Penalties. A recorded live feed of the coverage of the penalty shoot-out from The-Wood.tv can be viewed here.

Professional footage, as ever from Russell Smith – normally of the wonderful The-Wood.tv but this time as Jumpers for Goalposts, his other local football channel. Confused? Try writing these posts…

On Tuesday evening 15th May 2018, The Woodmen were up against Coleshill Town in the final of Polymac Packaging cup at Bescot: Wood won that one, and therefore the Cup – final score 2-1. A recorded live feed of the celebration, unedited, again from Russell Smith’s wonderful The-Wood.TV can be seen here.

Finally, last Sunday 13th May 2018 saw a charity match at Oak Park in aid of the Ben Kinsella Trust in memory of Reagan Asbury, who was tragically lost to knife crime last autumn. David Evans attended and supplied a great gallery at the foot of this post. You can find out more about that match here.

Congratulations to the lads and all at Walsall Wood FC for a record breaking, very successful season, and commiserations for the losses. Thanks most of all from me to the young David Evans, Simon Evans and Russell Smith for keeping us informed – it’s hard graft but so much worth the effort.

Images Kindly supplied by the young David Evans.