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Walsall Wood FC conquer Cradley

Last weekend Saturday, 23rd September 2017, Walsall Wood travelled over to Cradley, ironically enough a place I’d been the day before – small world, really – anyway, the Wood lads comfortably beat the chain maker lads, and Simon Evans was there to catch the action, and supplied the following report:

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Walsall Wood FC away to Racing Club Warwick FC this afternoon

Catch Walsall Wood FC in away action at Warwick this afternoon!
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Walsall Wood FC away to Cradley Town FC this afternoon

Your chance to catch Walsall Wood in away action against Cradley Town this afternoon!
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Walsall Wood Reserves bested by Browmsgrove

While I’m clearing the football backlog, there’s a great review here from Simon Evans of the Reserve Team match that took place at Oak Park last Saturday, 17th September 2017 which saw the visitors beat the home side two-one.

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Wood crushes Chelmsley

A stonking home  win for Walsall Wood again last Tuesday evening (19th September 2017) as the Wood lads consolidated their domination of Chelmsley Town, this time on the real turf of Walsall Wood.
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Feisty Leicester send Woodmen up the road

Walsall Wood FC yesterday ventured out to Leicester Road FC, hopefully to continue their 100% league run – but the Leicester lads had other ideas.

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Walsall Wood FC away to Leicester Road FC this afternoon

Your chance to catch Walsall Wood in action against Leicester Road FC this afternoon!

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Woodmen nearly burned by Barnt Spartak’s tactics

Yesterday, Saturday 9th September 2017 saw Walsall Wood travel to Highgate United’s ground in Shirley to square off against Division Two team Barnt Green Spartak – and what should have been a walk in the park… wasn’t.

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Walsall Wood FC v Barnt Green Spartak at Highgate this afternoon

Your chance to catch the Woodmen away to Barnt Green Spartak this afternoon!
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Woodmen belittle Littleton

Another win for the Woodmen again yesterday (Saturday 2nd September 2017) consolidating their current good fortune as they hammered Littleton 4-1 at Oak Park.

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Walsall Wood at home to Littleton this afternoon!

Walsall Wood FC have been doing well of late – find out this afternoon at Oak Park if their winning ways will continue!
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Woodmen call taxi for Atherstone

Down at Oak Park on Saturday afternoon, the Woodmen’s generally upwards trajectory continued unhindered by their unceremonious ejection from the FA Cup the week before, this time by trouncing visiting Atherstone.

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Woodmen trample the Heather to victory

Following the disappointment of being booted out of the FA Cup by Tividale last Saturday, Walsall Wood were not daunted and returned in fighting form on Tuesday last (22nd August 2017) to hammer Leicester side Heather St. John at Oak Park.

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Walsall Wood face Atherstone at Oak Park this afternoon

Your chance to catch Walsall Wood at Oak Park for great football this afternoon!

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Tividale dash Wood’s FA Cup dreams

Walsall Wood’s FA Cup hopes were dashed at the hands of Tividale on Saturday (20th August 2017) who beat the home side one-nil – much to the disappointment of the Oak Park faithful.
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Walsall Wood at home to Tividale this afternoon!

It’s the next stage of Wood’s Emirates FA Cup journey: come watch the resurgent local team at Walsall Wood this afternoon!


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First FA Cup match of the season sees Wood win battle of Whits

Well, a resurgent Walsall Wood, undimmed by their recent defeat by Aylestone triumphed over Whitchurch yesterday afternoon (Saturday, 5th August 2017)  to kickstart their FA Cup run for this season – Bill Shaw was there for the action, and submitted the following report.
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Aylestone nail ailing Wood

I was surprised and delighted when yesterday this match report from last Saturday’s Walsall Wood away friendly against Aylestone Park FC dropped into my mailbox from the theoretically retired football correspondent Bill Shaw.
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Woodmen at home to Whitchurch Alport this afternoon!

Come see the 17/18 season begin at Oak Park with an FA Cup home match against Whitchurch Alport this afternoon.


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Walsall Wood away at Aylestone this afternoon!

Catch Walsall Wood in away action this afternoon at Aylestone Park!


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Woodmen nick Pics glory

We’re now at the very beginnings of the 2017/18 season and the friendlies well underway, I’m happy to see Bill Shaw hasn’t thrown away his match day pencil and has been kind enough to send in.a writeup of the Wood away match yesterday, in which the boys from Oak Park beat Rushall Olympic 2-1 at Dales Lane.
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News, reports and even video from Walsall Wood FC – and a fitting tribute to a great man!

Well, it’s been a busy old time down at Oak Park Football Club, home of Walsall Wood FC – the overall season has started as usual before the official one with a series of warm-up ‘friendly’ matches and a rejuvenated, revitalised team with new management have squared off against a couple of higher ranking clubs with good performances.

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Walsall Wood FC v Stafford Rangers at Oak Park this evening!

Come catch some cracking football at Walsall Wood this evening!
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Walsall Wood at home to Sutton Coldfield Town in pre-season friendly this Saturday!

You first chance to catch Walsall Wood in action at home for the 2017/18 season!
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Heanor prove to be keener than Wood

Yesterday, Walsall Wood FC were visited by Heanor Town, and the home crowd needed a win – sadly it wasn’t to be, and the Derbyshire team left the Wood faithful reeling.

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Walsall Wood at home to Heanor Town this afternoon!

Come watch Walsall Wood in action against the Derbyshire lads this afternoon!
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Firy Woodmen roast Rocester

Last Tuesday evening, 11th April 2017 Walsall Wood FC entertained Rocester at Oak Park, and the Woodmen bagged a very respectable win, leaving the Romans in disarray.

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Finally – Wood fans sweetened by a beaten Eaton

Walsall Wood FC entertained Long Eaton United yesterday afternoon (Saturday, 8th April 2017), and the Woodmen were clearly getting back to form, beating the visitors in a great match.

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Walsall Wood face Long Eaton at Oak Park this afternoon

Your chance to catch Walsall Wood at Oak Park this afternoon in action against Long Eaton!
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Heavy defeat for Woodmen as Highgate triumph

Yesterday afternoon (Saturday, 1st April 2017) Walsall Wood were visited by Highgate United, who sadly seem to have made April fools of the Woodmen.


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Walsall Wood FC v Highgate United at home this afternoon

Walsall Wood face Highgate at Oak Park this afternoon – can they bag a win?
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Walsall Wood slay Shepshed

On Tuesday evening last (21st March 2017), Walsall Wood FC faced Shepshed Dynamo at home, and the Woodmen proved themselves superior to the visitors in what proved to be a tight, hard fought match, resulting in Wood’s first win in a long time.

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Walsall Wood Reserves melt Cadbury’s defences

There was no first team match for Walsall Wood FC yesterday, but as I noted here, the Reserves were playing their Cadbury Athletic counterparts at Oak Park.

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Walsall Wood Reserves at home to Cadbury Athletic this afternoon

No first team match today, but the reserves are playing well and are at Oak Park from 3pm!
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Woodmen at home to Rocester this afternoon

Your chance to catch Walsall Wood FC at home to Rocester!
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Beleaguered Wood lose to Alvechurch

Yesterday afternoon (4th February 2017) Walsall Wood FC travelled south to play Alvechurch away, and were sadly beaten, continuing a very unfortunate sequence of losses for the beleaguered lads from The Wood.p20131109c Continue reading

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Support The Wood against Alvechurch this afternoon, Reserves play Tipton at Oak Park

Your chance to support Walsall Wood teams this afternoon!
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Walsall Wood suffer January jinx as they lose to St. Andrews

Yesterday afternoon (Saturday 28th January 2017) Walsall Wood F.C. played Leicester newcomers St. Andrews FC away, and sadly failed to break the January jinx that seems to have descended.
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Walsall Wood footy home and away this afternoon!

There’s football action away and at Oak Park this afternoon – why not check it out?

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Oak Park misery continues as Mikes master Wood

The faith of the faithful at Oak Park is being severely tested at the moment as the Woodmen seem to be enduring a losing streak, this time to long-term combatants The Mikes yesterday afternoon (Saturday 21st January 2017).

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Walsall Wood FC against The Mikes this afternoon!

Your chance to catch Walsall Wood FC in action against The Mikes this afternoon!

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Woodmen badly mauled by Wulfs

Tuesday last (17th January 2016), the Woodmen faced AFC Wulfrunians at Oak Park, and sadly, were met with another resounding defeat.

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Wood fight hard but can’t trip up Tividale

It’s now three defeats in a row, all by two goal margins, but this could have been a different story, keeper Luke Kriskinans was man of the match with a string of fine saves to deny Drew Aiton, Joey Butlin and Liam Molesworth in particular.

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Walsall Wood at home to Tividale this afternoon!

Your chance to catch Walsall Wood FC at home to Tividale at Oak Park this afternoon!
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Walsall Wood lose to Wolverhampton Sporting

It was a tough match at Oak park last Tuesday as Walsall Wood FC faced Wolverhampton Sporting Community FC, and sadly, the home side lost two nil.

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Walsall Wood FC are hot stuff, but not smoking.

There has been some speculation on social media in the last 24 hours about a fire at Walsall Wood FC yesterday afternoon (Thusrday 5th January 2017) – I’m happy to reassure folk with the following info, which was kindly obtained for the blog by the young David Evans.

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Boxing Day battle sees Wood victorious

Boxing Day afternoon (26th December 2016), Walsall Wood F.C. played Leicester newcomers St. Andrews at Oak Park, an entertaining ad good-natured match from which the Wood emerged victorious.
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Grand Boxing Day derby – Walsall Wood FC against St. Andrews this afternoon!

Catch Walsall Wood FC in action at Oak Park against newcomers St. Andrews for a Boxing Day treat this afternoon!

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Resurgent Wood conquer Khalsa

Yesterday afternoon (Saturday 17th December 2016) Walsall Wood FC entertained Sporting Khalsa at home – and the result was a reassuring victory for the Woodmen, much to the delight of the home fans.
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Walsall Wood Christmas Fair this Sunday!

There’s a further chance to get into the Christmas spirit this Sunday (18h December 2016) – there’s Christmas Fair and Bonfire on at Walsall Wood Fc’s home ground at Oak Park, Walsall Wood.
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