Walsall player. 327. Anthony Patrick “Tony” Grealish

Anthony Patrick “Tony” Grealish (21 September 1956 – 23 April 2013) was a professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in England to Irish parents, he represented the Republic of Ireland at international level.
Born in Paddington, London, Grealish started playing club football for Leyton Orient(as a youngster then as a pro), Luton Town, Brighton & Hove Albion, West Bromwich Albion, Manchester City, Rotherham United, Walsall and Bromsgrove Rovers. Grealish captained Brighton in the 1983 FA Cup Final.

He represented the Republic of Ireland at international level, captaining his country 17 times, scoring 8 goals in 45 appearances between 1976 and 1985. He also appeared in a total of 13 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.
Grealish died on 23 April 2013, at the age of 56, after battling against cancer

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Youth career
	Leyton Orient
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1974–1979	Leyton Orient	171	(10)
1979–1981	Luton Town	78	(2)
1981–1984	Brighton & Hove Albion	100	(6)
1984–1986	West Bromwich Albion	65	(5)
1986–1987	Manchester City	11	(0)
1987–1990	Rotherham United	110	(7)
1990–1992	Walsall	36	(1)
1992–1995	Bromsgrove Rovers	18	(0)
Total		589	(31)
National team
1976–1985	Republic of Ireland	45	(8)

Walsall player 282. Paul Michael Downing

Paul Michael Downing (born 26 October 1991) is an English footballer who is currently signed to Walsall after being released by West Bromwich Albion as a defender. He is the nephew of former footballer and manager, and current assistant head coach of West Brom Keith Downing. His older brother Leigh was formerly at the West Brom academy as a scholar.

Downing was born in Taunton, and came through the youth ranks at West Brom, and is part of the club’s development squad. He has signed a pro contract that lasts until June 2012, with an option of a further year in the club’s favour. He made the bench for a 0–0 draw against Blackburn in the Premier League on 24 May 2009.
He went on a one month loan deal to Hereford United on 25 January 2010, along with West Brom team mate Lateef Elford-Alliyu. He was given the squad number 16, and made his debut on 2 February in a 2–0 win against Lincoln City at Edgar Street. He was sent off on his final appearance, a 5–0 loss to eventual league winners Notts County on 27 February. He made six appearances during his loan spell.
On 25 November 2010 he signed on loan for Rotherham United until 4 January. On 31 January 2011 he signed on loan for Shrewsbury Town, after making no appearances at Rotherham. He made no appearances before returning to West Brom.
On 3 November 2011 he signed on loan for League Two team Barnet, initially on a one month deal. He made his debut on 8 November in a 2–0 win in the Football League Trophy against Cheltenham Town. On 17 November Barnet extended the loan deal to allow him to remain there until 2 January. On 19 January 2012 the loan deal was extended again to allow him to remain at Barnet until 28 February. On 29 February the loan deal was extended again, this time until the end of the season. He was sent off for the second time in his career during a 1–1 draw with Rotherham on 3 March.

When Downing returned to West Bromwich Albion at the end of the 2011–12 season the club announced that they were not offering him a new contract. On 24 May 2012, Downing was released after three years at the club, but never made an appearance. On 1 August 2012, he signed for League One team Walsall. He made his debut on 1 September in a 2–2 draw against Brentford. He has now played around 100 games for Walsall.

Youth career
2007–2009	West Bromwich Albion
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2012	West Bromwich Albion	0	(0)
2010	Hereford United (loan)	6	(0)
2010–2011	Rotherham United (loan)	0	(0)
2011	Shrewsbury Town loan)	0	(0)
2011–2012	Barnet (loan)	26	(0)
2012–	Walsall	100	(3)

Walsall player 245. Steven Richard “Steve” Cherry

Steven Richard “Steve” Cherry (born 5 August 1960) is an English former footballer. A goalkeeper, he made 541 league appearances in a 24-year career in the Football League, playing in all four divisions of the league.
He began his career at Derby County in 1979. Loaned out to Port Vale in November 1980, he managed to win the first team jersey at Derby, and was voted Player of the Year in 1983. Sold on to Walsall for a £25,000 fee in August 1984, he was moved on to Plymouth Argyle for a £17,000 fee in October 1986. He was voted Plymouth’s Player of the Year in 1988, before he was sold on to Notts County in February 1989 for a £70,000 fee, following a short loan spell with Chesterfield. He helped Neil Warnock’s County to win successive promotions from the Third Division to the First Division via the play-offs in 1990 and 1991. He moved on to Watford in July 1995, before rejoining Plymouth Argyle in February 1996. He helped the club win the Third Division play-offs in 1996, his third such success with Neil Warnock. He then saw out his career with brief stays at Rotherham United, Rushden & Diamonds, Mansfield Town, Oldham Athletic, Lincoln City, Stalybridge Celtic,Kidsgrove Athletic, and Belper Town. He later coached at Lincoln City and Macclesfield Town.
Cherry started his career with Derby County, who lost their First Division status at the end of the 1979–80season. He joined Port Vale on loan in November 1980. Manager John McGrath had sold regular custodianTrevor Dance, and was forced to enter the loan market after Mark Harrison was struck down with injury. Cherry was in goal for four Fourth Division and four FA Cup games. In his final game for the “Valiants” he conceded ‘a comic goal’ in a devastating 3–0 defeat at non-league Enfield in a Third Round FA Cup Replay on 6 January 1981. He managed to put his experience at Vale Park behind him though, and played 77 league games for Derby. The “Rams” finished sixth and 16th in the Second Division in 1980–81 and 1981–82 under Colin Addison’s stewardship. Despite Peter Taylor’s best efforts, the almost bankrupt club finished 13th in1982–83 before suffering relegation in 20th place in 1983–84. Cherry was voted the club’s Player of the Year in 1983.
Cherry left the Baseball Ground in August 1984, after new boss Arthur Cox sold him on to Walsall for a £25,000 fee. The “Saddlers” finished 11th in the Third Division in 1984–85. Alan Buckley took the Fellows Park club up to sixth in 1985–86, before he sold Cherry on to Plymouth Argyle for a £17,000 fee in October 1986. The “Pilgrims” missed out on the Second Division play-offs by three points in 1986–87. However they dropped down to 16th in 1987–88, and manager Dave Smith left Home Park at the end of the campaign. Despite having been voted Player of the Year, new boss Ken Brown loaned Cherry out to Chesterfield mid-way through the 1988–89 campaign. He played ten Third Division games for the “Spireites”, before he was sold on to Notts County in February 1989 for a £70,000 fee.
County narrowly missed out on the Third Division play-offs at the end of the season before qualifying for the play-offs after finishing third in 1989–90. They won the play-off final with a 2–0 victory over Tranmere Rovers at Wembley. Manager Neil Warnock then took the club to a second successive promotion, as County finished fourth in the Second Division in 1990–91, before beating Brighton & Hove Albion 3–1 in the play-off final. Cherry kept goal for County in 1991–92, as the “Magpies” were relegated out of the top-flight in 21st place. They finished 17th in the second tier in 1992–93, before new boss Mick Walker took the club to three points outside the play-offs in 1993–94. Cherry’s last season at Meadow Lane, 1994–95, saw a managerial merry-go-round as Walker begat Russell Slade, who begat Howard Kendall, who begat Steve Nicol – County were relegated in last place at the end of the campaign.

He signed for Glenn Roeder’s Watford in July 1995, but featured in just four First Division matches in 1995–96 as Kevin Miller was the club’s regular custodian.Graham Taylor replaced Roeder as manager in February 1996, and Cherry left Vicarage Road to return to former club Plymouth Argyle, in a move that reunited him with former boss Neil Warnock. He kept a clean sheet for Plymouth in the Third Division play-off final at Wembley, as his team won promotion with a 1–0 victory over Darlington. Cherry then moved on to Rotherham United, after being offered a first team contract at the Don Valley Stadium by management duo Archie Gemmill and John McGovern. He played 23 league and cup games for the “Millers”, who went on to suffer relegation out of the Second Division at the end of the1996–97 season. He joined Rushden & Diamonds in March 1997, and played 18 Conference games under manager Brian Talbot in 1997–98 and 1998–99. He left Nene Park in September 1997, and had brief non-contract spells at Mansfield Town, Oldham Athletic, and Lincoln City. Cherry later played for non-league sides Stalybridge Celtic, Kidsgrove Athletic, and Belper Town. Cherry spent some time as Lincoln City’s goalkeeping coach. He was appointed as goalkeeping coach at Macclesfield Town in February 2009, but left the job in May 2010 after an illness required that he undergo heart surgery.

Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1979–1984	Derby County	77	(0)
1980–1981	Port Vale (loan)	4	(0)
1984–1986	Walsall	71	(0)
1986–1989	Plymouth Argyle	73	(0)
1988–1989	Chesterfield (loan)	10	(0)
1988–1995	Notts County	266	(0)
1995	Watford	4	(0)
1995–1996	Plymouth Argyle	16	(0)
1996–1997	Rotherham United	20	(0)
1997–1998	Rushden & Diamonds	18	(0)
1998–1999	Mansfield Town	1	(0)
1999–2000	Oldham Athletic	0	(0)
2003–2003	Lincoln City	0	(0)
Total		559	(0)

Walsall player 238. Martin Butler.

Martin Neil Butler (born 15 September 1974) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker from 1993 until 2009.
Butler notably played for Walsall, Cambridge United and Reading. He also had spells with Rotherham United,Grimsby Town, Burton Albion and Worcester City.
Butler spent most of his youth in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, attending Castlefields Primary School and Oldbury Wells School. Butler started his career at Walsall, where he rose through the youth ranks. Following rave reviews, he made his senior debut in the 1993–94season.
However, his career at Walsall faltered, and he was allowed to join Cambridge United for £22,500 in the summer of 1997. A prolific spell at the Abbey Stadium prompted Reading to pay around the £750k mark for his services in February 2000. Butler continued his fine goal-scoring form – including a goal in the 2000–01Football League Second Division Playoff Final in May 2001, although Reading went on to lose the match 3–2 to Butler’s old team Walsall. On 6 November 2001, Butler was stretchered off during Reading’s 2–0 win over Wrexham, suffering serious damage to his ankle. He broke his ankle and fibula, and suffered ligament damage competing for a ball on the touchline after his foot stuck in the ground. He did not play again until April 2002, but his goals that season still helped Reading to get promoted to the First Division in second place.
After his injury, Butler could not recapture the form for Reading that he’d shown before, and after floating in and out of the first team, he was sold to Rotherham United in a £150,000 deal in August 2003. Butler then moved back to Walsall three seasons later on a free transfer, signing a two-year deal on 1 July 2006. In October 2007 Butler, whose contract with Walsall is due to end at the end of the 2007/08 season, signed a three-month loan deal at Football League Two side Grimsby Town. The move lasted until January at which point Grimsby signed him on a permanent deal. He made his debut for Grimsby on 20 October against Wycombe Wanderers. Butler’s time at Grimsby was troubled due to the players concerns that his 350-mile round trip from his Worcester home to Grimsby were affecting his performances on and off the pitch, and he notably missed training regularly due to the time it took to commute. Alan Buckley attempted to offload Butler to Hereford United on transfer deadline day, which was only two months after signing a two-year deal at Blundell Park, but the player rejected Hereford’s contract offer. In an attempt to amend relations with Grimsby, Butler returned to regular training and won back his place in the side next to Danny North and helped The Mariners climb from 19th in League Two, to 10th. Despite Butler’s renewed attempts to salvage his Grimsby career, he reignited his travel problems, and this eventually saw the player drop out of contention at the club. He played his last game for the club in the League Cup fixture with Blackburn Rovers and after that he was shelved by Buckley who dropped him to the reserves, which is where he remained for the rest of his time at Grimsby before he was eventually released in October 2008 by the club’s new manager Mike Newell.
In February 2009, he was announced as Roy McFarland’s first signing at Burton Albion when he signed a contract until May 2009, he was released at the end of the season. Upon his release he signed for Worcester City in July 2009. It was said that Butler would be heading towards management, but he chose to retire shortly after departing Worcester and has since not returned to the game in any capacity.
Since 2011, Butler has continued playing for The Allstars team of his former side Walsall. He now works as a Heating Engineer and runs his own business called MK Installatons.

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Youth career
	Walsall
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1997	Walsall	74	(8)
1997–2000	Cambridge United	104	(41)
2000–2003	Reading	103	(32)
2003–2006	Rotherham United	97	(28)
2006–2008	Walsall	44	(11)
2007	Grimsby Town (loan)	8	(1)
2008	Grimsby Town	16	(5)
2009	Burton Albion	12	(2)
2009	Worcester City	0	(0)
Total		458	(128)

Walsall player 236. Deon John Burton

Deon John Burton (born 25 October 1976) is a professional footballer who plays for Scunthorpe United as a striker.

Born in Reading, Berkshire, Burton began his professional career with Portsmouth, with whom he made his debut in the 1993–94 season, playing in two games. Burton would play intermittently for Portsmouth over the next three seasons and scored the goal that kept the club in the First Division in a 1–0 final day win against Huddersfield Town in May 1996.
In 1997, former Portsmouth manager Jim Smith signed Burton for Premier League club Derby County in a £1 million move.
Burton would again struggle to establish a starting role at Derby, playing intermittently there with loans at other clubs including Stoke in February 2002, and a second spell at Portsmouth, which began in August 2002. He returned to Derby in September having broken a bone in his foot, but later signed for Portsmouth in December 2002 for a fee rising to £250,000 and Portsmouth were promoted at the end of the season. Burton stayed shortly at Portsmouth, but, unable to establish a starting role, was loaned to Walsall and Swindon Town, where he scored once against Wycombe Wanderers. In July 2004 he signed for Brentford, playing for them in the 2004–05 campaign and helping the club to the League One play-off semi-finals against Sheffield Wednesday as their top scorer.
In July 2005 he joined Rotherham United on a free transfer, signing a contract for two years. After scoring 14 goals in the first half of the season, including a hat-trick in a 4–0 victory against Blackpool, Burton put in a transfer request in December 2005.
Sheffield Wednesday bought Deon Burton from Rotherham United in January 2006 for a fee of £110,000. This caused much controversy amongst the Rotherham public, as Burton was alleged to have trained with Sheffield Wednesday before the transfer window opened. He had also failed to turn up at the Yorkshire derby between Rotherham and Doncaster Rovers on New Year’s Eve. He then told local radio his young children were suffering from a virus which he caught, leading to him missing games and training for the Millers. He scored his first goal for the Owls in March 2006 against Queens Park Rangers.
He went on to play a crucial part in Sheffield Wednesday’s Championship survival and returned to play against his old club Derby County on the final day of the2005–06 season, captaining the Wednesday side to a 2–0 victory with another former Ram, Marcus Tudgay, scoring the first goal.
His good form for Wednesday led to a recall to the international stage. Named as a standby for the friendlies against Ghana and England, he was eventually called up as a replacement for Watford striker Marlon King who was sent home for a breach of discipline. Burton made a second-half appearance as substitute in the 6–0 defeat to England.
Despite only scoring one goal with four months of the 2006–07 campaign gone, Burton’s second half of season form was excellent. He scored 12 more goals, making him the club’s joint top scorer for the season, alongside Steve MacLean.
Deon reached a milestone 100 career goals at club level on 26 December 2007, scoring a penalty against Burnley at Turf Moor. On the last day of the season against Norwich, with Wednesday needing a win to guarantee survival, Burton cancelled out Darren Huckerby’s opening goal with a penalty, before scoring his second, and Wednesday’s third, later in the game, which was won 4–1 by Wednesday. These two goals brought Deon’s tally for the season to nine goals in all competitions, again making him the club’s top scorer for the 2007–08 season. Burton scored his first goal of the 2008–09 season on 25 November 2008, in Wednesday’s 0–2 away win at Blackpool.
Burton joined Championship side Charlton Athletic on loan on 27 November 2008 with a view to a permanent move, Wednesday manager Brian Laws citing Burton’s poor start to the 2008–09 season for the move as well as not being able to give the player assurances over his long term future at Hillsborough. On 2 January 2009, Burton was named as a permanent Charlton player, joining the club on a free transfer.
In 2010, Burton joined Azerbaijan Premier League outfit Gabala under the management of Tony Adams. After two years and 15 goals in the 50 league games, Burton left Gabala at the end of the 2011–12 season.

On 7 August 2012, Burton signed a one-year deal at League Two club Gillingham, turning down the offer of a deal at an unnamed League One side. He made his debut for Gillingham on 18 August 2012 in 3–1 win over Bradford City. He scored his first goal for the club on 25 August in a 2–1 win away to Dagenham & Redbridge. Burton was not offered an extension to his contract and left the club.
Burton signed for League Two club Scunthorpe United on a one-year deal on 22 July 2013 after impressing on trial. He joined League Two team York City, managed by his former Scunthorpe manager Russ Wilcox, on a one-month loan on 30 October 2014. He made his debut two days later in a 1–0 away win over Cheltenham Town, but after being ruled out for two to three months with a medial ligament injury sustained in his second appearance for the club, the loan came to an end on 12 November 2014.
Burton made his debut for the Jamaica national team on 7 September 1997 in the latter stages of their 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign. He finished with four goals from five games, an exploit which won him Jamaica’s Sportsman of the Year Award for almost single-handedly getting the country to the 1998 FIFA World Cup finals. However he failed to score in France. He also appeared in each of Jamaica’s games as they finished fourth in the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cupbut he failed to score. He was also in the squad that failed to qualify for the 2002 FIFA World Cup and was again included on the roster for the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
He was included in the qualifying squad for the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup, making substitute appearances but was dropped from the squad after qualification.
Burton had to wait three years for his next international involvement – coming against the country of his birth England. Good form for Sheffield Wednesday meant that he was recalled for a friendly match against Trinidad and Tobago on 27 March 2008. He came on as a second-half substitute for Marlon King in a 2–2 draw, earning his 50th cap. He kept his place in the squad for the next friendly game against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 3 June, again coming off the bench for King in the second half, to score his side’s fourth goal a minute later and also to cross for Ricardo Gardner to score the fifth and final goal in the 87th minute of a 5–1 victory.

Youth career
–1994	Portsmouth
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1997	Portsmouth	62	(10)
1996–1997	Cardiff City (loan)	5	(2)
1997–2002	Derby County	125	(25)
1998	Barnsley (loan)	3	(0)
2002	Stoke City (loan)	12	(2)
2002	Portsmouth (loan)	6	(3)
2002–2004	Portsmouth	10	(1)
2003	Walsall (loan)	3	(0)
2003	Swindon Town (loan)	4	(1)
2004–2005	Brentford	40	(10)
2005–2006	Rotherham United	24	(12)
2006–2009	Sheffield Wednesday	116	(24)
2008–2009	Charlton Athletic (loan)	7	(1)
2009–2010	Charlton Athletic	52	(17)
2010–2012	Gabala	49	(15)
2012–2013	Gillingham	40	(12)
2013–2015	Scunthorpe United	34	(6)
2014	York City (loan)	1	(0)
2015–	Eastleigh	3	(1)
National team
1997–2009	Jamaica	56	(12)

 

Walsall player 199. Anthony “Tony” Barras

Anthony “Tony” Barras (born 29 March 1971) is an English footballer who plays for New Mills as a defender.
Born in Billingham, County Durham, Barras started his career with the Hartlepool United youth system, before signing a professional contract in July 1989. He played for Stockport County, Rotherham United Reading  Walsall Notts county and for York City when they beat Manchester United 3–0 at Old Trafford in the League Cup in September 1995, scoring the third goal after a brace from Paul Barnes. He signed for New Mills in July 2010 and up until the end of the 2011-12 season had made a total of fifty four appearances (including substitute appearances) scoring once.

 

Youth career
?–1989	Hartlepool United
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1990	Hartlepool United	12	(0)
1990–1994	Stockport County	99	(5)
1994	Rotherham United (loan)	5	(1)
1994–1999	York City	171	(11)
1999	Reading (loan)	2	(1)
1999	Reading	4	(0)
1999–2003	Walsall	109	(9)
2002–2003	Plymouth Argyle (loan)	4	(0)
2003–2004	Notts County	40	(2)
2004–2006	Macclesfield Town	31	(1)
2006–2008	Witton Albion	?	(?)
2008	Halifax Town	?	(?)
2009	Stalybridge Celtic	?	(?)
2010–	New Mills	54	(1)

Walsall player 180. Febian Earlston Brandy

Febian Earlston Brandy (born 4 February 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a striker or winger for Rochdale.
Born in Manchester, he began his career at Manchester United, but he was unable to break into the first team and spent time on loan at Swansea City, Hereford United and Gillingham before his release in July 2010. He signed for Notts County in February 2011, but made only four appearances and was released at the end of the season. After a short spell in Greece with Panetolikos, he returned to England to sign for Walsall in July 2012 before joining Sheffield United the following summer. He lasted only one season at United, spending half of that back on loan at Walsall before being released in the summer of 2014 signed for Rotherham United in summer 2014. .
Brandy was at Manchester United from the age of nine; having been spotted playing for his local team, West End Boys. Having recovered from various injuries, including a broken leg, that ruled him out of much of the 2005–06 season, Brandy was a regular starter in the United reserve team, and scored his first goal for the reserves against Bolton Wanderers in October 2006.
Brandy started up front for United against Liverpool in both legs of the FA Youth Cup final, winning a penalty in the first leg – which Sam Hewson converted – but missing a chance when through on goal in the second leg, which his youth team manager Paul McGuinness described as a “key moment” in the tie which Liverpool won on penalties. Brandy was also the scorer of the only goal in the 2007 Champions Youth Cup final against Juventus.

On 17 January 2008, Swansea City signed Brandy on loan until the end of the 2007–08 season, which was confirmed by United the following morning, and Brandy made his Swansea debut in their match against Port Vale on 19 January 2008, coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Paul Anderson.
Brandy returned to Manchester United for pre-season training in July 2008, but was sent out for a second six-month spell on loan at Swansea on 22 July 2008. He returned to Manchester United on 12 January 2009.
On 2 February 2009, Brandy joined Hereford United on a month-long loan deal, subsequently extended until the end of the season. He made his debut for the Bulls on 14 February 2009, and scored the first goal in a 3–2 away win over Cheltenham Town; fellow on-loan Manchester United player Sam Hewson scored Hereford’s other two goals. Brandy’s four goals in League One made him Hereford’s second highest goal scorer for the 2008–09 season.
On 4 November 2009, Brandy joined League One side Gillingham on a two-month loan deal. He scored and was named as Man of the Match on his Gillingham debut, a 3–0 FA Cup first round win over Southend United on 7 November.
At the end of his contract on 30 June 2010, Brandy was allowed to leave Manchester United on a free transfer.
On 28 February 2011, after unsuccessful trials with Leicester City and Preston North End, Brandy signed for Notts County until the end of the 2010–11 season. Brandy made four appearances for the club but he was released at the end of that season when his contract was not renewed.
Brandy spent more than six months as a free agent until, in February 2012, he joined Greek Superleague club Panetolikos on a free transfer, but left the club without appearing for the first-team. After leaving Panetolikos, Brandy says the club didn’t pay his wages since his move. On his time with Panetolikos, Brandy stated “I had a call from an agent, who had a club lined up for me in Greece, so I went out there just hoping to play some football… They promised me a house, a car, but I didn’t even get a wage in the end, and I had to sleep on a mate’s couch… I had to ask them for a bed and some money to live on – not a lot to ask, really… They promised me they would sort it, but they never did and I had to terminate my contract.”

In July 2012, he went on trial with Walsall, where he impressed enough to earn a permanent contract with the club. Brandy made his debut for Walsall as an 89th-minute substitute in a 1–0 win over Brentford in the first round of League Cup. He then came on for Jamie Paterson in the opening game of the league season, a 3–0 loss against Doncaster Rovers. After the match, Brandy suffered an hamstring injury. After making a slow start without scoring, Brandy finally scored his first goal for the club (and his first goal in English Football since late-2009) in a 2–2 draw against Crawley Town on 17 November 2012. Brandy continued to impress the club when he made a double assist for Jamie Paterson and Will Grigg in a 2–2 draw against Yeovil Town on 15 December 2012. The next game, Brandy soon scored a winner in a 1–0 win over Colchester United; followed up with his second and set up a goal for Paterson, for the third goal, in a 4–2 win over Milton Keynes Dons. His fourth came in Walsall’s televised league game on Sky Sports against Portsmouth and set up a goal for Grigg; his fifth came when he scored in a 3–1 win Bournemouth. Due to his goal scoring form, Brandy said he proved the critics wrong by placing 14th, 14 points clear of the relegation zone.
On 25 June 2013 Brandy signed for League One club Sheffield United on a two-year contract with the option of a third year. Before signing for the Blades, Brandy claimed that clubs in Russia and the United States were interested in signing him. Brandy made his debut for the Blades in the opening fixture of the following season, in a 2–1 home defeat of Notts County. After initially being a regular starter for the Blades, Brandy picked up two red cards in quick succession in October and November of that year, picking up a seven game suspension in total. By the time Brandy returned to first team contention, Nigel Clough had taken over as manager and used Brandy only as an occasional substitute. As United looked to revamp their squad, in January 2014 Brandy was loaned back to former club Walsall for the remainder of the season, playing 20 further games during his return spell, scoring four goals. On 25 June 2014, Brandy was released by United exactly one year after his signing, and half way through his two year contract.
On 27 June 2014, days after his release from Sheffield United, Brandy joined South Yorkshire rivals Rotherham United of the Championship on a free transfer. After making a single appearance for the Millers, Brandy joined Crewe Alexandra on an initial one-month emergency loan on 17 September 2014, and scored in the club’s home win over Coventry City on 11 October. The loan was subsequently extended by a further month. It was announced on 8th January 2015 that Brandy’s contract with Rotherham had been terminated by mutual consent.
On 12 January 2015, Febian joined Rochdale on a deal till the end of the season.

 

Youth career
1998–2007	Manchester United
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2010	Manchester United	0	(0)
2008	Swansea City (loan)	19	(3)
2008–2009	Swansea City (loan)	14	(0)
2009	Hereford United (loan)	15	(4)
2009–2010	Gillingham (loan)	7	(1)
2011	Notts County	9	(0)
2012	Panetolikos	0	(0)
2012–2013	Walsall	34	(7)
2013–2014	Sheffield United	14	(0)
2014	Walsall (loan)	20	(4)
2014	Rotherham United	1	(0)
2014	Crewe Alexandra (loan)	8	(1)
2015–	Rochdale	0	(0)
National team‡
2004–2005	England U16	4	(2)
2005–2006	England U17	2	(1)
2006–2007	England U18	2	(1)
2007–2008	England U19	5	(2)
2009	England U20	4	(2)

Walsall player 179. Mark Bradley

Mark Simon Bradley (born 14 January 1988) is a professional footballer who plays for Rotherham United as a defender.
Bradley made his Walsall and career debut on the final day of the 2004–05 season in the match at home to Stockport County. He made a few appearances in the following two seasons before breaking into the first team in 2007–08. He scored his first career goal in Walsall’s 3–2 victory at Doncaster Rovers on 2 October 2007 and his second came in Walsall’s 4–0 victory at Huddersfield Town the next game. His third came in Walsall’s 2–0 victory at Northampton Town and set up a goal for Ishmel Demontagnac on 24 November 2007. One day before the January transfer window, Bradley, along with Troy Deeney and Anthony Gerrard, signed a new contract, keeping them until 2010. At the end of the season, Bradley was named the Saddlers’ young player of the year.
The following season, Bradley maintain his first team at Walsall. In the second half of the season, he scored against Brighton & Hove Albion in a 3–0 win on 17 March 2009 and four days later, he scored again in a 1–0 win over Leyton Orient. The following season, Bradley once again maintain his first team at Walsall. Between 2008/09 season and 2009/10 season, he made 28 appearance.

He was released by Walsall on 10 May 2010 along with six other players.
On 7 July 2010, he joined League Two side Rotherham United on a two-year contract after Ronnie Moore confirmed his interests signing him. On the opening game of the season, he made his debut, coming on as a substitute, in a 2–1 win over Lincoln City. With eighteen appearance, Bradley struggled in the first team and was placed on the loan listed However, the move never happened and made a few appearance later on. On the last game of the season, he provided an assist for Ryan Taylor in a 3–1 win over Torquay United.
Shortly after, the club placed Bradley on the transfer list. Manager Andy Scott explained his actions on selling Bradley, stating that he’s keen to sell him in the summer. Eventually, he made four appearance at the start of the season, before suffering dislocated shoulder during a match against Sheffield United in Johnstone’s Paint Trophy and expected to be out for four-month and prior the surgery, he needs a surgery by using a knife to repair his shoulder injury Despite the injury, Scott praised Bradley for his comeback, proving Scott wrong. After appearing twice on the substitute bench being un-used, Bradley made his return from injury, where he scored an own-goal in a 3–2 loss against Dagenham & Redbridge on 28 January 2012. After the match, manager Scott felt the club’s defence cost them the match as the main reason. His performance led Scott changing his mind about him, that he has a big future at Rotherham United and still has a big role at the club. On 20 March 2012, he scored his first goal for the club in a 4–2 victory over Macclesfield Town. During the season, Bradley would play in three different roles – centre defence, midfield and right-back.
At the start of the 2012-13 season, Bradley continued his first team role, under new manager Steve Evans, who started as Rotherham United manager in April succeeding Andy Scott, just one month left until the end of the season. In the first round of League Cup, Bradley missed the penalty in a shoot-out, allowing Hull City to go through to the next round after the match was played all the way to penalty shoot-out In the first round of FA Cup, Bradley scored in a 3–2 win over Stevenage and scored again in the FA Cup in a second round replay win over Notts County after a draw earlier. Bradley scored his first league goal of the season in a 3–2 loss against Wycombe Wanderers. Shortly after the end of the season, On May 2, 2013, Bradley was offered and accepted a new contract by Rotherham United.
At the start of the 2013-14 season, Bradley find himself in the competitions with Richard Brindley over first choice right-back and managed to dispatch until the arrival of James Tavernier. Bradley scored his first goal of the season, on 5 October 2013, with a header in the first half, in a 1-0 win over Brentford. Bradley have praised his team-mates for their good display in recent games. Bradley then scored his second goal of the season on 11 March 2014, but then twisted his knee and was substituted, as Rotherham United beat Oldham Athletic. After this, Manager Steven Evans remains optimistic that Bradley’s injury isn’t serious. However, it would announced that Bradley would be out of the 2013-14 season. At the end of the 2013-14 season, which result a good season for Rotherham United as they were promoted to League, Bradley was offered a new contract for a new season.
Bradley has been a regular for the Wales National Team at various youth levels and is currently playing for the Wales U21 team. He was called into the senior national squad for the FIFA World Cup qualifier against Liechtenstein on 14 October 2009, in which Wales won 2–0, and Bradley was an unused substitute. Bradley made his debut for the Wales national football team on 23 May 2010 against Croatia at the Stadion Gradski.

Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2010	Walsall	95	(5)
2010–	Rotherham United	91	(4)
National team
2007–2010	Wales U21	17	(1)
2010	Wales	1	(0)

Walsall player 148. Hector McLeod Sam

Hector McLeod Sam (born 25 February 1978) is a Trinidadian international footballer striker who plays for TT Pro League side Central FC.
He spent eight years as a professional player in the English Football League, most significantly playing a total of 176 games for Welsh club Wrexham between 2000 and 2005, helping them to league and cup success. After spending a season on the sidelines at Port Vale following a broken leg, he signed with Walsall in 2006. Following the club’s promotion he switched to Notts County, before leaving the professional game in 2008. Either side of his adventures in the UK he played for hometown club San Juan Jabloteh.In a six-year international career he scored two goals in twenty appearances, helping his country to qualify for the2006 FIFA World Cup.

Growing up with Marvin Andrews in San Juan, Sam attended Queen’s Royal College in Trinidad for a short stint, before beginning his career at Port of Spain based San Juan Jabloteh. He moved to the United Kingdom to play forWelsh club Wrexham in the summer of 2000. There he teamed up with fellow Trinidad internationals Carlos Edwards and later Dennis Lawrence.He made his Football League debut on 12 August 2000, playing a Second Division game at the Racecourse Ground against Bristol City, which finished in a 2–0 win for the visitors. Seven days later he scored his first goal for the club in a visit to Gigg Lane; Sam scored the second goal of a 4–1 hammering of Bury. He then went on to strike five times in his next five games, putting one past Wigan Athletic, Rotherham United and Colchester United, as well as a brace past Oldham Athletic. However he failed to score in the rest of his sixteen games that season. The young international made 33 appearances in 2001–02. He scored five league goals, one each away at Wigan, Peterborough United,Cardiff City, as well as a brace upon his return to Gigg Lane. His exploits were not enough to save the club from relegation to the Third Division.Wrexham went straight back up in 2002–03, Sam making 32 appearances and scoring another five goals. His goals came against Oxford United, Macclesfield Town,Swansea City, Hartlepool United and Carlisle United. He was transfer listed by manager Denis Smith in May 2003, despite penning a two-year deal two months previous. The 2003–04 season was one of Sam’s strongest. He scored twelve times in 41 games, managing to score twice in one game on two occasions – against Blackpool and Luton Town. In January 2004 Rotherham United manager Ronnie Moore expressed an interest in signing him, though nothing came of it. In 2004–05 he again scored twelve times, though this was not enough to save Wrexham from the drop – thanks to them being deducted ten points for entering administration. His first competitive hat-trick in the English game came on 10 August at Boundary Park, as he scored all of Wrexham’s goals in a 3–2 win over Oldham. He also picked up his first sending off, seeing red against Huddersfield Town on 27 November at the Galpharm Stadium, he received the red just three minutes after replacing Juan Ugarte (the sending over was later overturned upon appeal). In March 2005, he scored his seventh career goal against Oldham, though accepted he was now a ‘super-sub’ at Wrexham. His twelve goals earned the club eleven points, they would have been saved if it were not for administration. He was an unused substitute in the club’s 2005 Football League Trophy success. At the end of the season he signed for Port Vale, who themselves had narrowly avoided relegation.
After three appearances in August 2005 he broke his leg, and had to wait until April 2006 to take to the field again. The injury limited him to just five appearances in2005–06, and at the end of the campaign he dropped down to League Two to sign with Vale’s West Midlands rivals Walsall. He  scored seven goals in a massive 47 appearances in 2006–07, as the club went up as champions. Despite this he was let go at the end of the season. He was subsequently signed by Notts County in May 2007. County had a disappointing 2007–08, finishing just six points off relegated Mansfield Town – and eight points ahead of his old club Wrexham. He made 24 appearances before being dropped in January, scoring just two goals, one against Hereford United and the other against Histon in the FA Cup. He left the club by mutual agreement in March 2008.

Returning to his homeland, in January 2009 he re-joined old club San Juan Jabloteh, signing in time for the start of the 2009 season. Jabloteh finished the campaign as runners-up to Joe Public. This was followed by a disappointing sixth place finish in 2010–11. He later joined Central FC, who finished fifth in 2012–13 and 2013–14 under the management of Terry Fenwick .Sam was named as a backup player for the Trinidad and Tobago national team in the 2006 World Cup. He might have made the final cut if he was not recovering from a broken leg. He made his debut for the “Soca Warriors” in 1999 and earned a total of twenty caps in a six-year stint, scoring two goals.

Youth career
1995	Superstar Rangers
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–2000	San Juan Jabloteh
2000–2005	Wrexham	150	(35)
2005–2006	Port Vale	4	(0)
2006–2007	Walsall	47	(7)
2007–2008	Notts County	20	(1)
2009–2011	San Juan Jabloteh	?	?
2012–	Central FC	?	?
Total		216	(43)
National team
1999–2005	Trinidad and Tobago	20	(2)

Walsall player 145. Carl Robinson

Carl Robinson (born 13 October 1976) is a retired Welsh footballer who is currently the head coach for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer.
A combative player, Robinson started his career as a trainee with Wolverhampton Wanderers. He made his Wolverhampton Wanderers debut during the 1996–97 season. While on loan at Shrewsbury Town Robinson made his Football League debut versus Hull City in a 1-1 draw at Gay Meadow in front of 2,346 on 30 March 1996. He made five appearances for The Shrews: four in the league and one in The Football League Trophy final at Wembley Stadium in a 2-1 defeat against Rotherham United in front of 35,235, a defeat that drove him on further to be a success in the game. After over 180 appearances for Wolves over six seasons, he moved to Portsmouth in July 2002 under the Bosman ruling. He played around 20 games for Portsmouth in their promotion year before loan spells with Sheffield Wednesday (where he scored once against future club Norwich), Walsall (where he scored once against Bradford), Rotherham, Sheffield United and Sunderland. After impressing at Sunderland he signed a permanent three-year deal in June 2004. He then went on to collect another championship winners medal as they gained promotion during a season in which he played 42 of 46 matches. After a loan spell with Norwich City, he signed for The Canaries permanently on a 2½-year deal for an undisclosed fee in January 2006. Robinson scored his first goal for Norwich in a 5–1 win against Barnsley on 26 August 2006. He racked up over 50 appearances in 15 months before deciding to leave. On 31 January 2007, Robinson joined Toronto FC from Norwich after just over a year at Carrow Road, even though he still had 18 months remaining on his current deal. He scored his first MLS goal when he netted Toronto’s third in a 4–0 win against FC Dallas on 17 June 2007. He was voted team MVP in his first year and repeated in his second year at the club. He completed his UEFA licenses in preparation for the opportunity to become a coach/manager.
Although much sought-after in the English Championship, Robinson has announced that he plans to spend the remainder of his club career in MLS: “Being brought up in English football, this is all I know, but I’m at the next stage of my life now.” Although he took a substantial pay cut after moving across the Atlantic, the considerably lower property prices in Canada compared to the United Kingdom allowed him to purchase a country estate near Toronto. In March 2010 he was traded from Toronto FC to the New York Red Bulls for a fourth-round pick in the 2011 MLS Super Draft. On 20 March 2010, Robinson started for New York in a 3–1 victory against Santos FC, which was the first match played at the new Red Bull Arena. On 21 August 2010, he scored his first goal for New York Red Bulls in a 4–1 road victory against his old club Toronto FC before his celebration showed the admiration that he held for them. He then continued to play in the 2011 season as a player/coach and speaks highly of the respect he has for Hans Backe.
A Wales international player, Robinson made his debut against Belarus in 1999, winning the man of the match award. His 50th cap came in the 2–0 World Cup Qualifier victory over Liechtenstein. On 1 April 2009, Robinson announced his retirement from international football at the age of 32 with 52 caps after Wales suffered two consecutive defeats, making it virtually impossible for them to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
In January 2012, Robinson retired as a player and joined the Vancouver Whitecaps as an assistant coach. He took over as the head coach of the club in December 2013.

Youth career
	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–2002	Wolverhampton Wanderers	165	(19)
1996	Shrewsbury Town (loan)	4	(0)
2002–2004	Portsmouth	16	(0)
2003	Sheffield Wednesday (loan)	4	(1)
2003	Walsall (loan)	11	(1)
2003	Rotherham United (loan)	14	(0)
2004	Sheffield United (loan)	5	(0)
2004	Sunderland (loan)	7	(1)
2004–2006	Sunderland	45	(4)
2005–2006	Norwich City (loan)	7	(0)
2006–2007	Norwich City	42	(2)
2007–2010	Toronto FC	74	(3)
2010–2011	New York Red Bulls	12	(1)
Total		406	(32)
National team‡
1995–1997	Wales U-21	6	(0)
1998	Wales B	2	(0)
1999–2009	Wales	52	(1)
Teams managed
2012–2013	Vancouver Whitecaps FC (assistant)
2013–	Vancouver Whitecaps FC

 

Former Wales midfielder Carl Robinson ends playing career (from bbc sport)

Former Wales midfielder Carl Robinson has officially announced his retirement from playing to concentrate on coaching.

The Llandrindod Wells-born player won 52 caps for Wales and scored one goal.

Robinson started his career with Wolves and also played for Sunderland and Portsmouth before joining Toronto FC in the MLS in 2007.

He joined New York Red Bulls in 2010 before switching to Vancouver Whitecaps as assistant coach in January.

“Since I lost my father 18 months ago, my desire to play has sort of waned a little bit,” Robinson said. 

“I wanted a fresh start and I have really enjoyed the challenge and focus required to be a professional coach.”

The 35-year-old also had spells at Shrewsbury Town, Sheffield Wednesday, Walsall, Rotherham United, Sheffield United and Norwich City.

He made his final appearance for Wales against Finland at the Millennium Stadium in March 2009.