Bury 1-0 Walsall: result and report

League One · Saturday 5 August 2017

Result

Bury 1-0 Walsall

League One · Saturday 5 August 2017, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Bury · Walsall · League One predictions

Bury 1-0 Walsall: match report

Bury won against Walsall 1-0 in the League One on Saturday 5 August 2017. The half-time score was 1-0.

The only goal came from J. Beckford of Bury in the 45th minute.

Discipline: Bury received 2 yellow cards; Walsall received no yellow cards.

Bury went on to finish that season 24th with 36 points, and Walsall 19th with 52.

Bury lined up in a 4-4-2 and Walsall in a 4-4-1-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Bury wins, 4 draws and 1 for Walsall.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 3'Missed penalty · J. BeckfordBury
  • 45+1'Goal · J. BeckfordBury · 1-0
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Ryan LoweBury
  • 90+4'Yellow card · J. BeckfordBury

Head-to-head

8 meetings: Bury 3, draws 4, Walsall 1.

Team news

Bury line-up (4-4-2)

Joe Murphy, Greg Leigh, Adam Thompson, Tom Aldred, Craig Jones, Stephen Dawson, Callum Reilly, Jay O'Shea, Chris Maguire, Jermaine Beckford, Nicky Ajose

Walsall line-up (4-4-1-1)

Mark Gillespie, Jon Guthrie, James Wilson, Joe Edwards, Luke Leahy, Adam Chambers, Florent Cuvelier, Erhun Oztumer, Kieron Morris, L. Kinsella, Simeon Jackson