Who will be the next Walsall manager?

No change is confirmed: Grant Lee remains in charge of Walsall. Our pressure index scores the situation 0/100, the 12th highest of the 24 League Two clubs. Candidate names are tracked on this page as they firm up, and bookmaker prices move faster than confirmations.

How long do Walsall managers usually last?

Across the completed tenures in our records, a Walsall manager lasts roughly 2.6 years. Year-level data, so treat it as a guide rather than a stopwatch.

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Next Walsall manager: the live picture

The dugout watch for Walsall: how much pressure the current manager is under, who's being linked, and what this club's history says about how these things end.

Recomputed from live match and managerial data · how the pressure index works

0Pressure index (0-100)

12thIn the League Two sack race (of 24)

Grant Lee

Currently in post. Status: 0W 0D 0L. Full record on the Sack-o-Meter.

How it usually ends at Walsall

Across the completed tenures in our records, a Walsall manager lasts roughly 2.6 years. Recent occupants of the job:

Manager	From	To
Michael Flynn	2022	2023
Darrell Clarke	2019	2021
Dean Smith	2011	2015
Richard Money	2006	2008
Ray Graydon	1998	2002
Alan Buckley	1979	1986
Dave Mackay	1977	1978
Alan Ashman	1977	present

Year-level data from our manager career records — a guide, not a stopwatch.

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Next Walsall manager: the live picture

Grant Lee

How it usually ends at Walsall

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