Footballers who have played league football for both PNE and Walsall
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844) Jon Macken
PNE 184 apps; 63 goals
Walsall 76 apps; 16 goals
PNE debut 09/08/1997 v Gillingham (A) – Drawn 0-0
449) Willie McIntosh
PNE 91 apps; 46 goals
Walsall 22 apps; 9 goals
PNE debut 05/01/1946 v Everton (H) – Won 2-1
142) Jimmy McLean
PNE 185 apps; 4 goals
Walsall 59 apps; 5 goals
PNE debut 05/09/1903 v Stockport (A) – Won 5-1
635) Willie Naughton
PNE 162 apps; 10 goals
Walsall 167 apps; 17 goals
PNE debut 01/01/1980 v Wrexham (A) – Lost 0-2
272) Archie Rawlings
PNE 147 apps 17 goals
Walsall 23 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 28/08/1920 v Huddersfield (H) – Lost 0-1
941) Michael Ricketts
PNE 14 apps; 1 goal
Walsall 116 apps; 26 goals
PNE debut 13/01/2007 v Barnsley (A) – Won 1-0
808) Stuart Rimmer
PNE 2 apps; 0 goals
Walsall 88 apps; 31 goals
PNE debut 10/12/1994 v Hereford (H) – Won 4-2
813) Andy Saville
PNE 56 apps; 30 goals
Walsall 38 apps; 5 goals
PNE debut 12/08/1995 v Lincoln (H) – Lost 1-2
882) Eric Skora
PNE 51 apps; 0 goals
Walsall 4 apps; 2 goals
PNE debut 12/01/2002 v Walsall (A) – Won 2-1
629) Brian Taylor
PNE 99 apps 1 goal
Walsall 216 apps; 25 goals
PNE debut 21/10/1978 v Fulham (A) – Lost 3-5
762) John Tinkler
PNE 24 apps; 2 goals
Walsall 6 apps; 2 goals
PNE debut 157/08/1992 v Bournemouth (H) – Drawn 1-1
911) Gavin Ward
PNE 7 apps; 0 goals
Walsall 7 apps; 0 goals
PNE debut 19/10/2004 v Q.P.R. (H) – Won 2-1
978) Tom Williams
PNE 10 apps 0 goals
Walsall 14 apps; 1 goal
PNE debut 16/02/2010 v Derby (A) – Lost 3-5
Player Profile – James McLean
James C. McLean was born in Stoke-on-Trent in 1877 and played in the Wing-Half position. He made his Walsall debut in a 1-1 draw at Middlesbrough on 4 November 1899. His first goal came in a 2-0 victory in the FA Cup over Small Heath. Walsall finished 12th in 1899/1900 with McLean making 26 appearances.
The following season McLean scored 5 league goals, the first being a 2-1 win over Glossop on 27 October. McLean made 33 appearances as Walsall finished in 16th position and relegated. His last appearance was a 0-0 draw at home to Middlesbrough on 22. April 1901.
McLean joined West Brom and made his debut in a 1-0 defeat to Glossop. His first goal came on his second appearance five days later in a 3-1 victory over Preston.
The 1901/02 season was his most successful in front of goal by netting six goals, in two seasons McLean scored 10 goals in 57 appearances.
McLean joined Preston for 1903/04 and scored on debut in a 5-1 win at Stockport on 5 September 1903. Preston won the Second Division Championship that season with McLean scoring twice in 33 league appearances.
For the next two seasons McLean made 68 appearances for PNE, with North End finishing runners-up in 1905/06.
McLean stayed for a further five seasons but only scored two more league goals. The first on 13 October 1906 with a 4-2 win over Middlesbrough, his last was a 2-2 draw at home to Everton on 14 September 1907. His final appearance came on 3 January 1911 with a 1-1 draw at Newcastle. In total he had scored 4 goals in 185 league appearances.
James McLean died in 1914.