League One

‘WE CAN GIVE THEM A SECOND CHANCE’

by
The LeaguePaper Team
1 May 2022

CARING WALSALL PLAY PART IN REHABILITATING PRISONERS
By John Wragg

JAKE Welch doesn’t expect to find the next Pep Guardiola inside HMP Featherstone, but he does hope to give a prisoner a new life.
Welch coaches at Walsall FC and he and the club’s community director Adam Davy go into the prison that has 690 men banged up inside it twice a week.
Walsall is part of the Twinning Project, a charity set up four years ago to use football as rehabilitation for prisoners.
Sixty-nine Premier League and EFL clubs are signed up to it, plus rugby union’s Saracens.
Walsall do 1...

Continue reading...

Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per day!

Already a subscriber to our website? Login

Tackle the News

- Sign Up for our weekly Football League Newsletter Today!

Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.

Your subscription has been successful.

More in League One

Sky Bet EFL Fixtures Revealed for 2025/26 Season

The fixtures for the 2025/26 Sky Bet EFL season have been confirmed, with all opening weekend matches in the Championship, League One and League Two set to once again be broadcast live on Sky Sports. The action gets underway in League One and League Two over the weekend of 1-3...
Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds pays emotional tribute to departing Paul Mullin

Ryan Reynolds says he cannot picture Paul Mullin playing in anything other than a Wrexham strip after the striker joined Wigan Athletic on loan.
We are interested in getting Cardiff City – Gareth Bale confirms takeover talk

Gareth Bale has confirmed that he is part of a consortium looking to buy a controlling interest in Sky Bet League One club Cardiff City.
Cardiff City appoint Brian Barry-Murphy as Wrexham land Ryan Hardie in Welsh shake-up

Cardiff City have appointed Brian Barry-Murphy as their new head coach, while Wrexham have made a statement signing by landing striker Ryan Hardie from Plymouth Argyle.