Walsall have appointment Mat Sadler as their new head coach on a permanent deal.

Sadler had been interim manager for the final month of the Sky Bet League Two season after former boss Michael Flynn was sacked in April.

The 38-year-old former Birmingham, Shrewsbury and Walsall defender led the Saddlers to final-day 2-1 victory over Doncaster which put an end to a nine-game winless run and confirmed a 16th-placed finish in the league.

Walsall co-chairman Ben Boycott told the club website: “I am both pleased and confident in the appointment of Mat Sadler to be our new head xoach

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