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VIDEO: Each game as Walsall get to Wembley

127 years in the making...take a look at individual highlights of every game of Walsall's famous JPT final route.

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Round Two : Rochdale 0 Walsall 1

Just 21 days after they were humbled at Spotland the Saddlers gained some revenge, as they sent the hosts spiralling out of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy.

It wasn't a thriller, with just 1,156 present to see it.

Area Quarter Final : Walsall 1 Sheffield Utd 0

A 1-0 win over Sheffield United at the Banks's, courtesy of a rare headed goal from Romaine Sawyers, meant the Saddlers were just two rounds away from a first-ever Wembley appearance.

Area Semi-Final Tranmere 2 Walsall 2 (Walsall won 5-4 on pens)

Walsall kept their Wembley dream alive in the most dramatic fashion imaginable as they staged a remarkable comeback before beating Tranmere on penalties.

Area Final (1st leg) Preston 0 Walsall 2

Late goals from Anthony Forde and Tom Bradshaw put Walsall within touching distance of a first ever trip to Wembley.

On a night when the rain never ceased, the Saddlers again delivered a superb away performance with history on the line at Deepdale.

Area Final (2nd leg) Walsall 0 Preston 0

It was a celebration 127 years in the making and, boy, was it worth the wait.

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