 During this season The Wood also progressed to the quarter finals of the FA Vase before being knocked out in a replay away at Guernsey.At the end of the 2016–17 season, after four seasons at step 5, Walsall Wood suffered relegation to the Midland League Division One (formally the Midland Combination) after management changes and a sharp decline in performances led to the club finding itself involved in a relegation scrap.For the 2017–18 season Wood are managed by former Walsall player Gary Birch.