Byfield’s only full-time managerial experience has come in non-league football with stints at Redditch United, Stratford Town, Walsall Wood and Alvechurch.
He also had a short interim spell as boss of Crawley Town in League Two before leaving to join the coaching staff at Walsall in July 2023.
“I’d love to manage. It’s always my aspiration to do that,” Byfield said.
“For me, I never looked too far ahead. I’m not in charge of that.
“I enjoyed being first-team coach at Walsall. I’d enjoy it if I was assistant manager at Walsall and I’d enjoy being the manager of Walsall as an interim.”
Byfield’s connection to the Saddlers stretches back over 25 years, when he first joined from Aston Villa in the summer of 2000.
He memorably capped his first season with the winning goal in the League Two play-off final in Cardiff as Walsall beat Reading in an extra-time thriller 3-2.
After leaving for Rotherham, Byfield returned to the club for a second spell in August 2009, scoring 12 goals in 56 games.
“This is Walsall, a club that the fans know, staff know, anyone associated with the club know means an awful lot to me – this is my football club,” he said.
“So I would do the job that I’m asked to do until told not to do, or to do it for longer – it’s simple as.”
