2018–19 Walsall F.C. season

Walsall
2018–19 season
ChairmanJeff Bonser
ManagerDean Keates (until 6 April)[1]
StadiumBescot Stadium
League One22nd (relegated)
FA CupThird round
EFL CupSecond round
EFL TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Andy Cook (13)
All: Andy Cook (17)
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 7,868
(24 Nov 2018 vs. Sunderland)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 3,287
(12 Feb 2019 vs. AFC Wimbledon)
All: 702
(9 October 2018 vs. EFL Trophy)
Average home league attendance4,927
Biggest win3–0
(19 Jan 2019 at Gillingham)
(27 Apr 2019 vs. Peterborough United)
Biggest defeat0–4
(15 Dec 2018 at Bradford City)

The 2018–19 season was Walsall's 131st season in their existence and their 12th consecutive season in League One.[2] Along with competing in League One, the club participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and EFL Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Competitions[edit]

Pre-season friendlies[edit]

The Saddlers pre-season schedule includes matches against Rushall Olympic, Stoke City, Aston Villa, Ajax and Cheltenham Town.[3]

6 July 2018 (2018-07-06) Friendly Rushall Olympic 2–1 Walsall Rushall
19:30 BST Richards 39'
Devlin 82' (o.g.)		 Report Trialist 72' Stadium: Dales Lane
14 July 2018 (2018-07-14) Friendly Walsall 0–3 Stoke City Bescot
15:00 BST Report Bojan 3'
Afellay 5'
Crouch 60'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 1,869
17 July 2018 (2018-07-17) Friendly Walsall 1–4 Aston Villa Bescot
19:45 BST Guthrie 68' Report Hourihane 4', 23', 54'
Whelan 39'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 3,501
19 July 2018 (2018-07-19) Friendly Walsall 2–0 Ajax Bescot
19:45 BST Cook 27', 70' Report Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 2,449
28 July 2018 (2018-07-28) Friendly Cheltenham Town 1–2 Walsall Cheltenham
15:00 BST Graham 89' (pen.) Report Devlin 45+1'
Cook 80'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 1,130

League One[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
20 AFC Wimbledon 46 13 11 22 42 63 −21 50
21 Plymouth Argyle (R) 46 13 11 22 56 80 −24 50 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Walsall (R) 46 12 11 23 49 71 −22 47
23 Scunthorpe United (R) 46 12 10 24 53 83 −30 46
24 Bradford City (R) 46 11 8 27 49 77 −28 41
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results[4]
(R) Relegated

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 12 11 23 49 71  −22 47 7 5 11 30 37  −7 5 6 12 19 34  −15

Last updated: 4 May 2019.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday[edit]

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHAHAHHAAAHHHAHAHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWDWWWDDLWLDWLLWLLDDLWLDLDLLWLLLLLWDWLLLLLLDLWD
Position884445565775712910111111131011111414151615151717171818201619212121222323232222
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2019. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

On 21 June 2018, the League One fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[5][6]

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 1 Walsall 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Walsall
15:00 BST Cook 45+1'
Leahy 64'		 Report Edwards 40' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,755
Referee: Andy Haines
11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2 Scunthorpe United 1–1 Walsall Scunthorpe
15:00 BST Novak 48' Report Ismail 64' (pen.) Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,331
Referee: Dean Whitestone
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 3 Walsall 2–1 Gillingham Walsall
15:00 BST Ferrier 12'
Osbourne 42'		 Report Eaves 90+3' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,361
Referee: Trevor Kettle
21 August 2018 (2018-08-21) 4 AFC Wimbledon 1–3 Walsall Norbiton
19:45 BST Appiah 87' Report Morris 16'
Nightingale 70' (o.g.)
Cook 79'		 Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 3,887
Referee: Tom Nield
25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 5 Rochdale 1–2 Walsall Rochdale
15:00 BST Camps 79' Report Ginnelly 32'
Ismail 77' Yellow card 70' Yellow-red card 86'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,080
Referee: Graham Salisbury
1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 6 Walsall 0–0 Blackpool Walsall
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,762
Referee: Lee Swabey
8 September 2018 (2018-09-08) 7 Barnsley 1–1 Walsall Barnsley
15:00 BST Adeboyejo 55' Report Cook 88' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 11,468
Referee: Craig Hicks
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 8 Walsall 1–4 Doncaster Rovers Walsall
15:00 BST Ferrier 17' Report Marquis 33' (pen.)
Wilks 58'
Coppinger 66'
Blair 90+2'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,546
Referee: Antony Coggins
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 9 Oxford United 1–2 Walsall Oxford
15:00 BST Henry 87' Report Ferrier 24'
Ismail 58'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,080
Referee: Alan Young
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10 Walsall 0–1 Accrington Stanley Walsall
15:00 BST Report Kee 7' (pen.) Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,257
Referee: Charles Breakspear
2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) 11 Walsall 0–0 Shrewsbury Town Walsall
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,555
Referee: Graham Salisbury
6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12 Bristol Rovers 0–1 Walsall Horfield
15:00 BST Report Leahy Yellow card 8'
Ginnelly Yellow card 43'
Morris 90+4'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,768
Referee: Lee Swabey
20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 13 Luton Town 2–0 Walsall Luton
15:00 BST Rea 20'
Grant 55'		 Report Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 8,953
Referee: Andy Woolmer
23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) 14 Southend United 3–0 Walsall Southend-on-Sea
19:45 BST Bunn 23', 82'
Dieng 76'		 Report Stadium: Roots Hall
Referee: Alan Young
27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 15 Walsall 3–2 Wycombe Wanderers Walsall
15:00 BST Cook 36'
Osbourne 52'
Wilson Yellow card 68'
Gape 84' (o.g.)		 Report Leahy 80' (o.g.)
Samuel 90+3'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,265
Referee: Neil Hair
3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 16 Walsall 1–3 Burton Albion Walsall
15:00 GMT Cook 77' Report Allen 13'
Cole 25'
Fraser 47'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,297
Referee: Kevin Johnson
6 November 2018 (2018-11-06) 17 Walsall 0–2 Charlton Athletic Walsall
15:00 GMT Report Taylor 6' (pen.)
Bielik 51'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 3,719
Referee: Tom Nield
17 November 2018 (2018-11-17) 18 Fleetwood Town 0–0 Walsall Fleetwood
12:00 GMT Report Martin Yellow card 73' Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,090
Referee: Ross Joyce
24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 19 Walsall 2–2 Sunderland Walsall
15:00 GMT Gordon 46'
Ginnelly 52'		 Report Power Red card 23'
McGeady 62'
Gooch 89'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 7,868
Referee: Craig Hicks
27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) 20 Portsmouth 2–0 Walsall Portsmouth
19:45 GMT Hawkins 25'
Curtis 49'		 Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 16,794
Referee: Alan Young
8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 21 Walsall 2–1 Coventry City Walsall
15:00 GMT Osbourne Yellow card 45+2'
Devlin Yellow card 45+2'
Leahy 90+1, 90+4' (pen.)		 Report Thomas 18' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,926
Referee: David Coote
15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 22 Bradford City 4–0 Walsall Bradford
15:00 GMT Caddis 34'
Ball 52', 61'
Doyle 83'		 Report Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 15,314
Referee: Ben Toner
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 23 Peterborough United 1–1 Walsall Peterborough
15:00 GMT Toney 47'
Maddison Yellow card 73'
O'Malley Yellow card 89'		 Report Cook Yellow card 36'
Osbourne 45+1'
Leahy soccer ball with red X 90'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 7,243
Referee: Paul Marsden
26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 24 Walsall 1–3 Bristol Rovers Walsall
15:00 GMT Gordon 45'
Leahy Yellow card 72'		 Report Lockyer 7'
Rodman 10'
Holmes-Dennis Yellow card 40' 52'
Reilly Yellow card 43'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,069
Referee: Robert Lewis
29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 25 Walsall 2–2 Luton Town Walsall
15:00 GMT Ferrier 28' (pen.)
Gordon Yellow card 55'
Cook 67'
Guthrie Yellow card 90+3'		 Report McCormack Yellow card 60'
Hylton Yellow card 60'
Collins 72' Yellow card 90+4'
LuaLua 90+4'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,739
Referee: Ollie Yates
1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 26 Charlton Athletic 2–1 Walsall Charlton
15:00 GMT Ahearne-Grant 6'
Taylor 9' (pen.)		 Report Fitzwater Yellow card 8'
Edwards Yellow card 44'
Cook 47'
Leahy Yellow card 66'
Gordon Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 10,421
Referee: Ross Joyce
12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 27 Walsall 1–2 Scunthorpe United Walsall
15:00 GMT Gordon Yellow card 41'
Devlin 53'
Leahy Yellow card 75'		 Report Ojo 12'
Perch Yellow card 43'
Novak 68'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 3,984
Referee: Matt Donohue
19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 28 Gillingham 0–3 Walsall Gillingham
Report Cook 9', 19', 47' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,975
Referee: Darren Drysdale
22 January 2019 (2019-01-22) 29 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Walsall Plymouth
19:45 GMT Edwards 54'
Canavan 65'
Songo'o Yellow card 90'		 Report Osbourne Yellow card 26'
Gordon Yellow card 57'
Cook 82'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 8,446
Referee: John Busby
2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 30 Walsall 1–2 Rochdale Walsall
15:00 GMT Edwards 36'
Devlin Yellow card 43'
Cook Yellow card 83'		 Report Ebanks-Landell 4'
Hamilton 60' Yellow card 78'
Henderson Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,021
Referee: Scott Oldham
9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 31 Blackpool 2–0 Walsall Blackpool
15:00 GMT Long 14'
Pritchard 88'
Bola Yellow card 90'		 Report Jarvis soccer ball with red X 67'
Cook Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3,252
Referee: Thomas Bramall
12 February 2019 (2019-02-12) 32 Walsall 0–1 AFC Wimbledon Walsall
19:45 GMT Cook Yellow card 81'
Scarr Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Hartigan Yellow card 3'
Oshilaja Yellow card 15'
Seddon 48' Yellow card 49'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 3,287
Referee: Chris Sarginson
16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) 33 Coventry City 3–0 Walsall Coventry
15:00 GMT Bakayoko 29'
Enobakhare Yellow card 36' 73' (pen.)
Hiwula 36'		 Report Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 10,646
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 34 Walsall 3–2 Bradford City Walsall
15:00 GMT Cook Red card 6'
Devlin Yellow card 24'
Gordon 42', 62'
Edwards 47'
Jarvis Yellow card 53'		 Report Doyle 12'
O'Brien Yellow card 34'
O'Connor 53'
Butterfield Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,503
Referee: Brett Huxtable
2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 35 Burton Albion 0–0 Walsall Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT Harness Yellow card 45' Report Gordon Yellow card 41' Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,924
Referee: Paul Marsden
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 36 Walsall 2–0 Fleetwood Town Walsall
15:00 GMT Ferrier 54'
Scarr 67'
Devlin Yellow card 74'		 Report Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,986
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 37 Walsall 2–3 Portsmouth Walsall
19:45 GMT Kinsella Yellow card 37'
Gordon Yellow card 72'
Guthrie 75', 90+4'
Ferrier Yellow card 76'		 Report Pitman 13' (pen.)
Clarke Yellow card 16'
Bogle 25'
Solomon-Otabor 68'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,097
Referee: Trevor Kettle
16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 38 Sunderland 2–1 Walsall Sunderland
15:00 GMT Cattermole 33' Yellow card 49'
Leadbitter Yellow card 35'
Grigg 71'
Gooch Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Gordon 4' Yellow card 56'
Guthrie Yellow card 38'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 34,647
Referee: Alan Young
23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) 39 Walsall 0–1 Barnsley Walsall
12:00 GMT Dobson Yellow card 82' Report Lindsay Yellow card 41'
Green Yellow card 89'
Brown 90+2' Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,969
Referee: Ben Toner
30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 40 Doncaster Rovers 3–1 Walsall Doncaster
15:00 GMT Marquis 3' (pen)
Wilks 4'
Andrew 39'		 Report Gordon 14'
Leahy Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 7,630
Referee: Graham Salisbury
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 41 Walsall 1–3 Oxford United Walsall
15:00 BST Gordon Yellow card 17'
Cook 26' Yellow card 90+4'
Dobson Yellow card 39'		 Report Kashi Yellow card 16' Yellow-red card 90+7'
Dickie 21'
Browne Red card 45+8'
Garbutt 63'
Sinclair 90+5' Yellow card 90+6'
Graham Yellow card 90+7'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 6,339
Referee: David Webb
13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 42 Accrington Stanley 2–1 Walsall Accrington
15:00 BST Sykes 11', 69'
Finley Yellow card 37'		 Report Devlin 33'
Kinsella Yellow card 45+1'
Scarr Yellow card 80'
Gordon Yellow card 81' Yellow-red card 84'
Cook Yellow card 84'
Leahy Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,662
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 43 Walsall 1–1 Southend United Walsall
15:00 BST Johnson Yellow card 76'
Oteh Yellow card 90+4' 90+4' (pen.)		 Report Cox 43'
Hart Yellow card 53'
White Yellow card 81'
Oxley Yellow card 90+4'
Turner Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,624
Referee: Ross Joyce
22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 44 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Walsall High Wycombe
15:00 BST McCarthy 54'
Bloomfield Yellow card 70'		 Report Johnson Yellow card 13'
Laird Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,595
Referee: Charles Breakspear
27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 45 Walsall 3–0 Peterborough United Walsall
15:00 BST Cook 45+2'
Dobson Yellow card 48'
Lafferty 57' (o.g.)
Gordon 74'		 Report Woodyard Yellow card 61' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,400
Referee: Martin Coy
4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 46 Shrewsbury Town 0–0 Walsall Shrewsbury
17:30 BST Bolton Yellow card 43' Report Dobson Yellow card 46' Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 9,635
Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge

FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 2018–19 FA Cup

The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.[7] The draw for the second round was made live on BBC and BT by Mark Schwarzer and Glenn Murray on 12 November.[8] The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.[9]

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) First round Walsall 3–2 Coventry City Walsall
15:00 GMT Cook 12'
Ginnelly 28'
Devlin 77'		 Report Clarke-Harris 33'
Thomas 56'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,760
Referee: Thomas Bramall
1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) Second round Walsall 1–1 Sunderland Walsall
15:00 GMT Cook 53' Report McGeady 37' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 3,140
Referee: Carl Boyeson
11 December 2018 (2018-12-11) Second round replay Sunderland 0–1 Walsall Sunderland
19:45 GMT Report Kinsella 52' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 8,212
5 January 2019 (2019-01-05) Third round Bolton Wanderers 5–2 Walsall Bolton
15:00 GMT Magennis Yellow card 40' 61', 80', 87'
Donaldson Yellow card 55' 58'
Guthrie 63' (o.g.)		 Report Cook 19'
Beevers 68' (o.g.)
Ferrier Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 5,506
Referee: Darren England

EFL Cup[edit]

Main article: 2018–19 EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.[10] The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.[11]

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) First round Tranmere Rovers 1–3 Walsall Birkenhead
19:45 BST Cole 80' Report Ferrier 29'
Ginnelly 64'
Ismail 68'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 3,817
Referee: Michael Salisbury
28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) Second round Walsall 3–3
(1–3 p)		 Macclesfield Town Walsall
19:45 BST Morris 33'
Cook 63'
Gordon 64'		 Report Grimes 10'
Smith 25'
Marsh 90+1'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 2,352
Referee: Darren Drysdale
Penalties
Cook soccer ball with red X
Leahy soccer ball with red X
Kouhyar soccer ball with check mark
Morris soccer ball with red X		 Whitaker soccer ball with check mark
Smith soccer ball with check mark
Fitzpatrick soccer ball with check mark

EFL Trophy[edit]

On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.[12] The draw for the second round was made live on Talksport by Leon Britton and Steve Claridge on 16 November.[13]

Pos Lge Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Port Vale 3 3 0 0 0 5 1 +4 9 Round 2
2 L1 Walsall 3 2 0 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3 ACA Middlesbrough U21 3 1 0 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4 L1 Burton Albion 3 0 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0
Source: EFL.com
4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Group stages Burton Albion 1–2 Walsall Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST Harness 89' Report Morris 10'
Gordon 28'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 724
Referee: Robert Lewis
9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Group stages Walsall 3–1 Middlesbrough U21 Walsall
19:00 BST Fitzwater 26'
Kouhyar 31'
Cook 89'		 Report Ward 67' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 702
13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) Group stages Walsall 1–2 Port Vale Walsall
19:00 GMT Johnson 45+1' Yellow card 26' Yellow-red card 50' Report Quigley 4'
Pugh 65'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 878
5 December 2018 (2018-12-05) Second round Shrewsbury Town 2–1 Walsall Shrewsbury
19:30 GMT Gilliead 24'
Loft 72'		 Report Morris 77' Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 1,857

Transfers[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 CF England Andy Cook Tranmere Rovers Free transfer [14]
1 July 2018 GK England Chris Dunn Wales Wrexham Free transfer [15]
1 July 2018 LW England Josh Ginnelly Burnley Free transfer [16]
1 July 2018 RM England Zeli Ismail Bury Free transfer [17]
1 July 2018 GK England Joe Slinn Port Vale Free transfer [18]
3 August 2018 CF England Morgan Ferrier Boreham Wood Undisclosed [19]
9 August 2018 CF England Josh Gordon Leicester City Undisclosed [20]
9 August 2018 DM England Isaiah Osbourne Forest Green Rovers Free transfer [21]
19 October 2018 CB Scotland Russell Martin Norwich City Free transfer [22]
31 October 2018 RB England Ben Purkiss Swindon Town Free transfer [23]
2 January 2019 MF Belgium Omar Mussa Belgium Mechelen Compensation [24]
18 January 2019 RB England Cameron Norman Oxford United Undisclosed [25]
21 January 2019 CB England Dan Scarr Birmingham City Undisclosed [26]

Transfers out[edit]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 DM Bermuda Milan Butterfield Free agent Released [27]
1 July 2018 CM Belgium Florent Cuvelier Morecambe Released [27][28]
1 July 2018 CM England Reece Flanagan Free agent Released [27]
1 July 2018 GK England Mark Gillespie Scotland Motherwell Free transfer [29]
1 July 2018 CF Canada Simeon Jackson Scotland St Mirren Released [27][30]
1 July 2018 AM England Erhun Oztumer Bolton Wanderers Free transfer [31]
1 July 2018 LB England Joshveer Shergill Leeds United Undisclosed [32]
1 July 2018 LM England Will Shorrock Free agent Released [27]
7 August 2018 CF Sierra Leone Amadou Bakayoko Coventry City Undisclosed [33]
15 August 2018 CF England Joseph Cairns Sweden Gottne Free transfer [34]
1 January 2019 LW England Josh Ginnelly Preston North End Undisclosed [35]
12 January 2019 CB Scotland Russell Martin Milton Keynes Dons Mutual consent [36][37]

Loans in[edit]

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
3 August 2018 CB England Jack Fitzwater West Bromwich Albion 3 January 2019 [38][39]
3 August 2018 RB England Kane Wilson West Bromwich Albion 3 January 2019 [40][39]
31 August 2018 CB England Connor Johnson Wolverhampton Wanderers 31 May 2019 [41]
31 August 2018 CM Republic of Ireland Connor Ronan Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 January 2019 [41]
1 January 2019 LW England Matt Jarvis Norwich City 31 May 2019 [42]
17 January 2019 LB England Scott Laird Forest Green Rovers 31 May 2019 [43]
30 January 2019 CF England Aramide Oteh Queens Park Rangers 31 May 2019 [44]
31 January 2019 RW England Corey Blackett-Taylor Aston Villa 31 May 2019 [45]
31 January 2019 CB England Jack Fitzwater West Bromwich Albion 31 May 2019 [46]

Loans out[edit]

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
1 August 2018 GK England Joe Slinn Rushall Olympic 31 May 2019 [18]
16 August 2018 FW England Cameron Peters Bromsgrove Sporting November 2018 [47]
31 August 2018 FW England Mitchel Candlin Blackburn Rovers 14 January 2019 [48]
31 August 2018 DF England Dan Vann Matlock Town September 2018 [49]
12 September 2018 MF England Jordan Sangha Ashton United January 2019 [50]
15 September 2018 LB Republic of Ireland Callum Cockerill-Mollett AFC Telford United October 2019 [51]
29 September 2018 MF England Tobias Hayles-Docherty Halesowen Town 3 November 2018 [52]
2 November 2018 LB Republic of Ireland Callum Cockerill-Mollett Chasetown February 2019 [53]
2 November 2018 DF England Dan Vann Chasetown February 2019 [53]
1 January 2019 FW England Dylan Parker Rushall Olympic 13 March 2019 [54][55]
3 January 2019 FW England Cameron Peters Bromsgrove Sporting 31 May 2019 [56][57][58]
28 January 2019 LW England Kieron Morris Tranmere Rovers 31 May 2019 [59]
13 February 2019 MF England Jordan Sangha Hednesford Town 31 May 2019 [57]
15 February 2019 WG England Tobias Hayles-Docherty Walsall Wood 17 April 2019 [60]
14 March 2019 FW England Dylan Parker Leamington 31 May 2019 [55]

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