2018–19 Walsall F.C. season

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.

Walsall

2018–19 season
Chairman	Jeff Bonser
Manager	Dean Keates (until 6 April)[1]
Stadium	Bescot Stadium
League One	22nd (relegated)
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Second round
EFL Trophy	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Andy Cook (13) All: Andy Cook (17)
Highest home attendance	League/All: 7,868 (24 Nov 2018 vs. Sunderland)
Lowest home attendance	League: 3,287 (12 Feb 2019 vs. AFC Wimbledon) All: 702 (9 October 2018 vs. EFL Trophy)
Average home league attendance	4,927
Biggest win	3–0 (19 Jan 2019 at Gillingham) (27 Apr 2019 vs. Peterborough United)
Biggest defeat	0–4 (15 Dec 2018 at Bradford City)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

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

Rushall Olympic v Walsall

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

Walsall v Stoke City

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

Walsall v Aston Villa

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

Walsall v Ajax

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

Cheltenham Town v Walsall

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

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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

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

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	W	W	W	D	D	L	W	L	D	W	L	L	W	L	L	D	D	L	W	L	D	L	D	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	D	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	D
Position	8	8	4	4	4	5	5	6	5	7	7	5	7	12	9	10	11	11	11	13	10	11	11	14	14	15	16	15	15	17	17	17	18	18	20	16	19	21	21	21	22	23	23	23	22	22

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

Matches

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

Walsall v Plymouth Argyle

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

Scunthorpe United v Walsall

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

Walsall v Gillingham

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

AFC Wimbledon v Walsall

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

Rochdale v Walsall

25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 5	Rochdale	1–2	Walsall	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Camps 79'	Report	Ginnelly 32' Ismail 77'  70'  86'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,080 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Walsall v Blackpool

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

Barnsley v Walsall

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

Walsall v Doncaster Rovers

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

Oxford United v Walsall

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

Walsall v Accrington Stanley

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

Walsall v Shrewsbury Town

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

Bristol Rovers v Walsall

6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Walsall	Horfield
15:00 BST		Report	Leahy  8' Ginnelly  43' Morris 90+4'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,768 Referee: Lee Swabey

Luton Town v Walsall

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

Southend United v Walsall

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

Walsall v Wycombe Wanderers

27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 15	Walsall	3–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Walsall
15:00 BST	Cook 36' Osbourne 52' Wilson  68' Gape 84' (o.g.)	Report	Leahy 80' (o.g.) Samuel 90+3'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,265 Referee: Neil Hair

Walsall v Burton Albion

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

Walsall v Charlton Athletic

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

Fleetwood Town v Walsall

17 November 2018 (2018-11-17) 18	Fleetwood Town	0–0	Walsall	Fleetwood
12:00 GMT		Report	Martin  73'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,090 Referee: Ross Joyce

Walsall v Sunderland

24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 19	Walsall	2–2	Sunderland	Walsall
15:00 GMT	Gordon 46' Ginnelly 52'	Report	Power  23' McGeady 62' Gooch 89'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 7,868 Referee: Craig Hicks

Portsmouth v Walsall

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

Walsall v Coventry City

8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 21	Walsall	2–1	Coventry City	Walsall
15:00 GMT	Osbourne  45+2' Devlin  45+2' Leahy 90+1, 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Thomas 18'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,926 Referee: David Coote

Bradford City v Walsall

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

Peterborough United v Walsall

22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 23	Peterborough United	1–1	Walsall	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Toney 47' Maddison  73' O'Malley  89'	Report	Cook  36' Osbourne 45+1' Leahy 90'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 7,243 Referee: Paul Marsden

Walsall v Bristol Rovers

26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 24	Walsall	1–3	Bristol Rovers	Walsall
15:00 GMT	Gordon 45' Leahy  72'	Report	Lockyer 7' Rodman 10' Holmes-Dennis  40' 52' Reilly  43'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,069 Referee: Robert Lewis

Walsall v Luton Town

29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 25	Walsall	2–2	Luton Town	Walsall
15:00 GMT	Ferrier 28' (pen.) Gordon  55' Cook 67' Guthrie  90+3'	Report	McCormack  60' Hylton  60' Collins 72'  90+4' LuaLua 90+4'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,739 Referee: Ollie Yates

Charlton Athletic v Walsall

1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 26	Charlton Athletic	2–1	Walsall	Charlton
15:00 GMT	Ahearne-Grant 6' Taylor 9' (pen.)	Report	Fitzwater  8' Edwards  44' Cook 47' Leahy  66' Gordon  69'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 10,421 Referee: Ross Joyce

Walsall v Scunthorpe United

12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 27	Walsall	1–2	Scunthorpe United	Walsall
15:00 GMT	Gordon  41' Devlin 53' Leahy  75'	Report	Ojo 12' Perch  43' Novak 68'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3,984 Referee: Matt Donohue

Gillingham v Walsall

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

Plymouth Argyle v Walsall

22 January 2019 (2019-01-22) 29	Plymouth Argyle	2–1	Walsall	Plymouth
19:45 GMT	Edwards 54' Canavan 65' Songo'o  90'	Report	Osbourne  26' Gordon  57' Cook 82'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 8,446 Referee: John Busby

Walsall v Rochdale

2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 30	Walsall	1–2	Rochdale	Walsall
15:00 GMT	Edwards 36' Devlin  43' Cook  83'	Report	Ebanks-Landell 4' Hamilton 60'  78' Henderson  90+6'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,021 Referee: Scott Oldham

Blackpool v Walsall

9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 31	Blackpool	2–0	Walsall	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Long 14' Pritchard 88' Bola  90'	Report	Jarvis 67' Cook  73'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,252 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Walsall v AFC Wimbledon

12 February 2019 (2019-02-12) 32	Walsall	0–1	AFC Wimbledon	Walsall
19:45 GMT	Cook  81' Scarr  90+3'	Report	Hartigan  3' Oshilaja  15' Seddon 48'  49'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3,287 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Coventry City v Walsall

16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) 33	Coventry City	3–0	Walsall	Coventry
15:00 GMT	Bakayoko 29' Enobakhare  36' 73' (pen.) Hiwula 36'	Report		Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 10,646 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Walsall v Bradford City

23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 34	Walsall	3–2	Bradford City	Walsall
15:00 GMT	Cook  6' Devlin  24' Gordon 42', 62' Edwards 47' Jarvis  53'	Report	Doyle 12' O'Brien  34' O'Connor 53' Butterfield  74'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,503 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Burton Albion v Walsall

2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 35	Burton Albion	0–0	Walsall	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Harness  45'	Report	Gordon  41'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,924 Referee: Paul Marsden

Walsall v Fleetwood Town

9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 36	Walsall	2–0	Fleetwood Town	Walsall
15:00 GMT	Ferrier 54' Scarr 67' Devlin  74'	Report		Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,986 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Walsall v Portsmouth

12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 37	Walsall	2–3	Portsmouth	Walsall
19:45 GMT	Kinsella  37' Gordon  72' Guthrie 75', 90+4' Ferrier  76'	Report	Pitman 13' (pen.) Clarke  16' Bogle 25' Solomon-Otabor 68'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,097 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Sunderland v Walsall

16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 38	Sunderland	2–1	Walsall	Sunderland
15:00 GMT	Cattermole 33'  49' Leadbitter  35' Grigg 71' Gooch  90+5'	Report	Gordon 4'  56' Guthrie  38'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 34,647 Referee: Alan Young

Walsall v Barnsley

23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) 39	Walsall	0–1	Barnsley	Walsall
12:00 GMT	Dobson  82'	Report	Lindsay  41' Green  89' Brown 90+2'  90+3'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,969 Referee: Ben Toner

Doncaster Rovers v Walsall

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  90+4'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,630 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Walsall v Oxford United

6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 41	Walsall	1–3	Oxford United	Walsall
15:00 BST	Gordon  17' Cook 26'  90+4' Dobson  39'	Report	Kashi  16'  90+7' Dickie 21' Browne  45+8' Garbutt 63' Sinclair 90+5'  90+6' Graham  90+7'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 6,339 Referee: David Webb

Accrington Stanley v Walsall

13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 42	Accrington Stanley	2–1	Walsall	Accrington
15:00 BST	Sykes 11', 69' Finley  37'	Report	Devlin 33' Kinsella  45+1' Scarr  80' Gordon  81'  84' Cook  84' Leahy  88'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,662 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Walsall v Southend United

19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 43	Walsall	1–1	Southend United	Walsall
15:00 BST	Johnson  76' Oteh  90+4' 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Cox 43' Hart  53' White  81' Oxley  90+4' Turner  90+4'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,624 Referee: Ross Joyce

Wycombe Wanderers v Walsall

22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 44	Wycombe Wanderers	1–0	Walsall	High Wycombe
15:00 BST	McCarthy 54' Bloomfield  70'	Report	Johnson  13' Laird  90+3'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5,595 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Walsall v Peterborough United

27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 45	Walsall	3–0	Peterborough United	Walsall
15:00 BST	Cook 45+2' Dobson  48' Lafferty 57' (o.g.) Gordon 74'	Report	Woodyard  61'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,400 Referee: Martin Coy

Shrewsbury Town v Walsall

4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 46	Shrewsbury Town	0–0	Walsall	Shrewsbury
17:30 BST	Bolton  43'	Report	Dobson  46'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 9,635 Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge

FA Cup

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]

Walsall v Coventry City

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

Walsall v Sunderland

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

Sunderland v Walsall

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

Bolton Wanderers v Walsall

5 January 2019 (2019-01-05) Third round	Bolton Wanderers	5–2	Walsall	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Magennis  40' 61', 80', 87' Donaldson  55' 58' Guthrie 63' (o.g.)	Report	Cook 19' Beevers 68' (o.g.) Ferrier  84'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 5,506 Referee: Darren England

EFL Cup

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]

Tranmere Rovers v Walsall

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

Walsall v Macclesfield Town

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 Leahy Kouhyar Morris		Whitaker Smith Fitzpatrick

EFL Trophy

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 v t e	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

Burton Albion v Walsall

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

Walsall v Middlesbrough U21

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

Walsall v Port Vale

13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) Group stages	Walsall	1–2	Port Vale	Walsall
19:00 GMT	Johnson 45+1'  26'  50'	Report	Quigley 4' Pugh 65'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 878

Shrewsbury Town v Walsall

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

Transfers in

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

Transfers out

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

Loans in

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

Loans out

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