2018–19 Walsall F.C. season

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

Walsall

2018–19 season
Chairman	Jeff Bonser
Manager	Dean Keates (until 6 April)[1]
Stadium	Banks's Stadium
League One	22nd (relegated)
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Second round
EFL Trophy	Second round
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

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: Banks's 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: Banks's 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: Banks's 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	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: Banks's 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: Banks's 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	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 U21s	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]

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