2018–19 Macclesfield Town F.C. season

The 2018–19 season was Macclesfield Town's first season back in League Two after gaining promotion the season before.^[3]

Macclesfield Town F.C.

2018–19 season
Chairman	Mark Blower
Manager	Mark Yates (until 8 October)[1] Sol Campbell (from 27 November)[2]
Stadium	Moss Rose
League Two	22nd
FA Cup	First round
EFL Cup	Third round
EFL Trophy	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Scott Wilson (10) All: Scott Wilson (11)
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Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

Altrincham v Macclesfield Town

17 July 2018 (2018-07-17) Friendly	Altrincham	1–0	Macclesfield Town	Altrincham
19:45 BST	Peers 8'	Report		Stadium: Moss Lane Attendance: 485

Macclesfield Town v Burnley

20 July 2018 (2018-07-20) Friendly	Macclesfield Town	0–2	Burnley	Macclesfield
19:45 BST		Report	Lennon 36' Guðmundsson 48'	Stadium: Moss Rose

Macclesfield Town v Wrexham

24 July 2018 (2018-07-24) Friendly	Macclesfield Town	1–1	Wrexham	Macclesfield
19:30 BST	Smith 77'	Report	Smith 24'	Stadium: Moss Rose

Stockport County v Macclesfield Town

28 July 2018 (2018-07-28) Friendly	Stockport County	1–1	Macclesfield Town	Stockport
15:00 BST	Palmer 29'		Smith 19'	Stadium: Edgeley Park

League Two

Main article: 2018–19 EFL League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
20	Port Vale	46	12	13	21	39	55	−16	49
21	Cambridge United	46	12	11	23	40	66	−26	47
22	Macclesfield Town	46	10	14	22	48	74	−26	44
23	Notts County (R)	46	9	14	23	48	84	−36	41	Relegation to the National League
24	Yeovil Town (R)	46	9	13	24	41	66	−25	40

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	10	14	22	48	74	−26	44	5	11	7	26	35	−9	5	3	15	22	39	−17

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	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	L	D	D	L	L	L	L	D	D	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	W	D	W	L	D	L	W	W	L	L	D	D	D	L	L	W	D	D	D	W	L	L	D	W	D
Position	15	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	22	22	22	22	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 Two fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.^[5][6]

Swindon Town v Macclesfield Town

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 1	Swindon Town	3–2	Macclesfield Town	Swindon
15:00 BST	Doughty 48', 90', 90' (2 pen.)	Report	Arthur 46', 55'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,024 Referee: Robert Lewis

Macclesfield Town v Grimsby Town

11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2	Macclesfield Town	0–2	Grimsby Town	Macclesfield
15:00 BST		Report	Cook 29' Vernam 90'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 2,589 Referee: Oliver Langford

Oldham Athletic v Macclesfield Town

18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 3	Oldham Athletic	3–1	Macclesfield Town	Oldham
15:00 BST	Surridge 16' Branger 53' Miller 90'	Report	Rose 60'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,330 Referee: Andy Haines

Macclesfield Town v Cheltenham Town

21 August 2018 (2018-08-21) 4	Macclesfield Town	1–1	Cheltenham Town	Macclesfield
19:45 BST	Whitaker 19'	Report	Duku 85'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 1,496 Referee: Paul Marsden

Macclesfield Town v Mansfield Town

25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 5	Macclesfield Town	1–1	Mansfield Town	Macclesfield
15:00 BST	Smith 63'	Report	Benning 32'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 2,624 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Crewe Alexandre v Macclesfield Town

1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 6	Crewe Alexandre	3–0	Macclesfield Town	Crewe
15:00 BST	Kirk 17' Bowery 40', 68'	Report		Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,915 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Stevenage v Macclesfield Town

8 September 2018 (2018-09-08) 7	Stevenage	1–0	Macclesfield Town	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Newton 41'	Report		Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,282 Referee: Sen Stockbridge

Macclesfield Town v Lincoln City

15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 8	Macclesfield Town	1–2	Lincoln City	Macclesfield
15:00 BST	Grimes 83'	Report	Pett 21' Shackell 87'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 2,589 Referee: John Busby

Morecambe v Macclesfield Town

22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 9	Morecambe	2–1	Macclesfield Town	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Leitch-Smith 61' Fleming 77'	Report	Rose  38' Whitaker 72'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,622 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Macclesfield Town v Forest Green Rovers

29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10	Macclesfield Town	1–1	Forest Green Rovers	Macclesfield
15:00 BST	Wilson 55'	Report	Grubb 48'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 1,503 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Newport County v Macclesfield Town

2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) 11	Newport County	3–3	Macclesfield Town	Newport
19:45 BST	Butler 29' Demetriou 59' (pen.) Matt 90+7'	Report	Kelleher 6' Fitzpatrick 11' (pen.), 82' (pen.)	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,624 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Macclesfield Town v Notts County

6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12	Macclesfield Town	0–1	Notts County	Macclesfield
15:00 BST	Vincenti  52' O'Hara  80'	Report	Brisley  64' Stead 82' (pen.)	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 2,381 Referee: Matt Donohue

Tranmere Rovers v Macclesfield Town

12 October 2018 (2018-10-12) 13	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Macclesfield Town	Birkenhead
19:45 BST	Gilmour 74'	Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,797 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Macclesfield Town v Carlisle United

20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 14	Macclesfield Town	2–1	Carlisle United	Macclesfield
15:00 BST	Rose 79' (pen.) Vincenti 83'	Report	Nadesan 50'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 2,153 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Macclesfield Town v Northampton Town

23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) 15	Macclesfield Town	0–5	Northampton Town	Macclesfield
19:45 BST		Report	Crooks 23', 33', 43' Powell 34' Pierre 90+3'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 1,517 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Cambridge United v Macclesfield Town

27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 16	Cambridge United	1–0	Macclesfield Town	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Taylor  61' Ibehre 80'	Report	Smith  72'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,946 Referee: Craig Hicks

Macclesfield Town v Bury

3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 17	Macclesfield Town	1–4	Bury	Macclesfield
15:00 GMT	Stephens 30' Smith  45'	Report	Danns 14', 18' O'Shea 44' Maynard 60'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 2,485 Referee: Ross Joyce

Milton Keynes Dons v Macclesfield Town

17 November 2018 (2018-11-17) 18	Milton Keynes Dons	2–0	Macclesfield Town	Denbigh
15:00 GMT	Aneke 52' Agard 65'	Report		Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 7,087 Referee: Andre Marriner

Macclesfield Town v Yeovil Town

24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 19	Macclesfield Town	1–0	Yeovil Town	Macclesfield
15:00 GMT	Rose 72' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 1,570 Referee: Paul Marsden

Exeter City v Macclesfield Town

27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) 20	Exeter City	0–1	Macclesfield Town	Exeter
19:45 GMT		Report	Smith 54'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,070 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Colchester United v Macclesfield Town

8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 21	Colchester United	1–0	Macclesfield Town	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Mandron 29'	Report		Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,099 Referee: Neil Hair

Macclesfield Town v Crawley Town

15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 22	Macclesfield Town	2–0	Crawley Town	Macclesfield
15:00 GMT	Durrell 31' Smith 85'	Report	Maguire  19'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 1,362 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Macclesfield Town v Port Vale

22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 23	Macclesfield Town	0–0	Port Vale	Macclesfield
15:00 GMT	Stephens  44' Pearson  68'	Report	Quigley  73'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 3,951 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Notts County v Macclesfield Town

26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 24	Notts County	1–2	Macclesfield Town	Nottingham
15:00 GMT	Hemmings 27'	Report	Wilson 36,81'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Stadium Attendance: 6,786

Carlisle United v Macclesfield Town

29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 25	Carlisle United	2–1	Macclesfield Town	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	Gerrard  14' Devitt  40' Hope 44' Yates  51' 88'	Report	Wilson 2' Cameron  51'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,884 Referee: Ross Joyce

Macclesfield Town v Tranmere Rovers

1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 26	Macclesfield Town	1–1	Tranmere Rovers	Macclesfield
15:00 GMT	Grimes  27' Arthur 41'	Report	Jennings 32'  75' Monthé  73'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 3,398 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Macclesfield Town v Swindon Town

5 January 2019 (2019-01-05) 27	Macclesfield Town	1–2	Swindon Town	Macclesfield
15:00 GMT	Marsh 14' Kelleher  44'	Report	Carroll  25' Woolfenden  31' Richards 37' McCourt  70' 90+2' Anderson  84' Woolery  85'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 1,964 Referee: Scott Oldham

Grimsby Town v Macclesfield Town

12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 28	Grimsby Town	0–2	Macclesfield Town	Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT	Ring  83'	Report	Arthur  5' Marsh 26' Wilson 33'  53'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,694 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Macclesfield Town v Oldham Athletic

19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 29	Macclesfield Town	2–1	Oldham Athletic	Macclesfield
15:00 GMT	Smith 45+3' Wilson 54'	Report	Vera 1' (pen.) Clarke  19' Sylla  21' Edmundson  45+1' Maouche  90+2'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 3,697 Referee: Ollie Yates

Cheltenham Town v Macclesfield Town

26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) 30	Cheltenham Town	3–2	Macclesfield Town	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	Broom  2' Varney 54' Maddox 61' Raglan 79'	Report	Rose 11' (pen.)  19' Cameron  20' Wilson 23' Smith  31' Lowe  74' Welch-Hayes  82'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,041 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Mansfield Town v Macclesfield Town

2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 31	Mansfield Town	3–1	Macclesfield Town	Mansfield
15:00 GMT	Grant 8' Pearce 56' Walker 89'	Report	Evans 42' Ntambwe  64'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 5,642 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Macclesfield Town v Crewe Alexandra

9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 32	Macclesfield Town	3–3	Crewe Alexandra	Macclesfield
15:00 GMT	Wilson 15' O'Hara  32' Smith  66' Cameron 74' Cole 90+7'	Report	Bowery 3' Porter 32' (pen.) Ray  84' 90+5'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 3,772 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Macclesfield Town v Colchester United

16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) 33	Macclesfield Town	1–1	Colchester United	Macclesfield
15:00 GMT	Wilson 44' Smith  57' Welch-Hayes  90+4'	Report	Nouble  12' 47' (pen.)	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 2,092 Referee: Andy Haines

Crawley Town v Macclesfield Town

23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 34	Crawley Town	1–1	Macclesfield Town	Crawley
15:00 GMT	Willock  54' Sesay  57' Dallison  65' Young 84' McNerney  86'	Report	Smith 40' Rose  45+2' Demetriou  50' Wilson  66'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,190 Referee: Alan Young

Bury v Macclesfield Town

2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 35	Bury	3–0	Macclesfield Town	Bury
15:00 GMT	Maynard 24' O'Shea 75' (pen.) Wharton 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,277 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Macclesfield Town v Milton Keynes Dons

9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 36	Macclesfield Town	1–3	Milton Keynes Dons	Macclesfield
15:00 GMT	Cameron 19' Jules  90'	Report	Wheeler 44' Brittain 53' Aneke  66' Agard 79' Hesketh  90'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 2,017 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Macclesfield Town v Exeter City

12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) P	Macclesfield Town	P–P	Exeter City	Macclesfield
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: Moss Rose
Note: The fixture was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[7]

Yeovil Town v Macclesfield Town

16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 37	Yeovil Town	0–2	Macclesfield Town	Yeovil
15:00 GMT	Fisher  68' Gafaiti  78'	Report	Pearson 18' Smith 33' Cameron  53' Durrell  82'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 2,899 Referee: Gavin Ward

Macclesfield Town v Stevenage

23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) 38	Macclesfield Town	2–2	Stevenage	Macclesfield
15:00 GMT	Durrell 42' Stephens  61' Rose  78' Whitaker 90+3'	Report	Nugent 44' Newton 52'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 1,866 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Lincoln City v Macclesfield Town

30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 39	Lincoln City	1–1	Macclesfield Town	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Eardley 38' Toffolo  79'	Report	Wilson 28' Cameron  80'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,567 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Macclesfield Town v Morecambe

6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 40	Macclesfield Town	1–1	Morecambe	Macclesfield
15:00 BST	Durrell 33'	Report	Mills 26'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 2,072 Referee: Lee Probert

Macclesfield Town v Exeter City

9 April 2019 (2019-04-09) 41	Macclesfield Town	3–2	Exeter City	Macclesfield
19:45 BST	Smith 30', 85' Rose 45+4' (pen.) Cole  45+5' Durrell  90+6'	Report	Bowman 27', 34' Brown  45+5' Moxey  90+4'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 1,588 Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge

Forest Green Rovers v Macclesfield Town

13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 42	Forest Green Rovers	2–0	Macclesfield Town	Nailsworth
15:00 BST	Doidge 56' Mills 88'	Report	Whitaker  64' Kelleher  71'	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,386 Referee: Craig Hicks

Northampton Town v Macclesfield Town

19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 43	Northampton Town	3–1	Macclesfield Town	Northampton
15:00 BST	Bowditch 25' Powell 54' Pierre  85' Morias 90+2'	Report	Smith 38'  75'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,925 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Macclesfield Town v Newport County

22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 44	Macclesfield Town	0–0	Newport County	Macclesfield
15:00 BST	Kelleher  45+1' O'Hara  50'	Report		Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 2,269 Referee: Matt Donohue

Port Vale v Macclesfield Town

27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 45	Port Vale	0–1	Macclesfield Town	Burslem
15:00 BST		Report	Fitzpatrick 66'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,414 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Macclesfield Town v Cambridge United

4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 46	Macclesfield Town	1–1	Cambridge United	Macclesfield
12:30 BST	Durrell 66' Smith  90'	Report	Lewis 44' Coulson  73'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 3,986 Referee: John Busby

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.^[8]

Maidstone United v Macclesfield Town

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) First round	Maidstone United	2–1	Macclesfield Town	Maidstone
15:00 GMT	Powell 51' Turgott 69' (pen.)	Report	Stephens 14'	Stadium: Gallagher Stadium Attendance: 2,169 Referee: Neil Hair

EFL Cup

Main article: 2018–19 EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.^[9] The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.^[10] The third round draw was made on 30 August 2018 by David Seaman and Joleon Lescott.^[11]

Macclesfield Town v Bradford City

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) First round	Macclesfield Town	1–1 (4–2 p)	Bradford City	Macclesfield
19:45 BST	Kelleher 60'	Report	Colville 62'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 1,422 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

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

West Ham United v Macclesfield Town

26 September 2018 (2018-09-26) Third round	West Ham United	8–0	Macclesfield Town	Stratford
19:45 BST	Antonio 29' Snodgrass 32', 60' Pérez 40' Fredericks 51' Ogbonna 54' Diangana 67', 82'	Report		Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 24,833 Referee: Craig Pawson

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	L1	Accrington Stanley	3	2	0	0	1	8	5	+3	6	Round 2
2	L2	Macclesfield Town	3	1	1	0	1	6	8	−2	5
3	L1	Blackpool	3	1	0	1	1	7	7	0	4
4	ACA	West Bromwich Albion U21	3	1	0	0	2	4	5	−1	3

Source: EFL.com

Macclesfield Town v Blackpool

4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Group stages	Macclesfield Town	3–3 (5–3 p)	Blackpool	Macclesfield
19:45 BST	Blissett 14' Rose 36', 79' (pen.)	Report	Guy 32' O'Sullivan 90+1' O'Connor 90+5'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 639 Referee: Chris Sarginson
	Penalties
	Whitaker Smith Fitzpatrick Smith Rose		Pritchard Taylor Heneghan Bola

Accrington Stanley v Macclesfield Town

9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Group stages	Accrington Stanley	4–1	Macclesfield Town	Accrington
19:45 BST	Finley 35' Zanzala 63' Fitzpatrick 80' (o.g.) Barlaser 90+5'	Report	Vincenti 58'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 900

Macclesfield Town v West Bromwich Albion U21

13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) Group stages	Macclesfield Town	2–1	West Bromwich Albion U21	Macclesfield
19:45 GMT	Stephens 19' Arthur 24'	Report	Tulloch 14'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 411

Newcastle United U21 v Macclesfield Town

4 December 2018 (2018-12-04) Second round	Newcastle United U21	1–1 (5–3 p)	Macclesfield Town	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:00 GMT	Sørensen 23'	Report	Wilson 84'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 1,126
	Penalties
	Bailey Roberts Gibson Watts Sangare		Smith Stephens Lowe Wilson

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	CF		Nathan Blissett	Plymouth Argyle	Free transfer	[14]
1 July 2018	DM		Callum Evans	Forest Green Rovers	Free transfer	[15]
1 July 2018	CB		Jamie Grimes	Cheltenham Town	Free transfer	[16]
1 July 2018	CF		Ben Stephens	Stratford Town	Undisclosed	[16]
1 July 2018	CB		Miles Welch-Hayes	Bath City	Undisclosed	[17]
4 July 2018	CF		Harry Smith	Millwall	Free transfer	[18]
16 July 2018	RB		James Pearson	Kidderminster Harriers	Free transfer	[19]
20 July 2018	DM		Michael Rose	Morecambe	Free transfer	[20]
20 July 2018	GK		Rhys Taylor	AFC Fylde	Free transfer	[21]
2 August 2018	GK		Luke Simpson	York City	Free transfer	[22]
9 August 2018	RM		Peter Vincenti	Coventry City	Free transfer	[23]
16 November 2018	CB		Nathan Cameron	Bury	Free transfer	[24]
28 December 2018	GK		Emmanuel Idem	Aston Villa	Free transfer	[25]
11 January 2019	LM		Enoch Andoh	Nuneaton Borough	Free transfer	[26]
11 January 2019	RW		Adam Dawson	AFC Telford United	Free transfer	[27]
28 January 2019	CB		Zak Jules	Shrewsbury Town	Free transfer	[28]
28 January 2019	LB		Stelios Demetriou	Ross County	Free transfer	[29]
31 January 2019	CF		Shamir Mullings	Maidstone United	Free transfer	[30]
1 February 2019	DM		Brice Ntambwe	Partick Thistle	Free transfer	[31]
4 February 2019	LW		Liandro Martis	Leicester City	Free transfer	[32]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	RB		Noe Baba	Waterford	Released	[33][34]
1 July 2018	SS		Diego De Girolamo	Buxton	Released	[33][35]
1 July 2018	GK		Shwan Jalal	Chesterfield	Released	[33][36]
1 July 2018	LB		Mitch Hancox	Milton Keynes Dons	Free transfer	[37]
1 July 2018	CB		Ahmed Ibrahim	Free agent	Released	[33]
1 July 2018	CB		Kieran Kennedy	Shrewsbury Town	Undisclosed	[38]
1 July 2018	CB		George Pilkington	Retired	—	[39]
1 July 2018	GK		Sam Ramsbottom	Alfreton Town	Released	[33][40]
1 July 2018	DM		Courtney Richards	Nuneaton Borough	Released	[33][41]
1 July 2018	CB		Josh Thompson	Free agent	Released	[33]
1 July 2018	CM		Danny Whitehead	Salford City	Free transfer	[42]
20 November 2018	GK		Luke Simpson	Tamworth	Released	[43][44]
21 December 2018	CF		Nathan Blissett	Solihull Moors	Undisclosed	[45]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
1 July 2018	CB		Fiacre Kelleher	Oxford United	31 May 2019	[46]
30 July 2018	CM		Callum Maycock	Coventry City	31 May 2019	[47]
3 August 2018	AM		Malachi Napa	Oxford United	1 January 2019	[48]
15 August 2018	GK		Kieran O'Hara	Manchester United	31 May 2019	[49]
31 August 2018	CF		Jordan Ponticelli	Coventry City	10 January 2019	[50][51]
18 January 2019	CM		Reece Cole	Brentford	31 May 2019	[52]
31 January 2019	CF		Botti Biabi	Swansea City	31 May 2019	[53]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
2 March 2019	RW		Adam Dawson	AFC Telford United	31 May 2019	[54]