2018–19 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

The 2018–19 season was Bolton Wanderers's second season back in the second tier of English football following their immediate return from EFL League One. The season covered the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Bolton Wanderers

2018–19 season
Chairman	Ken Anderson (Until 13 May 2019)
Manager	Phil Parkinson
Stadium	University of Bolton Stadium
EFL Championship	23rd (relegated)
FA Cup	Fourth round
EFL Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Sammy Ameobi Will Buckley Josh Magennis (4) All: Josh Magennis (7)
Highest home attendance	17,811 v Ipswich Town
Lowest home attendance	5,506 v Walsall
Average home league attendance	14,239
Biggest win	5–2 v Walsall, 5 January 2019, FA Cup
Biggest defeat	0–6 v Hull City, 1 January 2019, EFL Championship
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Pre-season

Friendlies against St Mirren, Atherton Collieries, FC Halifax Town, Morecambe, Girona, Guiseley and Peterborough United were confirmed.^[1] The game against St Mirren was cancelled a day before when the players went on strike due to unpaid wages.^[2] Bolton's game against Morecambe was changed from an away game to a behind closed doors match at Bolton's Lostock training ground due to Globe Arena not yet being ready to host football matches.^[3]

St. Mirren v Bolton Wanderers

7 July 2018 Friendly	St. Mirren	v	Bolton Wanderers	Paisley
12:30 BST				Stadium: The Simple Digital Arena

Atherton Collieries v Bolton Wanderers XI

10 July 2018 Friendly	Atherton Collieries	1–1	Bolton Wanderers XI	Atherton
19:45 BST	Giverin 20'	Report	Wright 86'	Stadium: The Kensite Stadium

FC Halifax Town v Bolton Wanderers

14 July 2018 Friendly	FC Halifax Town	1–2	Bolton Wanderers	Halifax
15:00 BST	Leacock-McLeod 68'	Report	Le Fondre 18' Ameobi 49'	Stadium: The Shay

Bolton Wanderers v Morecambe

17 July 2018 (2018-07-17) Friendly	Bolton Wanderers	0–0	Morecambe	Lostock
13:30 BST		Report		Stadium: Eddie Davies Academy

Bolton Wanderers v Girona

21 July 2018 Friendly	Bolton Wanderers	0–0	Girona	Leyland
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: County Ground

Guiseley v Bolton Wanderers

24 July 2018 Friendly	Guiseley	3–1	Bolton Wanderers	Guiseley
19:45 BST	Purver 6' Morrison 22' Thompson 83' (pen.)	Report	Hall 68'	Stadium: Nethermoor Park

Peterborough United v Bolton Wanderers

28 July 2018 Friendly	Peterborough United	0–2	Bolton Wanderers	Peterborough
15:00 BST		Report	Le Fondre 14' Ameobi 25'	Stadium: ABAX Stadium

Competitions

EFL Championship

Main article: 2018–19 EFL Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
19	Queens Park Rangers	46	14	9	23	53	71	−18	51
20	Reading	46	10	17	19	49	66	−17	47
21	Millwall	46	10	14	22	48	64	−16	44
22	Rotherham United (R)	46	8	16	22	52	83	−31	40	Relegation to EFL League One
23	Bolton Wanderers (R)	46	8	8	30	29	78	−49	32[a]
24	Ipswich Town (R)	46	5	16	25	36	77	−41	31

Source: Sky Sports Archived 25 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results^[5]
(R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Brentford were awarded a 1–0 win over Bolton due to Bolton's inability to hold the fixture.^[4]

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	8	8	30	29	78	−49	32	4	4	15	13	35	−22	4	4	15	16	43	−27

Last updated: 5 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	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	W	W	L	D	L	L	D	W	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	D	L	D	L	L	L	W	D	L	L	L	D	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	L
Position	3	7	5	3	3	6	10	15	14	14	15	16	18	18	19	19	23	22	23	22	23	23	23	22	21	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2019. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 21 June 2018, the Championship fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.^[6][7] Bolton began their league campaign at newly relegated West Bromwich Albion on August 4 and finished it away at Nottingham Forest on May 5.

West Bromwich Albion v Bolton Wanderers

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 1	West Bromwich Albion	1–2	Bolton Wanderers	West Bromwich
15:00 BST	Brunt  31' Barnes 45'	Report	Magennis 18' Wildschut 89'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,901 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Bolton Wanderers v Bristol City

11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2	Bolton Wanderers	2–2	Bristol City	Bolton
15:00 BST	Buckley 57' Magennis 60' Murphy  63' Vela  67' Taylor  84' Le Fondre  89' Beevers  90+1' O'Neil  90+3'	Report	Eliasson  53' Hunt  60' Weimann 64' Paterson 81'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 14,112 Referee: John Brooks

Reading v Bolton Wanderers

18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 3	Reading	0–1	Bolton Wanderers	Reading
15:00 BST		Report	Wildschut 48'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 13,318 Referee: James Linington

Bolton Wanderers v Birmingham City

22 August 2018 (2018-08-22) 4	Bolton Wanderers	1–0	Birmingham City	Bolton
19:45 BST	Magennis 73'	report		Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 13,821 Referee: Lee Probert

Bolton Wanderers v Sheffield United

25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 5	Bolton Wanderers	0–3	Sheffield United	Bolton
15:00 BST		Report	Duffy 5' Freeman 22' Fleck 73'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 14,848 Referee: Andrew Madley

Preston North End v Bolton Wanderers

1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 6	Preston North End	2–2	Bolton Wanderers	Preston
15:00 BST	Robinson 11' Browne 16'	Report	Ameobi 38' Olkowski 40'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 16,331 Referee: Andy Davies

Bolton Wanderers v Queens Park Rangers

15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 7	Bolton Wanderers	1–2	Queens Park Rangers	Bolton
15:00 BST	Magennis 69'	Report	Freeman 26' Eze 56'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 13,581 Referee: Oliver Langford

Middlesbrough v Bolton Wanderers

19 September 2018 (2018-09-19) 8	Middlesbrough	2–0	Bolton Wanderers	Middlesbrough
19:45 BST	Saville 34' Assombalonga 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 21,345 Referee: David Coote

Ipswich Town v Bolton Wanderers

22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 9	Ipswich Town	0–0	Bolton Wanderers	Ipswich
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 14,755 Referee: Stephen Martin

Bolton Wanderers v Derby County

29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10	Bolton Wanderers	1–0	Derby County	Bolton
15:00 BST	Noone 10'	Report		Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 14,096 Referee: Scott Duncan

Stoke City v Bolton Wanderers

2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) 11	Stoke City	2–0	Bolton Wanderers	Stoke
20:00 BST	Martins Indi 10' Ince 74'	Report		Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 22,116 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Bolton Wanderers v Blackburn Rovers

6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12	Bolton Wanderers	0–1	Blackburn Rovers	Bolton
17:30 BST		Report	Dack 22'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 15,461 Referee: Darren Bond

Rotherham United v Bolton Wanderers

20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 13	Rotherham United	1–1	Bolton Wanderers	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Vaulks 57'	Report	Doidge 84'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 10,011 Referee: John Brooks

Bolton Wanderers v Nottingham Forest

24 October 2018 (2018-10-24) 14	Bolton Wanderers	0–3	Nottingham Forest	Bolton
20:00 BST		Report	Lolley 12' Grabban 64', 83' (pen.)	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 13,195 Referee: Andy Davies

Bolton Wanderers v Hull City

27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 15	Bolton Wanderers	0–1	Hull City	Bolton
20:00 BST		Report	Campbell 7'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 13,108 Referee: David Webb

Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers

2 November 2018 (2018-11-02) 16	Aston Villa	2–0	Bolton Wanderers	Aston
19:45 GMT	Grealish 4' Chester 57'	Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 30,802 Referee: Oliver Langford

Bolton Wanderers v Swansea City

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) 17	Bolton Wanderers	0–1	Swansea City	Bolton
15:00 BST		Report	McKay 15'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 14,090 Referee: Graham Scott

Millwall v Bolton Wanderers

24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 18	Millwall	1–1	Bolton Wanderers	Bermondsey
15:00 GMT	Cooper 82'	Report	Beevers 12'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 12,554 Referee: Lee Swabey

Sheffield Wednesday v Bolton Wanderers

27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) 19	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	Bolton Wanderers	Owlerton
19:45 GMT	Lees 57'	Report		Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 20,861 Referee: Gavin Ward

Bolton Wanderers v Wigan Athletic

1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) 20	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	Wigan Athletic	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Buckley 7'	Report	Grigg 25' (pen.)	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 15,237 Referee: Simon Hooper

Norwich City v Bolton Wanderers

8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 21	Norwich City	3–2	Bolton Wanderers	Norwich
15:00 GMT	Vrančić 39' Stiepermann 59' Pukki 90+3'	Report	Ameobi  14'  90+2' 63' Beevers 88'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,811 Referee: Scott Duncan

Bolton Wanderers v Leeds United

15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 22	Bolton Wanderers	0–1	Leeds United	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Lowe  63' Noone  90'	Report	Bamford 66' Douglas  84'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 17,484 Referee: Robert Jones

Brentford v Bolton Wanderers

22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 23	Brentford	1–0	Bolton Wanderers	Brentford
15:00 GMT	Mepham  40' Maupay 62'	Report	Lowe  14' Wheater  72' O'Neil  90+5'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 10,512 Referee: James Linington

Bolton Wanderers v Rotherham United

26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 24	Bolton Wanderers	2–1	Rotherham United	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Ameobi 33' Wilson  51' O'Neil 65'	Report	Robertson  13' Vaulks 37'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 15,255 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Bolton Wanderers v Stoke City

29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 25	Bolton Wanderers	0–0	Stoke City	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Donaldson  60' Vela  69'	Report	Martins Indi  37' Allen  65' Edwards  82'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 15,309 Referee: Keith Stroud

Hull City v Bolton Wanderers

1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 26	Hull City	6–0	Bolton Wanderers	Hull
15:00 GMT	Grosicki 29', 63' Kingsley  39' Evandro 62' Martin 67' Bowen 76' Dicko 83' Henriksen  88'	Report	Beevers  82' Grounds  90'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 12,418 Referee: Tony Harrington

Bristol City v Bolton Wanderers

12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 27	Bristol City	2–1	Bolton Wanderers	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Taylor 64' Palmer 66'	Report	Magennis  44' Buckley 58' Lowe  69'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 19,730 Referee: Steve Martin

Bolton Wanderers v West Bromwich Albion

21 January 2019 (2019-01-21) 28	Bolton Wanderers	0–2	West Bromwich Albion	Bolton
20:00 GMT	Olkowski  38' Donaldson  45+1'	Report	Rodriguez 19' Holgate  45+1' Barry  73' Field 75'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 14,750 Referee: David Webb

Bolton Wanderers v Reading

29 January 2019 (2019-01-29) 29	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	Reading	Bolton
20:00 GMT	Noone  35' Taylor  58' Hobbs 90+2'	Report	Gunter  53' Rinomhota  60' Swift  63' Oliveira 74'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 12,195 Referee: Scott Duncan

Sheffield United v Bolton Wanderers

2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 30	Sheffield United	2–0	Bolton Wanderers	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	McGoldrick 56' Sharp 73'	Report	Connolly  62'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 26,131 Referee: Keith Stroud

Bolton Wanderers v Preston North End

9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 31	Bolton Wanderers	1–2	Preston North End	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Magennis  60' Vela  85' Donaldson 90'	Report	Browne 40' Barkhuizen 82'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 17,381 Referee: Andrew Madley

Birmingham City v Bolton Wanderers

12 February 2019 (2019-02-12) 32	Birmingham City	0–1	Bolton Wanderers	Birmingham
19:45 GMT	Harding  60'	Report	Connolly  69' 71' Noone  90+6'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 21,682 Referee: Andy Davies

Bolton Wanderers v Norwich City

16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) 33	Bolton Wanderers	0–4	Norwich City	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Noone  29'	Report	Pukki 8', 56' Stiepermann 25' Buendía 34' McLean 63'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 14,006 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Leeds United v Bolton Wanderers

23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 34	Leeds United	2–1	Bolton Wanderers	Leeds
15:00 GMT	Bamford 16' (pen.) Hernández  62' Alioski 68'	Report	Lowe  4' Beevers 22' Magennis  70' Williams  71' O'Neil  88'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 34,144 Referee: Tony Harrington

Swansea City v Bolton Wanderers

2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 35	Swansea City	2–0	Bolton Wanderers	Swansea
15:00 GMT	McBurnie 35' 80' Celina 90+2' Fulton  90+5'	Report	Noone  34'  43' Wheater  73'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 17,880 Referee: Gavin Ward

Bolton Wanderers v Millwall

9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 36	Bolton Wanderers	2–1	Millwall	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Olkowski 48' O'Neil 60'	Report	Williams  6' Elliott  84' Gregory 87' Ferguson  90+2'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 13,035 Referee: Simon Hooper

Bolton Wanderers v Sheffield Wednesday

12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 37	Bolton Wanderers	0–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Bolton
20:00 GMT		Report	Fletcher 44' Aarons 59'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 13,624 Referee: Stephen Martin

Wigan Athletic v Bolton Wanderers

16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 38	Wigan Athletic	5–2	Bolton Wanderers	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Garner 4' Massey 51' Powell 55' Jacobs 69' Clarke 81'	Report	Lowe  3' O'Neil 62' Ameobi 80'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 13,664 Referee: Robert Jones

Queens Park Rangers v Bolton Wanderers

30 March 2019 39	Queens Park Rangers	1–2	Bolton Wanderers	Shepherd's Bush, London
15:00 GMT	Wells 81'	Report	Buckley 35' Connolly 71'  75'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 13,603 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Bolton Wanderers v Ipswich Town

6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 40	Bolton Wanderers	1–2	Ipswich Town	Bolton
15:00 BST	Emmanuel 90+4' (o.g.)	Report	Quaner 33', 44'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 17,811 Referee: Peter Bankes

Bolton Wanderers v Middlesbrough

9 April 2019 (2019-04-09) 41	Bolton Wanderers	0–2	Middlesbrough	Bolton
20:00 BST		Report	Fletcher 16', 28'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 12,259 Referee: Stephen Martin

Derby County v Bolton Wanderers

13 April 2019 42	Derby County	4–0	Bolton Wanderers	Derby
15:00 BST	Johnson  28' Bryson 37' Mount 45+1', 55', 82'	Report	Ameobi  31'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 26,602 Referee: Andy Davies

Bolton Wanderers v Aston Villa

19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 43	Bolton Wanderers	0–2	Aston Villa	Bolton
15:00 BST	Beevers  64' Connolly  79'	Report	Elmohamady  17' Grealish 47' Abraham 57'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 17,344 Referee: John Brooks

Blackburn Rovers v Bolton Wanderers

22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 44	Blackburn Rovers	2–0	Bolton Wanderers	Blackburn
15:00 BST	Brereton 30' Armstrong 50'	Report		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 14,495 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Bolton Wanderers v Brentford

27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) C	Bolton Wanderers	0–1	Brentford	Bolton
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Referee: Tony Harrington
Note: The fixture was first postponed by the English Football League,[8] then cancelled by the Football League, awarding Brentford a 1-0 win as a forfeit.[9]

Nottingham Forest v Bolton Wanderers

5 May 2019 (2019-05-05) 46	Nottingham Forest	1–0	Bolton Wanderers	Nottingham
15:00 BST	Lolley 28'	Report		Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 27,578 Referee: Oliver Langford

FA Cup

Main article: 2018–19 FA Cup

The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.^[10] The fourth round draw was made live on BBC by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme from Wolverhampton on 7 January 2019.^[11]

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

Bristol City v Bolton Wanderers

25 January 2019 (2019-01-25) Fourth round	Bristol City	2–1	Bolton Wanderers	Bristol
19:45 GMT	O'Dowda 8' Eliasson 30' Pack  66'	Report	Beevers 6' Noone  63' Murphy  69' Ameobi  87'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Referee: Stuart Attwell

EFL Cup

Main article: 2018–19 EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.^[12]

Leeds United v Bolton Wanderers

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) First round	Leeds United	2–1	Bolton Wanderers	Leeds
19:45 BST	Bamford 27' Sáiz 35'	Report	Oztumer 52'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 19,617 Referee: Andy Haines

Squad

No.	Name	Pos.	Nationality	Place of birth	Age	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	End
Goalkeepers
1	Ben Alnwick	GK		Prudhoe	32	95	0	Peterborough United	31 August 2016	Free	2020
20	Remi Matthews	GK		Gorleston	25	20	0	Norwich City	18 January 2019	Undisclosed	2020
27	Ben Williams	GK		Manchester	36	0	0	Blackpool	3 August 2018	Free	2019
Defenders
2	Mark Little	RB		Worcester	30	35	1	Bristol City	1 July 2017	Free	2019
3	Andrew Taylor	LB		Hartlepool	32	88	0	Wigan Athletic	1 July 2017	Free	2019
5	Mark Beevers	CB		Barnsley	29	132	12	Millwall	3 July 2016	Free	2019
14	Jack Hobbs	CB		Portsmouth	30	27	1	Nottingham Forest	30 July 2018	Free	2019
16	Paweł Olkowski	RB		Ozimek	29	39	2	1. FC Köln	10 July 2018	Free	2020
17	Callum Connolly	CB/DM		Liverpool	21	16	2	Everton	31 January 2019	Loan	2019
18	Marc Wilson	CB/DM		Aghagallon	31	17	0	Sunderland	23 July 2018	Free	2019
29	Jonathan Grounds	LB		Thornaby-on-Tees	31	15	0	Birmingham City	13 August 2018	Loan	2019
31	David Wheater	CB		Redcar	32	236	16	Middlesbrough	20 January 2011	Undisclosed	2019
Midfielders
4	Jason Lowe	DM		Wigan	27	37	0	Birmingham City	1 July 2018	Free	2020
6	Josh Vela	CM		Salford	24	189	13	Academy	20 March 2011	Trainee	2019
7	Erhun Oztumer	AM		Greenwich	28	18	1	Walsall	1 July 2018	Free	2020
10	Sammy Ameobi	RW		Newcastle	26	91	12	Newcastle United	14 July 2017	Free	2020
11	Will Buckley	LW		Oldham	28	59	6	Sunderland	1 July 2017	Free	2019
12	Craig Noone	RW		Kirkby	30	66	2	Cardiff City	31 August 2017	Undisclosed	2019
15	Luke Murphy	CM		Macclesfield	29	13	0	Leeds United	2 August 2018	Free	2020
19	Gary O'Neil	CM		Beckenham	36	31	3	Bristol City	3 August 2018	Free	2019
21	Joe Williams	CM		Liverpool	22	30	0	Everton	23 August 2018	Loan	2019
22	Lloyd Dyer	LW		Birmingham	36	7	0	Burton Albion	24 September 2018	Free	2019
30	Yanic Wildschut	LW		Amsterdam	27	18	2	Norwich City	19 July 2018	Loan	2019
34	Joe Pritchard	CM		Watford	22	5	0	Tottenham Hotspur	1 July 2018	Free	2019
48	Luca Connell	CM		Liverpool	19	12	0	Academy	5 January 2019	Trainee	2019
Forwards
8	Clayton Donaldson	CF		Bradford	35	34	2	Sheffield United	1 July 2018	Free	2019
28	Josh Magennis	CF		Bangor	28	45	7	Charlton Athletic	30 July 2018	Undisclosed	2020
35	Connor Hall	CF		Slough	21	2	0	Sheffield United	3 July 2017	Free	2020
Out on Loan
	Ben Amos	GK		Macclesfield	29	45	0	Manchester United	1 July 2015	Free	2019

Statistics

As of 6 May 2019

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Ben Alnwick	28	0	27+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Mark Little	4	0	1+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Andrew Taylor	27	0	26+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
4	MF	ENG	Jason Lowe	37	0	35+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Mark Beevers	34	4	31+1	3	2+0	1	0+0	0
6	MF	ENG	Josh Vela	19	0	12+5	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
7	MF	TUR	Erhun Oztumer	18	1	8+9	0	0+0	0	1+0	1
8	FW	JAM	Clayton Donaldson	34	2	18+13	1	0+2	1	1+0	0
10	MF	NGA	Sammy Ameobi	31	4	26+4	4	0+1	0	0+0	0
11	MF	ENG	Will Buckley	34	4	23+10	4	0+1	0	0+0	0
12	MF	ENG	Craig Noone	39	1	25+11	1	2+0	0	0+1	0
14	DF	ENG	Jack Hobbs	27	1	24+1	1	1+0	0	1+0	0
15	MF	ENG	Luke Murphy	13	0	7+4	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
16	DF	POL	Paweł Olkowski	39	2	34+3	2	2+0	0	0+0	0
17	DF	ENG	Callum Connolly	16	2	15+1	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	DF	EIR	Marc Wilson	17	0	13+3	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
19	MF	ENG	Gary O'Neil	31	3	24+5	3	0+1	0	1+0	0
20	GK	ENG	Remi Matthews	20	0	18+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
21	MF	ENG	Joe Williams	30	0	29+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	MF	ENG	Lloyd Dyer	7	0	2+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	FW	NIR	Josh Magennis	45	7	29+13	4	2+0	3	0+1	0
29	DF	ENG	Jonathan Grounds	15	0	12+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
30	MF	NED	Yanic Wildschut	18	2	4+12	2	1+0	0	1+0	0
31	DF	ENG	David Wheater	34	0	32+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
34	MF	ENG	Joe Pritchard	5	0	1+3	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
35	FW	ENG	Connor Hall	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
36	DF	ENG	Harry Brockbank	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
38	MF	ENG	Jack Earing	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
41	DF	ENG	Joe Muscatt	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
48	MF	EIR	Luca Connell	12	0	8+2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
49	FW	ENG	Ronan Darcy	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Player(s) who left the club:
9	FW	ENG	Adam Le Fondre	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	WAL	Christian Doidge	17	1	8+9	1	0+0	0	0+0	0

Goals record

As of 30 March 2019

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Championship	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	28		CF	Josh Magennis	4	3	0	7
2	5		CB	Mark Beevers	3	1	0	4
	10		RW	Sammy Ameobi	4	0	0	4
	11		LW	Will Buckley	4	0	0	4
5	19		CM	Gary O'Neil	3	0	0	3
6	8		CF	Clayton Donaldson	1	1	0	2
	16		RB	Paweł Olkowski	2	0	0	2
	17		CB	Callum Connolly	2	0	0	2
	30		LW	Yanic Wildschut	2	0	0	2
10	7		AM	Erhun Oztumer	0	0	1	1
	9		CF	Christian Doidge	1	0	0	1
	12		RW	Craig Noone	1	0	0	1
	14		CB	Jack Hobbs	1	0	0	1
Total					28	5	1	34

Disciplinary record

As of 19 April 2019

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Championship			FA Cup			League Cup			Total
1	12		RW	Craig Noone	8	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	1	0
2	4		CM	Jason Lowe	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0
3	28		CF	Josh Magennis	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
4	31		CB	David Wheater	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1
5	6		CM	Josh Vela	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
	21		CM	Joe Williams	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
7	10		RW	Sammy Ameobi	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
	16		RB	Paweł Olkowski	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
	18		CB	Marc Wilson	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1
	19		CM	Gary O'Neil	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
11	5		CB	Mark Beevers	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	8		CF	Clayton Donaldson	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
13	11		LW	Will Buckley	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	17		CB	Callum Connolly	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
15	3		LB	Andrew Taylor	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	15		CM	Luke Murphy	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	29		LB	Jonathan Grounds	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
18	—		CF	Adam Le Fondre	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					74	2	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	79	2	2

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	CF		Clayton Donaldson	Sheffield United	Free transfer	[13]
1 July 2018	CF		Stephen Duke-McKenna	Everton	Free transfer	[14]
1 July 2018	RB		Chiori Johnson	Arsenal	Free transfer	[15]
1 July 2018	DM		Jason Lowe	Birmingham City	Free transfer	[16]
1 July 2018	AM		Erhun Oztumer	Walsall	Free transfer	[17]
1 July 2018	CM		Joe Pritchard	Tottenham Hotspur	Free transfer	[14]
10 July 2018	RB		Paweł Olkowski	1. FC Köln	Free transfer	[18]
24 July 2018	CB		Marc Wilson	Sunderland	Free transfer	[19]
30 July 2018	CB		Jack Hobbs	Nottingham Forest	Free transfer	[20]
30 July 2018	CF		Josh Magennis	Charlton Athletic	£200,000	[21][22]
2 August 2018	CM		Luke Murphy	Leeds United	Free transfer	[23]
3 August 2018	GK		Ben Williams	Blackpool	Free transfer	[24]
3 August 2018	CM		Gary O'Neil	Bristol City	Free transfer	[25]
13 August 2018	DM		Marcus Wood	Manchester City	Free transfer	[26]
13 August 2018	CB		Yoan Zouma	Angers SCO	Undisclosed	[26]
24 September 2018	LM		Lloyd Dyer	Burton Albion	Free transfer	[27]
9 October 2018	CM		Stephen Ireland	Stoke City	Free transfer	[28]
18 January 2019	GK		Remi Matthews	Norwich City	Undisclosed	[29]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	CB		Dorian Dervite	Charleroi	Released	[30]
1 July 2018	DM		Karl Henry	Bradford City	Released	[31][32]
1 July 2018	GK		Mark Howard	Blackpool	Released	[33][34]
1 July 2018	CM		Jem Karacan	Millwall	Released	[33][35]
1 July 2018	MF		Jeff King	St Mirren	Released	[36][37]
1 July 2018	CB		Jan Kirchhoff	1. FC Magdeburg	Released	[33][38]
1 July 2018	RW		Filipe Morais	Crawley Town	Released	[39][40]
1 July 2018	CF		Chinedu Obasi	Elfsborg	Released	[33][41]
1 July 2018	CM		Derik Osede	CD Numancia	Released	[33][42]
1 July 2018	CM		Darren Pratley	Charlton Athletic	Released	[31][43]
1 July 2018	LM		Chris Taylor	Blackpool	Released	[33][44]
1 July 2018	MF		Ryan White	Free agent	Released	[45]
1 July 2018	CF		Aaron Wilbraham	Rochdale	Released	[31][46]
14 August 2018	CF		Adam Le Fondre	Sydney	Released	[47][48]
18 September 2018	RB		Stephen Darby	Retired	—	[49]
20 December 2018	AM		Stephen Ireland	Free agent	Mutual consent	[50]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
19 July 2018	LW		Yanic Wildschut	Norwich City	30 June 2019	[51]
12 August 2018	GK		Remi Matthews	Norwich City	1 January 2019	[52]
13 August 2018	LB		Jonathan Grounds	Birmingham City	31 May 2019	[53]
23 August 2018	CM		Joe Williams	Everton	31 May 2019	[54]
31 August 2018	CF		Christian Doidge	Forest Green Rovers	1 January 2019	[55]
31 January 2019	DM		Callum Connolly	Everton	31 May 2019	[56]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
13 July 2018	GK		Ben Amos	Millwall	31 May 2019	[57]
17 August 2018	GK		Jake Turner	Stalybridge Celtic	January 2019	[58]
31 August 2018	CF		Connor Hall	Accrington Stanley	January 2019	[59]
7 September 2018	GK		James Aspinall	Stalybridge Celtic	October 2018	[60]
23 October 2018	DM		Marcus Wood	Southport	2 January 2019	[61]
26 October 2018	CM		Dennis Politic	Salford City	January 2019	[62]
2 November 2018	CB		Liam Edwards	Southport	January 2019	[63]
30 November 2018	RB		Harry Brockbank	Salford City	January 2019	[64]
12 January 2019	LB		Joe Muscatt	Salford City	31 May 2019	[65]
1 March 2019	GK		Jake Turner	Darlington	31 May 2019	[66]

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