2018–19 Grimsby Town F.C. season

Grimsby Town
2018–19 season
ChairmanJohn Fenty
ManagerMichael Jolley
StadiumBlundell Park
League Two17th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFirst round
(vs. Rochdale)

The 2018–19 season is Grimsby Town's 141st season of existence and their third consecutive season in League Two.[1] Along with competing in League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

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

Competitions

Friendlies

The club have confirmed the first four pre-season friendlies will be against Cleethorpes Town, Sunderland, York City and Doncaster Rovers.[2]

The annual pre-season fixture versus Cleethorpes Town will take place at the new home ground of their opponents, The Linden Club, on Saturday 7 July.

The Mariners will then play host to EFL League One side Sunderland on Tuesday 17 July before travelling to York City on Saturday 21 July. Town will then host Doncaster Rovers at Blundell Park on Tuesday 24 July.

7 July 2018 (2018-07-07) Cleethorpes Town 4-3 Grimsby Town Grimsby
15:00 BST Stadium: Linden Club
24 July 2018 (2018-07-24) Friendly Grimsby Town 1–0 Doncaster Rovers Cleethorpes
19:30 BST Hall-Johnson 23' Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 1,397
27 July 2018 (2018-07-27) Friendly Gainsborough Trinity 0–4 Grimsby Town Gainsborough
13:00 BST Report Hooper 28'
Clifton 36'
Hessenthaler 68'
Robles 82'		 Stadium: Gainsborough Martin & Co. Arena

League Two

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
15 Northampton Town 46 14 19 13 64 63 +1 61
16 Cheltenham Town 46 15 12 19 57 68 −11 57
17 Grimsby Town 46 16 8 22 45 56 −11 56
18 Morecambe 46 14 12 20 54 70 −16 54
19 Crawley Town 46 15 8 23 51 68 −17 53
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results [3]

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 16 8 22 45 56  −11 56 11 4 9 26 22  +4 5 4 13 19 34  −15

Last updated: 4 May 2019.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

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ResultLWDDLLLLLLWWDWLLLWDWLWWWWLLLLWWWWDLLLDDLLDLWLW
Position21121615172021212223221920191921212020181818161413141415151512111211141516161517171717171717
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.[4][5]

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 1 Grimsby Town 1–4 Forest Green Rovers Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Rose 31' (pen.) Report Winchester 51'
Collins 67' (o.g.)
Doidge 70' 83'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 5,879
Referee: Martin Coy
11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2 Macclesfield Town 0–2 Grimsby Town Macclesfield
15:00 BST Report Cook 29'
Rose Red card 63'
Vernam 90'		 Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 2,589
Referee: Oliver Langford
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 3 Grimsby Town 1–1 Lincoln City Cleethorpes
13:00 BST Woolford 33' Report Akinde 71' (pen.) Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 7,201
Referee: Carl Boyeson
21 August 2018 (2018-08-21) 4 Milton Keynes Dons 1–1 Grimsby Town Denbigh
19:45 BST Simpson 46' Report Cook 35'
[[Paul Dixon|Dixon]] Red card 82'		 Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 6800
Referee: P Wright
25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 5 Newport County 1–0 Grimsby Town Newport
15:00 BST Dolan 40' Report Thomas Red card 90+2' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,288
Referee: Neil Hair
1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 6 Grimsby Town 0–1 Yeovil Town Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Report Patrick 78' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,284
Referee: Thomas Bramall
8 September 2018 (2018-09-08) 7 Bury 4–0 Grimsby Town Bury
15:00 BST Mayor 14', 70'
Aimson 34'
Dagnall 63'		 Report Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,677
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 8 Grimsby Town 0–3 Oldham Athletic Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Report Surridge 63', 65'
Baxter 90+2'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,746
Referee: Nick Kinseley
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 9 Stevenage 1–0 Grimsby Town Stevenage
15:00 BST Seddon 83' Report Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 2,332
Referee: Lee Collins
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10 Grimsby Town 1–2 Morecambe Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Embleton 9' Report Oates 61'
Mandeville 65'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3,972
Referee: Chris Sarginson
2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) 11 Carlisle United 0–1 Grimsby Town Carlisle
19:45 BST Report Hendrie 38' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 3,316
Referee: Martin Coy
6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12 Grimsby Town 2–0 Port Vale Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Thomas 1'
Hooper 53'
Whitmore Yellow card 71'		 Report Kay Yellow card 85' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3,842
Referee: Andy Haines
20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 13 Grimsby Town 0–0 Exeter City Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,038
Referee: Matt Donohue
23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) 14 Grimsby Town 1–0 Colchester United Cleethorpes
19:45 BST Thomas 65' Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3,662
Referee: Graham Salisbury
27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 15 Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Grimsby Town Crewe
15:00 BST Whelan 70'
Miller 77'		 Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,725
Referee: Peter Wright
3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 16 Cambridge United 1–0 Grimsby Town Cambridge
15:00 GMT Lewis 83' Report Hall-Johnson Yellow card 76'
Embleton Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 4,096
Referee: Nick Kinseley
6 November 2018 (2018-11-06) 17 Mansfield Town 2–1 Grimsby Town Mansfield
19:45 GMT Walker 50', 82' Report Benning 36' (o.g.) Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 4,118
Referee: Keith Stroud
17 November 2018 (2018-11-17) 18 Grimsby Town 1–0 Crawley Town Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Rose 86' Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,459
Referee: Andy Haines
24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 19 Northampton Town 2–2 Grimsby Town Northampton
15:00 GMT Williams 4'
van Veen 74'		 Report Vernam 36'
Cardwell 80'
Collins Red card 86'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,594
Referee: Trevor Kettle
27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) 20 Grimsby Town 5–2 Tranmere Rovers Cleethorpes
19:45 GMT Clifton 33'
Thomas 40'
Davis 48'
Rose 82' (pen.)
Embleton 90'		 Report Norwood 11'
Mullin 65'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3,293
Referee: Darren Drysdale
8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 21 Cheltenham Town 2–1 Grimsby Town Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Broom 29'
Thomas 90+2' (pen.)		 Report Embleton 63' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 2,775
Referee: Paul Marsden
15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 22 Grimsby Town 2–1 Swindon Town Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Thomas 26' (pen.), 61' Report Taylor 28' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3,809
Referee: Scott Oldham
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 23 Grimsby Town 4–0 Notts County Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Clifton 4'
Davis 37', 66'
Rose Yellow card 69'
Thomas Yellow card 75' 88'		 Report Hewitt Yellow card 75' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,946
Referee: David Webb
26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 24 Port Vale 0–1 Grimsby Town Burslem
15:00 GMT Kay Yellow card 24' Report Thomas 62' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5,129
Referee: Ben Toner
29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 25 Exeter City 1–2 Grimsby Town Exeter
15:00 GMT Stockley 78' Report Woolford Yellow card 9' 14'
Whitmore Red card 51'
Hendrie Yellow card 73'
Rose 80' (pen.)		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,956
Referee: Chris Sarginson
1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 26 Grimsby Town 0–1 Mansfield Town Cleethorpes
13:00 GMT Rose Yellow card 60' Report Bishop 21'
Sweeney Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 5,931
Referee: Matt Donohue
12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 27 Grimsby Town 0–2 Macclesfield Town Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Ring Yellow card 83' Report Arthur Yellow card 5'
Marsh 26'
Wilson 33' Yellow card 53'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,694
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 28 Lincoln City 1–0 Grimsby Town Lincoln
13:00 GMT O'Connor Yellow card 5'
Toffolo 12' Yellow card 42'
Akinde Yellow card 45+1'		 Report Thomas Yellow card 14'
Hessenthaler Yellow card 39'
Whitmore Yellow card 50'
Davis Yellow card 71'
McKeown Red card 76'
Öhman Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 9,650
Referee: Mike Dean
22 January 2019 (2019-01-22) 29 Forest Green Rovers 3–0 Grimsby Town Nailsworth
19:45 GMT Doidge 29', 45+1'
Brown 50'		 Report Öhman Yellow card 49'
Rose Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 1,810
Referee: Antony Coggins
26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) 30 Grimsby Town 1–0 Milton Keynes Dons Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Öhman Yellow card 25'
Thomas 27'
Davis Red card 41'
Whitmore Yellow card 64'		 Report Gilbey Yellow card 45+2'
Cargill Yellow card 61'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3,862
Referee: Paul Marsden
2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 31 Grimsby Town 3–0 Newport County Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Cook 17', 56'
Thomas soccer ball with red X 45+1'
Demetriou 84' (o.g.)		 Report Pipe Yellow card 76' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3,712
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 32 Yeovil Town 1–3 Grimsby Town Yeovil
15:00 GMT Alcock Yellow card 5' Yellow-red card 65'
Fisher 90'		 Report Thomas 9'
Gafaiti 35' (o.g.)
Hessenthaler Yellow card 74'
Hendrie Yellow card 77'
Dennis 87'
Embleton Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 2,692
Referee: Charles Breakspear
16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) 33 Grimsby Town 1–0 Cheltenham Town Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Thomas 41' (pen.) Report Raglan Yellow card 44'
Tillson Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,940
Referee: Trevor Kettle
23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 34 Swindon Town 1–1 Grimsby Town Swindon
15:00 GMT Robinson 74' Report Öhman Yellow card 20' Yellow-red card 66'
Thomas Yellow card 50'
Hendrie 76'
Dennis Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,434
Referee: Neil Hair
2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 35 Grimsby Town 0–2 Cambridge United Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Report Taft 42'
Deegan Yellow card 61'
Hepburn-Murphy Yellow card 72' 82'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,772
Referee: Scott Oldham
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 36 Crawley Town 2–1 Grimsby Town Crawley
15:00 GMT Palmer Yellow card 21' 26', 40' Report Thomas 6'
Woolford Yellow card 15'
Embleton Yellow card 70'
Öhman Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,043
Referee: Brett Huxtable
12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 37 Tranmere Rovers 4–1 Grimsby Town Birkenhead
19:45 GMT Jennings 18', 44'
Monthé 34'
Norwood 39'
Davies Yellow card 80'		 Report Thomas soccer ball with red X 32'
Woolford 33'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,269
Referee: Graham Salisbury
16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 38 Grimsby Town 0–0 Northampton Town Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Hessenthaler Yellow card 51' Report Hoskins Yellow card 8'
Buchanan Yellow card 45+2'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3,890
Referee: Oliver Yates
23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) 39 Grimsby Town 0–0 Bury Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Hendrie Yellow card 65'
Davis Yellow card 72'		 Report Wharton Yellow card 84' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,375
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 40 Oldham Athletic 2–0 Grimsby Town Oldham
15:00 GMT O'Grady 42'
Lang 77' Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Hessenthaler Yellow card 63'
Davis Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 3,998
Referee: James Adcock
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 41 Grimsby Town 0–2 Stevenage Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Clifton Yellow card 54' Report Guthrie 23', 50'
Martin Yellow card 45+2'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3,689
Referee: Trevor Kettle
13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 42 Morecambe 1–1 Grimsby Town Morecambe
15:00 BST Collins 80' (pen.) Report Vernam 88' Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,897
Referee: Scott Oldham
19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 43 Colchester United 1–0 Grimsby Town Colchester
15:00 BST Nouble 25'
Lapslie Yellow card 77'
Jackson Yellow card 80'		 Report Hall-Johnson Yellow card 36'
Dennis Yellow card 42'
Clifton Yellow card 66'
Collins Yellow card 90+3' Yellow-red card 90+5'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,677
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 44 Grimsby Town 1–0 Carlisle United Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Clifton Yellow card 64'
Grayson 90'		 Report Thomas Yellow card 54'
Jones Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3,647
Referee: Paul Marsden
27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 45 Notts County 2–1 Grimsby Town Nottingham
15:00 BST Stubbs Yellow card 48'
Mackail-Smith 48'
Rose Yellow card 55'
Clifton 67' (o.g.)		 Report Hall-Johnson Yellow card 50'
Whitmore 90+3'		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 8,519
Referee: Andy Haines
4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 46 Grimsby Town 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Cleethorpes
12:30 BST Davis 26'
Grayson 34'
Wright Yellow card 62'		 Report Sass-Davies Yellow card 12'
Ng Yellow card 19'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,248
Referee: Craig Hicks

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

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) First round Grimsby Town 3–1 Milton Keynes Dons Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Embleton 50'
Thomas 61'
Vernam 73'		 Report Agard 23' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 1,991
Referee: Carl Boyeson
2 December 2018 (2018-12-02) Second round Chesterfield 0–2 Grimsby Town Chesterfield
14:00 GMT Report Vernam 37'
Clifton 70'		 Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 4,537
Referee: Michael Salisbury
5 January 2019 (2019-01-05) Third round Crystal Palace 1–0 Grimsby Town Selhurst
17:30 GMT Ayew 86' Report Fox Red card 2'
Hendrie Yellow card 45+1'
Rose Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 19,967
Referee: Martin Atkinson

EFL Cup

Main article: 2018–19 EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.[9]

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) First round Grimsby Town 0–2 Rochdale Cleethorpes
19:45 BST Report Rathbone 39', 79' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 1,781
Referee: Darren England

EFL Trophy

On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.[10] It was later announced that Northern Group G would include Newcastle United U21.

Pos Lge Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA Newcastle United U21 3 3 0 0 0 8 3 +5 9 Round 2
2 L2 Notts County 3 1 0 0 2 5 6 −1 3
3 L1 Doncaster Rovers 3 1 0 0 2 5 7 −2 3
4 L2 Grimsby Town 3 1 0 0 2 4 6 −2 3
Source: EFL.com
4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Group stages Grimsby Town 2–1 Notts County Cleethorpes
19:45 BST Rose 69 (pen)'
Hessenthaler 88'		 Report Alessandra 12' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 746
9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Group stages Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Grimsby Town Doncaster
19:30 BST May 23', 57' (pen.) Report Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 1,420
13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) Group stages Grimsby Town 2–3 Newcastle United U21 Cleethorpes
19:45 GMT Hooper 9'
Cook 54'		 Report Roberts 19'
Sorensen 26'
Longstaff 78'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 547

Top scorers

As of September 5, 2018
Rnk Pos No. Player League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
1 FW 39 England Wes Thomas 10 1 0 0 11
2 FW 11 England Jordan Cook 4 0 0 1 5
3 FW 18 England Charles Vernam 2 2 0 0 4
3 MF 8 England Mitch Rose 3 0 0 1 4
3 MF 22 England Elliot Embleton 3 1 0 0 4
6 MF 15 England Harry Clifton 2 1 0 0 3
6 CB 24 England Harry Davis 3 0 0 0 3
8 MF 26 England Martyn Woolford 2 0 0 0 2
8 FW 99 England JJ Hooper 1 0 0 1 2
10 MF 7 England Jake Hessenthaler 0 0 0 1 1
10 RB 27 England Luke Hendrie 1 0 0 0 1
10 FW 21 Jamaica Ahkeem Rose 1 0 0 0 1
10 FW 17 Scotland Harry Cardwell 1 0 0 0 1
10 FW 8 England Kristian Dennis 1 0 0 0 1
Own Goals 2 0 0 0 2
Total 36 5 0 4 45

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 SS England Jordan Cook England Luton Town Free transfer [11]
1 July 2018 CB England Harry Davis Scotland St. Mirren Free transfer [12]
1 July 2018 CM England Jake Hessenthaler England Gillingham Free transfer [13]
1 July 2018 CF England Louis Robles Spain San Roque de Lepe Free transfer [14]
1 July 2018 CM England John Welsh England Preston North End Free transfer [13]
1 July 2018 CM England Elliott Whitehouse England Lincoln City Free transfer [15]
1 July 2018 CB England Alex Whitmore England Chesterfield Undisclosed [16]
9 July 2018 GK England Sam Russell England Forest Green Rovers Free transfer [17]
24 July 2018 AM England Charles Vernam England Derby County Undisclosed [18]
17 August 2018 CF England Wes Thomas England Oxford United Free transfer [19]
1 January 2019 LB Sweden Sebastian Ring Sweden Örebro Free transfer [20]
8 January 2019 CB Sweden Ludvig Öhman Sweden Brommapojkarna Undisclosed [21]
11 January 2019 RB England Luke Hendrie England Shrewsbury Town Undisclosed [22]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 CM Republic of Ireland James Berrett England FC Halifax Town Released [23][24]
1 July 2018 CB England Nathan Clarke England FC Halifax Town Released [23][25]
1 July 2018 CM England Chris Clements England Cheltenham Town Released [26][27]
1 July 2018 RW Scotland Siriki Dembélé England Peterborough United Undisclosed [28]
1 July 2018 RB England Ben Davies England Boston United Released [23][29]
1 July 2018 CB England Jack Keeble England St Neots Town Released [23][30]
1 July 2018 LM England Sam Kelly Scotland Hamilton Academical Free transfer [31]
1 July 2018 GK England Ben Killip England Braintree Town Released [23][32]
1 July 2018 CM England Sean McAllister England Chester Released [23][33]
1 July 2018 LW England Gary McSheffrey England Frickley Athletic Released [23]
1 July 2018 RB England Zak Mills England Morecambe Released [23][34]
1 July 2018 CB England Karleigh Osborne England Aldershot Town Released [23][35]
1 July 2018 CM England Tom Sawyer England Skegness Town Released [23][36]
1 July 2018 CF England Scott Vernon England Cleethorpes Town Released [23][37]
5 July 2018 CM England Luke Summerfield Wales Wrexham Free transfer [38]
8 August 2018 CB England Alexander McMillan Sweden Ytterhogdal Free transfer [39]
19 November 2018 LB Scotland Paul Dixon Scotland Falkirk Mutual consent [40][41]
28 December 2018 CF England Louis Robles Spain San Roque de Lepe Mutual consent [42][43]
29 January 2019 CM England Mitch Rose England Notts County Free transfer [44]
6 February 2019 LB England Andrew Fox United States El Paso Locomotive Free transfer [45]
20 March 2019 CM England John Welsh England Atherton Collieries Mutual consent [46]

Loans in

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
6 July 2018 CB England Akin Famewo England Luton Town 28 January 2019 [47][48]
18 August 2018 RB England Luke Hendrie England Shrewsbury Town 7 January 2019 [49][22]
30 August 2018 CM England Elliot Embleton England Sunderland 31 May 2019 [50][51]
31 August 2018 LM England Ben Pringle England Preston North End 21 January 2019 [52][53]
18 January 2018 DM England Joe Grayson England Blackburn Rovers 31 May 2019 [54]
31 January 2019 CF England Kristian Dennis England Notts County 31 May 2019 [55]

Loans out

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
6 September 2018 FW Jamaica Ahkeem Rose England Boston United 6 October 2018 [56]
6 September 2018 CM England Max Wright England Boston United 26 April 2019 [56][57][58]
5 December 2018 CF England JJ Hooper England Bromley 30 April 2019 [59][60]

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