2018–19 Morecambe F.C. season

Morecambe F.C.

2018–19 season
Chairmen	Peter McGuigan (up to 30 October 2018)[1] Graham Howse & Rod Taylor (co-chairmen from 10 November 2018)[2]
Manager	Jim Bentley
Stadium	Globe Arena
League Two	18th
FA Cup	First round
EFL Cup	First round
EFL Trophy	Group Stage (4th)
Top goalscorer	Aaron Collins (8)
Highest home attendance	3,749 v Carlisle United 1 January 2019
Lowest home attendance	512 v Stoke City U23 9 October 2018
Average home league attendance	2,033
Biggest win	Morecambe 4–0 Cheltenham Town 22 April 2019
Biggest defeat	Crewe Alexandra 6–0 Morecambe 4 August 2018
Home colours Away colours
All statistics correct as of match played 4 May 2019.

The 2018–19 season was Morecambe's 12th consecutive season in League Two, the fourth tier of English football.^[3] They finished 18th in League Two, and also competed in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. They were eliminated in the first round of the FA Cup and the EFL Cup, and in the Group stage of the EFL Trophy.

The season page covers the period between 1 July 2018 and 30 June 2019.

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

Morecambe revealed pre-season friendlies against Bamber Bridge, Alfreton Town, Chorley, Chester and Fleetwood Town.^[4]

Bamber Bridge v Morecambe

10 July 2018 (2018-07-10) Friendly	Bamber Bridge	1–2	Morecambe	Bamber Bridge
15:00 BST	Linney 49' (pen.)	Report	Ellison 10' Campbell 46'	Stadium: Sir Tom Finney Stadium

Alfreton Town v Morecambe

13 July 2018 (2018-07-13) Friendly	Alfreton Town	2–3	Morecambe	Alfreton
19:45 BST	Shiels 32' Denton 39'	Report	Campbell 21', 55' Mendes Gomes 88'	Stadium: Impact Arnea

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 Attendance: 0

Chorley v Morecambe

21 July 2018 (2018-07-21) Friendly	Chorley	0–5	Morecambe	Chorley
14:00 BST				Stadium: Chorley Group Victory Park Stadium

Chester v Morecambe

24 July 2018 (2018-07-24) Friendly	Chester	2–2	Morecambe	Chester
19:45 BST	Howson 25' Roberts 87' (pen.)	Report	Fleming 24' Oswell 82' (pen.)	Stadium: Deva Stadium

Morecambe v Fleetwood Town

28 July 2018 (2018-07-28) Friendly	Morecambe	1–3	Fleetwood Town	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Fleming 53'	Report	McAleny 22' Burns 42' Grant 66'	Stadium: Globe Arena

League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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
20	Port Vale	46	12	13	21	39	55	−16	49

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results ^[5]

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	14	12	20	54	70	−16	54	8	5	10	33	31	+2	6	7	10	21	39	−18

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	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	D	L	W	L	L	D	W	W	D	L	D	L	W	L	D	L	D	D	L	D	L	W	W	L	L	W	W	D	L	W	D	D	L	W	W	D
Position	24	24	24	20	22	22	22	22	21	17	18	20	17	18	20	21	20	19	19	20	19	20	19	20	20	20	20	21	22	22	22	21	20	20	21	20	19	19	19	18	19	19	20	18	18	18

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.^[6][7]

Crewe Alexandra v Morecambe

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 1	Crewe Alexandra	6–0	Morecambe	Crewe
15:00 BST	Kirk 6' Nicholls 10', 63'  50' Jones 72', 90+1' Porter 87'	Report	Fleming  56' Wildig  65'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,559 Referee: Alan Young

Morecambe v Exeter City

11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2	Morecambe	0–2	Exeter City	Morecambe
15:00 BST		Report	Sweeney 43' (pen.) Stockley 66'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,654 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Stevenage v Morecambe

18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 3	Stevenage	1–0	Morecambe	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Timlin 45' Wildin  88'	Report	Yarney  45+4' Fleming  71'	Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 2,030 Referee: Matt Donohue

Morecambe v Northampton Town

21 August 2018 (2018-08-21) 4	Morecambe	1–0	Northampton Town	Morecambe
19:45 BST	Mandeville  10' Old  44' Leitch-Smith 45+2' Yarney  55' Kenyon  78' Roche  86'	Report	Bowditch  55' Barnett  56'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,594 Referee: Mark Heywood

Morecambe v Oldham Athletic

25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 5	Morecambe	0–2	Oldham Athletic	Morecambe
15:00 BST		Report	Gardner  16' O'Grady 27' Nepomuceno 29' Iversen  68' Clarke  70' Missilou  71'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 3,050 Referee: Martin Coy

Bury v Morecambe

1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 6	Bury	3–2	Morecambe	Bury
15:00 BST	Thompson 29' Telford 44', 86'	Report	Oates 38' Mandeville 90+2' Wildig  90+6'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,242 Referee: Ben Toner

Morecambe v Swindon Town

8 September 2018 (2018-09-08) 7	Morecambe	0–1	Swindon Town	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Old  78'	Report	Adebayo 26' Knoyle  35' McCourt  78'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,559 Referee: Paul Marsden

Crawley Town v Morecambe

15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 8	Crawley Town	2–0	Morecambe	Crawley
15:00 BST	Bulman  28' Connolly  35' Nathaniel-George 52' Camará 55'  88'	Report	Yarney  23' Piggott  50' Cranston  79'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,895 Referee: Alan Young

Morecambe v Macclesfield Town

22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 9	Morecambe	2–1	Macclesfield Town	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Lavelle  23' Leitch-Smith 61' Fleming 77'	Report	Rose  38' Whitaker 72'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,622 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Grimsby Town v Morecambe

29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10	Grimsby Town	1–2	Morecambe	Cleethorpes
15:00 BST	Embleton 9' Collins  14' Cook  51'	Report	Oates 61' Mandeville 65'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,972 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Cheltenham Town v Morecambe

2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) 11	Cheltenham Town	2–2	Morecambe	Cheltenham
19:45 BST	Varney 44', 90+4'	Report	Cranston 32' Oates 54'	Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Attendance: 2,095 Referee: Neil Hair

Morecambe v Tranmere Rovers

6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12	Morecambe	3–4	Tranmere Rovers	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Oates 13'  23' Oliver 73' Leitch-Smith 80'	Report	Banks 28' Gilmour 41', 89' Smith 54' Jennings  72' Buxton  80' McCullough  90+5'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 2,793 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Carlisle United v Morecambe

13 October 2018 (2018-10-13) 13	Carlisle United	0–2	Morecambe	Carlisle
15:00 BST		Report	Leitch-Smith 14' Oliver 26'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,569 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Morecambe v Colchester United

20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 14	Morecambe	0–1	Colchester United	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Cranston  52' Ellison  86'	Report	Senior 45' Pell  61' Dickenson  81'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,839 Referee: Andy Haines

Morecambe v Mansfield Town

23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) 15	Morecambe	0–1	Mansfield Town	Morecambe
19:45 BST	Ellison  21' Oliver  56' Conlan  72'	Report	Bishop 36' Khan  72' Pearce  72' Preston  82'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,355 Referee: Robert Lewis

Newport County v Morecambe

27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 16	Newport County	1–1	Morecambe	Newport
15:00 BST	Amond 1' O'Brien  8' Matt  59'	Report	Ellison 77'  86'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,206 Referee: Ollie Yates

Morecambe v Yeovil Town

3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 17	Morecambe	2–1	Yeovil Town	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Leitch-Smith 23' Oates 48' Lavelle  58' Cranston  90'	Report	Olomola  10' 68' James  16' Zoko  78'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,406 Referee: Peter Wright

Forest Green Rovers v Morecambe

17 November 2018 (2018-11-17) 18	Forest Green Rovers	0–1	Morecambe	Nailsworth
15:00 GMT	Archibald  45' Digby  90+2'	Report	Wildig 86' Leitch-Smith  90+2'	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 3,085 Referee: Ben Toner

Morecambe v Notts County

24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 19	Morecambe	1–1	Notts County	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Ellison 88'	Report	Dennis 52' Husin  71'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,658 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Milton Keynes Dons v Morecambe

27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) 20	Milton Keynes Dons	2–0	Morecambe	Denbigh
19:45 GMT	Gilbey 58', 84'	Report	Oswell  59'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 5,726 Referee: John Busby

Morecambe v Port Vale

8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 21	Morecambe	2–2	Port Vale	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Leitch-Smith 27' Oswell 40' Ellison  83' Mandeville  90+3'	Report	Montaño  49' Kay 83' Rawlinson  85' Pope 87'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,769 Referee: Andy Haines

Lincoln City v Morecambe

15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 22	Lincoln City	3–1	Morecambe	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Anderson 7' Akinde 33' (pen.) Shackell 37' O'Connor  55'	Report	Conlan  61' Ellison 80' Lavelle  87'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 7,975 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Morecambe v Cambridge United

22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 23	Morecambe	3–0	Cambridge United	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Yarney  37' Oliver 66' Cranston  74' Tutte 87'  87' Ellison 90+1'	Report	Darling  33'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,439 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Tranmere Rovers v Morecambe

26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 24	Tranmere Rovers	3–1	Morecambe	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Stockton 3'  37' Norwood 29' Harris 45' Ellis  86'	Report	Wildig  57' Mills  65' Cranston 66'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7,483 Referee: Scott Oldham

Colchester United v Morecambe

29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 25	Colchester United	0–0	Morecambe	Colchester
15:00 GMT		Report	Mendes Gomes  63'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,653 Referee: John Busby

Morecambe v Carlisle United

1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 26	Morecambe	0–2	Carlisle United	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Oliver  89' Cranston  89'	Report	Devitt 15' Etuhu  40' Sowerby 76' Gerrard  89'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 3,749 Referee: Ben Toner

Morecambe v Crewe Alexandra

5 January 2019 (2019-01-05) 27	Morecambe	2–2	Crewe Alexandra	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Oates  55' Tutte 63' Mandeville  75' Ellison 84' Cranston  90+2'	Report	Jones 27' Porter 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,662 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Exeter City v Morecambe

12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 28	Exeter City	0–0	Morecambe	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Moxey  53' Law  68'	Report	Ellison  90+2'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,113 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Morecambe v Stevenage

19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 29	Morecambe	1–2	Stevenage	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Ellison 70'	Report	Kennedy 25' (pen.) Timlin  64' Wilkinson 90+4'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,422 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Northampton Town v Morecambe

26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) 30	Northampton Town	1–1	Morecambe	Northampton
14:00 GMT	Pierre  15' Elšnik 22'	Report	Lavelle  36' Bennett 52'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,512 Referee: Lee Collins

Oldham Athletic v Morecambe

2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) P	Oldham Athletic	P–P	Morecambe	Oldham
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Boundary Park
Note: Fixture postponed due to pitch unplayable.[8]

Morecambe v Bury

9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 31	Morecambe	2–3	Bury	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Mills  58' Bennett 65'  89' Old 69'	Report	Mayor 17' O'Shea 45+4', 59'  60'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 2,665 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Port Vale v Morecambe

16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) 32	Port Vale	0–1	Morecambe	Burslem
15:00 GMT	Pope 20' Kay  68' Hannant  72'	Report	Kenyon  31' Mendes Gomes  63' Cranston  72' Collins 75'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,147 Referee: John Busby

Oldham Athletic v Morecambe

19 February 2019 (2019-02-19) 33	Oldham Athletic	1–2	Morecambe	Oldham
19:45 GMT	Clarke  68' Baxter 76'	Report	Cranston 4'  74' Collins 90'  90+1'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,218 Referee: Andy Haines

Morecambe v Lincoln City

23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 34	Morecambe	0–2	Lincoln City	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Conlan  67'	Report	Andrade 10', 57' Bostwick  77'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 2,352 Referee: Martin Coy

Yeovil Town v Morecambe

2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 35	Yeovil Town	3–2	Morecambe	Yeovil
15:00 GMT	Santos  42' Abrahams 58', 62' Seager 87' Zoko  90+2'	Report	Bennett 22' Kenyon  47' Sutton  57' Old 83' Halstead  89' Cranston  90+1' Ellison  90+2'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 2,521 Referee: Antony Coggins

Morecambe v Forest Green Rovers

9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 36	Morecambe	3–0	Forest Green Rovers	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Oates 6' Collins 35' Kenyon 71'	Report		Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,528 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Morecambe v Milton Keynes Dons

12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 37	Morecambe	4–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Morecambe
19:45 GMT	Bennett 21', 57' Cissé 41' (o.g.) Collins 86'	Report	Hesketh  40' Cissé  45' Agard 70', 76' Aneke  90+1'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,460 Referee: Ross Joyce

Notts County v Morecambe

16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 38	Notts County	0–0	Morecambe	Nottingham
15:00 GMT	Rose  50' Doyle  90+5'	Report	Bennett  14' Mingoia  33' Cranston  67' Fleming  86' Halstead  90+5'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,813 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Swindon Town v Morecambe

23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) 39	Swindon Town	4–0	Morecambe	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Robinson 10' Woolery 42' Conroy 66' Bennett  80' 81'	Report	Kenyon  36'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,707 Referee: Nick Kinseley

Morecambe v Crawley Town

30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 40	Morecambe	1–0	Crawley Town	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Mandeville 82'	Report	McNerney  66'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 2,445 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Macclesfield Town v Morecambe

6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 41	Macclesfield Town	1–1	Morecambe	Macclesfield
15:00 BST	Durrell 33'	Report	Mills 26'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 2,072 Referee: Lee Probert

Morecambe v Grimsby Town

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

Mansfield Town v Morecambe

19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 43	Mansfield Town	4–0	Morecambe	Mansfield
15:00 BST	Mellis 30' Pearce  45' 70' Sweeney  54' Hamilton 73' Benning 85'	Report	Fleming  28' Kenyon  36' Mills  50'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 5,177 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Morecambe v Cheltenham Town

22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 44	Morecambe	4–0	Cheltenham Town	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Oliver 49' Ellison 53' Lavelle 81' Collins 85'	Report	Thomas  75' Bingham  80'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 3,066 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Cambridge United v Morecambe

27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 45	Cambridge United	1–2	Morecambe	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Deegan  85' Knowles 90+2'	Report	Collins 9' Lavelle  33' Cranston  83' 87'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,083 Referee: Nick Kinseley

Morecambe v Newport County

4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 46	Morecambe	1–1	Newport County	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Collins 20' Oliver  42' Fleming  63' Lavelle  90'	Report	O'Brien  55' Matt 87'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 2,776 Referee: Neil Hair

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.^[9]

Morecambe v Halifax Town

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) First round	Morecambe	0–0	Halifax Town	Morecambe
15:00 GMT		Report	Skarz  25' Odelusi  56' Maher  73'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,736 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Halifax Town v Morecambe

20 November 2018 (2018-11-20) First round replay	Halifax Town	1–0	Morecambe	Halifax
19:45 GMT	King 12' Clarke  19' Kosylo  69'	Report	Cranston  54' Leitch-Smith  64'	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 1,218 Referee: Martin Coy

EFL Cup

Main article: 2018–19 EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.^[10]

Preston North End v Morecambe

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) First round	Preston North End	3–1	Morecambe	Preston
19:45 BST	Barker 14' Moult 33' Fisher  45+1' Burke 58'	Report	Mandeville 45+2'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 6,077 Referee: Tom Nield

EFL Trophy

On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.^[11]

Pos	Lge	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Sunderland	3	2	1	0	0	4	1	+3	8	Round 2
2	ACA	Stoke City U21	3	1	1	1	0	3	2	+1	6
3	L2	Carlisle United	3	1	0	1	1	5	6	−1	4
4	L2	Morecambe	3	0	0	0	3	3	6	−3	0

Source: EFL.com

Carlisle United v Morecambe

4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Group Stage	Carlisle United	3–2	Morecambe	Carlisle
19:45 BST	Glendon 13' Gillesphey 38' Yates 76'	Report	Oliver 6' Piggott 24' Jagne  33'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 1,213 Referee: Andy Haines

Morecambe v Stoke City U23

9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Group Stage	Morecambe	1–2	Stoke City U23	Morecambe
19:45 BST	Oswell 26' Conlan  59'	Report	Shenton 9' Campbell 57' Tymon  65' Pemberton  90+1'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 512 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Morecambe v Sunderland

13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) Group Stage	Morecambe	0–1	Sunderland	Morecambe
19:45 GMT	Kenyon  35' Cuvelier  45+2' Thompson  54'	Report	Maja 90+1'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 2,377 Referee: Paul Marsden

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	CM		Lamin Jagne	Free agent	—	[12]
1 July 2018	CF		Carlos Mendes Gomes	West Didsbury & Chorlton	Free transfer	[12]
1 July 2018	RB		Zak Mills	Grimsby Town	Free transfer	[13]
1 July 2018	LW		Rhys Oates	Hartlepool United	Free transfer	[13]
1 July 2018	CF		Jason Oswell	Stockport County	Undisclosed	[14]
1 July 2018	RB		James Sinclair	GAIS	Free transfer	[15]
1 July 2018	CM		Andrew Tutte	Bury	Free transfer	[16]
3 July 2018	LB		Jordan Cranston	Cheltenham Town	Free transfer	[17]
9 July 2018	GK		Mark Halstead	Southport	Free transfer	[18]
23 July 2018	GK		Dawid Szczepaniak	Airbus UK Broughton	Free transfer	[19]
8 August 2018	CF		A-Jay Leitch-Smith	Shrewsbury Town	Free transfer	[20]
26 October 2018	CM		Florent Cuvelier	Walsall	Free transfer	[21]
9 January 2019	CB		Ritchie Sutton	Tranmere Rovers	Free transfer	[22]
9 February 2019	RW		Aaron Collins	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Free transfer	[23]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	LB		Patrick Brough	Falkirk	Released	[24][25]
1 July 2018	CF		Reece Deakin	Free agent	Released	[24]
1 July 2018	CF		Luke Jordan	Chester	Released	[24][26]
1 July 2018	RB		Aaron McGowan	Hamilton Academical	Free transfer	[27]
1 July 2018	CF		Adam McGurk	Nuneaton Town	Released	[24][28]
1 July 2018	GK		Danijel Nizic	Western Sydney Wanderers	Mutual consent	[29][30]
1 July 2018	DM		Michael Rose	Macclesfield Town	Released	[24][31]
1 July 2018	CF		Rhys Turner	Barrow	Released	[24][32]
1 July 2018	CB		Dean Winnard	Southport	Released	[24][33]
1 July 2018	LM		Steven Yawson	Free agent	Released	[24]
4 July 2018	LB		Leif Davis	Leeds United	Undisclosed	[34]
2 January 2019	RW		Garry Thompson	Workington	Released	[35][36]
5 January 2019	CF		Jason Oswell	Wrexham	Undisclosed	[37]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
12 July 2018	CF		Liam Mandeville	Doncaster Rovers	31 May 2019	[38]
10 August 2018	CB		Josef Yarney	Newcastle United	10 January 2019	[39][40]
31 August 2018	CF		Joe Piggott	Wigan Athletic	1 January 2019	[41]
4 January 2019	CB		Paul McKay	Cardiff City	31 May 2019	[42]
17 January 2019	CF		Richie Bennett	Morecambe	31 May 2019	[43]
31 January 2019	CF		Sam Dalby	Leeds United	31 May 2019	[44]
31 January 2019	RM		Piero Mingoia	Accrington Stanley	31 May 2019	[45]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
20 July 2018	RW		Gilmàr	Global Cebu	31 December 2018	[46]
3 August 2018	SS		Adam Campbell	Carlisle United	1 January 2019	[47]
17 August 2018	DM		Tyler Brownsword	Skelmersdale United	September 2018	[48]
17 August 2018	CF		Kyle Hawley	Skelmersdale United	September 2018	[48]

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