2018–19 Morecambe F.C. season

Morecambe F.C.
2018–19 season
Chairmen	Peter McGuigan; (up to 30 October 2018); Graham Howse & Rod Taylor; (co-chairmen from 10 November 2018)
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
	← 2017–18 2019–20 →
	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]

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

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

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

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

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

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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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	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

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

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

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

The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.^[9]

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

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

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

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	Round 2
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

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

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

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	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	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	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	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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