# 2018–19 Portsmouth F.C. season

The 2018–19 season was Portsmouth's second season in EFL League One. Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

## Players
### Squad details

    As of 16 May 2019
| No. | Name | Pos. | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Club apps | Club goals | Int. caps | Int. goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Contract End |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Luke McGee | GK | Edgware | (1995-09-02) 2 September 1995 (age 29) | 55 | 0 | – | – | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 July 2017 | Undisc. | 30 June 2020 |
| 15 | Craig MacGillivray | GK | Harrogate | 12 January 1993 (age 25) | 56 | 0 | - | - | Shrewsbury Town | 1 July 2018 | Free | 30 June 2021 |
| 35 | Alex Bass | GK | Huntingdon | (1998-04-01) 1 April 1998 (age 26) | 4 | 0 | – | – | Academy | 12 August 2014 | Trainee | 30 June 2021 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Anton Walkes | RB/DM | Lewisham | 8 February 1997 (age 20) | 47 | 2 | - | - | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 July 2018 | Undisc. | 30 June 2020 |
| 3 | Lee Brown | LB | Farnborough | 10 August 1990 (age 27) | 51 | 0 | – | – | Bristol Rovers | 1 July 2018 | Free | 30 June 2020 |
| 5 | Matt Clarke | CB | Barham | (1996-09-22) 22 September 1996 (age 28) | 175 | 9 | – | – | Ipswich Town | 20 May 2016 | Swap | 30 June 2020 |
| 6 | Christian Burgess | CB | Barking | (1991-10-07) 7 October 1991 (age 33) | 165 | 8 | – | – | Peterborough Utd. | 25 June 2015 | Undisc. | 30 June 2020 |
| 16 | Jack Whatmough | CB | Gosport | (1996-08-19) 19 August 1996 (age 28) | 96 | 1 | – | – | Academy | 19 August 2013 | Trainee | 30 June 2021 |
| 20 | Nathan Thompson | RB/CB/DM | Chester | (1990-11-09) 9 November 1990 (age 34) | 78 | 1 | – | – | Swindon Town | 22 June 2017 | Free | 30 June 2019 |
| 31 | Matthew Casey | CB | Portsmouth | 13 November 1999 (age 19) | 3 | 0 | - | - | Academy | 1 May 2018 | Trainee | 30 June 2020 |
| 36 | Haji Mnoga | RB | Portsmouth | 16 April 2002 (age 16) | 3 | 0 | - | - | Academy | 28 June 2018 | Trainee | 30 June 2020 |
| 38 | Brandon Haunstrup | LB | Waterlooville | (1996-10-26) 26 October 1996 (age 28) | 38 | 0 | – | – | Academy | 25 June 2015 | Trainee | 30 June 2020 |
| 39 | Joe Hancott | LB | Isle of Wight | (2001-03-08) 8 March 2001 (age 23) | 1 | 0 | – | – | Academy | 15 August 2017 | Trainee | 30 June 2019 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Tom Naylor | CM/CB | Sutton-in-Ashfield | 28 June 1991 (age 27) | 53 | 4 | – | – | Burton Albion | 1 July 2018 | Free | 30 June 2021 |
| 10 | Jamal Lowe | RW/LW | Harrow | (1994-07-21) 21 July 1994 (age 30) | 119 | 29 | – | – | Hampton & Richmond | 1 January 2017 | Undisc. | 30 June 2020 |
| 14 | Andy Cannon | CM/AM | Ashton-under-Lyne | 14 March 1996 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | - | - | Rochdale | 2 January 2018 | Undisc. | 30 June 2021 |
| 17 | Dion Donohue | CM/LM/LB | Bodedern | (1993-08-26) 26 August 1993 (age 31) | 48 | 1 | – | – | Chesterfield | 18 August 2017 | Undisc. | 30 June 2019 |
| 18 | Louis Dennis | RW/LW | Hendon | 9 October 1992 (age 25) | 8 | 1 | – | – | Bromley | 1 July 2018 | Free | 30 June 2020 |
| 19 | Viv Solomon-Otabor | LW | London | 2 January 1996 (age 23) | 10 | 1 | - | - | Birmingham City | 31 January 2019 | Loan | 31 May 2019 |
| 24 | Bryn Morris | CM | Hartlepool | 25 April 1996 (age 22) | 8 | 1 | - | - | Shrewsbury Town | 14 January 2018 | Undisc. | 30 June 2021 |
| 26 | Gareth Evans | RW/RB | Macclesfield | (1988-04-26) 26 April 1988 (age 36) | 187 | 31 | – | – | Fleetwood Town | 28 July 2015 | Free | 30 June 2021 |
| 30 | Adam May | CM | Southampton | (1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 (age 27) | 30 | 0 | – | – | Academy | 17 April 2015 | Trainee | 30 June 2020 |
| 33 | Ben Close | CM | Portsmouth | (1996-08-08) 8 August 1996 (age 28) | 118 | 11 | – | – | Academy | 9 May 2014 | Trainee | 30 June 2021 |
| 37 | Lloyd Isgrove | LW | Yeovil | 12 January 1993 (age 26) | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | Barnsley | 30 January 2019 | Loan | 31 May 2019 |
| 39 | Freddie Read | CM | Southsea | 27 October 2000 (age 18) | 2 | 0 | - | - | Academy | 30 June 2017 | Trainee | 30 June 2019 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Brett Pitman | ST | Saint Helier | (1988-01-31) 31 January 1988 (age 37) | 83 | 37 | – | – | Ipswich Town | 13 July 2017 | Undisc. | 30 June 2020 |
| 9 | Oliver Hawkins | ST/CB | Ealing | (1992-04-08) 8 April 1992 (age 32) | 83 | 18 | – | – | Dagenham & Redbridge | 31 August 2017 | Undisc. | 30 June 2020 |
| 11 | Ronan Curtis | LW/ST | London | 29 March 1996 (age 22) | 49 | 12 | 2 | – | Derry City | 1 July 2018 | Undisc. | 30 June 2020 |
| 22 | Omar Bogle | ST | Sandwell | 26 July 1993 (age 25) | 14 | 4 | - | - | Cardiff City | 28 January 2018 | Loan | 31 May 2019 |
| 29 | Leon Maloney | ST | Isle of Wight | 13 May 2001 (age 17) | 1 | 0 | - | - | Academy | 30 June 2017 | Trainee | 30 June 2019 |
| 32 | James Vaughan | ST | Birmingham | 14 July 1988 (age 30) | 11 | 0 | - | - | Wigan Athletic | 31 January 2019 | Loan | 31 May 2019 |
| 34 | Dan Smith | ST/RB | Portsmouth | 5 September 1999 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | - | - | Academy | 30 June 2017 | Trainee | 30 June 2019 |
| 40 | Bradley Lethbridge | ST | Gosport | 22 October 2000 (age 18) | 2 | 0 | – | – | Academy | 31 August 2018 | Trainee | 30 June 2019 |

## Statistics

    As of 10 February 2019
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Luke McGee | 5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Anton Walkes | 28 | 1 | 16+5 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Lee Brown | 41 | 1 | 37+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Matthew Clarke | 48 | 4 | 39+0 | 3 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Christian Burgess | 25 | 2 | 13+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 2 | 5+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Tom Naylor | 41 | 4 | 35+0 | 4 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Brett Pitman | 32 | 9 | 10+15 | 7 | 2+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Oliver Hawkins | 37 | 9 | 25+7 | 6 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Jamal Lowe | 42 | 13 | 36+1 | 12 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | IRL | Ronan Curtis | 40 | 12 | 33+1 | 11 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Andy Cannon | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | GK | SCO | Craig MacGillvray | 44 | 0 | 39+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Jack Whatmough | 30 | 0 | 26+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | WAL | Dion Donohue | 13 | 1 | 5+5 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Louis Dennis | 5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Viv Solomon-Otabor | 6 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Nathan Thompson | 29 | 0 | 24+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | ENG | Omar Bogle | 9 | 4 | 7+2 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Bryn Morris | 4 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Gareth Evans | 44 | 11 | 30+6 | 9 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 |
| 32 | FW | ENG | James Vaughan | 7 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | ENG | Ben Close | 33 | 6 | 17+9 | 5 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 |
| 36 | DF | ENG | Haji Mnoga | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | ENG | Brandon Haunstrup | 10 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| Player(s) out on loan: ||||||||||||||
| 30 | MF | ENG | Adam May | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | ENG | Matthew Casey | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | ENG | Freddie Read | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | ENG | Bradley Lethbridge | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| Player(s) who have left the club: ||||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | ENG | Danny Rose | 5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | IRL | Joe Mason | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Conor Chaplin | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | David Wheeler | 16 | 2 | 1+10 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 32 | MF | ENG | Ben Thompson | 27 | 3 | 19+4 | 2 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | ENG | Andre Green | 11 | 4 | 2+4 | 0 | 0+2 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 2 |

### Goals record

    As of 10 February 2019
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total |
| 1 | 10 | | RW | Jamal Lowe | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | 11 | | LW | Ronan Curtis | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | 26 | | RW | Gareth Evans | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | 8 | | CF | Brett Pitman | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | 9 | | CF | Oliver Hawkins | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | 33 | | CM | Ben Close | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | 22 | | CF | Omar Bogle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | 37 | | RW | Andre Green | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | 5 | | CB | Matthew Clarke | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 7 | | CM | Tom Naylor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 32 | | CM | Ben Thompson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | 22 | | RW | David Wheeler | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | 2 | | RB | Anton Walkes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 3 | | LB | Lee Brown | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 17 | | CM | Dion Donohue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 19 | | LW | Viv Solomon-Otabor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 24 | | CM | Bryn Morris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 65 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 85 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 10 February 2019
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy | League Trophy | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | 7 | | CM | Tom Naylor | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 20 | | RB | Nathan Thompson | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 10 | | RW | Jamal Lowe | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 11 | | LW | Ronan Curtis | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | | CB | Christian Burgess | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 16 | | CB | Jack Whatmough | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 32 | | CM | Ben Thompson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 3 | | LB | Lee Brown | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 26 | | RW | Gareth Evans | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 9 | | CF | Oliver Hawkins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 33 | | CM | Ben Close | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 5 | | CB | Matt Clarke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 17 | | CM | Dion Donohue | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2 | | RB | Anton Walkes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 8 | | CF | Brett Pitman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | | RW | Louis Dennis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 22 | | CF | Omar Bogle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 22 | | RW | David Wheeler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 32 | | CF | James Vaughan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 79 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 0 | 1 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2018 | LB | Lee Brown | Bristol Rovers | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2018 | LW | Ronan Curtis | Derry City | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2018 | CF | Louis Dennis | Bromley | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2018 | GK | Craig MacGillivray | Shrewsbury Town | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2018 | DM | Tom Naylor | Burton Albion | Free transfer |
| 18 July 2018 | RB | Anton Walkes | Tottenham Hotspur | £200,000 |
| 31 July 2018 | GK | Petar Đurin | Atalanta | Undisclosed |
| 21 September 2018 | FW | Eoin Teggart | Cliftonville | Undisclosed |
| 2 January 2019 | RB | Andy Cannon | Rochdale | Undisclosed |
| 14 January 2019 | DM | Bryn Morris | Shrewsbury Town | Undisclosed |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2018 | CM | Jez Bedford | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | ST | Nicke Kabamba | Havant & Waterlooville | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | CM | Theo Widdrington | Bristol Rovers | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | RW | Kal Naismith | Wigan Athletic | Released |
| 18 July 2018 | RM | Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain | Notts County | Free transfer |
| 4 January 2019 | SS | Conor Chaplin | Coventry City | Undisclosed |
| 17 January 2019 | CM | Danny Rose | Swindon Town | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Name | From | End date |
| 7 August 2018 | RM | David Wheeler | Queens Park Rangers | 24 January 2019 |
| 17 August 2018 | CM | Ben Thompson | Millwall | 8 January 2019 |
| 29 August 2018 | LW | Andre Green | Aston Villa | 17 January 2019 |
| 31 August 2018 | CF | Joe Mason | Wolverhampton Wanderers | February 2019 |
| 28 January 2019 | CF | Omar Bogle | Cardiff City | 31 May 2019 |
| 30 January 2019 | LW | Lloyd Isgrove | Barnsley | 31 May 2019 |
| 31 January 2019 | LW | Viv Solomon-Otabor | Birmingham City | 31 May 2019 |
| 31 January 2019 | CF | James Vaughan | Wigan Athletic | 31 May 2019 |

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Name | To | End date |
| 9 July 2018 | GK | Alex Bass | Torquay United | 31 May 2019 |
| 25 July 2018 | FW | Bradley Lethbridge | Bognor Regis Town | December 2018 |
| 25 July 2018 | MF | Dan Smith | Bognor Regis Town | December 2018 |
| 30 August 2018 | SS | Conor Chaplin | Coventry City | 4 January 2019 |
| 20 September 2018 | CM | Adam May | Aldershot Town | 5 December 2018 |
| 10 October 2018 | CB | Joe Dandy | Bognor Regis Town | November 2018 |
| 13 November 2018 | MF | Leon Maloney | Bognor Regis Town | December 2018 |
| 13 November 2018 | MF | Freddie Read | Bognor Regis Town | December 2018 |
| 21 February 2019 | MF | Dan Smith | Cork City | 31 May 2019 |
| 22 February 2019 | MF | Leon Maloney | Bognor Regis Town | 31 May 2019 |
| 2 March 2019 | DF | Joe Hancott | Basingstoke Town | Youth loan |
| 16 March 2019 | GK | Petar Durin | Bognor Regis Town | April 2019 |

## Competitions
### Friendlies

Portsmouth announced they will face Cork City, Havant & Waterlooville, Stevenage, Swindon Town and FC Utrecht as part of the pre-season preparations.

### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Barnsley (P) | 46 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 80 | 39 | +41 | 91 | Promotion to the EFL Championship |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic (O, P) | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 73 | 40 | +33 | 88 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 46 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 83 | 51 | +32 | 88 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 5 | Sunderland | 46 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 80 | 47 | +33 | 85 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 6 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 76 | 58 | +18 | 73 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
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 | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H |
| Result | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | L | W | W | L | L | L | D | D | D | D | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | D |
| Position | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |

#### Matches

On 21 June 2018, the League One fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.

#### Play-offs
### FA Cup

The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October. The draw for the second round was made live on BBC and BT by Mark Schwarzer and Glenn Murray on 12 November. The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018. The fourth round draw was made live on BBC by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme from Wolverhampton on 7 January 2019.

### EFL Cup

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

### EFL Trophy

On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced. The draw for the second round was made live on Talksport by Leon Britton and Steve Claridge on 16 November. On 8 December, the third round draw was drawn by Alan McInally and Matt Le Tissier on Soccer Saturday. The Quarter-final draw was made conducted on Sky Sports by Don Goodman and Thomas Frank on 10 January 2019. The draw for the semi-finals took place on 25 January live on Talksport.
| Pos | Lge | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | Portsmouth | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | Round 2 |
| 2 | ACA | Tottenham Hotspur U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | Round 2 |
| 3 | L1 | Gillingham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 3 | |
| 4 | L2 | Crawley Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | |