2018–19 Leeds United F.C. season

The 2018–19 season saw Leeds United competing in the Championship (known as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) for a ninth successive season.

Leeds United
2018–19 season
ChairmanAndrea Radrizzani
Head coachMarcelo Bielsa
StadiumElland Road
Championship3rd
Play-offsSemi-finals
FA CupThird round
EFL CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kemar Roofe (14)

All:
Kemar Roofe (15)
Highest home attendance37,004 vs Sheffield United
(17 March 2019, Championship)
Lowest home attendance18,652 vs Preston North End
(28 August 2018, EFL Cup)
Average home league attendance33,834

Season summary

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Leeds' season started with an impressive win against relegated Stoke City at Elland Road, followed by a 4–1 win against Frank Lampard's Derby County at Pride Park, moving Leeds up to 3rd in the Championship table.

Leeds' first defeat of the season was against former manager Garry Monk's Birmingham City in mid September, but by the turn of the year the side were in pole position, despite a 4–2 defeat to Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on 1 January 2019.

Before a 2–0 victory over Derby County on 11 January 2019,[1] manager Marcelo Bielsa admitted he had sent a spy to Derby's training ground,[2] after reports emerged in the press that a man was spotted the previous day outside the training ground.[3][4] Derby manager Frank Lampard was critical of Bielsa's method.[5] On 12 January, Leeds United released a statement in response to the incident.[6] Tottenham Hotspur Manager Mauricio Pochettino described the incident as 'not a big deal' and commonplace in Argentina.[7]

On 15 January, the EFL announced they would be investigating the incident.[8] With intense media scrutiny on what was coined 'Spygate' in the media,[9][10][11] Bielsa announced a press briefing on 16 January 2019, where he gave a detailed analysis of his research on a PowerPoint presentation to the gathered media and journalists, detailing his meticulousness, thoroughness and preparation over his opponents,[12][13] with some journalists in attendance describing it as a 'coaching masterclass' and 'genius'.[14][15][16]

The 'Spygate' saga was resolved on 18 February, when Leeds were fined a sum of £200,000 by the EFL for breach of a portion of Rule 3.4 of EFL Regulations ("In all matters and transactions relating to The League each Club shall behave towards each other Club and The League with the utmost good faith."),[17][18] with the EFL also announcing a new rule as a result, that teams could not watch opposition training up to 72 hours before a game.[19] It was subsequently revealed, by Bielsa, that he paid the £200,000 fine in full himself.[20]

Towards the end of January, Leeds missed out on signing Daniel James with the deal being pulled on the final day, but did sign Kiko Casilla from Real Madrid.

The team's form dipped in January and February, whilst some pointed towards the implications of Spygate, Bielsa refused to make excuses outside of himself.

Damaging defeats in March to Sheffield United and Birmingham City had left the promotion race out of their hands, and would need Norwich City and Sheffield United to slip up in order for Leeds to be promoted automatically. Two wins against Preston North End and Sheffield Wednesday briefly raised hopes before losses to 10 man Wigan at home and an away loss to Brentford would mean the side enter the playoffs.

This rendered their last two games almost meaningless, however they didn't go by quietly. The visit of Aston Villa saw tempers flare during the second half. The officials waved away calls for a foul as Mateusz Klich took the lead for the Whites.

As players and staff broke out into a fracas, Marcelo Bielsa ordered his players to stand aside and Aston Villa were able to equaliser through an unopposed goal. The Leeds manager and his side later won the 2019 FIFA Fair Play award for their sportsmanship in this action.

Leeds entered the playoffs and played Derby County over two legs. In the first leg at Pride Park, Kemar Roofe handed Leeds a lead in the tie before returning to Elland Road.

Stuart Dallas gave the side a 2-0 aggregate lead, before a mix up between Kiko Casilla and Liam Cooper just before half time allowed Jack Marriott to reduce the deficit and give Frank Lampard's Derby County hope.

Negativity crept in and the home side threw the second leg away, allowing Derby to win 3-4 on aggregate. Jack Marriott's late goal sending Frank Lampard's Derby County to the playoff final.

Pre-season and friendlies

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Leeds United announced pre-season friendlies against Forest Green Rovers, York City, Southend United, Oxford United, Guiseley and Las Palmas.[21]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

17 July 2018 (2018-07-17) Friendly Forest Green Rovers 1–2 Leeds United Nailsworth
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 3,250
Referee: Sam Allison
19 July 2018 (2018-07-19) Friendly York City 1–1 Leeds United York
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 4,400
Referee: Ross Joyce
22 July 2018 (2018-07-22) Friendly Southend United 1–1 Leeds United Southend
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 3,815
Referee: Gavin Ward
24 July 2018 (2018-07-24) Friendly Oxford United 4–3 Leeds United Oxford
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 4,727
Referee: Anthony Coggins
26 July 2018 (2018-07-26) Friendly Guiseley 3–4 Leeds United Guiseley
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Nethermoor Park
Attendance: 3,366
Referee: Jonathan Moss
29 July 2018 (2018-07-29) Friendly Leeds United 1–0 Las Palmas Leeds
15:00 BST
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 11,449
Referee: Andy Madley

Competitions

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Championship

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Norwich City (C, P) 46 27 13 6 93 57 +36 94 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Sheffield United (P) 46 26 11 9 78 41 +37 89
3 Leeds United 46 25 8 13 73 50 +23 83 Qualification for Championship play-offs[a]
4 West Bromwich Albion 46 23 11 12 87 62 +25 80
5 Aston Villa (O, P) 46 20 16 10 82 61 +21 76
6 Derby County 46 20 14 12 69 54 +15 74
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[22]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

Results summary

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OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 25 8 13 73 50  +23 83 14 4 5 38 21  +17 11 4 8 35 29  +6

Last updated: 5 May 2019.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

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Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHAHHAAHAHHAAHHAHAAHHAHAAHAHHAHAAHHAAHHAHA
ResultWWWDWDDWLDWDLWDWLWWWWWWWLLWLWLDWWLWWWLWLWWLLDL
Position3221111112134121332221111111122113222323223333
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2019. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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5 August 2018 (2018-08-05) 1 Leeds United 3–1 Stoke City Leeds
16:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 34,126
Referee: Scott Duncan
11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2 Derby County 1–4 Leeds United Derby
17:30 BST Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 27,311
Referee: Peter Bankes
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 3 Leeds United 2–0 Rotherham United Leeds
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 33,699
Referee: Robert Jones
21 August 2018 (2018-08-21) 4 Swansea City 2–2 Leeds United Swansea
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,860
Referee: Andy Davies
25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 5 Norwich City 0–3 Leeds United Norwich
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,944
Referee: Simon Hooper
31 August 2018 (2018-08-31) 6 Leeds United 0–0 Middlesbrough Leeds
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 35,417
Referee: Tim Robinson
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 7 Millwall 1–1 Leeds United Bermondsey
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 17,195
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
18 September 2018 (2018-09-18) 8 Leeds United 3–0 Preston North End Leeds
19:45 BST
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 27,729
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 9 Leeds United 1–2 Birmingham City Leeds
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 34,800
Referee: Peter Bankes
28 September 2018 (2018-09-28) 10 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Leeds United Sheffield
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 26,717
Referee: Robert Jones
2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) 11 Hull City 0–1 Leeds United Hull
19:45 BST Report
Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 13,798
Referee: Darren Bond
6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12 Leeds United 1–1 Brentford Leeds
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 31,880
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 13 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Leeds United Blackburn
12:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 20,929
Referee: Darren England
24 October 2018 (2018-10-24) 14 Leeds United 2–0 Ipswich Town Leeds
19:45 BST
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 29,082
Referee: Craig Pawson
27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 15 Leeds United 1–1 Nottingham Forest Leeds
17:30 BST
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 34,308
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
4 November 2018 (2018-11-04) 16 Wigan Athletic 1–2 Leeds United Wigan
13:30 GMT
Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 14,799
Referee: Andy Davies
10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) 17 West Bromwich Albion 4–1 Leeds United West Bromwich
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,661
Referee: Lee Mason
24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 18 Leeds United 2–0 Bristol City Leeds
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 34,333
Referee: Scott Duncan
27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) 19 Leeds United 1–0 Reading Leeds
19:45 GMT
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 27,806
Referee: Mike Dean
1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) 20 Sheffield United 0–1 Leeds United Sheffield
12:30 GMT Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 25,794
Referee: Oliver Langford
8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 21 Leeds United 2–1 Queens Park Rangers Leeds
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 33,781
Referee: Peter Bankes
15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 22 Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Leeds United Bolton
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 17,484
Referee: Robert Jones
23 December 2018 (2018-12-23) 23 Aston Villa 2–3 Leeds United Birmingham
13:30 GMT Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,411
Referee: Andrew Madley
26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 24 Leeds United 3–2 Blackburn Rovers Leeds
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 34,863
Referee: Steve Martin
29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 25 Leeds United 0–2 Hull City Leeds
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 35,754
Referee: John Brooks
1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 26 Nottingham Forest 4–2 Leeds United Nottingham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 29,530
Referee: Darren England
11 January 2019 (2019-01-11) 27 Leeds United 2–0 Derby County Leeds
19:45 GMT
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 34,668
Referee: Andy Davies
19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 28 Stoke City 2–1 Leeds United Stoke
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 28,586
Referee: Gavin Ward
26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) 29 Rotherham United 1–2 Leeds United Rotherham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 11,259
Referee: Tim Robinson
2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 30 Leeds United 1–3 Norwich City Leeds
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,524
Referee: Stuart Attwell
9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 31 Middlesbrough 1–1 Leeds United Middlesbrough
13:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 30,881
Referee: Darren England
13 February 2019 (2019-02-13) 32 Leeds United 2–1 Swansea City Leeds
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 34,044
Referee: David Webb
23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 33 Leeds United 2–1 Bolton Wanderers Leeds
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 34,144
Referee: Tony Harrington
26 February 2019 (2019-02-26) 34 Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Leeds United Shepherd's Bush
19:45 GMT
Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 14,763
Referee: Andy Davies
1 March 2019 (2019-03-01) 35 Leeds United 4–0 West Bromwich Albion Leeds
19:45 GMT
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 35,888
Referee: Tim Robinson
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 36 Bristol City 0–1 Leeds United Bristol
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 24,832
Referee: Peter Bankes
12 March 2018 37 Reading 0–3 Leeds United Reading
20:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 17,101
Referee: Gavin Ward
16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 38 Leeds United 0–1 Sheffield United Leeds
12:30 GMT Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 37,004
Referee: David Coote
30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 39 Leeds United 3–2 Millwall Leeds
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 34,910
Referee: Darren Bond
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 40 Birmingham City 1–0 Leeds United Bordesley
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: St Andrews
Attendance: 24,197
Referee: Mike Dean
9 April 2019 (2019-04-09) 41 Preston North End 0–2 Leeds United Preston
19:45 BST Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 18,019
Referee: Robert Jones
13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 42 Leeds United 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday Leeds
17:30 BST Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,461
Referee: Tim Robinson
19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 43 Leeds United 1–2 Wigan Athletic Leeds
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 34,758
Referee: Scott Duncan
22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 44 Brentford 2–0 Leeds United Brentford
17:15 BST
Report Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,580
Referee: Keith Stroud
28 April 2019 (2019-04-28) 45 Leeds United 1–1 Aston Villa Leeds
12:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,786
Referee: Stuart Attwell
5 May 2019 (2019-05-05) 46 Ipswich Town 3–2 Leeds United Ipswich
12:15 BST
Report
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 20,895
Referee: Gavin Ward

Play-offs

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11 May 2019 (2019-05-11) Derby County 0–1 Leeds United Derby
17:15 BST Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 31,723
Referee: Craig Pawson
15 May 2019 (2019-05-15) Leeds United 2–4
(3–4 agg.)
Derby County Leeds
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,326
Referee: Anthony Taylor

FA Cup

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6 January 2019 (2019-01-06) 3 Queens Park Rangers 2–1 Leeds United Shepherd's Bush
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 11,637
Referee: Geoff Eltringham

EFL Cup

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14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) 1 Leeds United 2–1 Bolton Wanderers Leeds
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 19,617
Referee: Andy Haines
28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) 2 Leeds United 0–2 Preston North End Leeds
19:45 BST Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 18,652
Referee: Tony Harrington

Statistics

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No. Pos. Name League Play-offs FA Cup EFL Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GKNorthern Ireland Bailey Peacock-Farrell 28000100029010
2DFEngland Luke Ayling 38220101042261
3DFScotland Barry Douglas 21(6)000000021(6)080
4MFEngland Adam Forshaw 19(11)010100021(11)030
6DFScotland Liam Cooper 36320000038360
7FWEngland Kemar Roofe 27(5)1411000(1)028(6)1560
9FWEngland Patrick Bamford 15(7)910002118(7)1030
10DFNorth Macedonia Ezgjan Alioski 44700100(2)045(2)7100
11FWWales Tyler Roberts 20(8)300102023(8)340
13GKEngland Will Huffer 100000001000
14MFSpain Samuel Sáiz 15(4)000001(1)116(5)140
15DFNorthern Ireland Stuart Dallas 10(16)222001013(16)420
18DFSweden Pontus Jansson 37(2)300002039(2)381
19MFSpain Pablo Hernández 37(2)1220000039(2)1260
20DFEngland Tom Pearce 0(2)0000(1)0202(3)000
22MFEngland Jack Harrison 32(5)420102037(5)420
23MFEngland Kalvin Phillips 42120002046181
27GKEngland Jamal Blackman 000000202000
28DFSwitzerland Gaetano Berardi 10(3)020000012(3)061
33GKSpain Kiko Casilla 17020000019021
34MFEngland Lewis Baker 2(9)00010205(9)020
35DFRepublic of Ireland Conor Shaughnessy 000000101000
36MFEngland Izzy Brown 0(1)00(1)000000(2)100
39FWEngland Ryan Edmondson 0(1)00000000(1)000
40DFEngland Leif Davis 1(3)00010002(3)000
43MFPoland Mateusz Klich 461020000(2)048(2)10100
46MFEngland Jamie Shackleton 3(16)01(1)010207(17)000
47FWEngland Jack Clarke 4(18)20(2)010005(20)210
48MFEngland Jordan Stevens 0(1)00000000(1)000
52DFFinland Aapo Halme 1(3)00011002(3)120
54MFEngland Clarke Oduor 00000(1)0000(1)000
57FWBulgaria Kun Temenuzhkov 00000(1)0000(1)000

Transfers

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Date Pos. Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2018DFEngland Joshveer ShergillEngland Walsall£25,000[23]
4 July 2018DFEngland Leif DavisEngland MorecambeUndisclosed[24]
28 July 2018DFScotland Barry DouglasEngland Wolverhampton Wanderers£3,000,000[25]
31 July 2018FWEngland Patrick BamfordEngland Middlesbrough£7,000,000[26]
17 January 2019GKSpain Kiko CasillaSpain Real MadridFree[27]
29 January 2019MFPoland Mateusz BoguszPoland Ruch ChorzówUndisclosed[28]
29 March 2019MFNorway Morten SpencerEngland Sunderland[29]
Date Pos. Name To Fee Ref.
19 June 2018GKGermany Felix WiedwaldGermany Eintracht FrankfurtUndisclosed[30]
1 July 2018FWNigeria Moses AbioyeUnattachedReleased[31]
MFSpain Madger Gomes[32]
DFEngland Matthew Keogh[31]
FWEngland Moise Kroma[31]
MFGuinea-Bissau Romario Vieira[31]
5 July 2018GKEngland Andy LonerganEngland MiddlesbroughFree[33]
14 July 2018FWSweden Marcus AntonssonSwedenMalmö FFUndisclosed[34]
1 August 2018MFEngland Ronaldo VieiraItaly Sampdoria£6,000,000[35]
2 August 2018MFEngland Luke MurphyEngland Bolton WanderersFree[36]
3 August 2018FWMorocco Ousama SiddikiSpain LogroñésUndisclosed[37]
31 January 2019FWGhana Samuel AmissahLatvia FK Liepāja

Loan in

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Date from Date to Pos. Name From Ref.
1 July 20189 January 2019MFEngland Lewis BakerEngland Chelsea[38]
16 July 201816 November 2018GKEngland Jamal Blackman[39]
30 July 201831 May 2019MFEngland Jack HarrisonEngland Manchester City[40]
30 August 2018MFEngland Izzy BrownEngland Chelsea[41]

Loan out

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Date from Date to Pos. Name To Ref.
1 July 201831 May 2019DFEngland Lewie CoyleEngland Fleetowood Town[42]
3 July 201831 December 2018FWSweden Paweł CibickiNorway Molde[43]
5 July 201831 May 2019FWNetherlands Jay-Roy GrotNetherlands VVV-Venlo[44]
6 July 2018DFEngland Tyler DentonEngland Peterborough United[45]
8 January 2019DFRepublic of Ireland Paudie O'ConnorEngland Blackpool[46]
11 July 201831 May 2019FWEngland Malik WilksEngland Doncaster Rovers[47]
19 July 2018FWSpain Alex MachucaSpain Burgos[48]
20 July 20182 January 2019DFEngland Liam KitchingEngland Harrogate Town[49]
31 July 201826 January 2019FWPortugal Hadi SackoSpain Las Palmas[50]
21 August 201831 May 2019DFBelgium Laurens De BockBelgium Oostende[51]
MFJapan Yosuke IdeguchiGermany Greuther Fürth[52]
24 August 2018FWSpain Adrián BalboaSpain Terrassa[53]
MFNetherlands Ouasim BouyNetherlands PEC Zwolle[54]
29 August 2018FWGhana Caleb EkubanTurkey Trabzonspor[55]
31 August 2018MFNetherlands Vurnon AnitaNetherlands Willem II[56]
10 January 2019MFRepublic of Ireland Eunan O'KaneEngland Luton Town[57]
1 September 201831 May 2019FWMontenegro Oliver ŠarkićSpain Barakaldo CF[58]
1 January 2019MFSpain Samuel SáizSpain Getafe[59]
7 January 2019MFRepublic of Ireland Conor ShaughnessyScotland Heart of Midlothian[60]
8 January 2019DFRepublic of Ireland Paudie O'ConnorEngland Bradford City[61]
11 January 2019MFSweden Paweł CibickiSweden IF Elfsborg[62]
25 January 201925 February 2019GKEngland Will HufferEngland Barnet[63]
29 January 201931 May 2019FWPortugal Hadi SackoTurkey Ankaragücü[64]
31 January 2019FWEngland Sam DalbyEngland Morecambe[65]
DFEngland Tom PearceEngland Scunthorpe United[66]

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