2018–19 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season


The 2018–19 season was the 141st year in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. The club competed in the Premier League, the highest level of English football, for the first time since being relegated in 2012. This was their second season under head coach Nuno Espírito Santo, with whom they won promotion as champions of the Football League Championship in the previous campaign.
The team finished in 7th place, their highest position in the English league system since 1979–80, and of any newly-promoted team since Ipswich Town F.C. finished 5th in the 2000-01 Premier League. In addition, they reached their first cup semi-final in 21 years.
As a result of the FA Cup being won by league champions Manchester City, Wolves' league position gained them a place in the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round. This will be the team's first European participation since the 1980–81 season.

Matches

Pre-season

Premier League

A total of 20 teams competed in the Premier League in the 2018–19 season. Each team played every other team twice, once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats.

League table

Results summary

Results by matchday

Results

The provisional fixture list was released on 14 June 2018, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns.

FA Cup

The third round draw was made live on the BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December. The fourth round draw was made live on the BBC by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme following Wolves' third round victory on 7 January. The fifth round draw was made live on the BBC by Ian Wright and Alex Scott on 28 January. The draw for the quarter-final was made on 18 February by Darren Fletcher and Wayne Bridge. The draw for the semi-finals was made live on the BBC on 17 March by Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Leon Osman.

EFL Cup

The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August. The third round draw was made on 30 August 2018 by David Seaman and Joleon Lescott.

EFL Trophy

Wolves were one of the sixteen teams from outside the bottom two divisions of the Football League to be invited to field their academy team in the competition due to it holding Category 1 academy status. They were drawn into Group H in the Northern section. In matches level at the end of 90 minutes, a penalty shoot-out was held with the winner earning a bonus point.
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Players

First team squad

Awards

Transfers

In

Loans in

Out

Loans out

Loan returns

Released

As of 30 January 2019.
DatePlayerSubsequent clubFee
30 June 2018 Jordan Allan CowdenbeathReleased
30 June 2018 Daniel Armstrong Raith RoversReleased
30 June 2018 Tom Bexton Whitley BayReleased
30 June 2018 Anthony Breslin Longford TownReleased
30 June 2018 Rory Brown InstituteReleased
30 June 2018 Nicolae Cârnaț Dunărea CălărașiReleased
30 June 2018 Brad Carr EccleshallReleased
30 June 2018 Kieran Feeney BarnsleyReleased
30 June 2018 Ross Finnie Georgia State PanthersReleased
30 June 2018 Jonathan Flatt Scunthorpe UnitedReleased
30 June 2018 Joshua Hesson SunderlandReleased
30 June 2018 Conor Levingston BohemiansReleased
30 June 2018 Dominic Moan Sunderland RCAReleased
30 June 2018 Hakeem Odoffin Northampton TownReleased
30 June 2018 Adam Osbourne Worcester CityReleased
30 June 2018 Ryan Rainey Bonagee UnitedReleased
30 June 2018 Akeal Rehman MotherwellReleased
30 June 2018 Tomás Reymão Belenenses SADReleased
30 June 2018 Joel Whittingham Port Talbot TownReleased
30 June 2018 José Xavier BragaReleased
11 January 2019 Paul Gladon GroningenReleased
15 January 2019 Will Randall Newport CountyReleased
15 January 2019 Daniel McKenna ShelbourneReleased
30 January 2019 Aaron Collins Forest Green RoversReleased
31 January 2019 Joe Mason Milton Keynes DonsReleased