2018–19 Middlesbrough F.C. season

The 2018–19 season was Middlesbrough's second consecutive season in the Championship in their 143rd year in existence; the club also competed in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.[1]

Middlesbrough
2018–19 season
ChairmanSteve Gibson
ManagerTony Pulis
StadiumRiverside Stadium
Championship7th
FA CupFourth round
EFL CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Britt Assombalonga (14)
All: Britt Assombalonga (16)
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 30,881 vs Leeds
(9 February 2019)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 21,016 vs Bristol City
(2 April 2019)
All: 9,942 vs Notts County
(14 August 2018, EFL Cup R1)
Average home league attendance23,164
Biggest win5–0 vs Peterborough United
(5 January 2019, FA Cup R3)
Biggest defeat0–3 vs Aston Villa
(1 December 2018, League)

Season overview

The 2018–19 transfer window is club manager Tony Pulis' first official summer transfer window as Middlesbrough manager.[2] Pulis' first signing of the window was a defensive Paddy McNair, arriving from rivals Sunderland for £5 million.[3] Bristol City star defender Aden Flint subsequently joined the club for a fee of £7 million.[4] Sam Stubbs and Djed Spence then joined the reserves, both on free transfers, arriving from Wigan Athletic and Fulham respectively.[5][6] As August emerged, Andy Lonergan joined the club on a free transfer from rivals Leeds United.[7] On 8 August 2018, Middlesbrough completed the signing of Jordan Hugill from West Ham United on a season-long loan deal.[8]

Tomás Mejías, Martin Cranie, Tom Brewitt, Liam Cooke, Liam Hegarty, Jakub Sinior, Keiran Storey, Robbie Tinkler, Jay Wilson and Matthew Elsdon were all released at the end of the 2017–18 season.[9] Antonio Barragán then left the club to join Real Betis permanently,[10] having spent the previous season on loan there, while Mikael Soisalo and Fábio left to join Zulte Waregem and Nantes respectively.[11][12] Players who were loaned out included Joe Fryer to Carlisle United,[13] Hayden Coulson to St Mirren,[14] Luke Armstrong to Gateshead,[15] George Miller to Bradford City.[16] The club then said their goodbyes to their team superstars: striker Patrick Bamford to Leeds, centre-back Ben Gibson and winger Adama Traoré.[17][18][19]

Squad

First team squad
As of 30 August 2018.[20]
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age) Previous Team
Goalkeepers
1 Dimitrios Konstantopoulos GK (1978-11-29) 29 November 1978 AEK Athens
23 Darren Randolph GK (1987-05-12) 12 May 1987 West Ham United
31 Andy Lonergan GK (1983-10-19) 19 October 1983 Leeds United
Defenders
3 George Friend LB (1987-10-17) 17 October 1987 Doncaster Rovers
4 Daniel Ayala CB (1990-11-07) 7 November 1990 Norwich City
5 Ryan Shotton RB (1988-10-30) 30 October 1988 Birmingham City
14 Sam McQueen L LB (1995-02-06) 6 February 1995 Southampton
20 Dael Fry CB (1997-08-30) 30 August 1997 Academy
24 Aden Flint CB (1989-07-11) 11 July 1989 Bristol City
25 Nathan Wood CB (2002-05-31) 31 May 2002 Academy
Midfielders
7 Grant Leadbitter DM / CM (1986-01-07) 7 January 1986 Ipswich Town
8 Adam Clayton DM / CM (1989-01-14) 14 January 1989 Huddersfield Town
15 Julien De Sart DM (1994-12-23) 23 December 1994 Standard Liège
16 Jonny Howson CM (1988-05-21) 21 May 1988 Norwich City
17 Paddy McNair DM / CM (1995-04-27) 27 April 1995 Sunderland
19 Stewart Downing AM / LM / RM (1984-07-22) 22 July 1984 West Ham United
21 Marvin Johnson LW (1990-12-01) 1 December 1990 Oxford United
26 Lewis Wing AM (1995-05-23) 23 May 1995 Shildon
27 Harrison Chapman AM (1997-11-05) 5 November 1997 Academy
28 Marcus Tavernier LW (1999-03-22) 22 March 1999 Academy
37 Muhamed Bešić L DM (1992-09-10) 10 September 1992 Everton
Strikers
9 Britt Assombalonga ST (1992-12-06) 6 December 1992 Nottingham Forest
10 Martin Braithwaite CF / FW (1991-06-05) 5 June 1991 Toulouse
11 Jordan Hugill ST (1992-04-06) 6 April 1992 West Ham United
18 Ashley Fletcher ST (1995-10-02) 2 October 1995 West Ham United
39 Rudy Gestede FW (1988-10-10) 10 October 1988 Aston Villa
  • L = Player on Loan

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

As part of their pre-season preparations, Middlesbrough faced Sturm Graz, Spennymoor Town, SV Sandhausen, Accrington Stanley, Rochdale and Hartlepool United.[21] Their match against Sunderland was abandoned at half-time because of storm conditions.[22]

5 July 2018 (2018-07-05) Friendly Sturm Graz 1–0 Middlesbrough Kumberg, Austria
18:00 BST Pink  42' Report Stadium: Well Welt Stadion
10 July 2018 (2018-07-10) Friendly Spennymoor Town 0–2 Middlesbrough Spennymoor
19:45 BST Report Bamford  2'
Assombalonga  68'		 Stadium: Brewery Field
14 July 2018 (2018-07-14) Friendly SV Sandhausen 0–1 Middlesbrough Mindelheim, Germany
18:00 BST Report Bamford  35' (pen.) Stadium: Julius Strohmayer Stadion
18 July 2018 (2018-07-18) Friendly Augsburg 2–1 Middlesbrough Bad Wörishofen, Germany
17:30 BST Baier  37'
Hahn  61'		 Report Wing  86' Stadium: Sportplatz Bad Wörishofen
21 July 2018 (2018-07-21) Friendly Accrington Stanley 4–3 Middlesbrough Accrington
15:00 BST Hughes  33'
Kee  36' (pen.)
Jackson  44'
Sykes  88'		 Report McNair  16'
Howson  54'
Traoré  62'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Referee: Richard Brooks
24 July 2018 (2018-07-24) Friendly Rochdale 3–2 Middlesbrough Rochdale
19:30 BST Andrew  69'
Inman  85'
Rathbone  90+1'		 Report Fletcher  13'
Chapman  52'		 Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 909
Referee: Graham Salisbury
27 July 2018 (2018-07-27) Friendly Middlesbrough A–A Sunderland Middlesbrough
19:30 BST Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Note: Abandoned at half-time (0-0) due to weather
28 July 2018 (2018-07-28) Friendly Hartlepool United 0–5 Middlesbrough Hartlepool
13:00 BST Report Assombalonga  34', 37', 45'
Fletcher  41', 46'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1,747
Referee: Andrew Miller

Championship
Main article: 2018–19 EFL Championship

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
4 West Bromwich Albion 46 23 11 12 87 62 +25 80 Qualification for Championship play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
5 Aston Villa (O, P) 46 20 16 10 82 61 +21 76[lower-alpha 2]
6 Derby County 46 20 14 12 69 54 +15 74
7 Middlesbrough 46 20 13 13 49 41 +8 73
8 Bristol City 46 19 13 14 59 53 +6 70
9 Nottingham Forest 46 17 15 14 61 54 +7 66
10 Swansea City 46 18 11 17 65 62 +3 65
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results[24]
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.
  2. Aston Villa were promoted to the Premier League after beating Derby County in the play-off final.[23]

Results by matchday
Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAAHHAAHAHHAHAAHHAAHHAAHAHAAHAHHAHHAAHHAHA
ResultDWWWWDLWDDWLWDDDWWDLDLWLWDWDWDLWWDLLLLLLWWWLWW
Position10112224223241134223366455555556555555888776777
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2019. Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Result summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 20 13 13 49 41  +8 73 10 6 7 23 17  +6 10 7 6 26 24  +2

Last updated: 4 May 2019.
Source: BBC Sport

Matches

On 21 June 2018, the Championship fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[25][26]

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 1 Millwall 2–2 Middlesbrough Bermondsey
15:00 BST O'Brien  12'
Gregory  37'		 Report Braithwaite  87'
Friend  90+7'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 15,056
Referee: Kevin Friend
7 August 2018 (2018-08-07) 2 Middlesbrough 3–0 Sheffield United Middlesbrough
19:45 BST Braithwaite  7'
Flint  18'
Downing  25'		 Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 22,960
Referee: Robert Jones
11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 3 Middlesbrough 1–0 Birmingham City Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Assombalonga  12' Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 23,748
Referee: Andrew Madley
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 4 Bristol City 0–2 Middlesbrough Bristol
15:00 BST Report Braithwaite  13'
Assombalonga  32'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 19,455
Referee: Oliver Langford
24 August 2018 (2018-08-24) 5 Middlesbrough 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Middlesbrough
19:45 BST Ayala  90+1' Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 22,906
Referee: John Brooks
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 Norwich City 1–0 Middlesbrough Norwich
15:00 BST Pukki  58' Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,642
Referee: James Linington
19 September 2018 (2018-09-19) 8 Middlesbrough 2–0 Bolton Wanderers Middlesbrough
19:45 BST Saville  34'
Assombalonga  90+5'		 Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 21,345
Referee: David Coote
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 9 Middlesbrough 0–0 Swansea City Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 22,881
Referee: Simon Hooper
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10 Hull City 1–1 Middlesbrough Kingston-upon-Hull
15:00 BST Bowen  69' (pen.) Report Assombalonga  51' Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 13,185
Referee: Darren England
2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) 11 Ipswich Town 0–2 Middlesbrough Ipswich
19:45 BST Report Bešić  12'
Downing  16'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 13,612
Referee: Andrew Madley
6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12 Middlesbrough 0–2 Nottingham Forest Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Report Lolley  49'
Grabban  77'
Robinson  80'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 24,299
Referee: John Brooks
19 October 2018 (2018-10-19) 13 Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Middlesbrough Owlerton, Sheffield
19:45 BST Reach  82' Report Bešić  49'
Assombalonga  55'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 23,284
Referee: Peter Bankes
23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) 14 Middlesbrough 0–0 Rotherham United Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 21,235
Referee: Darren Bond
27 October 2018 15 Middlesbrough 1–1 Derby County Middlesbrough
12:30 BST Bogle  84' (o.g.)
Ayala  90'		 Report Friend  19' (o.g.)
Waghorn  33'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 22,907
Referee: Simon Hooper
3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 16 Stoke City 0–0 Middlesbrough Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Shawcross  20' Report Clayton  23' Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 24,553
Referee: Robert Jones
10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) 17 Middlesbrough 2–0 Wigan Athletic Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Hugill  38' (pen.), 44' Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 22,207
Referee: Darren England
24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 18 Brentford 1–2 Middlesbrough Brentford
17:30 GMT Judge  75' Report Hugill  56'
Tavernier  61'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,430
Referee: John Brooks
27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) 19 Preston North End 1–1 Middlesbrough Preston
19:45 GMT Browne  43' Report Tavernier  46' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,990
Referee: Peter Bankes
1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) 20 Middlesbrough 0–3 Aston Villa Middlesbrough
17:30 GMT Friend  71' Report Chester  20'
Abraham  65'
Whelan  83'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 22,207
Referee: Andy Davies
8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 21 Middlesbrough 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Shotton  13'
Bešić  21'
Assombalonga  62'
Friend  43'		 Report Williams  18'
Mulgrew  22'
Dack  55'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 21,985
Referee: Simon Hooper
15 December 2018 22 Queens Park Rangers 2–1 Middlesbrough Shepherd's Bush, London
15:00 GMT Wszołek  4'
Wells  60'		 Report Saville  51',  58'
Flint  73'
Assombalonga  88'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 14,088
Referee: Oliver Langford
22 December 2018 23 Reading 0–1 Middlesbrough Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Rinomhota  73'
Blackett  90'		 Report Bešić  41'
Friend  77'
Saville  79'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 14,943
Referee: Steve Martin
26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 24 Middlesbrough 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Clayton  25'
Ayala  41'
McNair  81'		 Report Reach  20'
Palmer  83'
Fox  86'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 30,341
Referee: Peter Bankes
29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 25 Middlesbrough 2–0 Ipswich Town Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Hugill  37' (pen.)
Tavernier  65'  72'		 Report Chalobah  18'
Downes  39'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 23,334
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
1 January 2019 26 Derby County 1–1 Middlesbrough Derby
15:00 GMT Wilson  2' Report Saville  45+5'
Hugill  52'
Bešić  73'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 28,123
Referee: Robert Jones
12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 27 Birmingham City 1–2 Middlesbrough Birmingham
15:00 GMT Kieftenbeld  29'
Adams  55'  79'		 Report Wing  37'  56'
Assombalonga  82'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 21,420
Referee: Graham Scott
19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 28 Middlesbrough 1–1 Millwall Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Howson  20'
Ayala  77'
Hugill  90' (pen.)
Batth  90+4'		 Report Wallace  22'
Hutchinson  53'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 21,915
Referee: Keith Stroud
2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 29 West Bromwich Albion 2–3 Middlesbrough West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Holgate  39'
Rodriguez  42'
Gayle  63'		 Report Saville  17'  36'
Wing  46'
Shotton  55'
Assombalonga  75', 83'
Hugill  90+6'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,863
Referee: Tim Robinson
9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 30 Middlesbrough 1–1 Leeds United Middlesbrough
12:30 GMT Wing  47'
Saville  59'
Howson  90+8'		 Report Phillips  90+11'
Jansson  90+13'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 30,881
Referee: Darren England
13 February 2019 (2019-02-13) 31 Sheffield United 1–0 Middlesbrough Sheffield
19:45 GMT Norwood  38'
Stearman  61'
Fleck  76'		 Report Shotton  35'
Ayala  57'  64'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 24,805
Referee: Andy Woolmer
17 February 2019 (2019-02-17) 32 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Middlesbrough Blackburn
13:00 GMT Rodwell  33'
Williams  45'		 Report Assombalonga  19' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,249
Referee: Darren Bond
23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 33 Middlesbrough 2–0 Queens Park Rangers Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Howson  2'  63'
Bešić  14'
Fletcher  32'		 Report Cousins  70' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 22,338
Referee: Andrew Madley
2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 34 Wigan Athletic 0–0 Middlesbrough Wigan
15:00 GMT Dunkley  33' Report Ayala  21'
Howson  79'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 12,726
Referee: Stephen Martin
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 35 Middlesbrough 1–2 Brentford Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Fletcher  6'
Assombalonga  31'
Mikel  38'
Ayala  71'
Hugill  88'
Howson  90+5'		 Report Konsa  67'
Shotton  70' (o.g.)
Benrahma  73'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 22,069
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
13 March 2019 (2019-03-13) 36 Middlesbrough 1–2 Preston North End Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT Fletcher  32'
Ayala  61'		 Report Pearson  55'
Gallagher  63'
Stockley  81'
Hughes  90'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 21,088
Referee: Keith Stroud
16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 37 Aston Villa 3–0 Middlesbrough Birmingham
15:00 GMT El Ghazi  28'
McGinn  44'
Adomah  88'		 Report Mikel  56' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 36,263
Referee: Darren Bond
30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 38 Middlesbrough 0–1 Norwich City Middlesbrough
17:30 GMT Ayala  33'
Mikel  49'
Downing  66'		 Report Stiepermann  42'
Zimmermann  48'
Hernández  54'  54'
Trybull  57'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 23,795
Referee: David Coote
2 April 2019 (2019-04-02) 39 Middlesbrough 0–1 Bristol City Middlesbrough
19:45 BST Saville  66' Report Webster  31'  49'
Pack  66'
Hunt  86'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 21,016
Referee: Gavin Ward
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 40 Swansea City 3–1 Middlesbrough Swansea
19:45 BST Grimes  21'  34' (pen.)
Routledge  38'
Roberts  71'		 Report Saville  81'
Howson  90+3'		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 18,171
Referee: Andy Woolmer
9 April 2019 (2019-04-09) 41 Bolton Wanderers 0–2 Middlesbrough Bolton
20:00 BST Report Fletcher  16', 28' Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 12,259
Referee: Stephen Martin
13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 42 Middlesbrough 1–0 Hull City Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Assombalonga  25'
Clayton  90+4'		 Report Henriksen  36' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 22,427
Referee: Robert Jones
19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 43 Middlesbrough 1–0 Stoke City Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Assombalonga  2'
Clayton  81'		 Report Batth  82' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 22,890
Referee: Darren Bond
22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 44 Nottingham Forest 3–0 Middlesbrough Nottingham
15:00 BST Lolley  39' (pen.), 85'
Cash  45+1'
Milošević  64'		 Report Shotton  38' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 27,653
Referee: Peter Bankes
27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 45 Middlesbrough 2–1 Reading Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Wing  31'
Assombalonga  39' (pen.)
Howson  55'
Saville  90'
Hugill  90+5'		 Report Loader  11'
Harriott  66'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 22,003
Referee: John Brooks
5 May 2019 (2019-05-05) 46 Rotherham United 1–2 Middlesbrough Rotherham
12:30 BST Smith  86' (pen.) Report Assombalonga  28' (pen.)
Mikel  37'  90+2'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 11,051
Referee: Andrew Madley

FA Cup
Main article: 2018–19 FA Cup

The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.[27] The fourth round draw was made live on BBC by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme from Wolverhampton on 7 January 2019.[28]

5 January 2019 (2019-01-05) Third round Middlesbrough 5–0 Peterborough United Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Leadbitter  45+1'
Assombalonga  47', 70'
Friend  50'
Wing  62'
Fletcher  87'		 Report White  33' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 11,647
Referee: James Linington
26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) Fourth round Middlesbrough 1–1 Newport County Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Ayala  51'
Fletcher  52'		 Report Dolan  90+3' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 15,794
Referee: John Brooks
5 February 2019 (2019-02-05) Fourth round replay Newport County 2–0 Middlesbrough Newport
19:45 GMT Willmott  47'
Amond  67'		 Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 6,552
Referee: Stuart Attwell

EFL Cup
Main article: 2018–19 EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.[29] The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.[30] The third round draw was made on 30 August 2018 by David Seaman and Joleon Lescott.[31] The fourth round draw was made live on Quest by Rachel Yankey and Rachel Riley on 29 September.[32] The draw for the quarter-final was made live on Sky Sports by Jamie Redknapp and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink on 31 October.[33]

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) First round Middlesbrough 3–3
(4–3 p)		 Notts County Middlesbrough
19:45 BST Fletcher  28', 74'
Mahmutovic  44'		 Report Crawford  20'
Stead  34', 63'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 9,942
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) Second round Middlesbrough 2–1 Rochdale Middlesbrough
19:45 BST Johnson  37'
Hugill  53'		 Report Delaney  83' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 10,344
Referee: Ben Toner
25 September 2018 (2018-09-25) Third round Preston North End 2–2
(3–4 p)		 Middlesbrough Preston
19:45 BST Robinson  27'
Barkhuizen  66'		 Report Fletcher  34'
Tavernier  69'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 5,095
Referee: Oliver Langford
Penalties
Ledson
Robinson
Moult
Pearson
Burke 		Leadbitter
Gestede
McNair
Tavernier
31 October 2018 (2018-10-31) Fourth round Middlesbrough 1–0 Crystal Palace Middlesbrough
20:00 GMT Wing  45+3' Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 11,850
Referee: Paul Tierney
18 December 2018 (2018-12-18) Quarter-final Middlesbrough 0–1 Burton Albion Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT Hugill  16'
Bešić  38'		 Report Hesketh  48'  74'
Collins  79'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 17,342
Referee: Michael Oliver

Transfers

Transfers in
Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Team Ref.
1 July 2018DFHarold EssienManchester CityUndisclosedAcademy[34]
1 July 2018CBAden FlintBristol City£7,000,000First team[4]
1 July 2018CBPaddy McNairSunderland£5,000,000First team[3]
1 July 2018CBSam StubbsWigan AthleticFreeAcademy[5]
4 July 2018RBDjed SpenceFulhamFreeAcademy[6]
2 August 2018GKAndy LonerganLeeds UnitedFreeFirst team[7]
18 August 2018CMDan WardNewcastle UnitedFreeAcademy[35]
1 January 2019CMGeorge SavilleMillwall£8,000,000First team[36]
24 January 2019DMJohn Obi Mikel Tianjin TEDAFreeFirst team[37]

Transfers out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Team Ref.
1 July 2018RBAntonio Barragán Real BetisUndisclosedFirst team[10]
1 July 2018CBTom BrewittAFC FyldeReleasedAcademy[9][38]
1 July 2018CMLiam CookeFree agentReleasedAcademy[9]
1 July 2018CBMartin CranieSheffield UnitedReleasedFirst team[39][40]
1 July 2018CBMatthew ElsdonBarrowFreeAcademy[9][41]
1 July 2018RBLiam HegartyFree agentReleasedAcademy[9]
1 July 2018GKBobby JonesWigan AthleticUndisclosedAcademy[42]
1 July 2018GKTomás Mejías OmoniaFreeFirst team[39][43]
1 July 2018DMJakub Sinior Hellas VeronaFreeAcademy[9][44]
1 July 2018RWMikael Soisalo Zulte WaregemUndisclosedAcademy[11]
1 July 2018CBKeiran StoreyFree agentReleasedAcademy[9]
1 July 2018DMRobbie TinklerGatesheadFreeAcademy[9][45]
1 July 2018CMJay WilsonFree agentReleasedAcademy[9]
13 July 2018CMLewis MaloneyGatesheadFreeAcademy[46]
18 July 2018LBFábio NantesUndisclosedFirst team[12]
30 July 2018AMCallum CookePeterborough UnitedFreeAcademy[47]
31 July 2018CFPatrick BamfordLeeds United£10,000,000First team[17]
5 August 2018CBBen GibsonBurnley£15,000,000First team[18]
8 August 2018RWAdama TraoréWolverhampton Wanderers£18,000,000First team[19]
31 August 2018DMJulien De Sart KortrijkFree transferFirst team[48]
1 January 2019LBNathan McGinleyForest Green RoversUndisclosedAcademy[49]
9 January 2019GKConnor RipleyPreston North EndUndisclosedFirst team[50]
28 January 2019RWHarry ChapmanBlackburn RoversUndisclosedAcademy[51]
29 January 2019CMGrant LeadbitterSunderlandFree transferFirst team[52]
31 January 2019CFGeorge MillerBarnsleyUndisclosedAcademy[53]

Loans in
Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Team Ref.
8 August 2018CFJordan HugillWest Ham United31 May 2019First team[8]
23 August 2018DMMuhamed BešićEverton31 May 2019First team[54]
30 August 2018LMSam McQueenSouthampton31 May 2019First team[55]
31 August 2018CBDanny BatthWolverhampton Wanderers28 January 2019First team[56][57]
31 August 2018CMGeorge SavilleMillwall31 December 2018First team[36]
1 January 2019LWRajiv van La ParraHuddersfield Town31 May 2019First team[58]

Loans out
Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Team Ref.
1 July 2018GKJoe FryerCarlisle United31 May 2019Academy[13]
9 July 2018LBHayden Coulson St Mirren17 October 2018Academy[14][59]
16 July 2018CFLuke ArmstrongGateshead31 December 2018Academy[15][60]
16 July 2018CFGeorge MillerBradford City30 January 2019Academy[16][53]
27 July 2018GKAynsley PearsGateshead31 May 2019Academy[61]
3 August 2018MFAlex PattisonYeovil Town31 May 2019Academy[62]
9 August 2018GKConnor RipleyAccrington Stanley8 January 2019First team[63][50]
29 August 2018LBNathan McGinleyForest Green Rovers31 December 2018Academy[49]
30 August 2018CBEnes MahmutovicYeovil Town1 January 2019Academy[64][65]
31 August 2018LMMarvin JohnsonSheffield United31 May 2019First team[66]
9 November 2018CFTyrone O'NeillHartlepool United31 December 2018Academy[67]
3 January 2019CFMartin Braithwaite Leganés31 May 2019First team[68]
11 January 2019CFLuke ArmstrongAccrington Stanley31 May 2019Academy[60]
31 January 2019LBHayden CoulsonCambridge United31 May 2019Academy[69]
31 January 2019DMBen LiddleForest Green Rovers31 May 2019Academy[70]
31 January 2019CBSam StubbsNotts County31 May 2019Academy[71]
31 January 2019AMStephen WalkerMilton Keynes Dons31 May 2019Academy[72]
7 February 2019GKAndy LonerganRochdale21 February 2019First team[73][74]

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