The 2018–19 season was

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's 134th year in existence, 93rd consecutive season in

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, and 42nd in the second tier. Millwall competed in the

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, and

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. This season Millwall broke their club transfer fee record that they've paid for a player twice, firstly buying Tom Bradshaw from

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for £1.25 million, and then a week later buying midfielder

Ryan Leonard Ryan Ian Leonard (born 24 May 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Millwall. A midfielder, he graduated through the Plymouth Argyle Academy to make his senior debut in March 2010, following whic ...

from

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for £1.5 million. They also broke the record received for a player, selling

George Saville George Alan Saville (born 1 June 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Millwall and the Northern Ireland national team. Saville began his senior career with Chelsea but did not make a first tea ...

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for £8 million. Millwall knocked out

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side Everton on the way to reaching the FA Cup Quarter-final for the eleventh time in their history. Millwall spent the majority of the season in a relegation battle, securing their place in the Championship with two games to spare at the expense of

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. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Pre-season

Friendlies

Millwall announced pre-season friendlies against

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Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...

and

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Competitions

Championship

League table

Results by matchday

Result summary

Matches

On 21 June 2018, the

fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.

FA Cup

The third round draw was made live on

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and

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from

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on 3 December 2018. The fourth round draw was made live on

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and

Carl Ikeme Carl Onora Ikeme (born 8 June 1986) is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He spent his entire career at Wolverhampton Wanderers, making 207 appearances across all competitions. He was part of their teams that won the C ...

from

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on 7 January 2019. The fifth round draw was broadcast on 28 January 2019 live on

, Alex Scott and

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conducted the draw. Draw for the quarter-final was made on 18 February by

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EFL Cup

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

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. The second round draw was made from the

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on 16 August. The third round draw was made on 30 August 2018 by

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and

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Pre-season

Friendlies

Competitions

Championship

League table

Results by matchday

Result summary

Matches

FA Cup

EFL Cup

Squad

Statistics

Goals record

Disciplinary record

Transfers

Transfers in

Transfers out

Loans in

Loans out

References