2018–19 in English football

Football in England
Season2018–19
Men's football
Premier LeagueManchester City
ChampionshipNorwich City
League OneLuton Town
League TwoLincoln City
National LeagueLeyton Orient
FA CupManchester City
EFL TrophyPortsmouth
EFL CupManchester City
Community ShieldManchester City
Women's football
WSLArsenal
ChampionshipManchester United
FA Women's CupManchester City
League CupManchester City
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The 2018–19 season was the 139th season of competitive association football in England.

National teams

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England national football team

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Main article: England national football team

Kits

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Results and fixtures

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Friendlies
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11 September 2018 England  1–0   Switzerland Leicester, England
20:00 BST Rashford 54'
Henderson Yellow card 88'		 Report Lichtsteiner Yellow card 27' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 30,256
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
15 November 2018 England  3–0  United States London, England
20:00 GMT Lingard 25'
Alexander-Arnold 27'
Wilson 77'		 Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 68,155
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
2018–19 UEFA Nations League A
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Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A
Group 4
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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification[a] England Spain Croatia
1  England 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 7 Qualification for Nations League Finals — 1–2 2–1
2  Spain 4 2 0 2 12 7 +5 6 2–3 — 6–0
3  Croatia 4 1 1 2 4 10 −6 4 0–0 3–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ Due to revamp of the format for the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League, no teams were eventually relegated.
8 September 2018 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A England  1–2  Spain London, England
19:45 UTC+1 Rashford 11'
Henderson Yellow card 18'
Shaw Yellow card 41'
Stones Yellow card 66'
Rose Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Saúl 13'
Rodrigo 32'
Carvajal Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 81,392
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
12 October 2018 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A Croatia  0–0  England Rijeka, Croatia
20:45 UTC+2 Kovačić Yellow card 25'
Lovren Yellow card 45'
Jedvaj Yellow card 59'		 Report Henderson Yellow card 6'
Stones Yellow card 52'
Sterling Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Stadion Rujevica
Attendance: 0[1]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
15 October 2018 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A Spain  2–3  England Seville, Spain
20:45 UTC+2 Alcácer 58'
Ramos Yellow card 65' 90+8'
Castro Yellow card 75'
Ceballos Yellow card 87'
Morata Yellow card 90+8'		 Report Dier Yellow card 12'
Sterling 16', 38'
Rashford 30'
Winks Yellow card 65'
Maguire Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 50,355
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
18 November 2018 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A England  2–1  Croatia London, England
14:00 UTC±0 Barkley Yellow card 26'
Lingard 78'
Kane 85'		 Report Kramarić 57'
Brozovic Yellow card 67'
Jedvaj Yellow card 67'
Lovren Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 78,221
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
2019 UEFA Nations League Finals
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Main article: 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals
6 June 2019 2019 UEFA Nations League SF Netherlands  3–1 (a.e.t.)  England Guimarães, Portugal
19:45 (UTC+1) De Ligt Yellow card 30', 73'
Dumfries Yellow card 45'
Walker 97' (o.g.)
Van de Beek Yellow card 106'
Promes 114'		 Report Rashford 32' (pen.)
Kane Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Attendance: 25,711
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
9 June 2019 2019 UEFA Nations League 3rd Switzerland  0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)		  England Guimarães, Portugal
14:00 (UTC+1) Xhaka Yellow card 116' Report Rose Yellow card 23'
Lingard Yellow card 27'		 Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Attendance: 15,742
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
Penalties
UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
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Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
Group A
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Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification England Czech Republic Kosovo Bulgaria Montenegro
1  England 8 7 0 1 37 6 +31 21 Qualify for final tournament — 5–0 5–3 4–0 7–0
2  Czech Republic 8 5 0 3 13 11 +2 15 2–1 — 2–1 2–1 3–0
3  Kosovo 8 3 2 3 13 16 −3 11 Advance to play-offs via Nations League 0–4 2–1 — 1–1 2–0
4  Bulgaria 8 1 3 4 6 17 −11 6 0–6 1–0 2–3 — 1–1
5  Montenegro 8 0 3 5 3 22 −19 3 1–5 0–3 1–1 0–0 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
22 March 2019 (2019-03-22) England  5–0  Czech Republic London, England
20:45 (19:45 UTC±0) Sterling 24', 62', 68'
Kane 45+2' (pen.)
Kalas 84' (o.g.)		 Report Kadeřábek Yellow card 45+1'
Schick Yellow card 53'		 Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 82,575
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
25 March 2019 (2019-03-25) Montenegro  1–5  England Podgorica, Montenegro
20:45 (19:45 UTC±0) Vešović 18'
Boljević Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Keane 30'
Barkley 39', 59', Yellow card 52'
Kane 71'
Sterling 81'
Henderson Yellow card 90+2'
Rose Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Podgorica City Stadium
Attendance: 8,329
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)

England U-21 national football team

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Main article: England national under-21 football team

2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

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Main article: 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
Group 4
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Main article: 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 4
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 10 8 2 0 23 4 +19 26 Final tournament — 0–0 2–1 3–1 3–0 7–0
2  Netherlands 10 5 3 2 21 6 +15 18 1–1 — 3–0 1–2 3–0 8–0
3  Ukraine 10 5 2 3 18 12 +6 17 0–2 1–1 — 3–1 3–2 1–0
4  Scotland 10 4 2 4 13 13 0 14 0–2 2–0 0–2 — 1–1 3–0
5  Latvia 10 0 4 6 5 18 −13 4 1–2 0–3 1–1 0–2 — 0–0
6  Andorra 10 0 3 7 1 28 −27 3 0–1 0–1 0–6 1–1 0–0 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

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Main article: 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

The final draw was held on 23 November 2018, 18:00 CET (UTC+1), in Bologna.[2] The 12 teams are drawn into three groups of four teams. Hosts Italy are assigned to position A1 in the draw, while the other teams are seeded according to their coefficient ranking following the end of the qualifying stage, calculated based on the following:[3]

England U-19 national football team

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Main article: England national under-19 football team

2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

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Main article: 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Group B
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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ukraine 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Knockout stage and
2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2  France 3 2 0 1 11 2 +9 6
3  England 3 1 1 1 4 8 −4 4 FIFA U-20 World Cup play-off
4  Turkey 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Knockout stage
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26 July 2018 (2018-07-26) Norway  3–0  England Seinäjoki, Finland
13:00
Report Stadium: OmaSP Stadion
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)

England U-17 national football team

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Main article: England national under-17 football team

2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

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Main article: 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Group B
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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7 Knockout stage
2  Netherlands 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3  England 3 1 1 1 6 7 −1 4
4  Sweden 3 0 0 3 3 9 −6 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
3 May 2019 (2019-05-03) England  1–1  France Longford, Republic of Ireland
19:30 Greenwood 34' (pen.) Report
Stadium: City Calling Stadium
Referee: Rade Obrenović (Slovenia)
6 May 2019 (2019-05-06) Netherlands  5–2  England Dublin, Republic of Ireland
15:00
Report
Stadium: Tolka Park
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania)
9 May 2019 (2019-05-09) Sweden  1–3  England Dublin, Republic of Ireland
16:30
Report
Stadium: Whitehall Stadium
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)

England women's national football team

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Main article: England women's national football team

Results and fixtures

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Friendlies
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6 October 2018 England  1–0  Brazil Nottingham, England
12:30 BST
Report Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 7,864
Referee: Sandra Braz Bastos (Portugal)
9 October 2018 England  1–1  Australia London, England
19:00 BST Kirby 21' Report Polkinghorne 84' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Referee: Florence Guillemin (France)
8 November 2018 Austria  0–3  England Maria Enzersdorf, Austria
19:00 CET Report
Stadium: BSFZ-Arena
11 November 2018 England  0–2  Sweden Rotherham, England
13:30 GMT Report
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 9,561
Referee: Petra Pavlikova (Slovakia)
5 April 2019 England  0–1  Canada Manchester, England
19:00 BST Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 5,682
Referee: Ivana Martincic (Croatia)
9 April 2019 England  2–1  Spain Swindon, England
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Energy Check County Ground
Attendance: 13,449
Referee: Stephanie Frappart (France)
25 May 2019 England  2–0  Denmark Walsall, England
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Bank's Stadium
Attendance: 8,273
Referee: Desiree Grundbacher (Switzerland)
1 June 2019 England  0–1  New Zealand Brighton and Hove, England
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Amex Stadium
Attendance: 20,076
Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)
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Main article: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)
UEFA Group 1
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Main article: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 8 7 1 0 29 1 +28 22 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup — 0–0 6–0 4–0 5–0
2  Wales 8 5 2 1 7 3 +4 17 0–3 — 3–0 1–0 1–0
3  Russia 8 4 1 3 16 13 +3 13 1–3 0–0 — 3–0 3–0
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 1 0 7 3 19 −16 3[a] 0–2 0–1 1–6 — 0–2
5  Kazakhstan 8 1 0 7 2 21 −19 3[a] 0–6 0–1 0–3 0–2 —
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head results: Kazakhstan 0–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–2 Kazakhstan (tied on head-to-head results, ranked on total goal difference).
31 August 2018 WCQ-G1 Wales  0–3  England Newport, Wales
20:45 (19:45 BST) Report
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,053
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)
4 September 2018 WCQ-G1 Kazakhstan  0–6  England Pavlodar, Kazakhstan
17:00 (21:00 ALMT) Report
Stadium: Pavlodar Central Stadium
Attendance: 6,842
Referee: Hristiana Guteva (Bulgaria)
2019 SheBelieves Cup
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Main article: 2019 SheBelieves Cup
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  England (C) 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7
2  United States (H) 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
3  Japan 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4
4  Brazil 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Source: USSoccer
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result; 5) FIFA ranking.
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
27 February 2019 England  2–1  Brazil Chester, Pennsylvania
16:00 ET
Report
Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 5,954
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)
2 March 2019 United States  2–2  England Nashville, Tennessee
16:30 ET
Report
Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 22,125
Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)
5 March 2019 Japan  0–3  England Tampa, Florida
17:15 ET Report
Stadium: Raymond James Stadium
Attendance: 8,580
Referee: Christina Unkel (United States)
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
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Main article: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
Group D
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Main article: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group D
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Japan 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
3  Argentina 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
4  Scotland 3 0 1 2 5 7 −2 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
9 June 2019 Group D England  2–1  Scotland Nice, France
18:00
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 13,188
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)
14 June 2019 Group D England  1–0  Argentina Le Havre, France
21:00
Report Stadium: Stade Océane
Attendance: 20,294
Referee: Qin Liang (China PR)
19 June 2019 Group D Japan  0–2  England Nice, France
21:00 Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 14,319
Referee: Claudia Umpiérrez (Uruguay)
Knockout stage
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Main article: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage
23 June 2019 Round of 16 England  3–0  Cameroon Valenciennes, France
17:30
Report Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Attendance: 20,148
Referee: Qin Liang (China PR)
27 June 2019 Quarter-finals Norway  0–3  England Le Havre, France
21:00 Report
Stadium: Stade Océane
Attendance: 21,111
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)
2 July 2019 Semi-finals England  1–2  United States Décines-Charpieu, France
21:00
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 53,512
Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)
6 July 2019 3rd place England  1–2  Sweden Nice, France
17:00
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 20,316
Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)

England women's national under-20 football team

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Main article: England women's national under-20 football team

2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

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Main article: 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Group B
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The official draw was held on 8 March 2018 at the Rennes Opera House in Rennes.[4]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 2 1 0 10 3 +7 7 Knockout stage
2  North Korea 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6
3  Mexico 3 1 0 2 5 10 −5 3
4  Brazil 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
5 August 2018 Group B North Korea  1–3  England Dinan-Léhon, France
16:30
Report
Stadium: Stade du Clos Gastel
Attendance: 1,464
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
8 August 2018 (2018-08-08) Group B Brazil  1–1  England Dinan-Léhon, France
13:30
Report
Stadium: Stade du Clos Gastel
Attendance: 1,981
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
12 August 2018 (2018-08-12) Group B England  6–1  Mexico Saint-Malo, France
13:30
Report
  • Ovalle 37'
 Stadium: Stade Marville
Attendance: 1,362
Referee: Kate Jacewicz (Australia)
Knockout stage
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17 August 2018 (2018-08-17) QF England  2–1  Netherlands Vannes, France
16:00
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Rabine
Attendance: 2,737
Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)
20 August 2018 (2018-08-20) SF England  0–2  Japan Vannes, France
16:00 Report
Stadium: Stade de la Rabine
Attendance: 2,807
Referee: Claudia Umpiérrez (Uruguay)
24 August 2018 (2018-08-24) 3rd France  1–1
(2–4 p)		  England Vannes, France
16:00
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Rabine
Attendance: 4,706
Referee: Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)
Penalties

England women's national under-17 football team

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Main article: England women's national under-17 football team

2019 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification

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Main article: 2019 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification
Group 5
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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 3 0 0 15 0 +15 9 Elite round
2  Iceland 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
3  Azerbaijan 3 0 1 2 1 9 −8 1
4  Moldova (H) 3 0 1 2 1 13 −12 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
19 September 2018 (2018-09-19) England  6–0  Moldova Chișinău, Moldova
14:00 (15:00 EEST)
Report Stadium: Zimbru Stadium
Referee: Merima Čelik (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) England  7–0  Azerbaijan Vadul lui Vodă, Moldova
14:00 (15:00 EEST)
Report Stadium: Stadionul CPSM
Referee: Catarina Campos (Portugal)
25 September 2018 (2018-09-25) Iceland  0–2  England Orhei, Moldova
14:00 (15:00 EEST) Report
Stadium: CSR Orhei
Referee: Catarina Campos (Portugal)

UEFA competitions

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UEFA Champions League

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Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Champions League

Group stage

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Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Champions League Group Stage
Group B
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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR TOT INT PSV
1 Spain Barcelona 6 4 2 0 14 5 +9 14 Advance to knockout phase — 1–1 2–0 4–0
2 England Tottenham Hotspur 6 2 2 2 9 10 −1 8[a] 2–4 — 1–0 2–1
3 Italy Inter Milan 6 2 2 2 6 7 −1 8[a] Transfer to Europa League 1–1 2–1 — 1–1