[40] These were extended into ten friendlies when a tour of The Netherlands was announced in early July.

Source: BBC On 21 June 2018, the League One fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.

[46][47] The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.

[48] The draw for the second round was made live on BBC and BT by Mark Schwarzer and Glenn Murray on 12 November.

[50] On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.