During the season International Entertainment Corporation (IEC) completed their acquisition of the club, stadium and training grounds in a £22m deal.

[3] Chairman David Sharpe stepped down following the completion of the takeover along with other board members and was replaced by Darren Royle, his father Joe Royle and Thomas Chan.

[4] Wigan Athletic announced they would face Tranmere Rovers in a pre-season friendly.

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

[60][61] The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.