The 2018–19 season is Birmingham City Football Club 's 116th season in the English football league system and eighth consecutive season in the second-tier Championship . Under the management of Garry Monk , they began the season under transfer restrictions imposed by the English Football League (EFL) for breaches of their Profitability and Sustainability Regulations, and finished it in 17th place after a nine-point deduction was also imposed. The deduction put paid to hopes of promotion via the play-offs , but the team were able to avoid relegation with two matches still to play. As with all League clubs, the first team competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup ; they lost their first match in both competitions, to West Ham United in the former and to Reading in the latter.
After conflict with the board over transfer policy and other issues, Monk was sacked on 18 June 2019. His assistant, Pep Clotet , was named caretaker head coach.
Twenty-six players made at least one appearance in first-team competition, of whom three were loan signings; there were fourteen different goalscorers. Ché Adams , who appeared in all 48 of Birmingham's first-team matches, top scored with 22 goals, all of which came in league matches. The average league attendance, of 22,483, was nearly 7% up on 2017–18 .
The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
2018–19 in English football
FA competitions
FA Cup (Qualifying Rounds , Final ) · FA Community Shield · FA Trophy (Final ) · FA Vase (Final )
League cups
EFL Cup (Final ) · EFL Trophy (Final )
Premier and Football League
Premier League · Football League (Championship · League One · League Two )
National League
National League (National League · North · South )
Lower leagues
Isthmian League (Premier · North · South Central · South East ) · Northern Premier League (Premier · West · East ) · Southern Football League (Premier Central · Premier South · Division One Central · Division One South ) · Combined Counties League (Premier , One ) · East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only ) · Eastern Counties League (Premier , One North , One South ) · Essex Senior League (level 9 only ) · Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West ) · Midland League (Premier , One ) · Northern Counties East League (Premier , One ) · Northern League (One , Two ) · North West Counties League (Premier , One North , One South ) · Southern Combination League (Premier , One , Two ) · Southern Counties East League (Premier , One ) · South West Peninsula League (Premier , One East , One West ) · Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One ) · United Counties League (Premier , One ) · Wessex League (Premier , One ) · Western League (Premier , One ) · West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only )
Playoffs
Championship (Final ) ·
League One (Final ) ·
League Two (Final )National League (Final) ·
North (Final) ·
South (Final)
European competitions
Champions League (Final ) · Europa League (Final )
National teams
Senior (2018–19 UEFA Nations League group stage , finals ) (UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying ) · U21 (UEFA Euro 2019 qualifying , finals ) · U19 (UEFA Euro 2019 qualifying ) · U17 (UEFA Euro 2019 qualifying , finals )
Other
Summer 2018 transfers ·
Winter 2018–19 transfers ·
Summer 2019 transfers
Club seasons
Premier League
Arsenal ·
Bournemouth ·
Brighton & Hove Albion ·
Burnley ·
Cardiff City ·
Chelsea ·
Crystal Palace ·
Everton ·
Fulham ·
Huddersfield Town ·
Leicester City ·
Liverpool ·
Manchester City ·
Manchester United ·
Newcastle United ·
Southampton ·
Tottenham Hotspur ·
Watford ·
West Ham United ·
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Championship
Aston Villa ·
Birmingham City ·
Blackburn Rovers ·
Bolton Wanderers ·
Brentford ·
Bristol City ·
Derby County ·
Hull City ·
Ipswich Town ·
Leeds United ·
Middlesbrough ·
Millwall ·
Norwich City ·
Nottingham Forest ·
Preston North End ·
Queens Park Rangers ·
Reading ·
Rotherham United ·
Sheffield United ·
Sheffield Wednesday ·
Stoke City ·
Swansea City ·
West Bromwich Albion ·
Wigan Athletic
League One
Accrington Stanley ·
AFC Wimbledon ·
Barnsley ·
Blackpool ·
Bradford City ·
Bristol Rovers ·
Burton Albion ·
Charlton Athletic ·
Coventry City ·
Doncaster Rovers ·
Fleetwood Town ·
Gillingham ·
Luton Town ·
Oxford United ·
Peterborough United ·
Plymouth Argyle ·
Portsmouth ·
Rochdale ·
Scunthorpe United ·
Shrewsbury Town ·
Southend United ·
Sunderland ·
Walsall ·
Wycombe Wanderers
League Two
Bury ·
Cambridge United ·
Carlisle United ·
Cheltenham Town ·
Colchester United ·
Crawley Town ·
Crewe Alexandra ·
Exeter City ·
Forest Green Rovers ·
Grimsby Town ·
Lincoln City ·
Macclesfield Town ·
Mansfield Town ·
Milton Keynes Dons ·
Morecambe ·
Newport County ·
Northampton Town ·
Notts County ·
Oldham Athletic ·
Port Vale ·
Stevenage ·
Swindon Town ·
Tranmere Rovers ·
Yeovil Town
National League
AFC Fylde ·
Aldershot Town ·
Barnet ·
Barrow ·
Boreham Wood ·
Braintree Town ·
Bromley ·
Chesterfield ·
Dagenham & Redbridge ·
Dover Athletic ·
Eastleigh ·
Ebbsfleet United ·
FC Halifax Town ·
Gateshead ·
Harrogate Town ·
Hartlepool United ·
Havant & Waterlooville ·
Leyton Orient ·
Maidenhead United ·
Maidstone United ·
Salford City ·
Solihull Moors ·
Sutton United ·
Wrexham
National League North
AFC Telford United ·
Alfreton Town ·
Altrincham ·
Ashton United ·
Blyth Spartans ·
Boston United ·
Brackley Town ·
Bradford Park Avenue ·
Chester ·
Chorley ·
Curzon Ashton ·
Darlington ·
FC United of Manchester ·
Guiseley ·
Hereford ·
Kidderminster Harriers ·
Leamington ·
Nuneaton Borough ·
Southport ·
Spennymoor Town ·
Stockport County ·
York City
National League South
Bath City ·
Billericay Town ·
Chelmsford City ·
Chippenham Town ·
Concord Rangers ·
Dartford ·
Dulwich Hamlet ·
East Thurrock United ·
Eastbourne Borough ·
Gloucester City ·
Hampton & Richmond Borough ·
Hemel Hempstead Town ·
Hungerford Town ·
Oxford City ·
Slough Town ·
St Albans City ·
Torquay United ·
Truro City ·
Wealdstone ·
Welling United ·
Weston-super-Mare ·
Woking
2017–18 2019–20
Garry Monk (to 18 June 2019)
Pep Clotet (caretaker)
