2015–16 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

Wigan Athletic
2015–16 season
OwnerDave Whelan
ChairmanDavid Sharpe
ManagerGary Caldwell
StadiumDW Stadium
League One1st – Champions
FA Cup1st round
(knocked out by Bury)
League Cup1st round
(knocked out by Bury)
FL TrophyArea Semi Final (knocked out by Barnsley on penalties)
Top goalscorerLeague: (25)
Will Grigg
All: (28)
Will Grigg
Highest home attendance18,730
(vs. Barnsley)
Lowest home attendance7,794
(vs. Scunthorpe United)
Average home league attendance9,467

The 2015–16 season was Wigan Athletic's 84th year in existence and their first back in League One, since the 2002–03 season, after being relegated the previous season. Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

First team squad

As of 13 August 2015

No. Name Nationality Position (s) Date of birth (age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
13 Lee Nicholls England GK (1992-10-05) 5 October 1992 (age 32) Youth system
32 Jussi Jääskeläinen Finland GK (1975-04-19) 19 April 1975 (age 49) West Ham United
Defenders
2 Reece James England LB (1993-11-07) 7 November 1993 (age 31) Manchester United
3 Andy Kellett England LB (1993-11-10) 10 November 1993 (age 31) Bolton Wanderers
5 Donervon Daniels England CB (1993-11-24) 24 November 1993 (age 31) West Bromwich Albion
20 Craig Morgan Wales CB (1985-06-16) 16 June 1985 (age 39) Rotherham United
21 Kevin McNaughton Scotland RB (1982-08-28) 28 August 1982 (age 42) Unattached
22 Stephen Warnock England CB (1981-12-12) 12 December 1981 (age 43) Derby County
23 Juan Carlos García Honduras LB (1988-03-08) 8 March 1988 (age 36) Olimpia
25 Leon Barnett England CB (1985-11-30) 30 November 1985 (age 39) Norwich City
28 Jason Pearce England CB (1987-12-06) 6 December 1987 (age 37) Leeds United
33 Jack Hendry Scotland CB (1995-05-07) 7 May 1995 (age 29) Partick Thistle
34 Reece Wabara England RB (1991-12-28) 28 December 1991 (age 33) Barnsley
Midfielders
4 David Perkins England CM (1982-06-21) 21 June 1982 (age 42) Blackpool
6 Max Power England CM (1993-07-27) 27 July 1993 (age 31) Tranmere
7 Chris McCann Republic of Ireland CM (1987-07-21) 21 July 1987 (age 37) Burnley
8 Sam Morsy England CM (1991-09-10) 10 September 1991 (age 33) Chesterfield
11 Sanmi Odelusi England LW (1993-06-11) 11 June 1993 (age 31) Bolton Wanderers
15 Jordan Flores England MF (1995-10-04) 4 October 1995 (age 29) Youth system
17 Michael Jacobs England MF (1991-11-04) 4 November 1991 (age 33) Wolverhampton Wanderers
18 Tim Chow England MF (1994-01-18) 18 January 1994 (age 30) Youth system
29 Haris Vučkić Slovenia AM (1992-08-21) 21 August 1992 (age 32) Newcastle United
31 Yanic Wildschut Netherlands WG (1991-11-01) 1 November 1991 (age 33) Middlesbrough
Forwards
9 Will Grigg Northern Ireland CF (1991-07-03) 3 July 1991 (age 33) Brentford
10 Craig Davies Wales CF (1986-01-09) 9 January 1986 (age 38) Bolton Wanderers
24 Conor McAleny England ST (1992-08-12) 12 August 1992 (age 32) Everton
27 Ryan Colclough England WG (1994-12-27) 27 December 1994 (age 30) Crewe Alexandra
44 Louis Robles England ST (1996-09-11) 11 September 1996 (age 28) Youth system

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 CB England Donervon Daniels West Bromwich Albion Undisclosed [1]
1 July 2015 CB Wales Craig Morgan Rotherham United Free transfer [2]
1 July 2015 DM England David Perkins Blackpool Free transfer [3]
1 July 2015 GK England Richard O'Donnell Walsall Free transfer [4]
3 July 2015 RM England Max Power Tranmere Rovers Tribunal [5]
6 July 2015 LW England Sanmi Odelusi Bolton Wanderers £50,000 [6]
7 July 2015 CF Wales Craig Davies Bolton Wanderers Free transfer [7]
14 July 2015 CF Northern Ireland Will Grigg Brentford £1,000,000 [8]
21 July 2015 LB England Reece James Manchester United Undisclosed [9]
27 July 2015 LM England Michael Jacobs Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed [10]
4 August 2015 RB Scotland Kevin McNaughton Cardiff City Free transfer [11]
11 August 2015 GK Finland Jussi Jääskeläinen West Ham United Free transfer [12]
1 September 2015 DF England Andy Kellett Bolton Wanderers Undisclosed [13]
1 September 2015 DF Scotland Jack Hendry Partick Thistle Undisclosed [14]
6 January 2016 GK England Dan Lavercombe Torquay United Undisclosed [15]
6 January 2016 MF Netherlands Yanic Wildschut Middlesbrough Undisclosed [16]
8 January 2016 MF England Danny Whitehead Macclesfield Town Undisclosed [17]
14 January 2016 DF England Reece Wabara Barnsley Free [18]
28 January 2016 MF England Sam Morsy Chesterfield Undisclosed [19]
28 January 2016 FW England Ryan Colclough Crewe Alexandra Undisclosed [19]

Total spending: Decrease £1,050,000

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 GK Oman Ali Al-Habsi Reading[a] Free transfer [21]
1 July 2015 AM South Korea Kim Bo-kyung Free agent Released [21]
1 July 2015 LB Cameroon Gaëtan Bong Brighton & Hove Albion[b] Free transfer [21]
1 July 2015 RB Barbados Emmerson Boyce Blackpool[c] Released [24]
1 July 2015 GK England Scott Carson Derby County Undisclosed [25]
1 July 2015 CF French Guiana Marc-Antoine Fortuné Coventry City[d] Free transfer [21]
1 July 2015 CB Republic of Ireland Rob Kiernan Rangers Undisclosed [27]
1 July 2015 DM Denmark William Kvist Copenhagen[e] Released [21]
1 July 2015 LW Republic of Ireland James McClean West Bromwich Albion £1,500,000 [29][30]
1 July 2015 RW England Jermaine Pennant Free agent Released [24]
1 July 2015 CF Spain Oriol Riera Deportivo La Coruña Undisclosed [31]
2 July 2015 CF France Andy Delort SM Caen Undisclosed [32]
20 July 2015 RB England James Tavernier Rangers Undisclosed [33]
20 July 2015 LB Scotland Aaron Taylor-Sinclair Doncaster Rovers Undisclosed [34]
20 July 2015 CF England Martyn Waghorn Rangers Undisclosed [33]
31 July 2015 RB England James Perch Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed [35]
1 February 2016 MF Scotland Don Cowie Heart of Midlothian Undisclosed [36]
1 February 2016 GK England Richard O'Donnell Bristol City Undisclosed [37]
  1. ^ Following Al-Habsi's release he joined Reading.[20]
  2. ^ Following Bong's release he joined Brighton & Hove Albion.[22]
  3. ^ Following Boyce's release he joined Blackpool.[23]
  4. ^ Following Fortuné's release he Joined Coventry City.[26]
  5. ^ Following Kvist's release he joined Copenhagen.[28]

Total incoming: £1,500,000 Increase

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
21 July 2015 CM Portugal Francisco Júnior Everton 16 January 2016[a] [39]
21 July 2015 RB England Jonjoe Kenny Everton 22 September 2015 [39]
5 August 2015 AM Republic of Ireland Sean Murray Watford 16 January 2016[b] [41]
14 August 2015 SS England Shaq Coulthirst Tottenham Hotspur 1 November 2015 [42]
27 August 2015 CF England Jordy Hiwula Huddersfield Town End of season [43]
1 September 2015 AM Slovenia Haris Vučkić Newcastle United End of season [44]
2 October 2015 DF Scotland Donald Love Manchester United December 2015 [45]
2 October 2015 MF Netherlands Yanic Wildschut Middlesbrough January 2016 [46]
12 November 2015 ST England Alex Revell Cardiff City 23 January 2016 [47]
1 February 2016 ST England Conor McAleny Everton End of season [48]
7 March 2016 DF England Stephen Warnock Derby County End of season [49]
  1. ^ Júnior's loan was extended on 21 August 2015, until 16 January 2016.[38]
  2. ^ Murray's loan was extended on 1 September 2015, until 16 January 2016.[40]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
5 August 2015 LB England Andrew Taylor Reading End of season [50]
18 August 2015 CF England Sam Cosgrove Barrow 19 September 2015 [51]
27 August 2015 DM Wales Emyr Huws Huddersfield Town End of season [43]
28 August 2015 CF Northern Ireland Billy Mckay Dundee United End of season [52]
11 September 2015 GK England Lee Nicholls Bristol Rovers 11 December 2015 [53]
18 September 2015 CF Republic of Ireland Matthew Hamilton Stockport County 16 October 2015 [54]
31 October 2015 ST England Grant Holt Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 January 2016 [55]
12 November 2015 MF England Ryan Jennings Cheltenham Town 12 December 2015 [56]
6 January 2016 GK England Dan Lavercombe Torquay United End of season [15]
8 January 2016 MF England Danny Whitehead Macclesfield Town End of season [17]
15 February 2016 MF England Ryan Jennings Grimsby Town End of season [57]
23 March 2016 DF Scotland Jack Hendry Shrewsbury Town End of season [58]
24 March 2016 ST England Louis Robles Gloucester City End of season [59]

Squad statistics

Appearances

Last updated: 8 May 2016.
Source: [citation needed]

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Johnstone Paint Trophy Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
13 GK England Lee Nicholls 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
32 GK Finland Jussi Jääskeläinen 35 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 38 0
Defenders
2 LB England Reece James 25+2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 28+2 1
3 DF England Andy Kellett 4+5 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 7+5 2
5 CB England Donervon Daniels 40+2 3 1 0 0 0 1+1 0 42+3 3
20 CB Wales Craig Morgan 36 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 38 2
21 LB Scotland Kevin McNaughton 1+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2+1 0
22 DF England Stephen Warnock 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
23 LB Honduras Juan Carlos García 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 CB England Leon Barnett 16+4 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 20+4 2
28 CB England Jason Pearce 29+2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 31+2 2
33 DF Scotland Jack Hendry 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0
34 DF England Reece Wabara 14+4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14+4 1
Midfielders
4 CM England David Perkins 44+1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 47+1 0
6 RM England Max Power 43+1 6 0+1 0 1 0 2 0 46+2 6
7 CM Republic of Ireland Chris McCann 31+7 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 32+7 4
8 MF England Sam Morsy 13+3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13+3 1
11 LW England Sanmi Odelusi 0+3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2+3 0
15 MF England Jordan Flores 2+1 1 0 0 1 0 1+1 0 4+2 1
16 MF England Ryan Jennings 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
17 RW England Michael Jacobs 30+5 10 0+1 0 1 0 1 0 32+6 10
18 MF England Tim Chow 3+8 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 4+9 0
29 MF Slovenia Haris Vučkić 5+10 2 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 6+11 2
31 MF Netherlands Yanic Wildschut 24+8 6 0+1 0 0 0 1+2 2 25+11 8
Attackers
9 ST England Will Grigg 35+5 25 1 0 1 1 1 2 37+5 28
10 ST Wales Craig Davies 7+19 2 1 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 9+21 2
24 FW England Conor McAleny 9+4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 9+4 4
27 FW England Ryan Colclough 7+3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7+3 2
44 FW England Louis Robles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Left club during season
26 DF England Jonjoe Kenny 6+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6+1 0
12 ST England Shaq Coulthirst 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
24 MF Republic of Ireland Sean Murray 2+5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3+5 1
12 ST England Alex Revell 4+2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5+2 1
22 MF Portugal Francisco Júnior 5+5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7+5 1
30 ST England Jordy Hiwula 7+7 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 9+7 6
42 ST England Grant Holt 0+4 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+5 0

Top scorers

Rank. Pos. No. Name League One FA Cup League Cup Johnstone Paint Trophy Total
Goals Goals Goals Goals Goals
1 ST 9 Will Grigg 25 0 1 2 28
2 MF 17 Michael Jacobs 10 0 0 0 10
3 MF 31 Yanic Wildschut 7 0 0 2 9
4 MF 6 Max Power 6 0 0 0 6
4 ST 30 Jordy Hiwula 2 0 0 4 6
5 FW 24 Conor McAleny 4 0 0 0 4
5 MF 7 Chris McCann 4 0 0 0 4
6 DF 5 Donervon Daniels 3 0 0 0 3
7 DF 3 Andy Kellett 2 0 0 0 2
7 DF 20 Craig Morgan 2 0 0 0 2
7 DF 25 Leon Barnett 2 0 0 0 2
7 DF 28 Jason Pearce 2 0 0 0 2
7 ST 10 Craig Davies 2 0 0 0 2
7 MF 29 Haris Vučkić 2 0 0 0 2
7 ST 27 Ryan Colclough 2 0 0 0 2
8 DF 2 Reece James 1 0 0 0 1
8 DF 34 Reece Wabara 1 0 0 0 1
8 MF 8 Sam Morsy 1 0 0 0 1
8 MF 15 Jordan Flores 1 0 0 0 1
8 MF 12 Alex Revell 1 0 0 0 1
8 MF 22 Francisco Júnior 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 2 0 0 0 2

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 8 May 2016

Number Nation Position Name League One FA Cup League Cup JPT Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
7 Republic of Ireland MF Chris McCann 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
4 England MF David Perkins 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
20 Wales DF Craig Morgan 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
25 England DF Leon Barnett 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
8 England MF Sam Morsy 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
15 England MF Jordan Flores 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
6 England MF Max Power 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0
5 England DF Donervon Daniels 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
22 Portugal MF Francisco Júnior 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
28 England DF Jason Pearce 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
10 Wales ST Craig Davies 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
26 England DF Jonjoe Kenny 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
17 England MF Michael Jacobs 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
9 England ST Will Grigg 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
25 England DF Leon Barnett 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
32 Finland GK Jussi Jääskeläinen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 England DF Reece James 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
21 Scotland DF Kevin McNaughton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
33 Scotland DF Jack Hendry 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
24 Republic of Ireland MF Sean Murray 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
TOTAL 66 6 3 0 1 0 3 0 73 6

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

On 15 May 2015, it was announced that Wigan Athletic would face Altrincham, Southport, Partick Thistle, Dundee and Blackburn Rovers as part of their pre-season schedule.[60]

8 July 2015 (2015-07-08) Training Match Wigan Athletic 2–1 Queen of the South La Manga, Spain
18:00 CEST Trialist (Ball) 1'
Power 20'		 Report 61' Attendance: 102
11 July 2015 (2015-07-11) Training Match Wigan Athletic 2–1 Hibernian La Manga, Spain
18:00 CEST Waghorn ?', 89' Report Fyvie Attendance: 128
14 July 2015 (2015-07-14) Friendly Altrincham 1–1 Wigan Athletic Altrincham
19:45 BST Rankine 37' Report Mckay 27' Stadium: Moss Lane
18 July 2015 (2015-07-18) Friendly Southport 0–2 Wigan Athletic Blowick
15:00 BST Report Beesley 45' (o.g.)
Trialist o.g.'		 Stadium: Merseyrail Community Stadium
Attendance: 1,800 approx. (1,300 away)
21 July 2015 (2015-07-21) Friendly Partick Thistle 1–1 Wigan Athletic Maryhill, Scotland
19:30 BST Lawless 47' Report Jennings 51' Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 1,284 (149 away)
24 July 2015 (2015-07-24) Friendly Dundee 1–0 Wigan Athletic Dundee, Scotland
19:00 BST Loy 70' Report Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 2,194 (226 away)
1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) Friendly Blackburn Rovers 3–0 Wigan Athletic Blackburn
15:00 BST Tomlinson 74'
Hanley 83'
Marshall 89'		 Report Stadium: Ewood Park

League One

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Wigan Athletic (C, P) 46 24 15 7 82 45 +37 87 Promotion to EFL Championship
2 Burton Albion (P) 46 25 10 11 57 37 +20 85
3 Walsall 46 24 12 10 71 49 +22 84 Qualification for the League One play-offs[a]
4 Millwall 46 24 9 13 73 49 +24 81
5 Bradford City 46 23 11 12 55 40 +15 80
Updated to match(es) played on 1 July 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.

Results by matchday

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GroundAHHAHAAHAHHAHAAHAHAAHAAAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultLDWLWWLWDDDDWWDWWWLDLWWDWDWDWWDWWDDDWWWWWLDWWL
Position22231113119108999108755545565555554434222222221111111
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2016. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[61]

8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 1 Coventry City 2–0 Wigan Athletic Coventry
15:00 BST Armstrong 15', 62' Report Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 13,131
Referee: Scott Duncan
16 August 2015 (2015-08-16) 2 Wigan Athletic 0–0 Doncaster Rovers Wigan
12:30 BST Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,813
Referee: David Webb
19 August 2015 (2015-08-19) 3 Wigan Athletic 3–0 Scunthorpe United Wigan
19:45 BST Grigg 3' (pen.)
Daniels 27'
Davies 70'		 Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 7,794
Referee: Andy Madley
22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 4 Gillingham 2–0 Wigan Athletic Gillingham
15:00 BST Dack 37', 82' (pen.) Report Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,692
Referee: Iain Williamson
29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 5 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Wigan
15:00 BST Jacobs 12' Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,647
Referee: David Coote
5 September 2015 (2015-09-05) 6 Chesterfield 2–3 Wigan Athletic Chesterfield
15:00 BST Gardner 62'
Barnett 68' (o.g.)		 Report Barnett 81'
Davies 87' (pen.)
Hiwula-Mayifuila 90'		 Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 7,145
Referee: Mark Brown
12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 7 Port Vale 3–2 Wigan Athletic Burslem
15:00 BST Grant 34'
Dodds 64'
Ikpeazu 90'		 Report McCann 66'
Barnett 83' Red card 88'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5,953
Referee: Mark Haywood
19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 8 Wigan Athletic 2–1 Fleetwood Town Wigan
15:00 BST Flores 39'
Jacobs 47'		 Report Hornby-Forbes 61' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,603
Referee: Fred Graham
27 September 2015 (2015-09-27) 9 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Wigan Athletic Oldham
15:00 BST Poleon 74' Report Power 34' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 5,482
Referee: Darren Handley
30 September 2015 (2015-09-30) 10 Wigan Athletic 2–2 Millwall Wigan
19:45 BST Jacobs 54'
Grigg 90+2'		 Report Onyedinma 69'
Beevers 74'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 7,991
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
4 October 2015 (2015-10-04) 11 Wigan Athletic 0–0 Walsall Wigan
15:00 BST Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,636
Referee: Andy Haines
10 October 2015 (2015-10-10) 12 Bury 2–2 Wigan Athletic Bury
15:00 BST Cameron 6'
Pope 60'		 Report Cameron 54' (o.g.)
Morgan 90'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 5,931
Referee: Graham Salisbury
17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 13 Wigan Athletic 5–0 Colchester United Wigan
15:00 BST Daniels 5', 14'
Grigg 33', 87'
Power 11'		 Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,048
Referee: Steve Martin
20 October 2015 (2015-10-20) 14 Peterborough United 2–3 Wigan Athletic Peterborough
19:45 BST Oztumer 61'
Coulibaly 81'		 Report Wildschut 11'
Grigg 15'
Power 82'		 Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 4,765
Referee: Oliver Langford
24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 15 Bradford City 1–1 Wigan Athletic Bradford
15:00 BST Hanson 63' Report Jacobs 52' Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 19,171
Referee: Richard Clark
31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 16 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Swindon Town Wigan
15:00 GMT Júnior 90+5' Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,466
Referee: Nigel Miller
14 November 2015 (2015-11-14) 17 Rochdale 0–2 Wigan Athletic Rochdale
12:30 GMT Report Pearce 16'
Jacobs 61'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,835
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 18 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Shrewsbury Town Wigan
15:00 GMT Revell 36' Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,803
Referee: Darren Deadman
24 November 2015 (2015-11-24) 19 Wigan 0–1 Burton Albion Wigan
19:45 GMT Report El Khayati 74' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,117
Referee: Mark Haywood
28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 20 Southend United 0–0 Wigan Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,117
Referee: Keith Stroud
12 December 2015 (2015-12-12) 21 Wigan Athletic 0–1 Blackpool Wigan
15:00 GMT Report Aldred 36' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,424
Referee: Phil Gibbs
19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 22 Barnsley 0–2 Wigan Athletic Barnsley
15:00 GMT Report Kellett 18'
Wildschut 86'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 8,866
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
26 December 2015 (2015-12-26) Postponed Wigan Athletic P–P Sheffield United Wigan
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: DW Stadium
28 December 2015 23 Fleetwood Town 1–3 Wigan Athletic Fleetwood
15:00 GMT Bell Yellow card 54'
Pond Yellow card 58'
Ryan Yellow card 60'
Sarcevic 69' (pen.)
Davis Yellow card 71'		 Report Power Yellow card 18'
Kellett 39'
Love Yellow card 56'
Morgan Yellow card 57'
Hiwula 83' Yellow card 84'
Grigg Yellow card 89'
Jacobs 90+3'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 4,232
Referee: England Carl Boyeson
2 January 2016 24 Scunthorpe United 1–1 Wigan Athletic Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT Williams 20'
Clarke Yellow card 65'		 Report Jacobs 34'
Power Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,102
Referee: England Chris Sarginson
7 January 2016 25 Wigan Athletic 3–2 Gillingham Wigan
19:45 GMT Jacobs Yellow card 60'
Grigg 64'
Power 67' Yellow card 90+1'
Morgan 90+6'		 Report Samuel 24'
Donelly 53'
McGlashan Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 7,923
Referee: England Scott Duncan (referee)
12 January 2016 26 Wigan Athletic 3–3 Sheffield United Wigan
19:45 GMT Grigg 16'
Perkins Yellow card 30'
Daniels Yellow card 40'
Vučkić 43'
McCann 66'
Power Yellow card 87'		 Report Hammond Yellow card 36'
Collins Yellow card 47'
Sharp Yellow card 59' 75'
Done 68' 89'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 10,113
Referee: England Andy Woolmer
16 January 2016 27 Wigan Athletic 3–1 Chesterfield Wigan
15:00 GMT Power 6'
James 38'
Jacobs 39'
Perkins Yellow card 77'
Jääskeläinen Yellow card 90'		 Report O'Neil Yellow card 35'
Herd Yellow card 45+3'
Banks 79'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 9,091
Referee: England Ross Joyce
23 January 2016 28 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Wigan Athletic Crewe
15:00 GMT Inman 43'
Cooper Yellow card 63'		 Report Wabara 16'
Perkins Yellow card 47'
McCann Yellow card 53'
Power Yellow card 59'		 Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 6,010
Referee: England Nick Kinseley
30 January 2016 29 Wigan Athletic 3–0 Port Vale Wigan
15:00 GMT Grigg 7' 41' (pen.) 69' Report McGivern Red card 39'
Duffy Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 9,627
Referee: England Darren Drysdale
6 February 2016 30 Sheffield United 0–2 Wigan Athletic Sheffield
15:00 GMT Hammond Yellow card 71'
Sharp Yellow card 79'		 Report Grigg 52' (pen.)
McAleny 55'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 20,304
Referee: England Steve Martin
13 February 2016 31 Wigan Athletic 0–0 Oldham Athletic Wigan
15:00 GMT Pearce Yellow card 31'
Morgan Yellow card 69'		 Summary Gerrard Yellow card 18' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 9,817
Referee: England Neil Miller
20 February 2016 32 Walsall 1–2 Wigan Athletic Walsall
15:00 GMT Mantom Yellow card 6' 68'
Lalkovič Yellow card 10'
Chambers Yellow card 44'
Preston Yellow card 65'
Demetriou Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Perkins Yellow card 14'
McAleny 39'
Wildschut 90+1'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 6,740
Referee: England Ian Williamson
27 February 2016 33 Wigan Athletic 3–0 Bury Wigan
15:00 GMT Grigg 7' 21' (pen.)
Colclough 9'
Davies Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Lowe Yellow card 37'
Tutte Yellow card 90+5'
Mayor Yellow card 90+5'
Jones Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 9,490
Referee: England Scott Duncan (referee)
1 March 2016 34 Millwall 0–0 Wigan Athletic London
19:45 GMT Martin Yellow card 31'
Webster Yellow card 42'		 Report Morsy Yellow card 28' Yellow-red card 34'
Wabara Yellow card 67'
Barnett Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 7,981
Referee: England Lee Collins
5 March 2016 35 Wigan Athletic 1–1 Peterborough United Wigan
15:00 GMT Grigg 71'
McCann Yellow card 85'		 Report Baldwin Yellow card 26'
Beautyman Yellow card 54'
Maddison Yellow card 79' 80'
Gillett Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,877
Referee: England Geoff Eltringham
12 March 2016 36 Colchester United 3–3 Wigan Athletic Colchester
15:00 GMT Gilbey 40'
Lee 50'
Moncur 60' (pen.)
Chambers Yellow card 69'
Edwards Yellow card 77'		 Report Wildschut 36'
Colclough 44'
Grigg 90'		 Stadium: Weston Homes Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,761
Referee: England Kevin Johnson
19 March 2016 37 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Bradford City Wigan
15:00 GMT Vuckic 80' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 10,890
25 March 2016 38 Swindon Town 1–4 Wigan Athletic Swindon
17:30 GMT Barry Yellow card 62'
Ajose 79'
Thompson Red card 86'		 Report Grigg 15' 50'
Power Yellow card 40' 47'
Morsy 51'
Davies Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 9,240
Referee: England Andy Davies
28 March 2016 39 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Rochdale Wigan
13:30 GMT Perkins Yellow card 29'
Pearce Yellow card 34'
McAleny 67'		 Report Henderson Red card 33'
McNulty Yellow card 70'
Rafferty Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 10,407
Referee: England Mark Brown
2 April 2016 40 Shrewsbury Town 1–5 Wigan Athletic Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Kaikai 28'
Whitbread Red card 66'		 Report McAleny 33'
Wildschut 57'
Pearce 61'
Grigg 66' (pen.) 90+3'		 Stadium: Greenhous Meadow
Attendance: 7,010
Referee: England Nick Kinseley
9 April 2016 41 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Coventry City Wigan
15:00 GMT Grigg 57' Report Cole Yellow card 59'
Murphy Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 10,415
Referee: England Dean Whitestone
16 April 2016 42 Doncaster Rovers 3–1 Wigan Athletic Doncaster
15:00 GMT Chaplow Yellow card 28'
McSheffrey Yellow card 48'
Butler 50' 54' Yellow card 60'
Williams 88' (pen.)		 Report Grigg 41' Yellow card 57'
Jacobs Yellow card 79'
Perkins Red card 86'		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Referee: England Kevin Johnson
19 April 2016 43 Burton Albion 1–1 Wigan Athletic Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT Edwards Yellow card 8'
Akins Yellow card 17'
Naylor 38' Yellow card 55'
Reilly Yellow card 90'		 Report Jacobs 8'
McCann Yellow card 81'
Power Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 5,461
Referee: England Simon Hooper
23 April 2016 44 Wigan Athletic 4–1 Southend United Wigan
15:00 GMT McCann 9'
Grigg 17' 36'
Jacobs 50'		 Report Worrall Yellow card 54'
Deegan Yellow card 57'
Morgan 74' (o.g.)		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 10,021
Referee: Darren England
30 April 2016 45 Blackpool 0–4 Wigan Athletic Blackpool
15:00 GMT Report McCann 60'

Wildschut 70, 72

Grigg 85'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,226
Referee: Stuart Attwell
8 May 2016 46 Wigan Athletic 1–4 Barnsley Wigan
12:30 GMT Grigg 10'
Perkins Yellow card 34'
McCann Red card 90+4'		 Report Winnall 33' (pen.) 44'
Hourihane 56'
Brownhill 74'
Hammill Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 18,730
Referee: England Tony Harrington

League Cup

On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Wigan Athletic were drawn at home against Bury.[62]

11 August 2015 (2015-08-11) First round Wigan Athletic 1–2 Bury Wigan
19:45 BST Grigg 46' (pen.) Report Clarke 63', 89' (pen.) Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 5,484
Referee: Mark Heywood

Football League Trophy

On 5 September 2015, the second round draw was shown live on Soccer AM and drawn by Charlie Austin and Ed Skrein. Wigan will go to Crewe Alexandra.[63]

6 October 2015 (2015-10-06) Second round Crewe Alexandra 2–3 Wigan Athletic Crewe
19:45 BST Haber 6'
Colclough 36'		 Report Hiwula-Mayifuila 10', 70'
Wildschut 76'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 2,168 (600 away)
Referee: James Adcock
10 November 2015 (2015-11-10) Third round Wigan Athletic 4–0 Blackpool Wigan
19:45 GMT Hiwula-Mayifuila 20', 78' (pen.)
Murray 63'
Wildschut 71'		 Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 5,226
Referee: Andy Madley
5 December 2015 Area Semi Final Wigan Athletic 2–2
(2–4 p)		 Barnsley Wigan
15:00 Hendry Yellow card 58'
Flores Yellow card 70'
Grigg 48' 82'		 Report Hourihane Yellow card 16'
Hammill 42'
Pearson Yellow card 71'
Toney 53' Yellow card 76'
Winnall Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 6,628
Referee: England Keith Hill

FA Cup

The First Round draw took place on 26 October at 7pm, drawing Wigan away to Bury, this game will take place on the 7 November.

7 November 2015 First round Bury 4–0 Wigan Athletic Bury
15:00 Pope 18'
Mayor 34'
Cameron 45'
Clarke 65'		 Report Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,856 (1,600 away)
Referee: David Coote

Lancashire Senior Cup

On the Lancashire FA website the first round details were announced, Wigan Athletic will face Bolton Wanderers.[64]

10 September 2015 (2015-09-10) First round Wigan Athletic 3–2 Bolton Wanderers Wigan
14:00 BST Robles 7', 44', 82' Report Thomas 27'
Newell 73'		 Stadium: Robin Park Arena
Attendance: 291
Referee: Darren Handley
8 December 2015 Quarter Final Wigan Athletic 0–2 Accrington Stanley Wigan
14:00 BST Report Kealan Steenson 10'
Carver 88'		 Stadium: Robin Park Arena
Attendance: 211
Referee: Paul Hodskinson

Overall summary

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