2017–18 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

Wigan Athletic
2017–18 season
OwnerDave Whelan
ChairmanDavid Sharpe
ManagerPaul Cook
StadiumDW Stadium
League One1st (promoted)
FA CupQuarter-finals (knocked out by Southampton)
EFL CupSecond round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Will Grigg (19)
All: Will Grigg (25)

The 2017–18 season was Wigan Athletic's 86th year in existence and their first back in League One, after being relegated the previous season. Along with competing in the league, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. Paul Cook was appointed as manager on 31 May 2017, signing a 3-year deal, following the departure of much of the previous coaching staff the day before.[1][2] The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

The season notably saw Wigan knock out Manchester City in the fifth round of the FA Cup. It was the third time Wigan had beaten City in the cup, having previously done son in the 2013 final, and the quarter-finals of the 2013–14 FA Cup.

Statistics

As of 13 May 2018
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Christian Walton 35 0 31 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF England ENG Nathan Byrne 49 0 42 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Australia AUS Callum Elder 33 1 24+3 0 5 1 1 0 0 0
4 MF England ENG David Perkins 21 1 2+11 1 3+2 0 1 0 2 0
5 MF Egypt EGY Sam Morsy 47 3 41 2 6 1 0 0 0 0
6 MF England ENG Max Power 49 5 29+11 5 7 0 1 0 1 0
7 MF Scotland SCO Jamie Walker 8 0 1+7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 FW England ENG James Vaughan 19 3 7+12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Northern Ireland NIR Will Grigg 53 26 29+14 19 6+2 7 2 0 0 0
10 FW England ENG Devante Cole 6 0 0+6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW England ENG Gavin Massey 50 6 35+7 6 8 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF England ENG Donervon Daniels 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
14 DF England ENG Alex Bruce 9 1 4+2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF England ENG Michael Jacobs 50 11 44 11 4+2 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF England ENG Gary Roberts 35 1 6+21 1 5+3 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF England ENG Terell Thomas 8 0 0+3 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
22 DF England ENG Chey Dunkley 50 7 43 7 6+1 0 0 0 0 0
23 GK England ENG Jamie Jones 19 0 15 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
24 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Noel Hunt 13 1 0+7 0 0+3 0 0+1 0 1+1 1
25 MF England ENG Nick Powell 45 15 38+1 15 4+2 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF England ENG Reece James 28 0 22 0 3+1 0 1 0 1 0
27 FW England ENG Ryan Colclough 35 6 11+15 4 2+4 0 2 1 1 1
28 MF Scotland SCO Jay Fulton 6 1 4+1 1 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
30 FW England ENG James Barrigan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
31 GK Montenegro MNE Matija Sarkic 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
33 DF England ENG Dan Burn 53 6 45 5 7+1 1 0 0 0 0
35 MF England ENG Luke Burgess 5 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 3+0 0
36 MF England ENG Chris Merrie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
40 GK Wales WAL Owen Evans 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
41 GK England ENG Theo Roberts 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
42 FW Zambia ZAM Mwiya Malumo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
43 DF England ENG Will McGuffie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
44 DF England ENG Adam Long 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
46 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Divin Baningime 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
47 DF United States USA Tylor Golden 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
48 DF England ENG Anthony Plant 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
49 DF Spain ESP Víctor Maffeo 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+2 1
52 MF England ENG Mitchell Culshaw 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
53 MF Scotland SCO Jensen Weir 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
Player(s) out on loan:
15 MF England ENG Jordan Flores 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
19 MF England ENG Josh Laurent 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0
29 DF England ENG Luke Burke 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
34 DF England ENG Sam Stubbs 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
36 MF England ENG Chris Merrie 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
39 FW England ENG Callum Lang 3 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 1 0
Player(s) who left the club:
N/A MF Wales WAL Lee Evans 23 3 20 1 2 1 0 0 1 1
N/A MF England ENG Alex Gilbey 5 1 0+2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1
N/A FW England ENG Ivan Toney 28 6 10+14 4 2+2 2 0 0 0 0

Goals record

As of 25 March 2018
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
1 9 Northern Ireland CF Will Grigg 19 7 0 0 26
2 25 England AM Nick Powell 15 0 0 0 15
3 17 England LW Michael Jacobs 13 0 0 0 13
4 22 England CB Chey Dunkley 7 0 0 0 7
27 England LW Ryan Colclough 5 0 1 1 7
— England CF Ivan Toney 4 2 0 0 6
7 6 England MF Max Power 5 0 0 0 5
11 England RW Gavin Massey 5 0 0 0 5
33 England CB Dan Burn 5 1 0 0 6
10 5 Egypt CM Sam Morsy 2 1 0 0 3
— Wales CM Lee Evans 1 1 0 1 3
12 3 New Zealand LB Callum Elder 0 1 0 0 1
4 England CM David Perkins 1 0 0 0 1
8 England CF James Vaughan 3 0 0 0 3
14 England CB Alex Bruce 1 0 0 0 1
15 England CM Jordan Flores 0 0 1 0 1
18 England RW Gary Roberts 1 0 0 0 1
19 England AM Josh Laurent 0 0 1 0 1
24 Republic of Ireland CF Noel Hunt 0 0 0 1 1
28 Scotland CM Jay Fulton 1 0 0 0 1
49 Spain DF Víctor Maffeo 0 0 0 1 1
— England CM Alex Gilbey 0 0 0 1 1
Total 67 13 3 5 88

Disciplinary record

As of 11 March 2018
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 5 Egypt CM Sam Morsy 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0
2 22 England CB Chey Dunkley 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1
25 England AM Nick Powell 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
33 England CB Dan Burn 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
5 2 England RB Nathan Byrne 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
6 England CM Max Power 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
— Wales CM Lee Evans 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1
8 11 England RW Gavin Massey 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
17 England LW Michael Jacobs 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
— England CF Ivan Toney 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
11 3 Australia LB Callum Elder 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1
8 England CF James Vaughan 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
27 England LW Ryan Colclough 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
14 14 Northern Ireland CB Alex Bruce 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
26 England LB Reece James 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
29 England CB Luke Burke 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
17 1 England GK Christian Walton 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
4 England CM David Perkins 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
9 Northern Ireland CF Will Grigg 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
21 England CB Terell Thomas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
24 Republic of Ireland CF Noel Hunt 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
28 Scotland CM Jay Fulton 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
36 England CM Chris Merrie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Total 58 0 3 14 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 75 0 3

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 CB England Chey Dunkley Oxford United Free [3]
1 July 2017 CB England Terell Thomas Charlton Athletic Free [4]
6 July 2017 RW England Gavin Massey Leyton Orient Free [5]
3 August 2017 CF Republic of Ireland Noel Hunt Portsmouth Free [6]
7 August 2017 GK England Jamie Jones Stevenage Free [7]
29 August 2017 AM England Gary Roberts Portsmouth Free [8]
31 August 2017 CB Northern Ireland Alex Bruce Bury Free [9]
8 January 2018 LW Scotland Jamie Walker Hearts Undisclosed
12 January 2018 CF England James Vaughan Sunderland Undisclosed
31 January 2018 CF England Devante Cole Fleetwood Town Undisclosed

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 CB England Jake Buxton Burton Albion Mutual consent [10][a]
1 July 2017 GK Scotland Matt Gilks Scunthorpe United Free [12]
1 July 2017 GK Finland Jussi Jääskeläinen Atlético Kolkata Released [13]
1 July 2017 RW France Gabriel Obertan Levski Sofia Free [14]
1 July 2017 LB England Andrew Taylor Bolton Wanderers Released [13][b]
1 July 2017 LB England Stephen Warnock Burton Albion Released [13][c]
1 July 2017 CF England Nathan Randell Skelmersdale United Released
1 July 2017 LB England Matthew Taylor Derby County Released
5 July 2017 LB England Arnie Baxendale Nantwich Town Free [17]
5 July 2017 CB Scotland Jack Hendry Dundee Free [18]
5 July 2017 RB England Alex Lingard Nantwich Town Free [17]
13 July 2017 CF England Tom Powell Hull City Free [19]
19 July 2017 LW England Sanmi Odelusi Colchester United Mutual consent [20]
21 July 2017 CF France Mikael Mandron Colchester United Undisclosed [21]
25 July 2017 CF Northern Ireland Billy Mckay Ross County Undisclosed [22]
31 July 2017 FW England Chris Sang Bury Free [23]
1 August 2017 CF England Sam Cosgrove Carlisle United Free [24]
7 August 2017 SS England Kaiyne Woolery Swindon Town Undisclosed [25]
17 August 2017 CF England Omar Bogle Cardiff City £700,000 [26]
31 August 2017 CM England Alex Gilbey MK Dons Undisclosed [27]
14 September 2017 CM England Danny Whitehead Macclesfield Town Free [28]
15 January 2018 CM Republic of Ireland Jack Byrne Oldham Athletic Undisclosed
18 January 2018 CF England James Barrigan Chorley Mutual consent
18 January 2018 CM England Josh Gregory Chorley Mutual consent
  1. ^ Jake Buxton joined Burton Albion following his departure.[11]
  2. ^ Andrew Taylor joined Bolton Wanderers following his release.[15]
  3. ^ Stephen Warnock joined Burton Albion following his release.[16]

Loans in

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
12 July 2017 GK England Christian Walton Brighton & Hove Albion 30 June 2018 [29]
31 July 2017 LB Australia Callum Elder Leicester City 30 June 2018 [30]
31 July 2017 CM Wales Lee Evans Wolverhampton Wanderers 10 January 2018 [31]
2 August 2017 CF England Ivan Toney Newcastle United 10 January 2018 [32]
31 August 2017 GK Montenegro Matija Sarkic Aston Villa 12 January 2018 [33]
25 January 2018 CM Scotland Jay Fulton Swansea City 30 June 2018

Loans out

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
18 August 2017 CM England Jordan Flores Chesterfield 31 January 2018 [34]
25 August 2017 LB England Andy Kellett Chesterfield 30 June 2018 [35]
25 August 2017 GK England Dan Lavercombe Torquay United 1 September 2017 [36]
29 August 2017 CM Republic of Ireland Jack Byrne Oldham Athletic 1 January 2018 [37]
29 August 2017 CB England Sam Stubbs Crewe Alexandra 2 January 2018 [38]
31 August 2017 RB England Luke Burke AFC Fylde 30 June 2018 [39]
31 August 2017 CB England Donervon Daniels Rochdale 31 January 2018 [40]
31 August 2017 AM England Josh Laurent Bury 30 June 2018 [41]
31 August 2017 CF England Callum Lang Morecambe 30 June 2018
31 August 2017 CM England Chris Merrie Southport 7 November 2017 [42]
26 September 2017 CF England James Barrigan Warrington Town 28 October 2017
23 December 2017 GK England Theo Roberts Atherton Collieries 23 January 2018
30 December 2017 CB England Terell Thomas Sutton United 30 June 2018
3 January 2018 GK Wales Owen Evans Sutton United 28 February 2018
5 January 2018 CB England Sam Stubbs AFC Fylde 30 June 2018
5 March 2018 GK England Theo Roberts AFC Fylde 5 April 2018
9 March 2018 CM England Jordan Flores AFC Fylde 7 April 2018
13 March 2018 CM England Luke Burgess Chorley 30 June 2018
15 March 2018 CM England Chris Merrie Altrincham 30 April 2018

Players

Current squad

As of 12 January 2018[43]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Christian Walton (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)
2 DF England ENG Nathan Byrne
3 DF Australia AUS Callum Elder (on loan from Leicester City)
4 MF England ENG David Perkins
5 MF Egypt EGY Sam Morsy (Captain)
6 MF England ENG Max Power
7 MF Scotland SCO Jamie Walker
8 FW England ENG James Vaughan
9 FW Northern Ireland NIR Will Grigg
10 FW England ENG Devante Cole
11 FW England ENG Gavin Massey
12 DF Montserrat MSR Donervon Daniels
14 DF Northern Ireland NIR Alex Bruce
15 MF England ENG Jordan Flores
16 MF Wales WAL Shaun MacDonald
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF England ENG Michael Jacobs
18 MF England ENG Gary Roberts
20 DF Wales WAL Craig Morgan
22 DF England ENG Chey Dunkley
23 GK England ENG Jamie Jones
24 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Noel Hunt
25 MF England ENG Nick Powell
26 DF England ENG Reece James
27 FW England ENG Ryan Colclough
28 MF Scotland SCO Jay Fulton (on loan from Swansea City)
33 DF England ENG Dan Burn (Vice-Captain)
36 MF England ENG Chris Merrie
37 GK England ENG Dan Lavercombe
40 GK Wales WAL Owen Evans

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF England ENG Andy Kellett (at Chesterfield for the 2017–18 season)
19 MF England ENG Josh Laurent (at Bury for the 2017–18 season)
21 DF England ENG Terell Thomas (at Sutton United for the 2017–18 season)
29 DF England ENG Luke Burke (at AFC Fylde for the 2017–18 season)
No. Pos. Nation Player
34 DF England ENG Sam Stubbs (at AFC Fylde for the 2017–18 season)
35 MF England ENG Luke Burgess (at Chorley for the 2017–18 season)
39 FW England ENG Callum Lang (at Morecambe for the 2017–18 season)

Competitions

Friendlies

As of 27 June 2017, Wigan Athletic have announced four pre-season friendlies against Southport, Notts County, Grimsby Town[44] and Liverpool.[45]

On 27 June 2017, the originally planned trip to Hartlepool United was cancelled due to too many long distance away matches as the season approaches.[46]

14 July 2017 Wigan Athletic 1–1 Liverpool Wigan
19:30 BST Gilbey 20' Report Salah 45' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 12,715
18 July 2017 Southport 0–0 Wigan Athletic Blowick
19:30 BST Report Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 1,356 (850 away)
22 July 2017 Notts County 1–2 Wigan Athletic Nottingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Meadow Lane
29 July 2017 Grimsby Town 1–1 Wigan Athletic Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Davies 88' (pen.) Report Lang 6' Stadium: Blundell 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 29 11 6 89 29 +60 98 Promotion to the EFL Championship
2 Blackburn Rovers (P) 46 28 12 6 82 40 +42 96
3 Shrewsbury Town 46 25 12 9 60 39 +21 87 Qualification for League One play-offs[a]
4 Rotherham United (O, P) 46 24 7 15 73 53 +20 79
5 Scunthorpe United 46 19 17 10 65 50 +15 74
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.

Result summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
40 26 8 6 81 27  +54 86 12 6 2 35 10  +25 14 2 4 46 17  +29

Last updated: 13 April 2018.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAAHHAHHAHAAHHHAHAAHHAHAHAHHAHAAAHAHAHHAAHA
ResultWWWDLWWWLWWWWDWDLWWWWWDDWDWWLLWDDWWWWLWWDWWDDW
Position10312865242221222221111111111123332321321111111
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2018. Source: BBC
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

5 August 2017 1 Milton Keynes Dons 0–1 Wigan Athletic Denbigh
15:00 BST Williams Yellow card 5'
Wootton Yellow card 50' Yellow-red card 58'
Muirhead Yellow card 83'		 Report Morsy Yellow card 22'
Powell 38'
Elder Red card 44'
Thomas Yellow card 71'
Massey Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Stadium:mk
Attendance: 9,164
Referee: Kevin Johnson
13 August 2017 2 Wigan Athletic 4–1 Bury Wigan
15:00 BST Jacobs 12'
Powell 53', 64' (pen.)
Powell Yellow card 70'
Evans 90+2'		 Report Bruce 15'
Reilly Yellow card 45'
Aldred Yellow card 47'
Murphy Yellow card 64'
Bruce Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 9,159
Referee: Oliver Langford
19 August 2017 3 Oldham Athletic 0–2 Wigan Athletic Oldham
15:00 BST Dummigan Yellow card 40'
Banks Yellow card 60'		 Report Toney 8'
Jacobs 16' Yellow card 39'
Burn Yellow card 34'
Morsy Yellow card 45+2'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 5,446
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
26 August 2017 4 Wigan Athletic 1–1 Portsmouth Wigan
15:00 BST Toney 8'
Dunkley Red card 59'		 Report Evans Yellow card 25' Yellow-red card 89'
Donohue Yellow card 52'
Pitman Yellow card 60'
Whatmough Yellow card 67'
Chaplin 76'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 9,685
Referee: Robert Jones
9 September 2017 5 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Wigan Athletic Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Payne 26'
Rodman Yellow card 45+1'
Whalley Yellow card 84'
Henderson Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Toney Yellow card 45+2'
James Yellow card 75'
Evans Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 6,929
Referee: Mark Heywood
12 September 2017 6 Charlton Athletic 0–3 Wigan Athletic Charlton
19:45 BST Holmes Yellow card 53'
Forster-Caskey Yellow card 75'
Solly Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Massey 44', 70'
Morsy Yellow card 51' 87'
Bruce Yellow card 64'
Toney Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 10,172
Referee: Charles Breakspear
16 September 2017 7 Wigan Athletic 3–0 Bristol Rovers Wigan
15:00 BST Powell 30'
Grigg 49'
Morsy Yellow card 67'
Jacobs Yellow card 72'
Evans Yellow card 81'
Massey 90+5'		 Report Sweeney Red card 30' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,732
Referee: Carl Boyeson
19 September 2017 8 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Northampton Town Wigan
19:45 BST Morsy Yellow card 44'
Jacobs 56' Yellow card 58'		 Report Bowditch Yellow card 78' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 7,777
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
23 September 2017 9 Peterborough United 3–2 Wigan Athletic Peterborough
15:00 BST Edwards Yellow card 5'
Morias 47', 84'
Marriott 90'		 Report Jacobs 33'
Burn Yellow card 49'
Evans Yellow card 81'
Colclough 87'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 6,099
Referee: Chris Sarginson
26 September 2017 10 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Wigan
19:45 BST Toney Yellow card 77'
Powell 83' (pen)		 Report Miller Yellow card 14'
Ness Yellow card 27'
Solokik Yellow card 62'
Carey Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 7,868
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
30 September 2017 11 Wigan Athletic 2–0 Walsall Wigan
15:00 BST Morsy Yellow card 10'
Grigg 30', 54' (pen.)
Power Yellow card 75'		 Report Wilson Yellow card 52' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,107
Referee: David Coote
7 October 2017 12 Scunthorpe United 1–2 Wigan Athletic Scunthorpe
15:00 BST Morris Yellow card 28'
Wallace Yellow card 33'
van Veen Yellow card 77'
Ojo 90'		 Report Burn 51'
Evans Red card 56'
Powell 74'
Power Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,480
Referee: Robert Lewis
14 October 2017 13 Wigan Athletic 3–0 Southend United Wigan
15:00 BST Jacobs 8'
Powell 84'
Toney 88'		 Report McGlashan Red card 59' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,133
Referee: John Busby
17 October 2017 14 Gillingham 1–1 Wigan Athletic Gillingham
19:45 BST Eaves 55' Report Morsy 82' Yellow card 84' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,705
Referee: Brett Huxtable
21 October 2017 15 Blackpool 1–3 Wigan Athletic Blackpool
15:00 BST Vassell 8'
Almeida Yellow card 40'		 Report Toney Yellow card 40'
Dunkley 45+1', 54'
Powell Yellow card 69'
Byrne Yellow card 70'
Perkins 82'
Hunt Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 5,817
Referee: Andy Haines
28 October 2017 16 Wigan Athletic 0–0 Blackburn Rovers Wigan
15:00 BST Report Bennett Yellow card 43' Yellow-red card 58'
Smallwood Yellow card 56'
Whittingham Yellow card 82'
Chapman Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 11,211
Referee: Darren England
18 November 2017 17 Wigan Athletic 1–2 Bradford City Wigan
15:00 GMT Dunkley 24'
Burn Yellow card 77'		 Report Wyke 14'
Robinson 90+2'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 10,649
Referee: David Webb
21 November 2017 18 Wigan Athletic 3–0 Doncaster Rovers Wigan
19:45 GMT Burn Yellow card 22'
Byrne Yellow card 31'
Wright 40' (o.g.)
Colclough 45+2', 58' Yellow card 53'		 Report Houghton Yellow card 34'
Wright Yellow card 36'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 7,966
Referee: Carl Boyeson
25 November 2017 19 Rotherham United 1–3 Wigan Athletic Rotherham
15:00 GMT Ihiekwe Yellow card 13'
Ball 16'
Wood Yellow card 45+1'
Towell Yellow card 47'		 Report Grigg 14'
Bruce 28'
Dunkley Yellow card 56'
Jacobs 60'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 8,443
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
9 December 2017 20 Wigan Athletic 2–0 Fleetwood Town Wigan
15:00 GMT Powell 7'
Burn 38'		 Report Schwabl Yellow card 31'
Dempsey Yellow card 37'
Biggins Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,879
Referee: Andy Haines
16 December 2017 21 AFC Wimbledon 0–4 Wigan Athletic Kingston upon Thames
15:00 GMT Forrester Red card Report Jacobs 57'
Powell 73'
Power 80'
Toney 90'		 Stadium: Cherry Red Records Stadium
Attendance: 4,289
Referee: Brett Huxtable
23 December 2017 22 Oxford United 0–7 Wigan Athletic Oxford
15:00 GMT Report Grigg 11', 52', 54'
Powell 18'
Massey 29'
Power 62', 77'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 7,957
Referee: Robert Lewis
26 December 2017 23 Wigan Athletic 0–0 Shrewsbury Town Wigan
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 11,115
Referee: David Webb
29 December 2017 24 Wigan Athletic 0–0 Charlton Athletic Wigan
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 9,297
Referee: Trevor Kettle
1 January 2018 25 Northampton Town 0–1 Wigan Athletic Northampton
15:00 GMT Report Powell 5' Stadium: Sixfieds Stadium
Attendance: 5,328
Referee: Mark Heywood
13 January 2018 26 Wigan Athletic 0–0 Peterborough United Wigan
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,602
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
20 January 2018 27 Plymouth Argyle 1–3 Wigan Athletic Plymouth
Carey 27' (pen.) Grigg 29'
Massey 45'
Burn 69'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 11,942
3 February 2018 28 Wigan Athletic 2–0 Gillingham Wigan
Grigg 10'
Powell 34'		 Report Garmston Yellow card 17'
Ehmer Yellow card 21'
Eaves Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,384
Referee: Nick Kinseley
10 February 2018 29 Southend United 3–1 Wigan Athletic Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT Turner 3'
Ferdinand Yellow card 31'
Fortuné 36'
Kightly 83'		 Report Powell Yellow card 43'
Dunkley Yellow card 47'
Vaughan 67' Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,623
Referee: Andy Woolmer
13 February 2018 30 Wigan Athletic 0–2 Blackpool Wigan
19:45 GMT James Yellow card 40'
Burn Yellow card 56'
Grigg Yellow card 89'		 Report Gnanduillet 3'
Mellor 37' Mellor Yellow card 58'
Daniel Yellow card 49'
Lumley Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,302
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
24 February 2018 31 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Rochdale Wigan
15:00 GMT Jacobs 12' Report McNulty Yellow card 36'
Camps Yellow card 55'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,654
Referee: Ben Toner
4 March 2018 32 Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Wigan Athletic Blackburn
15:00 GMT Armstrong 6'
Bennett 17', Yellow card 60'
Evans Yellow card 25'
Nyambe Yellow card 86'		 Report Morsy Yellow card 35'
Elder Yellow card 54'
Jacobs 63'
Powell Yellow card 68'
Power 73'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 16,142
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
10 March 2018 33 Wigan Athletic 3–3 Scunthorpe United Wigan
15:00 GMT Dunkley 13'
Grigg 43'
Roberts 87'
Burn Yellow card 90+2'
Bruce Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Hopper 16', 45+2'
Toney 53'
Holmes Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,438
Referee: Dean Whitestone
14 March 2018 34 Bradford City 0–1 Wigan Athletic Bradford
McMahon Yellow card 54'
Dieng Yellow card 59'
Kilgallon Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Dunkley Yellow card 11'
Vaughan Yellow card 43'
Morsy Yellow card 67'
Jacobs 90+1', Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Valley Parade
Referee: Martin Coy
21 March 2018 35 Walsall 0–3 Wigan Athletic Walsall
19:45 GMT Report Jacobs 31'
Fulton 35'
Dunkley 40'
Power Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,477
Referee: John Brooks
24 March 2018 36 Bury 0–2 Wigan Athletic Bury
Maguire Yellow card 84' Report Powell Yellow card 25', 26'
Dunkley 50'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 5,207
Referee: Jonathan Moss
30 March 2018 37 Wigan Athletic 3–0 Oldham Athletic Wigan
13:00 BST Grigg 40'
Vaughan 49'
Powell 66'		 Report Pringle Yellow card 24'
Gardner Yellow card 30'
Doyle Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 10,625
Referee: Robert Jones
2 April 2018 38 Portsmouth 2–1 Wigan Athletic Portsmouth
17:30 BST Thompson Yellow card 25'
Pitman 40' (pen.)
Lowe 55'
Walkes Yellow card 71'
Naismith Yellow card 81'		 Report Elder Yellow card 19'
Grigg 89'
Walton Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,842
Referee: Tim Robinson
7 April 2018 39 Wigan Athletic 5–1 Milton Keynes Dons Wigan
15:00 BST Ebanks-Landell 24' (o.g.)
Burn Yellow card 54'
Powell 57'
Byrne Yellow card 63'
Grigg 11', 74', 76'		 Report Golbourne Yellow card 11'
Brittain 35'
Agard Yellow card 45'
Upson Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,404
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
10 April 2018 40 Rochdale 1–4 Wigan Athletic Rochdale
19:45 BST Rafferty Yellow card 71'
Davies 87' (pen.)		 Report Burn 17'
Vaughan 54'
Jacobs 60'
Grigg 62'
Walton Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,850
Referee: David Webb
14 April 2018 41 Wigan Athletic 0–0 Rotherham United Wigan
15:00 BST Byrne Yellow card 32' Report Emmanuel Yellow card 38'
Vaulks Yellow card 39'
Ihiekwe Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 9,630
Referee: Chris Sarginson
17 April 2018 42 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Oxford United Wigan
19:45 BST Grigg 87' Report Kane Yellow card 31'
Carroll Yellow card 75'
Brannagan Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,316
Referee: Trevor Kettle
21 April 2018 43 Fleetwood Town 0–4 Wigan Athletic Fleetwood
15:00 BST Report Power 33'
Masey 37'
Burn 57'
Dunkley 66'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium (Fleetwood)
Attendance: 3,836, (1,122 away)
24 April 2018 44 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Wigan Athletic Bristol
19:45 BST Sercombe 28' Report Colclough 80' Stadium: Memorial Stadium (Bristol)
Attendance: 8,414, (460 away)
28 April 2018 45 Wigan Athletic 1–1 AFC Wimbledon Wigan
15:00 BST Jacobs 69' Report Pigott 24' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 12,554
5 May 2018 46 Doncaster Rovers 0–1 Wigan Athletic Doncaster
17:30 BST Report Grigg 75' Yellow card 76' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 12,057
Referee: David Webb

FA Cup

On 16 October 2017, Wigan Athletic were drawn at home to Crawley Town in the first round.[47] A trip to non-league side AFC Fylde was confirmed for the second round.[48] Victory over AFC Fylde in the second round replay meant a trip to AFC Bournemouth was handed to the Latics.[49]

4 November 2017 First round Wigan Athletic 2–1 Crawley Town Wigan
15:00 GMT Morsy Yellow card 26'
Toney 29'
Evans 71'		 Report Roberts 20' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 3,288
Referee: Martin Coy
1 December 2017 Second round AFC Fylde 1–1 Wigan Athletic Medlar-with-Wesham
19:55 GMT Rowe 70' (pen.)
Edmundson Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Grigg 44' Stadium: Mill Farm
Attendance: 3,351
Referee: Darren Drysdale
12 December 2017 Second round replay Wigan Athletic 3–2 AFC Fylde Wigan
19:45 GMT Toney 31'
Grigg 80', 84'		 Report Grand 41'
Rowe 65'
Finley Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 3,124
Referee: Ross Joyce
6 January 2018 Third round AFC Bournemouth 2–2 Wigan Athletic Boscombe
15:00 GMT Mousset 55'
Cook 90+2'		 Report Grigg 4'
Hyndman 29' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 9,894
Referee: Andy Madley
17 January 2018 (2018-01-17) Third round replay Wigan Athletic 3–0 Bournemouth Wigan
19:45 GMT Morsy 9'
Burn 73'
Elder 76'		 Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 4,709
Referee: Stuart Attwell
27 January 2018 Fourth round Wigan Athletic 2–0 West Ham United Wigan
15:00 GMT Grigg 7', 72' (pen.) Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 14,194
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
19 February 2018 Fifth round Wigan Athletic 1–0 Manchester City Wigan
19:55 GMT Grigg 79' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 19,242
Referee: Anthony Taylor
17 March 2018 Quarter-finals Wigan Athletic 0–2 Southampton Wigan
13:30 GMT Burn Yellow card 72'
Dunkley Yellow card 85'		 Report Højbjerg 62'
Soares 90+1'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Referee: Michael Oliver

EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, Wigan Athletic were drawn at home to Blackpool in the first round.[50] An away trip to Aston Villa was confirmed for the second round.[51]

8 August 2017 First round Wigan Athletic 2–1 Blackpool Wigan
19:45 BST Laurent 17'
Flores 45+1'		 Report Gnanduillet 59' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 3,391
Referee: Chris Sarginson
22 August 2017 Second round Aston Villa 4–1 Wigan Athletic Birmingham
19:45 BST Hogan 19', 44'
Adomah 36'
O'Hare Yellow card 68'
Bjarnason 74'		 Report Colclough 43'
Burke Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 18,108
Referee: Darren Drysdale

EFL Trophy

On 25 July 2017, Wigan confirmed their group stage opponents and fixtures.[52]

Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Blackpool (Q) 3 2 0 1 0 7 3 +4 7 Round 2
2 L2 Accrington Stanley (Q) 3 2 0 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3 L1 Wigan Athletic (E) 3 1 1 0 1 5 6 −1 5
4 ACA Middlesbrough U21s (E) 3 0 0 0 3 4 11 −7 0
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
29 August 2017 Group Game 1 Blackpool 1–1
(4–5 p)		 Wigan Athletic Blackpool
19:00 BST D'Almeida Yellow card 4'
Sinclair-Smith 87'		 Report Merrie Yellow card 13'
Gilbey 63'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 1,532 (622 away)
Penalties
Taylor soccer ball with check mark
Clayton soccer ball with red X
Mellor soccer ball with check mark
Delfouneso soccer ball with check mark
Roache soccer ball with check mark
Sinclair-Smith soccer ball with red X		 Power soccer ball with check mark
Gilbey soccer ball with check mark
Hunt soccer ball with check mark
Maffeo soccer ball with check mark
Barrigan soccer ball with red X
Laurent soccer ball with check mark
24 October 2017 Group Game 2 Wigan Athletic 4–1 Middlesbrough U23s Wigan
19:45 BST Evans 33' (pen.)
Maffeo 41'
Colclough Yellow card 56' 74'
Hunt 72'		 Report Liddle Yellow card 33'
Armstrong 53'
Reading Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Referee: Mark Heywood
7 November 2017 Group Game 3 Wigan Athletic 0–4 Accrington Stanley Wigan
19:45 GMT Golden Yellow card 24'
McGuffie Yellow card 65'		 Report Edwards 12'
Sousa 30', 56'
Wilks Yellow card 65'
Leacock-McLeod 89'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 1,473
Referee: Peter Bankes

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