2020–21 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

Wigan Athletic
2020–21 season
OwnerPhoenix 2021 Limited (from 30 March 2021)
ChairmanTalal Al-Hammad (from 30 March 2021)
ManagerLeam Richardson (caretaker until 11 September 2020)
John Sheridan (September 11 2020–November 13 2020)
Leam Richardson (from November 13 2020)
StadiumDW Stadium
League One20th
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Will Keane (11)
All:
Will Keane (12)

The 2020–21 season was Wigan Athletic Football Club's 89th season in existence and their first back in League One since 2017–18. In addition to the domestic league, Wigan Athletic participated in this season's editions of the FA Cup, EFL Cup, and EFL Trophy.

First-team squad

As of 18 January 2021

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Name Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Apps. Goals Year signed Signed from Transfer fee
Goalkeepers
1 Jamie Jones England GK (1989-02-18)18 February 1989 (aged 32) 87 0 2017 England Stevenage Free
25 Owen Evans Wales GK (1996-11-28)28 November 1996 (aged 24) 6 0 2014 England Hereford United Free
31 Sam Tickle England GK (2002-03-31)31 March 2002 (aged 19) 0 0 2019 Academy Trainee
40 Bobby Jones Republic of Ireland GK (2001-11-20)20 November 2001 (aged 19) 0 0 2018 England Middlesbrough Free
Defenders
2 Tendayi Darikwa ZimbabweEngland RB/RM (1991-12-13)13 December 1991 (aged 29) 26 0 2021 England Nottingham Forest Free
3 Tom Pearce England LB (1998-04-12)12 April 1998 (aged 23) 36 1 2019 England Leeds United Undisclosed
4 Curtis Tilt England CB (1991-08-04)4 August 1991 (aged 29) 36 3 2020 England Rotherham United Loan
5 George Johnston ScotlandEngland CB/LB (1998-09-01)1 September 1998 (aged 22) 22 1 2021 Netherlands Feyenoord Loan
6 Corey Whelan Republic of IrelandEngland RB/CB (1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 (age 27) 8 0 2021 United States Phoenix Rising Free
14 Scott Wootton England CB (1991-09-12)12 September 1991 (aged 29) 13 1 2021 England Plymouth Argyle Loan
32 Adam Long England CB (2000-11-11)11 November 2000 (aged 20) 19 0 2017 Isle of Man St Georges Free
34 Luke Robinson Scotland LB (2001-11-19)19 November 2001 (aged 19) 25 0 2017 Wales Wrexham Free
35 Jack Sanders England CB (1999-03-18)18 March 1999 (aged 22) 0 0 2019 England Leek Town Free
Midfielders
8 Lee Evans Wales CM/DM (1994-07-24)24 July 1994 (aged 26) 115 8 2019 England Sheffield United Undisclosed
12 Funso Ojo Belgium CM (1991-08-28)28 August 1991 (aged 29) 23 0 2021 Scotland Aberdeen Loan
15 Dan Gardner England AM/RM/LM (1990-04-05)5 April 1990 (aged 31) 40 1 2020 England Salford City Free
23 Chris Merrie England CM (1998-11-02)2 November 1998 (aged 22) 31 0 2017 Academy Trainee
24 Alex Perry England DM/CB/CM (1998-03-04)4 March 1998 (aged 23) 25 0 2018 England Bolton Wanderers Free
30 Thelo Aasgaard NorwayEngland AM/LW/RW (2002-02-05)5 February 2002 (aged 19) 35 3 2016 Academy Trainee
36 Scott Smith WalesEngland CM (2001-07-02)2 July 2001 (aged 19) 0 0 2013 Academy Trainee
38 Mackenzie O'Neill Northern IrelandEngland AM (2002-01-20)20 January 2002 (aged 19) 0 0 2017 Academy Trainee
39 Sean McGurk England AM (2003-03-15)15 March 2003 (aged 18) 0 0 2016 Academy Trainee
41 Harry McHugh England AM (2002-10-14)14 October 2002 (aged 18) 3 1 2019 Academy Trainee
Forwards
7 Zach Clough England SS/LW/RW (1995-05-08)8 May 1995 (aged 26) 13 0 2021 England Nottingham Forest Free
9 Callum Lang England SS/LW/RW (1995-05-08)8 May 1995 (aged 26) 28 9 2016 Academy Trainee
10 Will Keane England CF (1993-11-11)11 November 1993 (aged 27) 38 12 2020 England Ipswich Town Free
11 Gavin Massey England RW/LW/SS (1992-10-14)14 October 1992 (aged 28) 120 11 2017 England Leyton Orient Free
16 Jamie Proctor England CF (1992-03-25)25 March 1992 (aged 29) 15 2 2021 England Rotherham United Loan
17 Viv Solomon-Otabor NigeriaEngland RW (1996-01-02)2 January 1996 (aged 25) 31 2 2020 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia Free
20 Joe Dodoo Ghana LW/RW/SS (1995-06-29)29 June 1995 (aged 26) 20 4 2021 Turkey Ankara Keçiörengücü Free
22 Kyle Joseph ScotlandEngland CF (2001-09-10)10 September 2001 (aged 19) 19 5 2016 Academy Trainee

Statistics

Appearances & Goals

As of 9 May 2021
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 Jamie Jones 46 0 45+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF Zimbabwe ZIM Tendayi Darikwa 26 0 26+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF England ENG Tom Pearce 28 1 23+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 1
4 DF England ENG Curtis Tilt 36 3 36+0 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF Scotland SCO George Johnston 22 1 19+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Corey Whelan 8 0 2+6 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW England ENG Zach Clough 13 0 4+9 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF Wales WAL Lee Evans 24 2 21+0 2 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
9 FW England ENG Callum Lang 22 9 21+1 9 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 FW England ENG Will Keane 34 12 25+7 11 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
11 FW England ENG Gavin Massey 17 0 12+4 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 MF Belgium BEL Funso Ojo 23 0 23+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 DF England ENG Scott Wootton 13 1 12+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 MF England ENG Dan Gardner 40 1 20+16 1 1+0 0 0+1 0 2+0 0
16 FW England ENG Jamie Proctor 15 2 7+8 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 FW Nigeria NGA Viv Solomon-Otabor 31 2 25+3 2 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+1 0
20 FW Ghana GHA Joe Dodoo 20 4 12+8 4 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 FW Scotland SCO Kyle Joseph 19 5 12+6 5 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF England ENG Chris Merrie 31 0 24+2 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
24 MF England ENG Alex Perry 25 0 17+4 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
25 GK Wales WAL Owen Evans 5 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
26 FW England ENG Charlie Jolley 4 2 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 2
28 FW England ENG Divin Baningime 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
30 MF Norway NOR Thelo Aasgaard 35 3 13+20 3 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
32 DF England ENG Adam Long 17 0 10+3 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
34 DF Scotland SCO Luke Robinson 25 0 20+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
41 MF England ENG Harry McHugh 3 1 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
Players who have left the club:
2 DF England ENG Nathan Byrne 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
4 MF Scotland SCO Danny Fox 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF England ENG Nathan Cameron 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF England ENG Darnell Johnson 11 0 10+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
7 MF Scotland SCO Kal Naismith 14 3 12+0 2 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 1
12 MF England ENG Matt Palmer 10 0 10+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 FW England ENG Joe Garner 14 7 10+1 3 1+0 1 1+0 2 0+1 1
18 MF England ENG Gary Roberts 3 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW England ENG Ollie Crankshaw 24 3 2+17 1 0+1 0 0+1 0 3+0 2
27 DF Wales WAL Tom James 24 4 20+0 3 1+0 1 0+0 0 2+1 0
20 DF Nigeria NGA Emeka Obi 9 0 3+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0

Goals record

As of 9 May 2021
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
1 10 England CF Will Keane 11 0 0 1 12
2 9 England CF Callum Lang 9 0 0 0 9
3 14 England CF Joe Garner 3 1 2 1 7
4 22 Scotland CF Kyle Joseph 5 0 0 0 5
5 20 Ghana LW Joe Dodoo 4 0 0 0 4
27 Wales RB Tom James 3 1 0 0 4
7 4 England CB Curtis Tilt 3 0 0 0 3
7 Scotland RM Kal Naismith 2 0 0 1 3
19 England RW Ollie Crankshaw 1 0 0 2 3
30 Norway AM Thelo Aasgaard 3 0 0 0 3
11 8 Wales CM Lee Evans 2 0 0 0 2
16 England CF Jamie Proctor 2 0 0 0 2
17 Nigeria RW Viv Solomon-Otabor 2 0 0 0 2
26 England CF Charlie Jolley 0 0 0 2 2
16 3 England LB Tom Pearce 0 0 0 1 1
5 Scotland CB George Johnston 1 0 0 1
14 England CB Scott Wootton 1 0 0 0 1
15 England CM Dan Gardner 1 0 0 0 1
41 England CM Harry McHugh 0 0 0 1 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 0 1
Total 51 2 2 9 66

Disciplinary record

As of 9 May 2021
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One 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 4 England CB Curtis Tilt 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 1
2 11 England LW Gavin Massey 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
3 34 Scotland LB Luke Robinson 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
4 23 England CM Chris Merrie 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
24 England DM Alex Perry 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
27 Wales RB Tom James 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
7 2 Zimbabwe RB Tendayi Darikwa 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
8 Wales DM Lee Evans 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
9 England CF Callum Lang 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
10 England CF Will Keane 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
12 Belgium DM Funso Ojo 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
14 England CF Joe Garner 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
13 1 England GK Jamie Jones 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
5 England CB Nathan Cameron 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
14 England CB Scott Wootton 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
16 England CF Jamie Proctor 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
19 England RW Ollie Crankshaw 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
20 Ghana LW Joe Dodoo 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
20 Nigeria CB Emeka Obi 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
30 Norway AM Thelo Aasgaard 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
32 England CB Adam Long 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
21 3 England LB Tom Pearce 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
4 Scotland CB Danny Fox 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5 England CB George Johnston 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
7 Scotland RM Kai Naismith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15 England AM Dan Gardner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
41 England CM Harry McHugh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Total 69 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 74 0 2

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
4 September 2020 AM England Dan Gardner England Salford City Free transfer [1]
4 September 2020 RW Nigeria Viv Solomon-Otabor Bulgaria CSKA Sofia Free transfer [1]
11 September 2020 RB England Josh Clarke England Brentford Free transfer [2]
18 September 2020 CB England Nathan Cameron England Macclesfield Town Free transfer [3]
9 October 2020 CF England Will Keane England Ipswich Town Free transfer [4]
11 January 2021 RB Zimbabwe Tendayi Darikwa England Nottingham Forest Free transfer [5]
22 January 2021 SS England Zach Clough England Nottingham Forest Free transfer
22 January 2021 RB Republic of Ireland Corey Whelan United States Phoenix Rising Free transfer
9 February 2021 LW Ghana Joe Dodoo Turkey Ankara Keçiörengücü Free transfer [6]

Loans in

Date Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
17 September 2020 RB Wales Tom James Scotland Hibernian 17 January 2021 [7]
29 September 2020 CB England Darnell Johnson England Leicester City 4 January 2021 [8]
15 October 2020 CB England Curtis Tilt England Rotherham United End of season [9]
16 October 2020 CM England Matt Palmer England Swindon Town 4 January 2021 [10]
22 January 2021 CB Scotland George Johnston Netherlands Feyenoord End of season
28 January 2021 CM Belgium Funso Ojo Scotland Aberdeen End of season [11]
1 February 2021 CF England Jamie Proctor England Rotherham United End of season [12]
1 February 2021 CB England Scott Wootton England Plymouth Argyle End of season [13]

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
23 July 2020 GK England James Aspinall Free agent Released [14]
23 July 2020 DM England Will McGuffie Free agent Released [14]
23 July 2020 CM England Jensen Weir England Brighton & Hove Albion £500,000 [15][16]
24 July 2020 CB Nigeria Leon Balogun Scotland Rangers Free transfer [17]
28 July 2020 CM England Alfie Devine England Tottenham Hotspur £500,000 [18][19]
30 July 2020 GK Hungary Dániel Gyollai England Peterborough United Free transfer [20]
10 August 2020 CF England Joe Gelhardt England Leeds United Undisclosed [21]
13 August 2020 CB Jamaica Chey Dunkley England Sheffield Wednesday Free transfer [22]
13 August 2020 CF Wales Kieffer Moore Wales Cardiff City Undisclosed [23]
17 August 2020 CM Scotland Lewis Macleod England Plymouth Argyle Free transfer [24]
20 August 2020 CM England Joe Williams England Bristol City £1,200,000 [25][26]
20 August 2020 LB United States Antonee Robinson England Fulham £2,000,000 [27]
21 August 2020 GK Scotland David Marshall England Derby County Undisclosed [28]
27 August 2020 RW England Jamal Lowe Wales Swansea City £800,000 [29][26]
31 August 2020 RB United States Tylor Golden England Salford City Free transfer [14][30]
2 September 2020 AM England Josh Windass England Sheffield Wednesday Undisclosed [31]
4 September 2020 CB France Cédric Kipré England West Bromwich Albion £1,000,000 [32]
10 September 2020 RB England Nathan Byrne England Derby County Undisclosed [33]
11 September 2020 CM Egypt Sam Morsy England Middlesbrough Undisclosed [34]
14 September 2020 LM England Michael Jacobs England Portsmouth Free transfer [35]
5 October 2020 RB England Josh Clarke Free agent Released [36]
17 October 2020 LW Republic of Ireland Anthony Pilkington India East Bengal Free transfer [37]
18 October 2020 CB Scotland Danny Fox India East Bengal Free transfer [38]
27 November 2020 LW England Gary Roberts Wales Bala Town Free transfer [39][40]
1 January 2021 CF England Joe Garner Cyprus APOEL Nicosia Free transfer
5 January 2021 CB England Nathan Cameron England Solihull Moors Free transfer
15 January 2021 LW Scotland Kal Naismith England Luton Town Free transfer
18 January 2021 LB England Patrick Webber Free agent Mutual consent [41]
25 January 2021 CF England Charlie Jolley England Tranmere Rovers Undisclosed [42]
28 January 2021 LW Democratic Republic of the Congo Divin Baningime Free agent Mutual consent
30 January 2021 CF England Joe Piggott England Altrincham Free transfer [43]
1 February 2021 RW England Ollie Crankshaw England Bradford City Undisclosed
16 February 2021 CB Nigeria Emeka Obi England AFC Fylde Free transfer

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
29 July 2020 CF England Callum Lang Scotland Motherwell 31 December 2020 [44]
27 October 2020 CB England Jack Sanders England AFC Fylde 9 February 2021
9 December 2020 GK Republic of Ireland Bobby Jones England Warrington Town End of season

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

22 August 2020 (2020-08-22) Friendly Wigan Athletic 1–2 Carlisle United Euxton
  • Crankshaw 48'
 Report
Stadium: Euxton Training Ground
Attendance: Behind closed doors
25 August 2020 (2020-08-25) Friendly Wigan Athletic 5–1 Bolton Wanderers Euxton
 Report
Stadium: Euxton Training Ground
Attendance: Behind closed doors
29 August 2020 (2020-08-29) Friendly Bradford City 2–3 Wigan Athletic Bradford
 Report
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: Behind closed doors

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
EFL League One 13 September 2020 9 May 2021 Matchday 1 20th 46 13 9 24 54 77 −23 028.26
FA Cup 8 November 2020 First round First round 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 000.00
EFL Cup 5 September 2020 First round First round 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 000.00
EFL Trophy 22 September 2020 11 November 2020 Group stage Group stage 3 1 1 1 9 6 +3 033.33
Total 51 14 10 27 67 89 −22 027.45

Source: Competitions

EFL League One

Main article: 2020–21 EFL League One

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
16 Burton Albion 46 15 12 19 61 73 −12 57
17 Shrewsbury Town 46 13 15 18 50 57 −7 54
18 Plymouth Argyle 46 14 11 21 53 80 −27 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 12 15 19 54 70 −16 51
20 Wigan Athletic 46 13 9 24 54 77 −23 48
21 Rochdale (R) 46 11 14 21 61 78 −17 47 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Northampton Town (R) 46 11 12 23 41 67 −26 45
23 Swindon Town (R) 46 13 4 29 55 89 −34 43
24 Bristol Rovers (R) 46 10 8 28 40 70 −30 38
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[45]
(R) Relegated

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 13 9 24 54 77  −23 48 5 6 11 23 38  −15 8 3 13 31 39  −8

Source: BBC



                                               SHOULD READ

     HOME RECORD   WON 5 DRAWN 6 LOST  12   FOR 26 - AG 42     AWAY RECORD  WON 8 DRAWN 3 LOST 12  FOR 28  AG 35

Results by round

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GroundAHAHAAHHAHAHHAAHHAHAAHHAHAAHHAAHHAAAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultLLWWLLLDLLLLDLWWLDDWDDLLLWLLLWLLWWDLDLLWWWWDLL
Position24231710161821181921242324242423232323222222232323212223232223242320202122222321202020202020
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The 2020/21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[46]

13 September 2020 1 Ipswich Town 2–0 Wigan Athletic Ipswich
12:00 BST Bishop 11'
Chambers Yellow card 61'
Edwards 80'		 Report Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Bramall
19 September 2020 2 Wigan Athletic 2–3 Gillingham Wigan
15:00 BST Fox Yellow card 13'
Garner 21'
Naismith 64'
Cameron Yellow card 89'		 Report Graham 22', 30'
Eccles Yellow card 34'
Coyle 62'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Nield
26 September 2020 3 Portsmouth 1–2 Wigan Athletic Milton
15:00 BST Harrison 89' Report Garner Yellow card 26'
Evans 39'
Cameron Yellow card 48'
James 59'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antony Coggins
3 October 2020 4 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Doncaster Rovers Wigan
15:00 BST Garner 59'Yellow card 81' Report Coppinger Yellow card 28'
Richards Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Referee: Carl Boyeson
10 October 2020 5 Crewe Alexandra 3–0 Wigan Athletic Crewe
15:00 BST Offord 27'
Pickering 40'
Mandron 59'
Wintle Yellow card 61'		 Report Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Coy
17 October 2020 6 Charlton Athletic 1–0 Wigan Athletic Charlton
15:00 BST Gunter Yellow card 23'
Watson Yellow card 47'
Forster-Caskey 65'
Smyth Yellow card 69'		 Report Keane Yellow card 39'
Evans Yellow card 64'
Massey Yellow card 67'
James Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ollie Yates
20 October 2020 7 Wigan Athletic 0–1 Peterborough United Wigan
19:00 BST Massey Yellow card 66' Report Butler Yellow card 6'
Clarke-Harris 28'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ross Joyce
24 October 2020 8 Wigan Athletic 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Wigan
15:00 BST Tilt Yellow card 41'
Keane 69'		 Report Hardie 34'
Edwards Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Oldham
27 October 2020 9 Milton Keynes Dons 2–0 Wigan Athletic Denbigh
19:00 GMT Sorinola Yellow card 32'
Fraser 48' (pen.)
Walker 52'		 Report Massey Yellow card 55'
Crankshaw Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Stadium:mk
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charles Breakspear
31 October 2020 10 Wigan Athletic 2–3 Northampton Town Wigan
15:00 GMT Crankshaw Yellow card 13'
Garner Yellow card 40' 63' (pen.)
James 75'
Pearce Yellow card 77'		 Report Watson 13'
Hoskins 21'
Chukwuemeka 66'
Sowerby Yellow card 81'
Mitchell Yellow card 90+7'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Josh Smith
3 November 2020 11 Blackpool 1–0 Wigan Athletic Blackpool
19:00 GMT Kaikai 47' Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Toner
21 November 2020 12 Wigan Athletic 1–2 Oxford United Wigan
15:00 GMT James Yellow card 82'
Aasgaard 89'
Merrie Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Taylor 61'
Henry 86'
Rodríguez Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Howard
24 November 2020 13 Wigan Athletic 0–0 Bristol Rovers Wigan
19:00 GMT Tilt Yellow card 61'
Merrie Yellow card 72'
Perry Yellow card 88'		 Report Hare Yellow card 76' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Bell
1 December 2020 14 Lincoln City 2–1 Wigan Athletic Lincoln
19:00 GMT Grant 69' Yellow card 75'
Hopper 83'		 Report Naismith 52'
Jones Yellow card 59'		 Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Purkiss
5 December 2020 15 Sunderland 0–1 Wigan Athletic Sunderland
15:00 GMT Maguire Yellow card 90+1' Report Joseph 16' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Trevor Kettle
12 December 2020 16 Wigan Athletic 4–3 Accrington Stanley Wigan
15:00 GMT James 14'
Gardner 19'
Keane 32' (pen.)
Hughes 83' (o.g.)		 Report Conneely Yellow card 45+3'
Pritchard 61'
Nottingham 65'
Hughes Yellow card 81'
Burgess 86'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marc Edwards
15 December 2020 17 Wigan Athletic 0–5 Rochdale Wigan
19:00 GMT Long Yellow card 37'
Perry Yellow card 45'
Tilt Yellow card 55'
James Yellow card 61'		 Report Baah 4'
Lund 19' Yellow card 60'
Dooley Yellow card 52' 58'
Newby 64' (pen.), 90+2'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Salisbury
19 December 2020 18 Fleetwood Town 1–1 Wigan Athletic Fleetwood
15:00 GMT Andrew 28'
Leutwiler Yellow card 77'
Rossiter Yellow card 87'
Madden Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Naismith Yellow card 37'
Crankshaw 90+1'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Oldham
26 December 2020 19 Wigan Athletic 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Wigan
15:00 GMT Keane 47' (pen.) Report Whalley 66' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
29 December 2020 20 Burton Albion 3–4 Wigan Athletic Burton upon Trent
18:30 GMT O'Toole 13'
Brayford 25'
Hemmings 72'		 Report Joseph 19', 28', 73'
Keane 83'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott
16 January 2021 21 Rochdale 3–3 Wigan Athletic Rochdale
15:00 GMT Humphrys 7', 90+5'
McNulty Red card 43'
Lund Yellow card 48'
Beesley 58'		 Report Joseph 9'
Lang 16'
Perry Yellow card 73'
Keane 77'		 Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madley
23 January 2021 22 Wigan Athletic 0–0 Fleetwood Town Wigan
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Declan Bourne
26 January 2021 23 Wigan Athletic 0–5 Blackpool Wigan
19:00 GMT Darikwa Yellow card 54' Report Ekpiteta 40'
Yates 42'
Virtue 53'
Simms 87', 90+1'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Drysdale
2 February 2021 24 Swindon Town 1–0 Wigan Athletic Swindon
18:00 GMT Pitman 17'
Palmer Yellow card 54'
Conroy Red card 65'
Thompson Yellow card 83'		 Report Jones Yellow card 52'
Merrie Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: The County Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Rock
6 February 2021 25 Wigan Athletic 2–3 AFC Wimbledon Wigan
15:00 GMT Tilt 45+2'
Proctor 68'
Merrie Yellow card 71'		 Report Rudoni 22', Yellow card 68'
Pigott 30', 76' (pen.)
Nightingale Yellow card 59'
Chislett Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Haines
9 February 2021 26 Northampton Town 0–1 Wigan Athletic Northampton
19:00 GMT Sowerby Yellow card 34'
Bolger Yellow card 41'
Kioso Yellow card 65'		 Report Tilt Yellow card 64'
Lang 82'
Keane Yellow card 83'

Leam Richardson Yellow card		 Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marc Edwards
14 February 2021 27 Oxford United 2–1 Wigan Athletic Oxford
16:00 GMT Winnall 72'
Moore 83'		 Report Lang 57' Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Brett Huxtable
17 February 2021 28 Wigan Athletic 0–5 Hull City Wigan
17:30 GMT Johnston Yellow card 55' Report Wilks 27', 32', 64'
Lewis-Potter 49'
Magennis 53'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Oldham
20 February 2021 29 Wigan Athletic 1–2 Lincoln City Wigan
15:00 GMT Lang 33'
Aasgaard Yellow card 49'
Proctor Yellow card 54'
Wootton Yellow card 70'
Massey Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Scully 34'
Jackson Yellow card 70'
Hopper 73'
Palmer Yellow card 89'
Johnson Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Trevor Kettle
23 February 2021 30 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Wigan Athletic Bristol
19:00 GMT McCormick 69' Report Wootton Yellow card 25', 90+5'
Lang 52'
Robinson Yellow card 59'
Massey Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Brook
27 February 2021 31 Peterborough United 2–1 Wigan Athletic Peterborough
15:00 GMT Beevers Yellow card 12'
Clarke-Harris 82', 85' (pen.), Yellow card 85'
Dembélé Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Robinson Yellow card 49'
Aasgaard 72'		 Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Bramall
2 March 2021 32 Wigan Athletic 0–1 Charlton Athletic Wigan
18:00 GMT Report Aneke 19' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Allison
6 March 2021 33 Wigan Athletic 3–0 Milton Keynes Dons Wigan
15:00 GMT Johnston 23'
Tilt Yellow card 36'
Lang 64'
Dodoo 70'		 Report Laird Yellow card 90+1' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
9 March 2021 34 Plymouth Argyle 0–2 Wigan Athletic Plymouth
19:00 GMT Edwards Yellow card 30' Report Solomon-Otabor 13'
Evans Yellow card 16'
Tilt 32', Yellow card 84'
Ojo Yellow card 76'
Massey Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gavin Ward
16 March 2021 35 AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Wigan Athletic Wimbledon
18:30 GMT Dobson 79' Report Proctor 58' Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Howard
20 March 2021 36 Accrington Stanley 3–1 Wigan Athletic Accrington
15:00 GMT Burgess 3'
Nottingham 15'
Charles 61' (pen.) Yellow card 89'
Morgan Yellow card 63'		 Report Lang 1' Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Toner
27 March 2021 37 Wigan Athletic 0–0 Ipswich Town Wigan
15:00 GMT Aasgaard Yellow card 14'
Darikwa Yellow card 64'
Lang Yellow card 69'		 Report Woolfenden Yellow card 68'
Chambers Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Bell
31 March 2021 38 Gillingham 1–0 Wigan Athletic Gillingham
17:30 GMT O'Keefe Yellow card 49'
Dempsey Yellow card 73'
Oliver 76'
Samuel Yellow card 85'		 Report Proctor Yellow card 51'
Robinson Yellow card 90+3'
Tilt Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Sarginson
5 April 2021 39 Wigan Athletic 0–1 Portsmouth Wigan
15:00 BST Ojo Yellow card 34'
Robinson Yellow card 41'
Tilt Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Cannon 46'
Brown Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Nield
10 April 2021 40 Doncaster Rovers 1–4 Wigan Athletic Doncaster
15:00 GMT Anderson Yellow card 43'
Richards 45+3'
Wright Yellow card 85'
Gomes Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Dodoo 3', Yellow card 57'
Aasgaard 15'
Solomon-Otabor 33'
Keane 81'
Jones Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: The Keepmoat Stadium
Referee: Alan Young
13 April 2021 41 Wigan Athletic 2–1 Sunderland Wigan
18:00 BST Keane Yellow card 38', 42'
Lang Yellow card 50', 58'
Robinson Yellow card 90'		 Report Wyke 32'
O'Nien Yellow card 46'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gavin Ward
17 April 2021 42 Wigan Athletic 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Wigan
12:30 BST Dodoo 15'
Darikwa Yellow card 66'
Evans 72' (pen.)		 Report Beckles Red card 70' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Declan Bourne
20 April 2021 (2021-04-20) 43 Shrewsbury Town 1–2 Wigan Athletic Shrewsbury
19:00 BST Vela Yellow card 38'
Norburn 66'
Ebanks-Landell Yellow card 76'
Whalley Yellow card 90'		 Report Keane 27'
Lang 45+1'
Ojo Yellow card 82'
Gardner Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Rock
24 April 2021 44 Wigan Athletic 1–1 Burton Albion Wigan
15:00 BST Keane 37' Report Powell Yellow card 12', 16' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charles Breakspear
1 May 2021 45 Hull City 3–1 Wigan Athletic Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST Lewis-Potter 17'
Honeyman 22', Yellow card 79'
Smallwood Yellow card 57'
Magennis 66'		 Report Dodoo 19', Yellow card 45+1'
Lang Yellow card 44'		 Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madley
9 May 2021 46 Wigan Athletic 3–4 Swindon Town Wigan
12:00 BST Tilt 17', Red card 66'
Keane 56', 60'		 Report Grounds Yellow card 42'
Twine 59', 90+2'
Hope 77'
Smith 90'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Salisbury

FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[47]

8 November 2020 First round Wigan Athletic 2–3 (a.e.t.) Chorley Wigan
12:45 GMT Garner 19'
James 34' Yellow card 88'
Long Red card 41'
Obi Yellow card 102'		 Report Hall Yellow card 8' 92'
Newby 48'
Cardwell 60'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Coy

EFL Cup

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[48]

5 September 2020 First round Fleetwood Town 3–2 Wigan Athletic Fleetwood
15:00 BST Saunders Yellow card 29'
Evans 41', 77'
Morris 64'		 Report Garner 2', 31' (pen.)
Obi Yellow card 37'
Evans Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Seb Stockbridge

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[49]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Port Vale 3 2 1 0 0 7 3 +4 8 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Tranmere Rovers 3 1 1 1 0 5 4 +1 6
3 L1 Wigan Athletic 3 1 0 1 1 9 6 +3 4
4 ACA Liverpool U21 3 0 0 0 3 5 13 −8 0
Source: EFL.com
22 September 2020 Group stage Wigan Athletic 6–1 Liverpool U21 Wigan
19:00 BST Naismith 47'
Jolley 59', 66'
Crankshaw 79', 90+2'
Garner 81' (pen.)		 Report Clarkson 44' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Haines
6 October 2020 Group stage Wigan Athletic 1–3 Port Vale Wigan
19:00 BST Pearce 79' Report Robinson 13', 30'
Montaño 55'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott
11 November 2020 Group stage Tranmere Rovers 2–2
(3–1 p)		 Wigan Athletic Birkenhead
18:30 GMT Woolery 45+1'
Morris 72'		 Report Keane 19'
McHugh 45+3' Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Speedie
Penalties
Ferrier soccer ball with red X
Lloyd soccer ball with check mark
Smith soccer ball with red X
Banks soccer ball with check mark
Morris soccer ball with check mark		 James soccer ball with check mark
Joseph soccer ball with red X
Perry soccer ball with red X
Crankshaw soccer ball with red X

Notes

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