2020–21 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

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.

Wigan Athletic

2020–21 season
Owner	Phoenix 2021 Limited (from 30 March 2021)
Chairman	Talal Al-Hammad (from 30 March 2021)
Manager	Leam Richardson (caretaker until 11 September 2020) John Sheridan (September 11 2020–November 13 2020) Leam Richardson (from November 13 2020)
Stadium	DW Stadium
League One	20th
FA Cup	First round
EFL Cup	First round
EFL Trophy	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Will Keane (11) All: Will Keane (12)
Home colours Away colours
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

Season summary

Due to the club's ongoing administration, there were initially concerns whether the club could begin the new season if the club was not sold to a new owner, but the English Football League (EFL) confirmed that the club would be able to start the season under administration.^[1] Prior to the start of the season, supporters raised £500,000 to help keep the club running until a buyer could be found.^[2] On 1 September, the club sold its training ground in Euxton to Preston North End for a fee of £1.6 million.^[3]

On 20 August 2020, the club's owner, Au Yeung Wai Kay, agreed to waive the £36 million debt owed to him by the club.^[4] On 30 September, an offer was accepted from a Spanish-based consortium led by businessman José Miguel Garrido Cristo,^[5] but the takeover was blocked by the EFL on 4 December, as the prospective owners had "failed to satisfy their requirements".^[6] A revised bid was submitted, led by CD Leganés president Felipe Moreno,^[7] but the takeover eventually fell through on 5 January.^[8] On 15 March, a bid was accepted from Phoenix 2021 Limited, owned by Bahraini businessman Abdulrahman Al-Jasmi.^[9] The takeover was completed at the end of March, with Talal Al-Hammad becoming the club's new chairman.^[10]

On 11 September, John Sheridan was appointed as manager as a replacement for Paul Cook, who had resigned at the end of the previous season.^[11] Sheridan left the club two months later to become manager of Swindon Town,^[12] with Leam Richardson taking charge for the remainder of the season.

The club managed to avoid a second successive relegation, finishing in 20th place.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
4 September 2020	AM		Dan Gardner	Salford City	Free transfer	[13]
4 September 2020	RW		Viv Solomon-Otabor	CSKA Sofia	Free transfer	[13]
11 September 2020	RB		Josh Clarke	Brentford	Free transfer	[14]
18 September 2020	CB		Nathan Cameron	Macclesfield Town	Free transfer	[15]
9 October 2020	CF		Will Keane	Ipswich Town	Free transfer	[16]
11 January 2021	RB		Tendayi Darikwa	Nottingham Forest	Free transfer	[17]
22 January 2021	SS		Zach Clough	Nottingham Forest	Free transfer
22 January 2021	RB		Corey Whelan	Phoenix Rising	Free transfer
9 February 2021	LW		Joe Dodoo	Ankara Keçiörengücü	Free transfer	[18]

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
17 September 2020	RB		Tom James	Hibernian	17 January 2021	[19]
29 September 2020	CB		Darnell Johnson	Leicester City	4 January 2021	[20]
15 October 2020	CB		Curtis Tilt	Rotherham United	End of season	[21]
16 October 2020	CM		Matt Palmer	Swindon Town	4 January 2021	[22]
22 January 2021	CB		George Johnston	Feyenoord	End of season
28 January 2021	CM		Funso Ojo	Aberdeen	End of season	[23]
1 February 2021	CF		Jamie Proctor	Rotherham United	End of season	[24]
1 February 2021	CB		Scott Wootton	Plymouth Argyle	End of season	[25]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
23 July 2020	GK		James Aspinall	Free agent	Released	[26]
23 July 2020	DM		Will McGuffie	Free agent	Released	[26]
23 July 2020	CM		Jensen Weir	Brighton & Hove Albion	£500,000	[27][28]
24 July 2020	CB		Leon Balogun	Rangers	Free transfer	[29]
28 July 2020	CM		Alfie Devine	Tottenham Hotspur	£500,000	[30][31]
30 July 2020	GK		Dániel Gyollai	Peterborough United	Free transfer	[32]
10 August 2020	CF		Joe Gelhardt	Leeds United	Undisclosed	[33]
13 August 2020	CB		Chey Dunkley	Sheffield Wednesday	Free transfer	[34]
13 August 2020	CF		Kieffer Moore	Cardiff City	Undisclosed	[35]
17 August 2020	CM		Lewis Macleod	Plymouth Argyle	Free transfer	[36]
20 August 2020	CM		Joe Williams	Bristol City	£1,200,000	[37][38]
20 August 2020	LB		Antonee Robinson	Fulham	£2,000,000	[39]
21 August 2020	GK		David Marshall	Derby County	Undisclosed	[40]
27 August 2020	RW		Jamal Lowe	Swansea City	£800,000	[41][38]
31 August 2020	RB		Tylor Golden	Salford City	Free transfer	[26][42]
2 September 2020	AM		Josh Windass	Sheffield Wednesday	Undisclosed	[43]
4 September 2020	CB		Cédric Kipré	West Bromwich Albion	£1,000,000	[44]
10 September 2020	RB		Nathan Byrne	Derby County	Undisclosed	[45]
11 September 2020	CM		Sam Morsy	Middlesbrough	Undisclosed	[46]
14 September 2020	LM		Michael Jacobs	Portsmouth	Free transfer	[47]
5 October 2020	RB		Josh Clarke	Free agent	Released	[48]
17 October 2020	LW		Anthony Pilkington	East Bengal	Free transfer	[49]
18 October 2020	CB		Danny Fox	East Bengal	Free transfer	[50]
27 November 2020	LW		Gary Roberts	Bala Town	Free transfer	[51][52]
1 January 2021	CF		Joe Garner	APOEL Nicosia	Free transfer
5 January 2021	CB		Nathan Cameron	Solihull Moors	Free transfer
15 January 2021	LW		Kal Naismith	Luton Town	Free transfer
18 January 2021	LB		Patrick Webber	Free agent	Mutual consent	[53]
25 January 2021	CF		Charlie Jolley	Tranmere Rovers	Undisclosed	[54]
28 January 2021	LW		Divin Baningime	Free agent	Mutual consent
30 January 2021	CF		Joe Piggott	Altrincham	Free transfer	[55]
1 February 2021	RW		Ollie Crankshaw	Bradford City	Undisclosed
16 February 2021	CB		Emeka Obi	AFC Fylde	Free transfer

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
29 July 2020	CF		Callum Lang	Motherwell	31 December 2020	[56]
27 October 2020	CB		Jack Sanders	AFC Fylde	9 February 2021
9 December 2020	GK		Bobby Jones	Warrington Town	End of season

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Wigan Athletic v Carlisle United

22 August 2020 (2020-08-22) Friendly	Wigan Athletic	1–2	Carlisle United	Euxton
	Crankshaw 48'	Report	Touré 40' Alessandra 58'	Stadium: Euxton Training Ground Attendance: Behind closed doors

Wigan Athletic v Bolton Wanderers

25 August 2020 (2020-08-25) Friendly	Wigan Athletic	5–1	Bolton Wanderers	Euxton
	McManaman 5' Garner 31', 51', 52' Trialist 82'	Report	Delfouneso 6'	Stadium: Euxton Training Ground Attendance: Behind closed doors

Bradford City v Wigan Athletic

29 August 2020 (2020-08-29) Friendly	Bradford City	2–3	Wigan Athletic	Bradford
	Scales 19' Pritchard 81'	Report	Naismith 1', 55' Roberts 35'	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 v t e	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^[57]
(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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	W	W	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	W	L	D	D	W	D	D	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	L	W	W	D	L	D	L	L	W	W	W	W	D	L	L
Position	24	23	17	10	16	18	21	18	19	21	24	23	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	23	23	23	21	22	23	23	22	23	24	23	20	20	21	22	22	23	21	20	20	20	20	20	20

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The 2020/21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.^[58]

Ipswich Town v Wigan Athletic

13 September 2020 1	Ipswich Town	2–0	Wigan Athletic	Ipswich
12:00 BST	Bishop 11' Chambers  61' Edwards 80'	Report		Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Wigan Athletic v Gillingham

19 September 2020 2	Wigan Athletic	2–3	Gillingham	Wigan
15:00 BST	Fox  13' Garner 21' Naismith 64' Cameron  89'	Report	Graham 22', 30' Eccles  34' Coyle 62'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield

Portsmouth v Wigan Athletic

26 September 2020 3	Portsmouth	1–2	Wigan Athletic	Milton
15:00 BST	Harrison 89'	Report	Garner  26' Evans 39' Cameron  48' James 59'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Antony Coggins

Wigan Athletic v Doncaster Rovers

3 October 2020 4	Wigan Athletic	1–0	Doncaster Rovers	Wigan
15:00 BST	Garner 59' 81'	Report	Coppinger  28' Richards  78'	Stadium: DW Stadium Referee: Carl Boyeson

Crewe Alexandra v Wigan Athletic

10 October 2020 5	Crewe Alexandra	3–0	Wigan Athletic	Crewe
15:00 BST	Offord 27' Pickering 40' Mandron 59' Wintle  61'	Report		Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Coy

Charlton Athletic v Wigan Athletic

17 October 2020 6	Charlton Athletic	1–0	Wigan Athletic	Charlton
15:00 BST	Gunter  23' Watson  47' Forster-Caskey 65' Smyth  69'	Report	Keane  39' Evans  64' Massey  67' James  85'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Ollie Yates

Wigan Athletic v Peterborough United

20 October 2020 7	Wigan Athletic	0–1	Peterborough United	Wigan
19:00 BST	Massey  66'	Report	Butler  6' Clarke-Harris 28'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce

Wigan Athletic v Plymouth Argyle

24 October 2020 8	Wigan Athletic	1–1	Plymouth Argyle	Wigan
15:00 BST	Tilt  41' Keane 69'	Report	Hardie 34' Edwards  70'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham

Milton Keynes Dons v Wigan Athletic

27 October 2020 9	Milton Keynes Dons	2–0	Wigan Athletic	Denbigh
19:00 GMT	Sorinola  32' Fraser 48' (pen.) Walker 52'	Report	Massey  55' Crankshaw  68'	Stadium: Stadium:mk Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Wigan Athletic v Northampton Town

31 October 2020 10	Wigan Athletic	2–3	Northampton Town	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Crankshaw  13' Garner  40' 63' (pen.) James 75' Pearce  77'	Report	Watson 13' Hoskins 21' Chukwuemeka 66' Sowerby  81' Mitchell  90+7'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Josh Smith

Blackpool v Wigan Athletic

3 November 2020 11	Blackpool	1–0	Wigan Athletic	Blackpool
19:00 GMT	Kaikai 47'	Report		Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Toner

Wigan Athletic v Oxford United

21 November 2020 12	Wigan Athletic	1–2	Oxford United	Wigan
15:00 GMT	James  82' Aasgaard 89' Merrie  90+3'	Report	Taylor 61' Henry 86' Rodríguez  90'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Howard

Wigan Athletic v Bristol Rovers

24 November 2020 13	Wigan Athletic	0–0	Bristol Rovers	Wigan
19:00 GMT	Tilt  61' Merrie  72' Perry  88'	Report	Hare  76'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell

Lincoln City v Wigan Athletic

1 December 2020 14	Lincoln City	2–1	Wigan Athletic	Lincoln
19:00 GMT	Grant 69'  75' Hopper 83'	Report	Naismith 52' Jones  59'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Sunderland v Wigan Athletic

5 December 2020 15	Sunderland	0–1	Wigan Athletic	Sunderland
15:00 GMT	Maguire  90+1'	Report	Joseph 16'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Wigan Athletic v Accrington Stanley

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  45+3' Pritchard 61' Nottingham 65' Hughes  81' Burgess 86'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards

Wigan Athletic v Rochdale

15 December 2020 17	Wigan Athletic	0–5	Rochdale	Wigan
19:00 GMT	Long  37' Perry  45' Tilt  55' James  61'	Report	Baah 4' Lund 19'  60' Dooley  52' 58' Newby 64' (pen.), 90+2'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Fleetwood Town v Wigan Athletic

19 December 2020 18	Fleetwood Town	1–1	Wigan Athletic	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT	Andrew 28' Leutwiler  77' Rossiter  87' Madden  90+4'	Report	Naismith  37' Crankshaw 90+1'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham

Wigan Athletic v Shrewsbury Town

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

Burton Albion v Wigan Athletic

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

Rochdale v Wigan Athletic

16 January 2021 21	Rochdale	3–3	Wigan Athletic	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Humphrys 7', 90+5' McNulty  43' Lund  48' Beesley 58'	Report	Joseph 9' Lang 16' Perry  73' Keane 77'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madley

Wigan Athletic v Fleetwood Town

23 January 2021 22	Wigan Athletic	0–0	Fleetwood Town	Wigan
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne

Wigan Athletic v Blackpool

26 January 2021 23	Wigan Athletic	0–5	Blackpool	Wigan
19:00 GMT	Darikwa  54'	Report	Ekpiteta 40' Yates 42' Virtue 53' Simms 87', 90+1'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Swindon Town v Wigan Athletic

2 February 2021 24	Swindon Town	1–0	Wigan Athletic	Swindon
18:00 GMT	Pitman 17' Palmer  54' Conroy  65' Thompson  83'	Report	Jones  52' Merrie  78'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: David Rock

Wigan Athletic v AFC Wimbledon

6 February 2021 25	Wigan Athletic	2–3	AFC Wimbledon	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Tilt 45+2' Proctor 68' Merrie  71'	Report	Rudoni 22',  68' Pigott 30', 76' (pen.) Nightingale  59' Chislett  81'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Haines

Northampton Town v Wigan Athletic

9 February 2021 26	Northampton Town	0–1	Wigan Athletic	Northampton
19:00 GMT	Sowerby  34' Bolger  41' Kioso  65'	Report	Tilt  64' Lang 82' Keane  83' Leam Richardson	Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards

Oxford United v Wigan Athletic

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

Wigan Athletic v Hull City

17 February 2021 28	Wigan Athletic	0–5	Hull City	Wigan
17:30 GMT	Johnston  55'	Report	Wilks 27', 32', 64' Lewis-Potter 49' Magennis 53'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham

Wigan Athletic v Lincoln City

20 February 2021 29	Wigan Athletic	1–2	Lincoln City	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Lang 33' Aasgaard  49' Proctor  54' Wootton  70' Massey  90+1'	Report	Scully 34' Jackson  70' Hopper 73' Palmer  89' Johnson  90+5'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Bristol Rovers v Wigan Athletic

23 February 2021 30	Bristol Rovers	1–2	Wigan Athletic	Bristol
19:00 GMT	McCormick 69'	Report	Wootton  25', 90+5' Lang 52' Robinson  59' Massey  88'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Brook

Peterborough United v Wigan Athletic

27 February 2021 31	Peterborough United	2–1	Wigan Athletic	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Beevers  12' Clarke-Harris 82', 85' (pen.),  85' Dembélé  90+1'	Report	Robinson  49' Aasgaard 72'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Wigan Athletic v Charlton Athletic

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

Wigan Athletic v Milton Keynes Dons

6 March 2021 33	Wigan Athletic	3–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Johnston 23' Tilt  36' Lang 64' Dodoo 70'	Report	Laird  90+1'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Plymouth Argyle v Wigan Athletic

9 March 2021 34	Plymouth Argyle	0–2	Wigan Athletic	Plymouth
19:00 GMT	Edwards  30'	Report	Solomon-Otabor 13' Evans  16' Tilt 32',  84' Ojo  76' Massey  88'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Gavin Ward

AFC Wimbledon v Wigan Athletic

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

Accrington Stanley v Wigan Athletic

20 March 2021 36	Accrington Stanley	3–1	Wigan Athletic	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Burgess 3' Nottingham 15' Charles 61' (pen.)  89' Morgan  63'	Report	Lang 1'	Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Toner

Wigan Athletic v Ipswich Town

27 March 2021 37	Wigan Athletic	0–0	Ipswich Town	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Aasgaard  14' Darikwa  64' Lang  69'	Report	Woolfenden  68' Chambers  87'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell

Gillingham v Wigan Athletic

31 March 2021 38	Gillingham	1–0	Wigan Athletic	Gillingham
17:30 GMT	O'Keefe  49' Dempsey  73' Oliver 76' Samuel  85'	Report	Proctor  51' Robinson  90+3' Tilt  90+6'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Wigan Athletic v Portsmouth

5 April 2021 39	Wigan Athletic	0–1	Portsmouth	Wigan
15:00 BST	Ojo  34' Robinson  41' Tilt  90+4'	Report	Cannon 46' Brown  90+6'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield

Doncaster Rovers v Wigan Athletic

10 April 2021 40	Doncaster Rovers	1–4	Wigan Athletic	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Anderson  43' Richards 45+3' Wright  85' Gomes  90+5'	Report	Dodoo 3',  57' Aasgaard 15' Solomon-Otabor 33' Keane 81' Jones  85'	Stadium: The Keepmoat Stadium Referee: Alan Young

Wigan Athletic v Sunderland

13 April 2021 41	Wigan Athletic	2–1	Sunderland	Wigan
18:00 BST	Keane  38', 42' Lang  50', 58' Robinson  90'	Report	Wyke 32' O'Nien  46'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Gavin Ward

Wigan Athletic v Crewe Alexandra

17 April 2021 42	Wigan Athletic	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	Wigan
12:30 BST	Dodoo 15' Darikwa  66' Evans 72' (pen.)	Report	Beckles  70'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne

Shrewsbury Town v Wigan Athletic

20 April 2021 (2021-04-20) 43	Shrewsbury Town	1–2	Wigan Athletic	Shrewsbury
19:00 BST	Vela  38' Norburn 66' Ebanks-Landell  76' Whalley  90'	Report	Keane 27' Lang 45+1' Ojo  82' Gardner  90+1'	Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 0 Referee: David Rock

Wigan Athletic v Burton Albion

24 April 2021 44	Wigan Athletic	1–1	Burton Albion	Wigan
15:00 BST	Keane 37'	Report	Powell  12', 16'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Hull City v Wigan Athletic

1 May 2021 45	Hull City	3–1	Wigan Athletic	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST	Lewis-Potter 17' Honeyman 22',  79' Smallwood  57' Magennis 66'	Report	Dodoo 19',  45+1' Lang  44'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madley

Wigan Athletic v Swindon Town

9 May 2021 46	Wigan Athletic	3–4	Swindon Town	Wigan
12:00 BST	Tilt 17',  66' Keane 56', 60'	Report	Grounds  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.^[59]

Wigan Athletic v Chorley

8 November 2020 First round	Wigan Athletic	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Chorley	Wigan
12:45 GMT	Garner 19' James 34'  88' Long  41' Obi  102'	Report	Hall  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.^[60]

Fleetwood Town v Wigan Athletic

5 September 2020 First round	Fleetwood Town	3–2	Wigan Athletic	Fleetwood
15:00 BST	Saunders  29' Evans 41', 77' Morris 64'	Report	Garner 2', 31' (pen.) Obi  37' Evans  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.^[61]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	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

Wigan Athletic v Liverpool U21

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

Wigan Athletic v Port Vale

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

Tranmere Rovers v Wigan Athletic

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'  90+1'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Speedie
	Penalties
	Ferrier Lloyd Smith Banks Morris		James Joseph Perry Crankshaw

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

Disciplinary record

As of 9 May 2021

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

Notes