2014–15 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

The 2014–15 season was Wigan Athletic's second consecutive season in the Championship and fourth overall.

Wigan Athletic F.C.
2014–15 season
OwnerDave Whelan
ChairmanDavid Sharpe[1]
ManagerUwe Rösler
(until 13 November 2014)
Malky Mackay
(from 19 November 2014) (Until 6 April 2015)
Gary Caldwell
(From 7 April 2015)
StadiumDW Stadium
Championship23rd (Relegated)
FA CupThird round
(eliminated by Bolton Wanderers)
League CupFirst round
(eliminated by Burton Albion)
Top goalscorerLeague:
James McClean (6)

All:
James McClean (6)
Highest home attendance16,347 (vs Middlesbrough)
Lowest home attendance10,210 (vs Millwall)

First team squad edit

As of 18 April 2015

No. Name Position (s) Date of birth (age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Scott Carson GK (1985-09-03) 3 September 1985 (age 38) Bursaspor
13 Lee Nicholls GK (1992-10-05) 5 October 1992 (age 31) Youth system
26 Ali Al-Habsi GK (1981-12-30) 30 December 1981 (age 42) Bolton Wanderers
Defenders
2 James Tavernier RB (1991-10-31) 31 October 1991 (age 32) Newcastle United
3 Andrew Taylor LB (1986-08-01) 1 August 1986 (age 37) Cardiff City
4 Harry Maguire CB (1993-03-05) 5 March 1993 (age 31) Hull City
17 Emmerson Boyce RB (1979-09-24) 24 September 1979 (age 44) Crystal Palace
20 Gaetan Bong LB (1988-04-25) 25 April 1988 (age 35) Olympiacos
22 Aaron Taylor-Sinclair LB (1991-04-08) 8 April 1991 (age 33) Partick Thistle
23 Juan Carlos García LB (1988-03-08) 8 March 1988 (age 36) Olimpia
24 James Perch RB (1985-09-28) 28 September 1985 (age 38) Newcastle United
25 Leon Barnett CB (1985-11-30) 30 November 1985 (age 38) Norwich City
28 Jason Pearce CB (1987-12-06) 6 December 1987 (age 36) Leeds United
30 Rob Kiernan CB (1991-01-13) 13 January 1991 (age 33) Watford
Midfielders
7 Chris McCann CM (1987-07-21) 21 July 1987 (age 36) Burnley
11 James McClean LM (1989-04-22) 22 April 1989 (age 35) Sunderland
14 Emyr Huws CM (1993-09-30) 30 September 1993 (age 30) Manchester City
16 Kim Bo-kyung MF (1989-10-06) 6 October 1989 (age 34) Cardiff City
18 Sheyi Ojo MF (1997-06-19) 19 June 1997 (age 26) Liverpool
19 Don Cowie CM (1983-02-15) 15 February 1983 (age 41) Cardiff City
27 Josh Murphy MF (1995-02-24) 24 February 1995 (age 29) Norwich
36 William Kvist DM (1985-02-24) 24 February 1985 (age 39) VfB Stuttgart
39 Tim Chow MF (1994-01-18) 18 January 1994 (age 30) Youth system
Forwards
9 Oriol Riera ST (1986-07-03) 3 July 1986 (age 37) Osasuna
10 Billy McKay ST (1988-10-22) 22 October 1988 (age 35) Inverness Caledonian Thistle
21 Leon Clarke ST (1985-02-10) 10 February 1985 (age 39) Wolverhampton Wanderers
31 Jerome Sinclair ST (1996-09-20) 20 September 1996 (age 27) Liverpool
32 Marc-Antoine Fortuné CF (1981-07-02) 2 July 1981 (age 42) West Bromwich Albion
33 Martyn Waghorn ST (1990-01-23) 23 January 1990 (age 34) Leicester City
42 Grant Holt CF (1981-04-12) 12 April 1981 (age 43) Norwich
49 Andy Delort ST (1991-10-09) 9 October 1991 (age 32) Tours FC

Transfers edit

In edit

Summer edit

Squad # Position Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
3 DF   Andrew Taylor   Cardiff City Free 3 June 2014 [2]
22 DF   Aaron Taylor-Sinclair   Partick Thistle Free 4 June 2014 [3]
2 DF   James Tavernier   Newcastle United Undisclosed 28 June 2014 [4]
9 FW   Oriol Riera   Osasuna Undisclosed 28 June 2014 [5]
19 MF   Don Cowie   Cardiff City Free 10 July 2014 [6]
14 MF   Emyr Huws   Manchester City Loan 22 July 2014 [7]
29 MF   Adam Forshaw   Brentford Undisclosed 1 September 2014 [8]
49 FW   Andy Delort   Tours Undisclosed 1 September 2014 [8]
36 MF   William Kvist   Stuttgart Free 1 September 2014 [8]
14 MF   Emyr Huws   Manchester City Undisclosed 1 September 2014 [8]
31 DF   Maynor Figueroa   Hull City Loan 21 October 2014 [9][10]

Winter edit

Squad # Position Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
27 DF   Liam Ridgewell   Portland Timbers Loan 8 January 2015 [11]
8 DF   Chris Herd   Aston Villa Loan 26 January 2015 [12]
10 FW   Billy McKay   Inverness Caledonian Thistle Undisclosed 30 January 2015 [13]
28 DF   Jason Pearce   Leeds United £300,000 30 January 2015 [14]
18 MF   Sheyi Ojo   Liverpool Loan 2 February 2015 [15]
20 FW   Gaëtan Bong   Olympiacos Free 2 February 2015 [16]
21 FW   Leon Clarke   Wolverhampton Wanderers Loan 2 February 2015 [17]
16 MF   Kim Bo-kyung   Cardiff City Free 6 February 2015 [18]
4 DF   Harry Maguire   Hull City Loan 10 February 2015 [19]
15 MF   Jermaine Pennant   FC Pune City Free 22 February 2015 [20]
27 MF   Josh Murphy   Norwich City Loan 16 March 2015 [21]
31 FW   Jerome Sinclair   Liverpool Loan 16 March 2015 [22]

Out edit

Summer edit

Squad # Position Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
14 MF   Jordi Gómez   Sunderland Free 1 July 2014 [23]
28 MF   Daniel Redmond   Hamilton Academical Free 1 July 2014 [24]
22 MF   Jean Beausejour   Colo-Colo Free 7 July 2014 [25]
43 DF   Adam Buxton   Accrington Stanley Free 7 July 2014 [25][26]
3 DF   Stephen Crainey   Fleetwood Town Free 7 July 2014 [25][27]
2 DF   Markus Holgersson   Anorthosis Famagusta Free 7 July 2014 [25][28]
27 DF   Jordan Mustoe   Accrington Stanley Free 7 July 2014 [25][29]
GK   Marko Maroši   Doncaster Rovers Free 7 August 2014 [30]
23 DF   Juan Carlos García   Tenerife Loan 10 August 2014 [31]
16 MF   James McArthur   Crystal Palace £7,000,000 1 September 2014 [32]
36 FW   Rakish Bingham   Mansfield Town Free 1 September 2014 [33]
42 FW   Grant Holt   Huddersfield Town Loan 28 December 2014 [34][35]
26 GK   Ali Al-Habsi   Brighton & Hove Albion Loan 29 November 2014 [36]

Winter edit

Squad # Position Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
14 MF   Roger Espinoza   Sporting Kansas City Undisclosed 1 January 2015 [37]
9 FW   Oriol Riera   Deportivo de La Coruña Loan 7 January 2015 [38]
2 DF   James Tavernier   Bristol City Loan 15 January 2015 [39]
8 MF   Ben Watson   Watford Undisclosed 23 January 2015 [40]
10 MF   Shaun Maloney   Chicago Fire Undisclosed 25 January 2015 [41]
29 MF   Adam Forshaw   Middlesbrough Undisclosed 28 January 2015 [42]
15 MF   Callum McManaman   West Bromwich Albion £4,750,000 28 January 2015 [43]
4 DF   Iván Ramis   Levante Free 29 January 2015 [44]
9 FW   Andy Delort   Tours Loan 2 February 2015 [45]
20 MF   Fraser Fyvie   Hibernian Free 2 February 2015 [46]
30 DF   Rob Kiernan   Birmingham City Loan 12 February 2015 [47]
55 FW   Matthew Hamilton   AFC Fylde Loan 13 February 2015 [48]
72 GK   Connor Keane   Newcastle Town Loan 13 February 2015 [48]
6 DF   Thomas Rogne   IFK Göteborg Free 10 March 2015 [49]
47 FW   Ryan Jennings   Accrington Stanley Loan 26 March 2015 [50]

Squad statistics edit

Statistics accurate as of 2 May 2015
Source:[51]

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals    
Goalkeepers
1 GK Scott Carson 34 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 0
13 GK Lee Nicholls 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
26 GK Ali Al-Habsi 11 0 1 0 1 0 13 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF Andrew Taylor 28 1 1 0 0 0 28 1 4 0
4 DF Harry Maguire 16 1 0 0 0 0 16 1 4 0
17 DF Emmerson Boyce 26 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 26 (2) 0 3 0
20 DF Gaetan Bong 13 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 3 0
22 DF Aaron Taylor-Sinclair 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
23 DF Juan Carlos García 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF James Perch 40 (2) 2 1 0 0 0 41 (2) 2 7 0
25 DF Leon Barnett 16 (4) 0 0 0 1 0 17 (4) 0 2 1
28 DF Jason Pearce 15 2 0 0 0 0 15 2 2 1
30 DF Rob Kiernan 16 (1) 0 1 0 0 0 17 (1) 0 1 0
Midfielders
7 CM Chris McCann 12 (6) 2 1 0 0 0 13 (6) 2 4 0
11 LM James McClean 30 (6) 6 1 0 0 0 31 (6) 6 12 1
14 MF Emyr Huws 15 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 15 (1) 0 3 0
15 MF Jermaine Pennant 12 (1) 3 0 0 0 0 12 (1) 3 1 0
16 MF Kim Bo-kyung 17 (1) 2 0 0 0 0 17 (1) 2 1 0
18 MF Sheyi Ojo 7 (4) 0 0 0 0 0 7 (4) 0 1 0
19 CM Don Cowie 24 (8) 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 24 (9) 0 1 0
27 MF Josh Murphy 2 (3) 0 0 0 0 0 2 (3) 0 0 0
36 MF William Kvist 18 (8) 0 0 0 0 0 18 (8) 0 3 0
39 MF Tim Chow 3 (1) 1 0 0 0 0 3 (1) 1 0 0
Attackers
10 ST Billy McKay 1 (8) 0 0 0 0 0 1 (8) 0 0 0
31 ST Jerome Sinclair 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
32 ST Marc-Antoine Fortuné 26 (8) 1 1 0 1 1 28 (8) 2 2 0
33 ST Martyn Waghorn 6 (17) 3 0 0 1 0 7 (17) 3 6 1
42 ST Grant Holt 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
Players that played for Wigan this season that have left the club:
16 CM James McArthur 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 0
31 DF Maynor Figueroa 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 0
18 CM Roger Espinoza 6 (6) 1 0 0 1 0 7 (6) 1 1 0
9 ST Oriol Riera 5 (7) 1 0 0 0 0 5 (7) 1 0 0
2 DF James Tavernier 7 (4) 0 1 0 1 0 8 (4) 0 0 0
8 CM Ben Watson 7 (2) 1 1 0 0 0 8 (2) 1 0 0
10 CM Shaun Maloney 10 (10) 2 0 (1) 0 1 0 11 (11) 2 0 0
29 MF Adam Forshaw 13 (3) 1 1 0 0 0 14 (3) 1 2 0
15 RM Callum McManaman 18 (4) 5 0 0 0 0 18 (4) 5 6 1
4 DF Iván Ramis 17 (1) 0 1 0 1 0 19 (1) 0 3 0
20 CM Fraser Fyvie 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
49 ST Andy Delort 4 (8) 0 0 0 0 0 4 (8) 0 2 0
27 DF Liam Ridgewell 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0
8 DF Chris Herd 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
6 DF Thomas Rogne 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
21 ST Leon Clarke 8 (1) 1 0 0 0 0 8 (1) 1 3 0

Top scorers edit

Statistics accurate as of 2 May 2015

Position Number Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
MF 11 James McClean 6 0 0 6
MF 15 Callum McManaman 5 0 0 5
ST 33 Martyn Waghorn 3 0 0 3
MF 15 Jermaine Pennant 3 0 0 3
DF 24 James Perch 3 0 0 3
MF 10 Shaun Maloney 2 0 0 2
MF 7 Chris McCann 2 0 0 2
MF 16 Kim Bo-kyung 2 0 0 2
DF 28 Jason Pearce 2 0 0 2
ST 32 Marc-Antoine Fortuné 1 0 1 2
MF 16 James McArthur 1 0 0 1
ST 9 Oriol Riera 1 0 0 1
DF 3 Andrew Taylor 1 0 0 1
MF 29 Adam Forshaw 1 0 0 1
MF 18 Roger Espinoza 1 0 0 1
MF 8 Ben Watson 1 0 0 1
ST 21 Leon Clarke 1 0 0 1
DF 4 Harry Maguire 1 0 0 1
MF 39 Tim Chow 1 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 1
Total 39 0 1 40

Football League Championship edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
20 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 10 17 19 44 54 −10 47
21 Rotherham United 46 11 16 19 46 67 −21 46[a]
22 Millwall (R) 46 9 14 23 42 76 −34 41 Relegation to Football League One
23 Wigan Athletic (R) 46 9 12 25 39 64 −25 39
24 Blackpool (R) 46 4 14 28 36 91 −55 26
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2015. Source: Sky Sports
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Rotherham United were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.[52]

Results edit

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GroundHAAHHAAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAAHAHHAHAAHHA
ResultDLLWWLDLLDDDDWDLLDLLLLWLLDLDLLWLLWWLWLDLLDLWLL
Position11211818121616171821211919191819212323232323222323232323232323232323222222222223232223232323
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2015. Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match details edit

Pre-season matches edit

5 July 2014 TSV Havelse   1–3 Wigan Athletic Hanover, Germany
14:00 BST El-Helwe   3' Report Jennings   14'
Fortuné   32'
McClean   72'
Stadium: Willhelm-Langrehr-Stadion
Attendance: 477
11 July 2014 Wigan Athletic 0–0 Walsall Wigan, England
19:00 BST Report Stadium: Christopher Park
15 July 2014 Wigan Athletic 2–1 Beşiktaş   Wigan, England
19:00 BST Waghorn   31', 53' (pen.) Report Köybaşı   34' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 5,049
19 July 2014 Rochdale 2–1 Wigan Athletic Rochdale, England
15:00 BST Henderson   5'
Hery   37'
Report Tavernier   45' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: (450 away)
26 July 2014 Fortuna Düsseldorf   4–1 Wigan Athletic Germany
18:00 BST Hoffer   34', 52'
Bolly   63'
Benschop   83'
Report Riera   24' (pen.) Stadium: TBA
Attendance: 3,439 (71 away)
1 August 2014 Paderborn   0–1 Wigan Athletic Paderborn, Germany
19:00 BST Report Perch   20' Stadium: Benteler Arena
Attendance: 4,829 (84 away)

Championship edit

The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.[53]

9 August 2014 1 Wigan Athletic 2 – 2 Reading DW Stadium, Wigan
15:00 McManaman   27'
Taylor   74'
McArthur   90+3'
Report Cummings   58'   71'
Morrison   77'
Attendance: 12,174
Referee: Mark Brown
16 August 2014 2 Charlton Athletic 2 – 1 Wigan Athletic The Valley, Charlton
15:00 Cousins   8'
Moussa   90+3'
Report McManaman   22'
Taylor   25'
Attendance: 15,334
Referee: Andy D'Urso
19 August 2014 3 Cardiff City 1 – 0 Wigan Athletic Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
19:45 Nicky Maynard   53'
Adeyemi   66'
Report Attendance: 20,662
Referee: Robert Madley
23 August 2014 4 Wigan Athletic 1 – 0 Blackpool DW Stadium, Wigan
15:00 Riera   35' Report Attendance: 12,113
Referee: Carl Boyeson
30 August 2014 5 Wigan Athletic 4 – 0 Birmingham City DW Stadium, Wigan
15:00 McManaman   9', 45+1'
Taylor   39'
Waghorn   78'
Report Attendance: 11,708
Referee: David Webb
13 September 2014 6 Blackburn Rovers 3 – 1 Wigan Athletic Ewood Park, Blackburn
15:00 Marshall   53', 82'
Rhodes   56'
Report Perch   51' Attendance: 15,782
Referee: Roger East
16 September 2014 7 Huddersfield Town 0 – 0 Wigan Athletic John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield
19:45 Report Attendance: 11,083
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
20 September 2014 8 Wigan Athletic 1 – 2 Ipswich Town DW Stadium, Wigan
15:00 Waghorn   82' Report Hyam   20'
Sammon   63'
Attendance: 12,817
Referee: Andy Woolmer
27 September 2014 9 AFC Bournemouth 2 – 0 Wigan Athletic Dean Court, Bournemouth
15:00 Elphick   29'
Arter   31'
Kermorgant   36'
Francis   70'
Report Cowie   45+2' Attendance: 8,754
Referee: Gary Sutton
30 September 2014 10 Wigan Athletic 0 – 0 Nottingham Forest DW Stadium, Wigan
19:45 Huws   89' Report Lansbury   26'
Mancienne   52'
Hunt   85'
Attendance: 14,078
Referee: Kevin Wright
4 October 2014 11 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 – 2 Wigan Athletic Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton
15:00 Edwards   30'
Sako   54'   64'
Batth   74'
Report Ramis   17'
Huws   21'
Perch   32'
Kvist   40'
Fortuné   45+2'
McManaman   88'
Attendance: 21,288
Referee: Andy Davies
18 October 2014 12 Wigan Athletic 0 – 0 Brentford DW Stadium, Wigan
15:00 McClean   27'
Ramis   62'
Report Judge   37'
Craig   62'
Tarkowski   62'
Douglas   76'
McCormack   84'
Attendance: 12,061
Referee: Tony Harrington
22 October 2014 13 Wigan Athletic 0 – 0 Millwall DW Stadium, Wigan
19:45 Report Wilkinson   82'
Dunne   72'
McDonald   85'
Attendance: 10,210
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
25 October 2014 14 Derby County 1 – 2 Wigan Athletic iPro Stadium, Derby
15:00 John Eustace   45+3'
Keogh   20'
Report James McClean   69', 83'
McManaman   20'
Forshaw   57'
Figueroa   74'
Espinoza   88'
Fortuné   95+3'
Attendance: 28,824
Referee: Robert Madley
1 November 2014 15 Wigan Athletic 3 – 3 Fulham The DW Stadium, Wigan
15:00 GMT Forshaw   9' (pen.)
McManaman   22'
Espinoza   54'
McClean   77'
Maloney   82'
Barnett   85'
Report Christensen   30'
Bodurov   32'
Ruiz   36', 88' (pen.)
Ross McCormack   72'
Attendance: 12,084
Referee: James Adcock
4 November 2014 16 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 – 0 Wigan Athletic Falmer Stadium, Brighton
19:45 Gardner   1' Report Forshaw   70'
Waghorn   79'
Attendance: 23,044
Referee: Lee Collins
7 November 2014 17 Bolton Wanderers 3 – 1 Wigan Athletic Macron Stadium, Bolton
20:00 GMT Danns   36'
Clayton   50'
Davies   55'
Lee Chung-yong   61' (pen.)
Report Barnett   61'
McManaman   79'
McCann   86'
McClean   87'
Attendance: 17,282
Referee: Scott Duncan
22 November 2014 18 Wigan Athletic 1 – 1 Middlesbrough DW Stadium, Wigan
15:00 Maloney   24'
McCann   49'
Boyce   66'
Report Bamford   57'
Clayton   23'
Adomah   62'
Attendance: 16,347
Referee: David Webb
29 November 2014 19 Sheffield Wednesday 2 – 1 Wigan Athletic Hillsborough, Sheffield
19:45 GMT May   27', 71'
Loovens   45'
Semedo   52'
Palmer   90+3'
Report McCann   26'
Ramis   43'
Barnett   62'
Attendance: 20,609
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
6 December 2014 20 Wigan Athletic 0 – 1 Norwich City DW Stadium, Wigan
15:00 GMT Report Howson   5' Attendance: 11,475
Referee: Oliver Langford
13 December 2014 21 Watford 2 – 1 Wigan Athletic Vicarage Road, Watford
15:00 GMT Deeney   20', 82'
Abdi   53'
Tözsér   76'
Report McManaman   20'
McCann   45+1'
Attendance: 15,297
Referee: Mark Haywood
20 December 2014 22 Wigan Athletic 1 – 2 Rotherham United DW Stadium, Wigan
15:00 GMT McCann   47'
Watson   63'
McClean   69'
Report Paul Green   34'
Lawrence   39'
Lawrence   42'
Wooton   59'
Revell   64'
Taylor   89'
Attendance: 12,641
Referee: Keith Stroud
26 December 2014 23 Leeds United 0 – 2 Wigan Athletic Elland Road, Leeds
15:00 GMT Bellusci   85' Report Cooper   11' (o.g.)
McClean   83'   85'
Attendance: 28,375
Referee: Nigel Miller
30 December 2014 24 Wigan Athletic 0 – 1 Sheffield Wednesday DW Stadium, Wigan
19:45 Kiernan   25'
McManaman   68'
Report Semedo   72'
Nuhiu   77'   90+3'
Maguire   84'
Attendance: 14,571
Referee: Dean Whitestone
10 January 2015 25 Birmingham City 3 – 1 Wigan Athletic St Andrew's, Birmingham
15:00 Donaldson   2', 14', 64' Report McCann   4'
McClean   36'
Attendance: 16,117
Referee: Mick Russell
17 January 2014 26 Wigan Athletic 1 – 1 Blackburn Rovers DW Stadium, Wigan
15:00 McClean   45+3'
Waghorn   59'
McClean   43'
Perch   68'
Report Evans   15'
Hanley   45+3'
Marshall   70'
Evans   76'
Attendance: 14,652
Referee: Mike Jones
24 January 2015 27 Wigan Athletic 0 – 1 Huddersfield Town DW Stadium, Wigan
15:00 Kvist   23'
Ridgewell   53'
Delort   90+1'
Report Coady   82' Attendance: 12,064
Referee: Stephen Martin
30 January 2015 28 Ipswich Town 0 – 0 Wigan Athletic Portman Road, Ipswich
15:00 Smith   30' Report Kvist   34'
McClean   39'
Perch   79'
Attendance: 19,155
Referee: Charles Breakspear
7 February 2015 29 Wigan Athletic 1 – 3 AFC Bournemouth DW Stadium, Wigan
15:00 Clarke   60'
McCann   75'
McClean   80'
Taylor   90+2'
Report Wilson   37', 57'
Kermorgant   41'
Richie   67'
Pugh   86'
Attendance: 10,621
Referee: Mark Haywood
11 February 2015 30 Nottingham Forest 3 – 0 Wigan Athletic City Ground, Nottingham
19:45 Assombalonga   33'
Burke   50'
Lansbury   61'
Report Attendance: 19,619
Referee: Oliver Langford
17 February 2015 31 Reading 0 – 1 Wigan Athletic Madejski Stadium, Reading
19:45 Pearce   90+2' Report Pearce   17'   61'
Herd   48'
Clarke   62'
Ojo   70'
Taylor   85'
Kim Bo-kyung   90+1'
Attendance: 14,601
Referee: Simon Hooper
20 February 2015 32 Wigan Athletic 0 – 3 Charlton Athletic DW Stadium, Wigan
19:45 McClean   43' Report Buyens   13'
Bulot   17'
Vetokele   45+2'   50'
Eagles   88'
Attendance: 11,344
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
24 February 2015 33 Wigan Athletic 0 – 1 Cardiff City DW Stadium, Wigan
19:45 Perch   56'
Maguire   88'
Report Gunnarsson   20'   52'
Connolly   90+1'
Attendance: 10,016
Referee: Andy Woolmer
28 February 2015 34 Blackpool 1 – 3 Wigan Athletic Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
15:00 O'Hara   26'
McMahon   50'
Madine   85'
Report Kim Bo-kyung   45'
Maguire   67'
Perch   74'
McClean   79'
Clarke   89'
Attendance: 11,679
Referee: Keith Stroud
4 March 2015 35 Norwich City 0 – 1 Wigan Athletic Carrow Road, Norwich
19:45 Howson   33'
Olsson   42'
Jerome   63'
Martin   90+1'
Report Kim Bo-kyung   8'
Pennant   45+2'
Pearce   66'
Waghorn   90+5'
Attendance: 26,208
Referee: Gavin Ward
7 March 2015 36 Wigan Athletic 0 – 1 Leeds United DW Stadium, Wigan
15:00 Pearce   90+5' Report Mowatt   51'
Murphy   39'
Bamba   57'
Sharp   68'
Wootton   86'
Attendance: 16,163
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
14 March 2015 37 Rotherham United 1 – 2 Wigan Athletic New York Stadium, Rotherham
15:00 Broadfoot   30'
Derbyshire   45+1'
Report McClean   30'
Pennant   30', 35'
Attendance: 10,062
Referee: James Linington
17 March 2015 38 Wigan Athletic 0 – 2 Watford DW Stadium, Wigan
19:45 Perch   74' Report Guedioura   18'
Forestieri   53'
Deeney   54', 90' (pen.)
Attendance: 10,684
Referee: David Coote
21 March 2015 39 Wigan Athletic 1 – 1 Bolton Wanderers DW Stadium, Wigan
15:00 Maguire   40'
Waghorn   90+3'
Report Walker   69'
Davies   74'
Attendance: 15,861
Referee: Nigel Miller
3 April 2015 40 Middlesbrough 1 – 0 Wigan Athletic Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
15:00 Bamford  20'
Gibson   60'
Tomlin   86'
Clayton   90 +2'
Report Maguire   23'
Perch   40'
McClean   56'
Waghorn   76'
Attendance: 23,082
Referee: Stuart Attwell
6 April 2015 41 Wigan Athletic 0 – 2 Derby County DW Stadium, Wigan
15:00 Boyce   53'
Clarke   70'
Report Martin   51'
Hendrick   58'
Hughes   74'
Bent   81'
Attendance: 14,697
Referee: Simon Hooper
10 April 2015 42 Fulham 2 – 2 Wigan Athletic Craven Cottage, London
20:00 BST McCormack   4'
Burn   27'
Smith   35'
Kavanagh   45'
Report Pennant   22'
Pearce   69'
Attendance: 15,994
Referee: Mick Russell
14 April 2015 43 Millwall 2 – 0 Wigan Athletic The Den, Millwall
19:45 Gregory   29'
Martin   53'
Bailey   63'
Beevers   63'
Abdou   74'
Upson   78'
Gueye   90+2'
Report Bong   29'
Waghorn   60'
Bo-Kyung   63'
Pearce   78'
Attendance: 8,494
Referee: Steve Martin
18 April 2015 44 Wigan Athletic 2 – 1 Brighton & Hove Albion DW Stadium, Wigan
15:00 Chow   26'
Perch   81'
Report Stephens   37'
Holla   50'
Stephens   55'
Halford   90+1'
Attendance: 11,100
Referee: Keith Hill
25 April 2015 45 Wigan Athletic 0 – 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers DW Stadium, Wigan
15:00 Boyce   24'
Bong   59'
McClean   59'
Fortuné   89'
Report Afobe   24'
Dicko   64'
Stearman   80'
Attendance: 16,810
Referee: James Linington
2 May 2015 46 Brentford 3 – 0 Wigan Athletic Griffin Park, Brentford
12:45 Pritchard   35'
Jota   46'
Gray   80'
Report Bong   51'
Maquire   71'
Attendance: 11,842
Referee: Andy Woolmer

League Cup edit

The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Wigan Athletic were drawn at away to Burton Albion.[54]

12 August 2014 Round One Burton Albion 2 – 1 Wigan Athletic Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent
19:45 Akins   44'
Knowles   45+2'
Beavon   52'
Report Fortuné   27'
Al Habsi   42'
Waghorn   86'
Attendance: 2,602 (677 away)
Referee: Pat Miller

FA Cup edit

The draw for the third round was made on 8 December 2014 at 7pm. Wigan Athletic were drawn away to local rivals Bolton Wanderers.[55]

3 January 2015 Third Round Bolton Wanderers 1 – 0 Wigan Athletic Macron Stadium, Bolton
15:00 GMT Vela   74'
Clough   76'
Report Attendance: 16,788 (3,594 away)
Referee: Phil Dowd

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