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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
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)

First-team squad edit

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   GK (1989-02-18)18 February 1989 (aged 32) 87 0 2017   Stevenage Free
25 Owen Evans   GK (1996-11-28)28 November 1996 (aged 24) 6 0 2014   Hereford United Free
31 Sam Tickle   GK (2002-03-31)31 March 2002 (aged 19) 0 0 2019 Academy Trainee
40 Bobby Jones   GK (2001-11-20)20 November 2001 (aged 19) 0 0 2018   Middlesbrough Free
Defenders
2 Tendayi Darikwa    RB/RM (1991-12-13)13 December 1991 (aged 29) 26 0 2021   Nottingham Forest Free
3 Tom Pearce   LB (1998-04-12)12 April 1998 (aged 23) 36 1 2019   Leeds United Undisclosed
4 Curtis Tilt   CB (1991-08-04)4 August 1991 (aged 29) 36 3 2020   Rotherham United Loan
5 George Johnston    CB/LB (1998-09-01)1 September 1998 (aged 22) 22 1 2021   Feyenoord Loan
6 Corey Whelan    RB/CB (1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 (age 26) 8 0 2021   Phoenix Rising Free
14 Scott Wootton   CB (1991-09-12)12 September 1991 (aged 29) 13 1 2021   Plymouth Argyle Loan
32 Adam Long   CB (2000-11-11)11 November 2000 (aged 20) 19 0 2017   St Georges Free
34 Luke Robinson   LB (2001-11-19)19 November 2001 (aged 19) 25 0 2017   Wrexham Free
35 Jack Sanders   CB (1999-03-18)18 March 1999 (aged 22) 0 0 2019   Leek Town Free
Midfielders
8 Lee Evans   CM/DM (1994-07-24)24 July 1994 (aged 26) 115 8 2019   Sheffield United Undisclosed
12 Funso Ojo   CM (1991-08-28)28 August 1991 (aged 29) 23 0 2021   Aberdeen Loan
15 Dan Gardner   AM/RM/LM (1990-04-05)5 April 1990 (aged 31) 40 1 2020   Salford City Free
23 Chris Merrie   CM (1998-11-02)2 November 1998 (aged 22) 31 0 2017 Academy Trainee
24 Alex Perry   DM/CB/CM (1998-03-04)4 March 1998 (aged 23) 25 0 2018   Bolton Wanderers Free
30 Thelo Aasgaard    AM/LW/RW (2002-02-05)5 February 2002 (aged 19) 35 3 2016 Academy Trainee
36 Scott Smith    CM (2001-07-02)2 July 2001 (aged 19) 0 0 2013 Academy Trainee
38 Mackenzie O'Neill    AM (2002-01-20)20 January 2002 (aged 19) 0 0 2017 Academy Trainee
39 Sean McGurk   AM (2003-03-15)15 March 2003 (aged 18) 0 0 2016 Academy Trainee
41 Harry McHugh   AM (2002-10-14)14 October 2002 (aged 18) 3 1 2019 Academy Trainee
Forwards
7 Zach Clough   SS/LW/RW (1995-05-08)8 May 1995 (aged 26) 13 0 2021   Nottingham Forest Free
9 Callum Lang   SS/LW/RW (1995-05-08)8 May 1995 (aged 26) 28 9 2016 Academy Trainee
10 Will Keane   CF (1993-11-11)11 November 1993 (aged 27) 38 12 2020   Ipswich Town Free
11 Gavin Massey   RW/LW/SS (1992-10-14)14 October 1992 (aged 28) 120 11 2017   Leyton Orient Free
16 Jamie Proctor   CF (1992-03-25)25 March 1992 (aged 29) 15 2 2021   Rotherham United Loan
17 Viv Solomon-Otabor    RW (1996-01-02)2 January 1996 (aged 25) 31 2 2020   CSKA Sofia Free
20 Joe Dodoo   LW/RW/SS (1995-06-29)29 June 1995 (aged 26) 20 4 2021   Ankara Keçiörengücü Free
22 Kyle Joseph    CF (2001-09-10)10 September 2001 (aged 19) 19 5 2016 Academy Trainee

Statistics edit

Appearances & Goals edit

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

Goals record edit

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

Disciplinary record edit

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

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
4 September 2020 AM   Dan Gardner   Salford City Free transfer [1]
4 September 2020 RW   Viv Solomon-Otabor   CSKA Sofia Free transfer [1]
11 September 2020 RB   Josh Clarke   Brentford Free transfer [2]
18 September 2020 CB   Nathan Cameron   Macclesfield Town Free transfer [3]
9 October 2020 CF   Will Keane   Ipswich Town Free transfer [4]
11 January 2021 RB   Tendayi Darikwa   Nottingham Forest Free transfer [5]
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 [6]

Loans in edit

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

Transfers out edit

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

Loans out edit

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
29 July 2020 CF   Callum Lang   Motherwell 31 December 2020 [44]
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 edit

  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 edit

Overview edit

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 edit

Main article: 2020–21 EFL League One

League table edit

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 edit

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 edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAAHHAHAHHAAHHAHAAHHAHAAHHAAHHAAAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultLLWWLLLDLLLLDLWWLDDWDDLLLWLLLWLLWWDLDLLWWWWDLL
Position24231710161821181921242324242423232323222222232323212223232223242320202122222321202020202020
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

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   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   13'
Garner   21'
Naismith   64'
Cameron   89'		 Report Graham   22', 30'
Eccles   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   26'
Evans   39'
Cameron   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'  81' Report Coppinger   28'
Richards   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   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   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
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
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
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
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
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   82'
Aasgaard   89'
Merrie   90+3'		 Report Taylor   61'
Henry   86'
Rodríguez   90'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Howard
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
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
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
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
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
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
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   43'
Lund   48'
Beesley   58'		 Report Joseph   9'
Lang   16'
Perry   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   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   54'
Conroy   65'
Thompson   83'		 Report Jones   52'
Merrie   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   71'		 Report Rudoni   22',   68'
Pigott   30', 76' (pen.)
Nightingale   59'
Chislett   81'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Haines
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
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   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   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
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
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
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   36'
Lang   64'
Dodoo   70'		 Report Laird   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   30' Report Solomon-Otabor   13'
Evans   16'
Tilt   32',   84'
Ojo   76'
Massey   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.)   89'
Morgan   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   14'
Darikwa   64'
Lang   69'		 Report Woolfenden   68'
Chambers   87'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Bell
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 edit

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'   88'
Long   41'
Obi   102'		 Report Hall   8'   92'
Newby   48'
Cardwell   60'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Coy

EFL Cup edit

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   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 edit

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

Notes edit

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