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

20th

First round

First round

Group stage

Top goalscorer

League:
Will Keane (11)
All:
Will Keane (12)

Home colours

Away colours

← 2019–20

2021–22 →

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	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
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	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.	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
5	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
Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name
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	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	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	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	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	Touré 40' Alessandra 58'	Stadium: Euxton Training Ground Attendance: Behind closed doors

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

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 edit

Overview edit

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	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

League table edit

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^[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

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 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

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 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

December 15, 2023

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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 Athletic2020 21 seasonOwnerPhoenix 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 StadiumLeague One20thFA CupFirst roundEFL CupFirst roundEFL TrophyGroup stageTop goalscorerLeague Will Keane 11 All Will Keane 12 Home coloursAway colours 2019 202021 22 Contents 1 First team squad 2 Statistics 2 1 Appearances amp Goals 2 2 Goals record 2 3 Disciplinary record 3 Transfers 3 1 Transfers in 3 2 Loans in 3 3 Transfers out 3 4 Loans out 4 Pre season and friendlies 5 Competitions 5 1 Overview 5 2 EFL League One 5 2 1 League table 5 2 2 Results summary 5 2 3 Results by round 5 2 4 Matches 5 3 FA Cup 5 4 EFL Cup 5 5 EFL Trophy 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksFirst team squad editAs of 18 January 2021Note 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 feeGoalkeepers1 Jamie Jones nbsp GK 1989 02 18 18 February 1989 aged 32 87 0 2017 nbsp Stevenage Free25 Owen Evans nbsp GK 1996 11 28 28 November 1996 aged 24 6 0 2014 nbsp Hereford United Free31 Sam Tickle nbsp GK 2002 03 31 31 March 2002 aged 19 0 0 2019 Academy Trainee40 Bobby Jones nbsp GK 2001 11 20 20 November 2001 aged 19 0 0 2018 nbsp Middlesbrough FreeDefenders2 Tendayi Darikwa nbsp nbsp RB RM 1991 12 13 13 December 1991 aged 29 26 0 2021 nbsp Nottingham Forest Free3 Tom Pearce nbsp LB 1998 04 12 12 April 1998 aged 23 36 1 2019 nbsp Leeds United Undisclosed4 Curtis Tilt nbsp CB 1991 08 04 4 August 1991 aged 29 36 3 2020 nbsp Rotherham United Loan5 George Johnston nbsp nbsp CB LB 1998 09 01 1 September 1998 aged 22 22 1 2021 nbsp Feyenoord Loan6 Corey Whelan nbsp nbsp RB CB 1997 12 12 12 December 1997 age 26 8 0 2021 nbsp Phoenix Rising Free14 Scott Wootton nbsp CB 1991 09 12 12 September 1991 aged 29 13 1 2021 nbsp Plymouth Argyle Loan32 Adam Long nbsp CB 2000 11 11 11 November 2000 aged 20 19 0 2017 nbsp St Georges Free34 Luke Robinson nbsp LB 2001 11 19 19 November 2001 aged 19 25 0 2017 nbsp Wrexham Free35 Jack Sanders nbsp CB 1999 03 18 18 March 1999 aged 22 0 0 2019 nbsp Leek Town FreeMidfielders8 Lee Evans nbsp CM DM 1994 07 24 24 July 1994 aged 26 115 8 2019 nbsp Sheffield United Undisclosed12 Funso Ojo nbsp CM 1991 08 28 28 August 1991 aged 29 23 0 2021 nbsp Aberdeen Loan15 Dan Gardner nbsp AM RM LM 1990 04 05 5 April 1990 aged 31 40 1 2020 nbsp Salford City Free23 Chris Merrie nbsp CM 1998 11 02 2 November 1998 aged 22 31 0 2017 Academy Trainee24 Alex Perry nbsp DM CB CM 1998 03 04 4 March 1998 aged 23 25 0 2018 nbsp Bolton Wanderers Free30 Thelo Aasgaard nbsp nbsp AM LW RW 2002 02 05 5 February 2002 aged 19 35 3 2016 Academy Trainee36 Scott Smith nbsp nbsp CM 2001 07 02 2 July 2001 aged 19 0 0 2013 Academy Trainee38 Mackenzie O Neill nbsp nbsp AM 2002 01 20 20 January 2002 aged 19 0 0 2017 Academy Trainee39 Sean McGurk nbsp AM 2003 03 15 15 March 2003 aged 18 0 0 2016 Academy Trainee41 Harry McHugh nbsp AM 2002 10 14 14 October 2002 aged 18 3 1 2019 Academy TraineeForwards7 Zach Clough nbsp SS LW RW 1995 05 08 8 May 1995 aged 26 13 0 2021 nbsp Nottingham Forest Free9 Callum Lang nbsp SS LW RW 1995 05 08 8 May 1995 aged 26 28 9 2016 Academy Trainee10 Will Keane nbsp CF 1993 11 11 11 November 1993 aged 27 38 12 2020 nbsp Ipswich Town Free11 Gavin Massey nbsp RW LW SS 1992 10 14 14 October 1992 aged 28 120 11 2017 nbsp Leyton Orient Free16 Jamie Proctor nbsp CF 1992 03 25 25 March 1992 aged 29 15 2 2021 nbsp Rotherham United Loan17 Viv Solomon Otabor nbsp nbsp RW 1996 01 02 2 January 1996 aged 25 31 2 2020 nbsp CSKA Sofia Free20 Joe Dodoo nbsp LW RW SS 1995 06 29 29 June 1995 aged 26 20 4 2021 nbsp Ankara Keciorengucu Free22 Kyle Joseph nbsp nbsp CF 2001 09 10 10 September 2001 aged 19 19 5 2016 Academy TraineeStatistics editAppearances amp Goals edit As of 9 May 2021No Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup League Cup League TrophyApps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals1 GK nbsp ENG Jamie Jones 46 0 45 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 02 DF nbsp ZIM Tendayi Darikwa 26 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 DF nbsp ENG Tom Pearce 28 1 23 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 14 DF nbsp ENG Curtis Tilt 36 3 36 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05 DF nbsp SCO George Johnston 22 1 19 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06 DF nbsp IRL Corey Whelan 8 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07 FW nbsp ENG Zach Clough 13 0 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08 MF nbsp WAL Lee Evans 24 2 21 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 09 FW nbsp ENG Callum Lang 22 9 21 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 010 FW nbsp ENG Will Keane 34 12 25 7 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 111 FW nbsp ENG Gavin Massey 17 0 12 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 012 MF nbsp BEL Funso Ojo 23 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 014 DF nbsp ENG Scott Wootton 13 1 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 015 MF nbsp ENG Dan Gardner 40 1 20 16 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 016 FW nbsp ENG Jamie Proctor 15 2 7 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 017 FW nbsp NGA Viv Solomon Otabor 31 2 25 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 020 FW nbsp GHA Joe Dodoo 20 4 12 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 022 FW nbsp SCO Kyle Joseph 19 5 12 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 023 MF nbsp ENG Chris Merrie 31 0 24 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 024 MF nbsp ENG Alex Perry 25 0 17 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 025 GK nbsp WAL Owen Evans 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 026 FW nbsp ENG Charlie Jolley 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 228 FW nbsp ENG Divin Baningime 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 030 MF nbsp NOR Thelo Aasgaard 35 3 13 20 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 032 DF nbsp ENG Adam Long 17 0 10 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 034 DF nbsp SCO Luke Robinson 25 0 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 041 MF nbsp ENG Harry McHugh 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1Players who have left the club 2 DF nbsp ENG Nathan Byrne 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 04 MF nbsp SCO Danny Fox 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05 DF nbsp ENG Nathan Cameron 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06 DF nbsp ENG Darnell Johnson 11 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 07 MF nbsp SCO Kal Naismith 14 3 12 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 112 MF nbsp ENG Matt Palmer 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 014 FW nbsp ENG Joe Garner 14 7 10 1 3 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 118 MF nbsp ENG Gary Roberts 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 019 FW nbsp ENG Ollie Crankshaw 24 3 2 17 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 227 DF nbsp WAL Tom James 24 4 20 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 020 DF nbsp NGA Emeka Obi 9 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0Goals record edit As of 9 May 2021Rank No Nat Po Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total1 10 nbsp CF Will Keane 11 0 0 1 122 9 nbsp CF Callum Lang 9 0 0 0 93 14 nbsp CF Joe Garner 3 1 2 1 74 22 nbsp CF Kyle Joseph 5 0 0 0 55 20 nbsp LW Joe Dodoo 4 0 0 0 427 nbsp RB Tom James 3 1 0 0 47 4 nbsp CB Curtis Tilt 3 0 0 0 37 nbsp RM Kal Naismith 2 0 0 1 319 nbsp RW Ollie Crankshaw 1 0 0 2 330 nbsp AM Thelo Aasgaard 3 0 0 0 311 8 nbsp CM Lee Evans 2 0 0 0 216 nbsp CF Jamie Proctor 2 0 0 0 217 nbsp RW Viv Solomon Otabor 2 0 0 0 226 nbsp CF Charlie Jolley 0 0 0 2 216 3 nbsp LB Tom Pearce 0 0 0 1 15 nbsp CB George Johnston 1 0 0 114 nbsp CB Scott Wootton 1 0 0 0 115 nbsp CM Dan Gardner 1 0 0 0 141 nbsp CM Harry McHugh 0 0 0 1 1Own Goals 1 0 0 0 1Total 51 2 2 9 66Disciplinary record edit As of 9 May 2021Rank No Nat Po Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 4 nbsp CB Curtis Tilt 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 12 11 nbsp LW Gavin Massey 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 03 34 nbsp LB Luke Robinson 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 04 23 nbsp CM Chris Merrie 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 024 nbsp DM Alex Perry 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 027 nbsp RB Tom James 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 07 2 nbsp RB Tendayi Darikwa 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 08 nbsp DM Lee Evans 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 09 nbsp CF Callum Lang 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 010 nbsp CF Will Keane 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 012 nbsp DM Funso Ojo 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 014 nbsp CF Joe Garner 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 013 1 nbsp GK Jamie Jones 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 05 nbsp CB Nathan Cameron 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 014 nbsp CB Scott Wootton 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 016 nbsp CF Jamie Proctor 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 019 nbsp RW Ollie Crankshaw 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 020 nbsp LW Joe Dodoo 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 020 nbsp CB Emeka Obi 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 030 nbsp AM Thelo Aasgaard 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 032 nbsp CB Adam Long 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 121 3 nbsp LB Tom Pearce 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 04 nbsp CB Danny Fox 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 05 nbsp CB George Johnston 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 07 nbsp RM Kai Naismith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 015 nbsp AM Dan Gardner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 041 nbsp CM Harry McHugh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0Total 69 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 74 0 2Transfers editTransfers in edit Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref 4 September 2020 AM nbsp Dan Gardner nbsp Salford City Free transfer 1 4 September 2020 RW nbsp Viv Solomon Otabor nbsp CSKA Sofia Free transfer 1 11 September 2020 RB nbsp Josh Clarke nbsp Brentford Free transfer 2 18 September 2020 CB nbsp Nathan Cameron nbsp Macclesfield Town Free transfer 3 9 October 2020 CF nbsp Will Keane nbsp Ipswich Town Free transfer 4 11 January 2021 RB nbsp Tendayi Darikwa nbsp Nottingham Forest Free transfer 5 22 January 2021 SS nbsp Zach Clough nbsp Nottingham Forest Free transfer22 January 2021 RB nbsp Corey Whelan nbsp Phoenix Rising Free transfer9 February 2021 LW nbsp Joe Dodoo nbsp Ankara Keciorengucu Free transfer 6 Loans in edit Date Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref 17 September 2020 RB nbsp Tom James nbsp Hibernian 17 January 2021 7 29 September 2020 CB nbsp Darnell Johnson nbsp Leicester City 4 January 2021 8 15 October 2020 CB nbsp Curtis Tilt nbsp Rotherham United End of season 9 16 October 2020 CM nbsp Matt Palmer nbsp Swindon Town 4 January 2021 10 22 January 2021 CB nbsp George Johnston nbsp Feyenoord End of season28 January 2021 CM nbsp Funso Ojo nbsp Aberdeen End of season 11 1 February 2021 CF nbsp Jamie Proctor nbsp Rotherham United End of season 12 1 February 2021 CB nbsp Scott Wootton nbsp Plymouth Argyle End of season 13 Transfers out edit Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref 23 July 2020 GK nbsp James Aspinall Free agent Released 14 23 July 2020 DM nbsp Will McGuffie Free agent Released 14 23 July 2020 CM nbsp Jensen Weir nbsp Brighton amp Hove Albion 500 000 15 16 24 July 2020 CB nbsp Leon Balogun nbsp Rangers Free transfer 17 28 July 2020 CM nbsp Alfie Devine nbsp Tottenham Hotspur 500 000 18 19 30 July 2020 GK nbsp Daniel Gyollai nbsp Peterborough United Free transfer 20 10 August 2020 CF nbsp Joe Gelhardt nbsp Leeds United Undisclosed 21 13 August 2020 CB nbsp Chey Dunkley nbsp Sheffield Wednesday Free transfer 22 13 August 2020 CF nbsp Kieffer Moore nbsp Cardiff City Undisclosed 23 17 August 2020 CM nbsp Lewis Macleod nbsp Plymouth Argyle Free transfer 24 20 August 2020 CM nbsp Joe Williams nbsp Bristol City 1 200 000 25 26 20 August 2020 LB nbsp Antonee Robinson nbsp Fulham 2 000 000 27 21 August 2020 GK nbsp David Marshall nbsp Derby County Undisclosed 28 27 August 2020 RW nbsp Jamal Lowe nbsp Swansea City 800 000 29 26 31 August 2020 RB nbsp Tylor Golden nbsp Salford City Free transfer 14 30 2 September 2020 AM nbsp Josh Windass nbsp Sheffield Wednesday Undisclosed 31 4 September 2020 CB nbsp Cedric Kipre nbsp West Bromwich Albion 1 000 000 32 10 September 2020 RB nbsp Nathan Byrne nbsp Derby County Undisclosed 33 11 September 2020 CM nbsp Sam Morsy nbsp Middlesbrough Undisclosed 34 14 September 2020 LM nbsp Michael Jacobs nbsp Portsmouth Free transfer 35 5 October 2020 RB nbsp Josh Clarke Free agent Released 36 17 October 2020 LW nbsp Anthony Pilkington nbsp East Bengal Free transfer 37 18 October 2020 CB nbsp Danny Fox nbsp East Bengal Free transfer 38 27 November 2020 LW nbsp Gary Roberts nbsp Bala Town Free transfer 39 40 1 January 2021 CF nbsp Joe Garner nbsp APOEL Nicosia Free transfer5 January 2021 CB nbsp Nathan Cameron nbsp Solihull Moors Free transfer15 January 2021 LW nbsp Kal Naismith nbsp Luton Town Free transfer18 January 2021 LB nbsp Patrick Webber Free agent Mutual consent 41 25 January 2021 CF nbsp Charlie Jolley nbsp Tranmere Rovers Undisclosed 42 28 January 2021 LW nbsp Divin Baningime Free agent Mutual consent30 January 2021 CF nbsp Joe Piggott nbsp Altrincham Free transfer 43 1 February 2021 RW nbsp Ollie Crankshaw nbsp Bradford City Undisclosed16 February 2021 CB nbsp Emeka Obi nbsp AFC Fylde Free transferLoans out edit Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref 29 July 2020 CF nbsp Callum Lang nbsp Motherwell 31 December 2020 44 27 October 2020 CB nbsp Jack Sanders nbsp AFC Fylde 9 February 20219 December 2020 GK nbsp Bobby Jones nbsp Warrington Town End of seasonPre season and friendlies edit Win Draw Loss Wigan Athletic v Carlisle United 22 August 2020 2020 08 22 FriendlyWigan Athletic1 2Carlisle UnitedEuxtonCrankshaw nbsp 48 Report Toure nbsp 40 Alessandra nbsp 58 Stadium Euxton Training Ground Attendance Behind closed doors Wigan Athletic v Bolton Wanderers 25 August 2020 2020 08 25 FriendlyWigan Athletic5 1Bolton WanderersEuxtonMcManaman nbsp 5 Garner nbsp 31 51 52 Trialist nbsp 82 Report Delfouneso nbsp 6 Stadium Euxton Training Ground Attendance Behind closed doors Bradford City v Wigan Athletic 29 August 2020 2020 08 29 FriendlyBradford City2 3Wigan AthleticBradfordScales nbsp 19 Pritchard nbsp 81 Report Naismith nbsp 1 55 Roberts nbsp 35 Stadium Valley Parade Attendance Behind closed doorsCompetitions editOverview edit Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position RecordPld 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 0 28 26FA Cup 8 November 2020 First round First round 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 00 0 00EFL Cup 5 September 2020 First round First round 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 00 0 00EFL Trophy 22 September 2020 11 November 2020 Group stage Group stage 3 1 1 1 9 6 3 0 33 33Total 51 14 10 27 67 89 22 0 27 45Source Competitions EFL League One edit Main article 2020 21 EFL League One League table edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion qualification or relegation16 Burton Albion 46 15 12 19 61 73 12 5717 Shrewsbury Town 46 13 15 18 50 57 7 5418 Plymouth Argyle 46 14 11 21 53 80 27 5319 AFC Wimbledon 46 12 15 19 54 70 16 5120 Wigan Athletic 46 13 9 24 54 77 23 4821 Rochdale R 46 11 14 21 61 78 17 47 Relegation to EFL League Two22 Northampton Town R 46 11 12 23 41 67 26 4523 Swindon Town R 46 13 4 29 55 89 34 4324 Bristol Rovers R 46 10 8 28 40 70 30 38Source EFL Official WebsiteRules 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 GD46 13 9 24 54 77 23 48 5 6 11 23 38 15 8 3 13 31 39 8Source 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 Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546GroundAHAHAAHHAHAHHAAHHAHAAHHAHAAHHAAHHAAAHAHAHHAHAHResultLLWWLLLDLLLLDLWWLDDWDDLLLWLLLWLLWWDLDLLWWWWDLLPosition24231710161821181921242324242423232323222222232323212223232223242320202122222321202020202020Source 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 Ipswich Town v Wigan Athletic 13 September 2020 1Ipswich Town2 0Wigan AthleticIpswich12 00 BST Bishop nbsp 11 Chambers nbsp 61 Edwards nbsp 80 Report Stadium Portman Road Attendance 0Referee Thomas Bramall Wigan Athletic v Gillingham 19 September 2020 2Wigan Athletic2 3GillinghamWigan15 00 BST Fox nbsp 13 Garner nbsp 21 Naismith nbsp 64 Cameron nbsp 89 Report Graham nbsp 22 30 Eccles nbsp 34 Coyle nbsp 62 Stadium DW Stadium Attendance 0Referee Tom Nield Portsmouth v Wigan Athletic 26 September 2020 3Portsmouth1 2Wigan AthleticMilton15 00 BST Harrison nbsp 89 Report Garner nbsp 26 Evans nbsp 39 Cameron nbsp 48 James nbsp 59 Stadium Fratton Park Attendance 0Referee Antony Coggins Wigan Athletic v Doncaster Rovers 3 October 2020 4Wigan Athletic1 0Doncaster RoversWigan15 00 BST Garner nbsp 59 nbsp 81 Report Coppinger nbsp 28 Richards nbsp 78 Stadium DW Stadium Referee Carl Boyeson Crewe Alexandra v Wigan Athletic 10 October 2020 5Crewe Alexandra3 0Wigan AthleticCrewe15 00 BST Offord nbsp 27 Pickering nbsp 40 Mandron nbsp 59 Wintle nbsp 61 Report Stadium Alexandra Stadium Attendance 0Referee Martin Coy Charlton Athletic v Wigan Athletic 17 October 2020 6Charlton Athletic1 0Wigan AthleticCharlton15 00 BST Gunter nbsp 23 Watson nbsp 47 Forster Caskey nbsp 65 Smyth nbsp 69 Report Keane nbsp 39 Evans nbsp 64 Massey nbsp 67 James nbsp 85 Stadium The Valley Attendance 0Referee Ollie Yates Wigan Athletic v Peterborough United 20 October 2020 7Wigan Athletic0 1Peterborough UnitedWigan19 00 BST Massey nbsp 66 Report Butler nbsp 6 Clarke Harris nbsp 28 Stadium DW Stadium Attendance 0Referee Ross Joyce Wigan Athletic v Plymouth Argyle 24 October 2020 8Wigan Athletic1 1Plymouth ArgyleWigan15 00 BST Tilt nbsp 41 Keane nbsp 69 Report Hardie nbsp 34 Edwards nbsp 70 Stadium DW Stadium Attendance 0Referee Scott Oldham Milton Keynes Dons v Wigan Athletic 27 October 2020 9Milton Keynes Dons2 0Wigan AthleticDenbigh19 00 GMT Sorinola nbsp 32 Fraser nbsp 48 pen Walker nbsp 52 Report Massey nbsp 55 Crankshaw nbsp 68 Stadium Stadium mk Attendance 0Referee Charles Breakspear Wigan Athletic v Northampton Town 31 October 2020 10Wigan Athletic2 3Northampton TownWigan15 00 GMT Crankshaw nbsp 13 Garner nbsp 40 nbsp 63 pen James nbsp 75 Pearce nbsp 77 Report Watson nbsp 13 Hoskins nbsp 21 Chukwuemeka nbsp 66 Sowerby nbsp 81 Mitchell nbsp 90 7 Stadium DW Stadium Attendance 0Referee Josh Smith Blackpool v Wigan Athletic 3 November 2020 11Blackpool1 0Wigan AthleticBlackpool19 00 GMT Kaikai nbsp 47 Report Stadium Bloomfield Road Attendance 0Referee Ben Toner Wigan Athletic v Oxford United 21 November 2020 12Wigan Athletic1 2Oxford UnitedWigan15 00 GMT James nbsp 82 Aasgaard nbsp 89 Merrie nbsp 90 3 Report Taylor nbsp 61 Henry nbsp 86 Rodriguez nbsp 90 Stadium DW Stadium Attendance 0Referee Paul Howard Wigan Athletic v Bristol Rovers 24 November 2020 13Wigan Athletic0 0Bristol RoversWigan19 00 GMT Tilt nbsp 61 Merrie nbsp 72 Perry nbsp 88 Report Hare nbsp 76 Stadium DW Stadium Attendance 0Referee James Bell Lincoln City v Wigan Athletic 1 December 2020 14Lincoln City2 1Wigan AthleticLincoln19 00 GMT Grant nbsp 69 nbsp 75 Hopper nbsp 83 Report Naismith nbsp 52 Jones nbsp 59 Stadium LNER Stadium Attendance 0Referee Sam Purkiss Sunderland v Wigan Athletic 5 December 2020 15Sunderland0 1Wigan AthleticSunderland15 00 GMT Maguire nbsp 90 1 Report Joseph nbsp 16 Stadium Stadium of Light Attendance 0Referee Trevor Kettle Wigan Athletic v Accrington Stanley 12 December 2020 16Wigan Athletic4 3Accrington StanleyWigan15 00 GMT James nbsp 14 Gardner nbsp 19 Keane nbsp 32 pen Hughes nbsp 83 o g Report Conneely nbsp 45 3 Pritchard nbsp 61 Nottingham nbsp 65 Hughes nbsp 81 Burgess nbsp 86 Stadium DW Stadium Attendance 0Referee Marc Edwards Wigan Athletic v Rochdale 15 December 2020 17Wigan Athletic0 5RochdaleWigan19 00 GMT Long nbsp 37 Perry nbsp 45 Tilt nbsp 55 James nbsp 61 Report Baah nbsp 4 Lund nbsp 19 nbsp 60 Dooley nbsp 52 nbsp 58 Newby nbsp 64 pen 90 2 Stadium DW Stadium Attendance 0Referee Graham Salisbury Fleetwood Town v Wigan Athletic 19 December 2020 18Fleetwood Town1 1Wigan AthleticFleetwood15 00 GMT Andrew nbsp 28 Leutwiler nbsp 77 Rossiter nbsp 87 Madden nbsp 90 4 Report Naismith nbsp 37 Crankshaw nbsp 90 1 Stadium Highbury Stadium Attendance 0Referee James Oldham Wigan Athletic v Shrewsbury Town 26 December 2020 19Wigan Athletic1 1Shrewsbury TownWigan15 00 GMT Keane nbsp 47 pen Report Whalley nbsp 66 Stadium DW Stadium Attendance 0Referee Seb Stockbridge Burton Albion v Wigan Athletic 29 December 2020 20Burton Albion3 4Wigan AthleticBurton upon Trent18 30 GMT O Toole nbsp 13 Brayford nbsp 25 Hemmings nbsp 72 Report Joseph nbsp 19 28 73 Keane nbsp 83 Stadium Pirelli Stadium Attendance 0Referee Samuel Barrott Rochdale v Wigan Athletic 16 January 2021 21Rochdale3 3Wigan AthleticRochdale15 00 GMT Humphrys nbsp 7 90 5 McNulty nbsp 43 Lund nbsp 48 Beesley nbsp 58 Report Joseph nbsp 9 Lang nbsp 16 Perry nbsp 73 Keane nbsp 77 Stadium Spotland Attendance 0Referee Bobby Madley Wigan Athletic v Fleetwood Town 23 January 2021 22Wigan Athletic0 0Fleetwood TownWigan15 00 GMT Report Stadium DW Stadium Attendance 0Referee Declan Bourne Wigan Athletic v Blackpool 26 January 2021 23Wigan Athletic0 5BlackpoolWigan19 00 GMT Darikwa nbsp 54 Report Ekpiteta nbsp 40 Yates nbsp 42 Virtue nbsp 53 Simms nbsp 87 90 1 Stadium DW Stadium Attendance 0Referee Darren Drysdale Swindon Town v Wigan Athletic 2 February 2021 24Swindon Town1 0Wigan AthleticSwindon18 00 GMT Pitman nbsp 17 Palmer nbsp 54 Conroy nbsp 65 Thompson nbsp 83 Report Jones nbsp 52 Merrie nbsp 78 Stadium The County Ground Attendance 0Referee David Rock Wigan Athletic v AFC Wimbledon 6 February 2021 25Wigan Athletic2 3AFC WimbledonWigan15 00 GMT Tilt nbsp 45 2 Proctor nbsp 68 Merrie nbsp 71 Report Rudoni nbsp 22 nbsp 68 Pigott nbsp 30 76 pen Nightingale nbsp 59 Chislett nbsp 81 Stadium DW Stadium Attendance 0Referee Andy Haines Northampton Town v Wigan Athletic 9 February 2021 26Northampton Town0 1 td, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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2020–21 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

Contents

First-team squad edit

Statistics edit

Appearances & Goals edit

Goals record edit

Disciplinary record edit

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

Loans in edit

Transfers out edit

Loans out edit

Pre-season and friendlies edit

Competitions edit

Overview edit

EFL League One edit

League table edit

Results summary edit

Results by round edit

Matches edit

Wiggle It Jiggleit

Wigner-Ville distribution

Wii Play

Wiki Wiki Shuttle

Wiktor Kemula

Wil–Kreuzlingen railway

Wil Roebroeks

Wilcharius

Wila Qullu (Bolivia-Chile)

Wilaiporn Boothduang

Equity Award for Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

Equity Bank Kenya Limited

Equity method

Equity (economics)

Equivalent circuit

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