2017–18 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

The 2017–18 season is Wigan Athletic's 86th year in existence and their first back in League One, after being relegated the previous season. Along with competing in the league, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. Paul Cook was appointed as manager on 31 May 2017, signing a 3-year deal, following the departure of much of the previous coaching staff the day before.[1][2] The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Wigan Athletic

2017–18 season
Owner	Dave Whelan
Chairman	David Sharpe
Manager	Paul Cook
Stadium	DW Stadium
League One	1st
FA Cup	Quarter-Final (knocked out by Southampton).
EFL Cup	Second round
EFL Trophy	Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: Will Grigg (19) All: Will Grigg (25)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Statistics

As of 13 May 2018

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		Christian Walton	35	0	31	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF		Nathan Byrne	49	0	42	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Callum Elder	33	1	24+3	0	5	1	1	0	0	0
4	MF		David Perkins	21	1	2+11	1	3+2	0	1	0	2	0
5	MF		Sam Morsy	47	3	41	2	6	1	0	0	0	0
6	MF		Max Power	49	5	29+11	5	7	0	1	0	1	0
7	MF		Jamie Walker	8	0	1+7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	FW		James Vaughan	19	3	7+12	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Will Grigg	53	26	29+14	19	6+2	7	2	0	0	0
10	FW		Devante Cole	6	0	0+6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW		Gavin Massey	50	6	35+7	6	8	0	0	0	0	0
12	DF		Donervon Daniels	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
14	DF		Alex Bruce	9	1	4+2	1	3	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF		Michael Jacobs	50	11	44	11	4+2	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF		Gary Roberts	35	1	6+21	1	5+3	0	0	0	0	0
21	DF		Terell Thomas	8	0	0+3	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
22	DF		Chey Dunkley	50	7	43	7	6+1	0	0	0	0	0
23	GK		Jamie Jones	19	0	15	0	2	0	1	0	1	0
24	FW		Noel Hunt	13	1	0+7	0	0+3	0	0+1	0	1+1	1
25	MF		Nick Powell	45	15	38+1	15	4+2	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF		Reece James	28	0	22	0	3+1	0	1	0	1	0
27	FW		Ryan Colclough	35	6	11+15	4	2+4	0	2	1	1	1
28	MF		Jay Fulton	6	1	4+1	1	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
30	FW		James Barrigan	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
31	GK		Matija Sarkic	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
33	DF		Dan Burn	53	6	45	5	7+1	1	0	0	0	0
35	MF		Luke Burgess	5	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0	3+0	0
36	MF		Christopher Merrie	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
40	GK		Owen Evans	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
41	GK		Theo Roberts	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
42	FW		Mwiya Malumo	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
43	DF		Will McGuffie	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
44	DF		Adam Long	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
46	FW		Divin Baningime	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
47	DF		Tylor Golden	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
48	DF		Anthony Plant	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
49	DF		Víctor Maffeo	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1+2	1
52	MF		Mitchell Culshaw	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
53	MF		Jensen Weir	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Player(s) out on loan:
15	MF		Jordan Flores	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
19	MF		Josh Laurent	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0
29	DF		Luke Burke	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
34	DF		Sam Stubbs	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
36	MF		Christopher Merrie	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
39	FW		Callum Lang	3	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0	1	0
Player(s) who left the club:
N/A	MF		Lee Evans	23	3	20	1	2	1	0	0	1	1
N/A	MF		Alex Gilbey	5	1	0+2	0	0	0	2	0	1	1
N/A	FW		Ivan Toney	28	6	10+14	4	2+2	2	0	0	0	0

Goals record

As of 25 March 2018

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
1	9		CF	Will Grigg	19	7	0	0	26
2	25		AM	Nick Powell	15	0	0	0	15
3	17		LW	Michael Jacobs	13	0	0	0	13
4	22		CB	Chey Dunkley	7	0	0	0	7
	27		LW	Ryan Colclough	5	0	1	1	7
	—		CF	Ivan Toney	4	2	0	0	6
7	6		MF	Max Power	5	0	0	0	5
	11		RW	Gavin Massey	5	0	0	0	5
	33		CB	Dan Burn	5	1	0	0	6
10	5		CM	Sam Morsy	2	1	0	0	3
	—		CM	Lee Evans	1	1	0	1	3
12	3		LB	Callum Elder	0	1	0	0	1
	4		CM	David Perkins	1	0	0	0	1
	8		CF	James Vaughan	3	0	0	0	3
	14		CB	Alex Bruce	1	0	0	0	1
	15		CM	Jordan Flores	0	0	1	0	1
	18		RW	Gary Roberts	1	0	0	0	1
	19		AM	Josh Laurent	0	0	1	0	1
	24		CF	Noel Hunt	0	0	0	1	1
	28		CM	Jay Fulton	1	0	0	0	1
	49		DF	Víctor Maffeo	0	0	0	1	1
	—		CM	Alex Gilbey	0	0	0	1	1
Total					67	13	3	5	88

Disciplinary record

As of 11 March 2018

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Championship			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Total
1	5		CM	Sam Morsy	11	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0
2	22		CB	Chey Dunkley	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	1
	25		AM	Nick Powell	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
	33		CB	Dan Burn	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
5	2		RB	Nathan Byrne	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
	6		CM	Max Power	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
	—		CM	Lee Evans	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1
8	11		RW	Gavin Massey	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	17		LW	Michael Jacobs	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
	—		CF	Ivan Toney	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
11	3		LB	Callum Elder	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1
	8		CF	James Vaughan	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	27		LW	Ryan Colclough	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
14	14		CB	Alex Bruce	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	26		LB	Reece James	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	29		CB	Luke Burke	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
17	1		GK	Christian Walton	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	4		CM	David Perkins	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	9		CF	Will Grigg	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	21		CB	Terell Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	24		CF	Noel Hunt	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	28		CM	Jay Fulton	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	36		CM	Christopher Merrie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Total					58	0	3	14	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	75	0	3

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	CB		Chey Dunkley	Oxford United	Free	[3]
1 July 2017	CB		Terell Thomas	Charlton Athletic	Free	[4]
6 July 2017	RW		Gavin Massey	Leyton Orient	Free	[5]
3 August 2017	CF		Noel Hunt	Portsmouth	Free	[6]
7 August 2017	GK		Jamie Jones	Stevenage	Free	[7]
29 August 2017	AM		Gary Roberts	Portsmouth	Free	[8]
31 August 2017	CB		Alex Bruce	Bury	Free	[9]
8 January 2018	LW		Jamie Walker	Hearts	Undisclosed
12 January 2018	CF		James Vaughan	Sunderland	Undisclosed
31 January 2018	CF		Devante Cole	Fleetwood Town	Undisclosed

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	CB		Jake Buxton	Burton Albion	Mutual consent	[10][lower-alpha 1]
1 July 2017	GK		Matt Gilks	Scunthorpe United	Free	[12]
1 July 2017	GK		Jussi Jääskeläinen	Atlético Kolkata	Released	[13]
1 July 2017	RW		Gabriel Obertan	Levski Sofia	Free	[14]
1 July 2017	LB		Andrew Taylor	Bolton Wanderers	Released	[13][lower-alpha 2]
1 July 2017	LB		Stephen Warnock	Burton Albion	Released	[13][lower-alpha 3]
1 July 2017	CF		Nathan Randell	Skelmersdale United	Released
1 July 2017	LB		Matthew Taylor	Derby County	Released
5 July 2017	LB		Arnie Baxendale	Nantwich Town	Free	[17]
5 July 2017	CB		Jack Hendry	Dundee	Free	[18]
5 July 2017	RB		Alex Lingard	Nantwich Town	Free	[17]
13 July 2017	CF		Tom Powell	Hull City	Free	[19]
19 July 2017	LW		Sanmi Odelusi	Colchester United	Mutual consent	[20]
21 July 2017	CF		Mikael Mandron	Colchester United	Undisclosed	[21]
25 July 2017	CF		Billy Mckay	Ross County	Undisclosed	[22]
31 July 2017	FW		Chris Sang	Bury	Free	[23]
1 August 2017	CF		Sam Cosgrove	Carlisle United	Free	[24]
7 August 2017	SS		Kaiyne Woolery	Swindon Town	Undisclosed	[25]
17 August 2017	CF		Omar Bogle	Cardiff City	£700,000	[26]
31 August 2017	CM		Alex Gilbey	MK Dons	Undisclosed	[27]
14 September 2017	CM		Danny Whitehead	Macclesfield Town	Free	[28]
15 January 2018	CM		Jack Byrne	Oldham Athletic	Undisclosed
18 January 2018	CF		James Barrigan	Chorley	Mutual consent
18 January 2018	CM		Josh Gregory	Chorley	Mutual consent

1. Jake Buxton joined Burton Albion following his departure.[11]
2. Andrew Taylor joined Bolton Wanderers following his release.[15]
3. Stephen Warnock joined Burton Albion following his release.[16]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
12 July 2017	GK		Christian Walton	Brighton & Hove Albion	30 June 2018	[29]
31 July 2017	LB		Callum Elder	Leicester City	30 June 2018	[30]
31 July 2017	CM		Lee Evans	Wolverhampton Wanderers	10 January 2018	[31]
2 August 2017	CF		Ivan Toney	Newcastle United	10 January 2018	[32]
31 August 2017	GK		Matija Sarkic	Aston Villa	12 January 2018	[33]
25 January 2018	CM		Jay Fulton	Swansea City	30 June 2018

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
18 August 2017	CM		Jordan Flores	Chesterfield	31 January 2018	[34]
25 August 2017	LB		Andy Kellett	Chesterfield	30 June 2018	[35]
25 August 2017	GK		Dan Lavercombe	Torquay United	1 September 2017	[36]
29 August 2017	CM		Jack Byrne	Oldham Athletic	1 January 2018	[37]
29 August 2017	CB		Sam Stubbs	Crewe Alexandra	2 January 2018	[38]
31 August 2017	RB		Luke Burke	AFC Fylde	30 June 2018	[39]
31 August 2017	CB		Donervon Daniels	Rochdale	31 January 2018	[40]
31 August 2017	AM		Josh Laurent	Bury	30 June 2018	[41]
31 August 2017	CF		Callum Lang	Morecambe	30 June 2018
31 August 2017	CM		Christopher Merrie	Southport	7 November 2017	[42]
26 September 2017	CF		James Barrigan	Warrington Town	28 October 2017
23 December 2017	GK		Theo Roberts	Atherton Collieries	23 January 2018
30 December 2017	CB		Terell Thomas	Sutton United	30 June 2018
3 January 2018	GK		Owen Evans	Sutton United	28 February 2018
5 January 2018	CB		Sam Stubbs	AFC Fylde	30 June 2018
5 March 2018	GK		Theo Roberts	AFC Fylde	5 April 2018
9 March 2018	CM		Jordan Flores	AFC Fylde	7 April 2018
13 March 2018	CM		Luke Burgess	Chorley	30 June 2018
15 March 2018	CM		Christopher Merrie	Altrincham	30 April 2018

Players

Current squad

As of 12 January 2018[43]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ENG Christian Walton (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion) 2 DF  ENG Nathan Byrne 3 DF  AUS Callum Elder (on loan from Leicester City) 4 MF  ENG David Perkins 5 MF  EGY Sam Morsy (Captain) 6 MF  ENG Max Power 7 MF  SCO Jamie Walker 8 FW  ENG James Vaughan 9 FW  NIR Will Grigg 10 FW  ENG Devante Cole 11 FW  ENG Gavin Massey 12 DF  MSR Donervon Daniels 14 DF  NIR Alex Bruce 15 MF  ENG Jordan Flores 16 MF  WAL Shaun MacDonald

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  ENG Michael Jacobs 18 MF  ENG Gary Roberts 20 DF  WAL Craig Morgan 22 DF  ENG Chey Dunkley 23 GK  ENG Jamie Jones 24 FW  IRL Noel Hunt 25 MF  ENG Nick Powell 26 DF  ENG Reece James 27 FW  ENG Ryan Colclough 28 MF  SCO Jay Fulton (on loan from Swansea City) 33 DF  ENG Dan Burn (Vice-Captain) 36 MF  ENG Christopher Merrie 37 GK  ENG Dan Lavercombe 40 GK  WAL Owen Evans

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 DF  ENG Andy Kellett (at Chesterfield for the 2017–18 season) 19 MF  ENG Josh Laurent (at Bury for the 2017–18 season) 21 DF  ENG Terell Thomas (at Sutton United for the 2017–18 season) 29 DF  ENG Luke Burke (at AFC Fylde for the 2017–18 season)

No. Pos. Nation Player 34 DF  ENG Sam Stubbs (at AFC Fylde for the 2017–18 season) 35 MF  ENG Luke Burgess (at Chorley for the 2017–18 season) 39 FW  ENG Callum Lang (at Morecambe for the 2017–18 season)

Competitions

Friendlies

As of 27 June 2017, Wigan Athletic have announced four pre-season friendlies against Southport, Notts County, Grimsby Town[44] and Liverpool.[45]

On 27 June 2017, the originally planned trip to Hartlepool United was cancelled due to too many long distance away matches as the season approaches.[46]

Wigan Athletic v Liverpool

14 July 2017	Wigan Athletic	1–1	Liverpool	Wigan
19:30 BST	Gilbey  20'	Report	Salah  45'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 12,715

Southport v Wigan Athletic

18 July 2017	Southport	0–0	Wigan Athletic	Blowick
19:30 BST		Report		Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 1,356 (850 away)

Notts County v Wigan Athletic

22 July 2017	Notts County	1–2	Wigan Athletic	Nottingham
15:00 BST				Stadium: Meadow Lane

Grimsby Town v Wigan Athletic

29 July 2017	Grimsby Town	1–1	Wigan Athletic	Cleethorpes
15:00 BST	Davies  88' (pen.)	Report	Lang  6'	Stadium: Blundell Park

League One

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Wigan Athletic (C, P)	46	29	11	6	89	29	+60	98	Promotion to the EFL Championship
2	Blackburn Rovers (P)	46	28	12	6	82	40	+42	96
3	Shrewsbury Town	46	25	12	9	60	39	+21	87	Qualification for League One play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
4	Rotherham United (O, P)	46	24	7	15	73	53	+20	79
5	Scunthorpe United	46	19	17	10	65	50	+15	74

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Notes:

1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.

Result summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
40	26	8	6	81	27	+54	86	12	6	2	35	10	+25	14	2	4	46	17	+29

Last updated: 13 April 2018.
Source:

Results by matchday

Matchday	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	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	D	W	W	L	L	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	D	D	W
Position	10	3	1	2	8	6	5	2	4	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	2	3	2	1	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2018. Source: BBC
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Milton Keynes Dons v Wigan Athletic

5 August 2017 1	Milton Keynes Dons	0–1	Wigan Athletic	Denbigh
15:00 BST	Williams  5' Wootton  50'  58' Muirhead  83'	Report	Morsy  22' Powell  38' Elder  44' Thomas  71' Massey  72'	Stadium: Stadium:mk Attendance: 9,164 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Wigan Athletic v Bury

13 August 2017 2	Wigan Athletic	4–1	Bury	Wigan
15:00 BST	Jacobs  12' Powell  53', 64' (pen.) Powell  70' Evans  90+2'	Report	Bruce  15' Reilly  45' Aldred  47' Murphy  64' Bruce  73'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 9,159 Referee: Oliver Langford

Oldham Athletic v Wigan Athletic

19 August 2017 3	Oldham Athletic	0–2	Wigan Athletic	Oldham
15:00 BST	Dummigan  40' Banks  60'	Report	Toney  8' Jacobs  16'  39' Burn  34' Morsy  45+2'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,446 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Wigan Athletic v Portsmouth

26 August 2017 4	Wigan Athletic	1–1	Portsmouth	Wigan
15:00 BST	Toney  8' Dunkley  59'	Report	Evans  25'  89' Donohue  52' Pitman  60' Whatmough  67' Chaplin  76'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 9,685 Referee: Robert Jones

Wigan Athletic v Northampton Town

2 September 2017 P	Wigan Athletic	P–P	Northampton Town	Wigan
15:00 BST				Stadium: DW Stadium
Note: On 25 August 2017, it was announced the scheduled home fixture against Northampton Town was postponed due to international call-ups.[47]

Shrewsbury Town v Wigan Athletic

9 September 2017 5	Shrewsbury Town	1–0	Wigan Athletic	Shrewsbury
15:00 BST	Payne  26' Rodman  45+1' Whalley  84' Henderson  90+3'	Report	Toney  45+2' James  75' Evans  90+2'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 6,929 Referee: Mark Heywood

Charlton Athletic v Wigan Athletic

12 September 2017 6	Charlton Athletic	0–3	Wigan Athletic	Charlton
19:45 BST	Holmes  53' Forster-Caskey  75' Solly  90+4'	Report	Massey  44', 70' Morsy  51'  87' Bruce  64' Toney  82'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 10,172 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Wigan Athletic v Bristol Rovers

16 September 2017 7	Wigan Athletic	3–0	Bristol Rovers	Wigan
15:00 BST	Powell  30' Grigg  49' Morsy  67' Jacobs  72' Evans  81' Massey  90+5'	Report	Sweeney  30'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,732 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Wigan Athletic v Northampton Town

19 September 2017 8	Wigan Athletic	1–0	Northampton Town	Wigan
19:45 BST	Morsy  44' Jacobs  56'  58'	Report	Bowditch  78'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 7,777 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Peterborough United v Wigan Athletic

23 September 2017 9	Peterborough United	3–2	Wigan Athletic	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Edwards  5' Morias  47', 84' Marriott  90'	Report	Jacobs  33' Burn  49' Evans  81' Colclough  87'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 6,099 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Wigan Athletic v Plymouth Argyle

26 September 2017 10	Wigan Athletic	1–0	Plymouth Argyle	Wigan
19:45 BST	Toney  77' Powell  83' (pen)	Report	Miller  14' Ness  27' Solokik  62' Carey  64'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 7,868 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Wigan Athletic v Walsall

30 September 2017 11	Wigan Athletic	2–0	Walsall	Wigan
15:00 BST	Morsy  10' Grigg  30', 54' (pen.) Power  75'	Report	Wilson  52'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,107 Referee: David Coote

Scunthorpe United v Wigan Athletic

7 October 2017 12	Scunthorpe United	1–2	Wigan Athletic	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Morris  28' Wallace  33' van Veen  77' Ojo  90'	Report	Burn  51' Evans  56' Powell  74' Power  77'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,480 Referee: Robert Lewis

Wigan Athletic v Southend United

14 October 2017 13	Wigan Athletic	3–0	Southend United	Wigan
15:00 BST	Jacobs  8' Powell  84' Toney  88'	Report	McGlashan  59'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,133 Referee: John Busby

Gillingham v Wigan Athletic

17 October 2017 14	Gillingham	1–1	Wigan Athletic	Gillingham
19:45 BST	Eaves  55'	Report	Morsy  82'  84'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,705 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Blackpool v Wigan Athletic

21 October 2017 15	Blackpool	1–3	Wigan Athletic	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Vassell  8' Almeida  40'	Report	Toney  40' Dunkley  45+1', 54' Powell  69' Byrne  70' Perkins  82' Hunt  90+5'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 5,817 Referee: Andy Haines

Wigan Athletic v Blackburn Rovers

28 October 2017 16	Wigan Athletic	0–0	Blackburn Rovers	Wigan
15:00 BST		Report	Bennett  43'  58' Smallwood  56' Whittingham  82' Chapman  85'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 11,211 Referee: Darren England

Rochdale v Wigan Athletic

11 November 2017 P	Rochdale	P–P	Wigan Athletic	Spotland
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Note: On 4 November, the originally scheduled away fixture against Rochdale was postponed due to international call-ups.[48]

Wigan Athletic v Bradford City

18 November 2017 17	Wigan Athletic	1–2	Bradford City	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Dunkley  24' Burn  77'	Report	Wyke  14' Robinson  90+2'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 10,649 Referee: David Webb

Wigan Athletic v Doncaster Rovers

21 November 2017 18	Wigan Athletic	3–0	Doncaster Rovers	Wigan
19:45 GMT	Burn  22' Byrne  31' Wright  40' (o.g.) Colclough  45+2', 58'  53'	Report	Houghton  34' Wright  36'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 7,966 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Rotherham United v Wigan Athletic

25 November 2017 19	Rotherham United	1–3	Wigan Athletic	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Ihiekwe  13' Ball  16' Wood  45+1' Towell  47'	Report	Grigg  14' Bruce  28' Dunkley  56' Jacobs  60'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 8,443 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Wigan Athletic v Fleetwood Town

9 December 2017 20	Wigan Athletic	2–0	Fleetwood Town	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Powell  7' Burn  38'	Report	Schwabl  31' Dempsey  37' Biggins  84'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,879 Referee: Andy Haines

AFC Wimbledon v Wigan Athletic

16 December 2017 21	AFC Wimbledon	0–4	Wigan Athletic	Kingston upon Thames
15:00 GMT	Forrester	Report	Jacobs  57' Powell  73' Power  80' Toney  90'	Stadium: Cherry Red Records Stadium Attendance: 4,289 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Oxford United v Wigan Athletic

23 December 2017 22	Oxford United	0–7	Wigan Athletic	Oxford
15:00 GMT		Report	Grigg  11', 52', 54' Powell  18' Massey  29' Power  62', 77'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,957 Referee: Robert Lewis

Wigan Athletic v Shrewsbury Town

26 December 2017 23	Wigan Athletic	0–0	Shrewsbury Town	Wigan
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 11,115 Referee: David Webb

Wigan Athletic v Charlton Athletic

29 December 2017 24	Wigan Athletic	0–0	Charlton Athletic	Wigan
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 9,297 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Northampton Town v Wigan Athletic

1 January 2018 25	Northampton Town	0–1	Wigan Athletic	Northampton
15:00 GMT		Report	Powell  5'	Stadium: Sixfieds Stadium Attendance: 5,328 Referee: Mark Heywood

Wigan Athletic v Peterborough United

13 January 2018 26	Wigan Athletic	0–0	Peterborough United	Wigan
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,602 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Plymouth Argyle v Wigan Athletic

20 January 2018 27	Plymouth Argyle	1–3	Wigan Athletic	Plymouth
	Carey  27' (pen.)		Grigg  29' Massey  45' Burn  69'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 11,942

Wigan Athletic v Gillingham

3 February 2018 28	Wigan Athletic	2–0	Gillingham	Wigan
	Grigg  10' Powell  34'	Report	Garmston  17' Ehmer  21' Eaves  71'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,384 Referee: Nick Kinseley

Southend United v Wigan Athletic

10 February 2018 29	Southend United	3–1	Wigan Athletic	Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT	Turner  3' Ferdinand  31' Fortuné  36' Kightly  83'	Report	Powell  43' Dunkley  47' Vaughan  67'  90+4'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 7,623 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Wigan Athletic v Blackpool

13 February 2018 30	Wigan Athletic	0–2	Blackpool	Wigan
19:45 GMT	James  40' Burn  56' Grigg  89'	Report	Gnanduillet  3' Mellor  37' Mellor  58' Daniel  49' Lumley  85'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,302 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Wigan Athletic v Rochdale

24 February 2018 31	Wigan Athletic	1–0	Rochdale	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Jacobs  12'	Report	McNulty  36' Camps  55'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,654 Referee: Ben Toner

Bristol Rovers v Wigan Athletic

27 February 2018 P	Bristol Rovers	P–P	Wigan Athletic	Horfield
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: Memorial Stadium Referee: Stephen Martin
Note: Match postponed due to frozen pitch

Blackburn Rovers v Wigan Athletic

4 March 2018 32	Blackburn Rovers	2–2	Wigan Athletic	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Armstrong  6' Bennett  17',  60' Evans  25' Nyambe  86'	Report	Morsy  35' Elder  54' Jacobs  63' Powell  68' Power  73'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 16,142 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Wigan Athletic v Scunthorpe United

10 March 2018 33	Wigan Athletic	3–3	Scunthorpe United	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Dunkley  13' Grigg  43' Roberts  87' Burn  90+2' Bruce  90+2'	Report	Hopper  16',  45+2' Toney  53' Holmes  77'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,438 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Bradford City v Wigan Athletic

14 March 2018 34	Bradford City	0–1	Wigan Athletic	Bradford
	McMahon  54' Dieng  59' Kilgallon  90+5'	Report	Dunkley  11' Vaughan  43' Morsy  67' Jacobs  90+1',  90+1'	Stadium: Valley Parade Referee: Martin Coy

Walsall v Wigan Athletic

21 March 2018 35	Walsall	0–3	Wigan Athletic	Walsall
19:45 GMT		Report	Jacobs  31' Fulton  35' Dunkley  40' Power  81'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,477 Referee: John Brooks

Bury v Wigan Athletic

24 March 2018 36	Bury	0–2	Wigan Athletic	Bury
	Maguire  84'	Report	Powell  25',  26' Dunkley  50'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 5,207 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Wigan Athletic v Oldham Athletic

30 March 2018 37	Wigan Athletic	3–0	Oldham Athletic	Wigan
13:00 BST	Grigg  40' Vaughan  49' Powell  66'	Report	Pringle  24' Gardner  30' Doyle  83'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 10,625 Referee: Robert Jones

Portsmouth v Wigan Athletic

2 April 2018 38	Portsmouth	2–1	Wigan Athletic	Portsmouth
17:30 BST	Thompson  25' Pitman  40' (pen.) Lowe  55' Walkes  71' Naismith  81'	Report	Elder  19' Grigg  89' Walton  90+4'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,842 Referee: Tim Robinson

Wigan Athletic v Milton Keynes Dons

7 April 2018 39	Wigan Athletic	5–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Wigan
15:00 BST	Ebanks-Landell  24' (o.g.) Burn  54' Powell  57' Byrne  63' Grigg  11', 74', 76'	Report	Golbourne  11' Brittain  35' Agard  45' Upson  71'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,404 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Rochdale v Wigan Athletic

10 April 2018 40	Rochdale	1–4	Wigan Athletic	Rochdale
19:45 BST	Rafferty  71' Davies  87' (pen.)	Report	Burn  17' Vaughan  54' Jacobs  60' Grigg  62' Walton  88'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,850 Referee: David Webb

Wigan Athletic v Rotherham United

14 April 2018 41	Wigan Athletic	0–0	Rotherham United	Wigan
15:00 BST	Byrne  32'	Report	Emmanuel  38' Vaulks  39' Ihiekwe  90+1'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 9,630 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Wigan Athletic v Oxford United

17 April 2018 42	Wigan Athletic	1–0	Oxford United	Wigan
19:45 BST	Grigg  87'	Report	Kane  31' Carroll  75' Brannagan  80'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,316 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Fleetwood Town v Wigan Athletic

21 April 2018 43	Fleetwood Town	0–4	Wigan Athletic	Fleetwood
15:00 BST		Report	Power  33' Masey  37' Burn  57' Dunkley  66'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium (Fleetwood) Attendance: 3,836, (1,122 away)

Bristol Rovers v Wigan Athletic

24 April 2018 44	Bristol Rovers	1–1	Wigan Athletic	Bristol
19:45 BST	Sercombe  28'	Report	Colclough  80'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium (Bristol) Attendance: 8,414, (460 away)

Wigan Athletic v AFC Wimbledon

28 April 2018 45	Wigan Athletic	1–1	AFC Wimbledon	Wigan
15:00 BST	Jacobs  69'	Report	Pigott  24'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 12,554

Doncaster Rovers v Wigan Athletic

5 May 2018 46	Doncaster Rovers	0–1	Wigan Athletic	Doncaster
17:30 BST		Report	Grigg  75'  76'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 12,057 Referee: David Webb

FA Cup

On 16 October 2017, Wigan Athletic were drawn at home to Crawley Town in the first round.[49] A trip to non-league side AFC Fylde was confirmed for the second round.[50] Victory over AFC Fylde in the second round replay meant a trip to AFC Bournemouth was handed to the Latics.[51]

Wigan Athletic v Crawley Town

4 November 2017 First round	Wigan Athletic	2–1	Crawley Town	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Morsy  26' Toney  29' Evans  71'	Report	Roberts  20'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 3,288 Referee: Martin Coy

AFC Fylde v Wigan Athletic

1 December 2017 Second round	AFC Fylde	1–1	Wigan Athletic	Medlar-with-Wesham
19:55 GMT	Rowe  70' (pen.) Edmundson  90+1'	Report	Grigg  44'	Stadium: Mill Farm Attendance: 3,351 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Wigan Athletic v AFC Fylde

12 December 2017 Second round replay	Wigan Athletic	3–2	AFC Fylde	Wigan
19:45 GMT	Toney  31' Grigg  80', 84'	Report	Grand  41' Rowe  65' Finley  74'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 3,124 Referee: Ross Joyce

AFC Bournemouth v Wigan Athletic

6 January 2018 Third round	AFC Bournemouth	2–2	Wigan Athletic	Boscombe
15:00 GMT	Mousset  55' Cook  90+2'	Report	Grigg  4' Hyndman  29' (o.g.)	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 9,894 Referee: Andy Madley

Wigan Athletic v Bournemouth

17 January 2018 (2018-01-17) Third round replay	Wigan Athletic	3–0	Bournemouth	Wigan
19:45 GMT	Morsy  9' Burn  73' Elder  76'	Report		Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 4,709 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Wigan Athletic v West Ham United

27 January 2018 Fourth round	Wigan Athletic	2–0	West Ham United	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Grigg  7', 72' (pen.)			Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 14,194 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Wigan Athletic v Manchester City

19 February 2018 Fifth round	Wigan Athletic	1–0	Manchester City	Wigan
19:55 GMT	Grigg  79'			Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 19,242 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Wigan Athletic v Southampton

17 March 2018 Quarter-finals	Wigan Athletic	0–2	Southampton	Wigan
13:30 GMT	Burn  72' Dunkley  85'	Report	Højbjerg  62' Soares  90+1'	Stadium: DW Stadium Referee: Michael Oliver

EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, Wigan Athletic were drawn at home to Blackpool in the first round.[52] An away trip to Aston Villa was confirmed for the second round.[53]

Wigan Athletic v Blackpool

8 August 2017 First round	Wigan Athletic	2–1	Blackpool	Wigan
19:45 BST	Laurent  17' Flores  45+1'	Report	Gnanduillet  59'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 3,391 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Aston Villa v Wigan Athletic

22 August 2017 Second round	Aston Villa	4–1	Wigan Athletic	Birmingham
19:45 BST	Hogan  19', 44' Adomah  36' O'Hare  68' Bjarnason  74'	Report	Colclough  43' Burke  62'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 18,108 Referee: Darren Drysdale

EFL Trophy

On 25 July 2017, Wigan confirmed their group stage opponents and fixtures.[54]

Pos	Lge	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Blackpool (Q)	3	2	0	1	0	7	3	+4	7	Round 2
2	L2	Accrington Stanley (Q)	3	2	0	0	1	8	4	+4	6
3	L1	Wigan Athletic (E)	3	1	1	0	1	5	6	−1	5
4	ACA	Middlesbrough U21s (E)	3	0	0	0	3	4	11	−7	0

Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Blackpool v Wigan Athletic

29 August 2017 Group Game 1	Blackpool	1–1 (4–5 p)	Wigan Athletic	Blackpool
19:00 BST	D'Almeida  4' Sinclair-Smith  87'	Report	Merrie  13' Gilbey  63'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 1,532 (622 away)
	Penalties
	Taylor Clayton Mellor Delfouneso Roache Sinclair-Smith		Power Gilbey Hunt Maffeo Barrigan Laurent

Wigan Athletic v Middlesbrough U23s

24 October 2017 Group Game 2	Wigan Athletic	4–1	Middlesbrough U23s	Wigan
19:45 BST	Evans  33' (pen.) Maffeo  41' Colclough  56'  74' Hunt  72'	Report	Liddle  33' Armstrong  53' Reading  86'	Stadium: DW Stadium Referee: Mark Heywood

Wigan Athletic v Accrington Stanley

7 November 2017 Group Game 3	Wigan Athletic	0–4	Accrington Stanley	Wigan
19:45 GMT	Golden  24' McGuffie  65'	Report	Edwards  12' Sousa  30', 56' Wilks  65' Leacock-McLeod  89'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 1,473 Referee: Peter Bankes

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