2020–21 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

The 2020–21 season is 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 will participate in this season's editions of the FA Cup, EFL Cup, and EFL Trophy.

Wigan Athletic F.C.
2020–21 season
OwnerNext Leader Fund L.P.
ChairmanDarren Royle
ManagerVacant
StadiumDW Stadium

First-team squad
No. Name Pos. Nat. Place of Birth Age Caps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee Ends
Goalkeepers
1David MarshallGKGlasgow35400Hull City9 July 2019Free2021
23Jamie JonesGKKirkby31410Stevenage7 August 2017Free2021
40Owen EvansGKNewport2310Academy1 July 2017Trainee2021
Defenders
2Nathan ByrneRBSt Albans281352Wolverhampton Wanderers31 August 2016Undisclosed2020
3Antonee RobinsonLBMilton Keynes23451Everton15 July 2019Undisclosed2022
6Danny FoxLBWinsford34210Nottingham Forest29 January 2019Undsiclosed2021
12Tom PearceLBOrmskirk2280Leeds United8 August 2019Undisclosed2022
21Cédric KipréCBParis23772Motherwell3 August 2018Undisclosed2021
35Emeka ObiCBLagos1900Liverpool7 November 2018Free2021
Midfielders
5Sam MorsyCMWolverhampton281649Chesterfield28 January 2016Undisclosed2021
7Anthony PilkingtonLWBlackburn32263Cardiff City10 January 2019Free2020
8Lee EvansCMNewport26916Sheffield United1 January 2019Undisclosed2021
10Josh WindassAMKingston upon Hull26569Rangers9 August 2018£2,000,0002021
17Michael JacobsLMRothwell2818832Wolverhampton Wanderers27 July 2015Undisclosed2021
18Gary RobertsAMLiverpool36633Portsmouth29 August 2017Free2020
20Joe WilliamsDMLiverpool23391Everton31 July 2019Undisclosed2022
31Christopher MerrieCMLiverpool2100Academy1 July 2017Trainee2020
33Kal NaismithRMGlasgow28704Portsmouth1 July 2018Undisclosed2021
Forwards
9Jamal LoweRWHarrow26486Portsmouth1 August 2019Undisclosed2022
11Gavin MasseyRWWatford2710311Leyton Orient6 July 2017Free2021
14Joe GarnerCFBlackburn326110Ipswich Town9 August 2018Undisclosed2020
32Charlie JolleyCFLiverpool1910Academy1 July 2018Trainee2021
Out on loan
24Callum LangCFLiverpool2150Academy1 July 2016Trainee2022

Transfers

Transfers out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
23 July 2020CMJensen Weir Brighton & Hove Albion£500,000[1][2]
24 July 2020CBLeon Balogun RangersFree transfer[3]
28 July 2020CMAlfie Devine Tottenham Hotspur£500,000[4][5]
30 July 2020GKDániel Gyollai Peterborough UnitedFree transfer[6]
10 August 2020CFJoe Gelhardt Leeds UnitedUndisclosed[7]
13 August 2020CBChey Dunkley Sheffield WednesdayFree transfer[8]
13 August 2020CFKieffer Moore Cardiff CityUndisclosed[9]
17 August 2020CMLewis Macleod Plymouth ArgyleFree transfer[10]

Loans out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
29 July 2020CFCallum Lang Motherwell30 June 2021[11]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
EFL League One 12 September 2020 May 2021 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
FA Cup 2020 First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup 2020 First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Trophy 2020 Group Stage 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Last updated: August 2020

Source: Competitions

EFL League One
Main article: 2020–21 EFL League One

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
17 Peterborough United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Plymouth Argyle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Portsmouth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Rochdale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Shrewsbury Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Sunderland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Swindon Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Wigan Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 12 September 2020. 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[12]

Results by round
Round1
Ground
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on September 2020. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
12 September 2020 1v

FA Cup
Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

EFL Cup
Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

Notes
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    References
    1. "Wigan Athletic starlet confirms Premier League move". Wigan Today. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
    2. "Wigan Athletic: Jensen Weir sale to Brighton to help fund player wages". 10 July 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
    3. "Rangers sign Balogun after Wigan exit". BBC. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
    4. Stone, Simon (28 July 2020). "Tottenham sign Wigan youngster Alfie Devine". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
    5. "Tottenham complete summer signing as English rising star seals transfer". Daily Express. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
    6. "Daniel Gyollai: Peterborough United sign former Wigan Athletic goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
    7. "Wigan Athletic's Joe Gelhardt signs for Leeds United". Wigan Today. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
    8. "Chey Dunkley completes move to Wednesday". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
    9. "Cardiff City confirm capture of Wales striker Kieffer Moore from Wigan Athletic". Wales Online. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
    10. "Plymouth Argyle complete signing of midfielder Lewis Macleod". Plymouth Herald. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
    11. "Motherwell: Wigan Athletic's Callum Lang signs on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
    12. "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
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