2020–21_Wigan_Athletic_F.C._season
2020–21 Wigan Athletic F.C. season
Wigan Athletic 2020–21 football 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.
Quick Facts Owner, Chairman ...
| 2020–21 season | |||
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| 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 | DW Stadium | ||
| League One | 20th | ||
| FA Cup | First round | ||
| EFL Cup | First round | ||
| EFL Trophy | Group stage | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Will Keane (11) All: Will Keane (12) | ||
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- 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.
More information No., Name ...
| 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 | |
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Appearances & Goals
- As of 9 May 2021
More information No., Pos ...
| 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 |
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Goals record
- As of 9 May 2021
More information Rank, No. ...
| 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 | | 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 |
| RB | Tom James | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 4 | | CB | Curtis Tilt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||||
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Disciplinary record
- As of 9 May 2021
More information Rank, No. ...
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||||
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Transfers in
More information Date, Position ...
| 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] |
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Loans in
More information Date, Position ...
| 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] |
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Transfers out
More information Date, Position ...
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Loans out
More information Date from, Position ...
| 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 |
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Win Draw Loss
Wigan Athletic v Carlisle United
| 22 August 2020 (2020-08-22) Friendly | Wigan Athletic | 1–2 | Carlisle United | Euxton |
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Report |
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Stadium: Euxton Training Ground Attendance: Behind closed doors |
Wigan Athletic v Bolton Wanderers
| 25 August 2020 (2020-08-25) Friendly | Wigan Athletic | 5–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Euxton |
| Report |
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Stadium: Euxton Training Ground Attendance: Behind closed doors |
Bradford City v Wigan Athletic
| 29 August 2020 (2020-08-29) Friendly | Bradford City | 2–3 | Wigan Athletic | Bradford |
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Report | Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: Behind closed doors |
Overview
More information Competition, First match ...
| 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 | ||||
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Source: Competitions
EFL League One
Main article: 2020–21 EFL League One
League table
More information Pos, Pld ...
| 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 |
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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
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
More information Overall, Home ...
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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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
More information Round, Ground ...
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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Matches
The 2020/21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[46]
Ipswich Town v Wigan Athletic
| 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 |
Wigan Athletic v Gillingham
| 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 |
Portsmouth v Wigan Athletic
| 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 |
Wigan Athletic v Doncaster Rovers
| 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 |
Crewe Alexandra v Wigan Athletic
| 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 |
Charlton Athletic v Wigan Athletic
| 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 |
Wigan Athletic v Peterborough United
| 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 |
Wigan Athletic v Plymouth Argyle
| 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 |
Milton Keynes Dons v Wigan Athletic
| 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 |
Wigan Athletic v Northampton Town
| 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 |
Blackpool v Wigan Athletic
| 3 November 2020 11 | Blackpool | 1–0 | Wigan Athletic | Blackpool |
| 19:00 GMT | Kaikai 47' |
Report | Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Toner |
Wigan Athletic v Oxford United
| 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 |
Wigan Athletic v Bristol Rovers
| 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 |
Lincoln City v Wigan Athletic
| 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 |
Sunderland v Wigan Athletic
| 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 |
Wigan Athletic v Accrington Stanley
| 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 |
Wigan Athletic v Rochdale
| 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 |
Fleetwood Town v Wigan Athletic
| 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 |
Wigan Athletic v Shrewsbury Town
| 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 |
Burton Albion v Wigan Athletic
| 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 |
Rochdale v Wigan Athletic
| 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 |
Wigan Athletic v Fleetwood Town
| 23 January 2021 22 | Wigan Athletic | 0–0 | Fleetwood Town | Wigan |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne |
Wigan Athletic v Blackpool
| 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 |
Swindon Town v Wigan Athletic
| 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 |
Wigan Athletic v AFC Wimbledon
| 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 |
Northampton Town v Wigan Athletic
| 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 |
Oxford United v Wigan Athletic
| 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 |
Wigan Athletic v Hull City
| 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 |
Wigan Athletic v Lincoln City
| 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 |
Bristol Rovers v Wigan Athletic
| 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 |
Peterborough United v Wigan Athletic
| 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 |
Wigan Athletic v Charlton Athletic
| 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 |
Wigan Athletic v Milton Keynes Dons
| 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 |
Plymouth Argyle v Wigan Athletic
| 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 |
AFC Wimbledon v Wigan Athletic
| 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 |
Accrington Stanley v Wigan Athletic
| 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 |
Wigan Athletic v Ipswich Town
| 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 |
Gillingham v Wigan Athletic
| 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 |
Wigan Athletic v Portsmouth
| 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 |
Doncaster Rovers v Wigan Athletic
| 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 |
Wigan Athletic v Sunderland
| 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 |
Wigan Athletic v Crewe Alexandra
| 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 |
Shrewsbury Town v Wigan Athletic
| 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 |
Wigan Athletic v Burton Albion
| 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 |
Hull City v Wigan Athletic
| 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 |
Wigan Athletic v Swindon Town
| 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
Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup
The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[47]
EFL Cup
Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[48]
Fleetwood Town v Wigan Athletic
| 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
Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy
The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[49]
More information Pos, Div ...
| 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 |
Close
Source: EFL.com
Wigan Athletic v Liverpool U21
| 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 |
Wigan Athletic v Port Vale
| 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 |
Tranmere Rovers v Wigan Athletic
| 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 |
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