2021–22 Wigan Athletic F.C. season
Wigan Athletic 2021–22 football season
| 2021–22 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Talal Al Hammad | ||
| Manager | Leam Richardson | ||
| Stadium | DW Stadium | ||
| League One | 1st (champions) | ||
| FA Cup | Fourth round (Lost 0–2 to Stoke City) | ||
| EFL Cup | Third round (Lost 0–2 to Sunderland) | ||
| EFL Trophy | Semi-finals (Lost 6–7 on penalties to Sutton United) | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Will Keane (26) All: Will Keane (27) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 20,136 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 8,098 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 10,223 | ||
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The 2021–22 season was Wigan Athletic's 90th year in their history and second consecutive season in League One. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 April 2022.
First-team squad
- As of 8 August 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Name | Nat. | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Apps. | Goals | Year signed | Signed from | Transfer fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Jamie Jones |  | GK | (1989-02-18)18 February 1989 (aged 32) | 90 | 0 | 2017 | Stevenage | Free | |
| 12 | Ben Amos | | GK | (1990-04-10)10 April 1990 (aged 31) | 16 | 0 | 2021 | Charlton Athletic | Free | |
| 40 | Sam Tickle | | GK | (2002-03-31)31 March 2002 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | 2015 | Academy | Trainee | |
| 50 | Owen Mooney | | GK | (2004-02-14)14 February 2004 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | 2017 | Academy | Trainee | |
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Kelland Watts | | CB | (1999-11-03) 3 November 1999 (age 24) | 15 | 0 | 2021 | Newcastle United | Loan | |
| 3 | Tom Pearce | | LB | (1998-04-12)12 April 1998 (aged 23) | 44 | 1 | 2019 | Leeds United | Undisclosed | |
| 5 | Jack Whatmough | | CB | (1996-08-19) 19 August 1996 (age 27) | 15 | 1 | 2021 | Portsmouth | Free | |
| 15 | Jason Kerr |  | CB | (1997-02-06) 6 February 1997 (age 27) | 3 | 0 | 2021 | St Johnstone | Undisclosed | |
| 16 | Curtis Tilt |  | CB | (1991-08-04) 4 August 1991 (age 32) | 40 | 4 | 2022 | Rotherham United | Undisclosed | |
| 21 | Joe Bennett | | LB | (1990-03-28)28 March 1990 (aged 31) | 0 | 0 | 2021 | Cardiff City | Free | |
| 27 | Tendayi Darikwa |  | RB | (1991-12-13)13 December 1991 (aged 29) | 42 | 0 | 2021 | Nottingham Forest | Free | |
| 31 | James Carragher | | CB | (2002-11-11)11 November 2002 (aged 18) | 2 | 0 | 2017 | Academy | Trainee | |
| 32 | Adam Long |  | CB | (2000-11-11)11 November 2000 (aged 20) | 21 | 0 | 2017 | St Georges | Free | |
| 34 | Luke Robinson | | LB | (2001-11-19)19 November 2001 (aged 19) | 29 | 0 | 2017 |  Wrexham | Free | |
| 35 | Kieran Lloyd | | RB | (2002-10-13)13 October 2002 (aged 18) | 4 | 0 | 2019 | Academy | Trainee | |
| 44 | Charlie Hughes | | CB | (2003-10-16)16 October 2003 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | 2020 | Academy | Trainee | |
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 4 | Tom Naylor | | DM/CB/RB | (1991-06-28) 28 June 1991 (age 32) | 16 | 0 | 2021 | Portsmouth | Free | |
| 6 | Jordan Cousins | | CM/LM/RM | (1994-03-06) 6 March 1994 (age 30) | 13 | 0 | 2021 | Stoke City | Free | |
| 7 | Gwion Edwards | | RW/LW | (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 (age 31) | 11 | 1 | 2021 | Ipswich Town | Free | |
| 8 | Max Power | | CM/DM/RB | (1993-07-27) 27 July 1993 (age 30) | 158 | 12 | 2021 | Sunderland | Free | |
| 14 | Jordan Jones |  | LW/RW/AM | (1994-10-24) 24 October 1994 (age 29) | 10 | 0 | 2021 | Rangers | Undisclosed | |
| 17 | Jamie McGrath |  | AM/LW/RW | (1996-09-30) 30 September 1996 (age 27) | 2 | 0 | 2022 | St. Mirren | Undisclosed | |
| 18 | Graeme Shinnie | | DM/LB/LM | (1991-08-04) 4 August 1991 (age 32) | 4 | 0 | 2022 | Derby County | Undisclosed | |
| 20 | Tom Bayliss | | CM/DM/RM | (1999-04-06) 6 April 1999 (age 25) | 6 | 0 | 2021 | Preston North End | Loan | |
| 23 | James McClean | | LW/LM/LB | (1989-04-22) 22 April 1989 (age 35) | 86 | 14 | 2021 | Stoke City | Undisclosed | |
| 26 | Glen Rea | | DM/CB | (1994-09-03) 3 September 1994 (age 29) | 1 | 0 | 2022 | Luton Town | Loan | |
| 30 | Thelo Aasgaard |  | AM/LW/RW | (2002-02-05)5 February 2002 (aged 19) | 40 | 3 | 2016 | Academy | Trainee | |
| 36 | Scott Smith | | CM | (2001-07-02)2 July 2001 (aged 19) | 5 | 0 | 2013 | Academy | Trainee | |
| 37 | Harry McGee | | CM | (2002-10-07)7 October 2002 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | 2019 | Academy | Trainee | |
| 38 | Harry McHugh | | AM | (2002-10-14)14 October 2002 (aged 18) | 3 | 1 | 2019 | Academy | Trainee | |
| 41 | Dean Pinnington | | CM | (2002-11-17)17 November 2002 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | 2021 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Free | |
| 42 | Babajide Adeeko | | CM | (2003-04-03)3 April 2003 (aged 18) | 1 | 0 | 2019 | Academy | Trainee | |
| 43 | Chris Sze | | AM | (2003-12-09)9 December 2003 (aged 17) | 2 | 0 | 2020 | Academy | Trainee | |
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 9 | Charlie Wyke | | CF | (1992-12-06)6 December 1992 (aged 28) | 14 | 5 | 2021 | Sunderland | Free | |
| 10 | Will Keane | | CF | (1993-11-11)11 November 1993 (aged 27) | 54 | 18 | 2020 | Ipswich Town | Free | |
| 11 | Gavin Massey | | RW/LW/SS | (1992-10-14)14 October 1992 (aged 28) | 136 | 12 | 2017 | Leyton Orient | Free | |
| 19 | Callum Lang | | SS/LW/RW | (1995-05-08)8 May 1995 (aged 26) | 44 | 13 | 2016 | Academy | Trainee | |
| 28 | Josh Magennis | | CF | (1990-08-15)15 August 1990 (aged 30) | 4 | 0 | 2022 | Hull City | Undisclosed | |
| 33 | Tom Costello | | CF | (2003-02-23)23 February 2003 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | 2019 | Academy | Trainee | |
| 39 | Stephen Humphrys | | CF | (1997-09-15)15 September 1997 (aged 23) | 17 | 1 | 2021 | Rochdale | Undisclosed | |
| 45 | Divin Baningime |  | CF/LW/RW | (2000-10-12)12 October 2000 (aged 20) | 2 | 0 | 2017 | Academy | Trainee | |
Statistics
Appearances & Goals
- As of 2 March 2022
| 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 | 11 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Kelland Watts* | 27 | 0 | 19+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Tom Pearce | 19 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Tom Naylor | 35 | 2 | 30+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Jack Whatmough | 37 | 1 | 33+0 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Jordan Cousins | 15 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | WAL | Gwion Edwards | 34 | 3 | 7+15 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Max Power | 40 | 5 | 31+0 | 3 | 5+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Charlie Wyke | 17 | 5 | 15+0 | 5 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | IRL | Will Keane | 36 | 16 | 30+1 | 15 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Gavin Massey | 38 | 2 | 8+18 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 |
| 12 | GK | ENG | Ben Amos | 35 | 0 | 33+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | SCO | Jason Kerr | 21 | 1 | 5+7 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Curtis Tilt | 19 | 2 | 13+2 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | IRL | Jamie McGrath | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | SCO | Graeme Shinnie | 7 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Callum Lang | 38 | 15 | 30+1 | 12 | 4+0 | 3 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Tom Bayliss* | 13 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Joe Bennett | 5 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | IRL | James McClean | 33 | 8 | 28+2 | 8 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | IRL | Glen Rea* | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ZIM | Tendayi Darikwa | 40 | 2 | 32+1 | 2 | 3+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | NIR | Josh Magennis | 9 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | NOR | Thelo Aasgaard | 14 | 2 | 1+4 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | ENG | James Carragher | 4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 32 | DF | Isle of Man | Adam Long | 4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | ENG | Tom Costello | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | SCO | Luke Robinson | 10 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | ENG | Kieran Lloyd | 5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | WAL | Scott Smith | 8 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | ENG | Harry McHugh | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | ENG | Stephen Humphrys | 38 | 6 | 7+20 | 4 | 1+3 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 40 | GK | ENG | Sam Tickle | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | IRL | Babajide Adeeko | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 43 | MF | ENG | Chris Sze | 6 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 44 | DF | ENG | Charlie Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 45 | FW | COD | Divin Baningime | 3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+3 | 1 |
| Players out on loan: | |||||||||||||
| 14 | FW | NIR | Jordan Jones | 17 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
Goals record
- As of 2 March 2022
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | | CF | Will Keane | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 2 | 19 | | SS | Callum Lang | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 3 | 23 | | LW | James McClean | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | 39 | | CF | Stephen Humphrys | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | 8 | | CM | Max Power | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | | CF | Charlie Wyke | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 7 | 7 | | RW | Gwion Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | 4 | | DM | Tom Naylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | | RW | Gavin Massey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 16 | | CB | Curtis Tilt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 27 | | RB | Tendayi Darikwa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 30 | | AM | Thelo Aasgaard | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 | 5 | | CB | Jack Whatmough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | | CB | Jason Kerr | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 31 | | CB | James Carragher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 43 | | AM | Chris Sze | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 45 | | CF | Divin Baningime | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Own Goals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 57 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 75 | ||||
Disciplinary record
- As of 2 March 2022
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
| 1 | 27 | | RB | Tendayi Darikwa | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 8 | | CM | Max Power | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 19 | | SS | Callum Lang | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 23 | | LW | James McClean | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 4 | | DM | Tom Naylor | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | | CB | Kelland Watts | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | | LB | Tom Pearce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | | CB | Jack Whatmough | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | | DM | Jordan Cousins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | | RM | Gwion Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | | CF | Charlie Wyke | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | | RW | Gavin Massey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | | CM | Tom Bayliss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | 15 | | CB | Jason Kerr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 12 | | GK | Ben Amos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | | CB | Curtis Tilt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | | DM | Graeme Shinnie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | | CM | Scott Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | | CF | Stephen Humphrys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 43 | | AM | Chris Sze | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | 10 | | CF | Will Keane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | | LW | Jordan Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | | DM | Glen Rea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | | CF | Josh Magennis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | | CB | James Carragher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | | LB | Luke Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | | RB | Kieran Lloyd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 71 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 0 | 2 | ||||
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2021 | GK | | Ben Amos | Charlton Athletic | Free transfer | [1] |
| 1 July 2021 | CM | | Jordan Cousins | Stoke City | Free transfer | [2] |
| 1 July 2021 | RW | | Gwion Edwards | Ipswich Town | Free transfer | [3] |
| 1 July 2021 | DM | | Tom Naylor | Portsmouth | Free transfer | [4] |
| 1 July 2021 | CM | | Max Power | Sunderland | Free transfer | [5] |
| 1 July 2021 | CB | | Jack Whatmough | Portsmouth | Free transfer | [6] |
| 7 July 2021 | CF | | Charlie Wyke | Sunderland | Free transfer | [7] |
| 9 July 2021 | CF | | Stephen Humphrys | Rochdale | Undisclosed | [8] |
| 16 July 2021 | CM | | Dean Pinnington | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Free transfer | |
| 4 August 2021 | LW | | Jordan Jones | Rangers | Undisclosed | [9] |
| 17 August 2021 | LM | | James McClean | Stoke City | Undisclosed | [10] |
| 31 August 2021 | LB | | Joe Bennett | Cardiff City | Free transfer | [11] |
| 31 August 2021 | CB | | Jason Kerr | St Johnstone | Undisclosed | [12] |
| 8 September 2021 | CF | | Divin Baningime |  Free Agent | — | [13] |
| 13 January 2022 | CF | | Josh Magennis | Hull City | Undisclosed | [14] |
| 16 January 2022 | DM | | Graeme Shinnie | Derby County | Undisclosed | [15] |
| 25 January 2022 | CB | | Curtis Tilt | Rotherham United | Undisclosed | [16] |
| 31 January 2022 | AM | | Jamie McGrath | St Mirren | Undisclosed | [17] |
| 1 February 2022 | CM | | Joe Adams | Eastleigh | Undisclosed | [18] |
| 2 February 2022 | CB | | Timi Sobowale |  Real Monarchs SLC | Free transfer |
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2021 | CB | | Kelland Watts | Newcastle United | End of season | [19] |
| 27 August 2021 | CM | | Tom Bayliss | Preston North End | End of season | [20] |
| 31 August 2021 | CB | | Curtis Tilt | Rotherham United | 14 January 2022[a] | [22] |
| 31 January 2022 | DM | | Glen Rea | Luton Town | 17 March 2022 | [23] |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August 2021 | GK | | Owen Mooney | Newcastle Town | 1 January 2022 | [24] |
| 25 October 2021 | RB | | Kieran Lloyd | AFC Fylde | 22 November 2021 | |
| 31 January 2022 | LW | | Jordan Jones | St Mirren | End of season | [25] |
| 18 March 2022 | GK | | Sam Tickle | Nantwich Town | 14 April 2022 | |
| 18 March 2022 | CM | | Harry McGee | FC United Of Manchester | 1 May 2022 |
Transfers out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 June 2021 | CM | | Lee Evans | Ipswich Town | Free transfer | [26] |
| 4 June 2021 | CB | | Jack Sanders | Kilmarnock | Free transfer | [27] |
| 10 June 2021 | CM | | Chris Merrie | Tranmere Rovers | Undisclosed | [28] |
| 11 June 2021 | ST | | Kyle Joseph | Swansea City | Undisclosed | [29] |
| 16 June 2021 | GK | | Owen Evans | Cheltenham Town | Free transfer | [30] |
| 22 June 2021 | AM | | Zach Clough | Carlisle United | Free transfer | [31][32] |
| 23 June 2021 | RB | | Corey Whelan | Carlisle United | Free transfer | [31][33] |
| 24 June 2021 | GK | | Bobby Jones | AFC Fylde | Free transfer | [34] |
| 7 July 2021 | RB | | Joe Winstanley | Brighton & Hove Albion | Undisclosed | [35] |
| 8 July 2021 | AM | | Sean McGurk | Leeds United | Undisclosed | [36] |
| 27 July 2021 | DM | | Alex Perry | Scunthorpe United | Free transfer | [37] |
| 6 August 2021 | AM | | Dan Gardner | Doncaster Rovers | Free transfer | [38] |
| 7 August 2021 | AM | | MacKenzie O'Neill | Prescot Cables | Free transfer | |
| 6 September 2021 | LW |  | Joe Dodoo | Doncaster Rovers | Free transfer | [31][39] |
| 24 November 2021 | LW |  | Viv Solomon-Otabor | St Johnstone | Free transfer | [31][40] |
Pre-season friendlies
Wigan Athletic announced friendlies against Oldham Athletic,[41] AFC Fylde,[42] Bootle,[43] Stoke City[44] and Preston North End[45] as part of their pre-season preparations.
Oldham Athletic v Wigan Athletic
| 17 July 2021 Friendly | Oldham Athletic | 1–2 | Wigan Athletic | Oldham |
| 15:00 BST | Hope  30' | Report | Edwards 5' Lang 14' | Stadium: Boundary Park |
AFC Fylde v Wigan Athletic
| 20 July 2021 Friendly | AFC Fylde | 0–1 | Wigan Athletic | Fylde |
| 19:30 BST | Report | Humphrys 49' | Stadium: Mill Farm Sports Village |
Bootle v Wigan Athletic
| 23 July 2021 Friendly | Bootle | 1–3 | Wigan Athletic | Bootle |
| 19:00 BST | Report | Aasgaard 20' Naylor 43'Lang 54' | Stadium: Berry Street Garage Stadium |
Wigan Athletic v Stoke City
| 27 July 2021 Friendly | Wigan Athletic | 2–1 | Stoke City | Wigan |
| 19:30 BST | Lang 35' Humphrys 80' | Report | Ince 42' | Stadium: DW Stadium |
Wigan Athletic v Preston North End
| 30 July 2021 Friendly | Wigan Athletic | 3–2 | Preston North End | Wigan |
| 19:30 BST | Keane 26' Humphrys 54'Lang 69' | Report | Darikwa 48' (o.g.) Rodwell-Grant 87' | Stadium: DW Stadium |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| EFL League One | 7 August 2021 | 30 April 2022 | Matchday 1 | 43 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 76 | 40 | +36 | 060.47 |
| FA Cup | 6 November | 5 February 2022 | First round | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 060.00 |
| EFL Cup | 10 August 2021 | 21 September 2021 | Third round | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 000.00 |
| EFL Trophy | 31 August 2021 | 8 March 2022 | Group Stage | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 042.86 |
| Total | 58 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 95 | 53 | +42 | 055.17 | |||
Last updated: 18 April 2022
Source: Competitions
League table
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wigan Athletic (C, P) | 46 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 82 | 44 | +38 | 92 | Promotion to EFL Championship |
| 2 | Rotherham United (P) | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 70 | 33 | +37 | 90 | |
| 3 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 78 | 44 | +34 | 89 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 78 | 50 | +28 | 85 | |
| 5 | Sunderland (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 79 | 53 | +26 | 84 | |
| 6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 75 | 51 | +24 | 83 | |
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 68 | 48 | +20 | 80 | |
| 8 | Oxford United | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 82 | 59 | +23 | 76 |
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 based on yellow and red cards received excluding the last four games of the season (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences; 9) If the tie affects the automatic promotion or relegation places, a play-off game or games would be held between the two tied teams[46]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
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 based on yellow and red cards received excluding the last four games of the season (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences; 9) If the tie affects the automatic promotion or relegation places, a play-off game or games would be held between the two tied teams[46]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 82 | 44 | +38 | 92 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 22 | +24 |
Last updated: 26 April 2022.
Source: [citation needed]
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2022. Source: [1]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
League One
The league fixtures were revealed on 24 June 2021.[47]
Sunderland v Wigan Athletic
| 7 August 2021 1 | Sunderland | 2–1 | Wigan Athletic | Sunderland |
| 15:00 BST | McGeady 17' (pen.) Stewart 53' Winchester 57' | Report | Edwards 15' 50' Power 38' Darikwa 87' Wyke 90+6' | Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 31,549 Referee: Robert Madley |
Wigan Athletic v Rotherham United
| 14 August 2021 2 | Wigan Athletic | 1–0 | Rotherham United | Wigan |
| 15:00 BST | Robinson 25' Wyke 45+1'Lang 75'Massey 87'Keane 90+5' | Report | Harding 54' | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 10,217 Referee: Robert Lewis |
Wigan Athletic v Wycombe Wanderers
| 17 August 2021 3 | Wigan Athletic | 1–1 | Wycombe Wanderers | Wigan |
| 19:45 BST | Lang 47' Wyke 55'Cousins 66'Amos 81' | Report | Pendlebury 53' Obita 87'Stewart 90+1' | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,671 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
Charlton Athletic v Wigan Athletic
| 21 August 2021 4 | Charlton Athletic | 0–2 | Wigan Athletic | Charlton |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Darikwa 88' McClean 90+5' | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 13,839 Referee: Craig Hicks |
Wigan Athletic v Portsmouth
| 28 August 2021 5 | Wigan Athletic | 1–0 | Portsmouth | Wigan |
| 15:00 BST | Lang 78' Whatmough 90+2' | Report | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 9,571 Referee: Christopher Sarginson |
Wigan Athletic v Doncaster Rovers
| 11 September 2021 7 | Wigan Athletic | 2–1 | Doncaster Rovers | Wigan |
| 15:00 BST | Whatmough 11' Keane 24', 52'McClean 25'Wyke 73'Power 75' | Report | Rowe 22' Dodoo 25'Smith 31'Olowu 48' | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,975 Referee: Tom Nield |
Accrington Stanley v Wigan Athletic
| 18 September 2021 8 | Accrington Stanley | 1–4 | Wigan Athletic | Accrington |
| 15:00 BST | Nottingham 52', 86' Sykes 63' | Report | Whatmough 6' Keane 18'Power 40'Lang 41'Wyke 58', 90+4' | Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 4,517 Referee: Andy Haines |
Wigan Athletic v Cheltenham Town
| 25 September 2021 9 | Wigan Athletic | 2–0 | Cheltenham Town | Wigan |
| 15:00 BST | Lang 8', 65' Cousins 25'Wyke 46'Keane 68' | Report | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,867 Referee: Josh Smith |
Wigan Athletic v Sheffield Wednesday
| 28 September 2021 10 | Wigan Athletic | 1–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Wigan |
| 19:45 BST | Whatmough 15' Power 52'Wyke 82' (pen.) | Report | Power 23' (o.g.) Paterson 39', 60'Dunkley 87'Peacock-Farrell 90+2' | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 11,884 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
Gillingham v Wigan Athletic
| 2 October 2021 11 | Gillingham | 0–2 | Wigan Athletic | Gillingham |
| 15:00 BST | Dempsey 36' | Report | Naylor 14' Power 64'Keane 82'Massey 86' | Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Neil Hair |
Bolton Wanderers v Wigan Athletic
| 16 October 2021 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–4 | Wigan Athletic | Bolton |
| 15:00 BST | Johnston 27' Santos 64'Thomason 87' | Report | Keane 6' McClean 50', 81'Lang 56', 65'Cousins 48'Pearce 77'Massey 84' | Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
Wigan Athletic v Milton Keynes Dons
| 19 October 2021 14 | Wigan Athletic | 1–2 | Milton Keynes Dons | Wigan |
| 19:45 BST | Wyke 20' Bayliss 58' | Report | Kioso 30' Darikwa 37' (o.g.) Harvie 66' O'Riley 73' Kasumu 85' | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,351 Referee: Darren Droysdale |
AFC Wimbledon v Wigan Athletic
| 23 October 2021 15 | AFC Wimbledon | 0–2 | Wigan Athletic | Wimbledon |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Kalambayi 50' (o.g.) Watts 30' McClean 40' 54' Derikwa 61' | Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 7,979 Referee: Ollie Yates |
Wigan Athletic v Lincoln City
| 26 October 2021[a] 12 | Wigan Athletic | 1–2 | Lincoln City | Wigan |
| 19:45 BST | Darikwa 18' Watts 25'Lang 30'Massey 90+5' | Report | Nlundulu 14' Robson 30'Eyoma 57'McGrandles 90+3' | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,787 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
Wigan Athletic v Burton Albion
| 30 October 2021 16 | Wigan Athletic | 2–0 | Burton Albion | Wigan |
| 15:00 BST | McClean 9' Darikwa 36' Bayliss 39' Tilt 51' | Smith 15' | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 9,020 Referee: Carl Brook |
Fleetwood Town v Wigan Athletic
| 2 November 2021[b] 6 | Fleetwood Town | 2–3 | Wigan Athletic | Fleetwood |
| 19:45 GMT | Andrew 8', 37' Morton 52' (pen.)Batty 84'Morris 87' | Report | Darikwa 35' Lang 62', 79'Keane 68'Tilt 72' | Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,246 Referee: Ross Joyce |
Cambridge United v Wigan Athletic
| 23 November 2021 19 | Cambridge United | 2–2 | Wigan Athletic | Cambridge |
| 19:45 GMT | Ironside 44' May 53'Knibbs 86' Weir 89' | Keane 84' Lang 87' | Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,101 Referee: Declan Bourne |
Plymouth Argyle v Wigan Athletic
| 27 November 2021 20 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–2 | Wigan Athletic | Plymouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Mayor 43' Camara 73' | Keane 35' Naylor 86' Lang 90' | Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 15,329 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
Wigan Athletic v Shrewsbury Town
| 8 December 2021 21 | Wigan Athletic | 2–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Wigan |
| 19:45 GMT | Darikwa 2' Aasgaard 90+2'Humphrys 90+6' | Report | Bowman 39' Daniels 89'Cosgrove 90+1' | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,098 Referee: David Rock |
Wigan Athletic v Ipswich Town
| 11 December 2021 22 | Wigan Athletic | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | Wigan |
| 15:00 GMT | Lang 22', 77' Darikwa 90+2' | Report | Chaplin 30' Norwood 77'Edmundson 83' | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 10,296 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
Oxford United v Wigan Athletic
| 18 December 2021 23 | Oxford United | 2–3 | Wigan Athletic | Oxford |
| 15:00 GMT | Williams 33' Taylor 36', 59' McGuane 90+1' | Keane 8' Darikwa 30' Power 32', 36' Naylor 42' Whatmough 72' McClean 86', 90' | Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,354 Referee: James Bell |
Doncaster Rovers v Wigan Athletic
| 15 January 2022 28 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–2 | Wigan Athletic | Doncaster |
| 15:00 GMT | Hasani 45+4' Bogle 60'Galbraith 70'Dodoo 84' | Report | Power 11' Keane 54'Amos 85' | Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,169 Referee: Alan Young |
Morecambe v Wigan Athletic
| 18 January 2022[c] 17 | Morecambe | 1–2 | Wigan Athletic | Morecambe |
| 19:45 GMT | Stockton 7' McLaughlin 90' | Report | Keane 45+1' Watts 70'Humphrys 73' | Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 5,359 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
Wigan Athletic v Gillingham
| 22 January 2022 29 | Wigan Athletic | 3–2 | Gillingham | Wigan |
| 15:00 GMT | Keane 8',77' Humphrys 21' Darikwa 90' | Report | McKenzie 30' Reeves 53' O'Keefe 70' | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 9,359 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
Cheltenham Town v Wigan Athletic
| 29 January 2022 30 | Cheltenham Town | 0–0 | Wigan Athletic | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 GMT | Williams 38' 90+2' | Report | Shinnie 45+2' McClean 89' | Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 4,405 Referee: Paul Howard |
Wigan Athletic v Oxford United
| 1 February 2022[d] 18 | Wigan Athletic | 1–1 | Oxford United | Wigan |
| 19:45 GMT | Lang 36', 65' Shinnie 49' | Report | Taylor 23' Moore 34'Kane 45+2'Brannagan 65'McNally 69' | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 9,958 Referee: Andrew Kitchen |
Sheffield Wednesday v Wigan Athletic
| 8 February 2022 32 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Wigan Athletic | Sheffield |
| 19:45 GMT | Bannan 21' 53' (pen.) Paterson 76' | Report | Power 76' | Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 20,210 Referee: Tim Robinson |
Wigan Athletic v Charlton Athletic
| 12 February 2022 33 | Wigan Athletic | 2–1 | Charlton Athletic | Wigan |
| 15:00 GMT | Darikwa 24' Keane 26' (pen.)Humphrys 74' | Report | Clare 4' Lee 7'Dobson 55'Kanu 90' | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 9,657 Referee: Tom Nield |
Wigan Athletic v Crewe Alexandra
| 15 February 2022 24 | Wigan Athletic | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Wigan |
| 19:45 GMT | Naylor 16' Lang 57'McClean 82'Watts 88' | Report | Murphy 47' | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,509 Referee: Tom Reeves |
Rotherham United v Wigan Athletic
| 18 February 2022 34 | Rotherham United | 1–1 | Wigan Athletic | Rotherham |
| 19:45 GMT | Ihiekwe 73' Rathbone 75'Wiles 90+1' | Report | Humphrys 28' McClean 52'Lang 68'Rea 90+4'Massey 90+6' | Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 10,588 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
Wycombe Wanderers v Wigan Athletic
| 22 February 2022 35 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1–3 | Wigan Athletic | High Wycombe |
| 19:45 GMT | Kaikai 22' | Report | Tilt 57' Naylor 70'Lang 78' (82) | Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,826 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
Wigan Athletic v Sunderland
| 26 February 2022 36 | Wigan Athletic | 0–3 | Sunderland | Wigan |
| 15:00 GMT | Power 38' Magennis 45+1'Tilt 84'Naylor 85' | Report | Wright 2' Matete 8'Stewart 38' (pen.), 82', 87' (pen.)Gooch 45+2'Embleton 71'Pritchard 77'Cirkin 90+6' | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 20,136 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
Wigan Athletic v Fleetwood Town
| 1 March 2022[e] 25 | Wigan Athletic | 2–0 | Fleetwood Town | Wigan |
| 19:45 GMT | Shinnie 14' Keane 37' (pen.)McClean 42', 90+7'Darikwa 66'Power 81' | Report | Garner 90+7' | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,627 Referee: Martin Coy |
Wigan Athletic v AFC Wimbledon
| 5 March 2022 37 | Wigan Athletic | 1–0 | AFC Wimbledon | Wigan |
| 15:00 GMT | Keane 21' Edwards 54'Naylor 77' | Report | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 9,780 Referee: Oliver Langford |
Milton Keynes Dons v Wigan Athletic
| 12 March 2022 38 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1–1 | Wigan Athletic | Milton Keynes |
| 15:00 GMT | McEachran 58' Kasumu 75' Darling 88' | Report | Massey 31' Lang 39' Tom Naylor 58' Tilt 90+1' | Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 11,193 Referee: Robert Madley |
Crewe Alexandra v Wigan Athletic
| 15 March 2022[f] 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–2 | Wigan Athletic | Crewe |
| 19:45 GMT | Porter 89' | Report | Magennis 43' Keane 53' Bennett 62' Darikwa 63' | Stadium: Alexandra Park Attendance: 5,310 Referee: Ben Toner |
Wigan Athletic v Morecambe
| 19 March 2022 39 | Wigan Athletic | 4–1 | Morecambe | Wigan |
| 15:00 GMT | Magennis 19' Kerr 44' Keane 67' Humphrys 68' | Connolly 49' (pen.) Stockton 75' | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 10,072 Referee: James Oldham |
Wigan Athletic v Bolton Wanderers
| 2 April 2022 41 | Wigan Athletic | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Wigan |
| 12:30 BST | McClean 7', 16' | Santos 66' Bodvarsson 83' | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 15,279 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
Wigan Athletic v Accrington Stanley
| 5 April 2022[g] 26 | Wigan Athletic | 3–0 | Accrington Stanley | Wigan |
| 19:45 BST | Bennett 33', 38' Magennis 42'Keane 58'Naylor 77' | Report | Nottingham 36' Rich-Baghuelou 53' | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 9,139 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
Lincoln City v Wigan Athletic
| 9 April 2022 42 | Lincoln City | 1–3 | Wigan Athletic | Lincoln |
| 15:00 BST | Scully 14' Cullen 38' | Lang 8', 72' Keane 21' Naylor 38' Watts 54' Kerr 56' Darikwa 82' | Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 9,498 Referee: Scott Oldham |
Burton Albion v Wigan Athletic
| 12 April 2022[h] 40 | Burton Albion | 0–0 | Wigan Athletic | Burton upon Trent |
| 19:45 BST | Mancienne 35' Niasse 59'Kokolo 79' | Report | Watts 17' Power 79'Kerr 82' | Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,589 Referee: Andy Haines |
Wigan Athletic v Cambridge United
| 15 April 2022 43 | Wigan Athletic | 1–2 | Cambridge United | Wigan |
| 17:15 BST | Lang 26' Power 29'Naylor 78' | Report | Knibbs 33' Smith 43'Williams 57'Digby 90+4'Mitov 90+6' | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 10,576 Referee: Ross Joyce |
Ipswich Town v Wigan Athletic
| 18 April 2022 44 | Ipswich Town | 2–2 | Wigan Athletic | Ipswich |
| 15:00 BST | Morsy 40', 73' Woolfenden 42'Chaplin 61'Burns 71'Bakinson 90+6' | Report | Watts 26' Keane 45', 86'Lang 60' | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 21,329 Referee: Will Finnie |
Wigan Athletic v Plymouth Argyle
| 23 April 2022 45 | Wigan Athletic | 1–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Wigan |
| 15:00 BST | Bennett 62' Whatmough 74'Pearce 79'Keane 80' | Report | Houghton 58' Jephcott 63' | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 14,130 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
Portsmouth v Wigan Athletic
| 26 April 2022 27 | Portsmouth | 3–2 | Wigan Athletic | Milton |
| 19:45 BST[i] | Hirst 62', 64' Curtis 64'O'Brien 87' | Report | Lang 38' Darikwa 42'Keane 45+3'Amos 63' | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 14,637 Referee: Craig Hicks |
Shrewsbury Town v Wigan Athletic
| 30 April 2022 46 | Shrewsbury Town | 0–3 | Wigan Athletic | Shrewsbury |
| 12:30 BST | Vela 61' Leahy 90+3' | Report | Vela 43' (o.g.) Keane 50' (pen.), 65' | Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 8,369 Referee: Steve Martin |
- ^ original match on 9 October postponed due to international callups
- ^ original match on 4 September postponed, due to international callups
- ^ original match on 13 November Postponed, due to international callups
- ^ original match on 20 November postponed, due to Covid-19
- ^ original match on 29 December Postponed, due to numerous COVID-19 cases amongst the Fleetwood squad.
- ^ original match on 26 December postponed, due to numerous COVID-19 cases amongst the Wigan squad
- ^ original match on 1 January postponed, due to international callups
- ^ original match on 26 March postponed, due to international callups
- ^ original match on 8 January postponed, due to Wigan participating in the FA Cup 3rd Round
FA Cup
Wigan were drawn at home to Solihull Moors in the first round.[48] away to Colchester United in the second round.[49] at Home to Blackburn Rovers in the third round.[50] and away to Stoke City in the Fourth round.[51]
Wigan Athletic v Solihull Moors
| 6 November 2021 First round | Wigan Athletic | 0–0 | Solihull Moors | Wigan |
| 15:00 GMT | Darikwa 52' Kerr 88' | Report | Williams 74' | Stadium: DW Stadium |
Solihull Moors v Wigan Athletic
| 16 November 2021 First round replay | Solihull Moors | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Wigan Athletic | Solihull, West Midlands |
| 19:45 GMT | Rooney 48' (pen.) 68' Harry Boyes 60'Maynard 74' Storer 90+5' | Report | Kerr 66' Lang 60', 104'Pearce 90+5' Sze 111' | Stadium: Damson Park Attendance: 3,703 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
Colchester United v Wigan Athletic
| 5 December 2021 Second round | Colchester United | 1–2 | Wigan Athletic | Colchester, Essex |
| 12:30 GMT | Jasper 6' Dobra 42'Sears 45+1' | Report | Lang 24', 75' Cousins 62'Edwards 81' | Stadium: Jobserve Community Stadium Attendance: 2,056 Referee: Carl Brook |
Wigan Athletic v Blackburn Rovers
| 8 January 2022 Third round | Wigan Athletic | 3–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Wigan |
| 15:00 GMT | Power 61', 86' McClean 73' Whatmough 75' Aasgaard 90+4' | van Hecke 21' Dolan 33' Khadra 49' Buckley 64' Butterworth 72' Ayala 89' | Stadium: DW Stadium Referee: Tim Robinson |
Stoke City v Wigan Athletic
| 5 February 2022 Fourth round | Stoke City | 2–0 | Wigan Athletic | Stoke on Trent |
| 15:00 GMT | Maja 14' Thompson 53' Wilmot 60' Brown 62' | [2] | Kerr 45' Edwards 69' 74' | Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 12,641 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
EFL Cup
The Latics were drawn away to Hull City in the first round[52][53] Bolton Wanderers at home in the second round[54] and Sunderland again at home in the third round.[55]
Hull City v Wigan Athletic
| 10 August 2021 First round | Hull City | 1–1 (7–8 p) | Wigan Athletic | Kingston upon Hull |
| 19:45 BST | Lewis-Potter 55' | Report | Humphrys 50' | Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 4,139 Referee: Martin Coy |
| Penalties | ||||
Eaves  Scott Wood Emmanuel Smith Jarvis Fleming Bernard  | Keane Aasgaard Jo. Jones Massey Naylor Ja. Jones Robinson Cousins | |||
Wigan Athletic v Bolton Wanderers
| 24 August 2021 Second round | Wigan Athletic | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Bolton Wanderers | Wigan |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 11,660 Referee: Thomas Bramall | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Power Aasgaard Jo. Jones Naylor Humphrys Ja. Jones | Doyle Sarcevic Lee Afolayan Sheehan Delfouneso | |||
Wigan Athletic v Sunderland
| 21 September 2021 Third round | Wigan Athletic | 0–2 | Sunderland | Wigan |
| 19:45 BST | Edwards 56' | Report | Broadhead 26' O'Nien 45+1', 54'Evans 81'Embleton 82' | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 6,511 Referee: Leigh Doughty |
EFL Trophy
Wigan were drawn into Northern Group C alongside Crewe Alexandra, Shrewsbury Town and Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s.[56] The group stage fixtures were announced on July 15.[57][58] In the knock-out stages, they were drawn away to Oldham Athletic in the third round[59] at home to Arsenal U21 in the quarter-final.[60] and at home to Sutton United in the Semi Final.[61]
| Pos | Div | Team
| Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L1 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Wigan Athletic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | L1 | Shrewsbury Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | ACA | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 2 |
Source: EFL.com
Wigan Athletic v Wolverhampton Wanderers U21
| 31 August 2021 Group game 1 | Wigan Athletic | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | Wigan |
| 19:00 BST | Bayliss 34' Humphrys 90+1' | Report | Campbell 73' | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 1,240 Referee: Marc Edwards |
| Penalties | ||||
| Humphrys Massey Aasgaard Edwards | Carty Campbell Cundle Richards Kandola | |||
Crewe Alexandra v Wigan Athletic
| 5 October 2021 Group game 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | Wigan Athletic | Crewe |
| 19:00 BST | Finney 14' Griffiths 37'Smith 60' (o.g.)Mandron 90+2' | Report | Lloyd 43' Humphrys 52'Pearce 73'Kerr 89' | Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 925 Referee: Tom Reeves |
Wigan Athletic v Shrewsbury Town
| 9 November 2021 Group game 3 | Wigan Athletic | 2–0 | Shrewsbury Town | Wigan |
| 19:00 BST | Long 9' Sze 54' 88' | Wilson 4' Leahy 84' | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 1,121 Referee: Scott Oldham |
Accrington Stanley v Wigan Athletic
| 30 November 2021 Second round | Accrington Stanley | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Wigan Athletic | Accrington |
| 19:45 GMT | Pell 18' Sherring 51'Nottingham 63'Sykes 64' | Report | Humphrys 53' Bayliss 90+5' | Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 1,131 Referee: Bobby Madley |
| Penalties | ||||
| Savin Bishop Pell Sykes Hamilton | Jones Massey Bayliss Watts Kerr | |||
Oldham Athletic v Wigan Athletic
| 4 January 2022 Third round | Oldham Athletic | 0–6 | Wigan Athletic | Oldham |
| 19:00 GMT | Cissé 35' | Report | Naylor 28' Keane 34'Power 36'Massey 47'Edwards 64', 67' | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 1,831 Referee: Ross Joyce |
Wigan Athletic v Arsenal U21
| 25 January 2022 Quarter-final | Wigan Athletic | 1–0 | Arsenal U21 | Wigan |
| 19:00 GMT | Sze 24' Carragher 64'Baningime 83' | Report | Patino 45' | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 3,647 Referee: Ben Toner |
Wigan Athletic v Sutton United
| 8 March 2022 Semi-final | Wigan Athletic | 1–1 (6–7 p) | Sutton United | Wigan |
| GMT | McClean 39' Magennis 46' Shinnie 65' | Randall 29' Ajiboye 69' | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 6,547 Referee: James Bell | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Power Shinnie Keane McClean Magennis Edwards McGrath Darikwa | Eastmond Beautyman Milsome Goodliffe Bennett Boldewijn Bouzanis John | |||
Notes
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