2019–20 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

Wigan Athletic
2019–20 season
OwnerInternational Entertainment Corporation
ChairmanDarren Royle
ManagerPaul Cook
StadiumDW Stadium
Championship23rd (relegated)
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Kieffer Moore (9)
All: Kieffer Moore (9)

The 2019–20 season was Wigan Athletic's 88th year in existence and their second consecutive season in the Championship. Along with competing in the league, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 22 July 2020.

On 1 July 2020, Wigan announced the club had gone into administration as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which had taken a toll on its finances. The EFL handed a 12-point penalty to the club as a result.[1] This, however, did not put a halt to their run of good form and on 14 July, Wigan defeated Hull City 8–0, the biggest league win in the club's history.[2] Despite losing just once in their last fifteen games, Wigan were relegated to League One due to the points deduction.

First-team squad

No. Name Pos. Nat. Place of Birth Age Caps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee Ends
Goalkeepers
1 David Marshall GK Scotland Glasgow 35 40 0 Hull City 9 July 2019 Free 2021
23 Jamie Jones GK England Kirkby 31 41 0 Stevenage 7 August 2017 Free 2021
29 Dániel Gyollai GK Hungary Békéscsaba 23 0 0 Stoke City 1 August 2019 Free 2020
Defenders
2 Nathan Byrne RB England St Albans 28 135 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 31 August 2016 Undisclosed 2020
3 Antonee Robinson LB United States Milton Keynes 22 45 1 Everton 15 July 2019 Undisclosed 2022
6 Danny Fox LB Scotland Winsford 34 21 0 Nottingham Forest 29 January 2019 Undsiclosed 2021
12 Tom Pearce LB England Ormskirk 22 8 0 Leeds United 8 August 2019 Undisclosed 2022
15 Dujon Sterling RB England Islington 20 10 0 Chelsea 1 August 2019 Loan 2020
16 Charlie Mulgrew CB Scotland Glasgow 34 13 0 Blackburn Rovers 9 August 2019 Loan 2020
21 Cédric Kipré CB Ivory Coast Paris 23 77 2 Motherwell 3 August 2018 Undisclosed 2021
22 Chey Dunkley CB England Wolverhampton 28 117 13 Oxford United 5 June 2017 Free 2022
35 Emeka Obi CB Nigeria Lagos 19 0 0 Liverpool 7 November 2018 Free 2021
37 Leon Balogun CB Nigeria West Berlin 32 12 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 31 January 2020 Loan 2020
Midfielders
4 Lewis Macleod CM Scotland Wishaw 26 12 0 Brentford 12 July 2019 Free 2020
5 Sam Morsy CM Egypt Wolverhampton 28 164 9 Chesterfield 28 January 2016 Undisclosed 2021
7 Anthony Pilkington LW Republic of Ireland Blackburn 32 26 3 Cardiff City 10 January 2019 Free 2020
8 Lee Evans CM Wales Newport 25 91 6 Sheffield United 1 January 2019 Undisclosed 2021
17 Michael Jacobs LM England Rothwell 28 188 32 Wolverhampton Wanderers 27 July 2015 Undisclosed 2021
18 Gary Roberts AM England Liverpool 36 63 3 Portsmouth 29 August 2017 Free 2020
20 Joe Williams DM England Liverpool 23 39 1 Everton 31 July 2019 Undisclosed 2022
30 Kieran Dowell AM England Ormskirk 22 13 5 Everton 3 January 2020 Loan 2020
31 Chris Merrie CM England Liverpool 21 0 0 Academy 1 July 2017 Trainee 2020
33 Kal Naismith RM Scotland Glasgow 28 70 4 Portsmouth 1 July 2018 Undisclosed 2021
39 Jensen Weir CM England Warrington 18 4 0 Academy 1 July 2017 Trainee 2021
Forwards
9 Jamal Lowe RW England Harrow 25 48 6 Portsmouth 1 August 2019 Undisclosed 2022
11 Gavin Massey RW England Watford 27 103 11 Leyton Orient 6 July 2017 Free 2021
14 Joe Garner CF England Blackburn 32 61 10 Ipswich Town 9 August 2018 Undisclosed 2020
19 Kieffer Moore CF Wales Torquay 27 36 10 Barnsley 5 August 2019 Undisclosed 2022
25 Alex Dobre LW Romania Bucharest 21 0 0 AFC Bournemouth 31 January 2020 Loan 2020
27 Jan Mlakar CF Slovenia Ljubljana 21 0 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 31 January 2020 Loan 2020
32 Charlie Jolley CF England Liverpool 19 1 0 Academy 1 July 2018 Trainee 2021
38 Joe Gelhardt CF England Liverpool 18 20 1 Academy 1 July 2018 Trainee 2021
Out on loan
10 Josh Windass AM England Kingston upon Hull 26 56 9 Rangers 9 August 2018 £2,000,000 2021
24 Callum Lang CF England Liverpool 21 5 0 Academy 1 July 2016 Trainee 2022
40 Owen Evans GK Wales Newport 23 1 0 Academy 1 July 2017 Trainee 2021

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
8 July 2019 GK Scotland David Marshall England Hull City Free transfer [3]
12 July 2019 CM Scotland Lewis Macleod England Brentford Free transfer [4]
15 July 2019 LB United States Antonee Robinson England Everton Undisclosed [5]
31 July 2019 DM England Joe Williams England Everton Undisclosed [6]
1 August 2019 RW England Jamal Lowe England Portsmouth Undisclosed [7]
1 August 2019 GK Hungary Dániel Gyollai England Stoke City Free transfer [8]
5 August 2019 CF Wales Kieffer Moore England Barnsley Undisclosed [9]
8 August 2019 LB England Tom Pearce England Leeds United Undisclosed [10]
12 August 2019 GK England James Aspinall England Bolton Wanderers Free transfer
12 August 2019 CB England Jack Sanders England Leek Town Undisclosed [11]
12 August 2019 LB England Patrick Webber England Ipswich Town Free transfer [12]
25 June 2020 CB Nigeria Leon Balogun England Brighton & Hove Albion Free transfer [13]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
1 August 2019 RB England Dujon Sterling England Chelsea 30 June 2020 [14]
8 August 2019 CF Nigeria Bright Enobakhare England Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 January 2020 [15]
9 August 2019 CB Scotland Charlie Mulgrew England Blackburn Rovers 15 January 2020 [16]
3 January 2020 AM England Kieran Dowell England Everton 23 July 2020 [17]
31 January 2020 CB Nigeria Leon Balogun England Brighton & Hove Albion 25 June 2020
31 January 2020 CF Slovenia Jan Mlakar England Brighton & Hove Albion 23 July 2020
31 January 2020 LW Romania Alex Dobre England AFC Bournemouth 23 July 2020

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2019 CM Republic of Ireland Darron Gibson England Salford City Released [18][19]
1 July 2019 GK England Dan Lavercombe England AFC Fylde Released [18]
1 July 2019 CM Wales Shaun MacDonald England Rotherham United Released [18][20]
1 July 2019 RW England Callum McManaman England Luton Town Released [18][21]
1 July 2019 CB Sweden Jonas Olsson Free agent Released [18]
1 July 2019 GK England Jordan Perrin England Sittingbourne Released [18]
1 July 2019 SS England Nick Powell England Stoke City Free transfer [22]
1 July 2019 CF England James Vaughan England Bradford City Released [18][23]
1 July 2019 LW Scotland Jamie Walker Scotland Heart of Midlothian Free transfer [24]
1 July 2019 CB England Denzel Williams Free agent Released [18]
8 August 2019 CM Portugal Leonardo Lopes England Hull City Undisclosed [25]
19 August 2019 RB Spain Víctor Maffeo Spain Girona Free transfer
11 November 2019 CF England James Berry England Hull City Undisclosed
20 January 2020 CM England Luke Burgess England Salford City Free transfer
27 January 2020 CF England Devante Cole England Doncaster Rovers Undisclosed [26]
30 January 2020 LB England Ryan Galvin England Sheffield Wednesday Free transfer

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
2 July 2019 CF England Devante Cole Scotland Motherwell 4 January 2020 [27]
25 July 2019 GK Wales Owen Evans England Macclesfield Town 9 January 2020 [28][29]
31 August 2019 GK England James Aspinall England City of Liverpool F.C. 1 January 2020
2 September 2019 SS England Callum Lang England Shrewsbury Town 30 June 2020 [30]
5 September 2019 CF England Joe Piggott England Stockport County 5 October 2019
12 October 2019 RW Democratic Republic of the Congo Divin Baningime England Curzon Ashton 9 November 2019
1 November 2019 DM England Will McGuffie England Stafford Rangers 1 December 2019
14 November 2019 CF England Charlie Jolley England Curzon Ashton 14 January 2020
14 November 2019 LB England Ryan Galvin England Stafford Rangers 14 December 2019
19 December 2019 CB England Jack Sanders England Blyth Spartans 19 January 2020 [31]
20 December 2019 RB United States Tylor Golden England Nantwich Town 20 January 2020
9 January 2020 GK Wales Owen Evans England Cheltenham Town 30 June 2020 [29]
23 January 2020 LW England Ollie Crankshaw Scotland Dundee 30 June 2020 [32]
31 January 2020 AM England Josh Windass England Sheffield Wednesday 23 July 2020
11 February 2020 GK Republic of Ireland Bobby Jones England Farsley Celtic 18 February 2020
14 February 2020 CB England Jack Sanders England Southport 30 June 2020
20 February 2020 CB England Adam Long England Notts County 31 March 2020 [33]
22 February 2020 GK Republic of Ireland Bobby Jones England Warrington Town 21 March 2020

Pre-season

Wigan confirmed their pre-season schedule in June 2019.[34]

6 July 2019 (2019-07-06) Friendly Chester 1–7 Wigan Athletic Chester
15:00 BST Trialist 45' Report Windass 3'
Byrne 33'
Lang 34'
Garner 46', 58', 64'
Jolley 87'		 Stadium: Swansway Chester Stadium
9 July 2019 (2019-07-09) Friendly AFC Fylde 1–0 Wigan Athletic Medlar-with-Wesham
19:45 BST Rowe 79' Report Stadium: Mill Farm
Attendance: 880
20 July 2019 (2019-07-20) Friendly Bradford City 1–1 Wigan Athletic Bradford
15:00 BST Vaughan 36' (pen.) Report Pilkington 47' Stadium: Northern Commercials Stadium
24 July 2019 (2019-07-24) Friendly Wigan Athletic 0–0 Everton Wigan
19:45 BST Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 13,196
27 July 2019 (2019-07-27) Friendly Wigan Athletic 2–2 Burnley Wigan
15:00 BST Pilkington 28'
Gelhardt 67'		 Report Rodriguez 5'
McNeil 11'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 3,376

Competitions

Championship

Main article: 2019–20 EFL Championship

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
19 Luton Town 46 14 9 23 54 82 −28 51
20 Birmingham City 46 12 14 20 54 75 −21 50
21 Barnsley 46 12 13 21 49 69 −20 49
22 Charlton Athletic (R) 46 12 12 22 50 65 −15 48 Relegation to EFL League One
23 Wigan Athletic (R) 46 15 14 17 57 56 +1 47[a]
24 Hull City (R) 46 12 9 25 57 87 −30 45
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[36]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ As a result of Wigan Athletic entering administration, the club was subject to a 12-point deduction. In accordance with EFL regulations, the timing of the sporting sanction was only determined once final league placings in the Championship were determined. Since the club did not finish in the relegation places at the end of season, the sanction was applied to their 2019–20 total and final league standings were amended as appropriate.[35]

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 15 14 17 57 56  +1 59 10 7 6 33 23  +10 5 7 11 24 33  −9

Last updated: 22 July 2020.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHHAHAAHAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAH
ResultWLLLLDDWLWLWLDLLLDLLDDDDLWLLWWLDDWWWDWWWLWDWDD
Position3162021222221192119191819182020202122222323232424222323222222222222221920171714161515132223
Updated to match(es) played on 22 July 2020. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL Championship fixtures were revealed.[37]

3 August 2019 (2019-08-03) 1 Wigan Athletic 3–2 Cardiff City Wigan
15:00 BST Windass soccer ball with red X 49' 63'
Jacobs 59'
Garner Yellow card 66'
Evans 75'
Byrne Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Ralls Yellow card 7' 20'
Reid Yellow card 44'
Murphy Yellow card 45+1'
Flint Yellow card 66'
Bogle 70'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 12,169
Referee: David Webb
10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) 2 Preston North End 3–0 Wigan Athletic Preston
15:00 BST Maguire 6'
Pearson Yellow card 20'
Moult 39'
Gallagher 54'		 Report Byrne Yellow card 9'
Macleod Yellow card 16'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 14,789
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
17 August 2019 (2019-08-17) 3 Wigan Athletic 0–2 Leeds United Wigan
15:00 BST Williams Yellow card 9' Yellow-red card 21'
Evans Yellow card 56'
Fox Yellow card 73'
Morsy Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Forshaw Yellow card 24'
Bamford 34', 65'
White Yellow card 45+1'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 14,819
Referee: Andrew Madley
20 August 2019 (2019-08-20) 4 Middlesbrough 1–0 Wigan Athletic Middlesbrough
19:45 BST Browne Yellow card 21'
Assombalonga 23'
Ayala Yellow card 45+2'		 Report Byrne Yellow card 17'
Kipré Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 18,649
Referee: Keith Stroud
24 August 2019 (2019-08-24) 5 Queens Park Rangers 3–1 Wigan Athletic Shepherd's Bush
15:00 BST Chair Yellow card 45+2'
Wells 48'
Eze 61'
Hall Yellow card 78'
Hugill 81'		 Report Kipré 2', Yellow card 65'
Dunkley Yellow card 58'
Robinson Yellow card 76'
Garner Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 11,921
Referee: Matt Donohue
31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 6 Wigan Athletic 0–0 Barnsley Wigan
15:00 BST Williams Yellow card 57' Report Halme Yellow card 10'
Andersen Yellow card 39'
Wilks Yellow card 47'
Williams Yellow card 85' Yellow-red card 90+1'
Cavaré Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 10,214
Referee: Andy Woolmer
14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) 7 Hull City 2–2 Wigan Athletic Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST Bowen 10'
Grosicki 20' Yellow card 64'
Elder Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Dunkley 8' Yellow card 62'
Byrne Yellow card 19'
Morsy Yellow card 23'
Mulgrew Yellow card 69'
Gelhardt 75'
Garner Yellow card 83'
Robinson Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 10,069
Referee: Gavin Ward
21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) 8 Wigan Athletic 2–0 Charlton Athletic Wigan
15:00 BST Dunkley 22', 70'
Morsy Yellow card 45+1'		 Report Oshilaja Yellow card 56' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 9,567
Referee: Andy Davies
27 September 2019 (2019-09-27) 9 Fulham 2–0 Wigan Athletic Fulham
19:45 BST Bryan 47'
Reed Yellow card 58'
Mitrović Yellow card 66'
Cairney 83'		 Report Morsy Yellow card 5'
Dunkley Yellow card 46'
Williams Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Referee: Dean Whitestone
1 October 2019 (2019-10-01) 10 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Birmingham City Wigan
19:45 BST Pilkington 76' Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 9,244
Referee: Tim Robinson
5 October 2019 (2019-10-05) 11 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Wigan Athletic Owlerton
15:00 BST Odubajo Yellow card 40'
Luongo 57'		 Report Morsy Yellow card 62' Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 22,753
Referee: Lee Mason
20 October 2019 (2019-10-20) 12 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Nottingham Forest Wigan
14:00 BST Lowe 35'
Macleod Yellow card 41'
Byrne Yellow card 51'
Jacobs Yellow card 82'		 Report Ribeiro Yellow card 90+2' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 13,077
Referee: Matt Donohue
23 October 2019 (2019-10-23) 13 Derby County 1–0 Wigan Athletic Derby
19:45 BST Shinnie Yellow card 64' 90+2'
Malone Yellow card 65'		 Report Robinson Yellow card 51'
Macleod Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 24,697
Referee: Keith Stroud
27 October 2019 (2019-10-27) 14 Bristol City 2–2 Wigan Athletic Ashton Gate
14:00 GMT Weimann 39'
Baker Yellow card 63'
Pereira 86'		 Report Robinson Yellow card 4'
Dunkley 44', 53'
Morsy Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 22,246
Referee: John Brooks
2 November 2019 (2019-11-02) 15 Wigan Athletic 1–2 Swansea City Wigan
12:30 GMT Moore 21' (pen.)
Morsy Yellow card 28'
Sterling Yellow card 34'
Massey Yellow card 41'
Williams Yellow card 72'		 Report Dyer 12'
Ayew Yellow card 21'
Byers Yellow card 27'
Surridge 90+2'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 9,080
Referee: Peter Bankes
9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) 16 Wigan Athletic 0–3 Brentford Wigan
15:00 GMT Kipre Yellow card 56' Yellow-red card 73'
Williams Yellow card 90+7'		 Report Mbeumo 5'
Nørgaard Yellow card 58'
Mokotjo 70'
Dasilva 83'
Jeanvier Red card 90+7'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 9,260
Referee: Andy Davies
23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) 17 Stoke City 2–1 Wigan Athletic Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT McClean Yellow card 41'
Batth 55'
Ward Yellow card 77'
Diouf 90+3'
Ndiaye Yellow card 90+7'		 Report Morsy 39' Yellow card 90+7'
Byrne Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 22,530
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
26 November 2019 (2019-11-26) 18 Millwall 2–2 Wigan Athletic Bermondsey
19:45 GMT Hutchinson 24' Yellow card 63'
Smith 60'
Romeo Yellow card 79'		 Report Pilkington 3'
Macleod Yellow card 43'
Robinson 56'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 10,021
Referee: Dean Whitestone
30 November 2019 (2019-11-30) 19 Wigan Athletic 1–3 Reading Wigan
15:00 GMT Mulgrew Yellow card 7'
Garner 34' Yellow card 78'		 Report Morrison Yellow card 44'
Pușcaș 79' (pen.), 80', 84' Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,965
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) 20 Luton Town 2–1 Wigan Athletic Luton
15:00 GMT McManaman 87'
Moncur 90+3' Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Moore 35'
Dunkley Yellow card 49' Yellow-red card 90+1'
Pilkington Yellow card 54'
Garner Yellow card 61'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,011
Referee: Andrew Madley
11 December 2019 (2019-12-11) 21 Wigan Athletic 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Wigan
19:45 GMT Johnstone 50' (o.g.)
Massey Yellow card 82'		 Report Austin 59'
Sawyers Yellow card 73'
Bartley Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 9,444
Referee: Andy Davies
14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) 22 Wigan Athletic 1–1 Huddersfield Town Wigan
15:00 GMT Windass 43'
Evans Yellow card 67'		 Report Hadergjonaj Yellow card 65'
Grant 70'
Chalobah Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 10,383
Referee: Steve Martin
23 December 2019 (2019-12-23) 23 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Wigan Athletic Blackburn
19:45 GMT Rothwell Yellow card 90+6' Report Morsy Yellow card 38'
Windass Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 18,726
Referee: Gavin Ward
26 December 2019 (2019-12-26) 24 Wigan Athletic 1–1 Derby County Wigan
15:00 GMT Evans Yellow card 61'
Garner 81'		 Report Bielik Yellow card 22'
Bogle Yellow card 30'
Lawrence Yellow card 43'
Waghorn 90+3'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 14,211
Referee: Jarred Gillett
29 December 2019 (2019-12-29) 25 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Wigan Athletic West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Semedo Yellow card 57'
Figueiredo 60'		 Report Byrne Yellow card 57'
Kipré Yellow card 71'
Windass soccer ball with red X 79'
Naismith Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 27,844
Referee: Matt Donohue
1 January 2020 (2020-01-01) 26 Birmingham City 2–3 Wigan Athletic Bordesley
15:00 GMT Mrabti 39'
Maghoma 81'		 Report Windass 9', 50'
Williams Yellow card 50'
Kipré 73'
Byrne Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium
Attendance: 18,616
Referee: David Webb
11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 27 Wigan Athletic 0–2 Bristol City Wigan
15:00 GMT Robinson Yellow card 54' Report Paterson 77'
Diédhiou 79'
Baker Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 9,074
Referee: Stephen Martin
18 January 2020 (2020-01-18) 28 Swansea City 2–1 Wigan Athletic Swansea
15:00 GMT Brewster 19'
Ayew 67'		 Report Byrne 16'
Kipré Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 15,659
Referee: James Linington
25 January 2020 (2020-01-25) Wigan Athletic v Sheffield Wednesday Wigan
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed due to Sheffield Wednesday's involvement in the FA Cup.[38]
28 January 2020 (2020-01-28) 29 Wigan Athletic 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday Wigan
19:45 GMT Moore 56'
Lowe 90'		 Report Murphy 32' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 9,759
Referee: David Webb
1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 30 Leeds United 0–1 Wigan Athletic Leeds
15:00 GMT Report Massey Yellow card 45+2'
Hernández 59' (o.g.)
Naismith Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 35,162
Referee: Tony Harrington
8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) 31 Wigan Athletic 1–2 Preston North End Wigan
12:30 GMT Dunkley 57' Yellow card 66' Report Barkhuizen 7'
Johnson 48'
Rudd Yellow card 76'
Fisher Yellow card 84'
Stockley Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 12,439
Referee: Darren England
11 February 2020 (2020-02-11) 32 Wigan Athletic 2–2 Middlesbrough Wigan
19:45 GMT Morsy 29'
Dunkley Yellow card 38' Yellow-red card 62'
Kipré Yellow card 54'
Pilkington Yellow card 64'
Williams Yellow card 69'
Naismith Yellow card 70'
Moukoudi 76' (o.g.)
Massey Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Moukoudi Yellow card 59'
Wing 64', 68'
Saville Yellow card 72'
Howson Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Referee: Oliver Langford
15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) 33 Cardiff City 2–2 Wigan Athletic Cardiff
15:00 GMT Murphy 8' Yellow card 25'
Naismith 55' (o.g.)
Morrison Yellow card 75'
Vaulks Yellow card 80'		 Report Evans Yellow card 1'
Moore 5', 45+4' (pen.)
Williams Yellow card 31'
Gelhardt Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 21,287
Referee: John Brooks
22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 34 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Millwall Wigan
15:00 GMT Hutchinson 57' (o.g.)
Kipré Yellow card 89'		 Report J. Wallace Yellow card 2'
Molumby Yellow card 37'
M. Wallace Yellow card 43'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 9,639
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
26 February 2020 (2020-02-26) 35 Reading 0–3 Wigan Athletic Reading
20:00 GMT Yiadom Yellow card 26'
Pelé Yellow card 39'
Méïté Yellow card 78'		 Report Moore 23'
Byrne Yellow card 62'
Lowe 67'
Jacobs 90+9'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 10,088
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) 36 West Bromwich Albion 0–1 Wigan Athletic West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Townsend Yellow card 86'
Periera Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Morsy 73'
Williams Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,942
Referee: Tony Harrington
7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) 37 Wigan Athletic 0–0 Luton Town Wigan
15:00 GMT Moore Yellow card 39' Report Rea Yellow card 35'
Brown Yellow card 43'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 10,292
Referee: Gavin Ward
20 June 2020 (2020-06-20) 38 Huddersfield Town 0–2 Wigan Athletic Huddersfield
15:00 BST Smith Rowe Yellow card 34'
O'Brien Yellow card 45'		 Report Lowe 26'
Pilkington 48'
Morsy Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[39] The match was rescheduled to 20 June.
27 June 2020 (2020-06-27) 39 Wigan Athletic 2–0 Blackburn Rovers Wigan
15:00 BST Evans 80'
Kipré Yellow card 90'
Jacobs 90+4'		 Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren England
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[40] The match was rescheduled to 27 June.
30 June 2020 (2020-06-30) 40 Wigan Athletic 3–0 Stoke City Wigan
19:45 BST Williams Yellow card 35'
Butland 40' (o.g.)
Naismith 65', 68'		 Report Thompson Yellow card 3'
Ward Yellow card 50'
Collins Yellow card 51'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[40] The match was rescheduled to 30 June.
4 July 2020 (2020-07-04) 41 Brentford 3–0 Wigan Athletic Brentford
15:00 BST Benrahma 19', 57', 66' Report Robinson Yellow card 59'
Garner Red card 81'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matt Donohue
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[40] The match was rescheduled to 4 July.
8 July 2020 (2020-07-08) 42 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Queens Park Rangers Wigan
18:00 BST Moore 33'
Williams Yellow card 63'		 Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[40] The match was rescheduled to 8 July.
11 July 2020 (2020-07-11) 43 Barnsley 0–0 Wigan Athletic Barnsley
15:00 BST Mowatt Yellow card 56'
Simões Yellow card 64'		 Report Robinson Yellow card 38'
Fox Red card 71'
Gelhardt Yellow card 77'
Williams Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Webb
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[40] The match was rescheduled to 11 July.
14 July 2020 (2020-07-14) 44 Wigan Athletic 8–0 Hull City Wigan
19:45 BST Naismith 1'
Moore 27', 40'
Dowell 32', 42', 65'
Lowe 37'
Williams 45+1'		 Report Honeyman Yellow card 33'
Toral Yellow card 45'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[40] The match was rescheduled to 14 July.
18 July 2020 (2020-07-18) 45 Charlton Athletic 2–2 Wigan Athletic Charlton
12:30 BST Doughty 11'
Bonne 90+2'
Morgan Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Lowe 9'
Dowell 40'
Williams Yellow card 43'
Kipré Yellow card 63'
Morsy Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gavin Ward
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[40] The match was rescheduled to 18 July.
22 July 2020 (2020-07-22) 46 Wigan Athletic 1–1 Fulham Wigan
19:30 BST Morsy Yellow card 17'
Moore 32'
Robinson Yellow card 44'
Williams Yellow card 48'		 Report Odoi Yellow card 22'
Onomah Yellow card 34'
Kebano 49', Yellow card 74'
Hector Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Brooks
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[40] The match was rescheduled to 22 July.

FA Cup

Main article: 2019–20 FA Cup

The third round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium, Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw.[41]

4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) Third round Leicester City 2–0 Wigan Athletic Leicester
15:00 GMT Pearce 19' (o.g.)
Barnes 40'		 Report Morsy Yellow card 90+3' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 30,330
Referee: Simon Hooper

EFL Cup

Main article: 2019–20 EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 20 June.[42]

13 August 2019 (2019-08-13) First round Wigan Athletic 0–1 Stoke City Wigan
19:45 BST Mulgrew Yellow card 24' Report Collins 10', Yellow card 64'
Woods Yellow card 63'
Clucas Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 3,821
Referee: Dean Whitestone

Statistics

Appearances & Goals

As of 22 July 2020
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland SCO David Marshall 40 0 39+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF England ENG Nathan Byrne 39 1 39+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF United States USA Antonee Robinson 39 1 38+0 1 0+1 0 0+0 0
4 MF Scotland SCO Lewis MacLeod 12 0 11+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 MF Egypt EGY Sam Morsy 44 3 43+0 3 1+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF Scotland SCO Danny Fox 11 0 9+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Anthony Pilkington 16 3 9+7 3 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF Wales WAL Lee Evans 33 2 18+14 2 1+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW England ENG Jamal Lowe 48 6 40+6 6 0+1 0 1+0 0
11 FW England ENG Gavin Massey 33 0 21+10 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
12 DF England ENG Tom Pearce 8 0 4+3 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
14 FW England ENG Joe Garner 28 2 9+19 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF England ENG Dujon Sterling 10 0 7+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
17 MF England ENG Michael Jacobs 32 3 19+13 3 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF England ENG Gary Roberts 10 0 3+6 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
19 FW Wales WAL Kieffer Moore 36 10 32+4 10 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 MF England ENG Joe Williams 40 1 34+4 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
21 DF Ivory Coast CIV Cédric Kipré 37 2 32+4 2 1+0 0 0+0 0
22 DF England ENG Chey Dunkley 28 6 22+4 6 1+0 0 1+0 0
23 GK England ENG Jamie Jones 8 0 7+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
25 MF Romania ROU Alex Dobre 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 MF England ENG Kieran Dowell 13 5 12+0 5 1+0 0 0+0 0
31 MF England ENG Chris Merrie 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
32 FW England ENG Charlie Jolley 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
33 MF Scotland SCO Kal Naismith 38 3 22+15 3 0+0 0 1+0 0
37 DF Nigeria NGA Leon Balogun 11 0 10+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
38 FW England ENG Joe Gelhardt 20 1 3+16 1 0+1 0 0+0 0
39 MF England ENG Jensen Weir 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
Players out on loan:
10 MF England ENG Josh Windass 16 4 12+3 4 1+0 0 0+0 0
24 FW England ENG Callum Lang 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
Players who have left the club:
16 DF Scotland SCO Charlie Mulgrew 13 0 12+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
25 FW Nigeria NGA Bright Enobakhare 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0

Goals record

As of 22 July 2020
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 19 Wales CF Kieffer Moore 10 0 0 10
2 22 England DF Chey Dunkley 6 0 0 6
9 England RW Jamal Lowe 6 0 0 6
4 30 England AM Kieran Dowell 5 0 0 5
5 10 England AM Josh Windass 4 0 0 4
6 5 Egypt CM Sam Morsy 3 0 0 3
7 Republic of Ireland LW Anthony Pilkington 3 0 0 3
17 England LM Michael Jacobs 3 0 0 3
33 Scotland LM Kal Naismith 3 0 0 3
10 8 Wales CM Lee Evans 2 0 0 2
14 England CF Joe Garner 2 0 0 2
21 Ivory Coast DF Cédric Kipré 2 0 0 2
13 2 England RB Nathan Byrne 1 0 0 1
3 United States LB Antonee Robinson 1 0 0 1
20 England MF Joe Williams 1 0 0 1
38 England CF Joe Gelhardt 1 0 0 1
– Own goals 4 0 0 4
Total 57 0 0 57

Disciplinary record

As of 22 July 2020
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 20 England DM Joe Williams 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1 0
2 5 Egypt CM Sam Morsy 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0
3 21 Ivory Coast CB Cédric Kipré 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 0
4 2 England RB Nathan Byrne 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
5 3 United States LB Antonee Robinson 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
22 England CB Chey Dunkley 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0
7 14 England CF Joe Garner 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1
8 4 Scotland CM Lewis Macleod 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
8 Wales CM Lee Evans 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
10 11 England LW Gavin Massey 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
16 Scotland CB Charlie Mulgrew 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
33 Scotland LM Kal Naismith 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
13 6 Scotland CB Danny Fox 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
7 Republic of Ireland LW Anthony Pilkington 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
38 England CF Joe Gelhardt 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
16 10 England AM Josh Windass 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 England LW Gavin Massey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15 England RB Dujon Sterling 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
17 England LM Michael Jacobs 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
19 Wales CF Kieffer Moore 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 68 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 70 4 2

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