2017–18 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

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

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

Statistics

As of 13 May 2018

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Christian Walton	35	0	31	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF		Nathan Byrne	49	0	42	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Callum Elder	33	1	24+3	0	5	1	1	0	0	0
4	MF		David Perkins	21	1	2+11	1	3+2	0	1	0	2	0
5	MF		Sam Morsy	47	3	41	2	6	1	0	0	0	0
6	MF		Max Power	49	5	29+11	5	7	0	1	0	1	0
7	MF		Jamie Walker	8	0	1+7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	FW		James Vaughan	19	3	7+12	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Will Grigg	53	26	29+14	19	6+2	7	2	0	0	0
10	FW		Devante Cole	6	0	0+6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW		Gavin Massey	50	6	35+7	6	8	0	0	0	0	0
12	DF		Donervon Daniels	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
14	DF		Alex Bruce	9	1	4+2	1	3	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF		Michael Jacobs	50	11	44	11	4+2	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF		Gary Roberts	35	1	6+21	1	5+3	0	0	0	0	0
21	DF		Terell Thomas	8	0	0+3	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
22	DF		Chey Dunkley	50	7	43	7	6+1	0	0	0	0	0
23	GK		Jamie Jones	19	0	15	0	2	0	1	0	1	0
24	FW		Noel Hunt	13	1	0+7	0	0+3	0	0+1	0	1+1	1
25	MF		Nick Powell	45	15	38+1	15	4+2	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF		Reece James	28	0	22	0	3+1	0	1	0	1	0
27	FW		Ryan Colclough	35	6	11+15	4	2+4	0	2	1	1	1
28	MF		Jay Fulton	6	1	4+1	1	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
30	FW		James Barrigan	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
31	GK		Matija Sarkic	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
33	DF		Dan Burn	53	6	45	5	7+1	1	0	0	0	0
35	MF		Luke Burgess	5	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0	3+0	0
36	MF		Christopher Merrie	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
40	GK		Owen Evans	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
41	GK		Theo Roberts	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
42	FW		Mwiya Malumo	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
43	DF		Will McGuffie	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
44	DF		Adam Long	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
46	FW		Divin Baningime	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
47	DF		Tylor Golden	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
48	DF		Anthony Plant	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
49	DF		Víctor Maffeo	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1+2	1
52	MF		Mitchell Culshaw	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
53	MF		Jensen Weir	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Player(s) out on loan:
15	MF		Jordan Flores	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
19	MF		Josh Laurent	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0
29	DF		Luke Burke	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
34	DF		Sam Stubbs	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
36	MF		Christopher Merrie	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
39	FW		Callum Lang	3	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0	1	0
Player(s) who left the club:
N/A	MF		Lee Evans	23	3	20	1	2	1	0	0	1	1
N/A	MF		Alex Gilbey	5	1	0+2	0	0	0	2	0	1	1
N/A	FW		Ivan Toney	28	6	10+14	4	2+2	2	0	0	0	0

Goals record

As of 25 March 2018

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

Disciplinary record

As of 11 March 2018

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

Transfers

Transfers in

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

Transfers out

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

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

Loans in

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

Loans out

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

Players

Current squad

As of 12 January 2018[43]

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

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

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

Out on loan

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

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

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

Competitions

Friendlies

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

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

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

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

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

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

League One

League table

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

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

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

Result summary

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

Last updated: 13 April 2018.
Source:

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	D	W	W	L	L	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	D	D	W
Position	10	3	1	2	8	6	5	2	4	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	2	3	2	1	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

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

Matches

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FA Cup

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

EFL Cup

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

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

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

EFL Trophy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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[12] Jake Buxton joined Burton Albion following his departure.[11]

[17] Andrew Taylor joined Bolton Wanderers following his release.[15]

[19] Stephen Warnock joined Burton Albion following his release.[16]

[table_note_res_PLPO0.88763742888702-50] Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.

[1] "Paul Cook: Wigan Athletic appoint Portsmouth boss as new manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 June 2017.

[2] "Paul Cook: Wigan Athletic set to appoint Portsmouth boss, Graham Barrow leaves". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 June 2017.

[3] "Latics Confirm Capture Of Defender Chey Dunkley". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

[4] "Latics Sign Terell Thomas". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.

[5] "Gavin Massey Signs For Latics". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.

[6] "Noel Hunt Signs For Latics". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.

[7] "Jamie Jones Signs For Wigan Athletic". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.

[8] "Gary Roberts Signs For Wigan Athletic". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.

[9] "Alex Bruce Signs For Wigan Athletic". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.

[10] "Jake Buxton Leaves Club". Retrieved 2017-06-20.

[11] "Buxton Returns To Brewers". Burton Albion Official Site. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

[13] "Matt Gilks Signs For Scunthorpe United". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.

[Released-14] "Wigan Athletic Retained List For 2017-18 Announced". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.

[15] "Ex-Manchester United winger Obertan joins Levski Sofia". Reuters. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.

[16] "Club confirms Andrew Taylor deal". Bolton Wanderers Official Site. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.

[18] "Stephen Warnock: Burton Albion sign full-back on one-year deal". BBC. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.

[Nantwich_Sign_Duo-20] "More new faces for Nantwich Town as Wigan Athletic pair sign up". Crewe Chronicle. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.

[21] "Jack Hendry Signs For Dundee". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.

[22] "Hull City complete double swoop for promising youngsters". Hull Daily Mail. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.

[23] "Sanmi Odelusi Leaves Wigan Athletic". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.

[24] "Mikael Mandron Signs For Colchester United". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.

[25] "Billy Mckay: Wigan sell Northern Ireland striker to Ross County". BBC Sport. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.

[26] "Bury: League One side sign defender Alex Whitmore and forward Chris Sang". BBC. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.

[27] "Carlisle United sign ex-Wigan striker Sam Cosgrove and Liverpool keeper Shamal George". BBC. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.

[28] "Kaiyne Woolery Joins Swindon Town". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.

[29] "Omar Bogle Moves To Cardiff City". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.

[30] "Alex Gilbey Joins MK Dons". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.

[31] "Danny Whitehead Rejoins Macclesfield Town". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.

[32] "Goalkeeper Christian Walton Joins Wigan Athletic". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.

[33] "Callum Elder Joins Wigan Athletic On Loan From Leicester City". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.

[34] "Latics Sign Wolves Midfielder Lee Evans On Season-Long Loan". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.

[35] "Latics Secure Striker Ivan Toney On Season-Long Loan Deal From Newcastle United". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.

[36] "Matija Šarkić Signs For Latics". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.

[37] "Jordan Flores Joins Chesterfield On Loan". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.

[38] "Andy Kellett Joins Chesterfield On Loan". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.

[39] "Dan Lavercombe Rejoins Torquay United On Loan". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.

[40] "Jack Byrne Joins Oldham Athletic On Loan". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.

[41] "Sam Stubbs Joins Crewe Alexandra On Loan". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.

[42] "Luke Burke Joins AFC Fylde On Loan". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.

[43] "Donervon Daniels Joins Rochdale On Loan". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.

[44] "Josh Laurent Joins Bury On Loan". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.

[45] "Chris Merrie Joins Southport On Loan". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.

[Player_Profiles-46] "Team". Wigan Athletic F.C. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2017.

[47] "Initial Wigan Athletic 2017 Pre-Season Matches Confirmed". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.

[48] "Latics To Host Liverpool F.C. In Pre-Season Friendly At The DW Stadium". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.

[49] "Hartlepool Pre-Season Fixture Cancelled". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.

[51] "Northampton Town Match Postponed Due To International Call-Ups". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.

[52] "Trip To Rochdale Postponed Due To International Call-Ups". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.

[53] "Latics To Face Crawley Town In The Emirates FA Cup First Round". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.

[54] "Latics Face A Trip To AFC Fylde In The Second Round Of The Emirates FA Cup". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.

[55] "FA Cup: Latics To Travel To AFC Bournemouth In The Third Round". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.

[56] "Latics To Host Blackpool In The Carabao Cup First Round". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.

[57] "Latics To Face Aston Villa In The Carabao Cup Second Round". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.

[58] "Latics' Checkatrade Trophy Fixture Details Confirmed". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.