2021–22 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

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.

Wigan Athletic
2021–22 season
ChairmanTalal Al Hammad
ManagerLeam Richardson
StadiumDW Stadium
League One1st (Champions)
FA CupFourth round
(Lost 0–2 to Stoke City)
EFL CupThird round
(Lost 0–2 to Sunderland)
EFL TrophySemi-finals
(Lost 6–7 on penalties to Sutton United)
Top goalscorerLeague: Will Keane (26)
All: Will Keane (27)
Highest home attendance20,136
Lowest home attendance8,098
Average home league attendance10,223

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) 900 2017 Stevenage Free
12 Ben Amos GK (1990-04-10)10 April 1990 (aged 31) 160 2021 Charlton Athletic Free
40 Sam Tickle GK (2002-03-31)31 March 2002 (aged 19) 10 2015 Academy Trainee
50 Owen Mooney GK (2004-02-14)14 February 2004 (aged 17) 00 2017 Academy Trainee
Defenders
2 Kelland Watts CB (1999-11-03) 3 November 1999 150 2021 Newcastle United Loan
3 Tom Pearce LB (1998-04-12)12 April 1998 (aged 23) 441 2019 Leeds United Undisclosed
5 Jack Whatmough CB (1996-08-19) 19 August 1996 151 2021 Portsmouth Free
15 Jason Kerr CB (1997-02-06) 6 February 1997 30 2021 St Johnstone Undisclosed
16 Curtis Tilt CB (1991-08-04) 4 August 1991 404 2022 Rotherham United Undisclosed
21 Joe Bennett LB (1990-03-28)28 March 1990 (aged 31) 00 2021 Cardiff City Free
27 Tendayi Darikwa RB (1991-12-13)13 December 1991 (aged 29) 420 2021 Nottingham Forest Free
31 James Carragher CB (2002-11-11)11 November 2002 (aged 18) 20 2017 Academy Trainee
32 Adam Long CB (2000-11-11)11 November 2000 (aged 20) 210 2017 St Georges Free
34 Luke Robinson LB (2001-11-19)19 November 2001 (aged 19) 290 2017 Wrexham Free
35 Kieran Lloyd RB (2002-10-13)13 October 2002 (aged 18) 40 2019 Academy Trainee
44 Charlie Hughes CB (2003-10-16)16 October 2003 (aged 17) 00 2020 Academy Trainee
Midfielders
4 Tom Naylor DM/CB/RB (1991-06-28) 28 June 1991 160 2021 Portsmouth Free
6 Jordan Cousins CM/LM/RM (1994-03-06) 6 March 1994 130 2021 Stoke City Free
7 Gwion Edwards RW/LW (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 111 2021 Ipswich Town Free
8 Max Power CM/DM/RB (1993-07-27) 27 July 1993 15812 2021 Sunderland Free
14 Jordan Jones LW/RW/AM (1994-10-24) 24 October 1994 100 2021 Rangers Undisclosed
17 Jamie McGrath AM/LW/RW (1996-09-30) 30 September 1996 20 2022 St. Mirren Undisclosed
18 Graeme Shinnie DM/LB/LM (1991-08-04) 4 August 1991 40 2022 Derby County Undisclosed
20 Tom Bayliss CM/DM/RM (1999-04-06) 6 April 1999 60 2021 Preston North End Loan
23 James McClean LW/LM/LB (1989-04-22) 22 April 1989 8614 2021 Stoke City Undisclosed
26 Glen Rea DM/CB (1994-09-03) 3 September 1994 10 2022 Luton Town Loan
30 Thelo Aasgaard AM/LW/RW (2002-02-05)5 February 2002 (aged 19) 403 2016 Academy Trainee
36 Scott Smith CM (2001-07-02)2 July 2001 (aged 19) 50 2013 Academy Trainee
37 Harry McGee CM (2002-10-07)7 October 2002 (aged 18) 00 2019 Academy Trainee
38 Harry McHugh AM (2002-10-14)14 October 2002 (aged 18) 31 2019 Academy Trainee
41 Dean Pinnington CM (2002-11-17)17 November 2002 (aged 18) 00 2021 Wolverhampton Wanderers Free
42 Babajide Adeeko CM (2003-04-03)3 April 2003 (aged 18) 10 2019 Academy Trainee
43 Chris Sze AM (2003-12-09)9 December 2003 (aged 17) 20 2020 Academy Trainee
Forwards
9 Charlie Wyke CF (1992-12-06)6 December 1992 (aged 28) 145 2021 Sunderland Free
10 Will Keane CF (1993-11-11)11 November 1993 (aged 27) 5418 2020 Ipswich Town Free
11 Gavin Massey RW/LW/SS (1992-10-14)14 October 1992 (aged 28) 13612 2017 Leyton Orient Free
19 Callum Lang SS/LW/RW (1995-05-08)8 May 1995 (aged 26) 4413 2016 Academy Trainee
28 Josh Magennis CF (1990-08-15)15 August 1990 (aged 30) 40 2022 Hull City Undisclosed
33 Tom Costello CF (2003-02-23)23 February 2003 (aged 18) 00 2019 Academy Trainee
39 Stephen Humphrys CF (1997-09-15)15 September 1997 (aged 23) 171 2021 Rochdale Undisclosed
45 Divin Baningime CF/LW/RW (2000-10-12)12 October 2000 (aged 20) 20 2017 Academy Trainee

Statistics

Appearances & Goals
As of 2 March 2022
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague OneFA CupLeague CupLeague Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK  ENG Jamie Jones 1100+005+002+004+00
2 DF  ENG Kelland Watts* 27019+005+002+001+00
3 DF  ENG Tom Pearce 1906+304+002+004+00
4 MF  ENG Tom Naylor 35230+011+102+001+01
5 DF  ENG Jack Whatmough 37133+012+100+001+00
6 MF  ENG Jordan Cousins 15010+201+002+000+00
7 MF  WAL Gwion Edwards 3437+1514+102+005+02
8 MF  ENG Max Power 40531+035+012+002+01
9 FW  ENG Charlie Wyke 17515+052+000+000+00
10 FW  IRL Will Keane 361630+1153+001+001+01
11 FW  ENG Gavin Massey 3828+1813+102+105+01
12 GK  ENG Ben Amos 35033+000+001+001+00
15 DF  SCO Jason Kerr 2115+705+011+002+10
16 DF  ENG Curtis Tilt 19213+220+101+002+00
17 MF  IRL Jamie McGrath 201+001+000+000+00
18 MF  SCO Graeme Shinnie 705+200+000+000+00
19 FW  ENG Callum Lang 381530+1124+030+201+00
20 MF  ENG Tom Bayliss* 1306+003+000+004+00
21 DF  ENG Joe Bennett 502+001+000+002+00
23 MF  IRL James McClean 33828+280+201+000+00
26 MF  IRL Glen Rea* 300+201+000+000+00
27 DF  ZIM Tendayi Darikwa 40232+123+201+001+00
28 FW  NIR Josh Magennis 906+201+000+000+00
30 MF  NOR Thelo Aasgaard 1421+410+211+104+10
31 DF  ENG James Carragher 410+000+000+103+01
32 DF  Isle of Man Adam Long 401+000+000+003+00
33 FW  ENG Tom Costello 100+000+000+000+10
34 DF  SCO Luke Robinson 1001+000+201+002+40
35 DF  ENG Kieran Lloyd 500+000+001+103+00
36 MF  WAL Scott Smith 800+000+103+004+00
38 MF  ENG Harry McHugh 300+000+000+001+20
39 FW  ENG Stephen Humphrys 3867+2041+303+013+11
40 GK  ENG Sam Tickle 100+000+000+001+00
42 MF  IRL Babajide Adeeko 300+000+000+101+10
43 MF  ENG Chris Sze 610+000+100+103+11
44 DF  ENG Charlie Hughes 100+000+000+000+10
45 FW  COD Divin Baningime 310+000+000+000+31
Players out on loan:
14 FW  NIR Jordan Jones 1703+600+302+101+10

Goals record
As of 2 March 2022
RankNo.Nat.Po.NameLeague OneFA CupLeague CupLeague TrophyTotal
1 10CFWill Keane1600116
2 19SSCallum Lang1230015
3 23LWJames McClean80008
4 39CFStephen Humphrys40116
5 8CMMax Power31015
9CFCharlie Wyke50005
7 7RWGwion Edwards10023
8 4DMTom Naylor10012
11RWGavin Massey10012
16CBCurtis Tilt20002
27RBTendayi Darikwa20002
30AMThelo Aasgaard11002
13 5CBJack Whatmough10001
15CBJason Kerr01001
31CBJames Carragher00011
43AMChris Sze00011
45CFDivin Baningime00011
Own Goals11002
Total57711075

Disciplinary record
As of 2 March 2022
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
     
1 27RBTendayi Darikwa10001001000001200
2 8CMMax Power9001001000001100
3 19SSCallum Lang800100000000900
4 23LWJames McClean501100100000701
5 4DMTom Naylor500000000000500
6 2CBKelland Watts400000000000400
3LBTom Pearce100100100100400
5CBJack Whatmough400000000000400
6DMJordan Cousins300100000000400
7RMGwion Edwards100101100000301
9CFCharlie Wyke400000000000400
11RWGavin Massey400000000000400
20CMTom Bayliss200000000200400
14 15CBJason Kerr000200000100300
15 12GKBen Amos200000000000200
16CBCurtis Tilt200000000000200
18DMGraeme Shinnie200000000000200
36CMScott Smith000000100100200
39CFStephen Humphrys100000000100200
43AMChris Sze000100000100200
21 10CFWill Keane100000000000100
14LWJordan Jones100000000000100
26DMGlen Rea100000000000100
28CFJosh Magennis100000000000100
31CBJames Carragher000000000100100
34LBLuke Robinson100000000000100
35RBKieran Lloyd000000000100100
Total710110016006009402

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2021GKBen Amos Charlton AthleticFree transfer[1]
1 July 2021CMJordan Cousins Stoke CityFree transfer[2]
1 July 2021RWGwion Edwards Ipswich TownFree transfer[3]
1 July 2021DMTom Naylor PortsmouthFree transfer[4]
1 July 2021CMMax Power SunderlandFree transfer[5]
1 July 2021CBJack Whatmough PortsmouthFree transfer[6]
7 July 2021CFCharlie Wyke SunderlandFree transfer[7]
9 July 2021CFStephen Humphrys RochdaleUndisclosed[8]
16 July 2021CMDean Pinnington Wolverhampton WanderersFree transfer
4 August 2021LWJordan Jones RangersUndisclosed[9]
17 August 2021LMJames McClean Stoke CityUndisclosed[10]
31 August 2021LBJoe Bennett Cardiff CityFree transfer[11]
31 August 2021CBJason Kerr St JohnstoneUndisclosed[12]
8 September 2021CFDivin Baningime Free AgentN/A[13]
13 January 2022CFJosh Magennis Hull CityUndisclosed[14]
16 January 2022DMGraeme Shinnie Derby CountyUndisclosed[15]
25 January 2022CBCurtis Tilt Rotherham UnitedUndisclosed[16]
31 January 2022AMJamie McGrath St MirrenUndisclosed[17]
1 February 2022CMJoe Adams EastleighUndisclosed[18]
2 February 2022CBTimi Sobowale Real Monarchs SLCFree transfer

Loans in
Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
9 August 2021CBKelland Watts Newcastle UnitedEnd of season[19]
27 August 2021CMTom Bayliss Preston North EndEnd of season[20]
31 August 2021CBCurtis Tilt Rotherham United14 January 2022[lower-alpha 1][22]
31 January 2022DMGlen Rea Luton Town17 March 2022[23]
  1. On 14 January, Tilt was recalled by parent club Rotherham.[21]

Loans out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
20 August 2021GKOwen Mooney Newcastle Town1 January 2022[24]
25 October 2021RBKieran Lloyd AFC Fylde22 November 2021
31 January 2022LWJordan Jones St MirrenEnd of season[25]
18 March 2022GKSam Tickle Nantwich Town14 April 2022
18 March 2022CMHarry McGee FC United Of Manchester1 May 2022

Transfers out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
4 June 2021CMLee Evans Ipswich TownFree transfer[26]
4 June 2021CBJack Sanders KilmarnockFree transfer[27]
10 June 2021CMChristopher Merrie Tranmere RoversUndisclosed[28]
11 June 2021STKyle Joseph Swansea CityUndisclosed[29]
16 June 2021GKOwen Evans Cheltenham TownFree transfer[30]
22 June 2021AMZach Clough Carlisle UnitedFree transfer[31][32]
23 June 2021RBCorey Whelan Carlisle UnitedFree transfer[31][33]
24 June 2021GKBobby Jones AFC FyldeFree transfer[34]
7 July 2021RBJoe Winstanley Brighton & Hove AlbionUndisclosed[35]
8 July 2021AMSean McGurk Leeds UnitedUndisclosed[36]
27 July 2021DMAlex Perry Scunthorpe UnitedFree transfer[37]
6 August 2021AMDan Gardner Doncaster RoversFree transfer[38]
7 August 2021AMMacKenzie O'Neill Prescot CablesFree transfer
6 September 2021LWJoe Dodoo Doncaster RoversFree transfer[31][39]
24 November 2021LWViv Solomon-Otabor St JohnstoneFree 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.

17 July 2021 Friendly Oldham Athletic 1–2 Wigan Athletic Oldham
15:00 BST Hope 30' Report Edwards 5'
Lang 14'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
20 July 2021 Friendly AFC Fylde 0–1 Wigan Athletic Fylde
19:30 BST Report Humphrys 49' Stadium: Mill Farm Sports Village
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
27 July 2021 Friendly Wigan Athletic 2–1 Stoke City Wigan
19:30 BST Lang 35'
Humphrys 80'		 Report Ince 42' Stadium: DW Stadium
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 (Q) 46 26 11 9 78 44 +34 89 Qualification for League One play-offs
4 Sheffield Wednesday (Q) 46 24 13 9 78 50 +28 85
5 Sunderland (Q) 46 24 12 10 79 53 +26 84
6 Wycombe Wanderers (Q) 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) Champion; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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:

Results by matchday
Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHHAHHAAHAHHAAAHHAAAHAHAHHAAHHHAAHHHAAHAHAA
ResultLWDWWWWWLWWLWLWWDWWDWWWWDDLWWDWLWWDWWDWWDLDDLW
Position2112149421121343321422224212222222222222211111111
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2022. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League One
Main article: 2021–22 EFL League One

The league fixtures were revealed on 24 June 2021.[47]

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
26 October 2021[lower-alpha 1] 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
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
2 November 2021[lower-alpha 2] 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
18 January 2022[lower-alpha 3] 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
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
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
1 February 2022[lower-alpha 4] 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
1 March 2022[lower-alpha 5] 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
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
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
15 March 2022[lower-alpha 6] 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
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
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
5 April 2022[lower-alpha 7] 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: not given?
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
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
12 April 2022[lower-alpha 8] 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
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
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
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
26 April 2022 27 Portsmouth 3–2 Wigan Athletic Milton
19:45 BST[lower-alpha 9] 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
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
  1. original match on 9 October postponed due to international callups
  2. original match on 4 September postponed, due to international callups
  3. original match on 13 November Postponed, due to international callups
  4. original match on 20 November postponed, due to Covid-19
  5. original match on 29 December Postponed, due to numerous COVID-19 cases amongst the Fleetwood squad.
  6. original match on 26 December postponed, due to numerous COVID-19 cases amongst the Wigan squad
  7. original match on 1 January postponed, due to international callups
  8. original match on 26 March postponed, due to international callups
  9. original match on 8 January postponed, due to Wigan participating in the FA Cup 3rd Round

FA Cup
Main article: 2021–22 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]

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
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
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
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
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'		 Kerr  45'
Edwards  69'  74'		 Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 12,641
Referee: Geoff Eltringham

EFL Cup
Main article: 2021–22 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]

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
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
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
Main article: 2021–22 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







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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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