2023–24 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

The 2023–24 season is the 92nd season in the history of Wigan Athletic and their first season back in League One since the 2021–22 season following their relegation in the previous season. The club are participating in League One, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.

Wigan Athletic

2023–24 season
Owner	Mike Danson
Manager	Shaun Maloney
Stadium	DW Stadium
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	First round
EFL Trophy	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Stephen Humphrys (10 goals) All: Stephen Humphrys (14 goals)
Highest home attendance	League: 13,964 EFL Trophy: 3,051 FA Cup: 22,870
Lowest home attendance	League: 7,774 EFL Trophy: 1,600
Average home league attendance	10,104
Biggest win	League: Bolton Wanderers 0–4 Wigan (19 August 2023) EFL Trophy: Wigan 7–1 Leicester City U21 (19 September 2023) FA Cup: Exeter City 0–2 Wigan (4 November 2023)
Biggest defeat	League: Bristol Rovers 4–1 Wigan (23 September 2023) FA Cup: Wigan 0–2 Manchester United (8 January 2024)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

Current squad

As of 20 February 2024

No.	Name	Position	Nationality	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Fee	Contract end
Goalkeepers
1	Sam Tickle	GK		(2002-03-31) 31 March 2002 (age 22)	Academy	—	30 June 2026
12	Ben Amos	GK		(1990-04-10) 10 April 1990 (age 34)	Charlton Athletic	Free Transfer	30 June 2024
50	Matthew Wonnacott	GK		(2004-08-31) 31 August 2004 (age 20)	Torquay United	Free Transfer	30 June 2024
51	Matthew Corran	GK		(2005-10-04) 4 October 2005 (age 19)	Academy	—	30 June 2024
Defenders
2	Kelland Watts	DF		(1999-11-03) 3 November 1999 (age 24)	Newcastle United	Loan	31 May 2024
3	Tom Pearce	DF		(1998-04-12) 12 April 1998 (age 26)	Leeds United	£325,000	30 June 2024
4	Liam Morrison	DF		(2003-04-07) 7 April 2003 (age 21)	Bayern Munich	Loan	31 May 2024
5	Steven Sessegnon	DF		(2000-05-18) 18 May 2000 (age 24)	Fulham	Free Transfer	30 June 2025
6	Charlie Hughes	DF		(2003-10-16) 16 October 2003 (age 21)	Academy	—	30 June 2028
7	Sean Clare	DF		(1996-09-18) 18 September 1996 (age 28)	Charlton Athletic	Free Transfer	30 June 2026
15	Jason Kerr	DF		(1997-02-06) 6 February 1997 (age 27)	St Johnstone	£700,000	30 June 2024
24	Luke Chambers	DF		(2004-06-24) 24 June 2004 (age 20)	Liverpool	Loan	31 May 2024
29	Charlie Goode	DF		(1995-08-03) 3 August 1995 (age 29)	Brentford	Loan	31 May 2024
44	Jack Reilly	DF		(2004-02-09) 9 February 2004 (age 20)	Academy	—	30 June 2024
Midfielders
8	Matt Smith	MF		(2000-10-05) 5 October 2000 (age 24)	Arsenal	Free Transfer	30 June 2026
10	Thelo Aasgaard	MF		(2002-05-02) 2 May 2002 (age 22)	Academy	—	30 June 2028
16	Liam Shaw	MF		(2001-03-12) 12 March 2001 (age 23)	Celtic	Loan	31 May 2024
21	Scott Smith	MF		(2001-02-07) 7 February 2001 (age 23)	Academy	—	30 June 2025
26	Baba Adeeko	MF		(2003-04-03) 3 April 2003 (age 21)	Academy	—	30 June 2027
32	Abdi Sharif	MF		(2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 23)	Liverpool	Free Transfer	30 June 2024
42	Harry McHugh	MF		(2002-10-14) 14 October 2002 (age 22)	Academy	—	30 June 2024
43	Dylan Dwyer	MF		(2003-11-27) 27 November 2003 (age 20)	Tranmere Rovers	Free Transfer	30 June 2024
45	Kai Payne	MF		(2004-11-26) 26 November 2004 (age 19)	Academy	—	30 June 2024
Forwards
11	Stephen Humphrys	FW		(1997-09-15) 15 September 1997 (age 27)	Rochdale	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
14	Jordan Jones	FW		(1994-10-24) 24 October 1994 (age 30)	Rangers	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
17	Martial Godo	FW		(2003-03-14) 14 March 2003 (age 21)	Fulham	Loan	31 May 2024
18	Jonny Smith	FW		(1997-07-28) 28 July 1997 (age 27)	Burton Albion	Free Transfer	30 June 2025
20	Callum McManaman	FW		(1991-04-25) 25 April 1991 (age 33)	Tranmere Rovers	Free Transfer	30 June 2024
22	Chris Sze	FW		(2003-12-09) 9 December 2003 (age 20)	Academy	—	30 June 2024
23	Charlie Kelman	FW		(2001-11-02) 2 November 2001 (age 22)	Queens Park Rangers	Loan	31 May 2024
28	Josh Magennis	FW		(1990-08-15) 15 August 1990 (age 34)	Hull City	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
36	Youssef Chentouf	FW		(2004-02-10) 10 February 2004 (age 20)	Rising Ballers	Free Transfer	30 June 2024
38	Joe Rodwell-Grant	FW		(2002-10-18) 18 October 2002 (age 22)	Preston North End	Free Transfer	30 June 2024
Out on Loan
9	Charlie Wyke	FW		(1992-12-06) 6 December 1992 (age 31)	Sunderland	Free Transfer	30 June 2024
25	Josh Stones	FW		(2003-11-12) 12 November 2003 (age 20)	Guiseley	Free Transfer	30 June 2024
31	James Carragher	DF		(2002-11-11) 11 November 2002 (age 21)	Academy	—	30 June 2025
33	Luke Brennan	FW		(2001-10-19) 19 October 2001 (age 23)	Blackburn Rovers	Free Transfer	30 June 2024
34	Luke Robinson	DF		(2001-11-20) 20 November 2001 (age 22)	Academy	—	30 June 2024
35	Kieran Lloyd	DF		(2002-10-13) 13 October 2002 (age 22)	Liverpool	Free Transfer	30 June 2024
37	Ethan Mitchell	DF		(2003-02-13) 13 February 2003 (age 21)	Plymouth Argyle	Free Transfer	30 June 2024
40	Tom Watson	GK		(2004-08-27) 27 August 2004 (age 20)	Academy	—	30 June 2024
41	Joe Adams	MF		(2004-06-03) 3 June 2004 (age 20)	Eastleigh	Free Transfer	30 June 2024

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Name	Previous Club	Fee	Ref.
27 June 2023	DF	Liam Morrison	Bayern Munich	Loan	[1]
30 June 2023	FW	Jonny Smith	Burton Albion	Free Transfer	[2]
30 June 2023	FW	Callum McManaman	Tranmere Rovers	Free Transfer	[3]
1 July 2023	MF	Matt Smith	Arsenal	Free Transfer	[4]
11 July 2023	DF	Sean Clare	Charlton Athletic	Free Transfer	[5]
19 July 2023	MF	James Balagizi	Liverpool	Loan	[6]
22 July 2023	MF	Liam Shaw	Celtic	Loan	[7]
27 July 2023	DF	Kelland Watts	Newcastle United	Loan	[8]
26 August 2023	DF	Steven Sessegnon	Fulham	Free Transfer	[9]
1 September 2023	FW	Martial Godo	Fulham	Loan
1 September 2023	DF	Omar Rekik	Arsenal	Loan
26 September 2023	FW	Max McMillan ‡	Fleetwood Town	Free Transfer	[10]
11 January 2024	DF	Luke Chambers	Liverpool	Loan	[11]
22 January 2024	DF	Charlie Goode	Brentford	Loan	[12]
31 January 2024	FW	Charlie Kelman	Queens Park Rangers	Loan	[13]

‡ Signed initially for the Under-21s

Out

Date	Pos	Name	Transferred To	Fee	Ref.
16 June 2023	FW	Anthony Scully	Portsmouth	Undisclosed	[14]
21 June 2023	MF	Tom Naylor	Chesterfield	Undisclosed	[15]
28 June 2023	MF	Graeme Shinnie	Aberdeen	Undisclosed	[16]
30 June 2023	DF	Joe Bennett	Oxford United	Released	[17]
30 June 2023	DF	Steven Caulker	FC Málaga City	Released	[18]
30 June 2023	MF	Jordan Cousins	Cambridge United	Released	[19]
30 June 2023	DF	Tendayi Darikwa	Apollon Limassol	Free Transfer	[20]
30 June 2023	FW	Gwion Edwards	Morecambe	Released
30 June 2023	GK	Jamie Jones	Middlesbrough	End of Contract	[21][22]
30 June 2023	DF	Ryan Nyambe	Derby County	Released	[23]
30 June 2023	MF	Max Power	Al Qadsiah FC	End of Contract	[24][25]
30 June 2023	DF	Curtis Tilt	Salford City	Free Transfer	[26]
14 July 2023	FW	Will Keane	Preston North End	Undisclosed	[27]
27 July 2023	MF	Jamie McGrath	Aberdeen	Contract Terminated	[28][29]
27 July 2023	DF	Jack Whatmough	Preston North End	Contract Terminated	[28][30]
4 August 2023	MF	James McClean	AFC Wrexham	Undisclosed	[31]
22 August 2023	DF	Luke Robinson	St Johnstone	Loan	[32]
31 August 2023	DF	Kieran Lloyd	Larne	Loan	[33]
1 September 2023	FW	Luke Brennan	TNS	Loan
15 December 2023	FW	Josh Stones	Oldham Athletic	Loan	[34]
10 January 2024	DF	James Carragher	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Loan	[35]
11 January 2024	MF	Joe Adams	Morecambe	Loan	[36]
12 January 2024	DF	Ethan Mitchell	AFC Fylde	Loan	[37]
29 January 2024	FW	Callum Lang	Portsmouth	Undisclosed	[38]
1 February 2024	MF	Harry McHugh	Ayr United	Loan	[39]
1 February 2024	FW	Charlie Wyke	Rotherham United	Loan	[40]
17 February 2024	GK	Tom Watson	Oxford City	Loan	[41]

Retained List=

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Wigan Athletic v Everton

22 July 2023 Friendly	Wigan Athletic	0–1	Everton	Wigan
14:00 BST		Report	Young 64'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 9,897 (3,949 away)

Tranmere Rovers v Wigan Athletic

28 July 2023 Friendly	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Wigan Athletic	Birkenhead
19:00 BST	Saunders 51'	Report	Adams 71'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 1,616

Morecambe v Wigan Athletic

29 July 2023 Friendly	Morecambe	0–2	Wigan Athletic	Morecambe
15:00 BST		Report	Aasgaard 18' Brennan 90+2'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
League One	5 August 2023	27 April 2024	Matchday 1		39	17	7	15	53	48	+5	043.59
FA Cup	4 November 2023	8 January 2024	First round	3rd Round	3	2	0	1	3	0	+3	066.67
EFL Cup	8 August 2023	8 August 2023	First round	First round	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
EFL Trophy	19 September 2023	16 January 2024	Group stage	Last 16	5	2	3	0	15	5	+10	040.00
Total					48	21	11	16	71	53	+18	043.75

Last updated: 16 March 2024
Source:

Table

2023–24 EFL League One

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	Stevenage	46	19	14	13	57	46	+11	71
10	Wycombe Wanderers	46	17	14	15	60	55	+5	65
11	Leyton Orient	46	18	11	17	53	55	−2	65
12	Wigan Athletic	46	20	10	16	63	56	+7	62[lower-alpha 1]
13	Exeter City	46	17	10	19	46	61	−15	61
14	Northampton Town	46	17	9	20	57	66	−9	60
15	Bristol Rovers	46	16	9	21	52	68	−16	57

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^[44]
Notes:

1. On 19 May 2023, Wigan Athletic were deducted four points for failing to pay players and staff on time following previous EFL rules breaches in the 2022–23 season.^[42] Another four-point deduction was applied on 26 May, after the club's owners missed a deadline to deposit an amount equalling 125% of its monthly wage bill.^[43]

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	20	10	16	63	56	+7	70	13	4	6	30	18	+12	7	6	10	33	38	−5

Last updated: 27 April 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	8	9	10	11	12	14	15	16	71	132	17	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	28	29	183	30	31	32	33	34	35	274	36	37	38	39	41	42	43	44	405	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H
Result	W	W	D	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	W	L	W	D	D	W	D	L	L	L	W	D	D	W	W	L	W	L	L	W	D	W	L	W	L	W	D	L	D	D	W	W	W
Points[lower-alpha 1]	-5	-2	-1	2	2	2	5	5	5	5	5	8	11	14	14	17	18	19	22	23	23	23	23	26	27	28	31	34	34	37	37	37	40	41	44	44	47	47	50	51	51	52	53	56	59	62

Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

• ¹ Matchday 7 (vs Charlton Athletic) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
• ² Matchday 13 (vs Peterborough United) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
• ³ Matchday 18 (vs Wycombe Wanderers) was postponed due to international call-ups.
• ⁴ Matchday 27 (vs Bolton Wanderers) was postponed due to both teams' involvement in the FA Cup.
• ⁵ Matchday 40 (vs Charlton Athletic) was postponed due to the international call-ups.

1. Wigan were deducted eight points prior to the start of the season

League One

Main article: 2023–24 EFL League One

On 22 June, the EFL League One fixtures were released.^[45]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Derby County v Wigan Athletic

5 August 2023 1	Derby County	1–2	Wigan Athletic	Derby
15:00 BST	Forsyth 57'	Report	Wyke 37', 72'	Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 29,957 Referee: Scott Oldham

Wigan Athletic v Northampton Town

12 August 2023 2	Wigan Athletic	2–1	Northampton Town	Wigan
15:00 BST	Hughes 72' McManaman 79'	Report	Hoskins 24'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 10,095 Referee: Ross Joyce

Carlisle United v Wigan Athletic

15 August 2023 3	Carlisle United	1–1	Wigan Athletic	Carlisle
19:45 BST	Moxon 56'	Report	Wyke 34'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 8,649 Referee: Mark Edwards

Bolton Wanderers v Wigan Athletic

19 August 2023 4	Bolton Wanderers	0–4	Wigan Athletic	Horwich
12:30 BST		Report	Wyke 12', 75' Humphrys 24', 45+4'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 24,116 Referee: Tom Reeves

Wigan Athletic v Barnsley

26 August 2023 5	Wigan Athletic	0–2	Barnsley	Wigan
15:00 BST		Report	Cole 26' McAtee 90+2'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 10,683 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Blackpool v Wigan Athletic

2 September 2023 6	Blackpool	2–1	Wigan Athletic	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Rhodes 4' Dougall 90+4'	Report	Magennis 89'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 11,537 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Wigan Athletic v Cambridge United

16 September 2023 8	Wigan Athletic	2–1	Cambridge United	Wigan
15:00 BST	Humphrys 57' Aasgaard 62'	Report	Okenabirhie 76' (pen.)	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 10,068 Referee: Adam Herczeg

Bristol Rovers v Wigan Athletic

23 September 2023 9	Bristol Rovers	4–1	Wigan Athletic	Bristol
15:00 BST	Thomas 13' Hunt 26' Collins 53' Marquis 68'	Report	Wyke 21'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,161 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Wigan Athletic v Portsmouth

30 September 2023 10	Wigan Athletic	1–2	Portsmouth	Wigan
15:00 BST	Godo 27'	Report	Poole 31' Lane 34'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 10,358 Referee: Will Finnie

Burton Albion v Wigan Athletic

3 October 2023 11	Burton Albion	2–1	Wigan Athletic	Burton
19:45 BST	Powell 68', 84' (pen.)	Report	Hughes 44'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,527 Referee: Sonny Sukhvir Gill

Stevenage v Wigan Athletic

7 October 2023 12	Stevenage	1–0	Wigan Athletic	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Pressley 9' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 4,402 Referee: Alan Young

Exeter City v Wigan Athletic

21 October 2023 14	Exeter City	0–2	Wigan Athletic	Exeter
15:00 BST		Report	Godo 8' Aimson 90+7' (o.g.)	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,337 Referee: Ben Atkinson

Wigan Athletic v Oxford United

24 October 2023 15	Wigan Athletic	2–0	Oxford United	Wigan
19:45 BST	Humphrys 17' Lang 80'	Report		Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 9,108 Referee: David Rock

Wigan Athletic v Shrewsbury Town

28 October 2023 16	Wigan Athletic	2–0	Shrewsbury Town	Wigan
15:00 BST	Humphrys 35' Lang 66'	Report		Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 9,389 Referee: Daniel Middleton

Wigan Athletic v Charlton Athletic

31 October 2023 7[46]	Wigan Athletic	2–3	Charlton Athletic	Wigan
19:45 GMT	Aasgaard 84' Humphrys 90'	Report	May 21', 31' Blackett-Taylor 43'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,486 Referee: Paul Howard
Note: Fixture was previous postponed due to international call-ups.[47]

Wigan Athletic v Peterborough United

7 November 2023 13[48]	Wigan Athletic	2–1	Peterborough United	Wigan
19:45 GMT	Godo 7' McManaman 82'	Report	Poku 54'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,134 Referee: Ollie Yates
Note: Fixture was previously postponed due to international call-ups.[49]

Cheltenham Town v Wigan Athletic

11 November 2023 17	Cheltenham Town	1–1	Wigan Athletic	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	Sercombe 32' (pen.)	Report	Freestone 6' (o.g.) Humphrys 64'	Stadium: The Completely-Suzuki Stadium Attendance: 4,235 Referee: Carl Brook

Leyton Orient v Wigan Athletic

25 November 2023 19	Leyton Orient	1–1	Wigan Athletic	Leyton
15:00 GMT	Forde 18'	Report	Humphrys 1', 45+1'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,517 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Wigan Athletic v Fleetwood Town

28 November 2023 20	Wigan Athletic	3–0	Fleetwood Town	Wigan
19:45 GMT	Jones 4' Lynch 31' (o.g.) Pearce 61'	Report	Earl  40'  45+1'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,129 Referee: Edward Duckworth

Wigan Athletic v Lincoln City

9 December 2023 21	Wigan Athletic	0–0	Lincoln City	Wigan
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,838 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Port Vale v Wigan Athletic

16 December 2023 22	Port Vale	3–2	Wigan Athletic	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT	Chislett 23', 43', 83'	Report	Sze 63' Wyke 77'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 6,701 Referee: Marc Edwards

Reading v Wigan Athletic

23 December 2023 23	Reading	2–0	Wigan Athletic	Reading
15:00 GMT	Azeez 34' Smith 50'	Report		Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: not given Referee: Martin Woods

Wigan Athletic v Derby County

26 December 2023 24	Wigan Athletic	0–1	Derby County	Wigan
15:00 GMT		Report	Nelson 19'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 13,601 Referee: Thomas Parsons

Wigan Athletic v Carlisle United

29 December 2023 25	Wigan Athletic	2–0	Carlisle United	Wigan
19:00 GMT	Magennis 16' (pen.) Morrison 36'	Report		Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 13,224 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Barnsley v Wigan Athletic

1 January 2024 26	Barnsley	1–1	Wigan Athletic	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Cole 45+1'	Report	Smith 87'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 12,836 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Northampton Town v Wigan Athletic

13 January 2024 28	Northampton Town	1–1	Wigan Athletic	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Hoskins 16' (pen.)	Report	Magennis 64'	Stadium: Sixfields Attendance: 6,664 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Wigan Athletic v Reading

20 January 2024 29	Wigan Athletic	1–0	Reading	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Aasgaard 32'	Report		Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 9,103 Referee: Tom Reeves

Wigan Athletic v Wycombe Wanderers

23 January 2024 18	Wigan Athletic	1–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Wigan
19:45 GMT	Hughes 90+20'	Report		Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 7,774 Referee: Adam Herczeg Steven Rushton[lower-alpha 1]
Note: original fixture on 7 November, postponed due to international call-ups.[50]

Wigan Athletic v Stevenage

27 January 2024 30	Wigan Athletic	2–3	Stevenage	Wigan
19:45 GMT	Magennis 5' (pen.) Aasgaard 38'	Report	Reid 15' Piergianna 66' Thompson 81'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,804 Referee: Ben Toner

Peterborough United v Wigan Athletic

3 February 2024 31	Peterborough United	2–3	Wigan Athletic	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Knight 90+1' Jones 90+4'	Report	Aasgaard 20', 85' Magennis 52' Smith  66'  76'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 8,184 Referee: Daniel Middleton

Wigan Athletic v Exeter City

10 February 2024 32	Wigan Athletic	1–2	Exeter City	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Kelman 71'	Report	Eisa 10' Aitchison 66'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 9,431 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Oxford United v Wigan Athletic

13 February 2024 33	Oxford United	4–2	Wigan Athletic	Oxford
19:45 GMT	Murphy 45+3' Brannagan 55' Rodrigues 76' Goodrham 90+4'	Report	Jones 41' Aasgaard 80'	Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,320 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Shrewsbury Town v Wigan Athletic

17 February 2024 34	Shrewsbury Town	0–1	Wigan Athletic	Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT		Report	M.Smith 57'	Stadium: Crowd Meadow Attendance: 7,206 Referee: Lee Swabey

Wigan Athletic v Cheltenham Town

23 February 2024 35	Wigan Athletic	1–1	Cheltenham Town	Wigan
19:45 GMT	Bonds 52' (o.g.)	Report	Taylor 9'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 9,326 Referee: David Rock

Wigan Athletic v Bolton Wanderers

27 February 2024 27	Wigan Athletic	1–0	Bolton Wanderers	Wigan
19:45 GMT	Humphrys 69'	Report		Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 13,204 Referee: John Busby
Note: original fixture on 6 January was postponed, due to both teams FA Cup involvement.[51]

Fleetwood Town v Wigan Athletic

2 March 2024 36	Fleetwood Town	4–2	Wigan Athletic	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT	Lawal 15', 36' Kilkenny 54' Stockley 61'	Report	Humphrys 17' Aasgaard 26'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,827 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Wigan Athletic v Leyton Orient

9 March 2024 37	Wigan Athletic	1–0	Leyton Orient	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Kerr 73'	Report	Galbraith  29'  42'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 10,352 Referee: Scott Oldham

Wycombe Wanderers v Wigan Athletic

12 March 2024 38	Wycombe Wanderers	1-0	Wigan Athletic	Wycombe
19:45 GMT	Tickle 19' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,568 Referee: Scott Tallis

Wigan Athletic v Blackpool

16 March 2024 39	Wigan Athletic	1–0	Blackpool	Wigan
15:00 GMT	S. Smith 26'			Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 13,964 Referee: James Linnington

Wigan Athletic v Burton Albion

29 March 2024 41	Wigan Athletic	1–1	Burton Albion	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Hughes 43' (o.g.)	Report	Brayford 54'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 11,426 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Cambridge United v Wigan Athletic

1 April 2024 42	Cambridge United	3–1	Wigan Athletic	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Ahadme 11', 57' Andrew 83'	Report	Magennis 35' Godo 65'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,418 Referee: Simon Mather

Wigan Athletic v Port Vale

6 April 2024 43	Wigan Athletic	0–0	Port Vale	Wigan
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 12,572 Referee: Paul Howard

Charlton Athletic v Wigan Athletic

9 April 2024 40	Charlton Athletic	2–2	Wigan Athletic	Charlton
19:45 BST	Hughes 19' (o.g.) Aneke 79'	Report	Kelman 62', 66'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 11,169 Referee: Lee Swabey
Note: original Fixture onwas previous postponed due to international call-ups.[52]

Lincoln City v Wigan Athletic

13 April 2024 44	Lincoln City	1–2	Wigan Athletic	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Mandroiu 40'		J. Smith 20' Hughes 90'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 9,611 Referee: Martin Coy

Portsmouth v Wigan Athletic

20 April 2024 45	Portsmouth	1–2	Wigan Athletic	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Lang  17' Pack  62' Yengi 85'	Report	Chambers 22' Hughes  32' Magennis 83'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,202 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Wigan Athletic v Bristol Rovers

27 April 2024 46	Wigan Athletic	v	Bristol Rovers	Wigan
15:00 BST				Stadium: DW Stadium

• All fixtures are subject to change

1. Herczeg was replaced by fourth official Steven Rushton on 55 minutes, due to injury

FA Cup

Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

Wigan were drawn away to Exeter City in the first round, away to York City in the second round, and at home to Manchester United in the third round.^[53][54][55]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Exeter City v Wigan Athletic

4 November 2023 First Round	Exeter City	0–2	Wigan Athletic	Exeter
15:00 GMT		Report	Aasgaard 58' Sessegnon 87'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,512 Referee: Craig Hicks

York City v Wigan Athletic

1 December 2023 Second Round	York City	0–1	Wigan Athletic	Huntington
19:45 GMT		Report	Humphrys 61'	Stadium: York Community Stadium Attendance: 6,613 Referee: Thomas Kirk

Wigan Athletic v Manchester United

8 January 2024 Third Round	Wigan Athletic	0–2	Manchester United	Wigan
20:15 GMT		Report	Dalot 22' Fernandes 74' (pen.)	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 22,870 Referee: Anthony Taylor

EFL Cup

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

Wigan were drawn against Wrexham away in the first round.^[56]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Wrexham v Wigan Athletic

8 August 2023 First round	Wrexham	0–0 (4–2 p)	Wigan Athletic	Wrexham
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 9,736 Referee: Sam Allison
	Penalties
	Young Lee O'Connor Dalby		Wyke Humphrys Hughes Aasgaard

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Trophy

The Group stage draw was finalised on 22 June 2023.^[57] Wigan were then drawn at home to Stockport County in the Second Round,^[58] and away to Doncaster Rovers in the Last 16.^[59][60]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Wigan Athletic	3	1	2	0	0	10	4	+6	7	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Fleetwood Town	3	2	0	1	0	9	3	+6	7
3	ACA	Leicester City U21	3	1	0	0	2	2	11	−9	3
4	L2	Tranmere Rovers	3	0	0	1	2	0	3	−3	1

Updated to match(es) played on 14 November 2023. Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Wigan Athletic v Leicester City U21

19 September 2023 Group stage	Wigan Athletic	7–1	Leicester City U21	Wigan
19:00 BST	Magennis 34' (pen.), 46', 60' Lang 57' McHugh 72' Sze 85' Stones 90+5'	Report	Raikhy 30'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 2,073 Referee: Scott Simpson

Wigan Athletic v Fleetwood Town

10 October 2023 Group stage	Wigan Athletic	3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Fleetwood Town	Wigan
19:00 BST	Humphrys 55' Stones 65' Pearce 87'	Report	Tshimanga 43', 45+3' Earl 90+3'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Scott Tallis
	Penalties
	Lang Sze Pearce Clare Stones Hughes		Marriott Mayor Robertson Simons Earl Broom

Tranmere Rovers v Wigan Athletic

14 November 2023 Group stage	Tranmere Rovers	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p)	Wigan Athletic	Birkenhead
19:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Referee: Simon Mather
	Penalties
	Morris Hughes Jolley Norris Saunders Taylor Davies Pike		McManaman Humphrys Pearce Sze Stones Balagizi McHugh Watts

Wigan Athletic v Stockport County

6 December 2023 Second round	Wigan Athletic	2–0	Stockport County	Wigan
19:00 GMT	Smith 17' Morrison 23'	Report		Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 3,051 Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill

Doncaster Rovers v Wigan Athletic

16 January 2024 Third round	Doncaster Rovers	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Wigan Athletic	Doncaster
19:00 GMT	Bailey 70'	Report	Wyke 11'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 1,530 Referee: Ollie Yates
	Penalties
	Ironside Close Bailey Hurst		Magennis Humphrys Hughes Jones

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