2020–21 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

Wigan Athletic
2020–21 season
Owner	Phoenix 2021 Limited (from 30 March 2021)
Chairman	Talal Al-Hammad (from 30 March 2021)
Manager	Leam Richardson (caretaker until 11 September 2020); John Sheridan (September 11 2020–November 13 2020); Leam Richardson (from November 13 2020)
Stadium	DW Stadium
League One	20th
FA Cup	First round
EFL Cup	First round
EFL Trophy	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: ; Will Keane (11); All: ; Will Keane (12)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 season was Wigan Athletic Football Club's 89th season in existence and their first back in League One since 2017–18. In addition to the domestic league, Wigan Athletic participated in this season's editions of the FA Cup, EFL Cup, and EFL Trophy.

First-team squad

As of 18 January 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	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)	87	0	2017	Stevenage	Free
25	Owen Evans	GK	(1996-11-28)28 November 1996 (aged 24)	6	0	2014	Hereford United	Free
31	Sam Tickle	GK	(2002-03-31)31 March 2002 (aged 19)	0	0	2019	Academy	Trainee
40	Bobby Jones	GK	(2001-11-20)20 November 2001 (aged 19)	0	0	2018	Middlesbrough	Free
Defenders
2	Tendayi Darikwa	RB/RM	(1991-12-13)13 December 1991 (aged 29)	26	0	2021	Nottingham Forest	Free
3	Tom Pearce	LB	(1998-04-12)12 April 1998 (aged 23)	36	1	2019	Leeds United	Undisclosed
4	Curtis Tilt	CB	(1991-08-04)4 August 1991 (aged 29)	36	3	2020	Rotherham United	Loan
5	George Johnston	CB/LB	(1998-09-01)1 September 1998 (aged 22)	22	1	2021	Feyenoord	Loan
6	Corey Whelan	RB/CB	(1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 (age 26)	8	0	2021	Phoenix Rising	Free
14	Scott Wootton	CB	(1991-09-12)12 September 1991 (aged 29)	13	1	2021	Plymouth Argyle	Loan
32	Adam Long	CB	(2000-11-11)11 November 2000 (aged 20)	19	0	2017	St Georges	Free
34	Luke Robinson	LB	(2001-11-19)19 November 2001 (aged 19)	25	0	2017	Wrexham	Free
35	Jack Sanders	CB	(1999-03-18)18 March 1999 (aged 22)	0	0	2019	Leek Town	Free
Midfielders
8	Lee Evans	CM/DM	(1994-07-24)24 July 1994 (aged 26)	115	8	2019	Sheffield United	Undisclosed
12	Funso Ojo	CM	(1991-08-28)28 August 1991 (aged 29)	23	0	2021	Aberdeen	Loan
15	Dan Gardner	AM/RM/LM	(1990-04-05)5 April 1990 (aged 31)	40	1	2020	Salford City	Free
23	Chris Merrie	CM	(1998-11-02)2 November 1998 (aged 22)	31	0	2017	Academy	Trainee
24	Alex Perry	DM/CB/CM	(1998-03-04)4 March 1998 (aged 23)	25	0	2018	Bolton Wanderers	Free
30	Thelo Aasgaard	AM/LW/RW	(2002-02-05)5 February 2002 (aged 19)	35	3	2016	Academy	Trainee
36	Scott Smith	CM	(2001-07-02)2 July 2001 (aged 19)	0	0	2013	Academy	Trainee
38	Mackenzie O'Neill	AM	(2002-01-20)20 January 2002 (aged 19)	0	0	2017	Academy	Trainee
39	Sean McGurk	AM	(2003-03-15)15 March 2003 (aged 18)	0	0	2016	Academy	Trainee
41	Harry McHugh	AM	(2002-10-14)14 October 2002 (aged 18)	3	1	2019	Academy	Trainee
Forwards
7	Zach Clough	SS/LW/RW	(1995-05-08)8 May 1995 (aged 26)	13	0	2021	Nottingham Forest	Free
9	Callum Lang	SS/LW/RW	(1995-05-08)8 May 1995 (aged 26)	28	9	2016	Academy	Trainee
10	Will Keane	CF	(1993-11-11)11 November 1993 (aged 27)	38	12	2020	Ipswich Town	Free
11	Gavin Massey	RW/LW/SS	(1992-10-14)14 October 1992 (aged 28)	120	11	2017	Leyton Orient	Free
16	Jamie Proctor	CF	(1992-03-25)25 March 1992 (aged 29)	15	2	2021	Rotherham United	Loan
17	Viv Solomon-Otabor	RW	(1996-01-02)2 January 1996 (aged 25)	31	2	2020	CSKA Sofia	Free
20	Joe Dodoo	LW/RW/SS	(1995-06-29)29 June 1995 (aged 26)	20	4	2021	Ankara Keçiörengücü	Free
22	Kyle Joseph	CF	(2001-09-10)10 September 2001 (aged 19)	19	5	2016	Academy	Trainee

Statistics

Appearances & Goals

As of 9 May 2021

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	ENG	Jamie Jones	46	0	45+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	ZIM	Tendayi Darikwa	26	0	26+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Tom Pearce	28	1	23+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	1
4	DF	ENG	Curtis Tilt	36	3	36+0	3	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	SCO	George Johnston	22	1	19+3	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
6	DF	IRL	Corey Whelan	8	0	2+6	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	FW	ENG	Zach Clough	13	0	4+9	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF	WAL	Lee Evans	24	2	21+0	2	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Callum Lang	22	9	21+1	9	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	FW	ENG	Will Keane	34	12	25+7	11	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	1
11	FW	ENG	Gavin Massey	17	0	12+4	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
12	MF	BEL	Funso Ojo	23	0	23+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	DF	ENG	Scott Wootton	13	1	12+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	MF	ENG	Dan Gardner	40	1	20+16	1	1+0	0	0+1	0	2+0	0
16	FW	ENG	Jamie Proctor	15	2	7+8	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	FW	NGA	Viv Solomon-Otabor	31	2	25+3	2	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
20	FW	GHA	Joe Dodoo	20	4	12+8	4	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	FW	SCO	Kyle Joseph	19	5	12+6	5	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	MF	ENG	Chris Merrie	31	0	24+2	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
24	MF	ENG	Alex Perry	25	0	17+4	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
25	GK	WAL	Owen Evans	5	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
26	FW	ENG	Charlie Jolley	4	2	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	2
28	FW	ENG	Divin Baningime	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
30	MF	NOR	Thelo Aasgaard	35	3	13+20	3	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
32	DF	ENG	Adam Long	17	0	10+3	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
34	DF	SCO	Luke Robinson	25	0	20+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
41	MF	ENG	Harry McHugh	3	1	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	1
Players who have left the club:
2	DF	ENG	Nathan Byrne	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
4	MF	SCO	Danny Fox	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Nathan Cameron	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
6	DF	ENG	Darnell Johnson	11	0	10+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
7	MF	SCO	Kal Naismith	14	3	12+0	2	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	1
12	MF	ENG	Matt Palmer	10	0	10+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	FW	ENG	Joe Garner	14	7	10+1	3	1+0	1	1+0	2	0+1	1
18	MF	ENG	Gary Roberts	3	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
19	FW	ENG	Ollie Crankshaw	24	3	2+17	1	0+1	0	0+1	0	3+0	2
27	DF	WAL	Tom James	24	4	20+0	3	1+0	1	0+0	0	2+1	0
20	DF	NGA	Emeka Obi	9	0	3+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0

Goals record

As of 9 May 2021

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
1	10	CF	Will Keane	11	0	0	1	12
2	9	CF	Callum Lang	9	0	0	0	9
3	14	CF	Joe Garner	3	1	2	1	7
4	22	CF	Kyle Joseph	5	0	0	0	5
5	20	LW	Joe Dodoo	4	0	0	0	4
5	27	RB	Tom James	3	1	0	0	4
7	4	CB	Curtis Tilt	3	0	0	0	3
	7	RM	Kal Naismith	2	0	0	1	3
	19	RW	Ollie Crankshaw	1	0	0	2	3
	30	AM	Thelo Aasgaard	3	0	0	0	3
11	8	CM	Lee Evans	2	0	0	0	2
	16	CF	Jamie Proctor	2	0	0	0	2
	17	RW	Viv Solomon-Otabor	2	0	0	0	2
	26	CF	Charlie Jolley	0	0	0	2	2
16	3	LB	Tom Pearce	0	0	0	1	1
	5	CB	George Johnston	1	0	0	1
	14	CB	Scott Wootton	1	0	0	0	1
	15	CM	Dan Gardner	1	0	0	0	1
	41	CM	Harry McHugh	0	0	0	1	1
Own Goals			1	0	0	0	1
Total				51	2	2	9	66

Disciplinary record

As of 9 May 2021

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League One			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Total
Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name
1	4		CB	Curtis Tilt	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	1
2	11		LW	Gavin Massey	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
3	34		LB	Luke Robinson	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
4	23		CM	Chris Merrie	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	24		DM	Alex Perry	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	27		RB	Tom James	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
7	2		RB	Tendayi Darikwa	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	8		DM	Lee Evans	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	9		CF	Callum Lang	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	10		CF	Will Keane	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	12		DM	Funso Ojo	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	14		CF	Joe Garner	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
13	1		GK	Jamie Jones	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	5		CB	Nathan Cameron	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	14		CB	Scott Wootton	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	16		CF	Jamie Proctor	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	19		RW	Ollie Crankshaw	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	20		LW	Joe Dodoo	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	20		CB	Emeka Obi	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	30		AM	Thelo Aasgaard	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	32		CB	Adam Long	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
21	3		LB	Tom Pearce	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	4		CB	Danny Fox	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	5		CB	George Johnston	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	7		RM	Kai Naismith	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	15		AM	Dan Gardner	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	41		CM	Harry McHugh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Total					69	0	1	2	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	74	0	2

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
4 September 2020	AM	Dan Gardner	Salford City	Free transfer	^[1]
4 September 2020	RW	Viv Solomon-Otabor	CSKA Sofia	Free transfer	^[1]
11 September 2020	RB	Josh Clarke	Brentford	Free transfer	^[2]
18 September 2020	CB	Nathan Cameron	Macclesfield Town	Free transfer	^[3]
9 October 2020	CF	Will Keane	Ipswich Town	Free transfer	^[4]
11 January 2021	RB	Tendayi Darikwa	Nottingham Forest	Free transfer	^[5]
22 January 2021	SS	Zach Clough	Nottingham Forest	Free transfer
22 January 2021	RB	Corey Whelan	Phoenix Rising	Free transfer
9 February 2021	LW	Joe Dodoo	Ankara Keçiörengücü	Free transfer	^[6]

Loans in

Date	Position	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
17 September 2020	RB	Tom James	Hibernian	17 January 2021	^[7]
29 September 2020	CB	Darnell Johnson	Leicester City	4 January 2021	^[8]
15 October 2020	CB	Curtis Tilt	Rotherham United	End of season	^[9]
16 October 2020	CM	Matt Palmer	Swindon Town	4 January 2021	^[10]
22 January 2021	CB	George Johnston	Feyenoord	End of season
28 January 2021	CM	Funso Ojo	Aberdeen	End of season	^[11]
1 February 2021	CF	Jamie Proctor	Rotherham United	End of season	^[12]
1 February 2021	CB	Scott Wootton	Plymouth Argyle	End of season	^[13]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
23 July 2020	GK	James Aspinall	Free agent	Released	^[14]
23 July 2020	DM	Will McGuffie	Free agent	Released	^[14]
23 July 2020	CM	Jensen Weir	Brighton & Hove Albion	£500,000	^[15]^[16]
24 July 2020	CB	Leon Balogun	Rangers	Free transfer	^[17]
28 July 2020	CM	Alfie Devine	Tottenham Hotspur	£500,000	^[18]^[19]
30 July 2020	GK	Dániel Gyollai	Peterborough United	Free transfer	^[20]
10 August 2020	CF	Joe Gelhardt	Leeds United	Undisclosed	^[21]
13 August 2020	CB	Chey Dunkley	Sheffield Wednesday	Free transfer	^[22]
13 August 2020	CF	Kieffer Moore	Cardiff City	Undisclosed	^[23]
17 August 2020	CM	Lewis Macleod	Plymouth Argyle	Free transfer	^[24]
20 August 2020	CM	Joe Williams	Bristol City	£1,200,000	^[25]^[26]
20 August 2020	LB	Antonee Robinson	Fulham	£2,000,000	^[27]
21 August 2020	GK	David Marshall	Derby County	Undisclosed	^[28]
27 August 2020	RW	Jamal Lowe	Swansea City	£800,000	^[29]^[26]
31 August 2020	RB	Tylor Golden	Salford City	Free transfer	^[14]^[30]
2 September 2020	AM	Josh Windass	Sheffield Wednesday	Undisclosed	^[31]
4 September 2020	CB	Cédric Kipré	West Bromwich Albion	£1,000,000	^[32]
10 September 2020	RB	Nathan Byrne	Derby County	Undisclosed	^[33]
11 September 2020	CM	Sam Morsy	Middlesbrough	Undisclosed	^[34]
14 September 2020	LM	Michael Jacobs	Portsmouth	Free transfer	^[35]
5 October 2020	RB	Josh Clarke	Free agent	Released	^[36]
17 October 2020	LW	Anthony Pilkington	East Bengal	Free transfer	^[37]
18 October 2020	CB	Danny Fox	East Bengal	Free transfer	^[38]
27 November 2020	LW	Gary Roberts	Bala Town	Free transfer	^[39]^[40]
1 January 2021	CF	Joe Garner	APOEL Nicosia	Free transfer
5 January 2021	CB	Nathan Cameron	Solihull Moors	Free transfer
15 January 2021	LW	Kal Naismith	Luton Town	Free transfer
18 January 2021	LB	Patrick Webber	Free agent	Mutual consent	^[41]
25 January 2021	CF	Charlie Jolley	Tranmere Rovers	Undisclosed	^[42]
28 January 2021	LW	Divin Baningime	Free agent	Mutual consent
30 January 2021	CF	Joe Piggott	Altrincham	Free transfer	^[43]
1 February 2021	RW	Ollie Crankshaw	Bradford City	Undisclosed
16 February 2021	CB	Emeka Obi	AFC Fylde	Free transfer

Loans out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
29 July 2020	CF	Callum Lang	Motherwell	31 December 2020	^[44]
27 October 2020	CB	Jack Sanders	AFC Fylde	9 February 2021
9 December 2020	GK	Bobby Jones	Warrington Town	End of season

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

22 August 2020 (2020-08-22) Friendly	Wigan Athletic	1–2	Carlisle United	Euxton
	Crankshaw 48'	Report	Touré 40' Alessandra 58'	Stadium: Euxton Training Ground Attendance: Behind closed doors

25 August 2020 (2020-08-25) Friendly	Wigan Athletic	5–1	Bolton Wanderers	Euxton
	McManaman 5' Garner 31', 51', 52' Trialist 82'	Report	Delfouneso 6'	Stadium: Euxton Training Ground Attendance: Behind closed doors

29 August 2020 (2020-08-29) Friendly	Bradford City	2–3	Wigan Athletic	Bradford
	Scales 19' Pritchard 81'	Report	Naismith 1', 55' Roberts 35'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: Behind closed doors

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
EFL League One	13 September 2020	9 May 2021	Matchday 1	20th	46	13	9	24	54	77	−23	028.26
FA Cup	8 November 2020		First round	First round	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	000.00
EFL Cup	5 September 2020		First round	First round	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	000.00
EFL Trophy	22 September 2020	11 November 2020	Group stage	Group stage	3	1	1	1	9	6	+3	033.33
Total					51	14	10	27	67	89	−22	027.45

Source: Competitions

EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
16	Burton Albion	46	15	12	19	61	73	−12	57
17	Shrewsbury Town	46	13	15	18	50	57	−7	54
18	Plymouth Argyle	46	14	11	21	53	80	−27	53
19	AFC Wimbledon	46	12	15	19	54	70	−16	51
20	Wigan Athletic	46	13	9	24	54	77	−23	48
21	Rochdale (R)	46	11	14	21	61	78	−17	47	Relegation to EFL League Two
22	Northampton Town (R)	46	11	12	23	41	67	−26	45
23	Swindon Town (R)	46	13	4	29	55	89	−34	43
24	Bristol Rovers (R)	46	10	8	28	40	70	−30	38

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^[45]
(R) Relegated

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	13	9	24	54	77	−23	48	5	6	11	23	38	−15	8	3	13	31	39	−8

Source: BBC

                                               SHOULD READ

     HOME RECORD   WON 5 DRAWN 6 LOST  12   FOR 26 - AG 42     AWAY RECORD  WON 8 DRAWN 3 LOST 12  FOR 28  AG 35

Results by round

Round	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	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	W	W	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	W	L	D	D	W	D	D	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	L	W	W	D	L	D	L	L	W	W	W	W	D	L	L
Position	24	23	17	10	16	18	21	18	19	21	24	23	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	23	23	23	21	22	23	23	22	23	24	23	20	20	21	22	22	23	21	20	20	20	20	20	20

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The 2020/21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.^[46]

13 September 2020 1	Ipswich Town	2–0	Wigan Athletic	Ipswich
12:00 BST	Bishop 11' Chambers 61' Edwards 80'	Report		Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Bramall

19 September 2020 2	Wigan Athletic	2–3	Gillingham	Wigan
15:00 BST	Fox 13' Garner 21' Naismith 64' Cameron 89'	Report	Graham 22', 30' Eccles 34' Coyle 62'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield

26 September 2020 3	Portsmouth	1–2	Wigan Athletic	Milton
15:00 BST	Harrison 89'	Report	Garner 26' Evans 39' Cameron 48' James 59'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Antony Coggins

3 October 2020 4	Wigan Athletic	1–0	Doncaster Rovers	Wigan
15:00 BST	Garner 59' 81'	Report	Coppinger 28' Richards 78'	Stadium: DW Stadium Referee: Carl Boyeson

10 October 2020 5	Crewe Alexandra	3–0	Wigan Athletic	Crewe
15:00 BST	Offord 27' Pickering 40' Mandron 59' Wintle 61'	Report		Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Coy

17 October 2020 6	Charlton Athletic	1–0	Wigan Athletic	Charlton
15:00 BST	Gunter 23' Watson 47' Forster-Caskey 65' Smyth 69'	Report	Keane 39' Evans 64' Massey 67' James 85'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Ollie Yates

20 October 2020 7	Wigan Athletic	0–1	Peterborough United	Wigan
19:00 BST	Massey 66'	Report	Butler 6' Clarke-Harris 28'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce

24 October 2020 8	Wigan Athletic	1–1	Plymouth Argyle	Wigan
15:00 BST	Tilt 41' Keane 69'	Report	Hardie 34' Edwards 70'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham

27 October 2020 9	Milton Keynes Dons	2–0	Wigan Athletic	Denbigh
19:00 GMT	Sorinola 32' Fraser 48' (pen.) Walker 52'	Report	Massey 55' Crankshaw 68'	Stadium: Stadium:mk Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear

31 October 2020 10	Wigan Athletic	2–3	Northampton Town	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Crankshaw 13' Garner 40' 63' (pen.) James 75' Pearce 77'	Report	Watson 13' Hoskins 21' Chukwuemeka 66' Sowerby 81' Mitchell 90+7'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Josh Smith

3 November 2020 11	Blackpool	1–0	Wigan Athletic	Blackpool
19:00 GMT	Kaikai 47'	Report		Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Toner

21 November 2020 12	Wigan Athletic	1–2	Oxford United	Wigan
15:00 GMT	James 82' Aasgaard 89' Merrie 90+3'	Report	Taylor 61' Henry 86' Rodríguez 90'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Howard

24 November 2020 13	Wigan Athletic	0–0	Bristol Rovers	Wigan
19:00 GMT	Tilt 61' Merrie 72' Perry 88'	Report	Hare 76'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell

1 December 2020 14	Lincoln City	2–1	Wigan Athletic	Lincoln
19:00 GMT	Grant 69' 75' Hopper 83'	Report	Naismith 52' Jones 59'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss

5 December 2020 15	Sunderland	0–1	Wigan Athletic	Sunderland
15:00 GMT	Maguire 90+1'	Report	Joseph 16'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle

12 December 2020 16	Wigan Athletic	4–3	Accrington Stanley	Wigan
15:00 GMT	James 14' Gardner 19' Keane 32' (pen.) Hughes 83' (o.g.)	Report	Conneely 45+3' Pritchard 61' Nottingham 65' Hughes 81' Burgess 86'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards

15 December 2020 17	Wigan Athletic	0–5	Rochdale	Wigan
19:00 GMT	Long 37' Perry 45' Tilt 55' James 61'	Report	Baah 4' Lund 19' 60' Dooley 52' 58' Newby 64' (pen.), 90+2'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Salisbury

19 December 2020 18	Fleetwood Town	1–1	Wigan Athletic	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT	Andrew 28' Leutwiler 77' Rossiter 87' Madden 90+4'	Report	Naismith 37' Crankshaw 90+1'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham

26 December 2020 19	Wigan Athletic	1–1	Shrewsbury Town	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Keane 47' (pen.)	Report	Whalley 66'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

29 December 2020 20	Burton Albion	3–4	Wigan Athletic	Burton upon Trent
18:30 GMT	O'Toole 13' Brayford 25' Hemmings 72'	Report	Joseph 19', 28', 73' Keane 83'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott

16 January 2021 21	Rochdale	3–3	Wigan Athletic	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Humphrys 7', 90+5' McNulty 43' Lund 48' Beesley 58'	Report	Joseph 9' Lang 16' Perry 73' Keane 77'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madley

23 January 2021 22	Wigan Athletic	0–0	Fleetwood Town	Wigan
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne

26 January 2021 23	Wigan Athletic	0–5	Blackpool	Wigan
19:00 GMT	Darikwa 54'	Report	Ekpiteta 40' Yates 42' Virtue 53' Simms 87', 90+1'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Drysdale

2 February 2021 24	Swindon Town	1–0	Wigan Athletic	Swindon
18:00 GMT	Pitman 17' Palmer 54' Conroy 65' Thompson 83'	Report	Jones 52' Merrie 78'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: David Rock

6 February 2021 25	Wigan Athletic	2–3	AFC Wimbledon	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Tilt 45+2' Proctor 68' Merrie 71'	Report	Rudoni 22', 68' Pigott 30', 76' (pen.) Nightingale 59' Chislett 81'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Haines

9 February 2021 26	Northampton Town	0–1	Wigan Athletic	Northampton
19:00 GMT	Sowerby 34' Bolger 41' Kioso 65'	Report	Tilt 64' Lang 82' Keane 83' Leam Richardson	Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards

14 February 2021 27	Oxford United	2–1	Wigan Athletic	Oxford
16:00 GMT	Winnall 72' Moore 83'	Report	Lang 57'	Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Brett Huxtable

17 February 2021 28	Wigan Athletic	0–5	Hull City	Wigan
17:30 GMT	Johnston 55'	Report	Wilks 27', 32', 64' Lewis-Potter 49' Magennis 53'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham

20 February 2021 29	Wigan Athletic	1–2	Lincoln City	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Lang 33' Aasgaard 49' Proctor 54' Wootton 70' Massey 90+1'	Report	Scully 34' Jackson 70' Hopper 73' Palmer 89' Johnson 90+5'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle

23 February 2021 30	Bristol Rovers	1–2	Wigan Athletic	Bristol
19:00 GMT	McCormick 69'	Report	Wootton 25', 90+5' Lang 52' Robinson 59' Massey 88'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Brook

27 February 2021 31	Peterborough United	2–1	Wigan Athletic	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Beevers 12' Clarke-Harris 82', 85' (pen.), 85' Dembélé 90+1'	Report	Robinson 49' Aasgaard 72'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Bramall

2 March 2021 32	Wigan Athletic	0–1	Charlton Athletic	Wigan
18:00 GMT		Report	Aneke 19'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Allison

6 March 2021 33	Wigan Athletic	3–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Johnston 23' Tilt 36' Lang 64' Dodoo 70'	Report	Laird 90+1'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

9 March 2021 34	Plymouth Argyle	0–2	Wigan Athletic	Plymouth
19:00 GMT	Edwards 30'	Report	Solomon-Otabor 13' Evans 16' Tilt 32', 84' Ojo 76' Massey 88'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Gavin Ward

16 March 2021 35	AFC Wimbledon	1–1	Wigan Athletic	Wimbledon
18:30 GMT	Dobson 79'	Report	Proctor 58'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Howard

20 March 2021 36	Accrington Stanley	3–1	Wigan Athletic	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Burgess 3' Nottingham 15' Charles 61' (pen.) 89' Morgan 63'	Report	Lang 1'	Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Toner

27 March 2021 37	Wigan Athletic	0–0	Ipswich Town	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Aasgaard 14' Darikwa 64' Lang 69'	Report	Woolfenden 68' Chambers 87'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell

31 March 2021 38	Gillingham	1–0	Wigan Athletic	Gillingham
17:30 GMT	O'Keefe 49' Dempsey 73' Oliver 76' Samuel 85'	Report	Proctor 51' Robinson 90+3' Tilt 90+6'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Sarginson

5 April 2021 39	Wigan Athletic	0–1	Portsmouth	Wigan
15:00 BST	Ojo 34' Robinson 41' Tilt 90+4'	Report	Cannon 46' Brown 90+6'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield

10 April 2021 40	Doncaster Rovers	1–4	Wigan Athletic	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Anderson 43' Richards 45+3' Wright 85' Gomes 90+5'	Report	Dodoo 3', 57' Aasgaard 15' Solomon-Otabor 33' Keane 81' Jones 85'	Stadium: The Keepmoat Stadium Referee: Alan Young

13 April 2021 41	Wigan Athletic	2–1	Sunderland	Wigan
18:00 BST	Keane 38', 42' Lang 50', 58' Robinson 90'	Report	Wyke 32' O'Nien 46'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Gavin Ward

17 April 2021 42	Wigan Athletic	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	Wigan
12:30 BST	Dodoo 15' Darikwa 66' Evans 72' (pen.)	Report	Beckles 70'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne

20 April 2021 (2021-04-20) 43	Shrewsbury Town	1–2	Wigan Athletic	Shrewsbury
19:00 BST	Vela 38' Norburn 66' Ebanks-Landell 76' Whalley 90'	Report	Keane 27' Lang 45+1' Ojo 82' Gardner 90+1'	Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 0 Referee: David Rock

24 April 2021 44	Wigan Athletic	1–1	Burton Albion	Wigan
15:00 BST	Keane 37'	Report	Powell 12', 16'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear

1 May 2021 45	Hull City	3–1	Wigan Athletic	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST	Lewis-Potter 17' Honeyman 22', 79' Smallwood 57' Magennis 66'	Report	Dodoo 19', 45+1' Lang 44'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madley

9 May 2021 46	Wigan Athletic	3–4	Swindon Town	Wigan
12:00 BST	Tilt 17', 66' Keane 56', 60'	Report	Grounds 42' Twine 59', 90+2' Hope 77' Smith 90'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Salisbury

FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.^[47]

8 November 2020 First round	Wigan Athletic	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Chorley	Wigan
12:45 GMT	Garner 19' James 34' 88' Long 41' Obi 102'	Report	Hall 8' 92' Newby 48' Cardwell 60'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Coy

EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.^[48]

5 September 2020 First round	Fleetwood Town	3–2	Wigan Athletic	Fleetwood
15:00 BST	Saunders 29' Evans 41', 77' Morris 64'	Report	Garner 2', 31' (pen.) Obi 37' Evans 72'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

EFL Trophy

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.^[49]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Port Vale	3	2	1	0	0	7	3	+4	8	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Tranmere Rovers	3	1	1	1	0	5	4	+1	6	Advance to Round 2
3	L1	Wigan Athletic	3	1	0	1	1	9	6	+3	4
4	ACA	Liverpool U21	3	0	0	0	3	5	13	−8	0

Source: EFL.com

22 September 2020 Group stage	Wigan Athletic	6–1	Liverpool U21	Wigan
19:00 BST	Naismith 47' Jolley 59', 66' Crankshaw 79', 90+2' Garner 81' (pen.)	Report	Clarkson 44'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Haines

6 October 2020 Group stage	Wigan Athletic	1–3	Port Vale	Wigan
19:00 BST	Pearce 79'	Report	Robinson 13', 30' Montaño 55'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott

11 November 2020 Group stage	Tranmere Rovers	2–2 (3–1 p)	Wigan Athletic	Birkenhead
18:30 GMT	Woolery 45+1' Morris 72'	Report	Keane 19' McHugh 45+3' 90+1'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Speedie
	Penalties
	Ferrier Lloyd Smith Banks Morris		James Joseph Perry Crankshaw

Notes

References

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^ "Josh Clarke Joins Latics On A Short Term Deal". Wigan Athletic FC. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
^ "Signing: Defender Nathan Cameron joins Latics on a short-term contract". Wigan Athletic F.C. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
^ "Signing: Will Keane joins Latics' forward line". Wigan Athletic F.C. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
^ "LATICS BRING IN TENDAYI DARIKWA ON SHORT-TERM DEAL". Wigan Athletic FC. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
^ "Wigan sign ex-Leicester striker Dodoo". BBC. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
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^ "Darnell Johnson Joins Wigan Athletic On Loan". Leicester City FC. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
^ "Tilt joins Wigan Athletic on loan". Rotherham United FC. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
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^ "Funso departs on loan". Aberdeen FC - Official Site. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
^ "Rotherham United striker Jamie Proctor joins Wigan on loan". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ "Plymouth Argyle defender Scott Wootton completes Wigan Athletic loan move". Plymouth Live. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "U23 And U18 Retained List (2020-)". Wigan Athletic FC. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
^ "Wigan Athletic starlet confirms Premier League move". Wigan Today. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
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^ "Tottenham complete summer signing as English rising star seals transfer". Daily Express. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
^ "Daniel Gyollai: Peterborough United sign former Wigan Athletic goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
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^ "Bristol City announce signing of Joe Williams from Wigan Athletic". Bristol Post. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
^ ^a ^b "wigantoday.net: "LIVE BLOG: Wigan Athletic administrators’ Thursday press conference"
^ Sky Sports: "Antonee Robinson: Fulham sign Wigan left-back for fee in region of £2m"
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^ "Swansea City complete signing of Jamal Lowe". Swansea City A.F.C. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
^ "Introducing… The Development Squad". Salford City F.C. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
^ "Josh Windass rejoins Wednesday". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
^ "Wigan Athletic defender completes Premier League move". Wigan Today. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
^ "Derby County sign Nathan Byrne - fee, contract details". Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
^ "Boro Sign Sam Morsy From Wigan". Middlesbrough F.C. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
^ "Pompey Complete Jacobs Signing". Portsmouth F.C. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
^ "Duo extend Wigan Athletic contracts as defender departs". Wigan Today. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
^ "Anthony Pilkington, Aaron Joshua Amadi-Holloway sign for SC East Bengal". Indian Super League. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
^ "Danny Fox, Ville Matti Steinmann sign for SC East Bengal". Indian Super League. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
^ "Veteran midfielder Roberts leaves Wigan". BBC. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
^ "Bala Town sign ex-Wigan player Roberts". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
^ "Defender leaves Wigan Athletic". Wigan Today. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
^ "Charlie Jolley joins Tranmere Rovers for undisclosed fee". Tranmere Rovers - Official Site. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
^ "Joe Piggott Signs For Alty". Altrincham FC - Unofficial Site. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
^ "Motherwell: Wigan Athletic's Callum Lang signs on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
^ "Sky Bet League One fixtures 2020/21". Sky Sports. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
^ "EFL League One And Two Clubs Join Emirates FA Cup After Monday's first round Draw". The FA. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
^ "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
^ "EFL Trophy Regional Groups confirmed". English Football League. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.

External links

Official website

[Gardner_and_Solomon-Otabor-1] "Latics Bring In Dan Gardner and Viv Solomon-Otabor". Wigan Athletic F.C. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.

[2] "Josh Clarke Joins Latics On A Short Term Deal". Wigan Athletic FC. Retrieved 29 September 2020.

[3] "Signing: Defender Nathan Cameron joins Latics on a short-term contract". Wigan Athletic F.C. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.

[4] "Signing: Will Keane joins Latics' forward line". Wigan Athletic F.C. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[5] "LATICS BRING IN TENDAYI DARIKWA ON SHORT-TERM DEAL". Wigan Athletic FC. Retrieved 11 January 2021.

[6] "Wigan sign ex-Leicester striker Dodoo". BBC. Retrieved 10 February 2021.

[7] "Tom James Agrees Loan Move". Hibernian F.C. 17 September 2020. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.

[8] "Darnell Johnson Joins Wigan Athletic On Loan". Leicester City FC. Retrieved 29 September 2020.

[9] "Tilt joins Wigan Athletic on loan". Rotherham United FC. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

[10] "Swindon Town midfielder Matty Palmer has joined Wigan Athletic on loan until January". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 16 October 2020.

[11] "Funso departs on loan". Aberdeen FC - Official Site. Retrieved 28 January 2021.

[12] "Rotherham United striker Jamie Proctor joins Wigan on loan". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[13] "Plymouth Argyle defender Scott Wootton completes Wigan Athletic loan move". Plymouth Live. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[U23U18_Retained_List-14] "U23 And U18 Retained List (2020-)". Wigan Athletic FC. Retrieved 29 September 2020.

[15] "Wigan Athletic starlet confirms Premier League move". Wigan Today. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.

[16] "Wigan Athletic: Jensen Weir sale to Brighton to help fund player wages". 10 July 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.

[17] "Rangers sign Balogun after Wigan exit". BBC. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.

[Stone-28Jul2020-18] Stone, Simon (28 July 2020). "Tottenham sign Wigan youngster Alfie Devine". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 July 2020.

[19] "Tottenham complete summer signing as English rising star seals transfer". Daily Express. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

[20] "Daniel Gyollai: Peterborough United sign former Wigan Athletic goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

[21] "Wigan Athletic's Joe Gelhardt signs for Leeds United". Wigan Today. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.

[22] "Chey Dunkley completes move to Wednesday". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

[23] "Cardiff City confirm capture of Wales striker Kieffer Moore from Wigan Athletic". Wales Online. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

[24] "Plymouth Argyle complete signing of midfielder Lewis Macleod". Plymouth Herald. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.

[25] "Bristol City announce signing of Joe Williams from Wigan Athletic". Bristol Post. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.

[Live-26] "wigantoday.net: "LIVE BLOG: Wigan Athletic administrators’ Thursday press conference"

[27] Sky Sports: "Antonee Robinson: Fulham sign Wigan left-back for fee in region of £2m"

[28] "Derby Sign Scotland International Goalkeeper Marshall". Derby County F.C. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

[29] "Swansea City complete signing of Jamal Lowe". Swansea City A.F.C. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.

[30] "Introducing… The Development Squad". Salford City F.C. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.

[31] "Josh Windass rejoins Wednesday". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.

[32] "Wigan Athletic defender completes Premier League move". Wigan Today. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.

[33] "Derby County sign Nathan Byrne - fee, contract details". Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 29 September 2020.

[34] "Boro Sign Sam Morsy From Wigan". Middlesbrough F.C. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.

[35] "Pompey Complete Jacobs Signing". Portsmouth F.C. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.

[36] "Duo extend Wigan Athletic contracts as defender departs". Wigan Today. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

[37] "Anthony Pilkington, Aaron Joshua Amadi-Holloway sign for SC East Bengal". Indian Super League. Retrieved 19 October 2020.

[38] "Danny Fox, Ville Matti Steinmann sign for SC East Bengal". Indian Super League. Retrieved 19 October 2020.

[39] "Veteran midfielder Roberts leaves Wigan". BBC. Retrieved 9 November 2020.

[40] "Bala Town sign ex-Wigan player Roberts". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 28 November 2020.

[41] "Defender leaves Wigan Athletic". Wigan Today. Retrieved 18 January 2021.

[42] "Charlie Jolley joins Tranmere Rovers for undisclosed fee". Tranmere Rovers - Official Site. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

[43] "Joe Piggott Signs For Alty". Altrincham FC - Unofficial Site. Retrieved 31 January 2021.

[44] "Motherwell: Wigan Athletic's Callum Lang signs on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.

[45] "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 30 July 2019.

[46] "Sky Bet League One fixtures 2020/21". Sky Sports. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

[47] "EFL League One And Two Clubs Join Emirates FA Cup After Monday's first round Draw". The FA. Retrieved 28 October 2020.

[48] "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.

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