Wigan Athletic 2021–22 football season
The 2021–22 season is 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 covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
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)
90
0
2017
Stevenage
Free
12
Ben Amos
GK
(1990-04-10 ) 10 April 1990 (aged 31)
6
0
2021
Charlton Athletic
Free
40
Sam Tickle
GK
(2002-03-31 ) 31 March 2002 (aged 19)
0
0
2015
Academy
Trainee
Defenders
2
Kelland Watts
CB
(1999-11-03 ) 3 November 1999 (age 21)
7
0
2021
Newcastle United
Loan
3
Tom Pearce
LB
(1998-04-12 ) 12 April 1998 (aged 23)
39
1
2019
Leeds United
Undisclosed
5
Jack Whatmough
CB
(1996-08-19 ) 19 August 1996 (age 25)
6
0
2021
Portsmouth
Free
15
Jason Kerr
CB
(1997-02-06 ) 6 February 1997 (age 24)
0
0
2021
St Johnstone
Undisclosed
16
Curtis Tilt
CB
(1991-08-04 ) 4 August 1991 (age 30)
36
3
2021
Rotherham United
Loan
21
Joe Bennett
LB
(1990-03-28 ) 28 March 1990 (aged 31)
0
0
2021
Cardiff City
Free
27
Tendayi Darikwa
RB
(1991-12-13 ) 13 December 1991 (aged 29)
33
0
2021
Nottingham Forest
Free
31
James Carragher
CB
(2002-11-11 ) 11 November 2002 (aged 18)
2
0
2017
Academy
Trainee
32
Adam Long
CB
(2000-11-11 ) 11 November 2000 (aged 20)
21
0
2017
St Georges
Free
34
Luke Robinson
LB
(2001-11-19 ) 19 November 2001 (aged 19)
28
0
2017
Wrexham
Free
35
Kieran Lloyd
RB
(2002-10-13 ) 13 October 2002 (aged 18)
2
0
2019
Academy
Trainee
44
Charlie Hughes
CB
(2003-10-16 ) 16 October 2003 (aged 17)
0
0
2020
Academy
Trainee
Midfielders
4
Tom Naylor
DM /CB /RB
(1991-06-28 ) 28 June 1991 (age 30)
8
0
2021
Portsmouth
Free
6
Jordan Cousins
CM /LM /RM
(1994-03-06 ) 6 March 1994 (age 27)
7
0
2021
Stoke City
Free
7
Gwion Edwards
RW /LW
(1993-03-01 ) 1 March 1993 (age 28)
5
1
2021
Ipswich Town
Free
8
Max Power
CM /DM /RB
(1993-07-27 ) 27 July 1993 (age 28)
150
11
2021
Sunderland
Free
14
Jordan Jones
LW /RW /AM
(1994-10-24 ) 24 October 1994 (age 26)
7
0
2021
Rangers
Undisclosed
20
Tom Bayliss
CM /DM /RM
(1999-04-06 ) 6 April 1999 (age 22)
1
0
2021
Preston North End
Loan
23
James McClean
LW /LM /LB
(1989-04-22 ) 22 April 1989 (age 32)
77
10
2021
Stoke City
Undisclosed
30
Thelo Aasgaard
AM /LW /RW
(2002-02-05 ) 5 February 2002 (aged 19)
39
3
2016
Academy
Trainee
36
Scott Smith
CM
(2001-07-02 ) 2 July 2001 (aged 19)
3
0
2013
Academy
Trainee
37
Harry McGee
CM
(2002-10-07 ) 7 October 2002 (aged 18)
0
0
2019
Academy
Trainee
38
Harry McHugh
AM
(2002-10-14 ) 14 October 2002 (aged 18)
3
1
2019
Academy
Trainee
41
Dean Pinnington
CM
(2002-11-17 ) 17 November 2002 (aged 18)
0
0
2021
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Free
42
Babajide Adeeko
CM
(2003-04-03 ) 3 April 2003 (aged 18)
0
0
2019
Academy
Trainee
43
Chris Sze
AM
(2003-12-09 ) 9 December 2003 (aged 17)
0
0
2020
Academy
Trainee
Forwards
9
Charlie Wyke
CF
(1992-12-06 ) 6 December 1992 (aged 28)
6
0
2021
Sunderland
Free
10
Will Keane
CF
(1993-11-11 ) 11 November 1993 (aged 27)
45
15
2020
Ipswich Town
Free
11
Gavin Massey
RW /LW /SS
(1992-10-14 ) 14 October 1992 (aged 28)
127
11
2017
Leyton Orient
Free
19
Callum Lang
SS /LW /RW
(1995-05-08 ) 8 May 1995 (aged 26)
35
11
2016
Academy
Trainee
33
Tom Costello
CF
(2003-02-23 ) 23 February 2003 (aged 18)
0
0
2019
Academy
Trainee
39
Stephen Humphrys
CF
(1997-09-15 ) 15 September 1997 (aged 23)
8
1
2021
Rochdale
Undisclosed
Statistics [ ]
Appearances & Goals [ ]
As of 11 September 2021
Goals record [ ]
As of 11 September 2021
Disciplinary record [ ]
As of 9 May 2021
Rank
No.
Nat.
Po.
Name
League One
FA Cup
League Cup
League Trophy
Total
1
9
CF
Charlie Wyke
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
2
8
CM
Max Power
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
3
5
CB
Jack Whatmough
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
23
LW
James McClean
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
27
RB
Tendayi Darikwa
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
6
3
LB
Tom Pearce
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
6
CM
Jordan Cousins
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
7
RW
Gwion Edwards
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
11
RW
Gavin Massey
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
12
GK
Ben Amos
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
14
LW
Jordan Jones
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
19
SS
Callum Lang
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
20
CM
Tom Bayliss
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
34
LB
Luke Robinson
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
36
CM
Scott Smith
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
39
CF
Stephen Humphrys
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
Total
17
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
2
0
0
24
0
0
Transfers [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
Loans in [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Date until
Ref.
9 August 2021
CB
Kelland Watts
Newcastle United
End of season
[14]
27 August 2021
CM
Tom Bayliss
Preston North End
End of season
[15]
31 August 2021
CB
Curtis Tilt
Rotherham United
End of season
[16]
Loans out [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
To
Date until
Ref.
20 August 2021
GK
Owen Mooney
Newcastle Town
1 January 2022
[17]
Transfers out [ ]
Pre-season friendlies [ ]
Wigan Athletic announced friendlies against Oldham Athletic ,[32] AFC Fylde ,[33] Bootle ,[34] Stoke City [35] and Preston North End [36] as part of their pre-season preparations.
Oldham Athletic v Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic v Stoke City
Wigan Athletic v Preston North End
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
5
3
1
1
6
3
+3
0 60.00
FA Cup
TBA
?
First round
0
0
0
0
0
0
+0
! —
EFL Cup
10 August 2021
?
First round
2
0
2
0
1
1
+0
00 0.00
EFL Trophy
TBA
?
Group Stage
0
0
0
0
0
0
+0
! —
Total
7
3
3
1
7
4
+3
0 42.86
League One [ ]
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion, qualification or relegation
1
Wigan Athletic
7
5
1
1
12
5
+7
16
Promotion to EFL Championship
2
Sunderland
7
5
1
1
12
7
+5
16
3
Milton Keynes Dons
8
4
3
1
16
10
+6
15
Qualification for League One play-offs
4
Plymouth Argyle
7
4
2
1
10
4
+6
14
5
Wycombe Wanderers
7
4
2
1
10
7
+3
14
6
Rotherham United
8
4
1
3
10
8
+2
13
7
AFC Wimbledon
8
3
3
2
15
13
+2
12
8
Bolton Wanderers
8
3
3
2
14
12
+2
12
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. 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
[37]
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
6
4
1
1
8
4
+4
13
3
1
0
5
2
+3
1
0
1
3
2
+1
Last updated: 11 September 2021.
Source:[citation needed ]
Results by matchday [ ]
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ground A H H A H H Result L W D W W W Position 21 12 14 9 4 2
Updated to match(es) played on 11 September 2021. Source:
Statto.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches [ ]
The league fixtures were revealed on 24 June 2021.[38]
Sunderland v Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic v Rotherham United
Wigan Athletic v Wycombe Wanderers
Charlton Athletic v Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic v Portsmouth
28 August 2021 5 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Portsmouth show Wigan 15:00 BST
Lang 78' Whatmough 92'
Report
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 9,571 Referee: Christopher Sarginson
FA Cup [ ]
EFL Cup [ ]
The Latics were drawn away to Hull City in the first round[39] [40] Bolton Wanderers at home in the second round[41] and Sunderland again at home in the third round.[42]
Hull City v Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic (3) v Bolton Wanderers (3)
Wigan Athletic v Sunderland
w/c 20 September 2021 Third round Wigan Athletic v Sunderland show Wigan19:45 BST
Stadium: DW Stadium
EFL Trophy [ ]
Wigan were drawn into Northern Group C alongside Crewe Alexandra , Shrewsbury Town and Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s .[43] The group stage fixtures were announced on July 15.[44] [45]
Pos
Div
Team
Pld
W
PW
PL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
L1
Crewe Alexandra
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
+1
3
Advance to Round 2
2
ACA
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
L1
Wigan Athletic
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
4
L1
Shrewsbury Town
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
−1
0
Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2021. Source:
EFL.com
Crewe Alexandra v Wigan Athletic
5 October 2021 Group game 2 Crewe Alexandra v Wigan Athletic show Crewe 19:00 BST
Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Wigan Athletic v Shrewsbury Town
9 November 2021 Group game 3 Wigan Athletic v Shrewsbury Town show Wigan19:00 BST
Stadium: DW Stadium
References [ ]
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League competitions
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Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Midland League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
North West Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
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