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Wigan Athletic

2015–16 season
Owner	Dave Whelan
Chairman	David Sharpe
Manager	Gary Caldwell
Stadium	DW Stadium
League One	1st – Champions
FA Cup	1st round (knocked out by Bury)
League Cup	1st round (knocked out by Bury)
FL Trophy	Area Semi Final (knocked out by Barnsley on penalties)
Top goalscorer	League: (25) Will Grigg All: (28) Will Grigg
Highest home attendance	18,730 (vs. Barnsley)
Lowest home attendance	7,794 (vs. Scunthorpe United)
Average home league attendance	9,467
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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The 2015–16 season was Wigan Athletic's 84th year in existence and their first back in League One, since the 2002–03 season, after being relegated the previous season. Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

First team squad

As of 13 August 2015

No.	Name	Nationality	Position (s)	Date of birth (age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
13	Lee Nicholls		GK	(1992-10-05) 5 October 1992 (age 32)	Youth system
32	Jussi Jääskeläinen		GK	(1975-04-19) 19 April 1975 (age 49)	West Ham United
Defenders
2	Reece James		LB	(1993-11-07) 7 November 1993 (age 31)	Manchester United
3	Andy Kellett		LB	(1993-11-10) 10 November 1993 (age 31)	Bolton Wanderers
5	Donervon Daniels		CB	(1993-11-24) 24 November 1993 (age 31)	West Bromwich Albion
20	Craig Morgan		CB	(1985-06-16) 16 June 1985 (age 39)	Rotherham United
21	Kevin McNaughton		RB	(1982-08-28) 28 August 1982 (age 42)	Unattached
22	Stephen Warnock		CB	(1981-12-12) 12 December 1981 (age 43)	Derby County
23	Juan Carlos García		LB	(1988-03-08) 8 March 1988 (age 36)	Olimpia
25	Leon Barnett		CB	(1985-11-30) 30 November 1985 (age 39)	Norwich City
28	Jason Pearce		CB	(1987-12-06) 6 December 1987 (age 37)	Leeds United
33	Jack Hendry		CB	(1995-05-07) 7 May 1995 (age 29)	Partick Thistle
34	Reece Wabara		RB	(1991-12-28) 28 December 1991 (age 33)	Barnsley
Midfielders
4	David Perkins		CM	(1982-06-21) 21 June 1982 (age 42)	Blackpool
6	Max Power		CM	(1993-07-27) 27 July 1993 (age 31)	Tranmere
7	Chris McCann		CM	(1987-07-21) 21 July 1987 (age 37)	Burnley
8	Sam Morsy		CM	(1991-09-10) 10 September 1991 (age 33)	Chesterfield
11	Sanmi Odelusi		LW	(1993-06-11) 11 June 1993 (age 31)	Bolton Wanderers
15	Jordan Flores		MF	(1995-10-04) 4 October 1995 (age 29)	Youth system
17	Michael Jacobs		MF	(1991-11-04) 4 November 1991 (age 33)	Wolverhampton Wanderers
18	Tim Chow		MF	(1994-01-18) 18 January 1994 (age 30)	Youth system
29	Haris Vučkić		AM	(1992-08-21) 21 August 1992 (age 32)	Newcastle United
31	Yanic Wildschut		WG	(1991-11-01) 1 November 1991 (age 33)	Middlesbrough
Forwards
9	Will Grigg		CF	(1991-07-03) 3 July 1991 (age 33)	Brentford
10	Craig Davies		CF	(1986-01-09) 9 January 1986 (age 38)	Bolton Wanderers
24	Conor McAleny		ST	(1992-08-12) 12 August 1992 (age 32)	Everton
27	Ryan Colclough		WG	(1994-12-27) 27 December 1994 (age 30)	Crewe Alexandra
44	Louis Robles		ST	(1996-09-11) 11 September 1996 (age 28)	Youth system

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2015	CB		Donervon Daniels	West Bromwich Albion	Undisclosed
1 July 2015	CB		Craig Morgan	Rotherham United	Free transfer
1 July 2015	DM		David Perkins	Blackpool	Free transfer
1 July 2015	GK		Richard O'Donnell	Walsall	Free transfer
3 July 2015	RM		Max Power	Tranmere Rovers	Tribunal
6 July 2015	LW		Sanmi Odelusi	Bolton Wanderers	£50,000
7 July 2015	CF		Craig Davies	Bolton Wanderers	Free transfer
14 July 2015	CF		Will Grigg	Brentford	£1,000,000
21 July 2015	LB		Reece James	Manchester United	Undisclosed
27 July 2015	LM		Michael Jacobs	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Undisclosed
4 August 2015	RB		Kevin McNaughton	Cardiff City	Free transfer
11 August 2015	GK		Jussi Jääskeläinen	West Ham United	Free transfer
1 September 2015	DF		Andy Kellett	Bolton Wanderers	Undisclosed
1 September 2015	DF		Jack Hendry	Partick Thistle	Undisclosed
6 January 2016	GK		Dan Lavercombe	Torquay United	Undisclosed
6 January 2016	MF		Yanic Wildschut	Middlesbrough	Undisclosed
8 January 2016	MF		Danny Whitehead	Macclesfield Town	Undisclosed
14 January 2016	DF		Reece Wabara	Barnsley	Free
28 January 2016	MF		Sam Morsy	Chesterfield	Undisclosed
28 January 2016	FW		Ryan Colclough	Crewe Alexandra	Undisclosed

Total spending: £1,050,000

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2015	GK		Ali Al-Habsi	Reading	Free transfer
1 July 2015	AM		Kim Bo-kyung	Free agent	Released
1 July 2015	LB		Gaëtan Bong	Brighton & Hove Albion	Free transfer
1 July 2015	RB		Emmerson Boyce	Blackpool	Released
1 July 2015	GK		Scott Carson	Derby County	Undisclosed
1 July 2015	CF		Marc-Antoine Fortuné	Coventry City	Free transfer
1 July 2015	CB		Rob Kiernan	Rangers	Undisclosed
1 July 2015	DM		William Kvist	Copenhagen	Released
1 July 2015	LW		James McClean	West Bromwich Albion	£1,500,000
1 July 2015	RW		Jermaine Pennant	Free agent	Released
1 July 2015	CF		Oriol Riera	Deportivo La Coruña	Undisclosed
2 July 2015	CF		Andy Delort	SM Caen	Undisclosed
20 July 2015	RB		James Tavernier	Rangers	Undisclosed
20 July 2015	LB		Aaron Taylor-Sinclair	Doncaster Rovers	Undisclosed
20 July 2015	CF		Martyn Waghorn	Rangers	Undisclosed
31 July 2015	RB		James Perch	Queens Park Rangers	Undisclosed
1 February 2016	MF		Don Cowie	Heart of Midlothian	Undisclosed
1 February 2016	GK		Richard O'Donnell	Bristol City	Undisclosed

1. Following Al-Habsi's release he joined Reading.
2. Following Bong's release he joined Brighton & Hove Albion.
3. Following Boyce's release he joined Blackpool.
4. Following Fortuné's release he Joined Coventry City.
5. Following Kvist's release he joined Copenhagen.

Total incoming: £1,500,000

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
21 July 2015	CM		Francisco Júnior	Everton	16 January 2016
21 July 2015	RB		Jonjoe Kenny	Everton	22 September 2015
5 August 2015	AM		Sean Murray	Watford	16 January 2016
14 August 2015	SS		Shaq Coulthirst	Tottenham Hotspur	1 November 2015
27 August 2015	CF		Jordy Hiwula	Huddersfield Town	End of season
1 September 2015	AM		Haris Vučkić	Newcastle United	End of season
2 October 2015	DF		Donald Love	Manchester United	December 2015
2 October 2015	MF		Yanic Wildschut	Middlesbrough	January 2016
12 November 2015	ST		Alex Revell	Cardiff City	23 January 2016
1 February 2016	ST		Conor McAleny	Everton	End of season
7 March 2016	DF		Stephen Warnock	Derby County	End of season

1. Júnior's loan was extended on 21 August 2015, until 16 January 2016.
2. Murray's loan was extended on 1 September 2015, until 16 January 2016.

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
5 August 2015	LB		Andrew Taylor	Reading	End of season
18 August 2015	CF		Sam Cosgrove	Barrow	19 September 2015
27 August 2015	DM		Emyr Huws	Huddersfield Town	End of season
28 August 2015	CF		Billy Mckay	Dundee United	End of season
11 September 2015	GK		Lee Nicholls	Bristol Rovers	11 December 2015
18 September 2015	CF		Matthew Hamilton	Stockport County	16 October 2015
31 October 2015	ST		Grant Holt	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2 January 2016
12 November 2015	MF		Ryan Jennings	Cheltenham Town	12 December 2015
6 January 2016	GK		Dan Lavercombe	Torquay United	End of season
8 January 2016	MF		Danny Whitehead	Macclesfield Town	End of season
15 February 2016	MF		Ryan Jennings	Grimsby Town	End of season
23 March 2016	DF		Jack Hendry	Shrewsbury Town	End of season
24 March 2016	ST		Louis Robles	Gloucester City	End of season

Squad statistics

Appearances

Last updated: 8 May 2016.
Source:

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Johnstone Paint Trophy		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
13	GK	Lee Nicholls	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
32	GK	Jussi Jääskeläinen	35	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	38	0
Defenders
2	LB	Reece James	25+2	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	28+2	1
3	DF	Andy Kellett	4+5	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	7+5	2
5	CB	Donervon Daniels	40+2	3	1	0	0	0	1+1	0	42+3	3
20	CB	Craig Morgan	36	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	38	2
21	LB	Kevin McNaughton	1+1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2+1	0
22	DF	Stephen Warnock	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
23	LB	Juan Carlos García	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	CB	Leon Barnett	16+4	2	0	0	1	0	3	0	20+4	2
28	CB	Jason Pearce	29+2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	31+2	2
33	DF	Jack Hendry	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0
34	DF	Reece Wabara	14+4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14+4	1
Midfielders
4	CM	David Perkins	44+1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	47+1	0
6	RM	Max Power	43+1	6	0+1	0	1	0	2	0	46+2	6
7	CM	Chris McCann	31+7	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	32+7	4
8	MF	Sam Morsy	13+3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13+3	1
11	LW	Sanmi Odelusi	0+3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2+3	0
15	MF	Jordan Flores	2+1	1	0	0	1	0	1+1	0	4+2	1
16	MF	Ryan Jennings	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
17	RW	Michael Jacobs	30+5	10	0+1	0	1	0	1	0	32+6	10
18	MF	Tim Chow	3+8	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0	4+9	0
29	MF	Haris Vučkić	5+10	2	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	6+11	2
31	MF	Yanic Wildschut	24+8	6	0+1	0	0	0	1+2	2	25+11	8
Attackers
9	ST	Will Grigg	35+5	25	1	0	1	1	1	2	37+5	28
10	ST	Craig Davies	7+19	2	1	0	0+1	0	1+1	0	9+21	2
24	FW	Conor McAleny	9+4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	9+4	4
27	FW	Ryan Colclough	7+3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7+3	2
44	FW	Louis Robles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Left club during season
26	DF	Jonjoe Kenny	6+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6+1	0
12	ST	Shaq Coulthirst	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
24	MF	Sean Murray	2+5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3+5	1
12	ST	Alex Revell	4+2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	5+2	1
22	MF	Francisco Júnior	5+5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	7+5	1
30	ST	Jordy Hiwula	7+7	2	0	0	0	0	2	4	9+7	6
42	ST	Grant Holt	0+4	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+5	0

Top scorers

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 8 May 2016

Number	Nation	Position	Name	League One		FA Cup		League Cup		JPT		Total
7		MF	Chris McCann	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	1
4		MF	David Perkins	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	1
20		DF	Craig Morgan	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
25		DF	Leon Barnett	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
8		MF	Sam Morsy	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
15		MF	Jordan Flores	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
6		MF	Max Power	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11	0
5		DF	Donervon Daniels	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
22		MF	Francisco Júnior	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
28		DF	Jason Pearce	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
10		ST	Craig Davies	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
26		DF	Jonjoe Kenny	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
17		MF	Michael Jacobs	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
9		ST	Will Grigg	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
25		DF	Leon Barnett	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
32		GK	Jussi Jääskeläinen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2		DF	Reece James	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21		DF	Kevin McNaughton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
33		DF	Jack Hendry	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
24		MF	Sean Murray	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
			TOTAL	66	6	3	0	1	0	3	0	73	6

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

On 15 May 2015, it was announced that Wigan Athletic would face Altrincham, Southport, Partick Thistle, Dundee and Blackburn Rovers as part of their pre-season schedule.

8 July 2015 (2015-07-08) Training Match	Wigan Athletic	2–1	Queen of the South	La Manga, Spain
18:00 CEST	Trialist (Ball) 1' Power 20'	Report	61'	Attendance: 102

11 July 2015 (2015-07-11) Training Match	Wigan Athletic	2–1	Hibernian	La Manga, Spain
18:00 CEST	Waghorn ?', 89'	Report	Fyvie	Attendance: 128

14 July 2015 (2015-07-14) Friendly	Altrincham	1–1	Wigan Athletic	Altrincham
19:45 BST	Rankine 37'	Report	Mckay 27'	Stadium: Moss Lane

18 July 2015 (2015-07-18) Friendly	Southport	0–2	Wigan Athletic	Blowick
15:00 BST		Report	Beesley 45' (o.g.) Trialist o.g.'	Stadium: Merseyrail Community Stadium Attendance: 1,800 approx. (1,300 away)

21 July 2015 (2015-07-21) Friendly	Partick Thistle	1–1	Wigan Athletic	Maryhill, Scotland
19:30 BST	Lawless 47'	Report	Jennings 51'	Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 1,284 (149 away)

24 July 2015 (2015-07-24) Friendly	Dundee	1–0	Wigan Athletic	Dundee, Scotland
19:00 BST	Loy 70'	Report		Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 2,194 (226 away)

1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) Friendly	Blackburn Rovers	3–0	Wigan Athletic	Blackburn
15:00 BST	Tomlinson 74' Hanley 83' Marshall 89'	Report		Stadium: Ewood Park

League One

League table

1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.

Results by matchday

Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.

8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 1	Coventry City	2–0	Wigan Athletic	Coventry
15:00 BST	Armstrong 15', 62'	Report		Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 13,131 Referee: Scott Duncan

19 August 2015 (2015-08-19) 3	Wigan Athletic	3–0	Scunthorpe United	Wigan
19:45 BST	Grigg 3' (pen.) Daniels 27' Davies 70'	Report		Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 7,794 Referee: Andy Madley

22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 4	Gillingham	2–0	Wigan Athletic	Gillingham
15:00 BST	Dack 37', 82' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,692 Referee: Iain Williamson

29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 5	Wigan Athletic	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Wigan
15:00 BST	Jacobs 12'	Report		Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,647 Referee: David Coote

5 September 2015 (2015-09-05) 6	Chesterfield	2–3	Wigan Athletic	Chesterfield
15:00 BST	Gardner 62' Barnett 68' (o.g.)	Report	Barnett 81' Davies 87' (pen.) Hiwula-Mayifuila 90'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 7,145 Referee: Mark Brown

12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 7	Port Vale	3–2	Wigan Athletic	Burslem
15:00 BST	Grant 34' Dodds 64' Ikpeazu 90'	Report	McCann 66' Barnett 83'  88'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,953 Referee: Mark Haywood

19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 8	Wigan Athletic	2–1	Fleetwood Town	Wigan
15:00 BST	Flores 39' Jacobs 47'	Report	Hornby-Forbes 61'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,603 Referee: Fred Graham

27 September 2015 (2015-09-27) 9	Oldham Athletic	1–1	Wigan Athletic	Oldham
15:00 BST	Poleon 74'	Report	Power 34'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,482 Referee: Darren Handley

30 September 2015 (2015-09-30) 10	Wigan Athletic	2–2	Millwall	Wigan
19:45 BST	Jacobs 54' Grigg 90+2'	Report	Onyedinma 69' Beevers 74'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 7,991 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

10 October 2015 (2015-10-10) 12	Bury	2–2	Wigan Athletic	Bury
15:00 BST	Cameron 6' Pope 60'	Report	Cameron 54' (o.g.) Morgan 90'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 5,931 Referee: Graham Salisbury

17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 13	Wigan Athletic	5–0	Colchester United	Wigan
15:00 BST	Daniels 5', 14' Grigg 33', 87' Power 11'	Report		Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,048 Referee: Steve Martin

20 October 2015 (2015-10-20) 14	Peterborough United	2–3	Wigan Athletic	Peterborough
19:45 BST	Oztumer 61' Coulibaly 81'	Report	Wildschut 11' Grigg 15' Power 82'	Stadium: London Road Attendance: 4,765 Referee: Oliver Langford

24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 15	Bradford City	1–1	Wigan Athletic	Bradford
15:00 BST	Hanson 63'	Report	Jacobs 52'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 19,171 Referee: Richard Clark

31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 16	Wigan Athletic	1–0	Swindon Town	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Júnior 90+5'	Report		Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,466 Referee: Nigel Miller

14 November 2015 (2015-11-14) 17	Rochdale	0–2	Wigan Athletic	Rochdale
12:30 GMT		Report	Pearce 16' Jacobs 61'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,835 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 18	Wigan Athletic	1–0	Shrewsbury Town	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Revell 36'	Report		Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,803 Referee: Darren Deadman

24 November 2015 (2015-11-24) 19	Wigan	0–1	Burton Albion	Wigan
19:45 GMT		Report	El Khayati 74'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,117 Referee: Mark Haywood

12 December 2015 (2015-12-12) 21	Wigan Athletic	0–1	Blackpool	Wigan
15:00 GMT		Report	Aldred 36'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,424 Referee: Phil Gibbs

19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 22	Barnsley	0–2	Wigan Athletic	Barnsley
15:00 GMT		Report	Kellett 18' Wildschut 86'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 8,866 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

28 December 2015 23	Fleetwood Town	1–3	Wigan Athletic	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT	Bell  54' Pond  58' Ryan  60' Sarcevic 69' (pen.) Davis  71'	Report	Power  18' Kellett 39' Love  56' Morgan  57' Hiwula 83'  84' Grigg  89' Jacobs 90+3'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 4,232 Referee: Carl Boyeson

2 January 2016 24	Scunthorpe United	1–1	Wigan Athletic	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT	Williams 20' Clarke  65'	Report	Jacobs 34' Power  79'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,102 Referee: Chris Sarginson

7 January 2016 25	Wigan Athletic	3–2	Gillingham	Wigan
19:45 GMT	Jacobs  60' Grigg 64' Power 67'  90+1' Morgan 90+6'	Report	Samuel 24' Donelly 53' McGlashan  90+3'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 7,923 Referee: Scott Duncan (referee)

12 January 2016 26	Wigan Athletic	3–3	Sheffield United	Wigan
19:45 GMT	Grigg 16' Perkins  30' Daniels  40' Vučkić 43' McCann 66' Power  87'	Report	Hammond  36' Collins  47' Sharp  59' 75' Done 68' 89'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 10,113 Referee: Andy Woolmer

16 January 2016 27	Wigan Athletic	3–1	Chesterfield	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Power 6' James 38' Jacobs 39' Perkins  77' Jääskeläinen  90'	Report	O'Neil  35' Herd  45+3' Banks 79'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 9,091 Referee: Ross Joyce

23 January 2016 28	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Wigan Athletic	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Inman 43' Cooper  63'	Report	Wabara 16' Perkins  47' McCann  53' Power  59'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 6,010 Referee: Nick Kinseley

30 January 2016 29	Wigan Athletic	3–0	Port Vale	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Grigg 7' 41' (pen.) 69'	Report	McGivern  39' Duffy  84'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 9,627 Referee: Darren Drysdale

6 February 2016 30	Sheffield United	0–2	Wigan Athletic	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Hammond  71' Sharp  79'	Report	Grigg 52' (pen.) McAleny 55'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 20,304 Referee: Steve Martin

13 February 2016 31	Wigan Athletic	0–0	Oldham Athletic	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Pearce  31' Morgan  69'	Summary	Gerrard  18'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 9,817 Referee: Neil Miller

20 February 2016 32	Walsall	1–2	Wigan Athletic	Walsall
15:00 GMT	Mantom  6' 68' Lalkovič  10' Chambers  44' Preston  65' Demetriou  90+4'	Report	Perkins  14' McAleny 39' Wildschut 90+1'	Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 6,740 Referee: Ian Williamson

27 February 2016 33	Wigan Athletic	3–0	Bury	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Grigg 7' 21' (pen.) Colclough 9' Davies  90+5'	Report	Lowe  37' Tutte  90+5' Mayor  90+5' Jones  90+6'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 9,490 Referee: Scott Duncan (referee)

1 March 2016 34	Millwall	0–0	Wigan Athletic	London
19:45 GMT	Martin  31' Webster  42'	Report	Morsy  28'  34' Wabara  67' Barnett  77'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 7,981 Referee: Lee Collins

5 March 2016 35	Wigan Athletic	1–1	Peterborough United	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Grigg 71' McCann  85'	Report	Baldwin  26' Beautyman  54' Maddison  79' 80' Gillett  82'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,877 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

12 March 2016 36	Colchester United	3–3	Wigan Athletic	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Gilbey 40' Lee 50' Moncur 60' (pen.) Chambers  69' Edwards  77'	Report	Wildschut 36' Colclough 44' Grigg 90'	Stadium: Weston Homes Community Stadium Attendance: 3,761 Referee: Kevin Johnson

19 March 2016 37	Wigan Athletic	1–0	Bradford City	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Vuckic 80'			Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 10,890

25 March 2016 38	Swindon Town	1–4	Wigan Athletic	Swindon
17:30 GMT	Barry  62' Ajose 79' Thompson  86'	Report	Grigg 15' 50' Power  40' 47' Morsy 51' Davies  74'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,240 Referee: Andy Davies

28 March 2016 39	Wigan Athletic	1–0	Rochdale	Wigan
13:30 GMT	Perkins  29' Pearce  34' McAleny 67'	Report	Henderson  33' McNulty  70' Rafferty  74'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 10,407 Referee: Mark Brown

2 April 2016 40	Shrewsbury Town	1–5	Wigan Athletic	Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT	Kaikai 28' Whitbread  66'	Report	McAleny 33' Wildschut 57' Pearce 61' Grigg 66' (pen.) 90+3'	Stadium: Greenhous Meadow Attendance: 7,010 Referee: Nick Kinseley

9 April 2016 41	Wigan Athletic	1–0	Coventry City	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Grigg 57'	Report	Cole  59' Murphy  90+3'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 10,415 Referee: Dean Whitestone

16 April 2016 42	Doncaster Rovers	3–1	Wigan Athletic	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Chaplow  28' McSheffrey  48' Butler 50' 54'  60' Williams 88' (pen.)	Report	Grigg 41'  57' Jacobs  79' Perkins  86'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Referee: Kevin Johnson

19 April 2016 43	Burton Albion	1–1	Wigan Athletic	Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT	Edwards  8' Akins  17' Naylor 38'  55' Reilly  90'	Report	Jacobs 8' McCann  81' Power  85'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 5,461 Referee: Simon Hooper

23 April 2016 44	Wigan Athletic	4–1	Southend United	Wigan
15:00 GMT	McCann 9' Grigg 17' 36' Jacobs 50'	Report	Worrall  54' Deegan  57' Morgan 74' (o.g.)	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 10,021 Referee: Darren England

8 May 2016 46	Wigan Athletic	1–4	Barnsley	Wigan
12:30 GMT	Grigg 10' Perkins  34' McCann  90+4'	Report	Winnall 33' (pen.) 44' Hourihane 56' Brownhill 74' Hammill  90+4'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 18,730 Referee: Tony Harrington

League Cup

On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Wigan Athletic were drawn at home against Bury.

11 August 2015 (2015-08-11) First round	Wigan Athletic	1–2	Bury	Wigan
19:45 BST	Grigg 46' (pen.)	Report	Clarke 63', 89' (pen.)	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 5,484 Referee: Mark Heywood

Football League Trophy

On 5 September 2015, the second round draw was shown live on Soccer AM and drawn by Charlie Austin and Ed Skrein. Wigan will go to Crewe Alexandra.

6 October 2015 (2015-10-06) Second round	Crewe Alexandra	2–3	Wigan Athletic	Crewe
19:45 BST	Haber 6' Colclough 36'	Report	Hiwula-Mayifuila 10', 70' Wildschut 76'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2,168 (600 away) Referee: James Adcock

10 November 2015 (2015-11-10) Third round	Wigan Athletic	4–0	Blackpool	Wigan
19:45 GMT	Hiwula-Mayifuila 20', 78' (pen.) Murray 63' Wildschut 71'	Report		Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 5,226 Referee: Andy Madley

5 December 2015 Area Semi Final	Wigan Athletic	2–2 (2–4 p)	Barnsley	Wigan
15:00	Hendry  58' Flores  70' Grigg 48' 82'	Report	Hourihane  16' Hammill 42' Pearson  71' Toney 53'  76' Winnall  81'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 6,628 Referee: Keith Hill

FA Cup

The First Round draw took place on 26 October at 7pm, drawing Wigan away to Bury, this game will take place on the 7 November.

7 November 2015 First round	Bury	4–0	Wigan Athletic	Bury
15:00	Pope 18' Mayor 34' Cameron 45' Clarke 65'	Report		Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,856 (1,600 away) Referee: David Coote

Lancashire Senior Cup

On the Lancashire FA website the first round details were announced, Wigan Athletic will face Bolton Wanderers.

10 September 2015 (2015-09-10) First round	Wigan Athletic	3–2	Bolton Wanderers	Wigan
14:00 BST	Robles 7', 44', 82'	Report	Thomas 27' Newell 73'	Stadium: Robin Park Arena Attendance: 291 Referee: Darren Handley

8 December 2015 Quarter Final	Wigan Athletic	0–2	Accrington Stanley	Wigan
14:00 BST		Report	Kealan Steenson 10' Carver 88'	Stadium: Robin Park Arena Attendance: 211 Referee: Paul Hodskinson

Overall summary

Season summary Games played 51 (46 League One, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 3 Johnstone Paint Trophy) Games won 26 (24 League One, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 2 Johnstone Paint Trophy) Games drawn 15 (15 League One, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Johnstone Paint Trophy) Games lost 10 (7 League One, 1 FA Cup, 1League Cup, 1 Johnstone Paint Trophy) Goals scored 92 (82 League One, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 9 Johnstone Paint Trophy) Goals conceded 55 (45 League One, 4 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 4 Johnstone Paint Trophy) Goal difference +37 Clean sheets 20 (19 League One, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 1 Johnstone Paint Trophy) Yellow cards 73 (66 League One, 3 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 3 Johnstone Paint Trophy) Red cards 6 (4 League One, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Johnstone Paint Trophy) Worst discipline Chris McCann (10 , 1 ) Best result 5–0 vs Colchester (17 Oct 15) Worst result 0–4 vs Bury (7 Nov 15) Most appearances David Perkins (41) Top scorer Will Grigg (28) Points 87

Score overview Opposition Home score Away score Double Barnsley 1–4 0–2 No Blackpool 0–1 0–4 No Bradford City 1–0 1–1 No Burton Albion 0–1 1–1 No Bury 3–0 2–2 No Chesterfield 3–1 2–3 Yes Colchester United 5–0 3–3 No Coventry City 1–0 2–0 No Crewe Alexandra 1–0 1–1 No Doncaster Rovers 0–0 1–3 No Fleetwood Town 2–1 1–3 Yes Gillingham 3–2 2–0 No Millwall 2–2 0–0 No Oldham 0–0 1–1 No Peterborough United 1–1 2–3 No Port Vale 3–0 3–2 No Rochdale 1–0 0–2 Yes Scunthope United 3–0 1–1 No Sheffield United 3–3 0–2 No Sherwsbury Town 1–0 5–1 Yes Southend United 4–1 0–0 No Swindon Town 1–0 4–1 Yes Walsall 0–0 1–2 No

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