2015–16 Wigan Athletic F.C. season
| 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 | |||
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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.
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2015 | CB | Donervon Daniels | West Bromwich Albion | Undisclosed | [1] | |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | Craig Morgan | Rotherham United | Free transfer | [2] | |
| 1 July 2015 | DM | David Perkins | Blackpool | Free transfer | [3] | |
| 1 July 2015 | GK | Richard O'Donnell | Walsall | Free transfer | [4] | |
| 3 July 2015 | RM | Max Power | Tranmere Rovers | Tribunal | [5] | |
| 6 July 2015 | LW | Sanmi Odelusi | Bolton Wanderers | £50,000 | [6] | |
| 7 July 2015 | CF | Craig Davies | Bolton Wanderers | Free transfer | [7] | |
| 14 July 2015 | CF | Will Grigg | Brentford | £1,000,000 | [8] | |
| 21 July 2015 | LB | Reece James | Manchester United | Undisclosed | [9] | |
| 27 July 2015 | LM | Michael Jacobs | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Undisclosed | [10] | |
| 4 August 2015 | RB | Kevin McNaughton | Cardiff City | Free transfer | [11] | |
| 11 August 2015 | GK | Jussi Jääskeläinen | West Ham United | Free transfer | [12] | |
| 1 September 2015 | DF | Andy Kellett | Bolton Wanderers | Undisclosed | [13] | |
| 1 September 2015 | DF | Jack Hendry | Partick Thistle | Undisclosed | [14] | |
| 6 January 2016 | GK | Dan Lavercombe | Torquay United | Undisclosed | [15] | |
| 6 January 2016 | MF | Yanic Wildschut | Middlesbrough | Undisclosed | [16] | |
| 8 January 2016 | MF | Danny Whitehead | Macclesfield Town | Undisclosed | [17] | |
| 14 January 2016 | DF | Reece Wabara | Barnsley | Free | [18] | |
| 28 January 2016 | MF | Sam Morsy | Chesterfield | Undisclosed | [19] | |
| 28 January 2016 | FW | Ryan Colclough | Crewe Alexandra | Undisclosed | [19] |
Total spending: £1,050,000
Transfers out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2015 | GK | Ali Al-Habsi | Reading[a] | Free transfer | [21] | |
| 1 July 2015 | AM | Kim Bo-kyung | Free agent | Released | [21] | |
| 1 July 2015 | LB | Gaëtan Bong | Brighton & Hove Albion[b] | Free transfer | [21] | |
| 1 July 2015 | RB | Emmerson Boyce | Blackpool[c] | Released | [24] | |
| 1 July 2015 | GK | Scott Carson | Derby County | Undisclosed | [25] | |
| 1 July 2015 | CF | Marc-Antoine Fortuné | Coventry City[d] | Free transfer | [21] | |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | Rob Kiernan | Rangers | Undisclosed | [27] | |
| 1 July 2015 | DM | William Kvist | Copenhagen[e] | Released | [21] | |
| 1 July 2015 | LW | James McClean | West Bromwich Albion | £1,500,000 | [29][30] | |
| 1 July 2015 | RW | Jermaine Pennant | Free agent | Released | [24] | |
| 1 July 2015 | CF | Oriol Riera | Deportivo La Coruña | Undisclosed | [31] | |
| 2 July 2015 | CF | Andy Delort | SM Caen | Undisclosed | [32] | |
| 20 July 2015 | RB | James Tavernier | Rangers | Undisclosed | [33] | |
| 20 July 2015 | LB | Aaron Taylor-Sinclair | Doncaster Rovers | Undisclosed | [34] | |
| 20 July 2015 | CF | Martyn Waghorn | Rangers | Undisclosed | [33] | |
| 31 July 2015 | RB | James Perch | Queens Park Rangers | Undisclosed | [35] | |
| 1 February 2016 | MF | Don Cowie | Heart of Midlothian | Undisclosed | [36] | |
| 1 February 2016 | GK | Richard O'Donnell | Bristol City | Undisclosed | [37] |
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[a] | [39] | |
| 21 July 2015 | RB | Jonjoe Kenny | Everton | 22 September 2015 | [39] | |
| 5 August 2015 | AM | Sean Murray | Watford | 16 January 2016[b] | [41] | |
| 14 August 2015 | SS | Shaq Coulthirst | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 November 2015 | [42] | |
| 27 August 2015 | CF | Jordy Hiwula | Huddersfield Town | End of season | [43] | |
| 1 September 2015 | AM | Haris Vučkić | Newcastle United | End of season | [44] | |
| 2 October 2015 | DF | Donald Love | Manchester United | December 2015 | [45] | |
| 2 October 2015 | MF | Yanic Wildschut | Middlesbrough | January 2016 | [46] | |
| 12 November 2015 | ST | Alex Revell | Cardiff City | 23 January 2016 | [47] | |
| 1 February 2016 | ST | Conor McAleny | Everton | End of season | [48] | |
| 7 March 2016 | DF | Stephen Warnock | Derby County | End of season | [49] |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2015 | LB | Andrew Taylor | Reading | End of season | [50] | |
| 18 August 2015 | CF | Sam Cosgrove | Barrow | 19 September 2015 | [51] | |
| 27 August 2015 | DM | Emyr Huws | Huddersfield Town | End of season | [43] | |
| 28 August 2015 | CF | Billy Mckay | Dundee United | End of season | [52] | |
| 11 September 2015 | GK | Lee Nicholls | Bristol Rovers | 11 December 2015 | [53] | |
| 18 September 2015 | CF | Matthew Hamilton | Stockport County | 16 October 2015 | [54] | |
| 31 October 2015 | ST | Grant Holt | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 January 2016 | [55] | |
| 12 November 2015 | MF | Ryan Jennings | Cheltenham Town | 12 December 2015 | [56] | |
| 6 January 2016 | GK | Dan Lavercombe | Torquay United | End of season | [15] | |
| 8 January 2016 | MF | Danny Whitehead | Macclesfield Town | End of season | [17] | |
| 15 February 2016 | MF | Ryan Jennings | Grimsby Town | End of season | [57] | |
| 23 March 2016 | DF | Jack Hendry | Shrewsbury Town | End of season | [58] | |
| 24 March 2016 | ST | Louis Robles | Gloucester City | End of season | [59] |
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.[60]
| 8 July 2015 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 Training Match | Wigan Athletic | 2–1 | Hibernian | La Manga, Spain |
| 18:00 CEST | Waghorn ?', 89' | Report | Fyvie | Attendance: 128 |
| 14 July 2015 Friendly | Altrincham | 1–1 | Wigan Athletic | Altrincham |
| 19:45 BST | Rankine 37' | Report | Mckay 27' | Stadium: Moss Lane |
| 18 July 2015 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 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 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 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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wigan Athletic (C, P) | 46 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 82 | 45 | +37 | 87 | Promotion to EFL Championship |
| 2 | Burton Albion (P) | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 85 | |
| 3 | Walsall | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 71 | 49 | +22 | 84 | Qualification for the League One play-offs[a] |
| 4 | Millwall | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 73 | 49 | +24 | 81 | |
| 5 | Bradford City | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 80 |
Updated to match(es) played on 1 July 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2016. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[61]
| 8 August 2015 1 | Coventry City | 2–0 | Wigan Athletic | Coventry |
| 15:00 BST | Armstrong 15', 62' | Report | Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 13,131 Referee: Scott Duncan |
| 16 August 2015 2 | Wigan Athletic | 0–0 | Doncaster Rovers | Wigan |
| 12:30 BST | Report | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,813 Referee: David Webb |
| 19 August 2015 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 |
| 4 October 2015 11 | Wigan Athletic | 0–0 | Walsall | Wigan |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,636 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 10 October 2015 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 19 | Wigan | 0–1 | Burton Albion | Wigan |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | El Khayati 74' | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,117 Referee: Mark Haywood |
| 28 November 2015 20 | Southend United | 0–0 | Wigan | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 7,117 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 12 December 2015 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 22 | Barnsley | 0–2 | Wigan Athletic | Barnsley |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Kellett 18' Wildschut 86' |
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 8,866 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 26 December 2015 Postponed | Wigan Athletic | P–P | Sheffield United | Wigan |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: DW Stadium |
| 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 |
| 30 April 2016 45 | Blackpool | 0–4 | Wigan Athletic | Blackpool |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | McCann 60'
Wildschut 70, 72 Grigg 85' |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 9,226 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 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.[62]
| 11 August 2015 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.[63]
| 6 October 2015 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 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.[64]
| 10 September 2015 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 |
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
| Rank. | Pos. | No. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | Johnstone Paint Trophy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | Goals | Goals | Goals | Goals | ||||
| 1 | ST | 9 | Will Grigg | 25 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 28 |
| 2 | MF | 17 | Michael Jacobs | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | MF | 31 | Yanic Wildschut | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | MF | 6 | Max Power | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | ST | 30 | Jordy Hiwula | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | FW | 24 | Conor McAleny | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | 7 | Chris McCann | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | DF | 5 | Donervon Daniels | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | DF | 3 | Andy Kellett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | 20 | Craig Morgan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | 25 | Leon Barnett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | 28 | Jason Pearce | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | ST | 10 | Craig Davies | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 29 | Haris Vučkić | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | ST | 27 | Ryan Colclough | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | DF | 2 | Reece James | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | 34 | Reece Wabara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | 8 | Sam Morsy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | 15 | Jordan Flores | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | 12 | Alex Revell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | 22 | Francisco Júnior | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
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 | |||
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