2016–17 Wigan Athletic F.C. season
| 2016–17 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Team huddle before the Latics' FA Cup clash with Manchester United, January 2017 | |||
| Owner | Dave Whelan | ||
| Chairman | David Sharpe | ||
| Manager | Gary Caldwell (until 25 October 2016)[1] Warren Joyce (2 November 2016 – 13 March 2017)[2] Graham Barrow (from 17 March 2017) | ||
| Stadium | DW Stadium | ||
| Championship | 23rd (relegated) | ||
| FA Cup | Fourth round | ||
| League Cup | First round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Nick Powell (6) All: Will Grigg (7) | ||
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The 2016–17 season was Wigan Athletic's 85th year in existence and their first back in the Championship, after gaining promotion the previous season. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.
Transfers
In
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Dan Burn | Fulham | Free transfer | [3] | |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | Alex Gilbey | Colchester United | Undisclosed | [4] | |
| 1 July 2016 | LB | Stephen Warnock | Derby County | Free transfer | [5] | |
| 12 July 2016 | SS | Nick Powell | Manchester United | Free transfer | [6] | |
| 26 July 2016 | CB | Jake Buxton | Derby County | Undisclosed | [7] | |
| 13 August 2016 | CM | Shaun MacDonald | AFC Bournemouth | Undisclosed | [8] | |
| 17 August 2016 | AM | Jordi Gómez | Sunderland | Undisclosed | [9] | |
| 31 August 2016 | RM | Nathan Byrne | Wolverhampton Wanderers | £500,000 | [10][11] | |
| 31 August 2016 | SS | Kaiyne Woolery | Bolton Wanderers | Undisclosed | [12] | |
| 31 January 2017 | GK | Matt Gilks | Rangers | Undisclosed | [13] | |
| 31 January 2017 | CF | Mikael Mandron | Eastleigh | Undisclosed | [14] | |
| 31 January 2017 | RW | Gabriel Obertan | Anzhi Makhachkala | Free transfer | [15] | |
| 31 January 2017 | CAM | Josh Laurent | Hartlepool United | Undisclosed | [16] | |
| 31 January 2017 | MF | Jack Byrne | Manchester City | Undisclosed | [17] | |
| 31 January 2017 | CF | Omar Bogle | Grimsby Town | Undisclosed | [18] |
Out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Leon Barnett | Bury | Released | [19][a] | |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Matthew Hamilton | Marine | Released | [19] | |
| 1 July 2016 | RW | Ryan Jennings | AFC Fylde | Released | [19] | |
| 1 July 2016 | RB | Kevin McNaughton | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Released | [19][b] | |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | Adrian Purzycki | Fortuna Sittard | Released | [19] | |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Louis Robles | Bangor City | Released | [19] | |
| 1 July 2016 | RB | Reece Wabara | Bolton Wanderers | Released | [19][c] | |
| 6 July 2016 | DM | Chris McCann | Atlanta United | Free transfer | [23] | |
| 3 August 2016 | GK | Lee Nicholls | Milton Keynes Dons | Free transfer | [24] | |
| 4 August 2016 | CB | Jason Pearce | Charlton Athletic | Undisclosed | [25] | |
| 12 August 2016 | MF | Emyr Huws | Cardiff City | Undisclosed | [26] | |
| 25 August 2016 | CM | Tim Chow | Ross County | Undisclosed | ||
| 7 January 2017 | CF | Craig Davies | Scunthorpe United | Undisclosed | [27] | |
| 31 January 2017 | AM | Jordi Gomez | Rayo Vallecano | Undisclosed | ||
| 31 January 2017 | MF | Yanic Wildschut | Norwich City | Undisclosed | [28] | |
| 10 April 2017 | MF | Danny O'Brien | IF Kraft | Released | [29] |
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2016 | RB | Kyle Knoyle | West Ham United | 14 January 2017 | [30] | |
| 20 July 2016 | GK | Ádám Bogdán | Liverpool | 24 November 2016 | [31] | |
| 16 August 2016 | LB | Luke Garbutt | Everton | 2 January 2017 | [32] | |
| 30 August 2016 | CB | Reece Burke | West Ham United | End of Season | [33] | |
| 31 August 2016 | CF | Adam Le Fondre | Cardiff City | 31 January 2017 | [34][a] | |
| 7 January 2017 | GK | Jakob Haugaard | Stoke City | 21 April 2017 | [36] | |
| 14 January 2017 | CB | Callum Connolly | Everton | End of Season | [37] | |
| 20 January 2017 | AM | Marcus Browne | West Ham United | End of Season | [38] | |
| 20 January 2017 | CM | Ryan Tunnicliffe | Fulham | End of Season | [39] | |
| 25 January 2017 | DM | Jamie Hanson | Derby County | End of Season | [40] | |
| 31 January 2017 | CB | Alex Bruce | Hull City | End of Season | [41] | |
| 31 January 2017 | CM | James Weir | Hull City | End of Season | [42] |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 July 2016 | CF | Billy Mckay | Oldham Athletic | 31 January 2017 | [43][a] | |
| 22 July 2016 | CM | Danny Whitehead | Cheltenham Town | 1 January 2017 | [45][b] | |
| 25 July 2016 | LW | Sanmi Odelusi | Rochdale | 20 January 2017 | [47][c] | |
| 10 August 2016 | LB | Andrew Taylor | Bolton Wanderers | End of Season | [49] | |
| 12 August 2016 | GK | Owen Evans | Rhyl | 1 January 2017 | ||
| 31 August 2016 | LW | Ryan Colclough | Milton Keynes Dons | 1 January 2017 | [50][d] | |
| 31 August 2016 | CB | Jack Hendry | Milton Keynes Dons | 3 January 2017 | [52] | |
| 31 August 2016 | CM | Sam Morsy | Barnsley | 1 January 2017 | [53] | |
| 9 January 2017 | RB | Nathan Byrne | Charlton Athletic | End of Season | [54] | |
| 12 January 2017 | GK | Dan Lavercombe | Rhyl | End of Season | ||
| 20 January 2017 | LW | Sanmi Odelusi | Blackpool | End of Season | [48] | |
| 20 January 2017 | CM | Danny Whitehead | Macclesfield Town | End of Season | ||
| 20 January 2017 | CF | Sam Cosgrove | North Ferriby United | End of Season | ||
| 21 January 2017 | SS | Kaiyne Woolery | Forest Green Rovers | End of Season | ||
| 30 January 2017 | CM | Jordan Flores | Blackpool | End of Season | [55] | |
| 30 January 2017 | MF | Danny O'Brien | Chester | 10 April 2017 | [56] | |
| 31 January 2017 | CF | Billy Mckay | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | End of Season | [44] | |
| 11 February 2017 | CB | Jack White | Skelmersdale United | End of Season | ||
| 11 February 2017 | CF | Nathan Randell | Skelmersdale United | End of Season | ||
| 15 February 2017 | RB | Luke Burke | Barrow | 18 March 2017 | ||
| 1 April 2017 | GK | Owen Evans | North Ferriby United | End of Season |
- ^ On 31 January 2017, Billy Mckay's loan at Oldham Athletic was terminated.[44]
- ^ On 1 January 2017, Danny Whitehead's loan at Cheltenham Town was terminated by mutual consent.[46]
- ^ On 20 January 2017, Sanmi Odelusi's season-long loan was terminated.[48]
- ^ On 1 January 2017, Ryan Colclough was recalled from his loan spell at Milton Keynes Dons.[51]
Competitions
Pre-season friendlies
| 9 July 2016 | Braga | 0–0 | Wigan Athletic | |
| 18:30 | Report | Attendance: 351 |
| 13 July 2016 | Chester | 0–0 | Wigan Athletic | Chester |
| 19:30 | Report | Stadium: Deva Stadium Attendance: 500 (200 away) |
| 16 July 2016 | Wigan Athletic | 0–2 | Manchester United | Wigan |
| 13:30 | Report | Keane 49' Pereira 58' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 13,314 |
| 17 July 2016 | Wigan Athletic | 0–2 | Liverpool | Wigan |
| 16:00 | Ings 71' Woodburn 74' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 18,426 |
| 20 July 2016 | Macclesfield Town | 0–0 | Wigan Athletic | Macclesfield |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Moss Rose |
| 23 July 2016 | Rochdale | 4–1 | Wigan Athletic | Rochdale |
| 15:00 | Noble-Lazarus 26' Mendez-Laing 31' Canavan 79' Andrew 82' |
Report | Wildschut 77' | Stadium: Spotland Stadium |
| 26 July 2016 | Oldham Athletic | 0–1 | Wigan Athletic | Oldham |
| 19:30 GMT | Report | Jacobs 77' | Stadium: Boundary Park |
| 29 July 2016 | Fleetwood Town | 3–4 | Wigan Athletic | Fleetwood |
| 19:45 | Ball 7', 50' B. Grant 55' |
Report | Power 11' Burke 35' Wildschut 37' Jacobs 52' |
Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 1,717 |
Season Summary
| Games played | 46 (43 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 1 League Cup) |
| Games won | 11 (10 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup) |
| Games drawn | 10 (10 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup) |
| Games lost | 25 (23 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1League Cup) |
| Goals scored | 42 (39 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 1 League Cup) |
| Goals conceded | 60 (54 Championship, 4 FA Cup, 2 League Cup) |
| Goal difference | -19 |
| Clean sheets | 13 (12 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup) |
| Yellow cards | 88 (83 Championship, 5 FA Cup, 0 League Cup) |
| Red cards | 1 (0 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup) |
| Best result | 3–0 vs Blackburn Rovers (13 Aug 16) |
| Worst result | 0–4 vs Manchester United (29 Jan 17) |
| Most appearances | Stephen Warnock (45) |
| Top scorer | Will Grigg (7) |
| Points | 40 |
Championship
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Burton Albion | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 49 | 63 | −14 | 52 | |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 62 | 72 | −10 | 51 | |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers (R) | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 53 | 65 | −12 | 51 | Relegation to EFL League One |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic (R) | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 42 | |
| 24 | Rotherham United (R) | 46 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 40 | 98 | −58 | 23 |
Source: English Football League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 6) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 7) Play-off.
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 6) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 7) Play-off.
(R) Relegated
Result by round
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2017. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 6 August 2016 1 | Bristol City | 2–1 | Wigan Athletic | Bristol |
| 15:00 BST | Abraham 81' Reid 90' Tomlin 90+5' |
Report | Morgan 27' Gilbey 32' Burn 71' Perkins 72' Daniels 79' |
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium |
| 13 August 2016 2 | Wigan Athletic | 3–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Wigan |
| 15:00 BST | Grigg 14' Perkins 33' Powell 33' Gilbey 48' Duffy 63' (o.g.) |
Report | Lowe 33' Duffy 35' Greer 45+1' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 12,216 Referee: Graham Scott |
| 16 August 2016 3 | Wigan Athletic | 1–1 | Birmingham City | Wigan |
| 19:45 BST | Bodgán 43' Power 44' Morgan 49' Davies 90' |
Report | Davis 44' 64' Donaldson 75' Grounds 90+2' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 11,182 |
| 20 August 2016 4 | Nottingham Forest | 4–3 | Wigan Athletic | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 BST | Assombalonga 6' Cash 9' Burke 53', 78' Cohen 58' Lam 68' 90+2' Henderson 90+6' |
Report | Jacobs 11' 75' Wildschut 57' Grigg 65', 86' 90+1' Morgan 72' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 17,750 (980 away) |
| 27 August 2016 5 | Wigan Athletic | 0–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Wigan |
| 15:00 BST | Powell 43' MacDonald 51' Jacobs 66' Morgan 82' |
Report | Cousins 13' Bidwell 38' Henry 42' Onuoha 48' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 10,606 (768 away) |
| 10 September 2016 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–1 | Wigan Athletic | Sheffield |
| 15:00 BST | Fletcher 29' Forestieri 34' 62' |
Report | Power 3' Grigg 5' Garbutt 23' Jacobs 73' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 24,860 (650 away) |
| 13 September 2016 7 | Norwich City | 2–1 | Wigan Athletic | Norwich |
| 19:45 BST | Jacob Murphy 3', 11' Howson 63' Martin 77' |
Report | MacDonald 17' Gilbey 27' Power 55' Jordi Gómez 72' |
Stadium: Carrow Road |
| 17 September 2016 8 | Wigan Athletic | 0–0 | Fulham | Wigan |
| 15:00 BST | Jacobs 59' | Report | Odoi 51' | Stadium: The DW Stadium |
| 23 September 2016 9 | Preston North End | 1–0 | Wigan Athletic | Preston |
| 19:45 BST | Hugill 7' Cunningham 30' Browne 75' |
Report | Burn 45+1' Perkins 67' |
Stadium: Deepdale Stadium Attendance: 13,077 |
| 27 September 2016 10 | Wigan Athletic | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Wigan |
| 19:45 BST | Le Fondre 5' Jordi Gómez 34' MacDonald 44' Grigg 88' Powell 90+2' |
Report | Oniangué 34' 71' Sílvio 41' Saïss 53' |
Stadium: The DW Stadium Attendance: 10,723 Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 1 October 2016 11 | Brentford | 0–0 | Wigan Athletic | Brentford |
| 15:00 BST | McCormack 36' Dean 85' Egan 90+4' |
Report | Buxton 40' Warnock 74' Powell 90+3' |
Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 9,547 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 15 October 2016 12 | Wigan Athletic | 0–0 | Burton Albion | Wigan |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Akins 54' Brayford 59' McFadzean 64' |
Stadium: The DW Stadium Attendance: 10,430 Referee: Andrew Davies |
| 18 October 2016 13 | Leeds United | 1–1 | Wigan Athletic | Leeds |
| 19:45 BST | Wood 29' | Report | MacDonald 90+1' | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 19,861 Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 22 October 2016 14 | Wigan Athletic | 0–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Wigan |
| 15:00 BST | Power 89' Le Fondre 90+1' |
Report | Stephens 68' 90' | Stadium: The DW Stadium Attendance: 10,430 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 29 October 2016 15 | Cardiff City | 0–1 | Wigan Athletic | Cardiff |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Jordi Gómez 86' | Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 15,969 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 5 November 2016 16 | Wigan Athletic | 0–3 | Reading | Wigan |
| 15:00 GMT | MacDonald 45+1' Power 62' Perkins 69' |
Report | McCleary 1', 5' McShane 33' Kermorgant 63' (pen.) Blackett 75' |
Stadium: The DW Stadium Attendance: 10,277 Referee: David Coote |
| 19 November 2016 17 | Barnsley | 0–0 | Wigan Athletic | Barnsley |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | MacDonald 43' Morgan 71' |
Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 12,181 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 28 November 2016 18 | Huddersfield Town | 1–2 | Wigan Athletic | Huddersfield |
| 19:45 GMT | Hogg 18' Mooy 50' Smith 71' |
Report | Warnock 3' Burke 40' Power 52' Wildschut 60' Garbutt 90+3' |
Stadium: The John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 18,943 Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 3 December 2016 19 | Wigan Athletic | 0–1 | Derby County | Wigan |
| 15:00 GMT | Perkins 45+1' | Report | Olsson 10' Johnson 16' 38' Hughes 85' |
Stadium: The DW Stadium Attendance: 12,526 Referee: Andrew Madley |
| 10 December 2016 20 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | Wigan Athletic | Birmingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Hutton 83' Grealish 86' 88' |
Report | Garbutt 12' Gómez 64' Perkins 79' MacDonald 90+3' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 29,392 Referee: James Linington |
| 14 December 2016 21 | Wigan Athletic | 0–2 | Newcastle United | Wigan |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Diamé 26' Hayden 32' Atsu 78' |
Stadium: The DW Stadium Attendance: 14,562 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 17 December 2016 22 | Wigan Athletic | 2–3 | Ipswich Town | Wigan |
| 15:00 GMT | Wildschut 35', 62' Kellett 44' Burn 45+1' Jääskeläinen 45+3' |
Report | Pitman 7' (pen.), 68' 13' Dozzell 15' McGoldrick 88' Lawrence 90+3' |
Stadium: The DW Stadium Attendance: 10,071 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 26 December 2016 23 | Rotherham United | 3–2 | Wigan Athletic | Rotherham |
| 15:00 GMT | Belaïd 8' 36' Mattock 20' Ward 25' 32' Fisher 45' Burn 45+1' (o.g.) |
Report | Davies 31' Wildschut 51' Gómez 79' Jacobs 90+1' |
Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 10,158 Referee: David Coote |
| 31 December 2016 24 | Derby County | 0–0 | Wigan Athletic | Derby |
| 15:00 GMT | Johnson 57' Hughes 87' |
Report | Stadium: iPro Stadium Attendance: 28,289 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 2 January 2017 25 | Wigan Athletic | 0–1 | Huddersfield Town | Wigan |
| 15:00 GMT | Jacobs 68' | Report | Billing 12' Mooy 45+2' Holmes-Dennis 55' Stanković 77' Wells 80' |
Stadium: The DW Stadium Attendance: 13,480 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 14 January 2017 26 | Burton Albion | 0–2 | Wigan Athletic | Burton-upon-Trent |
| 15:00 GMT | Sordell 33' Ward 69' |
Report | Connolly 45+1', 64' 77' Buxton 57' Flores 81' |
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,411 Referee: Andrew Madley |
| 21 January 2017 27 | Wigan Athletic | 2–1 | Brentford | Wigan |
| 15:00 GMT | Morsy 28' Dean 32' (o.g.) MacDonald 36' |
Report | Jota 86' | Stadium: The DW Stadium Attendance: 10,244 Referee: James Adcock |
| 3 February 2017 28 | Wigan Athletic | 0–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Wigan |
| 19:45 GMT | Morsy 85' | Report | Wallace 43' Hunt 62' |
Stadium: The DW Stadium Attendance: 13,037 Referee: Steve Martin |
| 7 February 2017 29 | Wigan Athletic | 2–2 | Norwich City | Wigan |
| 19:45 GMT | Grigg 48' Bogle 62', 68' Morsy 90' |
Report | Oliveira 40' Martin 48' Dijks 73' Pinto 86' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 10,193 Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 11 February 2017 30 | Fulham | 3–2 | Wigan Athletic | Fulham, London |
| 15:00 GMT | Aluko 21' Ayité 25' Odoi 71' Kebano 90+3' |
Report | Malone 32' (o.g.) Jacobs 45+1' Burn 61' Connolly 70' |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 15,552 Referee: David Coote |
| 14 February 2017 31 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–1 | Wigan Athletic | Wolverhampton |
| 19:45 GMT | Enobakhare 49' Weimann 83' |
Report | Burn 73' Buxton 88' Morsy 90+1' |
Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 17,156 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 18 February 2017 32 | Wigan Athletic | 0–0 | Preston North End | Wigan |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | McGeady 36' Browning 43' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 15,117 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
| 21 February 2017 33 | Queens Park Rangers | 2–1 | Wigan Athletic | Shepherd's Bush, London |
| 19:45 GMT | Smith 4' Lynch 15' Washington 60' Sylla 76' |
Report | Bogle 17' (pen.) 22' Grigg 30' Power 35' Hanson 46' Buxton 61' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 12,101 Referee: James Linington |
| 25 February 2017 34 | Wigan Athletic | 0–0 | Nottingham Forest | Wigan |
| 15:00 GMT | Buxton 38' | Report | Vaughan 70' | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 11,254 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 4 March 2017 35 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Wigan Athletic | Blackburn |
| 15:00 GMT | Emnes 58' Mulgrew 69' |
Report | Morsy 87' | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 13,165 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 7 March 2017 36 | Birmingham City | 0–1 | Wigan Athletic | Birmingham |
| 19:45 GMT | Keita 88' | Report | Burn 19' Perkins 62' |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 15,596 Referee: Scott Duncan |
| 11 March 2017 37 | Wigan Athletic | 0–1 | Bristol City | Wigan |
| 15:00 GMT | Gilbey 45+1' Connolly 57' |
Report | Pack 27' Flint 88' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 10,787 Referee: Andrew Madley |
| 18 March 2017 38 | Wigan Athletic | 0–2 | Aston Villa | Wigan |
| 15:00 GMT | Hanson 23' | Report | Hourihane 42' Chester 73' Lansbury 75' Hogan 84' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 14,811 Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 1 April 2017 39 | Newcastle United | 2–1 | Wigan Athletic | Newcastle |
| 15:00 BST | Diamé 17' Gayle 36' Ritchie 57' |
Report | Burn 29' Morsy 39' Jacobs 50' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,849 Referee: David Coote |
| 4 April 2017 40 | Ipswich Town | 3–0 | Wigan Athletic | Ipswich |
| 19:45 BST | McGoldrick 22' Sears 30', 85' Kenlock 55' Diagouraga 60' Ward 68' |
Report | Burn 59' Power 81' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 14,661 Referee: Andy Davies |
| 8 April 2017 41 | Wigan Athletic | 3–2 | Rotherham United | Wigan |
| 15:00 BST | Obertan 34' Gilbey 65' Powell 90+5' 90+6' |
Report | Ward 29' Forde 61' Fisher 83' Price 90+5' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 10,085 Referee: Scott Duncan |
| 13 April 2017 42 | Wigan Athletic | 3–2 | Barnsley | Wigan |
| 19:45 BST | MacDonald 45' Powell 71', 72', 82' (pen.) Burn 78' Hanson 90' |
Report | Armstrong 42' Watkins 49' Janko 53' Kent 59' Jones 76' MacDonald 78' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 10,838 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 17 April 2017 43 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–1 | Wigan Athletic | Falmer, Brighton |
| 15:00 BST | Murray 37' Knockaert 51' March 65' |
Report | Powell 85' | Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 29,940 Referee: James Linington |
| 22 April 2017 44 | Wigan Athletic | 0–0 | Cardiff City | Wigan |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Halford 87' | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 10,875 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 29 April 2017 45 | Reading | 1–0 | Wigan Athletic | Reading |
| 15:00 BST | Kermorgant 6' Evans 13' Moore 45+3' Gunter 51' Williams 64' Kelly 87' |
Report | Connolly 50' | Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 19,177 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 7 May 2017 46 | Wigan Athletic | 1–1 | Leeds United | Wigan |
| 12:00 BST | Tunnicliffe 6' Burn 24' |
Report | Green 25' Bartley 39' Wood 50' (pen.) |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 15,280 Referee: Scott Duncan |
FA Cup
| 7 January 2017 Third round | Wigan Athletic | 2–0 | Nottingham Forest | Wigan |
| 15:00 GMT | MacDonald 13' Jacobs 36' Grigg 45+2' Wildschut 57' Flores 90+1' Power 90+2' |
Report | Hobbs 6' Lichaj 81' Pereira 90+2' |
Stadium: The DW Stadium Attendance: 5,163 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 29 January 2017 Fourth round | Manchester United | 4–0 | Wigan Athletic | Manchester |
| 16:00 GMT | Fellaini 44' Smalling 57' Mkhitaryan 74' Schweinsteiger 81' |
Report | Burn 55' | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,229 Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
EFL Cup
| 9 August 2016 First round | Oldham Athletic | 2–1 | Wigan Athletic | Oldham |
| 19:45 BST | Flynn 18' Klok 41' Law 83' |
Report | Grigg 34' Buxton 45+2' |
Stadium: Boundary Park |
Squad statistics
Appearances
Last updated: 6 August 2016.
Source:
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||||
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Ádám Bogdán | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | GK | Jussi Jääskeläinen | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | ||||
| 35 | GK | Matt Gilks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Defenders | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | LB | Reece James | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | DF | Jake Buxton | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | CB | Donervon Daniels | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
| 12 | RB | Callum Connolly | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 13 | DF | Andy Kellett | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | ||||
| 20 | CB | Craig Morgan | 9+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9+4 | 0 | ||||
| 21 | CB | Alex Bruce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | DF | Stephen Warnock | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||||
| 24 | DF | Jack Hendry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 29 | DF | Luke Burke | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | ||||
| 32 | DF | Reece Burke | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||||
| 33 | DF | Dan Burn | 21+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23+3 | 0 | ||||
| 44 | CB | Sam Stubbs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | CM | David Perkins | 17+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | RM | Max Power | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | MF | Alex Gilbey | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||||
| 8 | MF | Sam Morsy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 16 | MF | Shaun MacDonald | 20+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22+2 | 1 | ||||
| 17 | RW | Michael Jacobs | 24+4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27+4 | 1 | ||||
| 19 | MF | Ryan Tunnicliffe | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||||
| 25 | MF | Nick Powell | 9+6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10+6 | 1 | ||||
| 26 | MF | Jamie Hanson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 31 | MF | Jack Byrne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 37 | MF | Josh Laurent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 42 | MF | Josh Gregory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 43 | MF | Marcus Browne | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 47 | MF | James Weir | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| Attackers | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | ST | Will Grigg | 21+5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24+5 | 7 | ||||
| 11 | FW | Gabriel Obertan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 14 | FW | Omar Bogle | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 27 | FW | Ryan Colclough | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | ||||
| 30 | FW | James Barrigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 39 | FW | Mikael Mandron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Left club during season | ||||||||||||||
| - | MF | Tim Chow | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
| - | LB | Luke Garbutt | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | ||||
| - | ST | Craig Davies | 1+13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+13 | 1 | ||||
| - | MF | Nathan Byrne | 7+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7+7 | 0 | ||||
| - | GK | Dan Lavercombe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| - | MF | Danny Whitehead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| - | SS | Kaiyne Woolery | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| - | RB | Kyle Knoyle | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| - | FW | Sam Cosgrove | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| - | MF | Jordi Gómez | 12+3 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12+4 | 3 | ||||
| - | FW | Adam Le Fondre | 3+9 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+10 | 1 | ||||
| - | MF | Jordan Flores | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | ||||
| - | MF | Danny O'Brien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| - | MF | Yanic Wildschut | 19+6 | 5 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20+7 | 5 | ||||
| - | GK | Jakob Haugaard | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
Top scorers
| Rank. | Pos. | No. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | Goals | Goals | Goals | ||||
| 1 | FW | 9 | Will Grigg | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | MF | 25 | Nick Powell | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | MF | - | Yanic Wildschut | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | MF | - | Jordi Gómez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | MF | 17 | Michael Jacobs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | FW | 14 | Omar Bogle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | DF | 12 | Callum Connolly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | 7 | Alex Gilbey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | 32 | Reece Burke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | 8 | Sam Morsy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | 16 | Shaun MacDonald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | FW | - | Adam Le Fondre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | FW | - | Craig Davies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | 33 | Dan Burn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | FW | 11 | Gabriel Obertan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | 19 | Ryan Tunnicliffe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
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