2016–17 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

Wigan Athletic
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); Warren Joyce; (2 November 2016 – 13 March 2017); 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)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2015–16 2017–18 →

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.

First team squad

As of 5 June 2016

No.	Name	Position (s)	Date of birth (age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
22	Jussi Jääskeläinen	GK	(1975-04-19) 19 April 1975 (age 49)	West Ham United
35	Matt Gilks	GK	(1982-06-04) 4 June 1982 (age 42)	Rangers
46	Theo Roberts	GK	(1998-09-10) 10 September 1998 (age 26)	Youth system
Defenders
2	Reece James	LB	(1993-11-07) 7 November 1993 (age 31)	Manchester United
3	Jake Buxton	CB	(1985-03-04) 4 March 1985 (age 39)	Derby County
5	Donervon Daniels	CB	(1993-11-24) 24 November 1993 (age 30)	West Bromwich Albion
12	Callum Connolly	RB	(1997-09-23) 23 September 1997 (age 27)	Everton
13	Andy Kellett	LB	(1993-11-10) 10 November 1993 (age 31)	Bolton Wanderers
20	Craig Morgan	CB	(1985-06-16) 16 June 1985 (age 39)	Rotherham United
21	Alex Bruce	CB	(1984-09-28) 28 September 1984 (age 40)	Hull City
23	Stephen Warnock	CB	(1981-12-12) 12 December 1981 (age 42)	Derby County
24	Jack Hendry	CB	(1995-05-07) 7 May 1995 (age 29)	Partick Thistle
29	Luke Burke	RB	(1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 (age 26)	Youth system
32	Reece Burke	CB	(1996-09-02) 2 September 1996 (age 28)	West Ham United
33	Dan Burn	CB	(1992-05-09) 9 May 1992 (age 32)	Fulham
44	Sam Stubbs	CB	(1998-11-20) 20 November 1998 (age 26)	Youth system
Midfielders
4	David Perkins	CM	(1982-06-21) 21 June 1982 (age 42)	Blackpool
6	Max Power	RM	(1993-07-27) 27 July 1993 (age 31)	Tranmere
7	Alex Gilbey	MF	(1994-12-09) 9 December 1994 (age 29)	Colchester United
8	Sam Morsy	CM	(1991-09-10) 10 September 1991 (age 33)	Chesterfield
16	Shaun MacDonald	MF	(1988-06-17) 17 June 1988 (age 36)	Bournemouth
17	Michael Jacobs	MF	(1991-11-04) 4 November 1991 (age 33)	Wolverhampton Wanderers
19	Ryan Tunnicliffe	MF	(1992-12-30) 30 December 1992 (age 31)	Fulham
25	Nick Powell	MF	(1994-03-23) 23 March 1994 (age 30)	Manchester United
26	Jamie Hanson	MF	(1995-11-10) 10 November 1995 (age 29)	Derby County
31	Jack Byrne	MF	(1996-04-24) 24 April 1996 (age 28)	Manchester City
37	Josh Laurent	MF	(1995-05-06) 6 May 1995 (age 29)	Hartlepool United
42	Josh Gregory	MF	(1998-06-05) 5 June 1998 (age 26)	Youth system
43	Marcus Browne	MF	(1997-12-18) 18 December 1997 (age 26)	West Ham United
47	James Weir	MF	(1995-08-04) 4 August 1995 (age 29)	Hull City
Forwards
9	Will Grigg	CF	(1991-07-03) 3 July 1991 (age 33)	Brentford
11	Gabriel Obertan	WG	(1989-02-26) 26 February 1989 (age 35)	Anzhi Makhachkala
14	Omar Bogle	CF	(1993-07-26) 26 July 1993 (age 31)	Grimsby Town
27	Ryan Colclough	WG	(1994-12-27) 27 December 1994 (age 29)	Crewe Alexandra
30	James Barrigan	CF	(1998-01-25) 25 January 1998 (age 26)	Youth system
39	Mikael Mandron	CF	(1994-10-11) 11 October 1994 (age 30)	Eastleigh
49	Callum Lang	CF	(1998-09-08) 8 September 1998 (age 26)	Youth system

Transfers

In

Date from	Position	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	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]

^ Following Barnett's release, he joined Bury.^[20]
^ Following McNaughton's release, he joined Inverness Caledonian Thistle.^[21]
^ Following Wabara's release, he joined Bolton Wanderers.^[22]

Loans in

Date from	Position	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]

^ On 31 January 2017, Adam Le Fondre's loan was terminated.^[35]

Loans out

Date from	Position	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]

Squad statistics

Appearances

Last updated: 6 August 2016.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Name	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
Rank.	Pos.	No.	Name	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

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

9 July 2016 (2016-07-09)	Braga	0–0	Wigan Athletic
18:30		Report		Attendance: 351

13 July 2016 (2016-07-13)	Chester	0–0	Wigan Athletic	Chester
19:30		Report		Stadium: Deva Stadium Attendance: 500 (200 away)

16 July 2016 (2016-07-16)	Wigan Athletic	0–2	Manchester United	Wigan
13:30		Report	Keane 49' Pereira 58'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 13,314

17 July 2016 (2016-07-17)	Wigan Athletic	0–2	Liverpool	Wigan
16:00			Ings 71' Woodburn 74'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 18,426

20 July 2016 (2016-07-20)	Macclesfield Town	0–0	Wigan Athletic	Macclesfield
19:00		Report		Stadium: Moss Rose

23 July 2016 (2016-07-23)	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 (2016-07-26)	Oldham Athletic	0–1	Wigan Athletic	Oldham
19:30 GMT		Report	Jacobs 77'	Stadium: Boundary Park

29 July 2016 (2016-07-29)	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 v t e	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

Result 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	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	D	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	D	D	D	L	W	L	D	W	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	W	L	D	L	W	D	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	D	D	L	D
Position	19	10	10	16	20	21	23	22	22	21	21	22	22	23	22	22	23	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	21	22	23	23	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	23	23	23	23

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2017. Source: Statto.com
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

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[21] Following Barnett's release, he joined Bury.^[20]

[23] Following McNaughton's release, he joined Inverness Caledonian Thistle.^[21]

[25] Following Wabara's release, he joined Bolton Wanderers.^[22]

[39] On 31 January 2017, Adam Le Fondre's loan was terminated.^[35]

[49] On 31 January 2017, Billy Mckay's loan at Oldham Athletic was terminated.^[44]

[52] On 1 January 2017, Danny Whitehead's loan at Cheltenham Town was terminated by mutual consent.^[46]

[55] On 20 January 2017, Sanmi Odelusi's season-long loan was terminated.^[48]

[59] On 1 January 2017, Ryan Colclough was recalled from his loan spell at Milton Keynes Dons.^[51]

[1] "Club Statement On Gary Caldwell". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.

[2] "Warren Joyce Appointed Wigan Athletic Manager". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.

[3] "Dan Burn To Sign For Wigan Athletic". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.

[4] "Alex Gilbey Joins Wigan Athletic". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.

[5] "Stephen Warnock Set To Sign For Wigan Athletic". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.

[6] "Nick Powell Signs For Wigan Athletic". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.

[7] "Wigan Athletic Sign Defender Jake Buxton From Derby County". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.

[8] "Shaun MacDonald Signs For Wigan Athletic From AFC Bournemouth". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.

[9] "Jordi Gomez Rejoins Wigan Athletic". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.

[10] "Nathan Byrne Signs For Wigan Athletic". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.

[11] "Ethan Ebanks-Landell and Nathan Byrne seal moves away from Wolves". Express and Star. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.

[12] "Wigan Athletic Capture Bolton Striker Kaiyne Woolery". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.

[13] "Matt Gilks Signs For Wigan Athletic". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.

[14] "Mikael Mandron Signs For Wigan Athletic". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.

[15] "Gabriel Obertan Signs For Wigan Athletic". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.

[16] "JOSH LAURENT: "I CAN'T PUT IT INTO WORDS HOW EXCITED I AM TO BE HERE"". 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.

[17] "Jack Byrne Signs For Wigan Athletic". 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.

[18] "Omar Bogle Signs For Wigan Athletic". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.

[Retained_List-19] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Wigan Athletic Announce Retained List Details". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.

[20] "Leon Barnett has signed a two-year contract with Bury after being released by Wigan". SkySports. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.

[22] "Inverness recruit McNaughton and King". BBC. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.

[24] "Bolton Wanderers sign Reece Wabara". Bolton Wanderers Official Site. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.

[26] "Atlanta United announce signing of Irish midfielder Chris McCann". MLS Soccer. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.

[27] "Lee Nicholls Signs For MK Dons". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.

[28] "Jason Pearce Signs For Charlton Athletic". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

[29] "Huws is a Bluebird". Cardiff City. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.

[30] "CRAIG DAVIES JOINS SCUNTHORPE UNITED". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.

[31] "DONE DEAL: CITY SIGN YANIC WILDSCHUT". Norwich City. Retrieved 8 April 2023.

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