The 2017–18 season was Wigan Athletic's 86th year in existence and their first back in League One, after being relegated the previous season. Along with competing in the league, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. Paul Cook was appointed as manager on 31 May 2017, signing a 3-year deal, following the departure of much of the previous coaching staff the day before.[1][2] The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
| 2017–18 season | |||
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| Owner | Dave Whelan | ||
| Chairman | David Sharpe | ||
| Manager | Paul Cook | ||
| Stadium | DW Stadium | ||
| League One | 1st (promoted) | ||
| FA Cup | Quarter-finals (knocked out by Southampton) | ||
| EFL Cup | Second round | ||
| EFL Trophy | Group stage | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Will Grigg (19) All: Will Grigg (25) | ||
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The season notably saw Wigan knock out Manchester City in the fifth round of the FA Cup. It was the third time Wigan had beaten City in the cup, having previously done son in the 2013 final, and the quarter-finals of the 2013–14 FA Cup.
Statistics
edit- As of 13 May 2018
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  ENG
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Christian Walton | 35 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG
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Nathan Byrne | 49 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |  AUS
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Callum Elder | 33 | 1 | 24+3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG
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David Perkins | 21 | 1 | 2+11 | 1 | 3+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | MF |  EGY
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Sam Morsy | 47 | 3 | 41 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ENG
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Max Power | 49 | 5 | 29+11 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF |  SCO
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Jamie Walker | 8 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | ENG
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James Vaughan | 19 | 3 | 7+12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW |  NIR
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Will Grigg | 53 | 26 | 29+14 | 19 | 6+2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG
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Devante Cole | 6 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG
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Gavin Massey | 50 | 6 | 35+7 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ENG
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Donervon Daniels | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ENG
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Alex Bruce | 9 | 1 | 4+2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG
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Michael Jacobs | 50 | 11 | 44 | 11 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG
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Gary Roberts | 35 | 1 | 6+21 | 1 | 5+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ENG
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Terell Thomas | 8 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG
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Chey Dunkley | 50 | 7 | 43 | 7 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | ENG
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Jamie Jones | 19 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | FW |  IRL
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Noel Hunt | 13 | 1 | 0+7 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 25 | MF | ENG
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Nick Powell | 45 | 15 | 38+1 | 15 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG
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Reece James | 28 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG
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Ryan Colclough | 35 | 6 | 11+15 | 4 | 2+4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | MF | SCO
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Jay Fulton | 6 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | ENG
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James Barrigan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 31 | GK |  MNE
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Matija Sarkic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ENG
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Dan Burn | 53 | 6 | 45 | 5 | 7+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | ENG
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Luke Burgess | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | ENG
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Chris Merrie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | GK |  WAL
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Owen Evans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | GK | ENG
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Theo Roberts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | FW |  ZAM
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Mwiya Malumo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | DF | ENG
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Will McGuffie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | ENG
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Adam Long | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | FW |  COD
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Divin Baningime | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | DF |  USA
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Tylor Golden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | DF | ENG
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Anthony Plant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | DF |  ESP
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Víctor Maffeo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 52 | MF | ENG
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Mitchell Culshaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 53 | MF | SCO
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Jensen Weir | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Player(s) out on loan: | |||||||||||||
| 15 | MF | ENG
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Jordan Flores | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG
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Josh Laurent | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG
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Luke Burke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | ENG
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Sam Stubbs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | ENG
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Chris Merrie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | ENG
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Callum Lang | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Player(s) who left the club: | |||||||||||||
| N/A | MF | WAL
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Lee Evans | 23 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| N/A | MF | ENG
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Alex Gilbey | 5 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| N/A | FW | ENG
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Ivan Toney | 28 | 6 | 10+14 | 4 | 2+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals record
edit- As of 25 March 2018
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total |
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| 1 | 9 | |
CF | Will Grigg | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 2 | 25 | |
AM | Nick Powell | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 3 | 17 | |
LW | Michael Jacobs | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | 22 | |
CB | Chey Dunkley | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 27 | |
LW | Ryan Colclough | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
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CF | Ivan Toney | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 7 | 6 | |
MF | Max Power | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | |
RW | Gavin Massey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 33 | |
CB | Dan Burn | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 10 | 5 | |
CM | Sam Morsy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| — | |
CM | Lee Evans | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 12 | 3 |  |
LB | Callum Elder | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | |
CM | David Perkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | |
CF | James Vaughan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 14 | |
CB | Alex Bruce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | |
CM | Jordan Flores | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | |
RW | Gary Roberts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | |
AM | Josh Laurent | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 24 | |
CF | Noel Hunt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 28 | |
CM | Jay Fulton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 49 | |
DF | Víctor Maffeo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| — | |
CM | Alex Gilbey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 67 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 88 | ||||
Disciplinary record
edit- As of 11 March 2018
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| 1 | 5 | |
CM | Sam Morsy | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 22 | |
CB | Chey Dunkley | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | |
AM | Nick Powell | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | |
CB | Dan Burn | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 2 | |
RB | Nathan Byrne | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | |
CM | Max Power | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
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CM | Lee Evans | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | 11 | |
RW | Gavin Massey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | |
LW | Michael Jacobs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
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CF | Ivan Toney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 3 | |
LB | Callum Elder | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | |
CF | James Vaughan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | |
LW | Ryan Colclough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | 14 | |
CB | Alex Bruce | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | |
LB | Reece James | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | |
CB | Luke Burke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | 1 | |
GK | Christian Walton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | |
CM | David Perkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | |
CF | Will Grigg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | |
CB | Terell Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | |
CF | Noel Hunt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | |
CM | Jay Fulton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | |
CM | Chris Merrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 58 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 3 | ||||
Transfers
editTransfers in
edit| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2017 | CB | |
Chey Dunkley | Oxford United | Free | [3] |
| 1 July 2017 | CB | |
Terell Thomas | Charlton Athletic | Free | [4] |
| 6 July 2017 | RW | |
Gavin Massey | Leyton Orient | Free | [5] |
| 3 August 2017 | CF | |
Noel Hunt | Portsmouth | Free | [6] |
| 7 August 2017 | GK | |
Jamie Jones | Stevenage | Free | [7] |
| 29 August 2017 | AM | |
Gary Roberts | Portsmouth | Free | [8] |
| 31 August 2017 | CB | |
Alex Bruce | Bury | Free | [9] |
| 8 January 2018 | LW | |
Jamie Walker | Hearts | Undisclosed | |
| 12 January 2018 | CF | |
James Vaughan | Sunderland | Undisclosed | |
| 31 January 2018 | CF | |
Devante Cole | Fleetwood Town | Undisclosed |
Transfers out
edit| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2017 | CB | |
Jake Buxton | Burton Albion | Mutual consent | [10][a] |
| 1 July 2017 | GK | |
Matt Gilks | Scunthorpe United | Free | [12] |
| 1 July 2017 | GK |  |
Jussi Jääskeläinen | Atlético Kolkata | Released | [13] |
| 1 July 2017 | RW |  |
Gabriel Obertan | Levski Sofia | Free | [14] |
| 1 July 2017 | LB | |
Andrew Taylor | Bolton Wanderers | Released | [13][b] |
| 1 July 2017 | LB | |
Stephen Warnock | Burton Albion | Released | [13][c] |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | |
Nathan Randell | Skelmersdale United | Released | |
| 1 July 2017 | LB | |
Matthew Taylor | Derby County | Released | |
| 5 July 2017 | LB | |
Arnie Baxendale | Nantwich Town | Free | [17] |
| 5 July 2017 | CB | |
Jack Hendry | Dundee | Free | [18] |
| 5 July 2017 | RB | |
Alex Lingard | Nantwich Town | Free | [17] |
| 13 July 2017 | CF | |
Tom Powell | Hull City | Free | [19] |
| 19 July 2017 | LW | |
Sanmi Odelusi | Colchester United | Mutual consent | [20] |
| 21 July 2017 | CF | |
Mikael Mandron | Colchester United | Undisclosed | [21] |
| 25 July 2017 | CF | |
Billy Mckay | Ross County | Undisclosed | [22] |
| 31 July 2017 | FW | |
Chris Sang | Bury | Free | [23] |
| 1 August 2017 | CF | |
Sam Cosgrove | Carlisle United | Free | [24] |
| 7 August 2017 | SS | |
Kaiyne Woolery | Swindon Town | Undisclosed | [25] |
| 17 August 2017 | CF | |
Omar Bogle | Cardiff City | £700,000 | [26] |
| 31 August 2017 | CM | |
Alex Gilbey | MK Dons | Undisclosed | [27] |
| 14 September 2017 | CM | |
Danny Whitehead | Macclesfield Town | Free | [28] |
| 15 January 2018 | CM | |
Jack Byrne | Oldham Athletic | Undisclosed | |
| 18 January 2018 | CF | |
James Barrigan | Chorley | Mutual consent | |
| 18 January 2018 | CM | |
Josh Gregory | Chorley | Mutual consent |
- ^ Jake Buxton joined Burton Albion following his departure.[11]
- ^ Andrew Taylor joined Bolton Wanderers following his release.[15]
- ^ Stephen Warnock joined Burton Albion following his release.[16]
Loans in
edit| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
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| 12 July 2017 | GK | |
Christian Walton | Brighton & Hove Albion | 30 June 2018 | [29] |
| 31 July 2017 | LB | |
Callum Elder | Leicester City | 30 June 2018 | [30] |
| 31 July 2017 | CM | |
Lee Evans | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 January 2018 | [31] |
| 2 August 2017 | CF | |
Ivan Toney | Newcastle United | 10 January 2018 | [32] |
| 31 August 2017 | GK | |
Matija Sarkic | Aston Villa | 12 January 2018 | [33] |
| 25 January 2018 | CM | |
Jay Fulton | Swansea City | 30 June 2018 |
Loans out
edit| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 2017 | CM | |
Jordan Flores | Chesterfield | 31 January 2018 | [34] |
| 25 August 2017 | LB | |
Andy Kellett | Chesterfield | 30 June 2018 | [35] |
| 25 August 2017 | GK | |
Dan Lavercombe | Torquay United | 1 September 2017 | [36] |
| 29 August 2017 | CM | |
Jack Byrne | Oldham Athletic | 1 January 2018 | [37] |
| 29 August 2017 | CB | |
Sam Stubbs | Crewe Alexandra | 2 January 2018 | [38] |
| 31 August 2017 | RB | |
Luke Burke | AFC Fylde | 30 June 2018 | [39] |
| 31 August 2017 | CB | |
Donervon Daniels | Rochdale | 31 January 2018 | [40] |
| 31 August 2017 | AM | |
Josh Laurent | Bury | 30 June 2018 | [41] |
| 31 August 2017 | CF | |
Callum Lang | Morecambe | 30 June 2018 | |
| 31 August 2017 | CM | |
Chris Merrie | Southport | 7 November 2017 | [42] |
| 26 September 2017 | CF | |
James Barrigan | Warrington Town | 28 October 2017 | |
| 23 December 2017 | GK | |
Theo Roberts | Atherton Collieries | 23 January 2018 | |
| 30 December 2017 | CB | |
Terell Thomas | Sutton United | 30 June 2018 | |
| 3 January 2018 | GK | |
Owen Evans | Sutton United | 28 February 2018 | |
| 5 January 2018 | CB | |
Sam Stubbs | AFC Fylde | 30 June 2018 | |
| 5 March 2018 | GK | |
Theo Roberts | AFC Fylde | 5 April 2018 | |
| 9 March 2018 | CM | |
Jordan Flores | AFC Fylde | 7 April 2018 | |
| 13 March 2018 | CM | |
Luke Burgess | Chorley | 30 June 2018 | |
| 15 March 2018 | CM | |
Chris Merrie | Altrincham | 30 April 2018 |
Players
editCurrent squad
edit- As of 12 January 2018[43]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Competitions
editFriendlies
editAs of 27 June 2017, Wigan Athletic have announced four pre-season friendlies against Southport, Notts County, Grimsby Town[44] and Liverpool.[45]
On 27 June 2017, the originally planned trip to Hartlepool United was cancelled due to too many long distance away matches as the season approaches.[46]
| 14 July 2017 | Wigan Athletic | 1–1 | Liverpool | Wigan |
| 19:30 BST | Gilbey  20' |
Report | Salah 45' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 12,715 |
| 18 July 2017 | Southport | 0–0 | Wigan Athletic | Blowick |
| 19:30 BST | Report | Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 1,356 (850 away) |
| 22 July 2017 | Notts County | 1–2 | Wigan Athletic | Nottingham |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Meadow Lane |
| 29 July 2017 | Grimsby Town | 1–1 | Wigan Athletic | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 BST | Davies 88' (pen.) |
Report | Lang 6' |
Stadium: Blundell Park |
League One
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Wigan Athletic (C, P) | 46 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 89 | 29 | +60 | 98 | Promotion to the EFL Championship |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers (P) | 46 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 82 | 40 | +42 | 96 | |
| 3 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 60 | 39 | +21 | 87 | Qualification for League One play-offs[a] |
| 4 | Rotherham United (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 73 | 53 | +20 | 79 | |
| 5 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 74 |
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.
Result summary
edit| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 40 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 81 | 27 | +54 | 86 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 10 | +25 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 17 | +29 |
Last updated: 13 April 2018.
Source: [citation needed]
Results by matchday
editUpdated to match(es) played on 5 May 2018. Source: BBC
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
edit| 5 August 2017 1 | Milton Keynes Dons | 0–1 | Wigan Athletic | Denbigh |
| 15:00 BST | Williams 5' Wootton 50' 58'Muirhead 83' |
Report | Morsy 22' Powell 38'Elder 44'Thomas 71'Massey 72' |
Stadium: Stadium:mk Attendance: 9,164 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 13 August 2017 2 | Wigan Athletic | 4–1 | Bury | Wigan |
| 15:00 BST | Jacobs 12' Powell 53', 64' (pen.)Powell 70'Evans 90+2' |
Report | Bruce 15' Reilly 45'Aldred 47'Murphy 64'Bruce 73' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 9,159 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 19 August 2017 3 | Oldham Athletic | 0–2 | Wigan Athletic | Oldham |
| 15:00 BST | Dummigan 40' Banks 60' |
Report | Toney 8' Jacobs 16' 39'Burn 34'Morsy 45+2' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,446 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
| 26 August 2017 4 | Wigan Athletic | 1–1 | Portsmouth | Wigan |
| 15:00 BST | Toney 8' Dunkley 59' |
Report | Evans 25' 89' Donohue 52'Pitman 60'Whatmough 67'Chaplin 76' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 9,685 Referee: Robert Jones |
| 9 September 2017 5 | Shrewsbury Town | 1–0 | Wigan Athletic | Shrewsbury |
| 15:00 BST | Payne 26' Rodman 45+1'Whalley 84'Henderson 90+3' |
Report | Toney 45+2' James 75'Evans 90+2' |
Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 6,929 Referee: Mark Heywood |
| 12 September 2017 6 | Charlton Athletic | 0–3 | Wigan Athletic | Charlton |
| 19:45 BST | Holmes 53' Forster-Caskey 75'Solly 90+4' |
Report | Massey 44', 70' Morsy 51' 87'Bruce 64'Toney 82' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 10,172 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 16 September 2017 7 | Wigan Athletic | 3–0 | Bristol Rovers | Wigan |
| 15:00 BST | Powell 30' Grigg 49'Morsy 67'Jacobs 72'Evans 81'Massey 90+5' |
Report | Sweeney 30' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,732 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 19 September 2017 8 | Wigan Athletic | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Wigan |
| 19:45 BST | Morsy 44' Jacobs 56' 58' |
Report | Bowditch 78' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 7,777 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 23 September 2017 9 | Peterborough United | 3–2 | Wigan Athletic | Peterborough |
| 15:00 BST | Edwards 5' Morias 47', 84'Marriott 90' |
Report | Jacobs 33' Burn 49'Evans 81'Colclough 87' |
Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 6,099 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 26 September 2017 10 | Wigan Athletic | 1–0 | Plymouth Argyle | Wigan |
| 19:45 BST | Toney 77' Powell 83' (pen) |
Report | Miller 14' Ness 27'Solokik 62'Carey 64' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 7,868 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 30 September 2017 11 | Wigan Athletic | 2–0 | Walsall | Wigan |
| 15:00 BST | Morsy 10' Grigg 30', 54' (pen.)Power 75' |
Report | Wilson 52' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,107 Referee: David Coote |
| 7 October 2017 12 | Scunthorpe United | 1–2 | Wigan Athletic | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 BST | Morris 28' Wallace 33'van Veen 77'Ojo 90' |
Report | Burn 51' Evans 56'Powell 74'Power 77' |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,480 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 14 October 2017 13 | Wigan Athletic | 3–0 | Southend United | Wigan |
| 15:00 BST | Jacobs 8' Powell 84'Toney 88' |
Report | McGlashan 59' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,133 Referee: John Busby |
| 17 October 2017 14 | Gillingham | 1–1 | Wigan Athletic | Gillingham |
| 19:45 BST | Eaves 55' |
Report | Morsy 82' 84' |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,705 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 21 October 2017 15 | Blackpool | 1–3 | Wigan Athletic | Blackpool |
| 15:00 BST | Vassell 8' Almeida 40' |
Report | Toney 40' Dunkley 45+1', 54'Powell 69'Byrne 70'Perkins 82'Hunt 90+5' |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 5,817 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 28 October 2017 16 | Wigan Athletic | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Wigan |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Bennett 43' 58' Smallwood 56'Whittingham 82'Chapman 85' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 11,211 Referee: Darren England |
| 18 November 2017 17 | Wigan Athletic | 1–2 | Bradford City | Wigan |
| 15:00 GMT | Dunkley 24' Burn 77' |
Report | Wyke 14' Robinson 90+2' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 10,649 Referee: David Webb |
| 21 November 2017 18 | Wigan Athletic | 3–0 | Doncaster Rovers | Wigan |
| 19:45 GMT | Burn 22' Byrne 31'Wright 40' (o.g.)Colclough 45+2', 58' 53' |
Report | Houghton 34' Wright 36' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 7,966 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 25 November 2017 19 | Rotherham United | 1–3 | Wigan Athletic | Rotherham |
| 15:00 GMT | Ihiekwe 13' Ball 16'Wood 45+1'Towell 47' |
Report | Grigg 14' Bruce 28'Dunkley 56'Jacobs 60' |
Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 8,443 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 9 December 2017 20 | Wigan Athletic | 2–0 | Fleetwood Town | Wigan |
| 15:00 GMT | Powell 7' Burn 38' |
Report | Schwabl 31' Dempsey 37'Biggins 84' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,879 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 16 December 2017 21 | AFC Wimbledon | 0–4 | Wigan Athletic | Kingston upon Thames |
| 15:00 GMT | Forrester |
Report | Jacobs 57' Powell 73'Power 80'Toney 90' |
Stadium: Cherry Red Records Stadium Attendance: 4,289 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 23 December 2017 22 | Oxford United | 0–7 | Wigan Athletic | Oxford |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Grigg 11', 52', 54' Powell 18'Massey 29'Power 62', 77' |
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,957 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 26 December 2017 23 | Wigan Athletic | 0–0 | Shrewsbury Town | Wigan |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 11,115 Referee: David Webb |
| 29 December 2017 24 | Wigan Athletic | 0–0 | Charlton Athletic | Wigan |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 9,297 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 1 January 2018 25 | Northampton Town | 0–1 | Wigan Athletic | Northampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Powell 5' |
Stadium: Sixfieds Stadium Attendance: 5,328 Referee: Mark Heywood |
| 13 January 2018 26 | Wigan Athletic | 0–0 | Peterborough United | Wigan |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,602 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
| 20 January 2018 27 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–3 | Wigan Athletic | Plymouth |
| Carey 27' (pen.) |
Grigg 29' Massey 45'Burn 69' |
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 11,942 |
| 3 February 2018 28 | Wigan Athletic | 2–0 | Gillingham | Wigan |
| Grigg 10' Powell 34' |
Report | Garmston 17' Ehmer 21'Eaves 71' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,384 Referee: Nick Kinseley |
| 10 February 2018 29 | Southend United | 3–1 | Wigan Athletic | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 GMT | Turner 3' Ferdinand 31'Fortuné 36'Kightly 83' |
Report | Powell 43' Dunkley 47'Vaughan 67' 90+4' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 7,623 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 13 February 2018 30 | Wigan Athletic | 0–2 | Blackpool | Wigan |
| 19:45 GMT | James 40' Burn 56'Grigg 89' |
Report | Gnanduillet 3' Mellor 37' Mellor 58'Daniel 49'Lumley 85' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,302 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 24 February 2018 31 | Wigan Athletic | 1–0 | Rochdale | Wigan |
| 15:00 GMT | Jacobs 12' |
Report | McNulty 36' Camps 55' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,654 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 4 March 2018 32 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–2 | Wigan Athletic | Blackburn |
| 15:00 GMT | Armstrong 6' Bennett 17', 60'Evans 25'Nyambe 86' |
Report | Morsy 35' Elder 54'Jacobs 63'Powell 68'Power 73' |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 16,142 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 10 March 2018 33 | Wigan Athletic | 3–3 | Scunthorpe United | Wigan |
| 15:00 GMT | Dunkley 13' Grigg 43'Roberts 87'Burn 90+2'Bruce 90+2' |
Report | Hopper 16', 45+2' Toney 53'Holmes 77' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,438 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 14 March 2018 34 | Bradford City | 0–1 | Wigan Athletic | Bradford |
| McMahon 54' Dieng 59'Kilgallon 90+5' |
Report | Dunkley 11' Vaughan 43'Morsy 67'Jacobs 90+1', 90+1' |
Stadium: Valley Parade Referee: Martin Coy |
| 21 March 2018 35 | Walsall | 0–3 | Wigan Athletic | Walsall |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Jacobs 31' Fulton 35'Dunkley 40'Power 81' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,477 Referee: John Brooks |
| 24 March 2018 36 | Bury | 0–2 | Wigan Athletic | Bury |
| Maguire 84' |
Report | Powell 25', 26' Dunkley 50' |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 5,207 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
| 30 March 2018 37 | Wigan Athletic | 3–0 | Oldham Athletic | Wigan |
| 13:00 BST | Grigg 40' Vaughan 49'Powell 66' |
Report | Pringle 24' Gardner 30'Doyle 83' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 10,625 Referee: Robert Jones |
| 2 April 2018 38 | Portsmouth | 2–1 | Wigan Athletic | Portsmouth |
| 17:30 BST | Thompson 25' Pitman 40' (pen.)Lowe 55'Walkes 71'Naismith 81' |
Report | Elder 19' Grigg 89'Walton 90+4' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,842 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 7 April 2018 39 | Wigan Athletic | 5–1 | Milton Keynes Dons | Wigan |
| 15:00 BST | Ebanks-Landell 24' (o.g.) Burn 54'Powell 57'Byrne 63'Grigg 11', 74', 76' |
Report | Golbourne 11' Brittain 35'Agard 45'Upson 71' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,404 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 10 April 2018 40 | Rochdale | 1–4 | Wigan Athletic | Rochdale |
| 19:45 BST | Rafferty 71' Davies 87' (pen.) |
Report | Burn 17' Vaughan 54'Jacobs 60'Grigg 62'Walton 88' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,850 Referee: David Webb |
| 14 April 2018 41 | Wigan Athletic | 0–0 | Rotherham United | Wigan |
| 15:00 BST | Byrne 32' |
Report | Emmanuel 38' Vaulks 39'Ihiekwe 90+1' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 9,630 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 17 April 2018 42 | Wigan Athletic | 1–0 | Oxford United | Wigan |
| 19:45 BST | Grigg 87' |
Report | Kane 31' Carroll 75'Brannagan 80' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,316 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 21 April 2018 43 | Fleetwood Town | 0–4 | Wigan Athletic | Fleetwood |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Power 33' Masey 37'Burn 57'Dunkley 66' |
Stadium: Highbury Stadium (Fleetwood) Attendance: 3,836, (1,122 away) |
| 24 April 2018 44 | Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | Wigan Athletic | Bristol |
| 19:45 BST | Sercombe 28' |
Report | Colclough 80' |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium (Bristol) Attendance: 8,414, (460 away) |
| 28 April 2018 45 | Wigan Athletic | 1–1 | AFC Wimbledon | Wigan |
| 15:00 BST | Jacobs 69' |
Report | Pigott 24' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 12,554 |
| 5 May 2018 46 | Doncaster Rovers | 0–1 | Wigan Athletic | Doncaster |
| 17:30 BST | Report | Grigg 75' 76' |
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 12,057 Referee: David Webb |
FA Cup
editOn 16 October 2017, Wigan Athletic were drawn at home to Crawley Town in the first round.[47] A trip to non-league side AFC Fylde was confirmed for the second round.[48] Victory over AFC Fylde in the second round replay meant a trip to AFC Bournemouth was handed to the Latics.[49]
| 4 November 2017 First round | Wigan Athletic | 2–1 | Crawley Town | Wigan |
| 15:00 GMT | Morsy 26' Toney 29'Evans 71' |
Report | Roberts 20' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 3,288 Referee: Martin Coy |
| 1 December 2017 Second round | AFC Fylde | 1–1 | Wigan Athletic | Medlar-with-Wesham |
| 19:55 GMT | Rowe 70' (pen.) Edmundson 90+1' |
Report | Grigg 44' |
Stadium: Mill Farm Attendance: 3,351 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 12 December 2017 Second round replay | Wigan Athletic | 3–2 | AFC Fylde | Wigan |
| 19:45 GMT | Toney 31' Grigg 80', 84' |
Report | Grand 41' Rowe 65'Finley 74' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 3,124 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 6 January 2018 Third round | AFC Bournemouth | 2–2 | Wigan Athletic | Boscombe |
| 15:00 GMT | Mousset 55' Cook 90+2' |
Report | Grigg 4' Hyndman 29' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 9,894 Referee: Andy Madley |
| 17 January 2018 Third round replay | Wigan Athletic | 3–0 | Bournemouth | Wigan |
| 19:45 GMT | Morsy 9' Burn 73'Elder 76' |
Report | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 4,709 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 27 January 2018 Fourth round | Wigan Athletic | 2–0 | West Ham United | Wigan |
| 15:00 GMT | Grigg 7', 72' (pen.) |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 14,194 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
| 19 February 2018 Fifth round | Wigan Athletic | 1–0 | Manchester City | Wigan |
| 19:55 GMT | Grigg 79' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 19,242 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
| 17 March 2018 Quarter-finals | Wigan Athletic | 0–2 | Southampton | Wigan |
| 13:30 GMT | Burn 72' Dunkley 85' |
Report | Højbjerg 62' Soares 90+1' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Referee: Michael Oliver |
EFL Cup
editOn 16 June 2017, Wigan Athletic were drawn at home to Blackpool in the first round.[50] An away trip to Aston Villa was confirmed for the second round.[51]
| 8 August 2017 First round | Wigan Athletic | 2–1 | Blackpool | Wigan |
| 19:45 BST | Laurent 17' Flores 45+1' |
Report | Gnanduillet 59' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 3,391 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 22 August 2017 Second round | Aston Villa | 4–1 | Wigan Athletic | Birmingham |
| 19:45 BST | Hogan 19', 44' Adomah 36'O'Hare 68'Bjarnason 74' |
Report | Colclough 43' Burke 62' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 18,108 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
EFL Trophy
editOn 25 July 2017, Wigan confirmed their group stage opponents and fixtures.[52]
| Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L1 | Blackpool (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Accrington Stanley (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | L1 | Wigan Athletic (E) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 | |
| 4 | ACA | Middlesbrough U21s (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
| 29 August 2017 Group Game 1 | Blackpool | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Wigan Athletic | Blackpool |
| 19:00 BST | D'Almeida 4' Sinclair-Smith 87' |
Report | Merrie 13' Gilbey 63' |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 1,532 (622 away) |
| Penalties | ||||
Taylor  Clayton  Mellor Delfouneso Roache Sinclair-Smith |
Power Gilbey Hunt Maffeo Barrigan Laurent |
|||
| 24 October 2017 Group Game 2 | Wigan Athletic | 4–1 | Middlesbrough U23s | Wigan |
| 19:45 BST | Evans 33' (pen.) Maffeo 41'Colclough 56' 74'Hunt 72' |
Report | Liddle 33' Armstrong 53'Reading 86' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Referee: Mark Heywood |
| 7 November 2017 Group Game 3 | Wigan Athletic | 0–4 | Accrington Stanley | Wigan |
| 19:45 GMT | Golden 24' McGuffie 65' |
Report | Edwards 12' Sousa 30', 56'Wilks 65'Leacock-McLeod 89' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 1,473 Referee: Peter Bankes |
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