# 2015–16 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

The 2015–16 season was Wigan Athletic's 84th year in existence and their first back in League One, since the 2002–03 season, after being relegated the previous season. Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

## First team squad

As of 13 August 2015
| No. | Name | Position (s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 13 | Lee Nicholls | GK | (1992-10-05) 5 October 1992 (age 32) | Youth system |
| 32 | Jussi Jääskeläinen | GK | (1975-04-19) 19 April 1975 (age 49) | West Ham United |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | Reece James | LB | (1993-11-07) 7 November 1993 (age 31) | Manchester United |
| 3 | Andy Kellett | LB | (1993-11-10) 10 November 1993 (age 31) | Bolton Wanderers |
| 5 | Donervon Daniels | CB | (1993-11-24) 24 November 1993 (age 31) | West Bromwich Albion |
| 20 | Craig Morgan | CB | (1985-06-16) 16 June 1985 (age 39) | Rotherham United |
| 21 | Kevin McNaughton | RB | (1982-08-28) 28 August 1982 (age 42) | Unattached |
| 22 | Stephen Warnock | CB | (1981-12-12) 12 December 1981 (age 43) | Derby County |
| 23 | Juan Carlos García | LB | (1988-03-08) 8 March 1988 (age 36) | Olimpia |
| 25 | Leon Barnett | CB | (1985-11-30) 30 November 1985 (age 39) | Norwich City |
| 28 | Jason Pearce | CB | (1987-12-06) 6 December 1987 (age 37) | Leeds United |
| 33 | Jack Hendry | CB | (1995-05-07) 7 May 1995 (age 29) | Partick Thistle |
| 34 | Reece Wabara | RB | (1991-12-28) 28 December 1991 (age 33) | Barnsley |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 4 | David Perkins | CM | (1982-06-21) 21 June 1982 (age 42) | Blackpool |
| 6 | Max Power | CM | (1993-07-27) 27 July 1993 (age 31) | Tranmere |
| 7 | Chris McCann | CM | (1987-07-21) 21 July 1987 (age 37) | Burnley |
| 8 | Sam Morsy | CM | (1991-09-10) 10 September 1991 (age 33) | Chesterfield |
| 11 | Sanmi Odelusi | LW | (1993-06-11) 11 June 1993 (age 31) | Bolton Wanderers |
| 15 | Jordan Flores | MF | (1995-10-04) 4 October 1995 (age 29) | Youth system |
| 17 | Michael Jacobs | MF | (1991-11-04) 4 November 1991 (age 33) | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 18 | Tim Chow | MF | (1994-01-18) 18 January 1994 (age 31) | Youth system |
| 29 | Haris Vučkić | AM | (1992-08-21) 21 August 1992 (age 32) | Newcastle United |
| 31 | Yanic Wildschut | WG | (1991-11-01) 1 November 1991 (age 33) | Middlesbrough |
| Forwards ||||||
| 9 | Will Grigg | CF | (1991-07-03) 3 July 1991 (age 33) | Brentford |
| 10 | Craig Davies | CF | (1986-01-09) 9 January 1986 (age 39) | Bolton Wanderers |
| 24 | Conor McAleny | ST | (1992-08-12) 12 August 1992 (age 32) | Everton |
| 27 | Ryan Colclough | WG | (1994-12-27) 27 December 1994 (age 30) | Crewe Alexandra |
| 44 | Louis Robles | ST | (1996-09-11) 11 September 1996 (age 28) | Youth system |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | Donervon Daniels | West Bromwich Albion | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | Craig Morgan | Rotherham United | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | DM | David Perkins | Blackpool | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | GK | Richard O'Donnell | Walsall | Free transfer |
| 3 July 2015 | RM | Max Power | Tranmere Rovers | Tribunal |
| 6 July 2015 | LW | Sanmi Odelusi | Bolton Wanderers | £50,000 |
| 7 July 2015 | CF | Craig Davies | Bolton Wanderers | Free transfer |
| 14 July 2015 | CF | Will Grigg | Brentford | £1,000,000 |
| 21 July 2015 | LB | Reece James | Manchester United | Undisclosed |
| 27 July 2015 | LM | Michael Jacobs | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Undisclosed |
| 4 August 2015 | RB | Kevin McNaughton | Cardiff City | Free transfer |
| 11 August 2015 | GK | Jussi Jääskeläinen | West Ham United | Free transfer |
| 1 September 2015 | DF | Andy Kellett | Bolton Wanderers | Undisclosed |
| 1 September 2015 | DF | Jack Hendry | Partick Thistle | Undisclosed |
| 6 January 2016 | GK | Dan Lavercombe | Torquay United | Undisclosed |
| 6 January 2016 | MF | Yanic Wildschut | Middlesbrough | Undisclosed |
| 8 January 2016 | MF | Danny Whitehead | Macclesfield Town | Undisclosed |
| 14 January 2016 | DF | Reece Wabara | Barnsley | Free |
| 28 January 2016 | MF | Sam Morsy | Chesterfield | Undisclosed |
| 28 January 2016 | FW | Ryan Colclough | Crewe Alexandra | Undisclosed |
Total spending: £1,050,000

### Transfers out

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

### Loans in

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

### Loans out

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

## Squad statistics
### Appearances

Last updated: 8 May 2016. Source:
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Johnstone Paint Trophy | Johnstone Paint Trophy | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Name | 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 |
| Rank. | Pos. | No. | Name | 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 | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.
Last updated 8 May 2016
| Number | Position | Name | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | JPT | JPT | Total | Total |
| 7 | MF | Chris McCann | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | David Perkins | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 20 | DF | Craig Morgan | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 25 | DF | Leon Barnett | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Sam Morsy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | Jordan Flores | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | Max Power | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Donervon Daniels | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Francisco Júnior | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Jason Pearce | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | ST | Craig Davies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Jonjoe Kenny | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Michael Jacobs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | ST | Will Grigg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Leon Barnett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | Jussi Jääskeläinen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Reece James | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Kevin McNaughton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Jack Hendry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Sean Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTAL | 66 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 73 | 6 |

## Competitions
### Pre-season friendlies

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

### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Promotion to EFL Championship |
| 3 | Walsall | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 71 | 49 | +22 | 84 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
| 4 | Millwall | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 73 | 49 | +24 | 81 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
| 5 | Bradford City | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 80 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 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 | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | D | W | L | W | W | L | W | D | D | D | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | D | L | W | W | D | W | D | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | D | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | L |
| Position | 22 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Matches

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

### League Cup

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

### 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.

### 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.

### Lancashire Senior Cup

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