# 2022–23 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

The 2022–23 season is the 91st season in the existence of Wigan Athletic Football Club and the club's first season back in the Championship since the 2019–20 season following promotion last season. In addition to the league, they will also compete in the 2022–23 FA Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Cup.
On 11 March 2023, Wigan released a statement explaining that there was a delay in meeting wage obligations, due to liquidity issues and that the EFL are aware of the situation.
On 20 March 2023, Wigan were deducted three points by the EFL, having previously been given a suspended penalty for a similar issue. They were also charged, and sanctioned for failing to meet terms of contracts in June, July and October 2022. On 19 May, the EFL deducted three points from the club's 2022–23 season total; Wigan therefore finished the season on 39 points, 10 points from safety.
On 29 April 2023, Wigan were relegated back to League One after a 1-1 draw with Reading.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| 1 July 2022 | LW | Luke Brennan | Blackburn Rovers | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | CF | Youssef Chentouf | Free agent | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | CF | Josh Stones | Guiseley | Free Transfer |
| 20 July 2022 | RB | Ryan Nyambe | Blackburn Rovers | Free Transfer |
| 29 July 2022 | DM | Ethan Mitchell | Plymouth Argyle | Free Transfer |
| 29 July 2022 | CF | Joe Rodwell-Grant | Preston North End | Free Transfer |
| 29 July 2022 | CM | Abdi Sharif | Liverpool | Free Transfer |
| 29 July 2022 | GK | Matt Wonnacott | Torquay United | Free transfer |
| 16 August 2022 | LB | Dylan Dwyer | Tranmere Rovers | Free Transfer |
| 24 August 2022 | RB | Joe Winstanley | Brighton & Hove Albion | Free Transfer |
| 1 September 2022 | RW | Anthony Scully | Lincoln City | Undisclosed |
| 10 January 2023 | CB | Steven Caulker | Fatih Karagümrük | Free Transfer |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 25 June, and would become official on 1 July, once his Blackburn Rovers contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 25 June, and would become official on 1 July, once his Guiseley contract expired

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Divin Baningime | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | RW | Adam Brooks | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Sam Campbell | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Tom Costello | Coventry City | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | AM | Arthur Lomax | Tranmere Rovers | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | RW | Gavin Massey | Port Vale | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Harry McGee | F.C. United | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | DF | Sam Owens | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | Dean Pinnington | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | LB | Dan Smith | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Timi Sobowale | Waterford | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Levi Welsh | Unattached | Released |
| 17 July 2022 | CB | Adam Long | Doncaster Rovers | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | On loan until |
| 9 August 2022 | CF | Nathan Broadhead | Everton | 6 January 2023 |
| 12 August 2022 | CF | Ashley Fletcher | Watford | End of Season |
| 1 September 2022 | CB | Rarmani Edmonds-Green | Huddersfield Town | 11 January 2023 |
| 10 January 2023 | CM | Miguel Azeez | Arsenal | End of Season |
| 13 January 2023 | DM | Christ Tiéhi | Slovan Liberec | End of Season |
| 30 January 2023 | RB | Martin Kelly | West Bromwich Albion | End of Season |
| 31 January 2023 | CB | Omar Rekik | Arsenal | End of Season |
| 31 January 2023 | AM | Danel Sinani | Norwich City | End of Season |
* ↑ On 6 January, Broadhead was recalled back to Everton
* ↑ On 11 January, Edmonds-Green was recalled back to Huddersfield

### Loans out

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | On loan until |
| 19 July 2022 | LW | Jordan Jones | Kilmarnock | 6 February 2023 |
| 21 July 2022 | LB | Luke Robinson | Tranmere Rovers | End of Season |
| 27 July 2022 | GK | Sam Tickle | Warrington Rylands 1906 | 1 January 2023 |
| 3 August 2022 | AM | Jamie McGrath | Dundee United | End of Season |
| 1 September 2022 | CF | Stephen Humphrys | Heart of Midlothian | End of Season |
| 8 September 2022 | MF | Harry McHugh | Chester | 1 October 2022 |
| 13 September 2022 | CF | Joe Rodwell-Grant | FC United of Manchester | 13 October 2022 |
| 16 September 2022 | CB | James Carragher | Oldham Athletic | 1 January 2023 |
| 24 September 2022 | CM | Scott Smith | Torquay United | 2 December 2022 |
| 25 November 2022 | CM | Abdi Sharif | AFC Telford United | 1 January 2023 |
| 13 December 2022 | RB | Kieran Lloyd | Chorley | 1 January 2023 |
| 16 December 2022 | CM | Joe Adams | AFC Totton | 1 January 2023 |
| 16 December 2022 | CB | Ethan Mitchell | Ashton United | 1 January 2023 |
| 5 January 2023 | DM | Graeme Shinnie | Aberdeen | End of Season |
| 24 January 2023 | CF | Josh Stones | Ross County | End of Season |
| 2 February 2023 | RW | Gwion Edwards | Ross County | End of Season |
| 2 March 2023 | MF | Kai Payne | Mossley | 30 March 2023 |
* ↑ Jones was recalled by Wigan on 6 February
* ↑ On 2 December, Smith returned from his Torquay loan early.

## Pre-season and friendlies

On 10 June the Latics announced their initial pre-season schedule, which included a training camp in Spain. Two home friendlies, against Liverpool XI and Sheffield Wednesday was also added to the schedule. On 9 July, Wigan played an unannounced friendly against their main rivals Bolton Wanderers.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Championship | 30 July 2022 | May 2023 | Matchday 1 | | 39 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 34 | 59 | −25 | 020.51 |
| FA Cup | 7 January 2023 | 17 January 2023 | Third round | N/A | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 000.00 |
| EFL Cup | 9 August 2022 | 9 August 2022 | First round | N/A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 42 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 36 | 63 | −27 | 019.05 |
Source:
    As of 1 April 2023

## Championship

Win  Draw  Loss
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 50 | |
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 44 | 71 | −27 | 50 | |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 49 | |
| 22 | Reading (R) | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 46 | 68 | −22 | 44 | Relegation to League One |
| 23 | Blackpool (R) | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 48 | 72 | −24 | 44 | Relegation to League One |
| 24 | Wigan Athletic (R) | 46 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 38 | 65 | −27 | 42 | Relegation to League One |
* ↑ Reading were deducted 6 points for breaching an EFL business plan.'"`UNIQ--ref-000001E9-QINU`"'
* ↑ In March 2023, Wigan Athletic were deducted 3 points for failing to pay players and staff on time.'"`UNIQ--ref-000001EB-QINU`"'

## Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 8 May 2023. Source:

### Results by round

* Away
* Home
* Win
* Draw
* Loss
* postponed
| 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 | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | D | D | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | W | D | D | L | D | L | L | D | D | W | L | L | L | W | W | D | D |
| Position | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |

## FA Cup

The Latics were drawn away to Luton Town in the third round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## EFL Cup

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
Wigan were drawn away to Fleetwood Town in the first round.

## Statistics

    As of 17 January 2023
    Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Wigan Athletic.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Jamie Jones | 16 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | NAM | Ryan Nyambe | 16 | 0 | 7+7 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Tom Pearce | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Tom Naylor | 27 | 3 | 18+7 | 2 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Jack Whatmough | 25 | 0 | 23+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | JAM | Jordan Cousins | 9 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | WAL | Gwion Edwards | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Max Power | 28 | 0 | 26+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Charlie Wyke | 14 | 2 | 8+6 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | IRL | Will Keane | 28 | 10 | 26+0 | 10 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | IRL | James McClean | 28 | 2 | 26+0 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | ENG | Ben Amos | 15 | 0 | 13+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | IRL | Anthony Scully | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | SCO | Jason Kerr | 15 | 0 | 12+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | JAM | Curtis Tilt | 27 | 1 | 24+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | SCO | Graeme Shinnie | 21 | 0 | 8+12 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Callum Lang | 20 | 1 | 16+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Joe Bennett | 14 | 0 | 9+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Ashley Fletcher* | 12 | 0 | 2+8 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Rarmani Edmonds-Green* | 5 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ZIM | Tendayi Darikwa | 25 | 0 | 20+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | NIR | Josh Magennis | 23 | 1 | 9+13 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | NOR | Thelo Aasgaard | 27 | 3 | 9+15 | 2 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Charlie Hughes | 6 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | ENG | Kieran Lloyd | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | WAL | Scott Smith | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 41 | FW | ENG | Luke Brennan | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | ENG | Harry McHugh | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | IRL | Babajide Adeeko | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 49 | FW | ENG | Josh Stones | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players out on loan: ||||||||||||
| 31 | DF | ENG | James Carragher | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | ENG | Stephen Humphrys | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |

### Goals record

    As of 7 January 2023
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
| 1 | 10 | | CF | Will Keane | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | | DM | Tom Naylor | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 9 | | CF | Charlie Wyke | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 11 | | LM | James McClean | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 30 | | AM | Thelo Aasgaard | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 16 | | CB | Curtis Tilt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 19 | | RW | Callum Lang | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 28 | | CF | Josh Magennis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 17 January 2023
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Championship | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | 16 | | CB | Curtis Tilt | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 18 | | DM | Graeme Shinnie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | | DM | Tom Naylor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 8 | | CM | Max Power | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 21 | | LB | Joe Bennett | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 27 | | RB | Tendayi Darikwa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 10 | | CF | Will Keane | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 11 | | LM | James McClean | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 28 | | CF | Josh Magennis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2 | | RB | Ryan Nyambe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 9 | | CF | Charlie Wyke | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 12 | | GK | Ben Amos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 19 | | RW | Callum Lang | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 32 | | CB | Charlie Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 5 | | CB | Jack Whatmough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 30 | | AM | Thelo Aasgaard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 52 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 1 |