# 2017–18 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

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. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
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 so in the 2013 final, and the quarter-finals of the 2013–14 FA Cup.

## Statistics

    As of 13 May 2018
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Christian Walton | 35 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Nathan Byrne | 49 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Callum Elder | 33 | 1 | 24+3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | David Perkins | 21 | 1 | 2+11 | 1 | 3+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | EGY | Sam Morsy | 47 | 3 | 41 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Max Power | 49 | 5 | 29+11 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SCO | Jamie Walker | 8 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | ENG | James Vaughan | 19 | 3 | 7+12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | NIR | Will Grigg | 53 | 26 | 29+14 | 19 | 6+2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Devante Cole | 6 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Gavin Massey | 50 | 6 | 35+7 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Donervon Daniels | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Alex Bruce | 9 | 1 | 4+2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Michael Jacobs | 50 | 11 | 44 | 11 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Gary Roberts | 35 | 1 | 6+21 | 1 | 5+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Terell Thomas | 8 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Chey Dunkley | 50 | 7 | 43 | 7 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | ENG | Jamie Jones | 19 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | IRL | Noel Hunt | 13 | 1 | 0+7 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Nick Powell | 45 | 15 | 38+1 | 15 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Reece James | 28 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Ryan Colclough | 35 | 6 | 11+15 | 4 | 2+4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | MF | SCO | Jay Fulton | 6 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | ENG | James Barrigan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | MNE | Matija Sarkic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Dan Burn | 53 | 6 | 45 | 5 | 7+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | ENG | Luke Burgess | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Chris Merrie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | WAL | Owen Evans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | GK | ENG | Theo Roberts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | FW | ZAM | Mwiya Malumo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | DF | ENG | Will McGuffie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | ENG | Adam Long | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | FW | COD | Divin Baningime | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | DF | USA | Tylor Golden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | DF | ENG | Anthony Plant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | DF | ESP | Víctor Maffeo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 52 | MF | ENG | Mitchell Culshaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 53 | MF | SCO | Jensen Weir | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Player(s) out on loan: ||||||||||||||
| 15 | MF | ENG | Jordan Flores | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Josh Laurent | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Luke Burke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Sam Stubbs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Chris Merrie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | ENG | Callum Lang | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Player(s) who left the club: ||||||||||||||
| N/A | MF | WAL | Lee Evans | 23 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| N/A | MF | ENG | Alex Gilbey | 5 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| N/A | FW | ENG | Ivan Toney | 28 | 6 | 10+14 | 4 | 2+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goals record

    As of 25 March 2018
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total |
| 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 |
| 4 | 27 | | LW | Ryan Colclough | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | — | | CF | Ivan Toney | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | 6 | | MF | Max Power | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | 11 | | RW | Gavin Massey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | 33 | | CB | Dan Burn | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | 5 | | CM | Sam Morsy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | — | | CM | Lee Evans | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | 3 | | LB | Callum Elder | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 4 | | CM | David Perkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 8 | | CF | James Vaughan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | 14 | | CB | Alex Bruce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 15 | | CM | Jordan Flores | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 18 | | RW | Gary Roberts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 19 | | AM | Josh Laurent | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 24 | | CF | Noel Hunt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 28 | | CM | Jay Fulton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 49 | | DF | Víctor Maffeo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | — | | CM | Alex Gilbey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 67 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 88 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 11 March 2018
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Championship | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy | League Trophy | Total | Total | Total |
| 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 |
| 2 | 25 | | AM | Nick Powell | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 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 |
| 5 | 6 | | CM | Max Power | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | — | | 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 |
| 8 | 17 | | LW | Michael Jacobs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | — | | 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 |
| 11 | 8 | | CF | James Vaughan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 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 |
| 14 | 26 | | LB | Reece James | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 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 |
| 17 | 4 | | CM | David Perkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 9 | | CF | Will Grigg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 21 | | CB | Terell Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 24 | | CF | Noel Hunt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 28 | | CM | Jay Fulton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 36 | | CM | Chris Merrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 58 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 3 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2017 | CB | Chey Dunkley | Oxford United | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | CB | Terell Thomas | Charlton Athletic | Free |
| 6 July 2017 | RW | Gavin Massey | Leyton Orient | Free |
| 3 August 2017 | CF | Noel Hunt | Portsmouth | Free |
| 7 August 2017 | GK | Jamie Jones | Stevenage | Free |
| 29 August 2017 | AM | Gary Roberts | Portsmouth | Free |
| 31 August 2017 | CB | Alex Bruce | Bury | Free |
| 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

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2017 | CB | Jake Buxton | Burton Albion | Mutual consent |
| 1 July 2017 | GK | Matt Gilks | Scunthorpe United | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | GK | Jussi Jääskeläinen | Atlético Kolkata | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | RW | Gabriel Obertan | Levski Sofia | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | LB | Andrew Taylor | Bolton Wanderers | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | LB | Stephen Warnock | Burton Albion | Released |
| 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 |
| 5 July 2017 | CB | Jack Hendry | Dundee | Free |
| 5 July 2017 | RB | Alex Lingard | Nantwich Town | Free |
| 13 July 2017 | CF | Tom Powell | Hull City | Free |
| 19 July 2017 | LW | Sanmi Odelusi | Colchester United | Mutual consent |
| 21 July 2017 | CF | Mikael Mandron | Colchester United | Undisclosed |
| 25 July 2017 | CF | Billy Mckay | Ross County | Undisclosed |
| 31 July 2017 | FW | Chris Sang | Bury | Free |
| 1 August 2017 | CF | Sam Cosgrove | Carlisle United | Free |
| 7 August 2017 | SS | Kaiyne Woolery | Swindon Town | Undisclosed |
| 17 August 2017 | CF | Omar Bogle | Cardiff City | £700,000 |
| 31 August 2017 | CM | Alex Gilbey | MK Dons | Undisclosed |
| 14 September 2017 | CM | Danny Whitehead | Macclesfield Town | Free |
| 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.
* ↑ Andrew Taylor joined Bolton Wanderers following his release.
* ↑ Stephen Warnock joined Burton Albion following his release.

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Name | From | End date |
| 12 July 2017 | GK | Christian Walton | Brighton & Hove Albion | 30 June 2018 |
| 31 July 2017 | LB | Callum Elder | Leicester City | 30 June 2018 |
| 31 July 2017 | CM | Lee Evans | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 January 2018 |
| 2 August 2017 | CF | Ivan Toney | Newcastle United | 10 January 2018 |
| 31 August 2017 | GK | Matija Sarkic | Aston Villa | 12 January 2018 |
| 25 January 2018 | CM | Jay Fulton | Swansea City | 30 June 2018 |

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Name | To | End date |
| 18 August 2017 | CM | Jordan Flores | Chesterfield | 31 January 2018 |
| 25 August 2017 | LB | Andy Kellett | Chesterfield | 30 June 2018 |
| 25 August 2017 | GK | Dan Lavercombe | Torquay United | 1 September 2017 |
| 29 August 2017 | CM | Jack Byrne | Oldham Athletic | 1 January 2018 |
| 29 August 2017 | CB | Sam Stubbs | Crewe Alexandra | 2 January 2018 |
| 31 August 2017 | RB | Luke Burke | AFC Fylde | 30 June 2018 |
| 31 August 2017 | CB | Donervon Daniels | Rochdale | 31 January 2018 |
| 31 August 2017 | AM | Josh Laurent | Bury | 30 June 2018 |
| 31 August 2017 | CF | Callum Lang | Morecambe | 30 June 2018 |
| 31 August 2017 | CM | Chris Merrie | Southport | 7 November 2017 |
| 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
### Current squad

    As of 12 January 2018
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Christian Walton (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion) |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Nathan Byrne |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Callum Elder (on loan from Leicester City) |
| 4 | MF | ENG | David Perkins |
| 5 | MF | EGY | Sam Morsy (Captain) |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Max Power |
| 7 | MF | SCO | Jamie Walker |
| 8 | FW | ENG | James Vaughan |
| 9 | FW | NIR | Will Grigg |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Devante Cole |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Gavin Massey |
| 12 | DF | MSR | Donervon Daniels |
| 14 | DF | NIR | Alex Bruce |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Jordan Flores |
| 16 | MF | WAL | Shaun MacDonald |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Michael Jacobs |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Gary Roberts |
| 20 | DF | WAL | Craig Morgan |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Chey Dunkley |
| 23 | GK | ENG | Jamie Jones |
| 24 | FW | IRL | Noel Hunt |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Nick Powell |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Reece James |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Ryan Colclough |
| 28 | MF | SCO | Jay Fulton (on loan from Swansea City) |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Dan Burn (Vice-Captain) |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Chris Merrie |
| 37 | GK | ENG | Dan Lavercombe |
| 40 | GK | WAL | Owen Evans |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | DF | ENG | Andy Kellett (at Chesterfield for the 2017–18 season) |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Josh Laurent (at Bury for the 2017–18 season) |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Terell Thomas (at Sutton United for the 2017–18 season) |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Luke Burke (at AFC Fylde for the 2017–18 season) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Sam Stubbs (at AFC Fylde for the 2017–18 season) |
| 35 | MF | ENG | Luke Burgess (at Chorley for the 2017–18 season) |
| 39 | FW | ENG | Callum Lang (at Morecambe for the 2017–18 season) |

## Competitions
### Friendlies

As of 27 June 2017, Wigan Athletic have announced four pre-season friendlies against Southport, Notts County, Grimsby Town and Liverpool.
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.

### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 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 | Promotion to the EFL Championship |
| 3 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 60 | 39 | +21 | 87 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 4 | Rotherham United (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 73 | 53 | +20 | 79 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 5 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 74 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.

#### Result summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 13 April 2018. Source:

#### 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 | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | D | W | W | L | L | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | D | D | W |
| Position | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Matches
### FA Cup

On 16 October 2017, Wigan Athletic were drawn at home to Crawley Town in the first round. A trip to non-league side AFC Fylde was confirmed for the second round. Victory over AFC Fylde in the second round replay meant a trip to AFC Bournemouth was handed to the Latics.

### EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, Wigan Athletic were drawn at home to Blackpool in the first round. An away trip to Aston Villa was confirmed for the second round.

### EFL Trophy

On 25 July 2017, Wigan confirmed their group stage opponents and fixtures.
| 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 | Round 2 |
| 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 | |