# 2021–22 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

The 2021–22 season was Wigan Athletic's 90th year in their history and second consecutive season in League One. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 April 2022.

## First-team squad

    As of 8 August 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Apps. | Goals | Year signed | Signed from | Transfer fee |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Jamie Jones | GK | (1989-02-18)18 February 1989 (aged 32) | 90 | 0 | 2017 | Stevenage | Free |
| 12 | Ben Amos | GK | (1990-04-10)10 April 1990 (aged 31) | 16 | 0 | 2021 | Charlton Athletic | Free |
| 40 | Sam Tickle | GK | (2002-03-31)31 March 2002 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | 2015 | Academy | Trainee |
| 50 | Owen Mooney | GK | (2004-02-14)14 February 2004 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | 2017 | Academy | Trainee |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Kelland Watts | CB | (1999-11-03) 3 November 1999 (age 24) | 15 | 0 | 2021 | Newcastle United | Loan |
| 3 | Tom Pearce | LB | (1998-04-12)12 April 1998 (aged 23) | 44 | 1 | 2019 | Leeds United | Undisclosed |
| 5 | Jack Whatmough | CB | (1996-08-19) 19 August 1996 (age 28) | 15 | 1 | 2021 | Portsmouth | Free |
| 15 | Jason Kerr | CB | (1997-02-06) 6 February 1997 (age 27) | 3 | 0 | 2021 | St Johnstone | Undisclosed |
| 16 | Curtis Tilt | CB | (1991-08-04) 4 August 1991 (age 33) | 40 | 4 | 2022 | Rotherham United | Undisclosed |
| 21 | Joe Bennett | LB | (1990-03-28)28 March 1990 (aged 31) | 0 | 0 | 2021 | Cardiff City | Free |
| 27 | Tendayi Darikwa | RB | (1991-12-13)13 December 1991 (aged 29) | 42 | 0 | 2021 | Nottingham Forest | Free |
| 31 | James Carragher | CB | (2002-11-11)11 November 2002 (aged 18) | 2 | 0 | 2017 | Academy | Trainee |
| 32 | Adam Long | CB | (2000-11-11)11 November 2000 (aged 20) | 21 | 0 | 2017 | St Georges | Free |
| 34 | Luke Robinson | LB | (2001-11-19)19 November 2001 (aged 19) | 29 | 0 | 2017 | Wrexham | Free |
| 35 | Kieran Lloyd | RB | (2002-10-13)13 October 2002 (aged 18) | 4 | 0 | 2019 | Academy | Trainee |
| 44 | Charlie Hughes | CB | (2003-10-16)16 October 2003 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | 2020 | Academy | Trainee |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 4 | Tom Naylor | DM/CB/RB | (1991-06-28) 28 June 1991 (age 33) | 16 | 0 | 2021 | Portsmouth | Free |
| 6 | Jordan Cousins | CM/LM/RM | (1994-03-06) 6 March 1994 (age 30) | 13 | 0 | 2021 | Stoke City | Free |
| 7 | Gwion Edwards | RW/LW | (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 (age 31) | 11 | 1 | 2021 | Ipswich Town | Free |
| 8 | Max Power | CM/DM/RB | (1993-07-27) 27 July 1993 (age 31) | 158 | 12 | 2021 | Sunderland | Free |
| 14 | Jordan Jones | LW/RW/AM | (1994-10-24) 24 October 1994 (age 29) | 10 | 0 | 2021 | Rangers | Undisclosed |
| 17 | Jamie McGrath | AM/LW/RW | (1996-09-30) 30 September 1996 (age 28) | 2 | 0 | 2022 | St. Mirren | Undisclosed |
| 18 | Graeme Shinnie | DM/LB/LM | (1991-08-04) 4 August 1991 (age 33) | 4 | 0 | 2022 | Derby County | Undisclosed |
| 20 | Tom Bayliss | CM/DM/RM | (1999-04-06) 6 April 1999 (age 25) | 6 | 0 | 2021 | Preston North End | Loan |
| 23 | James McClean | LW/LM/LB | (1989-04-22) 22 April 1989 (age 35) | 86 | 14 | 2021 | Stoke City | Undisclosed |
| 26 | Glen Rea | DM/CB | (1994-09-03) 3 September 1994 (age 30) | 1 | 0 | 2022 | Luton Town | Loan |
| 30 | Thelo Aasgaard | AM/LW/RW | (2002-02-05)5 February 2002 (aged 19) | 40 | 3 | 2016 | Academy | Trainee |
| 36 | Scott Smith | CM | (2001-07-02)2 July 2001 (aged 19) | 5 | 0 | 2013 | Academy | Trainee |
| 37 | Harry McGee | CM | (2002-10-07)7 October 2002 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | 2019 | Academy | Trainee |
| 38 | Harry McHugh | AM | (2002-10-14)14 October 2002 (aged 18) | 3 | 1 | 2019 | Academy | Trainee |
| 41 | Dean Pinnington | CM | (2002-11-17)17 November 2002 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | 2021 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Free |
| 42 | Babajide Adeeko | CM | (2003-04-03)3 April 2003 (aged 18) | 1 | 0 | 2019 | Academy | Trainee |
| 43 | Chris Sze | AM | (2003-12-09)9 December 2003 (aged 17) | 2 | 0 | 2020 | Academy | Trainee |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Charlie Wyke | CF | (1992-12-06)6 December 1992 (aged 28) | 14 | 5 | 2021 | Sunderland | Free |
| 10 | Will Keane | CF | (1993-11-11)11 November 1993 (aged 27) | 54 | 18 | 2020 | Ipswich Town | Free |
| 11 | Gavin Massey | RW/LW/SS | (1992-10-14)14 October 1992 (aged 28) | 136 | 12 | 2017 | Leyton Orient | Free |
| 19 | Callum Lang | SS/LW/RW | (1995-05-08)8 May 1995 (aged 26) | 44 | 13 | 2016 | Academy | Trainee |
| 28 | Josh Magennis | CF | (1990-08-15)15 August 1990 (aged 30) | 4 | 0 | 2022 | Hull City | Undisclosed |
| 33 | Tom Costello | CF | (2003-02-23)23 February 2003 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | 2019 | Academy | Trainee |
| 39 | Stephen Humphrys | CF | (1997-09-15)15 September 1997 (aged 23) | 17 | 1 | 2021 | Rochdale | Undisclosed |
| 45 | Divin Baningime | CF/LW/RW | (2000-10-12)12 October 2000 (aged 20) | 2 | 0 | 2017 | Academy | Trainee |

## Statistics
### Appearances & Goals

    As of 2 March 2022
| 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 | Jamie Jones | 11 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Kelland Watts* | 27 | 0 | 19+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Tom Pearce | 19 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Tom Naylor | 35 | 2 | 30+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Jack Whatmough | 37 | 1 | 33+0 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Jordan Cousins | 15 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | WAL | Gwion Edwards | 34 | 3 | 7+15 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Max Power | 40 | 5 | 31+0 | 3 | 5+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Charlie Wyke | 17 | 5 | 15+0 | 5 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | IRL | Will Keane | 36 | 16 | 30+1 | 15 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Gavin Massey | 38 | 2 | 8+18 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 |
| 12 | GK | ENG | Ben Amos | 35 | 0 | 33+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | SCO | Jason Kerr | 21 | 1 | 5+7 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Curtis Tilt | 19 | 2 | 13+2 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | IRL | Jamie McGrath | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | SCO | Graeme Shinnie | 7 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Callum Lang | 38 | 15 | 30+1 | 12 | 4+0 | 3 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Tom Bayliss* | 13 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Joe Bennett | 5 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | IRL | James McClean | 33 | 8 | 28+2 | 8 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | IRL | Glen Rea* | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ZIM | Tendayi Darikwa | 40 | 2 | 32+1 | 2 | 3+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | NIR | Josh Magennis | 9 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | NOR | Thelo Aasgaard | 14 | 2 | 1+4 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | ENG | James Carragher | 4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 32 | DF | Isle of Man | Adam Long | 4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | ENG | Tom Costello | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | SCO | Luke Robinson | 10 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | ENG | Kieran Lloyd | 5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | WAL | Scott Smith | 8 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | ENG | Harry McHugh | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | ENG | Stephen Humphrys | 38 | 6 | 7+20 | 4 | 1+3 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 40 | GK | ENG | Sam Tickle | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | IRL | Babajide Adeeko | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 43 | MF | ENG | Chris Sze | 6 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 44 | DF | ENG | Charlie Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 45 | FW | COD | Divin Baningime | 3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+3 | 1 |
| Players out on loan: ||||||||||||||
| 14 | FW | NIR | Jordan Jones | 17 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |

### Goals record

    As of 2 March 2022
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total |
| 1 | 10 | | CF | Will Keane | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 2 | 19 | | SS | Callum Lang | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 3 | 23 | | LW | James McClean | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | 39 | | CF | Stephen Humphrys | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | 8 | | CM | Max Power | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | 9 | | CF | Charlie Wyke | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | 7 | | RW | Gwion Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | 4 | | DM | Tom Naylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 11 | | RW | Gavin Massey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 16 | | CB | Curtis Tilt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 27 | | RB | Tendayi Darikwa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 30 | | AM | Thelo Aasgaard | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | 5 | | CB | Jack Whatmough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 15 | | CB | Jason Kerr | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 31 | | CB | James Carragher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 43 | | AM | Chris Sze | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 45 | | CF | Divin Baningime | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 57 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 75 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 2 March 2022
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy | League Trophy | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | 27 | | RB | Tendayi Darikwa | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 8 | | CM | Max Power | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 19 | | SS | Callum Lang | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 23 | | LW | James McClean | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 4 | | DM | Tom Naylor | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | | CB | Kelland Watts | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | | LB | Tom Pearce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 5 | | CB | Jack Whatmough | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | | DM | Jordan Cousins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 7 | | RM | Gwion Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 9 | | CF | Charlie Wyke | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 11 | | RW | Gavin Massey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 20 | | CM | Tom Bayliss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 15 | | CB | Jason Kerr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 12 | | GK | Ben Amos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 16 | | CB | Curtis Tilt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | | DM | Graeme Shinnie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 36 | | CM | Scott Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 39 | | CF | Stephen Humphrys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 43 | | AM | Chris Sze | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 10 | | CF | Will Keane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 14 | | LW | Jordan Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 26 | | DM | Glen Rea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 28 | | CF | Josh Magennis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 31 | | CB | James Carragher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 34 | | LB | Luke Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 35 | | RB | Kieran Lloyd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 71 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 0 | 2 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2021 | GK | Ben Amos | Charlton Athletic | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | CM | Jordan Cousins | Stoke City | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | RW | Gwion Edwards | Ipswich Town | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | DM | Tom Naylor | Portsmouth | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | CM | Max Power | Sunderland | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | CB | Jack Whatmough | Portsmouth | Free transfer |
| 7 July 2021 | CF | Charlie Wyke | Sunderland | Free transfer |
| 9 July 2021 | CF | Stephen Humphrys | Rochdale | Undisclosed |
| 16 July 2021 | CM | Dean Pinnington | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Free transfer |
| 4 August 2021 | LW | Jordan Jones | Rangers | Undisclosed |
| 17 August 2021 | LM | James McClean | Stoke City | Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2021 | LB | Joe Bennett | Cardiff City | Free transfer |
| 31 August 2021 | CB | Jason Kerr | St Johnstone | Undisclosed |
| 8 September 2021 | CF | Divin Baningime | Free Agent | — |
| 13 January 2022 | CF | Josh Magennis | Hull City | Undisclosed |
| 16 January 2022 | DM | Graeme Shinnie | Derby County | Undisclosed |
| 25 January 2022 | CB | Curtis Tilt | Rotherham United | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2022 | AM | Jamie McGrath | St Mirren | Undisclosed |
| 1 February 2022 | CM | Joe Adams | Eastleigh | Undisclosed |
| 2 February 2022 | CB | Timi Sobowale | Real Monarchs SLC | Free transfer |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 9 August 2021 | CB | Kelland Watts | Newcastle United | End of season |
| 27 August 2021 | CM | Tom Bayliss | Preston North End | End of season |
| 31 August 2021 | CB | Curtis Tilt | Rotherham United | 14 January 2022 |
| 31 January 2022 | DM | Glen Rea | Luton Town | 17 March 2022 |
* ↑ On 14 January, Tilt was recalled by parent club Rotherham.

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 20 August 2021 | GK | Owen Mooney | Newcastle Town | 1 January 2022 |
| 25 October 2021 | RB | Kieran Lloyd | AFC Fylde | 22 November 2021 |
| 31 January 2022 | LW | Jordan Jones | St Mirren | End of season |
| 18 March 2022 | GK | Sam Tickle | Nantwich Town | 14 April 2022 |
| 18 March 2022 | CM | Harry McGee | FC United Of Manchester | 1 May 2022 |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 4 June 2021 | CM | Lee Evans | Ipswich Town | Free transfer |
| 4 June 2021 | CB | Jack Sanders | Kilmarnock | Free transfer |
| 10 June 2021 | CM | Chris Merrie | Tranmere Rovers | Undisclosed |
| 11 June 2021 | ST | Kyle Joseph | Swansea City | Undisclosed |
| 16 June 2021 | GK | Owen Evans | Cheltenham Town | Free transfer |
| 22 June 2021 | AM | Zach Clough | Carlisle United | Free transfer |
| 23 June 2021 | RB | Corey Whelan | Carlisle United | Free transfer |
| 24 June 2021 | GK | Bobby Jones | AFC Fylde | Free transfer |
| 7 July 2021 | RB | Joe Winstanley | Brighton & Hove Albion | Undisclosed |
| 8 July 2021 | AM | Sean McGurk | Leeds United | Undisclosed |
| 27 July 2021 | DM | Alex Perry | Scunthorpe United | Free transfer |
| 6 August 2021 | AM | Dan Gardner | Doncaster Rovers | Free transfer |
| 7 August 2021 | AM | MacKenzie O'Neill | Prescot Cables | Free transfer |
| 6 September 2021 | LW | Joe Dodoo | Doncaster Rovers | Free transfer |
| 24 November 2021 | LW | Viv Solomon-Otabor | St Johnstone | Free transfer |

## Pre-season friendlies

Wigan Athletic announced friendlies against Oldham Athletic, AFC Fylde, Bootle, Stoke City and Preston North End as part of their pre-season preparations.

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| EFL League One | 7 August 2021 | 30 April 2022 | Matchday 1 | 43 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 76 | 40 | +36 | 060.47 |
| FA Cup | 6 November | 5 February 2022 | First round | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 060.00 |
| EFL Cup | 10 August 2021 | 21 September 2021 | Third round | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 000.00 |
| EFL Trophy | 31 August 2021 | 8 March 2022 | Group Stage | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 042.86 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 58 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 95 | 53 | +42 | 055.17 |
Last updated: 18 April 2022 Source: Competitions

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Wigan Athletic (C, P) | 46 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 82 | 44 | +38 | 92 | Promotion to EFL Championship |
| 2 | Rotherham United (P) | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 70 | 33 | +37 | 90 | Promotion to EFL Championship |
| 3 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 78 | 44 | +34 | 89 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 78 | 50 | +28 | 85 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 5 | Sunderland (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 79 | 53 | +26 | 84 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 75 | 51 | +24 | 83 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 68 | 48 | +20 | 80 | |
| 8 | Oxford United | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 82 | 59 | +23 | 76 | |

## Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 26 April 2022. 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 | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A |
| Result | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | D | L | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | D | L | D | D | L | W |
| Position | 21 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

## League One

The league fixtures were revealed on 24 June 2021.
* ↑ original match on 9 October postponed due to international callups
* ↑ original match on 4 September postponed, due to international callups
* ↑ original match on 13 November Postponed, due to international callups
* ↑ original match on 20 November postponed, due to Covid-19
* ↑ original match on 29 December Postponed, due to numerous COVID-19 cases amongst the Fleetwood squad.
* ↑ original match on 26 December postponed, due to numerous COVID-19 cases amongst the Wigan squad
* ↑ original match on 1 January postponed, due to international callups
* ↑ original match on 26 March postponed, due to international callups
* ↑ original match on 8 January postponed, due to Wigan participating in the FA Cup 3rd Round

## FA Cup

Wigan were drawn at home to Solihull Moors in the first round. away to Colchester United in the second round. at Home to Blackburn Rovers in the third round. and away to Stoke City in the Fourth round.

## EFL Cup

The Latics were drawn away to Hull City in the first round Bolton Wanderers at home in the second round and Sunderland again at home in the third round.

## EFL Trophy

Wigan were drawn into Northern Group C alongside Crewe Alexandra, Shrewsbury Town and Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s. The group stage fixtures were announced on July 15. In the knock-out stages, they were drawn away to Oldham Athletic in the third round at home to Arsenal U21 in the quarter-final. and at home to Sutton United in the Semi Final.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Wigan Athletic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L1 | Shrewsbury Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | ACA | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 2 | |