# 2023–24 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

The 2023–24 season is the 92nd season in the history of Wigan Athletic and their first season back in League One since the 2021–22 season following their relegation in the previous season. The club are participating in League One, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.

## Current squad

    As of 20 February 2024
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Fee | Contract end |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 1 | Sam Tickle | GK | (2002-03-31) 31 March 2002 (age 22) | Academy | — | 30 June 2026 |
| 12 | Ben Amos | GK | (1990-04-10) 10 April 1990 (age 34) | Charlton Athletic | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| 50 | Matthew Wonnacott | GK | (2004-08-31) 31 August 2004 (age 20) | Torquay United | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| 51 | Matthew Corran | GK | (2005-10-04) 4 October 2005 (age 19) | Academy | — | 30 June 2024 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 2 | Kelland Watts | DF | (1999-11-03) 3 November 1999 (age 24) | Newcastle United | Loan | 31 May 2024 |
| 3 | Tom Pearce | DF | (1998-04-12) 12 April 1998 (age 26) | Leeds United | £325,000 | 30 June 2024 |
| 4 | Liam Morrison | DF | (2003-04-07) 7 April 2003 (age 21) | Bayern Munich | Loan | 31 May 2024 |
| 5 | Steven Sessegnon | DF | (2000-05-18) 18 May 2000 (age 24) | Fulham | Free Transfer | 30 June 2025 |
| 6 | Charlie Hughes | DF | (2003-10-16) 16 October 2003 (age 20) | Academy | — | 30 June 2028 |
| 7 | Sean Clare | DF | (1996-09-18) 18 September 1996 (age 28) | Charlton Athletic | Free Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| 15 | Jason Kerr | DF | (1997-02-06) 6 February 1997 (age 27) | St Johnstone | £700,000 | 30 June 2024 |
| 24 | Luke Chambers | DF | (2004-06-24) 24 June 2004 (age 20) | Liverpool | Loan | 31 May 2024 |
| 29 | Charlie Goode | DF | (1995-08-03) 3 August 1995 (age 29) | Brentford | Loan | 31 May 2024 |
| 44 | Jack Reilly | DF | (2004-02-09) 9 February 2004 (age 20) | Academy | — | 30 June 2024 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 8 | Matt Smith | MF | (2000-10-05) 5 October 2000 (age 24) | Arsenal | Free Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| 10 | Thelo Aasgaard | MF | (2002-05-02) 2 May 2002 (age 22) | Academy | — | 30 June 2028 |
| 16 | Liam Shaw | MF | (2001-03-12) 12 March 2001 (age 23) | Celtic | Loan | 31 May 2024 |
| 21 | Scott Smith | MF | (2001-02-07) 7 February 2001 (age 23) | Academy | — | 30 June 2025 |
| 26 | Baba Adeeko | MF | (2003-04-03) 3 April 2003 (age 21) | Academy | — | 30 June 2027 |
| 32 | Abdi Sharif | MF | (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 23) | Liverpool | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| 42 | Harry McHugh | MF | (2002-10-14) 14 October 2002 (age 21) | Academy | — | 30 June 2024 |
| 43 | Dylan Dwyer | MF | (2003-11-27) 27 November 2003 (age 20) | Tranmere Rovers | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| 45 | Kai Payne | MF | (2004-11-26) 26 November 2004 (age 19) | Academy | — | 30 June 2024 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 11 | Stephen Humphrys | FW | (1997-09-15) 15 September 1997 (age 27) | Rochdale | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 |
| 14 | Jordan Jones | FW | (1994-10-24) 24 October 1994 (age 29) | Rangers | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 |
| 17 | Martial Godo | FW | (2003-03-14) 14 March 2003 (age 21) | Fulham | Loan | 31 May 2024 |
| 18 | Jonny Smith | FW | (1997-07-28) 28 July 1997 (age 27) | Burton Albion | Free Transfer | 30 June 2025 |
| 20 | Callum McManaman | FW | (1991-04-25) 25 April 1991 (age 33) | Tranmere Rovers | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| 22 | Chris Sze | FW | (2003-12-09) 9 December 2003 (age 20) | Academy | — | 30 June 2024 |
| 23 | Charlie Kelman | FW | (2001-11-02) 2 November 2001 (age 22) | Queens Park Rangers | Loan | 31 May 2024 |
| 28 | Josh Magennis | FW | (1990-08-15) 15 August 1990 (age 34) | Hull City | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 |
| 36 | Youssef Chentouf | FW | (2004-02-10) 10 February 2004 (age 20) | Rising Ballers | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| 38 | Joe Rodwell-Grant | FW | (2002-10-18) 18 October 2002 (age 21) | Preston North End | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| Out on Loan ||||||||
| 9 | Charlie Wyke | FW | (1992-12-06) 6 December 1992 (age 31) | Sunderland | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| 25 | Josh Stones | FW | (2003-11-12) 12 November 2003 (age 20) | Guiseley | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| 31 | James Carragher | DF | (2002-11-11) 11 November 2002 (age 21) | Academy | — | 30 June 2025 |
| 33 | Luke Brennan | FW | (2001-10-19) 19 October 2001 (age 22) | Blackburn Rovers | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| 34 | Luke Robinson | DF | (2001-11-20) 20 November 2001 (age 22) | Academy | — | 30 June 2024 |
| 35 | Kieran Lloyd | DF | (2002-10-13) 13 October 2002 (age 21) | Liverpool | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| 37 | Ethan Mitchell | DF | (2003-02-13) 13 February 2003 (age 21) | Plymouth Argyle | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| 40 | Tom Watson | GK | (2004-08-27) 27 August 2004 (age 20) | Academy | — | 30 June 2024 |
| 41 | Joe Adams | MF | (2004-06-03) 3 June 2004 (age 20) | Eastleigh | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Name | Previous Club | Fee |
| 27 June 2023 | DF | Liam Morrison | Bayern Munich | Loan |
| 30 June 2023 | FW | Jonny Smith | Burton Albion | Free Transfer |
| 30 June 2023 | FW | Callum McManaman | Tranmere Rovers | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2023 | MF | Matt Smith | Arsenal | Free Transfer |
| 11 July 2023 | DF | Sean Clare | Charlton Athletic | Free Transfer |
| 19 July 2023 | MF | James Balagizi | Liverpool | Loan |
| 22 July 2023 | MF | Liam Shaw | Celtic | Loan |
| 27 July 2023 | DF | Kelland Watts | Newcastle United | Loan |
| 26 August 2023 | DF | Steven Sessegnon | Fulham | Free Transfer |
| 1 September 2023 | FW | Martial Godo | Fulham | Loan |
| 1 September 2023 | DF | Omar Rekik | Arsenal | Loan |
| 26 September 2023 | FW | Max McMillan ‡ | Fleetwood Town | Free Transfer |
| 11 January 2024 | DF | Luke Chambers | Liverpool | Loan |
| 22 January 2024 | DF | Charlie Goode | Brentford | Loan |
| 31 January 2024 | FW | Charlie Kelman | Queens Park Rangers | Loan |
‡ Signed initially for the Under-21s

### Out

| Date | Pos | Name | Transferred To | Fee |
| 16 June 2023 | FW | Anthony Scully | Portsmouth | Undisclosed |
| 21 June 2023 | MF | Tom Naylor | Chesterfield | Undisclosed |
| 28 June 2023 | MF | Graeme Shinnie | Aberdeen | Undisclosed |
| 30 June 2023 | DF | Joe Bennett | Oxford United | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | DF | Steven Caulker | FC Málaga City | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | MF | Jordan Cousins | Cambridge United | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | DF | Tendayi Darikwa | Apollon Limassol | Free Transfer |
| 30 June 2023 | FW | Gwion Edwards | Morecambe | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | GK | Jamie Jones | Middlesbrough | End of Contract |
| 30 June 2023 | DF | Ryan Nyambe | Derby County | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | MF | Max Power | Al Qadsiah FC | End of Contract |
| 30 June 2023 | DF | Curtis Tilt | Salford City | Free Transfer |
| 14 July 2023 | FW | Will Keane | Preston North End | Undisclosed |
| 27 July 2023 | MF | Jamie McGrath | Aberdeen | Contract Terminated |
| 27 July 2023 | DF | Jack Whatmough | Preston North End | Contract Terminated |
| 4 August 2023 | MF | James McClean | AFC Wrexham | Undisclosed |
| 22 August 2023 | DF | Luke Robinson | St Johnstone | Loan |
| 31 August 2023 | DF | Kieran Lloyd | Larne | Loan |
| 1 September 2023 | FW | Luke Brennan | TNS | Loan |
| 15 December 2023 | FW | Josh Stones | Oldham Athletic | Loan |
| 10 January 2024 | DF | James Carragher | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Loan |
| 11 January 2024 | MF | Joe Adams | Morecambe | Loan |
| 12 January 2024 | DF | Ethan Mitchell | AFC Fylde | Loan |
| 29 January 2024 | FW | Callum Lang | Portsmouth | Undisclosed |
| 1 February 2024 | MF | Harry McHugh | Ayr United | Loan |
| 1 February 2024 | FW | Charlie Wyke | Rotherham United | Loan |
| 17 February 2024 | GK | Tom Watson | Oxford City | Loan |
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## Pre-season and friendlies

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 % |
| League One | 5 August 2023 | 27 April 2024 | Matchday 1 | | 39 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 043.59 |
| FA Cup | 4 November 2023 | 8 January 2024 | First round | 3rd Round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 066.67 |
| EFL Cup | 8 August 2023 | 8 August 2023 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 000.00 |
| EFL Trophy | 19 September 2023 | 16 January 2024 | Group stage | Last 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 040.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 48 | 21 | 11 | 16 | 71 | 53 | +18 | 043.75 |
Last updated: 16 March 2024 Source:

## Table

2023–24 EFL League One
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | Stevenage | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 71 |
| 10 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 65 |
| 11 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 65 |
| 12 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 63 | 56 | +7 | 62 |
| 13 | Exeter City | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 46 | 61 | −15 | 61 |
| 14 | Northampton Town | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 66 | −9 | 60 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 52 | 68 | −16 | 57 |
* ↑ On 19 May 2023, Wigan Athletic were deducted four points for failing to pay players and staff on time following previous EFL rules breaches in the 2022–23 season. Another four-point deduction was applied on 26 May, after the club's owners missed a deadline to deposit an amount equalling 125% of its monthly wage bill.

## Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 27 April 2024. Source: Soccerway

## Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 7$^1$ | 13$^2$ | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 18$^3$ | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 27$^4$ | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 40$^5$ | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H |
| Result | W | W | D | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | D | D | W | D | L | L | L | W | D | D | W | W | L | W | L | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | D | L | D | D | W | W | W |
| Points | -5 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 44 | 44 | 47 | 47 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 56 | 59 | 62 |
* $^1$ Matchday 7 (vs Charlton Athletic) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
* $^2$ Matchday 13 (vs Peterborough United) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
* $^3$ Matchday 18 (vs Wycombe Wanderers) was postponed due to international call-ups.
* $^4$ Matchday 27 (vs Bolton Wanderers) was postponed due to both teams' involvement in the FA Cup.
* $^5$ Matchday 40 (vs Charlton Athletic) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
* ↑ Wigan were deducted eight points prior to the start of the season

## League One

On 22 June, the EFL League One fixtures were released.
Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed
* All fixtures are subject to change
* ↑ Herczeg was replaced by fourth official Steven Rushton on 55 minutes, due to injury

## FA Cup

Wigan were drawn away to Exeter City in the first round, away to York City in the second round, and at home to Manchester United in the third round.
Win  Draw  Loss

## EFL Cup

Wigan were drawn against Wrexham away in the first round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## EFL Trophy

The Group stage draw was finalised on 22 June 2023. Wigan were then drawn at home to Stockport County in the Second Round, and away to Doncaster Rovers in the Last 16.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | Wigan Athletic | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 7 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Fleetwood Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | ACA | Leicester City U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 3 | |
| 4 | L2 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 | |
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures