2023–24 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

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Round of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Stephen Humphrys
(10 goals)
All: Stephen Humphrys
(14 goals)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 13,964
EFL Trophy: 3,051
FA Cup: 22,870
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 7,774
EFL Trophy: 1,600
Average home league attendance10,104
Biggest winLeague: Bolton Wanderers 0–4 Wigan
(19 August 2023)
EFL Trophy: Wigan 7–1 Leicester City U21
(19 September 2023)
FA Cup: Exeter City 0–2 Wigan
(4 November 2023)
Biggest defeatLeague: Bristol Rovers 4–1 Wigan
(23 September 2023)
FA Cup: Wigan 0–2 Manchester United
(8 January 2024)
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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 Nationality Date of birth (Age) Signed from Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
1 Sam Tickle GK England (2002-03-31) 31 March 2002 (age 22) Academy — 30 June 2026
12 Ben Amos GK England (1990-04-10) 10 April 1990 (age 34) Charlton Athletic Free Transfer 30 June 2024
50 Matthew Wonnacott GK England (2004-08-31) 31 August 2004 (age 19)
Torquay United
 Free Transfer 30 June 2024
51 Matthew Corran GK England (2005-10-04) 4 October 2005 (age 18) Academy — 30 June 2024
Defenders
2 Kelland Watts DF England (1999-11-03) 3 November 1999 (age 24) Newcastle United Loan 31 May 2024
3 Tom Pearce DF England (1998-04-12) 12 April 1998 (age 26) Leeds United £325,000 30 June 2024
4 Liam Morrison DF Scotland (2003-04-07) 7 April 2003 (age 21) Bayern Munich Loan 31 May 2024
5 Steven Sessegnon DF England (2000-05-18) 18 May 2000 (age 23) Fulham Free Transfer 30 June 2025
6 Charlie Hughes DF England (2003-10-16) 16 October 2003 (age 20) Academy — 30 June 2028
7 Sean Clare DF England (1996-09-18) 18 September 1996 (age 27) Charlton Athletic Free Transfer 30 June 2026
15 Jason Kerr DF Scotland (1997-02-06) 6 February 1997 (age 27) St Johnstone £700,000 30 June 2024
24 Luke Chambers DF England (2004-06-24) 24 June 2004 (age 19) Liverpool Loan 31 May 2024
29 Charlie Goode DF England (1995-08-03) 3 August 1995 (age 28) Brentford Loan 31 May 2024
44 Jack Reilly DF England (2004-02-09) 9 February 2004 (age 20) Academy — 30 June 2024
Midfielders
8 Matt Smith MF England (2000-10-05) 5 October 2000 (age 23) Arsenal Free Transfer 30 June 2026
10 Thelo Aasgaard MF Norway (2002-05-02) 2 May 2002 (age 21) Academy — 30 June 2028
16 Liam Shaw MF England (2001-03-12) 12 March 2001 (age 23) Celtic Loan 31 May 2024
21 Scott Smith MF Wales (2001-02-07) 7 February 2001 (age 23) Academy — 30 June 2025
26 Baba Adeeko MF Republic of Ireland (2003-04-03) 3 April 2003 (age 21) Academy — 30 June 2027
32 Abdi Sharif MF Somalia (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 23) Liverpool Free Transfer 30 June 2024
42 Harry McHugh MF England (2002-10-14) 14 October 2002 (age 21) Academy — 30 June 2024
43 Dylan Dwyer MF England (2003-11-27) 27 November 2003 (age 20)
Tranmere Rovers
 Free Transfer 30 June 2024
45 Kai Payne MF England (2004-11-26) 26 November 2004 (age 19) Academy — 30 June 2024
Forwards
11 Stephen Humphrys FW England (1997-09-15) 15 September 1997 (age 26) Rochdale Undisclosed 30 June 2024
14 Jordan Jones FW Northern Ireland (1994-10-24) 24 October 1994 (age 29) Rangers Undisclosed 30 June 2024
17 Martial Godo FW England (2003-03-14) 14 March 2003 (age 21) Fulham Loan 31 May 2024
18 Jonny Smith FW England (1997-07-28) 28 July 1997 (age 26) Burton Albion Free Transfer 30 June 2025
20 Callum McManaman FW England (1991-04-25) 25 April 1991 (age 33) Tranmere Rovers Free Transfer 30 June 2024
22 Chris Sze FW England (2003-12-09) 9 December 2003 (age 20) Academy — 30 June 2024
23 Charlie Kelman FW United States (2001-11-02) 2 November 2001 (age 22) Queens Park Rangers Loan 31 May 2024
28 Josh Magennis FW Northern Ireland (1990-08-15) 15 August 1990 (age 33) Hull City Undisclosed 30 June 2024
36 Youssef Chentouf FW England (2004-02-10) 10 February 2004 (age 20) Rising Ballers Free Transfer 30 June 2024
38 Joe Rodwell-Grant FW England (2002-10-18) 18 October 2002 (age 21)
Preston North End
 Free Transfer 30 June 2024
Out on Loan
9 Charlie Wyke FW England (1992-12-06) 6 December 1992 (age 31) Sunderland Free Transfer 30 June 2024
25 Josh Stones FW England (2003-11-12) 12 November 2003 (age 20) Guiseley Free Transfer 30 June 2024
31 James Carragher DF England (2002-11-11) 11 November 2002 (age 21) Academy — 30 June 2025
33 Luke Brennan FW England (2001-10-19) 19 October 2001 (age 22) Blackburn Rovers Free Transfer 30 June 2024
34 Luke Robinson DF Scotland (2001-11-20) 20 November 2001 (age 22) Academy — 30 June 2024
35 Kieran Lloyd DF Wales (2002-10-13) 13 October 2002 (age 21) Liverpool Free Transfer 30 June 2024
37 Ethan Mitchell DF England (2003-02-13) 13 February 2003 (age 21)
Plymouth Argyle
 Free Transfer 30 June 2024
40 Tom Watson GK England (2004-08-27) 27 August 2004 (age 19) Academy — 30 June 2024
41 Joe Adams MF England (2004-06-03) 3 June 2004 (age 19) Eastleigh Free Transfer 30 June 2024

Transfers

In

Date Pos Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
27 June 2023 DF Scotland Liam Morrison Germany Bayern Munich Loan [1]
30 June 2023 FW England Jonny Smith England Burton Albion Free Transfer [2]
30 June 2023 FW England Callum McManaman England Tranmere Rovers Free Transfer [3]
1 July 2023 MF England Matt Smith England Arsenal Free Transfer [4]
11 July 2023 DF England Sean Clare England Charlton Athletic Free Transfer [5]
19 July 2023 MF England James Balagizi England Liverpool Loan [6]
22 July 2023 MF England Liam Shaw Scotland Celtic Loan [7]
27 July 2023 DF England Kelland Watts England Newcastle United Loan [8]
26 August 2023 DF England Steven Sessegnon England Fulham Free Transfer [9]
1 September 2023 FW England Martial Godo England Fulham Loan
1 September 2023 DF Tunisia Omar Rekik England Arsenal Loan
26 September 2023 FW England Max McMillan ‡ England Fleetwood Town Free Transfer [10]
11 January 2024 DF England Luke Chambers England Liverpool Loan [11]
22 January 2024 DF England Charlie Goode England Brentford Loan [12]
31 January 2024 FW United States Charlie Kelman England Queens Park Rangers Loan [13]

‡ Signed initially for the Under-21s

Out

Date Pos Name Transferred To Fee Ref.
16 June 2023 FW Republic of Ireland Anthony Scully England Portsmouth Undisclosed [14]
21 June 2023 MF England Tom Naylor England Chesterfield Undisclosed [15]
28 June 2023 MF Scotland Graeme Shinnie Scotland Aberdeen Undisclosed [16]
30 June 2023 DF England Joe Bennett England Oxford United Released [17]
30 June 2023 DF Sierra Leone Steven Caulker Spain FC Málaga City Released

[18]

30 June 2023 MF Jamaica Jordan Cousins England Cambridge United Released [19]
30 June 2023 DF Zimbabwe Tendayi Darikwa Cyprus Apollon Limassol Free Transfer [20]
30 June 2023 FW Wales Gwion Edwards England Morecambe Released
30 June 2023 GK England Jamie Jones England Middlesbrough End of Contract [21][22]
30 June 2023 DF Namibia Ryan Nyambe England Derby County Released

[23]

30 June 2023 MF England Max Power Saudi Arabia Al Qadsiah FC End of Contract [24][25]
30 June 2023 DF Jamaica Curtis Tilt England Salford City Free Transfer [26]
14 July 2023 FW Republic of Ireland Will Keane
Preston North End
 Undisclosed [27]
27 July 2023 MF Republic of Ireland Jamie McGrath Scotland Aberdeen Contract Terminated [28][29]
27 July 2023 DF England Jack Whatmough England Preston North End Contract Terminated [28][30]
4 August 2023 MF Republic of Ireland James McClean
AFC Wrexham
 Undisclosed [31]
22 August 2023 DF Scotland Luke Robinson Scotland St Johnstone Loan [32]
31 August 2023 DF England Kieran Lloyd Northern Ireland Larne Loan [33]
1 September 2023 FW England Luke Brennan Wales TNS Loan
15 December 2023 FW England Josh Stones England Oldham Athletic Loan [34]
10 January 2024 DF England James Carragher Scotland Inverness Caledonian Thistle Loan [35]
11 January 2024 MF England Joe Adams England Morecambe Loan [36]
12 January 2024 DF England Ethan Mitchell England AFC Fylde Loan [37]
29 January 2024 FW England Callum Lang England Portsmouth Undisclosed [38]
1 February 2024 MF England Harry McHugh Scotland Ayr United Loan [39]
1 February 2024 FW England Charlie Wyke England Rotherham United Loan [40]
17 February 2024 GK England Tom Watson England Oxford City Loan [41]

Retained List=[1]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

22 July 2023 Friendly Wigan Athletic 0–1 Everton Wigan
14:00 BST Report Young 64' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 9,897 (3,949 away)
28 July 2023 Friendly Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Wigan Athletic Birkenhead
19:00 BST Saunders 51' Report Adams 71' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 1,616
29 July 2023 Friendly Morecambe 0–2 Wigan Athletic Morecambe
15:00 BST Report Aasgaard 18'
Brennan 90+2'		 Stadium:
Mazuma Stadium

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
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 48 21 11 16 71 53 +18 043.75

Last updated: 16 March 2024
Source: [2]

Table

2023–24 EFL League One

Pos Team
 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[a]
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
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[44]
Notes:
  1. ^ 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.[42] 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.[43]

Results by round

Away
Home
Win
Draw
Loss
Postponed
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GroundAHAAHAHAHAAAHHHHAAHHAAHHAAHHHAHAAHHAHAHHAHAAAH
ResultWWDWLLWLLLLWWWLWDDWDLLLWDDWWLWLLWDWLWLW
Points[a]-5-2-122255555811141417181922232323232627283134343737374041444447
Updated to match(es) played on 12 March 2024. Source: [3]
Notes:
  • 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.
  1. ^ Wigan were deducted eight points prior to the start of the season

League One

Main article: 2023–24 EFL League One

On 22 June, the EFL League One fixtures were released.[45]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

5 August 2023 1
Derby
15:00 BST Forsyth 57' Report Wyke 37', 72' Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 29,957
Referee: Scott Oldham
12 August 2023 2 Wigan Athletic 2–1
Northampton Town
Wigan
15:00 BST
Report Hoskins 24' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 10,095
Referee: Ross Joyce
15 August 2023 3
Carlisle United
1–1 Wigan Athletic Carlisle
19:45 BST Moxon 56' Report Wyke 34' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 8,649
Referee: Mark Edwards
19 August 2023 4 Bolton Wanderers 0–4 Wigan Athletic Horwich
12:30 BST Report
Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Attendance: 24,116
Referee: Tom Reeves
26 August 2023 5 Wigan Athletic 0–2 Barnsley Wigan
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 10,683
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
2 September 2023 6
Blackpool
15:00 BST
Report Magennis 89' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 11,537
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
16 September 2023 8 Wigan Athletic 2–1 Cambridge United Wigan
15:00 BST
Report Okenabirhie 76' (pen.) Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 10,068
Referee: Adam Herczeg
23 September 2023 9 Bristol Rovers 4–1 Wigan Athletic Bristol
15:00 BST
Report Wyke 21' Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8,161
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
30 September 2023 10 Wigan Athletic 1–2 Portsmouth Wigan
15:00 BST Godo 27' Report
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 10,358
Referee: Will Finnie
3 October 2023 11 Burton Albion 2–1 Wigan Athletic Burton
19:45 BST Powell 68', 84' (pen.) Report Hughes 44' Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,527
Referee: Sonny Sukhvir Gill
7 October 2023 12 Stevenage 1–0 Wigan Athletic Stevenage
15:00 BST Pressley 9' (pen.) Report Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 4,402
Referee: Alan Young
21 October 2023 14 Exeter City 0–2 Wigan Athletic Exeter
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 6,337
Referee: Ben Atkinson
24 October 2023 15 Wigan Athletic 2–0 Oxford United Wigan
19:45 BST
Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 9,108
Referee: David Rock
28 October 2023 16 Wigan Athletic 2–0 Shrewsbury Town Wigan
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 9,389
Referee: Daniel Middleton
31 October 2023 7
Charlton Athletic
Wigan
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,486
Referee: Paul Howard
Note: Fixture was previous postponed due to international call-ups.[47]
7 November 2023 13[48] Wigan Athletic 2–1 Peterborough United Wigan
19:45 GMT
Report Poku 54' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,134
Referee: Ollie Yates
Note: Fixture was previously postponed due to international call-ups.[49]
11 November 2023 17
Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Sercombe 32' (pen.) Report
Stadium: The Completely-Suzuki Stadium
Attendance: 4,235
Referee: Carl Brook
25 November 2023 19
Leyton Orient
1–1 Wigan Athletic Leyton
15:00 GMT Forde 18' Report Humphrys soccer ball with red X 1', 45+1' Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 8,517
Referee: Sam Purkiss
28 November 2023 20 Wigan Athletic 3–0
Fleetwood Town
Wigan
19:45 GMT
Report Earl Yellow card 40' Yellow-red card 45+1' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,129
Referee: Edward Duckworth
9 December 2023 21 Wigan Athletic 0–0 Lincoln City Wigan
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,838
Referee: Charles Breakspear
16 December 2023 22 Port Vale 3–2 Wigan Athletic Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Chislett 23', 43', 83' Report
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 6,701
Referee: Marc Edwards
23 December 2023 23 Reading 2–0 Wigan Athletic Reading
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: not given
Referee: Martin Woods
26 December 2023 24 Wigan Athletic 0–1
Derby County
Wigan
15:00 GMT Report Nelson 19' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 13,601
Referee: Thomas Parsons
29 December 2023 25 Wigan Athletic 2–0
Carlisle United
Wigan
19:00 GMT
Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 13,224
Referee: Darren Drysdale
1 January 2024 26 Barnsley 1–1 Wigan Athletic Barnsley
15:00 GMT Cole 45+1' Report Smith 87' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 12,836
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
13 January 2024 28 Northampton Town 1–1 Wigan Athletic Northampton
15:00 GMT Hoskins 16' (pen.) Report Magennis 64' Stadium: Sixfields
Attendance: 6,664
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
20 January 2024 29 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Reading Wigan
15:00 GMT Aasgaard 32' Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 9,103
Referee: Tom Reeves
23 January 2024 18 Wigan Athletic 1–0
Wycombe Wanderers
Wigan
19:45 GMT Hughes 90+20' Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 7,774
Referee: Adam Herczeg
Steven Rushton[a]
Note: original fixture on 7 November, postponed due to international call-ups.[50]
27 January 2024 30 Wigan Athletic 2–3 Stevenage Wigan
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,804
Referee: Ben Toner
3 February 2024 31
Peterborough United
2–3 Wigan Athletic Peterborough
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 8,184
Referee: Daniel Middleton
10 February 2024 32 Wigan Athletic 1–2 Exeter City Wigan
15:00 GMT Kelman 71' Report
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 9,431
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
13 February 2024 33 Oxford United 4–2 Wigan Athletic Oxford
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 7,320
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
17 February 2024 34
Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Report M.Smith 57' Stadium: Crowd Meadow
Attendance: 7,206
Referee: Lee Swabey
23 February 2024 35 Wigan Athletic 1–1 Cheltenham Town Wigan
19:45 GMT Bonds 52' (o.g.) Report Taylor 9' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 9,326
Referee: David Rock
27 February 2024 27 Wigan Athletic 1–0
Bolton Wanderers
Wigan
19:45 GMT Humphrys 69' Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 13,204
Referee: John Busby
Note: original fixture on 6 January was postponed, due to both teams FA Cup involvement.[51]
2 March 2024 36 Fleetwood Town 4–2 Wigan Athletic Fleetwood
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,827
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
9 March 2024 37 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Leyton Orient Wigan
15:00 GMT Kerr 73' Report Galbraith Yellow card 29' Yellow-red card 42' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 10,352
Referee: Scott Oldham
12 March 2024 38
Wycombe Wanderers
1-0 Wigan Athletic Wycombe
19:45 GMT Tickle 19' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 3,568
Referee: Scott Tallis
16 March 2024 39 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Blackpool Wigan
15:00 GMT
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 13,964
Referee: James Linnington
29 March 2024 41 Wigan Athletic 1–1
Burton Albion
Wigan
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 11,426
Referee: Darren Drysdale
1 April 2024 42
Cambridge United
3–1 Wigan Athletic Cambridge
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 6,418
Referee: Simon Mather
6 April 2024 43 Wigan Athletic 0–0 Port Vale Wigan
15:00 BST Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 12,572
Referee: Paul Howard
9 April 2024 40
Charlton Athletic
2–2 Wigan Athletic Charlton
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 11,169
Referee: Lee Swabey
Note: original Fixture onwas previous postponed due to international call-ups.[52]
13 April 2024 44
Lincoln
15:00 BST
  • Mandroiu
    40'
Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 9,611
Referee: Martin Coy
20 April 2024 45 Portsmouth 1–2 Wigan Athletic Portsmouth
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,202
Referee: Dean Whitestone
27 April 2024 46 Wigan Athletic v
Bristol Rovers
Wigan
15:00 BST Stadium: DW Stadium
  • All fixtures are subject to change
  1. ^ Herczeg was replaced by fourth official Steven Rushton on 55 minutes, due to injury

FA Cup

Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

Wigan were drawn away to

Manchester United in the third round.[53][54][55]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Exeter City v Wigan Athletic
4 November 2023 First Round Exeter City 0–2 Wigan Athletic Exeter
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,512
Referee: Craig Hicks
1 December 2023
Huntington
19:45 GMT Report Humphrys 61' Stadium: York Community Stadium
Attendance: 6,613
Referee: Thomas Kirk
8 January 2024
Manchester United
Wigan
20:15 GMT Report
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 22,870
Referee: Anthony Taylor

EFL Cup

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

Wigan were drawn against Wrexham away in the first round.[56]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8 August 2023 First round Wrexham 0–0
(4–2 p)		Wigan AthleticWrexham
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 9,736
Referee: Sam Allison
Penalties

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Trophy

The Group stage draw was finalised on 22 June 2023.

Doncaster Rovers in the Last 16.[59][60]

Pos Div Team
 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
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
Updated to match(es) played on 14 November 2023. Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

19 September 2023 Group stage Wigan Athletic 7–1 Leicester City U21 Wigan
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 2,073
Referee: Scott Simpson
10 October 2023 Group stage Wigan Athletic 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Fleetwood Town Wigan
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Scott Tallis
Penalties
14 November 2023 Group stage Tranmere Rovers 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)		 Wigan Athletic Birkenhead
19:00 GMT Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Referee: Simon Mather
Penalties
6 December 2023 Second round Wigan Athletic 2–0 Stockport County Wigan
19:00 GMT
Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 3,051
Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill
16 January 2024
Doncaster
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium:
Eco-Power Stadium
Attendance: 1,530
Referee: Ollie Yates
Penalties

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