Wigan 2015/16

Wigan finished 1st of 24 in the 2015/16 League One with 87 points (won 24, drawn 15, lost 7; scored 82, conceded 45) and won the title and promotion. They were top of the table after 7 matches of 46; lowest 22nd, after match 2. Longest runs: 5 wins in a row and 20 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Wigan
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club League One season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 8 Aug 2015	Coventry (away)	0–2 L	Lost	0	21st
2	Sun 16 Aug 2015	Doncaster (home)	0–0 D	Drew	1	22nd
3	Wed 19 Aug 2015	Scunthorpe (home)	3–0 W	Won	4	11th
4	Sat 22 Aug 2015	Gillingham (away)	0–2 L	Lost	4	13th
5	Sat 29 Aug 2015	Crewe (home)	1–0 W	Won	7	11th
6	Sat 5 Sep 2015	Chesterfield (away)	3–2 W	Won	10	9th
7	Sat 12 Sep 2015	Port Vale (away)	2–3 L	Lost	10	10th
8	Sat 19 Sep 2015	Fleetwood Town (home)	2–1 W	Won	13	7th
9	Sat 26 Sep 2015	Oldham (away)	1–1 D	Drew	14	9th
10	Tue 29 Sep 2015	Millwall (home)	2–2 D	Drew	15	9th
11	Sat 3 Oct 2015	Walsall (home)	0–0 D	Drew	16	9th
12	Sat 10 Oct 2015	Bury (away)	2–2 D	Drew	17	10th
13	Sat 17 Oct 2015	Colchester (home)	5–0 W	Won	20	8th
14	Tue 20 Oct 2015	Peterborough (away)	3–2 W	Won	23	7th
15	Sat 24 Oct 2015	Bradford (away)	1–1 D	Drew	24	5th
16	Sat 31 Oct 2015	Swindon (home)	1–0 W	Won	27	5th
17	Sat 14 Nov 2015	Rochdale (away)	2–0 W	Won	30	5th
18	Sat 21 Nov 2015	Shrewsbury (home)	1–0 W	Won	33	4th
19	Tue 24 Nov 2015	Burton (home)	0–1 L	Lost	33	5th
20	Sat 28 Nov 2015	Southend (away)	0–0 D	Drew	34	5th
21	Sat 12 Dec 2015	Blackpool (home)	0–1 L	Lost	34	6th
22	Sat 19 Dec 2015	Barnsley (away)	2–0 W	Won	37	5th
23	Mon 28 Dec 2015	Fleetwood Town (away)	3–1 W	Won	40	5th
24	Sat 2 Jan 2016	Scunthorpe (away)	1–1 D	Drew	41	5th
25	Thu 7 Jan 2016	Gillingham (home)	3–2 W	Won	44	5th
26	Tue 12 Jan 2016	Sheffield United (home)	3–3 D	Drew	45	5th
27	Sat 16 Jan 2016	Chesterfield (home)	3–1 W	Won	48	5th
28	Sat 23 Jan 2016	Crewe (away)	1–1 D	Drew	49	4th
29	Sat 30 Jan 2016	Port Vale (home)	3–0 W	Won	52	4th
30	Sat 6 Feb 2016	Sheffield United (away)	2–0 W	Won	55	3rd
31	Sat 13 Feb 2016	Oldham (home)	0–0 D	Drew	56	4th
32	Sat 20 Feb 2016	Walsall (away)	2–1 W	Won	59	2nd
33	Sat 27 Feb 2016	Bury (home)	3–0 W	Won	62	2nd
34	Tue 1 Mar 2016	Millwall (away)	0–0 D	Drew	63	2nd
35	Sat 5 Mar 2016	Peterborough (home)	1–1 D	Drew	64	2nd
36	Sat 12 Mar 2016	Colchester (away)	3–3 D	Drew	65	2nd
37	Sat 19 Mar 2016	Bradford (home)	1–0 W	Won	68	2nd
38	Fri 25 Mar 2016	Swindon (away)	4–1 W	Won	71	2nd
39	Mon 28 Mar 2016	Rochdale (home)	1–0 W	Won	74	2nd
40	Sat 2 Apr 2016	Shrewsbury (away)	5–1 W	Won	77	1st
41	Sat 9 Apr 2016	Coventry (home)	1–0 W	Won	80	1st
42	Sat 16 Apr 2016	Doncaster (away)	1–3 L	Lost	80	1st
43	Tue 19 Apr 2016	Burton (away)	1–1 D	Drew	81	1st
44	Sat 23 Apr 2016	Southend (home)	4–1 W	Won	84	1st
45	Sat 30 Apr 2016	Blackpool (away)	4–0 W	Won	87	1st
46	Sun 8 May 2016	Barnsley (home)	1–4 L	Lost	87	1st

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.