Barnsley v Wigan Athletic

Last Updated : 16-Mar-2026 by Robert Miles

Head to Head

Last six Barnsley v Wigan results:                  

23/11/2024 (League One) LOST

Barnsley 0-1 Wigan (Thelo Aasgaard 42)

01/01/2024 (League One) DREW

Barnsley (Devante Cole 45) 1-1 Wigan (Jonny Smith 87)

11/07/2020 (Championship) DREW

Barnsley 0-0 Wigan

19/11/2016 (Championship) DREW

Barnsley 0-0 Wigan

19/12/2015 (League One) LOST

Barnsley 0-2 Wigan (Andy Kellett 18, Yanic Wildschut 86)

03/08/2013 (Championship) LOST

Barnsley 0-4 Wigan (Ben Watson 37, Grant Holt 54, Leon Barnett 79, Shaun Maloney 88)

 

Head to Head

Overall Record:

Barnsley Wins: 4

Wigan Wins: 7

Draws: 10

Barnsley Goals: 18

Wigan Goals: 24

At Oakwell:

Barnsley Wins: 1

Wigan Wins: 5

Draws: 4

Barnsley Goals: 5

Wigan Goals: 16

 

First Met: Barnsley 3-2 Wigan, Saturday 20th November 1954. (FA Cup)

Biggest Win: Wigan (Will Grigg 10) 1-4 Barnsley (Sam Winnall pen 33, 44, Conor Hourihane 56, Josh Brownhill 74) Sunday 8th May 2016. Att: 18,730 (League One)

Biggest Defeat: Barnsley 0-4 Wigan (Ben Watson 37, Grant Holt 54, Leon Barnett 79, Shaun Maloney 88) Saturday 3rd August 2013. Att: 13,096. (Championship)

Last Home Win: Barnsley 3-2 Wigan Saturday 20th November 1954. (FA Cup)

Last Away Win: Wigan 0-2 Barnsley (Devante Cole 25, John McAtee 90) Saturday 26th August 2023. Att: 10,683. (League One)

Last Home Draw: Barnsley (Devante Cole 45) 1-1 Wigan (Jonny Smith 87) Monday 1st January 2024. Att: 12.836. (League One)

Last Away Draw: Wigan (Dara Costelloe 6) 1-1 Barnsley (Adam Phillips 69), Thursday 1st January 2026. Att: 9,079. (League One)

Last Home Defeat: Barnsley 0-1 Wigan (Thelo Aasgaard 42) Saturday 23rd November 2024. Att: 11,438. (League One)

Last Away Defeat: Wigan (Nick Powell 71. 72, pen 82) 3-2 Barnsley (Adam Armstrong 42, Ryan Kent 59, Thursday 17th April 2017. Att: 10,838. (Championship)

 

Last Home Meeting:

Saturday 23rd November 2024 (League One)

Oakwell attendance: 11,438

Referee: Tom Reeves

Barnsley 0-1 Wigan

Barnsley:

23. Ben Killip

32. Josh Earl

4. Marc Roberts

6. Maël de Gevigney

48. Luca Connell 

3. Jon Russell

8. Adam Phillips

7. Corey O'Keeffe

17. Georgie Gent

40. Davis Keillor-Dunn

44. Stephen Humphrys

Substitutes:

5. Donovan Pines (for Gent 57) 

50. Kelechi Nwakali (for Russell 57)

11. Fábio Jaló (for Phillips 57)

9. Sam Cosgrove (for O’Keeffe 57)

15. Kyran Lofthouse (for Connell 87)

Unused Substitutes:

12. Jackson Smith, 18. Matthew Craig.

Manager: Darrell Clarke (23rd May 2024 – 12th March 2025) – 293 days, 44 matches

 

Wigan:

1. Sam Tickle

4. Will Aimson

15. Jason Kerr

5. Steven Sessegnon

17. Toby Sibbick 

35. Tyrese Francois

16. Baba Adeeko

10. Thelo Aasgaard

29. Silko Thomas

7. Dion Rankine

28. Dale Taylor

Substitutes:

21. Scott Smith (for Francois 45+4) 

6. Jensen Weir (for Aasgaard 71)

18. Jonny Smith (for Rankine 71)

23. James Carragher (for Thomas 78)

19. Luke Robinson (for Sessegnon 78) 

Unused Substitutes:

12. Tom Watson, 37. Maleace Asamoah.

Manager: Shaun Maloney (28th January 2023 – 2nd March 2025) – 764 days, 115 matches

 

League positions after the game:

Barnsley: 6th P: 16 W: 7 D: 5 L: 4 F: 24 A: 20 GD: +4 Points: 26

Wigan: 17th P: 15 W: 4 D: 5 L: 6 F: 13 A: 12 GD: +1 Points: 17

 

Still at respective clubs:

Barnsley: 11

Roberts, de Gevigney, O’Keeffe, Gent, Earl, Phillips, Connell, Russell, Smith, Nwakali, Jalo.

 

Wigan: 12

Tickle, Aimson, Sessegnon, Kerr, Adeeko, Francois, Watson, Robinson, Carragher, Weir, J. Smith, Asamoah.

 

Managers since this game (including caretakers):           

Barnsley: 1

Conor Hourihane (12th March 2025 – present)

 

Wigan: 3

Ryan Lowe (12th March 2025 – 7th February 2026) – 332 days, 49 matches

Graham Barrow (8th February 2026 – 15th February 2026) – 15 days, 2 matches

Gary Caldwell (16th February 2026 – present)

 

This Season:

Last six 2025-2026 results:   

Barnsley:

14/03/2026 (League One) DREW

Mansfield (Lucas Akins pen 57, Stephen McLaughlin 90) 2-2 Barnsley (David McGoldrick 19, Scott Banks 49)

10/03/26 (League One) DREW

Barnsley (Scott Banks 22) 1-1 Cardiff (Rubin Colwill 11)

07/03/26 (League One) WON

Barnsley (David McGoldrick 8, Vimal Yoganathan 16) 2-1 Exeter (Jayden Wareham 75)

03/03/26 (League One) LOST

Barnsley 0-1 Wycombe (Aaron Morley 59)

28/02/26 (League One) WON

Leyton Orient (Dylan Levitt 20) 1-3 Barnsley (David McGoldrick 10, 53, 62)

21/02/26 (League One) LOST

Huddersfield (Ryan Ledson 57, Ryan Hardie 74) 2-1 Barnsley (David McGoldrick 42)

W: 2 D: 2 L: 2 F: 9 A: 8 GD: +1

League One record: W: 13 D: 10 L: 12 F: 58 A: 58 GD: 0 Points: 49 Pos: 12th

 

Wigan:

14/03/26 (League One) WON

Wigan (Caylan Vickers 20, Joe Taylor 78) 2-0 Bradford

10/03/26 (League One) LOST

Wigan 0-3 Plymouth (Aribim Pepple 38, 40, Caleb Watts 71)

07/03/26 (League One) DREW

Blackpool (Oliver Casey 4) 1-1 Wigan (Owen Moxon 39)

28/02/26 (League One) WON

Wigan (Jensen Weir 61) 1-0 Huddersfield

21/02/26 (League One) LOST

Stockport (Brad Hills 5, Adama Sidibeh 41, Kyle Wootton 90, 90) 4-2 Wigan (Joe Taylor 2, 11)

18/02/26 (League One) WON

Wigan (Joe Taylor 73) 1-0 Luton

W: 3 D: 1 L: 2 F: 7 A: 8 GD: -1

League One: W: 10 D: 11 L: 15 F: 38 A: 50 GD: -12 Points: 41 Pos: 20th        

 

 

Wigan last time out:

Wigan 2-0 Bradford

1. Sam Tickle

15. Jason Kerr 

4. Will Aimson 

45. Llyton Chapman

21. Raphael Borges Rodrigues 

6. Jensen Weir 

33. Owen Moxon

7. Fraser Murray

25. Caylan Vickers

8. Callum Wright

10. Joe Taylor

Substitutions:

17. Matt Smith (for Vickers 59)

9. Christian Saydee (for Moxon 85)

19. Luke Robinson (for Chapman 90)

44. Joseph Hungbo (for Taylor 90+1

Unused Substitutes:

30. Toby Savin, 20. Callum McManaman, 43. Harrison Bettoni.

 

Other Fixtures:

Tuesday 17th March

AFC Wimbledon v Leyton Orient

Blackpool v Port Vale

Bolton Wanderers v Doncaster Rovers

Bradford City v Mansfield Town

Burton Albion v Reading

Cardiff City v Wycombe Wanderers

Huddersfield Town v Lincoln City

Luton Town v Exeter City

Peterborough United v Rotherham United

Plymouth Argyle v Stevenage

Stockport County v Northampton Town