Wigan Athletic v Barnsley

Last Updated : 13-Nov-2026 by Robert Miles

Head to Head

Last six Wigan v Barnsley results:

01/01/2026 (League One) DREW

Wigan (Dara Costelloe 6) 1-1 Barnsley (Adam Phillips 69)

29/03/2025 (League One) DREW

Wigan (Maleace Asamoah 77) 1-1 Barnsley (Davis Keillor-Dunn 8)

13/08/2024 (League Cup First Round) DREW

Wigan (Thelo Aasgaard pen 35) 1-1 Barnsley (Donovan Pines 48)

26/08/2023 (League One) WON

Wigan 0-2 Barnsley (Devante Cole 25, John McAtee 90)

31/08/2019 (Championship) DREW

Wigan 0-0 Barnsley

13/04/2017 (Championship) LOST
Wigan (Nick Powell 71, 72 pen 82) 3-2 Barnsley (Adam Armstrong 42, Ryan Kent 59)

 

Head to Head

Overall Record:

Wigan Wins: 8

Barnsley Wins: 4

Draws: 12

Wigan Goals: 29

Barnsley Goals: 22

At Wigan (DW Stadium, Springfield Park):

Wigan Wins: 3

Barnsley Wins: 3

Draws: 6

Wigan Goals: 13

Barnsley Goals: 15

 

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 (Cameron McGeehan 81) 1-1 Wigan (Dara Costelloe 40) Saturday 8th August 2026. Att: 4,414. (League Cup First Round)

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, Tuesday 18th February 2014. Att: 10,838. (Championship)

 

Last Away Meeting:

Thursday 1st January 2026 (League One)

Brick Community Stadium attendance: 9,079

Referee: Benjamin Speedie

Wigan 1-1 Barnsley

Wigan:

1. Sam Tickle

4. Will Aimson 

23. James Carragher

3. Morgan Fox

35. Tyrese Francois

6. Jensen Weir

21. Raphael Borges Rodrigues

7. Fraser Murray

43. Harrison Bettoni

8. Callum Wright

11. Dara Costelloe   

Substitutes:

9. Christian Saydee (for Bettoni 67)

44. Joseph Hungbo (for Rodrigues 67)

37. Maleace Asamoah (for Costelloe 81)

Unused Substitutes:

30. Toby Savin, 5. Steven Sessegnon, 27. Tobias Brenan, 20. Callum McManaman.

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

 

Barnsley:

1. Murphy Cooper

5. Jack Shepherd

6. Maël de Gevigney

32. Josh Earl

27. Tennai Watson

48. Luca Connell 

8. Adam Phillips

22. Patrick Kelly

10. David McGoldrick

11. Fábio Jaló

40. Davis Keillor-Dunn

Substitutes:

30. Jonathan Bland (for Kelly 45)

45. Vimal Yoganathan (for McGoldrick 87)

19. Reyes Cleary (for Jalo 45)

Unused Substitutes:

51. Kieren Flavell, 23. Neil Farrugia, 7. Caylan Vickers,

39. Leo Farrell.

Manager: Conor Hourihane (12th March 2025 – 30th June 2026) – 474 days, 66 matches

 

League positions after the game:

Wigan: 14th P: 23 W: 7 D: 9 L: 7 F: 26 A: 26 GD: 0 Points: 30

Barnsley: 16th P: 21 W: 8 D: 5 L: 8 F: 33 A: 33 GD: 0 Points: 29

 

Still at respective clubs:

Wigan: 9 

Fox, Carragher, Weir, Murray, Costelloe, McManaman, Asamoah, Saydee, Hungbo.

 

Barnsley: 9  

Shepherd, Kelly, Connell, Jalo, Flavell, Cleary, Bland, Yoganathan, Farrell

 

Managers since this game (including caretakers):           

Wigan: 2

Graham Barrow (8th February 2026 – 15th February 2026) – 7 days, 2 matches

Gary Caldwell (16th February 2026 – present)

 

Barnsley: 1

Daniel Stendel (1st July 2026 – present)

 

This Season:

Last six 2025-2026 results:   

Wigan:

10/11/26 (EFL Trophy Group Stage) WON

Crewe (Tom Graves 50) 1-2 Wigan (Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen 60, Harrison Rimmer 83)

07/11/26 (FA Cup First Round) WON

Boreham Wood 0-3 Wigan (Jon Mellish 11, Morgan Fox 36, 74)

03/11/26 (League One) DREW

Wigan 0-0 Mansfield

31/10/26 (League One) WON

Wigan (Christian Saydee 18, K’Marni Miller 23, Bradley Burrowes 58) 3-2 Bromley (Kamarl Grant 6, George Saville 45)

27/10/26 (League One) LOST

Leicester (Emil Ris 17, 67, Bobby De Cordova-Reid 90) 3-0 Wigan

24/10/26 (League One) LOST

Huddersfield (Ilias Bronckhorst 34, Derensili Sanches Fernandes 80) 2-1 Wigan (Christian Saydee 90)

W: 3 D: 1 L: 2 F: 9 A: 8 GD: +1

League One: W: 3 D: 2 L: 9 F: 11 A: 22 GD: -11 Points: 11 Pos: 21st

 

Barnsley:

11/11/26 (EFL Trophy Group Stage) WON

Barnsley (Makenzie Kirk 25, 41, Daniel Johnson 32, Luke Alker 67, Vimal Yoganathan 89) 5-2 Oldham (Tom Hill 63, Kane Drummond 71)

07/11/26 (FA Cup First Round) WON

Barnsley (Cameron McGeehan 20, 62, 67, Reyes Cleary 26, Vimal Yoganathan 33, 45, Rylan Brownlie 87) 7-2 Aldershot (Annisuis Lewis 75, 86)

31/10/26 (League One) DREW

Barnsley (Vimal Yoganathan 32) 1-1 Oxford (Mark Harris 60)

24/10/26 (League One) LOST

Reading (Kyreece Lisbie 54, 68) 2-1 Barnsley (Vimal Yoganathan 7)

20/10/26 (League One) LOST

Reading (Mads Andersen 2, Nahki Wells 41) 2-1 Barnsley (Makenzie Kirk 58)

17/10/26 (League One) LOST

Barnsley (Vimal Yoganathan 41) 1-2 Cambridge (Ben Knight 52, Shayne Lavery 90)

W: 2 D: 1 L: 3 F: 16 A: 11 GD: +5

League One record: W: 2 D: 3 L: 7 F: 12 A: 22 GD: -10 Points: 9 Pos: 23rd

 

Wigan last time out:

Crewe 1-2 Wigan

1. Joe Walsh

4. Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen

23. James Carragher

3. Morgan Fox

7. Fraser Murray

6. Jensen Weir

17. Akeel Higgins 

21. K’Marni Miller

51. Harrison Rimmer

55. Reece Greenhalgh

9. Sonny Perkins 

Substitutions:

22. Jon Mellish (for Weir 45)

19. Chris Sze (for Greenhalgh 61)

57. Cole Simms (for Murray 74)

53. Sam Bolland (for Higgins 89)

Unused Substitutes:

12. Tom Watson, 49. Seb Spelman, 56. John-Paul Cavanagh.

 

Other Fixtures:

Saturday 14th November

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MK Dons v Burton Albion

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