Wigan Athletic’s progress over the years in the League Cup.
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-2011 | |||||
| 24/8 | Hartlepool United (2) | A | 3-0 | 3,196 | Collins og, Gomez, Moses |
| 22/9 | Preston North End (3) | H | 2-1 | 6,987 | Gomez, N’Zogbia |
| 27/10 | Swansea City (4) | H | 2-0 | 11,705 | Boselli, Watson (pen) |
| 30/11 | Arsenal (5) | A | 0-2 | 59,525 | |
| 2009-2010 | |||||
| 26/8 | Blackpool (2) | A | 1-4 | 8,089 | Amaya |
| 2008-2009 | |||||
| 26/8 | Notts County (2) | H | 4-0 | 4,110 | Camara 2, Zaki, Kupisz |
| 24/9 | Ipswich Town (3) | A | 4-1 | 13,803 | Cattermole, Kapo, Scharner, Camara |
| 24/9 | Arsenal (4) | A | 0-3 | 59,665 | |
| 2007-2008 | |||||
| 28/8 | Hull City (2) | H | 0-1 | 5,440 | |
| 2006-2007 | |||||
| 19/9 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 0-2 | 3,907 | |
| 2005-2006 | |||||
| 20/9 | Bournemouth (2) | H | 1-0 | 3,346 | Roberts J. |
| 25/10 | Watford (3) | H | 3-0 | 4,531 | Taylor (pen), Johansson 2 (AET) |
| 30/11 | Newcastle United (4) | H | 1-0 | 11,574 | Connolly (pen) |
| 20/12 | Bolton Wanderers (5) | H | 2-0 | 13,401 | Roberts J. 2 |
| 10/1 | Arsenal (SF1) | H | 1-0 | 12,181 | Scharner |
| 24/1 | Arsenal (SF2) | A | 1-2 | 34,692 | Roberts J. (AET Wigan win on away goals) |
| 26/2 | Manchester United (F) | N | 0-4 | 66,866 | At Millennium Stadium, Cardiff |
| 2004-2005 | |||||
| 24/8 | Grimsby Town (1) | A | 0-1 | 3,005 | |
| 2003-2004 | |||||
| 12/8 | Hull City (1) | H | 2-0 | 3,295 | McCulloch, Jarrett |
| 23/9 | Fulham (2) | H | 1-0 | 4,874 | Ellington |
| 28/10 | Middlesbrough (3) | H | 1-2 | 8,046 | Bullard |
| 2002-2003 | |||||
| 10/9 | Northampton Town (1) | A | 1-0 | 2,336 | Jarrett |
| 2/10 | West Bromwich Albion (2) | H | 3-1 | 6,558 | Ellington 3 |
| 5/11 | Manchester City (3) | H | 1-0 | 15,007 | Roberts N. |
| 4/12 | Fulham (4) | H | 2-1 | 7,615 | Ellington 2 |
| 17/12 | Blackburn Rovers (5) | H | 0-2 | 16,992 | |
| 2001-2002 | |||||
| 21/8 | Blackpool (1) | A | 2-3 | 4,327 | Brannan, Haworth |
| 2000-2001 | |||||
| 22/8 | Scunthorpe United (1.1) | H | 1-0 | 2,725 | Roberts N. |
| 5/9 | Scunthorpe United (1.2) | A | 4-1 | 2,062 | Sharp, Kilford, Haworth, Liddell |
| 19/9 | Wimbledon (2.1) | A | 0-0 | 1,941 | |
| 26/9 | Wimbledon (2.2) | H | 1-2 | 5,387 | Haworth |
| 1999-2000 | |||||
| 10/8 | York City (1.1) | A | 1-0 | 1,921 | Haworth |
| 24/8 | York City (1.2) | H | 2-1 | 3,396 | Barlow 2 (1 pen) |
| 14/9 | Watford (2.1) | A | 0-2 | 6,628 | |
| 21/9 | Watford (2.2) | H | 3-1 | 5,006 | Haworth 2, Bradshaw (pen) |
| 1998-1999 | |||||
| 11/8 | Rochdale (1.1) | H | 1-0 | 2,252 | Hill og |
| 18/8 | Rochdale (1.2) | A | 1-0 | 1,697 | Lee |
| 16/9 | Norwich City (2.1) | A | 0-1 | 11,426 | |
| 22/9 | Norwich City (2.2) | H | 2-3 | 3,402 | Griffiths, Barlow |
| 1997-1998 | |||||
| 12/8 | Chesterfield (1.1) | H | 1-2 | 3,413 | Lee |
| 26/8 | Chesterfield (1.2) | A | 0-1 | 4,076 | |
| 1996-1997 | |||||
| 20/8 | Preston North End (1.1) | H | 2-3 | 3,713 | Lancashire, Jones |
| 3/9 | Preston North End (1.2) | A | 4-4 | 5,767 | Lancashire 3, Greenall (AET) |
| 1995-1996 | |||||
| 15/8 | Chester City (1.1) | A | 1-4 | 2,626 | Martinez |
| 22/9 | Chester City (1.2) | H | 1-3 | 2,061 | Lyons (pen) |
| 1994-1995 | |||||
| 15/8 | Crewe Alexandra (1.1) | A | 1-2 | 3,054 | Gavin |
| 23/8 | Crewe Alexandra (1.2) | H | 3-0 | 1,421 | Carragher, Gavin, Rennie |
| 21/9 | Aston Villa (2.1) | A | 0-5 | 12,433 | |
| 5/10 | Aston Villa (2.2) | H | 0-3 | 2,633 | |
| 1993-1994 | |||||
| 16/8 | Rotherham United (1.1) | H | 0-1 | 1,531 | |
| 24/8 | Rotherham United (1.2) | A | 2-4 | 2,009 | Gavin, Morton |
| 1992-1993 | |||||
| 18/8 | Shrewsbury Town (1.1) | A | 2-1 | 1,337 | Daley, Tankard |
| 25/8 | Shrewsbury Town (1.2) | H | 0-1 | 1,380 | (AET Wigan win on away goals) |
| 22/9 | Ipswich Town (2.1) | H | 2-2 | 2,684 | Johnson A., Worthington |
| 6/10 | Ipswich Town (2.2) | A | 0-4 | 7,305 | |
| 1991-1992 | |||||
| 20/8 | Burnley (1.1) | H | 3-1 | 2,826 | Patterson, Griffiths B. pen, Worthington |
| 27/8 | Burnley (1.2) | A | 3-2 | 3,876 | Patterson, Rimmers, Jones P. |
| 24/9 | Sheffield United (2.1) | H | 2-2 | 3,647 | Worthington, Patterson |
| 8/10 | Sheffield United (2.2) | A | 0-1 | 6,608 | |
| 1990-1991 | |||||
| 28/8 | Barnsley (1.1) | H | 0-1 | 2,714 | |
| 4/9 | Barnsley (1.2) | A | 1-0 | 4,588 | Page (AET Barnsley won 4-3 on penalties) |
| 1989-1990 | |||||
| 22/8 | Wrexham (1.1) | A | 0-0 | 2,042 | |
| 29/8 | Wrexham (1.2) | H | 5-0 | 1,871 | Hilditch, Page, Parkinson, Senior, Thompson D. |
| 19/9 | Liverpool (2.1) | A | 2-5 | 19,231 | Griffiths B., Thompson D. |
| 4/10 | Liverpool (2.2) | H | 0-3 | 17,954 | (Played at Anfield) |
| 1988-1989 | |||||
| 29/8 | Preston North End (1.1) | H | 0-0 | 4,035 | |
| 6/9 | Preston North End (1.2) | A | 0-1 | 4,945 | |
| 1987-1988 | |||||
| 18/8 | Bolton Wanderers (1.1) | H | 2-3 | 4,115 | Hamilton (pen), Campbell |
| 25/8 | Bolton Wanderers (1.2) | A | 3-1 | 5,847 | Campbell 3 |
| 22/9 | Luton Town (2.1) | H | 0-1 | 5,108 | |
| 6/10 | Luton Town (2.2) | A | 2-4 | 4,227 | Hamilton og |
| 1986-1987 | |||||
| 26/8 | Blackburn Rovers (1.1) | H | 1-3 | 2,368 | Cribley |
| 2/9 | Blackburn Rovers (1.2) | A | 0-2 | 2,831 | |
| 1985-1986 | |||||
| 20/8 | Port Vale (1.1) | H | 2-1 | 2,227 | Kelly 2 |
| 2/9 | Port Vale (1.2) | A | 0-2 | 2,772 | |
| 1984-1985 | |||||
| 28/8 | Wrexham (1.1) | A | 3-0 | 1,423 | Newell, Johnson S. 2 (1 pen) |
| 4/9 | Wrexham (1.2) | H | 2-0 | 1,202 | Johnson S., Langley |
| 25/9 | West Bromwich Albion (1.1) | H | 0-0 | 6,209 | |
| 10/10 | West Bromwich Albion (1.2) | A | 1-3 | 8,133 | Methven |
| 1983-1984 | |||||
| 30/8 | Bury (1.1) | H | 1-2 | 3,071 | Methven |
| 13/9 | Bury (1.2) | A | 0-2 | 2,558 | |
| 1982-1983 | |||||
| 30/8 | Stockport County (1.1) | A | 1-1 | 3,418 | O’Keefe |
| 14/9 | Stockport County (1.2) | H | 1-1 | 4,008 | Bradd (AET Wigan won 6-5 on penalties) |
| 4/10 | Manchester City (2.1) | H | 1-1 | 12,194 | Caton og |
| 27/10 | Manchester City (2.2) | A | 0-2 | 16,083 | |
| 1981-1982 | |||||
| 31/8 | Stockport County (1.1) | H | 3-0 | 5,079 | Lloyd, Quinn M., Houghton |
| 14/9 | Stockport County (1.2) | A | 2-1 | 2,913 | Lloyd, Methven |
| 6/10 | Aldershot (2.1) | A | 2-2 | 1,960 | Barrow 2 |
| 27/10 | Aldershot (2.2) | H | 1-0 | 4,926 | Barrow |
| 11/11 | Chelsea (3) | H | 4-2 | 12,063 | Wignall 2, Evans, Bradd |
| 1/12 | Aston Villa (4) | H | 1-2 | 15,362 | Houghton |
| 1980-1981 | |||||
| 9/8 | Crewe Alexandra (1.1) | H | 2-1 | 5,512 | Gore 2 |
| 13/8 | Crewe Alexandra (1..2) | A | 2-2 | 4,063 | Hutchinson, Gore (pen) (AET) |
| 27/8 | Preston North End (2.1) | A | 0-1 | 8,073 | |
| 3/9 | Preston North End (2.2) | H | 1-2 | 9,692 | Wright J. |
| 1979-1980 | |||||
| 11/8 | Stockport County (1.1) | A | 1-2 | 6,004 | Houghton |
| 15/8 | Stockport County (1.2) | H | 0-0 | 7,591 | |
| 1978-1979 | |||||
| 12/8 | Tranmere Rovers (1.1) | A | 1-1 | 4,402 | Gore |
| 16/8 | Tranmere Rovers (1.2) | H | 2-1 | 8,512 | Corrigan 2 |
| 29/8 | Luton Town (2) | A | 0-2 | 6,618 | |
2003 – Present : Carling Cup
1998 – 2003 : Worthington Cup
1992 – 1998 : Coca Cola Cup
1990 – 1992 : Rumbelows Cup
1986 – 1990 : Littlewoods Cup
1981 – 1986 : Milk Cup
1978 – 1981 : Football League Cup
