Season so far

League One

Key, Wigan v Northampton
League position, Wigan Athletic 22nd, Northampton Town 14thTotal points, Wigan Athletic 0, Northampton Town 0

Form guide

All competitions

Wigan Athletic won
v Tranmere Rovers
0
1
Club Friendlies
Northampton Town won
v Birmingham City
3
0
Club Friendlies
Wigan Athletic won
v Accrington Stanley
2
4
Club Friendlies
Northampton Town draw
v West Ham United U21
0
0
Hybrid Friendlies
Wigan Athletic draw
v Curzon Ashton
1
1
Club Friendlies
Northampton Town lose
v Millwall
3
0
Club Friendlies
Wigan Athletic won
v Chorley
1
2
Club Friendlies
Northampton Town lose
v Norwich City
3
1
Club Friendlies
Wigan Athletic draw
v Northampton Town
1
1
League One
Northampton Town lose
v Cambridge United
3
0
Club Friendlies

Previous meetings

All competitions

Wigan Athletic and Northampton Town
Played
26
Wigan Athletic Won 15Northampton Town Won 5Draw 6

Previous scores

All competitions

League One

Northampton Town 1 , Wigan Athletic 1 on the 3rd of May 2025
Northampton Town
Wigan Athletic
3rd of May 2025
Wigan Athletic 2 , Northampton Town 1 on the 26th of November 2024
Wigan Athletic
Northampton Town
26th of November 2024
Northampton Town 1 , Wigan Athletic 1 on the 13th of January 2024
Northampton Town
Wigan Athletic
13th of January 2024

Match Facts

  • Wigan Athletic have won nine of their last 12 league games against Northampton Town (D2 L1), never failing to score in any of those matches.

  • Northampton Town have lost seven of their last eight away league games against Wigan Athletic, the exception coming with a 3-2 win in October 2020.

  • Wigan have hosted Northampton on the opening day of an EFL campaign once before, winning 2-1 back in August 1996 in the fourth tier.

  • Since 2005, Northampton have won just one of their eight opening day EFL fixtures that have come away from home (D3 L4), the exception being a 1-0 victory over Bristol Rovers in August 2015.