Blackpool 1-3 Wigan Athletic: result and report

Championship · Saturday 28 February 2015

Result

Blackpool 1-3 Wigan Athletic

Championship · Saturday 28 February 2015, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Blackpool 1-3 Wigan Athletic: match report

Blackpool were beaten by Wigan Athletic 1-3 in the Championship on Saturday 28 February 2015. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Kim Bo-Kyung opened the scoring in the 45th minute. Blackpool's goal came from Gary Madine (85'). Wigan Athletic scored through Kim Bo-Kyung (45+3'), Harry Maguire (67') and James McClean (79').

Discipline: Blackpool received 3 yellow cards; Wigan Athletic received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Blackpool were 24th on 22 points from 33 and Wigan Athletic 23rd on 26 points from 33. Blackpool went on to finish that season 24th with 26 points, and Wigan Athletic 23rd with 40.

Blackpool lined up in a 4-4-2 and Wigan Athletic in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Blackpool wins, 0 draws and 2 for Wigan Athletic.

Going into the match Blackpool's last five read L-D-D-L-L and Wigan Athletic's L-L-W-L-L.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 27'Yellow card · Jamie O'HaraBlackpool
  • 45+3'Goal · Kim Bo-KyungWigan Athletic · 0-1
  • 51'Yellow card · Tony McMahonBlackpool
  • 67'Goal · Harry MaguireWigan Athletic · 0-2
  • 75'Yellow card · James PerchWigan Athletic
  • 79'Goal · James McCleanWigan Athletic · 0-3
  • 85'Goal · Gary MadineBlackpool · 1-3
  • 90'Yellow card · Leon ClarkeWigan Athletic
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Steven DaviesBlackpool

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Blackpool 3, draws 0, Wigan Athletic 2.

Team news

Blackpool expected line-up (4-4-2)

Tony McMahon, Chris Basham, Donervon Daniels, David Perkins, Isaiah Osbourne, Neal Bishop, John Lundstram, Stephen Dobbie, Nathan Delfouneso, Ishmael Miller, Matthew Gilks

Wigan Athletic expected line-up (4-4-2)

James Perch, Emmerson Orlando Boyce, Robert Kiernan, James McClean, Jean Beausejour, Jordi Gómez, Callum McManaman, Marc-Antoine Fortune, Shaun Maloney, G. Caldwell