On 1 July 2020, Wigan announced the club had gone into administration as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which had taken a toll on its finances.

[1] This, however, did not put a halt to their run of good form and on 14 July, Wigan defeated Hull City 8–0, the biggest league win in the club's history.

[2] Despite losing just once in their last fifteen games, Wigan were relegated to League One due to the points deduction.

Source: BBC On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL Championship fixtures were revealed.

[37] The third round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium, Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw.