| Club: | Wigan Athletic F.C. |
| Season: | 1979–80 |
| Manager: | Ian McNeill |
| Chairman: | Arthur Horrocks |
| League: | Football League Division Four |
| League Result: | 6th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Fourth Round |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | First Round |
| League Topscorer: | Peter Houghton (15) |
| Season Topscorer: | Peter Houghton (16) |
| Prevseason: | 1978–79 |
| Nextseason: | 1980–81 |
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The 1979–80 season was the 42nd season in the history of Wigan Athletic F.C. and their second as a professional club in the Football League.
The club finished the season in 6th place.
In the FA Cup, the club achieved an away victory against Second Division side Chelsea, reaching the Fourth Round for the first time in their history before being knocked out by Everton. The club did not progress beyond the first round in the League Cup. Peter Houghton was the team's top goalscorer with a total of 15 league goals (16 in all competitions). Goalkeeper John Brown won the club's Player of the Year award.
Note: Numbers in brackets are appearances as a substitute.
Source:[1]
| Nat. | Pos. | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||||
| GK | 36 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| FW | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| MF | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| DF | 41 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 1 | ||
| DF | 46 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 0 | ||
| MF | 46 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 12 | ||
| DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| DF | 27 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 6 | ||
| FW | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | ||||
| DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| DF | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| FW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| FW | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |||||
| GK | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| MF | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| DF | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| MF | 46 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 5 | ||