Reserve and youth-team standings
There is a lull in the fixtures for Latics' reserve and youth teams so here's the chance to see how they are faring in their respective leagues.The reserves are third in Central League, West Division and would have gone top of the table had they beaten Port Vale in midweek.
It was their first league defeat of the season after they had won two and drawn their remaining match.
The youth team, meanwhile, also occupy third place in the Football League Youth Alliance's North West Conference having won four of their first six league matches.
| WestDivision | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 | Wigan Athletic | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 9 |
2 | Port Vale | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 |
3 | Oldham Athletic | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
4 | Walsall | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 |
5 | Tranmere Rovers | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 5 |
6 | Wrexham | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 5 |
7 | Shrewsbury Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
8 | Morecambe | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
| North West | Pld | W | D | L | For | Agt | GD | Pts |
1 | Rochdale | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 18 |
2 | Walsall | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 13 |
3 | Oldham Athletic | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 12 |
4 | Preston North End | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 12 |
5 | Burnley | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 11 |
6 | Tranmere Rovers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 11 |
7 | Carlisle United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 9 |
8 | Port Vale | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 9 |
9 | Blackpool | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 |
10 | Macclesfield Town | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 8 |
11 | Shrewsbury Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 6 |
12 | Fleetwood Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 6 |
13 | Bury | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 6 |
14 | Accrington Stanley | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 4 |
15 | Wigan Athletic | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 4 |
16 | Wrexham | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 18 | -14 | 1 |