The table below shows Wigan Borough's overall record against each of their former football league opponents.
| Opposition | P | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Stanley | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 34 | 34 |
| Ashington | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 30 |
| Barrow | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 32 |
| Bath City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Bradford City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 31 |
| Carlisle United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 17 |
| Chesterfield | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 39 |
| Coventry City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 52 | 34 |
| Darlington | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 32 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 33 |
| Durham City | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 23 |
| Gateshead | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| Grantham Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Grimsby Town | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 11 |
| Halifax Town | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 21 |
| Hartlepools United | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 23 |
| Hull City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Lincoln City | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 35 |
| Nelson | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 32 |
| New Brighton | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 32 |
| Port Vale | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Rhyl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Rochdale | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 40 | 36 |
| Rotherham County | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 |
| Rotherham United | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| South Shields AFC | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
| Southport | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 26 |
| Stalybridge Celtic | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Stockport County | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| Stoke City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 44 |
| Walsall | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 21 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Wrexham | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 33 |
| York City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 |