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Next Game: Exeter City vs. Stevenage - Saturday, January 17 at 3pm in League One
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 13 | Wigan Athletic | 23 | 0 | 30 |
| 14 | Exeter City | 23 | 2 | 29 |
| 15 | Barnsley | 21 | 0 | 29 |
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