2004–05 Wigan Athletic F.C. season
ChairmanDave Whelan
ManagerPaul Jewell
StadiumJJB Stadium
Championship2nd (promoted)
FA CupThird round proper
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Nathan Ellington (24)
All:
Nathan Ellington (24)[1]
Highest home attendance20,745 (vs. Sunderland, 5 April)
Lowest home attendance7,547 (vs. Crewe Alexandra, 19 October)
Average home league attendance11,562[2]

During the 2004–05 English football season, Wigan Athletic F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.

Season summary

After only 27 years as a Football League club, Wigan Athletic won promotion to English football's top flight for the first time in their history, securing promotion on the final day of the Championship league campaign as runners-up in their division. This was also their highest-ever finish in the Football League in their history. It was also only Wigan's second season in the second tier of the English league, having just missed out on the playoffs a year earlier.

Wigan's league success did not translate to the domestic cup competitions: they only played one match in each cup before being knocked out. This may have turned out to be beneficial to Wigan, as it allowed the club to focus on the league rather than a cup run.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS John Filan
2 DF England ENG Paul Mitchell
3 MF Scotland SCO Stephen McMillan
4 DF England ENG Matt Jackson
5 DF Brazil BRA Emerson Thome
6 DF England ENG Ian Breckin
7 FW Scotland SCO David Graham
8 MF Sweden SWE Andreas Johansson
9 FW England ENG Nathan Ellington
10 FW Scotland SCO Lee McCulloch
11 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Graham Kavanagh
13 GK England ENG Gary Walsh
14 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Mahon
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF England ENG David Wright
18 MF England ENG Jason Jarrett
19 DF England ENG Nicky Eaden
20 MF Scotland SCO Gary Teale
21 MF England ENG Jimmy Bullard
22 FW Brazil BRA Magno Vieira
23 GK England ENG James Salisbury
24 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Gareth Whalley
25 MF England ENG Anthony Stephan
26 DF England ENG Leighton Baines
30 FW Grenada GRN Jason Roberts
37 DF England ENG Kevin Lee

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF England ENG Paul Mitchell (on loan to MK Dons)
8 FW Wales WAL Neil Roberts (to Doncaster Rovers)
12 MF Wales WAL Michael Flynn (to Gillingham)
16 MF England ENG Tony Dinning (to Bristol City)
16 FW England ENG Brett Ormerod (on loan from Southampton)
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Denmark DEN Per Frandsen (Retired)
25 DF England ENG Chris Lynch (to Hyde)
27 FW England ENG David Moore (to Hyde)
28 MF England ENG Greg Traynor (to Hyde)

Transfers In

Date Name Club From Fee Reference
24 May 2004 Per Frandsen Bolton Wanderers Free [3]
16 June 2004 David Graham Torquay United £215,000 [4]
28 June 2004 David Wright Crewe Alexandra Undisclosed [5]
4 August 2004 Emerson Thome Bolton Wanderers Free [6]
15 September 2004 Gareth Whalley Cardiff City Free [7]
8 January 2005 Andreas Johansson Djurgardens IF Undisclosed [8]
4 March 2005 Graham Kavanagh Cardiff City £400,000 [9]

Transfers Out

Date Name Club To Fee Reference
26 May 2004 Jason de Vos Ipswich Town Free [10]
Andy Liddell Sheffield United Free
Peter Kennedy Peterborough United
9 August 2004 Tony Dinning Ipswich Town Loan [11]
6 December 2004 Tony Dinning Bristol City Free [12]
Michael Flynn Gillingham Free
Neil Roberts Doncaster Rovers
Per Frandsen None Retirement

Statistics

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[13]

References

  1. ↑ http://origin-www.wiganlatics.co.uk/page/Goalscorers/0,,10429~200410429,00.html
  2. ↑ http://origin-www.wiganlatics.co.uk/page/Attendance/0,,10429~200410429,00.html
  3. ↑ "Wigan swoop for Frandsen". 24 May 2004. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Wigan win Graham chase". 16 June 2004. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Wright moves to Wigan". 28 June 2004. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Thome joins Wigan". BBC Sport. 4 August 2004. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Whalley signs for Wigan". BBC Sport. 15 September 2004. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  8. ↑ Kempson, Russell (8 January 2005). "Wigan reinforced by Johansson move". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "Wigan complete Kavanagh signing". 4 March 2005. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "Ipswich seal De Vos deal". 26 May 2004. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  11. ↑ "Dinning in Ipswich switch". 9 August 2004. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  12. ↑ "Dinning seals Bristol City switch". 6 December 2004. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  13. ↑ http://origin-www.wiganlatics.co.uk/page/Appearances/0,,10429~200410429,00.html%5B%5D
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