2004–05_Wigan_Athletic_F.C._season
2004–05 Wigan Athletic F.C. season
Football team season
During the 2004–05 English football season, Wigan Athletic F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.
| Chairman | Dave Whelan |
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| Manager | Paul Jewell |
| Stadium | JJB Stadium |
| Championship | 2nd (promoted) |
| FA Cup | Third round proper |
| League Cup | First round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Nathan Ellington (24) All: Nathan Ellington (24)[1] |
| Highest home attendance | 20,745 (vs. Sunderland, 5 April) |
| Lowest home attendance | 7,547 (vs. Crewe Alexandra, 19 October) |
| Average home league attendance | 11,562[2] |
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.
- 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.
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Left club during season
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| Date | Name | Club From | Fee | Reference |
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| 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] |
| Date | Name | Club To | Fee | Reference |
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| 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 |
Starting 11
- Considering starts in all competitions[13]
- GK: #1,
John Filan, 47 - RB: #19,
Nicky Eaden, 34 - CB: #4, Matt Jackson, 36
- CB: #6, Ian Breckin, 43
- LB: #26, Leighton Baines, 42
- RM: #20,
Gary Teale, 30 - CM: #14,
Alan Mahon, 23 - CM: #21, Jimmy Bullard, 47
- LM: #10, Lee McCulloch, 43
- CF: #9, Nathan Ellington, 43
- CF: #30,
Jason Roberts, 46
- "Wigan swoop for Frandsen". 24 May 2004. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- "Wigan win Graham chase". 16 June 2004. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- "Wright moves to Wigan". 28 June 2004. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- "Thome joins Wigan". BBC Sport. 4 August 2004. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- "Whalley signs for Wigan". BBC Sport. 15 September 2004. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- Kempson, Russell (8 January 2005). "Wigan reinforced by Johansson move". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- "Wigan complete Kavanagh signing". 4 March 2005. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- "Ipswich seal De Vos deal". 26 May 2004. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- "Dinning in Ipswich switch". 9 August 2004. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- "Dinning seals Bristol City switch". 6 December 2004. Retrieved 6 March 2023.