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2004–05 Wigan Athletic F.C. season
Chairman	Dave Whelan
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)
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
	← 2003–04 2005–06 →

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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	AUS	John Filan
2	DF	ENG	Paul Mitchell
3	MF	SCO	Stephen McMillan
4	DF	ENG	Matt Jackson
5	DF	BRA	Emerson Thome
6	DF	ENG	Ian Breckin
7	FW	SCO	David Graham
8	MF	SWE	Andreas Johansson
9	FW	ENG	Nathan Ellington
10	FW	SCO	Lee McCulloch
11	MF	IRL	Graham Kavanagh
13	GK	ENG	Gary Walsh
14	MF	IRL	Alan Mahon


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	DF	ENG	David Wright
18	MF	ENG	Jason Jarrett
19	DF	ENG	Nicky Eaden
20	MF	SCO	Gary Teale
21	MF	ENG	Jimmy Bullard
22	FW	BRA	Magno Vieira
23	GK	ENG	James Salisbury
24	MF	IRL	Gareth Whalley
25	MF	ENG	Anthony Stephan
26	DF	ENG	Leighton Baines
30	FW	GRN	Jason Roberts
37	DF	ENG	Kevin Lee

Left club during season

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	ENG	Paul Mitchell (on loan to MK Dons)
8	FW	WAL	Neil Roberts (to Doncaster Rovers)
12	MF	WAL	Michael Flynn (to Gillingham)
16	MF	ENG	Tony Dinning (to Bristol City)
16	FW	ENG	Brett Ormerod (on loan from Southampton)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	DEN	Per Frandsen (Retired)
25	DF	ENG	Chris Lynch (to Hyde)
27	FW	ENG	David Moore (to Hyde)
28	MF	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]

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

References

^ http://origin-www.wiganlatics.co.uk/page/Goalscorers/0,,10429~200410429,00.html ^{[dead link‍]}
^ http://origin-www.wiganlatics.co.uk/page/Attendance/0,,10429~200410429,00.html ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "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.
^ http://origin-www.wiganlatics.co.uk/page/Appearances/0,,10429~200410429,00.html^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[1] ttp://origin-www.wiganlatics.co.uk/page/Goalscorers/0,,10429~200410429,00.html ^{[dead link‍]}

[2] ttp://origin-www.wiganlatics.co.uk/page/Attendance/0,,10429~200410429,00.html ^{[dead link‍]}

[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] ttp://origin-www.wiganlatics.co.uk/page/Appearances/0,,10429~200410429,00.html^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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