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2004–05 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

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

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]

Season summary

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Date Name Club To Fee Reference
26 May 2004 Jason de Vos Ipswich Town Free [10]
23 June 2004 Andy Liddell Sheffield United Free [11]
28 July 2004 Peter Kennedy Peterborough United Free
9 August 2004 Tony Dinning Ipswich Town Loan [12]
6 December 2004 Tony Dinning Bristol City Free [13]
Michael Flynn Gillingham Free
Neil Roberts Doncaster Rovers
Per Frandsen None Retirement

Pre-season

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Pre-season friendlies[14][15]
DateOpponentVenueResultScoreScorersAttendance
13 July 2004KFC Verbroedering GeelAW3–1McCulloch, J. Roberts, Vieira
15 July 2004Patro MaasmechelenAW4–0Flynn, McCulloch, Graham (2)
20 July 2004SouthportAD1–1J. Roberts
21 July 2004Leigh RMIAD1–1N. Roberts
24 July 2004BuryAW4–0J. Roberts (2), Ellington (2)
27 July 2004Halifax TownAW3–0Bullard, J. Roberts, Ellington (pen.)
28 July 2004BurscoughAW5–4N. Roberts (2), Dinning, Moore, Vieira
1 August 2004BlackpoolAW5–0McCulloch, Frandsen, Ellington (2), Graham2,890

Results

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Football League Championship

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Championship match details[16]
DateOpponentVenueResultScoreScorersAttendance
7 August 2004Nottingham ForestHD1–1McCulloch12,035
10 August 2004MillwallAW2–0McCulloch, Roberts10,660
15 August 2004West Ham UnitedAW3–1Ellington (2), Roberts23,271
21 August 2004Brighton & Hove AlbionHW3–0Ellington (2), Frandsen8,681
28 August 2004SunderlandAD1–1Roberts26,330
30 August 2004Cardiff CityHW2–1Ellington (pen.), Roberts9,004
11 September 2004Wolverhampton WanderersAD3–3Jackson, Ellington, Roberts (pen.)26,790
14 September 2004BurnleyHD0–09,746
18 September 2004Sheffield UnitedHW4–0Ellington (2), Roberts (2)10,682
25 September 2004Derby CountyAD1–1McCulloch26,113
28 September 2004WatfordAD0–011,161
2 October 2004Rotherham UnitedHW2–0Roberts, Mahon7,937
16 October 2004Plymouth ArgyleAW2–1Roberts (2)14,443
19 October 2004Crewe AlexandraHW4–1McCulloch, Ellington (2), Bullard7,547
23 October 2004Coventry CityHW4–1Mahon, Graham, Ellington, Flynn9,632
31 October 2004Leeds UnitedAW2–0Mahon, Bullard27,432
2 November 2004Stoke CityAW1–0McCulloch15,882
6 November 2004Plymouth ArgyleHL0–210,294
22 November 2004Queens Park RangersAL0–115,804
29 November 2004Leicester CityHD0–010,924
2 December 2004ReadingAD1–1Mahon22,114
6 December 2004Preston North EndHW5–0McCulloch, Mahon, Ellington (2), Roberts (pen.)10,565
13 December 2004GillinghamHW2–0Ellington, McCulloch8,451
21 December 2004Ipswich TownAL1–2Baines28,286
26 December 2004Derby CountyHL1–2Roberts12,420
28 December 2004BurnleyAL0–116,485
1 January 2005Sheffield UnitedAW2–0McCulloch, Ellington21,869
4 January 2005Wolverhampton WanderersHW2–0Ellington (2, 1 pen.)10,335
15 January 2005Rotherham UnitedAW2–0Teale, Roberts9,050
22 January 2005WatfordHD2–2McCulloch (2)9,008
5 February 2005Stoke CityHL0–19,938
12 February 2005Crewe AlexandraAW3–1Roberts (2), Ellington (pen.)7,981
19 February 2005Leeds UnitedHW3–0Ellington, Roberts, Mahon17,177
23 February 2005Coventry CityAW2–1Teale, Ellington12,130
26 February 2005GillinghamAL1–2Ellington7,209
5 March 2005Ipswich TownHW1–0Ellington (pen.)16,744
12 March 2005MillwallHW2–0Ellington (pen.), Roberts9,614
15 March 2005Brighton & Hove AlbionAW4–2Bullard, McCulloch, Teale, Roberts6,306
19 March 2005Nottingham ForestAD1–1McCulloch24,008
2 April 2005West Ham UnitedHL1–2Roberts12,933
5 April 2005SunderlandHL0–120,745
9 April 2005Cardiff CityAW2–0Roberts, Mahon16,858
16 April 2005Leicester CityAW2–0Ormerod (2)23,894
23 April 2005Queens Park RangersHD0–012,007
30 April 2005Preston North EndAD1–1McCulloch20,221
8 May 2005ReadingHW3–1McCulloch, Roberts, Ellington19,662

FA Cup

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FA Cup match details[17]
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScoreScorersAttendance
Third8 January 2005Derby CountyAL1–2Mahon14,457

League Cup

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League Cup match details[18]
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScoreScorersAttendance
First24 August 2004Grimsby TownAL0–13,005

Notes

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  1. ↑ http://origin-www.wiganlatics.co.uk/page/Goalscorers/0,,10429~200410429,00.html [dead link]
  2. ↑ http://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". BBC Sport. 26 May 2004. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  11. ↑ "Warnock's quadruple swoop". BBC Sport. 23 June 2004. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  12. ↑ "Dinning in Ipswich switch". 9 August 2004. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  13. ↑ "Dinning seals Bristol City switch". 6 December 2004. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  14. ↑ "Perfect preparation". Wigan Observer. 3 August 2004. p. 33 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  15. ↑ "Five star display". Wigan Observer. 3 August 2004. p. 67 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  16. ↑ Rollin & Rollin 2005, pp. 412–413
  17. ↑ Rollin & Rollin 2005, p. 623
  18. ↑ Rollin & Rollin 2005, p. 603

References

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