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2024–25 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

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Wigan Athletic
2024–25 season
OwnerMike Danson
ChairmanBen Goodburn
ManagerShaun Maloney
StadiumBrick Community Stadium
Highest home attendance9,564
Lowest home attendance8,432
Average home league attendance8,998
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The 2024–25 season is the 93rd season in the history of Wigan Athletic Football Club and their second consecutive season in League One. In addition to the domestic league, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

The 2024/25 season is also the first season where Wigan Athletic is free from the transfer embargo that was placed upon the club by the English Football League despite Mike Danson's takeover of the club at the start of the 2023/24 campaign.[1]

Transfers

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In

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Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
14 June 2024[a] RM England Dion Rankine England Chelsea £300,000 [2]
21 June 2024 GK England Andy Lonergan England Everton Free
15 July 2024 CB England Will Aimson England Exeter City £200,000 [3]
17 July 2024 LB England Jack Bates[b] England Burnley Free [4]
17 July 2024 CM England Jack Rogers[b] England Burnley Free [4]
19 July 2024 CM Australia Tyrese Francois England Fulham Free [5]
24 July 2024 CB Uganda Toby Sibbick Scotland Heart of Midlothian £350,000 [6]
1 August 2024 RB England Llyton Chapman[b] England Oldham Athletic Free [7]
13 August 2024 CF England Tom Costello[b] Republic of Ireland Galway United Free [8]
29 August 2024 CM England Jensen Weir England Brighton & Hove Albion Undisclosed [9]
30 August 2024 RW England Maleace Asamoah England Fleetwood Town Undisclosed [10]
9 September 2024 RM England Finn O'Boyle[b] England Harrogate Town Free [11]
9 September 2024 LB England K'Marni Miller[b] England Guiseley Free [11]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 13 June, and would become official on June 14 once the transfer window reopened
  2. ^ a b c d e f Signed initially for the Under-21s

Out

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Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
14 June 2024[a] CB England Ethan Mitchell England AFC Fylde Undisclosed [12]
21 July 2024 RB England Sean Clare England Leyton Orient Undisclosed [13]
15 August 2024 CB England Charlie Hughes England Hull City Undisclosed [14]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 3 June, and would become official on June 14 once the transfer window reopened

Loaned in

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Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
1 July 2024[a] RW England Michael Olakigbe England Brentford End of Season [15]
1 July 2024[b] RB Scotland Calvin Ramsay England Liverpool End of Season [16]
25 July 2024 CF England Joe Hugill England Manchester United End of Season [17]
26 July 2024 RW England Silko Thomas England Leicester City End of Season [18]
6 August 2024 LB England Luke Chambers England Liverpool End of Season [19]
28 August 2024 CF Northern Ireland Dale Taylor England Nottingham Forest End of Season [20]
  1. ^ The loan was announced on 29 May, and would officially commence on July 1
  2. ^ The loan was announced on 5 June, and would officially commence on July 1

Loaned out

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Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
23 August 2024 AM Guernsey Joe Adams England Bradford City End of Season [21]

Released / Out of Contract

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Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2024 GK England Ben Amos England Port Vale 1 July 2024 [22][23]
30 June 2024 LB England Dylan Dwyer England Warrington Rylands 1 July 2024 [22][24]
30 June 2024 CF Northern Ireland Josh Magennis England Exeter City 1 July 2024 [22][25]
30 June 2024 CF England Joe Rodwell-Grant England Warrington Town 1 July 2024 [22]
30 June 2024 CF England Charlie Wyke England Carlisle United 1 July 2024 [22][26]
30 June 2024 LB England Tom Pearce United States Montréal 12 July 2024 [22][27]
30 June 2024 GK England Matt Wonnacott England Torquay United 26 July 2024 [22][28]
30 June 2024 LW England Luke Brennan England AFC Fylde 31 July 2024 [22][29]
30 June 2024 RB England Kieran Lloyd Wales Bala Town 22 August 2024 [22][30]
30 June 2024 CF England Stephen Humphrys England Barnsley 30 August 2024 [22][31]
30 June 2024 CF England Youssef Chentouf [22]
30 June 2024 CF England Max McMillan [22]
30 June 2024 CM Somalia Abdi Sharif [22]
22 August 2024 LW Northern Ireland Jordan Jones England Carlisle United 27 August 2024 [32][33]

Pre-season and friendlies

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On 16 May, Wigan announced their first three pre-season friendlies, against Accrington Stanley, Chorley and Blackburn Rovers.[34] Four days later, the Latics confirmed a pre-season training camp in Hungary.[35] A fourth friendly was added on May 28, versus AFC Fylde.[36] A further two were later confirmed by the club, versus Tranmere Rovers and Barrow.[37]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 July 2024 Friendly Accrington Stanley 1–4 Wigan Athletic Accrington
14:00 BST
  • Knowles 60'
Report
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 963
Note: 2x 60min matches
19 July 2024 Friendly Chorley 0–0 Wigan Athletic Chorley
19:30 BST Report Stadium: Victory Park
Attendance: 1,559
20 July 2024 Friendly AFC Fylde 0–4 Wigan Athletic Medlar-with-Wesham
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Mill Farm Sports Village
Attendance: 1,011
27 July 2024 Friendly Wigan Athletic 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Wigan
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Brick Community Stadium
2 August 2024 Friendly Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Wigan Athletic Birkenhead
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Prenton Park
3 August 2024 Friendly Barrow 1–0 Wigan Athletic Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 1,538

Competitions

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League One

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Reading 5 2 1 2 5 5 0 7
14 Bristol Rovers 6 2 1 3 4 8 −4 7
15 Wigan Athletic 5 2 0 3 6 5 +1 6
16 Exeter City 5 2 0 3 6 6 0 6
17 Rotherham United 6 1 3 2 5 7 −2 6
Updated to match(es) played on 16 September 2024. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[38]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
5 2 0 3 6 5  +1 6 1 0 1 1 1  0 1 0 2 5 4  +1

Last updated: 14 September 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round1234675
GroundHAHAAAH
ResultLLWLW
Position2222182115
Points00336
Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

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On 26 June, the League One fixtures were announced.[39]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 August 2024 1 Wigan Athletic 0–1 Charlton Athletic Wigan
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Brick Community Stadium
Attendance: 9,564
Referee: Adam Herczeg
17 August 2024 2 Reading 2–0 Wigan Athletic Reading
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 12,689
Referee: Josh Smith
24 August 2024 3 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Crawley Town Wigan
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Brick Community Stadium
Attendance: 8,432
Referee: Keith Stroud
31 August 2024 4 Birmingham City 2–1 Wigan Athletic Bordesley
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 26,136
Referee: Sunny Singh Gill
14 September 2024 6 Bristol Rovers 0–4 Wigan Athletic Horfield
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,925
Referee: Scott Jackson
21 September 2024 7 Lincoln City v Wigan Athletic Lincoln
12:30 BST Stadium: Sincil Bank
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[40]
24 September 2024 5[41] Wigan Athletic v Stevenage Wigan
19:45 BST Stadium: Brick Community Stadium
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 7 September, but was postponed due to international call-ups.[42][41]

FA Cup

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

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On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Wigan being drawn at home against Barnsley.[43]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 August 2024 First round Wigan Athletic 1–1
(2–4 p)
Barnsley Wigan
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Brick Community Stadium
Attendance: 1,990
Referee: Will Finnie
Penalties

EFL Trophy

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In the group stage, Wigan were drawn into Northern Group C alongside Carlisle United, Morecambe and Nottingham Forest U21.[44][45]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Morecambe 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 +1 3 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Nottingham Forest U21 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 +1 3
3 L2 Carlisle United 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
4 L1 Wigan Athletic 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
Updated to match(es) played on 3 September 2024. Source: EFL

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

3 September 2024 Group stage Wigan Athletic 1–2 Morecambe Wigan
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Brick Community Stadium
Attendance: 1,702
Referee: Jacob Miles
8 October 2024 Group stage Carlisle United v Wigan Athletic Carlisle
19:00 BST Stadium: Brunton Park
12 November 2024 Group stage Wigan Athletic v Nottingham Forest U21 Wigan
19:00 GMT Stadium: Brick Community Stadium

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of match played 14 September 2024

List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players

No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Sam Tickle 6 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Calvin Ramsay 4 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF England ENG Luke Chambers 6 1 5+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF England ENG Will Aimson 7 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
5 DF England ENG Steven Sessegnon 3 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 MF England ENG Jensen Weir 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF England ENG Dion Rankine 7 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
8 MF England ENG Matt Smith 7 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
9 FW England ENG Joe Hugill 7 3 5+0 2 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 1
10 MF Norway NOR Thelo Aasgaard 6 3 5+0 2 0+0 0 1+0 1 0+0 0
12 GK England ENG Tom Watson 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
14 MF England ENG Chris Sze 5 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
15 DF Scotland SCO Jason Kerr 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Baba Adeeko 6 0 4+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
17 DF Uganda UGA Toby Sibbick 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
20 FW England ENG Callum McManaman 5 0 0+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
21 MF Wales WAL Scott Smith 5 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
23 DF England ENG James Carragher 5 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
24 MF England ENG Harry McHugh 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
25 FW England ENG Josh Stones 4 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
27 MF England ENG Kai Payne 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
28 FW Northern Ireland NIR Dale Taylor 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 FW England ENG Silko Thomas 6 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
30 DF England ENG Jack Reilly 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
37 FW England ENG Maleace Asamoah 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
Players who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
6 DF England ENG Charlie Hughes 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
44 FW Northern Ireland NIR Jordan Jones 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0

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