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2024–25 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

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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.

Wigan Athletic
2024–25 season
OwnerMike Danson
ChairmanBen Goodburn
ManagerShaun Maloney
StadiumBrick Community Stadium
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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   Dion Rankine   Chelsea £300,000 [2]
21 June 2024 GK   Andy Lonergan   Everton Free
15 July 2024 CB   Will Aimson   Exeter City £200,000 [3]
17 July 2024 LB   Jack Bates[b]   Burnley Free [4]
17 July 2024 CM   Jack Rogers[b]   Burnley Free [4]
19 July 2024 CM   Tyrese Francois   Fulham Free [5]
24 July 2024 CB   Toby Sibbick   Heart of Midlothian £350,000 [6]
1 August 2024 RB   Llyton Chapman[b]   Oldham Athletic Free [7]
13 August 2024 CF   Tom Costello[b]   Galway United Free [8]
  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 Signed initially for the Under-21s

Out

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Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
14 June 2024[a] CB   Ethan Mitchell   AFC Fylde Undisclosed [9]
21 July 2024 RB   Sean Clare   Leyton Orient Undisclosed [10]
15 August 2024 CB   Charlie Hughes   Hull City Undisclosed [11]
  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   Michael Olakigbe   Brentford End of Season [12]
1 July 2024[b] RB   Calvin Ramsay   Liverpool End of Season [13]
25 July 2024 CF   Joe Hugill   Manchester United End of Season [14]
26 July 2024 RW   Silko Thomas   Leicester City End of Season [15]
6 August 2024 LB   Luke Chambers   Liverpool End of Season [16]
  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   Joe Adams   Bradford City End of Season [17]

Released / Out of Contract

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Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2024 GK   Ben Amos   Port Vale 1 July 2024 [18][19]
30 June 2024 LB   Dylan Dwyer   Warrington Rylands 1 July 2024 [18][20]
30 June 2024 CF   Josh Magennis   Exeter City 1 July 2024 [18][21]
30 June 2024 CF   Joe Rodwell-Grant   Warrington Town 1 July 2024 [18]
30 June 2024 CF   Charlie Wyke   Carlisle United 1 July 2024 [18][22]
30 June 2024 LB   Tom Pearce   Montréal 12 July 2024 [18][23]
30 June 2024 GK   Matt Wonnacott   Torquay United 26 July 2024 [18][24]
30 June 2024 LW   Luke Brennan   AFC Fylde 31 July 2024 [18][25]
30 June 2024 RB   Kieran Lloyd   Bala Town 22 August 2024 [18][26]
30 June 2024 CF   Youssef Chentouf [18]
30 June 2024 CF   Stephen Humphrys [18]
30 June 2024 CF   Max McMillan [18]
30 June 2024 CM   Abdi Sharif [18]
22 August 2024 LW   Jordan Jones [27]

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.[28] Four days later, the Latics confirmed a pre-season training camp in Hungary.[29] A fourth friendly was added on May 28, versus AFC Fylde.[30] A further two were later confirmed by the club, versus Tranmere Rovers and Barrow.[31]

  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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Main article: 2024–25 EFL League One

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
19 Wycombe Wanderers 2 0 0 2 4 6 −2 0
20 Leyton Orient 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
21 Cambridge United 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Wigan Athletic 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
23 Blackpool 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
24 Shrewsbury Town 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 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[32]

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
2 0 0 2 0 3  −3 0 0 0 1 0 1  −1 0 0 1 0 2  −2

Last updated: 17 August 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round12
GroundHA
ResultLL
Position2222
Points00
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.[33]

  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 v Crawley Town Wigan
15:00 BST Stadium: Brick Community Stadium
31 August 2024 4 Birmingham City v Wigan Athletic Bordesley
15:00 BST Stadium: St Andrew's
7 September 2024 5 Wigan Athletic v Stevenage Wigan
15:00 BST Stadium: Brick Community Stadium
14 September 2024 6 Bristol Rovers v Wigan Athletic Horfield
15:00 BST Stadium: Memorial Stadium
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.[34]

FA Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Wigan being drawn at home against Barnsley.[35]

  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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Main article: 2024–25 EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Wigan were drawn into Northern Group C alongside Carlisle United, Morecambe and Nottingham Forest U21.[36][37]

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

3 September 2024 Group stage Wigan Athletic v Morecambe Wigan
19:00 BST Stadium: Brick Community Stadium
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 17 August 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   ENG Sam Tickle 3 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF   SCO Calvin Ramsay (on loan from Liverpool) 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF   ENG Luke Chambers (on loan from Liverpool) 3 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF   ENG Will Aimson 3 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF   ENG Steven Sessegnon 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF   ENG Dion Rankine 3 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF   ENG Matt Smith 3 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW   ENG Joe Hugill (on loan from Manchester United) 3 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF   NOR Thelo Aasgaard 3 1 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 1 0+0 0
11 FW   ENG Michael Olakigbe (on loan from Brentford) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 GK   ENG Tom Watson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF   ENG Chris Sze 3 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF   SCO Jason Kerr 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF   IRL Baba Adeeko 3 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
17 DF   UGA Toby Sibbick 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 FW   ENG Jonny Smith 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 DF   SCO Luke Robinson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 FW   ENG Callum McManaman 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF   WAL Scott Smith 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
22 GK   ENG Andy Lonergan 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 DF   ENG James Carragher 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
24 MF   ENG Harry McHugh 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
25 FW   ENG Josh Stones 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
27 MF   ENG Kai Payne 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 FW   ENG Silko Thomas (on loan from Leicester City) 2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
30 DF   ENG Jack Reilly 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
35 MF   AUS Tyrese Francois 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
40 GK   ENG Matthew Corran 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Departed during the season:
6 DF   ENG Charlie Hughes 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 MF   Guernsey Joe Adams 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
44 FW   NIR Jordan Jones 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0

References

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