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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.
2024–25 season | |||
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Owner | Mike Danson | ||
Chairman | Ben Goodburn | ||
Manager | Shaun Maloney | ||
Stadium | Brick Community Stadium | ||
Highest home attendance | 9,564 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 8,432 | ||
Average home league attendance | 8,998 | ||
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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]
Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Ref. |
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14 June 2024[lower-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 2] | Burnley | Free | [4] |
17 July 2024 | CM | Jack Rogers[lower-alpha 2] | 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[lower-alpha 2] | Oldham Athletic | Free | [7] |
13 August 2024 | CF | Tom Costello[lower-alpha 2] | Galway United | Free | [8] |
29 August 2024 | CM | Jensen Weir | Brighton & Hove Albion | Undisclosed | [9] |
30 August 2024 | RW | Maleace Asamoah | Fleetwood Town | Undisclosed | [10] |
9 September 2024 | RM | Finn O'Boyle[lower-alpha 2] | Harrogate Town | Free | [11] |
9 September 2024 | LB | K'Marni Miller[lower-alpha 2] | Guiseley | Free | [11] |
Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Ref. |
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14 June 2024[lower-alpha 1] | CB | Ethan Mitchell | AFC Fylde | Undisclosed | [12] |
21 July 2024 | RB | Sean Clare | Leyton Orient | Undisclosed | [13] |
15 August 2024 | CB | Charlie Hughes | Hull City | Undisclosed | [14] |
Date | Pos. | Player | From | Date until | Ref. |
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1 July 2024[lower-alpha 1] | RW | Michael Olakigbe | Brentford | End of Season | [15] |
1 July 2024[lower-alpha 2] | RB | Calvin Ramsay | Liverpool | End of Season | [16] |
25 July 2024 | CF | Joe Hugill | Manchester United | End of Season | [17] |
26 July 2024 | RW | Silko Thomas | Leicester City | End of Season | [18] |
6 August 2024 | LB | Luke Chambers | Liverpool | End of Season | [19] |
28 August 2024 | CF | Dale Taylor | Nottingham Forest | End of Season | [20] |
Date | Pos. | Player | To | Date until | Ref. |
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23 August 2024 | AM | Joe Adams | Bradford City | End of Season | [21] |
Date | Pos. | Player | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. |
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30 June 2024 | GK | Ben Amos | Port Vale | 1 July 2024 | [22][23] |
30 June 2024 | LB | Dylan Dwyer | Warrington Rylands | 1 July 2024 | [22][24] |
30 June 2024 | CF | Josh Magennis | Exeter City | 1 July 2024 | [22][25] |
30 June 2024 | CF | Joe Rodwell-Grant | Warrington Town | 1 July 2024 | [22] |
30 June 2024 | CF | Charlie Wyke | Carlisle United | 1 July 2024 | [22][26] |
30 June 2024 | LB | Tom Pearce | Montréal | 12 July 2024 | [22][27] |
30 June 2024 | GK | Matt Wonnacott | Torquay United | 26 July 2024 | [22][28] |
30 June 2024 | LW | Luke Brennan | AFC Fylde | 31 July 2024 | [22][29] |
30 June 2024 | RB | Kieran Lloyd | Bala Town | 22 August 2024 | [22][30] |
30 June 2024 | CF | Stephen Humphrys | Barnsley | 30 August 2024 | [22][31] |
30 June 2024 | CF | Youssef Chentouf | [22] | ||
30 June 2024 | CF | Max McMillan | [22] | ||
30 June 2024 | CM | Abdi Sharif | [22] | ||
22 August 2024 | LW | Jordan Jones | Carlisle United | 27 August 2024 | [32][33] |
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 |
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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 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Brick Community Stadium |
2 August 2024 Friendly | Tranmere Rovers | 2–1 | Wigan Athletic | Birkenhead |
19:30 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Prenton Park |
3 August 2024 Friendly | Barrow | 1–0 | Wigan Athletic | Barrow-in-Furness |
15:00 BST |
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Report | Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,538 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
Last updated: 31 August 2024.
Source: Soccerway
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
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Ground | H | A | H | A | A | A | H |
Result | L | L | W | L | |||
Position | 22 | 22 | 18 | 21 | |||
Points | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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 |
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Report | Stadium: Brick Community Stadium Attendance: 9,564 Referee: Adam Herczeg |
17 August 2024 2 | Reading | 2–0 | Wigan Athletic | Reading |
15:00 BST |
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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 | 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.[40] |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
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 |
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Stadium: Brick Community Stadium Attendance: 1,990 Referee: Will Finnie | |
Penalties | ||||
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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 | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ENG | Sam Tickle | 5 | 0 | 4+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) | 5 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
4 | DF | ENG | Will Aimson | 6 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
5 | DF | ENG | Steven Sessegnon | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
6 | MF | ENG | Jensen Weir | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
7 | MF | ENG | Dion Rankine | 6 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
8 | MF | ENG | Matt Smith | 6 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
9 | FW | ENG | Joe Hugill (on loan from Manchester United) | 6 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
10 | MF | NOR | Thelo Aasgaard | 5 | 2 | 4+0 | 1 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
14 | MF | ENG | Chris Sze | 5 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
15 | DF | SCO | Jason Kerr | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
16 | MF | IRL | Baba Adeeko | 5 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
17 | DF | UGA | Toby Sibbick | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+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 | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
21 | MF | WAL | Scott Smith | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+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 | 4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
24 | MF | ENG | Harry McHugh | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
25 | FW | ENG | Josh Stones | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
27 | MF | ENG | Kai Payne | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
28 | FW | NIR | Dale Taylor (on loan from Nottingham Forest) | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
29 | FW | ENG | Silko Thomas (on loan from Leicester City) | 5 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
30 | DF | ENG | Jack Reilly | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
35 | MF | AUS | Tyrese Francois | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
37 | FW | ENG | Maleace Asamoah | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 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 |
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