2004–05 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

After only 32 years as a Football League club, Wigan Athletic won promotion to English football's top flight for the first time in their history, by virtue of finishing second. This was also their highest-ever finish in the Football League in their history.

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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

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

Left club during season

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

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

No.	Position	Player
17	MF	Per Frandsen (Retired)
25	DF	Chris Lynch (to Hyde)
27	FW	David Moore (to Hyde)
28	MF	Greg Traynor (to Hyde)

Statistics

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions^[3]

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

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FA competitions

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Football League

Football Conference

Lower leagues

European competitions

Related to national team

Club seasons

FA Premier League	Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Charlton Athletic Chelsea Crystal Palace Everton Fulham Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Newcastle United Norwich City Portsmouth Southampton Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich Albion

Championship	Brighton & Hove Albion Burnley Cardiff City Coventry City Crewe Alexandra Derby County Gillingham Ipswich Town Leeds United Leicester City Millwall Nottingham Forest Plymouth Argyle Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Reading Rotherham United Sheffield United Stoke City Sunderland Watford West Ham United Wigan Athletic Wolverhampton Wanderers

League One	Barnsley Blackpool Bournemouth Bradford City Brentford Bristol City Chesterfield Colchester United Doncaster Rovers Hartlepool United Huddersfield Town Hull City Luton Town Milton Keynes Dons Oldham Athletic Peterborough United Port Vale Sheffield Wednesday Stockport County Swindon Town Torquay United Tranmere Rovers Walsall Wrexham

League Two	Boston United Bristol Rovers Bury Cambridge United Cheltenham Town Chester City Darlington Grimsby Town Kidderminster Harriers Leyton Orient Lincoln City Macclesfield Town Mansfield Town Northampton Town Notts County Oxford United Rochdale Rushden & Diamonds Scunthorpe United Shrewsbury Town Southend United Swansea City Wycombe Wanderers Yeovil Town

Conference National	Accrington Stanley Aldershot Town Barnet Burton Albion Canvey Island Carlisle United Crawley Town Dagenham & Redbridge Exeter City Farnborough Town Forest Green Rovers Gravesend & Northfleet Halifax Town Hereford United Leigh RMI Morecambe Northwich Victoria Scarborough Stevenage Borough Tamworth Woking York City

Others	AFC Wimbledon Gateshead Newport County

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