During the 2004–05 English football season,
Wigan Athletic F.C. competed in the
Football League Championship
The English Football League Championship (often referred to as the Championship for short or the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship purposes) is the highest division of the English Football League (EFL) and second-highest overall in the En ...
.
Season summary
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
:''Squad at end of season''
Left club during season
Transfers In
Transfers Out
Statistics
Starting 11
:''Considering starts in all competitions''
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* GK: #1,
John Filan, 47
* RB: #19,
Nicky Eaden, 34
* CB: #4,
Matt Jackson, 36
* CB: #6,
Ian Breckin
Ian Breckin (born 24 July 1975) is an English former professional footballer. He is now head coach at Wickersley Wanderers.
Playing career
Early career
Born in Rotherham, Breckin started his career with his hometown club Rotherham United as ...
, 43
* LB: #26,
Leighton Baines, 42
* RM: #20,
Gary Teale
Gary Stewart Teale (born 21 July 1978) is a Scottish professional football player and coach.
Teale started his career in Scotland in 1995 with Clydebank and Ayr United. He moved to England in 2001 when he signed for Wigan Athletic and played an ...
, 30
* CM: #14,
Alan Mahon, 23
* CM: #21,
Jimmy Bullard, 47
* LM: #10,
Lee McCulloch
Lee Henry McCulloch (born 14 May 1978) is a Scottish professional football coach and former player. He is the first team assistant manager at Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian.
McCulloch was capped on eighteen occasions by the Sc ...
, 43
* CF: #9,
Nathan Ellington, 43
* CF: #30,
Jason Roberts, 46
References
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Wigan Athletic F.C. seasons
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