2014–15 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

Wigan Athletic F.C.
2014–15 season
Owner Dave Whelan
Chairman David Sharpe[1]
Manager Uwe Rösler
(until 13 November 2014)
Malky Mackay
(from 19 November 2014) (Until 6 April 2015)
Gary Caldwell
(From 7 April 2015)
Stadium DW Stadium
Championship 23rd (Relegated)
FA Cup Third round
(eliminated by Bolton Wanderers)
League Cup First round
(eliminated by Burton Albion)
Top goalscorer League:
James McClean (6)

All:
James McClean (6)
Highest home attendance 16,347 (vs Middlesbrough)
Lowest home attendance 10,210 (vs Millwall)
Home colours
Away colours

The 2014–15 season will be Wigan Athletic's second consecutive season in the Championship and fourth overall.

First team squad

As of 18 April 2015

No. Name Position (s) Date of birth (age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Scott Carson GK 3 September 1985 Bursaspor
13 Lee Nicholls GK 5 October 1992 Youth system
26 Ali Al-Habsi GK 30 December 1981 Bolton Wanderers
Defenders
2 James Tavernier RB 31 October 1991 Newcastle United
3 Andrew Taylor LB 1 August 1986 Cardiff City
4 Harry Maguire CB 5 March 1993 Hull City
17 Emmerson Boyce RB 24 September 1979 Crystal Palace
20 Gaetan Bong LB 25 April 1988 Olympiacos
22 Aaron Taylor-Sinclair LB 8 April 1991 Partick Thistle
23 Juan Carlos García LB 8 March 1988 Olimpia
24 James Perch RB 28 September 1985 Newcastle United
25 Leon Barnett CB 30 November 1985 Norwich City
28 Jason Pearce CB 6 December 1987 Leeds United
30 Rob Kiernan CB 13 January 1991 Watford
Midfielders
7 Chris McCann CM 21 July 1987 Burnley
11 James McClean LM 22 April 1989 Sunderland
14 Emyr Huws CM 30 September 1993 Manchester City
16 Kim Bo-kyung MF 6 October 1989 Cardiff City
18 Sheyi Ojo MF 19 June 1997 Liverpool
19 Don Cowie CM 15 February 1983 Cardiff City
27 Josh Murphy MF 24 February 1995 Norwich
36 William Kvist DM 24 February 1985 VfB Stuttgart
39 Tim Chow MF 18 January 1994 Youth system
Forwards
9 Oriol Riera ST 3 July 1986 Osasuna
10 Billy McKay ST 22 October 1988 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
21 Leon Clarke ST 10 February 1985 Wolverhampton Wanderers
31 Jerome Sinclair ST 20 September 1996 Liverpool
32 Marc-Antoine Fortuné CF 2 July 1981 West Bromwich Albion
33 Martyn Waghorn ST 23 January 1990 Leicester City
42 Grant Holt CF 12 April 1981 Norwich
49 Andy Delort ST 9 October 1991 Tours FC

Transfers

In

Summer

Squad # Position Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
3DFEngland Andrew TaylorWales Cardiff CityFree3 June 2014[2]
22DFScotland Aaron Taylor-SinclairScotland Partick ThistleFree4 June 2014[3]
2DFEngland James TavernierEngland Newcastle UnitedUndisclosed28 June 2014[4]
9FWSpain Oriol RieraSpain OsasunaUndisclosed28 June 2014[5]
19MFScotland Don CowieWales Cardiff CityFree10 July 2014[6]
14MFWales Emyr HuwsEngland Manchester CityLoan22 July 2014[7]
29MFEngland Adam ForshawEngland BrentfordUndisclosed1 September 2014[8]
49FWFrance Andy DelortFrance ToursUndisclosed1 September 2014[8]
36MFDenmark William KvistGermany StuttgartFree1 September 2014[8]
14MFWales Emyr HuwsEngland Manchester CityUndisclosed1 September 2014[8]
31DFHonduras Maynor FigueroaEngland Hull CityLoan21 October 2014[9][10]

Winter

Squad # Position Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
27DFEngland Liam RidgewellUnited States Portland TimbersLoan8 January 2015[11]
8DFAustralia Chris HerdEngland Aston VillaLoan26 January 2015[12]
10FWNorthern Ireland Billy McKayScotland Inverness Caledonian ThistleUndisclosed30 January 2015[13]
28DFEngland Jason PearceEngland Leeds United£300,00030 January 2015[14]
18MFEngland Sheyi OjoEngland LiverpoolLoan2 February 2015[15]
20FWCameroon Gaëtan BongGreece OlympiacosFree2 February 2015[16]
21FWEngland Leon ClarkeEngland Wolverhampton WanderersLoan2 February 2015[17]
16MFSouth Korea Kim Bo-kyungWales Cardiff CityFree6 February 2015[18]
4DFEngland Harry MaguireEngland Hull CityLoan10 February 2015[19]
15MFEngland Jermaine PennantIndia FC Pune CityFree22 February 2015[20]
27MFEngland Josh MurphyEngland Norwich CityLoan16 March 2015[21]
31FWEngland Jerome SinclairEngland LiverpoolLoan16 March 2015[22]

Out

Summer

Squad # Position Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
14MFSpain Jordi GómezEngland SunderlandFree1 July 2014[23]
28MFEngland Daniel RedmondScotland Hamilton AcademicalFree1 July 2014[24]
22MFChile Jean BeausejourChile Colo-ColoFree7 July 2014[25]
43DFEngland Adam BuxtonEngland Accrington StanleyFree7 July 2014[25][26]
3DFScotland Stephen CraineyEngland Fleetwood TownFree7 July 2014[25][27]
2DFSweden Markus HolgerssonCyprus Anorthosis FamagustaFree7 July 2014[25][28]
27DFEngland Jordan MustoeEngland Accrington StanleyFree7 July 2014[25][29]
GKSlovakia Marko MarošiEngland Doncaster RoversFree7 August 2014[30]
23DFHonduras Juan Carlos GarcíaSpain TenerifeLoan10 August 2014[31]
16MFScotland James McArthurEngland Crystal Palace£7,000,0001 September 2014[32]
36FWEngland Rakish BinghamEngland Mansfield TownFree1 September 2014[33]
42FWEngland Grant HoltEngland Huddersfield TownLoan28 December 2014[34][35]
26GKOman Ali Al-HabsiEngland Brighton & Hove AlbionLoan29 November 2014[36]

Winter

Squad # Position Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
14MFHonduras Roger EspinozaUnited States Sporting Kansas CityUndisclosed1 January 2015[37]
9FWSpain Oriol RieraSpain Deportivo de La CoruñaLoan7 January 2015[38]
2DFEngland James TavernierEngland Bristol CityLoan15 January 2015[39]
8MFEngland Ben WatsonEngland WatfordUndisclosed23 January 2015[40]
10MFScotland Shaun MaloneyUnited States Chicago FireUndisclosed25 January 2015[41]
29MFEngland Adam ForshawEngland MiddlesbroughUndisclosed28 January 2015[42]
15MFEngland Callum McManamanEngland West Bromwich Albion£4,750,00028 January 2015[43]
4DFSpain Iván RamisSpain LevanteFree29 January 2015[44]
9FWFrance Andy DelortFrance ToursLoan2 February 2015[45]
20MFScotland Fraser FyvieScotland HibernianFree2 February 2015[46]
30DFRepublic of Ireland Rob KiernanEngland Birmingham CityLoan12 February 2015[47]
55FWRepublic of Ireland Matthew HamiltonEngland AFC FyldeLoan13 February 2015[48]
72GKEngland Connor KeaneEngland Newcastle TownLoan13 February 2015[48]
6DFNorway Thomas RogneSweden IFK GöteborgFree10 March 2015[49]
47FWEngland Ryan JenningsEngland Accrington StanleyLoan26 March 2015[50]

Squad statistics

Statistics accurate as of 2 May 2015
Source:[51]

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1GKScott Carson 340000034000
13GKLee Nicholls 1000001000
26GKAli Al-Habsi 110101013000
Defenders
3DFAndrew Taylor 281100028140
4DFHarry Maguire 161000016140
17DFEmmerson Boyce 26 (1)00 (1)00026 (2)030
20DFGaetan Bong 130000013030
22DFAaron Taylor-Sinclair 0000101000
23DFJuan Carlos García 0000000000
24DFJames Perch 40 (2)2100041 (2)270
25DFLeon Barnett 16 (4)0001017 (4)021
28DFJason Pearce 152000015221
30DFRob Kiernan 16 (1)0100017 (1)010
Midfielders
7CMChris McCann 12 (6)2100013 (6)240
11LMJames McClean 30 (6)6100031 (6)6121
14MFEmyr Huws 15 (1)0000015 (1)030
15MFJermaine Pennant 12 (1)3000012 (1)310
16MFKim Bo-kyung 17 (1)2000017 (1)210
18MFSheyi Ojo 7 (4)000007 (4)010
19CMDon Cowie 24 (8)0 (1)000024 (9)010
27MFJosh Murphy 2 (3)000002 (3)000
36MFWilliam Kvist 18 (8)0000018 (8)030
39MFTim Chow 3 (1)100003 (1)100
Attackers
10STBilly McKay 1 (8)000001 (8)000
31STJerome Sinclair 0 (1)000000 (1)000
32STMarc-Antoine Fortuné 26 (8)1101128 (8)220
33STMartyn Waghorn 6 (17)300107 (17)361
42STGrant Holt 00000 (1)00 (1)000
Players that played for Wigan this season that have left the club:
16CMJames McArthur 5100005110
31DFMaynor Figueroa 7000007010
18CMRoger Espinoza 6 (6)100107 (6)110
9STOriol Riera 5 (7)100005 (7)100
2DFJames Tavernier 7 (4)010108 (4)000
8CMBen Watson 7 (2)110008 (2)100
10CMShaun Maloney 10 (10)20 (1)01011 (11)200
29MFAdam Forshaw 13 (3)1100014 (3)120
15RMCallum McManaman 18 (4)5000018 (4)561
4DFIván Ramis 17 (1)0101019 (1)030
20CMFraser Fyvie 0000101000
49STAndy Delort 4 (8)000004 (8)020
27DFLiam Ridgewell 6000006010
8DFChris Herd 3000003010
6DFThomas Rogne 0000101000
21STLeon Clarke 8 (1)100008 (1)130

Top scorers

Statistics accurate as of 2 May 2015

Position Number Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
MF11James McClean6006
MF15Callum McManaman5005
ST33Martyn Waghorn3003
MF15Jermaine Pennant3003
DF24James Perch3003
MF10Shaun Maloney2002
MF7Chris McCann2002
MF16Kim Bo-kyung2002
DF28Jason Pearce2002
ST32Marc-Antoine Fortuné1012
MF16James McArthur1001
ST9Oriol Riera1001
DF3Andrew Taylor1001
MF29Adam Forshaw1001
MF18Roger Espinoza1001
MF8Ben Watson1001
ST21Leon Clarke1001
DF4Harry Maguire1001
MF39Tim Chow1001
Own goals1001
Total 39 0 1 40

Football League Championship

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
20 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 10 17 19 44 54 10 47
21 Rotherham United 46 11 16 19 46 67 21 46[lower-alpha 1]
22 Millwall (R) 46 9 14 23 42 76 34 41 Relegation to Football League One
23 Wigan Athletic (R) 46 9 12 25 39 64 25 39
24 Blackpool (R) 46 4 14 28 36 91 55 26
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2015. Source: Sky Sports
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Rotherham United were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.[52]

Results

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHHAAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAAHAHHAHAAHHA
Result D L L W W L D L L D D D D W D L L D L L L L W L L D L D L L W L L W W L W L D L L D L W L L
Position 11 21 18 18 12 16 16 17 18 21 21 19 19 19 18 19 21 23 23 23 23 23 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 22 22 22 22 22 23 23 22 23 23 23 23

Last updated: 2 May 2015.
Source: BBC Sport
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Match details

Pre-season matches

Championship

The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.[53]

League Cup

The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Wigan Athletic were drawn at away to Burton Albion.[54]

FA Cup

Main article: 2014–15 FA Cup

The draw for the third round was made on 8 December 2014 at 7pm. Wigan Athletic were drawn away to local rivals Bolton Wanderers.[55]

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