The 2014–15 season was Wigan Athletic's second consecutive season in the Championship and fourth overall.
Season summary Considered one of the favourites for promotion at the start of the season, Wigan failed to live up to expectations, and won only three of their first 17 league games, with manager Uwe Rösler being sacked in November after the club slipped into the bottom three of the league table. Results failed to improve under replacement manager Malky Mackay, who was also sacked after only four months in charge. The club's relegation to League One was confirmed on 28 April.
Transfers
In Squad #PositionPlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource3 Cardiff CityFree3 June 201422 Partick ThistleFree4 June 20142 Newcastle UnitedUndisclosed28 June 20149 OsasunaUndisclosed28 June 201419 Cardiff CityFree10 July 201429 BrentfordUndisclosed1 September 201449 ToursUndisclosed1 September 201436 StuttgartFree1 September 201414 Manchester CityUndisclosed1 September 201410 Inverness Caledonian ThistleUndisclosed30 January 201528 Leeds United£300,00030 January 201520 OlympiacosFree2 February 201516 Cardiff CityFree6 February 201515 FC Pune CityFree22 February 2015
Loan In Squad #PositionPlayerTransferred fromDurationDateSource14 Manchester CitySix Months (made permanent 1 September)22 July 201431 Hull CityTwo Months21 October 201427 Portland TimbersSix Weeks8 January 20158 Aston VillaUntil end of season26 January 201518 LiverpoolUntil end of season2 February 201521 Wolverhampton WanderersUntil end of season2 February 20154 Hull CityOne Month (extended 13 March)10 February 201527 Norwich CityOne Month (extended 16 April)16 March 201531 LiverpoolUntil end of season16 March 2015
Out Squad #PositionPlayerTransferred ToFeeDateSource14 SunderlandFree1 July 201428 Hamilton AcademicalFree1 July 201422 Colo-ColoFree7 July 201443 Accrington StanleyFree7 July 20143 Fleetwood TownFree7 July 20142 Anorthosis FamagustaFree7 July 201427 Accrington StanleyFree7 July 2014— Doncaster RoversFree7 August 201416 James McArthur Crystal Palace£7,000,0001 September 201436 Rakish Bingham Mansfield TownFree1 September 201414 Roger Espinoza Sporting Kansas CityUndisclosed1 January 20158 Ben Watson WatfordUndisclosed23 January 201510 Shaun Maloney Chicago FireUndisclosed25 January 201529 Adam Forshaw MiddlesbroughUndisclosed28 January 201515 Callum McManaman West Bromwich Albion£4,750,00028 January 20154 Iván Ramis LevanteFree29 January 201520 Fraser Fyvie HibernianFree2 February 20156 Thomas Rogne IFK GöteborgFree10 March 2015
Loan Out Squad #PositionPlayerTransferred fromDurationDateSource23 Juan Carlos García TenerifeFull Season10 August 201442 Grant Holt Huddersfield TownSix Weeks (extended 24 October until 28 December)27 September 201426 Ali Al-Habsi Brighton & Hove AlbionOne Month31 October 20149 Oriol Riera Deportivo de La CoruñaUntil end of season7 January 20152 James Tavernier Bristol CityUntil end of season15 January 20159 Andy Delort ToursUntil end of season2 February 201530 Rob Kiernan Birmingham CityUntil end of season12 February 201555 Matthew Hamilton AFC FyldeUntil end of season13 February 201572 Connor Keane Newcastle TownUntil end of season13 February 201547 Ryan Jennings Accrington StanleyUntil end of season26 March 2015
Football League Championship
Results
Match details
Pre-season matches
Championship The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.
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.
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.
Squad statistics Statistics accurate as of 2 May 2015 Source: No.Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Goalkeepers1GKScott Carson34000003400013GKLee Nicholls100000100026GKAli Al-Habsi110101013000 Defenders3DFAndrew Taylor2811000281404DFHarry Maguire16100001614017DFEmmerson Boyce26 (1)00 (1)00026 (2)03020DFGaetan Bong13000001303022DFAaron Taylor-Sinclair000010100023DFJuan Carlos García000000000024DFJames Perch40 (2)3100041 (2)37025DFLeon Barnett16 (4)0001017 (4)02128DFJason Pearce15200001522130DFRob Kiernan16 (1)0100017 (1)010 Midfielders7CMChris McCann12 (6)2100013 (6)24011LMJames McClean30 (6)6100031 (6)612114MFEmyr Huws15 (1)0000015 (1)03015MFJermaine Pennant12 (1)3000012 (1)31016MFKim Bo-kyung17 (1)2000017 (1)21018MFSheyi Ojo7 (4)000007 (4)01019CMDon Cowie24 (8)0000024 (9)01027MFJosh Murphy2 (3)000002 (3)00036MFWilliam Kvist18 (8)0000018 (8)03039MFTim Chow3 (1)100003 (1)100 Attackers10STBilly McKay1 (8)000001 (8)00031STJerome Sinclair0 (1)000000 (1)00032STMarc-Antoine Fortuné26 (8)1101128 (8)22033STMartyn Waghorn6 (17)300107 (17)36142STGrant Holt00000 (1)00 (1)000Players that played for Wigan this season that have left the club:16CMJames McArthur510000511031DFMaynor Figueroa700000701018CMRoger Espinoza6 (6)100107 (6)1109STOriol Riera5 (7)100005 (7)1002DFJames Tavernier7 (4)010108 (4)0008CMBen Watson7 (2)110008 (2)10010CMShaun Maloney10 (10)20 (1)01011 (11)20029MFAdam Forshaw13 (3)1100014 (3)12015RMCallum McManaman18 (4)5000018 (4)5614DFIván Ramis17 (1)0101019 (1)03020CMFraser Fyvie000010100049STAndy Delort4 (8)000004 (8)02027DFLiam Ridgewell60000060108DFChris Herd30000030106DFThomas Rogne000010100021STLeon Clarke8 (1)100008 (1)130
Top scorers Statistics accurate as of 2 May 2015 PositionNumberNameChampionshipFA CupLeague CupTotalMF11James McClean6006MF15Callum McManaman5005ST33Martyn Waghorn3003MF15Jermaine Pennant3003DF24James Perch3003MF10Shaun Maloney2002MF7Chris McCann2002MF16Kim Bo-kyung2002DF28Jason Pearce2002ST32Marc-Antoine Fortuné1012MF16James McArthur1001ST9Oriol Riera1001DF3Andrew Taylor1001MF29Adam Forshaw1001MF18Roger Espinoza1001MF8Ben Watson1001ST21Leon Clarke1001DF4Harry Maguire1001MF39Tim Chow1001Own goals1001Total390140
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