# 2024–25 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

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 also participated in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.
The 2024/25 season is also the first season where Wigan Athletic are 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.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee |
| 14 June 2024 | RM | Dion Rankine | Chelsea | £300,000 |
| 21 June 2024 | GK | Andy Lonergan | Everton | Free |
| 15 July 2024 | CB | Will Aimson | Exeter City | £200,000 |
| 17 July 2024 | LB | Jack Bates | Burnley | Free |
| 17 July 2024 | CM | Jack Rogers | Burnley | Free |
| 19 July 2024 | CM | Tyrese Francois | Fulham | Free |
| 24 July 2024 | CB | Toby Sibbick | Heart of Midlothian | £350,000 |
| 1 August 2024 | RB | Llyton Chapman | Oldham Athletic | Free |
| 13 August 2024 | CF | Tom Costello | Galway United | Free |
| 29 August 2024 | CM | Jensen Weir | Brighton & Hove Albion | Undisclosed |
| 30 August 2024 | RW | Maleace Asamoah | Fleetwood Town | Undisclosed |
| 9 September 2024 | RM | Finn O'Boyle | Harrogate Town | Free |
| 9 September 2024 | LB | K'Marni Miller | Guiseley | Free |
| 8 November 2024 | LB | Paul Dummett | Newcastle United | Free |
| 1 January 2025 | RB | Josh Robinson | Arsenal | Undisclosed |
| 3 January 2025 | RW | Joseph Hungbo | Nürnberg | Undisclosed |
| 6 January 2025 | CM | Tobias Brenan | Oxford United | Free |
| 11 January 2025 | CB | Jon Mellish | Carlisle United | Undisclosed |
| 13 January 2025 | GK | Matteo Spinelli | Blackpool | Free |
| 30 January 2025 | MF | Ronan Darcy | Crawley Town | Undisclosed |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 13 June, and would become official on June 14 once the transfer window reopened
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Signed initially for the Under-21s

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee |
| 14 June 2024 | CB | Ethan Mitchell | AFC Fylde | Undisclosed |
| 21 July 2024 | RB | Sean Clare | Leyton Orient | Undisclosed |
| 15 August 2024 | CB | Charlie Hughes | Hull City | Undisclosed |
| 4 January 2025 | CF | Josh Stones | York City | Undisclosed |
| 28 January 2025 | AM | Thelo Aasgaard | Luton Town | Undisclosed |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 3 June, and would become official on June 14 once the transfer window reopened

### Loaned in

| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Date until |
| 1 July 2024 | RW | Michael Olakigbe | Brentford | 27 January 2025 |
| 1 July 2024 | RB | Calvin Ramsay | Liverpool | 3 January 2025 |
| 25 July 2024 | CF | Joe Hugill | Manchester United | 8 January 2025 |
| 26 July 2024 | RW | Silko Thomas | Leicester City | End of Season |
| 6 August 2024 | LB | Luke Chambers | Liverpool | End of Season |
| 28 August 2024 | CF | Dale Taylor | Nottingham Forest | End of Season |
| 5 January 2025 | CF | Will Goodwin | Oxford United | End of Season |
| 17 January 2025 | CM | Oliver Norburn | Blackpool | End of Season |
| 3 February 2025 | RW | Owen Dale | Oxford United | End of Season |
* ↑ The loan was announced on 29 May, and would officially commence on July 1
* ↑ On 27 January, Olakigbe was recalled back to Brentford
* ↑ The loan was announced on 5 June, and would officially commence on July 1
* ↑ On 3 January, Ramsay was recalled back to Liverpool
* ↑ On 8 January, Hugill was recalled back to Manchester United

### Loaned out

| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Date until | Ref. |
| 23 August 2024 | AM | Joe Adams | Bradford City | 1 January 2025 | |
| 5 November 2024 | CF | Josh Stones | Oldham Athletic | 2 January 2025 | |
* ↑ On 1 January, Adams returned from his loan at Bradford due to sustaining a knee injury.

### Released / Out of Contract

| Date | Pos. | Player | Subsequent club | Join date |
| 30 June 2024 | GK | Ben Amos | Port Vale | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | LB | Dylan Dwyer | Warrington Rylands | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CF | Josh Magennis | Exeter City | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CF | Joe Rodwell-Grant | Warrington Town | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CF | Charlie Wyke | Carlisle United | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | LB | Tom Pearce | Montréal | 12 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | GK | Matt Wonnacott | Torquay United | 26 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | LW | Luke Brennan | AFC Fylde | 31 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | RB | Kieran Lloyd | Bala Town | 22 August 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CF | Stephen Humphrys | Barnsley | 30 August 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CF | Youssef Chentouf | Hendon | 5 October 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CF | Max McMillan | North Ferriby | 21 October 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CM | Abdi Sharif | Aberystwyth Town | 10 January 2025 |
| 22 August 2024 | LW | Jordan Jones | Carlisle United | 27 August 2024 |
| 10 January 2025 | LB | Paul Dummett | Carlisle United | 10 January 2025 |

## Pre-season and friendlies

On 16 May, Wigan announced their first three pre-season friendlies, against Accrington Stanley, Chorley and Blackburn Rovers. Four days later, the Latics confirmed a pre-season training camp in Hungary. A fourth friendly was added on May 28, versus AFC Fylde. A further two were later confirmed by the club, versus Tranmere Rovers and Barrow.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| League One | 10 August 2024 | TBA May 2025 | Matchday 1 | | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 030.77 |
| FA Cup | 2 November 2024 | 8 February 2025 | First round | Fourth Round | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 075.00 |
| EFL Cup | 13 August 2024 | 13 August 2024 | First Round | First round | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| EFL Trophy | 3 September 2024 | 10 December 2024 | Group stage | Round of 32 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | +0 | 025.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 35 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 37 | +0 | 034.29 |
Last updated: 8 February 2025 Source:

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 15 | Mansfield Town | 37 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 44 |
| 16 | Exeter City | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 44 |
| 17 | Wigan Athletic | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 43 |
| 18 | Peterborough United | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 53 | 60 | −7 | 42 |
| 19 | Northampton Town | 37 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 42 |

## Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 15 March 2025. Source: Soccerstats

## Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5$^1$ | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 11$^2$ | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 16$^3$ | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 26$^5$ | 33 | 24$^4$ | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 31$^6$ | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 38$^7$ | 46 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A |
| Result | L | L | W | L | W | D | D | D | W | D | L | L | D | L | W | W | L | L | W | D | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | D | L | D | D | W | L | D | W | L | | | | | | | | | | |
| Position | 22 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Points | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 43 | 43 | | | | | | | | | | |
* $^1$ Matchday 5 (vs. Stevenage) was postponed due to international call-ups.
* $^2$ Matchday 11 (vs. Northampton Town) was postponed due to international call-ups.
* $^3$ Matchday 16 (vs. Burton Albion) was postponed due to international call-ups.
* $^4$ Matchday 24 (vs. Huddersfield Town) was postponed due to severe localised flooding.
* $^5$ Matchday 26 (vs. Crawley Town) was postponed due to Wigan involved in the FA cup.
* $^6$ Matchday 31 (vs. Exeter City) was postponed due to both teams involvement in the FA cup.
* $^7$ Matchday 38 (Vs Burton Albion) was postponed due to international callups.

## League One

On 26 June, the League One fixtures were announced.
Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

## FA Cup

Wigan were drawn away to Carlisle United in the first round, away to Cambridge United in the second round,away to Mansfield Town in the Third Round, and at Home to Fulham in the fourth round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Wigan being drawn at home against Barnsley.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Wigan were drawn into Northern Group C alongside Carlisle United, Morecambe and Nottingham Forest U21. In the round of 32, Wigan were drawn away against Chesterfield.

### Group stage

| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L2 | Morecambe | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Wigan Athletic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | ACA | Nottingham Forest U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | L2 | Carlisle United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### Knoutout stages
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of match played 15 March 2025
Players with no appearances are not included on the list Italics indicate a loaned in player
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Sam Tickle | 41 | 0 | 36+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Jon Mellish | 13 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Luke Chambers | 13 | 1 | 12+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Will Aimson | 38 | 0 | 32+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Steven Sessegnon | 15 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Jensen Weir | 27 | 0 | 16+9 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Dion Rankine | 26 | 1 | 13+7 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Matt Smith | 26 | 1 | 17+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Ronan Darcy | 10 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Owen Dale | 9 | 1 | 6+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | ENG | Tom Watson | 4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Chris Sze | 10 | 1 | 1+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | SCO | Jason Kerr | 39 | 1 | 35+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | IRL | Baba Adeeko | 29 | 1 | 17+7 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | UGA | Toby Sibbick | 34 | 1 | 21+5 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Jonny Smith | 32 | 5 | 14+12 | 2 | 2+2 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | SCO | Luke Robinson | 19 | 1 | 5+9 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Callum McManaman | 22 | 2 | 2+16 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | WAL | Scott Smith | 41 | 1 | 14+19 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG | James Carragher | 30 | 1 | 16+7 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Harry McHugh | 13 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | GRN | Oliver Norburn | 12 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Kai Payne | 6 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | NIR | Dale Taylor | 37 | 7 | 26+7 | 7 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Silko Thomas | 31 | 0 | 20+4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 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 | 7 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | ENG | Maleace Asamoah | 11 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 41 | DF | ENG | K'Marni Miller | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 42 | FW | ENG | Will Goodwin | 8 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 44 | FW | ENG | Joseph Hungbo | 9 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Player(s) who featured whilst on loan but returned to parent club during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | SCO | Calvin Ramsay | 12 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Joe Hugill | 18 | 5 | 8+5 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Michael Olakigbe | 18 | 1 | 7+6 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| Player(s) who featured but departed the club permanently during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 6 | DF | ENG | Charlie Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | NOR | Thelo Aasgaard | 31 | 13 | 23+3 | 9 | 3+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | ENG | Josh Stones | 6 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 44 | FW | NIR | Jordan Jones | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 45 | DF | WAL | Paul Dummett | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |