2004–05 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

During the 2004–05 English football season, Wigan Athletic F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.

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

Starting 11

 * Considering starts in all competitions


 * 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