List of Wigan Athletic F.C. seasons

Wigan Athletic Football Club was founded in 1932 and joined the Football League in 1978. The team played in the Premier League for the first time in 2005–06. The table details the club's achievements in all first team competitions, and records their top goalscorer, for each completed season.

Contents

Seasons

Season League FA Cup League
Cup		 Other competitions Top goalscorer
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Name Goals
1932–33 CHES 42 21 11 10 121 54 53 5th William Chambers 39
1933–34 CHES 42 30 6 6 111 46 66 1st
1934–35 CHES 42 27 9 6 153 59 63 1st R3 Jack Roberts 64
1935–36 CHES 42 31 6 5 136 46 68 1st R1
1936–37 CHES 42 19 6 17 94 73 44 8th R1
1937–38 CHES 42 19 4 19 95 89 42 11th R1
1938–39 CHES 42 21 5 16 104 84 47 7th 3Q
1945–46 CHES 38 12 6 20 88 117 30 17th 2Q
1946–47 CHES 42 9 7 26 66 114 25 22nd 2Q
1947–48 LAN C-1 42 25 9 8 72 37 59 1st 4Q
1948–49 LAN C-1 42 19 9 14 73 68 47 6th 1Q
1949–50 LAN C-1 42 24 8 10 79 47 56 2nd 3Q
1950–51 LAN C-1 42 27 7 8 98 43 61 1st 4Q
1951–52 LAN C-1 42 21 9 12 73 57 51 4th 4Q
1952–53 LAN C-1 42 27 13 2 124 45 67 1st 4Q
1953–54 LAN C-1 40 31 4 5 110 48 66 1st R3
1954–55 LAN C-1 42 21 10 11 93 56 52 3rd R1
1955–56 LAN C-1 38 18 10 10 80 56 46 6th 4Q
1956–57 LAN C-1 38 17 3 18 73 61 37 10th R1
1957–58 LAN C-1 42 21 11 10 95 60 53 4th R2
1958–59 LAN C-1 42 12 7 23 60 84 31 18th 4Q
1959–60 LAN C-1 42 27 6 9 101 51 60 2nd 4Q
1960–61 LAN C-1 42 25 8 9 108 56 58 3rd 4Q
1961–62 CHES 42 24 7 11 86 51 55 5th 4Q
1962–63 CHES 42 22 6 14 70 54 50 7th R1
1963–64 CHES 42 18 7 17 94 82 43 12th 4Q
1964–65 CHES 42 32 3 7 121 46 67 1st R1 Harry Lyon 66
1965–66 CHES 42 32 8 2 133 40 72 2nd R2 Harry Lyon 61
1966–67 CHES 42 26 8 8 101 61 60 2nd R1
1967–68 CHES 42 18 12 12 62 48 48 8th 4Q
1968–69 NPL 38 18 12 8 59 41 48 2nd 4Q
1969–70 NPL 38 20 12 6 56 32 52 2nd R1 FA Trophy R2
1970–71 NPL 42 27 13 2 91 32 67 1st R3 FA Trophy R3
1971–72 NPL 46 27 10 9 70 43 64 3rd R2 FA Trophy R3
1972–73 NPL 46 23 14 9 69 38 60 3rd R1 FA Trophy RU Graham Oates 16
1973–74 NPL 46 28 8 10 96 39 64 2nd R1 FA Trophy R1
1974–75 NPL 46 33 6 7 94 38 72 1st R2 FA Trophy QF John Rogers 24
1975–76 NPL 46 21 15 10 81 42 57 6th R2 FA Trophy R3 John Rogers 25
1976–77 NPL 44 14 15 15 62 54 43 14th R1 FA Trophy R2
1977–78 NPL 46 25 15 6 83 45 65 2nd R3 FA Trophy R3
1978–79 Div 4 46 21 13 12 63 48 55 6th R1 R2 Peter Houghton 14
1979–80 Div 4 46 21 13 12 76 61 55 6th R4 R1 Peter Houghton 16
1980–81 Div 4 46 18 11 17 51 55 47 11th R1 R2 Micky Quinn 11
1981–82 Div 4 46 26 13 7 80 46 91 3rd R1 R4 Les Bradd 20
1982–83 Div 3 46 15 9 22 60 72 54 18th R1 R2 Eamon O'Keefe 17
1983–84 Div 3 46 16 13 17 46 56 61 15th R3 R1 FL Trophy R1 Steve Taylor 10
1984–85 Div 3 46 15 14 17 60 64 59 16th R3 R2 FL Trophy W Steve Johnson 15
1985–86 Div 3 46 23 14 9 82 48 83 4th R4 R1 FL Trophy AF Warren Aspinall 23
1986–87 Div 3 46 25 10 11 83 60 85 4th QF R1 FL Trophy R1 Bobby Campbell 20
1987–88 Div 3 46 20 12 14 70 61 72 7th R2 R2 FL Trophy Grp Bobby Campbell 17
1988–89 Div 3 46 14 14 18 55 53 56 17th R1 R1 FL Trophy AQF Bryan Griffiths 8
1989–90 Div 3 46 13 14 19 48 64 53 18th R3 R2 FL Trophy AQF Bryan Griffiths
Mark Hilditch		 9
1990–91 Div 3 46 20 9 17 71 54 69 10th R3 R1 FL Trophy ASF Bryan Griffiths
Don Page		 15
1991–92 Div 3 46 15 14 17 58 64 59 15th R3 R2 FL Trophy Grp Gary Worthington 18
1992–93 Div 2 46 10 11 25 43 72 41 23rd R2 R2 FL Trophy AF Bryan Griffiths 14
1993–94 Div 3 42 11 12 19 51 70 45 19th R3 R1 FL Trophy Grp Andy Lyons 11
1994–95 Div 3 42 14 10 18 53 60 52 14th R2 R2 FL Trophy AQF Andy Lyons 15
1995–96 Div 3 46 20 10 16 62 56 70 10th R3 R1 FL Trophy R2 Roberto Martínez 13
1996–97 Div 3 46 26 9 11 84 51 87 1st R1 R1 FL Trophy R2 Graeme Jones 31
1997–98 Div 2 46 17 11 18 64 66 62 11th R3 R1 FL Trophy AQF David Lowe 16
1998–99 Div 2 46 22 10 14 75 48 76 6th R2 R2 FL Trophy W Stuart Barlow 19
1999–2000 Div 2 46 22 17 7 72 38 83 4th R3 R2 FL Trophy R2 Stuart Barlow 18
2000–01 Div 2 46 19 18 9 53 42 75 6th R2 R2 FL Trophy R2 Simon Haworth 11
2001–02 Div 2 46 16 16 14 66 51 64 10th R1 R1 FL Trophy R1 Andy Liddell 18
2002–03 Div 2 46 29 13 4 68 25 100 1st R3 QF FL Trophy R2 Andy Liddell 16
2003–04 Div 1 46 18 17 11 60 45 71 7th R3 R3 Nathan Ellington 18
2004–05 Champ[A] 46 25 12 9 79 35 87 2nd R3 R1 Nathan Ellington 24
2005–06 Prem 38 15 6 17 45 52 51 10th R4 RU Henri Camara 12
2006–07 Prem 38 10 8 20 37 59 38 17th R3 R2 Emile Heskey 8
2007–08 Prem 38 10 10 18 34 51 40 14th R4 R2 Marcus Bent 7
2008–09 Prem 38 12 9 17 34 45 45 11th R3 R4 Amr Zaki 10
2009–10 Prem 38 9 9 20 37 79 36 16th R4 R2 Hugo Rodallega 10
2010–11 Prem 38 9 15 14 40 61 42 16th R4 QF Charles N'Zogbia
Hugo Rodallega		 9

Key

Key to league record:

  • P = Played
  • W = Games won
  • D = Games drawn
  • L = Games lost
  • F = Goals for
  • A = Goals against
  • Pts = Points
  • Pos = Final position

Key to divisions:

Key to rounds:

  • DNE = Did not enter
  • Grp = Group stage
  • 2Q = Second qualifying round
  • 3Q = Third qualifying round
  • 4Q = Fourth qualifying round
  • R1 = Round 1
  • R2 = Round 2
  • R3 = Round 3
  • R4 = Round 4
  • R5 = Round 5
  • QF = Quarter-finals
  • SF = Semi-finals
  • ASF = Area semi-finals
  • AF = Area final
  • RU = Runners-up
  • WS = Shared
  • W = Winners
Champions Runners-up Promoted Relegated

Divisions in bold indicate a change in division.
Players in bold indicate the top scorer in the division that season.

Footnotes

A. ^ In 2004–05 the Football League First Division had been renamed the Football League Championship as part of a re-branding exercise by the Football League.

References

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