2009–10 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

Wigan Athletic
Chairman Dave Whelan
Manager Roberto Martínez
Premier League 16th
FA Cup Fourth round
League Cup Second round
Top goalscorer League: Hugo Rodallega (10)
All: Hugo Rodallega (10)
Highest home attendance 22,113 vs. Arsenal
Lowest home attendance 5,335 vs. Hull City
← 2008–09 2010–11 →

The 2009–10 English football season is Wigan Athletic's fifth consecutive season in the Premier League.

After Steve Bruce left the club to join Sunderland,[1] the club approached Swansea City manager Roberto Martínez. The Spaniard signed a three-year deal with Wigan on 15 June, bringing four backroom staff with him.[2]

The new manager's first signing was Jordi Gómez, who signed from RCD Espanyol.[3] The club then confirmed three pre-season fixtures, all away, to Crewe Alexandra, Preston North End and Norwich City.[4]

The departure of Ecuadorian winger Antonio Valencia was confirmed on 30 June, as the 23-year-old moved to Manchester United for a club-record fee rumoured to be around £ 16 million.[5][6] The club then announced the signing of Hendry Thomas from Honduran side Club Deportivo Olimpia on a three-year deal.[7]

Trinidadian striker Jason Scotland became Martínez's third signing when he agreed a two-year deal on 15 July.[8] Republic of Ireland under-21 international James McCarthy then agreed a five-year deal, joining from Scottish Premier League side Hamilton Academical.[9]

Chelsea winger Scott Sinclair signed a one-year loan deal with the club, and Martínez also signed Spaniards Román Golobart and Abian Serrano. Rayo Vallecano centre-half Antonio Amaya was also snapped up on the eve of the new season on a three-year deal.[10][11][12] Meanwhile, former manager Steve Bruce brought midfielder Lee Cattermole to Sunderland for £6 million.[13]

There was further movement in the transfer market as Martínez signed defensive midfielder Mohamed Diamé, after complications suffered with Diamé's medical.[14][15] The club then confirmed the departure of midfielder Michael Brown to Portsmouth after two years and 64 appearances.[16]

Squad

First team squad

(Source)[17] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 England GK Chris Kirkland
2 Ivory Coast DF Steve Gohouri
4 Spain DF Antonio Amaya
5 Scotland DF Gary Caldwell
6 Honduras MF Hendry Thomas
7 Austria DF Paul Scharner
8 England MF Ben Watson
9 Trinidad and Tobago FW Jason Scotland
10 Wales MF Jason Koumas
11 England FW Victor Moses
12 England GK Mike Pollitt
14 France MF Charles N'Zogbia
15 Spain MF Jordi Gómez
16 England FW Scott Sinclair (on loan from Chelsea)
No. Position Player
17 Barbados DF Emmerson Boyce
18 Bolivia FW Marcelo Moreno (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk)
19 England DF Titus Bramble
20 Colombia FW Hugo Rodallega
22 Ghana GK Richard Kingson
24 Republic of Ireland MF James McCarthy
25 Netherlands DF Mario Melchiot (captain)
27 Senegal MF Mohamed Diamé
28 Poland MF Tomasz Kupisz
29 Serbia GK Vladimir Stojković (on loan from Sporting CP)
31 Honduras DF Maynor Figueroa
39 England DF Jordan Mustoe
43 England FW Callum McManaman
53 England GK Lee Nicholls

On loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
21 Poland MF Tomasz Cywka (at Derby County)
23 France MF Olivier Kapo (at Boulogne)
26 Netherlands MF Rachid Bouaouzan (at Helsingborgs)
38 England MF Jon Routledge (at Östersunds FK)
No. Position Player
40 England MF Joe Holt (at Östersunds FK)
South Korea MF Cho Won-Hee (at Suwon Bluewings)
Netherlands MF Daniel de Ridder (at Hapoel Tel Aviv)

Transfers

In

Player From Fee Date
Spain Jordi Gómez Spain Espanyol £1.7 million[18] 19 June 2009
Honduras Hendry Thomas Honduras Olimpia Undisclosed 2 July 2009
Trinidad and Tobago Jason Scotland Wales Swansea City £2 million[19] 18 July 2009
Republic of Ireland James McCarthy Scotland Hamilton Academical £1.2 million[20] 21 July 2009
Spain Antonio Amaya Spain Rayo Vallecano Undisclosed 14 August 2009
France Mohamed Diamé Spain Rayo Vallecano Undisclosed 22 August 2009
Ivory Coast Steve Gohouri Unattached[21] Free 12 January 2010
Scotland Gary Caldwell Scotland Celtic Undisclosed 13 January 2010
England Victor Moses England Crystal Palace £2.5 million[22] 31 January 2010

Out

Player To Fee Date
Ecuador Luis Antonio Valencia England Manchester United £16 million[23] 30 June 2009
England Lewis Montrose England Wycombe Wanderers Free 1 July 2009[24]
England Lee Cattermole England Sunderland £6 million[25] 12 August 2009
England Michael Brown England Portsmouth Nominal[26] 28 August 2009

Released

Player Date
Senegal Henri Camara 1 July 2009
France Antoine Sibierski 1 July 2009
Jamaica Marlon King 29 October 2009[27]
Sweden Erik Edman 8 February 2010[28]

Loans in

Player From Start date End date
England Scott Sinclair England Chelsea 6 August 2009 End of season[29]
Serbia Vladimir Stojkovic Portugal Sporting Lisbon 7 January 2010 End of season[30]
Bolivia Marcelo Moreno Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 1 February 2010 End of season[31]

Loans out

Player To Start date End date
England Ben Watson England QPR 1 September 2009 31 December 2009[32]
South Korea Cho Won-Hee South Korea Suwon Bluewings 4 January 2010 January 2011[33]
France Olivier Kapo France Boulogne 8 January 2010 End of season[34]
Netherlands Daniel de Ridder Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 22 January 2010 End of season[35]
England Ben Watson England West Brom 22 February 2010[36] 1 April 2010[37]
Poland Tomasz Cywka England Derby County 25 March 2010 End of season[38]
Netherlands Rachid Bouaouzan Sweden Helsingborgs 1 April 2010 30 June 2010[39]
England Jon Routledge Sweden Östersunds FK 1 April 2010 30 June 2010[39]
England Joe Holt Sweden Östersunds FK 1 April 2010 30 June 2010[39]

Player statistics

Premier League

(Sources)[40][41][42]

#Pos.PlayerStartSubTotal AppsGoalsRed card
1 GK England Kirkland, ChrisChris Kirkland 32 0 32 0 0 0
2 DF Ivory Coast Gohouri, SteveSteve Gohouri 4 1 5 1 2 0
3 DF Sweden Edman, ErikErik Edman 2 1 3 0 1 0
5 MF South Korea Won-Hee, ChoCho Won-Hee 1 3 4 0 0 0
5 DF Scotland Caldwell, GaryGary Caldwell 16 0 16 2 3 2
6 MF Honduras Thomas, HendryHendry Thomas 27 4 31 0 8 1
7 DF Austria Scharner, PaulPaul Scharner 30 8 38 4 6 0
8 MF England Watson, BenBen Watson 4 1 5 1 0 0
9 FW Trinidad and Tobago Scotland, JasonJason Scotland 14 18 32 1 1 0
10 MF Wales Koumas, JasonJason Koumas 6 2 8 1 0 0
11 MF England Brown, MichaelMichael Brown 2 0 2 0 0 0
11 FW England Moses, VictorVictor Moses 2 12 14 1 0 0
12 GK England Pollitt, MikeMike Pollitt 2 2 4 0 0 0
14 MF France N'Zogbia, CharlesCharles N'Zogbia 35 1 36 5 7 0
15 MF Spain Gómez, JordiJordi Gómez 11 12 23 1 3 0
16 FW England Sinclair, ScottScott Sinclair 1 17 18 1 0 0
17 DF Barbados Boyce, EmmersonEmmerson Boyce 23 1 24 3 1 0
18 FW Bolivia Moreno, MarceloMarcelo Moreno 9 3 12 0 0 0
19 DF England Bramble, TitusTitus Bramble 35 0 35 2 10 0
20 FW Colombia Rodallega, HugoHugo Rodallega 38 0 38 10 6 0
23 MF France Kapo, OlivierOlivier Kapo 0 1 1 0 0 0
24 MF Republic of Ireland McCarthy, JamesJames McCarthy 19 1 20 1 3 0
25 DF Netherlands Melchiot, MarioMario Melchiot 32 0 32 0 2 0
27 MF France Diamé, MohamedMohamed Diamé 34 0 34 1 5 0
29 GK Serbia Stojković, VladimirVladimir Stojković 4 0 4 0 0 0
30 FW Jamaica King, MarlonMarlon King 0 3 3 0 0 0
31 DF Honduras Figueroa, MaynorMaynor Figueroa 35 0 35 1 6 0

Match results

Match won Match drawn Match lost

Pre-season

Premier League

League Cup

FA Cup

Final league table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Chelsea (C) 38 27 5 6 103 32+71 86 Group stage
2 Manchester United 38 27 4 7 86 28+58 85
3 Arsenal 38 23 6 9 83 41+42 75
4 Tottenham Hotspur 38 21 7 10 67 41+26 70 Play-off round
5 Manchester City 38 18 13 7 73 45+28 67 2010–11 UEFA Europa League Play-off round
6 Aston Villa 38 17 13 8 52 39+13 64
7 Liverpool 38 18 9 11 61 35+26 63 2010–11 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
8 Everton 38 16 13 9 60 49+11 61
9 Birmingham City 38 13 11 14 38 47−9 50
10 Blackburn Rovers 38 13 11 14 41 55−14 50
11 Stoke City 38 11 14 13 34 48−14 47
12 Fulham 38 12 10 16 39 46−7 46
13 Sunderland 38 11 11 16 48 56−8 44
14 Bolton Wanderers 38 10 9 19 42 67−25 39
15 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 9 11 18 32 56−24 38
16 Wigan Athletic 38 9 9 20 37 79−42 36
17 West Ham United 38 8 11 19 47 66−19 35
18 Burnley (R) 38 8 6 24 42 82−40 30 Relegation to Template:Fb competition 2010–11 Football League Championship
19 Hull City (R) 38 6 12 20 34 75−41 30
20 Portsmouth (R) 38 7 7 24 34 66−32 0191

Source: Barclays Premier League


Rules for classification:

1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Portsmouth were docked nine points for entering administration.[43]
More about European qualification:
For further information on European qualification see Premier League – Competition.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

References

  1. ↑ "Bruce named as Sunderland manager". BBC Sport. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
  2. ↑ "Wigan finally land boss Martinez". BBC Sport. 15 June 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
  3. ↑ Latics sign Jordi Gomez from Espanyol Wigan Athletic, 19 June 2009
  4. ↑ Crewe, Preston and Norwich friendlies confirmed Wigan Athletic, 24 June 2009
  5. ↑ "Valencia joins Man Utd from Wigan". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 30 June 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
  6. ↑ Antonio Valencia joins Manchester United for club record fee Wigan Athletic, 30 June 2009
  7. ↑ Hendry Thomas joins Wigan Athletic from Deportivo Olimpia Wigan Athletic, 2 July 2009
  8. ↑ Wigan Athletic confirm Jason Scotland as our player Wigan Athletic, 15 July 2009
  9. ↑ Wigan Athletic confirm James McCarthy signature Wigan Athletic, 21 July 2009
  10. ↑ Latics take Chelsea striker on season-long loan deal Wigan Athletic, 6 August 2009
  11. ↑ Martinez looking to the future with new signings Wigan Athletic, 7 August 2009
  12. ↑ Wigan Athletic net Spanish centre half Antonio Amaya Wigan Athletic, 14 August 2009
  13. ↑ Club confirm Lee Cattermole has signed for Sunderland Wigan Athletic, 12 August 2009
  14. ↑ El corazón de Diamé frena su fichaje por el Wigan (Diamé's heart halts signing with Wigan) (Spanish)
  15. ↑ "Wigan complete capture of Diame". BBC Sport. 22 August 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
  16. ↑ "BROWN MOVES TO POMPEY". Wigan Athletic Official Website. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
  17. ↑ "FootballSquads – Wigan Athletic – 2009/10".
  18. ↑ "Wigan capture Gomez from Espanyol". BBC News. 19 June 2009.
  19. ↑ "Scotland completes Wigan transfer". BBC News. 18 July 2009.
  20. ↑ "McCarthy completes Wigan transfer". BBC News. 21 July 2009.
  21. ↑ "Wigan sign Ivory Coast defender Steven Gohouri". BBC News. 12 January 2010.
  22. ↑ "Moses makes Wigan move". Sky Sports. 31 January 2010.
  23. ↑ Smith, Rory (30 June 2009). "Manchester United sign Wigan winger Antonio Valencia for £16m". The Daily Telegraph (London).
  24. ↑ "Wycombe land Montrose". Sky Sports. 24 June 2009.
  25. ↑ "Sunderland sign Cattermole for £6m". The Independent (London). 12 August 2009.
  26. ↑ "Portsmouth wrap up four signings". BBC News. 28 August 2009.
  27. ↑ "Wigan to sack jailed striker King". BBC News. 29 October 2009.
  28. ↑ "Wigan release Edman".
  29. ↑ "Wigan sign Chelsea winger on loan". BBC News. 6 August 2009.
  30. ↑ "Vladimir Stojkovic completes loan move to Wigan". BBC News. 7 January 2010.
  31. ↑ "Wigan sign Bolivia striker Marcelo Moreno". BBC News. 1 February 2010.
  32. ↑ "Ben Watson in QPR loan move as out of favour Wigan midfielder joins until January". Daily Mail (London). 1 September 2009.
  33. ↑ "CHO'S OVER…FOR NOW".
  34. ↑ "Wigan Athletic winger Olivier Kapo goes on loan to Boulogne". The Guardian (London). 8 January 2010.
  35. ↑ "Wigan winger De Ridder makes Hapoel Tel Aviv loan move". BBC News. 22 January 2010.
  36. ↑ "Baggies clinch Watson deal". Sky Sports. 22 February 2010.
  37. ↑ "Wigan recall Ben Watson from West Brom". BBC News. 1 April 2010.
  38. ↑ "Derby seal loan deal for Wigan striker Tomasz Cywka". BBC News. 25 March 2010.
  39. 1 2 3 "SWEDE GOODBYE".
  40. ↑ "Wigan Athletic Appearances 2009/10".
  41. ↑ "Wigan Athletic Goalscorers 2009/10".
  42. ↑ "Wigan Athletic Discipline 2009/10".
  43. ↑ "Portsmouth Football Club". premierleague.com (Premier League). 17 March 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2010.

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