Wigan Athletic Football team season
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 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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
On loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
In
Out
Released
Loans in
Loans out
Player statistics
Premier League
(Sources) [ 43] [ 44] [ 45]
Match results
Match won
Match drawn
Match lost
Pre-season
Kick Off
Opponents
H / A
Result
Scorers
Attendance
Report
2009-07-16 19:30
Crewe Alexandra
A
0–1
2,700 (526 away)
MR
2009-07-20 17:30
Hannover 96
A
1–1
Melchiot 11'
11,412 (200 away)
MR
2009-07-22 10:00
Timișoara
A
0–2
1,184 (58 away)
MR
2009-07-24 17:30
PFC Minyor Pernik
A
1–1
Rodallega 5'
MR
2009-07-28 19:45
Preston North End
A
4–1
Rodallega 36', N'Zogbia 38', Brown 47', Scotland 69'
MR
2009-08-01 15:00
Norwich City
A
2–3
N'Zogbia 9', Cho 49'
8,927 (142 away)
MR
2009-08-08 15:00
St Mirren
H
3–1
Koumas 27', Rodallega 49', Melchiot 58'
Premier League
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Ground A H H A H A H A H A A H A H H A A H A A A H A H H H A H A H H A A H H A H A Result W L L L W L W L D W L D L W L D L D L W L L D D D L L W L L W L L D W L D L Position 5 7 16 17 12 15 10 12 13 10 12 13 15 14 14 14 14 16 17 15 16 15 16 15 15 16 17 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 16 15 16
League Cup
FA Cup
Final league table
References
^ "Bruce named as Sunderland manager" . BBC Sport . 3 June 2009. Retrieved 3 June 2009 .
^ "Wigan finally land boss Martinez" . BBC Sport . 15 June 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2009 .
^ Latics sign Jordi Gomez from Espanyol Archived 23 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine Wigan Athletic, 19 June 2009
^ Crewe, Preston and Norwich friendlies confirmed Archived 29 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine Wigan Athletic, 24 June 2009
^ "Valencia joins Man Utd from Wigan" . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation. 30 June 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2009 .
^ Antonio Valencia joins Manchester United for club record fee Archived 4 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine Wigan Athletic, 30 June 2009
^ Hendry Thomas joins Wigan Athletic from Deportivo Olimpia Archived 5 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine Wigan Athletic, 2 July 2009
^ Wigan Athletic confirm Jason Scotland as our player Archived 22 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine Wigan Athletic, 15 July 2009
^ Wigan Athletic confirm James McCarthy signature Archived 25 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine Wigan Athletic, 21 July 2009
^ Latics take Chelsea striker on season-long loan deal Archived 9 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine Wigan Athletic, 6 August 2009
^ Martinez looking to the future with new signings Archived 10 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine Wigan Athletic, 7 August 2009
^ Wigan Athletic net Spanish centre half Antonio Amaya Archived 17 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine Wigan Athletic, 14 August 2009
^ Club confirm Lee Cattermole has signed for Sunderland Archived 15 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine Wigan Athletic, 12 August 2009
^ El corazón de Diamé frena su fichaje por el Wigan (Diamé's heart halts signing with Wigan) (in Spanish)
^ "Wigan complete capture of Diame" . BBC Sport . 22 August 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2009 .
^ "BROWN MOVES TO POMPEY" . Wigan Athletic Official Website. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2009 .
^ "FootballSquads – Wigan Athletic – 2009/10" .
^ "Wigan capture Gomez from Espanyol" . BBC News . 19 June 2009.
^ "Scotland completes Wigan transfer" . BBC News . 18 July 2009.
^ "McCarthy completes Wigan transfer" . BBC News . 21 July 2009.
^ "Defender Amaya agrees Wigan move" . BBC Sport . 14 August 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2024 .
^ "Wigan complete capture of Diame" . BBC Sport . 22 August 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2024 .
^ "Wigan sign Ivory Coast defender Steven Gohouri" . BBC News . 12 January 2010.
^ "Wigan beat Middlesbrough to sign Celtic defender Gary Caldwell" . The Guardian . Press Association. 13 January 2010. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 28 September 2024 .
^ "Moses makes Wigan move" . Sky Sports . 31 January 2010.
^ Smith, Rory (30 June 2009). "Manchester United sign Wigan winger Antonio Valencia for £16m" . The Daily Telegraph . London. Archived from the original on 3 July 2009.
^ "Wycombe land Montrose" . Sky Sports . 24 June 2009.
^ "Sunderland sign Cattermole for £6m" . The Independent . London. 12 August 2009. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2017 .
^ "Portsmouth wrap up four signings" . BBC News . 28 August 2009.
^ "Wigan to sack jailed striker King" . BBC News . 29 October 2009.
^ "Wigan release Edman" . Archived from the original on 10 February 2010.
^ "Wigan sign Chelsea winger on loan" . BBC News . 6 August 2009.
^ "Vladimir Stojkovic completes loan move to Wigan" . BBC News . 7 January 2010.
^ "Wigan sign Bolivia striker Marcelo Moreno" . BBC News . 1 February 2010.
^ "QPR sign Wigan's Ben Watson on short-term loan" . The Guardian . 1 September 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2020 .
^ "CHO'S OVER…FOR NOW" . Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2010 .
^ "Wigan Athletic winger Olivier Kapo goes on loan to Boulogne" . The Guardian . London. 8 January 2010.
^ "Wigan winger De Ridder makes Hapoel Tel Aviv loan move" . BBC News . 22 January 2010.
^ "Baggies clinch Watson deal" . Sky Sports . 22 February 2010.
^ "Wigan recall Ben Watson from West Brom" . BBC News . 1 April 2010.
^ "Derby seal loan deal for Wigan striker Tomasz Cywka" . BBC News . 25 March 2010.
^ a b c "SWEDE GOODBYE" . Archived from the original on 4 April 2010.
^ "Wigan Athletic Appearances 2009/10" .
^ "Wigan Athletic Goalscorers 2009/10" .
^ "Wigan Athletic Discipline 2009/10" .
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