2003–04 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

Wigan Athletic
2003–04 season
Chairman England Dave Whelan
Manager England Paul Jewell
Stadium JJB Stadium
First Division 7th
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Third round
Top goalscorer Nathan Ellington (18)
Average home league attendance 9,505

During the 2003–04 English football season, Wigan Athletic competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

Wigan were playing in Division One for the first time in their history, and after losing their first game many tipped them for a swift departure, but Wigan confounded expectations to go unbeaten for the next 17 games and sat at the top the table by November. A weak finish saw Wigan win only three of their last 10 games to finish seventh in Division One – a last minute goal by West Ham's Brian Deane in the final game of the season saw the Latics drop out of the play-off places in favour of eventual play-off winners Crystal Palace.

Final league table

Pos Team Pl W D L F A GD Pts
1. Norwich City 46 28 10 8 79 39 +40 94
2. West Bromwich Albion 46 25 11 10 64 42 +22 86
3. Sunderland 46 22 13 11 62 45 +17 79
4. West Ham United 46 19 17 10 67 45 +22 74
5. Ipswich Town 46 21 10 15 84 72 +12 73
6. Crystal Palace 46 21 10 15 72 61 +11 73
7. Wigan Athletic 46 18 17 11 60 45 +15 71
8. Sheffield United 46 20 11 15 65 56 +9 71
9. Reading 46 20 10 16 55 57 -2 70
10. Millwall 46 18 15 13 55 48 +7 69
11. Stoke City 46 18 12 16 58 55 +3 66
12. Coventry City 46 17 14 15 67 54 +13 65
13. Cardiff City 46 17 14 15 68 58 +10 65
14. Nottingham Forest 46 15 15 16 61 51 +10 60
15. Preston North End 46 15 14 17 69 71 -2 59
16. Watford 46 15 12 19 54 68 -14 57
17. Rotherham United 46 13 15 18 53 61 -8 54
18. Crewe Alexandra 46 14 11 21 57 66 -9 53
19. Burnley 46 13 14 19 60 77 -17 53
20. Derby County 46 13 13 20 53 67 -14 52
21. Gillingham 46 14 9 23 48 67 -19 51
22. Walsall 46 13 12 21 45 65 -20 51
23. Bradford City 46 10 6 30 38 69 -31 36
24. Wimbledon (later MK Dons) 46 8 5 33 41 89 -48 29

Results

Wigan Athletic's score comes first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
9 August 2003MillwallA0-210,898
16 August 2003Preston North EndH1-112,073McCulloch
23 August 2003BurnleyA2-013,231Kennedy, Ellington
26 August 2003Ipswich TownH1-08,292Ellington
30 August 2003Rotherham UnitedA3-06,660Jarrett, Ellington, N. Roberts
13 September 2003WimbledonA4-21,054Bullard, Liddell, Horsfield, Ellington
16 September 2003West Bromwich AlbionH1-012,874Horsfield
20 September 2003WatfordH1-09,211McCulloch
27 September 2003Coventry CityA1-114,862Jackson
30 September 2003Cardiff CityA0-015,143
4 October 2003Norwich CityH1-116,160Liddell
11 October 2003Derby CountyA2-219,151Liddell (2)
14 October 2003Stoke CityH2-17,678Horsfield (2)
18 October 2003GillinghamH1-06,696Liddell (pen)
21 October 2003Sheffield UnitedH1-112,032Horsfield
25 October 2003WalsallA0-27,041
1 November 2003Crystal PalaceH5-06,796Liddell (2, 1 pen), Horsfield, Ellington (2)
8 November 2003ReadingA0-113,819
22 November 2003Nottingham ForestH2-210,403Ellington, Liddell
29 November 2003West Ham UnitedA0-434,375
2 December 2003SunderlandA1-122,167De Vos
6 December 2003ReadingH0-27,512
13 December 2003Bradford CityH1-07,256Horsfield
20 December 2003Crewe AlexandraA3-27,873McCulloch, De Vos, Bullard
26 December 2003Rotherham UnitedH1-29,235Ellington
28 December 2003Sheffield UnitedA1-126,056Ellington
10 January 2004MillwallH0-07,047
17 January 2004Preston North EndA4-219,161Roberts, Ellington (2), Teale
31 January 2004BurnleyH0-011,147
7 February 2004Ipswich TownA3-122,093Roberts, Ellington, Teale
14 February 2004Derby CountyH2-09,146Ellington, McCulloch
21 February 2004Stoke CityA1-114,927Ellington
28 February 2004WalsallH1-07,593Ellington
6 March 2004Crewe AlexandraH2-38,367McCulloch (2)
13 March 2004Bradford CityA0-011,744
16 March 2004West Bromwich AlbionA1-226,215Liddell (pen)
20 March 2004Coventry CityH2-18,784Roberts (2)
27 March 2004WatfordA1-113,382Roberts
3 April 2004WimbledonH0-17,622
6 April 2004GillinghamA3-07,410Ellington, Roberts, Mahon
9 April 2004Norwich CityA0-223,446
13 April 2004Cardiff CityH3-08,052Roberts, Ellington
17 April 2004Crystal PalaceA1-118,799Ellington
24 April 2004SunderlandH0-011,380
1 May 2004Nottingham ForestA0-129,172
9 May 2004West Ham UnitedH1-120,669N. Roberts

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R33 January 2004West Ham UnitedH1-211,793Quinn (own goal)

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R112 August 2003Hull CityH2-03,295McCulloch, Jarrett
R223 September 2003FulhamH1-04,874Ellington
R329 October 2003MiddlesbroughH1-28,046Bullard

First-team squad

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

No. Position Player
1 Australia GK John Filan
2 England DF Paul Mitchell
3 Scotland MF Stephen McMillan
4 England DF Matt Jackson
5 Canada DF Jason De Vos
6 England DF Ian Breckin
7 Scotland FW Andy Liddell
8 Wales FW Neil Roberts
9 England FW Nathan Ellington
10 Scotland MF Lee McCulloch
11 Northern Ireland MF Peter Kennedy
12 Wales MF Michael Flynn
No. Position Player
13 England GK Gary Walsh
14 Republic of Ireland MF Alan Mahon
15 Republic of Ireland DF Gareth Farrelly
16 England MF Tony Dinning
18 England MF Jason Jarrett
19 England DF Nicky Eaden
20 Scotland MF Gary Teale
21 England MF Jimmy Bullard
24 Republic of Ireland MF Alan Rogers (on loan from Leicester City)
26 England DF Leighton Baines
30 Grenada FW Jason Roberts[1]

Left club during season

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

No. Position Player
14 Scotland FW Mark Burchill (on loan from Portsmouth)
14 Jamaica MF Jamie Lawrence (on loan from Walsall)
No. Position Player
15 England FW Geoff Horsfield (to West Bromwich Albion)
17 England MF Ged Brannan (to Accrington Stanley)

Reserve squad

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

No. Position Player
22 Brazil FW Magno Vieira
23 England GK James Salisbury
25 England DF Chris Lynch
No. Position Player
27 England FW Greg Traynor
33 England GK Ryan Yeomans
38 England FW David Moore

Statistics

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[2]

References

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