Wigan Athletic

Manager	Roberto Martinez
Chairman	Dave Whelan
Premier League	(Season in progress)
FA Cup	Enters at third round
Carling Cup	Second Round
Top goalscorer	League: (Season in progress) All: (Season in progress)
Highest home attendance	20,447 vs. Sunderland
Lowest home attendance	5,335 vs. Hull City

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 Gomez, 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 Martinez'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 Academicals.^[9]

Chelsea winger Scott Sinclair signed a one-year loan deal with the club, and Martinez also signed Spaniards Roman 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 Martinez signed defensive midfielder Mohamed Diamé, after complications suffered with Diame's medical.^[14][15] The club then confirmed the departure of midfielder Michael Brown to Portsmouth after two years and 64 appearances.^[16]

[edit] Squad

As of 29 December 2009.^[17]

[edit] Current squad

No. Position Player 1 GK Chris Kirkland 3 DF Erik Edman 4 DF Antonio Amaya 5 MF Cho Won-Hee 6 MF Hendry Thomas 7 DF Paul Scharner 9 FW Jason Scotland 10 MF Jason Koumas 12 GK Mike Pollitt 14 MF Charles N'Zogbia 15 MF Jordi Gómez 16 FW Scott Sinclair (on loan from Chelsea) 17 DF Emmerson Boyce 18 MF Daniël de Ridder 19 DF Titus Bramble

No. Position Player 20 FW Hugo Rodallega 21 MF Tomasz Cywka 22 GK Richard Kingson 23 MF Olivier Kapo 24 MF James McCarthy 25 DF Mario Melchiot (captain) 26 MF Rachid Bouaouzan 27 MF Mohamed Diamé 28 MF Tomasz Kupisz 30 FW Marlon King 31 DF Maynor Figueroa 38 MF Jonathan Routledge 40 MF Joe Holt 43 MF Callum McManaman N/A GK Vladimir Stojković (on loan from Sporting CP)

[edit] Out on loan

No. Position Player 8 MF Ben Watson (at Queens Park Rangers until 1 January 2010)

[edit] Match Results

[edit] Pre-season

Friendlies
Kick Off	Opponents	H / A	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report
2009-07-16 19:30	Crewe Alexandra	A	0 - 1		2,700	MR
2009-07-20 17:30	Hannover 96	A	1 - 1	Melchiot 11'		MR
2009-07-22 10:00	FC Timişoara	A	0 - 2			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	MR
2009-08-08 15:00	St Mirren	H	3 - 1	Koumas 27', Rodallega 49', Melchiot 58'

[edit] Premier League

15 August 2009	Aston Villa	0 – 2	Wigan Athletic	Villa Park, Aston
15:00	Delph 43' Young 85'	(Report)	Rodallega  31' Koumas  56' Bramble 79' Figueroa 83'	Attendance: 35,578 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

18 August 2009	Wigan Athletic	0 – 1	Wolves	DW Stadium, Wigan
19:45		(Report)	Keogh  6' 57' Stearman 72' Edwards 90+2'	Attendance: 16,661 Referee: Mike Jones

22 August 2009	Wigan Athletic	0 – 5	Manchester United	DW Stadium, Wigan
15:00	Rodallega 76' Scharner 90+1'	(Report)	Scholes 19' Evra 49' Rooney  56', 65' Berbatov  58' Owen  85' Nani  90+2'	Attendance: 18,164 Referee: Howard Webb

30 August 2009	Everton	2 – 1	Wigan Athletic	Goodison Park, Liverpool
15:00	Osman 58' Saha  62' Baines  90+4' (pen.)	(Report)	Diame 19' Melchiot 33' Boyce 38' Thomas 42' Scharner  57' N'Zogbia 75'	Attendance: 35,122 Referee: Lee Probert

12 September 2009	Wigan Athletic	1 – 0	West Ham	DW Stadium, Wigan
15:00	Rodallega  55' Figueroa 69' Bramble 83'	(Report)	Noble 25'	Attendance: 17,142 Referee: Alan Wiley

19 September 2009	Arsenal	4 – 0	Wigan Athletic	Emirates Stadium, London
15:00	Vermaelen  25', 49' Eduardo  59' Fàbregas  89' Eboué 22' Song 39'	(Report)	Gómez 53' Scharner 65'	Attendance: 59,103 Referee: Mike Jones

26 September 2009	Wigan Athletic	3 – 1	Chelsea	DW Stadium, Wigan
15:00	Bramble  16' Thomas 27' Rodallega  53' (pen.) Scharner  90+1'	(Report)	Drogba  47' Čech  51'	Attendance: 18,542 Referee: Phil Dowd

3 October 2009	Hull City	2 – 1	Wigan Athletic	KC Stadium, Kingston upon Hull
15:00	Vennegoor of Hesselink  60' Geovanni  68'		Sinclair  87' N'Zogbia 30' Gómez 90+4'	Attendance: 18,542 Referee: Phil Dowd

18 October 2009	Wigan Athletic	1 – 1	Manchester City	DW Stadium, Wigan
16:00	N'Zogbia 45+1' Thomas 26' Figueroa 39'		Petrov  47' Zabaleta  32', 65'	Attendance: 20,005 Referee: Alan Wiley

24 October 2009	Burnley	1 – 3	Wigan Athletic	Turf Moor, Burnley
16:00	Fletcher  3'		Rodallega  15', 50' Boyce  75'	Attendance: 19,430 Referee: Lee Mason

31 October 2009	Portsmouth	4 – 0	Wigan Athletic	Fratton Park, Portsmouth
15:00	Dindane  35',  64',  90' (pen.) Piquionne  45+3'	(Report)	Thomas 90+2'	Attendance: 18,212 Referee: Alan Wiley

8 November 2009	Wigan Athletic	1 – 1	Fulham	DW Stadium, Wigan
15:00	Boyce  13' Edman 54' Bramble 84'	(Report)	Dempsey  39' (pen.) Etuhu 90'	Attendance: 16,172 Referee: Phil Dowd

22 November 2009	Tottenham	9 – 1	Wigan Athletic	White Hart Lane, Tottenham
15:00	Crouch  9' Kranjčar 40' Defoe  51',  54',  58',  69',  87' Lennon  64' Bentley  88' Kranjčar  90+4'	(Report)	Scharner  57'	Attendance: 35,650 Referee: Peter Walton

28 November 2009	Wigan Athletic	1 – 0	Sunderland	DW Stadium, Wigan
15:00	Rodallega  76'	(Report)	Turner 29' Reid 79' Bent 81'	Attendance: 20,447 Referee: Martin Atkinson

5 December 2009	Wigan Athletic	2 – 3	Birmingham	DW Stadium, Wigan
15:00	Rodallega 15' N'Zogbia  33' Thomas 75' Jordi Gómez  89'	(Report)	Larsson  61',  72' Benítez  66'	Attendance: 18,797 Referee: Lee Probert

12 December 2009	Stoke City	2 – 2	Wigan Athletic	Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent
12:45	Faye 33' Şanlı  37', 45' Diao 57' Shawcross  74' Wilkinson 76' Huth 90'	(Report)	Boyce  15' Scharner 63' Figueroa  72'	Attendance: 26,728 Referee: Mike Dean

16 December 2009	Liverpool FC	2 – 1	Wigan Athletic	Anfield, Liverpool
20:00	N'Gog  9' Mascherano 77' Fernando Torres  79'	(Report)	Thomas 85' N'Zogbia  90+2'	Attendance: 41,116 Referee: Phil Dowd

26 December 2009	Wigan Athletic	1 – 1	Blackburn Rovers	DW Stadium, Wigan
15:00	Rodallega  53' Thomas 90+4'	(Report)	Míchel Salgado 15' McCarthy  30' Givet 38' Chimbonda 44' N'Zonzi 86'	Attendance: 20,243 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

30 December 2009	Manchester United	5 - 0	Wigan Athletic	Old Trafford, Manchester
20:00	Rooney  28' Carrick  32' Rafael  45' Berbatov  50' Valencia  75'	(Report)	N'Zogbia 58'	Attendance: 74,560 Referee: Lee Mason

[edit] League Cup

Second Round 26 August 2009	Blackpool	4 – 1	Wigan Athletic	Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
19:45	Demontagnac  3' Burgess  19' Adam  33' Taylor-Fletcher  67'	(Report)	Amaya 39'  90+4'	Attendance: 8,089 Referee: Michael Oliver

[edit] FA Cup

Third Round 2 January 2010	Wigan Athletic	4 - 1	Hull City	DW Stadium, Wigan
15:00	N'Zogbia  47', 66' McCarthy  63' Sinclair  90+1'	(Report)	Geovanni  35' Cullen 67'	Attendance: 5,335 Referee: Andre Marriner

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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• Official website
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• Wigan Athletic F.C. season 2009–10 on BBC Sport: Club News – Recent results – Upcoming fixtures – Club stats