2013–14 Wigan Athletic F.C. season
The 2013–14 season was Wigan Athletic's first season back in the Championship (and third overall) after the club's relegation from the Premier League at the end of the 2012–13 season, after eight consecutive seasons in the top flight. For winning the last year's FA Cup they competed in the FA Community Shield and the Europa League for the first time in their history.
Owen Coyle became the manager of Wigan Athletic replacing outgoing manager Roberto Martínez who left for Everton.[1] Coyle left the club on 2 December 2013, and was replaced by Uwe Rösler on 7 December 2013.[2]
Wigan finished fifth in the league, qualifying for the play-offs, where Queens Park Rangers eliminated them in the semi-finals. They also reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup, losing to eventual champions Arsenal. Although Wigan finished bottom of their Europa League group, they had a chance to advance as late as the last matchday away to Maribor.
First team squad
As of 18 March 2014
Transfers
In
Summer
Winter
Out
Summer
Squad # |
Position |
Player |
Transferred To |
Fee |
Date |
Source |
N/A |
1 !MF |
Aylmer, Peter !Peter Aylmer |
N/A |
Free transfer |
7 June 2013 |
[25] |
N/A |
1 !MF |
Lynch, Jonathan !Jonathan Lynch |
N/A |
Free transfer |
7 June 2013 |
[25] |
N/A |
1 !MF |
Morris, Callum !Callum Morris |
N/A |
Free transfer |
7 June 2013 |
[25] |
N/A |
1 !MF |
Sumner, Joshua !Joshua Sumner |
N/A |
Free transfer |
7 June 2013 |
[25] |
N/A |
1 !MF |
Watson, Ryan !Ryan Watson |
N/A |
Free transfer |
7 June 2013 |
[25] |
7 |
1 !MF |
Crusat, Albert !Albert Crusat |
Bnei Sakhnin |
Free transfer |
7 June 2013 |
[25] |
6 |
1 !MF |
Jones, David !David Jones |
Burnley |
Free transfer |
7 June 2013 |
[25] |
24 |
1 !DF |
López, Adrián !Adrián López |
Montreal Impact |
Free transfer |
7 June 2013 |
[25] |
35 |
1 !ST |
Oršula, Filip !Filip Oršula |
MSV Duisburg |
Free transfer |
7 June 2013 |
[25] |
23 |
1 !DF |
Stam, Ronnie !Ronnie Stam |
Standard Liège |
Free transfer |
7 June 2013 |
[25] |
25 |
1 !DF |
Golobart, Román !Román Golobart |
Köln |
Free transfer |
14 June 2013 |
[26] |
31 |
1 !DF |
Figueroa, Maynor !Maynor Figueroa |
Hull City |
Free transfer |
17 June 2013 |
[27] |
19 |
1 !ST |
Boselli, Mauro !Mauro Boselli |
León |
£1M |
28 June 2013 |
[28] |
2 |
1 !ST |
Kone, Arouna !Arouna Koné |
Everton |
£5M |
8 July 2013 |
[29] |
3 |
1 !DF |
Alcaraz, Antolin !Antolín Alcaraz |
Everton |
Free transfer |
9 July 2013 |
[30] |
9 |
1 !ST |
Santo Di Franco !Franco Di Santo |
Werder Bremen |
Free transfer |
14 August 2013 |
[31] |
12 |
1 !GK |
Pollitt Mike !Mike Pollitt |
Barnsley |
Loan |
27 August 2013 |
[32] |
4 |
1 !MF |
McCarthy James !James McCarthy |
Everton |
£13M |
2 September 2013 |
[33] |
27 |
1 !DF |
Jordan Mustoe !Jordan Mustoe |
Bury |
Loan |
1 October 2013 |
[34] |
30 |
1 !DF |
Rob Kiernan !Rob Kiernan |
Southend |
Loan |
12 October 2013 |
[35] |
20 |
1 !CMF |
Fyvie Fraser !Fraser Fyvie |
Yeovil Town |
Loan |
17 October 2013 |
[36] |
29 |
1 !ST |
Dicko Nouha !Nouha Dicko |
Rotherham United |
Loan |
20 November 2013 |
[37] |
Winter
Squad statistics
Statistics accurate as of 12 May 2014
Source:[42]
Top scorers
Statistics accurate as of 12 May 2014
Results
Pre season
Football League Championship
Result and position by match
Round | 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 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
Ground | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | H | A | H | A | A |
Result | W | L | D | D | W | L | W | L | W | L | D | D | W | W | L | L | L | L | W | W | D | D | W | W | L | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | D | D | W | L | W | L | L | W | L |
Position | 1 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Last updated: 3 May 2014.
Source: nPower Championship
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Football League Championship Play-offs
UEFA Europa League
Group stage
- Tiebreakers
- Maribor are ranked ahead of Zulte Waregem on head-to-head goal difference.
FA Cup
League Cup
FA Community Shield
League table
2013–14 Football League Championship table
Source:
BBC SportRules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winner;
(P) Promoted.
References