Wigan 2004/05

Wigan finished 2nd of 24 in the 2004/05 Championship with 87 points (won 25, drawn 12, lost 9; scored 79, conceded 35) and were promoted. They were top of the table after 23 matches of 46; lowest 8th, after match 1. Longest runs: 6 wins in a row and 17 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Wigan
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club Championship season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 7 Aug 2004	Nottingham Forest (home)	1–1 D	Drew	1	8th
2	Tue 10 Aug 2004	Millwall (away)	2–0 W	Won	4	1st
3	Sun 15 Aug 2004	West Ham (away)	3–1 W	Won	7	1st
4	Sat 21 Aug 2004	Brighton (home)	3–0 W	Won	10	1st
5	Sat 28 Aug 2004	Sunderland (away)	1–1 D	Drew	11	1st
6	Mon 30 Aug 2004	Cardiff (home)	2–1 W	Won	14	1st
7	Sat 11 Sep 2004	Wolves (away)	3–3 D	Drew	15	1st
8	Tue 14 Sep 2004	Burnley (home)	0–0 D	Drew	16	2nd
9	Sat 18 Sep 2004	Sheffield United (home)	4–0 W	Won	19	1st
10	Sat 25 Sep 2004	Derby (away)	1–1 D	Drew	20	2nd
11	Tue 28 Sep 2004	Watford (away)	0–0 D	Drew	21	2nd
12	Sat 2 Oct 2004	Rotherham (home)	2–0 W	Won	24	1st
13	Sat 16 Oct 2004	Plymouth (away)	2–1 W	Won	27	1st
14	Tue 19 Oct 2004	Crewe (home)	4–1 W	Won	30	1st
15	Sat 23 Oct 2004	Coventry (home)	4–1 W	Won	33	1st
16	Sun 31 Oct 2004	Leeds (away)	2–0 W	Won	36	1st
17	Tue 2 Nov 2004	Stoke (away)	1–0 W	Won	39	1st
18	Sat 6 Nov 2004	Plymouth (home)	0–2 L	Lost	39	1st
19	Sat 13 Nov 2004	QPR (away)	0–1 L	Lost	39	1st
20	Sat 20 Nov 2004	Leicester (home)	0–0 D	Drew	40	1st
21	Sat 27 Nov 2004	Reading (away)	1–1 D	Drew	41	2nd
22	Sun 5 Dec 2004	Preston (home)	5–0 W	Won	44	1st
23	Sat 11 Dec 2004	Gillingham (home)	2–0 W	Won	47	1st
24	Tue 21 Dec 2004	Ipswich (away)	1–2 L	Lost	47	2nd
25	Sun 26 Dec 2004	Derby (home)	1–2 L	Lost	47	2nd
26	Tue 28 Dec 2004	Burnley (away)	0–1 L	Lost	47	3rd
27	Sat 1 Jan 2005	Sheffield United (away)	2–0 W	Won	50	2nd
28	Tue 4 Jan 2005	Wolves (home)	2–0 W	Won	53	2nd
29	Sat 15 Jan 2005	Rotherham (away)	2–0 W	Won	56	2nd
30	Sat 22 Jan 2005	Watford (home)	2–2 D	Drew	57	2nd
31	Sat 5 Feb 2005	Stoke (home)	0–1 L	Lost	57	2nd
32	Sat 12 Feb 2005	Crewe (away)	3–1 W	Won	60	2nd
33	Sat 19 Feb 2005	Leeds (home)	3–0 W	Won	63	2nd
34	Wed 23 Feb 2005	Coventry (away)	2–1 W	Won	66	1st
35	Sat 26 Feb 2005	Gillingham (away)	1–2 L	Lost	66	1st
36	Sat 5 Mar 2005	Ipswich (home)	1–0 W	Won	69	1st
37	Sat 12 Mar 2005	Millwall (home)	2–0 W	Won	72	1st
38	Tue 15 Mar 2005	Brighton (away)	4–2 W	Won	75	1st
39	Sat 19 Mar 2005	Nottingham Forest (away)	1–1 D	Drew	76	2nd
40	Sat 2 Apr 2005	West Ham (home)	1–2 L	Lost	76	2nd
41	Tue 5 Apr 2005	Sunderland (home)	0–1 L	Lost	76	3rd
42	Sat 9 Apr 2005	Cardiff (away)	2–0 W	Won	79	2nd
43	Sat 16 Apr 2005	Leicester (away)	2–0 W	Won	82	2nd
44	Sat 23 Apr 2005	QPR (home)	0–0 D	Drew	83	2nd
45	Sat 30 Apr 2005	Preston (away)	1–1 D	Drew	84	2nd
46	Sun 8 May 2005	Reading (home)	3–1 W	Won	87	2nd

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.