of the season. Against Accrington Stanley on 14 February, he gave away what he felt was an unjust late penalty, but the kick was missed and Bournemouth won the match 1–0. During that match, Wiggins suffered knee damage that kept him out for six weeks, but he regained the left-back position and retained it for the rest of the campaign as Bournemouth secured their Football League status with one match to play. He made 13 appearances for the side. Norwich City Wiggins had further surgery on his knee, and was offered a new contract at Palace, but chose to move on in search of regular football. He had considered signing permanently for Bournemouth, but became one of several signings made by Bryan Gunn for Norwich City, newly relegated to League One. By the time Wiggins completed his rehabilitation and made his first outing for Norwich's reserves, Paul Lambert had replaced Gunn as manager. Wiggins made his first-team debut on 6 October, playing the whole of the Football League Trophy win over Gillingham. His next appearance, a month later, was as a substitute for established left-back Adam Drury in an FA Cup tie against Paulton Rovers; he kept his place for the next match, in the Football League Trophy, but when the league programme resumed, Drury was fit and Wiggins returned to the reserves. AFC Bournemouth Wiggins returned to AFC Bournemouth on 29 January 2010 on a 28-day emergency loan, permitted under the club's transfer embargo because so many players were injured or suspended. He started the next day's 2–1 win over Crewe Alexandra, He played regularly at left back even after Warren Cummings' suspension ended, and his loan was extended initially for a second month and then to 1 May. He started all 19 of Bournemouth's matches during his loan spell, and played the whole of all but the last, a 4–0 win against Port Vale that confirmed his team as 2009–10 League Two runners-up, when he was taken off after 87 minutes. His parent club, Norwich City, were promoted to the Championship at around the same time, and Wiggins suggested he had taken more satisfaction from Bournemouth's success because he had been part of the process. Ahead of the 2010–11 season, Wiggins signed a two-year permanent contract with Bournemouth with the option of a third. He went straight into the starting eleven, and was a regular throughout the first