2009–10 Wigan Athletic F.C. season
Introduction 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, 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.The new manager's first signing was Jordi Gómez, who signed from RCD Espanyol. The club then confirmed three pre-season fixtures, all away, to Crewe Alexandra, Preston North End and Norwich City.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. The club then announced the signing of Hendry Thomas from Honduran side Olimpia on a three-year deal.Trinidadian striker Jason Scotland became Martínez's third signing when he agreed a two-year deal on 15 July. Republic of Ireland under-21 international James McCarthy then agreed a five-year deal, joining from Scottish Premier League side Hamilton Academical.Chelsea winger Scott Sinclair signed a one-year loan deal with the club, and Martínez also signed Spaniards Román 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. Meanwhile, former manager Steve Bruce brought midfielder Lee Cattermole to Sunderland for £6 million.There was further movement in the transfer market as Martínez signed defensive midfielder Mohamed Diamé after complications suffered with Diamé's medical. The club then confirmed the departure of midfielder Michael Brown to Portsmouth after two years and 64 appearances.
Squad ===First team squad===''(Source)''===On loan===
Transfers ===In===PlayerFromFeeDate  Jordi Gómez   Espanyol  £1.7 million   19 June 2009  Hendry Thomas   Olimpia  Undisclosed  2 July 2009  Jason Scotland   Swansea City  £2 million  18 July 2009  James McCarthy   Hamilton Academical  £1.2 million  21 July 2009  Antonio Amaya   Rayo Vallecano  Undisclosed  14 August 2009  Mohamed Diamé   Rayo Vallecano  Undisclosed  22 August 2009  Steve Gohouri  ''Unattached''  Free  12 January 2010  Gary Caldwell   Celtic  Undisclosed  13 January 2010  Victor Moses   Crystal Palace  £2.5 million  31 January 2010===Out===PlayerToFeeDate  Antonio Valencia   Manchester United  £16 million  30 June 2009  Lewis Montrose   Wycombe Wanderers  Free  1 July 2009  Lee Cattermole   Sunderland  £6 million  12 August 2009  Michael Brown   Portsmouth  Nominal  28 August 2009===Released===PlayerDate  Henri Camara  1 July 2009  Antoine Sibierski  1 July 2009  Marlon King  29 October 2009  Erik Edman  8 February 2010===Loans in===PlayerFromStart dateEnd date  Scott Sinclair   Chelsea  6 August 2009  End of season  Vladimir Stojković   Sporting CP  7 January 2010  End of season  Marcelo Moreno   Shakhtar Donetsk  1 February 2010  End of season===Loans out===PlayerToStart dateEnd date  Ben Watson   Queens Park Rangers  1 September 2009  31 December 2009  Cho Won-hee   Suwon Bluewings  4 January 2010  January 2011  Olivier Kapo   Boulogne  8 January 2010  End of season  Daniël de Ridder   Hapoel Tel Aviv  22 January 2010  End of season   Ben Watson   West Bromwich Albion  22 February 2010  1 April 2010  Tomasz Cywka   Derby County  25 March 2010  End of season  Rachid Bouaouzan   Helsingborgs IF  1 April 2010  30 June 2010  Jon Routledge   Östersunds FK  1 April 2010  30 June 2010  Joe Holt   Östersunds FK  1 April 2010  30 June 2010
Player statistics ===Premier League===''(Sources)''#Pos.PlayerStartSubTotal AppsGoals 1  GK   32  0  32  0  0  0 2  DF    4  1  5  1  2  0 3  DF    2  1  3  0  1  0 5  MF    1  3  4  0  0  0 5  DF   16  0  16  2  3  2 6  MF   27  4  31  0  8  1 7  DF   30  8  38  4  6  0 8  MF    4  1  5  1  0  0 9  FW   14  18  32  1  1  0 10  MF   6  2  8  1  0  0 11  MF   2  0  2  0  0  0 11  FW   2  12  14  1  0  0 12  GK   2  2  4  0  0  0 14  MF   35  1  36  5  7  0 15  MF   11  12  23  1  3  0 16  FW   1  17  18  1  0  0 17  DF   23  1  24  3  1  0 18  FW   9  3  12  0  0  0 19  DF   35  0  35  2  10  0 20  FW   38  0  38  10  6  0 23  MF   0  1  1  0  0  0 24  MF   19  1  20  1  3  0 25  DF   32  0  32  0  2  0 27  MF   34  0  34  1  5  0 29  GK   4  0  4  0  0  0 30  FW   0  3  3  0  0  0 31  DF   35  0  35  1  6  0
Match results Match wonMatch drawnMatch lost===Pre-season=== FriendliesKick OffOpponentsH / AResultScorersAttendanceReport2009-07-16 19:30 Crewe AlexandraA0–12,700 (526 away) MR2009-07-20 17:30 Hannover 96A1–1Melchiot 11'11,412 (200 away) MR2009-07-22 10:00 TimișoaraA0–21,184 (58 away) MR2009-07-24 17:30 PFC Minyor PernikA1–1Rodallega 5' MR2009-07-28 19:45 Preston North EndA4–1Rodallega 36', N'Zogbia 38', Brown 47', Scotland 69' MR2009-08-01 15:00 Norwich CityA2–3N'Zogbia 9', Cho 49'8,927 (142 away) MR2009-08-08 15:00 St MirrenH3–1Koumas 27', Rodallega 49', Melchiot 58'===Premier League======League Cup======FA Cup===
Final league table
References
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