Wigan Athletic's Turnover Fell 22%. It Was Still Enough for a Quiet Mid-Table Season

In the 2024-25 season covered by these accounts, Wigan Athletic competed in the middle of League One, a quiet campaign for a club that won the division outright as recently as 2022 but has since settled into a more modest role in the table.

Turnover fell by around 22% to close to £7m, a significant decline that reflects reduced attendances and commercial income since the club's more successful recent seasons, though a pre-tax loss of only around £0.5m shows spending was scaled back to match.

Net assets remain in deficit at around £14m, a legacy of Wigan's well-documented financial troubles earlier in the decade, including administration in 2020, that continue to shape the club's cautious approach to the transfer market.

Staff costs of around £10m against turnover of £7m show a wage bill still ahead of income, though the small overall loss suggests the gap was managed carefully rather than allowed to balloon into a more serious deficit.

A club with Wigan's recent promotion pedigree settling for mid-table is a modest outcome, but the accounts show a board more focused on stability than chasing a return to the top of the division at any cost.