The figures are for the 2003/04 season, when the Latics finished in 7th place, losing out on the playoffs to West Ham United who's wage bill was nearly four times that of the Latics for that season.
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Although the Latics figures are likely to have increased for hte past season with the additions of Daivd Graham, Emerson Thome, David Wright, Per Frandsen, Andreas Johansson and Graham Kavanagh, Jewell's side are still unlikely to be in the top two spenders. The position that they finished on points.