The Scottish winger had been out of action since October with back and hip problems.
Today, 31-year-old Maloney played 45 minutes for the Latics' development squad against Morecambe in the Final Third Development League Cup.
In the five league starts that Maloney did make earlier this season he scored three goals.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| C | Portsmouth | 45 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 76 | 41 | 35 | 94 |
| 2 | Derby CountyDerby | 45 | 27 | 8 | 10 | 76 | 37 | 39 | 89 |
| 3 | Bolton WanderersBolton | 45 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 83 | 48 | 35 | 86 |
| 4 | Peterborough UnitedPeterborough | 45 | 25 | 8 | 12 | 86 | 58 | 28 | 83 |
| 5 | Barnsley | 45 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 81 | 63 | 18 | 75 |
| 6 | Lincoln CityLincoln | 45 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 65 | 38 | 27 | 74 |
| 7 | Oxford UnitedOxford Utd | 45 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 77 | 55 | 22 | 74 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 45 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 63 | 45 | 18 | 73 |
| 9 | Stevenage | 45 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 55 | 45 | 10 | 68 |
| 10 | Wycombe WanderersWycombe | 45 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 59 | 55 | 4 | 62 |
| 11 | Leyton Orient | 45 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 50 | 54 | -4 | 62 |
| 12 | Exeter CityExeter | 45 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 45 | 59 | -14 | 61 |
| 13 | Wigan AthleticWigan | 45 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 61 | 56 | 5 | 59 |
| 14 | Northampton TownNorthampton | 45 | 17 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 65 | -9 | 59 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 45 | 16 | 9 | 20 | 52 | 66 | -14 | 57 |
| 16 | Charlton AthleticCharlton | 45 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 53 |
| 17 | Reading | 45 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 65 | 68 | -3 | 50 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury | 45 | 13 | 9 | 23 | 34 | 64 | -30 | 48 |
| 19 | Cambridge UnitedCambridge | 45 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 39 | 61 | -22 | 47 |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 45 | 12 | 10 | 23 | 39 | 64 | -25 | 46 |
| 21 | Cheltenham TownCheltenham | 45 | 12 | 8 | 25 | 40 | 63 | -23 | 44 |
| R | Fleetwood TownFleetwood | 45 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 46 | 72 | -26 | 40 |
| R | Port Vale | 45 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 41 | 74 | -33 | 40 |
| R | Carlisle UnitedCarlisle | 45 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 41 | 79 | -38 | 30 |
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