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Wigan Athletic Football Club, based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, was founded in 1932.
Wigan Athletic competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. They played their initial home games at Springfield Park before shifting to DW Stadium in 1999.
Wigan, nicknamed “the Latics” and “the Tics”, are owned by Dave Whelan and managed by Paul Cook, who helped the club win the League One title last season and earn promotion to the Championship.
Wigan have won 11 major honours.
Kevin Langley holds the record for most league appearances for Wigan, having played 317 times while Andy Liddell has scored the most league goals for them, i.e. 70.
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Why Celtic must go all out to sign Wigan star Nick Powell in January Scottish champions Celtic are interested in Wigan Athletic playmaker Nick Powell and are willing to offer him a lucrative contract in January or next summer, reports the Sun. Premier League club Brighton are also keen on the player and are ready … Read more
Predicted Wigan Athletic line-up to face Hull City in the Championship Wigan Athletic host Hull City in the Championship on Tuesday as Paul Cook’s men attempt to bounce back from Saturday’s defeat at Brentford. A 10-man Wigan were comprehensively beaten by Brentford and Cook will expect his boys to come out all guns blazing from … Read more
Predicted Wigan Athletic line-up to face Brentford in the Championship Wigan Athletic resume Championship fight at Brentford on Saturday placed 10th on the table. The trip to Griffin Park will be a tough challenge, with Brentford having established a reputation for being one of the most exciting footballing sides in the Championship under Dean Smith. … Read more
Why should Aston Villa make a January move for Nick Powell? Aston Villa were battling to bring in Wigan Athletic star Nick Powell in the summer transfer window, reports the Sun. Steve Bruce had contacted Wigan about the possibility of signing long-term target Powell in July as he looked to bolster his squad. But Wigan … Read more
Predicted Wigan Athletic line-up to face Rotherham in the Championship Wigan Athletic will be looking to put the disappointment of last weekend’s loss to QPR behind them when they face Rotherham at home on Saturday. Paul Cook will be desperate to get his side back on track after an impressive start to the season which … Read more
Predicted Wigan Athletic line-up to face QPR in the Championship Wigan Athletic pulled a rabbit out of the hat on Wednesday as they defeated Stoke City 3-0 at Bet365 stadium. Buoyed by the win, Wigan will host Queens Park Rangers on Saturday. Two goals from Will Grigg and another from Gavin Massey piled misery on Gary … Read more
Predicted Wigan Athletic line-up to face Stoke City in the Championship Wigan Athletic’s winless run extended to three games in all competitions as they were denied a victory by Nottingham Forest forward Hillal Soudani’s last-gasp equaliser on Saturday. After a 2-2 draw at the DW Stadium, where the Latics were denied a deserved second win … Read more
Predicted Wigan Athletic line-up to face Nottingham Forest in the Championship Wigan Athletic will look to put behind their disappointing League Cup loss at Rotherham when they host Nottingham Forest in the Championship on Saturday. The 3-1 defeat to Rotherham has spelt the end of Wigan in the League Cup after Paul Cook made wholesale … Read more
Predicted Wigan Athletic line-up to face Rotherham in the League Cup After a last-minute defeat at the hands of Aston Villa, Wigan Athletic turn their attention to the Football League Cup as they face Rotherham United on Tuesday. On the balance of the play, Wigan didn’t deserve to come away from Villa Park with nothing … Read more
Full Time: Aston Villa 3-2 Wigan Athletic Birkir Bjarnason came up with an added-time winner to give Aston Villa a vital 3-2 win over Wigan Athletic. Skipper James Chester gave Villa an early lead, which was cancelled out in the 41st minute by Nick Powell. Calum Connolly gave Wigan the lead after the break as he … Read more