Wigan Athletic F.C.
| Full name | Wigan Athletic Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | Latics | |
| Foondit | 1932 | |
| Ground | DW Stadium, Wigan | |
| Capacity | 25,138 | |
| Awner | Dave Whelan | |
| Chairman | David Sharpe[1] | |
| Manager | Paul Cook | |
| League | League One | |
| 2022–23 | Championship, 24t o 24 (relegatit) | |
| Wabsteid | Club wabsteid | |
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Wigan Athletic Football Club is a Inglis profeesional fitbaw club based in Wigan, Lancashire, who compete in the Football League Championship, the seicont tier o Inglis fitbaw. Foondit in 1932, the club is the maist recently formit club in the diveesion.[2]
They hae played at the DW Stadium syne 1999,[3] sharin the stadium wi rugby league club Wigan Warriors.[4] They previously played at Springfield Park for 67 year.[5] The club's elkname is Latics, derivit frae a contraction o the wird "Athletic". They are the current haulders o the FA Cup. They hae wan the Second Division, Third Division an are twa-times winners o the Football League Trophy an aw, alang wi numerous regional fitbaw competitions frae their time as a nan-league club.
Honours
[eedit | eedit soorce]League
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Runners-up (1): 2004–05
- Winners (1): 2002–03
- Winners (1): 1996–97
- Promotit (1): 1981–82
Cup
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Winners (1): 2013
- Runners-up (1): 2006
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "Dave Whelan: Wigan Athletic chairman resigns". BBC Sport. 3 Mairch 2015. Retrieved 3 Mairch 2015.
- ↑ "Wigan Athletic Football Club". visitbritain.com (visitBritain). Archived frae the original on 21 Mey 2009. Retrieved 13 Juin 2009.
- ↑ "JJB Stadium – Facts & Figures". Wigan Warriors. Archived frae the original on 14 October 2006. Retrieved 29 December 2006.
- ↑ "Wigan Athletic : Statistics". 11v11.com (The Football Genome Project). Retrieved 12 Juin 2009.
- ↑ "Springfield Park, Wigan Athletic FC". oldgrounds.co.uk (Old Football Grounds). Archived frae the original on 25 Mey 2009. Retrieved 12 Juin 2009.
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- Wigan Athletic at Curlie
- Wigan Athletic F.C. on BBC Sport: Club news – Recent results – Upcomin fixtures
- "Brief history of Wigan Athletic". Archived frae the original on 9 Mairch 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2005.
- The Springfield Park Memorial
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