Wigan Athletic F.C.
Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English football club from Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club plays in the Championship, currently managed by Owen Coyle. They play their home games at the DW Stadium. In 2012-13 they won the FA Cup by beating Manchester City 1-0 and so they played in the UEFA Europa League in the season 2013/14. A few days later they were relegated from the English Premier League to the Football League Championship, becoming the first FA Cup-winning side to be relegated in the same season. Manager Roberto Martínez left the club shortly after to join Everton. Owen Coyle replaced him.
| Full name | Wigan Athletic Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Latics |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Ground | DW Stadium Wigan Greater Manchester England (capacity: 25,138) |
| Chairman | Dave Whelan |
| Manager | Leam Richardson |
| League | EFL Championship |
| 2018-19 | 18th of 24 |
Supporters
Wigan Athletic Official Supporters Club (formally known as Wigan Athletic Supporters Travel Club) is the official supporters' association of Wigan Athletic Football Club. The supporters club are a non-profit organisation run by volunteers and meet before home matches in the South Stand Bar.
Rivalries
Since Wigan Athletic's admission to the Football League in 1978, the club has built up several rivalries, mainly with Bolton Wanderers. They also have a rivalry with Manchester City, because they are from the same city and have the same blue club color.
League position
| Season | League | Position |
| 2000/01 | Second Division | 6th |
| 2001/02 | Second Division | 10th |
| 2002/03 | Second Division | Champions |
| 2003/04 | First Division | 7th |
| 2004/05 | League Championship | 2nd (promoted) |
| 2005/06 | Premier League | 10th |
| 2006/07 | Premier League | 17th |
| 2007/08 | Premier League | 14th |
| 2008/09 | Premier League | 11th |
| 2009/10 | Premier League | 16th |
| 2010/11 | Premier League | 16th |
| 2011/12 | Premier League | 15th |
| 2012/13 | Premier League | 18th (relegated) |
| 2013/14 | EFL Championship | 5th |
| 2014-15 | EFL Championship | 23rd (relegated) |
| 2015-16 | EFL One | 1st (promoted) |
| 2016-17 | EFL Championship | 23rd (relegated) |
| 2017-18 | EFL One | 1st (promoted) |
| 2018-19 | EFL Championship | 18th |
Former position
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Managers
As listed on the official Wigan Athletic website.[1]
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Honours
League
- Football League Championship (English second tier)
- Runners-up (1): 2004–05
- Football League Second Division (English third tier)
- Winners (1): 2002–03
- Football League Third Division (English fourth tier)
- Winners (1): 1996–97
- Promoted (1): 1981–82
Cup
- Winners (1): 2012-13
- Runners-up (1): 2005-06
- Runners-up (1): 2013
- Winners (2): 1984–85, 1998–99
Wigan's victory in the 2013 FA Cup Final qualified them for European football for the first time, earning them an automatic place in the group stage of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.
| Season | Competition | Round | Opponents | Home | Away | Group position |
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| 2013–14 | UEFA Europa League | Group stage |  Maribor
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3–1 | 1–2 | 4th |
 Rubin Kazan
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1–1 | 0–1 | ||||
 Zulte Waregem
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1–2 | 0–0 |
Wigan Athletic F.C. Media
Chart of yearly table positions since Wigan's election into the Football League
Local entrepreneur Dave Whelan acquired the club in 1995, providing funds to move into the JJB Stadium, now named the DW Stadium after Whelan's sports shops, DW Sports.
Wigan Athletic's first Premier League match against Chelsea
Former Wigan player Roberto Martínez managed the club to victory in the 2013 FA Cup Final, their first major honour.
Members of the Wigan Athletic board holding the FA Cup trophy following the club's victory at the 2013 Final
Will Grigg (left) and club chairman David Sharpe celebrating Wigan's promotion from League One to the Championship in 2016
Wigan Athletic chairman Talal Al Hammad
Antonio Valencia's £16 million sale to Manchester United in 2009 is the largest transfer involving Wigan Athletic.
References
- ↑ "A role call of Wigan Athletic managers". Wigan Athletic FC. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
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