Wigan Athletic F.C.

association football club in Wigan, England

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.

Wigan Athletic F.C.
Full nameWigan Athletic Football Club
Nickname(s)The Latics
Founded1932
GroundDW Stadium
Wigan
Greater Manchester
England
Capacity25,138
ChairmanDave Whelan
ManagerLeam Richardson
LeagueEFL Championship
2018-1918th of 24
Warm-up at the DW Stadium.

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, due to the two clubs' proximity and and being in the same division for much of the past 30 years.

League position

SeasonLeaguePosition
2000/01Second Division6th
2001/02Second Division10th
2002/03Second DivisionChampions
2003/04First Division7th
2004/05League Championship2nd (promoted)
2005/06Premier League10th
2006/07Premier League17th
2007/08Premier League14th
2008/09Premier League11th
2009/10Premier League16th
2010/11Premier League16th
2011/12Premier League15th
2012/13Premier League18th (relegated)
2013/14EFL Championship5th
2014-15EFL Championship23rd (relegated)
2015-16EFL One1st (promoted)
2016-17EFL Championship23rd (relegated)
2017-18EFL One1st (promoted)
2018-19EFL Championship18th
2019-20EFL Championship23rd (relegated)
2020-21EFL One20th
2021-22EFL OneChampions
2022-23EFL Championship24th (relegated)

Former position


Managers

As listed on the official Wigan Athletic website.[1]

PeriodManager
1932–37 Charlie Spencer
1946–47 Jimmy Milne
1949–52 Bob Pryde
1952–54 Ted Goodier
1954–55 Walter Crook
1955–56 Ron Suart
1956 Billy Cook
1957 Sam Barkas
1957–58 Trevor Hitchen
1958–59 Malcolm Barrass
1959Jimmy Shirley
1959–60Pat Murphy
1960 Allenby Chilton
1961–63 Johnny Ball
1963–66 Allan Brown
1966–67Alf Craig
1967–68 Harry Leyland
1968Alan Saunders
1968–70 Ian McNeill
1970–72 Gordon Milne
 
PeriodManager
1972–74 Les Rigby
1974–76 Brian Tiler
1976–81 Ian McNeill
1981–83 Larry Lloyd
1983–85 Harry McNally
1985–86 Bryan Hamilton
1986–89 Ray Mathias
1989–93 Bryan Hamilton
1993 Dave Philpotts
1993–94 Kenny Swain
1994–95 Graham Barrow
1995–98 John Deehan
1998–99 Ray Mathias
1999–00 John Benson
2000–01 Bruce Rioch
2001 Steve Bruce
2001–07 Paul Jewell
2007 Chris Hutchings
2007–09 Steve Bruce
2009–13 Roberto Martínez
 
PeriodManager
2013 Owen Coyle
2013–14 Uwe Rosler
2014–15 Malky Mackay
2015–16 Gary Caldwell
2016–17 Warren Joyce
2017– Paul Cook

Honours

League

Runners-up (1): 2004–05
Winners (1): 2002–03
Winners (1): 1996–97
Promoted (1): 1981–82

Cup

Winners (1): 2012-13
Runners-up (1): 2005-06
Runners-up (1): 2013
  • Football League Trophy
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.

SeasonCompetitionRoundOpponentsHomeAwayGroup position
2013–14UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage Maribor3–11–24th
Rubin Kazan1–10–1
Zulte Waregem1–20–0

References