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| Full name | Wigan Athletic Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | The Latics | |
| Short name | WAFC | |
| Founded | 1932 | |
| Ground | DW Stadium (Capacity: 25,138) | |
| Owner |  Mike Danson
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| Chairman | Ben Goodburn
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| Manager |  Shaun Maloney
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| Current League | League One | |
| 2023–24 | League One, 12th | |
| Website | Club home page | |
  
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Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team compete in the League One, the third tier of English football. Founded in 1932, the club have played at the DW Stadium since 1999, they previously played at Springfield Park. Their colours are blue and white, recently most often striped, although all-blue shirts have been common throughout history.
The team were elected to the Football League in 1978, and competed in the Premier League from 2005 to 2013. They won the 2012–13 FA Cup, have also won League One and League Two and are two-times winners of the Football League Trophy, along with numerous regional football competitions from their time as a non-league club. The club also made their European debut during the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.
Club alumni[]
Former players[]
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Managers[]
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Club honours[]
Domestic 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
Domestic cup[]
- Winners (1): 2013
- Runners-up (1): 2006
- Winners (2): 1984–85, 1998–99
European competition[]
Wigan's victory in the 2013 FA Cup Final gave 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 (eliminated) |
 Rubin Kazan
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1–1 | 0–1 | ||||
 Zulte Waregem
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1–2 | 0–0 |
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| Wigan Athletic F.C. squad - 2024–25 |
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1 Jones · 2 Nyambe · 3 Pearce · 4 Naylor · 5 Whatmough · 6 Cousins · 7 Edwards · 8 Power · 9 Wyke · 10 Keane · 11 McClean · 12 Amos · 14 Scully · 15 Kerr · 16 Tilt · 18 Shinnie · 19 Lang · 20 Azeez · 21 Bennett · 23 Fletcher · 25 Edmonds-Green · 27 Darikwa · 28 Magennis · 29 Caulker · 30 Aasgaard · 31 Carragher · 32 Hughes · 36 Smith · 40 Tickle · Tiéhi · Manager: Shaun Maloney |
| Wigan Athletic F.C. seasons |
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2015-16 · 2016-17 · 2017-18 · 2018-19 · 2019-20 · 2020-21 · 2021-22 · 2022-23 · 2023-24 · 2024-25 · |
| Wigan Athletic Football Club - Managers |
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Spencer (1932–37) • Milne (1946–47) • Pryde (1949–52) • Goodier (1952–54) • Crook (1954–55) • Suart (1955–56) • Cook (1956) • Barkas (1957) • Hitchen (1957–58) • Barrass (1958–59) • Shirley (1959) • Murphy (1959–60) • Chilton (1960) • Ball (1960–63) • Brown (1963–66) • Craig (1966–67) • Leyland (1967–68) • Saunders (1968) • McNeill (1968–70) • Milne (1970–72) • Rigby (1972–74) • Tiler (1974–76) • McNeill (1976–81) • Eyre (1981) • Lloyd (1981–83) • Charlton (1983) • McNally (1983–85) • Hamilton (1985–86) • Mathias (1986–89) • Hamilton (1989–93) • Philpotts (1993) • Swain (1993–94) • Barrow (1994–95) • Cribley (1995) • Deehan (1995–98) • Mathias (1998–99) • Benson (1999–2000) • Rioch (2000–01) • Greenall (2001) • Bruce (2001) • Jewell (2001–07) • Hutchings (2007) • Barlow (2007) • Bruce (2007–09) • Martínez (2009–13) • Coyle (2013) • Barrow (2013) • Rösler (2013–14) • Mackay (2014–15) • Caldwell (2015–16) • Joyce (2016–17) • Barrow (2017) • Cook (2017–20) • Richardson (2020) • Sheridan (2020) • Richardson (2020–22) • Kelly (2022) • Touré (2022–23) • Maloney (2023–) |
| Wigan Athletic F.C. squad seasons |
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2012-13 · 2013-14 · 2014-15 · 2015-16 · 2016-17 · 2017-18 · 2018-19 · 2019-20 · |
| Football League Trophy winners |
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1984: Bournemouth • 1985: Wigan Athletic • 1986: Bristol City • 1987: Mansfield Town • 1988: Wolverhampton Wanderers • 1989: Bolton Wanderers • 1990: Tranmere Rovers • 1991: Birmingham City • 1992: Stoke City • 1993: Port Vale • 1994: Swansea City • 1995: Birmingham City • 1996: Rotherham United • 1997: Carlisle United • 1998: Grimsby Town • 1999: Wigan Athletic • 2000: Stoke City • 2001: Port Vale • 2002: Blackpool • 2003: Bristol City • 2004: Blackpool • 2005: Wrexham • 2006: Swansea City • 2007: Doncaster Rovers • 2008: Milton Keynes Dons • 2009: Luton Town • 2010: Southampton • 2011: Carlisle United • 2012: Chesterfield • 2013: Crewe Alexandra • 2014: Peterborough United • 2015: Bristol City • 2016: Barnsley • 2017: Coventry City • 2018: Lincoln City • 2019: Portsmouth • 2020: Salford City • 2021: Sunderland • 2022: Rotherham United • 2023: Bolton Wanderers • 2024: Peterborough United • |
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