Founded: 1932 following the demise of Wigan Borough FC
Ground: DW Stadium (formerly JJB Stadium), Wigan – Capacity 25,135
| Phone Number: | 01942 774000 |
| Club Shop: | 01942 770450 |
| Ticket Hotline: | 01942 311111 |
I have set up a picture gallery so that you can see pictures of our old home, Springfield Park and a page of photos of the DW Stadium.
Who’s Who at the Club:
| Executive Chairman | Darren Royle |
| Chief Executive | Jonathan Jackson |
| Directors | Joe Royle |
| Thomas Chan | |
| Non-Executive Director | Kevin Roberts |
| Manager | Paul Cook |
| Assistant Manager | Leam Richardson |
| First Team Coach | Anthony Barry |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Nick Colgan |
| Head of Medical | Andrew Procter |
| Club Doctor | Dr. Jonathan Tobin |
| Head of Sport Science | Nick Meace |
| Head of Business Development and Customer Experience | Jonty Castle |
| Head of Football Administration | Chris Laird |
| Head of Football Operations | Chris Brass |
| Head of Digital and Communications | Ashley Houghton |
| Operations Manager | Andy Birch |
| Ticket Office Manager | Michael Joliffe |
| Head of HR & Safeguarding | Louise Kerrigan |
| DW Stadium Safety Officer | Shaun Currie |
| Head of Community Trust | Tom Flower |
| Head Groundsman | Ian Forshaw |
Honours:
FA Cup Winners 2012-13
League Cup Finalists 2005-06
Northern Premier League Champions 1970-71, 1974-75
Northern Premier Cup Winners 1971-72
Northern Premier Shield Winners 1972-73, 1973-74, 1975-76
Cheshire League Champions 1933-34, 1934-35, 1935-36, 1964-65
Lancashire Combination Champions 1947-48, 1950-51, 1952-53, 1953-54
Elected to Football League 1978
First League Game August 1978
Promoted to Third Division 1981-82
Freight Rover Trophy Winners 1984-85
Third Division Champions 1996-97
Autowindscreens Shield Winners 1998-99
Second Division Champions 2002-03
League One Champions 2015-16, 2017-18
Promoted to the Premier League as Championship runners-up 2005
Highest position in Premier League 10th 2005-06
Into the Premiership after beating Reading in 2005
The Latics team of 2002/2003 celebrate winning the championship of the Second Division (photo copyright www.barnsleyphotos.co.uk)
Isy Diaz, Springy and Roberto Martinez celebrate the success of the 1997 campaign
The team get together at Wembley in 1999 after winning the AutoWindscreens Shield At the time this represented success and meant a lot to us We will not forget our roots
Records:
| Biggest League Victory: | 7-0 v Oxford United, League One, 23 Dec 2017 |
| Biggest Defeat: | 1-9 v Tottenham Hotspur, Premier League, 22 Nov 2009 |
| Most Appearances: | 621 Ian Gillibrand |
| Most Consecutive League Appearances: | 147 Jimmy Bullard – between January 2003 and November 2005 |
| Most League Appearances: | 317 Kevin Langley |
| Most League Goals in aggregate: | 70 Andy Liddell |
| Highest Attendance: | 27,526 v Hereford United, FA Cup, 12 Dec 1953 |
| Highest Attendance at JJB: | 25,133 v Man United, Premier League, 11 May 2008 |
| Most Points in a season: | 100 (2002-2003) Division 2 |
| Most League Goals in one season: | 89 (2017-2018) League One |
| Most League Goals by one player: | 31 Graeme Jones (1996-1997) |
| Record Transfer Fee Paid | £6.5 million to Newcastle United for Charles N’Zogbia, 2009 |
| Record Transfer Fee Received | £ 16 million from Manchester United for Luis Antonio Valencia, 2009 |
Managers in the Football League:
| 1978-1981 | Ian McNeill |
| 1981-1983 | Larry Lloyd |
| 1983-1985 | Harry McNally |
| 1985-1986 | Bryan Hamilton |
| 1986-1989 | Ray Mathias |
| 1989-1993 | Bryan Hamilton |
| 1993 | Dave Philpotts |
| 1993-1994 | Kenny Swain |
| 1994-1995 | Graham Barrow |
| 1995-1998 | John Deehan |
| 1998-1999 | Ray Mathias |
| 1999-2000 | John Benson |
| 2000-2001 | Bruce Rioch |
| 2001 | Steve Bruce |
| 2001-2007 | Paul Jewell |
| 2007 | Chris Hutchings |
| 2007-2009 | Steve Bruce |
| 2009 to 2013 | Roberto Martinez |
| 2013 | Owen Coyle |
| 2013-2014 | Uwe Rosler |
| 2014to 2015 | Malky McKay |
| 2015 to 2016 | Gary Caldwell |
| 2016 to 2017 | Warren Joyce |
| 2017 to Present | Paul Cook |
Don’t forget to let us know your thoughts, comments or issues in our all new Wigan Athletic Fans Message Board and Forum, there is now an area for an open forum with the Supporters Liaison Officers
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