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Wigan Athletic

Founded 1932 The DW Stadium @laticsofficial on X
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Wigan Athletic are a football club competing in the League One. Founded in 1932, the club is based in Wigan. They play their home games at The DW Stadium, which holds 25,138.

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League One table

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1 Wigan Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Reading 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Blackpool 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Trajectory

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Home / away form

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Away 0 0 0 0 0–0 0
Creators

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Forecast

Race Watch

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Promotion7%
Play-off15%
Relegation18%
After 80'

Late drama

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Discipline

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Money

Finance

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Wage bill £9.9m
Net debt £19m
Profit / loss -£398k
Latest accounts 2024/25
7th of 24 on wages
Market

Transfers

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Net spend, last 12mo —
In / out 0 / 0
Open rumours

Wigan Athletic in the rumour mill

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Boardroom

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  • GUILFOYLE, Sarah director Jan 2025
  • SPENCER, Brenda director Jan 2025
  • DANSON, Lucas William director Jan 2024
  • GOODBURN, Benjamin Joseph director Jun 2023

Sourced live from Companies House officers filings.

Dugout

Manager

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Gary Caldwell
Sack-o-Meter pressure 0/100
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Ground

Stadium

The DW Stadium

Wigan · 25,138 capacity

Opened
1999

Wigan Athletic have played at the Brick Community Stadium since 1999; Wikipedia does not specify who holds the freehold.

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Squad

Wigan Athletic first team

31 players
Avg age 25 English 74% U23 42%

Goalkeeper

Defender

Midfielder

Attacker

Pulled from Sportmonks squad data. Captain marked (C); contracts ending within 12 months marked in red.

Legends

Wigan Athletic all-time greats

  • Ian Gillibrand 422 apps · 4 goals
  • Derek Houghton 348 apps · 19 goals
  • Harry Parkinson 342 apps
  • Jeff Wright 319 apps · 47 goals
  • Kevin Langley 317 apps · 12 goals
  • John Butler 302 apps · 15 goals
  • Colin Methven 296 apps · 21 goals
  • David Lowe 296 apps · 66 goals

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Heritage

Wigan Athletic through the years

Major honours

  • 1 FA Cup last: 2012-13
  • 2 Football League Trophy last: 1998-99
  • 4 EFL League One last: 2021-22
  • 1 EFL League Two / Third Division last: 1996-97
  • 1 Second Division last: 2002-03

Notable alumni

  • Roberto Martínez
  • Paul Jewell
  • Nathan Ellington
  • Will Grigg
  • Antonio Valencia
  • Ben Watson

Past managers

  • Paul Jewell
  • Roberto Martínez
  • Steve Bruce
  • Bryan Hamilton
  • Paul Cook

Local rivals

Editorial — honours from official records, alumni and rivals curated by our team.

Through the years

45 seasons on file

2026-27
Gary Caldwell
0 in / 0 out
2025-26
Gary Caldwell
10W 8D 12L (-10)
2022-23
Leam Richardson
0 in / 0 out
2021-22
Leam Richardson
0 in / 0 out

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