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Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional football team based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. They currently compete in the EFL League One. The following is a list of notable footballers who have played for Wigan Athletic F.C. All players who have made 100 or more first-team appearances for the club are listed below.
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Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional football team based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club was formed in 1932, and joined the Football League in 1978. Wigan Athletic currently compete in the third tier of English football, the EFL League One.
Wigan Athletic's stadium is the 25,138 capacity The Brick Community Stadium, part of the Robin Park complex in Wigan. It has been the club's home since the 1999–2000 season. Wigan Athletic owns the stadium, but leases the ground to rugby league team Wigan Warriors. [71] The stadium cost £30 million to construct.
Wigan Athletic was formed in 1932, following the winding up of Wigan Borough the previous year. Wigan Athletic is a stable association football club in the town. The first was Wigan Association Football Club, founded in 1883 as an offshoot of Wigan Cricket Club, and a member of the short-lived British Football Association, playing at Prescott Street. [1]
James Barry Knowles (born 25 April 1959) is an English former footballer who played as a full-back. He most notably played for Wigan Athletic between 1984 and 1988, and was part of the team that won the Football League Trophy in 1985 and reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup in 1986. Causing him to become a Wigan Legend. [3]
Carragher started his career at Wigan Athletic after coming through the ranks at the Latics School of Excellence and made his debut in a 6–3 win over Chester City in October 1993. [4] [5] Kenny Swain's "Latics" then finished the 1993–94 campaign fourth from bottom of the Third Division.
The DW Stadium (formerly the JJB Stadium) has been the home of Wigan Athletic since the 1999–2000 season. Wigan Athletic Football Club was founded in 1932 and joined the Football League in 1978. The team played in the Premier League for the first time in 2005–06. The table details the club's achievements in all first team competitions, and records their top goalscorer, for each completed ...