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Founded: 1932 following the demise of Wigan Borough FC
Ground: DW Stadium (formerly JJB Stadium), Wigan - Capacity 25,135
| Phone Number: | 01942 774000 |
| Commercial Dept: | 01942 770400 |
| Ticket Hotline: | 0871 66 33 552 |
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:
| Chairman | David Whelan |
| Vice Chairman | Philip Williams |
| Chief Executive | Brenda Spencer |
| Directors | Brian Ashcroft |
| Maurice Lindsay | |
| John Winstanley | |
| Manager | Roberto Martínez |
| Assistant Manager | Graeme Jones |
| First Team Coach | Graham Barrow |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Iñaki Bergara |
| Head of Physiotherapy | Richie Evans |
| First Team Physiotherapists | Alex Cribley and Neil Fitzhenry |
| Chief Scout | Kevin Reeves |
| General Manager | John Benson |
| Football Secretary | Stuart Hayton |
| Sales Director | Antony Clark |
| Head of Media | Ed Jones |
| Commercial Director | Paul Hunt |
| JJB Stadium Manager | Alan Sumner |
| JJB Stadium Safety Officer | Ray Johnston |
| Club Doctor | Dr Mike Ashworth |
| Head Groundsman | Ian Forshaw |
Club colours 2010/11: Blue shirts with a broad white stripe to the left; blue shorts; white socks
[Second kit 2010/11: All black with gold trim]
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To see earlier kits in the League CLICK HERE
Honours:
League Cup Finalists 2005-6
Northern Premier League Champions 1970-1, 1974-5
Northern Premier Cup Winners 1971-2
Northern Premier Shield Winners 1972-3, 1973-4, 1975-6
Cheshire League Champions 1933-4, 1934-5, 1935-6, 1964-5
Lancashire Combination Champions 1947-8, 1950-1, 1952-3, 1953-4
Elected to Football League 1978
First League Game August 1978
Promoted to Third Division 1981-2
FA Cup Best Season 6th Round 1986-7
Freight Rover Trophy Winners 1984-5
Third Division Champions 1996-7
Autowindscreens Shield Winners 1998-9
Second Division Champions 2002-3
Promoted to the Premier League as Championship runners-up 2005
Highest position in Premier League 10th 2005-6
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Into the Premiership after beating Reading in 2005
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(photo copyright www.barnsleyphotos.co.uk)
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At the time this represented success and meant a lot to us
We will not forget our roots
Records:
| Biggest League Victory: | 7-1 v Scarborough, Div 3, 11 Mar 1997 |
| 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: | 84 (1996-1997) Division 3 |
| 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 |
Colours in the Football League:
| 1978-1982 | Blue and white stripes, blue shorts, white socks |
| 1982-1985 | All blue |
| 1985-1986 | All blue with white hoop |
| 1986-1988 | White shirts with blue shoulder-facings, blue shorts and socks |
| 1988-1989 | Blue and white diagonally halved shirts, white shorts, blue socks |
| 1989-1991 | Blue shirts, white shorts, blue socks |
| 1991-1993 | All blue |
| 1993-1994 | Blue and black stripes, black shorts, blue socks |
| 1994-1995 | Blue and black stripes, black shorts, black socks with blue tops |
| 1995-1998 | White shirts with broad blue and green stripe, blue shorts, blue and white hooped socks |
| 1998-2000 | All blue with white stripe down both sides |
| 2000-2002 | All blue with white trim and green band |
| 2002-2003 | Blue shirts with white stripe down sides, blue shorts, white socks |
| 2003-2005 | Blue shirts with white pinstripes, blue shorts, white socks |
| 2005-2006 | Blue and white stripes, blue shorts, white socks |
| 2006-2007 | Blue shirts with white shoulder panels and side stripe, blue shorts, white socks |
| 2007-2010 | Blue and white stripes with blue sleeves, blue shorts, white socks |
| 2010 to date | Blue shirts with white stripe to left, blue shorts, white socks |
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 date | Roberto Martinez |
Club Sponsors: Wigan Athletic are sponsored by 188Bet.
