Wigan Athletic FC (1932)

Chairman

Dave Whelan

Ground
JJB Stadium - Please click for more info

Pitch Measurements
114 x 74 Yds

Mascot
JJ

Main Sponsors
1981-1982 - Baldwin
1982-1983 - Bulldog Tools
1983-1994 - Heinze
1994-???? - JJB

Honours
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Famous Supporters
Mikhail Gorbachev - Former Soviet Leader
Laura Baron - Newspaper Columnist

Rivals
Bolton Wanderers
Preston North End
Oldham Athletic
Manchester United

Best Cup Runs
FA Cup:-
Round 6 - 1986-1987
League Cup:-
Runners-Up - 2005-2006

Biggest Transfer In
£5.5m - Emile Heskey - Birmingham - 2006

Biggest Transfer Out
£3m - Nathan Ellington - West Brom - 2005

Record Gate Receipts
£40,577 - vs Leeds United - FA Cup R6 - 15/03/1987

Highest Home Attendance
27,526 - vs Hereford - FA Cup - 12/12/1953

Highest Away Attendance
75,300 - vs Manchester United - Premiership - 06/10/2007

Highest Neutral Attendance
66,866 - vs Manchester United - Carling Cup Final - Wembley - 26/02/2006

Lowest Home Attendance

Lowest Away Attendance

Lowest Neutral Attendance

Biggest Home Win
12-0 - vs Stubshaw Cross Rangers - Lancashire Combination Cup R2 - 15/09/1954

Biggest Away Win
0-7 - vs Darwen - Lancashire Junior Cup R2 - 1964-1965
0-7 - vs Crompton Recs - R1 (r) - 1958-1959

Biggest Home Defeat
0-8 - vs Hyde United - Cheshire Cup - 1945-1946

Biggest Away Defeat
6-1 - vs Bristol Rovers - 03/03/1990

Most Goals Scored in a Season
84 - Division Three - 1996-1997

Most Goals Conceded in a Season
72 - Division Three - 1982-1983
72 - Division Three - 1992-1993

Previous Names

Wigan Borough FC (Folded)

Nicknames
The Latics

Local Radio
BBC Radio Manchester - 95.1fm

Best Season
2002-2003 - Won 29 Matches - Division Three (Promoted)

Worst Season
1992-1993 - Lost 25 Matches - Division Three (Relegated)

Most Points in a Season (Win = 2Pts)
55 - 1978-1979 - Division Four
55 - 1979-1980 - Division Four

Most Points in a Season (Win = 3pts)
100 - 2002-2003 - Division Three

Managers
1932-1937 - Charlie Spencer
1946-1947 - Jimmy Milne
1949-1952 - Bob Pryde
1952-1954 - Ted Goodier
1954-1955 - Walter Crook
1955-1956 - Ron Stuart
1956-1956 - Billy Cooke
1957-1957 - Sam Barkas
1957-1958 - Trevor Hitchen
1958-1959 - Malcolm Barras
1959-1959 - Jimmy Shirley
1959-1960 - Pat Murphy
1960-1960 - Allenby Chilton
1961-1963 - Johnny Ball
1963-1966 - Allan Brown
1966-1967 - Alf Craig
1967-1968 - Harry Leyland
1968-1968 - Gordon Saunders
1970-1972 - Gordon Milne
1972-1974 - Les Rigby
1974-1976 - Brian Tiler
1976-1981 - Ian McNeil
1981-1983 - Larry Lloyd
1983-1985 - Harry McNally
1989-1993 - Bryan Hamilton
1993-1993 - 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
2001-2001 - Steve Bruce
2000-2001 - Paul Jewell
2007-2007 - Chris Hutchings
2007-???? - Steve Bruce

Youngest Ever Player
Steve Nugent - 16 Yrs 132 Days - vs Liverpool - 19/09/1989

Oldest Ever Player
Dave Beasant - 43 Yrs 132 Days - vs Doncaster - 12/11/2002

Most Capped Player
Kevin Kilbane - 16 - Northern Ireland

Top Scorer in a Season
Harry Lyon - 67 - 1964-1965

Top Scorer of All Time
Harry Lyon - 273 - 1962-1970

Most Goals Scored in One Match
5 - Harry Lyon - vs Frickley Colliery - Cheshire League Cup - 1964-1965

Most Appearances
Ian Gillibrand - 621 - 1978-1984

Longest Serving Player
Ian Kilford - 1994-2002

Most European Appearances