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Wigan Athletic FC

Wigan Athletic FC is an English professional football team based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club’s home is the DW stadium, renamed from the JJB, which they share with Rugby League team Wigan Warriors. The sharing of the stadium also leads to the club’s main rivalry being with the rugby league side and not another football club. The club currently plays in the Premier League following their promotion in 2005. This top flight run is the first in the club’s history, with its highest ever placing being 10th in 2006. The home strip is a blue and white striped shirt with blue shorts and white socks.

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Carlo Cudicini is out for the season after horror crash

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Carlo Cudicini will miss the rest of the season as a result of his motorcycle accident... more

Owen Coyle predicts positive play

22.10.09
Owen Coyle expects an entertaining encounter when Burnley meet Wigan in the Barclays Premier League... more

Mark Hughes: Big four not invincible

19.10.09
Manchester City boss Mark Hughes feels the air of invincibility surrounding the top four has been stripped away... more

Australia coach Michael Maguire takes reins at Wigan

07.10.09
Michael Maguire was named as Wigan's new head coach in succession to Brian Noble... more

Frank Lampard vows to prove Chelsea haven’t lost their way

01.10.09
Frank Lampard has insisted he is not panicking over Chelsea’s poor form despite boss Carlo Ancelotti saying he was unhappy with the performance against Apoel Nicosia... more

Premier League preview

24.09.09
Our resident pundit runs the rule over this weekend's Premier League clashes and predicts big wins for Chelsea and Spurs... more

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Loan Ranger aims to inflict pain on his old Crystal Palace pals

15.09.09
Be Watson will have no hard feelings about inflicting another defeat on his former club tonight, particularly if it means opening his scoring account for Queens Park Rangers... more

Off-colour West Ham fade Robert Green's England gloss

14.09.09
Robert Green admits West Ham's poor display at Wigan Athletic ended his post-World Cup qualification high... more

Roberto Martinez determined to do it his way at Wigan

18.08.09
Wigan manager Roberto Martinez will sacrifice points rather than his principles in pursuit of a greater purpose... more

Martin O'Neill looking to bring in new faces

18.08.09
Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill has admitted he needs to bring in further players after being "a wee bit surprised" at statistics relating to the workload of his squad last season... more

Sunderland snap up £6million Lee Cattermole

12.08.09
Sunderland have clinched the signing of England under-21 midfielder Lee Cattermole from Wigan... more

Scott Sinclair eyes England after loan move to Wigan

07.08.09
On-loan winger Scott Sinclair hopes his season-long spell with Wigan will help to boost his international prospects... more

Scotland nears Wigan move

15.07.09
Trinidad and Tobago striker Jason Scotland will have to wait for a visa and international clearance before his move to Wigan can officially be completed... more

Wigan and Swansea agree fee for Jason Scotland

10.07.09
Wigan look poised to sign Swansea striker Jason Scotland after the two clubs agreed a transfer fee... more

Wigan close in on Roberto Martinez

04.06.09
Football: Wigan owner Dave Whelan is confident a deal to bring Roberto Martinez in as manager will be concluded soon... more

Black Cats post for Steve Bruce

03.06.09
Football: Steve Bruce has been confirmed as Sunderland's new manager after lengthy negotiations finally came to a successful conclusion... more

Steve Bruce compensation agreed

01.06.09
Latest: Sunderland have moved a step closer to appointing Steve Bruce as their next manager after a compensation package was agreed with Wigan... more

Rafa left talking 'crazy' as Reds slip again

29.01.09
Rafael Benitez showed increasing signs of strain after his team dropped more points in the title race with a 1-1 draw at Wigan... more

Heskey to be reunited with ex-boss O'Neill

23.01.09
Aston Villa have agreed a £4million deal to sign Emile Heskey from Wigan... more

Redknapp hails action man Palacios

21.01.09
Tottenham have agreed terms with Wigan over the transfer of midfielder Wilson Palacios... more

United bid to snatch £10m Tottenham target Palacios

15.01.09
Manchester United are preparing to hijack Tottenham's bid for Wigan midfielder Wilson Palacios... more

January tranfer window - the verdict

14.01.09
Who did the best business and who faces a tough second-half of the season? We round-up all the moves...... more

Ramsey looks fab just like Cesc

12.11.08
The teenager has a touch of the magical Spaniard about him as he pulled the strings for another easy young Guns’ win.... more

Andy Johnson will hit top gear, says Bullard

29.10.08
Football: Fulham manager Roy Hodgson's hefty investment in a strike partnership of Andy Johnson and Bobby Zamora has so far failed to pay dividends... more

Emile Heskey now the real deal for England

09.10.08
With his game having matured with age, striker Heskey can play a key role in Fabio Capello's World Cup campaign... more

Ramos failing to get Tottenham out of first gear

22.09.08
Football: As Juande Ramos drove away from White Hart Lane, one fan spoke for every Tottenham supporter when he asked the manager: "Will it get better?"... more

Dean Ashton gets all-clear for City clash

22.08.08
Dean Ashton is fit to start for West Ham in their clash at Manchester City... more

Marlon on course for Hull switch

22.07.08
Marlon King is in talks over a move to Hull just six months after he quit Watford... more

Boring old Wigan are the most influential team in the league

09.05.08
The 2007-08 Premier League will be won, regardless of whatever Sunday brings, by Wigan Athletic as they decide which top team takes home the trophy.... more

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  • Facts
  • Founded in 1932 Wigan Athletic is a relatively young club and in 2007/8 was the youngest club in the Premier League.
  • The club’s best performance in the FA Cup was as quarter finalists in the 1986/7 season.
  • The DW stadium holds 25,133 people.

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