Wigan Athletic F.C.

Association football club in Greater Manchester, England

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Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system.

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Muamba, Lockyer and Wyke call for more CPR training Former Bolton Wanderers footballer Fabrice Muamba, Luton Town's Tom Lockyer and Wigan Athletic's Charlie Wyke share how CPR saved their lives following on-pitch cardiac arrests. BBC Sport - Published 6 days ago
Saints move joint top with comeback win at Leeds Saints join Wigan on eight points at the top of the Super League table after an 18-8 win over Leeds. BBC Sport - Published on March 15, 2024
Marshall hat-trick as Wigan beat Huddersfield Winger Liam Marshall scores three tries for reigning Super League champions in victory over Huddersfield Giants. BBC Sport - Published on March 1, 2024

Wigan beat Penrith to win World Club Challenge Wigan win a dramatic World Club Challenge against Penrith Panthers after being on the right end of two key video reviews. BBC Sport - Published on February 24, 2024
Hughes scores Wigan winner after 20 minutes of stoppage time Charlie Hughes' winner after 20 minutes of second-half stoppage-time gives Wigan a 1-0 League One victory over Wycombe. BBC Sport - Published on January 23, 2024
FA Cup reaction, transfers latest and Beckenbauer tributes Manchester United beat Wigan Athletic 2-0 in the FA Cup third round, transfers latest and tributes to German legend Franz Beckenbauer. BBC Sport - Published on January 9, 2024

Man Utd beat Wigan to reach FA Cup fourth round Watch highlights as goals from Diogo Dalot and Bruno Fernandes see Manchester United beat Wigan Athletic 2-0 to reach the FA Cup fourth round. BBC Sport - Published on January 8, 2024
Man Utd see off League One Wigan in FA Cup Manchester United prove too strong for League One Wigan Athletic as Erik ten Hag's side move into the fourth round of the FA Cup. BBC Sport - Published on January 8, 2024
Dalot curls in FA Cup opener for Man Utd Manchester United's Diogo Dalot gives the Red Devils the lead at the DW Stadium in their third round FA Cup tie at Wigan Athletic. BBC Sport - Published on January 8, 2024
From FA Cup winners to the brink - Wigan's escape from ruin As League One Wigan Athletic prepare to host Manchester United in the FA Cup, Latics boss Shaun Maloney tells BBC Sport how close the club came to going out of business. BBC Sport - Published on January 7, 2024

FA Cup: Build-up to Wigan v Man Utd, plus watch fourth-round draw Watch BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club, before the FA Cup fourth-round draw and Wigan v Manchester United. BBC Sport - Published on January 7, 2024
'Christmas is crazy as a footballer' - NI's Magennis Northern Ireland and Wigan Athletic striker Josh Magennis tells BBC Sport NI about Christmas as a footballer as well as his sons' ambitions of following in his footsteps as a professional footballer. BBC Sport - Published on December 19, 2023
Rotherham appoint former Wigan boss Richardson Rotherham United appoint former Wigan boss Leam Richardson as their new head coach on a two-and-a-half year deal. BBC Sport - Published on December 11, 2023	Humphrys fires Wigan past York into round three Stephen Humphrys nets the only goal of the game in freezing fog as Wigan Athletic see off York City to reach the FA Cup third round. BBC Sport - Published on December 1, 2023
Jones and Brown return to Northern Ireland squad Wigan Athletic winger Jordan Jones and Oxford United defender Ciaron Brown are included in the Northern Ireland squad for their final Euro 2024 qualifier double-header. BBC Sport - Published on November 8, 2023	Wrexham beat Wigan on penalties in Carabao Cup Football League new boys Wrexham knock League One Wigan Athletic out of the Carabao Cup 4-2 on penalties. BBC Sport - Published on August 8, 2023
Wigan beat Warrington to boost play-off hopes Wigan Warriors bounce back from their defeat by Super League strugglers Wakefield as they beat Warrington. BBC Sport - Published on July 14, 2023	Shinnie re-joins Aberdeen on three-year deal Former captain Graeme Shinnie returns to Aberdeen on a three-year deal from Wigan Athletic. BBC Sport - Published on June 28, 2023
Danson set to take over beleaguered Wigan Local businessman Mike Danson has a bid accepted for Wigan Athletic, BBC Sport understands. BBC Sport - Published on June 14, 2023	HMRC lodges winding-up petition against Wigan His Majesty's Revenue & Customs lodges a winding-up petition against Wigan Athletic over unpaid tax bills, with a hearing date of 26 July. BBC Sport - Published on June 12, 2023
Wigan Athletic handed transfer embargo by EFL Wigan Athletic are placed under a transfer embargo related to contravention of EFL rules on tax payments. BBC Sport - Published on June 9, 2023	Wigan directors resign amid funding worries Wigan Athletic directors Tom Markham and Oliver Gottmann resign amid growing concerns about the League One club's finances. BBC Sport - Published on June 4, 2023
Wigan to be deducted four points for next season Wigan Athletic will be deducted four points for next season after failing to pay players' wages this month. BBC Sport - Published on May 19, 2023	Wigan confirm payment of all players and staff The owners of Wigan Athletic have put in a "substantial" seven-figure sum to secure the Latics' immediate future. BBC Sport - Published on May 16, 2023
Wigan players 'frustrated' over wage delays Wigan Athletic players are growing increasingly frustrated and angry with the club, with May wages still to be paid, BBC Radio Manchester report. BBC Sport - Published on May 12, 2023	'A feeling I've never had' - Wigan's FA Cup win 10 years on Former Wigan Athletic manager Roberto Martinez speaks to BBC Sport 10 years on from his side's shock FA Cup final win over Manchester City in 2013. BBC Sport - Published on May 11, 2023
Wigan fail to pay players for fifth time Wigan Athletic fail to pay all of the players on time - the fifth occasion that it has happened this season. BBC Sport - Published on May 6, 2023	'Raw' Maloney 'all in' for Wigan despite relegation Wigan manager Shaun Maloney says he wants to stay at the club despite their relegation to League One next season. BBC Sport - Published on April 30, 2023
Wigan relegated as Reading earn draw in injury time Wigan are relegated from the Championship in an incredible finale as Reading's Yakou Meite scores a 93rd-minute equaliser. BBC Sport - Published on April 29, 2023	EFL: Wigan must beat Reading to avoid drop; Plymouth & Ipswich eye promotion Follow live score & text updates from across the EFL as Reading host Wigan in a key game in the battle to avoid relegation from the Championship. BBC Sport - Published on April 28, 2023
Tuesday's Scottish Gossip Rangers are reportedly close to signing England-capped goalkeeper Jack Butland while Wigan Athletic are prepared to sell Graeme Shinnie to Aberdeen. BBC Sport - Published on April 25, 2023	Blackpool keep up survival hopes with Wigan win Blackpool keep their slim Championship survival hopes alive with victory over fellow strugglers Wigan Athletic in the battle of the bottom two. BBC Sport - Published on April 15, 2023
Piroe double dents Wigan's fading survival hopes Joel Piroe scores twice as Swansea City deliver a heavy blow to Wigan Athletic's fading Championship survival hopes. BBC Sport - Published on April 10, 2023	Wigan win bruising derby against St Helens Wigan come out on top of Super League champions St Helens to win a bruising, thrilling derby before a crowd of 24,275. BBC Sport - Published on April 7, 2023
Sheff Utd beat Wigan to boost promotion bid Sheffield United move closer to securing promotion back to the Premier League with a win over struggling Wigan Athletic. BBC Sport - Published on April 7, 2023	Republic footballer McClean reveals he is autistic Republic of Ireland and Wigan player James McClean reveals he is autistic during World Autism Acceptance Week. BBC Sport - Published on March 28, 2023
Wigan chairman apologises for points deduction Wigan chairman Talal Al Hammad says the owners will make amends after they were sanctioned for failing to pay player wages. BBC Sport - Published on March 21, 2023	Wigan lose three points for failing to pay players Wigan Athletic are docked three Championship points for failing to pay player salaries for the month of March 2023. BBC Sport - Published on March 20, 2023
Tella scores twice as leaders Burnley beat Wigan Nathan Tella's double takes Burnley to within sight of the Championship promotion winning post on another miserable afternoon for bottom club Wigan. BBC Sport - Published on March 11, 2023	Wigan draw at Blackburn in Maloney's first game Shaun Maloney's reign as Wigan Athletic manager begins with an attritional Championship stalemate at Blackburn Rovers. BBC Sport - Published on February 6, 2023
Wigan confirm Maloney as new manager Wigan Athletic appoint former winger Shaun Maloney as their new boss on a three-and-a-half-year deal. BBC Sport - Published on January 28, 2023	Struggling Wigan sack Toure after nine games Wigan Athletic sack boss Kolo Toure after he failed to win any of his nine games in charge. BBC Sport - Published on January 26, 2023
Toure stays winless as Wigan fall to Luton defeat Harry Cornick and Elijah Adebayo are on target as Luton move up to seventh with victory over bottom-of-the-table Wigan. BBC Sport - Published on January 21, 2023	Wigan boss Toure 'still has a lot to learn' Wigan boss Kolo Toure says he still has a lot to learn about his side as his search for a first win at the club continues. BBC Sport - Published on January 18, 2023
Luton hit 98th-minute winner to beat Wigan in FA Cup Elijah Adebayo's 98th-minute goal seals a dramatic victory for Luton in their FA Cup third-round replay against Championship rivals Wigan. BBC Sport - Published on January 17, 2023