Wigan Athletic F.C. facts for kids
| Full name | Wigan Athletic Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Latics |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Ground | DW Stadium Wigan Greater Manchester England |
| Capacity | 25,138 |
| Chairman | Dave Whelan |
| Manager | Paul Cook |
| League | EFL Championship |
| 2018-19 | 18th of 24 |
Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English football club from Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club plays in the Championship, currently managed by Owen Coyle. They play their home games at the DW Stadium. In 2012-13 they won the FA Cup by beating Manchester City 1-0 and so they played in the UEFA Europa League in the season 2013/14. A few days later they were relegated from the English Premier League to the Football League Championship, becoming the first FA Cup-winning side to be relegated in the same season. Manager Roberto Martínez left the club shortly after to join Everton. Owen Coyle replaced him.
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Supporters
Wigan Athletic Official Supporters Club (formally known as Wigan Athletic Supporters Travel Club) is the official supporters' association of Wigan Athletic Football Club. The supporters club are a non-profit organisation run by volunteers and meet before home matches in the South Stand Bar.
Rivalries
Since Wigan Athletic's admission to the Football League in 1978, the club has built up several rivalries, mainly with Bolton Wanderers. They also have a rivalry with Manchester City, because they are from the same city and have the same blue club color.
League position
| Season | League | Position |
| 2000/01 | Second Division | 6th |
| 2001/02 | Second Division | 10th |
| 2002/03 | Second Division | Champions |
| 2003/04 | First Division | 7th |
| 2004/05 | League Championship | 2nd (promoted) |
| 2005/06 | Premier League | 10th |
| 2006/07 | Premier League | 17th |
| 2007/08 | Premier League | 14th |
| 2008/09 | Premier League | 11th |
| 2009/10 | Premier League | 16th |
| 2010/11 | Premier League | 16th |
| 2011/12 | Premier League | 15th |
| 2012/13 | Premier League | 18th (relegated) |
| 2013/14 | EFL Championship | 5th |
| 2014-15 | EFL Championship | 23rd (relegated) |
| 2015-16 | EFL One | 1st (promoted) |
| 2016-17 | EFL Championship | 23rd (relegated) |
| 2017-18 | EFL One | 1st (promoted) |
| 2018-19 | EFL Championship | 18th |
Former position
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Managers
As listed on the official Wigan Athletic website.
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Honours
League
- Football League Championship (English second tier)
- Runners-up (1): 2004–05
- Football League Second Division (English third tier)
- Winners (1): 2002–03
- Football League Third Division (English fourth tier)
- Winners (1): 1996–97
- Promoted (1): 1981–82
Cup
- Winners (1): 2012-13
- Runners-up (1): 2005-06
- Runners-up (1): 2013
- Football League Trophy
- Winners (2): 1984–85, 1998–99
Wigan's victory in the 2013 FA Cup Final qualified them for European football for the first time, earning them an automatic place in the group stage of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.
| Season | Competition | Round | Opponents | Home | Away | Group position |
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| 2013–14 | UEFA Europa League | Group stage |  Maribor |
3–1 | 1–2 | 4th |
 Rubin Kazan |
1–1 | 0–1 | ||||
 Zulte Waregem |
1–2 | 0–0 |
Images for kids
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Local entrepreneur Dave Whelan acquired the club in 1995, providing funds to move into the JJB Stadium, now named the DW Stadium after Whelan's sports shops, DW Sports.
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To signify the involvement of the local authority, Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council, Wigan Athletic have used their coat of arms as their club crest, from 1989 to 2008.
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Wigan Athletic's first Premier League match against Chelsea
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Former Wigan player Roberto Martínez managed the club to victory in the 2013 FA Cup Final, their first major honour.
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Antonio Valencia's £16 million sale to Manchester United in 2009 is the largest transfer involving Wigan Athletic.
