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2017–18 Wigan Athletic F.C. Season
The 2017–18 season was Wigan Athletic's 86th year in existence and their first back in League One, after being relegated the previous season. Along with competing in the league, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. Paul Cook was appointed as manager on 31 May 2017, signing a 3-year deal, following the departure of much of the previous coaching staff the day before. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018. The season notably saw Wigan knock out Manchester City in the fifth round of the FA Cup. It was the third time Wigan had beaten City in the cup, having previously done son in the 2013 final, and the quarter-finals of the 2013–14 FA Cup. Statistics , - !colspan=14, ''Player(s) out on loan:'' , - !colspan=14, ''Player(s) who left the club:'' Goals record Disciplinary record Transfers Transfers in Transfers out Loans in Loans out Players Current squad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wigan Athletic F
Wigan ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, on the River Douglas. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. Bolton lies to the north-east and Warrington to the south. It is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its administrative centre. The town has a population of 107,732 and the wider borough of 330,713. Wigan was formerly within the historic county of Lancashire. Wigan was in the territory of the Brigantes, an ancient Celtic tribe that ruled much of what is now northern England. The Brigantes were subjugated in the Roman conquest of Britain and the Roman settlement of ''Coccium'' was established where Wigan lies. Wigan was incorporated as a borough in 1246, following the issue of a charter by King Henry III of England. At the end of the Middle Ages, it was one of four boroughs in Lancashire established by Royal charter. The Industrial Revolution saw a dram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchester City F
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The two cities and the surrounding towns form one of the United Kingdom's most populous conurbations, the Greater Manchester Built-up Area, which has a population of 2.87 million. The history of Manchester began with the civilian settlement associated with the Roman fort ('' castra'') of ''Mamucium'' or ''Mancunium'', established in about AD 79 on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the rivers Medlock and Irwell. Historically part of Lancashire, areas of Cheshire south of the River Mersey were incorporated into Manchester in the 20th century, including Wythenshawe in 1931. Throughout the Middle Ages Manchester remained a manorial township, but began to expand "at an astonishing rate" around the turn of the 19th century. Manchester's un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donervon Daniels
Donervon Joseph Daniels (born 24 November 1993) is a Montserratian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Walsall. Club career West Bromwich Albion Daniels joined West Bromwich Albion in 2009 from Reading and quickly made himself a regular in Albion's FA Premier Academy League Under-18s side before moving into the Under-21s and captaining them. Developing through the academy, Daniels was awarded with first professional contract, which keep him until 2013. Not only that, Daniels ended up being awarded the Baggies’ 2011–12 Young Player of the Year Award. After his loan spell at West Brom came to an end, the club opted to take up their option of a contract extension on Daniels to stay for another season. After Daniels skippered Albion to victory in the Birmingham Senior Cup final against Tamworth in 2014, the club, again, opted to take up their option of a contract extension on Daniels to stay for another season. Daniels had his contract extended for another s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gavin Massey
Gavin Alexander Massey (born 4 October 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for club Port Vale. Massey is a versatile attacker who can play as a forward or as a winger. Massey was one of the first players to progress through the Watford-affiliated Harefield Academy, where he broke into the first-team in 2010. During his time with Watford, Massey was loaned to Wealdstone, Yeovil Town and twice to Colchester United. In 2012, Massey joined Colchester on a permanent basis, where he made over 150 league appearances. He joined Leyton Orient in the summer of 2016 before signing for Wigan Athletic a year later. He spent five seasons with Wigan, helping them to the League One title in the 2017–18 and 2021–22 seasons, and featuring in over 50 Championship matches. He was released from Wigan in June 2022 and joined Port Vale the following month. Career Watford Born in Watford, Massey grew up within of Watford Football Club's Vicarage Road st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devante Cole
Devante Lavon Andrew Dewar-Cole (born 10 May 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League One club Barnsley. Early and personal life Cole was born in Alderley Edge on 10 May 1995. His father is the former Manchester United, Newcastle United and England striker Andy Cole. He has stated that he is a different type of player to his father, who played in the same position, and that he wants to make a name for himself. His paternal grandparents migrated to England from Jamaica in the 1960s; his grandfather worked as a miner. Club career Manchester City Cole joined Manchester City in April 2003, at the age of seven. He had previously spent a day training with city rivals Manchester United. His first involvement with the Manchester City first team came in July 2013 when he was selected for a pre-season friendly tour of South Africa, subsequently playing against SuperSport United. Cole featured heavily in the 2013–14 UEFA Youth League scoring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Vaughan (footballer, Born 1988)
James Oliver Vaughan (born 14 July 1988) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is currently the Loans Pathway Manager at Everton. Vaughan, who was born in Birmingham, signed his first professional contract with Everton. He played for the club between 2005 and 2011, including loan spells at Derby County, Leicester City and Crystal Palace, before signing for Norwich in May 2011. He then had a loan spell at Huddersfield Town for the majority of the 2012–13 season, before signing permanent terms on 3 July 2013. He spent two-and-a-half seasons with Huddersfield before joining Birmingham City on loan. The move was made permanent at the end of the 2015–16 season, but his stay was brief, as he joined Bury in August 2016. Vaughan played for just a single season at Bury, making 40 appearances and scoring 24 times. He completed a move to Championship club Sunderland in July 2017, playing 27 times before leaving to join Wigan Athletic in January 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Walker (footballer)
Jamie Walker (born 25 June 1993) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Bradford City as an attacking midfielder or winger. He has previously played for Hearts, Raith Rovers and Wigan Athletic and represented Scotland at every youth international level. Early life Walker grew up in the Wester Hailes area of Edinburgh and attended Forrester High School. His great uncle was Tommy Walker, the former Hearts player and manager and Scottish international inside forward. Club career Heart of Midlothian A member of Hearts under-19 squad, Walker's performances in the early part of the 2011–12 season earned him a new three-year contract extending his stay with the club until 2014. With Hearts in financial difficulty and wanting to bring through members of their under-19 squad into the first team, Walker was sent on loan to Raith Rovers in November 2011 to gain first team experience. He made his debut for Raith on 26 November 2011, in their 3–2 win against Hamilton. Walker only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Power (footballer)
Max McAuley Power (born 27 July 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Wigan Athletic. He began his career with Tranmere Rovers and then spent time with Wigan Athletic and Sunderland, making more than 100 Football League appearances with each club, before rejoining Wigan in 2021. Career Tranmere Rovers Early career Born in Birkenhead, Wirral, Power joined local Tranmere Rovers' youth set-up at the age of eight and captained the club at every age group including the first team. He chose to join the team instead of signing for Liverpool. After impressing in the Tranmere Rovers Reserve team he was awarded a professional contract in May 2011. Manager Les Parry was confident Power had a bright future in the game, but warned the youngster about his aggression. He compared him to Joss Labadie, another young and talented Rovers midfielder with a reputation as a hothead. Power spent time on loan at Colwyn Bay in the 2010–11 season. 2011–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Morsy
Samy Sayed Morsy (born 10 September 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Ipswich Town, where he is also club captain. Born in England, he represents the Egypt national team. He joined the Port Vale youth set-up in 2008, having been released from the Wolverhampton Wanderers Academy. Winning his debut in February 2010, he turned professional at the club in the summer. He established himself in the first-team picture in 2010–11, after which he was given a two-year contract. He helped the club to secure promotion out of League Two in 2012–13. He joined Chesterfield in July 2013, and played for the club in the 2014 final of the Football League Trophy, helping them to win the League Two title in 2013–14. He was sold to Wigan Athletic in January 2016, and helped the club to win the League One title in 2015–16. He joined Barnsley on loan in August 2016, and Wigan were relegated from the Championship upon his return to the club. How ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Perkins (footballer)
David Philip Perkins (born 21 June 1982) is a former English professional footballer who played as a midfielder who is currently first-team and U23s coach at Exeter City. Career Morecambe Perkins started his career with Morecambe, for whom he played 170 league games. Rochdale In 2007, he moved to League Two side Rochdale. On 17 May 2008 he scored a deflected goal from 30 yards which put Rochdale level on aggregate with Darlington in a semi-final play-off, during which he was later shown a red card. Rochdale went through on penalties. Rochdale appealed to his red card which was rejected by the FA, meaning he missed the League Two play-off final against Stockport County at Wembley Stadium and also the first four games of the 2008–09 season. Colchester United Perkins signed for Colchester United on 8 July 2008 for an undisclosed six-figure fee, citing the potential of another promotion push as the leading reason for his move to the U's. Chesterfield On 2 October 2009 Perkins s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Callum Elder
Callum Roddie Elder (born 27 January 1995) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a left back for Hull City and the Australia national team. Early and personal life Elder was born to an Irish mother and Scottish father. His maternal grandfather is former Ireland international footballer Paddy Turner. Club career Leicester City A left back, Elder was born in Sydney, Australia and began his youth career with Manly United, before moving to England at the age of 16 to begin a scholarship in the academy at Leicester City. After completing his scholarship at the end of the 2012–13 season, he was awarded his first professional contract. Graduating to the Foxes' U21 team, he progressed to sign a new two-year deal at the end of the 2014–15 season and a further extension a year later, which kept him at the King Power Stadium until June 2019. Mansfield Town (loan) On 8 January 2015, Elder was loaned out to League Two club Mansfield Town for one month. He made his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathan Byrne
Nathan William Byrne (born 5 June 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays for Charlotte FC. He can play as either a wing back or a right-back. Byrne began his professional career with Tottenham but never made a first team appearance for the club before leaving to join League One Swindon Town in 2013. After two full seasons with the Robins, during which they reached the 2015 League One play-off Final, he was bought by Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers. However, he only remained with the club for a year before moving on to Wigan Athletic. Career Tottenham Hotspur Byrne played for St Albans City as a youth player, before becoming a Tottenham Hotspur player, signing professional forms in June 2010. In February 2011, he was loaned out to Brentford of League One. He made his senior debut on 26 February, replacing Myles Weston 77 minutes into a 1–0 home win over Bristol Rovers. He won his first start at Griffin Park on 8 March, playing in a 1–0 defeat to B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
