History Of Wigan Athletic F.C.
The history of Wigan Athletic Football Club starts in 1932, when the club were founded. They were elected to The Football League in 1978, and reached the Premier League for the first time in 2005, spending eight years in the top flight. Their first major honour was victory in the 2013 FA Cup Final, the same year they were relegated from the Premiership. Since then the club has bounced between the EFL Championship and League One, sometimes partly due to financial difficulties. Earlier clubs and local leagues (1932–1978) Wigan Athletic was formed in 1932, following the winding up of Wigan Borough the previous year. Wigan Athletic is a stable association football club in the town. The first was Wigan Association Football Club, founded in 1883 as an offshoot of Wigan Cricket Club, and a member of the short-lived British Football Association, playing at Prescott Street. They were followed by Wigan County, Wigan United, Wigan Town and Wigan Borough. Springfield Park, the fo ...
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