Club Honours

Northern Premier League Champions: 1970-1971, 1974-1975

Northern Premier League Cup Winners: 1971-1972

Northern Premier Shield Winners: 1972-1973, 1973-1974, 1975-1976

Cheshire League Champions: 1933-1934, 1934-1935, 1935-1936, 1964-1965

Lancashire Combination Champions: 1947-1948, 1950-1951, 1952-1953, 1953-1954

Election to Football League: 1978

Promoted to Third Division (old): 1981-1982

Football Association Cup best: Round 6, 1986-1987

Football League Cup best: Final 1996

Freight Rover Trophy Winners (now AutoWind Shield): 1984-1985

Third Division Champions: 1996-1997

AutoWindshield Winners: 1999

Second Division Champions: 2002-2003

Championship Runners Up: 2004-2005

Promotion to Premier League: 2005

Club Records

Competition Results

Biggest win: 7-1 v. Scarborough 1996/1997 Division Three

Biggest win (non-league): 12-1 v. Congleton Town 1937/1938 Cheshire League

Biggest home loss: 0-5 v. Bristol Rovers (Div 3, 26th February 1983) and also versus Chelsea (FA Cup round 3 replay, 26th January 1985)

Biggest away loss (league): 6-1 v. Bristol Rovers (3rd March 1990)

Biggest loss (non-league): 0-8 v. Hyde United (1945-1946)

Longest unbeaten run (league): 21 games in the 1981-1982 season

Longest unbeaten run (non-league): 52 games from 15th September 1962 to 5th November 1966

Most wins in a season (non-league): 33 from 46 games in 1974-1975 (Northern Premier League)

Best FA Cup run: Round 6, 1986-1987

Best League Cup Run: Round 5, 2002-2003

Most Clean-Sheets in a season (League games only): 25 by John Filan 2002-2003

Highest points in a season: 100 in 2002-2003

Highest League Position: 10th in The Premier League, Season 2005-2006

Transfer Records

Largest transfer fee paid: £5.5M for Emile Heskey - Birmingham City 2006

Largest transfer fee recieved: £3M Nathan Ellington - West Brom 2005

Attendance Records

Largest attendance at The JJB Stadium: 25,004 v. Arsenal (Premier League) Saturday 19th November 2005

Largest attendance at Springfield Park (Wigan Borough): 30,611 v. Sheffield Wednesday (FA Cup 1928-29)

Largest attendance at Springfield Park (Wigan Athletic): 27,526 v. Hereford (FA Cup 1953-54)...This is still the largest attendance between two non-league clubs out-side of Wembley.

Playing Records

Greatest Goal-scorer in a single season (league): Graeme Jones (31)

Greatest Goal-scorer in a single season (non-league): Harry Lyon (66) and 61 the next!

Greatest all time Goal-scorer (league): David Lowe & Andy Liddell (66)

Greatest all time Goal-scorer (non-league): Harry Lyon (273) 1962-1969

Consecutive Player Appearances: Jimmy Bullard (121)

Amazing Facts

Wigan were the first team in England to play a game with three Spaniards in the line-up

Wigan were the first team to have a Spaniard playing in an FA Cup game

In 1996 defender Matty Carragher scored from 72 yards out during a reserve game (and he meant it!)

Wigan have played more games in the AutoWindshield competition over the years than any other team

Wigan went 4 games in the 1998/99 Auto Windshield Competition without conceeding a goal, a new record