Wigan Athletic
City: Wigan
Stadium: DW Stadium
Founded: 1932
Nickname: Latics
Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, who compete in League One, the third tier of English football. Founded in 1932, the club is the most recently formed club in the division.
They have played at the DW Stadium since 1999, sharing the stadium with rugby league club Wigan Warriors. They previously played at Springfield Park for 67 years. The club's nickname is Latics. They won the 2012–13 FA Cup, and have also won the Second Division, Third Division and are two-times winners of the Football League Trophy, along with numerous regional football competitions from their time as a non-league club. The club embarked on its first European campaign during the 2013–14 season in the UEFA Europa League group stages where the DW Stadium was temporarily known as The Wigan Athletic Stadium in accordance with competition rules. They are the only club in the Football League to have appeared in the final of the FA Trophy, the Football League Trophy, the League Cup and the FA Cup.
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