Talk:Wigan Athletic F.C.

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[edit] Location

The stadium is not located in Newtown, and is nearest to Springfield / Beech Hill geographically -(we haven't moved that far from the old ground essentially) Newtown is past the Saddle Junction etc. and even Marsh Green would be more appropriate, but I would consider that the JJB Stadium is in Wigan, as Robin Park before the retail developments - was essentially a huge expanse of wasteland/grass behind the industrial units of Springfield and in front of the houses of Marsh Green ~~


If I'm not mistaken, isn't Newtown mentioned/included in the stadium's address on the back of match tickets? Sorry, no link, I'm afraid. Also, there is poor grammar in the 'Traditions at Wigan Athletic' section: 'Wigans', 'premiership' etc.82.31.33.178 21:30, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Expansion

This article could really use a lot more in terms of Wigan's history, especially with the club now playing in the top flight of English football. Perhaps someone more familiar with Wigan's history could add to this article. See other Premier League teams for examples. - Pal 14:56, 16 August 2005 (UTC)

this has been partially resolved to the extent of being able to provide a reasonable history from 1978. other premier league clubs have famous player lists, which could be added, but other than that - its pretty much wholly completed (history at least) ~Markz17

[edit] Table

the League table needs to be in table format: anyone up to it?

[edit] Capacity

Today's (26 Dec 2005) attendance has been reported as 25,017 by every source I can find, meaning the capacity of 25,004 stated in the article must be incorrect. Wigan's official site states the capacity as 25,000 exactly, [1] states 24,826. I'm going to put the capacity as 25,017 for now, but if anyone knows the correct figure could they please update it Oldelpaso 19:25, 26 December 2005 (UTC)


-- sorted. the ground has recently had 120 odd seats added.

Wigan's FC site is not a reliable source, you need a reliable third party source. The offical JJB site lists the capacity at 24,826, and I have restored that figure. What's important is verifiability not truth, it's probable the current capacity is more than that but without reliable third party sources please do not change it. One Night In Hackney 08:17, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
The stadium is jointly owned by Wigan Athletic and Wigan Warriors, they are no less reliable sources than the JJB Stadium site. The JJB Stadium site has not been updated in over a year, the Wigan Warriors site is more up to date: The stadium is an all seater arena with a seating capacity of 25,138 (this was increased from 25,004 in December 2005 following building work). Third party sources: BBC, Setanta, ITV. Oldelpaso 10:57, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

I am a wiganer and happen to know that the record attendance at the jjb is 25,023 vs liverpool in 2005/2006 season as I went to that match. So far no crowd has surpassed that not in rugby or football. Also every seat was filled for that game there was absolutely no seats left so I'm geussing that is the true capacity. Wiki235 09:11, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Current events

A lot of this article is written in the style of a newspaper article. Please consider adding such content and commentary to WikiNews instead. Stifle 12:20, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

resolved to an extent in the big edit i made a few weeks ago - Markz17


[edit] Old club badge

Should there be a picture of the old 'Tree and Crown' badge on the page? Maybe in the history section.

I AGREE, but dont have the image, anyone can help ? - Markz17

I have a picture, anyone who can put a pic on the page, please e-mail me, [email removed]- Tedders

[edit] Captain

Why is there a "club captain", "team captain" and "vice captain"? Surely it's just "captain" and "vice captain", the latter being captain a lot due to the former not playing. The captain should neither player be on the pitch is surely not set in stone?

Officialy, Matt Jackson is the club captain but Arjan De Zeeuw has been appointed as the team captain, with Baines as vice. Tedders

[edit] Cleanup

I've cleaned up the 'Traditions' section, adding links and improving the ridiculously informal tone and grammar. Also, can i suggest that Keith Gillespie be included as a notable former player, as his stint at Man United made him fairly famous. 82.31.32.48 14:52, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] New kit

can someone make a kit that has big shoulders like Wigan's real one?

[edit] Kit edit war

Aa a couple of users are revert-warring over what kit to use in the infobox, a little discussion wouldn't go amiss. Two points: firstly, the infobox kit representations are supposed to be general, not featuring every last detail and secondly, to me Image:Kit_body_Wigan_home07.png, with its jagged edges does not look much like the actual kit itself, so thinwhitesides looks like the right template to use. Oldelpaso 23:34, 16 February 2007 (UTC)


I made a new one! FootyStavros 22:28, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Wigan athletic badge.png

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BetacommandBot (talk) 05:35, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] New crest

Wigan Athletic have revealed a new club crest on their website - can someone legally upload it onto the Wigan page? Steveweiser (talk) 18:59, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Honors

"2007/08 Season 17 home games without defeat. They play Manchester United in the last game of the season with the chance to become the only team not to lose at home during the season."

Even as a fan with wishful thinking, I know this is not right. Premierleague.com has them standing at 8-5-6 on the season, far from unbeaten at home. An impressive record, but not unbeaten. I assume it should therefore be removed. NJDevils1087 (talk) 05:39, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Recentism

While I accept that Wigan's stint in the Premier League is hugely significant to the club's history, the fact that the last two seasons gets almost three times as much coverage in the "history" section as the preceding 70-odd years is ludicrous. The Premier League section needs trimming considerably...... ChrisTheDude (talk) 09:19, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Admittedly this is the case - but attendances have gone up by a factor of 10 since successive promotions - hence recentism is inevitable. I feel that rather than trimming Premier League history extensively - it may be more appropriate for someone to bulk up the early history (see Blackburn Rovers, Manchester United I'd gladly do it - but sources are difficult to find. markz17 (talk) 04:53, 04 June 2008 (GMT)