Personalised Wigan Football Books
Enjoy a Newspaper History of the Latics
Wigan was traditionally considered to be a rugby town, but a successful football club was finally founded in 1932. Wigan FC regularly competed in FA Cup competitions, but the Latics were not elected into the Fourth Division until 1978. Wigan won their first promotion in 1982, kicking off a decade of Third Division football. Local businessman and millionaire Dave Whelan bought the club in 1995. The Latics immediately began to progress and they won the Third Division Championship in 1996. Wigan came close to top flight football over the next few seasons, but finally reached the Premiership in 2005. The Latics finished their first Premier League season in tenth place – an impressive result for a newly promoted side.
Personalised Wigan Football Books - Inspired Gifts
A Wigan Gift Book can be an inspired present for a fan of the Latics. It is unique, smartly presented and filled with fascinating newspaper reports on the history of the club. Being able to personalise this Wigan Football Book makes the gift even more special and shows the thought that has gone into buying it. The present will also prove to be a terrific addition to a supporter’s Wigan memorabilia collection.
Wigan Athletic Football Book Coverage
This Wigan Football Book opens with a 6-1 FA Cup tie win over Carlisle in 1934. It goes on to cover a selection of great games through the decades of the 20th Century and many highlights from the present era.
The Wigan Athletic Football Book includes some of the Latics’ biggest games from the early years, when Wigan was still playing in the lower leagues. The Gift Book includes many other tremendous matches, such as Wigan's 2-2 draw against Newcastle United in the 1954 FA Cup third round, the 4-2 win over Chelsea in 1981 and the 1-1 draw with Manchester City in the 1999 play-off semi-final first leg. Read coverage of Wigan’s great rise up the leagues, including becoming Division Two champions in 2003, the 5-0 destruction of Crystal Palace later in that year and the 3-1 defeat of West Ham in 2004. The Wigan Books also feature reports on the club achieving the ultimate prize of promotion to the Premier League in 2005.
Newspaper coverage continues right up to the end of last season. This unique insight into the Latics’ history makes these books truly memorable gifts and a great addition for a collector of Wigan memorabilia.
Wigan Memorabilia
If you are a collector of Wigan memorabilia or looking for other Wigan gifts, why not consider our Wigan Calendar or Wigan Diary? Each month features a newspaper headline on one of the Latics’ key games. The presents can be personalised with the recipient’s name to make them even more special and both items make great gifts for Wigan fans. Other presents include Framed Newspaper Reprints, Wigan “My Football Year" Books and unique Wigan Athletic Mugs.
Finally – Did You Know?
- Wigan is the youngest club in the England Football League.
- Wigan FC was the fifth attempt to create a professional football club to represent Wigan. Previous teams that had dissolved included Wigan County, Wigan United and Wigan Town.
- Wigan beat Carlisle United 6-1 in the first round of the 1935 FA Cup. This was the largest margin of victory ever recorded by a non-league team over a league side. The record was matched but never broken in the twentieth century.
- The Latics hit the headlines in 1972 after putting in an application to join the Scottish Second Division.
- Dave Whelan became the owner of Wigan Athletic in 1995. The Latics reached the Premiership ten years later.