# List of Wigan Athletic F.C. records and statistics

Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional football team based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club was formed in 1932, and joined the Football League in 1978. Wigan Athletic currently compete in the third tier of English football, the EFL League One.

## Club records
### Matches
#### Firsts

* First competitive match: Wigan Athletic 0–2 Port Vale Reserves, Cheshire League, 27 August 1932.
* First FA Cup match: Wigan Athletic 1–1 Great Harwood, preliminary round, 16 September 1933.
* First Northern Premier League match: Scarborough 0–2 Wigan Athletic, 10 August 1968.
* First Football League match: Hereford United 0–0 Wigan Athletic, 19 August 1978.

#### Record results

* Record win: 14–0 against Chorley (pre-season friendly) 1 August 2017
* Record Football League win: 8–0 v Hull City, Championship, 14 July 2020.
* Record Football League defeat: 1–9 v Tottenham Hotspur, Premier League, 2009.

### Attendances

* Highest attendance (Springfield Park): 27,526 v Hereford United, FA Cup, 1953.
* Highest attendance (DW Stadium): 25,133 v Manchester United, Premier League, May 2008.

## Player records
### Appearances

* Youngest player ever : Jensen Weir, aged 15 years, on 7 November 2017.
* Oldest player ever: Dave Beasant, 43 years, 235 days, v Doncaster Rovers, 12 November 2002.
* Most League appearances: Kevin Langley, 317, 1981–1986 & 1990–1994.
* Most consecutive League appearances: Jimmy Bullard, 123, January 2003 to December 2005.

### Goalscorers

* Most goals in the League: 70, Andy Liddell, 1998–2004.
* Most League goals scored in a season: 31, Graeme Jones, 1996–97.
* Most goals in the Premiership: 24, Hugo Rodallega, 2009–2012.
* Most goals at the DW Stadium: 41, Nathan Ellington, 2002–2005.

### Transfer fees

* Highest transfer fee paid: Charles N'Zogbia, £7 million, February 2009.
* Highest transfer fee received: Antonio Valencia, £15 million, June 2009.

#### Progressive record fees paid

| Date | Player | Bought from | Fee |
| January 1982 | Eamonn O'Keefe | Everton | £65,000 |
| July 1995 | Chris Lightfoot | Chester City | £87,500 |
| November 1995 | Kevin Sharp | Leeds United | £100,000 |
| July 1996 | Graeme Jones | Doncaster Rovers | £150,000 |
| April 1997 | Roy Carroll | Hull City | £350,000 |
| October 1998 | Simon Haworth | Coventry City | £600,000 |
| March 2001 | Lee McCulloch | Motherwell | £700,000 |
| September 2001 | Tony Dinning | Wolverhampton Wanderers | £750,000 |
| March 2002 | Nathan Ellington | Bristol Rovers | £1,200,000 |
| January 2004 | Jason Roberts | West Bromwich Albion | £2,000,000 |
| August 2005 | Henri Camara | Wolverhampton Wanderers | £3,000,000 |
| July 2006 | Emile Heskey | Birmingham City | £5,500,000 |
| January 2009 | Charles N'Zogbia | Newcastle United | £7,000,000 |

#### Progressive record fees received

| Date | Player | Sold to | Fee |
| February 1980 | Joe Hinnigan | Sunderland | £130,000 |
| February 1986 | Warren Aspinall | Everton | £150,000 |
| October 1989 | Paul Beesley | Leyton Orient | £175,000 |
| January 1991 | Ray Woods | Coventry City | £200,000 |
| August 1991 | Peter Atherton | Coventry City | £329,000 |
| July 2001 | Roy Carroll | Manchester United | £2,500,000 |
| August 2005 | Nathan Ellington | West Bromwich Albion | £3,000,001 |
| August 2006 | Pascal Chimbonda | Tottenham Hotspur | £4,500,000 |
| August 2007 | Leighton Baines | Everton | £6,000,000 |
| January 2009 | Wilson Palacios | Tottenham Hotspur | £12,000,000 |
| June 2009 | Antonio Valencia | Manchester United | £16,000,000 |

## Player of the Year

| Year | Winner |
| 1978–79 | Tommy Gore |
| 1979–80 | John Brown |
| 1980–81 | Colin Methven |
| 1981–82 | Les Bradd |
| 1982–83 | Jimmy Weston |
| 1983–84 | John Butler |
| 1984–85 | Tony Kelly |
| 1985–86 | Colin Methven |
| 1986–87 | Barry Knowles |
| 1987–88 | David Hamilton |
| 1988–89 | David Thompson |
| Year | Winner |
| 1989–90 | Peter Atherton |
| 1990–91 | Peter Atherton |
| 1991–92 | Phil Daley |
| 1992–93 | Allen Tankard |
| 1993–94 | Andy Lyons |
| 1994–95 | Neill Rimmer |
| 1995–96 | Roberto Martínez |
| 1996–97 | Graeme Jones |
| 1997–98 | David Lowe |
| 1998–99 | Colin Greenall |
| 1999–2000 | Andy Liddell |
| Year | Winner |
| 2000–01 | Arjan de Zeeuw |
| 2001–02 | Arjan de Zeeuw |
| 2002–03 | Jason de Vos |
| 2003–04 | John Filan |
| 2004–05 | Jason Roberts |
| 2005–06 | Arjan de Zeeuw |
| 2006–07 | Leighton Baines |
| 2007–08 | Paul Scharner |
| 2008–09 | Titus Bramble |
| 2009–10 | Charles N'Zogbia |
| 2010–11 | Ali Al-Habsi |
| Year | Winner |
| 2011–12 | Gary Caldwell |
| 2012–13 | Shaun Maloney |
| 2013–14 | Jordi Gómez |
| 2014–15 | James McClean |
| 2015–16 | David Perkins |
| 2016–17 | Dan Burn |
| 2017–18 | Nathan Byrne |
| 2018–19 | Reece James |
| 2019–20 | Sam Morsy |
| 2021–22 | Jack Whatmough |
| 2022–23 | James McClean |