- Paul Jewell
Paul Jewell (born 28 September 1964, Liverpool, England) is a former footballer and a notable football manager based in the United Kingdom. His former clubs include Bradford City, Sheffield Wednesday and Wigan Athletic.
- Darren Bent
Darren Ashley Bent (born February 6, 1984 in Tooting, London) is an English footballer, currently playing for Tottenham Hotspur. There is some confusion over Bent's birthplace with nearly all biographies available - typically of a brief nature - saying he was born in Cambridge; however, The FA's profile says he was born in Tooting. This confusion may stem from the fact he moved to Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, as a child, where he attended Hinchingbrooke School.
- Pascal Chimbonda
Pascal Chimbonda (born 21 February 1979 in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe) is a French defender who plays for Tottenham Hotspur and for the French national team. Chimbonda is able to play at centre-back or right-back, but more commonly right-back. Chimbonda became well known to English football supporters due to his impressive displays on the pitch for his previous club, Wigan Athletic, which lead to Tottenham Hotspur chasing his signature in the summer of 2006, …
- Emile Heskey
Emile William Ivanhoe Heskey (born January 11 1978 in Leicester, England) is an English footballer. Known for his pace and strength, he is a striker currently playing for Premier League side Wigan Athletic. He also has the versatility to play down the left flank. Heskey started his career with Leicester City in 1996. He then made a £11 million move to Liverpool in 2000, which was a record transfer fee paid by the club.
- Chris Kirkland
Christopher Edmund "Chris" Kirkland (born 2 May 1981 in Barwell, Leicestershire) is an English football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Wigan Athletic.
- Jason Koumas
Jason Koumas (born September 25, 1979 in Wrexham) is a professional player for Premier League outfit Wigan Athletic. Formerly of Tranmere Rovers, Cardiff City and West Bromwich Albion, he is a current Welsh international. Koumas operates as a midfield playmaker, creating goals for others as well as scoring many himself. He was selected in both the 2005-06 and 2006-07 Football League Championship team of the season.
- Paul Scharner
Paul Josef Herbert Scharner (born March 11, 1980 in Scheibbs) is an Austrian footballer. He was originally used as a midfielder, earning caps for the Austrian national team, but since late 2005 he has been utilised as a central defender for his club team Wigan Athletic. In the Austrian Bundesliga, Paul Scharner played for Austria Wien and SV Salzburg, before joining Norwegian club SK Brann in 2004. He was voted player of the year by the Brann fans in 2005, …
- Mario Melchiot
Mario Melchiot (born November 4, 1976 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football defender who currently plays for Wigan Athletic in the English Premier League. Having been part of the youth system at Ajax Amsterdam, Melchiot played three seasons for the club, winning the Eredivisie in 1998 and the KNVB Cup in 1998 and 1999. He moved to Chelsea under the Bosman ruling in the summer of 1999, where he won the FA Cup in 2000.
- Titus Bramble
Titus Malachi Bramble (born July 21, 1981 in Ipswich, Suffolk) is a English football player, currently playing for Wigan Athletic in the FA Premier League. He has a brother, Tesfaye, who also plays professional football, for Stockport County. Bramble qualifies to play for Montserrat through his parents.
- Chris Hutchings
Christopher "Chris" Hutchings (born 5 July 1957 in Winchester, England) is an English former footballer and now manager, currently in charge of Wigan Athletic, having taken over from the previous manager Paul Jewell, under whom Hutchings was assistant manager.
- Antonio Valencia
Luis Antonio Valencia Mosquera (born August 4 1985 in Sucumbios) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Wigan Athletic after signing on two successive year loans after been granted a work permit, from Villarreal CF. Valencia was one of just three European-based players named in the Ecuador national team for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. However, due to the excellent performances the team and its players has produced, …
- Antoine Sibierski
Antoine Sibierski (born August 5, 1974 in Lille) is a French football player who currently plays for Wigan Athletic. He began his career at hometown club Lille, where he moved up the ranks and played for four complete seasons in the first team before playing for Auxerre and Nantes, where he won the French Cup in 2000. He then joined Lens, and he became club captain within his three years in the side.
- Denny Landzaat
Denny Domingoes Landzaat (born May 6, 1976 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football player. Landzaat was educated in Ajax's youth academy. He currently plays for Wigan Athletic having previously played for AZ and is also a regular in the Dutch national team. He joined Wigan on July 18, 2006. His first few performances proved rather disappointing, failing to live up to his expectations. This was typified by his late penalty miss at Fulham FC, which luckily didn't prove too costly, …
- Ryan Taylor
Ryan Anthony Taylor (born August 19, 1984 in Liverpool, England) is a Under 21 International with England. Taylor, a defender, currently plays for Premiership outfit, Wigan Athletic. "The Latics" acquired his services on 13 July 2005 from Wirral based club, Tranmere Rovers, for an undisclosed fee - beating off competition from Everton and Norwich City. Taylor signed a four-year contract which will see him at the JJB Stadium until 2009.
- Leighton Baines
Leighton John Baines is an English footballer, who currently plays at left-back for Wigan Athletic. He won 16 caps for the England Under 21 team. Baines made his début for Wigan Athletic in 2002, and soon became an established member of the Wigan Athletic first team, and was a regular when Wigan earned promotion to the Premiership in 2004-05, in which he scored his first goal for the club, a spectacular strike from long-range against Ipswich.
- Kevin Kilbane
Kevin Daniel Kilbane (born February 1, 1977 in Preston, England) is an Irish footballer who plays a left-sided midfielder for Wigan Athletic in the FA Premier League. He plays international football for the Republic of Ireland through Irish parentage.
- Lee McCulloch
Lee Henry McCulloch (born May 14 1978 in Bellshill) is a Scottish professional football player. He currently plays for Rangers in the Scottish Premier League.
- Andreas Granqvist
Andreas Granqvist is a Swedish football player, currently representing Wigan Athletic having completed a move to the Premiership side on a 2 year-deal. He was the former captain of Helsingborgs IF. He is generally considered one of the biggest talents among Swedish central defenders and has been linked with top European clubs on several occasions, such as FC Bayern München and Liverpool.
- Henri Camara
Henri Camara (born May 10, 1977 in Dakar, Senegal) is a Senegalese footballer who, as of 2005, plays for Wigan Athletic of the English FA Premier League. Camara played for Senegal at their surprising run at the 2002 World Cup, scoring two goals, one a golden goal, in the Round of 16 against Sweden. He was part of the 2004 and 2006 African Nations Cup squads as well. At club level, Camara began his career in France with RC Strasbourg (1998-1999), …
- Bobby Charlton
After quitting a job in a coal mine, Charlton applied to join the police, but was then offered a trial by Leeds United after they had spotted him playing as a central defender in an amateur match. The trial game clashed with his police interview, and Charlton chose to play in the game. He impressed enough to be offered an apprenticeship with Leeds, and then signed professional terms in 1952.
- Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson (born February 24, 1988 in Urmston, Manchester) is a professional footballer with Manchester City. Johnson signed for Manchester City in 2004. Prior to signing for Manchester City, Johnson was a schoolboy at Everton., and supported Leeds United as a youth. He was part of the Manchester City youth team which reached the 2006 FA Youth Cup final. On 21 October 2006 he made his Premiership debut in the 4-0 defeat to Wigan Athletic at the JJB Stadium.
- Nathan Ellington
Nathan Robert Ellington (born July 2 1981 in Bradford, West Yorkshire) is an English professional footballer. 'The Duke' (nicknamed after legendary jazz musician Duke Ellington), a striker, currently plays for West Bromwich Albion.
- Arjan de Zeeuw
Adrianus "Arjan" de Zeeuw (born April 16, 1970 in Castricum, Netherlands) is a Dutch football (soccer) player. He is a centre-back, and is currently playing for English Championship side Coventry City.
- Emmerson Boyce
Emmerson Orlando Boyce (born September 24 1979 in Aylesbury) is an English footballer who plays for Wigan Athletic in the Premier League. Emmerson Boyce moved to Crystal Palace in July 2004. His contract had expired at his old club Luton Town and after a short trial he made the move on a free transfer. He had become a firm favourite with Palace fans, and had established a place in the first team at right back. He was such a hit with the fans, …
- Josip Skoko
Josip Skoko (born December 10 1975 in Mount Gambier, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) midfielder of Croatian descent who plays for Wigan Athletic in the Premier League. He is an Australian international and made his debut for Australia against Macedonia in 1997. Skoko has been a main-stay of the "Socceroos" side since his debut, participating in two World Cup qualifying campaigns.
- Julius Aghahowa
Julius Aghahowa (born February 12, 1982 in Benin City, Nigeria) is a football striker from Nigeria who currently plays for Wigan Athletic in the English Premiership, after playing over six years for the Ukrainian team Shakhtar Donetsk. He has played 32 matches and scored 14 goals for the Nigerian national team, including their only goal at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He became Nigeria's top goalscorer at the 2002 African Nations Cup. He also played at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
- David Thompson
David Anthony Thompson (born September 12, 1977 in Birkenhead Beechwood Estate, England) is an English football player currently without a club. During his career Thompson has played for Liverpool F.C., Coventry City F.C., Blackburn Rovers F.C., Wigan Athletic F.C., Portsmouth and Bolton Wanderers.
- Roy Carroll
Roy Eric Carroll (born September 30 1977 in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh) is a Northern Irish footballer currently playing for Rangers in the Scottish Premier League.
- David Cotterill
David Rhys George Best Cotterill is a Welsh footballer who currently plays as a striker for Wigan Athletic. He had played 57 games and scored 7 goals for Bristol City F.C. before the end of the 2005-06 season. He can also play on the right hand side of midfield. He was voted Bristol City's Young Player of the Season for the 2005/06 season. Cotterill joined Wigan Athletic on a three-year deal for £2 million on 31 August 2006.
- Caleb Folan
Caleb Colman Folan (born October 26 1982 in Leeds, England) is an Irish footballer, currently playing for Wigan Athletic. He qualifies for the Republic of Ireland through his grandfather who was from Innis Mor and his grandmother from Galway.
- Gary Teale
Gary Teale (born July 21 1978 in Glasgow) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays for Derby County as a winger. Gary was educated at Cleveden Secondary School before his footballing career. He began his career at Clydebank in 1996, followed by a three year spell at Ayr United. It was at Wigan Athletic, however, that he settled in, picking up a league winners medal for the 2002/03 Second Division, …
- Fitz Hall
Fitz Hall (born December 20 1980, Walthamstow, London, UK) is an English footballer who plays for Wigan Athletic of the Premiership. Hall is a central defender who can also play as a central midfielder. He is nicknamed "One Size", as a pun on the phrase 'One Size Fits All'. Hall originally began as a West Ham United youth but was released at the age of 15, on the same day as Paul Konchesky, Bobby Zamora (who have both returned to the East London club) and Jlloyd Samuel, …
- John Filan
John Filan is an Australian football (soccer) player. He is currently available on a free transfer after been released by Wigan Athletic. He plans to sign for a club in his native Australia. He joined Wigan in December 2001 for £600,000 from Blackburn. He has a wealth of experience in the top-flight from his time with Rovers and with Coventry (from 1995-1997) that has proved to be priceless for the Latics.
- Carlo Nash
Carlo James Nash (born 13 September 1973 in Bolton) is an English professional football player. He currently plays as a goalkeeper for Wigan Athletic.
- Papa Bouba Diop
Papa Bouba Diop (born January 28, 1978 in Dakar) is a Senegalese footballer, who currently plays for the Senegal national football team, where he is currently the captain, and Fulham.
- Andy Webster
Andrew Neil Webster (born April 23 1982 in Dundee) is a Scottish professional football currently playing for Rangers in the Scottish Premier League, on loan from Wigan Athletic. His position is centre back.
- Matt Jackson
Matthew Alan "Matt" Jackson (born October 19, 1971 in Leeds, England) is an English footballer. He is a defender currently playing for Watford F.C. after joining on a free transfer after leaving Wigan Athletic. He had initially come to Wigan on a month's loan from Norwich in November 2001 and would go on to form a formidable central defensive partnership with former teammate, Jason De Vos, …
- David Unsworth
David Gerald Unsworth (born October 16, 1973 in Chorley, Lancashire, England) is a footballer who plays in the position of centre-back. He is currently without a club, after being released by Wigan Athletic on 17 May, 2007.
- Graham Kavanagh
Graham Kavanagh (born December 2, 1973 in Dublin) is an Irish international football player for Sunderland, having also played for Home Farm F.C., Middlesbrough, Stoke City, Cardiff City and Wigan Athletic. Kavanagh is well known for his hard tackling abilities as well as being able to add a creative dimension to his play. Nicknamed the 'Silver Fox' he has recently operated in a holding central midfield role, a slight contrast to his previous role at Cardiff, …
- Liam Lawrence
Liam Lawrence (December 14, 1981 in Retford, England) is a football right winger, who currently plays for Stoke City. Sunderland signed Lawrence from Mansfield Town F.C. in 2004 and he quickly won the fans over with his determined and committed style of play. Despite missing a penalty for Mansfield in the Division 3 Play-off final, it was clear that Lawrence was a great prospect and was spotted by Sunderland manager Mick McCarthy and his scouting staff.