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Wigan Athletic Football Club (/ˈwɪɡən/) is a professional football club in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system.
Founded in 1932, the club have played at the DW Stadium since 1999, before which they played at Springfield Park. Their colours are blue and white stripes, although all-blue shirts have been common throughout the club's history.
Wigan were elected to the Football League in 1978, and competed in the Premier League from 2005 to 2013.
They won the 2012-13 FA Cup with a stunning 1-0 victory against Manchester City at Wembley Stadium, when Ben Watson scored the winning goal.
Wigan have also won League One and League Two and are two-times winners of the Football League Trophy. They made their European debut in the 2013-14 UEFA Europa League.
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