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GF = goals for – GA = goals against – D= goal difference – Pts = points gained<br /> |
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== See also == |
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Revision as of 18:49, 10 September 2014
| Full name | Wigan United Association Football Club |
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| Founded | 1890s |
| Dissolved | mid 1903 |
| Ground | Springfield Park |
| Capacity | 30,000 (approx) |
| League | Lancashire League |
Wigan United A.F.C. was an association football club existing from around 1896[1]into the early 1900s, and was based in Wigan, Lancashire, England.
History
The 1900–01 season saw the new club in the Lancashire League, and rumours circulating around the town suggested they were going to be a great success playing in the Football League within the year. The opposite turned out to be the case, first match was lost to Southport Central 4–1 and things went from bad to worse with the club finishing in tenth place (out of eleven clubs with Stalybridge Rovers as champions).
One unusual event which occurred during the season was when Wigan United were due to play at Stalybridge Celtic in a Charity Cup match. The pitch was heavy and waterlogged and, in the opinion of the Wigan United team, unplayable. When they refused to play, the referee ordered the Stalybridge team to take the ball down the field and kick it into the empty net, and then awarded them the game
Season 1901–02 was much better, Wigan United finishing in third place behind champions Darwen and runner-up Southport Central
The 1902–03 season was a return to reality with the club almost setting a new record for the Lancashire League by playing for the whole season without winning a game. This was averted in the penultimate game of the season when United recorded a 1–3 success, beating local rivals, Chorley, at Rangletts recreation ground. The club finished bottom of the twelve team league with Southport Central as champions.
At the end of the season the Lancashire league became, in effect, the Second Division of the Lancashire Combination, and the league itself closed, Wigan United also folded.
Although not the first club to reside at Springfield Park, United are the oldest pre-dating Wigan County by at least one season
A photograph exists of a Wigan United in 1908 – and a new Wigan United were formed around 1919, becoming (on a temporary basis) Wigan Association and later changing their name to Wigan Borough in 1920. However, neither of these two clubs had any connection with this particular United club
Grounds
For the first few months of season 1900–01 the club played at the West End Ground [2] (in the Wigan suburb of Poolstock)
They then played at Springfield Park between November 1900 and December 1902 when the club's lease expired.[3], after which date, all their games were played away from home
This Wigan United club did not appear to play at the Honeysuckle Grounds at Poolstock despite comments to the contrary, but the Wigan United founded in 1919 appeared to have done so.
League positions
| Pos | Season | Competition | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | NiL | |
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| 10 | 1900–01 | Lancashire League | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 49 | −28 | 9 | ||
| 2 | 1901–02 | Lancashire League | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 56 | 25 | 31 | 33 | ||
| 12 | 1902–03 | Lancashire League | 22 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 74 | −56 | 5 |
Pos = league position – Pl = games played – W = win – D = draw – L = lost
GF = goals for – GA = goals against – D= goal difference – Pts = points gained
NiL = number of clubs in league
See also
- Wigan County F.C.
- Wigan Town A.F.C
- Wigan United (1919)
- Wigan Association
- Wigan Borough F.C.
- Wigan Athletic F.C.
References
- ^ Wigan United -v- Westwood Rovers. Wigan Examiner 24.3.1897 page 4, column 2
- ^ "Historic Football Grounds in Wigan and District".
- ^ The Springfield Park Memorial – 1896–1919 the early years
- ^ "Football Club History Database".