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WIGAN ATHLETIC
Record while in the Football League.

Election to the League and final non-league table.

Wigan results in European competitions.

 

Season     Tier

Div

P W D L F A Pts Pos

FA Cup - Round reached

League Cup - Round reached
1978/79 4 Div 4 46 21 13 12 63 48 55 6th Table Results 1st 2nd
1979/80 4 Div 4 46 21 13 12 76 61 55 6th Table Results 4th 1st
1980/81 4 Div 4 46 18 11 17 51 55 47 11th Table Results 1st 2nd
1981/82 4 Div 4 46 26 13 7 80 46 91 3rd Promoted Table Results 1st 4th
1982/83 3 Div 3 46 15 9 22 60 72 54 18th Table Results 1st 2nd
1983/84 3 Div 3 46 16 13 17 46 56 61 15th Table Results 3rd 1st
1984/85 3 Div 3 46 15 14 17 60 64 59 16th Table Results 3rd 2nd
1985/86 3 Div 3 46 23 14 9 82 48 83 4th Table Results 4th 1st
1986/87 3 Div 3 46 25 10 11 83 60 85 4th Play Off Table Results 6th 1st
1987/88 3 Div 3 46 20 12 14 70 61 72 7th Table Results 2nd 2nd
1988/89 3 Div 3 46 14 14 18 55 53 56 17th Table Results 1st 1st
1989/90 3 Div 3 46 13 14 19 48 64 53 18th Table Results 3rd 2nd
1990/91 3 Div 3 46 20 9 17 71 54 69 10th Table Results 3rd 1st
1991/92 3 Div 3 46 15 14 17 58 64 59 15th Table Results 3rd 2nd
1992/93 3 Div 2 46 10 11 25 43 72 41 23rd Relegated Table Results 2nd 2nd
1993/94 4 Div 3 42 11 12 19 51 70 45 19th Table Results 3rd 1st
1994/95 4 Div 3 42 14 10 18 53 60 52 14th Table Results 2nd 2nd
1995/96 4 Div 3 46 20 10 16 62 56 70 10th Table Results 3rd 1st
1996/97 4 Div 3 46 26 9 11 84 51 87 1st Promoted Table Results 1st 1st
1997/98 3 Div 2 46 17 11 18 64 66 62 11th Table Results 3rd 1st
1998/99 3 Div 2 46 22 10 14 75 48 76 6th Play Off Table Results 2nd 2nd
1999/00 3 Div 2 46 22 17 7 72 38 83 4th Play Off Table Results 3rd 2nd
2000/01 3 Div 2 46 19 18 9 53 42 75 6th Play Off Table Results 2nd 2nd
2001/02 3 Div 2 46 16 16 14 66 51 64 10th Table Results 1st 1st
2002/03 3 Div 2 46 29 13 4 68 25 100 1st Promoted Table Results 3rd 5th
2003/04 2 Div 1 46 18 17 11 60 45 71 7th Table Results 3rd 3rd
2004/05 2 Champ 46 25 12 9 79 35 87 2nd Promoted Table Results 3rd 1st
2005/06 1 Prem 38 15 6 17 45 52 51 10th Table Results 4th Final
2006/07 1 Prem 38 10 8 20 37 59 38 17th Table Results 3rd 2nd
2007/08 1 Prem 38 10 10 18 34 51 40 14th Table Results 4th 2nd
2008/09 1 Prem 38 12 9 17 34 45 45 11th Table Results 3rd 4th
2009/10 1 Prem 38 9 9 20 37 79 36 16th Table Results 4th 2nd
2010/11 1 Prem 38 9 15 14 40 61 42 16th Table Results 4th 5th
2011/12 1 Prem 38 11 10 17 42 62 43 15th Table Results 3rd 2nd
2012/13 1 Prem 38 9 9 20 47 73 36 18th Relegated Table Results Winners 4th
2013/14 2 Champ 46 21 10 15 61 48 73 5th European Competition Play Off Table Results Semi 3rd
2014/15 2 Champ 46 9 12 25 39 64 39 23rd Relegated Table Results 3rd 1st
2015/16 3 Lea 1 46 24 15 7 82 45 87 1st Promoted Table Results 1st 1st
2016/17 2 Champ 46 10 12 24 40 57 42 23rd Relegated Table Results 4th 1st
2017/18 3 Lea 1 46 29 11 6 89 29 98 1st Promoted Table Results 6th 2nd
2018/19 2 Champ 46 13 13 20 51 64 52 18th Table Results 3rd 1st
2019/20 2 Champ 46 15 14 17 57 56 *47 23rd Relegated Table Results 3rd 1st
2020/21 3 Lea 1 46 13 9 24 54 77 48 20th Table Results 1st 1st
2021/22 3 Lea 1 46 27 11 8 82 44 92 1st Promoted Table Results 4th 3rd
2022/23 2 Champ 46 10 15 21 38 65 **42 24th Relegated Table Results 3rd 1st
2023/24 3 Lea 1 Results 1st
                               
* In the 2019/20 season Wigan suffered a controversial 12 point penalty - which led to their relegation - after entering administration - full details

**  Financial problems saw Wigan suffer a 3 point deduction in the 2022/23 season - full details.

 


For a really satisfying cigarette that's kind to your throat give me Craven 'A' every time.'

Amazingly Stanley Matthews - a teetotal vegetarian non-smoker who was fit enough to play in the old First Division at 50 years old once endorsed smoking in adverts! Read all about it, click on....
Those were the days!
 
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