List of Wigan Athletic F.C. players

Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional football team based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. They currently compete in the Sky Bet League 1

The following is a list of notable footballers who have played for Wigan Athletic F.C. All players who have made 100 or more first-team appearances for the club are listed below. There are also players with fewer appearances listed who are holders of a club record, or winners of the club's Player of the Year award.

Legend
	Player of the Year winner
	Club record holder

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Stats correct as of the end of the 2011–12 season

Name	Nationality	Position[1]	Club career	Appearances	Goals	Notes
Adkins, NigelNigel Adkins	England	Goalkeeper	1986–1993	155	0
Al-Habsi, AliAli Al-Habsi	Oman	Goalkeeper	2010–	132	0
Atherton, PeterPeter Atherton	England	Defender	1987–1992	149	1
Baines, LeightonLeighton Baines	England	Defender	2002–2007	145	4
Balmer, StuartStuart Balmer	Scotland	Defender	1998–2001	101	4
Banks, KennyKenny Banks	England	Midfielder	1952–1959	180	21
Barrow, GrahamGraham Barrow	England	Midfielder	1981–1986	179	36
Beesley, PaulPaul Beesley	England	Defender	1984–1990	155	3
Boyce, EmmersonEmmerson Boyce	Barbados	Defender	2006–	232	13
Bradd, LesLes Bradd	England	Forward	1981–1983	63	25
Bradshaw, CarlCarl Bradshaw	England	Defender	1997–2001	120	11
Bramble, TitusTitus Bramble	England	Defender	2007–2010	96	5
Brown, JohnJohn Brown	England	Goalkeeper	1976–1982	162	0
Bullard, JimmyJimmy Bullard	England	Midfielder	2002–2006	145	10	†[2]
Butler, JohnJohn Butler	England	Defender	1981–1989, 1995–1997	302	16
Caldwell, GaryGary Caldwell	Scotland	Defender	2010–	102	6
Carragher, MattMatt Carragher	England	Defender	1993–1997	119	0
Carroll, RoyRoy Carroll	Northern Ireland	Goalkeeper	1997–2001	135	0
Watson, BenBen Watson	England	Midfielder	2009-	102	12
Gómez, JordiJordi Gómez	Spain	Midfielder	2009-2014	127	17
McArthur, JamesJames McArthur	Scotland	Midfielder	2010-	124	10
Colquhoun, DuncanDuncan Colquhoun	Scotland	Forward	1935–1938, 1945–1949	131	39
Corrigan, FrankFrank Corrigan	England	Midfielder	1977–1981	129	12
Crompton, DennisDennis Crompton	England	Midfielder	1964–1967	121	16
Coutts, DougDoug Coutts	Scotland	Defender	1969–1972	102	2
Craig, AlfAlf Craig	?	Midfielder	1964–1968	126	1
Cribley, AlexAlex Cribley	England	Defender	1980–1988	272	16
Daley, PhilPhil Daley	England	Forward	1989–1994	161	39
De Vos, JasonJason De Vos	Canada	Defender	2001–2004	90	15
De Zeeuw, ArjanArjan De Zeeuw	Netherlands	Defender	1999–2002, 2005–2007	178	6
Eaden, NickyNicky Eaden	England	Defender	2002–2005	122	0
Ellington, NathanNathan Ellington	England	Forward	2001–2005	134	59
Farnworth, SimonSimon Farnworth	England	Goalkeeper	1993–1996	126	0
Felton, TeddyTeddy Felton	England	Forward	1933–1936	113	75
Figueroa, MaynorMaynor Figueroa	Honduras	Defender	2008–	146	3
Filan, JohnJohn Filan	Australia	Goalkeeper	2001–2007	187	0
Fretwell, DavidDavid Fretwell	England	Defender	1978–1981	112	0
Garrett, JamesJames Garrett	?	Forward	1973–1977	102	25
Gillibrand, IanIan Gillibrand	England	Defender	1968–1979	422	4	†[3]
Gore, TommyTommy Gore	England	Midfielder	1974–1980	287	41
Green, ScottScott Green	England	Defender	1997–2003	199	10
Greenall, ColinColin Greenall	England	Defender	1995–1999	162	14
Griffiths, BryanBryan Griffiths	England	Midfielder	1988–1993	189	44
Halsall, AlanAlan Halsall	Wales	Goalkeeper	1964–1969	153	0
Hamilton, DavidDavid Hamilton	England	Midfielder	1986–1989	103	7
Haworth, SimonSimon Haworth	Wales	Forward	1998–2002	117	44
Heskey, EmileEmile Heskey	England	Forward	2006–2009	82	15	†[4]
Hilditch, MarkMark Hilditch	England	Forward	1986–1990	103	26
Hindle, TomTom Hindle	England	Forward	1952–1955	103	32
Hinnigan, JoeJoe Hinnigan	England	Defender	1975–1980	186	18
Houghton, DerekDerek Houghton	?	Midfielder	1958–1968	348	19
Houghton, PeterPeter Houghton	England	Forward	1978–1984	202	71
Jackson, AlbertAlbert Jackson	England	Midfielder	1972–1975	108	27
Jackson, MattMatt Jackson	England	Defender	2001–2007	167	4
Jewell, PaulPaul Jewell	England	Forward	1984–1988	137	35
Johnson, AlanAlan Johnson	England	Defender	1988–1994	180	13
Jones, GraemeGraeme Jones	England	Forward	1996–2000	96	44	†[5]
Kelly, TonyTony Kelly	England	Midfielder	1983–1986, 1995–1996	103	15
Kilford, IanIan Kilford	England	Midfielder	1993–2002	216	31
Kirkland, ChrisChris Kirkland	England	Goalkeeper	2006–2012	131	0
Knowles, BarryBarry Knowles	England	Defender	1984–1988	127	3
Langley, KevinKevin Langley	England	Midfielder	1981–1986, 1990–1994	317	12	†[6]
Liddell, AndyAndy Liddell	Scotland	Forward	1998–2004	217	70	†[7]
Lindsay, JackJack Lindsay	Scotland	Forward	1952–1954, 1956–1957	104	21
Llewellyn, BertBert Llewellyn	England	Forward	1965–1968	115	96
Lomas, BertBert Lomas	England	Goalkeeper	1952–1956	148	0
Lomax, BillyBilly Lomax	?	Forward	1949–1955	169	131
Lowe, DavidDavid Lowe	England	Forward	1982–1987, 1995–1999	296	66
Lyon, HarryHarry Lyon	England	Forward	1962–1970	250	178	†[8]
Lyon, JackieJackie Lyon	?	Forward	1950–1955	151	83
Lyons, AndyAndy Lyons	England	Midfielder	1993–1996	87	27
Martínez, RobertoRoberto Martínez	Spain	Midfielder	1995–2001	187	17
McCulloch, LeeLee McCulloch	Scotland	Forward	2000–2007	224	44
McGibbon, PatPat McGibbon	Northern Ireland	Defender	1997–2002	173	11
Melchiot, MarioMario Melchiot	Netherlands	Defender	2007–2010	97	0	†[9]
Methven, ColinColin Methven	Scotland	Midfielder	1979–1986	296	21
Morris, KenKen Morris	?	Defender	1969–1978	229	8
N'Zogbia, CharlesCharles N'Zogbia	France	Midfielder	2009–2011	83	15
Oates, GrahamGraham Oates	England	Midfielder	1971–1973	100	30
Parkinson, HarryHarry Parkinson	?	Defender	1947–1957	342	0
Parkinson, JoeJoe Parkinson	England	Midfielder	1988–1993	119	6
Pilling, AndyAndy Pilling	England	Midfielder	1987–1993	156	20
Prescott, JimmyJimmy Prescott	England	Forward	1957–1962	135	39
Reeves, DennisDennis Reeves	Scotland	Goalkeeper	1969–1976	233	0
Rimmer, NeillNeill Rimmer	England	Midfielder	1988–1996	190	10
Roberts, JackJack Roberts	England	Forward	1934–1935	57	54	†[8]
Roberts, JasonJason Roberts	Grenada	Forward	2003–2006	93	37
Roberts, NeilNeil Roberts	Wales	Forward	1999–2004	125	19
Robertson, JohnJohn Robertson	England	Defender	1992–1996	112	4
Robinson, TedTed Robinson	England	Defender	1933–1947	237	3
Hugo Rodallega	Colombia	Forward	2009–2012	112	24	†[10]
Rogers, JohnJohn Rogers	England	Forward	1972–1976, 1982	180	79
Rogers, PaulPaul Rogers	England	Midfielder	1996–1999	100	5
Scharner, PaulPaul Scharner	Austria	Defender	2006–2010, 2013	145	14
Scott, GeorgeGeorge Scott	England	Forward	1933–1936	120	79
Senior, SteveSteve Senior	England	Defender	1987–1990	109	3
Sharp, KevinKevin Sharp	Canada	Midfielder	1995–2002	178	10
Sutherland, BillyBilly Sutherland	Scotland	Defender	1968–1975	228	14
Tankard, AllenAllen Tankard	England	Defender	1988–1993	209	4
Teale, GaryGary Teale	Scotland	Midfielder	2001–2007	162	8
Thompson, DavidDavid Thompson	England	Midfielder	1987–1990	108	14
Tunks, RoyRoy Tunks	England	Goalkeeper	1981–1988	245	0
Valencia, AntonioAntonio Valencia	Ecuador	Midfielder	2006–2009	84	7	†[11]
Walsh, SteveSteve Walsh	England	Defender	1982–1986	126	4
Ward, NoelNoel Ward	Northern Ireland	Defender	1976–1980	134	11
Weston, JimmyJimmy Weston	England	Midfielder	1981–1983	66	2
Wilkinson, RoyRoy Wilkinson	England	Midfielder	1964–1968	127	1
Worswick, MickyMicky Worswick	England	Forward	1972–1979	249	73
Wright, JeffJeff Wright	England	Midfielder	1973–1982	319	47

Notes

1. For a full description of positions see football positions.
2. Holds club record for most consecutive appearances, 123, between January 2003 and November 2005
3. Holds club record for most appearances.
4. First player to be capped for England whilst playing for Wigan.
5. Holds club record for most goals scored in a League season (31, 1996–97).
6. Holds club record for most League appearances.
7. Holds club record for most League goals scored.
8. Holds joint club record for most goals scored in a season (66, 1964-65).
9. First Wigan Athletic player to play in a major international tournament (Euro 2008).
10. Holds club record for most goals scored in the Premier League.
11. Sold to Manchester United for club record transfer fee in June 2009 (£16 million).

References

• Hayes, Dean (1996). The Latics: The Official History of Wigan Athletic F.C. Harefield: Yore Publications. ISBN 1-874427-91-7.
• Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database