Wigan Warriors rugby league club owner Ian Lenagan says he is working on a bid. Wigan Athletic have become the first professional club in England to fall into administration during the Covid-19 crisis, only four weeks after a … "We strongly believe that Wigan Athletic is better being locally … In a …

Wigan Athletic officially have a new owner after a deal to buy the club crossed the line. The majority shareholdings of the Wigan Athletic Group have been bought from International Entertainment Corporation (IEC) by Next Leader Fund LP, having been formally ratified and approved by the shareholders of the former, as well as the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the EFL. It was November 2019 when Szeto landed at Wigan Athletic’s training ground and the club’s British-based board members were informed that the 45-year-old had been recruited as a “football consultant” by the club’s owners at the time, the Hong-Kong based “International Entertainment Corporation” (IEC). Wigan Athletic could find a saviour in Wigan Warriors with owner of groundsharing rugby league side hoping to buy Championship crisis club who … Wigan Athletic’s administration “scandal” is likely to accelerate the English Football League’s plans to overhaul the controversial owners’ and directors’ test. Despite their initial application being turned down, Wigan Athletic were elected into the Cheshire County League following the resignation of Manchester Central. Wigan are facing a 12-point deduction after going into administration Wigan's ownership situation could be resolved by the end of the month. Supporters were told “the support from owners” would help the club through the current crisis. EFL chairman Rick Parry has vowed to get to the bottom of the crisis at Wigan Athletic after claiming English football has been treated with "disrespect". Championship club Wigan Athletic have been placed into administration by their owners. T… An 8-0 scoreline is more suited to Wigan meeting Hull at rugby league, but the Latics, who were put in administration by their new Hong Kong owners at the start of the month and face a … Wigan Athletic was the fifth attempt to create a stable football club in the town following the demise of Wigan County, Wigan United, Wigan Town and Wigan Borough. Next Leader Fund LP are the new owners of Wigan Athletic . The owners say they injected “more than £40m” into Wigan’s coffers. At 12.30pm, … Parry, who confirmed that the group passed the EFL’s owners’ and directors’ test, said he was shocked by the decision to call in the administrators. Roberto Martinez holds the FA Cup trophy with Dave Whelan after Wigan's 1-0 FA Cup final win against Manchester City in 2013. Wigan Athletic have confirmed the ownership of the club has now formally changed hands. Wigan Athletic was formed in 1932, following the winding-up of Wigan Borough the year before. They are the first professional English club to do so since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA T he brutal, bizarre collapse of Wigan Athletic … How Wigan Athletic were torn apart by an invisible owner ... board members were informed that the 45-year-old had been recruited as a “football consultant” by the club’s owners … Wigan's ownership situation could be resolved by the end of the month.

A statue of the former owner Dave Whelan with the FA Cup outside Wigan Athletic’s stadium. The owners of Super League side Wigan Warriors have announced a bid to buy Wigan Athletic after the Championship club went into administration. Wigan Warriors, the town’s rugby league club, which shares a stadium with Wigan Athletic, is among the bidders, and has called for investors to join them. A statement by the Super League club, which shares the … Springfield Park, the former home of Wigan Borough, was purchased by the club for £2,850. Former Wigan Athletic owner Dave Whelan says that he will "not let" the club go out of business despite it entering administration today. The owners of Super League side Wigan Warriors have announced a bid to buy Wigan Athletic after the Championship club went into administration. It has emerged that Wigan's staff were kept completely in the dark about the plan, even though administrators were first contacted last week by representatives of the club's Hong Kong-based owners. Bids for the Championship club have to be lodged with the administrators by the end of July. The club have been duly handed a 12-point deduction, which could see them relegated. In a … News Politics Wigan MP blasts football league bosses over approving Latics' owners Lisa Nandy has expressed anger and concern at Wigan Athletic being placed in … Wigan Athletic’s collapse into administration a fortnight ago has invited serious questions about the governance and financial landscape of English football. Wigan Athletic changed Hong Kong-based owners a month ago. Rugby league’s Wigan Warriors have announced their intention to buy their troubled footballing neighbours Wigan Athletic. Wigan Athletic Go Into Administration No Alternative .

Potential buyers are being urgently sought to save the club.