Videos. During the 2019 campaign, Smithies signed a new four year deal with Wigan. The 2020–21 season is Wigan Athletic Football Club's 89th season in existence. Named the 2003 Super League Players’ Player of the Year and awarded Wigan’s Best and Fairest Player at the end of season dinner; Played in the 2004 Challenge Cup defeat to St Helens at the Millennium Stadium; Named in the Super League Dream Team at No.7 in three of the four seasons he played (2001, 2002 and 2003) Wigan Athletic owns the stadium, but leases the ground to rugby league team Wigan Warriors, The stadium cost £30 million to construct.
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Vote for your Wigan Warriors Player of the Season for 2019. A list of players who have won the Player of the Year award for Wigan Athletic since 1978. Obviously the news might affect how the Wigan players now perform, but on the basis of their performances so far since resumption, I can see them losing 12 pts and still staying up … During the close season, Wigan sold many players who had starred in their first season in the Premier League, such as Jimmy Bullard, Jason Roberts and Stéphane Henchoz, while bringing in replacements including Emile Heskey, Denny Landzaat, Chris Kirkland and Antonio Valencia. Bateman returns to the DW Stadium for 2021 after what will be a two-year spell in the Australian capital, in which the 26-year-old England forward has lit-up the NRL having […] Premier League Cup Extra-time … Key players. Wigan Athletic's stadium is the 25,138 capacity DW Stadium, part of the Robin Park complex in Wigan.

Wigan Athletic prospect Jensen Weir is expected to complete a £500,000 move to Premier League Brighton and Hove Albion this weekend. Jake Bibby: Salford Red Devils: 3 Years June 2019 George Burgess: South Sydney Rabbitohs: 2 Years June 2019 Mitch Clark: Castleford Tigers : 2 Years June 2019 Jackson Hastings: Salford Red Devils: 3 Years July 2019 Bevan French: Parramatta Eels: … Wigan Warriors have re-signed John Bateman from Canberra Raiders for the 2021 season on a four-year deal with a further option for a fifth year. Former Wigan striker Paul Jewell, who had previously led Bradford City to promotion to the Premier League but had failed to replicate the feat with Sheffield Wednesday, was appointed as his replacement. The Yorkshireman went on to make 23 appearances for Wigan and he scored his first try for the Club in the final round of the regular season against Castleford Tigers at the DW Stadium. Smithies became the first player born in the current century to play for the Club. Key players for Wigan Warriors in 2006 were: Chris Ashton was brought in to the Wigan squad at the start of 2006 as replacement for the injured Kris Radlinski.Ashton had impressed on his debut for Wigan in 2005, scoring two tries against Huddersfield Giants but in 2006 he showed good skill, pace and talent and impressed many Wigan fans and people within rugby league.