Wigan Rovers Football Club is an

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team based in

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. They play in the Mid Lancashire Football League, though they have played in the FA Cup during the 1960s and the FA Vase during the 1970s, eventually becoming founding members of the

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in 1982. However, they were only members for one season.

History

Wigan Rovers joined the

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in 1959. After finishing bottom of the league in their first two seasons, the club failed to gain re-election, and joined the second division of the

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in 1961. In 1966, the team won the league and were promoted to the first division. The club entered the

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on four occasions between 1967 and 1973, and the

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on four occasions between 1974 and 1978. Their best result in the FA Cup was to win a replay against Horwich RMI in 1968–69, and their best result in the FA Vase was to get to the Second Round in 1975–76 where they were knocked out by Prescot Town. Wigan Rovers were founding members of the

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in the 1982–83 but left after just one season in Division Three. The club then joined the

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, winning promotion to Division One in 1987, but were relegated after two seasons. The team slowly declined over the next few years before dropping out of the league in 1994 after failing to gain re-election. Since then, a team named Wigan Rovers became part of the local Wigan & District Amateur League, winning the title in 1999–2000. In 2024, the club joined the Mid Lancashire Football League.

Colours and badge

The club's home colours are red and black striped shirt, black shorts and socks. Away colours are green and white striped shirt, green shorts and white socks both kits with the badge of a picture of a lion rampant above a football.

Honours

Division Two **Champions 1965–66 *Wigan & District Amateur League **Champions 1999–2000

Records

**First Qualifying Round Replay 1968–69 *

**Second Round 1975–76

References

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External links

Official website
Football clubs in England Football in Wigan Association football clubs established in 1959 1959 establishments in England Lancashire Combination North West Counties Football League clubs West Lancashire Football League Cheshire County League clubs