Wigan Borough v Stoke F.A. cup match programme 9th January 1926, professional restoration Wigan Borough FC entered the Football League in season 1921
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Wigan Borough v Stoke F.A. cup match programme 9th January 1926, professional restoration Wigan Borough FC entered the Football League in season 1921-22 as members of the newly inaugurated Division Three (northern section). After 10 years the effects of the great depression drove the club out of business and they resigned from the League during the 1931-21 season. Borough was the fourth attempt to create a football team in the rugby league town of Wigan. All their predecessors Wigan County, United and Town had folded. The fifth attempt, however, proved successful. The current Premier League team Wigan Athletic was founded in 1932 and entered the Football League in season 1978-79. Wigan Borough football programmes are extremely rare.