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Wigan County F.C. was the first attempt to establish a football club to represent Wigan at national level. They were the first football team to play their games at Springfield Park and would be followed by Wigan United, Wigan Town, Wigan Borough and Wigan Athletic. ==Wigan County (1897–1900)== Wigan County were formed in May 1897,〔(''Wigan Football Roots'' ), This Northern Soul. Accessed 9 January 2012.〕 and were accepted into the Lancashire League.〔 The club pulled off something of a coup, signing former Everton goalkeeper Robert Menham, and announced their ambitions to play in the Football League. The first match was played on 25 August 1897, with the club letting the supporters in for free, the intention being to raise the club's profile. The second game was played in atrocious weather conditions, but still attracted a crowd of over 3,000.〔 The first recorded game was on Wednesday, 1 September 1897, at Springfield Park. About 1,500 people braved the awful conditions that had persisted in Wigan for the last month or so, to see County draw 1–1 with Burton Swifts in a friendly game. The club's first Lancashire League game was against Southport Central,〔 on 11 September 1897, a game in which they won 5–1 in front of a crowd of 4000. Paddy Gordon scored County's first League goal during the first half of this match.〔Wigan Examiner 18.9.1897 page3, columns 3 & 4〕 Admission prices were considered to be steep, costing 4d and 8d. County made a bid to join the football league in 1898, not expecting to be accepted. They weren't, but they managed to receive seven votes whereas Coventry City, a club much bigger than County, received none. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wigan County F.C.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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