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During the 1996–97 English football season, Wigan Athletic F.C. competed in the Football League Third Division.
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Season summary
In the 1996-97 season, Wigan Athletic became Third Division champions on the last day of the campaign, Graeme Jones scoring a club record 31 league goals in the process. In most seasons they would have been runners-up, but a temporary rule change which saw goals scored take precedence over goal difference allowed them to finish above runners-up Fulham, who had the same number of points and a better goal difference.
Final league table
Results
Wigan Athletic's score comes first
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References
1996–97 Wigan Athletic F.C. season Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA