Despite a few blips along the way, Wigan Athletic\'s rise through the leagues has been nothing short of staggering. A local league side until 1978, the club were finally voted into the football league at the 35th attempt. As you\'d expect, these early years are covered, using reprints of original newspaper reports, along with their subsequent efforts to reach the Premier League a goal they achieved under the ownership of Dave Whelan, in 1995. In turn, this book also charts the exploits of Lactics\' legends, including Kevin Langley, Andy Liddell and Jimmy Bullard.