The obvious starting point for this is the date. 30 July. In 1502 Christopher Columbus started the remarkable story of Wigan Athletic, when he landed in Honduras. Without the help of Chris, Columbus and Kirkham Wigan would never have won the FA Cup. It was the start of the exodus of talented players to Wigan from Honduras.
It is the first game and home win of the season. 2 – 0.
Preston will be travelling 19 miles
To mark all these anniversaries, using the Elon Musk inspired ‘gateometer’ the number of people will be precisely:
15021
19 – minus distance
15002
2 – plus goals scored
15004
15004