INAUGURAL SEASON IN THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE

By Neil Fissler
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

JOE HINNIGAN is in the history books as being the first Wigan Athletic player to score a goal in the Football League.
The Latics had a long tradition of success in the Cheshire League and Northern Premier League before they were elected to the Football League.
But they failed to score in any of their first three games and were 2-0 down at home to Newport County in the fourth when Hinnigan’s moment of glory came.
“It was a Jeff Wright corner and I rose above somebody to head h...