Au Yeung: Last News

Championship club entered administration on Wednesday and are set to be handed a 12-point penalty by the EFL once the season has been completed. However, the club’s administrators confirmed earlier today that they have launched an appeal against Wigan’s impending 12-point deduction.

had been appointed as joint administrators.It comes less than a month after Wigan were taken over by Next Leader Fund, headed by Hong Kong businessman Au Yeung Wai Kay - the second change of ownership in two years.Local businessman and former professional footballer Dave Whelan, who bought Wigan Athletic in 1995 for £1 million, had originally sold the club to Hong Kong based International Entertainment Corporation (IEC) in 2018, in a £22 million deal.In Whelan's 23 years at the club, he funded the £30 million construction of the DW Stadium, previously the JJB Stadium, and was chairman during the club's rise through the divisions to the Premier League.Whelan, who was also chairman of the Latics when they won the FA Cup in 2013, appeared on

th in the EFL Championship, the second tier of professional football in England.Just last night the team beat Stoke City 3-0 at the DW Stadium, its home ground.Last month the club was taken over by Next Leader Fund, headed by Hong Kong businessman Au Yeung Wai Kay.