The 2002-03 campaign delivered a historic championship for Wigan Athletic as the Latics surged to the Second Division title with a club-record 100 points. Under the guidance of manager Paul Jewell, the team dominated the division, highlighted by a record-breaking eleven-match winning streak and a stern defense that conceded only nine goals away from home. Leading the charge was the prolific Andy Liddell, whose 16 league goals proved decisive in a campaign built on absolute dominance and clinical finishing. It was a standout year that secured the club's first-ever promotion to the second tier and remains a defining chapter in the Latics' meteoric rise through the English football ranks.. The 2003-04 campaign was a historic and memorable season for Wigan Athletic as The Latics finished a spectacular 7th in the First Division in their first-ever year in the second tier. Leading the charge was the prolific forward Nathan Ellington, whose 18 goals proved decisive in a campaign built on an incredible 17-game unbeaten run and a fearless rise to the top of the table. Despite a late-season stumble that saw them narrowly miss the play-offs by a single point, it was a standout year that signaled the club's imminent arrival in the top flight and remains a defining chapter in their modern history.