This should stir up a few memories, and perhaps old rivalries too!
5. Standish FC, winners of the Wigan Evening Post and Chronicle amateur football league final in 1978
. Photo: FO
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Enjoy these pictures from the '70s of Wigan amateur football teams
By Charles Graham
Published 25th Sep 2026, 04:55 GMT
Team shoots and presentations featuring Wigan amateur footballers feature in this gallery of Observer pictures dating mainly from the 1950s.