In 2006, Wigan Athletic reached the League Cup Final, facing Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United.
The Latics had beat Bournemouth, Watford and Newcastle United in the early rounds, before brushing past Bolton Wanderers and beating Premier League giants Arsenal over two legs in the semi-finals.
Paul Jewell’s side had taken a 1-0 home win from the first leg to the Emirates, and whilst the Gunners beat them 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium, the Latics progressed to the final at Wembley Stadium on away goals.
Despite the excitement and disbelief from both the fans and the club as they took to the biggest stage in English football, Wigan weren’t able to perform on the day and were beaten 4-0 by the Red Devils.
Wayne Rooney (2), Louis Saha and Cristiano Ronaldo were the goalscorers that left Wigan returning home empty handed.
Leam Richardson’s squad are set to take on Sunderland in the Carabao Cup third round tonight after losing to the Black Cats on the opening day of the season.
Paul Jewell’s side had taken a 1-0 home win from the first leg to the Emirates, and whilst the Gunners beat them 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium, the Latics progressed to the final at Wembley Stadium on away goals.
5. LB - Leighton Baines
Perhaps one of the most well known Premier League left-backs ever, Leighton Baines joined Everton in 2007 in a deal worth £6 million. The former England international spent 13 years with the Merseyside club before his retirement last year. Just two months later Baines was appointed as professional development coach at Everton's academy set-up. Photo: Phil Cole
6. RM - Jimmy Bullard
After three years with Wigan Athletic, Jimmy Bullard signed for Fulham and went onto play for Hull City, Ipswich Town and MK Dons - retiring in 2012. The former midfielder had a brief spell in management with Leatherhead during the 2016-17 season but has mostly been on our screens since retirement. Bullard has featured on BT Sport, the BBC and is a now co-host on Sky Sports' Soccer AM. Photo: Alex Livesey
7. CM - Graham Kavanagh
After the cup final Graham Kavanagh joined Sunderland for £500k before switching to Carlisle United as a player-coach following his release from the Wearside club. Kavanagh became manager of Carlisle in 2013, however left his post a year later. As of last year, the former midfielder was reportedly helping to coach in local football academies around Middlesbrough. Photo: Alex Livesey
8. CM - Paul Scharner
Paul Scharner spent four years with Wigan Athletic before joining West Brom in 2010, then Hamburger SV in 2012. The Austrian returned to Wigan on a loan spell in 2013 before retiring. Scharner has since taken on work as a life and career coach at Wigan and is also skilled in electrical engineering. He also reportedly threw his hat into the ring for the West Brom job over the summer. Photo: Stu Forster