Wigan deducted four points for next season after failing to pay players’ wages

The EFL said a further four-point deduction was suspended until the end of the 2023-24 season.

Wigan have been docked four points for the start of the League One season in August (Tim Goode/PA)

Fri, 19 May, 2023 - 15:46

Wigan will start the League One season in August with minus-four points after the English Football League issued its latest sanction against the club for a failure to pay players’ wages.

The EFL said a further four-point deduction was suspended until the end of the 2023-24 season.

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