Glenn Whelan takes charge of Wigan after Shaun Maloney sacking

Wigan sit 15th in League One against a 2-1 defeat to Reading on Saturday. 

Glenn Whelan's first game in charge of Wigan will be against Mansfield on Tuesday. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Former Ireland midfielder and coach Glenn Whelan has assumed caretaker charge of League One side Wigan Athletic following the sacking of Shaun Maloney.

Saturday’s 2-1 defeat to the Noel Hunt-managed Reading deepened the slump of a club who had designs on promotion to the Championship.