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Former Wigan Athletic owner Dave Whelan in 'total shock' as club enters administration

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had been appointed as joint administrators.It comes less than a month after Wigan were taken over by Next Leader Fund, headed by Hong Kong businessman Au Yeung Wai Kay - the second change of ownership in two years.Local businessman and former professional footballer Dave Whelan, who bought Wigan Athletic in 1995 for £1 million, had originally sold the club to Hong Kong based International Entertainment Corporation (IEC) in 2018, in a £22 million deal.In Whelan's 23 years at the club, he funded the £30 million construction of the DW Stadium, previously the JJB Stadium, and was chairman during the club's rise through the divisions to the Premier League.Whelan, who was also chairman of the Latics when they won the FA Cup in 2013, appeared on.

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