By @LaticsOfficial

Wigan Athletic Community Trust will be running exciting development centres at William Fosters Playing Fields and Laithwaite Park Sports Hub

  • New Development Centres to give boys and girls the chance to develop their footballing skills
  • The exciting sessions will be run by fully qualified Community Trust coaches
  • Book your place at our new development centres, starting in September, here.

Wigan Athletic Community Trust is delighted to announce the launch of our new football development centres.

Building on our already thriving set of development centres, these new sessions will utilise the fantastic state-of-the-art facilities at the newly developed sites: William Fosters Playing Fiels and Laithwaite Park Sports Hub.

Sessions will begin in September, with sessions beginning in Laithwaite Park on the 4th of September, and the first session at William Fosters being held on September 14th. 

Our development centres are designed to be fun, engaging and affordable sessions to support young players' development and give them the skills to thrive in the footballing world.

Sessions will be led by fully qualified FA/UEFA Wigan Athletic Community Trust staff, who will provide a high standard of coaching and development for participants.

The Community Trust will be running development centres for both male and female participants, with a full breakdown of sessions available below:

William Fosters Playing Fields (Ince-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN2 2BU)

Thursday Evenings: (Starting from the 14th September)

  • Mixed Development Centre: Ages 7 – 10, 6:00pm – 7:00pm [BOOK HERE]
  • Mixed Development Centre: Ages 11 – 14, 7:00pm – 8:00pm [BOOK HERE]

Laithwaite Park Sports Hub (Scot Lane, Wigan, WN5 0TU)

Monday Evenings: (Starting from the 4th September)

  • Girls’ Development Centre: Ages 5 – 10, 5:30pm – 6:30pm [BOOK HERE]
  • Girls’ Development Centre: Ages 11 – 14, 6:30pm – 7:30pm [BOOK HERE]

Please note that to enter the venues, you will need a QR code which can be downloaded by registering on this website.

To book your child’s place at one of our other Development Centres, please [CLICK HERE]

You can also find out more about each site by visiting their respective websites:

For any questions regarding our new Development Centres, please contact Football and Sports Development Manager Aaron Beesley by emailing a.beesley@wiganathletic.com, or by calling our Community Trust office on 01942 318090.