That's a fact!
There are 40 days to go until the start of the 2013/14 season. To countdown to the opening game, we will be releasing a FACT A DAY.
FACT 40
When Latics made their long-awaited return to England's top flight after an absence of 68 years in 1991, Earl Barrett had the honour of scoring their first goal in a 2-1 opening-day defeat at Liverpool.