Christopher Edmund Kirkland is an English football coach and former professional goalkeeper who is the head goalkeeping coach at Colne. As a player, he made 321 league and cup appearances in an 18-year professional career from 1998 to 2016, and won one cap for the English national team in 2006.
Kirkland warming up with Wigan Athletic in 2010
Kirkland warming up with Wigan Athletic in 2010
Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system.
Local entrepreneur Dave Whelan acquired the club in 1995, providing funds to move into the JJB Stadium, then renamed the DW Stadium after Whelan's sports shops, DW Sports.
Wigan Athletic's first Premier League match against Chelsea
Former Wigan player Roberto MartÃnez managed the club to victory in the 2013 FA Cup final, their first major honour.
Warm-up at the DW Stadium.