John Pender - Player Profile
| Full Name: | John Patrick Pender |
| Born: | 19/11/1963 (age 61) |
| Place of Birth: | Luton |
| Nationality: | England |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in |
| Position: | Defence |
| First Team Debut: | 19/08/1995 v Scunthorpe United (H) - Endsleigh League Division Three |
| Signed: | 18/08/1995 (£30,000 | Burnley) |
| Left: | 01/08/1997 (£11.000 | Rochdale) |
John, who played for the Republic of Ireland U 21’s, was a £30,000 signing from Burnley in August 1995 and he made his Latics League debut on 19th August 1995 in a 2-1 win against Scunthorpe United at Springfield Park. During that season he made 41 League appearances and scored once and he was highly influential in Latics winning the Third Division Championship the following season. In total he played 68+3 League games, scoring 1 League goal before being transferred to Rochdale for a fee of £11,000 in July 1997.
Wigan Athletic Career
| League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| 1996-1997 | 27 (2) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 31 (2) | 0 | |
| 1995-1996 | 40 (1) | 1 | 4 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 | 47 (1) | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 67 (3) | 1 | 5 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 4 (0) | 0 | 78 (3) | 1 | |
