F.A.O fielden for keepers

[wiganwayne]

do you play for wigan keepers ?
if so who are you ? i used to play for them until i moved onto pastures new.

how are things going down there

[Welski]

wiganwayne posted:
wigan keepers ?

Sorry if it's a stupid question but what is the origin of "keepers" as a team name?

[wiganwayne]

keepers is the name of the pub they go back to after a game.