Dave Whelan net worth
Dave Whelan net worth: Dave Whelan is an English former professional football player who has a net worth of $210 million. He was born in Bradford on November 24, 1936. He played for Blackburn Rovers in the 1956-60 season, scoring 3 goals in his career. Whelan broke his leg in the FA Cup final against Wolverhampton Wanderers and was sold to Crewe Alexandra Football Club, where he played until 1966.
After playing, he opened a chain of supermarkets called Whelan’s Discount Stores, which eventually sold for over £1 million. In 1977, Whelan acquired Wigan-based sports and fishing store JJB and turned it into a successful sporting goods store, becoming the UK’s second largest retailer. In 2007, he sold the remaining shares of the company. Whelan purchased Wigan Athletic Football Club in 1995. They were in the third tier when he took over; Wigan promised to get the team into the Premier League, which he achieved in 2005. In May 2013, Wigan won their first major trophy in Premier League history by beating Manchester City in the FA Cup final. Whelan, also a notorious conservative, caused some controversy when he put the team in a mandatory silence following the death of Margaret Thatcher.
