5 things about Will Grigg

There is more to the Wigan forward than a fan chant.

Published Feb 20, 2018

Wigan’s Will Grigg wrote the latest chapter in his career when he scored the game’s only goal to eliminate Manchester City from the FA Cup and take his team into the competition’s quarter-finals.

Here, Press Association Sport looks at five things you might not know about the Northern Ireland international.

1. A career that nearly never got going

Will Grigg began his career at Walsall (David Davies/PA)

2. Euro 2016 heartache

Grigg did not play a single minute at Euro 2016 (Jonathan Brady/PA)

3. More than just a chant

4. No stranger to the FA Cup

Having made his professional debut as a substitute in Walsall’s 0-0 draw at Cheltenham in December 2008, Grigg had to wait almost two years to make his first start, incidentally in the FA Cup, against Torquay in November 2010.