. "David Whelan"@en . . "English footballer" . . . . . . . . "1936Z"^^ . "Dave Whelan"@en . "Whelan, Dave"@en . "David \"Dave\" Whelan (born 24 November 1936) is an English former footballer. During his football career, he played for Blackburn Rovers and Crewe Alexandra. Whelan is the owner of League One club Wigan Athletic, having also been the chairman of the club for twenty years, before passing the position over to his grandson, David Sharpe. He is also owner of the DW Stadium, home to League One club Wigan Athletic and Wigan Warriors."@en . "Whelan, David"@en . "1936-11-24Z"^^ .