The club have announced that their players have decided to personally refund every Latics supporter who bought a ticket from the DW Stadium ticket office for the match at White Hart Lane.

Although only 1-0 down at half-time, Wigan collapsed after the break with Spurs striker Jermain Defoe scoring five times to chalk up a remarkable result.

The Lancashire club took a sizeable following to north London and skipper Mario Melchiot, speaking on behalf of all the players, said: "We feel that as a group of players we badly let down our supporters yesterday, and this is a gesture we HAVE TO make and pay them back for their tremendous loyalty.

"There is not a lot else to say, just that as a group of professionals we were embarrassed by the way we performed, we feel it was below our standards and this is something we feel we owe to the fans."

Every supporter who bought a ticket for the match from the DW Stadium ticket office should contact the ticket office, either in person or by phoning 0871 33 66 552, and a full refund will be posted to their home address.

Refunds must be claimed on or before Friday 4th December 2009.

The Wigan players will also aim to make further amends to the supporters in Saturday's home match against Sunderland, managed by former Latics chief Steve Bruce.

Melchiot added: "Now we have to draw a line under the game, focus completely on training this week and bounce back on Saturday.

"We are professionals, we will take it on the chin and move on but it's important that we do not take our supporters for granted."