article_snippet.sent: Come the end of this season, Malky Mackay tenure at Wigan Athletic might just be remembered as one of the costliest appointments in the history of English football.
article_snippet.sent: And after failing to secure a single win at home in six months in charge — culminating in a woeful 2-0 defeat by Derby on Malky Mackay would certainly shoulder much of the blame for that.
article_snippet.sent: Malky Mackay tenure at Wigan Athletic came to an end on Monday following a 2-0 defeat by Derby .
article_snippet.sent: Dave Whelan (right) appointed Mackay (left) as manager of Wigan Athletic in November 2014 despite the warnings .
article_snippet.sent: 19 - points taken from Malky Mackay's 24 matches in charge of Wigan Athletic - five wins, four draws and 15 defeats . 0 - number of home games won by Malky Mackay's Wigan from 13 attempts - 10 of these ended in defeat .
article_snippet.sent: 20.8 - Malky Mackay's win percentage with Wigan Athletic since taking over in November .
article_snippet.sent: Mackay was appointed manager of Wigan in November 2014 but has arguably harmed the club .
article_snippet.sent: Whelan's appointment of Mackay did little good for the club as the club face relegation from the Championship .
article_snippet.sent: Wigan were said to be content with keeping Wigan boss until at least the end of the season and sources at the DW Stadium indicated Mackay was ready to build a similar recruitment structure to that at Cardiff and had been sanctioned to do so.
article_snippet.sent: Mackay talked up Wigan’s chances of Championship survival, despite overseeing a 10th home defeat in 13 matches.
article_snippet.sent: Hours before being sacked, Mackay talked up Wigan’s chances of Championship survival despite their 2-0 defeat by Derby .
article_snippet.sent: Steve McClaren — a man overlooked for the Wigan job in June 2013 when Owen Coyle replaced the departing Roberto Martinez.
article_snippet.sent: Ultimately, Mackay lost the Wigan job not because of an FA investigation but because Mackay failed to win football matches.
highlights_snippet.sent: Malky Mackay became manager of Wigan Athletic in November 2014 .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Malky Mackay sacked by Wigan Athletic after Derby defeat .