pie-eater

Noun

 * 1)  A person from Wigan in northern England or the surrounding area.
 * 2) * 2005, The Observer, "Get past the pies and there's a football team", 7 Aug 2005
 * Wiganers do like pies, but the term Pie-eaters is actually an insult, dating back to a pit strike when Wigan miners were starved back to work before their St Helens counterparts, thereby eating humble pie.