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About ianhaspinall

Communications specialist, Wigan Athletic fan & blogger, interested in music, arts & culture.

Latics a little lucky against the Tykes – Wigan Athletic 1 Barnsley 1

Posted on March 30, 2025 by ianhaspinall

In manager Ryan Lowe’s first home game in charge Wigan Athletic drew 1-1 with Barnsley at the Brick Community Stadium. Latics had an early chance as Dale Taylor cut the ball back to Chris Sze but a last ditch tackle … Continue reading →

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Latics late rally isn’t enough to salvage a point – Charlton Athletic 2 Wigan Athletic 1

Posted on March 16, 2025 by ianhaspinall

Wigan Athletic lost their first game with new Head Coach Ryan Lowe in charge against promotion-chasing Charlton Athletic at the Valley. The Addicks dominated the first half and went ahead on 11 minutes after Jason Kerr’s clearance hit Ollie Norburn … Continue reading →

Posted in Charlton Athletic, Chris Sze, League One, Matt Godden, Ryan Lowe, Wigan Athletic | Tagged , , , , , | 4 Comments

Latics leave it late for vital win – Wigan Athletic 1 Cambridge United 0 

Posted on March 9, 2025 by ianhaspinall

Managerless Wigan Athletic produced an unconvincing performance to defeat relegation threatened Cambridge United 1-0 at the Brick Community Stadium. In an evenly contested first half Cambridge should’ve gone ahead when Dom Ballard was one-on-one with Sam Tickle by the Latics … Continue reading →

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Managerless Latics scrape a point at Mansfield – Mansfield Town 0 Wigan Athletic 0

Posted on March 5, 2025 by ianhaspinall

Managerless Wigan Athletic drew 0-0 with Mansfield Town in a very poor quality game at the One Call Stadium. Mansfield had the majority of goalscoring opportunities and should’ve taken the three points but a combination of poor finishing and some … Continue reading →

Posted in Glenn Whelan, League One, Mansfield Town, Shaun Maloney, Wigan Athletic, Will Aimson | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Latics edged out by the Royals – Wigan Athletic 1 Reading 2

Posted on March 2, 2025 by ianhaspinall

Wigan Athletic were narrowly defeated 2-1 by play-off chasing Reading at the Brick Community Stadium. Reading had the better of the first half with a Lewis Wing free-kick forcing a good save from Sam Tickle, who later denied Andre Garcia … Continue reading →

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Latics dent the Terriers promotion hopes – Wigan Athletic 2 Huddersfield Town 1

Posted on February 26, 2025 by ianhaspinall

Wigan Athletic dented Huddersfield Town’s promotion hopes with an impressive 2-1 victory at the Brick Community Stadium. Latics started on the front foot with Owen Dale’s powerful strike tipped over the crossbar by former keeper Lee Nicholls. The hosts went … Continue reading →

Posted in Callum Marshall, Dale Taylor, Huddersfield Town, League One, Owen Dale, Shaun Maloney | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Strong defence earns Latics an important point – Wycombe Wanderers 0 Wigan Athletic 0

Posted on February 23, 2025 by ianhaspinall

Wigan Athletic produced a strong defensive performance to hold promotion-chasing Wycombe Wanderers to a 0-0 draw at Adams Park. In a game of few clear-cut chances Latics contained the hosts with an impressive rearguard action. Wycombe had an early chance … Continue reading →

Posted in League One, Sam Tickle, Shaun Maloney, Wigan Athletic, wycombe wanderers | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Latics fail to make their dominance count – Crawley Town 1 Wigan Athletic 1

Posted on February 19, 2025 by ianhaspinall

Wigan Athletic failed to make their overall dominance count against Crawley Town at the Broadfield Stadium and were held to a 1-1 draw. Latics created numerous goal scoring opportunities but they were unable to hit the net until Dale Taylor … Continue reading →

Posted in Charlie Barker, Crawley Town, Dale Taylor, League One, Shaun Maloney, Wigan Athletic | Tagged , , , , , | 4 Comments

Latics continue to struggle at home – Wigan Athletic 0 Stockport County 2

Posted on February 16, 2025 by ianhaspinall

Wigan Athletic’s poor home form continued as they lost 2-0 to promotion-chasing Stockport County at the Brick Community Stadium. Latics had showed some early promise with Jonny Smith going close. County responded and Sam Tickle had to make a big … Continue reading →

Posted in League One, Lewis Bate, Shaun Maloney, Stockport County, Wigan Athletic, Will Collar | Tagged , , , , , | 4 Comments

Review – States of Play: How Sportswashing Took Over Football by Miguel Delaney

Posted on February 13, 2025 by ianhaspinall

The Independent’s Chief Football writer Miguel Delaney has produced a forensic investigation into sportswashing and how it has damaged the beautiful game. Delaney journeys from Abu Dhabi to Newcastle and onto London, Paris, Moscow and New York to investigate the … Continue reading →

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