Category Archives: Bolton Wanderers

12th Man: Goal poacher is the key to survival

Posted on March 20, 2015 by ianhaspinall

It was always going to be a tough fixture against Watford who are in one of the best teams in the Championship and pushing for automatic promotion. Latics matched their high-flying opponents for much of the game but once again … Continue reading →

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FA Cup: Latics fall at the first hurdle – Bolton Wanderers 1 Wigan Athletic 0

Posted on January 4, 2015 by ianhaspinall

It was another disappointing day for Wigan as they slipped out of the FA Cup 1-0 to local rivals Bolton at the Macron Stadium. A goal by Wanderers debutant forward Zach Clough 14 minutes from time was sufficient to dump the … Continue reading →

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Latics draw Bolton in FA Cup Third Round

Posted on December 8, 2014 by ianhaspinall

Wigan Athletic have been drawn away at Bolton in the FA Cup third round. They will travel to the Macron Stadium in Horwich for a local derby against Wanderers for the third round tie to be played between 3-6 January … Continue reading →

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Rosler on the brink after derby defeat – Bolton Wanderers 3 Wigan Athletic 1

Posted on November 8, 2014 by ianhaspinall

The pressure on Wigan manager Uwe Rosler was mounting last night after a 3-1 defeat at local rivals Bolton Wanderers. Promotion favourites Latics have only won once in the last 11 matches and could drop into the bottom three after … Continue reading →

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12th Man: Lack of cohesion is main cause of downward trend

Posted on November 7, 2014 by ianhaspinall

Wigan travel to our local rivals Bolton Wanderers tonight in what could be a make or break fixture for manager Uwe Rosler. Latics were one of the Championship promotion favourites this season but have slipped to 19th in the table … Continue reading →

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2014/15 fixtures announced – Royals first up for Latics

Posted on June 18, 2014 by ianhaspinall

The Championship fixtures have been announced for the 2014/15 season and Wigan Athletic start the campaign with a home game against Reading on Saturday August 9th. This is followed up by away trips to Charlton Athletic on the 16th and … Continue reading →

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Derby day deadlock for Latics – Bolton Wanderers 1 Wigan Athletic 1

Posted on March 30, 2014 by ianhaspinall

Wigan nearly snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in the Lancashire derby against Bolton Wanderers at the Reebok Stadium. Wigan trailed to Lukas Jutkiewicz’s 30th minute goal before a dramatic turn around came in the final few minutes as … Continue reading →

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Derby day delight for the Latics – Wigan Athletic 3 Bolton Wanderers 2

Posted on December 15, 2013 by ianhaspinall

Wigan edged out local rivals Bolton in an exciting end-to-end encounter at the DW Stadium on Sunday. Latics took control with a Ben Watson penalty after Matt Mills handled the ball in the area and Nick Powell doubled the lead … Continue reading →

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Owen Coyle appointed as the new Wigan manager

Posted on June 14, 2013 by ianhaspinall

Former Bolton boss Owen Coyle has been appointed as the new Wigan Athletic manager. Coyle who has been out of work since he was sacked by Bolton in October, is a somewhat controversial choice to replace Roberto Martinez who left … Continue reading →

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Relegation battle hots up – six teams now involved

Posted on April 16, 2012 by ianhaspinall

After the weekend games it now looks like there are six teams involved in the Premier League relegation battle. Many thought that Aston Villa had accumulated enough points not to get dragged into the relegation scrap but after an injury … Continue reading →

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