Category Archives: Dan Burn

Dire day at the DW – Wigan Athletic 0 Birmingham City 3

Posted on December 23, 2018 by ianhaspinall

It was another abject performance by Wigan Athletic as they crashed to a 3-0 home defeat to Birmingham City. Josh Windass had an early opportunity to give Latics the lead but it was Che Adams who put the Blues in … Continue reading →

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12th Man – Burn gets my player vote

Posted on April 27, 2018 by ianhaspinall

It’s been a great team effort this season. Many players have made significant contributions to the cause: Christian Walton, Chey Dunkley, Michael Jacobs, and Max Power have been impressive but five players have really stood out for me. My top five … Continue reading →

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Fantastic day in Fleetwood as Latics are promoted – Fleetwood Town 0 Wigan Athletic 4

Posted on April 22, 2018 by ianhaspinall

Wigan Athletic thrashed Fleetwood Town 4-0 to return to the Championship at the first time of asking. Promotion was achieved on a glorious day on the Lancashire coast with an emphatic display of attacking football. Latics’ result and Shrewsbury’s failure to … Continue reading →

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Latics are back on top – Rochdale 1 Wigan Athletic 4

Posted on April 10, 2018 by ianhaspinall

Wigan Athletic moved back to the top of the League One table with an impressive 4-1 hammering of relegation strugglers Rochdale. In an end-to-end first half Latics went ahead in the 17th minute when Max Power’s corner was headed towards … Continue reading →

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Latics survive one of their sternest tests – Plymouth Argyle 1 Wigan Athletic 3

Posted on January 21, 2018 by ianhaspinall

Wigan Athletic came through one of their sternest away tests when they recorded a hard-fought 3-1 victory at in-form Plymouth Argyle. In an exciting end-to-end game both teams produced high quality attacking play, but it was Latics who secured the … Continue reading →

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12th Man – Strength in depth is a big bonus

Posted on January 19, 2018 by ianhaspinall

Latics celebrated a fantastic FA Cup victory against Premier League Bournemouth on Wednesday night. It was an exhilarating performance by a mixture of fringe players and first team regulars. Prior to the game it looked as though Paul Cook was … Continue reading →

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Latics on the Wembley trail again – Wigan Athletic 3 AFC Bournemouth 0

Posted on January 18, 2018 by ianhaspinall

Latics produced a famous FA Cup third-round victory when they knocked out Premier League Bournemouth 3-0 at the DW Stadium. The home team went ahead after only nine minutes through captain Sam Morsy after great play by Ryan Colclough and … Continue reading →

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Latics and Posh fail to fire – Wigan Athletic 0 Peterborough United 0

Posted on January 14, 2018 by ianhaspinall

Two of League One’s highest scorers played out a surprising goalless draw at the DW Stadium. League leaders Latics failed to hit the net for the third home game in a row as their strikers had another off day. They … Continue reading →

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Latics strengthen their position at the top – Wigan Athletic 2 Fleetwood Town 0

Posted on December 10, 2017 by ianhaspinall

Wigan Athletic increased their lead to four points at the top of the League One table with a comfortable 2-0 victory against Fleetwood Town at the DW Stadium. Latics hardly needed to get out of second gear to overcome a … Continue reading →

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Latics show quality in depth – Scunthorpe United 1 Wigan Athletic 2

Posted on October 7, 2017 by ianhaspinall

Wigan Athletic showed the quality of their squad with an important 2-1 win at last season’s play-off contenders Scunthorpe United. Latics were without captain Sam Morsy, who was away on international duty with Egypt, and in-form midfielder Michael Jacobs at … Continue reading →

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