Category Archives: League One

Lacklustre Latics lose top spot – Wigan Athletic 0 Blackpool 2

Posted on February 14, 2018 by ianhaspinall

Wigan Athletic lost top spot in the League One table after their worst performance of the season against strugglers Blackpool at the DW Stadium. The league leaders lost their second successive game against a team who had only won two … Continue reading →

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Unbeaten run comes to an end – Southend United 3 Wigan Athletic 1

Posted on February 11, 2018 by ianhaspinall

Wigan Athletic’s 16-game unbeaten run came to an end at Southend United but fortunately they retained top spot in the table after rivals Shrewsbury and Blackburn failed to take advantage. Latics had an off-day at Roots Hall and the Shrimpers … Continue reading →

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12th Man – Three into Two

Posted on February 9, 2018 by ianhaspinall

It is now looking increasingly likely that the top two automatic promotion places will be decided between Latics, Shrewsbury Town and Blackburn Rovers. Fourth placed Scunthorpe United are five points behind Rovers and fifth and six placed Rotherham United and … Continue reading →

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Latics in very fine Nick – Wigan Athletic 2 Gillingham 0

Posted on February 4, 2018 by ianhaspinall

Wigan Athletic strengthened their position at the top of the table with an emphatic 2-0 victory against in-form Gillingham at the DW Stadium. The 2-0 scoreline didn’t fully reflect Latics’ dominance against a team who had won six and drawn … Continue reading →

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12th Man – Deadline day delight

Posted on February 2, 2018 by ianhaspinall

Latics achieved what could be their best ‘result’ of the season when they managed to hold onto their best players while adding extra quality during the transfer window. In the context of the modern game it was quite a coup … 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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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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12th Man – Posh will be no pushover

Posted on January 12, 2018 by ianhaspinall

It’s been a very eventful week at Wigan Athletic with FA Cup drama, transfer activity, a tragic death and the prospect of a difficult game against Peterborough United. After a great performance at Premier League Bournemouth the team were only … Continue reading →

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12th Man – New Year new Wigan Athletic?

Posted on January 5, 2018 by ianhaspinall

This week Latics released their financial results for the year ended 31 May 2017, which showed a net profit of £4.3 million. This demonstrates that they are in a relatively good financial position compared to many other Football League clubs. … Continue reading →

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Latics grateful to extend unbeaten run – Northampton Town 0 Wigan Athletic 1

Posted on January 2, 2018 by ianhaspinall

In a game of two halves Latics narrowly overcame League One strugglers Northampton Town 1-0 at the Sixfields Stadium. Latics went ahead after only five minutes through leading scorer Nick Powell and had opportunities to increase their lead in the … Continue reading →

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