Tag Archives: League One

Just an off day or something more serious? Wigan Athletic 3 Scunthorpe United 3

Posted on March 11, 2018 by ianhaspinall

A late Gary Roberts equaliser saved Latics from what could have been a damaging defeat in an high scoring encounter against Scunthorpe United at the DW Stadium. Former Wigan loanee striker Ivan Toney’s neat finish on 53 minutes looked to … Continue reading →

Posted in Chey Dunkley, Gary Roberts, Ivan Toney, League One, Scunthorpe United, Tom Hopper, Wigan Athletic, Will Grigg | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

12th Man – The race to the top

Posted on March 9, 2018 by ianhaspinall

The battle between the League One title favourites ended all square on Sunday at Ewood Park but with Latics coming out of the game with a significant psychological advantage. They were 2-0 down at half-time and some Rovers’ fans were … Continue reading →

Posted in Blackburn Rovers, Bradford City, James Vaughan, League One, Scunthorpe United, Southampton, Wigan Athletic, Will Grigg | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Superb fightback puts Latics in driving seat for the title – Blackburn Rovers 2 Wigan Athletic 2

Posted on March 4, 2018 by ianhaspinall

Latics produced a superb second-half performance to comeback from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 in the top of the table clash with Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park. Adam Armstrong produced a clinical finish from the edge of the area to … Continue reading →

Posted in Adam Armstrong, Blackburn Rovers, Elliott Bennett, League One, Max Power, Wigan Athletic, Will Grigg | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

12th Man – Fixture frustration but it’s an exciting time to be a Latics fan

Posted on March 2, 2018 by ianhaspinall

It was frustrating to see Latics game at Bristol Rovers called off on Tuesday night due to a frozen pitch as the backlog of fixtures is starting to mount up. Latics are now six points behind leaders Blackburn Rovers and … Continue reading →

Posted in Blackburn Rovers, FA Cup, League One, Nick Powell, Wigan Athletic | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Important win keeps Latics in the hunt for two trophies – Wigan Athletic 1 Rochdale 0

Posted on February 25, 2018 by ianhaspinall

This week’s FA Cup heroes Wigan Athletic and Rochdale went head-to-head at the DW Stadium with the Latics coming out on top. Latics went ahead after only 12 minutes when Michael Jacobs’ precise finish from the edge of the area … Continue reading →

Posted in League One, Michael Jacobs, Rochdale, Wigan Athletic | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

12th Man – Managing the bounce back

Posted on February 16, 2018 by ianhaspinall

It is hard to comprehend what has happened to Latics in the last two games. The team, which was in such fine form and was unbeaten in 17 games, is now struggling to perform against average opponents. The normally watertight … Continue reading →

Posted in Blackpool, FA Cup, League One, Manchester City, Paul Cook, Pep Guardiola, Southend United, Wigan Athletic | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Armand Gnanduillet, Blackpool, Kelvin Mellor, League One, Sam Morsy, Wigan Athletic | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in James Vaughan, League One, Marc-Antoine Fortune, Michael Kightly, Michael Turner, Southend United, Wigan Athletic | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Blackburn Rovers, League One, Shrewsbury Town, Southend United, Wigan Athletic | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Gillingham, League One, Nick Powell, Wigan Athletic, Will Grigg | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment