Tag Archives: Wigan Athletic

Jacobs’ cracker moves Wigan up to second in table – Wigan Ath 1 Northampton Town 0

Posted on September 20, 2017 by ianhaspinall

A stunning 30 yard strike from Michael Jacobs ensured that Latics maintained their winning run against a stubborn Northampton Town at the DW Stadium. Latics deservedly took the three points with the 1-0 victory but as in their recent games … Continue reading →

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Latics in control but left wanting more – Wigan Athletic 3 Bristol Rovers 0

Posted on September 17, 2017 by ianhaspinall

League One promotion favourites Wigan Athletic dominated Bristol Rovers and ran out comfortable 3-0 winners at the DW Stadium. Latics were on top right from the kick-off and Rovers problems were compounded on the half-hour mark when Ryan Sweeney was … Continue reading →

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12th Man – Cook’s recipe for success

Posted on September 15, 2017 by ianhaspinall

It’s been a mixed week for Latics with a first defeat at Shrewsbury and an impressive display at Charlton. It was a below par performance in Shropshire with several players not at their best. Midfielders Sam Morsy and Lee Evans, … Continue reading →

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Latics impress with first win at the Valley – Charlton Athletic 0 Wigan Athletic 3

Posted on September 12, 2017 by ianhaspinall

Wigan Athletic recorded their first ever win at The Valley with a convincing 3-0 performance against Charlton Athletic. Latics created plenty of early chances but had to wait until just before half time when Gavin Massey converted Reece James’ cross … Continue reading →

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First defeat compounded by Colclough sending off – Shrewsbury Town 1 Wigan Athletic 0

Posted on September 9, 2017 by ianhaspinall

Latics suffered their first defeat of the season as Shrewsbury Town moved to the top of League One. In a closely fought encounter The Shrews edged the three points when Stefan Payne fired home from close range after Latics failed … Continue reading →

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12th Man – Deja vu?

Posted on September 8, 2017 by ianhaspinall

It was only in April 2016 that Latics eased to the top of the League One table with an emphatic 5-1 victory at Shrewsbury Town and they will be hoping for a repeat of that performance tomorrow. The big win … Continue reading →

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12th Man – Cooking up a feast

Posted on September 1, 2017 by ianhaspinall

You can’t help but love Paul Cook after such a great opening to his tenure as Wigan Athletic manager. Cook has won five, drawn one and lost one of his opening seven games and the style of football has been … Continue reading →

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Chances galore but Latics are held – Wigan Athletic 1 Portsmouth 1

Posted on August 27, 2017 by ianhaspinall

Paul Cook’s Latics somehow failed to win a game they totally dominated against his former club Portsmouth at the DW Stadium. Wigan created chance after chance in the opening half and went ahead through Ivan Toney after eight minutes. Toney … Continue reading →

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12th Man – Cooking up a storm

Posted on August 25, 2017 by ianhaspinall

Latics unbeaten run came to an end as they lost 4-1 to Aston Villa in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night but they will be hoping to maintain their winning League One form against Paul Cook’s former club Portsmouth tomorrow. … Continue reading →

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Unbeaten run comes to an end – Aston Villa 4 Wigan Athletic 1

Posted on August 22, 2017 by ianhaspinall

Latics unbeaten opening to the season came to an end as they lost 4-1 to Aston Villa in the Carabao Cup (League Cup) at Villa Park. Both Latics and Villa made eleven changes from their starting line ups from Saturday’s … Continue reading →

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