Tag Archives: Wigan Athletic

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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Wigan cruise to another victory – Oldham Athletic 0 Wigan Athletic 2

Posted on August 20, 2017 by ianhaspinall

Wigan maintained their one hundred per cent record and moved to the top of League One with a comfortable win at struggling Oldham. Wigan went ahead after only eight minutes when Ivan Toney turned home Lee Evans’ cross from close … Continue reading →

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12th Man – Cook’s positive vibes

Posted on August 18, 2017 by ianhaspinall

I’m trying not to get too carried away so early in the season but Latics have made an impressive start to the campaign. They rarely have a good start and it is the first time they’ve won their first three … Continue reading →

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Promise of good times ahead as Wigan rout Bury – Wigan Athletic 4 Bury 1

Posted on August 14, 2017 by ianhaspinall

Latics demonstrated their promotion credentials with a confident 4-1 victory against local rivals Bury. Former Manchester United midfielder Nick Powell grabbed a brace as Latics maintained their good start to the League One campaign. The home team produced some slick … Continue reading →

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