“There is a forgotten, nay almost forbidden word, which means more to me than any other. That word is England.” Sir Winston Churchill The History of St George’s Day In 1222 the Council of Oxford declared April 23rd to be St George’s Day It was not until 1348 that St George became the Patron Saint […]
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In a recent interview the likeable Latics icon Ben Watson was asked who was the best player he had played with during his five years at Wigan. The names of Antonio Valencia and Charles N’Zogbia soon rolled off his tongue, and he said he had to mention his friend and teammate James McArthur. But above all […]
Jack Collison is Wigan Athletic’s’ latest loan signing. In order to learn more about him we reached out to the “West Ham Till I Die” fan site. Our thanks to Sean Whetstone of that site for his contribution below: Jack Collison joined West Ham United in 2005 as a fresh faced 17 year old after […]
The FA Cup, what a beautiful, romantic thing it is, eh? And as we celebrate our third ever appearance in the quarter finals, it’s as good a time as any to remember that we never did a commemorative shirt for that day in May.
Into the Top 30 we go and it is a name whom many consider to be a club stalwart, yet he actually spent seven years playing for Stoke, when the Potteries club were in a higher division than Latics.
Today’s entry into the hall of fame is sure to be a popular choice as it is a man who holds a very unique distinction in Wigan Athletic history. Ian Gillibrand was the captain of Wigan Athletic throughout the 1970’s and will go down as the man who led Wigan Athletic out in their first […]
Time to plop the old Devil’s Advocate hat on me head here again methinks. Was Scott Green THAT good a player or was he just a fist pumping, constantly charging forward and getting out of position frustrated full back? And of course, there’s the ex-Bolton factor to consider. Urrgh THAT Bolton side: John McGinlay, John […]
The next two players in our run down share a large part of their career in common in that a large part of it was played for Wigan Athletic and Bolton Wanderers. The other player did it the other way around, no further spoilers.
Wow, what a week. Three of the most pathetic capitulations you could ever wish to see, an argument between the manager and fans and then instead of the usual “if he goes then I do” schtick, Chairman Dave tag teams with the East Stand and body slams Owen Coyle into next season.