Wigan Athletic and Aston Villa will be locking horns on Saturday and TNS this week looks back at the career of a player who served both clubs admirably. Walter Hazelden was born in Ashton-in-Makerfield on 13th February 1941. He is a former England Youth international and he played in the inside left berth. His first […]
With this weekend’s clash with Bolton Wanderers now looming large, TNS would this week like to use this feature to pay tribute to a man who sadly passed away in September last year. He represented both clubs during his career and is perhaps more fondly remembered by fans of the Trotters for his FA Cup […]
I am one of 300+ Wigan Athletic fans who will be walking to the Reebok Stadium on Saturday 11th February 2012 in support of The Emma Hoolin Appeal. Whereas I know a lot of people have already supported this appeal already, due to my appalling level of disorganisation, I have only just got this page […]
The visit of Everton gives TNS the opportunity to delve back into the formative years of Wigan Athletic whilst also paying tribute to a man who is well deserving of his Evertonian folklore status. Introducing Stan Bentham… … Stan who was born in Leigh on 17th March 1916, was first spotted by the Bolton Wanderers […]
This weekend’s trip to Loftus Road brings TNS the opportunity to look back at the career of a man whose career took in both clubs, step forward Bobby Campbell! No not that one! Robert was born on 23rd April 1937 and signed for Liverpool in the summer of 1954 and progressed through the youth ranks […]
The visit of Manchester City on Monday evening gives TNS the opportunity to look back at the career of Jimmy Naylor, a player whose career briefly took in a spell at both clubs. Jimmy was a wing half who was born in High Crompton on 1st March 1901. It is fair to assume that his […]
Tomorrow’s sell out FA Cup game against Swindon Town at the County Ground gives TNS the opportunity to look back on the career of Gareth Whalley. Gareth was born in Manchester on 19th December 1973. He played mostly as a holding midfielder and started his career at Crewe Alexandra, for whom he signed under the […]
The short trip to Salford on Boxing Day is perhaps time for this particular column to be slightly different, in that the person involved did not actually play for either Latics or Manchester United! Although he never kicked a ball in anger on the field of play, he almost certainly did on the training grounds […]