Jason Roberts’ goal in extra-time of the 2006 Carling Cup semi-final has won the race to be crowned Wigan Athletic’s 188SPORT ‘Moment in Time’. The ‘Moments in Time’ campaign encouraged Latics fans to post and vote on their favourite moments from Wigan Athletic FC’s history and since 188SPORT launched the initiative in February, over […]
Wigan Athletic have today completed the incoming transfer of goalkeeper Ali Al-Habsi. Ali originally signed for Latics on loan from Bolton Wanderers on 15th July last year. Ironically his first ever taste of Premier League football was against Latics in 2007, but he failed to make the grade at the Horwich based outfit due to […]
Wigan Athletic youngsters Callum McManaman and Lee Nicholls have been selected to go to the Under 20’s World Cup with England. To have two young men representing the town of Wigan in such a competitive sport which is played the length and breadth of the country by millions of children and not just in areas […]
It’s all part of Seventh Heaven, a unique fans’ event taking place at the DW Stadium on Friday 8th July. Tickets for this event are selling fast and are available both at the club and from the ticket office so be sure to get yours quick before it’s too late SEVENTH HEAVEN Friday 8th […]
Let me tell you how this started. It started with a spot of old fashioned debate between the message board patrons of This Northern Soul, and regular contributor Wildheart was telling us how a few of his friends weren’t renewing this season due to lack of value. They may well have a point: with […]
Wigan Athletic have today revealed their full list of home based pre season fixtures. There is only one home game included, but this is a game against Spanish outfit Villareal on Sunday 7th August at the DW Stadium. The full pre season fixtures are as follows, July 23rd – Boston United (A) (Latics XI)July 26th […]
So the Fixture computer played another of those strange quirks that only Wigan ever receives! For the start of Wigan’s 7th Season in the Barclays Premier League, Wigan starts their first 3 matches against Promoted teams. Apparently it’s the first time this has happened since football was invented in 1992. Some could see it as […]
Yes, in preparation for the busy festival season, The Empty Seats once again return to where it all started for them at the Honeysuckle in Poolstock. In a warm up gig the week before they play the DW at the Seventh Heaven event, The Empty Seats will take to the stage, well the tiled area […]
Liverpool won the Mersey Masters beating Bolton Wanderers 5-1 in a one-sided final.
Yes you heard that right, our mercurial Frenchman has been spotted at such outposts as Carlisle and Exeter hiding behind sunglasses and a snorkel Parka in a desperate bid to achieve his childhood dream of attending a match at every football club in the top four stages of the league pyramid. Well no, not quite, […]