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Wigan Today;

Andy Liddell and Nathan Ellington with the cup as Wigan Athletic lift the Division 2 championship trophy after beating Barnsley 1-0 with a Tony Dinning goal on Saturday 3rd of May, the last day of the 2002/2003 season. Photo: Frank

 

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Thanks to--

Football Nostalgia & Lost Grounds/
Terraces of the United Kingdom

Springfield Park

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[Rufus T Firefly]

It always makes my stomach flutter when I see a photo like that.

 

[Bruce Birtwistle]

It always makes my stomach flutter when I see a photo like that.

I loved the place !

 

[Whelans broken leg]

My second home. Got two photos up in our Conservatory. Plus the Hereford programme

 

[Bruce Birtwistle]

My second home. Got two photos up in our Conservatory. Plus the Hereford programme

Got one on the stairs , wife wants me to take it down, no chance ! Was at the Hereford game. Went with a black eye after getting filled in at the Tranmere League Cup game the week before. Happy days

 

[Whelans broken leg]

Got one on the stairs , wife wants me to take it down, no chance ! Was at the Hereford game. Went with a black eye after getting filled in at the Tranmere League Cup game the week before. Happy days

I went to both I nearly got thrown out at Tranmere

 

[Bruce Birtwistle]

I went to both I nearly got thrown out at Tranmere

Tommy Gore’s fault. Equalised in injury time with an absolute screamer !

 

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Bobby Charlton, i think it was a friendly against a Polish Team.

 

[moonay]

Bobby Charlton, i think it was a friendly against a Polish Team.

Seem to remember that Chris Lawler (ex Liverpool full back) played for us in the game too.

 

[Zeb2]

My second home. Got two photos up in our Conservatory. Plus the Hereford programme

All the talk of “what’s our rightful place” and “are we bound for relegation” etc…the truth is given that many of us have seen and experienced everything we could ever have dreamed of when we were kids I’d scarcely care about being in L2 or even the National league ….IF…we could go back there ….we can’t of course but it’s the thought of doing the same in our oversized mausoleum that’s terrifying !

 

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Thanks to Wigan Athletic Heritage Project.

Albert Jackson.

 

[Zeb2]

Albert ‘Jacrson’ …how we clung on to that ‘Typo’ in one of the programmes for years (it didn’t take much to amuse us in our early teens!)
I was right behind his Extra Time Winner at the Springfield end in the FA Cup replay against Shrewsbury.
Good goalscoring centre half was Albert

 

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Derek Brownbill.



Derek scored Latics’ fourth goal in that epic 1979
Good Friday beating of Port Vale at Springfield Park.

Latics were 3-0 down with 25 minutes remaining
and won the game 5-3.

 

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Thanks to Wigan Athletic Heritage Project.

Doug Coutts

 

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Arthur Horrocks.

 

[Campbell's Soup]

Bobby Charlton, i think it was a friendly against a Polish Team.

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It was Bodo Grand, I've got the program (a sheet of paper) somewhere.

 

[Zakky]

All the talk of “what’s our rightful place” and “are we bound for relegation” etc…the truth is given that many of us have seen and experienced everything we could ever have dreamed of when we were kids I’d scarcely care about being in L2 or even the National league ….IF…we could go back there ….we can’t of course but it’s the thought of doing the same in our oversized mausoleum that’s terrifying !

Well said Zeb

 

[Zakky]

Thanks to--

Football Nostalgia & Lost Grounds/
Terraces of the United Kingdom

Springfield Park

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Oh to be stood on the pop side again with my dad, I spent more time there than at home

 

[springy-park]

Oh to be stood on the pop side again with my dad, I spent more time there than at home

As much as some maligned Springfield Park,
at least it was our Own Ground and it felt like Home when we played there.