Latics travel over the hill on Saturday to face local rivals Bolton Wanderers at the Reebok Stadium, there has been 42 previous meetings between the two clubs.
Latics 16 wins, Bolton 15, draws 11
The first meeting between the two came at Springfield Park back on Boxing Day 1983, a then home league record crowd of 10,045 saw Bolton win the Division 3 game by a solitary goal
Perhaps the most memorable game though was the last time we were at the Reebok, 11th February 2011, 500 hardy souls walked from the DW Stadium to the Reebok prior to the game in support of local girl Emma Hoolin, the players said that the sight of the fans trudging their way up through Scholes, Whelley and Apsull on such a bitterly cold day gave them the inspiration to put in a superb performance and goals from Gary Caldwell and James McArthur secured the three points as we beat Owen Coyle’s Wanderers 2-1.
Last Six Meetings
15 Dec 2013 – Championship – Latics 3 Bolton 2
11 Feb 2012 – Premier League – Bolton Wanderers 1 Latics 2
15 Oct 2011 – Premier League – Latics 1 Bolton Wanderers 3
16 Feb 2011 – FA Cup – Latics 0 Bolton Wanderers 1
29 Jan 2011 – FA Cup – Bolton Wanderers 0 Latics 0
05 Jan 2011 – Premier League – Bolton Wanderers 1 Latics 1
Last Time Out
Latics 3 Bolton 2
Goal scorers – Latics – Watson (pen) 11, Powell 24, McManaman 68 mins
Bolton – Danns 49, Moritz (pen) 64 mins
Referee – Kevin Friend
Attendance – 19,226
Teams
Latics – Carson, Boyce, Ramis, Barnett, Beausejour (Crainey 52), Watson (Perch 73), McCann, McArthur, McManaman, Powell, Holt (McClean 63)
Unused subs – Nicholls, Gomez, Keane, Fortune
Bolton – Lonergan, McNaughton, Mills, Ream, Baptise, Spearing, Pratley (Beckford 79), Danns (Davies 83), Moritz, Lee (Hall 89), Mason
Unused subs – Lee-Barnett, Knight, Medo, Eagles
Match Highlights
