Wigan Athletic Supporters Club is celebrating the 25th Anniversary of our Freight Rover Trophy win at Wembley in 1985.

The Annual Dinner is being held in the South Stand Suite of the DW Stadium on 19th March 2009 and is themed around our victory over Brentford by 3 goals to 1. Tickets will be on sale until Tuesday the 16th March 2010 and can be booked by ringing Spike on 07816 150 106.

Prices start from £30 for single seats and a discount of 10% will be given for full tables of ten being booked. Latics fought their way through five northern area games before eventually beating Mansfield Town on penalties in the Northern Area Final to reach Wembley and battle it out against Brentford.

It was a dream day for us as we swept our southern opponents away, winning 3-1 with Mike Newell, Tony Kelly and David Lowe on the score sheet. This Dinner has the makings of being a classic and shouldn’t be missed. The team will be at the dinner signing autographs, chatting to fans and will answer questions posed to them by Graham Beecroft of Talk Sport Radio fame. A reminder of the players you can expect to see are: Roy Tunks, Alex Cribley, John Butler, Tony Kelly, Steve Walsh, Colin Methven (c), David Lowe, Graham Barrow, Gary Bennett, Kevin Langley, Barry Knowles, Mike Newell and PaulCook.

The dinner will start around 7.30 p.m. with a three course meal and coffee, followed by a questions and answers session with the guest players and the night will go on til 1.00 a.m. All in all it promises to be yet another great evening with the Supporters Club and no worries of work next day.

Tickets are now on sale  by calling in the Supporters Bar before the Aston Villa game or by ringing Spike on 07816 150 106. Prices start from £30 for single seats and a discount of 10% will be given for full tables of ten being booked. All tickets must be paid for up front and it will be a first come first serve basis.

The Wigan Athletic Supporters Club Bar will be open as usual before the match against Blackburn Rovers on Saturday. Doors will be open from 12.30 p.m. for a drink, a chat, to watch the early game and to book coaches and the annual dinner.

Located in the Robin Park Sports Centre next to Cafe Life, the Wigan Athletic Supporters Club Bar is the place to go for all Latics fans.

The Bar will be serving alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks as well as food.

The desk will be open for those wanting to book coaches for the Manchester United trip on the 30th December, plus you will be able to buy advance tickets for the Annual Dinner – a celebration of the 25 year anniversary of us winning the Freight Rover Trophy. Players from the squad that won that day in 1985 have already confirmed

and it is hoped that nearly all the players from that day will be there on the night. A true trip back down memory Lane and good opportunity for new and old fans alike to reminisce about Latics past.

WASTC – Coach Details

Please note that only WASTC members will be allowed to travel on these coaches and to gain access to the Supporters Club Lounge on match days in the Robin Park Sports Centre. Under 16′s must be accompanied by an adult and we run

a strict ‘NO ALCOHOL’ policy in line with UK Law.

Membership is just £5 per season which allows you to travel on the coaches and gain access to the Supporters Club Lounge in the Robin Park Sports Centre, non-members will have to pay a door charge of £1 per person per match

- NO EXCEPTIONS.

You can apply for membership at any of the home league games at the Supporters Club Lounge in the Robin Park Sports complex, next door to the Cafe in the Sports Centre.

Bookings for coaches will also be taken at all the home league games in the Supporters Lounge or by calling in Mayfair Travel on Wigan Lane, their number is 01942 829988.

This issue and many more are being disucussed on the Away Travel message board on the Cockney Latic Wigan Athletic Fanzine Site, click here.

The Wigan Athletic Supporters Club Bar will be open as usual for a drink, a chat and to book coaches and the annual dinner.

Located in the Robin Park Sports Centre next to Cafe Life, the Wigan Athletic Supporters Club Bar will be open for business as usual. The Bar will be serving alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks as well as food.

The desk will be open for those wanting to book coaches for the Manchester United trip on the 30th December, plus you will be able to buy advance tickets for the Annual Dinner – a celebration of the 25 year anniversary of us winning the Freight Rover Trophy.

Players from the squad that won that day in 1985 have already confirmed and it is hoped that nearly all the players from that day will be there on the night. A true trip back down memory Lane and good opportunity for new and old fans alike to reminisce about Latics past.

WASTC – Coach Details

Please note that only WASTC members will be allowed to travel on these coaches and to gain access to the Supporters Club Lounge on match days in the Robin Park Sports Centre. Under 16′s must be accompanied by an adult and we run
a strict ‘NO ALCOHOL’ policy in line with UK Law.

Membership is just £5 per season which allows you to travel on the coaches and gain access to the Supporters Club Lounge in the Robin Park Sports Centre, non-members will have to pay a door charge of £1 per person per match
- NO EXCEPTIONS.

You can apply for membership at any of the home league games at the Supporters Club Lounge in the Robin Park Sports complex, next door to the Cafe in the Sports Centre.

Bookings for coaches will also be taken at all the home league games in the Supporters Lounge or by calling in Mayfair Travel on Wigan Lane, their number is 01942 829988.

This issue and many more are being disucussed on the Away Travel message board on the Cockney Latic Wigan Athletic Fanzine Site, click here.

After the postponement of the original Wigan Athletic Club Shop WN1 in Wigan town centre we will finally see N’Zogbia and Bramble do the honours on Thursday.

Meet Titus Bramble and Charles N’Zogbia at the Latics WN1 Club Store in the Galleries. From 1pm, Stripey, the club mascot, will also be around at the same time to welcome fans young and old, as well as overseeing the launch of his exclusive range of Laticat merchandise.

Located in the Galleries Shopping Centre, Latics WN1 is Wigan Athletic’s brand new retail outlet, offering a new source for all the official club merchandise, as well as offering some perfect Christmas ideas for the Latics fanatic in your life – plus you can buy match tickets too.

From 4.30pm – Chairman Dave Whelan will be in-store at Latics WN1 in Wigan town centre, to sign copies of his eagerly awaited autobiography ‘Playing To Win.’

For anyone proud of their Wigan heritage this book would make an excellent Christmas gift, and to have a signed copy would make it that extra-bit special!

Available in-store, the book is priced at £18.99 and all proceeds will go towards creating a new Wigan Boys & Girls Club, so that future generations of Wigan children can benefit from the same experiences Dave Whelan had as a boy.

Road distance from DW Stadium – 26 miles
Travelling time - 37 minutes approx.
Coach departure – 5.30 p.m.
Game kick off – 8.00 p.m.

• You can book with the Supporters Club in the Supporters Club Lounge prior to home games.
• Telephone booking call 01942 829988
• You can also book directly with Mayfair Travel – 59 Wigan Lane, Wigan, WN1 2LF

* Membership cards must be shown upon request.
* The Supporters Club can no longer allow concessions (under 16 years) to travel unless accompanied by an adult member.

Ticket Information

Wigan Athletic have received a total allocation of 1,257 tickets for the Barclays Premier League away fixture with Manchester United to be played on Wednesday 30th December 2009 at Old Trafford (8.00pm kick off).

Please note that this fixture has been designated all-ticket and as such supporters are advised not to travel if they are not in possession of a valid match ticket.

Match tickets will go on sale to 2009/2010 corporate season ticket holders and existing Premier and President Club members from 9am on Monday 7th December 2009 (one ticket per valid season ticket).

These tickets will then go on sale to 2009/2010 home season ticket holders from 9am on Tuesday 8th December 2009 (one ticket per valid season ticket).

In the event of any match tickets remaining, they will go on general sale to registered supporters of Wigan Athletic with a previous booking history for fixtures at the DW Stadium from 9am on Monday 14th December 2009.

East Stand Tier One (Upper)

Adults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £42.00
Over 65 years . . . . . . . .£23.50
Under 16 years . . . . . . . £15.00
Ambulant . . . . . . . . . . . . £42.00
(includes free carer if eligible)

TELEPHONE TICKET ENQUIRIES – 0871 663 3552

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