Oldham Athletic has been draw at home to either non-league Weston-Super-Mare or Doncaster Rovers in the second round of the FA Cup. Latics will have to wait before discovering their opponents whose game was called off on Saturday 10 minutes before kick off through a waterlogged pitch in Somerset. If Doncaster triumph, it will mean […]
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Oldham Athletic post FA Cup win through the letter box against Leyton Orient
OLDHAM ATHLETIC 1, LEYTON ORIENT 0. Oldham Athletic posted victory through the letter box against Leyton Orient in the first round of the FA Cup. Manager Lee Johnson described the theory which brought about Mike Jones’ match-winning free kick. Jones lifted a 25-yard free kick over the defensive wall leaving keeper Gary […]
Latics chance for Orient revenge after home FA Cup draw announced
LATICS GET LEYTON ORIENT AT HOME Oldham Athletic have a home draw against Leyton Orient in the First Round proper of the FA Cup this season. The high-flying Latics, currently sixth in League One, are unbeaten in 13 games this season, a run stretching back to August although they were beaten 3-1 at home by […]
FA Cup final heartbreak for Bruce
FA CUP FINAL: ARSENAL 3, HULL CITY 2 There was FA Cup final heartbreak for former Manchester United player Steve Bruce as Arsenal’s nine-year wait to win a piece of silverware finally ended. Bruce’s Hull City gave the Gunners an almighty fright, though, as victory was only secured in the second period of extra time. […]
City again undone by Wigan in another FA Cup upset
MAN CITY 1, WIGAN ATHLETIC 2 Manchester City’s dream of another Wembley appearance was ended as they were victims of a massive FA Cup giantkilling act. Championship club Wigan Athletic, managed by City legend Uwe Rosler, were rank 16/1 outsiders to reach the semi finals. But they overcame seemingly impossible odds to end City’s hopes […]