The Road to Wembley

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JWAW’s (Semi Final) Wembley Road Trip in pics

ByDan April 16, 2013September 3, 2026

Wembley coach trip — First on the coach for a sunny start to the journey.

Wembley road trip breakfast pie — In-coach breakfast. Haven’t had steak pie in ages. And don’t worry, I cleaned up the mess afterwards.

The Road to Wembley — On the road to Wembley. Note how, the closer we got to the capital, the wetter it became. Strange, it’s normally the other way around.

3.30pm – 105 minutes to kickoff

Wembley arch — Finally there! Shield your eyes from the Wigan-esque drizzle and take in the sights.

Wembley coach park — A sea of Wigan coaches. That’s only a third of the car park.

Inside New Wembley Stadium — So this is what it looks like on the inside. Unnervingly red, but impressive nonetheless. Over an hour to kickoff yet…

Wembley big screen — Fenners off Soccer AM announces the lineups. Al Habsi back in the team!

Latics Wembley warmup — Great, the Latics lads made it down in one piece. Well, most of them anyway.

Latics Wembley warmup (2) — Wigan’s Wembley warmup.

Wembley Stadium big flags — Almost kick-off time. I know because there are comically large flags where the players ought to be.

Wembley pre-match — Ready to kick off now. Let’s get it on!

Match highlights

Courtesy the FA. My cinematography isn’t that good. 😉

Game won!

Millwall 0-2 Wigan.

Roberto's Wembley celebrations — Victorious, Roberto thanks his adoring supporters.

Wigan Wembley celebrations — When do we get to do it all again? Oh, that’s right, in just under a month’s time. Woohoo!

Dan

Collector of cheesy Wigan Athletic puns. That annoying bloke off the Progress With Unity Podcast. All opinions are stolen from someone else.

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