John Benson passes away

31 October 2010 14:40
The news has been released that former manager and director of fooball, John Benson has passed away at the age of 67 after a short illness. WIGANER.net are extremely saddened by the news regarding John Benson, who divided opinion during his spell as manager in 1999. Latics boss Roberto Martinez described his passing as a "sad day for the club". CLICK HERE FOR THE MESSAGEBOARD     Latest match Saturday, 30th October 2010 Pld Home Away Overall Pts GD W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A 1 Chelsea 10 5 0 0 16 0 3 1 1 11 3 8 1 1 27 3 25 +24 2 Arsenal 10 4 0 1 15 5 2 2 1 7 5 6 2 2 22 10 20 +12 3 Manchester United 10 4 1 0 13 4 1 4 0 9 8 5 5 0 22 12 20 +10 4 Manchester City 10 3 1 1 7 5 2 1 2 6 5 5 2 3 13 10 17 +3 5 Tottenham Hotspur 10 2 2 1 6 4 2 1 2 5 6 4 3 3 11 10 15 +1 6 West Bromwich Albion 9 3 2 0 8 4 1 1 2 5 11 4 3 2 13 15 15 -2 7 Everton 10 2 2 1 7 5 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 3 10 8 13 +2 8 Fulham 10 2 2 1 7 5 0 4 1 5 6 2 6 2 12 11 12 +1 9 Sunderland 9 2 3 0 5 3 0 3 1 3 4 2 6 1 8 7 12 +1 10 Bolton Wanderers 9 1 3 0 6 5 1 3 1 7 8 2 6 1 13 13 12 0 11 Newcastle United 9 1 1 2 9 6 2 1 2 5 7 3 2 4 14 13 11 +1 12 Aston Villa 9 2 2 0 5 1 1 0 4 4 12 3 2 4 9 13 11 -4 13 Birmingham City 9 2 2 1 4 3 0 2 2 6 9 2 4 3 10 12 10 -2 14 Stoke City 10 2 1 2 6 6 1 0 4 4 8 3 1 6 10 14 10 -4 15 Blackpool 9 0 1 2 5 7 3 0 3 8 13 3 1 5 13 20 10 -7 16 Wigan Athletic 10 1 2 3 4 14 1 2 1 3 4 2 4 4 7 18 10 -11 17 Blackburn Rovers 10 1 2 2 4 5 1 1 3 5 7 2 3 5 9 12 9 -3 18 Liverpool 9 2 2 1 7 6 0 1 3 2 8 2 3 4 9 14 9 -5 19 Wolverhampton Wanderers 10 2 2 1 7 6 0 1 4 3 10 2 3 5 10 16 9 -6 20 West Ham United 10 1 1 3 5 9 0 2 3 2 9 1 3 6 7 18 6 -11

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