Meet The Ref - Latics v Luton Town

Latics and Luton are back at it on Saturday, this time it’s a Championship clash, the referee for the game will be Northamptonshire official, Andy Woolmer.

Andy Woolmer

 

The 56 year old has been a Football League referee since 2004, his first game being the League 2 goalless draw between Kidderminster Harriers and Notts County on the 10^th August that year.  

Previous Games

Andy Woolmer has previously refereed the Latics 14 times, two of those have come this season, our 2:1 defeat away at Hull and the 1:1 draw with West Brom at the DW Stadium, Josh Magennis picking up a booking in both games.

Woolmer is now a veteran of 623 games in which he has handed out a grand total of 1,802 yellow and, surprisingly, just 69 red cards over the 19 seasons that he has been active in league football.

Andy Woolmer was last in charge of a Luton Town game back in February 2022, a Championship encounter with Derby County at the Kenilworth Road, Luton running out 1:0 winners with Reece Burke and Cameron Jerome both picking up a yellow card.

Andy Woolmer’s Latics Games

Date	Competition	Result	Latics Cards
05 Oct 2022	Championship	Hull 2:1 Latics	1Y
30 Aug 2022	Championship	Latics 1:1 West Brom	2Y
27 Nov 2021	League One	Plymouth 1:2 Latics	2Y
31 Aug 2019	Championship	Latics 0:0 Barnsley	1Y
05 May 2019	Championship	Latics 1:0 Millwall	0
30 Mar 2019	Championship	Latics 0:0 Brentford	1Y
28 Apr 2018	League 1	Latics 1:1 Wimbledon	0
10 Feb 2018	League 1	Southend 3:1 Latics	3Y
01 Oct 2016	Championship	Brentford 0:0 Latics	1Y
12 Jan 2016	League 1	Latics 3:3 Sheff Utd	4Y
02 May 2015	Championship	Brentford 3:0 Latics	2 Y
24 Feb 2015	Championship	Latics 0:1 Cardiff	2 Y
22 Sep 2014	Championship	Latics 1:2 Ipswich	0
29 Apr 2014	Championship	Birmingham 0:1 Latics	0

 

20 games so far for Andy Woolmer this season, 10 of which have been in the Championship.

Andy Woolmer Card Watch 2022/23

Games – 20

Yellows – 74

Reds – 3

Penalty Awards – 1

 

Wigan Athletic v Luton Town
Referee – Andy Woolmer
Assistants – Mark Dwyer and Geoff Liddle
Fourth Official – Martin Coy

 

Grab a listen to the latest PWU Latics podcast featuring a preview of the Luton game.

 

Any FA Cup Previous? Latics v Luton

Latics and Luton have met twice previously in the FA Cup.

 

The first meeting came in December 2002, a 2^nd round tie played at the then named JJB Stadium. Two Nathan Ellington goals and a sweet volley from substitute Michael Flynn saw the Latics through 3:0.

A young Emmerson Boyce played in the Luton side that day.

Latics: Filan; Eaden, Breckin, Jackson, Baines; Green (Mitchell 55), Dinning, Jarrett, Roberts (Flynn 81), Kennedy (Teale 55), Ellington

Unused Subs: Beasant, Brannan

Goals: Ellington (37 & 64), Flynn (86)

Ref: Howard Webb

Att: 4,544

 

Last Time Out

The last meeting was of course the 3^rd round tie at Luton earlier this month, the game ended 1:1 but the Latics were desperately unlucky not to come away with the win having what looked a perfectly good goal disallowed in the final minute of the game. 

Highlights - Luton 1:1 Latics

 

Luton FA Cup Form

The Hatters have been passed the 3^rd round on just one occasion in the last ten seasons, though their FA Cup pedigree isn’t too bad, finalists back in 1959, losing to Nottingham Forest 2:1, Elton John’s uncle, Ron Dwight famously breaking his leg in that game, they also have three semi-finals under their belt, 1985, losing to Everton, 2:1. 1988, losing to Wimbledon, again 2:1 and in 1993, this time losing 2:0 to Chelsea.

 

Player To Watch – Carlton Morris

Carlton Morris

26 year old centre forward signed from Barnsley for just short of £2m, top scorer for Luton and their main man.

 

Grab a listen to the latest PWU Latics Podcast featuring a preview of the Luton game.