Friday, 2 January 2026

Meet The Ref - Cardiff City v Latics

Sunday sees Latics head off to South Wales to face Cardiff in our first away day League One clash of the New Year, the referee is scheduled to be Luton based official, Will Finnie.


31 year old Will Finnie was promoted to the Select Group 2 at the start of last season after making his debut on the National List in August 2019.

Previous Games

Finnie has taken charge of four Latics games previously, a 2:2 draw away at Portman Road in April 2022 and our 1:2 defeat at home to Portsmouth in September 2023, Charlie Wyke got his marching orders in that game and the Carabao Cup home defeat to Barnsley in a penalty shoot out with James Carragher picking up a yellow card.

The last Will Finnie game was our goalless draw away at Mansfield last season back in March, Ronan Darcy and Scott Smith both going in the book.

Finnie’s last Cardiff City game was their 4:2 defeat away at Norwich on the final day of last season.

Will Finnie’s Latics Games

Date

Competition

Result

Latics Cards

04 Mar 2025

League One

Mansfield Town 0:0 Latics

2Y

16 Jan 2024

EFL Cup

Latics 1:1 Barnsley (3:5)

1Y

30 Sep 2023

League One

Latics 1:2 Portsmouth

3Y & 1R

05 Apr 2022

League One

Ipswich Town 2:2 Latics

2Y

Will Finnie Card Watch 2025/26

Games – 9

Yellows – 26

Reds – 1

Penalties – 2

Cardiff City v Wigan Athletic

Referee – Will Finnie

Assistants – Mark Senior & Ciaran Barlow

4th Official – Steve Copeland

Grab a listen to the latest podcast featuring a preview of the Cardiff City game.