Meet The Ref - QPR v Latics

Latics travel down to Loftus Road on Saturday to face bottom of the Championship side QPR, the referee charged with ensuring that all is fair on the field of play is none other than Steve Martin, no not the Hollywood superstar, the other one from Stafford!

Martin is in his sixth season as a Football League referee, his first season was quite a calm one, in 27 games he issued just 54 yellows and the one red card without any major issues to report.













The apparently mild mannered official had just one Latics game last campaign, our 1-1 draw away at Bristol Rovers back in April, he didn’t book any players from either though that day.

Here’s hoping that this particular Steve Martin doesn’t act like ‘The Man With Two Brains’, isn’t a ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrel’ or ‘The Jerk’ but does look back fondly at ‘The Three Amigos’.

That’s enough of that!

Steve Martin Card Watch 2018/19 
Games - 3
Yellows – 3
Reds – 0

Queens Park Rangers v Wigan Athletic 
Referee - Steve Martin
Assistants - Andy Fox and Ian Cooper
Fourth Official - James Linington