The
Latics are back on the road this week when we travel up to the Riverside
Stadium to meet high flying Middlesbrough.
The
man charged with keeping the game flowing will be Barnsley referee, the aptly
named, Darren England.
This
is England’s fourth season as a Football League referee.
The 33 year old born
and bred Barnsley man does have ‘big game’ experience, indeed his name should
be very familiar with Latics supporters, cast your minds back to the 13th April
2013, Wembley Stadium, FA Cup semi-final, he ran the line as the Latics beat
Millwall on the road to winning the famous old trophy.
England
has been running the line for several seasons in the Premier League, he also
ran the line the 2015 FA cup final between Arsenal and Aston Villa and he has
experienced Champions League games and international matches, but he decided to
swap the flag for the whistle and bowed out running the line in an international
friendly between Norway and Sweden.
England says about his decision to become a ref
– ‘I will miss being involved in Premier League and international and
European games but the aim is to be back there as a referee one day. It’s
short-term sacrifice for long-term reward. Being involved in the big games as a
referee would be even better than running the line in them.’
Darren
England is also a former academy coach at Barnsley FC, one of his former
players there is current Everton defender John Stones, he also worked for
Barnsley Community Trust before moving to the Football League Trust where he is
employed promoting the National Citizens Service for teenagers.
Darren
England last ref’d us back in September 2016 when we went down 2-0 at Brentford
back in September.
MIDDLESBROUGH v Wigan Athletic
Referee - Darren England
Assistants – Nick Greenhalgh & James Mainwaring
Fourth Official – Tom Nield
Referee - Darren England
Assistants – Nick Greenhalgh & James Mainwaring
Fourth Official – Tom Nield
Darren England Card Watch 2018/19
Games -10
Yellows – 37
Reds – 1
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