Meet The Ref - Reading v Latics

Name: Geoff Eltringham

Born: 1980

Place of Birth: Co Durham

Geoff Eltringham has come through the ranks, starting off in the Blue Square Premier League back in August 2008 when he was in charge of Burton’s 3-2 home win against Woking, the following season Eltringham was in the Football League, his first game a 2-2 draw between Morecambe and Hereford.

So far this season, 17 of his 21 games have been in the Championship, including our 2-1 defeat away at Stoke back in November.

Latics’ related facts:

We have never lost a home game in which Geoff Eltringham has refereed. Our first game after relegation from the Premier League, a four nil away win at Barnsley, was ref’d by Eltringham.

He was the referee who gave a controversial 89^th minute penalty to Nottingham Forest at the DW last season, the Forest player later admitted that he thought he was going to be booked for diving, Geoff though had other ideas and gave a decision which ultimately cost the Latics the three points in the dying moments of a game.

Complete record of Geoff Eltringham’s Latics games:

Date	Competition	Home Team	Score	Away Team
03/08/13	Championship	Barnsley	0:4	Latics
11/01/14	Championship	Latics	3:0	Bournemouth
07/03/15	Championship	Latics	1:0	Leeds
29/09/15	League 1	Latics	2:2	Millwall
05/03/16	League 1	Latics	1:1	Peterborough
09/08/16	EFL Cup	Oldham	2:1	Latics
13/12/16	Championship	Derby	0:0	Latics
25/02/17	Championship	Latics	0:0	Nottm Forest
04/03/18	League 1	Blackburn	2:2	Latics
18/08/18	Championship	Latics	2:2	Nottm Forest
23/11/19	Championship	Stoke	2:1	Latics

Geoff Eltringham record for Latics games is:

Home Games

P6 W2 D4 L0

Away Games

P5 W1 D2 L2

Overall Record

P11 W3 D6 L2

This referee has a Latics Love Factor of 55%

Reading v Wigan Athletic
Referee – GEOFF ELTRINGHAM
Assistants – Mark Pottage & Graham Kane
Fourth Official – Kevin Johnson

Geoff Eltringham Card Watch 2019/20

Games -21

Yellows – 77

Reds - 2

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