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Tuesday, 3 March 2020

Meet The Ref - Wigan Athletic v Luton Town


Name: Gavin Ward
Born: November 1978
Place of Birth: Surrey

Gavin Ward has experience in the EFL, as well as the Premier League and in International football.

Ward was appointed to the Select Group 2 list of referees ahead of the 2018/19 season following more than ten years as an EFL referee in League One and League Two.

Having made his debut in August 2007 when Hereford United beat Barnet 2-1 at Underhill, he went on to take charge of the 2017/18 EFL Trophy Final between Shrewsbury Town and Lincoln City, as well as being the Fourth Official for the FA Vase Final in 2011.

So far this season, 20 of his 25 games have been in the Championship, including our goalless draw away at Blackburn back in December and our 2-2 draw at Hull back in September when Joffy Gelhardt scored a cracker.
Ward’s been in charge of four Luton games this campaign, their 1-2 away win at Blackburn in September, 1-2 home defeat by Forest in November, defeat by 2-1 away at Preston in December and  the Hatters 2-1 home win against Sheffield Wednesday in February.

Latics’ related facts:

Gavin has ref’d the Latics against Norwich at Carrow Road twice, both games finished 1-0, a win apiece.
In the home game against Derby County in December 2018, Ward sent Kal Naismith off after 15 minutes for a professional foul on the diving little shit Harry Wilson.

Complete record of Gavin Ward’s Latics games:

Date

Competition

Home Team

Score

Away Team
04/03/14
Championship
Norwich
0:1
Latics
29/09/18
Championship
Norwich
1:0
Latics
08/12/17
Championship
Latics
0:1
Derby
14/09/19
Championship
Hull City
2:2
Latics
23/12/19
Championship
Blackburn
0:0
Latics

Gavin Ward record for Latics games is:

Home Games
P1 W0 D0 L1
Away Games
P4 W1 D2 L1
Overall Record
P5 W1 D2 L2

This referee has a Latics Love Factor of 40%

Wigan Athletic v Luton Town
Referee –
GAVIN WARD 
Assistant Referees - Jonathan  Hunt and Andrew Fox
Fourth Official - Graham Salisbury

Gavin Ward Card Watch 2019/20

Games -25
Yellows – 87
Reds - 3

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