Meet The Ref - Charlton Athletic v Wigan Athletic

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, 24 of his 30 games have been in the Championship, including our goalless draw away at Blackburn back in December, the 0-0 encounter with Luton at the DW in March and our 2-2 draw at Hull back in September when Joffy Gelhardt scored a cracker.

 

Ward hasn’t been in charge of a Charlton game this campaign.

 

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
07/03/20	Championship	Latics	0:0	Luton

 

Gavin Ward record for Latics games is:

 

Home Games

P2 W0 D1 L1

Away Games

P4 W1 D2 L1

Overall Record

P6W1 D3 L2

 

This referee has a Latics Love Factor of 35%

 

Charlton Athletic v Wigan Athletic
Referee – Gavin Ward 
Assistant Referees – Graham Kane and Ian Cooper
Fourth Official – Darren Drysdale

Gavin Ward Card Watch 2019/20

 

Games - 30

Yellows – 105

Reds - 3