Monday, 8 March 2021

Meet The Ref - Plymouth v Wigan Athletic

A trip to South Devon for the Latics on Tuesday, Plymouth hosting us in another vital game in our fight against relegation, the man keeping charge of proceedings on the pitch is Surrey official, Gavin Ward.

 

Gavin Ward

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, 22 of his 23 games have been in the Championship, he also ref’d the Rochdale/Hull League 1 fixture back in October.

 

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.

  He refereed the last game that Latics fans had the opportunity to attend, out goalless draw with Luton on the 7th March last year. That feels almost a life-time back.

 

Complete record of Gavin Ward’s Latics games:

 

Date

Competition

Result

18 Jul 2020

Championship

Charlton 2:2 Latics

07 Mar 2020

Championship

Latics 0:0 Luton

23 Dec 2019

Championship

Blackburn 0:0 Latics

14 Sep 2019

Championship

Hull City 2:2 Latics

20 Jan 2018

League 1

Plymouth 1:3 Latics

29 Sep 2018

Championship

Norwich 1:0 Latics

08 Dec 2017

Championship

Latics 0:1 Derby

04 Mar 2014

Championship

Norwich 0:1 Latics

 

 

Gavin Ward record for Latics games is:

 Home Games

P2 W0 D1 L1

Away Games

P6 W2 D3 L1

Overall Record

P8 W2 D4 L2

 

Gavin Ward Card Watch 2020/21

Games – 23

Yellows – 72

Reds – 3

Penalty Awards – 4

 

Plymouth Argyle v Wigan Athletic
Referee –
Gavin Ward
Assistants – Mark Pottage and Steve Meredith
Fourth Official – Daniel Leach

 

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