Sunday, 11 April 2021

Meet The Ref - Latics v Sunderland

The Latics are back in action on Tuesday when promotion chasing Sunderland visit the DW Stadium. The referee for the game is scheduled to be Surrey based 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, 24 of his 28 games have been in the Championship, the other four have all come in League 1, including our 0:2 away win at Plymouth on the 9th March.

 

Latics’ related facts:

 

We have never won or scored in a home game which Gavin Ward has refereed, Tuesday could be 3rd time lucky.

 

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, our 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

09 Mar 2021

League 1

Plymouth 0:2 Latics

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

P7 W3 D3 L1

Overall Record

P8 W2 D4 L2

 

Gavin Ward Card Watch 2020/21

 Games – 28

Yellows – 93

Reds – 3

Penalty Awards – 4

 

Wigan Athletic v Sunderland
Referee
– Gavin Ward
Assistants
– Mark Jones and Steve Meredith
Fourth Official
– Nick Greenhalgh

 

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