Thursday 25 November 2021

Meet The Ref - Plymouth v Latics

Latics visit Home Park on Saturday in a ‘top of the table’ League 1 fixture, the man in charge of the game is Northamptonshire referee, Andy Woolmer.

 

Andy Woolmer

The 55 year old has been a Football League referee since 2004, his first game being the League 2 goalless draw between Kidderminster Harriers and Notts County on the 10th August that year.

 

Woolmer is now a veteran of 587 games in which he has handed out a grand total of 1,677 yellow and, surprisingly, just 65 red cards over the 18 seasons that he has been active in league football.

 

The first of the eleven Latics’ games that he's been in charge of came on the 29th April 2014 away at Birmingham in the Championship and his last was a goalless draw with Barnsley at the DW on August Bank Holiday weekend 2019, also in the Championship.

 

Andy Woolmer has taken charge of one Plymouth game so far this season, their 2:2 draw away at Lincoln City at the beginning of October. 

 

Incurring the wrath of Argyle boss, Ryan Lowe, Woolmer awarded Lincoln a 90th minute penalty when it was clear that any offence had occurred outside the box,  the spot kick was duly dispatched and 3 points became just one with Lowe commenting that Woolmer owed him an apology.

 

Lowe said - "I told him it was wrong, it wasn't the right decision.

 

"If he apologises it's not going to get the two points back but at least I know then, man to man, he has gone 'You know what Ryan, I hold my hand up, it was wrong'. That's what I want to hear and it will make me sleep better!"

 

Roll on Saturday!

 

Andy Woolmer’s Latics Games

Date

Competition

Result

Latics Cards

29 Apr 2014

Championship

Birmingham 0:1 Latics

0

22 Sep 2014

Championship

Latics 1:2 Ipswich

0

24 Feb 2015

Championship

Latics 0:1 Cardiff

2 Yellow

02 May 2015

Championship

Brentford 3:0 Latics

2 Yellow

12 Jan 2016

League 1

Latics 3:3 Sheff Utd

4 Yellow

01 Oct 2016

Championship

Brentford 0:0 Latics

3 Yellow

10 Feb 2018

League 1

Southend 3:1 Latics

3 Yellow

28 Apr 2018

League 1

Latics 1:1 Wimbledon

0

30 Mar 2019

Championship

Latics 0:0 Brentford

1 Yellow

05 May 2019

Championship

Latics 1:0 Millwall

0

31 Aug 2019

Championship

Latics 0:0 Barnsley

1 Yellow

This referee has a ©Latics Love Factor of 40%

 

Andy Woolmer’s Card Watch 2021/22

Games – 16

Yellows – 54

Reds – 0

Penalty Awards - 2

 

Plymouth Argyle v Wigan Athletic
Referee –
Andy Woolmer
Assistants – Mark Russell and Mark Pottage
Fourth Official – Sam Allison


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