Meet The 'Pzza' Ref - Accrington v Latics

Latics are traveling up to Accrington on Tuesday for the first knockout stage of this seasons EFL Trophy, the man in charge of the game is Wakefield referee, Bobby Madley.

 

Bobby Madley

Madley rose quickly through the ranks and became one of the youngest ref’s to make it to the top, when in April 2013, aged just 27, he took charge of the Premier League game between Southampton and West Brom, this came less than two years after he made his debut in the Football League in the Preston v Notts County League One game in August 2011.

 

The 2013/14 season saw Bobby make it to the Select Group of referees and officiate in five top flight games, though he ended the campaign in the bottom tier with a League 2 encounter between Burton and Chesterfield.

 

In a recent interview Bobby explained how he got into refereeing:

 

‘I had played for a Championship team’s School of Excellence and didn’t quite make the grade. I returned to playing for my local junior team, Ossett Town, but had become a little disillusioned with the game.

 

‘I was advised to take the referees course which I did, along with my brother Andy who came to keep me company. I was 16 when I took the course and at 23 I was promoted onto the Premier League as an Assistant Referee.

 

Previous Games

 

Madley has taken charge of six Latics’ games previously, our first encounter was the first game of our FA Cup winning run, Bournemouth at the DW in January 2013 and the last encounter was the first game of this season at Sunderland.

 

Following an incident in 2018, Madley was sacked by the PGMOL, however he was allowed back into the English game in February 2020, initially at grassroots level and subsequently onto the National List for the start of the 2020/21 season.

 

Bobby Madley’s Latics' Games

Date	Competition	Result	Latics Cards
07 Aug 2021	League 1	Sunderland 2:1 Latics	4 Yellow
01 May 2021	League 1	Hull 3:1 Latics	2 Yellow
16 Jan 2021	League 1	Rochdale 3:3 Latics	1
25 Oct 2014	Championship	Derby 1:2 Latics	5 Yellow
19 Aug 2014	Championship	Cardiff 1:0 Latics	0
05 Jan 2013	FA Cup	Latics 1:1 Bournemouth	0

This referee has a ©Latics Love Factor of 30%

 

Bobby Madley’s Card Watch 2021/22

Games – 17

Yellows – 57

Reds – 2

Penalty Awards - 6

 

Accrington Stanley v Wigan Athletic
Referee – Bobby Madley
Assistants – Anthony Moore and Mark Cunliffe
Fourth Official – Paul Marsden