Meet The Ref - Latics v Bolton

Latics are back at it on Saturday, local club Bolton Wanderers will be the visitors to the DW Stadium as we press our case for automatic promotion, West Riding referee, Sam Barrott will take charge of this game. 

Sam Barrott

This is Barrott’s second season on the National List of referees having been promoted from the National League for the start of the last campaign.

 

He’s taken charge of four games involving the Latics two coming last season, our Football League Trophy defeat 1:3 to Port Vale at the DW Stadium in October and our epic away win at Burton Albion in late December when a Kyle Joseph hat-trick and a Will Keane goal saw us take the three points in a pulsating game that finished 3:4. Barrott didn’t produce a single card in either game.

 

This season Barrott took charge of our home game with Sheffield Wednesday in September, we lost that one and had both Tendayi Darikwa and Jack Whatmough booked, and our away win at Morecambe in January, Kell Watts picking up a yellow in that game.

 

Sam Barrott has taken charge of four Bolton games previously, two of which came this season, a 0:1 away at Lincoln in August and their 5:3 defeat away at non-league Stockport in the FA Cup.

 

Barrott became a referee due to an injury playing football for Halifax Town Youth Team, his injury left him unable to do contact sport for 9 months. His granddad advised him to take the referee’s course whilst he was out injured and the rest, as they say, is history.

 

He cites both Bobby and Andy Madley as his role models.

 

Last Game Barrott was in charge of the Cambridge 0:1 MK Dons League One game on the 19^th March, issuing 4 yellows 1 to Cambridge, 4 to MK Dons.

 

Sam Barrott’s Latics Games

Date	Competition	Result	Latics Cards
19 Jan 2022	League One	Morecambe 1:2 Latics	1 Yellow
28 Sep 2021	League One	Latics 1:2 Sheff Weds	2 Yellow
29 Dec 2020	League One	Burton 3:4 Latics	0
06 Oct 2020	EFL Trophy	Latics 1:3 Port Vale	0

This referee has a ©Latics Love Factor of 50%

 

Sam Barrott Watch 2021/22

Games – 32

Yellows – 128

Reds – 3

Penalty Awards – 5

 

Wigan Athletic v Bolton Wanderers
Referee – Sam Barrott
Assistants – Wayne Grunnill and Jonathon Bickerdike
Fourth Official – Paul Graham 

 

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