Meet The Ref - Portsmouth v Latics

Latics travel down to Portsmouth on Tuesday evening looking to get at least the one point needed to nail on promotion to the Championship, the referee for the game is Surrey based official, Craig Hicks

 

Craig Hicks

Hicks progressed from his lowly beginnings in the Epsom & Ewel Youth League, through to taking charge of the Surrey Senior Cup Final in 2016 and eventually into the Football League for the 2017/18 season, his first game being Port Vale 2:3 Wycombe Wanderers on the 12 August 2017.

 

This will be the second Wigan Athletic game that Craig Hicks has been in charge of, he previously refereed us away at Charlton back in August, Tendayi Darikwa and James McClean on the score sheet in a 0:2 win for the Latics, Jordan Jones picking up a yellow card.

 

Hicks’ has refereed Pompey on six occasions. Two of which came earlier this season, both at Fratton Park in the league and they won them both, Bolton 1:0 and Burton 2:1

 

Since becoming a National List official, Craig Hicks has clocked up 174 games, issued 532 yellow cards and 25 reds and forty penalties over the five seasons that he has been active.

 

Last Game

Craig Hicks’ last game in charge was the League Two fixture between Port Vale and Bristol Rovers at Vale Park on Monday 18^th April, the match ended 1:2 to Rovers, 8 yellows were issued 5 of which went to Bristol Rovers players.

 

Craig Hicks Latics Games

Date	Competition	Result	Latics Cards
21 Aug 2021	League One	Charlton 0:2 Latics	1 yellow

This referee has a ©Latics Love Factor of 100%

 

Craig Hicks Card Watch 2021/22

Games – 34

Yellows – 107

Reds – 6

Penalty Awards – 4

 

Portsmouth v Wigan Athletic
Referee – Craig Hicks
Assistants – Mike Webb and Dan Bonneywell
Fourth Official – Paul Howard

 

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