Meet The Ref - Latics v Hull City

Latics meet Hull City in our first game of 2023 at the DW Stadium on Monday afternoon, the referee for the game will be County Durham based official, Geoff Eltringham

 

Geoff Eltringham

Jack Dee and Geoff Eltringham have never been seen in the same room at the same time.

Previous Games

The 42 year old has been on the National List of referees since the 2009/10 season, his first game coming on the 8^th August 2009, a 2-2 draw in League 2 between Morecambe and Hereford.

So far in his career, Geoff Eltringham has taken charge of 441 games, issued 1287 yellow and 81 red cards, pointing to the penalty spot on 126 occasions.

Previous Latics Games

This will be Eltringham’s 15th Latics game as a referee, his first was our 0:4 away win at Barnsley in August 2013, our first Championship game following relegation from the Premier League. His last one was our 2:0 defeat away at Stoke in last season’s FA Cup 4^th round, sending off Gwion Edwards.

Geoff Eltringham last refereed Hull City in their 3:1 defeat away at Derby in February 2022.

Part of the Select Group 2, Eltringham officiates across the EFL, of his 10 games so far this campaign, 2 have come in the Championship, 4 in League One, 1 in League Two and he has also refereed in the National League this campaign.

 

Geoff Eltringham’s Latics Games

Date	Competition	Result	Latics Cards
05 Feb 2022	FA Cup	Stoke 1:0 Latics	2Y & 1R
08 Jul 2020	Championship	Latics 1:0 QPR	1 Y
26 Feb 2020	Championship	Reading 0:3 Latics	1 Y
23 Nov 2019	Championship	Stoke 2:1 Latics	2 Y
18 Aug 2018	Championship	Latics 2:2 Nottm Forest	2 Y
04 Mar 2018	League One	Blackburn 2:2 Latics	3 Y
25 Feb 2017	Championship	Latics 0:0 Nottm Forest	1 Y
31 Dec 2016	Championship	Derby 0:0 Latics	0
09 Aug 2016	EFL Cup	Oldham 2:1 Latics	1 R
05 Mar 2016	League One	Latics 1:1 Peterborough	1 Y
29 Sep 2015	League One	Latics 2:2 Millwall	1 Y
07 Mar 2015	Championship	Latics 0:1 Leeds	1 Y
11 Jan 2014	Championship	Latics 3:0 Bournemouth	1 Y
03 Aug 2013	Championship	Barnsley 0:4 Latics	1 Y

 

Geoff Eltringham Card Watch 2022/23

Games – 10

Yellows – 38

Reds – 1

Penalty Awards – 4

 

Wigan Athletic v Hull City

Referee – Geoff Eltringham
Assistants – Dan Leach and Mark Stevens
Fourth Official – Tom Parsons

 

Grab a listen to the latest PWU Latics podcast featuring a preview of the Hull game.