Thursday 9 February 2023

Meet The Ref - Latics v Huddersfield

Latics entertain Huddersfield Town at the DW Stadium on Saturday, a massive game down at the bottom end of the Championship, the referee will be Surrey official, Gavin Ward.

 

Gavin Ward

Having made his debut in August 2007 refereeing the Hereford United v Barnet game which ended 2-1, the 52 year old was promoted to the Select Group 2 in 2018.

In his career in the EFL, Gavin Ward has taken charge of 551 games, issued 1797 yellow and 87 red cards, pointing to the penalty spot on 141 occasions, Ward has also refereed in the MLS on one occasion.

Previous Games

Ward has taken charge of ten Latics’ games previously, the last time he was at the DW Stadium was during our administration period, April 2021, he was in charge of our 2:1 win over Sunderland.

Ward has refereed Huddersfield twice this season, both Championship away games, a 2:1 defeat at Birmingham in August and a 1:2 win at QPR in November.

So far this season Gavin Ward has refereed 27 games, of which 21 have come in the Championship.

 

Gavin Ward’s Latics Games

Date

Competition

Result

Latics Cards

13 Apr 2021

League One

Latics 2:1 Sunderland

3Y

09 Mar 2021

League One

Plymouth 0:2 Latics

4Y

18 Jul 2020

Championship

Charlton 2:2 Latics

3Y

07 Mar 2020

Championship

Latics 0:0 Luton

1Y

23 Dec 2019

Championship

Blackburn 0:0 Latics

2Y

14 Sep 2019

Championship

Hull City 2:2 Latics

6Y

08 Dec 2018

Championship

Latics 0:1 Derby

1R 1Y

29 Sep 2018

Championship

Norwich 1:0 Latics

3Y

20 Jan 2018

League One

Plymouth 1:3 Latics

4Y

04 Mar 2015

Championship

Norwich 0:1 Latics

3y

 

Gavin Ward Card Watch 2022/23

Games – 27

Yellows –94

Reds – 2

Penalty Awards – 6

 

Wigan Athletic v Huddersfield Town
Referee
– Gavin Ward
Assistants – Geoff Liddle and Greg Read
Fourth Official – Ben Toner

 

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

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