Meet The Ref - Burnley v Latics

Latics make the short trip to table-topping Burnley on Saturday, the referee for the game will be Oxfordshire based official, John Busby.

 

John Busby

Busby became a National List ref in 2016 after serving as an EFL Assistant Referee for eight seasons, he was promoted to the Select Group 2 refereeing list for season 2021/22.

In his EFL career John Busby has taken charge of 242 games, issued 740 yellow and 29 red cards, pointing to the penalty spot on 40 occasions.

Previous Games

Busby has taken charge of two Latics games previously, his first coming in our League One title winning campaign in the 2017/18 season, a home meeting with Southend United, we won that game 3:0, Busby issuing just one card, a straight red to Southend’s Jermaine McGlashan for a two footed lunge on Callum Elder.

He was at the DW Stadium earlier this season when we entertained Bristol City, that game ending 1:1, Busby booking Joe Bennett who was lucky not to get a red card.

John Busby’s most recent Burnley game came back in the autumn, a 0:1 away win at Coventry in October. 

Of John Busby's 24 games so far this season, 16 have come in the Championship.

 John Busby’s Latics Games

Date	Competition	Result	Latics Cards
13 Aug 2022	Championship	Latics 1:1 Bristol City	1Y
14 Oct 2017	League One	Latics 3:0 Southend	0

 

John Busby Card Watch 2022/23

Games – 24

Yellows – 84

Reds – 2

Penalty Awards - 3

 

Burnley v Wigan Athletic
Referee – John Busby
Assistants – Bhupinder Singh Gill and Mark Stevens
Fourth Official – Anthony Backhouse

 

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