Meet The Ref - Reading v Latics

Latics travel down to Berkshire on Saturday for our last away game of the season, a must win game for both ourselves and opponents Reading , the referee for the game will be Hampshire based official, Andy Davies

 

Andy Davies

Davies is a very rare breed in the referee circles having been a professional football player for Gillingham, Portsmouth and Yeovil, before injury forced him to retire at the tender age of 28.

Not one to feel sorry for himself, Andy immediately through himself into becoming a ref and he graduated rapidly onto the National List in 2012 and two years later he was taking charge of Championship games.

Since becoming an EFL referee, Andy Davies has taken charge of 336 games, issued 1233 yellow and 57 red cards, pointing to the penalty spot on 91 occasions.

Previous Games

Davies has taken charge of thirteen Latics’ games previously, four of which have come this season, three wins, Birmingham and Rotherham away and Blackpool at the DW Stadium plus the defeat away at Sheffield United on Good Friday..

Davies last refereed Reading earlier this season, a 3:2 defeat away at Swansea back in October.

So far this season Andy Davies has refereed 24 games, of which 17 have come in the Championship.

Andy Davies’ Last Six Latics Games

Date	Competition	Result	Latics Cards
07 Apr 2023	Championship	Sheff Utd 1:0 Latics	1Y
13 Feb 2023	Championship	Latics 2:1 Blackpool	3Y
01 Oct 2022	Championship	Rotherham 0:2 Latics	1Y
20 Aug 2022	Championship	Birmingham 0:1 Latics	2Y 1R
11 Dec 2019	Championship	Latics 1:1 West Brom	1Y
09 Nov 2019	Championship	Latics 0:3 Brentford	2Y 1R

 

Andy Davies Card Watch 2022/23

Games – 24

Yellows – 83

Reds – 2

Penalty Awards – 3

 

Reading v Wigan Athletic
Referee – Andy Davies
Assistants – Craig Taylor and Akil Howson

Fourth Official –Oliver Langford

 

Grab a listen to the latest podcast featuring a preview of the Reading game.

 

Meet The Ref - Latics v Millwall

Latics are back at the DW Stadium on Saturday when playoff chasing Millwall are in town, the referee for the game will be Wakefield official, Bobby Madley.

 

Bobby Madley

It feels like he’s been around for years, but surprisingly, Bobby Madley is still only 37. Following a break from the game, he is making his way back to the top of his profession and was promoted to the Select Group 2 of officials for the start of this season.

Madley became one of the youngest ref’s to make it to the top, when in April 2013, aged just 27, he took charge of the Premier League game between Southampton and West Brom, this came less than two years after he made his debut in the Football League in the PNE v Notts County League One game in August 2011.

The 2013/14 season saw Bobby make it to the Select Group of referees and officiate in five top flight games, though he ended the campaign in the bottom tier with a League 2 encounter between Burton and Chesterfield. 

At the end of the 2017/18 season, Madley was taken off the referees list following some personal issues, he subsequently returned in October 2020 and has made his way back up the ranks refereeing back in the Premier League earlier this season, Brentford’s 1:1 draw with Wolves at the end of October.

Previous Games

Madley has taken charge of nine Latics’ games previously, our first encounter was the first game of our FA Cup winning run, Bournemouth at the DW in January 2013 and the latest encounter was the opening game of this season, the goalless draw with Preston at the DW Stadium in July.

Just the one Millwall game this season too, that was their 3:2 home win over Coventry in August.

So far this season, Madley has taken charge of 20 games, 11 of which have come in the Championship.

Bobby Madley Last 6 Latics Games

Date	Competition	Result	Latics Cards
30 Jul 2022	Championship	Latics 0:0 Preston	2Y
12 Mar 2022	League One	MK Dons 1:1 Latics	3Y
30 Nov 2021	EFL Trophy	Accrington 1:1 Latics	1Y
07 Aug 2021	League One	Sunderland 2:1 Latics	4Y
01 May 2021	League One	Hull City 3:1 Latics	2Y
16 Jan 2021	League One	Rochdale 3:3 Latics	1Y

 

Bobby Madley Card Watch 2022/23

Games – 20

Yellows – 88

Reds – 6

Penalties – 5

 

Wigan Athletic v Millwall

Referee – Bobby Madley

Assistants – Matt Jones & Carl Fitch-Jackson

4^th Official – Andy Woolmer

 

Grab a listen to the latest podcast featuring a preview of the Millwall game

Meet The Ref - Stoke City v Latics

Latics head south down the M6 on Tuesday for a Championship fixture against Stoke City, the referee for the game will be West Yorkshire based official, Tom Nield.

 

Tom Nield

Tom Nield was appointed to the National List back in the 2017/18 season, his first game being Cambridge United 1:2 Carlisle United.

Nield, who is also a senior nurse with the Mid Yorkshire NHS, has taken charge of 173 games since making his EFL debut, issuing 538 yellow and 17 red cards, he has awarded 34 penalties across those six seasons.

Nield has taken charge of four Latics games previously, all have come at the DW Stadium, two in our administration season, both were defeats, Gillingham and Portsmouth. The other two came last season, both were wins, Doncaster and Charlton. 

Of Tom Nield’s 31 games so far, only 1 has been at Championship level, but he has refereed 3 games in Japan, in the J2 League.

Tom Nield’s last game was Saturday 15^th April, the League 1 draw between Shrewsbury and Portsmouth, Nield issued seven yellow cards and sent off Shrews midfielder Tom Flanagan in the 86^th minute of the game,

Tom Nield’s Latics Games

Date	Competition	Result	Latics Cards
19 Sep 2020	League One	Latics 2:3 Gillingham	2Y
05 Apr 2021	League One	Latics 0:1 Portsmouth	3Y
11 Sep 2021	League One	Latics 2:1 Doncaster	4Y
12 Feb 2022	League One	Latics 1:0 Charlton	1Y

 

Tom Nield Card Watch 2022/23

Games – 31

Yellows – 91

Reds – 3

Penalties – 6

Stoke City v Wigan Athletic

Referee – Tom Nield

Assistants – Mark Stevens and Akil Howson

4^th Official – David Webb

 

Grab a listen of the latest podcast featuring a preview of the Stoke City game.