Meet The Ref - Bristol Rovers v Latics

Latics travel down to Bristol Rovers on Saturday for a League One fixture, the referee for the game will be County Durham official, Geoff Eltringham.

 

Geoff Eltringham

The 43 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 466 games, issued 1364 yellow and 87 red cards, pointing to the penalty spot on 130 occasions.

Previous Games

This will be Eltringham’s 17th 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.

He refereed us twice last season, the first game of 2023, the 1:4 home defeat to Hull City and the goalless draw with Norwich, also at the DW Stadium in February.

Geoff Eltringham last refereed Bristol Rovers 10 seasons ago, twice in that particular League 2 campaign, an away defeat at Accrington Stanley, 2:1 in October 2013 and a 3:1 away defeat at Chesterfield on the 1^st February 2014.

There’s always a Latics link, in the Accrington game Josh Windass and Kal Naismith played for Stanley and James Beatie was manager at the time, whilst in the Chesterfield game Tendayi Darikwa, Sam Morsy, Dan Gardner and Gary Roberts played, with Paul Cook managing the Spireites.

Part of the Select Group 2, Eltringham officiates across the EFL, of his 4 games so far this campaign, 2 have come in the Championship, 1 each in League 1 and the EFL Cup.

Geoff Eltringham’s Last Six Latics Games

Date	Competition	Result	Latics Cards
18 Feb 2022	Championship	Latics 0:0 Norwich	2Y
02 Jan 2023	Championship	Latics 1:4 Hull City	1 Y
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

 

Geoff Eltringham Card Watch 2023/24

Games – 4

Yellows – 18

Reds – 1

Penalty Awards – 0

Bristol Rovers v Wigan Athletic
Referee – Geoff Eltringham
Assistants – Greg Read and Mark Pottage
Fourth Official – Alan Young

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