Latics are back in action on Saturday following the international break with a trip to East London to face Leyton Orient in a League One fixture, the referee for the game will be London based official, Sam Purkiss.
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Sam Purkiss is in his fifth season as an EFL referee, a graduate of Cambridge University the 35 year old is working as a Senior Associate at law firm Harbottle & Lewis in London, where he specialises in regulatory matters relating to sport, sponsorship, the exploitation of intellectual property and publishing. Hmm better be careful what I write here.
Sam is an ex pupil of Queen Elizabeth’s High School in Gainsborough and originally hails from the Lincolnshire town.
Previous Games
This will be the third Wigan Athletic game that Sam Purkiss has been in charge of, both of the previous two ended in defeat for the Latics, away at Lincoln in our administration season and the home defeat to Sunderland in February 2022.
Purkiss took charge of just the one Leyton Orient game last season, their London ‘derby’ EFL Trophy win over Charlton back in November 2022
Since becoming a National List official, Sam Purkiss has clocked up 136 games, issued 458 yellow cards, 41 reds and awarded 35 penalties over the 5 seasons that he has been active.
Sam Purkiss Latics Games
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Date |
Competition |
Result |
Latics Cards |
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26 Feb 2022 |
League One |
Latics 0:3 Sunderland |
4Y |
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01 Dec 2020 |
League One |
Lincoln 2:1 Latics |
1 Y |
Sam Purkiss Card Watch 2023/24
Games – 15
Yellows – 69
Reds – 8
Penalty Awards – 6
Leyton Orient v Wigan Athletic
Referee – Sam
Purkiss
Assistants – Steve Brown and Ryan
Whittaker
Fourth Official – Shaun Farrer
Grab a listen to the latest PWU Latics podcast featuring a preview of the Leyton Orient game.
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