Meet The Ref - York City v Latics

 

FA Cup round 2 is upon us and the Latics travel east to face National League side, York City, in a televised game set to be broadcast live on BBC2, this Friday evening, the referee for tie is Manchester official, Tom Kirk.

 

Tom Kirk

The 32 year old is in his second season as an EFL referee, promoted to the National List in the summer of 2022, Kirk previously spent three seasons officiating in the National League North and one season in the National League.

An Estate Agent by day, the former Trafford College student will be hoping that there won't be too many bookings this weekend.

 Previous Games

This will be the Tom Kirk’s first Wigan Athletic game, but he has refereed York City on three occasions, all of which came in the National League North, the last one being the Minstermens 4:2 defeat away at Bradford Park Avenue back in December 2020.

Since becoming a National List official, Tom Kirk has clocked up 46 games, issued 190 yellow cards, 3 reds and awarded 13 penalties over the 2 seasons that he has been active.

Tom Kirk’s last game in charge was in League Two on Saturday 18th November, Mansfield Town 2:0 Newport County. 

Last Saturday, 25^th November, Kirk found himself as the 4^th Official for the Millwall 0:3 Coventry City game in the Championship.

Tom Kirk Watch 2023/24

Games – 14

Yellows – 63

Reds – 1

Penalty Awards – 2

York City v Wigan Athletic
Referee – Tom Kirk
Assistants – Paul Newhouse and Steve Durnall
Fourth Official – Matt Corlett

Grab a listen to the latest PWU Latics podcast featuring a preview of the York City FA Cup tie.