Meet The Ref - Peterbourough United v Latics

Latics hit the road this weekend, a trip down to Peterborough to face the high-flying Posh on their home turf, the referee for this game will be Birmingham based official, Scott Tallis.

 

Tallis is in his first season as a National List official, he’s spent the previous three years plying his trade in the National League.

Previous Games

This will be Scott Tallis’ second Latics game having been in the middle for our EFL Trophy tie with Fleetwood at the DW back in October which ended 3:3, Clare, Watts and Humphrys all finding their way into the ref’s book.

Tallis has 1 Posh game too, their 1:1 home League One draw with Orient in September

In his inaugural campaign in the big time, Tallis has had, so far, 8 games in League One, 8 in League Two, 4 in the EFL Trophy and 2 in the FA Cup. 

Date	Competition	Result	Latics Cards
10 Oct 2023	EFL Trophy	Latics 3:3 Fleetwood	3Y

Scott Tallis Card Watch 2023/24

Games – 22

Yellows – 91

Reds – 2

Penalty Awards – 5

Peterborough United v Wigan Athletic
Referee – Scott Tallis
Assistants – Leigh Crowhurst and Jake Topp
Fourth Official – Ryan Whittaker

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

Meet The Ref - Latics v Stevenage

Latics round off the 'three home games in a week' on Saturday when high flying Stevenage are in town for their first ever visit to Wigan, the referee for the game is scheduled to be Blackburn official, Ben Toner.

Following a last minute change of officials in our home game against Carlisle back in December, we once again try to tempt local(ish) lad Ben Toner down to the DW.

Now in his 9^th season as an EFL referee, Toner worked his apprenticeship during three seasons at National League level, he was subsequently promoted to the National List of Ref’s in the summer of 2015 and began refereeing Football League games that coming season, a quiet debut AFC Wimbledon v Plymouth League Two game on the 8^th August 2015, a two-nil away win for Argyle and just the one yellow card.

Previous Games

Ben Toner has refereed the Latics on five occasions previously, the last game was our away win at Crewe Alex in March 2022, a goal apiece from Josh Magennis and Will Keane giving the Latics a 0:2 win on o0ur way to lifting the League One title.

Toner’s last Stevenage games came in the 2021/22 season, there were two, an early season win in the EFL Trophy, 1:2 away at Oxford United and a 0:2 League Two defeat at home against Mansfield in March ‘22

Ben Toner Latics Games

Date	Competition	Result	Latics Cards
15 Mar 2022	League One	Crewe Alex 0:2 Latics	2Y
25 Jan 2022	EFL Trophy	Latics 1:0 Arsenal	2 Y
20 Mar 2021	League One	Accrington 3:1 Latics	1 Y
03 Nov 2020	League One	Blackpool 1:0 Latics	0
24 Feb 2018	League One	Latics 1:0 Rochdale	0

Ben Toner Card Watch 2023/24

Games – 19

Yellows – 87

Reds –1

Penalty Awards – 7

Wigan Athletic v Stevenage
Referee – Ben Toner
Assistants – Alistair Nelson and Ryan Williams

Fourth Official – Martin Coy

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

Meet The Ref - Latics v Wycombe Wanderers

Latics are back in action on Tuesday as the games come thick and fast, in town for a re-arranged League One fixture, Wycombe Wanderers, the referee for the game will be Gateshead official, Adam Herczeg.

 

The 29 year old was promoted to the National List for the start of the 2022/23 season and in the 18 months that have followed, Herczeg has taken charge of 47 games, issuing a total of 140 yellow cards, 3 reds and he's awarded 8 penalties.

 Previous Games

Adam Herczeg has been in charge of just the one Latics game previously, that came earlier this campaign, back in September, our 2:1 win over Cambridge United at the DW Stadium, awarding 22 free kicks in the match and booking both Omar Rekik and Baba Adeeko.

Herczeg’s been in charge of just the one Wycombe game, that also came this season, back in August, a 4:0 away defeat at Sincil Bank against Lincoln City in a League One fixture.

Adam Herceg Latics Game

Date	Competition	Result	Latics Cards
16 Sep 2023	League One	Latics 2:1 Cambridge	2Y

Adam Herczeg Card Watch 2023/24

Games – 21

Yellows – 59                                                                           

Reds – 1

Penalty Awards – 5

Wigan Athletic v Wycombe Wanderers
Referee – Adam Herczeg
Assistants – Oliver Bickle and Lewis Raper
Fourth Official – Steve Rushton

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

Meet The Ref - Latics v Reading

Latics return to League One action at the DW Stadium on Saturday, Reading will be in town, in charge of the game will be Birmingham official, Tom Reeves.

 

On the National List since the 2021/22 season, Reeves, a graduate of Warwick University, spent five years as a PE Teacher before joining Coventry City’s Community team in 2018.

He is currently the PL Sport Manager working alongside former Sky Blues centre back and Head of Community, David Busst.

 Previous Games

Tom Reeves has refereed the Latics three times previously, two of those games were against Crewe, a 2:0 defeat in the Pizza Trophy at Gresty Rd in October 2021, and a 2:0 win over the Railway Men in a League 1 fixture that same season, that game came in February 2022.

The third came earlier this season, back in August, when a visit to the Toughsheet Stadium in Horwich produced the customary four goals to nil victory for the Latics.

Reeves last game in charge of Reading was their 4:1 defeat away at Blackpool in September.

Tom Reeves Latics games Games

Date	Competition	Result	Latics Cards
19 Aug 2023	League One	Bolton 0:4 Latics	1Y
15 Feb 2022	League 1	Latics 2:0 Crewe	1Y
05 Oct 2021	EFL Trophy	Crewe 2:0 Latics	3 Y

Tom Reeves Card Watch 2023/24

Games – 21

Yellows – 70

Reds – 3

Penalty Awards – 7

Wigan Athletic v Reading
Referee – Tom Reeves
Assistants – Alex Gray and Danny Gratton
Fourth Official – Scott Oldham

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

Meet The Ref - Doncaster v Latics

We are back in action on Tuesday, a trip to South Yorkshire to face Doncaster Rovers at the Keepmoat Stadium in the Bristol Street Motors Trophy, the referee will be Staffordshire based official, Ollie Yates.

Yates made it on to the National List of referees back in 2016, his first game coming in the League 2 meeting between Yeovil Town and Notts County on the 6^th August.

 Previous Games

Yates has been in charge of three Latics games previously, all of which have come in League One, two away, Charlton and Wimbledon, and earlier this season he was at the DW Stadium for our 2:1 win over highflying Peterborough, Sessegnon, Lang and Godo picking up yellows in that game.

Ollie Yates’ last Doncaster game came on the 1^st November, Donny’s 2:0 away defeat at Wimbledon where the home side picked up two red cards and still came out on top and with a clean sheet.

Ollie Yates Games

Date	Competition	Result	Latics Cards
07 Nov 2023	League One	Latics 2:1 Peterborough	3Y
23 Oct 2021	League One	Wimbledon 0:2 Latics	3 Y
17 Oct 2020	League One	Charlton 1:0 Latics	4 Y

Ollie Yates Card Watch 2023/24

Games – 22

Yellows – 94

Reds – 6

Penalty Awards – 7

Doncaster Rovers v Wigan Athletic
Referee – Ollie Yates
Assistants – Sam Fudge and Ryan Saward
Fourth Official – Dan Flynn

Grab a listen to the latest PWU Latics podcast featuring a preview of the Doncaster Bristol Street Motors Trophy game.

Meet The Ref - Northampton Town v Latics

The Latics go in search of a first double of the season with a trip to Sixfields on Saturday, we will face Northampton Town hoping to keep our run of good form at the home of Cobblers bobbing along, the referee scheduled for this game is Cumbria official, Anthony Backhouse.

Anthony Backhouse

 

The 30 year old has been a National List referee since the 2017/18 season, he was promoted to the Select Group 2 last summer and of his 13 games so far this campaign 6 have been in the Championship.

Previous Games

Backhouse has refereed the Latics five times previously, four of which came at the DW Stadium, his last Latics game though was an away day at the seaside against Blackpool earlier this season, we lost 2:1.

Anthony Backhouse has previously refereed a Latics v Northampton game, September 2017 at the DW Stadium, Latics winning 1:0 courtesy of a Michael Jacobs goal, Sammy Morsy – unsurprisingly – and Jacobs getting booked, whilst Dean Bowditch picked up a yellow for the Cobblers.

Backhouse’s last Northampton game came last season, their 1:3 away win at Bradford on their way to promotion from League 2.

Anthony Backhouse’s Five Latics Games

Date	Competition	Result	Latics Cards
02 Sep 2023	League One	Blackpool 2:1 Latics	3Y
05 Apr 2022	League One	Latics 3:0 Accrington	1Y
17 Aug 2021	League One	Latics 1:1 Wycombe	3 Y
06 Mar 2021	League One	Latics 3:0 MK Dons	1 Y
19 Sep 2017	League One	Latics 1:0 Northampton	2 Y

Anthony Backhouse Card Watch 2023/24

Games – 13

Yellows –53

Reds – 1

Penalty Awards – 2

Northampton Town v Wigan Athletic
Referee – Anthony Backhouse
Assistants – Ian Cooper and Mark Pottage
Fourth Official – Carl Brook

 

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