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.