Meet The Ref - Fleetwood v Latics

The Latics are off up the M6/M55 on Saturday, a trip to the seaside to face relegation threatened Fleetwood Town, the referee for the game is scheduled to be Carnforth official, Jeremy Simpson.

The 48 year old is a former Premier League and FIFA International assistant referee, switching to blowing the whistle rather than running the line, Simpson was at National League level in 2012 and by the 2015/16 season in the Championship and part of the Select Group 2 of professional referees.

Previous Games

Jeremy Simpson’s first Latics game came in the Championship, back in August 2016, a 1:1 draw at the DW Stadium against Birmingham City, Craig Davies scoring a 90^th minute equaliser, subsequently he’s been in charge of 17 Latics games, 9 of those games have been away from the DW Stadium, of which we’ve won one and lost foive. In fact we have only won four games in which Jezza has been in charge, not the best of records.

Simpson last refereed Fleetwood in April 2022, their 1:2 home defeat by Accrington Stanley in a League One fixture, issuing Paddy Lane with a yellow and sending off Fleetwood keeper Cairns late in the game.

Jeremy Simpson’s Last Six Latics Games

Date	Competition	Result	Latics Cards
13 Feb 2024	League One	Oxford United 4:2 Latics	4Y
14 Jan 2023	Championship	Cardiff 1:1 Latics	2Y
13 Sep 2023	Championship	Huddersfield 1:2 Latics	2Y
18 Feb 2022	League One	Rotherham 1:1 Latics	4Y
30 Jun 2020	Championship	Latics 3:0 Stoke	1Y
22 Feb 2020	Championship	Latics 1:0 Millwall	1Y

Jeremy Simpson Card Watch 2023/24

Games – 16

Yellows – 68

Reds – 4

Penalty Awards – 2

Fleetwood Town v Wigan Athletic
Referee – Jeremy Simpson
Assistants – Greg Read and Carl Fitch-Jackson
Fourth Official – Scott Simpson

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