Meet The Ref - Latics v Bolton

Derby day at the DW Stadium on Tuesday when Bolton Wanderers are the visitors. The referee for the game will be Select Group 2 official, John Busby.

The Oxfordshire based whistle blower became a National List ref in 2016 after serving as an EFL Assistant Referee for eight seasons, he was promoted to the Select Group 2 refereeing list for season 2021/22 and now spends most of his time taking charge of Championship games.

In his EFL career John Busby has taken charge of 319 games, issued 956 yellow and 40 red cards, pointing to the penalty spot on 70 occasions. 

Previous Games

Busby has taken charge of three Latics games previously, his first coming in our League One title winning campaign in the 2017/18 season, a home meeting with Southend United, we won that game 3:0, Busby issuing just one card, a straight red to Southend’s Jermaine McGlashan for a two footed lunge on Callum Elder.

He ref’d us twice last season, once at the DW Stadium when we entertained Bristol City, that game ending 1:1, Busby booking Joe Bennett who was lucky not to get a red card and our 3:0 away defeat to Burnley, sending off Omar Rekik and issuing five yellows in that game.

John Busby’s most recent Bolton game came back in November 2020, a 3:0 home win over Southend. 

Of John Busby's 24 games so far this season, 17 have come in the Championship.

 John Busby Latics Games

Date	Competition	Result	Latics Cards
11 Mar 2023	Championship	Burnley 3:0 Latics	5Y & 1R
13 Aug 2022	Championship	Latics 1:1 Bristol City	1Y
14 Oct 2017	League One	Latics 3:0 Southend	0

John Busby Card Watch 2023/24

Games – 24

Yellows – 95

Reds – 1

Penalty Awards – 6

Wigan Athletic v Bolton Wanderers
Referee – John Busby
Assistants – Nigel Lugg and Mark Pottage
Fourth Official – Adam Herczeg

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