Meet The Ref - Latics v Burton Albion

Latics start the Easter programme off at the DW Stadium on Good Friday,  Burton Albion, who are fighting for their League One lives, are the vistors, the referee for the game will be Lincolnshire based official, Darren Drysdale.

The 52 year old official is a sergeant in the RAF and currently based at RAF Waddington. So he’ll be used to handing out the ‘marching orders’ if any player steps out of line, he does have a bit of a reputation as a tough man too.

A veteran of over 550 games, Drysdale is a vastly experienced referee.

Previous Games

This will be the 7^th Latics game for Drysdale, his last one coming in December when he stood in for Ben Toner in our League One 2:0 home win against Carlisle, booking Liam Morrison, Sean Clare and Liam Shaw, plus 6 Carlisle players.

Darren Drysadale’s last Burton game was their 1:0 defeat at Bolton on New Year’s Day.

Darren Drysdale’s Last Six Latics Games

Date	Competition	Result	Latics Cards
29 Dec 2023	League One	Latics 2:0 Carlisle	3Y
26 Jan 2021	League 1	Latics 0:5 Blackpool	1Y
01 Dec 2017	FA Cup	AFC Fylde 1:1 Latics	0
22 Aug 2017	EFL Cup	Aston Villa 4:1 Latics	1Y
30 Jan 2016	League 1	Latics 3:0 Port Vale	0
26 Jan 2021	League 1	Latics 0:5 Blackpool	1Y

Darren Drysdale Card Watch 2023/24

Games – 29

Yellows –104

Reds – 4

Penalty Awards – 8

 Wigan Athletic v Burton Albion
Referee – Darren Drysdale
Assistants – Chris Ward and Wayne Grunnill
Fourth Official – Danny Jarvis

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