Wednesday, 3 April 2024

Meet The Ref - Latics v Port Vale

Latics are back at the DW Stadium on Saturday, relegation threatened, Port Vale, will provide the opposition, London based official, Paul Howard will take charge of the game.

This is Howard’s 4th  season in the Football League following two seasons in the National League, he is one of the EFL ‘new wave’ of young refs being fast tracked through the leagues.

Previous

Paul Howard has taken charge of three Latics games previously, and we have yet to win a game with him in charge.

The first two games came during the administration season a 1:1 draw away at Wimbledon and a 1:2 home defeat to Oxford, The 3rd of the three came the following season, January 2022, Howard was in charge of our goalless draw away at Cheltenham. 

Howard’s last Port Vale game came at the end of November when the Valiant’s suffered a 0:1 home defeat against promotion chasing Derby

 

Paul Howard’s Latics Games

Date

Competition

Result

Latics Cards

29 Jan 2022

League One

Cheltenham 0:0 Latics

2Y

16 Mar 2021

League One

AFC Wimbledon 1:1 Latics

0

21 Nov 2020

League One

Latics 1:2 Oxford United

2Y

Paul Howard Card Watch 2023/24

Games – 33

Yellows –120

Reds – 4

Penalty Awards – 2

Wigan Athletic v Port Vale
Referee
– Paul Howard
Assistants – Lewis Raper and Ivan Stankovic
Fourth Official – Joe Simpson

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

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