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 4^th  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 3^rd 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.