Meet The Ref - Stockport v Latics

The Latics are on the road for a Greater Manchester derby on Saturday with our first visit to Edgeley Park for a league game for 21 years. Stockport County will be our hosts and the referee is scheduled to be Hastings official, Carl Brook.

 

Carl Brook

The 49 year old is in his 5^th season as a Football League ref, though he has been a referee for 30 seasons in the lower leagues of the football pyramid, he only made the graduation to the big time in the 2020/21 campaign.

During his National List career, Brook has taken charge of 128 games, issued 513 yellow cards, 18 reds and awarded 33 penalties.

Previous Games

Brook has taken charge of four Latics’ games previously, three of those came in 2021 but they were spread over two seasons.

Away at Bristol Rovers in the admin season, Scott Wooton's last gasp winner, Burton at the DW on St Andrews Day 2021, Jonny Smith seeing red for a chest high challenge on Curtis Tilt and our 2^nd round FA Cup win away at Colchester in early December.

Brook’s last Latics game came last season, away at Cheltenham back in November, Liam Shaw, Omar Rekik and Jordan Jones all picking up yellow cards in a 1:1 draw.

Brook was at Edgeley Park on two occasions last season, Stockport’s goalless draw with Swindon and their 5:0 demolition of Wrexham.

Carl Brook Latics Games

Date	Competition	Result	Latics Cards
11 Nov 2023	League One	Cheltenham 1:1Latics	3Y
05 Dec 2021	FA Cup	Colchester Utd 1:2 Latics	1Y
30 Nov 2021	League One	Latics 2:0 Burton	2 Y
23 Feb 2021	League One	Bristol Rovers 1:2 Latics	3Y

Carl Brook Card Watch 2024/25

Games – 6

Yellows – 22

Reds – 0

Penalty Awards – 1

Stockport County v Wigan Athletic
Referee – Carl Brook
Assistants – Steve Durnall and Paul Stonier
Fourth Official – Elliott Swallow

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