Meet The Ref - Huddersfield Town v Latics

Latics are back in League One action on Saturday, an early drive up the M62 to Huddersfield for a 12:30 kick off at the Accu Stadium, Lincolnshire based official, Darren Drysdale is scheduled to be in charge.

 

The 54 year old referee 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 11^th Latics game for Drysdale, the last coming in September this year, our 0:2 home defeat to Cardiff City, Matt Smith picking up a yellow card, Morgan Fox receiving a red for a shirt pull late in the game which also resulted in a penalty for Cardiff.

Drysdale’s last Huddersfield game came early on this season, their 1:0 home win over Stevenage in August.

Darren Drysdale’s Last Six Latics Games

Date	Competition	Result	Latics Cards
27 Sep 2025	League One	Latics 0:2 Cardiff	1R 1Y
29 Apr 2025	League One	Burton 1:1 Latics	0
15 Feb 2025	League One	Latics 0:2 Stockport	1Y
29 Mar 2024	League One	Latics 1:1 Burton	1Y
29 Dec 2023	League One	Latics 2:0 Carlisle	3Y
26 Jan 2021	League 1	Latics 0:5 Blackpool	1Y

Darren Drysdale Card Watch 2025/26

Games – 15

Yellows – 44

Reds – 3

Penalty Awards – 2

Huddersfield Town v Wigan Athletic
Referee – Darren Drysdale
Assistants – Thomas Cooke and Mark Cunnliffe

Fourth Official – Zac Kennard-Kettle

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