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Tuesday, 13 January 2026

Meet The Ref - Latics v Bolton

Latics are back in League One action on Saturday, an early kick off, 12:30, at the Brick Community Stadium for a derby day encounter with Bolton Wanderers, Staffordshire based official, Steve Martin is scheduled to be in charge of the fixture.

 

Martin was promoted to the EFL at the start of the 2012/13 season and he is now in his 13th campaign.

A veteran of 532 games, Steve Martin has issued 1495 yellow and 54 red cards, pointing to the penalty spot on 114 occasions.

Previous Games

Steve Martin has been a regular referee in Latics fixtures featuring as our referee on 17 occasions so far. His last appearance with the ‘tics coming in our home draw with Birmingham City in March 2023, Ashley Fletcher on the mark with our equaliser in that particular game, James McClean and Danel Sinani both picking up yellows.

Perhaps Steve Martin’s previous Latics game to stand out the most was our 0:3 away win at Shrewsbury on 30 April 2022 when we picked up the League One title, what a great day that was.

Steve Martin’s Last Six Latics Games

Date

Competition

Result

Latics Cards

04 Mar 2023

Championship

Latics 1:1 Birmingham

2Y

08 Nov 2022

Championship

Coventry 2:0 Latics

1Y

30 Apr 2022

League One

Shrewsbury 0:3 Latics

1Y

11 Jan 2020

Championship

Latics 0:1 Bristol City

1Y

14 Dec 2019

Championship

Latics 1:1 Huddersfield

1Y

27 Apr 2019

Championship

Birmingham 1:1 Latics

1Y

Steve Martin Card Watch 2025/26

Games – 16

Yellows – 70

Reds – 0

Penalty Awards – 4

Wigan Athletic v Bolton Wanderers
Referee
– Stev Martin
Assistants – Darren Williams and Hristo Karaivanov

Fourth Official – Robert Massey-Ellis

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

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