Meet The FA Cup Ref - Latics v Manchester United

Monday evening we welcome local rivals and Premier League club, Manchester United to the DW Stadium for a 3^rd round FA Cup tie, the referee for the game is scheduled to be Wythenshawe official, Anthony Taylor.

 

Anthony Taylor

The 45 year old is vastly experienced and highly recognisable to followers of the Premier League and international football. Taylor has been knocking around the big time for quite a number of years now and first refereed a Latics game back in February 2010 our Premier League defeat away at St Andrews against Birmingham City, 1:0, booking Gary Caldwell, Charles N’Zogbia and Hugo Rodallega.

Previous Games

Anthony Taylor has refereed the Latics nine times previously, the last three have all been against Manchester City, two of which were FA Cup ties – we won them both – and of those nine games we have only lost three.

Taylor has only awarded the Latics one penalty - away at the Etihad in March 2014 - and he hasn't issued any of our players a red card, he has awarded two penalties against us, we lost both of those games, 1:0 v Birmingham in the game mentioned above and 2:3 v Sunderland on a horrible January night in 2013.

The only red card that Anthony Taylor has brandished in a Latics game was to Fabian Delph in our 1:0 win over Manchester City at the DW back in 2018.

Taylor has refereed Manchester United forty-five times in total, awarding them ten penalties with just two to their opponents, he was in charge of two almighty thumpings at Old Trafford, a 1:6 defeat at the hands of Spurs in 2020 and the 0:5 pasting off Liverpool a year later in 2021.

Anthony Taylor’s last Manchester United game came earlier this season, 3^rd September away at the Emirates, Arsenal running out 3:1 winners.

Anthony Taylor’s Last Six Latics Games

Date	Competition	Result	Latics Cards
19 Feb 2018	FA Cup 5th Rd	Latics 1:0 Manchester City	5 Y
09 Mar 2014	FA Cup 6th Rd	Manchester City 1:2 Latics	3 Y
17 Apr 2013	Premier League	Manchester City 1:0 Latics	1 Y
19 Jan 2013	Premier League	Latics 2:3 Sunderland	3 Y
25 Aug 2012	Premier League	Southampton 0:2 Latics	0
04 Feb 2012	Premier League	Latics 1:1 Everton	2 Y

 

Anthony Taylor Card Watch 2023/24

Games – 22

Yellows – 100

Reds – 4

Penalty Awards – 12

 

Wigan Athletic v Manchester United
Referee – Anthony Taylor
Assistants – Adam Nunn and Harry Lennard
Fourth Official – Rob Jones

Grab a listen to the latest PWU Latics podcast featuring a preview of the Manchester United FA Cup tie.

Meet The New Year Ref - Barnsley v Latics

The first game of the New Year is upon us, the Latics travel over to Yorkshire to face Barnsley at Oakwell, the referee for the game will be Geordie official, Seb Stockbridge.

 

Seb Stockbridge

The 39 year old has been a National List referee since the 2013/14 season when he kicked off his career in the big time with a League 2 encounter between Fleetwood and Dagenham & Redbridge, that first season saw Stockbridge issue 7 red cards in just 24 games.

An interesting fact, Seb spent time refereeing abroad in the Iceland domestic League back in 2013, a bit cold but lovely scenery.

Previous Games

Seb Stockbridge has refereed the Latics 9 times previously, if bells of recognition are ringing in your head, well that’s not surprising as the last time Stockbridge refereed either of the Latics and Barnsley was the reverse fixture back in August at the DW Stadium, red carding Charlie Wyke as the Tykes ran out 0:2 winners.

That was the second Latics v Barnsley game that Stockbridge has taken charge of, the other came in December 2015 at Oakwell and that game also ended in a 0:2 away win, this time the Latics picking up the clean sheet and three points.

Seb Stockbridge’s Last Six Latics Games

Date	Competition	Result	Latics Cards
26 Aug 2023	League One	Latics 0:2 Barnsley	1 R
23 Apr 2022	League One	Latics 1:1 Plymouth	3 Y
26 Oct 2021	League One	Latics 1:2 Lincoln	3 Y
05 Sep 2020	EFL Cup	Fleetwood 3:2 Latics	2 Y
07 Apr 2018	League One	Latics 5:1 MK Dons	2 Y
25 Nov 2017	League One	Rotherham 1:3 Latics	1 Y

 Seb Stockbridge Card Watch 2023/24

Games – 20

Yellows – 107

Reds – 1

Penalty Awards – 14

 Barnsley v Wigan Athletic
Referee – Seb Stockbridge
Assistants – Paul Newhouse and Simon Clayton
Fourth Official – Martin Coy

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

 

Meet The Ref - Latics v Carlisle United

Latics face Carlisle United at the DW Stadium on Friday evening in our latest festive clash, the referee for the game will be Blackburn official, Ben Toner.

Ben Toner

Now in his 9^th season as an EFL referee, Ben Toner worked his apprenticeship during three seasons at National League level, he was subsequently promoted to the National List of Ref’s in the summer of 2015 and began refereeing Football League games that coming season, a quiet debut AFC Wimbledon v Plymouth League Two game on the 8^th August 2015, a two-nil away win for Argyle and just the one yellow card.

Previous Games

Ben Toner has refereed the Latics on five occasions previously, the last game was our away win at Crewe Alex in March 2022, a goal apiece from Josh Magennis and Will Keane giving the Latics a 0:2 win on o0ur way to lifting the League One title.

Toner’s last Carlisle games came last season, there were two, both at Brunton Park, early season in the EFL Trophy, a 1:2 defeat to Manchester United U21s and a 0:4 League Two defeat against Mansfield in February.

Date	Competition	Result	Latics Cards
15 Mar 2022	League One	Crewe Alex 0:2 Latics	2Y
25 Jan 2022	EFL Trophy	Latics 1:0 Arsenal	2 Y
20 Mar 2021	League One	Accrington 3:1 Latics	1 Y
03 Nov 2020	League One	Blackpool 1:0 Latics	0
24 Feb 2018	League One	Latics 1:0 Rochdale	0

Ben Toner Card Watch 2023/24

Games – 17

Yellows – 84

Reds –1

Penalty Awards – 6

Wigan Athletic v Carlisle United
Referee – Ben Toner
Assistants – Steve Brown and Lee Freeman

Fourth Official – Bradley Hall

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