Ward set to referee Huddersfield Match

Gavin Ward is set to referee Saturday's League One match at Edgar Street when Huddersfield are the visitors.

The Bulls have already met Ward this season. He took charge of the home game against Scunthorpe last September. On the day Nick Chadwick converted a penalty for the Bulls.

Young referee Gavin Ward and his assistants controlled the game well although some may have thought he could have given Iron captain Issy Iriekpen a red card, as opposed to a yellow, when he brought down Hereford's man of the match Matt Done in the box.

Ward was promoted to the League from the Conference at the start of last season and for his first match he was given the Barnet/Hereford United game a year last August which the Bulls won 2-1.

A penalty converted by Trevor Benjamin and a goal by Theo Robinson helped the Bulls gain three points but it was probably Ward's decision to send off Joe Devera that turned the game.

Benjamin got the wrong side of the Barnet defence, and Devera pulled back at the former Peterborough striker. The referee at first didn't look interested, but a wave of the flag from his assistant changed this. After a short talk with the assistant, the ref showed a straight red to Devera.

To date this season Ward has been in charge of 25 games. He has given out 67 yellow and 2 red cards.

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