Geoff Eltringham got introduced into refereeing through a work college, he finished playing football after leaving secondary school and wanted to keep involved in football and thought refereeing was the best way to do that.
He gained a mid-season promotion to the Football League Assistants List in 2008/09 and was promoted to the Panel List of Referees at the end of the same season. His first game was a 2-2 draw between Morecambe andHerefordon 8 August 2009
It was on 9 February 2010 when he got his first game in the Championship as Sheffield Wednesday beatBlackpool2-0.
Last season he had the joint highest number of red cards with 13, this season he has only had 5 so far
His last Owls match was a 2-0 home victory over Colchester, his last match saw a 2-0 win for Coventry over Portsmouth on 24 March 2012.
Seasons records:
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Season: |
Matches: |
Yellow Cards: |
Red Cards: |
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2011/12 |
33 |
77 |
5 |
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2010/11 |
30 |
80 |
13 |
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2009/10 |
21 |
56 |
6 |
Geoff Eltringham and PNE
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Date: |
Result: |
PNE Goalscorers: |
Cards: |
PNE Cards: |
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26/01/11 |
Bury 1 PNE 0 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
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23/10/10 |
PNE 4 C.Palace 3 |
Parkin 2, Tracey, Davidson (Pen) |
5 Y |
Wayne Brown; Russell; Parkin; Barton |
His assistants are Barry Gordon from County Durham and Jason Tyas from West Yorkshire. The fourth official is Andy Woolmer from Northamptonshire. His last PNE match he took charge of was the 2-0 home defeat to Leyton Orient on 21 January 2012.