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 and Hereford on 8 August 2009
It was on 9 February 2010 when he got his first game in the Championship as Sheffield Wednesday beat Blackpool 2-0.
This will be his third Championship matching following being in charge of Burnley’s 3-0 victory over Leicester earlier in the season and will be his first match he has officiated either a Preston or Crystal Palace match.
He has not been shy with the cards this season as four players have been sent off in his last five games; each match has also seen five yellow cards produced. This also includes his last match on 16 October when Rotherham won 3-2 Accrington, Stanley being reduced to ten men after 17 minutes. His total of red cards this season is equal to last seasons total but in less than half the matches.
Seasons records:
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Season: |
Matches: |
Yellow Cards: |
Red Cards: |
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2010/11 |
10 |
37 |
6 |
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2009/10 |
21 |
56 |
6 |
His three assistants are all from the Lancashire / Manchester area in Paul Graham, Nick Greenhalgh and fourth official Ian Siddall.