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.
The 2010/11 he had the joint highest number of red cards with 13.
His last match was a 2-1 home victory for Accrington over Bristol Rovers on 22 October 2013. His last Tranmere was his opening match of 2012/13 with a 3-1 home win over Leyton Orient on 18 August 2012.
Seasons records:
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Season: |
Matches: |
Yellow Cards: |
Red Cards: |
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2012/13 |
8 |
28 |
2 |
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2012/13 |
34 |
78 |
9 |
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2011/12 |
39 |
95 |
5 |
|
2010/11 |
30 |
80 |
13 |
|
2009/10 |
21 |
56 |
6 |
Geoff Eltringham and PNE
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Date: |
Result: |
PNE Goalscorers: |
Cards: |
PNE Cards: |
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16/02/13 |
PNE 2 Bournemouth 0 |
Beavon; Wright |
1 Y |
King |
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03/03/12 |
Sheff.Wed. 2 PNE 0 |
Nil |
6 Y |
Wright; Ehmer; Parry |
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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 Rob Merchant from Staffordshire and David Plowright from Nottinghamshire. The fourth official is Simon Mather from Manchester.