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Sat 1st Thu 6th FEB 2025
By: aaa Date: January 27, 2025, 10:13 am
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Sat 1st Feb 2025
Barnsley FC (First Team) v Burton Albion FC (First Team)
Live on SkySports+
Football League 1
Referee: Singh Gill, Sunny
Assistant Referee: [s]Bickerdike, Johnathon[/s] Cunliffe, Mark
Assistant Referee: Hall, Bradley
Fourth Official: Jackson, Scott
Birmingham City F C (First Team) v Rotherham United FC (First
Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Hallam, Farai
Assistant Referee: Flynn, Daniel
Assistant Referee: Morris, Richard
Fourth Official: Marsden, Paul
Blackpool FC (First Team) v Charlton Athletic FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Parsons, Thomas
Assistant Referee: Guest, Danny
Assistant Referee: Gray, Alex
Fourth Official: Corlett, Matt
Cambridge United FC (First Team) v Wycombe Wanderers FC (First
Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Woods, Martin
Assistant Referee: Cresswell, Alan
Assistant Referee: Evans, Paul
Fourth Official: Searle, Isaac
Crawley Town (First Team) v Wrexham FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Howard, Paul
Assistant Referee: Hickman, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Howick, Kevin
Fourth Official: Dale, Alan
Leyton Orient FC (First Team) v Stockport County FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Russell, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Aylott, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Bandara, Damith
Fourth Official: Eley, Richard
Northampton Town FC (First Team) v Huddersfield Town FC (First
Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Speedie, Benjamin
Assistant Referee: Harty, Thomas
Assistant Referee: Block, Jonathon
Fourth Official: Baines, Dale
Reading FC (First Team) v Bolton Wanderers FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: [s]Backhouse, Anthony[/s] Ward, Gavin
Assistant Referee: James, Alex
Assistant Referee: Hyde, Robert
Fourth Official: O'Connor, Jamie
Shrewsbury Town FC (First Team) v Mansfield Town F.C. (First
Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Rock, David
Assistant Referee: O'Shea, Declan
Assistant Referee: Clench, Jack
Fourth Official: Davis, William
Stevenage FC (First Team) v Exeter City FC (First Team)
Live on SkySports+
Football League 1
Referee: Yates, Ollie
Assistant Referee: Whitaker, Ryan
Assistant Referee: Bonneywell, Daniel
Fourth Official: Swabey, Lee
Wigan Athletic FC (First Team) v Lincoln City FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Mulligan, John
Assistant Referee: Buckley, Karl
Assistant Referee: Mulraine, Kevin
Fourth Official: Bancroft, James
Sun 2nd Feb 2025
Bristol Rovers (First Team) v Peterborough United FC (First
Team) Live on SkySports+
Football League 1
Referee: Ricardo, Ruebyn
Assistant Referee: Williams, Ceri
Assistant Referee: Staten, Thomas
Fourth Official: Miles, Jacob
[s]Thu 6th Feb 2025
Burton Albion FC (First Team) v Blackpool FC (First Team)
Live on SkySports
Football League 1
Referee: Toner, Ben
Assistant Referee: Nelson, Alistair
Assistant Referee: Carney, Emily
Fourth Official: Simpson, Scott[/s]
Sat 1st Feb 2025
AFC Wimbledon (First Team) v Bradford City FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Mather, Simon
Assistant Referee: Williams, Scott
Assistant Referee: Crowhurst, Leigh
Fourth Official: Lister-Flynn, Paul
Bromley FC (First Team) v Grimsby Town FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Mulhall, Sam
Assistant Referee: Butler, Stuart
Assistant Referee: Farrell, Conor
Fourth Official: Treleaven, Dean
Carlisle United (First Team) v Swindon Town FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Joyce, Ross
Assistant Referee: Nield, Jack
Assistant Referee: Cooke, Thomas
Fourth Official: Edet, Emmanuel
Cheltenham Town (First Team) v Chesterfield FC (First Team)
Live on SkySports+
Football League 2
Referee: Miles, Jacob
Assistant Referee: Amey, Justin
Assistant Referee: Rothwell, Sean
Fourth Official: Ricardo, Ruebyn
Doncaster Rovers FC (First Team) v Milton Keynes Dons FC (First
Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Kennard-Kettle, Zac
Assistant Referee: Brown, Conor
Assistant Referee: Cavanagh, William
Fourth Official: Grunnill, Wayne
Gillingham FC (First Team) v Notts County F.C. (First Team)
Live on SkySports+
Football League 2
Referee: Reeves, Tom
Assistant Referee: Bartlett, Conall
Assistant Referee: Bennett, Andy
Fourth Official: [s]Martin, Ross[/s] Bradley, Alex
Harrogate Town FC (First Team) v Crewe Alexandra FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Barlow, Michael
Assistant Referee: Bickle, Oliver
Assistant Referee: Ford, Declan
Fourth Official: Clayton, Samuel
Morecambe FC (First Team) v Fleetwood Town FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Duckworth, Edward
Assistant Referee: Woodward, Daniel
Assistant Referee: Stonier, Paul
Fourth Official: Newhouse, Paul
Newport County AFC (First Team) v Barrow AFC (First Team)
Live on SkySports+
Football League 2
Referee: Tallis, Scott
Assistant Referee: Carmichael, Marcus
Assistant Referee: Ellis, Andrew
Fourth Official: Robinson, Daniel
Port Vale FC (First Team) v Accrington Stanley FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Herczeg, Adam
Assistant Referee: Chalkley, Scott
Assistant Referee: Taylor, Grant
Fourth Official: Morris, Kevin
Tranmere Rovers FC (First Team) v Colchester United FC (First
Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Oldham, Scott
Assistant Referee: Pettitt, Joseph
Assistant Referee: Simpson, Joe
Fourth Official: Hughes, Kenwyn
Walsall FC (First Team) v Salford City FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Bell, James
Assistant Referee: Cooper, Ian
Assistant Referee: Hodskinson, Paul
Fourth Official: Husband, Christopher
Tue 4th Feb 2025
Newport County AFC (First Team) v Morecambe FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Brook, Carl
Assistant Referee: Hetherington, Harley
Assistant Referee: [s]Fudge, Samuel[/s] Husband, Christopher
Fourth Official: Harty, Thomas
Salford City FC (First Team) v Bromley FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Mather, Simon
Assistant Referee: [s]Bickerdike, Johnathon[/s] Fyvie, Graeme
Assistant Referee: Sowerby, Matthew
Fourth Official: Mulraine, Kevin
Thu 6th Feb 2025
Chesterfield FC (First Team) v Doncaster Rovers FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Rollason, Greg
Assistant Referee: Forder-Hay, Jack
Assistant Referee: Chalkley, Scott
Fourth Official: Ford, Declan
Sat 1st Feb 2025
AFC Fylde (First Team) v Oldham Athletic FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Westgate, James
Assistant Referee: Archibald, Matt
Assistant Referee: Harland, Thomas
Fourth Official: Martland, Charles
Braintree Town FC (First Team) v Hartlepool United FC (First
Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Massey-Ellis, Robert
Assistant Referee: Walker, Timothy
Assistant Referee: Head, Ryan
Fourth Official: Heaslip, Emily
FC Halifax Town (First Team) v Ebbsfleet United FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Morland, Stuart
Assistant Referee: Hull, Alan
Assistant Referee: Lawson, Steven
Fourth Official: Noonan, Oliver
Tamworth FC (First Team) v Barnet FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Aspinall, Richard
Assistant Referee: Robinson, Simon
Assistant Referee: Plane, Steven
Fourth Official: Tomlinson, Benjamin
Wealdstone FC (First Team) v Solihull Moors FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Hicks, Craig
Assistant Referee: Wright, Joe
Assistant Referee: Myatt, Christopher
Fourth Official: [s]Hughes, Steven[/s] England, Dan
YORK CITY (First Team) v Dagenham & Redbridge FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Miller, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Waters, Jamie
Assistant Referee: Bacon, Matthew
Fourth Official: Wilson, Thomas
Tue 4th Feb 2025 All live on DAZN
Dagenham & Redbridge FC (First Team) v Forest Green Rovers
(First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: [s]Mulhall, Sam[/s] Dale, Alan
Assistant Referee: McKittrick, Harley
Assistant Referee: Treleaven, Dean
Fourth Official: Ellsmore, Tom
FC Halifax Town (First Team) v AFC Fylde (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Copeland, Steven
Assistant Referee: Wood, Curtis
Assistant Referee: Stankovic, Ivan
Fourth Official: Griffiths, Luis
Rochdale AFC (First Team) v Oldham Athletic FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Marsden, Paul
Assistant Referee: Cavanagh, William
Assistant Referee: Ryder, Mark
Fourth Official: Robinson, Ben
Wealdstone FC (First Team) v Tamworth FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Tallis, Scott
Assistant Referee: Lowe, Peter
Assistant Referee: Nicholson, David
Fourth Official: Merchant, Adam
#Post#: 87777--------------------------------------------------
Re: Sat 1st Thu 6th FEB 2025
By: TheThingFromLewes Date: January 27, 2025, 11:45 am
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Paul Marsden at Spotland
. Enjoy!
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Re: Sat 1st Thu 6th FEB 2025
By: Sean43211 Date: January 27, 2025, 2:17 pm
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No sign of John Mulligan must be having a a week off 😂
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Re: Sat 1st Thu 6th FEB 2025
By: Hadrian Date: January 27, 2025, 2:34 pm
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[quote author=Sean43211 link=topic=6661.msg87782#msg87782
date=1738009076]
No sign of John Mulligan must be having a a week off 😂
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He is at Wigan. Must have been too early in the post for you to
see it.
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Re: Sat 1st Thu 6th FEB 2025
By: Driver1123 Date: January 27, 2025, 3:53 pm
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[quote author=aaa link=topic=6661.msg87765#msg87765
date=1737994419]
Reading FC (First Team) v Bolton Wanderers FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Backhouse, Anthony
Assistant Referee: James, Alex
Assistant Referee: Hyde, Robert
Fourth Official: O'Connor, Jamie
[/quote]
The lack of rotation is getting worse. Bolton only had Anthony
Backhouse in the middle on New Year's Day.....and Jamie O'Connor
was the 4th Official at that game too.
We've only had four games with SG2 Assistants (we've had 6 with
SG2 refs but the other two were with National assistants) and
this is Alex James' second.
We're just over the half way point in the season and we've
already seen some people for the third or fourth time.
With so many officials now on the list thanks to the merger of
levels this year, and enough on the existing roster there's no
reason for the same people to be appearing so often and so soon.
There are still 15 SG2 refs, 24 SG2 assistants, 42 National
Group refs and 169 National assistants who are yet to work one
of our games this season - and a high number of those have never
done so. If Saturday's game is deemed to warrant a SG2
officials team, why allocate the same ones and not some of the
others? I could understand it if it was the Premier League or
the Championship where there are a lower number of SG1 and SG2
officials to rotate, but in Leagues One and Two there are more
than enough now to be able to rotate in the interest of
fairness. Shake it up a bit.
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Re: Sat 1st Thu 6th FEB 2025
By: Vernon Bear Date: January 27, 2025, 6:29 pm
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I know what you're saying but it is a pretty big game with both
teams harbouring playoff hopes plus it could possibly see a new
manager in charge of Bolton. Personally think an experienced
official is a good choice. They could have maybe selected
someone who'd not done Bolton so recently albeit.
#Post#: 87862--------------------------------------------------
Re: Sat 1st Thu 6th FEB 2025
By: Seagull Date: January 29, 2025, 8:41 am
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Are Referee Tom Nield and AR Jack Nield related?
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Re: Sat 1st Thu 6th FEB 2025
By: stagforever Date: January 29, 2025, 11:44 am
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I agree with others. The lack of rotation is lazy at best.
Potentially damaging to the image of the EFL and potentially
damaging to the referee at worst. Mansfield have David Rock as
the referee on Saturday. He was (assuming there was no late
change) the 4th official in our last match on Tuesday night. You
will never convince me otherwise that when he officiates on
Saturday, he will have (very recent) pre-conceived thoughts on
the Mansfield players but not on the opposition players. How can
anyone suggest that is appropriate when, as other commentators
have said, there are so many referees to choose from now. I have
nothing against DR, but it needs to be fair - and be seen to be
fair - and I accept it could go both ways.
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Re: Sat 1st Thu 6th FEB 2025
By: RefGod Date: January 29, 2025, 1:00 pm
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[quote author=stagforever link=topic=6661.msg87869#msg87869
date=1738172684]
I agree with others. The lack of rotation is lazy at best.
Potentially damaging to the image of the EFL and potentially
damaging to the referee at worst. Mansfield have David Rock as
the referee on Saturday. He was (assuming there was no late
change) the 4th official in our last match on Tuesday night. You
will never convince me otherwise that when he officiates on
Saturday, he will have (very recent) pre-conceived thoughts on
the Mansfield players but not on the opposition players. How can
anyone suggest that is appropriate when, as other commentators
have said, there are so many referees to choose from now. I have
nothing against DR, but it needs to be fair - and be seen to be
fair - and I accept it could go both ways.
[/quote]
Adds to the incredulity factoring in the Step 1/EFL merger.
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Re: Sat 1st Thu 6th FEB 2025
By: OwdReds Date: January 29, 2025, 1:10 pm
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At the other end of the scale, Accy Stanley have got Adam
Herczeg at Port Vale on Saturday. First ref to appear in the
middle twice in league games this season. A couple have been in
the middle for a cup game and a league game but very good
variation.
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