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#Post#: 97111--------------------------------------------------
Re: EFL Trophy (Vertu Trophy) – 20205/2026
By: aaa Date: November 3, 2025, 10:35 am
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All live on SkySports+
Tue 11th Nov 2025
Accrington Stanley FC (First Team) v Leeds United AFC (Reserve
Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Bannister, Aaron
Assistant Referee: Cunliffe, Mark
Assistant Referee: Hughes, Kenwyn
Fourth Official: Clayton, Samuel
Barnsley FC (First Team) v Lincoln City FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Miles, Jacob
Assistant Referee: Wigglesworth, Richard
Assistant Referee: Smith, Daniel
Fourth Official: Burgess, Adam
Bristol Rovers (First Team) v Plymouth Argyle FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Farmer, Aaron
Assistant Referee: Middleton, David
Assistant Referee: Carmichael, Marcus
Fourth Official: Amey, Justin
Bromley FC (First Team) v AFC Wimbledon (First Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Howard, Paul
Assistant Referee: Murphy, Ross
Assistant Referee: Bradley, Alex
Fourth Official: Holden, Thomas
Burton Albion FC (First Team) v Crewe Alexandra FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Wright, Peter
Assistant Referee: Taylor, Oliver
Assistant Referee: Staten, Thomas
Fourth Official: Simpson, Joe
Cardiff City FC (First Team) v Arsenal (Reserve Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Watkins, Richie
Assistant Referee: Hetherington, Harley
Assistant Referee: Taylor, Grant
Fourth Official: Morris, Kevin
Chesterfield FC (First Team) v Liverpool FC (Reserve Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Joyce, Ross
Assistant Referee: Sowerby, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Cooke, Thomas
Fourth Official: Parker, Martin
Colchester United FC (First Team) v Fulham (Reserve Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Searle, Isaac
Assistant Referee: Read, Greg
Assistant Referee: Hickman, Andrew
Fourth Official: Crowhurst, Leigh
Crawley Town (First Team) v Peterborough United FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Brook, Carl
Assistant Referee: Bennett, Andy
Assistant Referee: Lowe, Peter
Fourth Official: Treleaven, Dean
Doncaster Rovers FC (First Team) v Bradford City FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Copeland, Steven
Assistant Referee: Wade, Stephen
Assistant Referee: Dutton, Drew
Fourth Official: Waters, Jamie
Gillingham FC (First Team) v Wycombe Wanderers FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Byrne, Abigail
Assistant Referee: Howick, Kevin
Assistant Referee: [s]Chard, Michael[/s] Farrell, Conor
Fourth Official: [s]Farrell, Conor[/s] Hutton, David
Harrogate Town FC (First Team) v Newcastle United FC (Reserve
Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Aspinall, Richard
Assistant Referee: Topp, Jake
Assistant Referee: Hall, Bradley
Fourth Official: Archibald, Matt
Milton Keynes Dons FC (First Team) v Swindon Town FC (First
Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Swallow, Elliott
Assistant Referee: Whitaker, Ryan
Assistant Referee: Ellis, Andrew
Fourth Official: Block, Jonathon
Newport County AFC (First Team) v Exeter City FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Jackson, Scott
Assistant Referee: Tewson, James
Assistant Referee: Clench, Jack
Fourth Official: Forrest, Keiran
Northampton Town FC (First Team) v Shrewsbury Town FC (First
Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Cartmel, Wayne
Assistant Referee: Finch, Stephen
Assistant Referee: Larkin, Joseph
Fourth Official: Cresswell, Alan
Oldham Athletic FC (First Team) v Bolton Wanderers FC (First
Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Rollason, Greg
Assistant Referee: Guest, Danny
Assistant Referee: Forder-Hay, Jack
Fourth Official: Mustafa, Zharir
Port Vale FC (First Team) v Fleetwood Town FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: O'Connor, Jamie
Assistant Referee: Bickle, Oliver
Assistant Referee: Felton, Niall
Fourth Official: Nield, Jack
Salford City FC (First Team) v Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
(Reserve Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Miller, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Fyvie, Graeme
Assistant Referee: McKittrick, Harley
Fourth Official: Holmes, David
Stockport County FC (First Team) v Wigan Athletic FC (First
Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Oldham, Scott
Assistant Referee: Dutton, Tyler
Assistant Referee: Hallam, Aaron
Fourth Official: Hull, Alan
Tranmere Rovers FC (First Team) v Blackpool FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Brown, Declan
Assistant Referee: Jones, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Wesson, Sam
Fourth Official: Robinson, Daniel
#Post#: 97899--------------------------------------------------
Re: EFL Trophy (Vertu Trophy) – 20205/2026
By: aaa Date: November 24, 2025, 10:17 am
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Round of 32 All live on SkySports+
Tue 2nd Dec 2025
Bolton Wanderers FC (First Team) v Bradford City FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Rock, David
Assistant Referee: Smith, Daniel
Assistant Referee: Parry, Matthew
Fourth Official: Raper, Lewis
Bristol Rovers (First Team) v Cambridge United FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Durkin, James
Assistant Referee: Ellis, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Whitaker, Ryan
Fourth Official: Plane, Steven
Cardiff City FC (First Team) v AFC Wimbledon (First Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Byrne, Abigail
Assistant Referee: Staten, Thomas
Assistant Referee: McKittrick, Harley
Fourth Official: Jones, Matthew
Doncaster Rovers FC (First Team) v Chesterfield FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Oldham, James
Assistant Referee: Wesson, Sam
Assistant Referee: Bickle, Oliver
Fourth Official: Ford, Declan
Harrogate Town FC (First Team) v Blackpool FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Cartmel, Wayne
Assistant Referee: Archibald, Matt
Assistant Referee: Moss, Matthew
Fourth Official: Fyvie, Graeme
Leyton Orient FC (First Team) v Plymouth Argyle FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Mulhall, Sam
Assistant Referee: Howick, Kevin
Assistant Referee: Aylott, Andrew
Fourth Official: Hutton, David
Lincoln City FC (First Team) v Huddersfield Town FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Speedie, Benjamin
Assistant Referee: Dutton, Tyler
Assistant Referee: Wade, Stephen
Fourth Official: Grunnill, Wayne
Luton Town (First Team) v Exeter City FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Dowle, Kirsty
Assistant Referee: [s]Chard, Michael[/s] Block, Jonathon
Assistant Referee: Wilks, Jonathon
Fourth Official: [s]Kelly, Paul[/s] Carmichael, Marcus
Northampton Town FC (First Team) v Wycombe Wanderers FC (First
Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Searle, Isaac
Assistant Referee: Clayton, Samuel
Assistant Referee: Dutton, Drew
Fourth Official: Read, Greg
Port Vale FC (First Team) v Barnsley FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Bell, Elliot
Assistant Referee: Tewson, James
Assistant Referee: Fudge, Samuel
Fourth Official: Simpson, Joe
Salford City FC (First Team) v Rotherham United FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Drysdale, Darren
Assistant Referee: Stonier, Paul
Assistant Referee: Cooke, Thomas
Fourth Official: Cunliffe, Mark
Stevenage FC (First Team) v Walsall FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Chilowicz, Alex
Assistant Referee: Bradley, Alex
Assistant Referee: Mathieson, Alex
Fourth Official: Finch, Stephen
Swindon Town FC (First Team) v Peterborough United FC (First
Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Baines, Dale
Assistant Referee: Middleton, David
Assistant Referee: Smith, Rob
Fourth Official: Harty, Thomas
Tranmere Rovers FC (First Team) v Fleetwood Town FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Bannister, Aaron
Assistant Referee: Cavanagh, William
Assistant Referee: Nolan, Oliver
Fourth Official: Topp, Jake
Wed 3rd Dec 2025
Crewe Alexandra FC (First Team) v Stockport County FC (First
Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Watkins, Richie
Assistant Referee: Durnall, Steve
Assistant Referee: Allen, Ashley
Fourth Official: Ryder, Mark
#Post#: 98140--------------------------------------------------
Re: EFL Trophy (Vertu Trophy) – 20205/2026
By: aaa Date: December 1, 2025, 10:39 am
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Tue 9th Dec 2025 Live on SkySports+
Colchester United FC (First Team) v West Ham United (Reserve
Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Watkins, Richie
Assistant Referee: Williams, Scott
Assistant Referee: O'Meara, Colman
Fourth Official: Block, Jonathon
#Post#: 98499--------------------------------------------------
Re: EFL Trophy (Vertu Trophy) – 20205/2026
By: elbee94 Date: December 9, 2025, 5:26 pm
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Colchester United FC (First Team) v West Ham United (Reserve
Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Watkins, Richie
Assistant Referee: Williams, Scott
Assistant Referee: O'Meara, Colman
Fourth Official: Block, Jonathon
This is the first time i’ve seen Richie since Jan 2024, at
Swindon in one of his first EFL games. I went back and read my
notes from that game and I almost could copy and paste my
thoughts from that day - unfortunately for Richie, that’s not a
very good thing.
It certainly wasn’t a disaster - he got the big call at the end
spot on with the penalty and that was the only major decision he
had to make. Other than 1 decision that looked onside that was
flagged, his assistants all did well too.
However, as for Richie, it was all very inconsistent. The
majority of the game was played whistle-free but then in some
parts, it became more stop-start. The yellow cards were mostly
for dissent, which he was very hot on, but then some fouls which
seemed worthy of a yellow card weren’t given. At times, he
pulled players for chats for seemingly nothing and then didn’t
when there were more handbags. He also had no intention of
speeding up the goalkeeper at goal kicks.
As I say, there were no decisions that were close to being
awful, I just didn’t really know what was coming next. In one
word, it was unconvincing from Richie - and i’d need to see an
improved performance before I can really believe he belongs with
regular EFL appointments.
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Re: EFL Trophy (Vertu Trophy) – 20205/2026
By: Ryanellis Date: December 10, 2025, 2:01 am
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[quote author=elbee94 link=topic=7053.msg98499#msg98499
date=1765322811]
Colchester United FC (First Team) v West Ham United (Reserve
Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Watkins, Richie
Assistant Referee: Williams, Scott
Assistant Referee: O'Meara, Colman
Fourth Official: Block, Jonathon
This is the first time i’ve seen Richie since Jan 2024, at
Swindon in one of his first EFL games. I went back and read my
notes from that game and I almost could copy and paste my
thoughts from that day - unfortunately for Richie, that’s not a
very good thing.
It certainly wasn’t a disaster - he got the big call at the end
spot on with the penalty and that was the only major decision he
had to make. Other than 1 decision that looked onside that was
flagged, his assistants all did well too.
However, as for Richie, it was all very inconsistent. The
majority of the game was played whistle-free but then in some
parts, it became more stop-start. The yellow cards were mostly
for dissent, which he was very hot on, but then some fouls which
seemed worthy of a yellow card weren’t given. At times, he
pulled players for chats for seemingly nothing and then didn’t
when there were more handbags. He also had no intention of
speeding up the goalkeeper at goal kicks.
As I say, there were no decisions that were close to being
awful, I just didn’t really know what was coming next. In one
word, it was unconvincing from Richie - and i’d need to see an
improved performance before I can really believe he belongs with
regular EFL appointments.
[/quote]
A very similar experience to when I saw him last week (I forgot
to write a report about it). “I just didn’t really know what was
coming next” is exactly how I would sum up his performance in
Crewe v Stockport.
#Post#: 98504--------------------------------------------------
Re: EFL Trophy (Vertu Trophy) – 20205/2026
By: elbee94 Date: December 10, 2025, 5:34 am
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[quote author=Ryanellis link=topic=7053.msg98502#msg98502
date=1765353699]
[quote author=elbee94 link=topic=7053.msg98499#msg98499
date=1765322811]
Colchester United FC (First Team) v West Ham United (Reserve
Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Watkins, Richie
Assistant Referee: Williams, Scott
Assistant Referee: O'Meara, Colman
Fourth Official: Block, Jonathon
This is the first time i’ve seen Richie since Jan 2024, at
Swindon in one of his first EFL games. I went back and read my
notes from that game and I almost could copy and paste my
thoughts from that day - unfortunately for Richie, that’s not a
very good thing.
It certainly wasn’t a disaster - he got the big call at the end
spot on with the penalty and that was the only major decision he
had to make. Other than 1 decision that looked onside that was
flagged, his assistants all did well too.
However, as for Richie, it was all very inconsistent. The
majority of the game was played whistle-free but then in some
parts, it became more stop-start. The yellow cards were mostly
for dissent, which he was very hot on, but then some fouls which
seemed worthy of a yellow card weren’t given. At times, he
pulled players for chats for seemingly nothing and then didn’t
when there were more handbags. He also had no intention of
speeding up the goalkeeper at goal kicks.
As I say, there were no decisions that were close to being
awful, I just didn’t really know what was coming next. In one
word, it was unconvincing from Richie - and i’d need to see an
improved performance before I can really believe he belongs with
regular EFL appointments.
[/quote]
A very similar experience to when I saw him last week (I forgot
to write a report about it). “I just didn’t really know what was
coming next” is exactly how I would sum up his performance in
Crewe v Stockport.
[/quote]
Interesting to read, thanks Ryan. The fact that my two viewings
were nearly 2 years apart, but showed the same flaws, my current
assessment is that Richie is one of the weaker officials on a
large group of national list referees.
#Post#: 98520--------------------------------------------------
Re: EFL Trophy (Vertu Trophy) – 20205/2026
By: olliebcafc Date: December 10, 2025, 9:06 am
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That’s a shame to read as he was really good in our game with
Tranmere a couple of years ago, was one of his very first EFL
games. There were no big calls but I remember being very
impressed
#Post#: 99620--------------------------------------------------
Re: EFL Trophy (Vertu Trophy) – 20205/2026
By: aaa Date: January 5, 2026, 10:09 am
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Round of 16 - All live on SkySports+
Northern Section
Tue 13th Jan 2026
Bolton Wanderers FC (First Team) v Port Vale FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: O'Connor, Jamie
Assistant Referee: Parry, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Guest, Danny
Fourth Official: Hughes, Kenwyn
Doncaster Rovers FC (First Team) v Fleetwood Town FC (First
Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Eley, Richard
Assistant Referee: Bickle, Oliver
Assistant Referee: Nolan, Oliver
Fourth Official: Forder-Hay, Jack
Huddersfield Town FC (First Team) v Rotherham United FC (First
Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Parkinson, Stephen
Assistant Referee: Newhouse, Paul
Assistant Referee: Raper, Lewis
Fourth Official: Moss, Matthew
Stockport County FC (First Team) v Harrogate Town FC (First
Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Oldham, James
Assistant Referee: Cunliffe, Mark
Assistant Referee: Ryder, Mark
Fourth Official: [s]Durnall, Steve[/s] Archibald, Matt
Southern Section
Mon 12th Jan 2026
AFC Wimbledon (First Team) v West Ham United (Reserve Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Dowle, Kirsty
Assistant Referee: Howick, Kevin
Assistant Referee: Mathieson, Alex
Fourth Official: Hickman, Andrew
Tue 13th Jan 2026
Bristol Rovers (First Team) v Plymouth Argyle FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: [s]Chilowicz, Alex[/s] Humphries, Andrew
Assistant Referee: O'Shea, Declan
Assistant Referee: Harty, Thomas
Fourth Official: Larkin, Joseph
Luton Town (First Team) v Swindon Town FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Wright, Peter
Assistant Referee: Finch, Stephen
Assistant Referee: Whitaker, Ryan
Fourth Official: Hutton, David
Wed 14th Jan 2026
Northampton Town FC (First Team) v Walsall FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Byrne, Abigail
Assistant Referee: [s]Fudge, Samuel[/s] Taylor, Grant
Assistant Referee: O'Meara, Colman
Fourth Official: Chard, Michael
#Post#: 99980--------------------------------------------------
Re: EFL Trophy (Vertu Trophy) – 20205/2026
By: Bogart Date: January 12, 2026, 9:12 am
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Let's hope Byrne has a better evening at Northampton than her
last episode.
#Post#: 101015--------------------------------------------------
Re: EFL Trophy (Vertu Trophy) – 20205/2026
By: aaa Date: February 2, 2026, 10:15 am
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Quarter Finals - All live on SkySports+
Tue 10th Feb 2026
AFC Wimbledon (First Team) v Northampton Town FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Howard, Paul
Assistant Referee: Bartlett, Conall
Assistant Referee: Cresswell, Alan
Fourth Official: Parkinson, Stephen
Huddersfield Town FC (First Team) v Doncaster Rovers FC (First
Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Reeves, Tom
Assistant Referee: Cavanagh, William
Assistant Referee: Sowerby, Matthew
Fourth Official: Bannister, Aaron
Port Vale FC (First Team) v Stockport County FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Wright, Peter
Assistant Referee: Durnall, Steve
Assistant Referee: McKittrick, Harley
Fourth Official: Eley, Richard
Tue 24th Feb 2026
Luton Town (First Team) v Plymouth Argyle FC (First Team)
EFL Trophy
Referee: Speedie, Benjamin
Assistant Referee: Wilson, Marc
Assistant Referee: Wesson, Sam
Fourth Official: Byrne, Abigail
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