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Fri 19th – Sun 21st DEC 2025
By: aaa Date: December 15, 2025, 10:12 am
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Fri 19th Dec 2025
Northampton Town FC (First Team) v AFC Wimbledon (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Brook, Carl
Assistant Referee: Wilks, Jonathon
Assistant Referee: Barlow, Ciaran
Fourth Official: Sandoe, Lewis
Sat 20th Dec 2025
Doncaster Rovers FC (First Team) v Plymouth Argyle FC (First
Team)
Football League 1
Referee: [s]Reeves, Tom[/s] Joyce, Ross
Assistant Referee: Grunnill, Wayne
Assistant Referee: Wade, Stephen
Fourth Official: [s]Joyce, Ross[/s] Mcquillan, Matthew
Exeter City FC (First Team) v Barnsley FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Atkinson, Ben
Assistant Referee: Ricketts, Adam
Assistant Referee: Robinson, Daniel
Fourth Official: Mulhall, Sam
Leyton Orient FC (First Team) v Bradford City FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Finnie, Will
Assistant Referee: Bradley, Alex
Assistant Referee: D'Urso, Daniel
Fourth Official: Swabey, Lee
Lincoln City FC (First Team) v Cardiff City FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Eley, Richard
Assistant Referee: Wesson, Sam
Assistant Referee: Clayton, Samuel
Fourth Official: Kennard-Kettle, Zac
Mansfield Town F.C. (First Team) v Stockport County FC (First
Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Young, Alan
Assistant Referee: Wilding, Darren
Assistant Referee: Harty, Thomas
Fourth Official: Thomas, Gareth
Port Vale FC (First Team) v Peterborough United FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Dowle, Kirsty
Assistant Referee: Ryder, Mark
Assistant Referee: Hallam, Aaron
Fourth Official: Brown, Declan
Rotherham United FC (First Team) v Huddersfield Town FC (First
Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Russell, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Allen, Ashley
Assistant Referee: Bickle, Oliver
Fourth Official: [s]Baines, Dale[/s] Rhodes, Garreth
Stevenage FC (First Team) v Burton Albion FC (First Team)
Live on SkySports+
Football League 1
Referee: Oldham, Scott
Assistant Referee: Lowe, Peter
Assistant Referee: Hetherington, Harley
Fourth Official: Laflin, George
Wigan Athletic FC (First Team) v Blackpool FC (First Team)
Live on SkySports+
Football League 1
Referee: Busby, John
Assistant Referee: Dwyer, Mark
Assistant Referee: Lewis, Sam
Fourth Official: Jackson, Scott
Wycombe Wanderers FC (First Team) v Bolton Wanderers FC (First
Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Hicks, Craig
Assistant Referee: Bennett, Andy
Assistant Referee: Middleton, David
Fourth Official: Jackson, Aaron
Fri 19th Dec 2025
Barrow AFC (First Team) v Cheltenham Town (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Parsons, Thomas
Assistant Referee: Gray, Alex
Assistant Referee: Parry, Matthew
Fourth Official: Fyvie, Graeme
Cambridge United FC (First Team) v Accrington Stanley FC (First
Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Watkins, Richie
Assistant Referee: Mathieson, Alex
Assistant Referee: McKittrick, Harley
Fourth Official: Larkin, Joseph
Crewe Alexandra FC (First Team) v Bristol Rovers (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Barlow, Michael
Assistant Referee: Moore, Anthony
Assistant Referee: [s]Jarvis, Danny[/s] [s]Robinson, Simon[/s]
Jones, Matthew
Fourth Official: Moss, Matthew
Sat 20th Dec 2025
Barnet FC (First Team) v Salford City FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Farmer, Aaron
Assistant Referee: Whitaker, Ryan
Assistant Referee: Block, Jonathon
Fourth Official: Murphy, Ross
Bromley FC (First Team) v Grimsby Town FC (First Team) Live
on SkySports+
Football League 2
Referee: Durkin, James
Assistant Referee: Smith, Rob
Assistant Referee: Crowhurst, Leigh
Fourth Official: Martin, Ross
Colchester United FC (First Team) v Newport County AFC (First
Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Wager, Harry
Assistant Referee: Read, Greg
Assistant Referee: Wilson, Marc
Fourth Official: Norton, Matthew
Fleetwood Town FC (First Team) v Gillingham FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Parkinson, Stephen
Assistant Referee: Archibald, Matt
Assistant Referee: Simpson, Joe
Fourth Official: Newhouse, Paul
Harrogate Town FC (First Team) v Milton Keynes Dons FC (First
Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Bourne, Declan
Assistant Referee: Woodward, Daniel
Assistant Referee: Raper, Lewis
Fourth Official: Guest, Danny
Notts County F.C. (First Team) v Walsall FC (First Team)
Live on SkySports+
Football League 2
Referee: Copeland, Steven
Assistant Referee: Da Costa, Anthony
Assistant Referee: Felton, Niall
Fourth Official: Massey-Ellis, Robert
Oldham Athletic FC (First Team) v Tranmere Rovers FC (First
Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Coy, Martin
Assistant Referee: Sowerby, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Mulraine, Kevin
Fourth Official: Wilson, Thomas
Shrewsbury Town FC (First Team) v Chesterfield FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Howard, Paul
Assistant Referee: Tewson, James
Assistant Referee: Buckley, Karl
Fourth Official: [s]Staten, Thomas[/s] Aspinall, Richard
Swindon Town FC (First Team) v Crawley Town (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Doughty, Leigh
Assistant Referee: Bickerdike, Johnathon
Assistant Referee: McGrath, Matthew
Fourth Official: Fisk, Callum
All live on DAZN
Fri 19th Dec 2025
Altrincham FC (First Team) v Rochdale AFC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Wright, Peter
Assistant Referee: Daniels, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Eaton, George
Fourth Official: Noonan, Oliver
Sat 20th Dec 2025
Boston United FC (First Team) v Aldershot Town (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Bancroft, James
Assistant Referee: Walker, Timothy
Assistant Referee: Sarao, Amarjit
Fourth Official: Hathway, Chay
Tamworth FC (First Team) v Southend United FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Blair, Harrison
Assistant Referee: Murray, William
Assistant Referee: [s]Donaghey, Karl[/s] O'Shea, Declan
Fourth Official: Cunningham, Zachary
Woking FC (First Team) v Scunthorpe United FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Bannister, Aaron
Assistant Referee: Farrell, Conor
Assistant Referee: Treleaven, Dean
Fourth Official: Breen, Tommy
Yeovil Town FC (First Team) v Forest Green Rovers (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Dale, Alan
Assistant Referee: Morris, Kevin
Assistant Referee: Walker, Bailey
Fourth Official: Read, Samuel
YORK CITY (First Team) v Truro City FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Miller, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Parker, Martin
Assistant Referee: Rushworth, Stephen
Fourth Official: King, Charles
Sun 21st Dec 2025
Boreham Wood (First Team) v Carlisle United (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Searle, Isaac
Assistant Referee: Hickman, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Wright, Joe
Fourth Official: Hughes, Steven
Brackley Town FC (First Team) v Morecambe FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: [s]Oldham, James[/s] Baines, Dale
Assistant Referee: Evans, Robert
Assistant Referee: Stankovic, Ivan
Fourth Official: Crossley, Jordan
Braintree Town FC (First Team) v Hartlepool United FC (First
Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: [s]Heaslip, Emily[/s] Mackey, Oliver
Assistant Referee: Hurst, James
Assistant Referee: Myatt, Christopher
Fourth Official: Butler, Stuart
Gateshead FC (First Team) v Eastleigh FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Marsden, Paul
Assistant Referee: Vaughan, William
Assistant Referee: Holmes, David
Fourth Official: Fyvie, Graeme
FC Halifax Town (First Team) v Wealdstone FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Westgate, James
Assistant Referee: Moss, Matthew
Assistant Referee: [s]Husband, Christopher[/s] Hall, Bradley
Fourth Official: Bell, Mark
Solihull Moors FC (First Team) v Sutton United FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Swallow, Elliott
Assistant Referee: Duffy, John
Assistant Referee: Rolfe, Alex
Fourth Official: [s]Williams, Ollie[/s] Amphlett, Marvyn
#Post#: 98700--------------------------------------------------
Re: Fri 19th – Sun 21st DEC 2025
By: Acme Thunderer Date: December 15, 2025, 11:05 am
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Good game for the returning Will Finnie at Leyton Orient, but a
bit surprised to see Richard Eley in charge of Lincoln v Cardiff
towards the top of L1.
#Post#: 98704--------------------------------------------------
Re: Fri 19th – Sun 21st DEC 2025
By: elbee94 Date: December 15, 2025, 1:32 pm
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Fantastic appointment for Steven Copeland for 1st vs 2nd at
Meadow Lane. As AT notes, a great game for Richard Eley too, who
I have been pretty critical of in the past.
Harry Wager comes to the Jobserve, a name i’ve not heard of, let
alone seen. Checking Soccerbase, he’s only had around 10
national league games in the last year and now gets his EFL
debut, so an official on the rise.
#Post#: 98709--------------------------------------------------
Re: Fri 19th – Sun 21st DEC 2025
By: Ryanellis Date: December 15, 2025, 3:33 pm
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Michael Barlow for Crewe. It will be his second visit to Crewe,
after coming in September for the vertu trophy against
Chesterfield - a 7-1 win for us. More of the same please!!
And it will be a completely different atmosphere as well. From
around 1000 in the vertu trophy to potentially over 8000 on
Friday night. Crewe have reduced their ticket prices and are
hoping to fill the stadium.
#Post#: 98737--------------------------------------------------
Re: Fri 19th – Sun 21st DEC 2025
By: SuffolkRef Date: December 16, 2025, 10:59 am
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[quote author=Ryanellis link=topic=7500.msg98709#msg98709
date=1765834380]
Michael Barlow for Crewe. It will be his second visit to Crewe,
after coming in September for the vertu trophy against
Chesterfield - a 7-1 win for us. More of the same please!!
And it will be a completely different atmosphere as well. From
around 1000 in the vertu trophy to potentially over 8000 on
Friday night. Crewe have reduced their ticket prices and are
hoping to fill the stadium.
[/quote]
Michael Barlow and Matthew Moss will have the “honour” of
officiating the first match of the new Bristol Rovers management
team, Steve Evans and Paul Raynor.
#Post#: 98739--------------------------------------------------
Re: Fri 19th – Sun 21st DEC 2025
By: Leggy Date: December 16, 2025, 11:42 am
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[quote author=elbee94 link=topic=7500.msg98704#msg98704
date=1765827123]
Fantastic appointment for Steven Copeland for 1st vs 2nd at
Meadow Lane. As AT notes, a great game for Richard Eley too, who
I have been pretty critical of in the past.
Harry Wager comes to the Jobserve, a name i’ve not heard of, let
alone seen. Checking Soccerbase, he’s only had around 10
national league games in the last year and now gets his EFL
debut, so an official on the rise.
[/quote]
Unless the surname is a coincidence, Harry Wager's father was an
Isthmian League official of many years standing.
#Post#: 98740--------------------------------------------------
Re: Fri 19th – Sun 21st DEC 2025
By: Mackem ref Date: December 16, 2025, 11:50 am
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Really pleased to see Declan Bourne’s name among the
appointments. The images when he went off earlier in the season
certainly appeared like a significant knee injury so pleased
that isn’t the case!
Good debut for Wager - I’ve read a few decent comments about him
on here.
Mid season promotions won’t be long in being decided. I wonder
if some NL trial games may occur over the Christmas period?
#Post#: 98743--------------------------------------------------
Re: Fri 19th – Sun 21st DEC 2025
By: ECity77 Date: December 16, 2025, 12:33 pm
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See Steve Evans is the new Bristol Rovers head coach. I am sure
EFL officials feel Christmas has come early. 😂
#Post#: 98750--------------------------------------------------
Re: Fri 19th – Sun 21st DEC 2025
By: nemesis Date: December 16, 2025, 3:14 pm
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[quote author=ECity77 link=topic=7500.msg98743#msg98743
date=1765910035]
See Steve Evans is the new Bristol Rovers head coach. I am sure
EFL officials feel Christmas has come early. 😂
[/quote]
They have the authority and tools to deal with the obnoxious
behaviour of Evans and Raynor. The fact that they, mostly,
choose not to, means they only have themselves to blame.
#Post#: 98754--------------------------------------------------
Re: Fri 19th – Sun 21st DEC 2025
By: Acme Thunderer Date: December 17, 2025, 2:50 am
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[quote author=ECity77 link=topic=7500.msg98743#msg98743
date=1765910035]
See Steve Evans is the new Bristol Rovers head coach. I am sure
EFL officials feel Christmas has come early. 😂
[/quote]
I'm sure he will be given an appropriate welcome at Crewe Alex
on Friday night. Hopefully not a case of 'new manager' syndrome.
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