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Sat 17th – Thu 22nd JAN 2026
By: aaa Date: January 12, 2026, 10:09 am
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Sat 17th Jan 2026
AFC Wimbledon (First Team) v Doncaster Rovers FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Durkin, James
Assistant Referee: Smith, Rob
Assistant Referee: Block, Jonathon
Fourth Official: Dale, Alan
Barnsley FC (First Team) v Blackpool FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Humphries, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Cooke, Thomas
Assistant Referee: Jarvis, Danny
Fourth Official: Miller, Andrew
Bradford City FC (First Team) v Cardiff City FC (First Team)
Live on SkySports+
Football League 1
Referee: Rock, David
Assistant Referee: Woodward, Daniel
Assistant Referee: Fyvie, Graeme
Fourth Official: Jackson, Scott
Burton Albion FC (First Team) v Huddersfield Town FC (First
Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Mather, Simon
Assistant Referee: Smith, Daniel
Assistant Referee: McKittrick, Harley
Fourth Official: Davis, William
Exeter City FC (First Team) v Stevenage FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Woods, Martin
Assistant Referee: Flynn, Daniel
Assistant Referee: Nicholson, David
Fourth Official: Smith, Niall
Leyton Orient FC (First Team) v Reading FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Bell, Elliot
Assistant Referee: Cresswell, Alan
Assistant Referee: Tranter, Adrian
Fourth Official: Young, Alan
Luton Town (First Team) v Lincoln City FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Oldham, Scott
Assistant Referee: Bartlett, Conall
Assistant Referee: Hetherington, Harley
Fourth Official: Ajibola, Aji
Mansfield Town F.C. (First Team) v Port Vale FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Byrne, Abigail
Assistant Referee: Robinson, Daniel
Assistant Referee: Dutton, Drew
Fourth Official: Cartmel, Wayne
Northampton Town FC (First Team) v Wycombe Wanderers FC (First
Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Swabey, Lee
Assistant Referee: Clayton, Samuel
Assistant Referee: Larkin, Joseph
Fourth Official: Searle, Isaac
Peterborough United FC (First Team) v Plymouth Argyle FC (First
Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Atkinson, Ben
Assistant Referee: Webb, Michael
Assistant Referee: Howick, Kevin
Fourth Official: Blair, Harrison
Stockport County FC (First Team) v Rotherham United FC (First
Team)
Football League 1
Referee: [s]Duckworth, Edward[/s] Bannister, Aaron
Assistant Referee: Amphlett, Marvyn
Assistant Referee: Simpson, Joe
Fourth Official: [s]Bannister, Aaron[/s] Watson, Dean
Wigan Athletic FC (First Team) v Bolton Wanderers FC (First
Team) Live on SkySports+
Football League 1
Referee: Martin, Stephen
Assistant Referee: Karaivanov, Hristo
Assistant Referee: Williams, Darren
Fourth Official: Massey-Ellis, Robert
Accrington Stanley FC (First Team) v Milton Keynes Dons FC
(First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Martin, Ross
Assistant Referee: Hughes, Kenwyn
Assistant Referee: Nield, Jack
Fourth Official: Buckley, Karl
Bristol Rovers (First Team) v Colchester United FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Toner, Ben
Assistant Referee: Cooper, Ian
Assistant Referee: Smith, Matthew
Fourth Official: Dowle, Kirsty
Chesterfield FC (First Team) v Bromley FC (First Team)
Live on SkySports+
Football League 2
Referee: Chilowicz, Alex
Assistant Referee: Ellis, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Harty, Thomas
Fourth Official: Marsden, Paul
Crawley Town (First Team) v Notts County F.C. (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Russell, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Chard, Michael
Assistant Referee: Bandara, Damith
Fourth Official: Bennett, Andy
Crewe Alexandra FC (First Team) v Barrow AFC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Stockbridge, Sebastian
Assistant Referee: Allen, Ashley
Assistant Referee: Felton, Niall
Fourth Official: Pratt, Neil
Fleetwood Town FC (First Team) v Cambridge United FC (First
Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Hicks, Craig
Assistant Referee: Sowerby, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Cunliffe, Mark
Fourth Official: Mulraine, Kevin
Gillingham FC (First Team) v Newport County AFC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Brook, Carl
Assistant Referee: Williams, Scott
Assistant Referee: Bradley, Alex
Fourth Official: McDonald, Benjamin
Grimsby Town FC (First Team) v Barnet FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: O'Connor, Jamie
Assistant Referee: Guest, Danny
Assistant Referee: Hall, Bradley
Fourth Official: Moore, Anthony
Oldham Athletic FC (First Team) v Cheltenham Town (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Hair, Neil
Assistant Referee: Forder-Hay, Jack
Assistant Referee: Wigglesworth, Richard
Fourth Official: Ryder, Mark
Shrewsbury Town FC (First Team) v Harrogate Town FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Wright, Peter
Assistant Referee: O'Shea, Declan
Assistant Referee: Clench, Jack
Fourth Official: Warren, George
Swindon Town FC (First Team) v Salford City FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Breakspear, Charles
Assistant Referee: Wilson, Marc
Assistant Referee: Taylor, Grant
Fourth Official: Read, Greg
Tranmere Rovers FC (First Team) v Walsall FC (First Team)
Live on SkySports+
Football League 2
Referee: Drysdale, Darren
Assistant Referee: Wilding, Darren
Assistant Referee: Bickle, Oliver
Fourth Official: Kennard-Kettle, Zac
Brackley Town FC (First Team) v Yeovil Town FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Laflin, George
Assistant Referee: Aylott, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Joyce, Matthew
Fourth Official: Bloxham, Jack
Braintree Town FC (First Team) v Boreham Wood (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Bourne, Declan
Assistant Referee: Hurst, James
Assistant Referee: Voloshchuk, Anastasiya
Fourth Official: Willmore, Jack
Eastleigh FC (First Team) v Aldershot Town (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Rollason, Greg
Assistant Referee: Hooper, James
Assistant Referee: Hickman, Andrew
Fourth Official: Fidler, Ciaran
Gateshead FC (First Team) v Rochdale AFC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Joyce, Ross
Assistant Referee: Hallam, Aaron
Assistant Referee: Gray, Wayne
Fourth Official: Grunnill, Wayne
FC Halifax Town (First Team) v Boston United FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Hurn, Kavan Level 2 Referee
Assistant Referee: Daniels, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Waters, Jamie
Fourth Official: Noonan, Oliver
Hartlepool United FC (First Team) v Altrincham FC (First Team)
Live on DAZN
National League - Premier
Referee: Jackson, Aaron
Assistant Referee: Wade, Stephen
Assistant Referee: Ledgeway, Conor
Fourth Official: Holmes, Richard
Morecambe FC (First Team) v Scunthorpe United FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Wager, Harry
Assistant Referee: Archibald, Matt
Assistant Referee: Vaughan, William
Fourth Official: Scaife, Brandon
Solihull Moors FC (First Team) v Carlisle United (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Copeland, Steven
Assistant Referee: Morris, Kevin
Assistant Referee: Husband, Christopher
Fourth Official: [s]Porter, Jason[/s] Stankovic, Ivan
Sutton United FC (First Team) v Forest Green Rovers (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Walchester, Callum
Assistant Referee: Mathieson, Alex
Assistant Referee: Treleaven, Dean
Fourth Official: Breen, Tommy
Truro City FC (First Team) v Tamworth FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Swallow, Elliott
Assistant Referee: Kane, Stuart
Assistant Referee: Walker, Bailey
Fourth Official: Amey, Justin
Wealdstone FC (First Team) v Woking FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Farmer, Aaron
Assistant Referee: Myatt, Christopher
Assistant Referee: Conn, Aaron
Fourth Official: Dann-Pye, Joseph
YORK CITY (First Team) v Southend United FC (First Team)
Live on DAZN
National League - Premier
Referee: Mackey, Oliver
Assistant Referee: Walker, Timothy
Assistant Referee: Holmes, David
Fourth Official: Simpson, Scott
#Post#: 99986--------------------------------------------------
Re: Sat 17th – Thu 22nd JAN 2026
By: aaa Date: January 12, 2026, 10:09 am
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Tue 20th Jan 2026
Stevenage FC (First Team) v Bolton Wanderers FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Parkinson, Stephen
Assistant Referee: Butler, Stuart
Assistant Referee: Amey, Justin
Fourth Official: Howard, Paul
Thu 22nd Jan 2026
Lincoln City FC (First Team) v Burton Albion FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Corlett, Matt
Assistant Referee: Grunnill, Wayne
Assistant Referee: Newhouse, Paul
Fourth Official: [s]Parsons, Thomas[/s] Smith, Niall
All live on DAZN
Tue 20th Jan 2026
Boreham Wood (First Team) v Scunthorpe United FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Massey-Ellis, Robert
Assistant Referee: D'Urso, Daniel
Assistant Referee: Chalkley, Scott
Fourth Official: Baines, Daniel
Hartlepool United FC (First Team) v Gateshead FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Westgate, James
Assistant Referee: Holmes, David
Assistant Referee: Soneye, Adewunmi
Fourth Official: Dutton, Drew
Southend United FC (First Team) v Eastleigh FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Mulhall, Sam
Assistant Referee: Bonneywell, Daniel
Assistant Referee: Head, Ryan
Fourth Official: Tranter, Adrian
[s]Sutton United FC (First Team) v Woking FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Young, Alan
Assistant Referee: Cook, Daniel
Assistant Referee: Hickman, Andrew
Fourth Official: Bandara, Damith[/s]
Truro City FC (First Team) v Brackley Town FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Sandoe, Lewis
Assistant Referee: [s]Stankovic, Ivan[/s] Husband, Christopher
Assistant Referee: Ricketts, Adam
Fourth Official: Staten, Thomas
[s]Yeovil Town FC (First Team) v Aldershot Town (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Watkins, Richie
Assistant Referee: McILravey, Ryan
Assistant Referee: Wilson, Adam
Fourth Official: Clench, Jack[/s]
Wed 21st Jan 2026
Carlisle United (First Team) v YORK CITY (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Jackson, Scott
Assistant Referee: Burrows, Michael
Assistant Referee: Eaton, George
Fourth Official: Hurn, Kavan
Forest Green Rovers (First Team) v Altrincham FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Scholes, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Walker, Bailey
Assistant Referee: Pilling, David
Fourth Official: Woolmer, Joe
FC Halifax Town (First Team) v Morecambe FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Rhodes, Garreth
Assistant Referee: Gray, Wayne
Assistant Referee: Wood, Curtis
Fourth Official: Gray, Alex
Solihull Moors FC (First Team) v Rochdale AFC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Dale, Alan
Assistant Referee: Plane, Steven
Assistant Referee: Kornasiewicz, Grzegorz
Fourth Official: Viera, Jacob
[s]Wealdstone FC (First Team) v Tamworth FC (First Team) [/s]
Postponed
[s]National League - Premier
Referee: Searle, Isaac
Assistant Referee: Evans, Robert
Assistant Referee: Sear, Karl
Fourth Official: Ellsmore, Tom [/s]
#Post#: 99991--------------------------------------------------
Re: Sat 17th – Thu 22nd JAN 2026
By: TheThingFromLewes Date: January 12, 2026, 10:30 am
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Decent derby game for Macho Man in League 1…
Kavan Hurn with another attempt at getting a game on for his NL
debut.
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Re: Sat 17th – Thu 22nd JAN 2026
By: olliebcafc Date: January 12, 2026, 11:37 am
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Surprised with David Rock, only had him last month. Thought he
was okay. His first ever trip to Valley Parade I believe and a
massive game for both clubs
Stephen Parkinson might be one to watch. Fourth to Lewis Smith
at Cov on Saturday and a good game at Stevenage for him in the
week
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Re: Sat 17th – Thu 22nd JAN 2026
By: elbee94 Date: January 12, 2026, 12:11 pm
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Good set of fixtures this week, with David Rock, Scott Oldham,
Alex Chilowicz and Charles Breakspear all getting good ties. Big
one for Scott Jackson in midweek too.
Ben Toner for the U’s, his first game for us in a couple of
years and as i’ll be attending, my first sighting of him since
2019 (he gave a howler of a penalty that day for a Cheltenham
dive, so I wouldn’t be unhappy if it evens up!)
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Re: Sat 17th – Thu 22nd JAN 2026
By: Acme Thunderer Date: January 13, 2026, 2:49 am
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[quote author=olliebcafc link=topic=7610.msg100000#msg100000
date=1768239438]
Surprised with David Rock, only had him last month. Thought he
was okay. His first ever trip to Valley Parade I believe and a
massive game for both clubs
Stephen Parkinson might be one to watch. Fourth to Lewis Smith
at Cov on Saturday and a good game at Stevenage for him in the
week
[/quote]
I'm sure Stephen must have improved since the time he came to
Crewe Alex in one of his first games on the EFL, or at least I
hope he's improved.
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Re: Sat 17th – Thu 22nd JAN 2026
By: Acme Thunderer Date: January 13, 2026, 2:53 am
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Not sure whether Seb Stockbridge has been back to Crewe Alex
since the key game v Wrexham a couple of years ago, but anyway,
I'm hoping to see a good performance from him (and a different
result) on Saturday.
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Re: Sat 17th – Thu 22nd JAN 2026
By: Ryanellis Date: January 13, 2026, 8:00 am
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[quote author=Acme Thunderer link=topic=7610.msg100023#msg100023
date=1768294427]
Not sure whether Seb Stockbridge has been back to Crewe Alex
since the key game v Wrexham a couple of years ago, but anyway,
I'm hoping to see a good performance from him (and a different
result) on Saturday.
[/quote]
We saw him on 16th August 2025, at home to Crawley. A below par
performance that day
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Re: Sat 17th – Thu 22nd JAN 2026
By: Boz Date: January 13, 2026, 4:48 pm
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Darren Drysdale in the middle for my first Tranmere game of
2026. Don't think he's been in the middle at Prenton Park for a
while. The last match I recall was vMilton Keynes, where he was
generally reasonable, until an incident near the end where one
of the visiting bench threw water at the home fans after a late
winner. No action either at the time or subsequently/
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Re: Sat 17th – Thu 22nd JAN 2026
By: Acme Thunderer Date: January 17, 2026, 2:14 pm
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Crewe Alexandra FC (First Team) v Barrow AFC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Stockbridge, Sebastian
Assistant Referee: Allen, Ashley
Assistant Referee: Felton, Niall
Fourth Official: Pratt, Neil
A very mixed bag from Seb this afternoon. Two early fouls from
Barrow players saw no yellow cards produced but a similar
challenge from a Crewe player did see yellow, mainly (in my
view) because Seb failed to allow a fairly obvious advantage to
Barrow as they moved the ball out of defence. So, in my view, a
cop-out for not playing the advantage and it left the Crewe
player with most of the game trying to avoid a second yellow.
Seb seemed to settle down after this shaky start but I noted two
incidents in the second half which had me baffled, one where he
allowed play to recommence early when he had clearly indicated
'wait for my whistle' at a free kick, and then towards the end,
he appeared to bring out a yellow card for a Crewe player
(correctly), but then hurriedly put it away as Barrow decided to
get on with the game which they were chasing at that point. I'm
not sure where that leaves the Crewe player and whether he was
carded or not. All-in-all, a good result for the Alex but not so
good from Seb.
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