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       Sat 7th – Wed 11th FEB 2026
       By: aaa Date: February 2, 2026, 10:12 am
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       Sat 7th Feb 2026
       AFC Wimbledon (First Team) v Reading FC (First Team)
       Football League 1
       Referee: Baines, Dale
       Assistant Referee: [s]Wilson, Marc[/s] Lugg, Nigel
       Assistant Referee: Butler, Stuart
       Fourth Official: Blair, Harrison
       Bolton Wanderers FC (First Team) v Barnsley FC (First Team)
       Football League 1
       Referee: Oldham, Scott
       Assistant Referee: Nolan, Oliver
       Assistant Referee: Stonier, Paul
       Fourth Official: Brown, Declan
       Huddersfield Town FC (First Team) v Blackpool FC (First Team)
       Football League 1
       Referee: Joyce, Ross
       Assistant Referee: Hall, Bradley
       Assistant Referee: Bickle, Oliver
       Fourth Official: Jackson, Aaron
       Luton Town (First Team) v Bradford City FC (First Team)     Live
       on SkySports+
       Football League 1
       Referee: Eley, Richard
       Assistant Referee: McKittrick, Harley
       Assistant Referee: Taylor, Grant
       Fourth Official: Walchester, Callum
       Mansfield Town F.C. (First Team) v Exeter City FC (First Team)
       Football League 1
       Referee: Mather, Simon
       Assistant Referee: Sowerby, Matthew
       Assistant Referee: Cavanagh, William
       Fourth Official: Wright, Peter
       Northampton Town FC (First Team) v Stevenage FC (First Team)
       Football League 1
       Referee: Yates, Ollie
       Assistant Referee: Smith, Rob
       Assistant Referee: Jones, Matthew
       Fourth Official: Mulhall, Sam
       Peterborough United FC (First Team) v Wigan Athletic FC (First
       Team)
       Football League 1
       Referee: Parkinson, Stephen
       Assistant Referee: Block, Jonathon
       Assistant Referee: [s]Cresswell, Alan[/s] Myatt, Christopher
       Fourth Official: Dale, Alan
       Plymouth Argyle FC (First Team) v Lincoln City FC (First Team)
       Football League 1
       Referee: Martin, Stephen
       Assistant Referee: Singh Gill, Bhupinder
       Assistant Referee: Venamore, Lee
       Fourth Official: Durkin, James
       Port Vale FC (First Team) v Burton Albion FC (First Team)
       Live on SkySports+
       Football League 1
       Referee: Finnie, Will
       Assistant Referee: Clayton, Samuel
       Assistant Referee: Hallam, Aaron
       Fourth Official: Jackson, Scott
       Rotherham United FC (First Team) v Cardiff City FC (First Team)
       Football League 1
       Referee: Stockbridge, Sebastian
       Assistant Referee: Wade, Stephen
       Assistant Referee: Ford, Declan
       Fourth Official: Burgin, Melissa
       Stockport County FC (First Team) v Leyton Orient FC (First Team)
       Football League 1
       Referee: Humphries, Andrew
       Assistant Referee: Chalkley, Scott
       Assistant Referee: Larkin, Joseph
       Fourth Official: Drysdale, Darren
       Wycombe Wanderers FC (First Team) v Doncaster Rovers FC (First
       Team)
       Football League 1
       Referee: Dowle, Kirsty
       Assistant Referee: O'Shea, Declan
       Assistant Referee: Aylott, Andrew
       Fourth Official: Martin, Ross
       Bristol Rovers (First Team) v Chesterfield FC (First Team)
       Football League 2
       Referee: Russell, Matthew
       Assistant Referee: Rothwell, Sean
       Assistant Referee: Durnall, Steve
       Fourth Official: Middleton, David
       Cheltenham Town (First Team) v Milton Keynes Dons FC (First
       Team)
       Football League 2
       Referee: Brook, Carl
       Assistant Referee: Flynn, Daniel
       Assistant Referee: Amphlett, Marvyn
       Fourth Official: Robinson, Daniel
       Colchester United FC (First Team) v Shrewsbury Town FC (First
       Team)
       Football League 2
       Referee: Oldham, James
       Assistant Referee: [s]Chard, Michael[/s] Farrell, Conor
       Assistant Referee: [s]Farrell, Conor[/s] Bandara, Damith
       Fourth Official: Whitaker, Ryan
       Crawley Town (First Team) v Crewe Alexandra FC (First Team)
       Live on SkySports+
       Football League 2
       Referee: Speedie, Benjamin
       Assistant Referee: Webb, Michael
       Assistant Referee: Carmichael, Marcus
       Fourth Official: Cartmel, Wayne
       Fleetwood Town FC (First Team) v Bromley FC (First Team)
       Football League 2
       Referee: Hair, Neil
       Assistant Referee: Moss, Matthew
       Assistant Referee: Cooke, Thomas
       Fourth Official: Mustafa, Zharir
       Gillingham FC (First Team) v Tranmere Rovers FC (First Team)
       Football League 2
       Referee: Hicks, Craig
       Assistant Referee: Read, Greg
       Assistant Referee: Finch, Stephen
       Fourth Official: Norton, Matthew
       Harrogate Town FC (First Team) v Cambridge United FC (First
       Team)
       Football League 2
       Referee: Duckworth, Edward
       Assistant Referee: Woodward, Daniel
       Assistant Referee: Wigglesworth, Richard
       Fourth Official: Dutton, Drew
       Newport County AFC (First Team) v Grimsby Town FC (First Team)
       Football League 2
       Referee: Bourne, Declan
       Assistant Referee: Ellis, Andrew
       Assistant Referee: Plane, Steven
       Fourth Official: Clench, Jack
       Notts County F.C. (First Team) v Barrow AFC (First Team)
       Football League 2
       Referee: Barlow, Michael
       Assistant Referee: Guest, Danny
       Assistant Referee: Forrest, Keiran
       Fourth Official: Roberts, Jason
       Swindon Town FC (First Team) v Oldham Athletic FC (First Team)
       Live on SkySports+
       Football League 2
       Referee: Rock, David
       Assistant Referee: Morris, Richard J.
       Assistant Referee: Staten, Thomas
       Fourth Official: Wager, Harry
       Walsall FC (First Team) v Barnet FC (First Team)
       Football League 2
       Referee: Marsden, Paul
       Assistant Referee: Lehane, Jacob
       Assistant Referee: Jarvis, Danny
       Fourth Official: Hetherington, Harley
       Aldershot Town (First Team) v FC Halifax Town (First Team)
       National League - Premier
       Referee: Ajibola, Aji
       Assistant Referee: Wright, Joe
       Assistant Referee: Amey, Justin
       Fourth Official: Wilks, Jonathon
       Altrincham FC (First Team) v Yeovil Town FC (First Team)
       National League - Premier
       Referee: Thomas, Gareth
       Assistant Referee: O'Regan, Declan
       Assistant Referee: Sibley , Francis
       Fourth Official: Jones, David
       Boston United FC (First Team) v Sutton United FC (First Team)
       National League - Premier
       Referee: Scholes, Matthew
       Assistant Referee: Burgess, Adam
       Assistant Referee: Sear, Karl
       Fourth Official: Hughes, Kenwyn
       [s]Brackley Town FC (First Team) v Solihull Moors FC (First
       Team)
       National League - Premier
       Referee: Bannister, Aaron
       Assistant Referee: Walker, Timothy
       Assistant Referee: Donaghey, Karl
       Fourth Official: Warren, George [/s]
       Eastleigh FC (First Team) v Wealdstone FC (First Team)      Live
       on DAZN
       National League - Premier
       Referee: Richardson, Jason
       Assistant Referee: Hurst, James
       Assistant Referee: Bradley, Alex
       Fourth Official: Breen, Tommy
       [s]Gateshead FC (First Team) v Braintree Town FC (First Team)
       National League - Premier
       Referee: Watson, Dean
       Assistant Referee: Waters, Jamie
       Assistant Referee: Wood, Curtis
       Fourth Official: Newhouse, Paul[/s]
       Morecambe FC (First Team) v Truro City FC (First Team)
       National League - Premier
       Referee: Kennard-Kettle, Zac
       Assistant Referee: Harland, Thomas
       Assistant Referee: Robinson, Simon
       Fourth Official: Moosa, Bilal
       Rochdale AFC (First Team) v Carlisle United (First Team)
       National League - Premier
       Referee: Breakspear, Charles
       Assistant Referee: Parry, Matthew
       Assistant Referee: Buckley, Karl
       Fourth Official: Jones, Callum
       Scunthorpe United FC (First Team) v Southend United FC (First
       Team)
       National League - Premier
       Referee: Atkinson, Ben
       Assistant Referee: Fyvie, Graeme
       Assistant Referee: Ledgeway, Conor
       Fourth Official: Mulligan, John
       Tamworth FC (First Team) v Hartlepool United FC (First Team)
       National League - Premier
       Referee: Mcquillan, Matthew
       Assistant Referee: Nicholson, David
       Assistant Referee: Wilson, Adam
       Fourth Official: Evans, Robert
       [s]Woking FC (First Team) v Boreham Wood (First Team)
       National League - Premier
       Referee: Westgate, James
       Assistant Referee: Kane, Stuart
       Assistant Referee: Fudge, Samuel
       Fourth Official: Bonneywell, Daniel[/s]
       YORK CITY (First Team) v Forest Green Rovers (First Team)
       National League - Premier
       Referee: Coy, Martin
       Assistant Referee: Archibald, Matt
       Assistant Referee: Gray, Alex
       Fourth Official: Henry, Scott
       #Post#: 101012--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Sat 7th – Wed 11th FEB 2026
       By: aaa Date: February 2, 2026, 10:12 am
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       Tue 10th Feb 2026
       Mansfield Town F.C. (First Team) v Peterborough United FC (First
       Team)     Live on SkySports+
       Football League 1
       Referee: Brook, Carl
       Assistant Referee: Grunnill, Wayne
       Assistant Referee: Wesson, Sam
       Fourth Official: Bourne, Declan
       [s]Stevenage FC (First Team) v Barnsley FC (First Team)
       Live on SkySports+
       Football League 1
       Referee: Dowle, Kirsty
       Assistant Referee: Murphy, Ross
       Assistant Referee: Whitaker, Ryan
       Fourth Official: Mackey, Oliver[/s]
       Wigan Athletic FC (First Team) v Reading FC (First Team)
       Live on SkySports+
       Football League 1
       Referee: Swabey, Lee
       Assistant Referee: Ford, Declan
       Assistant Referee: Hughes, Kenwyn
       Fourth Official: Yates, Ollie
       Tue 10th Feb 2026
       Crawley Town (First Team) v Cambridge United FC (First Team)
       Live on SkySports+
       Football League 2
       Referee: Chilowicz, Alex
       Assistant Referee: Treleaven, Dean
       Assistant Referee: Mathieson, Alex
       Fourth Official: Read, Greg
       Shrewsbury Town FC (First Team) v Barrow AFC (First Team)
       Football League 2
       Referee: Corlett, Matt
       Assistant Referee: Ellis, Andrew
       Assistant Referee: Husband, Christopher
       Fourth Official: Joyce, Matthew
       Wed 11th Feb 2026
       Grimsby Town FC (First Team) v Accrington Stanley FC (First
       Team)     Live on SkySports+
       Football League 2
       Referee: Byrne, Abigail
       Assistant Referee: Clayton, Samuel
       Assistant Referee: Wigglesworth, Richard
       Fourth Official: Burgess, Adam
       Swindon Town FC (First Team) v Newport County AFC (First Team)
       Live on SkySports+
       Football League 2
       Referee: Drysdale, Darren
       Assistant Referee: Senior, Mark
       Assistant Referee: Evans, Robert
       Fourth Official: Morris, Kevin
       Tue 10th Feb 2026
       Altrincham FC (First Team) v Wealdstone FC (First Team)
       National League - Premier
       Referee: Jones, Callum    Level 2 Referee
       Assistant Referee: Soneye, Adewunmi
       Assistant Referee: Bates, Mark
       Fourth Official: Parry, Matthew
       Boston United FC (First Team) v Gateshead FC (First Team)
       National League - Premier
       Referee: Burgin, Melissa
       Assistant Referee: Beard, Martin
       Assistant Referee: Scott, Gavin
       Fourth Official: Dawson, Lewis
       Carlisle United (First Team) v Scunthorpe United FC (First Team)
       National League - Premier
       Referee: Parsons, Thomas
       Assistant Referee: Newhouse, Paul
       Assistant Referee: Robinson, Simon
       Fourth Official: Beckett, Alexander
       Morecambe FC (First Team) v Tamworth FC (First Team)      Live
       on DAZN
       National League - Premier
       Referee: Davis, William
       Assistant Referee: Brooks, Jordan
       Assistant Referee: Lawson, Steven
       Fourth Official: Langdon, Matthew
       Solihull Moors FC (First Team) v Eastleigh FC (First Team)
       National League - Premier
       Referee: Rhodes, Garreth
       Assistant Referee: Buckley, Karl
       Assistant Referee: Wilson, Adam
       Fourth Official: Gray, Wayne
       Truro City FC (First Team) v Woking FC (First Team)
       National League - Premier
       Referee: Durkin, James
       Assistant Referee: Middleton, David
       Assistant Referee: Hooper, James
       Fourth Official: O'Shea, Declan
       Wed 11th Feb 2026
       [s]Aldershot Town (First Team) v Southend United FC (First Team)
       National League - Premier
       Referee: Dale, Alan
       Assistant Referee: Kornasiewicz, Grzegorz
       Assistant Referee: Holden, Thomas
       Fourth Official: Pilling, David[/s]
       Boreham Wood (First Team) v Yeovil Town FC (First Team)
       National League - Premier
       Referee: Blair, Harrison
       Assistant Referee: Bria, Nicoleta
       Assistant Referee: Sear, Karl
       Fourth Official: Read, Samuel
       Brackley Town FC (First Team) v FC Halifax Town (First Team)
       National League - Premier
       Referee: Jackson, Scott
       Assistant Referee: McILravey, Ryan
       Assistant Referee: Felton, Niall
       Fourth Official: Chalkley, Scott
       Rochdale AFC (First Team) v Forest Green Rovers (First Team)
       National League - Premier
       Referee: [s]Woods, Martin[/s] Eley, Richard
       Assistant Referee: Simpson, Joe
       Assistant Referee: Moore, Anthony
       Fourth Official: Rogers, Darren
       Sutton United FC (First Team) v Braintree Town FC (First Team)
       National League - Premier
       Referee: Jackson, Aaron
       Assistant Referee: Bonneywell, Daniel
       Assistant Referee: Kelly, Paul
       Fourth Official: Blades, Dan
       YORK CITY (First Team) v Hartlepool United FC (First Team)
       National League - Premier
       Referee: Brown, Declan
       Assistant Referee: Rushworth, Stephen
       Assistant Referee: O'Regan, Declan
       Fourth Official: Malton, Matthew
       #Post#: 101017--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Sat 7th – Wed 11th FEB 2026
       By: TheThingFromLewes Date: February 2, 2026, 10:16 am
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       A rare visit to Spotland for Breakspear, I don’t recall seeing
       his name on a Rochdale home game for quite a while.
       Macho Man with a trek to Charlieboy country!
       #Post#: 101023--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Sat 7th – Wed 11th FEB 2026
       By: olliebcafc Date: February 2, 2026, 10:30 am
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       Marsden and Hicks both have games, suggesting no ipad was used
       on Saturday..
       I feel that’s really unfair for Abi Byrne to be sent to Grimsby
       considering a fellow female referee made a terrible decision
       there on Saturday. There’ll be plenty of “fans” thinking it’s
       the same ref again and/or giving her abuse even before kick off
       #Post#: 101034--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Sat 7th – Wed 11th FEB 2026
       By: TVOS Date: February 2, 2026, 10:56 am
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       [quote author=TheThingFromLewes
       link=topic=7683.msg101017#msg101017 date=1770048984]
       A rare visit to Spotland for Breakspear, I don’t recall seeing
       his name on a Rochdale home game for quite a while.
       Macho Man with a trek to Charlieboy country!
       [/quote]
       Twice in the 21/22 season versus Tranmere and Barrow.
       #Post#: 101040--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Sat 7th – Wed 11th FEB 2026
       By: Leggy Date: February 2, 2026, 12:20 pm
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       [quote author=olliebcafc link=topic=7683.msg101023#msg101023
       date=1770049829]
       Marsden and Hicks both have games, suggesting no ipad was used
       on Saturday..
       I feel that’s really unfair for Abi Byrne to be sent to Grimsby
       considering a fellow female referee made a terrible decision
       there on Saturday. There’ll be plenty of “fans” thinking it’s
       the same ref again and/or giving her abuse even before kick off
       [/quote]
       I do worry that this suggests all female referees look the same!
       I know that some fans are one-eyed, but really?
       #Post#: 101049--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Sat 7th – Wed 11th FEB 2026
       By: elbee94 Date: February 2, 2026, 1:59 pm
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       Not a particularly exciting fixture list, a lot of top vs bottom
       half but big games at the bottom for Matt Corlett and Aaron
       Jackson in midweek and a decent TV game for Richard Eley.
       Very happy with James Oldham, a referee i’m keen on but not one
       i’ve seen for nearly 3 years. Hopefully a good showing for the
       home side and the officials.
       #Post#: 101069--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Sat 7th – Wed 11th FEB 2026
       By: Ryanellis Date: February 3, 2026, 4:03 am
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       Crewe get Ben Speedie for the 12:30 game down south. A referee
       we hadn’t had since 4th March 2025, where I described his
       performance as inconsistent. Let’s see how he fares on Saturday
       #Post#: 101087--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Sat 7th – Wed 11th FEB 2026
       By: XRef23 Date: February 3, 2026, 11:30 am
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       Paul Marsden gets a lot of stick on this forum and some of it to
       be fair is justified however he stood up to the plate with his
       correct intervention at Bradford to advise his on-field
       colleagues to disallow a goal for hand-ball. Really good to see
       a great example of getting the big decision right and it doesn’t
       matter who it is of the 4 match officials that has the vital
       piece of information….in this case Paul, though I would ask why
       it wasn’t identified on-field but correct outcome achieved.
       #Post#: 101158--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Sat 7th – Wed 11th FEB 2026
       By: olliebcafc Date: February 7, 2026, 10:18 am
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       Luton Town (First Team) v Bradford City FC (First Team)     Live
       on SkySports+
       Football League 1
       Referee: Eley, Richard
       Assistant Referee: McKittrick, Harley
       Assistant Referee: Taylor, Grant
       Fourth Official: Walchester, Callum
       Sorry to say that was probably the worst refereeing performance
       I’ve seen in League 1 this season. It all boiled over after the
       final whistle and I would say part of that was down to Richard’s
       poor game management.
       There were 4 yellow cards which were all correct. However, foul
       detection and restart decisions were really poor from early in
       the game, from which both teams suffered. Mullin got nothing at
       all despite being thrown about all first half, but minor contact
       was penalised with a foul. Early in the second half, Clark
       simply fell off the pitch trying to keep the ball in play.
       Bradford had possession, but to the confusion of everybody the
       whistle went with no signal and eventually Richard signalled a
       Luton free kick, followed by AR1 (who was also really poor, AR2
       seemed to have a good game) flagging vigorously even though he
       clearly didn’t think there was an offence otherwise he would
       have flagged sooner. Luton’s winning goal came from the same
       passage of play.
       Finally, this applies to any match not just today’s but what’s
       the point of cautioning a goalkeeper if he is going to take even
       longer over goal kicks afterwards?
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