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Sat 14th - Wed 18th FEB 2026
By: aaa Date: February 9, 2026, 10:14 am
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Sat 14th Feb 2026
Barnsley FC (First Team) v AFC Wimbledon (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Breakspear, Charles
Assistant Referee: Newhouse, Paul
Assistant Referee: Hall, Bradley
Fourth Official: Atkinson, Ben
Blackpool FC (First Team) v Plymouth Argyle FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Howard, Paul
Assistant Referee: Gray, Alex
Assistant Referee: Moss, Matthew
Fourth Official: Kennard-Kettle, Zac
Bradford City FC (First Team) v Peterborough United FC (First
Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Allison, Samuel
Assistant Referee: McGrath, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Leach, Daniel
Fourth Official: Stockbridge, Sebastian
Cardiff City FC (First Team) v Luton Town (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Yates, Ollie
Assistant Referee: Tewson, James
Assistant Referee: Wilding, Darren
Fourth Official: Mcquillan, Matthew
Exeter City FC (First Team) v Northampton Town FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Mackey, Oliver
Assistant Referee: Clench, Jack
Assistant Referee: O'Shea, Declan
Fourth Official: Martin, Ross
Lincoln City FC (First Team) v Bolton Wanderers FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Finnie, Will
Assistant Referee: Wigglesworth, Richard
Assistant Referee: Guest, Danny
Fourth Official: Mather, Simon
Reading FC (First Team) v Wycombe Wanderers FC (First Team)
Live on SkySports+
Football League 1
Referee: Woods, Martin
Assistant Referee: McKittrick, Harley
Assistant Referee: Block, Jonathon
Fourth Official: Bannister, Aaron
Stevenage FC (First Team) v Huddersfield Town FC (First Team)
Live on SkySports+
Football League 1
Referee: Hair, Neil
Assistant Referee: Finch, Stephen
Assistant Referee: Larkin, Joseph
Fourth Official: [s]Swallow, Elliott[/s] Ajibola, Aji
Barnet FC (First Team) v Cheltenham Town (First Team) Live
on SkySports+
Football League 2
Referee: Mulhall, Sam
Assistant Referee: Rothwell, Sean
Assistant Referee: Barlow, Ciaran
Fourth Official: Searle, Isaac
Barrow AFC (First Team) v Colchester United FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Wright, Peter
Assistant Referee: Archibald, Matt
Assistant Referee: Nolan, Oliver
Fourth Official: Hallam, Aaron
Bromley FC (First Team) v Notts County F.C. (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Drysdale, Darren
Assistant Referee: Hutton, David
Assistant Referee: Sear, Karl
Fourth Official: Carmichael, Marcus
Cambridge United FC (First Team) v Bristol Rovers (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Parsons, Thomas
Assistant Referee: D'Urso, Daniel
Assistant Referee: Smith, Rob
Fourth Official: Myatt, Christopher
Chesterfield FC (First Team) v Harrogate Town FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Farmer, Aaron
Assistant Referee: Wade, Stephen
Assistant Referee: Ford, Declan
Fourth Official: Bickle, Oliver
Crewe Alexandra FC (First Team) v Gillingham FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Coy, Martin
Assistant Referee: Jarvis, Danny
Assistant Referee: Amphlett, Marvyn
Fourth Official: Jones, Matthew
Milton Keynes Dons FC (First Team) v Newport County AFC (First
Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Blair, Harrison
Assistant Referee: Taylor, Grant
Assistant Referee: Read, Greg
Fourth Official: Fisk, Callum
Oldham Athletic FC (First Team) v Fleetwood Town FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Dale, Alan
Assistant Referee: Brooks, Jordan
Assistant Referee: Woodward, Daniel
Fourth Official: Ellis, Andrew
Shrewsbury Town FC (First Team) v Swindon Town FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Wager, Harry
Assistant Referee: Williams, Ollie
Assistant Referee: Felton, Niall
Fourth Official: Buckley, Karl
Tranmere Rovers FC (First Team) v Crawley Town (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Humphries, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Topp, Jake
Assistant Referee: Mulraine, Kevin
Fourth Official: Clayton, Samuel
Braintree Town FC (First Team) v Solihull Moors FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Watkins, Richie
Assistant Referee: Mathieson, Alex
Assistant Referee: Sarao, Amarjit
Fourth Official: Whitaker, Ryan
Eastleigh FC (First Team) v Boreham Wood (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Durkin, James
Assistant Referee: Hayden, Michael
Assistant Referee: Bandara, Damith
Fourth Official: Staten, Thomas
Forest Green Rovers (First Team) v Carlisle United (First Team)
Live on DAZN
National League - Premier
Referee: Brook, Carl
Assistant Referee: Middleton, David
Assistant Referee: Holden, Thomas
Fourth Official: Robinson, Ben
Gateshead FC (First Team) v Brackley Town FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Miller, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Lawson, Steven
Assistant Referee: Rushworth, Stephen
Fourth Official: Burgess, Adam
FC Halifax Town (First Team) v Truro City FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Massey-Ellis, Robert
Assistant Referee: Allen, Ashley
Assistant Referee: O'Regan, Declan
Fourth Official: Moss, Joe
[s]Hartlepool United FC (First Team) v Sutton United FC (First
Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Burgin, Melissa
Assistant Referee: Burrows, Michael
Assistant Referee: Scott, Gavin
Fourth Official: Wilson, Thomas[/s]
Scunthorpe United FC (First Team) v Boston United FC (First
Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Aspinall, Richard
Assistant Referee: Karia, Mehul
Assistant Referee: Malton, Matthew
Fourth Official: Gray, Wayne
Southend United FC (First Team) v Morecambe FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Walchester, Callum
Assistant Referee: Conn, Aaron
Assistant Referee: Butler, Stuart
Fourth Official: Conn, Morgan
Tamworth FC (First Team) v Aldershot Town (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: O'Connor, Jamie
Assistant Referee: Saward, Ryan
Assistant Referee: Taylor, Oliver
Fourth Official: Wall, Thomas
Wealdstone FC (First Team) v YORK CITY (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Bourne, Declan
Assistant Referee: Aylott, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Head, Ryan
Fourth Official: Carter, Richard
[s]Woking FC (First Team) v Altrincham FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Sandoe, Lewis
Assistant Referee: Kornasiewicz, Grzegorz
Assistant Referee: Farrell, Conor
Fourth Official: Stankovic, Ivan[/s]
Yeovil Town FC (First Team) v Rochdale AFC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Smith, Niall
Assistant Referee: Walker, Bailey
Assistant Referee: Hooper, James
Fourth Official: Smith, Lewis B.
#Post#: 101282--------------------------------------------------
Re: Sat 14th - Wed 18th FEB 2026
By: aaa Date: February 9, 2026, 10:19 am
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Tue 17th Feb 2026
Barnsley FC (First Team) v Peterborough United FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Kennard-Kettle, Zac
Assistant Referee: Bickle, Oliver
Assistant Referee: Wade, Stephen
Fourth Official: Bell, Elliot
Blackpool FC (First Team) v Mansfield Town F.C. (First Team)
Live on SkySports
Football League 1
Referee: Kitchen, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Hodskinson, Paul
Assistant Referee: Dwyer, Mark
Fourth Official: Yates, Ollie
Bradford City FC (First Team) v Stockport County FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Joyce, Ross
Assistant Referee: Grunnill, Wayne
Assistant Referee: Hall, Bradley
Fourth Official: Corlett, Matt
Burton Albion FC (First Team) v Rotherham United FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Byrne, Abigail
Assistant Referee: Forrest, Keiran
Assistant Referee: Taylor, Grant
Fourth Official: Woods, Martin
Cardiff City FC (First Team) v AFC Wimbledon (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Mather, Simon
Assistant Referee: Flynn, Daniel
Assistant Referee: Morris, Richard J.
Fourth Official: Reeves, Tom
Doncaster Rovers FC (First Team) v Huddersfield Town FC (First
Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Stockbridge, Sebastian
Assistant Referee: Wesson, Sam
Assistant Referee: Forder-Hay, Jack
Fourth Official: Mackey, Oliver
Exeter City FC (First Team) v Wycombe Wanderers FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Ward, Gavin
Assistant Referee: Russell, Mark
Assistant Referee: Smith, Matthew
Fourth Official: Brook, Carl
Leyton Orient FC (First Team) v Plymouth Argyle FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Chilowicz, Alex
Assistant Referee: Bennett, Andy
Assistant Referee: Whitaker, Ryan
Fourth Official: Hair, Neil
Lincoln City FC (First Team) v Northampton Town FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Dowle, Kirsty
Assistant Referee: Jarvis, Danny
Assistant Referee: Cavanagh, William
Fourth Official: Speedie, Benjamin
Reading FC (First Team) v Bolton Wanderers FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Wright, Peter
Assistant Referee: Plane, Steven
Assistant Referee: Treleaven, Dean
Fourth Official: Breakspear, Charles
Stevenage FC (First Team) v Port Vale FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Durkin, James
Assistant Referee: Chard, Michael
Assistant Referee: Cresswell, Alan
Fourth Official: Dale, Alan
Wed 18th Feb 2026
Wigan Athletic FC (First Team) v Luton Town (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: O'Connor, Jamie
Assistant Referee: Jones, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Guest, Danny
Fourth Official: Howard, Paul
Tue 17th Feb 2026
Barnet FC (First Team) v Swindon Town FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Hicks, Craig
Assistant Referee: Wilson, Marc
Assistant Referee: Smith, Rob
Fourth Official: D'Urso, Daniel
Barrow AFC (First Team) v Harrogate Town FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Copeland, Steven
Assistant Referee: Topp, Jake
Assistant Referee: Gray, Alex
Fourth Official: Newhouse, Paul
Bromley FC (First Team) v Cheltenham Town (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Swallow, Elliott
Assistant Referee: Bradley, Alex
Assistant Referee: Webb, Michael
Fourth Official: Kelly, Paul
Cambridge United FC (First Team) v Colchester United FC (First
Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Brown, Declan
Assistant Referee: Hutton, David
Assistant Referee: Aylott, Andrew
Fourth Official: Walker, Timothy
Chesterfield FC (First Team) v Gillingham FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Finnie, Will
Assistant Referee: Ellis, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Sowerby, Matthew
Fourth Official: Wigglesworth, Richard
Crewe Alexandra FC (First Team) v Fleetwood Town FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Martin, Ross
Assistant Referee: Joyce, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Clayton, Samuel
Fourth Official: Stonier, Paul
Milton Keynes Dons FC (First Team) v Crawley Town (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Searle, Isaac
Assistant Referee: Murphy, Ross
Assistant Referee: Kane, Stuart
Fourth Official: Tewson, James
Oldham Athletic FC (First Team) v Bristol Rovers (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Oldham, Scott
Assistant Referee: Mulraine, Kevin
Assistant Referee: Archibald, Matt
Fourth Official: Nolan, Oliver
Salford City FC (First Team) v Newport County AFC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Rock, David
Assistant Referee: [s]Moss, Matthew[/s] Parker, Martin
Assistant Referee: Ryder, Mark
Fourth Official: Felton, Niall
Shrewsbury Town FC (First Team) v Notts County F.C. (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Davis, William
Assistant Referee: Chalkley, Scott
Assistant Referee: Hetherington, Harley
Fourth Official: Morris, Kevin
Tranmere Rovers FC (First Team) v Accrington Stanley FC (First
Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Duckworth, Edward
Assistant Referee: Durnall, Steve
Assistant Referee: Harty, Thomas
Fourth Official: Mustafa, Zharir
Wed 18th Feb 2026
Grimsby Town FC (First Team) v Walsall FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: [s]Watkins, Richie[/s] Parsons, Thomas
Assistant Referee: Dutton, Drew
Assistant Referee: O'Regan, Declan
Fourth Official: Ford, Declan
Tue 17th Feb 2026
FC Halifax Town (First Team) v Gateshead FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Baines, Dale
Assistant Referee: Daniels, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Cunliffe, Mark
Fourth Official: Moosa, Bilal
Rochdale AFC (First Team) v Scunthorpe United FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Drysdale, Darren
Assistant Referee: Sibley , Francis
Assistant Referee: Soneye, Adewunmi
Fourth Official: Henry, Scott
Sutton United FC (First Team) v Woking FC (First Team) Live
on DAZN
National League - Premier
Referee: Watson, Dean
Assistant Referee: Bandara, Damith
Assistant Referee: Fidler, Ciaran
Fourth Official: Blogg, Nick
[s]Wealdstone FC (First Team) v Hartlepool United FC (First
Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Wager, Harry
Assistant Referee: Voloshchuk, Anastasiya
Assistant Referee: Hayden, Michael
Fourth Official: Kornasiewicz, Grzegorz[/s]
Yeovil Town FC (First Team) v Aldershot Town (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: [s]Rollason, Greg[/s] Massey-Ellis, Robert
Assistant Referee: Fudge, Samuel
Assistant Referee: Senior, Mark
Fourth Official: Middleton, David
#Post#: 101283--------------------------------------------------
Re: Sat 14th - Wed 18th FEB 2026
By: Ryanellis Date: February 9, 2026, 10:22 am
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I think the standout appointment here is Harrison Blair at MK
Dons v Newport!
Crewe with both ends of the experienced scale with Martin Coy
and Ross Martin…
#Post#: 101286--------------------------------------------------
Re: Sat 14th - Wed 18th FEB 2026
By: TheThingFromLewes Date: February 9, 2026, 10:33 am
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[quote author=Ryanellis link=topic=7705.msg101283#msg101283
date=1770654150]
I think the standout appointment here is Harrison Blair at MK
Dons v Newport!
Crewe with both ends of the experienced scale with Martin Coy
and Ross Martin…
[/quote]
Drysdale has a massive game at Bromley too… top two clash.
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Re: Sat 14th - Wed 18th FEB 2026
By: Acme Thunderer Date: February 9, 2026, 10:42 am
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[quote author=Ryanellis link=topic=7705.msg101283#msg101283
date=1770654150]
I think the standout appointment here is Harrison Blair at MK
Dons v Newport!
Crewe with both ends of the experienced scale with Martin Coy
and Ross Martin…
[/quote]
I shall not be at either game unfortunately, and I look forward
to reading the comments afterwards. Will Finnie, Lincoln v
Bolton, looks to be the standout game in L1.
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Re: Sat 14th - Wed 18th FEB 2026
By: TheThingFromLewes Date: February 9, 2026, 10:46 am
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[quote author=Acme Thunderer link=topic=7705.msg101290#msg101290
date=1770655328]
[quote author=Ryanellis link=topic=7705.msg101283#msg101283
date=1770654150]
I think the standout appointment here is Harrison Blair at MK
Dons v Newport!
Crewe with both ends of the experienced scale with Martin Coy
and Ross Martin…
[/quote]
I shall not be at either game unfortunately, and I look forward
to reading the comments afterwards. Will Finnie, Lincoln v
Bolton, looks to be the standout game in L1.
[/quote]
Who do you see as the next SG2 material for next season.
I don’t tend to get a chance to watch the NL officials that
often, so I will have to yield to the vast knowledge held by our
distinguished contributors whom see the offerings week in week
out.
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Re: Sat 14th - Wed 18th FEB 2026
By: Vernon Bear Date: February 9, 2026, 11:18 am
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Surprised Finnie didn't get officially promoted last season.
Permanent additions I would expect him and Elliott Bell.
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Re: Sat 14th - Wed 18th FEB 2026
By: elbee94 Date: February 9, 2026, 12:25 pm
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Standout games for Will Finnie, Darren Drysdale and Simon Mather
and two big games at the bottom for Abi Byrne and Steven
Copeland.
As noted, a debut for Harrison Blair too at Stadium MK. A double
gameweek perhaps presenting opportunities for the likes of Alan
Dale, William Davis, Ross Martin, Declan Brown, Elliott Swallow
and Harry Wager, who haven’t had many appointments in the EFL.
For Colchester, Peter Wright’s first game with us for a little
while, not a referee I rate particularly highly but hopefully
better fortunes for him and our supporters who are braver than
me to travel up! Then a brand new name for me in Declan Brown, I
will be attending that game at Cambridge so look forward to
seeing how he gets on in what is due to be a good half term
crowd.
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Re: Sat 14th - Wed 18th FEB 2026
By: elbee94 Date: February 9, 2026, 12:30 pm
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[quote author=TheThingFromLewes
link=topic=7705.msg101291#msg101291 date=1770655608]
[quote author=Acme Thunderer link=topic=7705.msg101290#msg101290
date=1770655328]
[quote author=Ryanellis link=topic=7705.msg101283#msg101283
date=1770654150]
I think the standout appointment here is Harrison Blair at MK
Dons v Newport!
Crewe with both ends of the experienced scale with Martin Coy
and Ross Martin…
[/quote]
I shall not be at either game unfortunately, and I look forward
to reading the comments afterwards. Will Finnie, Lincoln v
Bolton, looks to be the standout game in L1.
[/quote]
Who do you see as the next SG2 material for next season.
I don’t tend to get a chance to watch the NL officials that
often, so I will have to yield to the vast knowledge held by our
distinguished contributors whom see the offerings week in week
out.
[/quote]
From appointments and from my experience, Elliot Bell is rightly
seen as a rising star, he’s got all the attributes to make it to
the Premier League in the not so distant future. The two other
names that stand out for me on my viewings have been Greg
Rollason and Oliver Mackey.
Seems as though Will Finnie, Matt Corlett and Ed Duckworth are
the other PGMO favourites from appointments.
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Re: Sat 14th - Wed 18th FEB 2026
By: TVOS Date: February 9, 2026, 1:28 pm
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Two standout games for Darren Drysdale, to be fair.
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