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Fri 6th – Wed 11th MAR 2026
By: aaa Date: March 2, 2026, 10:13 am
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Sat 7th Mar 2026
Barnsley FC (First Team) v Exeter City FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Joyce, Ross
Assistant Referee: Hallam, Aaron
Assistant Referee: Clayton, Samuel
Fourth Official: O'Regan, Declan
Blackpool FC (First Team) v Wigan Athletic FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Russell, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Jarvis, Danny
Assistant Referee: Stonier, Paul
Fourth Official: Robinson, Daniel
Bolton Wanderers FC (First Team) v Wycombe Wanderers FC (First
Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Corlett, Matt
Assistant Referee: Hall, Bradley
Assistant Referee: Simpson, Joe
Fourth Official: Wade, Stephen
Bradford City FC (First Team) v Leyton Orient FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Yates, Ollie
Assistant Referee: Forder-Hay, Jack
Assistant Referee: Bickle, Oliver
Fourth Official: Baines, Dale
Burton Albion FC (First Team) v Stevenage FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Hicks, Craig
Assistant Referee: Wesson, Sam
Assistant Referee: McKittrick, Harley
Fourth Official: Felton, Niall
Cardiff City FC (First Team) v Lincoln City FC (First Team)
Live on SkySports+
Football League 1
Referee: Reeves, Tom
Assistant Referee: Amphlett, Marvyn
Assistant Referee: Fudge, Samuel
Fourth Official: Durkin, James
Huddersfield Town FC (First Team) v Rotherham United FC (First
Team) Live on SkySports+
Football League 1
Referee: Coy, Martin
Assistant Referee: Moss, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Cooke, Thomas
Fourth Official: Parsons, Thomas
Luton Town (First Team) v Reading FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Mackey, Oliver
Assistant Referee: Bartlett, Conall
Assistant Referee: Murphy, Ross
Fourth Official: Wager, Harry
[s]Peterborough United FC (First Team) v Port Vale FC (First
Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Martin, Ross
Assistant Referee: Taylor, Grant
Assistant Referee: Whitaker, Ryan
Fourth Official: Evans, Robert[/s]
Plymouth Argyle FC (First Team) v Doncaster Rovers FC (First
Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Parkinson, Stephen
Assistant Referee: Howick, Kevin
Assistant Referee: Morris, Richard J.
Fourth Official: Kane, Stuart
Sun 8th Mar 2026
AFC Wimbledon (First Team) v Northampton Town FC (First Team)
Live on SkySports
Football League 1
Referee: Bell, Elliot
Assistant Referee: Webb, Michael
Assistant Referee: Read, Greg
Fourth Official: Butler, Stuart
Fri 6th Mar 2026
Cheltenham Town (First Team) v Barrow AFC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Dowle, Kirsty
Assistant Referee: D'Urso, Daniel
Assistant Referee: Bennett, Andy
Fourth Official: [s]Durnall, Steve[/s] Taylor, Grant
Sat 7th Mar 2026
Accrington Stanley FC (First Team) v Cambridge United FC (First
Team)
Football League 2
Referee: O'Connor, Jamie
Assistant Referee: Mulraine, Kevin
Assistant Referee: Malton, Matthew
Fourth Official: Oldham, Scott
Bristol Rovers (First Team) v Crewe Alexandra FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Duckworth, Edward
Assistant Referee: Hetherington, Harley
Assistant Referee: Senior, Mark
Fourth Official: Laflin, George
Chesterfield FC (First Team) v Shrewsbury Town FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Dale, Alan
Assistant Referee: Dutton, Drew
Assistant Referee: Hughes, Kenwyn
Fourth Official: Rock, David
Crawley Town (First Team) v Swindon Town FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Mather, Simon
Assistant Referee: Block, Jonathon
Assistant Referee: Farrell, Conor
Fourth Official: Quelch, Adrian
Gillingham FC (First Team) v Fleetwood Town FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Sandoe, Lewis
Assistant Referee: Cresswell, Alan
Assistant Referee: Tewson, James
Fourth Official: Breakspear, Charles
Grimsby Town FC (First Team) v Bromley FC (First Team)
Live on SkySports+
Football League 2
Referee: Stockbridge, Sebastian
Assistant Referee: Guest, Danny
Assistant Referee: Cavanagh, William
Fourth Official: Rhodes, Garreth
Milton Keynes Dons FC (First Team) v Harrogate Town FC (First
Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Chilowicz, Alex
Assistant Referee: Smith, Rob
Assistant Referee: Larkin, Joseph
Fourth Official: Parsons, Gary
Newport County AFC (First Team) v Colchester United FC (First
Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Copeland, Steven
Assistant Referee: Clench, Jack
Assistant Referee: Hooper, James
Fourth Official: [s]Swallow, Elliott[/s] Ellis, Andrew
Salford City FC (First Team) v Barnet FC (First Team) Live
on SkySports+
Football League 2
Referee: Madley, Robert
Assistant Referee: Bickerdike, Johnathon
Assistant Referee: Gough, Callum
Fourth Official: Smith, Niall
Tranmere Rovers FC (First Team) v Oldham Athletic FC (First
Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Mulhall, Sam
Assistant Referee: Wilding, Darren
Assistant Referee: Buckley, Karl
Fourth Official: Roberts, Jason
Walsall FC (First Team) v Notts County F.C. (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Jackson, Scott
Assistant Referee: O'Shea, Declan
Assistant Referee: Archibald, Matt
Fourth Official: Humphries, Andrew
Sat 7th Mar 2026
Altrincham FC (First Team) v Truro City FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Aspinall, Richard
Assistant Referee: Daniels, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Evans, Neil
Fourth Official: Taylor, Shaun
Boreham Wood (First Team) v Brackley Town FC (First Team)
Live on DAZN
National League - Premier
Referee: Scholes, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Wright, Joe
Assistant Referee: Hurst, James
Fourth Official: Head, Ryan
Braintree Town FC (First Team) v Wealdstone FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Blair, Harrison
Assistant Referee: [s]Myatt, Christopher[/s] Tranter, Adrian
Assistant Referee: Hickman, Andrew
Fourth Official: Dann-Pye, Joseph
Carlisle United (First Team) v Southend United FC (First Team)
Live on DAZN
National League - Premier
Referee: Marsden, Paul
Assistant Referee: Bates, Mark
Assistant Referee: Gray, Alex
Fourth Official: Noonan, Oliver
Forest Green Rovers (First Team) v Aldershot Town (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Brown, Declan
Assistant Referee: Wilson, Adam
Assistant Referee: McILravey, Ryan
Fourth Official: Duffy, John
Hartlepool United FC (First Team) v FC Halifax Town (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Watkins, Richie
Assistant Referee: Burgess, Adam
Assistant Referee: Newhouse, Paul
Fourth Official: Gray, Wayne
Rochdale AFC (First Team) v Boston United FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Kennard-Kettle, Zac
Assistant Referee: Brooks, Jordan
Assistant Referee: Eaton, George
Fourth Official: Claussen, Robert
Solihull Moors FC (First Team) v Gateshead FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Bannister, Aaron
Assistant Referee: Morris, Richard A.
Assistant Referee: Plane, Steven
Fourth Official: Robinson, Simon
Sutton United FC (First Team) v Morecambe FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: [s]Heaslip, Emily[/s] Swallow, Elliott
Assistant Referee: [s]Lowe, Peter[/s] Evans, Robert
Assistant Referee: Bradley, Alex
Fourth Official: McDonald, Benjamin
Woking FC (First Team) v Tamworth FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Bourne, Declan
Assistant Referee: Conn, Aaron
Assistant Referee: Crowhurst, Leigh
Fourth Official: Hughes, Steven
Yeovil Town FC (First Team) v Scunthorpe United FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Walchester, Callum
Assistant Referee: Saward, Ryan
Assistant Referee: Staten, Thomas
Fourth Official: Nicholson, David
YORK CITY (First Team) v Eastleigh FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Barlow, Michael
Assistant Referee: [s]Ryder, Mark[/s] Vaughan, William
Assistant Referee: Allen, Ashley
Fourth Official: Parker, Martin
#Post#: 102259--------------------------------------------------
Re: Fri 6th – Wed 11th MAR 2026
By: aaa Date: March 2, 2026, 10:13 am
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Tue 10th Mar 2026
Barnsley FC (First Team) v Cardiff City FC (First Team)
Live on SkySports+
Football League 1
Referee: Finnie, Will
Assistant Referee: Smith, Daniel
Assistant Referee: Nolan, Oliver
Fourth Official: Jarvis, Danny
Doncaster Rovers FC (First Team) v Luton Town (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Humphries, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Wade, Stephen
Assistant Referee: Newhouse, Paul
Fourth Official: Moore, Anthony
Exeter City FC (First Team) v Lincoln City FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Brook, Carl
Assistant Referee: [s]Barlow, Ciaran[/s] Kane, Stuart
Assistant Referee: Middleton, David
Fourth Official: Tewson, James
Mansfield Town F.C. (First Team) v Reading FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Parsons, Thomas
Assistant Referee: Hetherington, Harley
Assistant Referee: Sowerby, Matthew
Fourth Official: Taylor, Grant
Stevenage FC (First Team) v Leyton Orient FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Breakspear, Charles
Assistant Referee: Smith, Rob
Assistant Referee: Tranter, Adrian
Fourth Official: Parkinson, Stephen
Wigan Athletic FC (First Team) v Plymouth Argyle FC (First Team)
Live on SkySports+
Football League 1
Referee: Oldham, Scott
Assistant Referee: Vaughan, William
Assistant Referee: Parker, Martin
Fourth Official: Bourne, Declan
Wed 11th Mar 2026
AFC Wimbledon (First Team) v Blackpool FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Swabey, Lee
Assistant Referee: Bradley, Alex
Assistant Referee: Wilson, Marc
Fourth Official: Chilowicz, Alex
Port Vale FC (First Team) v Bradford City FC (First Team)
Live on SkySports+
Football League 1
Referee: Howard, Paul
Assistant Referee: Jones, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Joyce, Matthew
Fourth Official: Forrest, Keiran
Tue 10th Mar 2026
Barrow AFC (First Team) v Bristol Rovers (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Reeves, Tom
Assistant Referee: Cooke, Thomas
Assistant Referee: Hall, Bradley
Fourth Official: Mather, Simon
Fleetwood Town FC (First Team) v Cheltenham Town (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Rock, David
Assistant Referee: Archibald, Matt
Assistant Referee: Harty, Thomas
Fourth Official: Moss, Matthew
Gillingham FC (First Team) v Milton Keynes Dons FC (First Team)
Live on SkySports+
Football League 2
Referee: Wager, Harry
Assistant Referee: [s]Finch, Stephen[/s] Whitaker, Ryan
Assistant Referee: Mathieson, Alex
Fourth Official: Hicks, Craig
Salford City FC (First Team) v Walsall FC (First Team)
Live on SkySports+
Football League 2
Referee: Woods, Martin
Assistant Referee: Grunnill, Wayne
Assistant Referee: Ellis, Andrew
Fourth Official: Yates, Ollie
Tue 10th Mar 2026
Aldershot Town (First Team) v Carlisle United (First Team)
Live on DAZN
National League - Premier
Referee: Durkin, James
Assistant Referee: Bandara, Damith
Assistant Referee: Blogg, Nick
Fourth Official: Fidler, Ciaran
Eastleigh FC (First Team) v Brackley Town FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Swallow, Elliott
Assistant Referee: Treleaven, Dean
Assistant Referee: [s]Amey, Justin[/s] Wilson, Adam
Fourth Official: Holden, Thomas
Scunthorpe United FC (First Team) v Sutton United FC (First
Team) Live on DAZN
National League - Premier
Referee: Rhodes, Garreth
Assistant Referee: Robinson, Michael
Assistant Referee: Hull, Alan
Fourth Official: Smith, Liam
Southend United FC (First Team) v Gateshead FC (First Team)
Live on DAZN
National League - Premier
Referee: Drysdale, Darren
Assistant Referee: Cook, Daniel
Assistant Referee: Chaplin, Isabel
Fourth Official: Carter, Richard
Wealdstone FC (First Team) v Tamworth FC (First Team) Live
on DAZN
National League - Premier
Referee: Searle, Isaac
Assistant Referee: Butler, Stuart
Assistant Referee: Bria, Nicoleta
Fourth Official: Hurst, James
Woking FC (First Team) v Boreham Wood (First Team) Live on
DAZN
National League - Premier
Referee: Mulhall, Sam
Assistant Referee: Myatt, Christopher
Assistant Referee: Hutton, David
Fourth Official: [s]Lowe, Peter[/s] Murphy, Ross
#Post#: 102271--------------------------------------------------
Re: Fri 6th – Wed 11th MAR 2026
By: Acme Thunderer Date: March 2, 2026, 10:41 am
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Tom Reeves with arguably the game of the season so far, Cardiff
v Lincoln, 1st v 2nd in L1.
Do I hear muted groans re Ed Duckworth involved with Crewe Alex
again? Maybe not.
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Re: Fri 6th – Wed 11th MAR 2026
By: Driver1123 Date: March 2, 2026, 11:54 am
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Second league game in a row that the 4O is an AR. And i'm
noticing this is the case for several matches this week.
This has happened a few times in the EFL Trophy this season but
not in the other cups or the league until last Saturday.
It used to be a common sight but not since last season when the
National List was extended. We've normally had a referee as
fourth. And with more instances this season than most previous
where an official has needed to be replaced (I've seen it twice
at our games so far, some clubs have seen it more than that) I
would have thought it would be sensible to have the higher level
official as backup?
Especially at games affecting teams at the top or bottom of the
table where experience and correct decisions at this stage of
the season can dictate a lot.
Surely we're not short on referees?
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Re: Fri 6th – Wed 11th MAR 2026
By: Sean43211 Date: March 2, 2026, 1:38 pm
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Aaron banister for our game at Solihull moors which I’ll be at
seen Aaron before, and anyone seen Darren drysdale live as not
seen him live as we have him at Roots hall on the Tuesday night
which I’ll be at
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Re: Fri 6th – Wed 11th MAR 2026
By: TVOS Date: March 2, 2026, 3:40 pm
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[quote author=Sean43211 link=topic=7774.msg102286#msg102286
date=1772480339]
Aaron banister for our game at Solihull moors which I’ll be at
seen Aaron before, and anyone seen Darren drysdale live as not
seen him live as we have him at Roots hall on the Tuesday night
which I’ll be at
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Yes, I've seen Darren Drysdale live too many times.
He recently appeared to have forgotten some basics around
penalty kicks...
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Re: Fri 6th – Wed 11th MAR 2026
By: Driver1123 Date: March 3, 2026, 7:44 am
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[quote author=TVOS link=topic=7774.msg102296#msg102296
date=1772487637]
[quote author=Sean43211 link=topic=7774.msg102286#msg102286
date=1772480339]
Aaron banister for our game at Solihull moors which I’ll be at
seen Aaron before, and anyone seen Darren drysdale live as not
seen him live as we have him at Roots hall on the Tuesday night
which I’ll be at
[/quote]
Yes, I've seen Darren Drysdale live too many times.
He recently appeared to have forgotten some basics around
penalty kicks...
[/quote]
That amnesia isn't recent. It was present at our place in
September too.
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Re: Fri 6th – Wed 11th MAR 2026
By: nemesis Date: March 3, 2026, 9:24 am
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[quote author=Sean43211 link=topic=7774.msg102286#msg102286
date=1772480339]
Aaron banister for our game at Solihull moors which I’ll be at
seen Aaron before, and anyone seen Darren drysdale live as not
seen him live as we have him at Roots hall on the Tuesday night
which I’ll be at
[/quote]
Plenty will have, as he's refereed well over 500 matches !
This will be his 17th Southend match, all bar one when they were
a Football League side. A few have been very good, most at least
okay and just a couple of disappointing ones.
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Re: Fri 6th – Wed 11th MAR 2026
By: elbee94 Date: March 3, 2026, 4:28 pm
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**Apologies, wrong thread used! Admins, feel free to move to the
previous matchday thread if you can**
Chesterfield FC (First Team) v Colchester United FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Mather, Simon
Assistant Referee: Joyce, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Mustafa, Zharir
Fourth Official: Parkinson, Stephen
On the whole, a decent display for Simon Mather… but a
performance marred by a major error. I said previously that
Simon’s display at Cheltenham last season was my worst
performance of the season, this was a lot better but the
decision to award a penalty to Chesterfield for handball is a
terrible decision, it has to be said.
You know it’s a bad decision when you can’t even tell what arm
Simon thinks it’s hit - it hits the chest/shoulder, not
particularly near the part of the arm that would be an offence.
A real shame to have that be the way that Chesterfield take the
lead - they dominated the game and 3-0 wasn’t unjust, but if it
had stayed 0-0, strange things can happen.
As for the rest of the game, I thought his decision making was
good, 6 yellow cards, most of them pretty clear. He was quite
indecisive I noticed, 3 occasions where he put the whistle to
his mouth and then gave no foul and another where he got his
yellow card and then decided not to issue it.
Generally, Simon’s had a good night but a major and clear error
will leave a sour taste. However, as mentioned, it more than
likely had no impact on the result with an awful Colchester
performance well and truly punished.
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Re: Fri 6th – Wed 11th MAR 2026
By: TheThingFromLewes Date: March 3, 2026, 4:46 pm
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A weekend off for Ross Martin with Port Vale progressing in the
FA cup…
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