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Fri 10th – Thu 16th APR 2026
DIR By: aaa
Date: April 7, 2026, 4:09 am
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Sat 11th Apr 2026
Blackpool FC (First Team) v Peterborough United FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Breakspear, Charles
Assistant Referee: Archibald, Matt
Assistant Referee: Stonier, Paul
Fourth Official: Hallam, Aaron
Bradford City FC (First Team) v Stevenage FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Reeves, Tom
Assistant Referee: Topp, Jake
Assistant Referee: Guest, Danny
Fourth Official: Brooks, Jordan
Burton Albion FC (First Team) v AFC Wimbledon (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Woods, Martin
Assistant Referee: Buckley, Karl
Assistant Referee: Roberts, Jason
Fourth Official: Morris, Kevin
Cardiff City FC (First Team) v Bolton Wanderers FC (First Team)
Live on SkySports+
Football League 1
Referee: Bell, Elliot
Assistant Referee: Harrison, David
Assistant Referee: Hyde, Robert
Fourth Official: Blair, Harrison
Doncaster Rovers FC (First Team) v Reading FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Jackson, Scott
Assistant Referee: Nolan, Oliver
Assistant Referee: Sowerby, Matthew
Fourth Official: Forrest, Keiran
Huddersfield Town FC (First Team) v Wycombe Wanderers FC (First
Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Oldham, James
Assistant Referee: Murphy, Ross
Assistant Referee: Wade, Stephen
Fourth Official: Aspinall, Richard
Lincoln City FC (First Team) v Leyton Orient FC (First Team)
Live on SkySports+
Football League 1
Referee: Joyce, Ross
Assistant Referee: Smith, Daniel
Assistant Referee: Bickle, Oliver
Fourth Official: Thomas, Gareth
Plymouth Argyle FC (First Team) v Exeter City FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Corlett, Matt
Assistant Referee: Fudge, Samuel
Assistant Referee: Kane, Stuart
Fourth Official: Martin, Ross
Rotherham United FC (First Team) v Barnsley FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Swabey, Lee
Assistant Referee: Cooke, Thomas
Assistant Referee: Allen, Ashley
Fourth Official: Jackson, Aaron
Wigan Athletic FC (First Team) v Mansfield Town F.C. (First
Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Yates, Ollie
Assistant Referee: Tewson, James
Assistant Referee: Clayton, Samuel
Fourth Official: Marsden, Paul
Fri 10th Apr 2026
Colchester United FC (First Team) v Swindon Town FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Howard, Paul
Assistant Referee: Block, Jonathon
Assistant Referee: Bradley, Alex
Fourth Official: Kelly, Paul
Sat 11th Apr 2026
Accrington Stanley FC (First Team) v Fleetwood Town FC (First
Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Watkins, Richie
Assistant Referee: Mulraine, Kevin
Assistant Referee: Ryder, Mark
Fourth Official: Newhouse, Paul
Barnet FC (First Team) v Barrow AFC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Mather, Simon
Assistant Referee: Williams, Scott
Assistant Referee: Myatt, Christopher
Fourth Official: Bonneywell, Daniel
Bristol Rovers (First Team) v Crawley Town (First Team)
Live on SkySports+
Football League 2
Referee: Oldham, Scott
Assistant Referee: Holden, Thomas
Assistant Referee: Robinson, Daniel
Fourth Official: Durkin, James
Cambridge United FC (First Team) v Notts County F.C. (First
Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Speedie, Benjamin
Assistant Referee: Bennett, Andy
Assistant Referee: Carmichael, Marcus
Fourth Official: Sandoe, Lewis
Chesterfield FC (First Team) v Tranmere Rovers FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Stockbridge, Sebastian
Assistant Referee: Woodward, Daniel
Assistant Referee: Dutton, Drew
Fourth Official: Cartmel, Wayne
Grimsby Town FC (First Team) v Crewe Alexandra FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Rock, David
Assistant Referee: Cavanagh, William
Assistant Referee: Hall, Bradley
Fourth Official: Smith, Rob
Milton Keynes Dons FC (First Team) v Bromley FC (First Team)
Live on SkySports+
Football League 2
Referee: Finnie, Will
Assistant Referee: D'Urso, Daniel
Assistant Referee: McKittrick, Harley
Fourth Official: Wager, Harry
Newport County AFC (First Team) v Harrogate Town FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Hair, Neil
Assistant Referee: Lewis, Sam
Assistant Referee: Kane, Graham
Fourth Official: Nicholson, David
Salford City FC (First Team) v Gillingham FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Parkinson, Stephen
Assistant Referee: Ellis, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Larkin, Joseph
Fourth Official: Felton, Niall
Shrewsbury Town FC (First Team) v Oldham Athletic FC (First
Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Heaslip, Emily
Assistant Referee: Harty, Thomas
Assistant Referee: Durnall, Steve
Fourth Official: Walker, Timothy
Walsall FC (First Team) v Cheltenham Town (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Dale, Alan
Assistant Referee: Cresswell, Alan
Assistant Referee: Lehane, Jacob
Fourth Official: Woolmer, Joe
Sat 11th Apr 2026
Aldershot Town (First Team) v Gateshead FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Smith, Niall
Assistant Referee: Hickman, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Bandara, Damith
Fourth Official: Briers, Will
Altrincham FC (First Team) v Eastleigh FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Kennard-Kettle, Zac
Assistant Referee: Daniels, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Parry, Matthew Cunliffe, Mark
Fourth Official: Eaton, George
Boreham Wood (First Team) v Hartlepool United FC (First Team)
Live on DAZN
National League - Premier
Referee: Davis, William
Assistant Referee: Darling, Christopher
Assistant Referee: Shipp, Alexander
Fourth Official: Cunningham, Zachary
Boston United FC (First Team) v Truro City FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Rhodes, Garreth
Assistant Referee: Hetherington, Harley
Assistant Referee: Joyce, Matthew
Fourth Official: Jones, Harry
Carlisle United (First Team) v Sutton United FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Brown, Declan
Assistant Referee: Gray, Alex
Assistant Referee: Vaughan, William
Fourth Official: Moosa, Bilal
Forest Green Rovers (First Team) v Braintree Town FC (First
Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Baines, Dale
Assistant Referee: Rolfe, Alex
Assistant Referee: Saward, Ryan
Fourth Official: Duffy, John
Rochdale AFC (First Team) v Wealdstone FC (First Team)
Live on DAZN
National League - Premier
Referee: Miles, Jacob
Assistant Referee: Waters, Jamie
Assistant Referee: Rushworth, Stephen
Fourth Official: King, Charles
Scunthorpe United FC (First Team) v Brackley Town FC (First
Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Searle, Isaac
Assistant Referee: Donaghey, Karl
Assistant Referee: Lawson, Steven
Fourth Official: Bell, Mark
Southend United FC (First Team) v Solihull Moors FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Bannister, Aaron
Assistant Referee: Blogg, Nick
Assistant Referee: Sarao, Amarjit
Fourth Official: Conn, Morgan
Tamworth FC (First Team) v YORK CITY (First Team) Live
on DAZN
National League - Premier
Referee: O'Connor, Jamie
Assistant Referee: Wilding, Darren
Assistant Referee: Beard, Martin
Fourth Official: Barlow, Ciaran
Woking FC (First Team) v Morecambe FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Dowle, Kirsty
Assistant Referee: Hooper, James Howick, Kevin
Assistant Referee: Conn, Aaron
Fourth Official: Sear, Karl
Yeovil Town FC (First Team) v FC Halifax Town (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Massey-Ellis, Robert
Assistant Referee: Lowe, Peter
Assistant Referee: Hayden, Michael
Fourth Official: Ellsmore, Tom
#Post#: 103736--------------------------------------------------
Re: Fri 10th – Thu 16th APR 2026
DIR By: aaa
Date: April 7, 2026, 4:09 am
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Tue 14th Apr 2026
Bolton Wanderers FC (First Team) v Stevenage FC (First Team)
Live on SkySports+
Football League 1
Referee: Parsons, Thomas
Assistant Referee: Moore, Anthony
Assistant Referee: O'Regan, Declan
Fourth Official: Yates, Ollie
Huddersfield Town FC (First Team) v Cardiff City FC (First Team)
Live on SkySports+
Football League 1
Referee: Humphries, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Wesson, Sam
Assistant Referee: Jarvis, Danny
Fourth Official: Jackson, Scott
Leyton Orient FC (First Team) v Mansfield Town F.C. (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Martin, Ross
Assistant Referee: Smith, Rob
Assistant Referee: Tranter, Adrian
Fourth Official: Rock, David
Port Vale FC (First Team) v Barnsley FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Mackey, Oliver
Assistant Referee: Taylor, Grant
Assistant Referee: Moss, Matthew
Fourth Official: Joyce, Matthew
Wigan Athletic FC (First Team) v Rotherham United FC (First
Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Speedie, Benjamin
Assistant Referee: Jones, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Bradley, Alex
Fourth Official: Woods, Martin
Wed 15th Apr 2026
AFC Wimbledon (First Team) v Stockport County FC (First Team)
Live on SkySports+
Football League 1
Referee: Drysdale, Darren
Assistant Referee: Webb, Michael
Assistant Referee: Hutton, David
Fourth Official: O'Shea, Declan
Luton Town (First Team) v Northampton Town FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Durkin, James
Assistant Referee: Read, Greg
Assistant Referee: Nicholson, David
Fourth Official: McKittrick, Harley
Thu 16th Apr 2026
Peterborough United FC (First Team) v Port Vale FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Wager, Harry
Assistant Referee: Murphy, Ross
Assistant Referee: Howick, Kevin
Fourth Official: Parkinson, Stephen
Tue 14th Apr 2026
Barrow AFC (First Team) v Oldham Athletic FC (First Team)
Live on SkySports+
Football League 2
Referee: Duckworth, Edward
Assistant Referee: Newhouse, Paul
Assistant Referee: Aldred, Ryan
Fourth Official: Mustafa, Zharir
Cheltenham Town (First Team) v Gillingham FC (First Team)
Live on SkySports+
Football League 2
Referee: Blair, Harrison
Assistant Referee: Evans, Robert
Assistant Referee: Staten, Thomas
Fourth Official: Senior, Mark
Chesterfield FC (First Team) v Grimsby Town FC (First Team)
Live on SkySports+
Football League 2
Referee: Reeves, Tom
Assistant Referee: Hughes, Kenwyn
Assistant Referee: Walker, Timothy
Fourth Official: Robinson, Daniel
Colchester United FC (First Team) v Accrington Stanley FC (First
Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Miles, Jacob
Assistant Referee: Whitaker, Ryan
Assistant Referee: Butler, Stuart
Fourth Official: Myatt, Christopher
Thu 16th Apr 2026
Bromley FC (First Team) v Cambridge United FC (First Team)
Live on SkySports
Football League 2
Referee: Mulhall, Sam
Assistant Referee: Bradley, Alex
Assistant Referee: Cresswell, Alan
Fourth Official: Searle, Isaac
All live on DAZN
Tue 14th Apr 2026
Aldershot Town (First Team) v Southend United FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Mulhall, Sam
Assistant Referee: Stankovic, Ivan
Assistant Referee: Chaplin, Isabel
Fourth Official: Head, Ryan
Wealdstone FC (First Team) v Boston United FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Bourne, Declan
Assistant Referee: Carter, Richard
Assistant Referee: Aylott, Andrew
Fourth Official: Bennett, Andy
Woking FC (First Team) v Solihull Moors FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Sandoe, Lewis
Assistant Referee: O'Meara, Colman
Assistant Referee: Kelly, Paul
Fourth Official: Hillier, Jake
#Post#: 103739--------------------------------------------------
Re: Fri 10th – Thu 16th APR 2026
DIR By: Sean43211
Date: April 7, 2026, 4:26 am
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Any thoughts on Niall Smith ?
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Re: Fri 10th – Thu 16th APR 2026
DIR By: PlymJB95
Date: April 7, 2026, 4:43 am
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Plymouth Argyle FC (First Team) v Exeter City FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Corlett, Matt
Assistant Referee: Fudge, Samuel
Assistant Referee: Kane, Stuart
Fourth Official: Martin, Ross
That's a huge game for Matt Corlett. Given the implications
riding on this fixture I expected an SG2 referee but thats a
real vote of confidence. Near 17,000 hostile crowd.
Congratulations to him
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Re: Fri 10th – Thu 16th APR 2026
DIR By: TheThingFromLewes
Date: April 7, 2026, 5:13 am
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Hope the red carpet is rolled out at Spotland!
Big match for Finnie and Kettle Jnr back at Altrincham.
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Re: Fri 10th – Thu 16th APR 2026
DIR By: Ryanellis
Date: April 7, 2026, 5:54 am
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Some massive games in L2, including Grimsby v Crewe, who goes to
David Rock, and Chesterfield v Grimsby which had Tom Reeves on
it!
Great game for Matt Corlett. Emily Heaslip with another game
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Re: Fri 10th – Thu 16th APR 2026
DIR By: elbee94
Date: April 7, 2026, 5:54 am
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Most of the big games go to trusted officials in consideration
for SG2, such as Elliot Bell, Matt Corlett, Will Finnie and Ben
Speedie but that’s back to back matchweeks with a huge
relegation battle for Neil Hair (with SG2 assistants this
weekend too), so perhaps the higher ups think he’s had a strong
season. Sam Mulhall seems to be on the rise too, with some good
appointments this season and probably his best one yet at
Bromley.
Paul Howard and Jacob Miles take the trip to Colchester, I think
the latter might have one of the easiest games of his career
with both Colchester and Accrington on the beach!
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Re: Fri 10th – Thu 16th APR 2026
DIR By: Ryanellis
Date: April 7, 2026, 6:02 am
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--- Quote from: Sean43211 link ---
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> Any thoughts on Niall Smith ?
>
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A young ref who seems to have developed well and quickly. I
recall him being on a documentary a few years back about abuse
within refereeing.
I’ll try and find the link
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Re: Fri 10th – Thu 16th APR 2026
DIR By: Ryanellis
Date: April 7, 2026, 6:06 am
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--- Quote from: Ryanellis link ---
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> [quote author=Sean43211 link=topic=7882.msg103739#msg103739
date=1775554006]
> Any thoughts on Niall Smith ?
>
--- End Quote ---
A young ref who seems to have developed well and quickly. I
recall him being on a documentary a few years back about abuse
within refereeing.
I’ll try and find the link
[/quote]
HTML https://youtu.be/jGJDC2H40EQ?si=NEzThAf681cp8gN3
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Re: Fri 10th – Thu 16th APR 2026
DIR By: Acme Thunderer
Date: April 7, 2026, 3:16 pm
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--- Quote from: elbee94 link ---
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> Most of the big games go to trusted officials in consideration
for SG2, such as Elliot Bell, Matt Corlett, Will Finnie and Ben
Speedie but that’s back to back matchweeks with a huge
relegation battle for Neil Hair (with SG2 assistants this
weekend too), so perhaps the higher ups think he’s had a strong
season. Sam Mulhall seems to be on the rise too, with some good
appointments this season and probably his best one yet at
Bromley.
>
> Paul Howard and Jacob Miles take the trip to Colchester, I
think the latter might have one of the easiest games of his
career with both Colchester and Accrington on the beach!
>
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Bit surprised to see Neil Hair and Sam Mulhall on these key
games in L2, but I wish them well.
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