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Fri 18th & Sat 19th SEP 2026
DIR By: aaa
Date: September 14, 2026, 10:04 am
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Fri 18th Sep 2026
Yeovil Town FC (First Team) v Solihull Moors (First Team)
Live on DAZN
National League - Premier
Referee: Dale, Alan
Assistant Referee: Forrest, Keiran
Assistant Referee: Hooper, James
Fourth Official: O'Shea, Declan
Sat 19th Sep 2026
Barnsley FC (First Team) v Leicester City FC (First Team)
Live on Sky Sports+
Football League 1
Referee: Stockbridge, Sebastian
Assistant Referee: Wade, Stephen
Assistant Referee: Raper, Lewis
Fourth Official: Smith, Niall
Blackpool FC (First Team) v Plymouth Argyle FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Drysdale, Darren
Assistant Referee: Cooke, Thomas
Assistant Referee: Guest, Danny
Fourth Official: Copeland, Steven Baines, Dale
Bromley FC (First Team) v Huddersfield Town FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Brook, Carl
Assistant Referee: Bennett, Andy
Assistant Referee: Aylott, Andrew
Fourth Official: Blades, Dan
Burton Albion (First Team) v Mansfield Town F.C. (First Team)
Live on Sky Sports+
Football League 1
Referee: Mackey, Oliver
Assistant Referee: Ellis, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Allen, Ashley
Fourth Official: Massey-Ellis, Robert Gray, Alex
Leyton Orient FC (First Team) v Stevenage FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Hicks, Craig
Assistant Referee: Webb, Michael
Assistant Referee: O'Meara, Colman
Fourth Official: Farmer, Aaron
Luton Town (First Team) v Bradford City FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Martin, Ross
Assistant Referee: Murphy, Ross
Assistant Referee: Fitch-Jackson, Carl
Fourth Official: Norton, Matthew
Oxford United (First Team) v Cambridge United FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Kirk, Thomas
Assistant Referee: Crowhurst, Leigh
Assistant Referee: McILravey, Ryan
Fourth Official: Dale, Alan
Peterborough United FC (First Team) v Doncaster Rovers FC (First
Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Davis, William
Assistant Referee: Finch, Stephen
Assistant Referee: Durnall, Steve
Fourth Official: Laflin, George
Reading FC (First Team) v Notts County F.C. (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Mather, Simon
Assistant Referee: Rothwell, Sean
Assistant Referee: Bradley, Alex
Fourth Official: Sangowawa, Tolu
Sheffield Wednesday FC (First Team) v Stockport County FC (First
Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Toner, Ben
Assistant Referee: McGrath, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Jones, Matthew
Fourth Official: Rhodes, Garreth
Wigan Athletic FC (First Team) v Wycombe Wanderers FC (First
Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Whitestone, Dean
Assistant Referee: Larkin, Joseph
Assistant Referee: McKittrick, Harley
Fourth Official: Marsden, Paul
Accrington Stanley FC (First Team) v Newport County AFC (First
Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Robinson, Jamie
Assistant Referee: Grunnill, Wayne
Assistant Referee: Hall, Bradley
Fourth Official: Holmes, Richard
Barnet FC (First Team) v Fleetwood Town FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Jackson, Scott
Assistant Referee: Howick, Kevin
Assistant Referee: Barlow, Ciaran
Fourth Official: D'Urso, Daniel
Chesterfield FC (First Team) v YORK CITY (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Speedie, Benjamin
Assistant Referee: Hallam, Aaron
Assistant Referee: Harty, Thomas
Fourth Official: Stonier, Paul
Colchester United FC (First Team) v Cheltenham Town (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Young, Alan
Assistant Referee: Blogg, Nick
Assistant Referee: Williams, Scott
Fourth Official: Cooper, Ian
Crewe Alexandra FC (First Team) v Shrewsbury Town FC (First
Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Chilowicz, Alex
Assistant Referee: Joyce, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Amphlett, Marvyn
Fourth Official: Jackson, Aaron
Exeter City FC (First Team) v Tranmere Rovers FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Searle, Isaac
Assistant Referee: Carmichael, Marcus
Assistant Referee: Williams, Ollie
Fourth Official: Tewson, James
Gillingham FC (First Team) v Bristol Rovers (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Singh Gill, Sunny
Assistant Referee: Block, Jonathon
Assistant Referee: Da Costa, Anthony
Fourth Official: Merchant, Adam
Grimsby Town FC (First Team) v Crawley Town (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Heaslip, Emily
Assistant Referee: Fyvie, Graeme
Assistant Referee: Ledgeway, Conor
Fourth Official: Thomas, Gareth
Northampton Town FC (First Team) v Rotherham United FC (First
Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Finnie, Will
Assistant Referee: Morris, Richard J.
Assistant Referee: Taylor, Grant
Fourth Official: Wilding, Darren
Rochdale AFC (First Team) v Oldham Athletic FC (First Team)
Live on Sky Sports+
Football League 2
Referee: Parkinson, Stephen
Assistant Referee: Dutton, Drew
Assistant Referee: Topp, Jake
Fourth Official: Aspinall, Richard
Salford City FC (First Team) v Swindon Town FC (First Team)
Football League 2
Referee: Hair, Neil
Assistant Referee: Aldred, Ryan
Assistant Referee: Wood, Curtis
Fourth Official: Bickle, Oliver
Walsall (First Team) v Port Vale FC (First Team) Live on
Sky Sports+
Football League 2
Referee: Oldham, James
Assistant Referee: Clench, Jack
Assistant Referee: Simpson, Joe
Fourth Official: Scholes, Matthew
AFC Fylde (First Team) v Altrincham FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Yates, Ollie
Assistant Referee: Moss, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Newhouse, Paul
Fourth Official: Wilson, James
Barrow AFC (First Team) v Aldershot Town (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: O'Connor, Jamie
Assistant Referee: Archibald, Matt
Assistant Referee: Ryder, Mark
Fourth Official: Chell, Kieran
Boreham Wood (First Team) v Harrogate Town FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Rock, David
Assistant Referee: Hillier, Jake
Assistant Referee: Chaplin, Isabel
Fourth Official: Barnett, Craig
Eastleigh FC (First Team) v Carlisle United (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Atkinson, Ben
Assistant Referee: Senior, Mark
Assistant Referee: Kane, Stuart
Fourth Official: Morgan, Kai
Forest Green Rovers (First Team) v Boston United FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Richardson, Jason
Assistant Referee: Saward, Ryan
Assistant Referee: Plane, Steven
Fourth Official: Cunningham, Zachary
Gateshead FC (First Team) v Southend United FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Jones, Callum
Assistant Referee: Bramall, Joshua
Assistant Referee: Burrows, Michael
Fourth Official: Williams, Arran
FC Halifax Town (First Team) v Sutton United FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Brown, Declan
Assistant Referee: Moore, Anthony Clayton, Simon
Assistant Referee: Vaughan, William
Fourth Official: Moss, Joe
Hartlepool United FC (First Team) v Worthing FC (First Team)
Live on DAZN
National League - Premier
Referee: Blair, Harrison
Assistant Referee: Burgess, Adam
Assistant Referee: Carratt, Duncan
Fourth Official: Mulraine, Kevin
Hornchurch FC (First Team) v Scunthorpe United FC (First Team)
Live on DAZN
National League - Premier
Referee: Walchester, Callum
Assistant Referee: Darling, Christopher
Assistant Referee: Hickman, Andrew
Fourth Official: Bloxham, Jack
Tamworth (First Team) v Wealdstone FC (First Team) Live on
DAZN
National League - Premier
Referee: Johnson, Paul
Assistant Referee: Evans, Neil
Assistant Referee: Donaghey, Karl
Fourth Official: Robinson, Ben
Woking FC (First Team) v Kidderminster Harriers FC (First Team)
National League - Premier
Referee: Wager, Harry
Assistant Referee: Karram, Joseph
Assistant Referee: Kornasiewicz, Grzegorz
Fourth Official: Berry, Tom
#Post#: 111697--------------------------------------------------
Re: Fri 18th & Sat 19th SEP 2026
DIR By: TheThingFromLewes
Date: September 14, 2026, 10:14 am
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Alan Young is getting a fair few games with teams our esteemed
correspondents on here report on regularly.. off to Colchester
this time!
Chilowicz at Gresty Road too… I don’t recall seeing his name
there for quite a while IIRC.
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Re: Fri 18th & Sat 19th SEP 2026
DIR By: elbee94
Date: September 14, 2026, 10:50 am
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It’ll be the first time i’ve seen Alan Young live for a good few
years. Like most, I don’t rate him particularly highly but also
he’s not the worst i’ve seen. Will report back to our fanclub!
Stephen Parkinson goes from East Anglia to Greater Manchester
for the Oldham Rochdale derby. Ben Toner also with a nice game.
David Rock gets the top 2 at Boreham Wood.
Feels like Oxford Cambridge should be a derby for Tom Kirk - El
Class-ico? The Diploma derby?
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Re: Fri 18th & Sat 19th SEP 2026
DIR By: Hertsref123
Date: September 14, 2026, 11:16 am
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--- Quote from: elbee94 link ---
>
> It’ll be the first time i’ve seen Alan Young live for a good
few years. Like most, I don’t rate him particularly highly but
also he’s not the worst i’ve seen. Will report back to our
fanclub!
>
> Stephen Parkinson goes from East Anglia to Greater Manchester
for the Oldham Rochdale derby. Ben Toner also with a nice game.
David Rock gets the top 2 at Boreham Wood.
>
> Feels like Oxford Cambridge should be a derby for Tom Kirk -
El Class-ico? The Diploma derby?
>
--- End Quote ---
The Boat derby
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Re: Fri 18th & Sat 19th SEP 2026
DIR By: Ryanellis
Date: September 14, 2026, 11:31 am
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Alex Chilowicz… a referee we’ve not had for ages. Think it was
January 2025 the last time, and it wasn’t a pleasant viewing
either
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Re: Fri 18th & Sat 19th SEP 2026
DIR By: Acme Thunderer
Date: September 14, 2026, 1:59 pm
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--- Quote from: Ryanellis link ---
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> Alex Chilowicz… a referee we’ve not had for ages. Think it was
January 2025 the last time, and it wasn’t a pleasant viewing
either
>
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Yes, I remember it well, although not the opponents, Alex
certainly did not make many friends from either sets of
supporters that day.
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Re: Fri 18th & Sat 19th SEP 2026
DIR By: TVOS
Date: September 14, 2026, 2:34 pm
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Spotland debut for Mr Parkinson, who will need his wits about
him going off past games between the clubs.
I was expecting someone with a little more EFL experience, but
wish him luck nonetheless.
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Re: Fri 18th & Sat 19th SEP 2026
DIR By: Boz
Date: September 14, 2026, 5:49 pm
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Issac Searle didn’t attract positive comment from Rovers fans
for his handling of the key bottom of the table clash at Newport
last season, but seemed to attract some favourable reviews from
those who saw him elsewhere. Sadly, I won’t be travelling to
Exeter to find out for myself.
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Re: Fri 18th & Sat 19th SEP 2026
DIR By: olliebcafc
Date: September 19, 2026, 11:23 am
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Luton Town (First Team) v Bradford City FC (First Team)
Football League 1
Referee: Martin, Ross
Assistant Referee: Murphy, Ross
Assistant Referee: Fitch-Jackson, Carl
Fourth Official: Norton, Matthew
For the second season running, Luton away was one of the
trickier games to referee, however I’m pleased to say Ross
Martin did much better than Richard Eley in February, albeit not
perfect.
It was a real throwback of a game with loads of duels and flare
ups. The first mistake he made was not cautioning Palmer after
barely 5 minutes for a reckless foul on Pennington. If that one
didn’t qualify, then his next not long after certainly should
have. The other yellows were right but a couple were for similar
infringements, which was frustrating.
The longer the game went on the difficulty really ramped up - I
felt Ross kept his composure and for an inexperienced referee
did quite well. He correctly ignored all of Luton’s penalty
appeals, however I thought Bradford could have had one around 57
mins for holding by Odoffin.
Ashby was sent off with a minute left of injury time. The first
yellow for dissent after a clear foul, and the second for a
petulant kick at O’Keeffe, when it was Luton’s ball anyway. I’ve
only seen it once but it didn’t look forceful enough to be
violent conduct, so the second yellow was right.
The only real howler was after that when Walsh should have
joined Ashby in the dressing room for a clear dogso on Powell.
Martin bemused everyone by awarding a free kick to Luton, before
signalling for full time. I don’t like using the term “bottled”,
but I think that’s what happened here - he didn’t want to send
off two Luton players in a matter of seconds. I wonder if he
would have made the same decision if it had happened 5 minutes
earlier. I hope this doesn’t come across as Bradford being hard
done by - I watched with a Leeds fan who agreed with all my
assessments mentioned here.
Overall, a game he will have learned a lot from. Both teams were
unhappy with him at the final whistle, but I don’t think many
referees at this level would have done much better in what was,
as mentioned, a really hostile game.
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Re: Fri 18th & Sat 19th SEP 2026
DIR By: rustyref
Date: September 19, 2026, 3:09 pm
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An easy one for Ben Toner at Hillsborough, all I can really say
is the officiating team were vastly better than either of the
playing teams.
There was one potential debatable decision where it looked to me
that a Stockport player jumped in two footed and clattered a
Wednesday player. But I’ll reserve judgement on that until I’ve
seen a replay.
Overall very impressed with Ben, really good communication with
the players and looked very good.
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