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Fri 9th - Wed 14th Oct 2026
DIR By: ben
Date: October 5, 2026, 10:07 am
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Friday 9th October 2026
West Ham United (First Team) v Queens Park Rangers FC (First
Team) Live on Sky Sports Main Event
Football League Championship
Referee: Ricardo, Ruebyn
Assistant Referee: Woodward, Richard
Assistant Referee: Graham, Jacob
Fourth Official: Busby, John
Saturday 10th October 2026
Blackburn Rovers FC (First Team) v Cardiff City FC (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Nield, Tom Backhouse, Anthony
Assistant Referee: Hudson, Shaun
Assistant Referee: Hallam, Aaron
Fourth Official: Yates, Ollie
Bolton Wanderers FC (First Team) v Stoke City FC (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Kirk, Thomas
Assistant Referee: Fox, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Clayton, Samuel
Fourth Official: Eley, Richard
Charlton Athletic FC (First Team) v Bristol City (First Team)
Live on Sky Sports+
Football League Championship
Referee: Reeves, Tom
Assistant Referee: Byrne, George
Assistant Referee: Gunn-Smith, Matthew
Fourth Official: Massey-Ellis, Robert
Derby County FC (First Team) v Wrexham FC (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Donohue, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Smart, Edward
Assistant Referee: Fitch-Jackson, Carl
Fourth Official: Marsden, Paul
MIDDLESBROUGH (First Team) v Wolverhampton Wanderers (First
Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Hallam, Farai
Assistant Referee: James, Alex
Assistant Referee: Harrison, David
Fourth Official: Parsons, Thomas
Preston North End FC (First Team) v Millwall FC (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Speedie, Benjamin
Assistant Referee: Gilroy, Hugh
Assistant Referee: Bartlett, Conall
Fourth Official: Webb, David
Sheffield United FC (First Team) v Lincoln City FC (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Smith, Josh
Assistant Referee: Brown, Conor
Assistant Referee: Bickerdike, Johnathon
Fourth Official: Allison, Samuel Copeland, Steven
Swansea City FC (First Team) v Norwich City FC (First Team)
Live on Sky Sports+
Football League Championship
Referee: Kitchen, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Dallison, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Williams, Darren
Fourth Official: Young, Alan
Watford FC (First Team) v Burnley FC (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Madley, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Antrobus, Blake
Assistant Referee: Lehane, Jacob
Fourth Official: Laflin, George
West Bromwich Albion (First Team) v Birmingham City (First Team)
Live on Sky Sports Main Event
Football League Championship
Referee: Ward, Gavin
Assistant Referee: Hodskinson, Paul
Assistant Referee: Lugg, Nigel
Fourth Official: Madley, Robert
Sunday 11th October 2026
Southampton FC (First Team) v Portsmouth FC (First Team) Live
on ITV1, STV and Sky Sports Main Event
Football League Championship
Referee: Herczeg, Adam
Assistant Referee: Singh Gill, Bhupinder
Assistant Referee: Nelson, Alistair
Fourth Official: Ricardo, Ruebyn
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Re: Fri 9th - Wed 14th Oct 2026
DIR By: ben
Date: October 5, 2026, 10:07 am
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All Live on Sky Sports+ unless stated
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Birmingham City (First Team) v Preston North End FC (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Allison, Samuel
Assistant Referee: Graham, Jacob
Assistant Referee: Cooke, Thomas
Fourth Official: Nield, Tom
Bristol City (First Team) v Blackburn Rovers FC (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Webb, David
Assistant Referee: Gilroy, Hugh
Assistant Referee: Harrison, David
Fourth Official: Ward, Gavin
Burnley FC (First Team) v Charlton Athletic FC (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Backhouse, Anthony
Assistant Referee: Brown, Conor
Assistant Referee: Bickerdike, Johnathon
Fourth Official: Herczeg, Adam
Cardiff City FC (First Team) v Watford FC (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Busby, John
Assistant Referee: Fox, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Gough, Callum
Fourth Official: Reeves, Tom
Millwall FC (First Team) v Swansea City FC (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Duckworth, Edward
Assistant Referee: Byrne, George
Assistant Referee: Gunn-Smith, Matthew
Fourth Official: Ricardo, Ruebyn
Stoke City FC (First Team) v MIDDLESBROUGH (First Team) Live on
Sky Sports Main Event
Football League Championship
Referee: Bell, Elliot
Assistant Referee: Williams, Darren
Assistant Referee: Leach, Daniel
Fourth Official: Donohue, Matthew
Wolverhampton Wanderers (First Team) v Bolton Wanderers FC
(First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Robinson, Tim
Assistant Referee: Hudson, Shaun
Assistant Referee: Hodskinson, Paul
Fourth Official: Finnie, Will
Wrexham FC (First Team) v West Bromwich Albion (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Bell, James Kirk, Thomas
Assistant Referee: Woodward, Richard
Assistant Referee: Dutton, Drew
Fourth Official: Kirk, Thomas Smith, Josh
Wednesday 14th October 2026
Lincoln City FC (First Team) v West Ham United (First Team)
Live on Sky Sports Main Event
Football League Championship
Referee: Madley, Robert
Assistant Referee: Dallison, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Nelson, Alistair
Fourth Official: Kitchen, Andrew
Norwich City FC (First Team) v Southampton FC (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Martin, Stephen
Assistant Referee: Lugg, Nigel
Assistant Referee: Cooper, Ian
Fourth Official: Smith, Josh
Portsmouth FC (First Team) v Sheffield United FC (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Langford, Oliver
Assistant Referee: James, Alex
Assistant Referee: McKittrick, Harley
Fourth Official: Hooper, Simon
Queens Park Rangers FC (First Team) v Derby County FC (First
Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Corlett, Matt
Assistant Referee: Singh Gill, Bhupinder
Assistant Referee: Lewis, Sam
Fourth Official: Smith, Lewis
#Post#: 112452--------------------------------------------------
Re: Fri 9th - Wed 14th Oct 2026
DIR By: HChip
Date: October 5, 2026, 10:19 am
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Very clear they are pushing Herczeg, and I don't blame them.
Fantastic appointment for him!
I really can't see much of a future in the Premier League for
Tim Robinson anymore unfortunately, considering he has a League
2 appointment for the weekend..
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Re: Fri 9th - Wed 14th Oct 2026
DIR By: TheThingFromLewes
Date: October 5, 2026, 11:10 am
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Herczeg has the massive South Coast derby at Southampton this
weekend…
Macho Man visits Norwich just for Carrowman… and a big game for
Hallam at Middlesbrough.
We await Kitchen to be summoned to Burnley… it’s been far too
long!
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Re: Fri 9th - Wed 14th Oct 2026
DIR By: Claretman
Date: October 5, 2026, 12:33 pm
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Sam Allison with a trip to Birmingham courtesy of Thomas Cooke
#Post#: 112472--------------------------------------------------
Re: Fri 9th - Wed 14th Oct 2026
DIR By: Lanyardhater
Date: October 5, 2026, 3:48 pm
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--- Quote from: HChip link ---
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> Very clear they are pushing Herczeg, and I don't blame them.
Fantastic appointment for him!
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--- End Quote ---
How long before bmb insists on his name being in purple?!?
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Re: Fri 9th - Wed 14th Oct 2026
DIR By: TA_Ref
Date: October 5, 2026, 6:07 pm
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Nice to see Kirk back in the middle in the championship for the
first time since his return from injury. I’m sure it won’t be
long until he’s back in the PL where he belongs.
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Re: Fri 9th - Wed 14th Oct 2026
DIR By: Driver1123
Date: October 5, 2026, 9:36 pm
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--- Quote from: Ben link ---
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> Bolton Wanderers FC (First Team) v Stoke City FC (First Team)
> Football League Championship
> Referee: Kirk, Thomas
> Assistant Referee: Fox, Andrew
> Assistant Referee: Clayton, Samuel
> Fourth Official: Eley, Richard
>
--- End Quote ---
National Group Assistant Samuel Clayton stepping up to the
Championship for the third time this season. Interestingly
(coincidentally?) all involving Bolton or Stoke.
Opening day - 15th August: Stoke City v Swansea City
29th August: Bolton Wanderers v Lincoln City
10th October: Bolton Wanderers v Stoke City
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Re: Fri 9th - Wed 14th Oct 2026
DIR By: Acme Thunderer
Date: October 6, 2026, 3:23 am
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Matt Corlett, not a regular on this thread, and 1st Championship
game of the season.
#Post#: 112553--------------------------------------------------
Re: Fri 9th - Wed 14th Oct 2026
DIR By: HantsRef
Date: October 8, 2026, 3:28 am
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Looking forward to seeing Herczeg in action again. He refereed
Saints v Millwall earlier in the season and it was refreshing to
see a referee allow a lot of physical contact and letting the
game flow. Will be interesting to see how he approaches a fierce
derby match. But from what I've seen from him over the last
couple of seasons he thoroughly deserves the appointment.
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