Ref Watch: Reading (H)
Referee: ROBERT MADLEY Assistants Matthew McGrath and Robert Merchant Fourth Official: Martin Coy Madley is an official I quite like, and whilst he’s mainly a […]
Month: January 2026
Ref Watch: Derby County (A)
Referee: PETER WRIGHT Assistants: Thomas Harty and Daniel Robinson Fourth Official: Jacob Miles Whenever I write about Peter Wright, I’m drawn to one moment. He […]
Ref Watch: Bolton Wanderers (H)
Referee: DANIEL MIDDLETON Assistants: Andrew Hickman and Hugh Gilroy Fourth Official: Gareth Viccars Daniel Middleton is a first-year referee who has been an official twice […]
Ref Watch: Exeter City (H)
I have taken a bit of a leave of absence from the ref watch articles, but after a flurry of people messaging to say they […]
Ref Watch: Port Vale (A)
Referee: James Bell Assistants: Alex Gray and Karl Buckley Fourth Official: Lee Freeman It’s funny, when people talk about refereeing injustice and Lincoln City, they […]
Ref Watch: Shrewsbury Town (H)
Referee: Marc Edwards Assistant Referee: Alistair Nelson, Mark Jones Fourth Official: Stephen Wade Edwards is in his fifth season on the EFL roster, ascending from […]
Ref Watch: Stevenage (H)
Referee: ROBERT MADLEY Assistants: Andrew Aylott and Wayne Grunnill Fourth Official: Johnathon Bickerdike Madley is an official I quite like, and whilst he’s mainly a […]
Ref Watch: Barnsley (A)
Referee: BEN ATKINSON Assistants: Daniel Woodward and Alan Clayton Fourth Official: Danny Gratton Our referee is a newbie to the Football League – one of […]
Ref Watch: Cambridge United (H)
Referee: SCOTT OLDHAM Assistants: Bradley Hall and William Cavanagh Fourth Official: Ryan Williams Tomorrow night, we see Scott Oldham again, an official who graduated from […]
Ref Watch: Bristol Rovers (H)
Referee: SCOTT SIMPSON Assistants: Danny Jarvis and Jonathon Block Fourth Official: Anthony Da Costa Tomorrow we have the chance to close the gap, potentially even […]
Ref Watch: Leyton Orient (H)
Referee: CARL BROOK Assistants: Daniel Cook and Danny Guest Fourth Official: Marc Wilson The referee dominated the headlines against Bristol Rovers; even if we did […]
Ref Watch: Wigan Athletic (H)
Referee: MARTIN COY Assistants: Hugh Gilroy and Alistair Nelson Fourth Official: Lee Freeman Saturday will be Martin Coy’s third visit to Sincil Bank in a […]
Ref Watch: Harrogate Town
Referee: Scott Tallis Assistant Referee: Oliver Bickell, Wayne Grunnill Fourth Official: Elliot Bell It’s only our second cup game under Michael Skubala, and the second […]
Ref Watch: Barnsley (H)
Referee: Martin Coy Assistant: Thomas Harty and Jonathon Block Fourth Official: Matthew Mcquillan The last time we had Martin Coy, he almost made me cry, […]
Ref Watch: Mansfield Town (H)
Referee: SEBASTIAN STOCKBRIDGE Assistants: Paul Newhouse and Anthony Da Costa Fourth Official: Paul Cooper As you know, I have a pre-standing distaste for Stockbridge, which […]