The Football League has now announced the officials that will take charge of the match between Barnsley and Lincoln City in the EFL Trophy.
Barnsley host Lincoln City on Tuesday, August 30 for the match at Oakwell and the match carries a 19:45 kick-off.
Referee: Martin Woods.
Assistants Referees: Bradley Hall and Steven Rushton.
Fourth Official: William Davis.
This will be the first time Martin Woods has been in the middle for a match involving Lincoln City. He made his Football League debut as a referee in April 2022, for the match between Walsall and Carlisle United (1-0) in League Two, showing four yellow cards, including a booking for current Imps loanee Carl Rushworth. Woods was officially promoted to the National Group (League One & League Two) ahead of this season.
You can discuss this refereeing appointment HERE, as well as get involved with pre-match threads: You can post your score predictions and discuss the starting XI.
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Martin Woods 2022/23 Stats:
30/07/22: Northampton Town 3-2 Colchester United (League Two) – 5 yellow cards
06/08/22: Barrow AFC 3-2 Bradford City (League Two) – 3 yellow cards
20/08/22: Grimsby Town 0-0 Sutton United (League Two) – 5 yellow cards
TOTALS: Matches: 3 — Yellow Cards: 13 — Red Cards: 0
Martin Woods was the man in the middle for 17 matches last season, showing 59 yellow cards and 2 red cards.
He was most card happy in the FA Cup encounter between AFC Wimbledon and Guiseley AFC (1-0), when he showed 7 yellow cards, including a booking for former Imp Ollie Palmer.
Woods oversaw 17 matches during the 2020/21 season. In those matches, she showed 49 yellow cards and 4 red cards.
In the Conference match between Solihull Moors and Torquay United (1-2), Woods showed 6 yellow cards and 1 red card, including a booking for former Imps loanee Jordan Cranston.
Sources: English Football League & Soccer Base.
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