Bolton Wanderers (a): Match Officials

The Football League has now announced the officials that will take charge of the match between Bolton Wanderers and Lincoln City in League One.

Bolton Wanderers host Lincoln City on Saturday, October 1 for the match at the University of Bolton Stadium and the match carries a 15:00 kick-off.

Referee: Neil Hair.
Assistants Referees: Stephen Wade and Anthony Moore Conor Brown.
Fourth Official: Conor Brown Billy Smallwood.

You can discuss this refereeing appointment HERE, as well as get involved with our pre-match threads: You can post your score predictions, discuss the starting XI, and predict the attendance!

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Neil Hair has been the man in the middle for four matches involving Lincoln City:

07/03/17: Braintree Town 0-4 Lincoln City (Conference) – 1 yellow card
23/10/18: Lincoln City 2-2 Carlisle United (League Two) – no cards shown
14/01/20: Lincoln City 5-1 Bolton Wanderers (League One) – 2 yellow cards
22/01/22: Plymouth Argyle 1-2 Lincoln City (League One) – 5 yellow cards

TOTALS: Matches: 4 — Yellow Cards: 8 — Red Cards: 0

He received an average rating of 7.96 following the 2-1 win away at Plymouth Argyle last season. Some of the comments can be found below:

berksimps: “Good Referee, only seemed to blow for very clear fouls, everything else he let go which made for a very open game. He was pretty consistent throughout, playing advantage where possible and not suffering wimpish behaviour or exaggeration.

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johnolbe: “9. Very good, let the game flow and didn’t blow for the 50/50 challenges that could be given either way and was in control without having to wave a lot of yellow cards. Didn’t fall for the lightweights falling over on both sides and played his part by contributing to a very good game of football by understanding the game and not looking to be the centre of attention.”

Scotimp: “8: as others have said, tried to let the game flow and kept his cards in his pocket until the final 20 minutes. Some refs would have sent Bishop off.”

Neil Hair: 2022/23 Stats:

27/08/22: Northampton Town 0-1 Doncaster Rovers (League Two) – 3 yellow cards
30/08/22: Cambridge United 0-2 Arsenal U21s (EFL Trophy) – 2 yellow cards
03/09/22: Sutton United 2-1 Harrogate Town (League Two) – 3 yellow cards and 1 red card
13/09/22: Crawley Town 3-2 Stockport County (League Two) – 2 yellow cards
17/09/22: Exeter City 0-2 Burton Albion (League One) – 6 yellow cards
24/09/22: Hartlepool United 0-0 Gillingham (League Two) – 4 yellow cards

TOTALS: Games: 6 — Yellow Cards: 20 — Red Cards: 1

Neil Hair was the man in the middle for 32 matches. In those matches, he showed 106 yellow cards and 1 red card.

He was just a little card happy in the match between Sunderland and Crewe Alexandra (2-0) in League One when he showed 8 yellow cards.

Hair oversaw a total of 21 matches during the 2020/21 season, showing 82 yellow cards and 2 red cards.

He was most card happy in the League Two encounter between Salford City and Morecambe (2-1) when he showed 8 yellow cards, including a booking for former Imp Bruno Andrade.

Sources: English Football League & Soccer Base.