The Football League has now announced the officials that will take charge of the match between Lincoln City and Bolton Wanderers in League One.
Lincoln City host Bolton Wanderers on Friday, December 30 for the game at Sincil Bank, and the match carries a 19:45 kick-off.
Referee: Geoff Eltringham.
Assistants Referees: Matthew Smith and Andrew Dallison.
Fourth Official: Tom Nield.
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!
Geoff Eltringham has been the man in the middle for four matches involving Lincoln City:
22/08/09: Lincoln City 0-2 Burton Albion (League Two) – 2 yellow cards
01/03/11: Lincoln City 3-1 Oxford United (League Two) – 1 yellow card
28/08/18: Blackburn Rovers 4-1 Lincoln City (EFL Cup) – 1 yellow card
15/09/20: Bradford City 0-5 Lincoln City (EFL Cup) – 3 yellow cards
TOTALS: G: 4 — Yellow Cards: 7 — Red Cards: 0
He received an average rating of 6.75 following the 5-0 win away at Bradford City in the EFL Cup in September 2020. Some of the comments can be found below:
sedgleyimp: “Bit of a mixed bag I thought. Allowed Bradford to get away with a few kicks on our attackers in the first half. Could have given a red for their defender for the foul right on half time, but still some distance from the goal. Not something to get too excited about.
I’ll give him an okay 6.”
Chesterimp: “6.
No argument with the non-red, Morton was a long way from goal, but Bradford’s defenders had been climbing over him unpunished first half.
Otherwise, sensible and unobtrusive.”
Edinburgh_Imp: “Didn’t particularly notice him for much of the game which is a good sign for me. I think the Morton challenge, whilst cynical, was probably a bit too far from goal to be a clear red. Also sensibly dealt with the Montsma scuffle at the end – 8.”
Geoff Eltringham: 2022/23 Stats:
17/09/22: Solihull Moors 1-1 Barnet (Conference) – 1 yellow card
04/10/22: Barrow 1-2 Manchester United U21s (EFL Trophy) – 5 yellow cards
15/10/22: Salford City 0-1 Bradford City (League Two) – 2 yellow cards
22/10/22: Stevenage 2-3 Northampton Town (League Two) – 4 yellow cards and 1 red card
29/10/22: Fleetwood Town 3-0 Accrington Stanley (League One) – 4 yellow cards
05/11/22: Doncaster Rovers 0-1 King’s Lynn Town (FA Cup) – 2 yellow cards
12/11/22: Ipswich Town 1-1 Cheltenham Town (League One) – 4 yellow cards
10/12/22: Burton Albion 1-1 Derby County (League One) – 2 yellow cards
17/12/22: Bristol City 1-2 Stoke City (Championship) – 7 yellow cards
26/12/22: Preston North End 1-2 Huddersfield Town (Championship) – 5 yellow cards
TOTALS: Matches: 10 — Yellow Cards: 36 — Red Cards: 1
Geoff Eltringham was the man in the middle for 31 matches last season, showing 127 yellow cards and 5 red cards.
He was just a little card happy in the Championship encounter between Bristol City and Swansea City (0-1) when he showed 10 yellow cards
Eltringham oversaw a total of 30 matches during the 2020/21 season. In those matches, he showed 81 yellow cards and 5 red cards.
In the Championship match between Nottingham Forest and Brentford (1-3), he showed 6 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Sources: English Football League & Soccer Base.
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— Vital Lincoln City (@VitalLincoln) December 29, 2022
