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Bristol Rovers (a): Match Officials Confirmed

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

Bristol Rovers host Lincoln City on Saturday, April 17 for the match at The Memorial Stadium and the match carries a 12.30pm kick-off.

Referee: Will Finnie.
Assistants Refs: Paul Yates and Steven Plane.
Fourth Official: Grant Taylor.

You can discuss this refereeing appointment HERE, as well as many other topics on our 100% Imps forum! We have also published a Lincoln City v Bristol Rovers Quiz, which can be found just below the first three things. Every page view helps raise money for Lincoln City Football Club!

Have a go at our Lincoln City v Bristol Rovers Quiz below:

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By which name were Bristol Rovers known between 1884 and 1899?

Will Finnie has been in the middle for two matches involving Lincoln City:

26/12/19: Oxford United 1–0 Lincoln City (League One) – 4 yellow cards
09/01/21: Lincoln City 1–1 Peterborough United (League One) – 7 yellow cards and 1 red card

TOTALS: Matches: 2 –– Yellow Cards: 11 –– Red Cards: 1

Finnie qualified as a match official in February 2009 and he quickly made it to Level Four by the age of 18 in 2013.

He was promoted to the National List of Referees ahead of the start of last season after just one season in the National League. During his only season in the National League, he oversaw 22 matches, showing a total of 80 yellow cards and 9 red cards.

He received an average rating of 6.335 following the 1–1 draw at home against Peterborough United in January. Some of the comments can be found below:

sedgleyimp: “For me, he was generally okay. I think if you look back all our bookings were warranted and other refs might have easily given Bridcutt another yellow just for his persistent fouling. Could have given a penalty for TJ’s high arm (did the ref make allowances for him shielding his eyes from the sun so not an unnatural arm position?)…..game could have gotten out of control but didn’t.

Clear penalty for us and didn’t shirk that second yellow from it.

I’ll go with a 5.”

Rasenimp: “Should have booked some of their players earlier, especially Kent’s tackle in the first half who was super rash. Can’t then fly into people as he did the second half.

Should have sent off Bridcutt, who had like a million fouls second half.

Got the penalty and red card spot on.

Could have given a penalty for Eyoma putting arm up (daft).

Think a stricter referee would have improved the game. First half it was 12 to 7 them fouls, I think? Made it stop-start and they stopped our counters with fouls, while Bridcutt just went around giving it away and fouling it haha

5.”

hulloutpost: “In positive territory for trying to let the game flow and personally I liked his common-sense approach. Peterborough may feel aggrieved about a couple of decisions so a 6.5 for trying to referee the game with the right attitude.”

Will Finnie: 2020/21 Stats:

05/09/20: Ipswich Town 3–0 Bristol Rovers (EFL Cup) – 3 yellow cards
08/09/20: Peterborough United 3–3 Burton Albion (EFL Trophy) – 3 yellow cards
19/09/20: Forest Green Rovers 2–2 Bradford City (League Two) – 3 yellow cards and 2 red cards
06/10/20: Newport County 0–5 Norwich City U21s (EFL Trophy) – 2 yellow cards
10/10/20: Swindon Town 0–1 AFC Wimbledon (League One) – 2 yellow cards
20/10/20: Exeter City 2–1 Crawley Town (League Two) – 1 yellow card
24/10/20: Colchester United 2–1 Harrogate Town (League Two) – 2 yellow cards
03/11/20: Oldham Athletic 2–1 Cheltenham Town (League Two) – 4 yellow cards
08/11/20: Maldon & Tiptree 0–1 Morecambe (FA Cup) – 4 yellow cards
10/11/20: Gillingham 1–1 Arsenal U21s (EFL Trophy) – 3 yellow cards
17/11/20: Oxford United 0–2 Crewe Alexandra (League One) – 5 yellow cards
21/11/20: Stevenage 1–2 Bolton Wanderers (League Two) – 5 yellow cards
28/11/20: Portsmouth 6–1 King’s Lynn Town (FA Cup) – 2 yellow cards
01/12/20: Plymouth Argyle 0–4 Rochdale (League One) – no cards
08/12/20: Milton Keynes Dons 6–0 Norwich City U21s (EFL Trophy) – 1 yellow card
15/12/20: Scunthorpe United 2–1 Barrow (League Two) – 4 yellow cards
26/12/20: Cambridge United 2–1 Leyton Orient (League Two) – 3 yellow cards
05/01/21: Mansfield Town 2–1 Salford City (League Two) – 2 yellow cards
09/01/21: Lincoln City 1–1 Peterborough United (League One) – 7 yellow cards and 1 red card
26/01/21: Accrington Stanley 2–0 Hull City (League One) – 3 yellow cards
06/02/21: Portsmouth 2–2 Plymouth Argyle (League One) – 2 yellow cards
09/02/21: Shrewsbury Town 2–1 Sunderland (League One) – 1 yellow card
23/02/21: Colchester United 1–2 Exeter City (League Two) – 2 yellow cards
02/03/21: Cheltenham Town 1–0 Southend United (League Two) – no cards
09/03/21: Newport County 2–1 Bradford City (League Two) – 3 yellow cards
13/03/21: Blackpool 0–0 Fleetwood Town (League One) – 6 yellow cards
20/03/21: Gillingham 2–2 Doncaster Rovers (League One) – 1 yellow card
27/03/21: Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Mansfield Town (League Two) – 3 yellow cards
02/04/21: Walsall 0–0 Harrogate Town (League Two) – 1 yellow card
05/04/21: Crawley Town 1–4 Oldham Athletic (League Two) – 2 yellow cards

TOTALS: Matches: 30 –– Yellow Cards: 80 –– Red Cards: 3

Will Finnie was the man in the middle for 27 matches last season. He showed a total of 102 yellow cards and 3 red cards.

He was just a little card happy in the League Two encounter between Plymouth Argyle and Oldham Athletic (2–2), when he showed 9 yellow cards.

Finnie oversaw a total of 22 matches during the 2018/19 season, all in the National League, showing a total of 80 yellow cards and 9 red cards.

He showed 9 cards on two occasions last season: Boreham Wood 1–0 Barnet (9 yellow cards, including one for former Imps loanee Charlee Adams) and Bromley 2–1 Leyton Orient (8 yellow cards and 1 red card).

Sources: English Football League & Soccer Base.

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