The Football League has now announced the officials that will take charge of the match between Lincoln City and Burton Albion in League One.
Lincoln City host Burton Albion on Saturday, January 21 for the match at Sincil Bank and the match carries a 15:00 kick-off.
Referee: Marc Edwards.
Assistants Referees: Danny Gratton & Ryan Whitaker.
Fourth Official: Mark Jones.
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!
We have also published a quiz about the last time the two sides met at Sincil Bank, which can be found HERE, or at the bottom of the page!
Marc Edwards has been the man in the middle for five matches involving Lincoln City:
12/10/19: Peterborough United 2-0 Lincoln City (League One) – 5 yellow cards and 1 red card
27/09/20: Lincoln City 2-0 Charlton Athletic (League One) – 7 yellow cards
10/04/21: Lincoln City 2-2 Blackpool (League One) – 4 yellow cards
06/11/21: Lincoln City 1-0 Bowers & Pitsea (FA Cup) – 6 yellow cards
23/04/22: Accrington Stanley 2-1 Lincoln City (League One) – 3 yellow cards and 1 red card
TOTALS: Matches: 5 — Yellow Cards: 25 — Red Cards: 2
He received an average rating of 5.16 (5.20) following the 2-1 defeat away at Accrington Stanley last season. Some of the comments can be found below:
Imp2stone “A good first half then not so good with his decisions. 6.”
hulloutpost: “A little bit of a homer but nothing outrageously so. 5.”
PerthImp: “4.5 – reasonable first half but second half he gave nothing to the Imps and failed to protect the likes of Fiorini and others from shirt-pulling, ankle-kicking and rugby-tackles.”
Marc Edwards: 2022/23 Stats:
30/07/22: Morecambe 0-0 Shrewsbury Town (League One) – 4 yellow cards
27/08/22: Carlisle United 1-0 Gillingham (League Two) – 3 yellow cards
03/09/22: Bradford City 2-1 Walsall (League Two) – 3 yellow cards
01/10/22: Salford City 1-1 Grimsby Town (League Two) – 1 yellow card
04/10/22: Harrogate Town 1-1 Everton U21s (EFL Trophy) – 3 yellow cards
08/10/22: Forest Green Rovers 1-0 Bolton Wanderers (League One) – 4 yellow cards
11/10/22: Doncaster Rovers 2-4 Barnsley (EFL Trophy) – 3 yellow cards
18/10/22: Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Leicester City U21s (EFL Trophy) – no cards
22/10/22: Rochdale 1-2 AFC Wimbledon (League Two) – 6 yellow cards
29/10/22: Barrow 3-0 Crewe Alexandra (League Two) – 5 yellow cards
01/11/22: Morecambe 1-1 Derby County (League One) – 4 yellow cards
05/11/22: Stockport County 4-0 Swindon Town (FA Cup) – 4 yellow cards
19/11/22: Cheltenham Town 1-0 Wycombe Wanderers (League One) – 1 yellow card
01/01/23: Hartlepool United 3-3 Harrogate Town (League Two) – 2 yellow cards
07/01/23: Tranmere Rovers 2-2 Sutton United (League Two) – 6 yellow cards
TOTALS: Matches: 15— Yellow Cards: 49 — Red Cards: 0
Marc Edwards was the man in the middle for a total of 29 matches last season, showing 87 yellow cards and 3 yellow cards.
He showed 6 yellow cards on three occasions: Fleetwood Town 3-0 Crewe Alexandra in League One, Bradford City 1-1 Forest Green Rovers in League two and Lincoln City 1-0 Bowers & Pitsea in the FA Cup.
Edwards oversaw 32 matches during the 2020/21 season. In those matches, he showed 100 yellow cards and 1 red card.
He was most card happy in The Imps match at home against Charlton Athletic (2-0), when he showed 7 yellow cards, including bookings for TJ Eyoma, Conor McGrandles and Brennan Johnson.
Sources: English Football League & Soccer Base.
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