Cambridge United (h): Match Officials

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

Lincoln City host Cambridge United on Saturday 28th, January for the match at Sincil Bank, and the match carries a 15:00 kick-off.

Referee: Peter Wright.
Assistants Referees: Stephen Wade & Richard Wigglesworth.
Fourth Official: Wayne Grunnill.

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!

Peter Wright was promoted to the Football League for the start of the 2018/19 season.

From theliverpoolfa.com: “Peter spent time in the referee academy programme run by Liverpool County FA at both Everton and Liverpool Football Clubs, alongside a spell with Durham County FA whilst completing his studies at university in the north east.”

Speaking to theliverpoolfa.com, David Horlick (Referee Development Manager at Liverpool County FA) said: “Peter is a fine example of what can be achieved within refereeing with hard work and dedication. Like many others, Peter has experienced peaks and troughs along the way, but has persevered in his referee career and has now been rewarded with his promotion to our National List of Referees.

I hope many of our younger referees can learn from Peter’s experiences and hopefully follow him in years to come.”

Peter Wright has been the man in the middle for 4 matches involving Lincoln City:

17/04/17: Gateshead 1-2 Lincoln City (Conference) – 5 yellow cards
01/01/19: Lincoln City 1-1 Port Vale (League Two) – 5 yellow cards
13/08/19: Huddersfield Town 0-1 Lincoln City (EFL Cup) – 3 yellow cards
05/04/22: Fleetwood Town 1-1 Lincoln City (League One) – 5 yellow cards

TOTALS: Matches: 4 — Yellow Cards: 18 — Red Cards: — 0

He received an average rating of 6.4 following the 1-1 draw away at Fleetwood Town last season. Some of the comments can be found below:

hulloutpost: “Nothing game-changing but there were one or two decisions that were so awry I could only presume had been optical illusions 5.”

Imps2018: “7 – better than average. Didn’t feel like he affected the match too much which is what you want. A couple of odd decisions that did tend to go against us.”

Chesterimp: “iFollow.

6. Some inconsistent decisions, one annoying one in conjunction with a poor linesman (how rare) – 10 yards pinched for a long throw taken with a foot well onto the pitch.”

Peter Wright: 2022/23 Stats:

30/07/22: Port Vale 2-1 Fleetwood Town (League One) – 4 yellow cards
10/08/22: Coventry City 1-4 Bristol City (EFL Cup) – 3 yellow cards
13/08/22: Derby County 2-1 Barnsley (League One) – 2 yellow cards
20/08/22: Mansfield Town 2-1 Stockport County (League Two) – 3 yellow cards
23/08/22: Rotherham United 0-1 Morecambe (EFL Cup) – no cards
27/08/22: Walsall 1-2 Grimsby Town (League Two) – 2 yellow cards
30/08/22: Accrington Stanley 3-3 Rochdale (EFL Trophy) – 4 yellow cards
03/09/22: Forest Green Rovers 0-2 Shrewsbury Town (League One) – 5 yellow cards
17/09/22: Sheffield Wednesday 2-2 Ipswich Town (League One) – 8 yellow cards
01/10/22: Harrogate Town 1-2 Bradford City (League Two) – 3 yellow cards
04/10/22: Swindon Town 1-0 Newport County (League Two) – 4 yellow cards
15/10/22: Carlisle United 3-0 Doncaster Rovers (League Two) – 3 yellow cards
18/10/22: Bolton Wanderers 3-0 Leeds United U21s (EFL Trophy) – 2 yellow cards
22/10/22: Burton Albion 1-0 Cheltenham Town (League One) – 4 yellow cards
25/10/22: Wycombe Wanderers 2-3 Cambridge United (League One) – 4 yellow cards
05/11/22: Gateshead 2-3 Stevenage (FA Cup) – 2 yellow cards and 1 red card
08/11/22: Rochdale 1-0 Salford City (League Two) – 3 yellow cards
19/11/22: Bristol Rovers 1-0 Peterborough United (League One) – 1 yellow card and 1 red card
02/12/22: Morecambe 1-1 Exeter City (League One) – 2 yellow cards
10/12/22: Sutton United 1-0 Colchester United (League Two) – 7 yellow cards and 1 red card
30/12/22: Newport County 0-0 Leyton Orient (League Two) – 2 yellow cards
16/01/23: Port Vale 0-2 Peterborough United (League One) – 1 yellow card

TOTALS: Matches: 22 — Yellow Cards: 69 — Red Cards: — 3

Peter Wright was the man in the middle for a total of 34 matches last season, showing 106 yellow cards and 4 red cards.

He showed 6 cards on several occasions, including the 3-3 draw between AFC Wimbledon and Bolton Wanderers (6 yellow cards) and Cheltenham Town 4-0 Doncaster Rovers in League One (5 yellow cards and 1 red card).

Wright oversaw 32 matches during the 2020/21 season. In those matches, he showed 92 yellow cards and 3 red cards.

He was most card happy in the League Two encounter between Leyton Orient and Cheltenham Town (0-2) when he showed 7 yellow cards.

Sources: English Football League & Soccer Base.

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