The Football League has now announced the Match Day officials that will take charge of the match between Carlisle United and Lincoln City on Friday afternoon.
Carlisle United host Lincoln City on Friday, April 19 for the match at Brunton Park and the match carries a 3.00pm kickoff.
Referee: Lee Mason.
Assistants Refs: Adrian Holmes and Michael McDonough.
Fourth Official: Sebastian Stockbridge.
Lee Mason has been the man in the middle for 9 matches involving Lincoln City:
25/03/03: Lincoln City 1-0 Kidderminster Harriers (Division 3) – 3 yellow cards
14/10/03: Lincoln City 3-1 Telford United (EFL Trophy) – 1 yellow card
15/11/03: Darlington 0-0 Lincoln City (Division 3) – 4 yellow cards
08/05/04: Lincoln City 2-3 Yeovil Town (Division 3) – 5 yellow cards
18/10/05: Tranmere Rovers 2-1 Lincoln City (EFL Trophy) – 4 yellow cards
28/01/06: Lincoln City 1-0 Bristol Rovers (League Two) – no cards shown
13/05/06: Lincoln City 0-1 Grimsby Town (League Two Playoffs) – 4 yellow cards
29/12/07: Grimsby Town 1-0 Lincoln City (League Two) – 4 yellow cards and 1 red card
30/08/08: Lincoln City 1-1 Grimsby Town (League Two) – 5 yellow cards
TOTALS: Matches: 9 | Yellow Cards: 30 | Red Cards: 1
Lee Mason: 2018/19 Stats:
11/08/18: Norwich City 3-4 West Bromwich Albion (Championship) – no cards shown
18/08/18: Everton 2-1 Southampton (Premier League) – 5 yellow cards
25/08/18: Blackpool 1-1 Accrington Stanley (League One) – 1 yellow card
28/08/18: Leicester City 4-0 Fleetwood Town (EFL Cup) – 3 yellow cards
01/09/18: Chelsea 2-0 AFC Bournemouth (Premier League) – 4 yellow cards
15/09/18: Huddersfield Town 0-1 Crystal Palace (Premier League) – 3 yellow cards
26/09/18: Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 Watford (EFL Cup) – 1 yellow card and 1 red card
29/09/18: Manchester City 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion (Premier League) – 3 yellow cards
20/10/18: Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 Watford (Premier League) – 4 yellow cards
30/10/18: AFC Bournemouth 2-1 Norwich City (EFL Cup) – 2 yellow cards
04/11/18: Manchester City 6-1 Southampton (Premier League) – 2 yellow cards
10/11/18: West Bromwich Albion 4-1 Leeds United (Championship) – 2 yellow cards
24/11/18: Manchester United 0-0 Crystal Palace (Premier League) – 3 yellow cards
05/12/18: Everton 1-1 Newcastle United (Premier League) – 5 yellow cards
08/12/18: AFC Bournemouth 0-4 Liverpool (Premier League) – 3 yellow cards
18/12/18: Leicester City 1-1 Manchester City (EFL Cup) – 2 yellow cards
22/12/18: West Ham United 0-2 Watford (Premier League) – 5 yellow cards
30/12/18: Manchester United 4-1 AFC Bournemouth (Premier League) – 2 yellow cards and 1 red card
12/01/19: Cardiff City 0-0 Huddersfield Town (Premier League) – 4 yellow cards
26/01/19: Brighton & Hove Albion 0-0 West Bromwich Albion (FA Cup) – 1 yellow card
02/02/19: Everton 1-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers (Premier League) – 4 yellow cards
12/02/19: West Bromwich Albion 2-2 Nottingham Forest (Championship) – 4 yellow cards
16/02/19: Notts County 1-0 Mansfield Town (League Two) – 5 yellow cards
22/02/19: West Ham United 3-1 Fulham (Premier League) – 2 yellow cards
02/03/19: Aston Villa 4-0 Derby County (Championship) – 4 yellow cards
09/03/19: Newcastle United 3-2 Everton (Premier League) – 4 yellow cards
30/03/19: Leicester City 2-0 AFC Bournemouth (Premier League) – 2 yellow cards
09/04/19: Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 Nottingham Forest (Championship) – 4 yellow cards
13/04/19: Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 Huddersfield Town (Premier League) – 4 yellow cards
TOTALS: Matches: 29 | Yellow Cards: 88 | Red Cards: 2
Lee Mason was the man in the middle for 26 matches during the 2017/18 season. In those matches, he showed a total of 72 yellow cards and 4 red cards.
He was most card happy in the EFL Cup match between Chelsea and AFC Bournemouth, which finished 2-1 to the home side. He showed 8 yellow cards.
Match Day referee Mason took in 25 matches in 2016/17, showing 96 yellows cards and six 3 red cards.
He showed 8 cards on four occasions during the 2016/17 season: Leicester City 2-2 Middlesbrough in the Premier League (8 yellow cards), Manchester City 2-1 Burnley in the Premier League (7 yellow cards and 1 red card), Bristol City 0-1 Birmingham City in the Championship (8 yellow cards) and Chelsea 4-3 in the Premier League (7 yellow cards and 1 red card). Those four matches make up one-third of his card count for that season!
Mason took in 34 matches in the 2015-16 season, showing a total of 96 yellow cards and 3 red cards.
He was most card happy in the match between Derby County and Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship on Saturday 23rd April, when he showed a total of 9 yellow cards.
Sources: EFL & Soccer Base.
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