Crewe Alexandra (a): Tonight’s Match Officials

Crewe Alexandra host Lincoln City on Tuesday, December 7 at Gresty Road, and the match carries a 19:45 kick-off.

Referee: Declan Bourne.
Assistants Refs: Conor Brown and Kenwyn Hughes.
Fourth Official: Robert Lewis.

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Declan Bourne has been the man in the middle for 1 match involving Lincoln City:

23/02/21: Lincoln City 2-2 Swindon Town (League One) – 4 yellow cards

TOTALS: Matches: 1 — Yellow Cards: 4 — Red Cards: 0

He received an average rating of 7.338 following the 2-2 draw at home against Swindon Town last season. Some of the comments can be found below:

plumbob: “Thought he did well. 8/10.

Pleased he tried to clamp down on gaining yards with throws. Their left-back was really taking the piss in the first half, he must have been getting close to stealing 10 yards at times. One, in particular, went out next to their dug-out, and he took it a couple of yards inside our half!”

Chesterimp: “5.

Disappointed with this emerging star. For me, the yard pinching and time-wasting went unpunished. Fussy about balls. Got pen(s) and most fouls right. Nearly a fine assist!”

The Imposter: “7/10. Almost gifted us a goal with a bizarre drop ball after he got in the way of a pass. Basically, let Grant have a free pass to Scully who blazed over. Swindon players, especially Pitman, were fuming.”

Declan Bourne: 2021/22 Stats:

10/08/21: Birmingham City 1-0 Colchester United (EFL Cup) – 1 yellow card
14/08/21: Morecambe 2-0 Shrewsbury Town (League One) – 5 yellow cards
17/08/21: Burton Albion 1-0 Sunderland (League One) – 4 yellow cards
21/08/21: Hartlepool United 2-0 Walsall (League Two) – 4 yellow cards
24/08/21: Stevenage 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers (EFL Cup) – 4 yellow cards
28/08/21: Milton Keynes Dons 2-0 Accrington Stanley (League One) – 6 yellow cards
09/10/21: Sutton United 4-3 Port Vale (League Two) – 6 yellow cards
16/10/21: Scunthorpe United 0-2 Forest Green Rovers (League Two) – 10 yellow cards
19/10/21: Harrogate Town 2-2 Tranmere Rovers (League Two) – 1 yellow card
30/10/21: Barrow 1-2 Rochdale (League Two) – 5 yellow cards
06/11/21: Rotherham United 3-0 Bromley (FA Cup) – 2 yellow cards and 1 red card
13/11/21: Exeter City 2-1 Oldham Athletic (League Two) – 4 yellow cards
23/11/21: Cambridge United 2-2 Wigan Athletic (League One) – 2 yellow cards

TOTALS: Matches: 13 — Yellow Cards: 54 — Red Cards: 1

Declan Bourne was the man in the middle for 30 matches last season. In those matches, he showed 86 yellow cards and 2 red cards.

He showed 7 yellow cards in the League Two encounter between Walsall and Colchester United, which finished 1-1.

Bourne took in 13 matches during the 2019/20 season, showing a total of 39 yellow cards and 2 red cards.

He was most card happy in the match between Chesterfield and Sutton United (1-0) in the Conference when he showed 6 yellow cards and 2 red cards.

Bourne oversaw 21 matches during the 2018/19 season. In those matches, he showed a total of 62 yellow cards and 2 red cards.

During the 2018/19 season, he showed 6 cards on two occasions: Solihull Moors 5-0 Bromley (5 yellow cards and 1 red card) in the Conference and Torquay United 0-1 Woking (6 yellow cards) in the FA Cup.

Sources: English Football League & Soccer Base.