The Football League has now announced the officials that will take charge of the match between Lincoln City and Derby County in League One.
Lincoln City host Derby County Tuesday, September 13 for the match at Sincil Bank and the match carries a 19:45 kick-off.
Referee: Thomas Kirk.
Assistants Referees: Anthony Da Costa and Lisa Rashid.
Fourth Official: Anthony Moore.
This will be the first time Thomas Kirk has been in the middle for a match involving Lincoln City. He made his Football League debut as a referee on 30th July 2022 in the League Two encounter between Carlisle United and Crawley Town (1-0). He showed 4 yellow cards.
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!
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Thomas Kirk 2022/23 Stats:
30/07/22: Carlisle United 1-0 Crawley Town (League Two) – 4 yellow cards
09/08/22: Harrogate Town 0-1 Stockport County (EFL Cup) – 3 yellow cards
13/08/22: Rochdale 0-1 Grimsby Town (League Two) – 7 yellow cards
16/08/22: Hartlepool United 0-0 Tranmere Rovers (League Two) – 5 yellow cards
20/08/22: Colchester United 1-3 Leyton Orient (League Two) – 3 yellow cards
30/08/22: Fleetwood Town 1-1 Barrow (EFL Trophy) – 4 yellow cards
03/09/22: Doncaster Rovers 1-3 Mansfield Town (League Two) – 4 yellow cards
TOTALS: Matches: 7 — Yellow Cards: 30 — Red Cards: 0
Thomas Kirk was the man in the middle for a total of 7 matches last season, all of which were in the Conference. In those matches, he showed 16 yellow cards and 0 red cards.
He showed 3 yellow cards on three occasions: Barnet 0-2 Woking, Torquay United 2-0 Chesterfield, including a booking for former Imp Danny Rowe, and Solihull Moors 3-1 Chesterfield.
Sources: English Football League & Soccer Base.
Derby County (h): Recently Promoted Referee Appointed:https://t.co/iclE01UZ9l#ImpsAsOne #WeAreImps #DCFC
— Vital Lincoln City (@VitalLincoln) September 12, 2022
