Doncaster Rovers host Lincoln City on Tuesday, August 9 for the match at the Eco-Power Stadium. This match will kick-off at 19:45.
Referee: Anthony Backhouse.
Assistants Referees: Graeme Fyvie and Oliver Bickle.
Fourth Official: Scott Jackson.
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Doncaster Rovers (a) (09/08/22): Who Will Go Through?
Lincoln City
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Anthony Backhouse has been the man in the middle for 15 matches involving Lincoln City:
13/04/13: Lincoln City 2-1 Tamworth (Conference) – 5 yellow cards
28/12/13: FC Halifax Town 5-1 Lincoln City (Conference) – 2 yellow cards and 1 red card
04/10/16: Wrexham 1-2 Lincoln City (Conference) – 5 yellow cards
17/12/16: Lincoln City 2-1 Tranmere Rovers (Conference) – 6 yellow cards
20/01/17: Lincoln City 2-0 Dover Athletic (Conference) – 1 yellow card
14/03/17: York City 2-1 Lincoln City (FA Trophy SF1) – 3 yellow cards
03/04/17: Lincoln City 2-0 Dagenham & Redbridge (Conference) – 2 yellow cards
09/09/18: Stevenage 1-2 Lincoln City (League Two) – 6 yellow cards and 2 red cards
03/11/18: Lincoln City 2-1 Forest Green Rovers (League Two) – 4 yellow cards
04/12/18: Accrington Stanley 2-2 Lincoln City (EFL Trophy) – 7 yellow cards
22/04/19: Lincoln City 0-0 Tranmere Rovers (League Two) – 2 yellow cards
21/09/19: Lincoln City 0-6 Oxford United (League One) – 6 yellow cards
17/10/20: Fleetwood Town 0-0 Lincoln City (League One) – 2 yellow cards
23/01/21: Lincoln City 2-1 Northampton Town (League One) – 2 yellow cards
02/08/22: Lincoln City 2-1 Morecambe (League One) – 3 yellow cards
TOTALS: Matches: 15 — Yellow Cards: 56 — Red Cards: 3
He received an average rating of 6.77 following the 2-1 win at home against Morecambe last season. Some of the comments can be found below:
sedgleyimp: “From the comfort of my sofa a pretty decent 7. Allowed the game to flow and no obvious cockups. Being on IFollow though haven’t a clue if he got that injury time fracas right.”
Chesterimp: “From the discomfort of behind my sofa, seemed generally ok, got most things right and compared with early version Backhouse he’s actually turned in a decent referee who realises its not all about him.
Only noticeable error was going to blow when Marquis fouled/was fouled, played on (but play to the whistle, lads) then hesitated when the ball hit him before remembering the new(ish) rules.
A solid 7 overall.”
Eweimps: “I thought he had a good first half but seemed to lose his way a bit in the second and failed to give a couple of obvious free kicks but then gave soft ones the other way. Overall 6/10.”
Anthony Backhouse: 2022/23 Stats:
30/07/22: Derby County 1-0 Oxford United (League One) – 6 yellow cards
06/08/22: Milton Keynes Dons 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday (League One) – 4 yellow cards
TOTALS: Matches: 2 — Yellow Cards: 10 — Red Cards: 0
Anthony Backhouse was the man in the middle for 38 matches last season, showing 129 yellow card and 4 red cards.
He showed 7 yellow cards on three occasions: Sunderland 2-1 Accrington Stanley (League One), including a booking for former Imps loanee David Morgan, Rochdale 2-2 Leyton Orient (League Two) and Fleetwood Town 1-1 AFC Wimbledon (League One).
Backhouse oversaw 34 matches during the 2020/21 season. In those matches, he showed 107 yellow cards and 3 red cards.
He was most card happy in the League Two encounter between Bolton Wanderers and Exeter City, when he showed 7 yellow cards
Sources: English Football League & Soccer Base.
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— Vital Lincoln City (@VitalLincoln) August 9, 2022
