The Football League has now announced the officials that will take charge of the match between Lincoln City and Fleetwood Town in League One.
Lincoln City host Fleetwood Town on Saturday, August 27 for the match at Sincil Bank and the match carries a 15:00 kick-off.
Referee: Ollie Yates.
Assistants Referees: Johnathon Bickerdike and Joe Simpson.
Fourth Official: Matt Corlett.
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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Ollie Yates has been the man in the middle for 7 matches involving Lincoln City:
22/09/15: Lincoln City 1-1 Altrincham (Conference) – 2 yellow cards
28/03/16: Lincoln City 1-1 Gateshead (Conference) – 4 yellow cards
22/01/19: Yeovil Town 0-2 Lincoln City (League Two) – 5 yellow cards
27/09/19: Blackpool 2-1 Lincoln City (League One) – 6 yellow cards
18/01/20: Lincoln City 1-0 Blackpool (League One) – 1 yellow card
27/04/21: Shrewsbury Town 0-1 Lincoln City (League One) – 6 yellow cards
12/02/22: Lincoln City 1-1 Wycombe Wanderers (League One) – 6 yellow cards and 1 red card
TOTALS: Matches: 7 — Yellow Cards: 30 — Red Cards: 1
He received an average rating of 4.21 following the 1-1 draw at home against Wycombe Wanderers last season. Some of the comments can be found below:
sedgleyimp: “I’ll kick it off with a pretty poor 3. Started okay but lost it in the second half. Stopped play at one point for a head injury, which upon the re-start had somehow become a free kick for them in our half. Failed to penalise the constant shirt pulling on Marquis throughout. I’m was surprised to see John’s shirt intact at the end it was that bad and blatant throughout. Finally, I am convinced that he had to be told that he had already booked that Wycombe player already before showing the red.”
kettrin imp: “3. He got worse as the game went on. I’m sure he wouldn’t have booked their player at the end if he had remembered that he had already booked him. He booked Griffiths for supposedly time wasting, I wonder how he would have dealt with Wycombe‘s legendary ****housery if they were winning.”
berksimps: “3.
Started ok then Wycombe realised he couldn’t see the shirt pulling, so almost anchored Marquis to themselves each time the ball came near him. Got worse and worse. Linesmen gave no help whatsoever. Other than to signal when the ball goes out, what is the point of having linesman nowadays?”
Ollie Yates: 2022/23 Stats:
30/07/22: Stockport County 2-3 Barrow (League Two) – 6 yellow cards
09/08/22: Luton Town 2-3 Newport County (EFL Cup) – 4 yellow cards
13/08/22: AFC Wimbledon 2-2 Doncaster Rovers (League Two) – 6 yellow cards
20/08/22: Barnsley 0-3 Wycombe Wanderers (League One) – 5 yellow cards
TOTALS: Matches: 4 — Yellow Cards: 21 — Red Cards: 0
Ollie Yates was the man in the middle for a total of 28 matches, showing 95 yellow cards and 4 red cards.
He was most card happy in the League Two encounter between Barrow and Swindon Town (2-0), showing 8 yellow cards and 1 red card, including bookings for former Imps goalkeeper Paul Farman and loanee Robbie Gotts.
Yates oversaw 32 matches during the 2020/21 season. In those matches, he showed 105 yellow cards and 3 red cards.
He showed 8 yellow cards on two occasions: Swindon Town 1-2 Doncaster Rovers in League One and Carlisle United 3-1 Bradford City in League Two (including bookings for former Imps Paul Farman and Danny Rowe).
Sources: English Football League & Soccer Base.
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— Vital Lincoln City (@VitalLincoln) August 23, 2022
