The English Football League has now announced the officials that will take charge of the match between Gillingham and Lincoln City in Sky Bet League One.
Gillingham host Lincoln City on Saturday, November 16 for the match at the Priestfield Stadium and the match carries a 3.00pm kick-off.
Referee: Christopher Pollard.
Assistants Refs: Leigh Crowhurst and Adrian Tranter.
Fourth Official: Ryan Whitaker.
This is the first time Christopher Pollard has been the man in the middle for a match involving Lincoln City.
Christopher Pollard was promoted to the Football League ready for the start of the 2019/20 season, having spent the 2018/19 season refereeing in the Conference and Premier League 2.
Speaking to BuryFreePress on his promotion, Pollard said: ”“I am absolutely delighted. When I started out 11 or 12 years ago the dream was to be a Football League referee, and so to finally get that promotion is fantastic.
“This promotion takes me into the professional game as a referee and hopefully it will open up lots of opportunities in the future.”
Christopher Pollard: 2019/20 Stats:
10/08/19: Mansfield Town 2-2 Morecambe (League Two) – 4 yellow cards and 1 red card
17/08/19: Scunthorpe United 2-2 Crawley Town (League Two) – 3 yellow cards
20/08/19: Stevenage 0-1 Bradford City (League Two) – 2 yellow cards
03/09/19: Leyton Orient 2-0 Southend United (EFL Trophy) – 3 yellow cards and 1 red card
07/09/19: Newport County 1-0 Port Vale (League Two) – 3 yellow cards
28/09/19: Macclesfield Town 1-1 Colchester United (League Two) – 2 yellow cards
08/10/19: Swindon Town 0-3 Plymouth Argyle (EFL Trophy) – 2 yellow cards
12/10/19: Blackpool 1-2 Rotherham United (League One) – 9 yellow cards
05/11/19: Wycombe Wanderers 1-2 Fulham U21s (EFL Trophy) – no cards shown
10/11/19: Chippenham Town 0-3 Northampton Town (FA Cup) – no cards shown
12/11/19: Peterborough United 2-1 Cambridge United (EFL Trophy) – 3 yellow cards
TOTALS: Matches: 11 | Yellow Cards: 31 | Red Cards: 2
Christopher Pollard was the man in the middle for 16 matches last season, all of which were in the Conference. In those matches, he showed a total of 61 yellow cards and no red cards.
He showed 7 yellow cards on two occasions during last season: Aldershot Town 3-2 Bromley and Chesterfield 1-1 Wrexham.
Pollard oversaw 9 matches in the Conference during the 2017/18 season, showing a total of 24 yellow cards and 1 red card.
He was most card happy in the match between Solihull Moors and Barrow (3-3) when he showed 4 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Sources: English Football League & Soccer Base.
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