Hartlepool United (h): Match Officials

The Football Association has now announced the officials that will take charge of the match between Lincoln City and Hartlepool United in the Second Round of The FA Cup.

Lincoln City host Hartlepool United on Saturday, December 4 for the match at Sincil Bank, and the match carries a 15:00 kick-off.

Referee: Robert Madley.
Assistants Refs: Grant Taylor and Oliver Bickle.
Fourth Official: Mark Jones.

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Robert Madley has been the man in the middle for six matches involving Lincoln City:

23/10/10: Lincoln City 0-0 Stockport County (League Two) – no cards
05/02/11: Hereford United 0-1 Lincoln City (League Two) – 1 yellow card
31/10/20: Doncaster Rovers 1-0 Lincoln City (League One) – 2 yellow cards
02/02/21: Hull City 1-1 Lincoln City (EFL Trophy) – 2 yellow cards
13/04/21: Lincoln City 4-0 Milton Keynes Dons (League One) – 7 yellow cards
30/10/21: Lincoln City 1-1 Shrewsbury Town (League One) – 4 yellow cards

TOTALS: Matches: 6 — Yellow Cards: 16 — Red Cards: 0

He received an average rating of 8.947 following the 1-1 draw at home against Shrewsbury Town in League One in October. Some of the comments can be found below:

hulloutpost: “He looked like a throwback to the refs of the ’70s……and was actually quite alright. Very good 8.”

berksimps: “Best this season 9.5 Warned about time-wasting right from the start, booked their player for cheating, dealt with the head injury/ies well. No one was going to fool Bob Madley today.”

RedImp73: “Did everything he needed to with the minimum of fuss. Refreshing to have a referee who doesn’t think everyone is there to watch them. 9.5/10.”

Robert Madley: 2021/22 Stats:

07/08/21: Sunderland 2-1 Wigan Athletic (League One) – 5 yellow cards
11/08/21: Blackpool 3-0 Middlesbrough (EFL Cup) – 4 yellow cards
17/08/21: Oxford United 1-0 Crewe Alexandra (League One) – 5 yellow cards
21/08/21: Carlisle United 1-1 Leyton Orient (League Two) – 5 yellow cards
24/08/21: Swansea City 4-1 Plymouth Argyle (EFL Cup) – 2 yellow cards
28/08/21: Swindon Town 1-0 Mansfield Town (League Two) – 4 yellow cards
11/09/21: Ipswich Town 2-5 Bolton Wanderers (League One) – 3 yellow cards
14/09/21: Walsall 1-0 Brighton & Hove Albion U21s (EFL Trophy) – 1 red card
24/09/21: Barrow 2-1 Newport County (League Two) – 1 yellow card
16/10/21: Oldham Athletic 3-0 Stevenage (League Two) – 2 yellow cards
19/10/21: Rotherham United 0-0 Wycombe Wanderers (League One) – 3 yellow cards
26/10/21: Colchester United 1-3 Sutton United (League Two) – 4 yellow cards and 1 red card
30/10/21: Lincoln City 1-1 Shrewsbury Town (League One) – 4 yellow cards
02/11/21: Morecambe 0-2 Cambridge United (League One) – 6 yellow cards
07/11/21: St. Albans City 3-2 Forest Green Rovers (FA Cup) – 3 yellow cards
23/11/21: Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Milton Keynes Dons (League One) – 3 yellow cards
27/11/21: AFC Wimbledon 2-2 Fleetwood Town (League One) – 3 yellow cards
30/11/21: Accrington Stanley 1-1 Wigan Athletic (EFL Trophy) – 4 yellow cards

TOTALS: Matches: 18 — Yellow Cards: 61 — Red Cards: 2

Bobby Madley was the man in the middle for 36 matches last season, showing 119 yellow cards and 5 red cards.

He was most card happy in The Imps match versus Milton Keynes Dons (4-0), when he showed 7 yellow cards.

Madley oversaw 32 matches during the 2017/18 season. In those matches, he showed a total of 110 yellow cards and 5 red cards.

He was most card happy in the Premier League match between Manchester City and Everton (1-1), when he showed 5 yellow cards and 2 red cards.

Madley took in 35 matches in the 2016/17 season, showing a total of 146 yellow cards and 4 red cards.

He showed 8 cards on two occasions that season: Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Liverpool in the Premier League (8 yellow cards) and Southend United 3-1 Scunthorpe United in League One (7 yellow cards and 1 red card).

Sources: English Football League & Soccer Base.