The Football League has now announced the officials that will take charge of the match between Ipswich Town and Lincoln City in League One.
Ipswich Town host Lincoln City on Saturday, October 15 for the match at Portman Road and the match carries a 15:00 kick-off.
Referee: Andy Davies.
Assistants Referees: Rob Smith and James Wilson.
Fourth Official: Neil Hair.
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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Andy Davies was promoted to the English Football League as a Referee in the 2012/13 season. His first match refereeing in the Football League was between Exeter City and Morecambe (0-3) in League Two on Saturday, August 18 2012.
He started refereeing in 2004/05 and quickly moved through the promotion pyramid, reaching the Football League in just eight seasons. He was appointed Assistant Referee for the League Two Play-Off Final between Rotherham United and Dagenham Redbridge (2-3) at Wembley Stadium in the 2009/10 season.
Andy Davies has been the man in the middle for 2 matches involving Lincoln City:
02/03/19: Forest Green Rovers 1-2 Lincoln City (League Two) – 1 yellow card
12/09/20: Lincoln City 2-0 Oxford United (League One) – 2 yellow cards and 1 red card
TOTALS: Matches: 1 — Yellow Cards: 3 — Red Cards: 1
He received an average rating of 7.613 following the 2-0 win at home against Oxford United in September 2020. Some of the comments can be found below:
sedgleyimp: “I might as well kick it off with a solid 7.5. Seemed un-fussy and allowed a couple of strong challenges go. Correct red card for their defender when he lost his head after Harry’s run. Do think that the free kick for our second goal wasn’t one, but a very good standard today on the whole.”
Eweimps: “Good performance, sparing with his cards but a harsh one for the substitution at the end. Thought the red could have gone either way and strange with their free kick that was ordered to be retaken for a moving ball after some time had elapsed. Would be happy to have him again.
8/10.”
Scotimp “8.
I like the way he allowed play to continue whenever possible, was not whistle-happy and was not a Mike Dean clone, waving cards like confetti. Spoke to players when needed without being officious. Probably a mistake giving us the free kick that led to the second goal, but generally pretty good.”
Andy Davies: 2022/23 Stats:
13/08/22: Sutton United 1-0 Barrow (League Two) – 1 yellow card
16/08/22: Queens Park Rangers 0-1 Blackpool (Championship) – 3 yellow cards
20/08/22: Birmingham City 0-1 Wigan Athletic (Championship) – 2 yellow cards and 1 red card
24/08/22: Wycombe Wanderers 1-3 Bristol City (EFL Cup) – 1 yellow card
27/08/22: Huddersfield Town 2-2 West Bromwich Albion (Championship) – 3 yellow cards
14/09/22: Luton Town 2-2 Coventry City (Championship) – 3 yellow cards
17/09/22: Leyton Orient 1-0 Walsall (League Two) – 2 yellow cards
01/10/22: Rotherham United 0-2 Wigan Athletic (Championship) – 4 yellow cards
04/10/22: Plymouth Argyle 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday (League One) – 3 yellow cards
TOTALS: Matches: 9 — Yellow Cards: 22 — Red Cards: 1
Andy Davies was the man in the middle for 35 matches last season. In those matches, he showed 96 yellow cards and 2 red cards.
He was just a little card happy in the Championship encounter between Queens Park Rangers and Swansea City (0-0) when he showed 7 yellow cards and 1 red card.
During the 2020/21 season, Davies oversaw 20 matches, showing 51 yellow cards and 6 red cards.
He was most card happy in the League Cup match between Derby County and Preston North End (1-2) when he showed 6 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Sources: English Football League & Soccer Base.
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