The match officials have now been confirmed for the League One tie between Lincoln City and Mansfield Town on Saturday 24th August (15:00).
Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge.
Assistant Referee: Paul Newhouse.
Assistant Referee: Anthony Da Costa.
Fourth Official: Paul Cooper.
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His most recent match involving City was the 3-1 win away at Carlisle United in League One last season when he showed just two yellow cards. He also refereed the match away at Derby County in the Football League Trophy earlier in the season when City lost 2-0, with 3 yellow cards shown, including a booking for Dylan Duffy and for former Mansfield Town loanee Callum Elder.
He received an average rating of 6.66 following the 3-1 win away at Carlisle United. Some of the comments can be found below:
HitherImp: “3, but grudgingly for a couple of sensible advantages. Missing Teddy’s potential head injury was dreadful and the amount of shirt-pulling was ridiculous. Typical Seb Stockbridge and he doesn’t improve!”
ChimpImp: “I don’t think Seb will ever quite shake off his reputation for being a poor ref but while not brilliant, he has become one of the better refs we have, in the last couple of seasons. It’s not a very big compliment but I no longer expect some mad decision.
7.”
Chesterimp: “He’s improved since his “make sure my best side faces the camera” National League days.
Got most things right/ok though once pulled back for a free kick as we were developing a move on advantage, and obstructing Erhahon.
7.”
His most recent match involving the visitors was their 1-1 draw away at Morecambe in League Two last season when he showed 3 yellow cards. He also refereed their League Cup tie at home against Peterborough United earlier in the season (2-2), showing 5 yellow cards, including bookings for Aden Flint and Louis Reed.
So far this season, he has refereed two matches, showing 13 yellow cards (6.50) and no red cards. He was most card-happy in the League Cup encounter between Salford City and Doncaster Rovers (0-2) when he showed 7 yellow cards.
Sebastian Stockbridge oversaw a total of 30 matches during the 2023/24 season, showing 142 yellow cards (4.73) and 2 red cards. He showed 8 yellow cards on five occasions, including the League One match between Oxford United and Wycombe Wanderers.
Sources: English Football League and Soccerbase.
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