The Imps host Milton Keynes Dons in League One tonight at Sincil Bank and the match carries a 7.00pm kick-off.
Referee: Robert Madley.
Assistants Refs: Robert Atkin and Alan Clayton.
Fourth Official: James Bell.
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Robert Madley has been the man in the middle for four 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
TOTALS: Matches: 4 — Yellow Cards: 5 — Red Cards: 0
Robert Madley was sacked by Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) in 2018 after sending a video mocking a disabled person to a friend. Prior to the start of this season, he accepted the opportunity to return to officiating in English football.
After holding discussions with PGMOL, he agreed to officiate at League One and League Two this season, and agreed to attend an FA discrimination workshop.
In a blog post back in February, Madley wrote: “I am not proud of my actions in 2018 and I have learned from this and feel I am a better and stronger person for it. PGMOL dealt with what they considered a discriminatory act in the strongest way. There can be no criticism for that and I have never sought to do anything other than respect the decision and to learn from it as a person. I can only thank them for having the ability to forgive, recognise that one naive moment does not define a person and offer me a second chance to do what I love to do.”
Robert Madley: 2020/21 Stats:
03/10/20: Morecambe 1-0 Port Vale (League Two) – 3 yellow cards
06/10/20: Sunderland 5-3 Carlisle United (EFL Trophy) – no cards
17/10/20: Bolton Wanderers 1-2 Oldham Athletic (League Two) – 5 yellow cards
20/10/20: Hull City 1-0 AFC Wimbledon (League One) – 4 yellow cards
24/10/20: Barrow 2-2 Walsall (League Two) – 5 yellow cards
27/10/20: Fleetwood Town 1-0 Shrewsbury Town (League One) – 2 yellow cards
31/10/20: Doncaster Rovers 1-0 Lincoln City (League One) – 2 yellow cards
06/11/20: Harrogate Town 4-1 Skelmersdale United (FA Cup) – 3 yellow cards
10/11/20: Rochdale 1-2 Salford City (EFL Trophy) – 4 yellow cards
27/11/20: Fleetwood Town 1-1 Sunderland (League One) – 6 yellow cards
01/12/20: Oxford United 0-0 Ipswich Town (League One) – 1 yellow card
05/12/20: Cheltenham Town 5-3 Exeter City (League Two) – 3 yellow cards
19/12/20: Newport County 2-4 Oldham Athletic (League Two) – 3 yellow cards
16/01/21: Rochdale 3-3 Wigan Athletic (League One) – 2 yellow cards and 1 red card
19/01/21: Southend United 1-2 Cambridge United (League Two) – 3 yellow cards
26/01/21: Swindon Town 0-2 Plymouth Argyle (League One) – no cards
02/02/21: Hull City 1-1 Lincoln City (EFL Trophy) – 2 yellow cards
09/02/21: Tranmere Rovers 0-1 Stevenage (League Two) – 1 yellow card
23/02/21: Grimsby Town 2-1 Crawley Town (League Two) – 5 yellow cards and 1 red card
27/02/21: Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Barrow (League Two) – 2 yellow cards
02/03/21: Accrington Stanley 1-2 Ipswich Town (League One) – 4 yellow cards and 1 red card
09/03/21: AFC Wimbledon 0-1 Burton Albion (League One) – 1 yellow card
16/03/21: Charlton Athletic 3-2 Bristol Rovers (League One) – 4 yellow cards and 1 red card
20/03/21: Colchester United 0-1 Port Vale (League Two) – 6 yellow cards
23/03/21: Blackpool 3-1 Peterborough United (League One) – 5 yellow cards
02/04/21: Mansfield Town 0-2 Leyton Orient (League Two) – 2 yellow cards
05/04/21: Shrewsbury Town 3-0 Plymouth Argyle (League One) – 3 yellow cards
10/04/21: Fleetwood Town 1-0 Rochdale (League One) – 2 yellow cards
TOTALS: Matches: 29 — Yellow Cards: 89 — Red Cards: 4
Robert Madley was the man in the middle for 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).
Madley oversaw 35 matches during the 2015/16 season. In those matches, he showed 96 yellow cards and 6 red cards.
He was most card happy in the Premier League match between Chelsea and West Ham United (2-2), when he brandished his yellow card 8 times.
Sources: English Football League & Soccer Base.
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