Morecambe (a): Prepare For Touchline Tantrums

The Football League has now announced the officials that will take charge of the match between Morecambe and Lincoln City in League One.

Morecambe host Lincoln City on Tuesday, September 28 for the match at the Mazuma Stadium, and the match carries a 19:45 kick-off.

Referee: Ben Toner.
Assistants Refs: Peter Gooch and Lewis Rapert.
Fourth Official: Martin Coy.

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Ben Toner has been the man in the middle for 16 matches involving Lincoln City:

12/02/13: Stockport County 2-0 Lincoln City (Conference) – 3 yellow cards
23/03/13: Lincoln City 3-2 Telford United (Conference) – no cards shown
12/11/13: Southport 0-1 Lincoln City (Conference) – 1 yellow card
15/02/14: Lincoln City 2-0 Kidderminster Harriers (Conference) – 6 yellow cards
13/09/14: Lincoln City 2-3 Bristol Rovers (Conference) – 1 yellow card
17/01/17: Lincoln City 1-0 Ipswich Town (FA Cup) – 3 yellow cards
18/03/17: Lincoln City 1-1 York City (FA Trophy) – 8 yellow cards
09/01/18: Rochdale 0-1 Lincoln City (EFL Trophy) – 3 yellow cards
12/05/18: Lincoln City 0-0 Exeter City (League Two Playoffs) – 1 yellow card
27/11/18: Oldham Athletic 1-1 Lincoln City (League Two) – 6 yellow cards and 1 red card
12/01/19: Swindon Town 2-2 Lincoln City (League Two) – 3 yellow cards and 2 red cards
07/12/19: Burton Albion 0-2 Lincoln City (League One) – 6 yellow cards
28/01/20: Lincoln City 0-2 Portsmouth (League One) – 7 yellow cards
06/10/20: Mansfield Town 1-3 Lincoln City (EFL Trophy) – 4 yellow cards
08/12/20: Shrewsbury Town 1-4 Lincoln City (EFL Trophy) – 1 yellow card
17/02/21: Sunderland 1-1 Lincoln City (EFL Trophy) – 4 yellow cards

TOTALS: Matches: 16 — Yellow Cards: 57 — Red Cards: 3

He received an average rating of 6.55 following the 1-1 draw away at Sunderland in the semi-final of the EFL Trophy, in which the hosts won 5-3 on penalties. Some of the comments can be found below:

kettrin imp: “Can’t blame him for us not getting to Wembley, unlike when he robbed us of an FA Trophy appearance. Normally he is very poor but apart from not booking a couple of their players in the first half, he was OK. 7.”

Chesterimp: “4.

Got the basic decisions right on the ball- he spotted most fouls better than Sunday’s clown – but allowed Sunderland to bully like they did at our place, how many times was Hopper flattened off the ball?

Inconsistent with cards, in Sunderland’s favour. I’m not biased, honest.”

Riiiiik: “His reputation precedes him but he’s not been bad in his last couple of games. Thought he did okay last night, although even Sky thought he should have given a yellow for the tackle from behind, just after we’d received one. Blame the lino for the incorrect throw-in so for me, a solid 7.”

Ben Toner: 2021/22 Stats:

07/08/21: Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Cheltenham Town (League One) – 2 yellow cards
10/08/21: Peterborough United 0-4 Plymouth Argyle (EFL Cup) – 1 yellow card
21/08/21: Cambridge United 3-0 Burton Albion (League One) – 3 yellow cards
31/08/21: Rochdale 4-0 Liverpool U21s (EFL Trophy) – no cards
04/09/21: Bradford City 1-1 Walsall (League Two) – 1 yellow card and 1 red card
11/09/21: Leyton Orient 4-0 Oldham Athletic (League Two) – 3 yellow cards
18/09/21: Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Shrewsbury Town (League One) – 3 yellow cards
21/09/21: Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Manchester City U21s (EFL Trophy) – 5 yellow cards

TOTALS: Matches: 8 — Yellow Cards: 18 — Red Cards: 1

Ben Toner was the man in the middle for 32 matches last season, showing 96 yellow cards and 2 red cards.

He was just a little card happy in the League Two encounter between Carlisle United and Barrow, which finished 1-0 to the hosts. In this match, he showed 7 yellow cards and 1 red card, including a booking for former Lincoln City loanee Patrick Brough.

Toner took in 28 matches’ during the 2019/20 season. In those matches, he showed 94 yellow cards and 6 red cards.

He was rather card happy in The Imps home match against Portsmouth (0-2) in League One in January, showing 7 yellow cards.

Toner oversaw 38 matches during the 2018/19 season. He showed a total of 120 yellow cards and 6 red cards.

He was most card happy in the match between Notts County and Northampton Town (2-2) in Sky Bet League Two when he showed 8 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Sources: English Football League & Soccer Base.

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