Morecambe (h): Today’s Match Officials

The Imps take on Morecambe today in League One, with the match kicking off at 15:00. Below you will find some information about today’s referee.

Referee: Martin Coy.
Assistants Referees: Billy Smallwood and Alex Gray.
Fourth Official: Paul Stonier.

You can discuss this refereeing appointment HERE, as well as get involved with today’s Lincoln City v Morecambe Match Thread, 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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Martin Coy has been the man in the middle for 14 matches involving Lincoln City:

07/09/13: Lincoln City 1-0 Salisbury (Conference) – 5 yellow cards
08/02/14: Hyde United 4-3 Lincoln City (Conference) – 3 yellow cards
04/01/15: Lincoln City 4-1 Barnet (Conference) – 2 yellow cards
09/01/16: Lincoln City 2-3 Dover Athletic (Conference) – 6 yellow cards
12/03/16: Macclesfield Town 1-1 Lincoln City (Conference) – 1 yellow card
10/09/16: Tranmere Rovers 0-1 Lincoln City (Conference) – 5 yellow cards
12/11/16: Lincoln City 3-3 Aldershot Town (Conference) – 4 yellow cards
30/12/17: Lincoln City 2-1 Forest Green Rovers (League Two) – 2 yellow cards
09/10/18: Scunthorpe United 1-1 Lincoln City (EFL Trophy) – 2 yellow cards and 1 red card
23/02/19: Morecambe 0-2 Lincoln City (League Two) – 2 yellow cards
07/02/20: Lincoln City 0-1 Rotherham United (League One) – 3 yellow cards
14/02/21: Lincoln City 2-2 Accrington Stanley (League One) – 3 yellow cards
23/10/21: Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Lincoln City (League One) – 1 yellow card
05/03/22: Lincoln City 3-1 Sheffield Wednesday (League One) – 3 yellow cards

TOTALS: Matches: 14 — Yellow Cards: 42 — Red Cards: 1

He received an average rating of 7.78 following the 3-1 win at home against Sheffield Wednesday last season. Some of the comments can be found below:

evenstephen: “It’s easy to rate refs high when. you win but I thought he was decent today and tried to keep the game flowing only stopping the game when he had to. No complaints with the bookings either. An 8 from me too.”

berksimps: “A difficult game for the ref, very combative and a few late tackles. He let quite a lot go and played some good advantages. Fairly consistent and was quite lenient with the melee. 7.5.”

Chartist: “There were a few occasions where he just told players to get up and to stop diving. Maguire’s edge if their Bix dive was embarrassing and they faked a few too. Hopper certainly hit less free kicks than usual. 7 from me, as I sympathise with refs more in this diving-age in football.”

Martin Coy: 2022/23 Stats:

13/09/22: Hartlepool United 1-1 Crewe Alexandra (League Two) – 1 yellow card
20/09/22: Tranmere Rovers 2-2 Bolton Wanderers (EFL Trophy) – 3 yellow cards
24/09/22: Barrow 0-2 Leyton Orient (League Two) – 5 yellow cards and 1 red card
08/10/22: Barnsley 0-2 Exeter City (League One) – 1 yellow card
29/10/22: Derby County 4-2 Bristol Rovers (League One) – 5 yellow cards
05/11/22: Bradford City 0-1 Harrogate Town (FA Cup) – 3 yellow cards

TOTALS: Matches: 6 — Yellow Cards: 18 — Red Cards: 1

Martin Coy was the man in the middle for 28 matches last season, showing 62 yellow cards and 3 red cards.

He showed 5 cards on several occasions, including 3 yellow cards and 2 red cards in the League One encounter between Wigan Athletic and Fleetwood Town (2-0), with James McClean sent off for the hosts and Joe Garner for the visitors.

Coy oversaw 32 matches during the 2020/21 season. In those matches, he showed 86 yellow cards and 5 red cards.

He brandished the yellow card 7 times in the League Two encounter between Barrow and Southend United, which finished 2-1 to the visitors.

Sources: English Football League & Soccer Base.