The Football League has now announced the officials that will take charge of the match between Northampton Town and Lincoln City in League One.
Northampton Town host Lincoln City on Saturday, December 19 for the match at Sixfields and the match carries a 3.00pm kick-off.
Referee: Robert Lewis.
Assistants Refs: Nicholas Cooper and Bradley Hall.
Fourth Official: Michael Chard.
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Robert Lewis has been the man in the middle for six matches involving Lincoln City:
4/2/06: Stockport County 2-3 Lincoln City (League Two) – 2 yellow cards
1/1/07: Macclesfield Town 2-1 Lincoln City (League Two) – 8 yellow cards
19/2/11: Lincoln City 0-2 Chesterfield (League Two) – 4 yellow cards
2/4/18: Carlisle United 0-1 Lincoln City (League Two) – 4 yellow cards and 1 red card
14/08/18: Port Vale 0-4 Lincoln City (EFL Cup) – 3 yellow cards
01/10/19: Lincoln City 0-1 Manchester United U21s (EFL Trophy) – 3 yellow cards
TOTALS: Matches: 6 — Yellow Cards: 24 — Red Cards: 1
2020/21 Stats:
19/09/20: Newport County 2-1 Barrow (League Two) – 5 yellow cards
29/09/20: Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Newcastle United U21s (EFL Trophy) – 1 yellow card
03/10/20: Hull City 1-0 Plymouth Argyle (League One) – 1 yellow card
17/10/20: Ipswich Town 2-0 Accrington Stanley (League One) – 2 yellow cards
24/10/20: Sunderland 1-3 Portsmouth (League One) – 3 yellow cards and 1 red card
27/10/20: Leyton Orient 1-1 Exeter City (League Two) – 3 yellow cards
31/10/20: Fleetwood Town 2-0 Oxford United (League One) – 3 yellow cards
07/11/20: Bolton Wanderers 2-3 Crewe Alexandra (FA Cup) – no cards
10/11/20: Burton Albion 1-1 Fulham U21s (EFL Trophy) – 2 yellow cards
21/11/20: Gillingham 1-1 Charlton Athletic (League One) – 7 yellow cards
29/11/20: AFC Wimbledon 1-2 Crawley Town (FA Cup) – 2 yellow cards
02/12/20: Cambridge United 0-1 Mansfield Town (League Two) – 2 yellow cards
08/12/20: Fleetwood Town 0-0 Blackpool (EFL Trophy) – 3 yellow cards
12/12/20: Carlisle United 4-0 Stevenage (League Two) – 2 yellow cards and 1 red card
15/12/20: Milton Keynes Dons 1-1 Peterborough United (League One) – 6 yellow cards
TOTALS: Matches: 15 — Yellow Cards: 42 — Red Cards: 2
Last season, Robert Lewis oversaw a total of 21 matches, showing 77 yellow cards and 4 red cards.
He showed 7 yellow cards on two occasions during the 2019/20 season: Peterborough United 1-3 Fleetwood Town in League One and Swindon Town 1-1 Plymouth Argyle in League Two.
Lewis took charge of 21 matches during the 2018/19 season, showing 75 yellow cards and 4 red cards.
He was most card happy in the match between Mansfield Town and Bury (1-1) in the EFL Trophy, when he showed 6 yellow cards and 1 red card, including a yellow card for former Imp Tom Miller.
Lewis was the man in the middle for 28 matches during the 2017/18 season, showing a total of 78 yellow cards and five red cards.
During the 17/18 season, he was most card happy in the match between Charlton Athletic and Doncaster Rovers on 14th October, when he showed a total of 7 yellow cards.
Sources: English Football League & Soccer Base.
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