The Football League has now announced the officials that will take charge of the match between Lincoln City and Oxford United in League One.
Lincoln City host Oxford United on Saturday, March 4 for the match at Sincil Bank, and the match carries a 15:00 kick-off.
Referee: Lewis Smith.
Assistants Referees: Abbas Khan and Jonathon Bickerdike.
Fourth Official: Michael George.
You can discuss this refereeing appointment HERE, as well as get involved with our pre-match threads: Post your Score Predictions, discuss the Starting XI, and Predict The Attendance.
NEW QUIZ: Oxford United (h): Last Time At Sincil Bank: We have also published a quiz about the last time the two sides met at Sincil Bank, which can be found HERE, or at the bottom of the page!
This will be the first time that Lewis Smith has been the man in the middle for a match involving Lincoln City. His first match in the Football League was the League Two encounter at Blundell Park between Grimsby Town and Doncaster Rovers, which the visitors won 3-1. He showed 3 yellow cards. Smith has spent most of the season refereeing Conference matches.
Lewis Smith 2022/23 Stats:
Lewis Smith was the man in the middle for a total of 17 matches last season, 16 of which were in the Conference and 1 in the FA Cup. In those matches, he showed 59 yellow cards and 3 red cards.
He showed 6 cards on three occasions: Chesterfield 2-3 Solihull Moors (5 yellow cards and 1 red card), Notts County 1-1 Chesterfield (6 yellow cards), and Grimsby Town 2-1 Stockport County (5 yellow cards and 1 red card).
Smith oversaw 16 matches during the 2020/21 season, showing 55 yellow cards and 3 red cards.
He was just a little card happy in the Conference match between Wrexham and Eastleigh (2-2) when he showed 8 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Sources: English Football League & Soccer Base.
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— Vital Lincoln City (@VitalLincoln) March 3, 2023
