Port Vale (a): Match Officials

The Imps take on Port Vale at Vale Park in League One this afternoon. This match will kick-off at 15:00. Below you will find some information about today’s referee.

Referee: Sunny Gill.
Assistants Referees: Darren Wilding and Marvyn Amphlett.
Fourth Official: Christopher Husband.

This will be the first time Sunny Gill has been in the middle for a match involving Lincoln City. He made his Football League debut as a referee on Saturday 13th August 2022 for the League Two encounter between Northampton Town and Hartlepool United (2-1), showing 6 yellow cards.

You can discuss this refereeing appointment HERE, as well as get involved with our Port Vale v Lincoln City Match Thread, and our pre-match threads: You can post your score predictions, discuss the starting XI, and predict the attendance!

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Sunny Gill 2022/23 Stats:

13/08/22: Northampton Town 2-1 Hartlepool United (League Two) – 6 yellow cards
16/08/22: Newport County 2-3 Salford City (League Two) – 5 yellow cards
27/08/22: Bradford City 0-0 Crewe Alexandra (League Two) – 2 yellow cards
31/08/22: Charlton Athletic 3-0 Gillingham (EFL Trophy) – 2 yellow cards
03/09/22: Stockport County 1-0 AFC Wimbledon (League Two) – 2 yellow cards
17/09/22: Colchester United 0-1 Grimsby Town (League Two) – 3 yellow cards
20/09/22: Stevenage 3-0 Wycombe Wanderers (EFL Trophy) – 4 yellow cards
01/10/22: Burton Albion 3-2 Forest Green Rovers (League One) – 2 yellow cards and 1 red card
04/10/22: Exeter City 2-1 Southampton U21s (EFL Trophy) – 4 yellow cards
15/10/22: Rochdale 2-1 Barrow (League Two) – 5 yellow cards
18/10/22: Sutton United 2-0 Oxford United (EFL Trophy) – 2 yellow cards
22/10/22: Crawley Town 3-2 Mansfield Town (League Two) – 5 yellow cards

TOTALS: Matches: 12 — Yellow Cards: 42 — Red Cards: 1

Sunny Gill was the man in the middle for a total of 16 matches last season, showing 64 yellow cards and 1 red card.

He was just a little card happy in the Conference match between Woking and Aldershot Town (2-3). He showed 9 yellow cards, including a booking for former Imps loanee Tom Champion.

Gill oversaw 15 matches during the 2020/21 season, all of which were in the Conference. In those matches, he showed 53 yellow cards and 6 red cards.

He was most card happy in his final match of the season between Wealdstone and Yeovil Town (0-2), showing 8 yellow cards.

Sources: English Football League & Soccer Base.