Rotherham United (a): Who Will We Be Shouting At Tonight?

Rotherham United host Lincoln City on Tuesday, March 15 for the match at the New York Stadium, and the match carries a 19:45 kick-off.

Referee: Christopher Sarginson. (The EFL website says Christopher Sarginson and another website says, Andy Haines)
Assistants Referees: Christopher Ward and Darren Williams.
Fourth Official: Ian Smedley.

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Christopher Sarginson has been the man in the middle for 12 matches involving Lincoln City:

10/10/08: Lincoln City 1-1 Rochdale (League Two) – 3 yellow cards
14/03/09: Lincoln City 1-1 Bury (League Two) – 4 yellow cards and 1 red card
30/10/10: Wycombe Wanderers 2-2 Lincoln City (League Two) – 5 yellow cards
15/03/11: Macclesfield Town 1-1 Lincoln City (League Two) – 4 yellow cards and 1 red card
25/03/11: Lincoln City 0-6 Rotherham United (League Two) – 2 yellow cards and 1 red card
21/10/17: Cheltenham Town 1-0 Lincoln City (League Two) – 2 yellow cards
05/12/17: Lincoln City 3-2 Accrington Stanley (EFL Trophy) – 6 yellow cards
26/12/18: Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Lincoln City (League Two) – 6 yellow cards
07/09/19: Wycombe Wanderers 3-1 Lincoln City (League One) – 2 yellow cards
01/01/2020: Lincoln City 2-1 Peterborough United (League One) – 8 yellow cards and 1 red card
12/01/21: Lincoln City 4-0 Accrington Stanley (EFL Trophy) – 2 yellow cards
24/08/21: Lincoln City 3-2 Manchester United U21s (EFL Trophy) – 2 yellow cards and 1 red card

TOTALS: Matches: 12 — Yellow Cards: 46 — Red Cards: 5

Christopher Sarginson: 2021/22 Stats:

17/08/21: Plymouth Argyle 1-1 Cambridge United (League One) – 7 yellow cards
21/08/21: Exeter City 4-1 Bristol Rovers (League Two) – 3 yellow cards
24/08/21: Lincoln City 3-2 Manchester United U21s (EFL Trophy) – 2 yellow cards and 1 red card
28/08/21: Wigan Athletic 1-0 Portsmouth (League One) – 1 yellow card
31/08/21: Accrington Stanley 2-2 Barrow (EFL Trophy) – 1 yellow card
04/09/21: Tranmere Rovers 1-0 Hartlepool United (League Two) – 4 yellow cards
11/09/21: Oxford United 0-0 Wycombe Wanderers (League One) – 5 yellow cards
18/09/21: Colchester United 0-1 Crawley Town (League Two) – 4 yellow cards
28/09/21: Sunderland 5-0 Cheltenham Town (League One) – 3 yellow cards
02/10/21: Port Vale 3-2 Leyton Orient (League Two) – 6 yellow cards
05/10/21: Burton Albion 2-4 Aston Villa U21s (EFL Trophy) – 4 yellow cards
12/10/21: Newport County 3-4 Arsenal U21s (EFL Trophy) – 2 yellow cards
16/10/21: AFC Wimbledon 2-2 Sheffield Wednesday (League One) – 2 yellow cards
19/10/21: Sutton United 1-2 Swindon Town (League Two) – 5 yellow cards
23/10/21: Milton Keynes Dons 0-3 Rotherham United (League One) – 2 yellow cards
06/11/21: Morecambe 1-0 Newport County (FA Cup) – 1 yellow card
10/11/21: Exeter City 5-3 Bristol Rovers (EFL Trophy) – 5 yellow cards
13/11/21: Stevenage 1-2 Mansfield Town (League Two) – 5 yellow cards
16/11/21: Plymouth Argyle 3-0 Sheffield Wednesday (FA Cup) – 2 yellow cards
23/11/21: Forest Green Rovers 2-0 Barrow (League Two) – 2 yellow cards
27/11/21: Scunthorpe United 1-1 Bradford City (League Two) – 3 yellow cards
07/12/21: Charlton Athletic 2-0 Ipswich Town (League One) – 2 yellow cards
18/01/22: Cambridge United 3-1 Doncaster Rovers (League One) – 3 yellow cards
29/01/22: Colchester United 1-1 Swindon Town (League Two) – 5 yellow cards and 2 red cards
08/02/22: Fleetwood Town 1-1 Milton Keynes Dons (League One) – 5 yellow cards
22/02/22: Gillingham 0-0 AFC Wimbledon (League One) – 3 yellow cards
08/03/22: Bolton Wanderers 1-1 Morecambe (League One) – 4 yellow cards
12/03/22: Ipswich Town 0-0 Portsmouth (League One) – 4 yellow cards

TOTALS: Matches: 28 — Yellow Cards: 95 — Red Cards: 3

Christopher Sarginson was the man in the middle for 31 matches last season, showing 78 yellow cards and 3 red cards.

He showed six cards on two occasions: Barrow 1-0 Scunthorpe United in League Two (5 yellow cards and 1 red card) and Gillingham 1-0 Wigan Athletic in League Two (6 yellow cards).

Sarginson was the referee for 28 matches during the 2019/20 season. In those matches, he showed 74 yellow cards and 1 red card.

He was most card happy in the League One encounter between Lincoln City and Peterborough United on New Year’s Day in 2020, showing 8 yellow cards and 1 red card. The red card, of course, was for Siriki Dembélé, who had only been on the pitch about 30 seconds before being sent off.

During the 2018/19 season, Sarginson oversaw 44 matches, showing a total of 138 yellow cards and 8 red cards.

He was just a bit card happy in the match between Shrewsbury Town and Oxford United (2-3) in Sky Bet League One when he showed 7 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Sources: English Football League & Soccer Base.

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