The Football League has now announced the officials that will take charge of the match between Lincoln City and Sheffield Wednesday in League One.
Lincoln City host Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday, October 22 for the match at Sincil Bank and the match carries a 13:00 kick-off.
Referee: Alan Young.
Assistants Referees: Steven Rushton and Nik Barnard.
Fourth Official: Wayne Grunnill.
You can discuss this refereeing appointment HERE, 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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Alan Young has been the man in the middle for 4 matches involving Lincoln City:
11/11/15: Aldershot Town 1-2 Lincoln City (Conference) – 2 yellow cards
19/12/15: Lincoln City 2-2 Barrow (Conference) – 7 yellow cards and 1 red card
09/04/16: Lincoln City 2-1 Chester (Conference) – 1 yellow card
11/04/17: Lincoln City 1-0 Chester (Conference) – 6 yellow cards and 2 red cards
TOTALS: Matches: 4 — Yellow Cards: 16 — Red Cards: 3
Alan Young 2022/23 Stats:
06/08/22: Newport County 0-1 Walsall (League Two) – 5 yellow cards and 1 red card
10/08/22: Plymouth Argyle 0-2 Peterborough United (EFL Cup) – 3 yellow cards
27/08/22: Rochdale 1-1 Crawley Town (League Two) – 5 yellow cards and 1 red card
31/08/22: Sutton United 1-0 Chelsea U21s (EFL Trophy) – 5 yellow cards and 1 red card
06/09/22: Colchester United 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion U21s (EFL Trophy) – 1 yellow card
13/09/22: Ipswich Town 2-0 Bristol Rovers (League One) – 5 yellow cards and 2 red cards
01/10/22: Swindon Town 1-2 Northampton Town (League Two) – 4 yellow cards
04/10/22: Portsmouth 5-0 Aston Villa U21s (EFL Trophy) – 3 yellow cards
15/10/22: Stockport County 1-3 Grimsby Town (League Two) – 6 yellow cards and 1 red card
TOTALS: Matches: 9 — Yellow Cards: 37 — Red Cards: 6
Alan Young was the man in the middle for a total of 19 matches last season, showing 76 yellow cards and 4 red cards.
He was just a little card happy in the FA Cup encounter between Stevenage and Milton Keynes Dons (2-1) when he showed 8 yellow cards and 2 red cards.
During the 2020/21 season, Young oversaw 34 matches, showing 143 yellow cards and 3 red cards.
He showed 8 cards on two occasions that season: Leyton Orient 1-2 Bristol Rovers in the EFL Trophy (7 yellow cards and 1 red card) and Portsmouth 0-0 Fleetwood Town in League One (8 yellow cards).
Sources: English Football League & Soccer Base.
