Lincoln City host Shrewsbury Town League One this afternoon at Sincil Bank and the match carries a 15:00 kick-off.
Referee: Robert Madley.
Assistants Referees: Richard Wigglesworth and Hristo Karaivanov.
Fourth Official: Andrew Hendley.
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Robert Madley has been the man in the middle for five matches involving Lincoln City:
23/10/10: Lincoln City 0-0 Stockport County (League Two) – no cards
05/02/11: Hereford United 0-1 Lincoln City (League Two) – 1 yellow card
31/10/20: Doncaster Rovers 1-0 Lincoln City (League One) – 2 yellow cards
02/02/21: Hull City 1-1 Lincoln City (EFL Trophy) – 2 yellow cards
13/04/21: Lincoln City 4-0 Milton Keynes Dons (League One) – 7 yellow cards
TOTALS: Matches: 5 — Yellow Cards: 12 — Red Cards: 0
He received an average rating of 8.19 following the 4-0 win at home against Milton Keynes Dons last season. Some of the comments can be found below:
sedgleyimp: “Only really caught up with this second half but from that half he was very good. Spotted the foul for the penalty, which many would have missed and correctly made Brennan re-take it as Scully nearly ran past Johnson before the kick was taken. Second time this season we have been fortunate to have him in the middle. 9 for me.”
Chesterimp: “7.
Easy to correlate refs scores with results and I’ve marked some harshly recently, but you could tell he was Premiership class. Sensible with Johnson, having earned one stupid yellow he took the time to warn him for the foul a short while later. Penalty was a right call, as was the retake. MK plastics may object to both, but they got away with a few things as well.”
Scotimp: “Can only give him a 10, did not put a foot wrong. Sensible with the Brennan Johnson situation, spotted the foul on Rogers that I missed completely, and correct over retaking the penalty. Wish we could have him every week.”
Robert Madley: 2021/22 Stats:
07/08/21: Sunderland 2-1 Wigan Athletic (League One) – 5 yellow cards
11/08/21: Blackpool 3-0 Middlesbrough (EFL Cup) – 4 yellow cards
17/08/21: Oxford United 1-0 Crewe Alexandra (League One) – 5 yellow cards
21/08/21: Carlisle United 1-1 Leyton Orient (League Two) – 5 yellow cards
24/08/21: Swansea City 4-1 Plymouth Argyle (EFL Cup) – 2 yellow cards
28/08/21: Swindon Town 1-0 Mansfield Town (League Two) – 4 yellow cards
11/09/21: Ipswich Town 2-5 Bolton Wanderers (League One) – 3 yellow cards
14/09/21: Walsall 1-0 Brighton & Hove Albion U21s (EFL Trophy) – 1 red card
24/09/21: Barrow 2-1 Newport County (League Two) – 1 yellow card
16/10/21: Oldham Athletic 3-0 Stevenage (League Two) – 2 yellow cards
19/10/21: Rotherham United 0-0 Wycombe Wanderers (League One) – 3 yellow cards
26/10/21: Colchester United 1-3 Sutton United (League Two) – 4 yellow cards and 1 red card
TOTALS: Matches: 12 — Yellow Cards: 38 — Red Cards: 2
Bobby Madley was the man in the middle for 36 matches last season, showing 119 yellow cards and 5 red cards.
He was most card happy in The Imps match versus Milton Keynes Dons (4-0), when he showed 7 yellow cards.
Madley oversaw 32 matches during the 2017/18 season. In those matches, he showed a total of 110 yellow cards and 5 red cards.
He was most card happy in the Premier League match between Manchester City and Everton (1-1), when he showed 5 yellow cards and 2 red cards.
Madley took in 35 matches in the 2016/17 season, showing a total of 146 yellow cards and 4 red cards.
He showed 8 cards on two occasions that season: Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Liverpool in the Premier League (8 yellow cards) and Southend United 3-1 Scunthorpe United in League One (7 yellow cards and 1 red card).
Sources: English Football League & Soccer Base.
Have a go at our Lincoln City versus Shrewsbury Town Quizzes, published last season (they were all correct at the time they were published):
